"Are you in such a hurry to leave now?" Cheng Yanjin asked him. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Rescue is like fighting fire, the East Palace has not been lost yet, but we don't know how long it can be held." Li Chao said, "Now rumors are flying all over the sky, all say that His Majesty died in the Western Regions, and people outside don't know the inside story at all, and many people think that the crown prince and the center of the court are also respected by the emperor." ”

The situation was chaotic, and now Hanjing and many surrounding government soldiers had accepted the moderation of Li Yuan's court and gathered towards Hanjing.

In addition, Li Yuan also began to send his own people to various places to take over the military and government.

The East Palace was completely besieged in Hanjing, isolated from China and the rest of the world, and could no longer communicate with the place.

The further time dragged on, the more Li Yuan's new dynasty could control the government and the opposition. After all, this is not an ordinary usurpation of the throne of any clan, this is the founding emperor's return to the dynasty.

What reason do the officials of the Tang Dynasty have to oppose him?

Only Li Chao and other diehards of the new dynasty, especially those who participated in the Xuanwumen Change, would be so resolutely opposed.

"Is 8,000 enough? If that's not enough, take some more. In the past few days, the military governments of the two Huai have listened to moderation, and now I have a lot of soldiers and horses in my hands, plus those conscripted militia and reserves, it is more than enough to maintain the place, you can bring more with you. ”

Cheng Yanjin skillfully unloaded the pincers of a large lobster, and after staying at the beach for a long time, he was also used to all kinds of seafood. Lao Cheng is very optimistic about the current situation.

"Don't be too happy, Xuzhou Thorn Shi has not replied yet, he is the emperor's henchman, I estimate that this person will rebel."

Xuzhou is located between the two Huai and is still an important border with Henan. It is still a canal city, and it guards the two rivers of Huai and Si. Since ancient times, Xuzhou has been a battleground for soldiers.

If Xuzhou responds to the emperor's rebellion, it will have a great impact on other people who are wavering and still on the sidelines.

"Don't worry, the Dou family had a lot of talented people in the early years, but now, one generation is not as good as the next." Cheng Biting Jin disdainfully said, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Dou Rail, is Dou Kang's cousin, Dou Wei's nephew, and also the uncle of Dou Dan. The Dou family is the maiden family of Li Yuan's Empress Dou, and their family naturally stood on Li Yuan's side in this turmoil.

"When do you think Your Majesty will come back?"

Li Chao picked up a crab and lifted the lid.

"Your Majesty is thousands of miles away in the Western Regions, even if you go to report the news quickly, it will be almost half a month."

Cheng Yanjin said to Li Chao, "Your flying pigeon express letter specialists come to the merchant to send express mail, why don't you set up a pigeon road on the way to the Western Regions?" ”

"A pigeon road is not easy, it is more convenient to be located in the Central Plains, each station can radiate a large area around it, and the benefits are high and the natural benefits are high, but on the Silk Road, the environment is poor, many places are no man's land, the cost is large, and it is difficult to operate."

This is the truth that Li Chao said, the Li family's flying pigeon express letter has multiple routes, almost all over the Central Plains, but in the Western Regions, it is not good.

The Western Regions is not the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the Li family's hand has not stretched that far.

Sending a letter on a traditional fast horse takes too long.

The messenger who delivered the letter must still be on its way now. By the time he received the letter, it was estimated that it would be a few days later. If you want to wait for him to come back, it's still early.

If Li Shimin wants to come back, he must bring his troops back.

The messenger fast horse can run hundreds of miles a day, and if there is a post station, he can run seven or eight hundred miles a day without changing horses and people all the way. But if you take a large army, no matter how fast you are, it will be good for seventy or eighty miles a day at most. The more soldiers, the slower they march.

At the table, it was just the two of them who ate.

There were no outsiders present, and the two had a lot less scruples when they spoke.

"Don't really bring more people with you?" Lao Cheng asked, "The Emperor Taishang has gathered a lot of people now, 50,000 must be there, I heard that he is still recruiting troops, and when you arrive in Hanjing, maybe 100,000 people are waiting for you." ”

Li Chao picked up a sea cucumber, which is a sea cucumber fried with green onions, and the taste is extremely beautiful.

"Fighting a war is not won by numbers."

Li Chao was very confident in his 8,000 soldiers, especially after receiving the supply of weapons from the sailors, Li Chao returned from Pingzhou with several more ships, and brought back many guns from the firearms workshop in Pingzhou.

Now, Li Chao's 8,000 soldiers want ships and boats, knives and knives, muskets and muskets, and gunpowder is also sufficient.

The morale of the Qinwang army is booming.

"Wen Yuan, have you thought about the rest of the matter?" Lao Cheng stared at Li Chao, "I mean, after you defeat those chaotic armies, what are you going to do after you attack Hanjing?" ”

"After taking Hanjing?" Li Chao put down his chopsticks, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip of wine.

The capture of Hankyung is, of course, the restoration of order.

However, he knew that Lao Cheng was talking about the disposal of the Emperor Taishang, and the Emperor Taishang could not deal with it in Li Chao's turn, so he took Hanjing and locked the Emperor Taishang in Daming Palace again.

Even the other rebellious officials were imprisoned first, and how to deal with them should be handed over to the emperor after he returned.

Lao Cheng's expression became serious.

"Actually, I think that if you march to Beijing, you don't have to attack Hanjing, you just need to break the rebel army on the periphery of Hanjing, and then surround Hanjing."

"Just fence it off?"

"You're a smart guy, and there are some things we can't do too much. Sometimes doing more doesn't necessarily mean doing the right thing, right? ”

Li Chao looked at Cheng Jin a few times, shook his head and sighed, "But the East Palace is still trapped in Hanjing City." ”

"So what, as long as you defeat the soldiers outside Beijing and surround Hanjing, the restoration of Emperor Taishang will fail, can he still jump over the wall in a hurry, what happened to the East Palace? The crown prince is also his eldest grandson, right? ”

Cheng Yanjin's words were completely for Li Chao's consideration.

Sometimes, it's not a good thing to make too much merit, especially if you look at which credit. Some credits are still not good.

"Your suggestion, I'll consider it."

"Actually, you should know me, I have no ambitions. It's good to retire and come back to be my lord with peace of mind. ”

The guards shouted outside.

"Come in."

"Zhao Guogong, Lu Guogong, Han Jing came to ask to see."

"Whose people?" Cheng Yanjin asked.

"It's the Emperor's man."

Lao Cheng frowned, waved his hand, and said, "No, let him get out." ”

Li Chao didn't care too much and said, "Since people have come all the way, let's meet him and hear what he has to say." ”

Li Chao asked the envoy to take the envoy to the military conference hall, and then called the other generals, no matter what the envoy said, there would be many witnesses.

The messenger came in and saluted Li Chao with a little weakness.

"Say, what are you saying about the emperor!"

The envoy took out the holy decree, but he didn't dare to shout for Li Chao to take the decree, but honestly took out the holy decree, and his own guards came to take it and handed it over.

Li Chao didn't answer, "You read it in public." ”

The guard read it aloud, and then the hall fell silent.

No one expected that Emperor Taishang would actually crown Li Chao as the king of Zhao County, and Feng Cheng Biting Jin as the king of Lu County.