Chapter 532: Honest, but not completely honest

Li Yuanhui heard that Li Sanlang had given his son two prime ministers, several military officers as deputies, and veteran generals to lead the troops.

He immediately concluded that the two prime ministers, as civil servants, would definitely persuade their nephew Li Chenghui to strike back and wait until the battle in front was almost over before picking the peaches.

Even if he couldn't get the credit for entering the city, he could still gain some merit by being named marshal.

But he was wrong. Sima Xiuye ​​advised Li Chenghui to send troops quickly, while Yang Sui did not say anything. However, this statement was still made by someone. The effect was similar to what he said, and Li Chenghui really believed it.

Because this calculation seemed to be correct. In Li Chenghui's view, his father had prepared for the destruction of the Western Wei Dynasty for several months and had deployed troops for several more months. Now, he had just won a victory in Jianghuai. How could he destroy the Eastern Wei Dynasty within another month?
Moreover, he also heard that this time it was not his fourth uncle who led the troops himself, but a general was appointed to fight. It must not be faster than the battle of Jingzhou last year, right? Zhu Deyu, a general who was born a monk, could not lead troops better than Aye, right?
But some things were really beyond his expectations.

In October, the emperor visited the Eastern Capital, but did not enter the city. Instead, he went directly to Yique to hunt with the King of Qi.

Li Yuanhui led the Shenwu Army and hundreds of guards to Yique to meet the emperor.

Winter is approaching, and the Yique Hunting Ground is filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Thousands of cavalrymen in front and behind were responsible for encircling and blocking the prey, while the brothers Li San and Li Si each led a team of men to hunt.

Li Sanlang followed the guards around him and said, "You younger generations have never seen the King of Qi's amazing archery, right?"

The emperor was followed by twelve thousand-man guards, all of whom were sons of nobles from the Left and Right Thousand-man Guards. Most of them were young men of the young generation, full of vigor and vitality. When they heard the word "superb archery", they naturally became excited and wanted to show their skills in the upcoming hunting event.

Li Silang also brought young men from Luoyang and Jianghuai, including Duan Jixian, son of Governor Duan Wuxuan, Dugu Yongye, nephew of Dugu Ying, He Fu, son of Governor He Gui, Chen Yong, son of General Chen Zhen of the Left Guard, and Tang Zongtan, son of General Tang Wu of the Central Army.

All of them were carefully selected from the sons of generals in the army and important officials in the palace.

The two teams were galloping in the hunting game, trying to see who was better. This was also a microcosm of the two groups. Both sides wanted to show their martial virtues in this hunting game.

And this is just the beginning.

In the following days, hunting was followed by playing football, which was followed by Cuju, which was followed by sumo wrestling.
Of course, after the game of Ju, Li Sanlang and Li Silang became spectators.

Li Sanlang never mentioned any military or political affairs. This went on for several days. Li Silang felt it was really boring, so he persuaded Li Sanlang to go to Luoyang with him on the grounds that there were unusual movements in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Li Sanlang went back to Luoyang with him, and then went into the palace and entered the Qianyang Hall. The two stood in front of the huge map. Li Sanlang was also surprised because it was the first time he saw this map.

"This is."

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "This is the whole world. The nine provinces of China? It's just a small corner."

Li Sanlang stared at the picture for a long while and said, "The whole world is so vast. Is this the sea? The sea is much larger than the land. Who drew this picture?"

Li Yuanhui said: "I organized merchants and scholars from other ethnic groups in Luoyang to draw this according to their experiences."

Li Sanlang's eyes never left the map, and he continued to ask, "Silang, what do you want from this map?"

"Is there enough space for our family in this big world?"

After hearing this, Li Sanlang's expression froze. He finally withdrew his gaze from the map and turned to look at Li Yuanhui.

Li Yuanhui pleaded with an expression, but he did not lose the upper hand at all in the face of Li Sanlang's extremely oppressive gaze.

There were only the two brothers in the hall. Li Sanlang's gaze was as deep as the sea, unfathomable, while Li Yuanhui's was as majestic as a towering mountain, unshakable.

