Chapter 5: Two Messengers

Su Dingfang walked into the big tent with a depressed face and shook his head at Yang Yuanqing, "I lost too much blood, and there is no help." ”

Yang Yuanqing's face also showed regret, he still couldn't save him, "Wash his body, change into clean clothes, and then Li Yuan should send a messenger to return the body to them." ”

Su Dingfang finally couldn't help but scold: "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, how can he be ruthless to kill his own son, it's even worse than a beast!" ”

Su Dingfang didn't see that it was Li Shimin who shot the cold arrow, he always thought that Li Zhiyun was shot to death by his father's order, and he was haunted in his heart.

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "In a hurry, he just wants to shoot me, forgetting that his son is still below, it is estimated that he is also in remorse now, people's hearts are very complicated, it is not white or black, if Li Yuan chooses a second time, he may not shoot his son." ”

Su Dingfang didn't understand the meaning of Yang Yuanqing's last sentence, he still hated in his heart, "But without human evidence, how can we make the people of the world believe the fact that Li Yuan colluded with the Turks." ”

"It is enough to have the will of God." Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly.

"But there is no witness..... Su Dingfang still didn't react.

Yang Yuanqing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Yang Guang is so partial to Li Yuan, does he trust him so much?" Does it have to be all the evidence to be sure of his guilt? ”

Su Dingfang came to his senses, he scratched his head, and smiled embarrassedly: "Speaking of this way, Li Zhiyun has no meaning." ”

"It's not ..... either"

Yang Yuanqing didn't know how to say to Su Dingfang, this kind of political thing is more subtle, not Su Dingfang can understand, so he said lightly: "In fact, Li Yuan's collusion with the Turks, even if it is announced now, it will not have any effect, as long as he still represents the interests of the Guanlong Group, the people who should take refuge in him will naturally take refuge in him, and will not be affected by the Turkic affairs, until one day, he can no longer represent the interests of the Guanlong Group, then the people who leave him will use the righteousness as an excuse, and they will remember that he colluded with the Turks, this is politics, In the bones is interests, and righteousness is just the skin. ”

Su Dingfang nodded silently, he understood a little, and Yang Yuanqing said again: "Now we are not facing Li Yuan's army, but the entire Guanlong Group, and our current strength is far inferior to them." ”

"But... Is Guanlong Group so terrible? I grew up in Guanzhong, and I didn't feel their presence. ”

This question has always been haunting in Su Dingfang's heart, he not only heard Li Jing say how powerful the Guanlong Group is, he just doesn't understand, he also knows that this is related to his lack of experience, but he doesn't figure out this problem, it has always been a problem for him.

Yang Yuanqing didn't expect Su Dingfang to have such a strong desire for knowledge, he thought about it and smiled: "What do you say?" Let me ask you first, why can you recruit soldiers to go into battle? ”

"I know this, because they are all government soldiers, and they usually have training, so they can fight by recruiting soldiers."

"In this case, why are these same government soldiers, they are all rabble when they are bandits, and in the hands of the Guanlong nobles, they become elite troops, such as the Wagang Army, which can do great things in the hands of Li Mi, but can only be bandits in the hands of Zhai Rang? Another example is Wuduan'er's 80,000 subordinates, who were a rabble when they followed Wuduan's childhood, and did all kinds of evil, but following Li Yuan became an elite army, with strict military discipline, and Li Yuan was not a famous general, why is this? ”

Su Dingfang shook his head, he didn't understand, Yang Yuanqing glanced at him, and said slowly: "In fact, everyone has two sides, the side of the beast, the side of order, the side of the beast is scattered and unrestrained, it is a rabble, the side of order is that a system needs to be established to cohesion, once it is condensed, it is an elite army, and the strength of the Guanlong nobles lies in the fact that each of their families can establish this kind of system, a Li Mi can bring the Wagang army to a good reputation, and there are countless Li Mi among the Guanlong nobles, once the Guanlong nobles support Li Yuan." , then Li Yuan can quickly establish a strong system, establish order, and attract talents from all over the world to serve. ”

Su Dingfang silently recited two sentences, 'Order! He understood a little, so he asked, "So my uncle's failure in Guanzhong was because he didn't have the support of the Guanlong nobles, and he couldn't establish this kind of system and order to attract talented people to serve him, is that so?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Things gather by like, people by groups, Yang Xuangan can't get the support of the Guanlong nobles and the Guanlong clan, and I can't get it either, in the world of the Great Sui, only the Shandong Shi clan can compete with the Guanlong nobles, and only with the support of the Shandong Shi clan, I can quickly establish a strong order and system." ”

"In that case, why don't we go east yet?"

Yang Yuanqing smiled, he wanted to leave this answer to Su Dingfang to understand by himself, at this time, a personal soldier reported at the door of the tent, "Chief Qiqi, there is a messenger sent by Li Yuan outside asking to see, saying that his name is Liu Wenjing." ”

'Liu Wenjing! ’

Yang Yuanqing laughed, why was Li Yuan so confused, and he actually sent his own military advisor.

"Let him in!"

In a moment, Liu Wenjing walked into the big tent under the leadership of his own soldiers, Liu Wenjing was under a lot of pressure in his heart, when he asked Li Zhiyun to go to the Turks as a hostage, he tried his best to persuade Li Yuan, but he didn't expect that in the end Li Zhiyun fell into the hands of Yang Yuanqing and died under the city of Chang'an, for which he was full of regret, he thought that he had an unshirkable responsibility for this, and he could only do his best to alleviate the guilt in his heart a little.

