"Your Majesty, we can no longer hesitate, the Sui army will rush in soon!"
In the Hanyuan Hall, Prime Minister Pei Ji looked anxiously at Li Yuan, who was above him, and loudly persuaded Li Yuan to flee Chang'an: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a son of a rich man will not sit down in the palace. The Sui army came with great force and successively attacked Mingde Gate and Zhuque Gate. , the defenders in the city will collapse at the first touch. If Your Majesty continues to stay here, I am afraid...I am afraid that the consequences will be disastrous!"
"What Prime Minister Pei said is so wrong for the country!" Liu Wenjing, who had always been at odds with Pei Ji, loudly rebuked Pei Ji: "Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty and its lifeline. How can we abandon it so lightly?"
Pei Ji's face turned red, and he immediately countered Liu Wenjing: "How can I not know the importance of Chang'an? But what about your majesty's safety? If something happens to your majesty, what should I, the Tang Dynasty, do? Has Liu Xiangguo ever thought about it?"
"It seems that one Sui army attack has scared Pei Xiangguo out of fear!" Liu Wenjing sneered, turned to Li Yuan and said: "Your Majesty, according to my guess, this Sui army that attacked Chang'an must be from Hanchuan County. Long Zhi's troops only have about 20,000 troops. With just these troops, he wants to kill Hanyuan Palace. Huh, that's just a dream!"
Pei Ji smiled coldly and said: "After the Sui army entered the city, the defenders in the city collapsed at the first touch. I wonder where Liu Xiangguo got his confidence now?"
Liu Wenjing said unhurriedly: "Most of the Chang'an garrison were soldiers recruited in the past two years. They have not been formed for a long time, which is why the Sui army is so rampant! But the five thousand imperial guards guarding the palace are all the elites of our Tang Dynasty. .”
"Of course I know that these five thousand Imperial Guards are all elite!" Pei Ji interrupted Liu Wenjing unceremoniously: "But no matter how elite they are, they only have five thousand people. Can these five thousand people alone be able to annihilate tens of thousands of Sui troops? "
Liu Wenjing still said calmly: "Of course it is impossible to annihilate tens of thousands of Sui troops with only five thousand soldiers and horses, but these five thousand soldiers and horses can hold back the Sui army. There are many big families in Chang'an City, and the villagers under them The total number of retainers is at least 20,000 or 30,000. Your Majesty can order the Royal Guards to use the terrain of the palace city to resist the Sui army, and at the same time issue an order to recruit servants from various mansions. Although the Sui army broke through the Zhuque Gate of Mingde Gate, it was all based on a sudden surprise attack. As long as we can block the Sui army's offensive momentum, and wait until all the villagers and disciples gather together, we will definitely be able to annihilate the Sui army in the city!"
Pei Ji sneered when he heard this and said: "Liu Xiangguo, this is just the result you take for granted. If the Imperial Forest Army cannot stop the Sui army, or if the big families in the city obey His Majesty's will, then what will happen to His Majesty's safety at that time?"
Liu Wenjing was about to retort when Prime Minister Dugu Zhen coughed twice and said, "Xiangguo Liu, I also think what Pei Xiangguo said is true. The Yulin Army is indeed brave and good at fighting, and they are the elite of the army. But this time the Sui Army raided Chang'an. They must also be aware of the consequences of failure, so they must try their best in this battle, and the Royal Forest Army may not really be able to stop them. Furthermore, Liu Xiangguo suggested recruiting the servants Zhuangke of the noble families in Chang'an City to fight. Will these people be willing to obey the imperial edict and still be there? Between the two?"
General Dou Kang nodded solemnly and said loudly: "Prime Minister Dugu is very worried! If His Majesty issues an edict, the old ministers and Prime Minister Dugu will naturally mobilize the servants to share the worries for Your Majesty, but it is hard to say for other families in Chang'an City. Right now The situation is unclear, and I’m afraid that the majority of people will stay behind closed doors and try to protect themselves!”
Dugu Zhen narrowed his eyes, glanced at Dou Kang who was not far away, nodded calmly towards Dou Kang, and said: "What General Dou said coincides with what I said!"
