Among the clan generals in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Xiaogong was considered to be the number one figure. Although there were signs of fishing when he was fighting against Xiao Mian, he was also talented in his own right. He was much more awesome than Li Shentong and Li Xiaoji.
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At present, Li Xiaogong only has the honorary official position of Dr. Zuo Guanglu, but Lao Li is very interested in this nephew and posthumously named Li Xiaogong's father Li An the King of Xiping County. This is tantamount to implying to Li Xiaogong: Great nephew, do your best and your uncle will be rewarded
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Recruiting the Ambassador of Shannan Road was the opportunity Li Yuan gave his eldest nephew to make meritorious deeds.
Li Xiaogong learned that Chu King Li Zhiyun would go to Shannan Road with him, and immediately visited the Chu King's Mansion the next day. However, he did not come alone, and was accompanied by Li Daozong.
Although Li Xiaogong is more than ten years older than Li Zhiyun and Li Daozong, he has a very good relationship with Li Daozong, and Li Daozong plays well with Li Zhiyun, so when he came to visit this time, he naturally took Li Daozong with him.
The tool man Li Daozong doesn't care, he doesn't care about this.
When the two parties met, it was naturally a non-nutritious chat, but with Li Daozong threading the thread in the middle, the conversation was very smooth and harmonious.
"Actually, I also want to go to the front line. I will go crazy if I stay in Qianniubi." Li Daozong took a sip of wine and looked quite depressed.
Li Xiaogong was tall and tall. Even when he was sitting on his knees, his waist was straight. Hearing Li Daozong's complaints, he smiled and said, "You'd better wait. The saint pity you because you are the only son of King Dongping and want to cultivate you well."
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Lao Li named Li Daozong's father King Dongping.
"It's not like I can't fight." Li Daozong played with the wine cup and rubbed his teeth.
Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty has just been established, and the heroes of the world are dividing their empires. It is the time to make meritorious deeds. Although Li Yuan values himself, but if he does not perform well, he will probably not have much status in the clan in the future.
"Why didn't you ask your father for help when you went to Shannan Road this time?" Li Zhiyun asked.
"I said it, but the saint disagreed." Li Daozong looked quite depressed.
At this point, the three of them did not dwell on this topic and turned to talk about Shannan Road. This was also the main purpose of Li Xiaogong's visit this time, to discuss how to capture the states of Shannan Road.
Although there are no separatist forces in Shannan Road, that is, in the Hanzhong area, the local county magistrates and governors are all old people of the Sui Dynasty. It is not good to blindly suppress them, so they have to be roundabout and tactful. Lao Li asked Li Zhiyun and Li Xiaogong to lead the troops there. This was a
Big stick.
Where there is a big stick, there is naturally a carrot.
"Dugu Huaien, the governor of Chang'an, and Shi Doujing, the governor of Chang'an, will go with us," Li Xiaogong said.
really!
Li Zhiyun was wondering before. According to his memory, Li Tang took Bashu without any effort at all, and the so-called mobilization of troops was just verbal talk. Historically, after Li Yuan became emperor, Bashu quickly surrendered.
Everyone can see the fishiness in this.
Dugu Huaien and Dou Jing, these two people are not here to get gold plated. In real terms, these two are the protagonists of this trip to Shannan Road.
In the Bashu area, the Guanlong clan was extremely powerful. The Dugu family and the Dou family related to Long personally went to persuade them to surrender, and they got twice the result with half the effort.
The identities of these two people are also good. Dugu Huaien is Lao Li's cousin, and Dou Jing is the son of Prime Minister Dou Kang, so they are completely worthy of their weight.
Of course, when Li Xiaogong mentioned this, it was not just a simple reminder.
"Your Highness, it's a long way to Bashu. Do you want to take good care of these two?"
Li Zhiyun shook his head, "These two often go to Bashu, they should be the ones taking care of us."
Understood, Li Xiaogong nodded.
"However, there are many barbarians in Shannan Road. We need to protect their safety to avoid accidents. In this case, we will not be able to explain to Prime Minister Dugu and Prime Minister Dou."
