Chapter 2503: Shu, Sui and Qin, the three kingdoms of Tang (Part 1)


    Chapter 2500: The three kingdoms of Shu, Sui and Qin were divided into Tang (Part 1)


    Guanzhong, Chang''an.


    After receiving the order from Ying Hao to send troops to Liangzhou, Li Jing immediately summoned all his generals and made a public statement:


    "Your Majesty has an order. The King of Sui is bold and openly sent troops to assist the Tang Dynasty and bullied our Qin Dynasty. Therefore, I ordered the general to send troops to Liangzhou and teach the Sui Dynasty a lesson."


    As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was filled with excitement.


    They all thought that after conquering Guanzhong, they would stop fighting and continue to recuperate. After all, the current national policy of the Qin Dynasty is still mainly based on cultivation, but they did not expect that there would be wars to fight.


    There is a good war. The Qin Dynasty is promoted by military merits. Only by making merit in war can one be promoted. Therefore, from generals to soldiers, they are happy to hear the war and are eager to go to the battlefield.


    "This governor decided to lead a 100,000 army to attack Liangzhou. As for the position of this vanguard..."


    Hearing Li Jing''s words, Wang Jian, Wu Qi, Gongsun Xuanyuan, Jia Fu and other generals stood up to ask for the fight, but Li Cunxiao snatched the first one.


    "Grandmaster, the last general is willing to be the pioneer."


    "I said Lao Li, you have taken Chang''an. Isn''t it enough to make such a great contribution? You should leave a bite of soup for your brothers when you eat meat. Everyone said, right?" Jia Fu shouted.


    "Yeah yeah…"


    Sun Lingming, Gongsun Xuanyuan and others followed suit and agreed.


    Seeing this, Li Cunxiao was not good at fighting hard. After all, he ate the biggest meat in the Western Expedition, and it was indeed a bit ugly when he continued to **** the merits and eating, so he retreated.


    Li Cunxiao voluntarily withdrew, so the position of pioneer could only be born among the five people, Jia Fu, Sun Lingming, Gongsun Xuanyuan, Wu Qi and Wang Jian.


    All the generals looked at each other and didn''t want to give in.


    Li Jing''s eyes flew over the generals and fell on Li Mu at the end, saying, "General Li Mu."


    Li Mu was stunned. Obviously, he didn''t expect Li Jing to click on him. He quickly stood up and clasped his fists and said, "The last one is here."


    "I ordered you to integrate the four generals Hua Xiong, Li Jue and Li Maozhen into the surrendered army of Li Tang. I wonder how it is now integrating?" Li Jing asked.


    The surrendered army was not a prisoner.


    Captives need to be disrupted, integrated, and trained for a period of time before they can go to the battlefield again.


    The surrendered army directly surrendered, not defeated, and morale was not damaged, so there was no need for so many procedures. Just a simple integration can be used to go directly to the battlefield.


    Now the Qin Dynasty has a total of 190,000 troops in Guanzhong, of which 40,000 surrendered troops, and 45,000 prisoners of war.


    Li Mu couldn''t figure out Li Jing''s intentions, but he answered truthfully: "The last general has integrated the 40,000 army with the other three generals. In addition, the Feixiong Army has also resumed its organization and can participate in the war at any time."


    "Since that''s the case, General Li Mu, you, will lead the Feixiong Army as the vanguard of our army." Li Jing said lightly.


    "Governor, this..."


    Li Mu showed a look of confidence. He was a surrendered general. Unlike Huaxiong Li Jue who took the initiative to surrender, he was a surrendered general of the Li Tang royal family who had no choice but to surrender.


    If he was asked to take charge of his troops so soon, wouldn’t the Qin court be afraid that he would surrender and rebel?


    Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, Li Jue and other surrendered generals showed excitement when they saw Li Jing choose Li Mu and looked at Li Mu, obviously hoping that he would take on this important task. After all, Li Mu did not represent himself, but all the surrendered soldiers.


