Except for the several missions sent by the Tang Dynasty to Goguryeo, which had to pass through the areas controlled by the Sui army because of its long distance, the two missions sent to the Turks and Tibet went smoothly and soon met with the Turkic Khan who claimed to be King Yuan. Temujin and Tubo praised Prangri Songtsen.
Temujin was ambitious, and he knew in his heart that if the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Li family of the Tang Dynasty and faced a unified Central Plains dynasty, he would have no chance to take over the Central Plains. Therefore, even though he was still recovering from his defeat in Youzhou, he still suppressed the opposition within the Turks and mobilized 200,000 troops in two groups. On the way, with Prince Wokuotai as the commander, he entered Yanmen Pass and marched east of the river to attack Hebei. With the eldest grandson Kublai Khan as the commander, they took the inner road through Jingzhou and arrived at Chang'an.
Langri Songtsen was not as ambitious as Temujin, but he was indeed coveting the land of Bashu. Not long ago, he married the princess of Li Tang, and his relationship with Li Tang was in the honeymoon period. He led an army of 100,000 to enter Guanzhong. They set up camp outside Chang'an City.
Two hundred thousand barbarians camped outside Chang'an City. Although the news had spread for a long time, it still caused great panic in Chang'an City. Many shops were closed and civilians locked their doors, especially young women. I dare not step out of my house.
Chang'an, Yuelai Tavern.
This is a small tavern, but its business is booming because of its delicious wine and delicious dishes, and it is often full. But now it has been hit hard, and there are only a few customers in the entire tavern.
At dusk, a middle-aged literati in Confucian robes with delicate features slowly came to the tavern. Looking at the tavern in front of him, the literati sighed slowly, and then stepped into the tavern.
"Master Qin is here!"
When the waiter at the tavern saw the scholar enter, he immediately stepped forward with a smile and said, "Master Qin, please come in quickly. The private room on the second floor has been arranged!"
This scholar was none other than Qin Hui, the official minister of the Tang Dynasty and the right-hand assistant of Prince Li Jiancheng. He looked at the smiling waiter in front of him, sighed helplessly in his heart, waved his hands and said softly: "Let's go!"
The waiter quickly led Qin Hui to the private room on the second floor. As soon as he walked into the room and saw the man sitting in the room, the cold sweat on Qin Hui's face instantly flowed down, and his body couldn't help but tremble. Things that I would like to recall suddenly come to my mind.
The man sitting across from him was over forty years old. He had a plain appearance and was far different from Qin Hui. His eyes were slightly closed. When he heard the movement, he slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Qin Hui in front of him and said lightly: "Master Qin. Come on, come in and do it!”
The child who led Qin Hui upstairs had already exited the room and closed the door. Qin Hui walked to the lower seat with trembling legs and said in a trembling voice: "Jia... why did Mr. Jia come in person?"
That person was Jia Xu, the commander of the Jin Yiwei in the Sui Dynasty. When Qin Hui fell into the hands of the Jin Yiwei in Hebei, Yang Gao instructed Jia Xu to use this person as an inside line. At first, Qin Hui wanted to be tough, but after only two hours when Jia Xu came forward, Qin Hui obediently agreed to become Jin Yiwei's insider. This became the last thing Qin Hui wanted to mention.
"Master Qin, you are late!"
Jia Xu looked at Qin Hui, did not answer Qin Hui's question, and spoke slowly.
"Excuse me, my lord!"
Qin Hui wiped the sweat from his face, cupped his hands and said, "It's not that the official is delaying, it's actually the prince who came to court... Oh no, Li Jiancheng called the official to the East Palace."
"What does Li Jiancheng want from you?"
Jia Xu still only had a few faint words.
Qin Hui quickly replied: "Because the Turkic and Tibetan troops were stationed outside the city, which brought great panic to Chang'an City. Li Jiancheng asked Xiaguan if he had any ideas to solve the current situation in Chang'an City. There were also people who went to the East Palace with Xiaguan. Han Qi and Wei Zheng are Li Jiancheng’s confidants.”
Jia Xu nodded. Li Jiancheng had been assisting Li Yuan in managing government affairs all year round. Li Yuan would probably only leave this matter to Li Jiancheng. This Qin Hui should not have lied.
"Master Qin, don't be nervous!"
Jia Xu looked at the current situation of Qin Hui in front of him, smiled slightly, turned to the Jin Yiwei behind him and ordered: "Dai Zong, why don't you serve Master Qin a pot of good wine!"
