Chapter 38 thirty-seven

Liushi stone At dawn the next day, reinforcements from Chai Shao, Zhang Liang and others arrived. At dusk, tens of thousands of cavalry from Jingzhou southward also entered the side and rear of Jieli's army, and the hearts of the officials were much calmer.But soon, another disturbing news came. Lujiang King Li Yuan, Yi'an King Li Xiaochang, Changle King Li Youliang and others all set up counter-signs.Obviously, these remnants of Jiancheng want to take advantage of the opportunity of Jieli's soldiers to make a comeback. Zhongshu's introspective atmosphere was awe-inspiring, and Li Shimin sat on the chair, as if he hadn't fully recovered from the grief of losing his concubine and blaming himself.Fan Xin stood aside with several ministers, with anxious and serious expressions.Li Shimin was thinking hard, and after a long time, he said to Feng Deyi with a gloomy expression: "Send someone across the river to pass the decree, let Yuchi Jingde take 50,000 people from Jingzhou to attack Li Yuan, and then pass the message to the right General Xiaowei Sun Shunde led 30,000 troops to block Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang."

Feng Deyi was taken aback: "Your Majesty, there are 200,000 iron cavalry from Ashina's department outside the city. We finally hoped for reinforcements, and we are already stretched to deal with Jieli. How can we spare any energy to quell the chaos?" Li Shimin said: " I have a solution to deal with Xieli. I intend to borrow a soldier to help us deal with Xieli." Feng Deyi asked: "I don't know who the emperor is looking for to borrow troops? Who can be Jieli's opponent right now?" Li Shimin looked at the crowd and uttered two words: "Tuli!" What medicine are they selling.Li Shimin continued: "Have you ever thought about it? Jieli's front team took five days to complete the Longxi trail, but the rear team's Tuli and others walked for eight or nine days. Why? Why did He Tuli stand still after arriving outside Chang'an City?" Feng Deyi pondered and said, "The emperor means that Tuli and others are not of the same mind as Jieli?" Li Shimin stood up: "The rabbit died and the fox was sad. Li and Qibiheli used to be heroes on the grassland, if Jieli really flattens the Central Plains, their death will not be far away."

The situation in the temple immediately became active.Feng Deyi volunteered to go to the Tuli camp, knowing his own interests, and persuaded him to retreat.This made Li Shimin quite moved. He was about to speak, but Fan Xin stood up and pointed out that the method of sending lobbyists was not feasible. Li Shimin asked him why.Fan Xin took a step forward and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Jieli ruled the army with iron and blood, killing people like hemp, and his minions are all over the camp. How did Lord Feng get into the Hu camp and see Tuli? Take a step back, even if Feng When your lord sees Tuli, does Tuli dare to retreat openly? Jieli is looking for excuses to deal with him, will he give someone a handle?"

Feng Deyi said calmly: "Then what is your opinion?" Fan Xin cupped his hands: "Why don't you send an envoy to bring something and go directly to Xieli!" Li Shimin asked: "What is it?" Fan Xin said: "All the treasures in the Datang treasury!" As soon as Fan Xin said that, Li Shimin's expression changed.Feng Deyi saw it, and sneered: "Hmph, after going around for a long time, you want the emperor to use treasures to buy off Jieli! As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, you can also come up with such shameless ideas?" Li Shimin slammed his palm on the table and roared: "Good job, Fan Xin! No wonder someone called you a dog slave, your bones are cheap enough! I am a hero, I can die standing up, and I will never live on my knees! "Changsun Wuji hurriedly reprimanded Fan Xin: "Fan Xin, the emperor asked you to praise the military aircraft. What are you doing so far, why don't you back down!" He kept winking at Fan Xin.Fan Xin pretended not to see it, plopped down on his knees and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I know that the most difficult thing in life is to bow your head. But, if you want to achieve great things, don't you learn to bow your head? The current situation is critical. At this point, if your majesty refuses to bow your head temporarily, what will happen? In the end, not only will you lose more face, but this great river and mountain will also be in danger of being lost!"

