The Tang Empire, born in troubled times, faced a divided world.
There are three emperors alone, not counting Yang You, who was once the emperor and is now the Duke of the State.
There are Turks in the north who are eyeing him, and there are also puppets of the Turks such as Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou.
In Naowagang, Shandong, Wang Shichong supported Yang Tong, the king of Yue, as emperor in Luoyang.
In Yu Wenji's hands, there was a Qin King Yang Hao who also proclaimed himself emperor.
With the addition of Li Yuan, the emperor suddenly became worthless.
"Zhuge Kong Ming said in the evening that the world is divided into three parts, but now the world is more than three parts.
How can Pei Ji give me a good match?"
Li Yuan looked at the map of the world, his brows knitting together.
It's a messy situation, with all kinds of interests intertwined.
Even though the Li family is now in control of Guanzhong, if they fail, they will end up dead.
Facing the chaos, Li Yuan was as irritable as a tiger.
As the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan was a man who had been benevolent in Jinyang for many years.
It was his usual style to make decisions before taking action, but in the face of this messy situation.
Li Yuan thought hard for many days, but could not find a way to solve the mess.
Since the plan is uncertain, there is no need to talk about taking action later.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry.
Li Xiaogong has surrendered Baling City.
The defenders of Baling City led the entire city to surrender to our army, and Chengdu was already in our army's possession a month ago.
Chengdu and Baling are all in my hands.
Once again in Shu.
There is no force that can resist our army.
With the money and food from Bashu, our Tang Dynasty will be even more powerful.
At least, we don't have to worry about money and food supplies.
Although the world is in chaos today, it is all east of Tongguan.
Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Yu Wenhuaji and others fought together in the Central Plains.
Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou and others only suffered from scabies.
According to Yichen, we only need to protect our hometown in Jinyang.
As long as Liu Wuzhou doesn't take advantage of him, let them fight the war in the Central Plains.
When they are exhausted, it is a good time for us to send troops to wipe them out one by one.
Now I am worried about Xue Ju, the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, who occupies Longyou.
It is said that he has the power to tear apart a liger and is extremely brave on the battlefield.
His three thousand armored men were invincible, and even the Turks gave him three points.
His Majesty Huangfu Wan, the general of the Sui Dynasty, also recognized him.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a fierce general.
But this man led 20,000 Sui elites to conquer Xue Ju, but was defeated by Xue Ju in one blow.
Huangfu Wan was beheaded by Xue Juzhen at the foot of Pouhan City.
News just came.
This man has proclaimed himself emperor in Qinzhou, with the title of Qin Xing, and has tens of thousands of troops.
If this person is not eliminated, sooner or later he will invade Guanzhong eastward.
Even if we don't invade Guanzhong, we can still look to Shu from Long.
There is no guarantee that he will not take action against Shuzhong, which is rich and has not been destroyed by war.
He is a thorn in the back of our Tang Dynasty, and he should be removed while he is still in his infancy.
Only when Datang has no worries can it devote all its strength to the future battlefield in the Central Plains.
Otherwise, I’m afraid it will be difficult to take care of both things. " Pei Ji's words came after several nights of discussion with his staff before he came to this conclusion.
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After Li Yuan heard this, his eyes turned from the east side of the map to the direction of Longyou.
Since ancient times, Longyou has a vast territory and is sparsely populated.
Qiang people, Han people, Turks, Xianbei people, Hu people, and all kinds of savages are mixed here.
Years of fighting have made the folk customs here extremely tough.
Li Yuan also knew about Xue Ju.
His father, Xue Wang, was originally from Fenyin, Hedong, and moved to Jincheng, Lanzhou.
Xue Ju is tall and majestic in appearance, brave and good at shooting.
His family has a fortune of tens of millions, and he likes to associate with heroes from the border areas and dominate the land on the right side of Longxi.
As early as the beginning of the year, Xue Ju had already sent his son Xue Rengao to attack Fufeng.
Fortunately, he was finally defeated by Li Shimin, who had just arrived in Guanzhong.
It can be seen that Xue Ju has a plan for the land of Guanzhong.
Pei Ji was right, those guys east of Tongguan were fighting back and forth.
They all seem to be powerful, but they pose no threat to the emerging Li Tang Dynasty.
They just need to hold Tongguan and watch them fight to the death.
But this Xue Ju is a serious problem.
"Erlang has been ill recently.
It would be better for the prince to go to the west."
Li Yuan stared at the map of Longyou for a while, and when he raised his head, he had already made up his mind to remove the sting of Longyou.
"The veteran believes that it is more appropriate for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be in the middle and arrange food and fodder.
As for the King of Qin, although he is ill, he can be assisted by capable officials, such as Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan, who are both outstanding generals.
The King of Qin only sits in the central army. , to fight on behalf of the emperor But, just leave the military affairs to Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan.
