I'm a marquis in Datang

Chapter 403

misfortune

Du Qi saw Du Ruhui and saluted, "Father!"

Du Ruhui said: "Sit!"

Du Qi lifted up his robe and sat down, asking: "Father called urgently, but what happened?"

Du Ruhui said: "The king of Qin sent a letter, hoping that you will rush to Mingzhou and help him take down Liu Heita."

Du Qi frowned and said: "Father, it stands to reason that with the strength of the King of Qin, it is not difficult to destroy Liu Heitai. The King of Qin also said before that the attack on Liu Heitai will be done steadily. Then gradually suppress Liu Heita. As long as there is no problem with the general direction, victory in this battle should not be difficult. Why did the King of Qin send a special letter asking me to go?"

You know, Li Shimin is surrounded by talents.

Civil servants and military generals have everything that one expects to find.

Du Qi is not necessarily needed.

Du Ruhui sighed, and said: "The king of Qin conquered Liu Heita, the general direction is indeed no problem, he suppressed Liu Heita gradually, and achieved certain results. During this period, some things happened, which caused His Majesty to be furious, and he was very angry with King Qin. Dissatisfied. Now, His Majesty has sent the prince and Qi Wang Li Yuanji north to Hebei Road to command the overall situation to participate in the war. His Highness King Qin is in a bad situation, and he is even more worried that the situation will continue to deteriorate, so please come forward

Past. "

Du Qidao: "What exactly happened?"

Du Ruhui said firmly: "King Qin led his army into Hebei Road from Guanzhong, and adopted a steady and steady strategy. He stationed in Weizhou, the southernmost part of Hebei Road, to counter Liu Heitao who is entrenched in Hebei."

"In order to defeat His Highness, Liu Heita led his troops to attack several times."

"Failed repeatedly."

"Liu Heikai saw that the situation was not good, so he retreated to the north and retreated into Xiangzhou. At that time, Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, asked to pursue him, and Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an County, suggested Shi Wanbao to assist Li Daoxuan."

"I didn't know that Li Daoxuan's pursuit was actually in the territory of Xiangzhou, and he was attacked by Liu Heitai crazily. Because Li Daoxuan went deep alone, he even threw away Shi Wanbao. Shi Wanbao couldn't rescue him, so Li Daoxuan died in Xiangzhou."

Du Ruhui said: "This is the first reason why the war in Hebei has changed."

Du Qi narrowed his eyes.

There is a problem here.

Li Daoxuan is a man who is good at fighting, so it is impossible not to understand the danger of going deep alone.

Du Qi didn't ask any more questions, and said again: "Father, you just said it was the first reason, so what about the second reason?"

Du Ruhui explained: "The second reason is that the King of Qin led his army all the way to the north, captured Xiangzhou and entered Mingzhou territory. At that time, the general of the garrison in Mingshui County was Wang Junkuo. He couldn't hold the city, so he asked the King of Qin for help, and the King of Qin transferred Wang Junkuo. After leaving the city, Luo Shixin was sent into Mingshui County to guard against the attack of Liu Heita's army."

"But in the end, Mingshui County was lost, Luo Shixin was defeated and captured, and was killed for not surrendering."

"That's the second reason why the accident happened."

"You know, Luo Shixin was also a general, but he died in Mingshui County. And at that time, King Qin rushed to rescue Mingshui County several times, but was stopped by Liu Heita's army and failed to rescue him."

Du Ruhui said: "The two pieces of news came back to the court, and the East Palace took advantage of the situation to call for battle. So the prince who was originally ordered to stay in Chang'an persuaded His Majesty, so the prince and Li Yuanji went north to take command of the overall situation."

After Du Qi listened, he felt the inertia of history.

The fact that Li Jiancheng was going to fight, logically speaking, he was already affected because of plotting against him, and he was left in Chang'an, so he would not participate in this battle.But Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin were killed again.

caused an accident.

Everything returned to the original line, Li Daoxuan died, Li Shimin's expedition was blocked, and Li Jiancheng led the army northward as the coach.Such a situation was unexpected by Du Qi.

Du Qi then said again: "Father, even if these things happened, it's not enough to say that I will be allowed to go. Could it be, what else is going on?"

This is the key point.

Du Ruhui said: "The situation in Mingzhou is indeed very complicated, because in the situation in Hebei, not only Li Jiancheng went there, but also the Turks mixed in. Jieli Khan arranged cavalry to intervene in the situation in Hebei."

After a pause, Du Ruhui said: "King Qin is in a difficult situation, so he let you go."

"No, that's still not a reason."

Du Qi narrowed his eyes and said: "Father, even if such a situation occurs, it is not possible to say that I am really going to be allowed to go, because Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others are also with King Qin. There are these people Now, for the King of Qin, he has no shortage of counselors, and it won't be of much use if I go."

Du Ruhui sighed: "You boy, you really see clearly."

Du Qidao: "Father, what's going on. Just tell me, I'll think about what to do."

Du Ruhui said: "The biggest problem is that after King Qin failed to attack Liu Heita this time, Li Jiancheng led his troops to the north. He commanded the army and had the right to recruit and transfer Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling away directly. King Qin Without me, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling by my side, there are no real counselors. Therefore, I need you to go."

Du Ruhui didn't intend to hide from Du Qi.

Just wanted to give it a try.

Let's see if Du Qi can deduce the most fundamental reason, and Du Qi did not live up to his expectations.

Du Ruhui continued: "Speaking of which, there is another matter, which is about Li Daoxuan's death and Luo Shixin's death. At that time, when Li Daoxuan covered up the killing of Liu Heimai, Shi Wanbao could have rushed to help, but it was too late."

"Although King Qin reprimanded Shi Wanbao on this matter, it didn't stop there. As for Luo Shixin's death, it was also a bit strange. Because at that time, in Mingshui County, there was an internal response to Liu Heita."

"Because of the internal response, Mingshui County was lost, so Luo Shixin died without surrender."

"However, these things are just conjectures, and we don't know for the time being. There is no one around King Qin to give advice, so I sent a message, please go."

Only then did Du Ruhui tell the truth.

Du Qi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

This is the real reason.

If not, Li Shimin would not have called him over.After all, he is just a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old, and he has not yet entered the battlefield.Only around Li Shimin, there is really no real support, so he asked for help.

Du Ruhui said: "Erlang, what do you think about it?"

Du Qidao: "What else can we do? Naturally, we should go to Mingshui County to meet the King of Qin. Although the Du family and the King of Qin are temporarily separated, they are still bound together. One is prosperous and the other is damaged. The King of Qin is in trouble now and must go to help. "

Du Ruhui said: "You have to work hard again, kid, and this time the battle is not easy, you have to be careful."

Du Qi said with a smile: "Even if the son went, he was there to make suggestions, not to charge into battle, so father doesn't have to worry about his son's safety, it's fine."

Du Ruhui said: "No matter what, be careful in everything."

After a pause, Du Ruhui said: "Time is running out, so don't stay any longer, hurry up and start your journey. However, your news should not be known to the imperial army, nor to His Majesty who is far away in Chang'an."

"I understand."

Du Qi nodded with a smile, and said, "I'll go back and make some arrangements, then we'll set off."