Chapter 28: General of the Rear Army
Li Yuanji was dumbfounded.
Are you serious?!
Those of you who are in power, can you please take some responsibility for the power under your butts?
Li Yuan saw Li Yuanji staring blankly for a long time without saying anything, and a look of anger flashed across his face, "Silang?!"
Li Yuanji came back to his senses during Li Yuan's roar. He felt that Li Yuan's anger had already surged out of his head. If he dared to say no, his end would definitely not be good.
"I can get it..."
Li Yuanji was perfunctorily responding while thinking of a countermeasure.
If he led the troops to deal with Liu Heita, it would be almost a waste of time.
Li Sixing, Ling Jing and Xie Shufang are still unable to cope with the situation in Hebei.
In order to be responsible for his own life and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, he had to ask Li Yuan for the person.
Among all the civil officials and generals in the Tang Dynasty, the only one who could help him stabilize the situation in Hebei, mobilize all the troops to fight on his behalf, and achieve certain results in the adverse situation in Hebei, apart from Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong, it is probably Li Jing.
Li Jing is in the Grand Administration Office in Jingzhou . Now please ask Li Yuan to issue an order to summon Li Jing to Hebei. The round trip will take at least more than a month.
During this period of more than a month, he still needs to find someone to mobilize troops to withstand Liu Heita's offensive momentum and prevent the Turks from moving south.
Qu Tutong is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, Qu Tutong served as Li Shimin's deputy.
Helped Li Shimin achieve many magnificent military achievements.
If he serves as the temporary commander, even if he fails to achieve any military results, he can ensure that the situation in Hebei will not deteriorate.
As for other brave generals who charge into battle, strategists who give advice, and logistical personnel with outstanding abilities, of course they will be brought along as well.
Bao Yuan was one of the most powerful strategists and generals under Li Yuan, Bao Yuan was one of the most powerful strategists and generals under Li Jiancheng, and Bao Yuan was one of the most powerful strategists and generals under Li Shimin.
With such a luxurious lineup, even if he doesn't care about anything, the battle situation should not be bad, right?
When Li Yuanji thought of this, he immediately prepared to speak.
Then Li Dao Zong spoke first, exclaiming, "Saint, think twice!"
Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Qu Tutong, Yuwen Shiji and others all spoke up.
"Saints, think twice!"
"Saints, think twice!"
“…”
There were hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall, and except for Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, everyone else spoke up.
Li Yuanji was stunned. Do you think too highly of me or too little of me?
Can't you just let me lead a troop?
I have already thought of a strategy. I may not win, but I will definitely not lose.
What does your unanimous collective opposition mean?
"snort!"
Li Yuan snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"I asked you to nominate generals, but you all kept silent. I made a decision, but you advised me to think twice. What do you want from me?"
Li Yuan put on airs, took on the emperor's authority, and called himself "I" all the time, full of majesty.
Pei Ji bowed deeply to Li Yuan and said, "I think it would be more appropriate for the King of Qin to lead the troops."
"I reconsider!"
"I reconsider!"
“…”
All of a sudden, Li Shimin was lifted up.
But who is Li Shimin? He is the greatest emperor in history. This kind of situation is not difficult for him.
Li Shimin said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Thank you all for your kindness, but the princess is pregnant these days. If I lead the troops to the battle this time, I don't know when I will return.
When the princess gave birth to Chengqian, I was not by her side. When the princess gave birth to Qingque, I was not by her side either. When the princess gave birth to Lizhi, I was still not by her side.
As a father and a husband, I feel guilty for not being able to witness the birth of my child and not being able to experience the pain my wife goes through in raising children."
At this point, Li Shimin bowed deeply to Li Yuan and said, "Father, please give me a chance to fulfill my duty as a father and husband."
The Grand Historian Fu Yi frowned and said, "How can family affairs be compared with state affairs?"
He didn't speak, and Li Yuanji didn't even notice his presence.
This is also a tough guy.
Although he is not well-known in history, what he did was extremely powerful.
During the Wude period when he served as the Grand Historian, he did nothing else but write a letter to Emperor Li Yuan asking him to abolish and destroy Buddhism.
I publish a book almost once a year, and there has been no interruption so far.
Li Yuan almost listened to his advice several times, but was finally persuaded back by Li Jiancheng.
Although Li Tang worshipped Taoism, Li Jiancheng had a connection with Buddhism and was therefore close to it.
Li Jiancheng's nickname was Bishamon, which came from the Buddhist god of wealth and guardian of the Dharma Vaisravana. Li Jiancheng's princess was also named Guanyin, so Li Jiancheng believed that he had a connection with Buddhism and was very supportive of it.
When Li Shimin heard Fu Yi's words, he looked at him straight in the eye. "The historian is right. Family affairs cannot be compared with state affairs. But I have been named General Tiance, ranking above the three ministers.
If I make new achievements, what will my father give me?"
As soon as these words came out, Fu Yi instantly shut up.
All the ministers in the hall kept silent.
Li Shimin's meaning was very simple. I have already made great achievements. If I don't make any more achievements, it will be good for everyone. If I make new achievements, can you persuade my father to give me the throne of crown prince, or can you let my father abdicate and let others do the right thing?
The ministers had no way to answer, so they could only keep silent.
Li Jiancheng's teeth were almost broken, but he couldn't shout out "how outrageous".