If the powerful generals brought by Jinyang are assigned to His Highness, Xue Ju will be defeated in one fell swoop."
Pei Ji's keen insight helped him discover.
There was a moment of hesitation in Li Yuan's eyes.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan intended to train Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng was the eldest son and had been practicing in Hedong for many years.
He was a steady man, and regarding Li Yuanba's affairs, Li Yuan believed that Li Jiancheng was far more knowledgeable and considerate of the overall situation than Li Er.
Therefore, Li Yuan deliberately cultivated Li Jian to be his successor.
As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, it would be better for Li Jiancheng to stay in Chang'an.
First, Chang'an is much safer than the front line, and second, Chang'an can exercise Li Jiancheng's coordination ability in the center.
As for going into battle to kill the enemy, the extremely fierce Li Yuanba died.
If there weren't Li Er and Li Yuanji, there would be no need for the prince of the country to go into battle and fight.
The two brothers are arranged in one east and one west, with the prince in the middle coordinating the arrangements.
This is the perfect blueprint in Li Yuan's mind.
Pei Ji is known as the roundworm in Li Yuan's stomach, how could he not know the fishy nature inside.
The temptation just now was just to test Pei Ji's stance on this matter.
An old fox like Pei Ji who has become a spirit will never make a mistake at this time.
"Well, Erlang is indeed more suitable than the prince for the battle.
At the beginning of the year, he was the one who drove away Xue Rengao and killed thousands of horsemen.
This time, let Erlang go.
There is no need to go into battle to kill the enemy, just sit on the throne.
Liu Wenjing will accompany the army.
Long Shi, Yin Kaishan assisted him."
Seeing that Pei Ji's attitude was in line with his thoughts, Li Yuan did not hesitate any longer and immediately made up his mind to conquer Xue Ju.
After the founding of the Tang Empire, the first war was about to begin soon.
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Except for Duan Zhixuan, who was injured and still recovering, Li Yuan was at his best this time.
Liu Wenjing, Yin Kaishan, Murong Luohu, Liu Hongji and others are all on the expedition list.
It was obvious that Li Yuan wanted to finish his work in one battle.
In order to have a stable rear in the future war in the Central Plains.
In terms of military merit this time, the one with the highest military merit is Li Er.
Huo Yi fought hard against Song Laosheng, and Tongguan killed Yu Juluo.
He sent troops to Chang'an and defeated Li Jing, forcing King Yang You to surrender.
These achievements have made Li Er a dazzling military star.
Li Yuan did not treat his son who was accustomed to fighting lightly, and the King of Qin put the hat on his head.
Li Yuanji did not have such a pomp when he opened the Yajia Prefecture and the Third Division of Yitong.
Even Li Jiancheng's guard of honor only had two more flags than Li Er.
Now Li Yuan sent Li Er to deal with Xue Ju.
Everyone thought this decision was wise.
Li Er received the military order without any expression of happiness or displeasure.
After Li Yuanba's death, Li Er's personality changed a lot.
Less domineering and violent, more restrained and calm.
The current Li Er seems to be a different person from the Li Er who just recommended Li Yuan to start a rebellion.
This change affected everyone in the Qin Palace.
Because there was no mistress, Yang became the first housekeeper of the Qin Palace.
"Your Highness, your little sister has sent a message from Fei Ge, and the matter in Jinyang has been settled.
Yunhao seems to be on his way," Changsun Wuji said, looking at Li Er, who was sitting behind the desk with a sad look on his face.
Changsun Wuji had a special status in the Prince of Qin's Palace.
He was neither an official of the Prince of Qin's Palace nor had any title.
But he was in charge of the most confidential affairs of Prince Qin's palace, such as the flying pigeon's letter, which was in his hands.
"It's not that he goes on the road, it's just that everyone gets what they need.
Yunhao is a smart man, and he is as slippery as a loach.
It is best for such a person to be a helper.
Don't think about getting rid of him, His Majesty will not agree to it. of.
If His Majesty wanted to pursue the Lantian matter, he would have pursued it long ago.
"Li Er sighed helplessly, because of the eldest grandson.
The eldest grandson Shunde naturally became his person.
As for the bad debt between the eldest grandson Shunde and Yun Hao, Li Er could only pinch his nose to deal with it.
Yun Hao is more thoughtful than others.
Needle Nose is still young, so it is really difficult to get him to sincerely reconcile.
"This man's intelligence and martial arts skills are among the best.
You can tell just by looking at the soldiers he trained.
A few days ago, I went to the military camp for inspection.
The soldiers we brought from Jinyang were like pigsties in the military camp.
Look at Yun again.
Hao's soldiers were not only neat and tidy, but the barracks were also extremely clean.
The crossbowmen were able to hit eight out of ten shots within two hundred steps.
Even so, Master Sheng Yan said that the soldiers were lazy and should be trained properly.
This is not to show off other people's soldiers.
Our soldiers are already pretty good with three out of ten.
