Li Yuanji's situation was not much better than that in the inner room. Looking at Li Shimin's cronies with unkind expressions around him, Li Yuanji broke into a cold sweat and his back quickly became wet.
"King Qi!"
After a long time, Li Shimin said calmly: "I will write a letter in my own hand to explain to my father about my return to Beijing. I would like you to deliver it to my father for me."
"Of course, of course!"
Li Yuanji instantly stopped his arrogance, nodded repeatedly, and hurriedly left Li Shimin's handsome mansion with his chamberlain.
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A few days later, Li Yuanji led Liu Zhiyuan, Zhu Si and other generals to leave Longxi and return to Chang'an. When he learned that his second son had resisted the order and refused to return, Li Yuan was so angry that he blew his beard, glared and cursed Li Shimin for being unfaithful and unfilial.
Fortunately, Li Yuan still had some sense. He knew that breaking up with his second son at this time would be giving away the country he had worked so hard for half his life, so he gritted his teeth and acquiesced to Li Shimin's arrogant act of stationing troops in Longxi, and also granted Li Shimin a title. Being the military governor of Longyou saved the last bit of dignity between father and son.
Naturally, Li Yuan wanted to cut his rebellious son into pieces, but he suddenly realized that even if there were no Sui troops watching him, he would not be able to kill Li Shimin, who was a self-respecting soldier.
In addition to Li Shimin, the entire Tang army, the other two feudal officials, Chai Rong and Li Guangbi, had followed Li Shimin in battles, and were more or less inclined to Li Shimin. The only ones he could really call upon were the garrison in Chang'an and the imperial army in the imperial city.
Suddenly discovering this fact, Li Yuan felt his scalp numb. In order to attack his second son's power in the army, after the army led by Li Guangbi arrived in Chang'an, Li Yuan used the excuse that Hanzhong had lost Chang'an and needed to strengthen its defense, so he assigned Li Guangbi's army to Chang'an. The Chang'an garrison was led by his confidant Tong Guan, who took advantage of the situation to take away Li Guangbi's military power.
Li Guangbi, who was inexplicably deprived of his military power, was naturally full of grievances, but Li Yuan was not willing to listen to his appeal. Li Guangbi, who was living in Chang'an, had no choice but to write to Li Yuan asking him to be transferred to the Longxi front line.
Li Yuan, who was afraid that Li Guangbi would stay in Chang'an and secretly control his old army, agreed to Li Guangbi's request without hesitation, and gave him the position of deputy governor of Longyou, asking him to leave Chang'an immediately and rush to Longxi.
Li Shimin burst out laughing when he learned about Li Yuan's arrangement. As early as Li Shimin's campaign against Xue Ju, Xue Rengao and his son in the Western Qin Dynasty, he discovered that Li Guangbi was resourceful, commanded the army majesticly and skillfully, and was good at winning by surprise. He was a rare general.
Now that his father had given such a talented person to him, Li Shimin was of course overjoyed. Not only did he go out of the city to welcome Li Guangbi with great courtesy, but he also invited Li Guangbi to come to his house many times to discuss the art of war. .
Li Guangbi, who had been wronged in Chang'an, was so kindly treated by Li Shimin and impressed by Li Shimin's outstanding personal abilities. He immediately decided to join Li Shimin's army and soon succeeded Li Jilong, who had been killed in action. He became the second-ranking figure in Li Shimin's army and succeeded Li Jilong. After that, the second clan member clearly stated his support for Li Shimin.
Not to mention that the old Li family in Guanzhong was so fatherly, filial, and respectful to his brothers and sisters. After learning about the great victory of Bashu, Yang Gao no longer pretended to be in disguise. Under the escort of the Imperial Forest Army led by Yuwen Chengdu, he entered Luoyang, the eastern capital, and issued an imperial edict ordering the world to move the capital to Luoyang.
