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- Li Ke's expression changed several times, and he suppressed his inner shock and placed a secret document on the table. !.
"Commander Wang, please mobilize your troops and we will return to Chang'an immediately!" Li Ke said seriously.
"Your Highness, the princess and the others haven't come back from their trip yet?" Wang Zhongchang replied, "Why don't you go and inform them now?"
"No, you leave them a hundred Eagle Guards and let them go back to Chang'an when they have enough fun!" Li Ke refused, "If something happens in Chang'an, we can leave as soon as possible."
"Nuo" Wang Zhongchang accepted the order and strode away.
Li Ke was alone in the room and began to slowly think about the strangeness of this. He really couldn't understand that a king like Li Shimin would make such a decision - to conquer Goryeo in the north and start a war with Goryeo. The Tang Dynasty always regarded itself as benevolent and righteous, imagining itself as a celestial kingdom, despising the vassal states in all directions, spreading its own benevolence and righteousness, and extending kindness and benefit to the vassal states in all directions. But what happened? How could Li Shimin take the initiative to conquer Goryeo, and how could the group of central ministers in the Tang Dynasty, who always regarded themselves as polite gentlemen, agree to such a decision?
Li Ke was confused. He couldn't guess what Li Shimin was thinking. Is it necessary to personally conquer Goryeo in person and with the emperor himself?
Suddenly, Li Ke seemed to find some traces again. Li Shimin's northern expedition to Goryeo had little meaning of his own, and it was possible that someone was instigating him behind his back. Who is the one? How could he have such great ability?
Could it be that because of the recent heavy rains in Luoyang and the Luoyang Palace being washed away by the Luoyang River, someone wanted to use this as a way for Li Shimin to demand a war with Goryeo? In other words, Wei Zheng's actions provoked Li Shimin and made the emperor do this?
No, it doesn¡¯t seem to make sense!
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Li Ke thought painfully. He seemed to have caught a crack in it, but he couldn't figure it all out.
"Your Highness, you are ready and ready to go!"
At this time, Wang Zhongchang walked into Fanghui to report.
"Okay -" Li Ke nodded, wrote quickly at the table, and after writing the letter, handed it to the Chief Wang and asked the Eagle Guard to deliver it to the princess. They will understand what the king means.
After saying that, he strode out of the room.
Outside the Yangzhou North King¡¯s Palace Gate, one hundred Eagle Guards were ready to go. Li Ke left the house and rode his own war horse Xiaobai, and hurriedly disappeared into Yangzhou City.
When Li Ke came to Yangzhou, he took the water route from Yingzhou, and when he returned to Chang'an, he took the land route.
So, it took him nearly a month to get to Chang'an City.
When he returned to Chang'an, he did not go to the palace, but went straight to Beiya.
Because he knew that Beiya was responsible for the so-called Twelve Guards Army in Chang'an, and Li Shimin would definitely pass through Beiya when he mobilized the army. Another point is that Bei Ya and Nan Ya belong to two different capital garrison units. Both of them dislike each other, which makes them both pay attention to each other's actions. Li Ke believes that the situation of Nan Ya's army mobilization can also be seen from Beiya knows a thing or two.
"See the Grand Governor!"
The Military Affairs Sima of Beiya Mansion saluted Li Ke.
Although Li Ke still left his post, his governor-general had not yet been dismissed, and the generals in Beiya still called him by his military title. Besides, Beiya's staff and military affairs officers were basically students from the Army Academy. They were Li Ke's confidants. They naturally respected Li Ke, so they called him by his military title, indicating that Li Ke was still from Beiya. Grand Governor.
"Where is General Du?" Li Ke asked.
"General Du was summoned by the emperor to Liangyi Palace to discuss military affairs!" said a military affairs commander.
"What's going on in Chang'an recently?" Li Ke asked.
"Grand Governor, the emperor has mobilized the left and right guards and the left and right Xiaowei from Beiya, a total of 60,000 troops, and is preparing to go to Goryeo!" the military affairs Sima continued to reply.
"Is there any news from Nanya?" Li Ke asked.
"It seems that all the Nanya army has been recruited. They are the main force in this northern expedition to Goryeo!" The military affairs Sima said sourly. It seemed that he was very unwilling to let the Nanya army take advantage of him. He seemed to immediately complain to Zai Hei.
"Well, you are busy!" Li Ke smiled faintly, and Li Ke went to Beiya.
Since Du Junchuo went to discuss the military situation, Xu Jingzong, the magistrate of Chang'an County, was naturally summoned to the palace. As for Ma Zhou, Sun Fujia, etc., Li Ke never thought of summoning them to discuss the situation, so he could only return to the house in anger.
Li Ke was restless when he returned to the house. He didn't even have a good dinner, so he came to the room to think about Li Shimin's actions.
At this time, Yang En reported that Xu Jingzong, Du Junchuo, Ma Zhou and others wanted to see him.
"Let them come to the room!" Li Ke replied.
After a while, it¡¯s timeSeeing Ma Zhou, Du Junchuo and Xu Jingzong walking into the room.
