Volume 1 Wars and Chaos Chapter 50 A New Situation
After Li Yuan and the three girls finished eating, they asked Li Xiuning to stay and talk. Although some words were inconvenient for father and daughter to talk about, Dou, the mother of Li Xiuning's four siblings, has been dead for seven years, so Li Yuan also
took on the responsibilities of a mother.
Taking a sip of the tea that his daughter had brewed using a new brewing method, Li Yuan savored the aroma of the tea and murmured, "That's right, Xiuning, have you really thought about spending your whole life with that kid Luo Yu?"
Li Xiuning said: "Father, if you can meet such a husband in your life and love each other, your daughter has nothing else to ask for."
Li Yuan sighed and said: "As a father, I know that you have been with him all these days, getting along day and night, and it is inevitable that you will become dependent on him. Are you sure this is not impulsive?"
Li Xiuning smiled slightly and said: "When the golden wind and jade dew meet, they win over countless others. This is a poem he wrote for his daughter. Father, what do you think of him?"
Li Yuan read it again and said with a smile: "The literary talent is amazing, and he has the legacy of Jian'an. To be honest, after the separation from Chang'an, my father has been paying attention to you in the past six months. His performance on the battlefield, although a little immature, is quite satisfactory."
, which can be regarded as a talent that can be created.”
Li Xiuning said happily: "It seems that my father has a good impression of him!"
Li Yuan smiled again and said: "Yes, a man who can manage the army when mounted, calm the people when dismounted, and write brilliant chapters with his pen is the most attractive man to a girl like you who wields swords and guns."
Li Xiuning said coquettishly: "My daughter is a cavalry general of the Great Sui Dynasty. How can she be a girl who wields swords and guns?"
Li Yuan laughed and said, "Yes, my father made a mistake. My daughter is a general who will not be inferior to women."
Li Xiuning was happy, not only that Li Yuan accepted Luo Yu, but also happy that her sincerity was fulfilled. She seemed to have a lingering feeling about Luo Yu.
When Li Yuan saw Li Xiuning smiling and not saying anything, he said: "Xiuning, the current situation is changing. I wish you a good home, but if you want my father to agree to your marriage, there is a condition."
Li Xiuning came back from her reverie and asked, "Father, please speak."
Li Yuan looked at Li Xiuning dotingly, recalled for a moment, and then said: "Father, please tell you the story of your mother Dou."
That gentle and beautiful figure immediately appeared in Li Xiuning's mind. She was eleven or twelve years old when her mother passed away. She would never forget that face of reluctance to leave her husband and children.
Speaking of this Dou family, she was not an ordinary woman from an ordinary family. She was born into a famous family, and had a very noble family background. She was the apple of the eye of Dou Yi, the divine warrior of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the eldest princess of Xiangyang.
When Dou was about six or seven years old, she did something very surprising. She once boldly advised Emperor Wu of Zhou!
Emperor Wu of Zhou's queen at that time was Ashina. Ashina was the daughter of the Turkic king. For some reason, Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't like Ashina very much and ignored the queen.
At this time, Dou stood up. The little girl said to her uncle that the Turks are very powerful. Since you have married the Turk princess as your queen, you should treat her well. The Turks have a good relationship with us.
We are not afraid of the Northern Qi in Guandong, nor are we afraid of Chen in the Southern Dynasties.
Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was shocked when he heard this, but he immediately changed his attitude and treated Queen Ashina kindly. The little child actually had such courage and political insight, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people!
When Dou was three years old, she read "Nv's Commandments" and "Biography of Women" and never forgot them.
When Mrs. Dou reached the age of discussing marriage, her father Dou Yi was in trouble, and finally came up with a brilliant idea, which was to compete in martial arts to recruit a bride.
He drew a peacock on the door screen and asked all the people who came to ask for marriage to shoot the peacock's eyes. As a result, these people who came to ask for marriage were not good at archery, and no one met the requirements.
At this moment, Li Yuan came, calm and composed, he drew his bow and arrow, and the arrow hit the peacock's eyes. Dou's parents marveled at Li Yuan's miraculous skills and betrothed Dou to Li Yuan. Such a unique marriage invitation became a favorite story for a while.
This is where the idiom "selected from the bird screen" comes from.
Dou gave birth to Li Yuan's four children, Li Yuanji, Li Xiuning, Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng. He died of illness seven years ago, which became the biggest pain in Li Yuan's life.
