"Mr. Tang, although our army has suffered a few small defeats in recent days, the situation in Guanlong has been determined. Mr. Tang only needs to be patient for a while. I believe that the nobles of Guanlong in Chang'an City will definitely respond to Mr. Tang!" Pei Ji said calmly! .
"Master Pei's words are really misleading the country and the people!" As soon as Pei Ji finished speaking, Liu Wenjing on the side said loudly, "Mr. Tang, this strategy of Pei Ji is a recipe for disaster. Mr. Tang must not adopt it!"
Pei Ji was furious when he heard this and glared at Liu Wenjing: "Master Liu, what do you mean by this? Since Tang Gong raised his army, the nobles of Guanlong have helped us many times, as have Weinan, Xinfeng, Gaoling and other Jingzhao counties. Captured with the help of the Guanlong nobles, why are you now saying that I have harmed the country and the people? "
Liu Wenjing sneered, "Can Weinan, Xinfeng, Gaoling and other places compare with Chang'an? Wei Xuan, the guard of Chang'an, was very cunning. The reason why the Jingzhao counties were easily captured by the Guanlong nobles was because the local county magistrates simply did not dare." Touch them, but who is Wei Xuan? Do you think he will give the Guanlong nobles a chance? "
"This..." Pei Ji was speechless when he heard the words.
Liu Wenjing glanced at him disdainfully and continued: "Although Tang Gong has the advantage now, Mr. Pei, please don't forget that Xue Ju of Longxi, Li Gui of Hexi, and the newly enthroned Yang Gao are all eyeing Guanzhong. If Tang Dynasty The Duke has been stationing troops under Chang'an City. If we can't protect them, they will suddenly rush into Guanzhong, and then our army's situation will be critical!"
"Commander father, I think what Lord Liu Wenjing said is absolutely true!" Li Shimin spoke up to support Liu Wenjing, "It was our Li family who raised troops to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, not the entire Guanlong nobles. We cannot place all our hopes on the Guanlong nobles."
Li Yuan stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "What Zhao Ren and Shimin said is absolutely true, but the city of Chang'an is high and deep, and Wei Xuan is a veteran who has been famous for many years. It will not be easy to capture Chang'an!"
Li Shimin looked at his father's gloomy look, smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Father, don't panic, I have a plan, maybe we can take Chang'an!"
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There is a lot of pressure on Li Yuan outside the city, but the pressure inside Chang'an City is no less than Li Yuan. Since Li Yuan besieged Guanzhong, a strict curfew has been implemented in Chang'an City. At the same time, there is also martial law during the day, with only one at noon and one at dusk every day. Residents are allowed to leave their homes to buy food. The streets were full of patrolling soldiers.
At the same time, in order to prevent the Guanlong nobles in the city from having an affair with Li Yuan, Wei Xuan implemented strict surveillance on each family's mansion. Once any trouble was discovered, they would be arrested immediately, but anyone who dared to resist would be killed.
The Zhao family, one of the Eight Pillars of Guanlong, which had a close relationship with the Li Yuan family, was preparing to launch a mutiny when Li Yuan came to Chang'an to welcome Li Yuan into the city. Unexpectedly, the matter was not kept secret, and Wei Xuan found out about it, and all four hundred and twenty-seven members of the family were killed. This move severely shocked other Guanlong families. Under Wei Xuan's high-pressure control, no one in the Guanlong nobles dared to act rashly.
Chang'an City, Daxing Hall.
Yang You, the acting king who was ordered to stay in Xijing, sat behind the big case with a sad look on his face.
There were a dozen or so courtiers standing sparsely under the stage, making the magnificent Daxing Palace look very deserted. After all, the general situation in Guanzhong has been decided. It is impossible for most of the courtiers to resign their posts and leave without putting their lives and wealth on Yang You, who is about to collapse.
The people who are still willing to come to Daxing Hall to discuss matters at this moment are all diehards of the Sui Dynasty, but everyone has a sad face, except for the person standing behind Wei Xuan, his eyes are slightly closed, and his face is calm and calm, as if At this moment, Li Yuan's army besieging the city had nothing to do with him.