"See Your Highness!"
"No need to be polite, sit down!" Li Ke said.
After the three of them sat down, the Eagle Guards served tea, and the door to the room was closed, Li Ke asked, "What do you think of the recent situation in Chang'an City?"
"Your Highness -" Xu Jingzong was the first to speak, "I always feel that Chang'an City seems peaceful on the surface, but there seems to be an undercurrent surging underneath."
"Yanzu, please tell me specifically why you feel like this?" Li Ke asked.
"Because Chang'an City has been too quiet during this period. It's so quiet that it's scary and hard to get used to!" Xu Jingzong said, "This is equivalent to the darkness before dawn or the tranquility before the storm!"
"Well¡ª¡ª" Li Ke nodded.
"Your Highness, the emperor has mobilized a large army to conquer Goryeo. This time, Bei Ya sent out 60,000 troops, Nan Ya sent out 100,000 new troops. In addition, there are 20,000 cavalry from Youzhou and 10,000 naval troops from Yingzhou. The total army is nearly Two hundred thousand." Du Junchuo said worriedly, "The emperor suddenly issued an order to conquer Goryeo in the north this time, and dispatched an army of two hundred thousand. I really can't understand it!"
"What can't you figure out?" Li Ke asked lightly.
"Does the emperor need to use 200,000 troops in the small country of Goryeo?" Du Junchuo asked puzzledly.
"An army of two hundred thousand - hey!" Li Ke sighed softly. He knew very well the outcome of Li Shimin's northern expedition to Goryeo in history. It was a loss of troops and generals, and the army of hundreds of thousands was still on the battlefield in Liaodong. It was not until Emperor Gaozong and Li Zhi that it was calmed down on the surface. Goryeo. But, can he say this to Li Shimin now? Can he still stop Li Shimin's personal expedition? No¡ªcertainly not!
"What do you mean by His Highness?" Ma Zhou asked immediately as he was quick to think.
"It is not necessarily impossible for a twenty-strong army to defeat Goryeo. The key is to fight quickly. The biggest problem for an army of two hundred thousand is the food, grass and baggage!" Li Ke said lightly.
"In the Northwest War, didn't we also have an army of 200,000?" Du Junchuo asked in confusion.
"The northwest is a place that the Tang Dynasty has been operating for many years. The food stored in Huazhou alone is enough to support an army of 200,000 for several months, let alone other places! Besides, the northwest is not far from Chang'an. Food from Guanzhong can be continuously sent to Huazhou." Li Ke talked eloquently, "However, Liaodong is different. The Tang Dynasty rarely experienced important towns in the north. Even Youzhou City was only used as a base to fight against the Turks. What's more, what about the more remote Yingzhou front line? Also, transporting food from the hinterland of Guanzhong to Liaodong is a big problem in itself!"
"Also, the northwest army only needs to be mainly composed of Beifu elite troops, supplemented by the Turkic army and part of the Tuyuhun army. These three armies are suitable for long-distance raids, and the food they need is different from that of other armies. They only need Just big bags of water, dried beef and dry food are enough, they are easy to carry and the transportation also reduces manpower and material resources." Xu Jingzong added.
"So, the general is also very surprised. Why did the emperor not mobilize the extremely powerful Bingzhou Black Cavalry Army and the Heavy Cavalry Battalion during his northern expedition to Goryeo, but instead used the Nanya New Army, which was poorly trained and lacked actual combat capabilities?" Du Jun Chuo asked in confusion.
"It is for this reason that I dare not enter the palace to annihilate my father!" Li Ke expressed his worries, "I feel that this time my father's expedition to Goryeo is definitely not as simple as what we see on the surface. !¡±
"Your Highness, I remember one thing that I think is very strange!" Ma Zhou thought about it for a while and then said, "The emperor decided to start the Northern Expedition the day after Wei Zheng wrote "Ten Thoughts"."
"Is there any article in this?" Li Ke asked doubtfully.
"Your Highness, why did the emperor decide to conquer Goryeo in the north? Everyone knows that this must be more than the emperor's idea." Ma Zhou analyzed, "But when did the emperor not issue an order to conquer Goryeo in the north, but after Wei Zheng?"
"You mean-" Li Ke took a breath, "Someone took advantage of Wei Zheng?"
"Not only did he take advantage of Wei Zheng, but he also took advantage of the heavy rain in Luoyang. The Luoyang water washed away the Luoyang Palace!" Ma Zhou must have replied.
Li Ke was silent. He already had the answer in his heart. The only person who could use other people's behavior to plan for himself and who could play well in the Tang Dynasty court was Changsun Wuji.
¡°This old owl¡ª¡ª¡± Li Ke cursed fiercely.
"Then what should we do?" Li Ke asked.
"Watch the changes and stop with calmness!" Ma Zhou said without thinking, "The Yan tribe said that Chang'an City has been too quiet recently, and there seems to be an undercurrent. I think it may be the problem at hand."
"Well -" Li Ke also nodded in agreement.
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