Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Entering Chang'an

Huo Yi has overcome, and there is no danger in the southwest.Li Yuan appeased the people, rewarded the three armies, and sent his troops to continue southward.All the way to Ke Linfen, Longquan, Wencheng and other counties, by the tenth day of September, Li Yuan led the left, middle and right armies to surround Hedong. Along the way, heroes along the way, eager for her, came to seek refuge one after another.Li Yuan's army, like a snowball, grew to 130,000 in two months.Even so, Hedong City was high and strong, and the terrain was steep. In addition, the guard Qu Tutong not only had a sense of loyalty and courage, but also was particularly good at guarding the city. Li Yuan launched fierce attacks again and again, all of which ended in failure.

In the cold wind and autumn moon, Li Yuan wandered around outside the tent, all night long, but finally had no good plan, and was extremely sleepy, so he fell asleep with his clothes together.After waking up in a while, it was already dawn, Li Yuan ordered all the ministers to be summoned to discuss the countermeasures. Attacking Hedong, Li Shimin's subordinates suffered heavy casualties. He charged forward and was almost injured by hidden arrows from the city.Seeing his soldiers filling the ditch of the moat on the east side of the river one after another, Li Shimin was quite sad. When his father was wandering in the moonlight and thinking hard, Shimin also stood alone at the window, looking into the distance and meditating:

The city of Hedong is strong and cannot be attacked for a long time. If this continues, we will not only suffer heavy casualties, but also easily lose the morale of the army.Capture the thief first and capture the king first. If we temporarily abandon Hedong and go directly to capture Chang'an, it will definitely be more beneficial to us.Now that we are heading south all the way, the Sui army in Chang'an has long been terrified. If we go to attack under such circumstances, Chang'an will be easier to take down.Conversely, if we are stuck in Hedong and cannot attack for a long time, it will definitely increase the confidence of Chang'an's defenders, and it will increase many difficulties if we want to take Chang'an at that time... Thinking along this line of thought, Li Shimin gradually gained confidence .He stretched and walked into the bedroom, thinking of Changsun.Ever since he got married, he had been troublesome, he always stayed with her less often, and couldn't stay together, which increased his nostalgia for her.Taking out the piece of silk she gave him when he was leaving the door, Li Shimin looked at it affectionately for a long time, as if he saw Changsun's pretty face.

"Changsun, I miss you so much." Li Shimin murmured and lay down, covering his face with the square silk.Although he has become the commander of the army and commanded tens of thousands of troops, he is still too young after all. When he left his subordinates and his general, he would often miss his relatives and his mother.Now, he misses his wife, Changsun Shi more.Under Fang Silk, he thought of her warm body and her small red mouth, and felt a kind of passion surging in her body.Li Shimin finally fell asleep. When he was in love with the eldest grandson, he heard the call of his elder brother.He hugged Changsun's tightly, and tried his best to tell his eldest brother not to come in, but he opened his mouth wide open, but he couldn't make a sound.He was in a hurry, and with all his strength, he finally yelled and opened his eyes, only to see his elder brother standing in front of his bed.

"I slept so soundly, I must have just fallen asleep." Li Jiancheng asked Shimin. "Yes." Shimin agreed, turning over and getting out of bed. "Want to attack the city?" "Ok." "Is there a good strategy?" "Have some ideas." "Let's go, father summoned us to his big tent, it must be to discuss the siege of the city." When the two brothers walked into Li Yuan's big tent, Pei Ji and a group of ministers arrived early.Li Yuan waited for his brothers to sit down, and said: "I invite you here today to discuss the matter of attacking Hedong. If anyone has a good plan, please speak up."

After hearing this, Li Shimin was the first to stand up and said, "In my opinion, it's better to abandon Hedong temporarily and go straight to Chang'an." He talked about his thoughts last night in an orderly manner, and looked at his father and elder brother confidently. . Pei Ji listened to Li Shimin's words, stood up quickly and said, "This is absolutely impossible. Qu Tutong defended against danger and devoted himself to being filial and loyal to the Sui Dynasty. If our army abandons Hedong to attack Chang'an, he will definitely sacrifice his life for the savior to attack." My queen. At that time, our army will be confronted with the enemy, and will be in a difficult situation. If we want to advance, we will not be able to retreat. Therefore, for the current strategy, we can only take down the east of the river, without any worries, and then we can take Chang'an in one fell swoop."

