Chapter 414 Rushing
This thought just flashed through his mind, and Li Yuan immediately rejected it.

It's true that Silang is the legitimate son, but after all, there are the second and third sons above him. It's not his turn anyway.
The four words "order of seniority" represent rules.

Even if Li Yuan himself was the emperor, he could not easily change the rules.

Compared to the second and third sons, he actually thought that the fourth son might be the best candidate, because the second son was too brave. This kind of bravery is rare for a general, but as an emperor, it may not be a particularly good quality.

As for the third child, he is smart, very smart, decisive, talented in both civil and military affairs, well-read, and knowledgeable about music.

But he also has his own shortcomings. People who are too smart and wise don't like to listen to advice.

Wisdom is enough to stop criticism, and words are enough to cover up mistakes.

Murong Ying, Emperor Zhaowu of Dayan, was such a person. He made great achievements in both civil and military affairs, but as his achievements grew greater, he became less willing to listen to other people's advice.

Even in the end, they don't even treat people as human beings
Even if such a person has the ability to be a good emperor, it is difficult for him to have a good ending. It is difficult for him to have a good beginning and a good end.

On the contrary, Li Yuan feels that the fourth brother’s personality is most like that of the eldest brother; he is calm, intelligent, impartial and peaceful.

They are very particular about rules and seem to be lenient but they are not without drastic measures. The most important thing is patience. Such people usually have a long-term approach to doing things.

Whether it is governing the country or commanding the army, his talents are demonstrated.

But he was Silang. The order of seniority was the reason why Li Yuan was destined not to choose him.

But the more this happened, the more Li Yuan felt that he owed his son, and he even felt that it was not necessary for him to return to Guanzhong.

If someone else were to replace Luoyang City, he might not be able to stop Liu Xuanji.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan began to hesitate again.

However, after much thought, Li Yuan still felt that he could not allow the fourth brother to continue operating in Luoyang, and he must find him another place.

Let the third and fourth children swap roles.

He felt uneasy even if another general was sent to guard such an important place as Luoyang. Hedong and Luoyang were currently the frontline of the confrontation with Northern Yan, and they could not be controlled without an important official of sufficient weight.

Besides the crown prince, the most important ones are the King of Qi and the King of Jin. By swapping the King of Qi and the King of Jin, it would eliminate the influence of the King of Qi on the Kanto region and prevent the fourth child from being idle.

Li Yuan felt that he had come up with a perfect solution, but this method could not be implemented immediately.

In terms of steps, we still need to move the Prince of Qi's palace to Guanzhong first, and after a period of stability, we can transfer the third son to Luoyang to take charge of the military and political affairs of the East Shaanxi Road.

Then let the fourth brother fill the vacancy of the third brother and be responsible for the war in Hedong.

Li Yuanyuan thought that this arrangement was appropriate. After all, he had never intended to leave the fourth brother idle. He just wanted to transfer him from Luoyang.

By then, the third brother will be in charge of Luoyang, and all the people here are the fourth brother's old subordinates, so the impact on the court will not be too great.

There is nothing wrong with Li Yuan’s idea, but the script doesn’t have to go the way you imagined.

While Li Yuan was still on the road, something happened in Longyou. Tuyuhun joined forces with Qiang and Hu to rebel and invaded the counties in Longyou.

The problem is that the main force of the Guanzhong Weifu Army was taken away by Li Yuan, and there were less than 30,000 troops left in the entire Guanzhong.

This is the largest number of troops from the Weifu Army and the prefecture and county troops.

Although the border troops of the Longyou counties were elite and good at fighting, this time Tuyuhun joined forces with the Qiang and Hu tribes, with a huge momentum of about 100,000 people.

As a result, the situation in Guanzhong became somewhat urgent.

After the news reached Chang'an, Prince Regent Li Er immediately summoned the civil and military officials who stayed behind to discuss how to deal with the invasion of Tuyuhun and Qiang Hu.

Li Er wanted to lead 10,000 troops to Longyou, but no one supported him. It was not that these ministers wanted to help Li Yuan restrict him, but they really didn't dare to let him go. What a joke, you are the prince.

