Turbulent Times Chapter 1203: Li Shimin’s amazing proposal

However, Li Yuanji, the third son, besides being good at martial arts and reaching the breaking stage at a young age, is arrogant and conceited by nature, has high vision but low power, and is defiant.

Eldest Sun Shunde heard that last month, in order to get a pair of 12-year-old twin girls, Li Yuanji secretly instructed his subordinates to pretend to be thieves and kill the whole family of the twin girls. He jumped out and rescued the two girls with the attitude of a hero saving the beauty, and took them home to play with them all day long.

Li Yuanji didn't notice the deep disappointment in his father's eyes, let alone his eldest grandson Shunde's dislike for him, so he said loudly, "Father, elder brother is good at governing, but he leads soldiers to fight wars." It’s far worse than Hai’er, let Hai’er lead the troops to Taiyuan! He will surely defeat Wang Junlin, even if Wang Junlin will be driven out of the east of the river for a while, it’s better to let Hai’er sit in Taiyuan City than the elder brother who doesn’t know about military affairs...”

"Shut up!" Seeing the third son criticize the eldest son in front of outsiders, Li Yuan shouted angrily.

It was rare for Li Yuanji to see his father get so angry. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to say any more, but he was extremely dissatisfied in his heart. Don't let him lead troops.

Eldest Sun Shunde intended to break the deadlock between Li Yuan and his son, and said at the right time: "My lord, the second son on the east side sent an urgent report the day before yesterday. Young Master, the Third Young Master suffered a defeat a few days ago, the troops are insufficient, and the situation is extremely unfavorable!"

"Who says it's not!" Li Yuan sighed and said, "But even if Luo Yi sent 50,000 horses to attack Shimin, this king is not worried. I believe Shimin will definitely be able to hold the east."

When Li Yuanji heard this, he felt even more upset. He had never had a good relationship with his second brother Li Shimin, and he had always been jealous of Li Shimin's ability, his illustrious military exploits, and his prestige among the Li family's army and civil and military officials. , He has always thought that if he puts himself in Li Shimin's position, he will do no worse than Li Shimin.

At this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside, and a dusty messenger was brought in by the guards.

The messenger knelt down towards Li Yuan and said loudly: "The villain sent a secret letter to Tang Wang by the order of the second son."

After speaking, the messenger took off his trousers in front of Li Yuan, tore open the wound on his thigh, and took out a sealed secret letter from the flesh and blood.

Li Yuan's guards had already cleaned up the flesh and blood on the secret letter, and handed the secret letter to Li Yuan.

During this process, Li Yuan kindly praised the messenger, ordered someone to take him down to treat the wound, and rewarded him with silver.

After Li Yuan read the secret letter with a heavy heart, his face couldn't help but change several times.

Eldest Sun Shunde saw the change in Li Yuan's face, and quickly asked: "My lord, what did the second son say in the letter, and what happened?"

Li Yuan didn't speak, but handed the secret letter to the eldest grandson Shunde, and said solemnly: "Shunde, read it for yourself!"

Eldest Sun Shunde was full of surprise, he took the secret letter with both hands and looked at it, his face also changed several times, his brows twitched, and then he frowned and meditated.

Li Yuanji looked at it curiously, and walked over directly, took the letter from the elder Sun Shunde very impolitely, and read it.

Li Yuan gave Li Yuanji a hard look

In the end, he just sighed and didn't scold him any more.

"What, the second brother said that he would give up Hedong and attack Shuzhong." Li Yuanji didn't have the heart and city government of Li Yuan and Changsun Shunde, so he yelled loudly on the spot.

Moreover, before Li Yuan and Changsun Shunde could say their thoughts on this matter, Li Yuanji immediately said with a sneer on his face: "Father, the second brother was scared by the Far East Army, and he wants to abandon our lair Hedong, it is simply too stupid to fight Sichuan and Shu."

Finally, Li Yuan couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted loudly: "You idiot, get out of here."

Li Yuanji was taken aback for a moment, his face turned extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Father, the boy did not say anything wrong. The second brother's move is clearly because he is afraid of the Far Eastern Army, and he can retreat and go directly to Sichuan, but the eldest brother How to retreat there, the second brother wants to put the eldest brother to death..."

"Shut up!" Li Yuan trembled with anger.

"Father, listen to me, you have to trust me..." Li Yuanji tried his best to speak, expressing that what he said was not wrong.

"Come on, pull this **** down for me. Without my order, you are not allowed to step out of the house." Before Li Yuanji finished speaking, Li Yuan sternly reprimanded him.

Several guards walked in from the outside, and they forcibly took Li Yuanji down with embarrassment on their faces.

It's just that when Li Yuanji was taken down, his face was so gloomy that water could drip, and even his expression was distorted.

"Shunde, this scoundrel is so embarrassing that you can laugh at him." Li Yuan sighed, forced a smile and said to his eldest grandson Shunde.

Eldest Sun Shunde didn't have any superfluous expression on his face, he quickly said: "The third son is still young, after a few more years of experience, he will be no worse than the eldest son and the second son."