    Li Mu took a deep breath and bowed and said, "Governor General, I feel that he is low in his ability and it is difficult to take this important task. Please ask the Governor General to find someone else."


    As soon as this statement was made, everyone present was uproared and looked at Li Mu in surprise, unable to believe that he would refuse the position of Pioneer.


    Li Jing was also a little surprised when he heard this. He couldn''t help but a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes when he looked at Li Mu.


    The choice of Li Mu as the pioneer was not Li Jing’s intention, but Ying Hao’s intention.


    Li Jing knew that His Majesty used Li Mu to use this to win over Li Tang''s surrendered generals, but he had a different view on this.


    After all, Li Mu was a member of the Li Tang royal family and surrendered only after he had no choice. If he wins over the hearts of the people, wouldn’t it be better to use Li Maozhen or Hua Xiong?


    Therefore, if Li Jing is asked to choose, even if Li Mu''s military talent is outstanding, he will still be his first choice, after all, what Da Qin does not lack the most is generals.


    But since Your Majesty has chosen Li Mu, Li Jing can only act as he obeys the order, but he will stare at Li Mu without giving him any chance to betray him.


    Originally, Li Jing thought it was inappropriate for His Majesty to choose Li Mu, but he did not expect that Li Mu would refuse on his own initiative. This kind of general who knows gains and losses and advances and retreats is no wonder His Majesty values ??him so much.


    Thinking that Li Mu was filial and his family was young, he would never surrender and rebel again, so Li Jing let go of his grudges.


    Li Jing was about to persuade Li Mu to take over, but before he could speak, Wu Qi stood up and said with a smile:


    "General Li Mu is too humble. The general can block our 50,000 army for half a month with a temporary piece of sluggish morale. His command can only be seen by all.


    If you are even a general, you are incompetent, then wouldn’t I, Wu Qi, be a good person? ”


    Li Mu was anxious when he heard this and hurriedly said, "General Wu Qi, Li Mu didn''t mean that."


    "You understand that General Li Mu has no other intentions, but please understand that the Qin Dynasty is not Li Tang, and our lord is not Li Shimin, so the general does not need to hide his weaknesses, nor does he need to be so timid."


    After saying that, Wu Qi retreated, but gave Li Mu an encouraging look.


    Li Mu''s eyes when he looked at Wu Qi changed, with a hint of respect in the complexity.


    He thought that Wu Qi was blocked by him and not only failed to make the first contribution, but also broke the undefeated record. He was attacking him in anger, but he didn''t expect that he had no intention at all.


    "General Gao Yi, it was Li Mu who judged a gentleman with the heart of a villain."


    After saying that, Li Mu raised his head and bowed to Wu, and then said to Li Jing: "Grandmaster, the last general is willing to be the vanguard and is willing to issue a military order. If he is defeated, please behead me."


    "good."


    Li Jing smiled and said loudly: "Where are Li Mu, Li Maozhen and Hua Xiong?"


    "The last one will be there."


    The three generals Li Mu, Li Maozhen and Hua Xiong responded in unison.


    "This governor appointed Li Mu as the chief general, Li Maozhen and Hua Xiong as the deputy generals, led three thousand flying Xiong troops as the vanguard, and sent troops to Liangzhou to support the Grand Governor Meng Tian, ??without any mistakes."


    "No."


    "Gongsun Xuanyuan, Jia Fu, Sun Lingming, Sima Cuo, Fu Cunshen, Gongsun Yan, Sun Chongjin, Ma Shanwei, Tu Xingsun... You and others will go to the battle with our governor."


    "No."


    Gongsun Xuanyuan and other generals shouted in unison.


    "General Li Cunxiao, Wu Qi Governor, Wang Jian, you three are in charge of Guanzhong, reorganize prisoners of war, and restore public order."


    "No."


