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Chapter 1197 A complicated situation

After the two men figured it out, Li Gu said to his grandson in a tone of regret: "Chongrui, you are the general I focus on training, and the future pillar of the Longxi Li family. You must remember this humiliation firmly."

"This is a shame paid for with the bloody lives of 200,000 people. We must learn a lesson. Their blood must not be shed in vain."

"When you go to the Western Regions, you must strive to improve yourself and train the remaining cavalry into an iron army that can't be defeated or defeated. Do you understand?"

Li Chongrui didn't cry when Li Guji was stern, but now he saw his grandfather's old face, with extremely weak eyes, looking at him expectantly. Li Chongrui felt blocked in his heart and wanted to slap himself twice.

He knew that his grandfather wouldn't want to see his weak side.

An old man wanted to see his descendants have a strong backbone and support the family he left behind. So he raised his arm to wipe away the tears that were about to flow, and said firmly: "Grandpa, don't worry, Chongrui will not let you down."

After finishing the important matters, Li Zhong saw that the blood was still flowing from Li Chongrui's back, so he hurriedly called the servants and doctors outside and carried Li Chongrui out to diagnose his injuries.

After the others left, Li Zhongcai advised: "The young master just lacks experience. After this defeat, I think he will be more mature and won't cause the master any more worries in the future."

"Alas, it's all because I protected them too well."

Li Gu shook his head sadly, tears streaming down his wrinkled face: "Young eagles who have not experienced the wind and rain, no matter how well they are trained, cannot stand the test of real swords and guns. It is me who harmed them. 200,000 young men in Guanlong died on the battlefield at a young age because of me."

"No one could have imagined this, so you don't have to blame yourself too much, sir."

Seeing his master falling into self-blame and wailing, Li Zhong quickly diverted his attention and said, "Li Ji has returned to the capital to confess his crime. It is said that he knelt outside Chengqing Palace for an entire afternoon until he fainted in the snow, and he never saw the emperor."

"After being driven out of the palace, he returned to the mansion. In the following days, he visited Li Dao Zong, Li Yuan Chang, Zhang Sun Wu Ji, Li Jing, Hou Jun Ji and others. I guess he wanted to ask them to help him intercede."

When Li Ji was mentioned, Li Gu's eyes were filled with hatred, and he clenched his fists and said, "This man is known as the best in the army now, but I didn't expect him to be such a waste. If he hadn't failed to withstand the attack of the Turks, how could the 100,000 Longxi flying cavalry on the southern front be attacked from all sides?"

"One hundred thousand cavalrymen. Even if he could hold out for two or three days, Cheng Yaojin would be able to capture Ande and avoid such a great defeat."

"He didn't die on the battlefield, and he actually had the nerve to return to Chang'an."

"It would be fine if you just came back, but you don't just wait to be killed. You still have the nerve to walk around and try to find connections to get away with it. You should ask the 200,000 men in Guanlong who died in Hebei whether they agree or not."

It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Li Zhong's emotions were not affected. He continued: "In addition, Cheng Yaojin has definitely surrendered to the Turks."

Li Zhong described in detail the martial arts performance outside the Turkic Khan's tent that day, and then said with a puzzled look on his face: "After Cheng Yaojin killed 28 aristocratic generals in Guanlong, two generals from the Yang and Du families escaped and returned to Guanzhong within a few days."

"Considering the situation at that time, I feel that this move must be a divisive ploy by the Turkic bandit chieftain."

"Humph"

After listening to this, Li Gu snorted coldly and shook his head angrily: "This Shi Luodie is indeed a tyrant. No wonder he dared to march into Hebei alone and cause chaos in our Tang Dynasty. This is clearly a plot to sow discord, but so what? It is a fact that Cheng Yaojin killed the direct descendants of more than 20 families in Guanlong."

"Besides, he has lost his army and humiliated the country, so he will die if he returns. Even if we know it is a plot to sow discord, he will fall into the trap and we will have to kill him."

"What's more."

When Li Gu said this, his eyes flashed, and his face was extremely gloomy as he said, "This man was born a bandit from Wagangzhai. He is a thief and cunning. He knew that he would die if he came back, so he simply surrendered to the Turks."

"As for the Turkic people's behavior, I guess it's just to give an explanation to the court so that he can protect his family in Chang'an?"

Li Zhong was stunned, then sighed and remained silent. He didn't know whether the master was really suspicious or just wanted to make a good decision to judge Cheng Yaojin's case and lay the foundation for sentencing him to death.

However, what the master said was true. Cheng Yaojin had to die no matter whether it was true or not, even if he had his reasons.

If one can die with a legitimate reason, it will naturally give an explanation to all parties.

"Uh"

At this point, Li Gu's pupils shrank suddenly, and he asked hurriedly: "You just said that among the two noble families who escaped, there is a Yang?"

"Yes, this person is called Yang Yi, and he is the seventh son of the head of the Hongnong Yang family, and he is a concubine's son."