Li Xiuning didn't know much about her mother. Firstly, Li Yuan rarely mentioned her. Secondly, she was still young at the time. Now that her father talks about her, she misses her endlessly.
After Li Yuan finished talking about the Dou family, he said with tears in his eyes: "Daughter, the most precious thing in the world is the time spent with the one you love. You love Luo Yu, and he also cares about you. How do you act as a father?
Are you cruel enough to separate you? But my father has to think about your future. After you get married, you must disarm and not go to the battlefield again. Can you agree to this condition? "
Li Yuan had already mentioned this matter in his letter to Li Xiuning. Now that Li Yuan mentioned it seriously again, he was obviously worried that her heart was focused on the battlefield, and Luo Yu also left the battlefield to accompany her.
Li Xiuning saw tears in her eyes and sobbed: "Thank you very much for your father's concern. My daughter promised her father that after getting married, she will be disarmed and stay away from the battlefield with her husband Luo Yu. From now on, she will never talk about these extraordinary years again."
Li Yuan then asked: "Can you make a decision for Luo Yu?"
Li Xiuning nodded firmly. She believed that Luo Yu was telling the truth, and she also believed that Luo Yu would definitely fulfill his promise. As he said, who would be willing to spend endless time in endless battles if he didn't go to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the southeast, northwest, and northwest?
Moderate day?
Li Yuan smiled happily, but he still felt uneasy. After thinking about it, he said: "My father must hear Luo Yu's personal promise before he can betroth you to him with confidence. Why hasn't this kid come over to propose marriage? Didn't Lao Niu follow him?"
Did he explain clearly?"
Li Xiuning blushed and said coquettishly: "He probably hasn't finished his work there yet. Are you still worried about Uncle Niu?"
Just as Li Yuangang was about to make a few more jokes, the guard at the door called out, "Your Majesty, the Second Young Master has sent an urgent message from the Pine Tower."
Putting away his thoughts, he was puzzled. Niu Jinda's letter did not arrive, but Shimin was out on a mission, but the letter arrived first. Did something happen to Lao Niu?
The guard handed the letter to Li Xiuning, who came to receive it, and said: "Miss, I also have your letter, below."
Li Xiuning nodded and thanked her, turned around and gave the letter above to Li Yuan, then picked up the wordless letter on the envelope and said, "Father, my daughter has resigned first. You should rest early."
Li Yuan nodded and opened Li Shimin's letter.
Seeing this, he broke out in a cold sweat. Yang Guang died in Yangzhou, and Zuo of the Sui Dynasty had been eliminated. The people of the world proposed to directly raise the flag of righteousness, go south to capture Chang'an, seize the Guanzhong granary, and then go east to Luoyang, quickly occupy the two capitals, and then found the country and start the Yuan Dynasty.
, now is the best time, and the Li family is also prepared in various places.
But Li Yuan felt that something was wrong. Yang Guang and his three sons were no longer alive, but his eldest grandson Yang You might still be alive. If he found Yang You and made him emperor, he would hold the emperor hostage to order the princes like Cao Cao.
, not only can he succeed Sui Zhengshuo, but he can also have more time to prepare for raising troops, which can save a lot of trouble.
If we can't find Yang You and directly establish the country and start the Yuan Dynasty, then we will have to fight against the rebels from all over the country. I hope this situation will come later.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan called his personal guards and ordered: "Follow the Ziwei Pavilion in Chang'an and do your best to find the young master Yang You. Remember, if he is still alive, you must protect him, otherwise, let Chang He come to see you."
The personal guard received the order and hurried to make arrangements.
Li Yuan didn't care much about the disintegration of the Tu-Mongolian coalition. What he cared about was whether the siege of Changshan and Zhuozhou could be successfully broken. Now they were fighting each other and retreating to the north. If Shuozhou troops and horses could be transferred back to the south, they could alleviate the shortage of Yangquan troops.
Yuncheng has been abandoned and is now an unclaimed land. Let Xiaogong lead Jincheng's 35,000 soldiers and horses to garrison there. At the same time, he built a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River and built warships to prepare for the southward attack on Chang'an and Luoyang.
The guard general of Hangu Pass is Duan Zhixuan. Not many people know his identity. He is a retainer of the Li family. As soon as the army arrives, the gate is opened and closed to welcome them. It is easy to capture Chang'an, but now is not the time.
