Liu Wenjing had already set off for the Turkic camp. Li Yuan was still a little uneasy. He walked slowly in the back garden with his hands behind his back, sorting out his recent chaotic thoughts. From his original intention, he didn't want to do anything yet, so he started to do something now.
It's not the time yet, the time is not fully mature yet
Although the Sui Dynasty is over, it has not yet reached the final moment of falling apart. Not everyone is willing to abandon the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan has a clear understanding of the situation. Now he still needs a lot of time before the Sui Dynasty falls apart.
The huge and weak camel finally collapsed with the strength of two straws.
He, Li Yuan, is a straw, but it is not enough. There is still one missing. Who will be this other straw? Li Yuan stared at the stars in the sky with his hands behind his hands. He sighed. He hoped that he was the last straw.
If he could delay it for a few more months or half a year, he would be much more certain to start another uprising. But time did not wait for him. Yang Guang called him to take up a post in Jiangdu. He had been delaying it for nearly a month and a half using various excuses. He could not delay it any longer.
It can't go on anymore. The important thing is that the battle in Guanzhong has a lose-lose situation. This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once the Sui Dynasty adds reinforcements or Yang Xuangan recovers his strength, it will be extremely difficult for him to seize Guanzhong again.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan's determination began to solidify slowly. At this time, a black figure hurriedly came from a distance.
"Father"
This was the voice of Li Jiancheng. The dark shadow came out of the trees, and the starlight shone on his face. It was Li Jiancheng, the eldest son. He had a nervous look on his face and held a letter in his hand.
Li Yuan glanced at the eldest son. He didn't want the eldest son to have a nervous expression on his face. Any tension should be suppressed in his heart and should not be shown. The eldest son still lacks a little bit of self-cultivation. This is also his character. He should be calm when facing troubles.
At this point, Jiancheng is not as good as Second Son Shimin
"What's up?"
"Report to father, Dugu Huaien just sent a letter, saying it is very urgent."
Li Jiancheng handed the letter to his father, and Li Yuan took it. He was not in a hurry to read it, but asked Li Jiancheng, "Do you know about your brother's mission to the Turks?"
Li Jiancheng nodded, he already knew that Zhiyun said he was sent as an envoy to the Turks, but in fact he was sent to the Turks as hostages. He sighed in his heart, feeling a little unbearable, "Father, the fifth brother is still too young, and his health is not very good."
The good boy is worried about whether he can withstand the severe cold of the Turks, but actually..."
Li Jiancheng bit his lip, "If protons are necessary, I think Yuanji is suitable for his strong body and swimming in the river in winter."
Among the four brothers, Li Jiancheng likes Li Xuanba the most and pities Li Zhiyun the most. Li Xuanba is stupid and has no scheming. He likes Li Zhiyun. Although he is not his direct descendant, he is very thin and timid. Li Jiancheng has always pitied him. Now his father
He sent Turks as hostages, which always made Li Jiancheng unbearable.
But Li Yuan shook his head, "They are all my sons, no one should go and no one should go. Yuanji is very skilled in martial arts. If he stays by my side, he can be of great use. Zhiyun is weak, so he can be used as a hostage to send Turks.
It can be regarded as playing a role. Besides, I don’t want him to be a slave of the Turks. He just lives in the Turks. If someone takes care of him, he will live a good life. When the winter comes at the end of the year, I will take him back so that he will not be afraid of the cold.
Okay, this matter has been decided, don’t talk about it anymore.”
After saying that, Li Yuan quickly walked back to the study. He sat down in the study and then opened Dugu Zhen's letter. After reading the letter hastily, Li Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Duguzhen told him a major news in the letter: Xiao Mian, the Xiao clan in the south, had rebelled.
