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Chapter 865 Luo Xuanling’s great luck!

Longmen has been lost, and most of the river east has been lost. The gate of Chang'an is open. Song Jingang crossed the river in one step, and his troops pointed directly at Chang'an.

Sanfu is in danger!

Chang'an is in danger!

The Tang Dynasty is in danger!

The new Tang Dynasty not only faced external dangers, but also internal rifts.

That is the dispute between Chief Prime Minister Pei Ji and Second Prime Minister Liu Wenjing!

Both of them were heroes of Jinyang Shouyi, but because of their good relationship with Li Yuan, Pei Ji always stood above Liu Wenjing. Liu Wenjing believed that Pei Ji was inferior to her, which made him very dissatisfied.

After the defeat of Qian Shuiyuan, Liu Wenjing was completely thrown away by Pei Ji.

Li Shimin led his troops to conquer the Turks in the west, and finally reached an agreement with the Western Turks to withdraw their troops.

No matter when the founding heroes of the country are liquidated, it will be an event with extremely far-reaching consequences.

In particular, Pei Ji was always giving Li Yuan a blow, which made Li Yuan even more disgusted with Liu Wenjing, the most righteous hero.

Liu Wenjing has been on Li Shimin's side since then. He serves as Shangshu Zuopushe in Shaanxi Daoxingtai, and the two have become political allies.

It's chilling.

Before, they wanted to get Li Yuan to ask Li Shimin to come out, so that even if Li Shimin was defeated, Li Shimin would not be blamed, just like the previous people.

But Li Shimin stood up and said in a low voice: "Does my father want to be the king of Guanzhong? This is absolutely not possible. Hedong must never give up!
It seems that he can no longer stay in the Qin Palace, and it is time to go to his father to ask for a battle. "

Li Yuan named Li Shimin the Shangshu Ling of Shaanxi Province, which was equivalent to giving him a false title and asking him to defeat him himself. Only after defeating him can he have power.

Killing Liu Wenjing also eliminated Li Shimin's wings in the court. As a result, no one expected that Li Yuanji would lose Hedong at this time!
Liu Wenjing was imprisoned for the time being, but everyone knew that he was not out of danger. As long as the war in Hedong was over, Liu Wenjing would be dead regardless of victory or defeat.

Li Shimin walked out of the court. He was not too affected by this period of time, but the situation in Datang made him a little anxious.

"General."

Luo Xuanye had no scruples. He stared at Li Shimin and said, "King Qin, aren't you worried about losing? You're risking everything to fight for an unknown future."

Li Shimin was dressed in royal robes, showing nobility, but at this moment he was like a righteous man, saying with emotion: "I am not afraid of doing too much and making too many mistakes, I am just afraid of not doing enough!

Although everyone is apparently from Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and the others are just ministers of the Qin Palace, while Luo Xuanye is a real high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, a third-grade general Zuo Xiaowei, equivalent to the commander of the military region, and Li Yuan Give him the right to open the palace, and he can lead the army alone.

"Wow!"

But they don't know what to say. There are some things they know clearly in their hearts, but they can't say them out.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Shimin was promoted to the rank of Taiwei, and Li Yuan named him Shangshu Ling of Xingtai, Shaanxi Province!

Because he knew that he would never be able to compete with Pei Ji in front of Li Yuan, so he could only place his hope on the rising King of Qin Li Shimin.

The Luo family members were not surprised, and just said "Sure enough".

After Li Shimin became the Shangshu Ling of Shaanxi Province, Liu Wenjing was the left servant and he was the right servant. These powers were not comparable to those of officials such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

All the courtiers of King Qin were sitting in the mansion with frowns. After Luo Xuanye walked in, everyone saluted.

Qin Wangfu.

But this violated Li Yuan's taboo. No matter how much he valued family ties, he would not allow his ministers to be loyal to another person, a prime minister and a prince. This was because he wanted to establish another central government!

After Luo Xuanye returned the greetings one by one, he sat in the first position on the left hand, waiting for Li Shimin. Everyone in the hall asked Luo Xuanye: "General, did Zhongshu Ling reveal any information?"