Write a good letter to Li Shimin and inform him of your thoughts, so that he will not be impulsive when he is young and spoil big things.
He also wrote a letter to Li Daozong, the defender of Shuozhou, asking him to send 5,000 troops to Yangquan to defend the territory after the Tu-Mongolian coalition retreated.
After everything was arranged, another personal guard was called over and ordered to deliver the letter to both places as quickly as possible.
He actually pitied Yang Guang very much. During his seven years in office, except for the first two years of recuperation, he spent the remaining five years toiling. Of course, there was a need for him to toss. In the end, he tortured himself to death, so that the Sui Dynasty could be strong.
, was also tortured and subjugated.
Based on the current situation, can Xiuning and Luo Yu still be able to disarm with peace of mind? Li Yuan did not dare to think about it again.
Yang Guang passed away in Yangzhou. Although the Li family knew about it a few days in advance among the rebels, it still had to spread.
When everyone knows that one day, a new situation will eventually come. No one can guess how those forces that are still loyal to the Sui Dynasty will act.
Luo Yu did not dare to make random guesses. The trajectory of this time and space had seriously deviated from the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties that he knew. According to his original time and space, the seventh year of the Great Cause was the Eastern Expedition of Yang Guang and others. But now, Yang Guang died.
It seems that the familiar Wagang Village will not appear now. Even if it does appear, it will not be the Wagang Village Uprising that he is familiar with, because the fate of Xu Shiji, Li Mi, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Wang Bodang and others have all changed.
It didn't change because of his arrival, and I can't tell clearly.
Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei, Xu Yuanlang, Zhu Can and other 36 anti-kings and 72nd Yanchen have not been seen at this moment. Maybe most of them are loyal to the Sui Dynasty.
After Yang Guang died, how many of these people really supported the Yang family to continue to sit in this splendid country? No one knows.
Luo Yu did not want Li Yuan to establish the country and start the Yuan Dynasty too early. The situation is still unclear. It would be more beneficial if he could find the young Yang You and delay proclaiming the emperor for a few years.
Li Shimin didn't take it seriously. After he wrote the letter, he showed it to Luo Yu and said a lot of reasons. Luo Yu didn't refute it and just asked him to send it to Li Yuan.
If Li Yuan acted exactly as Li Shimin suggested, Luo Yu felt that Li Yuan was definitely old and confused. Chang'an and Luoyang could be held in the palm of his hand, but once the country was founded and the Yuan Dynasty was established, they would become the target of public criticism, and the gains would outweigh the losses.
Luo Yu believed that with Li Yuan's political sensitivity, regardless of whether it was true or false, Yang You would always appear in Chang'an and be regarded as the emperor. Wouldn't it be easier for him to hide behind the scenes and be an audience than to go on stage directly?
Luo Yu read the information sent by Zhang Yang and found that it was the second urgent battle report sent by Zhuozhou. When the letter was sent, the four-nation coalition forces were stepping up their attack on the city. Zhuozhou was in danger, so it was considered an emergency. But now that the Tunmeng coalition forces have turned against each other, it is not.
So important.
The previously arranged third plan had already been launched. When the Tumon army retreated, they left behind various baggage and asked the special forces to load it and transport it to Baoding and Cangzhou.
Luo Yu wrote letters to Luo Yi and Zhao Kuangyin respectively, asking them to send their elite troops to Zhuozhou City with the clothes of the Tu-Mongolian Allied Forces, and sneak attack the Four Nations Allied Forces that were attacking the city at night. Depending on the situation, the results of the battle would be expanded, and the siege of Zhuozhou would be easily solved.
As for whether the two generals would act according to Luo Yu's plan, Luo Yu was not worried. When dealing with foreigners, the Han people were relatively united, not to mention that they could do it without spending much effort.
Niu Jinda went in with another jar of Shaodaozi. This was three-steamed light wine with an alcohol content of about thirty. He should be fine if he drank two jars. It might be much better if he got drunk for a while.
While waiting for Li Yuan's reply, Luo Yu was also thinking about whether he and Li Xiuning could put it all aside after getting married? Can the things he promised Li Xiuning be fulfilled?
What about her? Can she really let go of her father, younger brother and the great cause of the Li family to follow her around the world and play in the world?
Luo Yu has no answer now. No matter who it is, it will be extremely difficult to make this choice.