This was something that no one expected. Lin Shihong's rebellion in Poyang County disrupted Xiao Mian's plan to occupy the entire south. Xiao Mian ordered the members of the Nanhua Society to gather in the Jingxiang area. In mid-January, Lin Shihong's power began to rise. Expanding to the west, Xiao Xian and key members of the Nanhua Hui Wang Mo, Dong Jingzhen, Lei Shimeng and others finally announced their troops in Baling County. The Nanhua Hui, which had been deployed for more than ten years, also deployed more than a dozen troops in Jiangxia County, Nanjun, Xiangyang County, etc. Jingxiang counties responded, and the fire of Nanhuahui's uprising suddenly spread across the entire Jingxiang land. There were more than 100,000 rebels and the momentum was huge. Xiao Mian proclaimed himself the Duke of Liang, announced his separation from the Sui Dynasty, and reestablished the Liang Dynasty. Ordered to restrain military discipline, protect the people, and not kill innocent people indiscriminately. All surrendered officials in counties and counties should retain their original posts.
Xiao Mian's rebellion as a nobleman of the Western Liang Dynasty was of extraordinary significance and was widely supported by the southern nobles. Shen Faxing, the governor of Wuxing, also responded with troops, gathering 100,000 troops to occupy the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River.
From Shen Faxing in Jiangnan, Lin Shihong in Poyang to Xiaoxian in Jingxiang, the uprising swept the entire south, which meant that the south of the Sui Dynasty began to collapse.
Li Yuan read the letter several times. In the letter, Dugu Zhen believed that the time was ripe to raise troops, and Dugu Huaien could represent the Dugu family. Li Yuan slammed the table. This was another straw he had been waiting for for a long time. Then he Li Yuan This will be the last straw that breaks the Sui Dynasty.
Li Yuan had made up his mind and immediately said to Li Jiancheng: "Go and invite Pei Ji, Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde, Dou Cong, Dugu Huaien, Warrior Xun, Tang Jian and others to me. I want to discuss with them the final raising of troops."
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In Fuqibo, the Turkic army of 300,000 soldiers was ready to go. In front of the king's tent, Liu Wenjing turned around to tidy up Li Zhiyun's clothes and told him in a low voice, "No need to kneel down, just follow my etiquette, and no need to say more. I will answer everything for you.”
Li Zhiyun is only eleven years old this year. He is as thin as a bean sprout. He nodded timidly. At this time, a Turkic official came forward and said: "Mr. Liu, the Khan invites you to come in."
Liu Wenjing winked at Li Zhiyun, and the two of them walked into the royal tent under the guidance of the Turkic officials. In the middle of the royal tent, Shibi Khan sat solemnly, surrounded by a circle of ministers and generals on both sides. , all of them looked at Liu Wenjing and the young man behind him with cold eyes.
Liu Wenjing stepped forward and saluted, "Liu Wenjing, the envoy of Mr. Li who is staying in Taiyuan, is here to see His Majesty Shibi Khan."
"Mr. Liu is free of charge."
Duo Ji glanced at Li Zhiyun behind Liu Wenjing, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Is this Mr. Li's son? So thin and thin."
Liu Wenjing introduced: "This is Mr. Li's youngest son Zhiyun, whom he loves the most. He is only eleven years old this year."
"Eleven years old?"
Duji laughed and said: "We Turkic eleven-year-old boys can already ride horses, shoot deer, and fight wild wolves. How come the eleven-year-old boys in the Sui Dynasty still act as if they have just broken their legs?"
He spoke to everyone again in Turkic language, and everyone in the big tent burst into laughter. Liu Wenjing saw that the Turkic Khan was rude, and she felt very angry. But now that she had something to ask for, he had to hold back the anger in his heart. without saying a word
Duji waved his hand and the tent became quiet. He smiled again and said: "But there were heroes in the Sui Dynasty. Yang Yuanqing captured the Western Turkic Golden Wolf Head Banner when he was ten years old, and beheaded Datou Khan at the age of fifteen. On the grassland, he Just a hero”
Liu Wenjing was shocked. The Turkic Khan praised Yang Yuanqing like this. Did something happen in the past few days? Did Yang Yuanqing also surrender to the Turks?
