Turbulent Times Chapter 1336: Li Yuan father and son

"My lord, one of the reasons why General Feng Ciming was defeated in such a short period of time was that the food and grass were severely withheld. This involved Yu Shiji and Fan Zigai, two celebrities in front of the emperor, as well as seven clans and five surnames. It is also the result of the joint action of these three forces." Shen Guoer looked at Wang Junlin with a gloomy expression, and added a few words.

Wang Junlin was thoughtful, and said: "Li Mi has a lot of friends in the court, maybe he is secretly playing tricks, using his connections to bribe Feng Ciming so that Feng Ciming's food and grass can't be delivered on time, so that the imperial court's army doesn't have enough food and grass. , the soldiers couldn’t eat enough, and their combat strength was less than 50%, so they were easily defeated.”

In Wang Junlin's view, although the generals will inevitably die before the battle, the old general Feng Ciming regards the battlefield as his final destination and deserves his death. , It's really abhorrent to look for people who are responsible.

Shen Guoer was shocked when she heard the words, and quickly said: "I will immediately order the people in Luoyang and Dongdu to investigate this matter."

Pause for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, Shan Xiongxin has now become the sixth head of Wagang Village. Would you like to contact Shan Xiongxin and ask him to investigate inside Wagang Village."

Wang Junlin shook his head and said: "No need, Li Mi is very cunning, Shan Xiongxin may not be able to play against Li Mi in this aspect, if he inquires rashly, it may expose his relationship with us."

"In addition, collect all the battle examples that Xu Maogong commanded in Wagangzhai. The more detailed the better, after collecting, send a copy to each of Yuchi Jingde and Luo Shixin, so that they can learn from it." Wang Junlinshen Knowing that the rebels in Wagangzhai cannot be equated with other rebels, Zhai Rang will soon withdraw from the stage of history and be killed by Li Miyin, but the combination of Li Mi and Xu Maogong, plus Cheng Yaojin, Xie Yingdeng and others must not be underestimated.

Originally in the original history, Wang Bodang, a tiger general, would also go to Wagangzhai with Li Mi, but when Wang Junlin put down Yang Su's rebellion in Luoyang last year, he was captured alive, and now he has been sent to Snake Island for investigation. Training, after Nie Xiaoyu trains him, he will take over Shan Xiongxin's position and become the chief general of the Xiongwu Camp under Wang Junlin's command.

Xu Mao

Gong, that is, Li Ji in the Tang Dynasty, has a slightly weaker reputation than the military **** Li Jing in history, and his use of soldiers will never be underestimated by Wang Junlin. In his opinion, it is worth studying by his generals, and he knows that Because of Li Mi and Xu Maogong's reasons, the Gang Army has great ambitions, so it is inevitable that they will not limit their scope of activities to Dongjun. Meet Wagangzhai.

After taking down Wang Junlin's instructions, Shen Guoer said, "My lord, the biggest difference between Wagangzhai and other rebels in recent years is that they treat the people in the counties and counties very kindly and never loot. The local people, this is one of the fundamental reasons why Wagang Shanzhuang can grow quietly. In order to gain the support of the surrounding people, the Wagang Army did not hesitate to go far and wide. Chang, Weicheng, Kuangcheng and other places robbed the people of the common people. Even during Yang Su's rebellion, they knew that Baima City's defense was empty, so they never thought of this county. Controlling the entire East County, and during the battle with Feng Ciming this time, the Wagang Army was able to slip out of the encirclement quietly from under the noses of the officers and soldiers. Good deeds go a long way.”

Wang Junlin nodded in satisfaction, looked at Shen Guo'er appreciatively and said, "That's right, Guo'er's analysis is quite correct, the fact is indeed the case."

"Wagang Village no longer hides its strength, and Xu Maogong appears on the stage of history. This probably means that the troubled times of the Sui Dynasty are finally coming. It is estimated that the Turkic people in the north are also ready to move. Li Yuan and his son will also surface." Shen After Guo'er left, Wang Junlin sighed secretly.

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"Troubled times are coming!" In Tang Guogong's mansion in Taiyuan City, Tang Guogong Li Yuan handed the residence newspaper in his hand to his eldest son Li Jiancheng, rubbed his tired brows, and in front of his three sons and all his staff and subordinates, Said these four words with a complicated expression.

Since coming to Taiyuan, Li Yuan has secretly started to accumulate power and food, but there are too many trifles, and some things are very troublesome to promote, and the risks are not small, so it is necessary

Do it sneakily.

"My father is too tired, but I asked my elder brother to do many things, but because I am a little younger, I never entrust them to me." Li Shimin thought sadly, but he was actually a little dissatisfied in his heart.

To be honest, Li Shimin was quite critical of other members of the family. His father despised him and did not arrange important matters for him. But the younger brother Li Yuanji was naughty and mischievous by nature and had a cruel personality, so there was a scandal of hunting and killing the maidservant. As for his elder brother Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin secretly looked down upon him.

It is undeniable that his elder brother Li Jiancheng is a magnanimous person, and he is also quite good at handling trivial matters. Now he has become his father's right-hand man. But in Li Shimin's view, these trivial matters are done by his father's staff, and the elder brother should be alone, and he despises the elder brother's indecision the most.

While secretly slandering, Li Shimin heard his father ask his eldest brother: "After the completion and the beginning of spring, how will the people of Taiyuan County be?"

Li Jiancheng quickly said: "Reporting to my father, last winter, there was a heavy snowfall in Taiyuan, and countless people and livestock froze to death, and many people also froze to death. Refugees flocked to the county town. Last month, more than 30,000 refugees appeared near the county town, and in the first ten days of this month, more than 13,000 people came to the county town to beg for food."

After a pause, Li Jiancheng said again: "Now the counties have written letters, and I want my father to send people to forcibly drive the refugees back to their hometowns, or directly drive them out of the county, so as not to cause unexpected chaos!"

Li Jiancheng replied calmly, with a calm expression on his face. Li Yuan's staff and officials nodded secretly, thinking that the eldest son is stable and talented, and it is everyone's blessing.

"Let's not talk about the letters from the counties. After the completion, what do you think we should do with these refugees? Are we going to forcibly expel them?" Li Yuan asked thoughtfully.

"Father, in my opinion, we should not deport the refugees, but we should force them to return to their hometowns and hurry up to cultivate the land. We are short of food now." Li Jiancheng thought for a while and said.

Li Yuan was a little disappointed. Although this answer was pertinent, any staff member could think of it.