The hall was filled with excitement, but when I thought about it, I thought it was normal. When Qin faced the powerful Guandong, it also guarded Guanzhong and waited for Guandong to weaken.

Changsun Wuji and others opened their mouths and wanted to stop them.

Everyone looked at Luo Xuanye, and saw him clenching his fist tightly, then slowly loosening his fist, and then staring at Li Shimin and saying: "King Qin, if my father gives up Hedong, what will you do?"

Luo Xuanye frowned deeply and sighed. Now everyone was even more curious. This was not a good thing.

As soon as Fang Xuanling said these words, people in the hall suddenly started sighing. The emperor is the emperor. What can they do?
At first, Pei Ji defeated Li Yuan without punishing him, so the court was naturally dissatisfied.

"The Duke."

Li Shimin, who was supposed to lead the army to the war, was idle at home because he defended Liu Wenjing and could not lead the army to the war.

Changsun Wuji said: "King of Qin, Pei Ji's army was defeated, all the high officials of the imperial court were defeated, and the kings of the clan had no victories. The Tang Dynasty is in danger."

But if Li Shimin asks for a fight on his own, he will undoubtedly be putting his prestige and future on the line!

Back then, Liu Wenjing was punished for her crime and meritorious service, but now Pei Ji is still favored and even treated better. Who can be convinced by this?
The subsequent kings of the Li clan either suffered defeats in Hedong or were defeated by Dou Jiande in Hebei. Senior officials in the court, including ministers, ministers, and governors of various states, were all the top dignitaries of the Tang court, and they all suffered defeats in front of Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou. , and suddenly no one was interested in talking about Pei Ji.

A few days ago, Li Yuan ordered that the Ministry of Internal History be changed to the Province of Zhongshu, so Li Xiuning became the Order of Zhongshu, in charge of the central government, and knew a lot of information that they did not know.

Today's Shaanxi Province is almost completely out of the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Since the founding of Li Tang, it has never been so miserable. Pei Ji was still somewhat capable in domestic affairs, but he showed his cowardice in the war. After going to Hedong, he hesitated to step forward, which led to the loss of troops and generals in Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Luo Xuanye. Seeing that he had not spoken a word, he asked: "Qingyang, what do you want to say?"

"Pei Ji was defeated and lost his troops and generals, but your majesty did not punish him and did not allow King Qin to go on an expedition. Alas, this is because he still has a grudge in his heart."

The prosperous Tang Dynasty cast a deep shadow because of these two incidents.

This shadow soon spread to an extent that was unimaginable in the Tang Dynasty!
……

He was reluctant to deal with his own son, but he was not lenient at all when it came to killing other people. Liu Wenjing was on Li Yuan's must-kill list without knowing anything about it.

And this king will not lose!
With talented people like you, I will never lose!

Don’t you have any confidence?
Did the mere Liu Wuzhou stop us from moving forward? "

Just a few words made everyone in the hall feel a tingling sensation rising straight from their tail spines. This is King Qin, and this is why they are willing to follow him!
"no way!"

"Never!"

Luo Xuanye said loudly: "King Qin, I will accompany you to the palace to meet your father. Please fight against Hedong!"

Li Shimin looked around at the crowd and saw that their morale was good. He smiled heartily and said: "Okay, let us go to the next victory and the Tang Dynasty will last forever!"

Everyone in the hall solemnly said in unison: "Ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty!"

When everyone dispersed to prepare for the expedition, a gentle voice sounded in Luo Xuanye's ears, followed by the refreshing fragrance, "Brother-in-law, stay."

Luo Xuanye turned to look at Changsun and asked, "Princess?"

Li Shimin changed his expression and smiled. He must have known what Changsun was going to do. Changsun smiled softly and said, "Brother-in-law, I heard from my sister that Liu Lang has not been engaged yet?"

Luo Xuanye suddenly realized that Princess Qin was getting married.

I don’t know whose daughter she is.

Luo Xuanye nodded and said: "That's true. Does the princess have a lady who would be a good match? If not, if it's suitable, my fourth brother and I are both in Chang'an and we can discuss it."

