The Turks' delay in approaching Jinyang City and the death of Liu Wuzhou, the commander of Mayi County, had a chain reaction at this time.`
The result was that Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, gathered tens of thousands of troops in advance, but no trace of the Turks was seen yet.
In the past year or so, the wheel of history has gradually deviated. In the 12th year of the Great Cause, the Turks did not go south, but in the 13th year of the Great Cause, the Turks went south earlier.
The breeze blown out of Li Po's tiny wings finally began to show its power, distorting the trajectory of history.
Immediately, Li Yuan sent people to pick up his children to Jinyang without hesitation.
Li Jiancheng, who was in Hedong, did not run away in embarrassment. Instead, he calmly led an army of 20,000 people to protect his brothers and sisters and returned to Jinyang first.
As for Chang'an's family, Li Yuan really couldn't take care of him, so he could only send some people to send letters and let some of his friends take care of them.
After receiving the letter, the Li clan members and friendly people in other places also immediately set off and rushed to Jinyang to listen to the order.
It's really different from others. Before Li Yuan's uprising, there were already countless civil and military officials under his command. This is the appeal of the top clans. Coupled with the aura of the princes occupying the area, the effect is better than that of Yang Xuangan's uprising.
At the beginning, it was not inferior at all.
By March, Li Yuan actually had only one righteous name left, and the name was actually easy to find. The reason why Li Yuan had not actually launched an army at this time did not lie in the direction of the march, nor in what strategic goals he would achieve.
, let alone the people’s hearts in Jin.
It's just the threat of Turks moving south.
By this time, Li Yuan's shortcomings were actually revealed.
This person always has to look forward and backward whenever big things happen. At best, he is prudent, but at worst, he is not decisive enough.
At this time, it was the words of brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin that played a decisive role. No one else could. Only these two sons could persuade the "steady as a mountain" Li Yuan.
Both brothers felt that the Turks were nothing to worry about, because the Turks had been able to delay so far under the control of Mayi County. When faced with a big city like Jinyang, they would be powerless. As long as they sent people to guard the city, as long as the inner
If there is no rebellion, Jinyang will be free from worries.
Li Shimin even came up with a bad idea. He sent people to Yunnei to send an order to Mayitongshou Li Ding'an, asking him to send troops to harass the Turks' retreat, which would definitely achieve miraculous results.
The two of them even stated that there were a lot of chaos in the northwest. If someone could lead his troops straight into Chang'an and take advantage of the situation, he could proclaim himself emperor. By then, it would be too late to regret facing the fortified city of Chang'an.
In fact, at this time, the three fathers and sons felt as if their hearts were on fire. Immortal achievements were right in front of them, and Li also had the opportunity to ascend to that position. This was something that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Dare to imagine.
Faced with such a good opportunity, neither Mr. Li nor his son will let it go. It’s just that young people are more willing to take risks.
In mid-March, Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, sent Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin brothers to lead the army to Xihe County to clear the first obstacle for the army to move south. At the same time, Liu Wenjing was sent to lead the army to Yanmen, and together with Chen Xiaoyi, the prefect of Yanmen, to prepare for the invasion of Yanmen
Fenyang Palace prepared to block the Turkic front line.
At this time, Li Yuan's idea of staying behind in Taiyuan changed a lot.
Because the Turks went south twice, exposing their weaknesses. Moreover, both times, Khan Bi Khan led his troops to conquer personally. Once, he suffered a bloody blow at the foot of Yanmen City, and the other time, he was defeated at the foot of Mayi City.
Make some progress.
This made Li Yuan no longer willing to bow his head to the Turks and act in vain.
In fact, similar to the Sui Emperor Yang Guang, the bad influence brought about by Shibi Khan's personal conquests is also continuing to spread. As long as there is a slight mistake, in the eyes of others, it will be a different story.
But the kings of the North and South who were involved in the situation always thought that everything was under control, so Sui Emperor Yang Guang could only drink and have fun in his palace in Jiangdu.
As for Shibi Khan, he was still walking on Yang Guang's old path without much awareness.`
The trajectory is only slightly off, but in terms of the overall situation of the world, the process has been accelerated.
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In Chang'an in March, there had just been a spring rain. A few years ago, young men and women from various mansions in Chang'an would go out to the outskirts of Chang'an. Moreover, this was an important step in the marriage alliance between the Guanxi clans.
step.
Young men and women who are interested will go to the outskirts of Chang'an at this time. The young men will ride horses and bend bows to compete with each other to show their martial prowess. The weaker ones will also dress neatly and chant repeatedly to show their elegant style.
Daughters, on the other hand, will also dress up beautifully and wander among the green trees and flowers to show their gracefulness. Of course, there are also some vigorous daughters who will gallop on horseback and want to compete with the men.
At that time, ordinary people in Chang'an would also join in the fun, and aristocratic families would tolerate them to visit. As a result, the prosperity of Chang'an was also fully revealed in the spring breeze.
But all these beautiful things have now disappeared without a trace.
There is also a raging war in the suburbs of Chang'an. Looking at this, let alone going out for an outing, I am afraid that there is no hope for spring plowing in Chang'an County this year.
That night, the spring breeze blew slowly, the moon shadow was hazy, and the lights in Chang'an City gradually faded out.