Li Yuan knew that the eldest grandson Shunde was just casually polite, so he would not say anything more about this matter, but solemnly said: "Shunde, in your opinion, is Shimin's proposal feasible?"

Changsun Shunde didn't answer immediately, but frowned and pondered for a while, then sighed, and replied: "Second Young Master's analysis is correct, it is already very difficult for us to hold the east of the river with our strength, if we continue to fight, It is bound to implicate Guanzhong. Instead of wasting troops on the east side of the river, it is better to stick to Chang'an City, and then take advantage of the Far East Army's attack on Sichuan and Shu, so as to seize Sichuan and Shu, the land of abundance, and connect Guanzhong with Sichuan and Shu , while using natural dangers to resist the Far East Army, you can get in touch with the southern forces in Sichuan and Shu, secretly form an alliance, and jointly deal with Wang Junlin, so as to map the world."

Li Yuan didn't express his opinion immediately, but frowned tightly in thought, obviously hesitating, after all, Hedong was his lair, and it was even considered as his Longxing place, which was of great significance.

But rationality told Li Yuan that what the second son Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Shunde said was right. He Dong and the others couldn't hold on anymore, and even He Dong had become a sore on their bodies. It's better to dig it out with a knife.

"This matter is really important, so it's better to invite other people to discuss it together." After an unknown amount of time, Li Yuan took a long breath and finally said.

Elder Sun Shunde was disappointed when he saw that Li Yuan did not make a decision on this matter, and couldn't help but think that if Li Shimin was in Li Yuan's position, he would definitely make a direct decision on this matter instead of calling everyone to discuss it.

Because, the eldest grandson Shunde is very

Clearly, the forces included in the Li Yuan Group can't work together at all. Every powerful family will consider its own interests, and no consensus can be reached at all after discussions, which will waste a lot of time and even delay the withdrawal of the army from Hedong and Hedong. The best time to capture the land of Sichuan and Shu.

Eldest Sun Shunde was disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest sign on his face. Instead, he nodded and said: "My lord is wise, it is indeed safe to call everyone to discuss this matter."

It’s not that the eldest grandson Shunde doesn’t want to remind Li Yuan, but the problem is that if he prevents Li Yuan from convening other people to discuss, if it gets out afterwards, he will offend a large number of powerful families. Compared with the giants such as the Hu family and the Cui family, they are still far behind. Offending these giants is likely to bring disaster to his family, so he has to act cautiously.

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"My lord, you must never give up on Hedong. Hedong is the land of Longxing, with a large population and fertile land. Unlike the Central Plains and Guanzhong, which are actually suffering from bandits."

"Hmph, you sound good, but the problem is that we are attacking from all directions, fighting on three fronts, east, west, and north, with limited troops. It is the defeat of the three fronts, east, west, and north."

No more scruples than other people, Dugu Changsu sighed, and said directly: "I am very worried that the son will not be able to defend Taiyuan, so that our previous efforts will be wasted. If Taiyuan is lost, the east of the river will be difficult to protect, and we will break a wing. If so, No matter whether you want to part with Taiyuan, the land of Longxing, I'm afraid you have to give up."

The head of the Cui family said: "Brother Dugu said it easily, if he gave up the prosperous land of Hedong, but failed to capture Sichuan and Shu, it would be nothing."

Dugu Changsu snorted coldly: "So, now we should concentrate our forces to fight for the land of abundance like Sichuan and Shu. If we wait until the battle for Hedong fails and our strength is greatly damaged, and then we go back to fight for Sichuan and Shu, I'm afraid it will not be so easy. Give up first." Hedong, withdraw the money and food from Hedong to Guanzhong, and fight for Sichuan and Shu with all our strength. After we consolidate Guanzhong and Sichuan and Shu, we will turn around and fight for Hedong. This is actually the same, and we will have already got Sichuan and Shu by then."

Eldest Sun Shunde said at the right time: "What Patriarch Dugu said is reasonable. We have only captured Guanzhong for a few months now, and we have not gained a firm foothold. In fact, it is not appropriate to attack from all directions. Wang Junlin has also seen this, so we don't wait for him to secure a solid foundation." The counties in the Central Plains started war against us, because it was already predicted that we would not be able to support a two-front war.”

Li Yuan's other cousin, Li Shuliang, suddenly said in a calm tone: "The question now is not whether we want to fight on two fronts, but that Taiyuan City has been surrounded by the army led by Wang Junlin, Shizi Jiancheng and the people in Taiyuan City The 80,000 horses can't come back even if they want to retreat, so either go to rescue Taiyuan, or watch Shizi Jiancheng and the 80,000 horses be killed by Wang Junlin."

"The Far East Army fought on three fronts, and the troops were also tense. Wang Junlin only led less than 50,000 troops to attack Taiyuan City. Given the size of Taiyuan City, the Far East Army could not besiege the city at all. It only encircled the west and south directions. Shizi Jiancheng could leave some troops to hold back the Far Eastern soldiers led by Wang Junlin during the siege, and then withdraw from the other two directions. Even if all 80,000 troops could not be withdrawn, at least You can also withdraw half of it."