Although Dugu Zhen and Dou Kang both claimed that they would hand over Zhuang Ding to Li Yuan if Li Yuan needed it, in fact they had never had such a plan.
These villagers are actually the private armies of various Guanlong families. They are well-trained and well-equipped, which is the basis for their Guanlong nobles to gain a foothold in Guanzhong. If these troops and horses were handed over to Li Yuan to fight the Sui army, the casualties would be high at first, and whether Li Yuan would return them in the future is still open to debate. After all, no emperor would like to have an uncontrolled army by his side.
This is also the reason why the two people who usually disagree with each other like Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji in the court reached an agreement at this moment.
"Your Majesty, what General Dou of Prime Minister Dugu of Pei State said is absolutely true. I second my opinion!"
"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal!"
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall. Your Majesty is concerned about the safety of the Tang Dynasty and is planning for the world. Please stay away from the Sui army for the time being!"
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Li Yuan founded the country with the Guanlong aristocracy, and at least 50% of the officials in the court were members of the Guanlong aristocracy. But now the two leading figures of the Guanlong nobles, Dugu Zhen and Dou Kang, have expressed their opinions. In addition, these people are not willing to hand over their Zhuang Ding to Li Yuan. They immediately fell down and spoke in agreement.
"His Majesty!"
At this moment, an urgent shout suddenly came from outside the hall, and then a beautiful figure flashed into the hall, walked to the center and knelt down.
Liu Wenjing frowned when she saw this, and immediately shouted coldly: "Concubine Yin De, as a concubine in the harem, you should know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, how can you break into Hanyuan Palace without permission?"
Concubine Yin De ignored Liu Wenjing's scolding, but looked up at Li Yuan and said in her delicate voice: "Your Majesty, I am a woman, and I did not want to set foot in Hanyuan Palace. But I heard that the current situation in Chang'an is not good. Wonderful, but some ministers are ignorant and insist on dragging Your Majesty to death, destroying the Tang Dynasty that Your Majesty has worked so hard to build, so I have no choice but to come!"
When Liu Wenjing heard this, she became furious. She immediately pointed at Concubine Yin De and shouted: "Concubine Yin De, what do you mean? How can I be ignorant?"
When Concubine Yin De saw Liu Wenjing's anger, she immediately looked pitiful, and two tears rolled in her eyes.
Li Yuan was heartbroken when he saw Concubine Yin De's pitiful appearance, and immediately shouted to stop Liu Wenjing: "Liu Xiangguo, although Concubine De's words are a bit inappropriate, you shouldn't treat my beloved concubine like this. You still have Don’t you take me seriously?”
Liu Wenjing's expression changed, and she hurriedly knelt down on the ground to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I was imprudent and rude at the moment. I hope your Majesty will atone for my sin!"
Li Yuan snorted coldly and ignored Liu Wenjing. Instead, he looked down at Concubine Yin De and smiled gently: "My beloved concubine broke into Hanyuan Hall desperately. I believe you are also worried about my safety. I just don't know what you have." Good insights?”
In fact, Concubine Yin De was not concerned about Li Yuan's safety. If it was not the Sui army but some other force that entered Chang'an City, would she be too lazy to come out? So what if Li Yuan is dead? With her beauty, she might still be able to dance and sing in the new dynasty!
It's a pity that the Sui army came. Concubine Yin De was originally the concubine of Yang Gao's father, Yang Guang. After the fall of Chang'an, she was taken into the harem by Li Yuan. If she fell into the hands of Yang Gao again, how could she have a good life?
It was precisely because she was worried that she would end badly in the hands of the Sui army that Concubine Yin De hurried to Hanyuan Hall.
Seeing Li Yuan nodding frequently under Concubine Yin De's soft persuasion, Liu Wenjing, who was kneeling beside him, was heartbroken. At a certain moment, he suddenly stood up, glanced around the people in the hall, and cursed angrily: "You are harming the country." You are a traitor and will bring disaster to the country. Sooner or later, the Tang Dynasty will perish at the hands of people like you!"
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