The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Does he have many soldiers?" Li Fu asked.

"The Prince of Yan led General Tianjie to guard Jingzhou, stationed troops in Huating and Tanzheng Gorge to prevent the Turks from going south to invade the border. Naturally, he has a lot of soldiers. Otherwise, how can he prevent it?" Li Xiaogong said.

"Then, how many soldiers does General Li Yi have now?"

"Together, there should be more than 5,000 people." Li Xiaogong looked at Li Fu in confusion: "Why do you ask this, brother?"

"More than 5,000 people..." Li Fu sighed: "Now it's the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is coming soon. Is there any news from General Li Yi that he wants to return to Chang'an to pay tribute?"

Li Xiaogong shook his head.

"I haven't heard about it yet. Why? Do you think that the Prince of Yan...will have other thoughts?" Li Xiaogong leaned slightly towards Li Fu and asked in a low voice.

"The Prince of Yan was a subordinate of the Prince of Xi." Li Xiaogong said, "He was stationed at the border afterwards. Even if something like that happened in the court, he did not participate. Moreover, the decree of His Majesty's amnesty had been issued for a long time. Even if he was at the border, the Prince of Yan should know the court's policy and His Majesty's grace."

"He knows it." Li Fu said, "But he is different from other former subordinates of the Prince of Xi. There is a grudge between him and His Majesty."

Li Yi had offended Li Shimin.

At the beginning, he flattered Li Jiancheng and stood directly against Li Shimin. When Li Shimin's confidants came to inspect his military camp, he beat Li Shimin's confidants for no reason.

This was tantamount to slapping Li Shimin in the face.

However, Li Shimin did not intend to pursue the matter. Moreover, after ascending the throne, he granted Li Yi the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi and a fief of 1,200 households.

Li Fu could not understand why Li Yi wanted to rebel when Li Shimin had done so much.

He did not pursue the previous things, and he was given preferential treatment after he came to power.

Even so, he still rebelled?

Or some people are not destined to enjoy a good life.

Xue Wanche, who also served Li Jiancheng, was named General of the Left Guard after being found and married Li Shimin's sister Princess Danyang.

There was also Feng Li, General of the Cavalry of Li Jiancheng's Guard, who led his troops to attack Xuanwu Gate during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. He fought hard for a long time and killed General Jing Junhong of the Tunying. He was also surrendered by Li Shimin and appointed as the governor of Guangzhou.

Li Shimin did not pursue those who personally fought on the battlefield.

What is Li Yi still worried about?

Unless he thinks he has the ability to rebel against the Tang Dynasty at this point in time.

In that case, he is really too arrogant.

"In terms of personality, compared with other noble generals in the court, the Prince of Yan is indeed a little..." Li Xiaogong fell silent halfway through his words.

He knows Li Yi better.

Li Yi was violent, cunning, stubborn, and jealous.

This was evident when he served in the Sui Dynasty.

He was the son of Luo Rong, the left general of the Sui Dynasty. After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he was given the surname Li and became Li Yi from Luo Yi.

Under the guidance of his father Luo Rong, he had considerable military accomplishments. During the Sui Dynasty, he repeatedly made military achievements and was promoted to the rank of Tiger Guard General, a fourth-rank official.

When the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, he offended his superior Li Jing, and Li Jing, as his superior, would naturally not indulge him, so he had to punish him to show military discipline.

At the beginning, Li Jing was a military governor, and he had the power of life and death in military affairs, but Li Yi dared to offend people and insult Li Jing, and even held a grudge against Li Jing, wanting to retaliate against him and put him to death.

Even Emperor Yang of Sui knew what kind of person Li Yi was, so he did not doubt Li Jing. However, since the Sui Dynasty was in need of people, Emperor Yang of Sui did not deal with Li Yi.

"Prince Yan is so arrogant." Li Xiaogong sighed.

"This year is the first New Year since your majesty ascended the throne, and it is also related to the major event of changing the reign title. From the incident at Xuanwu Gate to the New Year, General Li Yi has been in Jingzhou, without any action or expression, just so quiet." Li Fu said, "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal."

"How did you think of this?" Li Xiaogong asked curiously.

"Isn't this talking about dealing with the Turks? I remembered that General Yuchi said that General Xue Wanche and General Li Yi knew the Turks best. Now General Li Yi is still stationed in Jingzhou to guard against the Turks."

"Don't think about this matter in that way." Li Xiaogong hurriedly reminded.

Even if you notice something wrong, you can't say much.

Otherwise, you will get into trouble.

"Anyway, it depends on the situation. I think that His Majesty wants to use General Li Yi to deal with the Turks, but I don't know if General Li Yi can get over this hurdle by himself given his personality." Li Fu said casually.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Li Yi had no chance toIf he deals with the Turks, he will kill himself.

"What are you two talking about in the back?" Li Shimin turned around and looked at Li Fu and Li Xiaogong not far behind him.

"It's okay, second brother, we are talking about the Turks." Li Fu smiled.

"Oh?" Li Shimin was also curious: "Talking about the Turks? Why? What do you think of the Turks?"

"I don't have any opinions. The Prince of Jingyang and I have little contact with the Turks, so we can't see anything. Instead, we talked about several generals in the court who know more about the Turks." Li Xiaogong took over the conversation.

Li Shimin nodded.

"Several generals in the court who know more about the Turks have talked about this topic before, including Xue Wanche, Li Jing, and now Yuchi Gong is also familiar with him. Oh, and Li Yi who is far away in Jingzhou."

Li Shimin also thought that in the future, if he wanted to fight the Turks, he would have to rely on these generals to lead the troops.

Fighting a war is not something that can be accomplished by a general leading a group of people, but requires cooperation in several ways.

The scenery on the grassland is different from that around Chang'an. There is not only one road to go.

The entire grassland is connected in all directions. If you want to find out the enemy's position and cooperate to stop them, this is not something that a team of people can accomplish.

"Are you talking about these generals?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes, the generals are all good at using troops. They are your Majesty's left and right arms. With them and under your Majesty's leadership, we can ensure that our Tang Dynasty is worry-free." Li Xiaogong bowed and smiled.

Li Shimin also laughed.

This time, he brought all the civil and military officials out to hunt in a mighty manner, and brought so many soldiers of the Qianniu Guard. His thoughts were known to many people.

When they arrived at the hunting ground, the accompanying palace people were responsible for setting up camp, and Li Shimin led everyone to go hunting first.

"My dear, aren't we going to catch up?" Wu Liangye asked as he followed Li Fu.

"Why are we going to catch up? Let's take a break first. It's so cold." Li Fu said, "It won't be done in a short time. Isn't Lao Zhao ready?"