    Wu Qi and Wang Jian responded in unison, but Li Cunxiao asked in confusion: "Grandmaster, why don''t you bring the last general when you go to Liangzhou?" Li Jing smiled and said, "Now that Guanzhong is settled, people''s hearts are floating, and the general is recognized as the best in the world. Leaving the general in charge of Guanzhong can stabilize people''s hearts and prevent the little girl from acting rashly."


    "This...well."


    Li Cunxiao showed helplessness, but he had to accept it.


    In this way, after the Qin Dynasty occupied Guanzhong, it did not stop its pace, but continued to point its sword at Liangzhou.


    Li Jing took Li Mu as the vanguard, Gongsun Xuanyuan, Jia Fu, Sun Lingming, Sima Cuo and others as generals, personally led a 100,000 army, left Xiaoguan, and sent troops to Liangzhou to retaliate against the Sui State to send troops to assist the Tang Dynasty.


    At the same time, the Tang Dynasty was the capital of Hanzhong County and Nanzheng County.


    Li Siyuan, Li Keyong, Shi Jingtang, Shi Jiantang, Yuan Tan and other senior leaders of Li Tang have gathered together.


    Li Shimin''s wife, Changsun Wugui, was sitting in the main seat with the young Li Zhi in his arms, and both mother and son were a little worried.


    "Report... Lord Yuan Tiangang is back."


    "Hurry, let Lord Yuan come in." Changsun Wugui said excitedly.


    Yuan Tiangang walked into the hall and knelt down when he saw Changsun Wugui, crying: "Madam, my subordinates are incompetent and have not been able to save the lord. Lord, he has passed away."


    "What?"


    As soon as this statement was made, everyone present was in an instant, because everyone present knew what Li Shimin meant to Tang State.


    The Tang Dynasty survived because of Li Shimin alone. Now that Li Shimin is gone, is the alliance with Shu and Sui still counted?


    Can the Tang Kingdom still survive under the ring of wolves?


    No one knows.


    After hearing the news that her husband was dead, Changsun Wugui fainted directly.


    Seeing this, Li Zhi hugged his mother and started crying. Everyone gathered to check.


    A day later, Changsun Wugui woke up, and all the generals had left, only Yuan Tiangang stayed.


    Changsun Wugui grabbed Yuan Tiangang''s arm and begged with a sad look on his face: "Please save my country of Tang and save my mother and son."


    Changsun Wugui is a very smart woman. She knows very well what her husband''s death means.


    Without her husband''s intimidation, will the arrogant soldiers and generals of the Tang Kingdom still be honestly loyal to the Li family?


    Will the royal families such as Li Keyong and Li Siyuan be loyal to the young Li Zhi?


    Will Liu Yu, who has led his army into Hanzhong, still abide by the alliance?


    No of these problems can be solved by her, a woman, and the only one she can rely on now is Yuan Tiangang, the grandmaster.


    Yuan Tiangang smiled bitterly when he heard this, thinking that his wife was too arrogant to him, but he still said seriously: "Even if the wife doesn''t say it, Yuan will do this."


    Yuan Tiangang received great kindness from his lord, and he could not repay his death. He could only give up his body and never give up his death. ”


    When Changsun Wugui heard this, he felt relieved and asked, "Sir, what should I do now?"


    “Madam, the most urgent task is to launch a loyal and respected person to stabilize people’s hearts and unite within.


    Only when I, Li Tang, united as one, even if Liu Yu had the will to annex Hanzhong, he had to consider whether the snipe and clam would fight against each other and let the Qin fisherman benefit. "Yuan Tiangang said in a deep voice.


    "Can sir take on this important task?" Changsun Wugui asked.


    Yuan Tiangang smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, how can I have such prestige?"


    As a bad commander, Yuan Tiangang has a high status in Li Tang, but after all, he is only in charge of intelligence. Obviously, Li Keyong, Li Siyuan, Shi Jingtang and others cannot obey.