Duji took a deep look at him, as if he understood Liu Wenjing's thoughts, and said calmly: "Although Yang Yuanqing is a hero, what the Turks need now is not heroes, but benefits. Although Li Yuan is not a hero, he can bring benefits to the Turks."
Liu Wenjing felt relieved. He took out Li Yuan's letter and presented it with both hands. A Turkic guard came forward, took the letter and handed it to the Khan.
Duo Ji took the letter and read it over, and couldn't help but sneer slightly, "You Sui Dynasty people are so hypocritical. You clearly want to be the emperor, but you still want to say that you will unite the world and welcome the Lord from afar. It makes people uncomfortable. If Li Gong
I still want to protect the Sui Dynasty and am willing to be a minister of the Sui Dynasty. I forgive the Turks for not being able to obey."
Liu Wenjing said quickly: "This is just a strategy. If the Sui Emperor is really welcomed back, the Sui Emperor's first thing is to kill Li Gong. How is that possible? Of course Li Gong raised the army to dominate the world for himself, not to protect the Sui Dynasty."
"Then whether Li Gong is a Sui court official or a Turkic minister, I want to make it clear. Since he is surrendering to the Turks, he must recognize his Turkic ministers. This is not negotiable."
Duoji was by no means ambiguous on issues of principle. He saw that Li Yuan was a bit ambiguous on this fundamental issue, and he was unhappy.
"I also understood Mr. Li's difficulties last time and refused to let him surrender easily to the Turks. However, Mr. Li must use the white Turkic flag when he rises to show his surrender to the Turks. Can he agree to this?"
"Replying to the Khan, Mr. Li will definitely surrender to the Turks. When he raises his troops, he will definitely use the white Turkic flag. There will be no mistake. In addition, Mr. Li also made it clear in his letter that the gains from the conquest, as well as the treasures and silk for his children, all belong to the Khan. This is
In response to the third condition, all three conditions have been agreed to by the Turks."
Duoji nodded, took out a golden arrow, ordered the guards to hand it to Liu Wenjing, and said slowly: "Gong Li is a nobleman, not comparable to Liu Wuzhou and his like. To show my respect, I specially give you a golden arrow.
I named him Teller, and I hope he will keep his promise and be a minister of the Turks forever. If he goes against his promise, I will personally lead an army to fight against him in the future."
Liu Wenjing took the golden arrow and sighed in her heart, this Turkic Khan is really powerful and will lay the groundwork for future attacks on the Central Plains.
Duo Ji ordered again: "Where is Kang Shen Li?"
A burly Turkic general responded and said, "The end will be here."
"You can lead two thousand elite cavalry back to Taiyuan with Mr. Liu to help Li Gong in his rebellion."
"Follow orders"
Duo Ji then said to Liu Wenjing: "Kang Sheoli is the captain of ten thousand men of the Zhu Kingdom under my command. He is fluent in Chinese and can communicate with you. I ordered him to lead two thousand cavalry south to help Duke Li, and to bring five thousand more good war horses.
This is my gift to Mr. Li."
Of course Liu Wenjing knew that two thousand cavalry was actually of little significance. The fundamental reason was that the Turks wanted to monitor Li Yuan and prevent Li Yuan from breaking his promise. There was no way to do this. But what Liu Jing wanted was for the Turks to send troops to Fengzhou.
state, Li Yuan would not be able to cause trouble
"Thank you Khan for your kindness, and Fengzhou's agreement..."
Duoji narrowed his eyes and smiled, then stood up and ordered: "Pass my Khan's order, and an army of 300,000 will immediately attack Fengzhou and reduce Fengzhou to the ground."
The Turkic Khan's order was issued, and the 300,000 Turkic army immediately raised troops and attacked Fengzhou in a mighty manner.
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