Just after midnight, there were already crowds of people around the Duke of Tang's Mansion, and occasionally muffled groans and short screams could be heard. Hundreds of elite Jin soldiers turned the place into a battlefield.
All the spies and spies lurking in the dark were completely destroyed at this time.
Li Xiuning, the third wife of the Duke of Tang Dynasty, finally decided to escape from Chang'an that night with all her relatives.
This was not because Li Yuan's letter arrived, but because someone did a stupid thing, which pushed the Duke of Tang's mansion to the edge of the cliff in an instant.
One day ago, some people jointly signed a letter to the king, asking the king to summon Li Yuan, who was staying in Taiyuan, to come to the capital to calm the people of Xijing and quell the chaos in the Kansai areas.
Who is behind the scenes, whether they are building momentum for Li Yuan to lead his troops south, or whether they are trying to harm Li Yuan, it is actually unimportant to Li Yuan's relatives who stayed in Chang'an, Xijing.
From the moment they submitted the letter, they had reached a critical moment of life and death.
The government and the public were shocked, and the important ministers of the Sui Dynasty were quarreling in the court. It seemed that the situation was still in a stalemate, and the acting king Yang You did indeed intend to recruit Tang Guogong Li Yuan to the capital.
But after the Minister of Punishment, the Internal History of Jingzhao, the Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and the General Wei Xuan of the Imperial Guard of Shangzhu State came to the palace sick, no one dared to say a word anymore.
Wei Xuan, as a disciple of the Dongdu clan, was able to intimidate the officials in Kansai. This kind of power was unique among the old officials of the Sui Dynasty. Even another old official Fan Zigai had to deal with him before he could do it.
Wei Xuan looked sick, but he only whispered a few words to the ministers in the palace. Tang Guogong Li Yuan was appointed to stay in Taiyuan to prepare for the Turks, and he should not be touched lightly. Anyone who said anything else would definitely be someone with ulterior motives, so he would be killed without any hindrance.
For a moment, the ministers were silent. Even the acting king Yang You was trembling with fear and did not dare to speak. Later, he personally held Wei Xuan's arm and sent the teacher back to the mansion.
Later, Wei Xuan ordered all the confidant generals of the Wei Mansion to lead troops to guard the four cities to prevent anyone from causing rebellion. The Duke of Tang's Mansion immediately became the target of public criticism.
Although Wei Xuan didn't add a word, the personnel changes in the capital had already begun. Some generals of the Wei government who were friends with Tang Guogong Li Yuan were either dismissed from their posts and sent home, or were transferred away from the capital.
In just one day, the situation has changed drastically.
At this time, what was even more disturbing was that Chai Shao asked himself to serve in the army and got permission from the King of Dai, but was stuck in the Wei Mansion.
Someone even sent a letter to Chai Shao, saying that someone wanted to imprison him for a lot of crimes. Chai Shao was frightened and ordered someone to send a letter to the Duke of Tang Dynasty. At the same time, he ran away without hesitation with a few cronies.
Out of Chang'an.
This is true to the old saying, fathers are like birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes.
Of course, he also asked his wife to tell him that the situation was urgent and he had to take the first step. Moreover, he was still counting on his wife to "understand the righteousness" and remember what she said to him at the beginning.
Maybe when he arrived in front of Li Yuan, he made the same remarks.
In Li Xiuning's mind, this husband had long been a stranger, and this last moment only made her more determined.
Chai Shao ran away, which is not a trivial matter. It will definitely bring disaster to the Duke of Tang Dynasty. People are probably worried that they can't find a reason.
As soon as Li Xiuning got the news, he made a quick decision and asked Hu Da to go out and gather the troops and leave the city together that night.
In the darkness, after quickly clearing the surroundings, the back door of Tang Guogong's mansion opened, and more than a dozen carriages came out one after another. Although the wheels and horses' hooves were covered, the movement was definitely not small.
But at this moment, no one cared so much, and hundreds of people dispersed, guarding the carriage and driving straight to the West City.
On the way, they encountered a group of soldiers on night patrol. Before they could shout, countless figures appeared around them, cutting them down to the ground and dragging them into the shadows beside the road.
When they arrived at the West City Gate, there were fifty more people waiting here. Together with the internal officers, they had already taken control of the West City Gate.
At this time, two more carriages joined in, and the dizzy Li Jing was picked up by Li Wu himself.
The city gate was half-opened, and a group of people successfully escaped from Chang'an City. It was not until dawn the next day that anyone discovered that the Duke of Tang's mansion was already empty.
After Wei Xuan got the news, he was very angry and immediately ordered Yin Shishi to lead troops to chase him and make sure to bring the family members of Tang Guogong Li Yuan back to the capital.
In fact, everyone knows that once something like this happens, the consequences will be irreversible.
What can he do if he takes it back? In the current situation, can he still use a woman to blackmail Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty?
As a result, everyone recalled the old incident when Wei Xuan dug up the Yang family's ancestral graves so that everyone could fight to the death with the enemy during the Yang Xuangan Rebellion.
As a result, the undercurrent in Chang'an City was raging. At this time, who would be willing to form such a blood feud with the Li family?
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