Luo Xuanye knew that the Changsun family had a normal relationship with the family. When her half-brother kicked her and Changsun Wuji out of the Changsun family, Changsun Wuji, a petty person, always remembered that, Luo Xuanye knew that when Changsun Wuji became rich, I will definitely go back with revenge.

Then this girl cannot be from the Changsun family, then who is it?
Changsun didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "Have my uncle and brother-in-law ever heard of it?

He has a legitimate daughter, my cousin, and my childhood playmate.

Her uncle has always regarded her as the apple of his eye. She is knowledgeable, courteous, and has a gentle temperament. She has a pretty face and is raised in a boudoir. He has always been worried about what kind of family he would like for her.

Rokuro is the best choice for his temperament and ability. I really can't find a more suitable candidate than Rokuro. I don't know what my brother-in-law wants. "

Changsun's uncle, Gao Shilian.

Luo Xuanye knew that Gao Shilian, his uncle, was no different from his father in the hearts of the Changsun family. Without Gao Shilian, the Changsun family would probably have died when he was young.

Even Li Shimin respects him very much. Although Gao is a cousin, they have been together since childhood and are no different from their biological sisters.

The Changsun family married Gao Shilian's legitimate daughter to Luo Xuanling in order to further close the relationship with Luo Xuanling and Luo Xuanye.

As mentioned before, after Luo Su's birth, the Luo family members of Luo Xuanye's generation have basically lost the freedom of marriage.

However, since the appearance of the stigmata, no one in the Luo family has been unhappy in marriage. Even in the previous political marriages, there has been no unhappy marriage.

"Princess, please wait for me and the fourth brother to discuss this. An elder brother is like a father. Now the fourth brother is the eldest among the three of us.

But there is basically no problem with this matter.

Princess, the woman you like is naturally a good match. "

Changsun smiled when he heard this, Li Shimin patted Luo Xuanye on the shoulder and said: "Qingyang, go back and talk to your sister.

After all, she is just pregnant, and we may not be able to come back when she gives birth.

Sister, don't blame me, I can't leave you when I go on an expedition. "

Luo Xuanye was a little depressed, but then cheered up, "Madam will understand, she is a strange woman, if Madam had been guarding Jinyang back then, there wouldn't be so many things happening now.

well. "

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up.

……

The situation in Hedong of the Tang Dynasty continued to deteriorate. The armies of the Tang Dynasty in Hedong were in a state of panic, as if they would be annihilated at any time. Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang were simply too powerful.

Once the diplomacy that he had always been proud of failed, Li Yuan finally issued an edict to test the mood of the government and the opposition. The content of the edict was roughly that Liu Wu and Zhou's army were now strong, so it was better to retreat to Guanzhong to prevent the failure of Hedong from affecting Guanzhong.

When this edict was issued, all the talents in the Qin Palace knew that it was time.

Everyone said to Li Shimin in unison: "The time has come, please send a letter to the King of Qin!"

Since King Qin decided to carry the Tang Dynasty on his back, he naturally wanted to maximize the effect. Since he wanted to be the savior of the Tang Dynasty, he had to let everyone know.

The success must be mine, the success must be me!
Don’t be an unsung hero!

Li Shimin submitted a letter, followed by Luo Xuanye's name. "Hedong, the Jin State dominated this area during the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Qin State could not go eastward. During the Warring States Period, the Zhao State occupied the east of the river. It was known as the mountains and rivers inside and outside, and it was its hegemony.

Our Tang Dynasty is the place where dragons thrive, where luck gathers, with outstanding people and abundant products. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged in endlessly. If we lose Hedong, how can our Tang Dynasty revive its great cause?
Now that my father wants to abandon Hedong, my son deeply feels that it is inappropriate and is willing to ask you for orders to give me 30,000 elite soldiers to defeat Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang just like I did against Xue Ju and the Western Turks!

Recover Jinyang, make the dragon prosper, and bless the Tang Dynasty! "

Once this letter was circulated in the Tang Dynasty court and Chang'an, it immediately stirred up waves.

