Chapter 467 Dayan's Division

Li Shimin felt a little comforted. During this period, because Wang Ping'an was not in Chang'an and no one gave Li Zhi advice, Li Zhi returned to his cowardly nature. Li Shimin's dissatisfaction with him increased as if he had increased. In addition, Li Zhi cried like a child during the day, which made him even more dissatisfied!

But unexpectedly, in just half a day, Li Zhi became so imposing when he entered the Ganlu Palace again, and shouted intuition, saying in public that he could trust Wang Ping'an. If Wang Ping'an knew about this in the future, would Wang Ping'an not be able to assist him wholeheartedly? Moreover, in the eyes of all the ministers, they would also think that the prince's kindness is definitely not a kind person!

Li Shimin sat upright, touched his beard, and sighed in his heart that his son had grown up and would finally win over the hearts of the people!

Changsun Wuji was also happy. OK, Zhier began to understand what the emperor's technique is. He did it right or well. No matter whether Fang Xuanling's death was true or false, Zhier was the ultimate winner, and he would be loyal to the ministers. Well, remembering that the emperor also used this trick!

The ministers looked at Li Zhi intently. They remembered the portraits of the heroes on the Lingyan Pavilion. Although the emperor had never said anything, news came from the palace that the emperor would always sit there whenever he had free time and recall the past. He was affectionate and righteous, and he was a wise monarch for the ages! Unexpectedly, the prince was also such a person who valued love!

Li Zhi supported Wang Ping'an for no reason and insisted that Fang Xuanling was not dead, otherwise Wang Ping'an would have reported it and would not wait until someone else delivers the memorial first. Although his approach is a bit "inexplicable", everyone in the court will all take his tricks!

Li Zhi's character is worthwhile, so he rushed up!

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I hope things are as my son said!"

But the kneeling confidant was anxious. He lied, but he didn't think he was lying, because he concluded that Fang Xuanling must die. When the robber was forced to jump over the wall, he couldn't do anything and didn't kill the hostages... This was impossible. If he was a robber, he wouldn't have let Fang Xuanling and Wang Wendu go like this!

He quickly shouted: "Your Highness, the words of the villain are true, and there is no falsehood!"

Li Zhi glared at him and shouted, "There is no false at all, because they are all false! Where is the samurai in the palace? He put this man in the prison and waited for his death!"

Logically speaking, there are only two people in the court who can issue such orders, one is Li Shimin and the other is Changsun Wuji. Although he is the crown prince and the crown prince, he does not have the power to give such arbitrary orders. After all, he has not ascended the throne yet!

However, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji did not say anything, but nodded together, thinking in their hearts: "Okay, those who are superior should have this courage, and they should be decisive in their work and say the same thing!"

The temple warrior stepped forward, took his confidant out, and put him in the heavenly prison.

Li Shimin waved to Li Zhi and said, "Zhi'er, come here."

Li Zhi was sweating a little. He had never been so arrogant. For the first time, he was so wise and mighty. Seeing his father's call, he walked up the steps and came to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at his son and Lao Huai comforted him, saying, "Zhier, I hope your intuition is right. Your uncle Fang has not encountered any danger!"

Li Zhi shouted loudly, "Uncle Fang will never be in danger!" He said loudly, but his calves were a little cramped. Don't really die, otherwise I would be embarrassed and thrown home. I felt a little regretful. If I didn't say it like this, I wouldn't know if the little woman's idea would be really effective.

The ministers of the court talked a lot and talked for a long time until the second day, and then they dispersed. There was no discussion on the news of Fang Xuanling's death. The only thing they could do was send someone to Zheliu County to find out the news.

Li Shimin did not give any obvious praise to Li Zhi, but his expression was much more kind and he was left to have a midnight snack. Li Zhi always thought about it, fearing that the little woman's idea would not work.

After returning to Lizheng Palace, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He had insomnia all night. The next morning, he rushed to Lixia Palace to find Wu Meiniang and asked her what to do next!

He had no idea, but Wu Meiniang's idea was very correct. She told Li Zhi not to worry and wait and see what happened. Just tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, there will be another memorial.

After comforting Li Zhi, Wu Meiniang actually took him to the garden, found a small slope, and lighted incense in a small incense burner. They burned incense together and prayed, begging God for help. Wang Ping'an's memorial must be sent, and Fang Xuanling must not have any trouble!

