Chapter 44 Who can turn the tide?
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After getting Li Yuan's approval, Pei Ji looked at Xiao Yu and Feng Deyi with murderous aura and said, "The first question is that Xiao Prime Minister and the Minister of the Constitution have never given up a city or a land since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Now he wants to give up the 19 states and 84 counties under the Liangzhou General Administration. Have you ever considered how much negative impact this move will have on the Tang Dynasty? Today, when the Turks attack Liangzhou, we will give up Liangzhou. If we attack Lingzhou, we will give up Lingzhou. Then, how many people will be convinced by a court that lost its city and land and cannot protect the people? To be honest, once such a decision is made, it means that the court will be out of protection, and the Tang Dynasty will be about to destroy the country. At this time, how many ministers in the court, soldiers and civilians in each prefecture and county, and how many people are there in the court who are trusted?"
Feng Deyi opened his mouth, looked at the murderous aura in Pei Ji's eyes, lowered his head and said nothing, while Xiao Yu was silent.
Pei Ji sneered: "What if Jie Li comes more violently than we imagined, and the encirclement of the Western Turks is more tight than expected, so that Jie Li goes south and is unable to repel the enemy, and the rescue of the Great Protector is in a coordinated manner, what should we do then?"
Due to his position, Xiao Yu was originally sensitive and even rejected Pei Ji, but he was silent at this time because he agreed with Pei Ji in terms of rational judgment. He also judged that Pei Ji's words were correct based on his sophistication.
"It is precisely because we cannot take care of both ends!" Xiao Yu said: "We must make a choice! Use the main force in one direction, and deal with perseverance and wisdom in the other direction, but we must make the determination to cut off our arms in advance! So I just said: Give up Liangzhou and gather all the forces of relevant central troops to resist the Turks? If you want to protect Liangzhou but Liangzhou cannot be saved, and you want to protect Guanzhong, but Guanzhong will not be protected, what if you do?"
The ministers were silent.
Pei Ji's voice became louder and louder and louder: "The third question is, once Liangzhou is abandoned, how much time will it take for the 19th military and civilians in Liangzhou to migrate? From Liangzhou to Guanzhong, the journey is long. If the Turks send cavalry to chase after him? Once the city is lost, how many of these million military and civilians can move to Guanzhong?"
Xiao Yu sighed and said, "If the Turks sent cavalry to chase after him, I'm afraid that one hundred people who can successfully escape to Guanzhong will survive."
Feng Deyi sighed: "If Li Daozong could defend Liangzhou for three months, that would be enough..."
Li Yuan suddenly spoke with a sarcastic word: "Three months?"
Everyone was stunned, and Li Yuan looked at Feng Deyi: "Feng Lun, you think too much of Daozong! He only stayed for three days and sent an emergency for eight hundred miles..."
Li Yuan sighed: "I'm afraid that Liangzhou is already in danger at this moment, and I'm afraid it won't last for three months."
Li Shimin, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Father, my son, please ask for an order, and I am willing to lead a 50,000 army to rescue Liangzhou."
As soon as these words were spoken, they were really shocked.
In this time and space, Li Shimin did not, like the original historical time and space, first pacified Liu Wuzhou, then destroyed Wang Shichong, and then defeated Dou Jiande, and fought against the princes of the world, all ended with complete victory. However, Li Shimin had the title of losing every battle at this time, and even Li Yuanji's performance on the battlefield was more dazzling than Li Shimin.
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the ministers muttered in their hearts.
"Oh, little ancestor... don't bother anymore. The Tang Dynasty has only this little family background. If you lose another battle and lose a 100,000 army, the Tang Dynasty will be hopeless!"
Of course, this is just thinking about it in my heart. No one dares to say it in front of Li Shimin. If it is said it, it will offend Li Shimin to death.
However, he was silent for only a moment. Suddenly, three sounds of "No!" sounds sounded one after another.
The ministers looked at it.
I saw that those who said this were Li Jiancheng, Li Yuan, and Xiao Yu.
Of course, the reasons why these three people did not allow Li Shimin to leave Liangzhou were different. First of all, as the elder brother, Li Jiancheng really did not want Li Shimin to go to Liangzhou to die, because Li Shimin had no experience in fighting against the Turks.
Li Yuan's thoughts are different from Li Jiancheng. He is really worried about Li Shimin. Once Li Shimin leaves Chang'an, there will probably be no one to check and balance Li Jiancheng.
Xiao Yu's consideration was out of public opinion, because the Tang Dynasty could not afford to lose.
李世民想到李建成会拒绝自己,也想到李渊会拒绝自己,可是他却没有想到萧瑀会拒绝自己,旗帜鲜明的站在自己的对立面.
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "My son is sincere. I hope the father will fulfill his promise. If Liangzhou is not protected, the people will sacrifice their lives to the country with their flesh and blood!"
