Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Today, Li Keyong of Taiyuan, Li Maozhen of Fengxiang, Wang Jian of Xichuan and others still respect Emperor Ai as the common ruler of the world.

The most suitable person to contact is Li Keyong.

Li Keyong of Taiyuan was already old, and even for the sake of his posthumous reputation, he would not kill Li Yu openly.

Furthermore, Li Keyong’s eldest son Li Cunxu later became the founding emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty and was a capable person.

Li Shimin understood the meaning without Xiao Ran's detailed explanation.

"No rush, it only takes one day."

There are so many things to do on this list, so I have to make simple preparations.

"Okay, just call me when you want to go over." Seeing that he had an idea, Xiao Ran didn't intend to interfere too much.

As soon as Li Shimin and Li Yu returned to the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang appeared at their home.

Zhu Yuanzhang strode over and asked with a bit of amusement, "Which unfilial descendant of the Li family is it this time?"

"The last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Ai of Tang, Li Yu." Xiao Ran said.

"It was him. We remember that he had no ambition and was killed by Zhu Wen."

The Zhu Wen that Zhu Yuanzhang was referring to was Zhu Quanzhong.

Zhu Quanzhong's original name was Zhu Wen. Quanzhong was the name given to him by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. When he established the Later Liang Dynasty, he changed his name to Zhu Huang.

"I didn't expect it when I saw the list, but he really wanted to restore the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Ran was telling the truth. Judging from the records of Emperor Ai of Tang, he did not seem to have such ambitions.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "It just so happens that I am free, so I will go with you on this order. If Lao Li needs help, I can help him in time."

It was obvious at a glance that Zhu Yuanzhang was gloating over someone else's misfortune. Xiao Ran was somewhat amused. "Aren't you afraid that he will laugh at you the next time you go to Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "We in the Ming Dynasty are not as good as the descendants of the old Li family."

"I have no objection." Xiao Ran readily agreed to watch the show.

After a day, Li Shimin brought Li Yu and hundreds of elite soldiers to find Xiao Ran.

"Why are you going too?"

After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang following, Li Shimin said unhappily.

Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately said, "We just want to help you."

The speechless Li Shimin was too lazy to expose him, but he made up his mind that this time the order must be perfect. Even if his descendants were incompetent, he could not lose face.

"Let's go, let's go, don't waste time." Xiao Ran said at the right time.

……

The fifth year of Tianyou

曹州

Ujishumune's residence

When I appeared in the house again, there was no one outside the door.

Xiao Ran and others walked out. The whole mansion looked like it had been robbed.

"They should be looking for me." Li Yu said.

The emperor is gone, we must look for him.

"Let's go to Taiyuan first." Li Shimin said.

No one expected that Emperor Ai of Tang, Li Yu, who had been missing for a day, would leave Caozhou quietly or in a swagger.

Xiao Ran and three others were sitting in the spacious carriage.

A simplified map was in the center. Li Shimin pointed to Taiyuan and said, "Li Keyong's location is good. If he can surrender, we can save a lot of time starting from Taiyuan."

Xiao Ran said, "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the date of Li Keyong's death. Today is the first day of the first lunar month."

"It didn't take long to convince Li Keyong that he could still support the emperor after he was forced to abdicate."

Li Shimin said, his eyes darkening slightly, "It's about whether Li Keyong's eldest son can be loyal."

"Li Yu, what do you think?"

Li Yu was a little embarrassed, "I am not good at dealing with ministers in the court..."

If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't been here, Li Shimin would have wanted to kick him off the carriage.

Li Shimin suppressed his anger and asked Xiao Ran, "Do you know him?"

Before Xiao Ran could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first, "The founding emperor of the Later Tang, Li Cunxu, was born in the Shatuo tribe of the Western Turkic region. His original surname was Zhuxie. He was born to Li Keyong and his concubine Cao. He was good at riding and shooting since he was young, and he was very courageous, open-minded, and both civil and military. If he can surrender, there will be no problem in restoring the Tang Dynasty."