As soon as this remark came out, Li Shimin's heart shook, his eyes fell on the map, and he fell into thinking.Changsun Wuji sensed the looseness of Li Shimin's expression, and said to Fan Xin: "But don't think about it, Jieli is here to compete with the emperor, can Datang's wealth buy him?" Fan Xin turned his face away He replied: "Of course these treasures cannot buy Xieli, but they can buy the tribal leaders under him. Xieli's cavalry come from 18 tribes, and they have different ideas. Most of them belong to Xieli soon. As long as the emperor Take out all the treasures and hand them over to Jieli, and Chang'an will become a bone without meat. With this legitimate reason, without our persuasion, people like Tuli and Qibiheli will naturally stand up and make trouble in Beijing. Withdrawal, won't the emperor's strategy of using the enemy's troops to retreat be realized?"

The two sang a harmony, which was actually for the emperor, and also for the officials.Li Shimin began to pace up and down the hall, obviously, Fan Xin's opinion moved him.After walking a few steps, he stopped, looked back at Feng Deyi and said, "Deyi, what do you think?" That said, but he knew in his heart that this was the only prescription he could try right now.Li Shimin walked out and said in his mouth: "Let me think again, think again!" The moonlight was like water, and the eunuch Wang De led the way. Li Shimin wore a cloak and walked on the corridor in the palace with a pensive face. Looking at the light on a window in the distance, Li Shimin blurted out: "Why, is Concubine Shu still asleep?" Wang De Nose sore: "Your Majesty, this, this is Her Highness the Princess who is guarding the spirit of the empress." Li Shimin finally came to his senses, and sighed: "Oh! She has gone, why didn't I notice it."

There was a sound of footsteps nearby, and Feng Deyi led Cen Wenwen over.Feng Deyi said: "Your Majesty, this is the newly appointed Cen Wenwen compiled by the History Museum." Cen Wenwen hurriedly stepped forward to salute Li Shimin: "I have seen the emperor." jump straight.Li Shimin glanced at him and said: "Since you are a historian, you must have read a lot of history books. Tell me, should I pay tribute to Jieli and withdraw my troops now." Cen Wenwen replied without thinking: "I think it should. How noble, in order to defeat Qiang Wu, he had to be servile for a full ten years, offering the best treasures and the most beautiful women in the country to enshrine the enemy, it would be humiliating to do so, but the final winner is him!"

Li Shimin pondered Cen Wenwen's words, and asked: "If I really do this, how will future generations evaluate me?" I will regard this period of history as a good story like Gou Jian's sacrifice of courage; however, if the emperor's dream of a strong country cannot be realized, or even the country will be lost in the future, and the world will fall apart, then this will be the beginning of a subjugated king's downfall. Your Majesty is on a par with Liu Chan, Empress of Shu and others!" Li Shimin was startled, with a hesitant expression on his face, he looked at Cen Wenwen and asked, "Can I forget this?"

Cen Wenwen asked rhetorically: "Can't the emperor be sure that he will become the lord of ZTE or the king of subjugation in the future?" Li Shimin looked at the sky and said for a long time: "I am facing a country full of holes. In this vast night, the road in front of us is shrouded in darkness, how can we see through the future, so I want you not to record this matter for now." Cen Wenwen cupped his hands: "Please forgive me, my minister is a historian , I can’t leave a pen in Qing history.” Feng Deyi hurriedly said to Cen Wenwen: “Since the emperor has spoken, why can’t you be accommodating?” Cen Wenwen said in a firm tone: “Using the spring and autumn pen to rule history is a historian. Sima Qian did not hesitate to endure corruption for this, if you must be lenient, please find someone to replace the next official." Feng Deyi rolled up his sleeves and pointed at Cen Wenwen and said, "Oh, what do you mean by you? What a dead brain!"

Li Shimin glanced at Feng Deyi and signaled him not to criticize Cen Wenwen, Feng Deyi then closed his mouth, Li Shimin then said to Cen Wenwen: "Aren't you afraid of death?" Cen Wenwen replied: "Of course I am afraid of death. But I'm even more afraid of violating the state system!" Li Shimin's face changed, and he said with emotion: "Well, I won't let you violate the state system! I have made up my mind, and tomorrow I will pour out all the treasures in the treasury to get rid of the Hu soldiers, and you will record it as it is. Well, write this down in the history books, and I will have no way out, and I can only go forward until this dying country stands up! With such a big burden, for a monarch, This may not be a bad thing, he can only try to do Goujian!" Cen Wenwen's eyes were moist, and a wave of respect rose in his heart, and he shouted respectfully: "The emperor!"