He stepped forward and saluted Yang Yuanqing, "Liu Wenjing see Manager Yang!" ”

"Liu Sima, please take a seat!"

Yang Yuanqing invited Liu Wenjing to sit down, and let the soldiers serve tea, Liu Wenjing asked nervously: "Is the fifth prince still there?" ”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "We tried our best to rescue him, but we bled too much and couldn't save him." ”

Liu Wenjing's eyes were gloomy, he just had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Li Zhiyun was still alive, but now, this glimmer of hope has also been broken.

He sighed and said, "Can you return his body to us?" ”

Yang Yuanqing didn't speak, he looked at Liu Wenjing with a smile, Liu Wenjing woke up, and hurriedly said: "Of course, in exchange, we will also return Ling Zun's body, and I have already brought it, in the car outside the camp." ”

Yang Yuanqing gave his own guards a look, and the guards were immediately out of the account, Yang Yuanqing nodded, "I have ordered someone to exchange, Liu Sima came to me, just for this matter?" ”

Liu Wenjing smiled bitterly and said: "Naturally not, my lord hopes that the two families will stop, and peace is precious, and I hope that Manager Yang can leave Guanzhong as soon as possible." ”

"Haven't I already left Guanzhong now?" Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly.

"But ....."

Liu Wenjing didn't know what to say, he actually wanted Yang Yuanqing to return to Fengzhou, but he couldn't say this, so he changed the topic and asked: "I don't know if Manager Yang went south this time, just for Lingzun?" ”

"Didn't I tell Li Yuan under the city? is not only a personal grudge, but also a national feud, I want Li Yuan to give me an explanation, why did he collude with the Turks and invade Fengzhou, and what should I do with the heavy losses of Fengzhou? ”

"And what compensation do you need?" Feng Qing, the deputy envoy next to him, asked, he felt that Yang Yuanqing's intention was already obvious, that is, he wanted to compensate.

But Liu Wenjing didn't speak, he also understood what Yang Yuanqing meant, but he thought that Yang Yuanqing didn't come to claim compensation, but had other plans, and he waited patiently for Yang Yuanqing to reveal his true intentions.

"Maybe I should ask for some compensation."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said to the deputy envoy Feng Qing: "You go back and tell Li Yuan to send 100,000 stone of grain first, this is my condition for returning to Fengzhou." ”

He glanced at Liu Wenjing again, and said lightly: "As for Liu Sima, I have been looking for a suitable teacher for my son, I think Liu Sima is more suitable, and I am ready to hire Liu Sima as the West Seat." ”

Liu Wenjing still didn't speak, but a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, Yang Yuanqing had already declared war on Li Yuan, and he became the first prisoner of war.

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Qingshui County, Tianshui County is located in the mountains, here is the end of the Longshan Mountains, loess accumulation, terrain is broken, ravines are vertical and horizontal, in a wilderness about fifty miles east of the county seat, there is a military camp covering a vast area, this is the military camp of Xue Ju, a total of 100,000 troops are stationed here.

In the early morning, Xue Ju and several lieutenant generals rode horses and stood in front of the barracks, looking at a pass ten miles away, which was the throat road into the Guanzhong Plain - Dazhen Pass.

Xue Ju is a strong man in Jincheng County, about forty years old this year, with a fierce appearance, a big head like a fight, like a simple carved portrait on granite, but he is six feet tall, with a big waist and a round waist, infinite strength, and a superior martial arts, more than ten years ago King Yang Hui recruited warriors from the world, Xue Ju was successful in applying for the job with fierce and good shooting, and became one of the four warriors of King Qi, ranking second.

Later, because of the case of King Qi was demoted, he served as a small captain in Jincheng County, in the autumn of last year, he used his wealth to rebel, quickly pulled out an army of 100,000 people, and captured Hehuang in a few months, and founded the country as Qin, claiming to be the overlord of Western Qin.

Just when he turned around and prepared to attack Yang Xuangan in Guanzhong, Li Yuan dispatched troops quickly, and it took only three days to eliminate Yang Xuangan and occupy Guanzhong, which made Xue Ju a beat slower, and could only gather 100,000 troops to sigh outside the Great Earthquake Pass.

At this time, Xue Ju received a report from the scout, Dou Kang led an army of 30,000 to defend the Great Earthquake Pass, which made Xue Ju very frustrated, Dou Kang was the former governor of Youzhou, the commander was extremely strong, and there were 30,000 troops to defend it.

Staring at the earthquake for a long time, he sighed and said to the generals: "Let's all go back to lunch!" In the afternoon, we will discuss the military situation. ”

After speaking, he went to the big tent of the Chinese army in a gloomy mood, Liang Shidu is also one of several deputy generals, he is Xue Ju's old friend, after taking refuge in Xue Ju last year, he was named the marshal of the right army, and made a lot of achievements for the attack on Hehuang, and was deeply trusted by Xue Ju.

Liang Shidu returned to his camp tent, and a personal soldier came to report, "General, there is a person waiting in the camp, from Lingwu County, saying that it is the general's brother." ”

Master Liang was stunned for a moment, why did his brother come, he quickened his pace and walked towards his big tent.