"Silang, Jiangdong is given to you, Shuzhong is given to Chengqian, and Jingzhou is given to Cheng'an. How about you inherit the throne from generation to generation?" Li Sanlang suddenly said.

Li Yuanhui smiled, raised his arm and pointed to the map beside him and said: "The world is so big, I would rather lead them to the north, to the north of the North Sea, to Persia, to the Western Regions, rather than stay in Jiangdong like lambs to be slaughtered."

Li Sanlang frowned when he heard this, "You really don't believe me?"

Li Yuanhui said: "I believe in my third brother, but I don't believe in the emperor."

Li Sanlang was silent, then suddenly laughed and said, "You are a person who never wants to suffer a loss. Are you willing to take your people to abandon the Central Plains and go to a bitter cold land?"

"Once we destroy Northern Han, then of course we can."

Li Sanlang said in disbelief, "Are you serious?"

Li Yuanhui said: "Why is it not true? I will first take back Liaodong, destroy Goguryeo, lead the army to completely flatten the grassland, and then go west, first conquer the Western Regions, and then go to the far west they mentioned, the Kingdom of the Arabs."

Li Sanlang looked solemn and said, "It's a long expedition." He originally wanted to say that the soldiers might not be willing to go on a long expedition thousands of miles away.

But thinking of Li Silang's prestige, he took back his words. If Li Silang led the expedition personally, it might be successful.
And just as he said, Li Sanlang suddenly felt that this was a good thing.

Because he doesn't have to worry about how to settle Li Silang and his subordinates. Of course, all this has to be based on the foundation of unifying the world.

In the current situation, even if Li Silang wanted to leave, Li Sanlang would not agree. With more than 100,000 elite troops withdrawn at once, there are still hundreds of thousands of people. What is the point of fighting against the Northern Han?

But these two brothers are indeed a bit optimistic.

After learning that the main force of Luoyang was heading south to participate in the pacification of Jiangdong, Liu Xuanji immediately sent Su Dingfang and Dongfang Di to launch an attack on Hanoi.

Huang Junhan, who stayed in Hanoi, resisted on the Qishui line while asking for help from Luoyang.

With such a short distance, news naturally spread quickly.

Before the two brothers could finish their words, the urgent military intelligence from Hanoi was delivered to the palace. Dugu Ying did not dare to delay and immediately went to the palace in person with the battle report.

Li Yuanhui was not panicked at all. After reviewing the military situation, he said directly: "Send a message to the Mangshan camp. The four armies of Xiaoguo, Tianwu, Longjie, and Xuanjia will go to the Qishui camp to receive orders. General Huang Junhan of the Right Guard will command all the troops and grant him the authority."

"only."

Dugu Ying immediately took the order and went to pass the message.

This military intelligence brought the two Li brothers back from long-term concerns to immediate worries.

After seeing Dugu Ying leave, Li Sanlang said, "Silang, I brought thirty Zhechongfu with me on this tour to the east. You can use them as you wish."

Li Silang shook his head and said, "For the time being, we won't need it. At least half of the main force of the Northern Han army will stay in Bingzhou. The attack on Hanoi is just a test. If I rashly increase the number of troops, it will easily show my weakness. Let the Northern Han transfer its main force to attack Hanoi with all its strength. The north should focus on stability now. Last year's war on all sides was too dangerous. If we are not careful, we will lose everything. This year's battle to destroy the Eastern Wei was actually a bit hasty, but the opportunity cannot be missed. Even if we risk another major battle in Hanoi, Jiangdong must take advantage of the victory and cannot wait any longer."

After saying this, Li Silang turned his head and looked at Li Sanlang.

Li Sanlang suddenly smiled, then walked to Li Si and patted his shoulder and said, "Silang, if you were not in Guandong, I would not be able to sleep well in Chang'an."

Li Si also laughed and nodded. What if Liu Xuanji wasn't there? Would you still be able to sleep?
(End of this chapter)