Xiao Ran took over and continued, "During the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Li Cunxu followed Li Keyong to serve the emperor at the age of eleven, which was 902 AD. Taiyuan was besieged by the Liang army twice. Li Keyong was unable to compete with Zhu Wen, and it was Li Cunxu who persuaded him to lie low. Soon it was the third year of Tianyou, and Zhu Wen attacked Cangzhou. Cangzhou was under the jurisdiction of Liu Rengong, the governor of Youzhou at the time. He sent people to ask Li Keyong for help, but Li Keyong was unwilling to send troops to help. Li Cunxu reminded him that the fall of Cangzhou would strengthen Zhu Wen's strength. Li Keyong listened to the advice and sent troops to force Zhu Wen to withdraw his troops from Cangzhou."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression darkened slightly. "Li Cunxu has such a strong voice. It seems that if we want to get Taiyuan's support, we still need to have a good talk with Li Cunxu."

"Now the area under Li Keyong's jurisdiction can also be called Jin State." Xiao Ran said slowly.

"If you want the troops of Jin, you have to meet Li Keyong and Li Cunxu. After the establishment of the Later Liang, Li Keyong has been fighting against the Later Liang in the name of reviving the Tang Dynasty, and he has been promoting the arrival of Emperor Ai of Tang, Li Yu, in Taiyuan to speed up the progress."

"Li Yu, you have to save your life from now on." Zhu Yuanzhang patted Li Yu's shoulder sympathetically and reminded him seriously.

It is very dangerous wherever Li Yu appears now.

Li Yu smiled bitterly in his heart, but said firmly: "This little danger is nothing to be afraid of."

"Go on." Li Shimin urged in a low voice without caring about Li Yu's mood.

"Li Cunxu is only 24 years old now, but Li Keyong has more than one son. His adopted sons Li Cunhao, Li Cunshi and others are older than Li Cunxu and are proud of their military power. After Li Keyong's death, they were very dissatisfied with Li Cunxu's succession to the throne. They often claimed to be sick and did not attend court, refused to bow when meeting him, and even instigated their uncle Li Kening to launch a rebellion and then surrender to the Later Liang. This is also something we can take advantage of."

"At that time, Li Cunxu obtained the support of military supervisor Zhang Chengye, general Li Cunzhang and others, and quickly captured and killed Li Kening, Li Cunhao and others. Afterwards, Li Cunxu personally led the army to rescue Luzhou. The Liang army thought that Li Cunxu would not dare to send troops, but Li Cunxu unexpectedly defeated the Liang army and completely lifted the siege of Luzhou."

Li Yu couldn't help but ask, "Where did the siege of Luzhou come from?"

"Not long after Zhu Wen ascended the throne, he sent 100,000 troops to besiege Luzhou. Li Keyong ordered Zhou Dewei to rescue Luzhou, but they confronted the Liang army for more than a year and failed to break the siege of Luzhou for many years." Xiao Ran gave a general idea.

Zhu Wen sent troops with the intention of conquering Li Keyong, but the two sides were deadlocked for many years without any success.

In the end, he was taken down by the newly-appointed Li Cunxu.

Xiao Ran continued, "In the seventh year of Tianyou, Zhu Wen attempted to seize the towns of Chengde and Yiwu. Wang Rong, the governor of Chengde, and Wang Chuzhi, the governor of Yiwu, successively asked Li Cunxu for help, willing to form an anti-Liang alliance with Jin, with Li Cunxu as the leader. Li Cunxu personally led the Jin army eastward and confronted the Liang army across the river."

"In the first month of the eighth year of Tianyou, Zhou Dewei led his elite cavalry to the Liang army camp to provoke the Liang general Wang Jingren, and lured the Liang army to the plains. He took advantage of the terrain and defeated the Liang army. From then on, Chengde Town and Yiwu Town completely turned to Jin State."