Chapter 29 Even this king wants to laugh [Thanks to Cang Yu Cangyu
Time passes.
At the beginning of July in the fifth year of Wude, Li Yuan once again experienced the ups and downs of his life. First, Li Daozong returned from Hebei and captured the rebel Dou Jiande. This made Li Yuan so happy that he had three big bowls of rice in a row. He also summoned two concubines to sleep with him that night.
, so unhappy.
However, two days before he could be happy, bad news came from Bingzhou. King Li Shimin of Qin, for whom he had high hopes, fell to Jie Li and died on the battlefield!
God seemed to be playing a joke on him, first giving him ecstasy, and then giving him great sorrow. At this time, he didn't know what to do.
Although he likes to play balance and regards King Qin as a tool to restrain the prince, it is undeniable that King Qin is his biological son and the son he admires and relies on the most. But now, this son is dead.
He died like this!
Until the next day, Li Yuan still didn't want to believe the news.
However, the urgent reports from Hedong Road reminded him all the time. All this was true news, King Qin was really dead!
In the harem and outside the room, several prime ministers looked at each other in silence, with their heads lowered, waiting for Li Yuan's summons.
When he learned that Li Shimin had been killed in battle, Li Yuan did not hold back and fainted. It was not until just now that he slowly woke up under the treatment of the imperial doctor.
"If possible, I really don't want to disturb His Majesty at this time." Yang Gongren sighed heavily. He held the urgent report in his hand and was very impatient inside.
Xiao Yu said softly: "Hedong Road is in danger, and your Majesty must make a decision."
Pei Ju said with a solemn expression: "The king of Qin's 200,000-strong army was completely destroyed. The prince and Prime Minister Dou, plus the troops of the king of Qi, were only 890,000 strong. They could only hold Taiyuan. If the imperial court did not send reinforcements to Bingzhou, the entire Hedong would be destroyed."
The way will be lost.
Even the worst case scenario is that the Turks are greedy and fight their way into Guanzhong."
Pei Ji said: "I must see Your Majesty today and ask Your Majesty to send troops quickly."
Both the Wenxi Pei family and the Sangquan Pei family have taken root in Hedong Road. Once the Turks attack Taiyuan, the subsequent Jiangzhou, Jinzhou, Cizhou and other places will all be lost.
Chen Shuda looked downcast and remained silent. The news of King Qin's death in battle made him still in a daze. He never thought that King Qin, who had always been regarded as the God of War, would be defeated.
At this moment, Li Zhong, the chamberlain, came out and ushered several ministers into the room.
Li Yuan was lying on the couch, watching several prime ministers arriving one after another. His eyelids blinked, as if he had no strength to speak.
"See Your Majesty."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Pei Ji raised his head and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, people cannot be resurrected. You must take care of yourself. Now the Turks are attacking Taiyuan. Your Majesty, you must cheer up!"
In the past few days, Li Yuan's face was like the bark of an old tree that had lost its moisture, withered and lifeless. If he moved a little, his expression would be uglier than crying.
"I know, but Erlang..."
Having said this, tears flowed down unsatisfactorily.
"I dreamed about Empress Taimu a few days ago. She wanted Erlang to serve her. I thought it was just a dream, but I didn't expect..."
To be honest, the prime ministers could not feel the same as Li Yuan. King Qin was the son of a saint, but not their son. They could not understand the pain of losing a son.
They only knew that if they could not defeat the Turks, the situation would be extremely dangerous and even they themselves would not be able to survive.
Yang Gongren whispered: "Your Majesty, the Turks are coming fiercely and Loufan Pass has been lost. Currently, the Crown Prince and the King of Qi are holding on to Taiyuan. I request your Majesty to send reinforcements quickly."
"It's built, Yuanji." Li Yuan's eyes regained some brightness, "Yes, if we want to support Taiyuan, we must support it. The King of Qin has left. I can't lose the Crown Prince and the King of Qi anymore, so I must send reinforcements.
