Yang Zhengdao was only ten years old now.
The person who assisted Yang Zhengdao was called Yun Chong.
He was the head of the government in Yang Zhengdao's small court and was in charge of government affairs.
In reality, there was not much government affairs. After all, many places in Dingxiang Prefecture were no longer under Yang Zhengdao's control. Only Dingxiang County was under Yang Zhengdao's control, and it was supported by the Turks.
Yang Zhengdao's army was only ten thousand strong.
The combat power of these ten thousand people was not strong.
Gao Manzheng had sent troops to destroy Yang Zhengdao several times, but he failed every time. It was because when Gao Manzheng attacked, Yang Zhengdao followed Yun Chong's plan and defended for three to five days. When the time came, the Turks would send a small number of people to attack Shuo Province. In that case, Gao Manzheng would have no choice but to return.
Dingxiang Prefecture would be safe.
Inside the county, Yang Zhengdao and Yun Chong sat down in a simple and crude hall as the host and guest.
Yang Zhengdao sat at the top.
Yun Chong sat at the bottom.
Yang Zhengdao said, "Master Yun, now that Gao Manzheng is here, have our people sent a message to Xieli Khan?"
Yun Chong was not only Situ, but also Yang Zhengdao's teacher. That was why Yang Zhengdao called him Master Yun.
Yun Chong said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The message has been sent. We only need to wait for the news. In short, we will win this battle. "
"That's good, that's good!"
Yang Zhengdao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Although Gao Manzheng is not a threat, we can't let our guard down. After all, we rely on the Turks. If something happens to the Turks, we will be in trouble. "
Yun Chong said, "With the princess there, the Turks will not ignore it."
Yang Zhengdao nodded.
He trusted Princess Yicheng a lot.
That was because everything Yang Zhengdao had was given to him by Princess Yicheng. If it weren't for Princess Yicheng wanting to restore the Great Sui, Yang Zhengdao would have already died somewhere and become a wandering ghost.
Yang Zhengdao's young face had a hint of helplessness and he sighed, "Master Yun, it has been many years. We have always relied on the Turks. If the Turks no longer support us or something happens to the Princess, our situation will be very worrying! "
After all, Yun Chong had been teaching Yang Zhengdao. Although Yang Zhengdao was still young, he had matured early.
He had his own ideas.
Furthermore, after he was born, the Great Sui had already been destroyed, and Yang Zhengdao did not live a good life. On the contrary, his days were rather difficult, so Yang Zhengdao was not an ignorant person.
Yun Chong sighed when he heard that.
He felt even more helpless.
After all, Yang Zhengdao was still young and inexperienced. Even if he knew that the current situation was difficult, he still didn't know much.
But Yun Chong knew.
Because of this, Yun Chong was even more aware of the difficulties he was facing.
Yun Chong said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, we only have Dingxiang County now. It is already not easy to support ten thousand soldiers. It's impossible to recruit more soldiers. "
"If we want to increase our strength, we need to expand."
"The problem is that the strength of the Tang dynasty is not weak. It's impossible for us to expand with the forces in our hands. It's already not easy to avoid being destroyed by the army of the Tang dynasty."
"The only chance for us to expand is the support of the Turks."
Yun Chong said seriously, "In the early years, the Turks were really strong. Perhaps there was a chance to persuade them. However, after the Battle of Yanmen Pass, the Turks suffered heavy losses. "
"In the recent years, Xue Yantuo, Huihe, and the other tribes all became independent from the Turks and fought with Xieli. Xieli's strength has also been weakening."
"It will be difficult to get Xieli Khan to support us again. Moreover, for Xieli to support us and allow us to expand, to Xieli, that is like nurturing a tiger and inviting calamity. Xieli will not agree. "
"To Xieli Khan, the situation he wants is like this. We need to rely on the Turks and rely on them everywhere. To expand our strength and break away from the control of the Turks, how difficult is that! "
At this time, Yun Chong's face had an additional look of exhaustion. As the Situ, he was in charge of the court. Everything was decided by him. However, the problem was that it was really not easy.