You are not in Chang'an at this time, and you want to go to Longyou. Are you kidding me?

If anything goes wrong, the entire Guanzhong area will be in turmoil.

Li Er thought it was nothing. What kind of battles had I not fought? The Tuyuhun leader Fuyun and the Qiang and Hu leaders were all defeated by him. Which one had not been beaten by him?

But no matter how they persuaded him, these ministers refused to agree and refused to let him go to the battlefield.

Even Du Keming, Fang Qiao, Xue Shou and others who were temporarily transferred from other departments of the court to the Eastern Palace after the emperor passed away disagreed.

Li Er wanted to lead his troops to Longyou because on the one hand he felt bored staying in Guanzhong, and on the other hand he still wanted to accomplish more achievements.

But these people all clearly opposed it, which made it impossible for him to act on his own.

Therefore, he could only issue an imperial edict to Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou, and Hou Jun, the prefect of Jincheng, to ask them to send troops from Liangzhou. He also ordered generals Zhang Pinggao and Liu Gaoqian to lead more than 10,000 troops left behind in Chang'an to rush to the rescue of Longyou.

Almost at the same time as the unrest in Longyou, Cao Xuan of the Western Wei also took action, leading an army of tens of thousands to attack Xinye. At the same time, he sent the Grand Marshal Martin Jingzhen to lead an army of more than 10,000 to attack Jiangxia.

If Longyou and Western Wei were just accidental coincidences, then Liu Xuanji's gathering of troops in Yecheng again in Hebei had some implications of impending storm.

After receiving the news, Li Yuan, who had just arrived in Hongnong, even wanted to turn back to Chang'an.

But there is no way. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. What kind of thing would it be if he turned back before even reaching Luoyang on his eastern tour?

He had no choice but to go, but he still sent more than 10,000 soldiers from the left and right guards back to Chang'an. In short, Guanzhong was the foundation and nothing could go wrong.

On the other hand, Li Yuanhui was also a little confused after receiving the news that Liu Xuanji had once again approached Yecheng.

Could it be that he was going to take advantage of Li Yuan's arrival to launch an attack? This was a bit too arrogant.

But Liu Xuanji can't be here for a picnic, right?
"Perhaps it is to guard against our army's strong attack on Yecheng. After all, your majesty is personally leading an army of 100,000 to the east, so it is normal to have some defenses in the north."

Li Qinglian's explanation made sense, but Li Yuanhui felt that it might not be that simple.

"No matter what, send a message to Xu Qiande and Zhao Yi, tell them to be on high alert and not slack off. Also, be on guard against the Yan army in Shangdang."

Before he finished speaking, a guard came over with a military report.

"Your Majesty, Hanoi is in danger. Zixia Pass was attacked by the Yan army. Ten thousand Yan soldiers attacked Hanoi. Huai County is in danger."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui immediately walked to the map. Even though he had already memorized the terrain on the map, he still wanted to look at it at this time.

"Huai County, what you fear will come true."

Speaking of which, the two Zhechoufu of the Right Guard were originally stationed at Zixia Pass, but recently they were replaced by the two Zhechoufu of the Left Guard. Although the number of people is about the same, the replacement was just not long ago, which is the time when problems are likely to occur.

And yet something went wrong.

Huai County is of great importance. It is the seat of government of Henei and also the main route for communication between Luoyang and Chaoge.

If the Yan army occupied Huai County, it would be like driving a nail into the soil along the Yellow River, and the connection between Chaoge, Liyang and Luoyang would only be through the direction of Yanzhou.

Even if he didn't want to worry about it, he still had to solve the problem. Li Yuanhui immediately ordered his cousin Li Xuandao and General Xiao Shizhi of the Left Guard to lead an army of more than 10,000 people across the river bridge to rush to Huai County in Henei.

At the same time, orders were sent to the left and right guards who were still on the road to speed up their march, and the guards of the Prince of Qi's palace and his personal troops were ordered to prepare to go out. For a moment, the military strength of Luoyang seemed somewhat dwarfed.

Li Yuanhui had never expected that Liu Xuanji would take advantage of this loophole.

(End of this chapter)