Chang 'an, Taiji Palace.
"Trash, good-for-nothing!"
Li Shi Min, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was extremely angry and cursed loudly.
The Minister of Justice, Li Zongdao, knelt on the ground and did not say a word.
After a long time, Li Shiming's anger subsided. He stood up and asked Li Zongdao,"How much food does the Imperial Court give the Ministry of Justice every year? They can't even catch a few thieves who spread rumors and cause trouble!”
Li Zongdao helped himself up and replied," It's not that the Ministry of Justice is not doing its job well. These thieves seem to be organized and have a purpose to spread rumors and cause trouble. Moreover, they fled very quickly. The bad guys in the various provinces and prefectures could not find any traces of the thieves.“
It turned out that five days ago, a group of thieves came to Dai Province and a few other provinces.
Rumors were spread everywhere. The content of the rumors was that the current emperor had killed his own brother, the current crown prince, for the throne, and then imprisoned his own father.
Then, the Crown Prince's son, Li Chengdao, raised his flag and rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. He split General Yuchi Jingde in half with his halberd and led the 13 Grand Guardians to break into the camp of the Tang army at night, killing another 80,000 people.
Although Li Shiming knew that the rumors were true, the world was peaceful now and the people wanted to change. These rumors were not conducive to his rule.
Looking at Li Zongdao on the ground, Li Shiming knew that he had tried his best, but this thief was too cunning.
Zhangsun Wuji and Li Zongdao had always been good friends, so he said,""Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about such a small matter!”
What? Was this a small matter?
Li Shimin said to Zhangsun Wuji,"The thief spread rumors and shook the country. It's not a big deal."”
Zhangsun Wuji smiled slightly and said,"These thieves must have been sent by Li Chengdao. They are nothing more than to create momentum for his rebellion and increase his prestige among the people."
Now that Li Ji had led the army to attack, Li Chengdao had been reduced to ashes in an instant. The bandits had broken their foundation, so naturally, the rumors no longer existed.“
After listening to Zhangsun Wuji's words, Li Shiming thought about it and agreed that it was indeed reasonable. As long as Li Chengdao destroyed Youzhou, rumors would be useless.
"Did Li Ji send a message?" he asked Li Jing.”
Li Jing bowed and said,"Yesterday, the Ministry of War just received Li Ji's eagle letter and was about to present it to His Majesty!"”
"Bring it up quickly!" Li Shi Min shouted.
He finished reading Li Ji's news and plans at a glance.
"Good! Li Ji was worthy of being a veteran general. He was indeed wise and decisive!”
Using 500 scouts as bait to find Li Chengdao's tracks, and then using 1000 cavalrymen as bait to set up an ambush, he indeed had the bearing of a great military strategist.
Li Shi Min admired Li Ji's plan and asked Li Jing,""Apothecary, you should have seen Ying Xin. What do you think of Li Ji's plan?”
Li Jing pondered for a moment and said,"Li Ji's plan is feasible, but!”
"But what?"
Li Shi Min was shocked and quickly asked.
Li Jing replied," Li Jisu came here to use troops cautiously and steadily. Now, he's doing the opposite. He's planning an ambush and using troops in danger. This goes against his heart."”
Li Shi Min laughed and said,"What's the big deal? As the art of war said, there was no constant momentum in war!“
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of footsteps came from outside the hall.
Everyone from Taiji Palace looked at the footsteps.
With the previous two lessons, it couldn't be another bad news!
Li Shi Min's expression changed slightly. He stood up and held the table.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has sent an urgent report. Great General Li Ji…"
"Wait!" Zhangsun Wuji shouted, interrupting the people from the Ministry of War.
The official looked at Zhangsun Wuji, not understanding why he had interrupted him.
Zhangsun Wuji said to Li Shiming,"Your Majesty, let's summon the Imperial Physician first!"”
Li Shi Min's face turned pale as he waved his hand and said,"It's fine. I can still hold on. The sky won't fall!”
As he spoke, he pointed at the official and said,""Continue!"
"Great General Li Ji has sent a letter from the eagle. The letter says that he will lead the army to retreat to Han City!"”
Whoosh! Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They had only retreated. It seemed that the army was fine.
Li Shi Min let out a sigh of relief and relaxed.
The official continued,""According to Li Ji's report, Dai Province's Governor Zhang Gongjin was ambushed by Li Chengdao. The 40,000 cavalrymen were all lost, and Zhang Gongjin died in defeat. Chen Zhidao led 10,000 infantry to defend the camp, but they were all defeated by Li Chengdao a day later!”
"It hurts so much!"
Li Shi Min shouted loudly, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood, and fainted on the dragon table.
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