It is extremely uncomfortable for him to be caught between Gao Kaidao and Dou Jiande. If he can break the situation, he may not be able to achieve something.
"Please also ask Wen Sima to teach me." Luo Yi stood up and gave a salute.
Wen Yanbo waved his hand and did not directly persuade him to surrender. Instead, he mentioned the recent war between Dou Jiande and the Tang Dynasty.
"Does the manager know that some time ago Dou Jiande went south and defeated Li Shentong and Li Xiaoji?"
"Of course I know." Luo Yi said.
Wen Yanbo nodded and continued: "I heard that Dou Jiande received help from the Turks and swept across Hebei, and once pushed his troops to Hanoi."
"Yes, it is true." Luo Yi said: "If Li Shimin, the king of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, had not led his army to Hebei, I am afraid that Dou Jiande would have become big by now."
Wen Yanbo said: "The manager must also know that my eldest brother and third brother served as officials in the Tang Dynasty."
"I know." Luo Yi said strangely: "What does Wen Sima mean?"
Wen Yanbo said calmly: "The manager may not know that at that time, the Turks supported Liang Shidu, Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou, and even joined forces with Wang Shichong of Luoyang to jointly attack the Tang Dynasty."
"What?" Luo Yi was shocked.
He only knew that Dou Jiande was defeated and Liu Wuzhou was defeated, but he did not know that Liang Shidu and Wang Shichong also attacked the Tang Dynasty.
"Li Tang, is he so powerful?" he said in disbelief.
Wen Yanbo spoke earnestly: "General manager, Li Tang has established a foothold in Guanlong, with strong troops and horses, and abundant food and grass. Now, Li Tang has already wiped out Xue Ju, Li Gui, Bashu in the south, and Bingzhou in the north. Its foundation has been solidified. Let me ask the general manager, all the heroes in the world
, who is Li Tang’s opponent?”
Hearing this, Luo Yi looked at him deeply, got up and walked back and forth in the room.
After a while, he looked at Wen Yanbo, "Does Wen Sima mean to ask Li Tang for help?"
"If the general manager has a domineering heart, he might as well do this. If the general manager only seeks fame and fortune, there is another way." Wen Yanbo said.
"Do you have the ambition to be a king..." Luo Yi was slightly silent. Who doesn't have the ambition to compete in the Central Plains, but the reality is cruel, not everyone is qualified to compete for hegemony.
Luo Yi saw it very clearly. He was trapped in Youzhou and had no strength to fight against Gao Kaidao and Dou Jiande. How could he defeat Li Tang?
According to Li Tang's current speed of annexation, by the time he takes over Hebei, Li Tang will have conquered most of the Central Plains.
"The other way Wen Sima said is to submit to the Tang Dynasty?"
"What the steward said was good."
Luo Yi was not surprised by Wen Yanbo's frankness. After all, he had long known that Wen Daya and Wen Dayou held high positions in the Tang Dynasty.
"Hey, Wen Sima, let me think about it."
"Okay, I'll take my leave now."
After sending Wen Yanbo away, Luo Yi sat alone in the room, quietly thinking about the pros and cons.
When he captured Youzhou, he wanted to take advantage of the troubled times to rise up, but Hebei was full of bandits. From the Daye period until now, he was still trapped in Youzhou, and even Dou Jiande rose up and surpassed him.
It was a good idea to surrender to Li Tang, but he was a little unwilling to do so in his heart.
Thinking of this, Luo Yi ordered his brother Luo Shou to be summoned.
"Wen Yanbo just persuaded me to submit to Li Tang, what do you think?"
Luo Shou pondered: "Brother, do you want to do this?"
"I'm not willing to give in." After Luo Yi finished speaking, he added: "But the situation in Youzhou is now in danger. If Dou Jiande really joins forces with Gao Kaidao, we will definitely lose."
Luo Shou thought for a moment and said, "In that case, why don't eldest brother submit to Li Tang in name only to get help from the Tang Dynasty?"
"What's the meaning?"
Luo Shou said: "I heard that the Tang Dynasty had just experienced a war and was recuperating. They are now beyond reach of Hebei. If we take the initiative to submit, I might as well use an excuse to fight against Dou Jiande and let Li Yuan make me the general manager of Youzhou and guard Youzhou."
"You mean, taking advantage of the situation?"
"That's right." Luo Shou said: "If Li Tang can really keep winning and conquer Hebei, then the eldest brother may as well give up Youzhou and go to Chang'an as an official. If Li Tang fails, the eldest brother can justifiably support the army in Youzhou and become an independent Tang court.
Externally, if things change in the future, we can make a decision at any time."
Luo Yi smiled. If he did this, he would not lose no matter what.
"Okay, let's do it!"
Soon after, he and Wen Yanbo discussed surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, and everything was agreed upon. Wen Yanbo took the document signed and sealed by Luo Yi and ordered it to be sent to Chang'an.
Wen Yanbo knew the contents of the document very well, and he could roughly guess Luo Yi's plans. However, he did not clarify it, but pretended not to know.
Now the Tang Dynasty needs someone from Hebei to contain Dou Jiande. It doesn't matter whether this person can support his own troops or not.
The important thing is that the imperial court wants to lay a nail in Hebei.
Chang'an, Xingbu Yamen.
Several days have passed since Li Yuan handed over the case to Li Zhiyun for trial. There has been basically no progress in these days. After all, the people involved in the case were tortured to death by Zheng Shanguo, and the relevant evidence was also made into an ironclad case by Zheng Shanguo. Basically,
There is no way to start.
What's more, Li Zhiyun didn't intend to find out anything. He was just waiting for Mr. Dou to go to Lao Li and admit his guilt, and then he could close the case.
Tang Jian looked at the case files and sighed from time to time. He was extremely unwilling to get involved in this matter. He was not a fool and could naturally see the quarrel between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince at the court meeting.
The King of Qin wanted to protect the Dou family, and the prince wanted the Dou family to die. He was caught in a dilemma.
The good news is that he is not the chief judge and can get away with it.
"Ahem, cough, cough." Wen Dayou coughed for a while, wiped the dust off the file, and read it carefully.
Li Zhiyun said: "If Minister Wen feels unwell, you can rest for a while."
"Thank you, Your Highness, I'm fine." Wen Dayou said with a smile.
Li Zhiyun nodded and continued fishing.
During these days of contact, although Wen Dayou was very polite, Li Zhiyun could feel his lukewarm attitude.
Mr. Wen, it’s hard to start.
Wen Dayou found all the case files, extracted some key points, wrote them on paper, and handed them to Li Zhiyun.
"Your Highness, cough cough cough... These are doubtful points, and others are doubtful points that can be further searched for evidence... cough cough cough cough..."
Li Zhiyun: "......"
For some reason, he was suddenly worried that Wen Dayou would cough his lungs out.
Lao Wen, hold on.
"Shilang Wen, why don't you go back and rest first."
"No, Your Highness, I have to...cough cough cough..." As he said that, he quickly took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, and then coughed violently.
The surrounding officials came over to greet him one after another.
Seeing that he was coughing badly, Li Zhiyun said to Tang Jian: "Shilang Tang, I will leave this to you first. I will send Shilang Wen to see the imperial doctor."
"Okay." Tang Jian said.
Wen Dayou still wanted to refuse, but Li Zhiyun directly asked Li Zhen to take him away.
Seeing King Chu and Wen Dayou leaving, Tang Jian suddenly realized that of the three chief judges, he was the only one left.