If you don't manage the household, you won't know how expensive it is.
That was the principle.
Yang Zhengdao said, "It's been hard on you, Master Yun. I also know that it's not easy for you to maintain the operation of the court these years. Alas, it's all because of this damn Li Tang. It actually became the climate and unified the country. "
After a pause, Yang Zhengdao said, "I originally heard that Li Shimin launched a coup, killing his brother and forcing his father, hoping that there would be internal turmoil in the Tang dynasty. However, I didn't expect that the Tang dynasty would stabilize in such a short time, and the internal strife was also eliminated. If there is internal strife in the Tang dynasty, if Li Jiancheng escapes, then we will have a chance. "
Yun Chong said, "Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs. Now that things have come to this, there's no other way. In short, we can only try our best to increase our strength and wait for the right time. "
"In the case where we can't win against the other party, then we have to endure the humiliation and live in order to find an opportunity. Back then, when Emperor Wen Yang Jian was in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was also targeted everywhere and was in a difficult situation. "
"But in the end, Emperor Wen succeeded and founded the Sui Dynasty."
"Let's talk about this Li Yuan from the Li Tang. Wasn't he also suppressed everywhere and was in a difficult situation in the early years? This confirms the saying that when Heaven is about to give a great responsibility to a man, it must first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones toil, and his skin starve. "
Yun Chong said, "As long as you endure and live, you will have a chance. Do you understand, Your Majesty? "
"Understood!"
Yang Zhengdao solemnly nodded.
He agreed with Yun Chong's statement and believed that his Teacher's judgment was correct.
"Reporting!"
At this time, a soldier entered.
After the soldier stood still, he cupped his fists and said, "Reporting to Minister Yun, the traitor Gao Manzheng is here. He led 20,000 troops and has arrived outside the capital. The soldiers have arrived at the city gate and are challenging us. "
Yun Chong waved his hand and said, "Got it. This old man and His Majesty will be there soon."
"Understood!"
The soldier turned around and left.
Gao Manzheng's army had been traveling slowly all the way and had now arrived at Dingxiang County.
"Let's go, Your Majesty," said Yun Chong.
Yang Zhengdao nodded.
He was used to it.
In the past, every time Gao Manzheng led his army to attack, Yang Zhengdao would personally go to the city wall to cheer the soldiers on, so that all the soldiers would be motivated and not have low morale.
After putting on his armor, Yang Zhengdao and Yun Chong headed toward the east side of Dingxiang. Because Gao Manzheng had arrived at the east of the city.
When Yang Zhengdao and Yun Chong arrived, they saw the army stationed outside the city.
Gao Manzheng and Du Qi were at the front of the army.
Although Yang Zhengdao was young, he had experienced such a scene several times. Therefore, Yang Zhengdao was not afraid at all.
His expression was solemn as he said coldly, "Gao Manzheng, you still have the face to come to Dingxiang. You have led your army to attack Dingxiang eight or nine times, if not ten. However, every time you return with a grievance, you return with nothing to show for it. Now that you have come again, you are destined to fail. If I were you, I would have left long ago. How would I have the face to attack? "
Gao Manzheng laughed coldly, "Yang Zhengdao, your mouth is as sharp as ever."
Yang Zhengdao said, "Gao Manzheng, you should scram back. Because I have already heard about your news, I have already sent someone to send a letter to the Turks. Not long later, the Turk army will head south to Shuo Province. If you lead your army and leave, Shuo Province will be empty. Once the Turk army enters, blood will flow like a river in Shuo Province. "
Gao Manzheng did not immediately reply.
He was not good at arguing and was too lazy to say anything. Therefore, Gao Manzheng said, "Young master, you speak. Your glib tongue will definitely scare Yang Zhengdao half to death. "
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