Across the sea, the hero shows his true colors!
When the Tang Dynasty was in such a difficult situation that no matter whether the emperor, the prince or the courtiers were silent, King Qin's voice of gold and stone swimming against the current was so valuable and inspiring.

Almost visible to the naked eye, Chang'an City and the Tang Dynasty, which were full of fear, had a high-spirited vitality.

Li Yuan was very pleased with Li Shimin's bravery, and the relationship between father and son seemed to have returned to its original state.

Li Yuan appointed Li Shimin as the marching marshal and Li Xuanba as the deputy marshal, commanding tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to fight against Song Jingang.

Luo Xuanye was naturally still the commander-in-chief of the march. He commanded thousands of elite infantry and cavalry and sat in charge of the central army with Li Shimin.

It was already winter, and some snow even fell in Chang'an. It was very cold. It was extremely uncomfortable to go on an expedition at this time, but Li Shimin thought this was a good opportunity.

Li Shimin was best at mastering movement and stillness when fighting. When the Yellow River froze, he immediately ordered the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to cross the Yellow River on the ice overnight, and then stationed in the city to confront Song Jingang.

Li Shimin was stationed in Hedong. The biggest problem was not to deal with Song Jingang's attack.

When he fought with Xue Ju, Li Shimin could persist without attacking for two months. As a master of defensive counterattack tactics, he definitely lacked defensive ability.

But food is what makes a soldier brave, and Li Shimin is short of food!

That's right, Datang, which owns Guanzhong and Shuzhong, is short of food!
There are many reasons for the food shortage, and the previous defeats played a big role. What fell into Li Shimin's hands was an extremely bad mess.

However, due to successive wars in Hedong, the land was desolate and the people fled into the city, making it difficult for the Tang army to collect grain and grass.

Li Shimin had to issue an announcement to all parties. At this time, his reputation as "Taiyuan Young Master" came into play.

When Li Yuan became a stayer in Taiyuan, he did not bother to make friends with scholars, and only made friends with those high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty.

He asked Li Jiancheng to make friends with scholars in Hedong, and asked Li Shimin to make friends with scholars in Jinyang. From now on, Li Shimin has completed this task very well.

Li Shimin can truly let go of his aristocratic airs, wear the clothes of ordinary people, go deep into the grassroots, and understand the sufferings of the people.

Li Yuan was unwilling to do these things, but Li Shimin was willing, so naturally, Li Shimin's reputation grew little by little.

Power comes from the bottom up!
Li Shimin sent a notice. When people from all over the east of the river heard that Li Shimin was coming in command, many people immediately joined and brought a large amount of food and grass!
Seeing this scene, the scholars in Prince Qin's palace who did not have a deep understanding of the people's greatness had not yet reacted, but Luo Xuanchen said directly: "The Prince of Qin has won the hearts of the people in Hedong. How can our army not win this battle?"

Li Xuanba was not good at charging into battle, but he was deeply trusted by Li Shimin, so Li Shimin asked him to take care of the food and grass.

As the most important minister under Li Xuanba, the actual responsibility of the logistics manager fell on Luo Xuanchen, who was able to attend and participate in the core staff.

Li Shimin pointed at the Kanyu map, first pointed at Liu Wuzhou's base camp Mayi, then pointed at Jinyang, and finally pointed at Song Jingang, and asked: "What do you think?"

Luo Xuanye was now almost on the same channel as Li Shimin. When he saw it, he immediately said: "Liu Wuzhou is in Jinyang, and Song Jingang goes deep alone!"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, Song Jingang went deep into the army alone, and everyone knows how difficult it was for our army to raise food and grass. Could Song Jingang get food and grass easily?"

You should still remember the tactics used to defeat Xue Ju. Now I have decided to repeat the same tactics and wait for Song Jingang to run out of food and grass. "

Use this trick again!
Everyone frowned. This move had indeed had significant effects, but it was not a panacea.

Consuming the opponent's food and grass, your own food and grass are also consumed at the same time.

And the other party is not a fool, he must stay in the city and starve to death.