Li Shimin's words were a bit presumptuous, but the meaning of his words was also for his own good.
Li Yuan glared at Li Shimin fiercely as if he were his enemy, "Follow me to the back hall!"
After saying this, without waiting for Li Shimin's answer, he shook his sleeves and went to the back hall angrily.
Li Shimin hesitated for a long time, but still followed.
Li Jiancheng's face darkened and blood seemed to drip out.
Li Jiancheng had already guessed what Li Yuan would say to Li Shimin.
He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do to stop it.
Li Yuan has done this twice.
Li Yuanji also guessed what Li Yuan would say to Li Shimin.
Li Yuan called Li Shimin to the back hall to make some big plans.
Li Yuan would definitely say, when you return with a great victory, the position of crown prince will belong to you.
Li Shimin would definitely not believe it at first.
But after Li Yuan brings Li Shimin back in triumph and lobbying him with even more honors, Li Shimin will definitely be convinced by Li Yuan.
By the time Li Yuan and Li Shimin appeared in the hall again, it would have been decided that Li Shimin would lead the troops to war.
Li Yuanji felt an inexplicable sense of relief, but also a little bit of reluctance.
If his predecessor had done a better job and left a good impression on the civil and military officials in the court, perhaps he would have been able to lead the most luxurious group in history to teach Liu Heita a lesson on how to behave.
Unfortunately, the predecessor did not live up to expectations.
So when Li Yuan said he would let him lead the troops, it was just a joke from beginning to end.
Fortunately, he thought about it carefully.
I feel sad.
Li Yuan and Li Shimin chatted in the back hall for a whole incense stick of time.
After an incense stick of time, Li Yuan reappeared in front of the public with a bright smile and Li Shimin with a rosy face.
As soon as Li Yuan appeared, he sat on the throne with a big horse and a golden sword, and said: "This time, when we are going to fight Liu Heita, Shimin will be the marching marshal, Dao Zong will be the commander-in-chief of the front army, Yuanji will be the commander-in-chief of the rear army, Yin Qiao will be the commander-in-chief of the left army, and Liu Hongji will be the commander-in-chief of the right army.
He summoned General Fan Shixing of the Left Guard, General Li Shou (Luo Shou) of the Guard, and General Wang Junlang of the Right Guard to the Tiance Palace to serve.
Luo Shixin, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Guo Zihe, the governor of Yunzhou, were transferred to the office of the military governor to serve.
The rest of the subordinates will be selected by Shimin himself.
Send the troops of the Qin Palace, the Qi Palace, and the states of East Shaanxi Road, totaling 50,000 men.
At this point, Li Yuan paused for a moment, and amid the different looks of the crowd, he dropped another bombshell, "All the food and fodder needed for this army's journey will be raised by the Grand Secretariat of the Eastern Shaanxi Province."
The ministers were stunned at first, then there was an uproar.
The most difficult problem to solve during the Tang Dynasty's expedition against Liu Heita was the problem of food and fodder.
For this reason, Li Jiancheng had to give up the opportunity to go on an expedition and stay in Chang'an City to raise food and fodder for the army.
To this end, Li Yuan set one trap after another for Li Shimin, forcing Li Shimin to lead his troops to war.
Unexpectedly, there was a shocking reversal in the end.
Li Shimin not only agreed to lead the troops to the war, but also seemed to have promised Li Yuan that he would raise food and fodder on his own and would not need any help from the court.
I don’t know how much Li Yuan spent to make Li Shimin make such a promise.
No wonder Li Yuan had a hard face when he entered the back hall, and a bright smile when he left the back hall.
Providing only men and horses without providing fodder can save a lot of expenses and also avoid being "extorted" by the Five Surnames and Seven Families and the wealthy families.
It would be strange if Li Yuan was unhappy.
As for whether Li Shimin was just firing blanks, Li Yuan was not worried at all.
No one knows a son better than his father. He knew Li Shimin very well. Li Shimin never fought a battle without confidence and never said anything that he could not do.
Li Jiancheng was both angry and frightened.
What made Li Shimin angry was that Li Yuan must be using his position to make trouble again, otherwise Li Shimin would not have made such a promise.
What is shocking is how Li Shimin managed to produce food without going through him when granaries everywhere were empty?
Li Jiancheng felt that Li Shimin might have more power in his hands than he knew, so he wanted to find out.
After Li Yuan announced that Li Shimin would lead the army and raise food and grass on his own, Li Jiancheng slowly said, "The brave general Lan Mou in my palace can be used, and the Chang'an commander Wang Xu can also be used.
How about transferring me to Erlang's command?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he knew that Li Jiancheng was trying to add sand in the sand and plant spies, but he did not stop him. Instead, he said openly: "The person recommended by my brother must be a talented person. Then I will accept it with pleasure."
Li Shimin was not afraid at all that Li Jiancheng would add sabotage or place spies there.
Since Li Jiancheng wanted to see, he would let Li Jiancheng see clearly and see how big the gap between them was.
He wanted to tell Li Jiancheng that what Li Jiancheng could do, he could do too, and what Li Jiancheng could not do, he could also do.
Even if it's impossible, he will find a way to do it.
For example, raising food and fodder.
"that……"
Li Yuanji spoke dryly when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were confronting each other.