Li Zhi didn't believe this, but now there was no other way, so he had to pray with Wu Meiniang. After begging God for a long time, he suddenly understood that the taste was coming. Could it be that the little woman Wu Meiniang, she was not sure about that idea? Otherwise, why would you ask God for help?

Zheliu County.

Wang Ping'an stood at the top of the city and looked at the construction site. A large group of people stood behind him, Gu Lantian, You Xiujie and others were there, and Su Dingfang and Di Renjie were also with him. Wang Ping'an asked, "These days have been quiet. There is nothing wrong with the willows, and there is nothing wrong on the grassland. The quietness makes me a little suspicious. Is it easy for the thief to settle the willows so much? It is inconsistent with the reason!"

Gu Lantian said: "What's wrong with it? Our army is powerful. Those robbers have always taken advantage of it and not suffered any losses. I guess they have already run away. Change to a mountain and continue to be thieves!"

Wang Ping'an glanced at You Xiujie and said, "Mr. You, what do you think? Master You, Mr. You, what are you thinking?"

You Xiujie was a little unconfused. These days, he had been worried about the memorial. Although he sent another group of confidants to recover the memorial, there was no news and I don’t know how things were going.

When Wang Ping'an called him, he shuddered and said, "Mr. Wang, what did you say, the emperor didn't hear clearly."

Wang Ping'an said: "I just said that the thief Zheliu is planning some action secretly to take revenge on us?"

You Xiujie said again and said, "Sei Guan, the prince, has been weak since he was rescued, so he specially asked someone to pick up some tonics, and then fry them to nourish their bodies!" As he said that, he turned around and went down to the city and left.

Wang Ping'an and Gu Lantian looked at each other. Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "What's wrong with him? Why do you answer the question that is not right? Is it true?"

Gu Lantian snorted and said, "Who knows, I'm afraid I've done something wrong. It's impossible to curry favor with Prince Fang in such a hurry!"

Wang Ping'an shouted to You Xiujie: "Sir You, what kind of tonic are you buying? You can't take the tonic indiscriminately. Do you want me to give it to you... Oh, what's wrong with this person? It's like a soul-losing person!"

Gu Lantian suddenly said, "Mr. Wang, you just finished speaking these days too quiet. I'm afraid you've said it wrong. I guess something is going to happen!" As he said that, he pointed to the city and saw a fast horse racing towards him.

Wang Ping'an turned his head and looked down, saying, "It's the Turkic soldiers, the scouts we sent out."

While speaking, the scout came to the city and looked up at the city tower. Seeing Wang Ping'an above, he rode his horse into the repaired city gate and went directly to the wall. Before the person got off the horse, he shouted: "Ping An Khan, General Mo has discovered the enemy situation. An army is coming in this direction in the north. There are three thousand vanguards. The vanguard behind has not yet explored the number of people. General Mo has come back to report first. Brothers have bypassed the enemy's vanguard and went to explore the vanguard behind!"

Wang Ping'an was slightly stunned and said, "Sure enough, something happened, I said it was impossible to stop like this. Have you ever discovered whose army it was, and is it from the Dayan tribe?"

The scout shook his head and said, "It was not revealed that the vanguard troops did not fight any signs, and they were running very fast. It seemed that they were going to attack!"

Gu Lantian snorted and said, "Running, this is what the Turks are best at!"

Wang Ping'an turned to Su Dingfang and said, "Send orders immediately to let the old and weak enter the city. Also, gather the army and prepare for battle!"

Su Dingfang asked, "Do you want to defend the city or fight in the field?"

Wang Ping'an blinked and thought to himself: "How did I know? I have never fought a war!" He asked back: "What do you think?"

Su Dingfang looked at Gu Lantian, and the governor of Yumen Pass didn't say anything, so he couldn't express his opinion.

Gu Lantian said: "Of course we should defend the city first. In this cold weather, we fought a field battle with the Turkic soldiers. Even if we win, it would be a terrible victory, and it would not be worth the loss!"

Su Dingfang thought for a while and said, "What the ancient commander-in-chief said is very true. But according to the last general, the city wall has not been completely repaired, so it is probably not long to defend the city by relying on defending the city. Why not gather the troops first and then make a decision?"

Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "That's fine. Just gather the army first and then say something else."