It's almost time to start retreating. Many wars in ancient and modern times ended in vain because they withdrew their troops from each other due to lack of food and grass.

There are not many wars that really fail because of running out of food and grass.

In the battle where Li Shimin defeated Western Qin, the consumption of food and grass was just a prerequisite. The most important thing was that Li Shimin found the right opportunity and led Qingqi to defeat the Western Qin army.

It's hard!
Li Shimin saw that everyone was silent and smiled heartily: "Song Jingang went deep alone and plundered food and grass to maintain the army. He was like standing in the crater of a volcano that could erupt at any time, while our army was standing on the ground.

He was an elite soldier and wanted to fight our army decisively, but I couldn't let him do so. After that, I only sent a small force to harass him, leaving him helpless and waiting for the opportunity.

This commander-in-chief orders all armies to close their camps tightly. Song Jingang’s army is coming to attack, so they are not allowed to fight! "

The armies were ordered to defend the formations no matter how Song Jingang called them, and the Tang army would not give him any chance. The menacing Song Jingang army was quite frustrated.

Although the army cannot attack, Li Shimin will not do nothing. When fighting, he likes to take the lead and often puts himself in danger. In peacetime, he also likes to personally investigate, especially in battlefield environments.

He believes that if a general cannot understand the terrain clearly, it will be difficult to make full use of every opportunity.

……

The terrain of Hedong, which has mountains and rivers inside and outside, is very complicated. There are countless continuous mountains and water flows, which makes Li Shimin, who is not familiar with the terrain, a little tired.

Following him was Luo Xuanling. Compared to Luo Xuanye, who was much older than Li Shimin, Li Shimin could see his own shadow in Luo Xuanling better.

Moreover, Luo Xuanling is about to marry his sister-in-law, which is typical of his own people.

Looking at Luo Xuanling who was climbing up the mountain, Li Shimin glanced around, then pointed to a mountain col and said: "Qingyu, let's go there to have a rest. I haven't been so tired for a long time."

Li Shimin lay down in the depression without any scruples, stretched his body, and let out a comfortable groan. Luo Xuanling also sat down, but did not close his eyes, but kept observing the surroundings.

Li Shimin saw this and said, "I'm a little tired today. I'm going to take a nap. Qing Yuqing should also rest."

Luo Xuanling chuckled and said: "Prince Qin, please rest, this is outside the city, be careful, I will keep a lookout for you to prevent any accidents.

I went through training when I was a kid, and I could handle it even if I didn't sleep for a few days. "

Li Shimin laughed out loud when he heard this. He could see that Luo Xuanling was also very tired, but he insisted on not sleeping. He was very moved, patted Luo Xuanling on the shoulder and said: "You kid, okay, you give me I'm on guard duty, I'm going to sleep first."

After saying that, he fell next to him. Perhaps he was too tired and snored. Luo Xuanling was also tired, but he still didn't relax at all and listened carefully to the sounds around him.

Li Shimin snored loudly, but his complexion gradually recovered as he slept. Luo Xuanling felt that he couldn't concentrate on it, so he sat up cross-legged.

"what?"

It was just a routine vigilance at first, but suddenly Luo Xuanling felt something was wrong. Almost instantly, his hair stood on end. If he felt right?
He pressed his ears tightly to the ground, not caring that the mud and sweat were mixed together, making his face full of mud.

That's right!

"Horse hooves!"

Not only the sound of horse hooves, but also the sound of messy footsteps gradually stopped, there were enemies, and they were discovered.

This is Luo Xuanling's judgment.

How could this keep him from being frightened.

He quickly shook Li Shimin awake, and Li Shimin opened his eyes in confusion. Before he could fully recover, he heard Luo Xuanling say anxiously: "King Qin, there are enemy rangers nearby, and they may have discovered us! "

Li Shimin woke up instantly and stood up suddenly. He was an excellent marksman. With a few glances like an eagle's eye, he saw the soldiers surrounding him.

When he saw this scene, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel scared. It was really terrible. If these soldiers were allowed to get close, he, the majestic King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, might die in the hands of this unknown soldier, in this wilderness. place.

