I'm a marquis in Datang

"what?"

Li Shimin was very surprised, because he didn't expect that Li Yuan would take the initiative to go to war.You must know that Li Yuan is already in his sixties, and he is quite old. It is not a good situation to go out with the army at this time.

Li Yuan said again: "When it comes to Du Qi's matter, although I am old, at least I still have some friendship with Du Qi. I want to ask him how he thinks about it. Although I can't help you, at least I can relax. atmosphere on both sides.”

After a pause, Li Yuan said again: "In addition, you arrange someone to send a letter to Du Ruhui who is going to the Western Regions, and ask him to ask what Du Qi means. In short, when this battle has reached this point, Guazhou must not let it go. Get out. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me, Datang, to gain a foothold."

After listening to Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin nodded and said, "My son understands what my father said. If my father wants to accompany you, then

Let's go together.Tomorrow morning, father and emperor will be with son and minister. "

Li Yuandao: "Emperor, when it comes to Du Qi's affairs, don't act emotionally and act carefully. Du Qi is not an easy-going person. Let me say something that doesn't please you. If Du Qi was born more than ten years earlier, the world in the Central Plains , there must be a place for Du Qi. This kid is not simple, so be careful."

Li Shimin said: "My son, please remember."

Li Shimin never underestimated Du Qi's ability, because he fought against Li Jiancheng in the early years. When the two sides confronted each other, it was because of Du Qi's plan that Li Shimin was able to stabilize himself and win in the end.

Li Yuan said seriously: "You are going to lead troops to Guazhou in the Western Region, so how are you going to fight this battle?"

Li Shimin said: "I don't know for now."

Li Yuan said: "Emperor, what I hope is that you negotiate with Du Qi and strive to take back Guazhou. As long as Du Qi is willing to hand over Guazhou, then everything is easy to talk about. I don't want to see the two armies go to war. "

Li Shimin said: "Father's concern is that I, the Great Tang, lost to Du Qi in the battle with Du Qi. The news will cause shocks in the Great Tang, right?"

"Yes!"

Li Yuandao: "Once such a thing happens, it will not be a good result."

Li Shimin's eyes were sharp, and he said: "But from my son's point of view, you can't be afraid of fighting just because you might lose to Du Qi. The last time you fought with Du Qi, it was because of constraints and many factors that you didn't consider. This time, But it's different."

"There are troops stationed at the border between Tang and Tubo. In addition, we already know about Du Qi's weapons, at least we know about them. So right now, Du Qi's methods are roughly figured out, and we won't be as hasty as last time."

"This time, there will be a battle after all."

Li Shimin said: "If Du Qi's army can be defeated after the First World War, I will personally lead the army into the territory of Xia State. Of course, if Du Qi's army cannot be defeated, it will not be too late to negotiate peace at that time. In short, this time, we must There's going to be a fight."

After hearing this, Li Yuan shook his head and sighed, but Li Shimin is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty now, Li Shimin has made a decision, and Li Yuan can't stop him, so Li Yuan said: "Forget it, it's up to you."

Li Shimin got up and said, "Your servant will leave!"

After speaking, Li Shimin got up and left.

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin's leaving back, and his heart tightened suddenly.Because in Li Yuan's heart, he was always worried that the precedent of Sui II's death would repeat itself, and he didn't want Tang Dynasty to do the same, so he hoped that Li Shimin would be more cautious.It's just that Li Shimin didn't suffer from foreigners such as Tubo and Turks now, but he repeatedly hit the wall with Du Qi.

Li Yuan sighed.

Now, we can only take one step at a time, because at this point, even Li Yuan can't change anything.He even wanted to ask Du Qi in his heart, what did Du Qi think about, did he really want to be an enemy of Datang?

After all, the relationship between the two parties was relatively harmonious.At this point in development, if swords and soldiers really confronted each other, it would be detrimental to both parties.

Chapter 950

Soldiers come to Guazhou

The time has entered July, and although the weather is still quite hot, it is much better than in June.Especially at night when there is a cool breeze blowing, it is not like being in a steamer at night.

Especially in late July, the heat subsides even more.

