Chapter 15 5. Li Yuan raised troops: there is no way out to have a future

Li Yuan deployed his army intensively in Taiyuan, but he still couldn't muster up the courage to raise the anti-Sui banner.This is because he himself belonged to the aristocrats of the Sui Dynasty, and he was deeply favored by the emperor in the era of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and his mother was a sister of the Queen Mother of the Sui Dynasty; at the same time, Li Yuan himself was cautious and unwilling to make rash advances.So even though he was threatened again and again by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan still lived in secluded places.This move of his made the counselors and Li Shimin around him extremely anxious. Seeing that all the rebel armies are developing vigorously and smoothly, only the side of Taiyuan alone is silent. If other people are allowed to advance to Chang'an, the world will be destroyed I can't be named Li anymore.

While Li Yuan was not making trouble, the surrounding area of ​​Taiyuan was not peaceful, not to mention the constant harassment of small groups of rebels, and the Turkic people would come to join in the fun from time to time.Once, the Turks sent troops to the Mayi area, not only plundering people's wealth, causing countless casualties, but also constantly provoking the Taiyuan garrison.Yang Guang was very angry when he heard about it, and he ordered Li Yuan, Gao Junya, and Wang Wei to drive him out of the border of the Sui Dynasty immediately. Unfortunately, the generals sent by Li Yuan were defeated and returned.

In Li Yuan's mansion, Liu Wenjing, Pei Ji, Li Shimin and others were anxiously discussing the outcome of this matter.Liu Wenjing said: "There may be three possibilities for this matter. One is that the emperor sends others to retreat from the enemy, which is no different from taking military power in Taiyuan; the other is to blame them for staying behind before going to the Northern Expedition. In this case, our troops will be wasted a lot. The third is to let the left guards enter the capital to face the saint and accept punishment. This is the most dangerous one. If you go there, you will either be deprived of military power, or the emperor will kill you, and you will not be able to come back."

After Liu Wenjing finished speaking, everyone became silent.The defeat this time was indeed unexpected, which caught Li Yuan by surprise.Each of the three possibilities analyzed by Liu Wenjing is extremely unfavorable to Taiyuan.When everyone was thinking about countermeasures, Yang Guang's envoy had arrived, and Xuan Liyuan went to Beijing to present the matter to the emperor. When Li Shimin heard the news, he couldn't help but gasped. He said to the envoy: "Taiyuan is very unstable now, and there are rebels coming from all sides. It is really unwise for my father to leave Taiyuan at this time. I hope I can replace my father." Accepted, go to the capital to report the situation of this battle to the emperor."

But the envoy said with a blank expression: "The emperor said that what he wants to see is Li Yuan, the dereliction of duty in Taiyuan, not the second son. Please be ready, Mr. Left, we will leave in two days." Everyone felt even more sad when they saw the figure of the envoy leaving arrogantly.Pei Ji said: "I'm really afraid of what will happen. If we stay here, it will be very dangerous. How can we stay in Taiyuan?" Li Yuan was also very troubled by this sudden change, but he still comforted everyone: "We still have to think on the bright side, maybe the emperor just asked me to report the situation of the battle, and let me go back after some punishment. Today's Taiyuan , besides me, there are not many people who can guard him, so maybe he won't do anything to me."

Such words of comfort did not have any effect on Li Shimin's burning anxiety. That night, he came to Li Yuan's study, fell down on the ground without saying a word, and cried bitterly.Li Yuan hurriedly helped him up and said, "I haven't set out yet, and I don't know what the result will be. Why did you start crying?" Li Shimin said: "Father's going here, there are many bad luck and bad luck, and the child can't bear the grief in his heart. I only have one question to ask my father, why don't you go to the army?" Li Yuan shook his head helplessly and said, "The situation is still unclear now, with so many rebels fighting for it, what chance do we have of winning if we raise our troops now?"

Li Shimin said excitedly: "Now our situation can no longer be judged by whether there is a chance of winning. If we don't do something at this time, my father will die!" Li Yuan said: "I cannot drag so many soldiers into this vortex just because of personal safety." Seeing that Li Yuan would not listen no matter how much he tried to persuade him, Li Shimin also felt helpless.He came to the Jinyang Palace and found Pei Ji, the warden, and the two drank together melancholy, Li Shimin said: "Father is kind-hearted and misses the past too much, if this continues, the special envoy will take him to Chang'an, by then it will be too late. "

