The White Lotus Hall of Tai Chi Palace is Yin Defei's bedroom. It was already the first time. The palace was surrounded by palace guards, and teams of guards patrolled back and forth, with hidden whistles hidden in the darkness. All signs indicate that Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty would stay in the White Lotus Hall tonight.

It was already late at night, and the guards were wearing thick-soled soft boots, and their steps were as light as possible. The inside and outside of the palace were very quiet. At this time, a burst of rapid running sounds came, which made the guards alert one after another.

"Who is it?" The guards ran up and stopped the people who dared to run wildly.

"It's me!" The person who came was very stern. The guards recognized it as General Zhou Jun of Zhi Pavilion, and they were so scared that they dodged away.

Zhou Jun glared at the guards and walked up the steps, but the two eunuchs stopped him, "General Zhou, the emperor has rested, don't disturb him!"

Zhou Jun quickly clasped his fists and said, "I know, but I have to report to the emperor for a big matter that I am in urgent need. Please inform the emperor of the two father-in-laws."

The two eunuchs looked at each other and generally could not disturb the emperor's rest. However, as a general of Zhige, Zhou Jun should understand this rule better. There must be a major matter. If something goes wrong, they can't afford it. One eunuch nodded, "General Zhou, please wait!"

The eunuch turned around and walked towards the bedroom. Yin Defei's bedroom became quieter. Two incense burners curled in the corner of the house, and a thick stream of sandalwood filled with the ground. The ground was covered with thick Western carpets, and the walls were covered with colorful Shu brocades. Above the hall was a night pearl as big as a grapefruit, which drowned a faint glow at every corner of the hall.

Two thick curtains in the middle of the hall were hanging low, separating the hall into two. Eight palace maids stood outside the curtain, holding various utensils in their hands, waiting for the call of the Lord and the Empress.

On the jade steps in the hall, there was a bed of ivory and gold silk, and a thick hibiscus warm tent hung on it. In the tent, the Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty was sleeping in embrace and the young and beautiful Concubine Yin De.

It was already an hour. However, the tent was filled with the whimpering voice of Concubine Yin De, "Your Majesty must agree to the matter of my father. If you don't agree, I won't agree."

"Don't worry, my beloved concubine! Your father is the father-in-law, how could I pursue it? Get off early! I'm very tired."

"No. Your Majesty must agree to me personally, otherwise I will cry to the Lord."

"Okay! OK! OK! I officially promised my beloved concubine that I will never pursue your father's affairs, just say nothing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, let's sleep! I will warm your Majesty."

At this time, footsteps came from outside the curtain, and then a eunuch reported, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent matter to report."

Li Yuan and Yin Defei had just finished their loving work and were exhausted. At this time, someone came to disturb him, which made him very angry. But when he heard that there was an emergency, he suppressed his anger and asked coldly: "What's the matter?"

"Report to Your Majesty. It was General Zhou of Zhige who came to report that he said that three pots of beacon fires were lit on the left peak of Mount Li."

The beacon fire in Mount Li means that the foreign enemy attacked the border, either the Turks or Tuyuhun, but the Turks and the Tang Dynasty basically do not border, so it can be ruled out. It should be that Tuyuhun is more likely.

Although this is a big deal, Li Yuan was too tired and could temporarily put it aside, and said, "I understand, I will discuss it with the ministers tomorrow."

After pausing for a moment, the eunuch carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, it's the beacon of Zuofeng."

"What!"

Li Yuan sat down in a flash. There were two beacon towers on Mount Li. The beacon tower on the right peak was called Guanxi and the north, while the beacon tower on the left peak was called Guandong and the police were called Guandong. This means that an enemy invaded in Guanzhong. Li Yuan was so sleepy that he was completely lost. He hurriedly put on his outer robe and got up.

Concubine Yin De didn't dare to sleep anymore. She shouted, and several palace maids came in immediately, put on thick robes and flat scarves for Li Yuan. Only then did Li Yuan hurried to the outer palace.

General Zhou Jun of Zhi Pavilion was waiting here. When he saw Li Yuan coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the beacon has just ignited, and it is very likely that something happened in Pujin Pass."

Li Yuan also guessed that something happened in Pujin Pass, and it must be the Sui army invading Guanzhong. This made him extremely frightened. Guanzhong was empty and there were only 20,000 troops in Chang'an. If the Sui army really attacked Guanzhong, how could he deal with it?

Li Yuan was frightened and sweated in a cold sweat on his back. He quickly ordered his left and right to say, "Go and summon the capital of the Five Prime Ministers to my imperial study."

Li Yuan was not sleepy either. He went back to the palace to wash up briefly, and hurried to the imperial study room...

In the Wude Hall Square, the heavy snow had been cleaned up. Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, Dou Gui, Dugu Zhen and other five prime ministers arrived one after another. At this time, they all knew about the beacon fire in Mount Li. The news also shocked them, and the five were gathering together to discuss.

"I said last time that if all the troops are sent out, Guanzhong will be empty and the risk will be great. As a result, none of you listened to him or her, and no one would persuade the emperor. Now the problem is here, what do you think should you do?"

Pei Ji's voice was very loud, with a hint of resentment. When he was sending troops, he thought that it was inappropriate to send troops that were scattered. However, Li Yuan was angry at that time and did not dare to persuade him, so he wanted others to mention this matter, but no one paid attention to him. Now that there was indeed danger, he immediately began to complain to everyone.