As for Guazhou City, Du Qi has now completely controlled it. However, although Du Qi occupied Guazhou City, he did not send troops to attack the rest of Guazhou.Du Qi won Guazhou, on the one hand, to beat Li Shimin, and on the other hand, to win more benefits for Xia Guo.As for the others, Du Qi had no idea.

Now that he has taken over the states in the Western Regions, he seems to be quite powerful.But if Du Qi really wants to go to war with Datang, he doesn't have the strength for the time being.When it comes to background, he is much worse than Datang.

While Du Qi was waiting quietly, there was a letter from Gao Chang.

It was Du Ruhui's letter.

The content of Du Ruhui's letter is very simple, urging Du Qi not to conflict with Datang.Du Ruhui's starting point is not to say how about himself, nor how Du Ruhui has any feelings for Datang, but just to discuss the facts, saying that the current Xia Kingdom has just established, and its foundation is not stable. Yu Datang

, the strength is still slightly insufficient.

Du Ruhui persuaded Du Qi to accept as soon as he was good, but Du Ruhui didn't say much about the rest.

After reading the letter, Du Qi didn't care about anything, he knew what Du Ruhui was thinking.Du Ruhui used to be Li Shimin's subject, not only the relationship between the monarch and the minister, but also the friendship of more than ten years.Moreover, Datang is Du Ruhui's root after all, so Du Ruhui still has some complicated emotions in his heart when he conflicts with Datang.

Du Qi immediately replied with a letter.

The content of the letter is also simple, that is, Du Qi will not occupy Guazhou and will eventually return to Xiaguo.

With this, enough!

After Du Qi arranged for someone to deliver the message, he arranged for someone to call Shangguanyi, told about Du Ruhui's delivery of the letter, and said, "Mr. Shangguan, my father sent someone to deliver the letter. Based on what I know about him, he wouldn't take the initiative to persuade him." I'm going to stop and advise me not to start a war. There must be spies from the Tang Dynasty in Gaochang, Xiaguo. With the help of the war between me and the Tang Dynasty, there must be some intentions to contact my father. These are the spies from the Tang Dynasty. You arrange to inform Liu Zhengxi, Let him stare at these people one by one and bring them into surveillance."

Shangguanyi said: "My lord, don't you just cut off the eyeliner of these Tang Dynasty?"

"no need!"

Du Qi shook his head and said: "After cutting off this group of eyeliners, there will be others. Instead of this, it's better to keep these people under our control."

Shangguanyi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Du Qi said: "My father has passed on the letter, and it is estimated that the army of the Tang Dynasty will arrive in Guazhou soon. A few days ago, we got the news that the Tang Dynasty sent troops, and now we think it should be soon. In terms of city defense, all It's all arranged."

Shangguanyi said: "Everything is well arranged."

Du Qi said, "That's good."

"Report!"

At this moment, Guan Zhilan entered.He came to Du Qi's side and reported: "Your Majesty, I have the latest news to send back, it's about the Tang army."

Du Qi took the letter and opened it to check.After reading it, he smiled and said, "It's true that Cao Cao is here. The latest news is that Tang Jun is less than twenty miles away from Guazhou City. At the latest in the afternoon, Li Shimin will arrive at the county seat. It's just that I was surprised by the news. The content of the above is nothing more than Li Shimin's personal conquest. The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan has also come."

Shangguanyi said: "Your Majesty, Li Yuan is here. Could it be that he is going to see you? After all, in the early years, the relationship between Your Majesty and Li Yuan was quite harmonious, and he treated you like a younger generation."

Sample. "

Shangguanyi and others also knew about the relationship between Du Qi and Li Yuan.

Du Qi thought for a while and said: "Maybe Li Yuan came to see me, but what's going on is still unclear right now. Let's take a step and watch, and eventually we will know the other party's intentions. Now that Tang Jun is approaching, I am looking forward to this One battle. The last time we met Li Shimin, our strength was not so strong. This time we met Li Shimin, and we are stronger."

Shangguanyi said: "Your Majesty is wise, wise, and martial, and he works hard to govern. Our country of Xia is developing rapidly."

Du Qi simply stood up and said, "Go, go to the city tower and take a look at the situation of the city defense."

"Yes!"

Shangguanyi responded immediately.