Holding the wine glass in his hand, Pei Ji said slowly: "It seems that we really need to think of other ways to make Liu Shou make up his mind to do something now!" Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "What can you do?" Seeing no one around, Pei Ji whispered his plan in Li Shimin's ear. On the second night, Pei Ji led his grandson Shunde, Liu Hongji, Tang Jian and other important officials of Li Yuan to hold a banquet in the Jinyang Palace in the name of a farewell party.Li Yuan looked at his beloved and trusted generals, and he will leave for Chang'an tomorrow. It is not known whether he can return safely from this trip, and he does not know whether he will see everyone again in the future, although he has been accumulating strength for a long time , but God let me suffer this when I was not ready, it seems that God really does not help me.In this case, it would be better not to get drunk and not return, and this life would not be wasted.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan raised his wine glass and said to the crowd: "How can I, Li Yuan, be supported by all heroes! I only want to protect the people of this side from the fire of war, but if the sky doesn't grant it to me, I have no choice. I want to drink this glass of wine with all of you today." Liu Wenjing and others toasted to Li Yuan one after another, and Li Yuan cheerfully responded one by one, looking peaceful.Seeing this, Li Shimin stepped forward and said to Li Yuan: "My father is leaving, and my child can't follow. It's really unfilial. For this, the child will punish himself with three cups!"Seeing this, Li Yuan also raised his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. The father and son looked at each other and laughed!

Pei Ji said: "This Jinyang Palace was originally Yang Guang's residence, but the wars have been raging these past few years, and he hasn't come here for a long time. Look at this magnificent palace, maybe one day it will be burnt in the flames of war, It really makes people lament that heroes are useless!" Liu Wenjing said: "Yang Guangguang spent a lot of money and resources on construction and construction of the palace, but in the end he left such an empty house. Now the outside of Taiyuan City is already in chaos. If we only guard Jinyang It is not beneficial to the country, but it will also harm oneself, and the fame that you want to create has long been thrown away."

Li Yuan heard something in the words of these two people, he put down his wine glass and said with emotion: "I can't lead everyone to make great achievements, I really feel ashamed of you." After hearing this, Pei Ji smiled and said, "I'm satisfied with being able to follow and stay behind in the troubled times. Besides, there are conflicts in the world now, and I don't know what the result will be if I stay here and go. Don't weaken your ambition first!" When everyone heard it, they all said that what Pei Ji said made sense, so they raised their glasses again.Pei Ji said: "There are also singing and dancing concubines prepared for the emperor in this palace. Each of them is beautiful and beautiful. The emperor has not appeared for a long time, and they are lonely! Now why not ask them to come out and dance for everyone!" Everyone cheered with the wine and applauded in unison!After a while, a group of singing and dancing girls came out to perform, all of them charming and charming.Among them were two beauties who were Yang Guang's most favored concubines in Jinyang Palace. I saw them walking lightly in front of Li Yuan's seat and persuading him to drink attentively. The banquet lasted until late at night, and all the generals retreated one by one, Li Yuan was already so drunk that he passed out.According to the plan, Li Shimin, Pei Ji and others carried him into a palace in Jinyang Palace to rest. It was almost noon the next day, and Li Yuan slowly woke up from the wine.He opened his eyes, feeling very strange in a blur, and quickly sat up to see that he was sleeping on a large imperial bed, surrounded by luxurious and rich decorations. Li Yuan jumped up from the bed, his mind went blank for an instant: he was hesitating and panicking, when he suddenly heard Pei Ji's voice from outside the door: "Has the left-behind master woke up?" Li Yuan put on his clothes in a panic. He couldn't remember what happened last night. After a while, he heard the palace door being pushed open, and a group of people stood outside the screen waiting for Li Yuan to go out. Li Yuan was extremely ashamed, blushed and straightened his clothes, and went out to see: Li Shimin was standing there with many generals and counselors.Seeing Li Yuan coming out, Li Shimin fell to his knees with a plop: "Please forgive me, father!" Pei Ji stepped forward and said, "Master Liushou, we see that you have been unhappy for the past few days, so we want to make you happy." Li Yuan said, "Happy? Is this how you make me happy?" Pei Ji took the opportunity to say: "As long as you stay behind and raise your troops, what can the emperor do to you?" Li Yuan was taken aback, and Pei Ji said: "Now wars are raging everywhere, the lord has lost his virtue, and the Sui Dynasty is already on the verge of collapse. In addition, the emperor has been suspicious of you for a long time. If you stay behind and stick to the small details, you will only harm yourself and harm you." the world!" Li Yuan looked at the generals in front of him. He knew that as long as he raised his arms, these people would definitely take up their swords and guns and rush to the front line to fight with him.In the past, there was still a little fluke in my heart, hoping that Yang Guang would not be angered, but in the current situation, I have no way out.He took a deep breath and said: "Everyone, the matter has come to this, I, Li Yuan, have no choice but to raise my troops and build meritorious deeds with everyone!" When everyone heard Li Yuan's words, they all cheered! At this point, Li Yuan decided to raise troops against the Sui Dynasty and joined the vigorous uprising team.Although the reasons for his final decision are complicated, for him who is rigorous by nature, he finally stopped waiting for everything to be ready and acted in accordance with the times. History, the achievement of a great dynasty.