Chapter 1359 Li Tang aided Liu Yu to resist Liu Ji


    Chapter 1357: Li Tang aided Liu Yu to resist Liu Ji


    Li Shimin attaches great importance to his reputation. He is well aware of the importance of reputation in fighting for hegemony, so he has always been clean and never does anything that will damage his reputation.


    Li Shimin took Qin Wen as an example and tried to make people unable to find fault, but he never expected that the quality of his reputation did not depend on himself, but on others.


    No matter how good he creates his reputation, he can''t resist the dirt from others. After a basin is finished, no matter how much he washes it, it will not be washed.


    When Li Shimin heard the news that "Li Shimin pretended to release all officials, but secretly sent troops to disguise themselves as Qin army intercepted and killed all officials, intending to blame the Qin army," Li Shimin suddenly felt dizzy.


    The crime of intercepting and killing all officials is too great, and it is not as weak as the crime of not killing the young emperor and empress dowager.


    You should know that most of the officials come from major aristocratic families and have a close relationship with the aristocratic families in the world.


    Once the charge of intercepting all officials is confirmed, Li Shimin will offend all the aristocratic families in the world at one time, and his reputation will be completely terrible.


    Of course, Li Shimin was unwilling to be framed just like this. He wanted to find out the truth and give himself a cleansing, but after collecting all the information before and after the incident, he found in despair that the other party''s arrangement was seamless.


    All the clues, both openly and secretly, point to him.


    Even if the Qin army wants to intercept and kill all officials, it is impossible for them to not hide it at all. They just wear their own armor and intercept and kill all officials openly, right?


    In addition, as soon as all officials left Tongguan, they were intercepted and killed immediately. Isn’t this a coincidence?


    Under such suspicion, Li Shimin sent Yang Jian to protect all officials from returning to the east, which seemed a little bit more obvious and mysterious, and clearly looked like he was rid of suspicion.


    Although Li Shimin cared about the outside world’s discussion, he had no choice but to let them discuss it. But now even his internal subordinates think that he did it.


    Especially Yang Jian, who broke into Li Shimin''s mansion and questioned him, Li Shimin made a vow to heaven, which dispelled Yang Jian''s suspicion and also saved this top general.


    After collecting all the news and conducting on-site evidence collection, Li Shimin felt even more desperate.


    Qin Hao must have made plans this time, and the layout is seamless. Other clues have been cut off and there is no way to verify it. He really couldn''t wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River.


    "Qin Hao, you are cruel enough." Li Shimin said gritting his teeth, his eyes full of anger and hatred.


    Li Shimin doesn''t have to think about it. This time it must be Qin Hao who is insulting him. After all, there is only one protagonist in this incident, he and Qin Hao, so the real black hand must be between him and Qin Hao. He is naturally innocent, and that''s only Qin Hao.


    I have to say that Qin Hao''s plan this time was fatal to Li Shimin, and directly destroyed his reputation and reputation for hard work. Who will join him, a disgraceful person in the future?


    "Lord, this incident is very similar to Jia Xu''s work. It is definitely an old poison that is planning in secret." Li Ru said with a look of affirmation.


    Li Ru and Jia Xu have worked together for many years, and both sides have a very good understanding, and this incident is full of Jia Xu''s style.


    Li Shimin raised his head, looked at Li Ru, and asked, "Military advisor, how should we break the deadlock?"


    After looking at Du Ruhui, Li Ru said in a deep voice: "Jia Xu is a man who uses ruthless tricks, but it is hard to guard against. Once he sets up a plan, he will never leave any flaws. Therefore, it is probably difficult for the lord to find evidence to clear the suspicion, but we can also muddle the water.


    The lord may send someone to spread rumors that the interception and killing of all officials was the work of the princes such as Yuan Shao and Liu Xiu. They were secretly photographed by the people they disguised as Qin troops, and in order to clear their suspicion, they blamed us.


    In short, no matter how the outside world discusses it, even if everyone thinks it is done by the lord, you must not admit it. As long as you do not admit it, this matter will never be concluded. ”


    “Huh…”


    Li Shimin breathed a long breath and smiled bitterly, "That''s all."


    Li Ru''s method is not very clever, and it is impossible to end Li Shimin is easing his charges, but for Li Shimin, the only way is.


    The reason why Li Shimin released all officials was to rely on all officials to stumbling Qin Hao, but he did not want to plot against Qin Hao. Instead, Jia Xu set up a plot to plot against him. Inexplicably, he took the blame and his reputation was ruined. It can be said that he could not steal a chicken and lose a lot of rice.