The other four people glanced at him coldly. Pei Ji was good at making small moves behind his back. Everyone was very alert to him and did not want to be with him. No one paid attention to his complaints.

At this time, a eunuch walked out of the steps and said loudly: "The emperor has an order to promulgate the five prime ministers to meet with him."

The five prime ministers sorted out their clothes and walked into the Wude Hall together. At this time, the lights in the imperial study had been lit, and several basins of charcoal fires had baked the room very warmly. Li Yuan stood in front of a map of Guanzhong with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time without saying a word.

"See Your Majesty!" The five prime ministers bowed and bowed one after another.

Li Yuan waved his hand, "Dear all of you, give me a seat!"

The eunuchs moved in to sit alone and sat down. Li Yuan then sighed and said, "I'm really sorry to call you all the ministers in the middle of the night. I guess everyone knows that the beacon fires were lit on Mount Li. The situation is still unclear, but I am really worried. The Sui army is very likely to kill in under the emptiness of Guanzhong. Let's talk about it! What should we do now?"

The five of them were silent. After a moment, Dou Gui bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the Sui army is likely to enter Guanzhong from Pujin Pass. Now Pujin Pass should be out of protection. If so, the Sui army will kill to Chang'an as early as noon tomorrow. I consider that there should be two emergency response plans."

Li Yuan was overjoyed. He hoped to get practical suggestions now. Dou Gui was the prefect of Fufeng County and led the military and civilians to fight for half a month. He successfully defended Yang Xuangan's 100,000 troops with 15,000 troops. He was very experienced in deploying defense. Li Yuan trusted him very much and hurriedly said: "Please tell me, Prime Minister Dou."

Dou Gui smiled slightly, "Actually, everyone wants my plan. One is to defend the city and the other is to ask for help. The Yulin Army and the Jinwu Guard immediately go to the city to defend, and at the same time recruit the young and strong Chang'an to help defend the city. If I was not wrong, the Sui army should be a light cavalry assault and did not bring siege weapons. Therefore, the problem with Chang'an City is not very big. However, the Sui cavalry entered Guanzhong, which will greatly affect the morale of the military and civilians and shake the military and civilians' confidence in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, we must ask for help, so that the prince's army and the Qin King's army will return to the aid at the same time."

Chen Shuda next to him frowned and said, "Maybe the purpose of the Sui army is to surround Wei and save Zhao and force us to withdraw our troops. If we let the two armies return to aid, wouldn't it be the plan of the Sui army? Did Dou Xiangguo think of this?"

Dou Gui shook his head, "Chen Prime Minister is worried too much. Yang Yuanqing's heavy troops are in the north, and there are 30,000 Turkic troops rampant in the hinterland of Hedong. His army has no time to go south, so there will not be many troops this time, at most 20,000. Actually, what I mean is that annihilation of this sneak attack army in Guanzhong will inspire the morale of the military and civilians. In addition, the army does not have to return all the troops to help, and 50,000 each will be enough."

Pei Ji also interrogated: "We can even let the King of Qin cross the Hebei region from Shan County to counterattack Hedong County, cut off the retreat of this group of troops who attacked the Sui army, or simply go north to seize Hedong County and Jiang County. These two counties have a large population and developed agriculture will be our greatest harvest."

At this time, Li Yuan saw that Xiao Yu had been thinking and said nothing, so he asked, "What do Xiao Xiangguo thinks?"

Xiao Yu's eyes were filled with worries and said slowly: "I'm wondering why the Sui Dynasty did not send troops some time ago. At that time, the inner road of the Guan was not occupied and Luoyang was not surrounded. At that time, the troops could contain us more. But now the troops were sent, did the Sui army know that they would be surrounded and annihilated in Guanzhong? Doesn't the Sui army know that Hedong County would be attacked by the Tang army?"

Xiao Yu's doubts made Li Yuan understand something, "Xiao Aiqing means... Xiao Yu nodded, "I am 70% sure that the Sui army has defeated the Turks. Only in this way can they dare to raid Chang'an like this."

Xiao Yu's bold judgment made Li Yuan take a breath of air. If this is the case, the situation will change.

Just then, a sound of running came from outside, and someone reported outside the door: "Report to Your Highness, Taiyuan has an urgent report!"

The Tang Feng in Taiyuan has been destroyed, but there are still some Tang Feng forces hidden in Taiyuan. Although they dare not take any action, if there are any major changes in Taiyuan, they will also send news.

A sense of ominousness surged in Li Yuan's heart. Could it be... He quickly ordered: "Come on!"

A eunuch hurried in and presented a copy of the information that had been copied with both hands. Li Yuan took the information and read it. There was only a line of words on it: "The Sui army's victory is a great victory, and Taiyuan is celebrating."

Li Yuan's heart was chilling, as if he fell into an ice cave. He smiled bitterly and said to Xiao Yu: "Sure enough, my beloved is right. The Sui army defeated the Turkic army."

A whisper suddenly sounded in the imperial study room. Li Yuan couldn't sit still. He stood up and walked to the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the night sky, his heart was extremely heavy, and the things he didn't want to face finally came.

"Your Majesty, defend Chang'an first, and others can be decided according to the development of the situation." Dou Gui suggested.

Li Yuan nodded and turned around and said to everyone: "You can let the prince and the King of Qin return 50,000 troops to help Guanzhong!"

He also said to Dou Guidao: "The important task of defending the city will be handed over to Dou Aiqing... (To be continued)

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