He looked at Luo Xuanling with great joy. Fortunately, fortunately, Luo Xuanling was by his side. Luo Xuanling was devoted to his duties. He recalled Luo Xuanye's figure protecting him every time on the battlefield.

As expected of a Luo family member, he never disappoints anyone!

With these thoughts in mind, but without stopping, Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling got on their horses and rode away.

When the enemy realized that they had been discovered, they pursued them without hesitation. Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling drew back and shot arrows as they walked, and almost all of their arrows were in vain.

The enemy was horrified, and they didn't know it was King Li Shimin of Qin. After all, who would have thought that the enemy commander would appear here, so they stopped pursuing and watched the two people escape from the siege.

After completely getting rid of the enemy rangers, Li Shimin became more and more frightened as he thought about it and said, "Qingyu, thanks to you this time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

Luo Xuanling smiled and said: "King Qin, this is my duty. You don't have to take it too seriously. I will fulfill my duty today, and I will fulfill my duty tomorrow and every day in the future."

Li Shimin was even more moved when he heard this, "You are such a sincere minister, how can you show your ability as just a deputy commander?

In this battle against Song Jingang, I will ask you for your meritorious service immediately. You came to Chang'an not long ago, your official position is not high, and your salary is not high.

This time I will arrange titles, honors, and military officers for you. Although they are all false titles, the salary and treatment are real.

You still want to get married. Although you are from the Luo family, today's people, especially Guanlong and Daibei, value crowns and noble relatives. Men in this world must always be accompanied by nobles. "

Listening to Li Shimin's words, Luo Xuanling now fully felt that there is no greater skill than following the dragon and rescuing the driver!
He had a strong intuition. Just for today's incident, he followed Li Shimin step by step.

If one day Li Shimin could become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, or the emperor, he would be able to reach the level of Fifth Brother, a true important minister of the country, but he actually did nothing but save Li Shimin's life.

Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling hurried back to the barracks. When they arrived at the barracks, Li Shimin asked Luo Xuanling to rest quickly.

Once here, Luo Xuanling no longer shirks and returns to his room to rest. His room is very close to Li Shimin's room. If there is a mutiny, he can react immediately.

As soon as Li Shimin entered the hall, he saw Fang Xuanling and others pacing anxiously. When he saw Li Shimin coming in, he immediately came over and said anxiously: "King Qin, something serious has happened. News just came that King Yong'an's army has been wiped out. Almost all the armies east of the Tang Dynasty were defeated.

Now we are the only one left in Hedong. What should we do now? "

Before Li Shimin came back, they had already cursed those losers, but this did not help the current situation.

Li Shimin also didn't expect that this group of people could make it more difficult for him.

At this time Luo Xuanye walked in from the outside, saluted Li Shimin and said: "The ones who defeated King Yong'an and wiped out his entire army were Song Jingang's generals Wei Chigong and Xun Xiang.

Judging from the battle reports, these two people are very difficult to deal with, especially Yu Chigong. The battle reports say that he is an enemy of ten thousand people. "

Li Shimin ordered to hold on, but Li Shimin was not a coward. After this incident, he immediately decided to attack, otherwise the morale of the Tang army would be low and the effect of holding on would be extremely poor.

"Qingyang, organize your army immediately, take only the light cavalry, and go to the Fen River to ambush Song Jingang's partial army. They will definitely leave from here!"

Li Shimin's mind was filled with the terrain he had been investigating these days.

Luo Xuanye was ordered to leave.

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In the second year of Wude, the emperor was ordered to conquer Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou in the east of Hedong. At that time, Jingde was the general under Song Jingang. He was so brave that it was difficult to control him. He defeated King Yong'an and the ministers of various tribes. The emperor ordered Xuan Ye to attack them. Xuan Ye was free and defeated Jingde. De was in Fenshui, Jingde was defeated and fled, and Jingde returned to Tang Dynasty. He was quite convinced by Xuan Ye. ——"Book of Tang·The Family of Wang Xuanye of Zhou County"

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