    "Even sir, you can''t do it. Who else can take on this important task? If my brother is still here."


    Changsun Wugui''s face was full of disappointment. She also knew that there was enough prestige to convince everyone, only Changsun Wuji and Li Kui, but both of them were captured by Daqin.


    "There is another person, maybe it can do it."


    "who?"


    "Li Xiaogong." Yuan Tiangang said in a deep voice.


    "Uncle?"


    Changsun Wugui was stunned and then showed a confused look.


    Li Xiaogong is Li Shimin''s uncle. He has made great contributions to Li Tang and has a high prestige enough. He is indeed a candidate who can stabilize his internal affairs.


    Li Xiaogong''s own loyalty is beyond doubt, but his son Li Maozhen betrayed Li Tang, which directly led to the loss of Chang''an and the death of Li Shimin in battle.


    Before his rebellion, Li Maozhen also considered his father. He asked his sister Li Shuiyun, who had appeared in his identity, to faint his father Li Xiaogong before he rebelled, and secretly took Li Xiaogong to the Qin Dynasty.


    When the raw rice is cooked and cooked, can Li Xiaogong still kill his children and then escape back to Tang State to die?


    Li Maozhen calculated everything but missed that Li Shuiyun''s amount of medicine was not enough, which made Li Xiaogong wake up halfway.


    Li Xiaogong was shocked after he got into the words from his daughter. He never expected that his son and daughter would betray Li Tang. So although he threatened to commit suicide by biting his tongue, Li Shuiyun forced him to return.


    After Li Xiaogong returned, he directly announced Li Maozhen''s betrayal and told everyone that Chang''an might have fallen, so he asked Yuan Tiangang to quickly summon people to save Li Shimin.


    It was precisely because of Li Xiaogong''s actions that Yuan Tiangang appeared in Ziwu Valley in time, but unfortunately he still failed to save him.


    Now that Li Shimin is dead, Li Xiaogong feels sorry for Li Tang, so he takes the initiative to hand over the military power and goes to a prison to take a hunger strike to atone for his sins.


    "Li Maozhen is indeed a traitor, but it has nothing to do with Li Xiaogong. Li Xiaogong is loyal to the Li family and his lord. All the generals know this, so they did not blame Li Xiaogong for this. Besides, only he can deal with the current situation now."


    Yuan Tiangang said helplessly. Although he wished he could swallow Li Maozhen alive, he had to admit that Li Xiaogong is the only one who can save Li Tang now, and he also proved his loyalty with his behavior.


    Changsun Wugui nodded and decided to release Li Xiaogong from prison and let him stand up and take charge of the overall situation. After all, the most important thing is to protect the Tang Kingdom.


    Because of the betrayal of his children, Li Xiaogong was already discouraged and wanted to die to be liberated. He was unwilling to be in charge of anything else, so he refused to be released from prison and was preparing to go on a hunger strike in prison until he died.


    Yuan Tiangang didn''t understand Li Xiaogong either, so he could only let Changsun Wugui persuade him.


    Changsun Wugui''s crying made Li Xiaogong realize that he could not atone for his sins when he died. Keeping Li Tang was the best way to atone for his sins, so he was easily released from prison and presided over the overall situation.


    As soon as Li Xiaogong was released from prison, Liu Yu, who was stranded in Hanchang City, received the news.


    "Changsun Wugui is not yet a woman. She actually asked Li Xiaogong to come out to take charge of the overall situation. This trick was a flash, and even I didn''t expect it." Liu Yu chuckled.


    Su Qinze said: "Although Li Maozhen rebelled, Li Xiaogong was still loyal to Li Tang. If he did it, he should be able to unite Li Tang."


    "Yes, a united Li Tang, if I want to get the three counties of Hanzhong, I''m afraid I will have to pay a little price."


    Liu Yu sighed lightly, his covetousness towards Hanzhong was no longer concealed.


    (This chapter ends)