After hearing this, Li Shimin went to see his father, only to see him nodding his head slightly, feeling anxious, cold sweat pouring out row after row from his wide forehead. The eldest grandson Wuji beside him saw the cold sweat dripping from Li Shimin's broad forehead, so he hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief and handed it to him.Li Shimin pushed Sipa back and shook his head at Changsun Wuji.Under Changsun Wuji's puzzled gaze, Li Shimin took out a pure white silk handkerchief from his bosom, and took out the silk handkerchief that Changsun himself stuffed into his bosom when he was about to leave the house.

Li Shimin looked at this silk handkerchief full of emotion, shook it carefully, and slowly wiped the sweat from his forehead.He seemed to smell the crisp fragrance of Changsun's body, and his anxious heart gradually calmed down.Only then did he realize that although his father nodded slightly to Pei Ji's words, his expression was still serious, and he was painstakingly meditating.Li Shimin knew that this showed that his father did not fully agree with Pei Ji's words, and he still had a lot of doubts and concerns in his heart.Immediately, Li Shimin gained confidence, he stood up again, and calmly analyzed:

"The Art of War says: 'Soldiers are expensive and fast'. Our army came out of Taiyuan, and all the way to attack the city and plunder the land, covering all the ground, which greatly boosted the army's morale and everyone's expectations. It also shocked the enemies of Chang'an; the guards were panicked and frightened. If we take advantage of this good opportunity to attack Chang'an in one go, it will definitely be easier than taking Hedong. Chang'an is the capital of the Sui Dynasty, and it is the purpose of our campaign. Being trapped here will definitely dampen my spirit and increase the confidence of the enemy in An’an, and I’m afraid it will not be so easy to capture Chang’an when the time comes.”

Hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but nodded slightly.Seeing this, Li Shimin's confidence increased greatly, and he raised his voice and said: "What's more, for us, Chang'an and Kedong are very clear in terms of priority and priority. The so-called capturing the thief first captures the king, and Qu Tutong sticks to Hedong because he is loyal to the Sui Dynasty. We took his lair, Naturally, he has no master, and he will be defeated in one blow. What's more, as far as the moment is concerned, all the heroes in Guanzhong have risen to raise an army of righteousness to me. Qu Tutong is too late to deal with them alone. Where is the energy left? After attacking me, rescue Chang'an?"