Yang Xiang, what do you think?"
Yang Gongren leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, I discussed with several prime ministers when I came here. For the current plan, we can only defeat Jieli by ordering the King of Chu to support Bingzhou and joining forces with the Crown Prince and the King of Qi. Moreover, Hebei is relatively close to Bingzhou.
As long as you work hard, you will definitely catch up.
Now that the King of Chu has defeated Shibobi and captured Dou Jiande, Hebei has basically stabilized and can support Taiyuan without any worries."
Li Yuan nodded, "Yes, send an order to King Chu to go to Bingzhou to support Taiyuan!"
"Yes." Yang Gongren handed over his hand.
The task assigned to him by the King of Chu was finally successfully completed.
Immediately afterwards, Pei Ju said: "In addition, Your Majesty can issue an order to order the governors of Hedong Province to send people to summon young men to Taiyuan to assist in the defense."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you to arrange."
"yes."
Several prime ministers, you and I, explained the support plan in detail, and finally got Li Yuan's approval and issued an edict.
Half an hour later, Li Yuan couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep again.
Before leaving, Pei Ju glanced at the sleeping Li Yuan and thought to himself: King Qin's death was a huge blow to the Tang Dynasty and the saints. I wonder if the saints would be affected by this...
At this moment, for the officials in Chang'an, it was like the sky had collapsed, and the government and the public were wailing.
Even the prime ministers endured their pessimism and dispatched troops, horses and food to support Taiyuan.
Political Hall.
As the last edict was written, it was already late at night.
Xiao Yu muttered: "I wonder if King Chu can defeat Jie Li this time."
If it was the King of Qin who went on an expedition, he might feel that he could not win, but he would not think that the King of Qin would lose.
But if it were the King of Chu, or the Crown Prince and King of Qi, Xiao Yu was really unsure.
Yang Gongren said: "We can only choose to believe in King Chu now."
"That's right, you have to trust the King of Chu." Pei Ju said. In his opinion, whether they can stop Jie Li this time does not lie with the Crown Prince and the King of Qi, but with the King of Chu.
After the death of King Qin, King Chu became the most trustworthy general in the Tang Dynasty.
Pei Ji and Chen Shuda didn't speak, but they agreed with their words in their hearts. It was unrealistic to rely on the prince and King Qi to defeat Jie Li.
Soon after, several people left one after another, leaving Yang Gongren and Pei Ju on duty. Normally, Xiangguo would not be left on duty in the political hall, but this was unusual. The Tang Dynasty was at a critical juncture, and any piece of news could determine the fate of the court.
fate.
Therefore, after discussion among the five prime ministers, they decided to leave two prime ministers to keep vigil every night, always waiting for news from the front line.
More importantly, Li Yuan fainted, people were panicked, and all the officials in the court were panic-stricken because of King Qin's death.
At this time, the Prime Minister must stand up and stabilize the overall situation.
"Xiang Yang."
"Um?"
Pei Ju said softly: "Don't you find it strange? It was in early June when the court received the news that King Qin was in danger. At that time, the saint immediately asked the prince to go to support. However, a month later, the prince not only failed to rescue King Qin, but also
We didn't even make it to Shuozhou, which is a bit unjustifiable."
Yang Gongren wanted to cover his ears and not listen. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Pei, you and I are in the back. The prince and Prime Minister Dou are in the front. They are far apart. Maybe they have something to hide."
"Really?" Pei Ju looked at him with a half-smile.
Yang Gongren pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Mr. Pei, the saint is very sad right now. It is best not to pursue these matters at this time, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Pei Ju nodded and said thoughtfully: "I hope I'm overthinking, otherwise, we will have to be on guard at all times."
Hearing this, Yang Gongren frowned and said nothing more.
He naturally has doubts about some things, but without direct evidence, he is not very willing to believe them.