"That's what His Highness said."
East Palace.
The night was deep, and Li Jiancheng was sitting alone by the window. Behind him, several figures appeared.
"Your Highness."
"You are here." Li Jiancheng turned around, asked them to sit down, and ordered tea to be served.
"How is the war in Luoyang?"
"Back to Your Highness, Wang Shichong, together with Duan Da and others, supported the Yue King Yang Tong to ascend the throne and recruited Li Mi to attack Yu Wenhuaji." Wei Ting sent a secret letter.
After Li Jiancheng read it, he sneered.
"This Li Mi is nothing more than that. He was fooled by an obvious plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves. Fortunately, my father is very wary of this person."
After Yang Guang's death, Li Yuan ascended the throne. Wang Shichong, Duan Da, Lu Chu and others in Luoyang were not far behind. They supported the Yue King Yang Tong to ascend the throne as Emperor Tai. However, the Wagang native dogs were too fierce, and Jiangdu
This is a huge threat to the universe and culture.
Therefore, after some discussion, Lu Chu and others planned to recruit Li Mi to deal with Yu Wenhuaji. Originally, they thought that Li Mi would not agree, but they never expected that Li Mi actually agreed.
Yes, Li Mi, who had already surrounded Luoyang heavily at that time, agreed to Emperor Huang Tai's recruitment.
Therefore, Emperor Huangtai of Luoyang sent an envoy to Wagang to recognize Li Mi's Wei Gong and named him Taiwei and Shangshu Ling.
Anyway, these false names cost no money and could coax Li Mi to fight against Yu Wenji, but the officials in the Luoyang court didn't care.
Wei Ting said: "I don't know what Li Mi is thinking. I got the news some time ago that Li Mi surrounded Luoyang. At this time, he actually gave up attacking Luoyang. It's really puzzling."
"What do you think, Master Li?" Li Jiancheng looked at an old man. This man's name was Li Gang. He was famous and known as the Prince Killer.
Ahem, the second half of the sentence is about decades later.
Li Gang and Lu Deming were born to defeat the prince. Li Gang defeated the former Sui Prince Yang Yong, Li Jiancheng, and later Li Chengqian.
Lu Deming was better, but the Nanchen Prince Chen Shubao whom he taught was now hung on a pillar of shame by the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties to teach his sons. Later, Lu Deming also killed Li Chengqian by the way.
Li Chengqian cried and fainted in the toilet. His teachers were all killers.
After Li Gang surrendered, Lao Li made him the Minister of Rites, Prince Zhan Shi, and now he is Li Jiancheng's confidant.
"Li Mi wants a righteous name." Li Gang was an experienced man and could see through Li Mi's thoughts at a glance.
"What does Zhan Shi mean by this?" Li Yuan beside him asked hurriedly.
Li Yuan also comes from a clan, and his father Li Zhe and Li Xiaogong's father Li An are brothers. Li Yuan currently serves as the Minister of Justice and has a close relationship with Li Jiancheng.
Li Gang said: "Although Wagang is powerful, occupying the Central Plains, and has power across the rivers, his identity is always a bandit, which is not recognized by the people and not recognized by the aristocratic family. Li Mi joined the Luoyang court because he wanted to take the opportunity to change his identity and prepare for the future.
Take control of Emperor Tai and prepare."
"Wang Shichong was defeated several times at the hands of Li Mi. Li Mi was arrogant and thought he could replace Wang Shichong, so he loyal to Emperor Huang Tai. When Li Mi defeats Yu Wenhuaji, Wang Shichong will definitely have a fight with him."
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng suddenly realized.
Even though Li Mi was very strong and had many subordinates, the local county officials did not recognize him at all. Even if he occupied a large area of land, the lower-level bureaucrats under him did not recognize him and often acted against him.
This can be seen when Li Junxian asked the descendants of the Zheng family in Xingyang to serve Li Mi but was rejected.
If Li Mi wants to change this embarrassment, he must change his superficial identity.