Li Zhong was stunned for a moment, not understanding why his master would pay attention to such an ordinary person.

It was obvious that the Turks randomly selected two people just to spread the story and cut off Cheng Yaojin's escape route. They even wanted to borrow the knife of the Guanlong nobles to kill Cheng Yaojin's family members so that Cheng Yaojin would fight against them wholeheartedly. Although this plan was vicious, it was not clever, and even he could easily see through it.

Li Gu fell into a frenzy, muttering to himself: "Yang, Yang, is it that Yang's people are behind all this?"

Thinking of this, Li Gu was shocked and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought of Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, and even the Right Wise King on the grassland. His attention was focused on the three of them, but he overlooked that if there was another force that had a deep hatred with their Guanlong clan, it would be the Yang family.

It was during their planning that Sui Yang was overthrown.

After all, they had experienced two dynasties, so if they had some backup plan, it was entirely possible; Yang Guang and his son had been the rulers of the world for more than 30 years, so it was possible that they had hidden power. Could this chess game be set up by the Yang family behind the scenes?

It was to use Li Tang and the Turks to catch them all in one fell swoop and avenge the past.

"Li Zhong, order our people to investigate the Yang family with all their strength and find out all their actions in recent years, no matter how big or small."

For a moment, Li Gu's face was uncertain, and his eyes kept flashing: "Especially the main branches, and Concubine Yang in the palace, check if they are secretly planning something? Do they have any dealings with the northern grasslands?"

"By the way, King Wu Li Ke went to the Western Regions. Could he have some plan? Would he pretend to build a plank road and secretly cross Chencang, and actually go to the Turks from the north, join Shi Luodie's army, give him advice, and send people to pay close attention to his actions?"

"As soon as you have any news, report it immediately."

Li Zhong saw the stern look in front of his master and quickly responded, "Yes, Master."

"Also, check if there are any suspicious Central Plains people around the Turkic Khan Shiluodi, and if there are any suspicious Central Plains staff members in the court of the Right Wise King."

Li Gu kept issuing orders to mobilize the secret forces of the Longxi Li family.

Shi Luodie didn't know that the two people he picked at random had caused the big boss behind the scenes thousands of miles away to fall into misunderstanding and focus in another direction.

He kept the Yang and Du families because most of the children of these aristocratic families were descendants of Xianbei nobles, and those with double surnames were directly cut off. The Wei family was married to the royal family and had a close relationship, so it was not easy to keep them, as it would easily arouse suspicion.

As for the rest, only the Yang and Du families could be considered as pure Han Chinese clans, but that was all. However, they did not expect that they would bring unexpected gains.

"Since you want to play, why not play a little bigger?"

After making a series of arrangements, Li Gu's eyes flickered and he ordered: "Send someone to contact the Turks secretly."

"Uh"

Li Zhong was a little slow to react. It was really because his master's brain circuit was too fast. He had just arranged for him to guess some clues, and now he was dragged into the Turks. If he couldn't figure out the master's true intentions, he wouldn't be able to take targeted actions.

So he asked, "Master, the Turks and we have an irreconcilable hatred. Didn't we want to get rid of them as soon as possible before? What are you doing now?"

“Before was before and now is now.”

Li Gu shook his head: "This is a different time. We thought the Turks were vulnerable before and wanted to eliminate them as soon as possible in order to enter Hebei to seize benefits. Hebei is close to the East China Sea. With the division of the grassland, the Turks' mines in Yingzhou will not be able to be preserved."

"While the Right Wise King's forces are blocked in the western grasslands, we can seize this place. There is endless silver here. The Turks are so backward, but they can mine tens of millions of taels of silver every year."

"If we can take it down, we will have more than hundreds of millions of taels of wealth in a year. This is the fundamental reason why so many noble families in Guanlong are willing to use the Longxi Flying Cavalry."

Li Zhong was shocked, and at the same time he secretly blamed himself.

Yes, why didn't I think of it? Although Hebei is a good place, the benefits are limited. It is not worth the Guanlong nobles to invest so much. Li Zhong thought that these people were making a fuss for half of Hebei.

It turns out that I am the stupid one and others are the smart ones?
The real purpose of this move is not to make money, but to have the land of Yingzhou outside the East China Sea.

Not only does this place produce silver, it is also an eternal foundation.

The Liaodong Peninsula is still connected to the land, so it is easy to establish a separatist regime. Moreover, there is a wide strait between Yingzhou and the Tang Dynasty, which is a huge benefit!
If the Guanlong clan can take over the Yingzhou Islands, one in the east and one in the west, the world will be firmly in their hands. This is definitely a big move that will make people jealous. When Li Zhong thought of this, he felt his mind suddenly open up, and looked at the old Li Gu with admiration.

He is worthy of being the number one person in the world today. His courage and vision of the world are truly impressive.

(End of this chapter)