The Zheliu Turkic soldiers had been scattered all over the place to find their own pastures. Zheliu County was extremely large and the soldiers were scattered. If they wanted to gather, it would take at least one day. If they were delayed and the enemy would fight before the army would gather, they would be bad.

Su Dingfang agreed and took the order to go down the city.

Wang Ping'an asked the scout again, "Was that army coming to this direction, but is the target of the willow? Or is it going to Shazhou or Yumen Pass?"

The scout shook his head and said, "It's too specific. It needs to be discovered by the brothers behind. The army was running too fast and was about 200 miles away from us when it was explored. Now it is estimated that it is only 150 or 60 miles, and it takes at least about 100 miles to determine which direction to go. It is us who rushed straight over, Shazhou to the west, and Yumen Pass to the east."

Wang Ping'an waved his hand and said, "I understand, let's explore again!"

The scout rode his horse down the wall and left the city again.

Wang Ping'an said: "I guess I must be here to attack the Willow, but it would be too timid to use the three thousand pioneers to break the Willow!"

Gu Lantian smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the enemy vanguard will not really attack the city, even if the city wall is broken, it doesn't matter. After the enemy vanguard arrives, he will only yell at the city, which will lead our army out of the city, and they will collapse at once. When our army chases us, we can't run far, and we have to meet their follow-up brigades, and then they will surround our army to fight. When our army dispatches the brigades, they will run again, our army withdraws, and they will follow up again. The Turks have just one move in war, and it has not changed for many years, so you don't have to worry at all!"

"If we don't leave the city, will they really attack the city?" Wang Ping'an frowned.

Gu Lantian shook his head and said, "That's not afraid. Just send a scout to inform me of Yumen Pass, let the army leave the pass, and slowly move towards here, and you can scare them away!"

Wang Ping'an said, "That means there will be no real big war. It's just that you scare me and I scare you? What's the enemy coming here? What benefits can you get?"

Gu Lantian smiled and said, "Who is willing to do anything that is not good? My Yumen Pass and your willow are not good, but Shazhou has enough oil and water. They only need to distribute some of their troops to attack and drag us down, and the other part of them to rob the surrounding areas of Shazhou. The things they snatch will be enough for the winter!"

"It turns out that the method of "speaking east and attacking west" Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "I am the governor of Shazhou, and I have to take care of Shazhou, otherwise we can divide our troops and block the enemy."

Gu Lantian thought to himself: "It's all my business to be robbed in Shazhou!" He pretended to think for a while and said: "It seems that there is no need to rush to divide the troops. Let's see the enemy's movements first. If it is really as we expected, they will play around and attack the world, and it will not be too late for us to divide the troops."

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Wouldn't it be too late to divide the troops then? It seems that this guy can't count on others again, and he can't play enough!" It's hard to make it clear, and he said: "How about this, Governor Gu will accompany Fang Xiangye and the others. I will gather the army and prepare to face the enemy."

Gu Lantian immediately agreed to go down the city and go to the castle.

Wang Ping'an also got out of the city, recruited the guards, and personally carried out troops to explore the enemy situation. He led the guards to walk out for about ten miles, climbed up a high hill, and looked north, but could not see any enemy attacks.

After a while, the second group of scouts rushed back and reported to Wang Ping'an that the enemy vanguard had turned to Baoshi Lake. They saw clearly that the person who led the troops was actually Qu Zhimao!

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "I'm sure, the enemy troops coming were the Turkic soldiers of the Dayan tribe. Qu Zhimao borrowed troops from the Dayan tribe. He was unwilling to let his nest be destroyed, so he turned halfway and went to see Xiankong Mountain."

He yelled and said to his subordinates: "This Qu Zhimao is really not a big deal. If he comes directly to attack and takes advantage of my failure to assemble the army, he might catch me off guard, but he just wants to go home to check it out. Time is delayed, and I will hit him again!"

The Ouyang brothers all laughed and followed his words and made fun of Qu Zhimao.

After a while, the third group of scouts came back. All the scouts who came back this time were desperately running. When they saw Wang Ping'an on the hills, they shouted from a distance, shouting Turkic words, and their expressions were very anxious.

When Yelu Junge'er heard this, his face pale and said, "Master, we have discovered the enemy's brigade. It is the Turkic soldiers of the Dayan tribe. They raise their troops to attack. There are 200,000 string controls, 200,000. This time, there will definitely be a big battle!"
Chapter completed!