Li Shimin's words were tragic, and the ministers were moved.
"The key is that this is useless. If one person dies, he can retreat the Turkic soldiers!" Xiao Yu said generously: "Why should the old minister cherish this? The question is, after the Qin King went to Liangzhou, how sure is he to resolve the siege of Liangzhou?"
Li Shimin was speechless. Tens of thousands of Western Turkic cavalry fought against the Western Turkic, which had no power to fight back in the Sassanid Empire. In fact, in terms of national strength or military strength, the Western Turkic and the Eastern Turkic were not in the same order. The key is that the Turkic people actually did not have a great concept of unification, and both sides did not think about the issue of merger between the East and the West.
Li Shimin did not speak, Xiao Yu said to Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the old minister thinks that you should summon Prince Chen to the palace overnight!"
"Chen Ying..."
When Xiao Yu heard Chen Ying's name, the ministers exclaimed.
When it comes to dealing with the Turks, no one is more experienced than Chen Ying in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Chen Ying, with the leadership of the Right Guard of the East Palace and the strength of the four Zhechong Prefectures, not only broke the siege of Lingzhou in one fell swoop, but also fought the Eastern Turks for more than a year in Lingzhou. The formation was injured Shibi Khan, and the defeat of Chu Luo Khan was the one who proposed Chen Ying's name, which could make children stop crying in the Turks.
The ministers suddenly realized, "Yes, you can summon Mr. Chen to the palace!"
Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up when he heard this. In fact, he had a plan to let Chen Ying go out of Liangzhou, and let Chen Ying go out of Liangzhou, and the general of Liangzhou, and the general of Liangzhou. Now Chen Ying is the founding duke and the general of the army, which is enough in terms of qualifications and prestige.
The key is that Chen Ying is now considered half of the Li family, and he can make people feel at ease.
Li Yuan nodded and said, "It's just Princess Pingyang..."
"The country and the world are all over the country, Princess Pingyang has already understood the good intentions of her father!" Li Jiancheng pondered: "My son suggested that the Youzhou general manager should be changed to Lingzhou, and the Jingzhou general manager Xue Wanche would be released from Youzhou, Hebei... Hebei, let Li Yi be released from the town. Bingzhou would be released from Li Ji."
It would be fine if Li Jiancheng didn't mention this. When Li Jiancheng mentioned it, Li Yuan was in a cold sweat. Before he knew it, Li Jiancheng's subordinates were already full of talents. Chen Ying, Feng Li, Li Ji, Li Yi, Luo Shixin, Yang Wengan, Duan Zhigan, Zhang Shigui, and Wei Wenzhong, Li Yuan refused without even thinking about it.
What a joke.
Chen Ying, Li Ji, Li Yi, Xue Wanche, and Yuchi Gong all came from the East Palace. Once Li Jiancheng's proposal was really implemented, Li Jiancheng could control nearly half of the military power of Li Tang.
just in case……
Li Yuan absolutely does not allow such a situation to happen.
Li Yuan didn't say anything for a long time, and Pei Ji instantly understood Li Yuan's feelings.
He immediately stood up to smooth things over and said, "Your Highness, the most urgent task is to invite Prince Chen to the palace to discuss matters, let's hear what he says!"
Li Shimin was so depressed at this time.
However, he had no choice but to be depressed.
Because he will be defeated in every battle, everyone dared not have any expectations for Li Shimin anymore.
But Chen Ying is different. What he is best at is to win more with less.
However, Chen Shuda raised an objection: "Your Majesty, my colleagues, Chen's concubine is now responsible for the matter of phosphorus fertilizer. Phosphorus fertilizer is also related to the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. I think if Chen's concubine is transferred to Liangzhou, who will be responsible for this matter of phosphorus fertilizer?"
The Minister of Works, Samurai, who had always been a wooden man, said: "Your Majesty, I have an idea. My brother, the minister of the Siyuan Temple, is proficient in farming, and his brother can take over the matter of Chen's phosphate fertilizer."
Sinon Temple Qing Wu Shiling is a dull and honest man who works diligently and conscientiously. Li Yuan has always had a good impression of Wu Shiling.
Li Yuan finally made the decision and asked Chen Ying to come and discuss the matter.
It was just that when the oral order was issued from the Tai Chi Hall in Chang'an, it was already past midnight. By the time the cavalry arrived in the Qinglin, it was already three o'clock.
At this time, Chen Ying and He Yue'er had already fallen into a deep sleep after several fierce battles.
Just in response to the saying, there were only exhausted cows and no broken fields. Chen Ying was exhausted and he had no strength to move. He was soft all over, but He Yue'er was a scrupulous little fairy. She was determined to squeeze Chen Ying dry.
Chen Ying was naturally unwilling to admit defeat.
When the eunuchs who announced the edict arrived in the Qing forest, Chen Ying didn't wake up no matter how they called him.
Chapter completed!