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chapter 20

The scene was tense, and seeing a fight was inevitable, suddenly a burst of anxious footsteps came, and a man broke in in court clothes. When he saw Yang You, he bowed and handed a letter and said, "Your Highness, there is an emergency military situation in Jinyang."

Yang You once ordered that something extremely important should not be disturbed. He felt a "knock" in his heart, and he quickly took the letter, opened it and looked at it for a few times, his face changed drastically, and his hands trembled unstoppably.

He finished reading it quickly, read it carefully again, handed the letter to Master Yin Shi, looked at Shen Yuanjing deeply, and asked the ambush to retreat first, and then sat back on the chair.

Master Yin Shi looked at the ten lines at once, read it quickly, then sighed, handed the letter aside, and then asked the official who reported the message, saying, "Is there any other news besides this letter?"

The man hesitated for a moment and said, "After receiving this message, the lower official rushed over as quickly as possible. As for the subsequent news, it is really unknown."

"Okay." Master Yin Shi nodded and said, "You go back and guard. If there is any news, it will be quickly transmitted. Remember, except for you, no one can disclose the contents of the letter."

The man quickly agreed and left quickly. After reading the letter from Gu Yi and Wei Xuan, their faces were so gloomy that they could drip into water. The latter suddenly fell to the ground and said, "Just just now, I was so lard that I was so confused and I was talking for the thief. I knew that my crime was unforgivable. Please punish him."

The King of Dai hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up, and smiled bitterly, "I am also starting to argue for Tang and Li Yuan's thief. How can I blame you? I can only say that I know the people but not the heart."

He bowed to Shen Yuanjing and said, "Mr. Shen is as expected, but now Li Yuan is really against it." He signaled Gu Yi to hand over the letter.

Shen Yuanjing took it and saw that it was Li Yuan who raised the anti-bank and now captured Huoyi, killed Song Laosheng, and then went down along the Fen River to occupy Linfen and conquered Jiang County, which was confronting Qu Tutong of Hedong County.

This passage is not surprising to match historical books. Anyone who wants to compete for the world in Li Yuan must go south to capture Chang'an.

He handed the letter back and said, "I'm afraid Qu Tutong can't intercept Li Yuan."

Wei Xuan shouted, "How is that possible? He is a long-time general on the battlefield, and he is cautious by nature. He holds an army of 20,000, and Li Yuan will definitely not be able to get it."

Shen Yuanjing has the best history books in later generations, so he naturally has no pressure when answering them. He said: "Li Yuan has many troops and horses. Just divide his troops to siege him, and the main force can take advantage of the situation to cross the Yellow River. Furthermore, I heard that the army has not paid food and wages for many months, and I am afraid that the soldiers will not serve him."

Among the three auxiliary ministers, there is only bone stamina but not military affairs. Yin Shishi Shi and Wei Xuan are both veterans on the battlefield. After thinking about it for a moment, they understand and their faces change drastically.

Master Yin Shi hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Mr. Shen's words are very reasonable. I also asked Your Highness to send a general to Tongguan and Longmen to rescue him."

Yang You smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Yin, there are no elite soldiers in Daxing City now. Besides, there are too many money and food, so even if these soldiers leave the city, they will not be of great use."

Yin Shishi Master and Wei Xuan knew that what he said was true. The king and his minister looked at each other, and after a while, they turned their heads together and looked at Shen Yuanjing.

Yang You said: "Since Mr. Shen can predict the enemy's initiative, he must have the ability to plan and win a thousand miles. I wonder why he taught me?"

Shen Yuanjing said: "The matter is urgent, so I won't be talking nonsense with Li Mi's strategy of disturbing Yang Xuangan's three upper, middle and lower. For the sake of the present, there is only one way, so that Qu Tutong will transport the grain and grass from Yongfeng Cang back to Daxing City to defend. As long as he can hold on for half a year, Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shi will definitely not let Jinyang go, and Li Yuan will withdraw his troops at that time."

Master Yin Shi looked at each other like Wei Xuan, and ordered someone to take a map, look carefully and then sigh for a while, "That's all."

Yang You hesitated and said, "The Emperor ordered me to preside over Daxing, and I will lose Huoyi first. If I throw it away again, the land in Hedong, Tongguan, and the north will all fall into the hands of the thieves. When the Emperor comes back, how will he deal with me?"

Master Yin Shi and the other three were also stunned. Thinking of Yang Guang's methods, they couldn't help but feel cold and did not dare to speak.

Shen Yuanjing smiled and said, "I'm so angry that I can't even care about anything else. Besides, Yang Guang won't come back alive in this life. You should think about how to survive now."

His prediction that Li Yuan’s rebellion came true immediately, which made the four of them suspicious of Wang Shichong and Yu Wenji. Gu Yi was very loyal and righteous, and immediately said: "No, I want to write to remind Your Majesty to beware of Yu Wenji."

Wei Xuan snorted, showing a mocking expression, and said, "Before the matter is discussed, you just escape. Do you want to get out of this matter?"

Gu Yi was furious and turned around and said, "My Gu Yi was deeply grateful to the country and could not repay me. He only devoted himself to his life until his death. How could he escape for fear of taking responsibility?

I am just worried about the safety of Your Majesty and not doing military affairs, so it is useless to leave this. If you only make any decisions you have discussed, I will definitely sign it, but now I will not be with you."

Master Yin Shi said: "Brother Gu, I'm here. There is another thing. Li Yuan's sons are still in Chang'an, so you should not let it go."

He thought about it and said viciously: "Li Yuan rebelled and simply sent out his tomb and destroyed his five temples to disturb his heart."

Shen Yuanjing said: "No! The court is in charge of justice and acts upright. Such insidious actions will not give people a handle."

Yang You also said: "Mr. Shen's words are reasonable. Lord Yin, it's not the time to consider this now. Lord Gu, go first, and we will discuss a result and call you back."

After Gu Yi left, he said again: "Is there any other way for two sirs to let General Qu withdraw his position in Daxing? I am really worried that even if I defeat Li Yuan, I will not be able to end up losing the north."

At this moment, he was a grasshopper on the same rope as Yin Shishi and others. Yang Guangruo blamed him, no one could escape, so he had no scruples when speaking.

Master Yin Shi frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Otherwise, he would call up all generals to come, and maybe he could discuss the result?"

Wei Xuan hurriedly said, "No. If the people below know the current predicament, people will be in panic and may cause something to happen. Besides, Li Yuan also has many old friends in the court, and someone may secretly inform him."

He paused and continued, "Soldiers are very fast. It took some time for the letter to be sent. If we cannot make a decision quickly, we may not be able to escape if General Qu wants to leave."

Yang You said: "Mr. Yiwei means..."

Wei Xuan said firmly: "According to Mr. Shen's method, I will order General Qu to return to defense as soon as possible. As for future matters, I will first overcome the current difficulties before I can consider it."

Master Yin Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, as Mr. Shen said, please give the order."

Yang You had no choice but to go to the back hall to draft an edict.
Chapter completed!
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