After hearing this, Li Yuan's face gradually brightened, and he nodded approvingly at Li Shimin. With a smile, he fell into deep thought again: Shimin's analysis has shown his superior strategy and courage, and he should be really happy for him.Shimin saw the emptiness of Chang'an, saw that it was easier to attack Chang'an at this time than capturing Hedong, and also saw that Chang'an was more valuable to us than Hedong.Conquering Chang'an in one fell swoop can trap the enemy passively and achieve our goal.Pei Ji didn't think enough about this.However, Pei Ji's analysis also has his reasons.The power of Hedong cannot be underestimated.More attention should be paid to Qu Tutong's loyalty to the Sui Dynasty.If we abandon Hedong and attack Chang'an now, Qu Tutong will come to flank us, Shimin underestimated this point, but Pei Ji was blindfolded by this point.It seems that if I combine the reasonable parts of his two opinions, I will definitely win. Thinking of this, Li Yuan's face became more and more cheerful. Finally, he stroked his long beard and laughed haha. "Now, I order: Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing will lead the partial division to stay, continue to besiege Hedong, and firmly contain Qu Tutong's troops. Late tomorrow night, the left, middle and right armies will go west to Guanzhong and capture Chang'an!" Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he remembered what his father had said to him: Fighting is a life-and-death game, you can only win, not lose.If you win a hundred times, even if you lose just one time, you will lose all your efforts and die.Therefore, for every battle, you must be cautious and do your best to prevent those possible incidents from happening.Thinking of this, Li Shimin shouted in his heart: It's still my father who is smarter and more thoughtful than me!When I stand alone, I must listen to other people's opinions, consider all aspects of the gains and losses clearly, and then make a decision. In the Yellow River in September, the rapids are flying, and the waves are shocking and the fish are jumping.On the yellow land by the bank, rows of poplar trees stand like guards.As far as the eye can see on the East Bank Avenue, Li Yuan's three-way army is rushing towards the Yellow River like a torrent. While the autumn wind was dancing, Li Shimin raised his head and looked at the tumbling river bank: "Good man, work hard, since ancient times, heroes are born young."Riding the horse and flying the dust, I will kill the enemy first, and now we are going straight to Chang'an, who will go to the city first to change the banner?After Li Shimin groaned in a low voice, he galloped his horse and jumped into the thousands of troops. After crossing the Yellow River, Li Yuan entered the Changchun Palace in high spirits, and the scholars and people in Guanzhong came here upon hearing the news.In the main hall, civil servants and military generals gathered together, waiting for Li Yuan's orders.I saw Li Yuangao sitting in the hall with piercing eyes. After looking around, he stroked his beard and said: "In order to ensure the victory of the Battle of Chang'an, Li Jiancheng was ordered to lead Wang Changxie and other 50,000 followers to garrison Yongfeng warehouse and guard Tongguan, so as to prevent the Sui army from attacking from the east and form a pincer attack on Chang'an; Hongji and more than 60,000 people went to Weibei, occupied the area north of the Weihe River, and turned Chang'an into an isolated city." At this point, Li Yuan stood up, raised his voice and continued: "When the time comes, your two brothers must work together , Divide up and attack together, take Chang'an!" The two brothers looked at their father excitedly, nodded to each other again, and replied loudly: "Follow the order!" Following their father's order, the two brothers led their respective armies and headed southwest.Li Shimin bid farewell to his eldest brother, led the army on the right, and entered Sanfu from Weibei.All the way to the south, I saw Ziwu Ridge from north to south, meandering and stretching on the border of Shaanxi and Gansu. When it was about to reach the southern end, it turned around gently and threw out a piece of forest sea running from west to east, like a green ribbon. , dancing at the northern end of the Weibei Plateau.Li Shimin rode on the hillside beside the road, looking at the green sea with great carelessness.Changsun Wuji, Liu Hongji, Hou Junji and others followed closely behind. "Look at the mountains here, they are very gentle and gentle. There are no solitary peaks, and there is no domineering momentum. It seems that we lack the masculinity of our northern mountains." Li Shimin looked at Lin Hai and said with emotion: "But these are ordinary people. They have worked together to create this ten thousand hectares of forest, showing a kind of unspoken self-prestige and self-respect, a kind of tolerance and momentum. We should really learn from them.” "Second brother is right. A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent man enjoys mountains. With such a magnanimity and momentum, we will definitely be the first to attack Chang'an City." Changsun Wuji said. Li Shimin nodded with a smile, and with a shout, he swung his whip and ran forward.Changsun Wuji smiled at Hou Junji and Liu Hongji, and hurried after him.When they arrived in Xicheng, the troops set up camp outside the city. Li Shimin took Hou Junji and was about to go to the Xicheng county government office when he saw Changsun Wujixing rushing in, panting and shouting: "Second brother, distinguished guest, a distinguished guest has arrived!" "Brother?