This time, Dai Zong, a member of the Jinyiwei family who came to Chang'an with Jia Xu, cupped his hand and stepped forward to fill Qin Hui's glass of wine.
After two glasses of wine, Qin Hui finally relieved his inner uneasiness.
"Master Qin."
Seeing that Qin Hui was no longer nervous, Jia Xu continued: "How is the matter entrusted to you? Do you understand the military deployment of Turkic Tibet and the next trends?"
"Already figured it out."
Qin Hui nodded, took out a few pieces of tissue paper from his sleeves, and handed them to Dai Zong in front of him: "This time, Li Jiancheng is responsible for contacting the Turks and Tubo. This is a copy obtained by the official from the East Palace. Hedong Na The Turkic army on the other side is still unclear, but the Tubo army and the Turkic army on the Chang'an side have all been figured out."
"Both the Tibetan and Turkic armies were 100,000 strong. The Tibetan army was personally led by Langri Songtsan, who was responsible for attacking Wuguan Nanyang, and Li Shentong led the army to provide support.
The Turkic army was led by Kublai Khan, the eldest grandson of Temujin, with general Boyan as his deputy commander, and assisted by the brave generals A Shu, Liang Lin and Shan Tinggui. They were preparing to go straight from Tongguan to Luoyang.
Li Yuan also mobilized the new troops from Chang'an and the troops that had been taken from Li Guangbi in Hexi Province. They gathered 50,000 people and set off together with the Turks under the leadership of Li Dingguo. "
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Qin."
After listening to Qin Hui's narration, Jia Xu chuckled and said: "In the future, when I defeat the rebels of Li and Tang Dynasties during the Sui Dynasty, Mr. Qin should be the first to do so."
Qin Hui waved his hand hurriedly: "Resigning to the official position is just to atone for one's sins. Mr. Jia is the real hero of the Sui Dynasty."
"Master Qin, there is no need to be nervous."
Jia Xu still had a smile on his face: "Your Majesty knows Lord Qin's contribution. After Li Yuan is crowned the traitor, Your Majesty will not treat Lord Qin badly. With Lord Qin's talent, I may have to rely on Lord Qin more in the future."
Qin Hui seemed to be frightened by Jia Xu's original methods. Faced with Jia Xu's flattery, he just kept laughing and saying that Mr. Jia was flattering. When Jia Xu saw this, he didn't say anything more, so Qin Hui didn't have to be formal and had a good meal before he got up and left.
More than a quarter of an hour later, Qin Hui said goodbye and left. Dai Zong, who was responsible for staying to entertain Qin Hui, saw off the people before returning to the room where Jia Xu was.
"Is he gone already?"
Jia Xu was carefully looking at the handwritten copy that Qin Hui gave him. When he saw Dai Zong coming in, he immediately put it down and pressed it under the book. He asked in a deep voice: "What did Ximen Qing say?"
"It's almost the same as what Qin Hui said."
When Dai Zong heard the name, he couldn't hide the look of disgust on his face: "Sir, this thief Ximen Qing is so bullying. He dared to threaten us and had to hand over five hundred taels of gold to him before he would give this information to us. Tell your subordinates."
"Don't be angry. How he eats it now will determine how he will spit it out in the future."
A cold light flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, and he said coldly: "Remember, Qin Hui's line must not be let him know. Ximen Qing is a treacherous and vicious person. If he knows that we have Qin Hui's secret, in order to let him Become the only source of information so that you can get more benefits from us, maybe you will come up with the idea of betraying Qin Hui."
"My subordinate understands."
Dai Zong nodded and said: "I was happy for a long time when I saw that Ximen Qing became the general manager of Li Yuan's Royal Forest Army. Who would have thought that after this traitor took a high position with Li Tang, he actually refused the invitation of Jin Yiwei several times. We wanted to arrange for other Jinyi guards to join Li Yuan's Royal Forest Army, but he also tried every means to deny it. If we didn't have ironclad evidence of his affair with Zhang Jieyu, this thief might have sold us out."
"The hearts of the people are so weak that snakes swallow elephants! Ever since he became the general manager of Li Yuan's Royal Forest Army, he has continued to use his power to bully men and women, and he and Concubine Yin De's father, Yin Ashu, are known as the two hegemons of Chang'an, and they have accumulated tens of millions of wealth."
Jia Xu said coldly: "How can he still be willing to live the life of licking blood with the tip of a knife after enjoying all the glory and wealth? This person is still of some use now. If he comes to ask for money, try to satisfy him. Now is not the time to fall out with him. Once the great thing is accomplished, you must not stay any longer!”