    "Lord, after being dealt with by Jia Xu, you have lost the hearts of all the families in the world. Even if you can defeat Qin Hao after you go east, you may not be able to enter the Central Plains."


    Du Ruhui stood out and said in a deep voice: "According to the opinions of his subordinates, it is better to concentrate on taking Guanxi and Yizhou first. It has already shown the pre-Qin trend. At that time, we will watch the disputes between the princes in the world. When their strength is exhausted, we will definitely be able to unify the world by bringing hundreds of thousands of troops eastward." "What the military advisor said is very reasonable, but our Tang army only has Yongzhou and Hanzhong, and we have no absolute strength to seize Liangzhou and Yizhou.


    If the three princes of Liangzhou fought in a melee, it would not be difficult for our Tang army to capture Liangzhou, but Yang Guang, Ma Teng and Han Sui were extremely restrained and did not start the war easily. It was obviously guarding against us. "Li Shimin said with an upset look on his face.


    "Lord, don''t worry. Yang Guang, Ma Teng and Han Sui will have a great war in order to compete for Liangzhou. It''s just a matter of time. Before that, we can plan for Yizhou first." Li Ru said confidently.


    “Yizhou?”


    Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice: "Yizhou is a country of Tianfu, with people rich and rich. There are two princes, Liu Ji, King of Shu and Liu Yu, King of Chengdu. Their strength is not inferior to our Tang army. It is probably more difficult to seize Yizhou than Liangzhou."


    Shortly after Liu Ji became the queen, he formed a coalition with Liu Yu to fight against Chi You. After repelling Chi You, Liu Yu was bravely promoted to the king in Chengdu in order to be better than Liu Ji in terms of momentum. However, since the title of King of Shu had been occupied by Liu Ji, and Liu Yu did not want to be called King of Ba, he had to retreat and be called King of Chengdu secondly.


    "The lord is such a bad word."


    Du Ruhui smiled and said, "Although the three princes of Liangzhou are weak, they are united against the outside world. Although the two princes of Yizhou are strong, they are incompatible. Therefore, for the lord, it is difficult to seize Yizhou than Liangzhou.


    Liu Ji was accused of Ba County but was called the King of Shu, which shows that his ambition for Yizhou was obvious.


    Now, the alliance of the two Lius has just repelled the Southern Barbarian King Chiyou, and Liu Ji immediately rushed his troops to attack Liu Yu. The two families have fought for Yizhou.


    If Yizhou is unified, it can only expand its strength in the north and east directions.


    Qin Hao in the East is powerful, but he owns the court and occupies great justice. Yizhou may not be the opponent, so no matter who unifies Yizhou, he will definitely lead his army to the north to attack Yongzhou.


    So lord, we must not let any of the two Lius unify Yizhou. If the two Lius fight, as long as one side has the advantage, the lord can help the weak side to fight the strong side, so as to force the army into Yizhou, occupy a territory from Yizhou, and gradually swallow Yizhou. ”


    “Smack sex…”


    Li Shimin smiled and applauded, and said with a smile: "What the military advisor said is very much. Now that the chaos in Liangzhou has not yet begun, we cannot wait, and give up the opportunity to expand externally. It seems that Yizhou is our best goal in the future."


    “That’s right…”


    "Two military advisors, according to you, Liu Ji and Liu Yu''s battle between Yizhou, who can become the final winner?"


    After Li Ru and Du Ruhui looked at each other, they said in unison: "Liu Ji."


    A smile flashed across Li Shimin''s lips and said, "The views of the two military advisors are exactly the same as those of me. It seems that our Li Tang will support Liu Yu to fight against Liu Ji next."


    "Report... to the lord, the king of Chengdu Liu Yu sent a letter of help..."


    A glimmer flashed in Li Shimin''s eyes. After taking it, he couldn''t help but smile and said, "It seems that the situation in Yizhou is even more critical than we expected. Liu Yu couldn''t stand it so soon."


    "Lord, you must not miss the opportunity, and the time will never come again." Li Ru said in a deep voice.


    "Um."


    Li Shimin nodded and immediately ordered: "Transfer the order to order Li Xiaogong as the main general and Yang Jian as the deputy general, leading 50,000 troops to enter Shu to assist King Liu Yu of Chengdu, and fight against King Liu Ji of Shu."


    "No."


    (This chapter ends)