A dozen people were shooting at a target two hundred paces away, but there was not a single arrow on the target.
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Seeing this situation, I wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
This time His Majesty sent all these idiots to His Highness.
Your Highness should be careful in this battle. " Li Er smiled, picked up a jade pendant and played with it and said: "The soldiers that that boy led are indeed good.
It is normal for my father to use them to defend the capital.
Although the soldiers we lead are not as good as others, they are also brought from our hometown in Jinyang. .
Fighting all the way, he can be regarded as a proud soldier.
This is something that those women's soldiers who have never seen blood can't compare with.
Besides, for this expedition, I only brought my eyes and ears.
I didn't plan to take him with me.
I saw my father yesterday.
My father said that if you are sick, you can go to the army to take care of yourself.
Just leave military affairs to Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan.
Since my father has said so, it is not good for me to interfere too much in military affairs.
But that’s not bad.
I am the coach and naturally I have to take credit for the win.
If you lose the fight, you lose.
Anyway, the blame falls on Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan."
"Why is Your Highness so depressed?"
Changsun Wuji was suddenly shocked.
Is the person in front of him still the same Li Shimin who always strives to be the first, who is brave and warlike?
"It doesn't matter if you can fight.
Third brother is a brave and brave general, but look at the end of conquering the world.
There must be sacrifices.
I think the first thing they sacrifice is their flesh and blood.
Don't think I will be used today.
Let me lead Bingdong."
Zhengxi begs for help.
But I am a knife in their hands.
The knife is sharp but will be sharpened if it is blunt.
If it is sharpened too much, it will break.
Gu doesn't want to make a knife.
Gu's kingship was obtained with blood, and Gu is the one holding the knife.
"The more Li Er talked, the more excited he became.
With a "click", the jade pendant he was playing with between his fingers was pinched in half.
"Your Highness, be careful."
Changsun Wuji's eyes were bright and he immediately bowed down.
"Wuji, don't worry, Gu is not crazy.
If he is not the one who manages the operation, sooner or later Gu will be another Lao San.
Could it be that you want to see that result?"
Li Er threw away the jade pendant that broke into two halves in his hand, his eyes Looking at Changsun Wuji who was kneeling on the ground.
"I have a close relationship with Your Highness, and I would rather die with my heart broken because of Your Highness."
Changsun Wuji knelt on the ground without even raising his head.
"Get up, if Wuji didn't believe you, I wouldn't have said this today.
Just remember one thing, I won't let you down."
Li Er turned around and pulled up Changsun Wuji who was on the ground.
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"I have no words to express my will.
Only this heart can be shared by heaven and earth."
"Your Highness, should I take this opportunity to talk to Your Majesty about Li Jing?
This man is a rare general, and it would be a pity to kill him like this."
Changsun Wuji knew when to change the subject, and Li Er couldn't dwell on his thoughts anymore.
Go down, at least now is not the time.
"This Li Jing, when his father wanted to start an uprising, he went to inform him.
Now he is imprisoned in the sky prison.
The last time he told his father about this matter, his father was still gnashing his teeth.
The most annoying thing is that the East Palace ignores such a person.
Talented people only want to please their father.
The prince even openly said that there is no need to wait for Qiu to kill him immediately. " Li Jing said, Li Er was helpless and angry.
This guy just couldn't figure it out, so Li Yuan started an uprising in Jinyang.
You kid is not an official of the imperial court, so it is none of your business.
It was necessary for you to rush to report the news, but Qu Tutong surrendered and told Li Yuan exactly what happened.
Li Yuan was so angry that he immediately issued an order to arrest Li Jing and put him in a prison, waiting for Qiu Hou to execute him.
Li Er tried to remonstrate with Li Yuan several times, but he was blocked by an angry Li Yuan.
In fact, Li Er was already desperate about this matter.
Now that Changsun Wuji mentioned it, Li Er could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.
"Your Highness, today is different from the past.
Since His Highness is going to go on an expedition, we can't ask everyone to resist.
If Li Jing knew that His Highness had such difficulty in getting him out today, would he still be disloyal to His Highness in the future and take advantage of this expedition?
If you have the opportunity, Your Majesty will tell you that Li Jing will be punished and make meritorious service.
I expect that His Majesty will not embarrass His Highness because of this person."
"Well, this is a way.
People like Li Jing are still useful.
Among other things, the battle of Yongfengcang.
Although Li Jing was defeated, Li Jing's army was not in chaos when it was defeated.
All units covered each other and retreated in an orderly manner.
On this battlefield, it is difficult to win.
It is even more difficult to lose the battle.
An army like this is defeated but not in chaos, defeated but not dispersed.
This is the first time I've seen him alone.
He can tell the whole story at a glance.
Li Jing's ability is indeed remarkable.
It is a pity to kill such a person.
Just as you said when you pay homage to the general tomorrow, you and your father will kill this person
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