The civil and military officials of the Jiangdu court immediately became busy, and all yamen began to prepare. Officials from six departments, including Yu Yunwen, Pei Ju, Su Wei, Cen Wenwen, and Di Renjie, took the lead in setting off. Thanks to the benefits of the canal, they arrived in Luoyang the next month.
It has been more than a year since Yang Gaoyu left Jiangdu on his own expedition. Although there are people taking care of the six departments, and there are letters from Feige asking Yang Gao for instructions on important matters, there is still a backlog of things that need to be processed by Yang Gaoyu.
"His Majesty!"
Xiao Yan, the minister of Honglu Temple, reported to Yang Gao: "More than two months ago, the Japanese Oda Nobunaga sent a delegation to Jiangdu, and it is still staying in the Concierge Hall waiting for an interview with His Majesty."
Yang Gao snorted coldly and said: "Japanese country? What are they doing here? I haven't settled with him how that traitor Oda Nobunaga helped Li Jiancheng to send troops to attack Qingzhou and massacre the coastal residents!"
Xiao Yan said bravely: "Oda Nobunaga's envoy said that this was all a misunderstanding. It was the then leading general Toyotomi Hideyoshi who gave the order privately. Oda Nobunaga has already severely punished Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
"Do you believe this, my dear?"
Yang Gao sneered and said, "Tell me, tell me what other purposes those Japanese envoys have!"
Xiao Yan quickly replied: "The Japanese country hopes that your majesty will allow you to follow the old emperor's example and allow Sui envoys to enter the country. They hope to learn from our Sui Dynasty's laws, regulations, science and technology."
"As expected!"
The corner of Yang Gao's mouth curled up slightly. Yang Gao, who came from a later generation, was very familiar with the country Japan. This country has a strong learning ability. In history, the Japanese country was beaten hard by Liu Rengui, and they were obedient and respectful to the Tang Dynasty. They were truly old. Frankly became a student of the Tang Dynasty, and the number and frequency of Tang envoys were greatly increased. He even invited Master Jianzhen to travel east to Japan.
But after they learned the skills from Zhongyuan, they wielded the butcher knife against their teacher. In addition to modern history, the Japanese pirate rebellion during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and the invasion of Korea, a tributary state of the Ming Dynasty, during the Wanli period, these bloody debts were vividly remembered by Yang Gao from later generations.
"Pass the decree, the Japanese traitors are treasonous and have invaded our territory and killed my people. They will be expelled immediately. I don't want to see any of their envoys. My army will personally go to the Japanese country to recover the blood debt they owe!" Yang Gao There was a hint of coldness in his voice.
"His Majesty!"
When Xiao Yan heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly said: "We, the Sui Dynasty, are the great kingdom of heaven. It is a sign of prosperity for all the countries to come and submit to the four barbarians. How can we expel the envoys?"
"I know best what kind of virtues the Japanese have, especially Oda Nobunaga and his subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They are ambitious and always want to spy on the Central Plains. Even if I want to establish diplomatic relations with the Japanese, I will never establish relations with these two people. , not to mention that the blood debt of the Japanese invaders has not been paid off. I have made up my mind, and I don’t need to remonstrate with you, dear!"
Yang Gao, who came from a later generation, knew too well the virtues of the Japanese. He would not be convinced unless he was beaten and hurt: "Qi Jiguang has been training soldiers in Qingzhou for more than half a year. The soldiers who have not gone into battle to kill the enemy are just recruits after all. It is just right to take them." These Japanese pirates have come to train their troops. The decree is passed, with the general coming to protect the children as the general marshal to conquer the Japanese country, and Qi Jiguang as the deputy commander, to conquer the Japanese country!"
The navy who came to protect the children has been cruising along the coast of Qingzhou since defeating the Japanese pirates at sea. Although the commander-in-chief of Lai Hu'er was not as good as Qi Jiguang, Lai Hu'er had deep qualifications. He was a high-ranking military official as early as the Yang Guang era, so it was naturally impossible for him to be Qi Jiguang's deputy.