This person was none other than Li Jing, Li Yaoshi, who was hailed as the military god of the Tang Dynasty by later generations.
Li Jing was the nephew of Han Qinhu, the famous founding general of the Sui Dynasty. Although Yang Su, Han Qinhu, Niu Hong and other senior officials of the Sui Dynasty all highly praised Li Jing, thinking that he was good at using troops and good at strategy, and was a rare talent for the king. However, For many years, due to various reasons, Li Jing has been relegated to the lower ranks.
This time Li Yuan rebelled. It was Li Jing who noticed the slightest sign of trouble in advance, disguised himself as a prisoner, and rushed back to Chang'an at night to report the news. This allowed his official position to rise several levels. Otherwise, he would not even be qualified to discuss affairs in the palace. .
Yang You sat at the top, glanced at the ministers in the palace, and suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart: There are more than 140 officials in Chang'an City, but there are only a dozen ministers and loyal ministers!
After a long time, Yang You adjusted his emotions, gritted his teeth and said: "My dear friends, now Li Yuan's rebel soldiers are surrounding Chang'an, and the entire Guanzhong is in the hands of the enemy. Do you have any good strategies to save the crisis in Guanzhong?"
"Your Highness, I think that although Li Yuan is powerful, most of his subordinates are bandits and bandits. As long as we guard Chang'an, Li Yuan will definitely retreat as time goes by!" General Zuo Yiwei, General Yin Shishi, walked out slowly and bowed. Shen said.
"General Yin, are you telling the truth?" After all, Yang You is only a twelve-year-old child. Although he is smart, he is still just a flower in the greenhouse and has never encountered such a big storm.
"Don't worry, Your Highness." Master Yinshi said in a deep voice, "The Guanlong nobles in the city are all under our surveillance. There is enough food and grass in the city to last the army for a year. Li Yuan wants to capture Chang'an, what a dream!"
"Your Highness, what General Yin said is true!" The white-haired veteran Wei Xuan also said, "Although Li Yuan is in the limelight now, in fact he is also in danger now. Longxi Xue Ju and Hexi Li Gui are also eyeing Guanzhong. , his hometown Taiyuan is now exposed to Liu Wuzhou's military front, as long as we resist Li Yuan for a while, thieves like Xue Ju, Li Gui, Liu Wuzhou will definitely pounce on Li Yuan like hungry wolves."
After listening to what Wei Xuan and Yin Shishi said, Yang You breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll leave the city defense to you two!"
"Report, report, report!"
While Yang You was talking to Wei Xuan and Yin Shishi, the city gate captain hurried into the palace, bowed and said: "Your Highness, urgent military information, Li Yuan's army outside the city has withdrawn!"
"Great!" Master Yin Shi was overjoyed when he heard this. He cupped his hands to Yang You and said, "Your Highness, this must be someone among the rebels such as Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou and others who attacked Li Yuan. Li Yuan was forced to return to the army to rescue the rear. Got it!"
Jun Cheng Guyi also clapped his hands and rejoiced: "This is really God's blessing for the Sui Dynasty. Your Highness, the ministers thought that we should mobilize a large army to pursue Li Yuan, and we will definitely gain something!"
Yang You was a little moved when he heard this, but he still resisted the impulse and turned to Wei Xuan and asked, "Old General Wei, what do you think should be done?"
Wei Xuan pondered for a long time, stroking his beard and said: "Your Highness, I think this is indeed a rare opportunity. Now most of the bandits in Guanzhong have joined Li Yuan's command. If we can hit Li Yuan in one fell swoop, then most of the bandit troubles in Guanzhong can be quelled."
Even Wei Xuan said this, Yang You was determined, and was about to order the entire army to hunt down Li Yuan, but suddenly heard a different voice from below.
"Your Highness, wait a minute. I think this is Li Yuan's plan to lure the enemy. Your Highness should guard Chang'an at this moment and must not go out of the city to pursue!"