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he asked loudly. "No, it's your Pingyang little sister!" "Little sister Pingyang? Little sister Pingyang!" Li Shimin shouted happily, and rushed out of the big tent. Pingyang little sister is precisely the smart and bold little Pingyang little sister since she was a child.At this time, she was dressed in armor and looked heroic, leading ten thousand elite soldiers to help her favorite second brother. "Pingyang, Pingyang!" "Second brother, second brother!" The brothers and sisters embraced each other tightly and shed tears of happiness.It turned out that when Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, he asked Li Shimin to notify the Pingyang couple in Chang'an to go to Taiyuan quickly.However, at this time Li Yuan had already been noticed by the court, and his relatives in Chang'an were naturally also under surveillance.If the husband and wife leave Chang'an together, it may be difficult to escape.Pingyang insisted on letting her husband, Chai Shao, go to Taiyuan alone, while he returned to his villa in E County, scattered all his family wealth, recruited soldiers and sold horses.Soon, she successively persuaded He Panren, Li Wenzhong, the leaders of the peasant rebel army to join her, and then captured Wugong and Shiping in one fell swoop.Now, Pingyang has more than 30,000 subordinates.After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but praise Pingyang and said: "Little sister, you are really amazing, really amazing!" Pingyang smiled brightly, like a blooming lotus flower. "Second brother, you are amazing. I have heard about it. You cried and persuaded your father to take Huo Yi by force, and you suggested using light cavalry to lure Song Laosheng out, and then..." "Okay, don't talk about it, my good sister, we are all descendants of Tang Gong and Li's family, with the blood of heroes flowing in our bodies, and we are mutual." Li Shimin laughed loudly after finishing speaking.After laughing, he couldn't help but shook his head again, looked at Princess Pingyang and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity!" "What are you sorry about?" "Originally, Chai Shao was with me all the time. But my father took a fancy to him and insisted on keeping him by his side. Otherwise, you would be able to see Chai Shao now." Pingyang smiled and said, "I really miss him, but I'm already here with you, so I'm afraid I won't see Chai Shao?" "But it will be two days later." "Two days late, I can afford to wait." "You just..." "Stop talking about me, talk about the Changsun family." Knowing that the second elder brother was coming to make fun of him, Ping Yang interrupted him. Li Shimin listened, looked at his little sister, nodded with a smile, and said, "It's still the same as before, good or bad!" That night, Li Shimin set up a grand banquet and drank with Pingyang Xiaomei, He Panren, Li Wenzhong and others. The two brothers and sisters talked over wine until late at night.The next day, Li Shimin introduced Pingyang to the generals.Pingyang saw Li Shimin's strong generals like clouds and well-trained troops. After thinking for a long time, he invited He Panren and Li Wenzhong aside and said: "My second brother, Shimin, is a hero, and now I want to hand over all the troops to his command, and you will follow him, what do you two think?" Generals He and Li were taken aback when they heard this, and looked at Pingyang and asked, "After handing over the troops, why are you dealing with yourself, commander?" Pingyang smiled and said: "I am a girl. When I raised my troops to revolt, I was forced to do so. Now that I have met my second brother, I should take a rest." When He Panren and Li Wenzhong saw Li Shimin, they admired him very much. They were naturally happy to be able to serve as generals under him. They only asked about Pingyang when they thought about it.Seeing Pingyang like this now, he readily agreed and said: "In this case, we will obey!" After hearing this, Ping Yang nodded to the two generals, and said, "That's the deal. If you follow my second brother, you will definitely do something great." When Li Shimin woke up, it was already daylight, thinking of his little sister, Li Shimin was filled with joy.He never dreamed that his little sister Pingyang would become the coach of tens of thousands of people.Now, Little Sister Pingyang handed over the tens of thousands of copies to herself, and everything seemed like a dream.Before the war, having an extra army of tens of thousands of people was like adding wings to a tiger to Li Shimin.Pingyang sister gave him such a big benefit, what he can give Pingyang is to help her find a good place nearby, let Chai Shaolai live with her for a few days.Li Shimin thought of this, called Hou Junji and said: "Let's go to Xicheng to find a good place for Pingyang." After saying that, the two mounted their horses with whips and galloped to Xicheng County Yamen.Entering, I saw a middle-aged man with clear features and a long beard, holding a medicine jar with a tired face, coming out of the side room carefully.Seeing Li Shimin coming in, the middle-aged man cheered up, came forward and asked: "The person here is Li Shimin, the commander-in-chief of the right leader?" Li Shimin was startled when he heard this middle-aged scholar, he seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he nodded and said, "Exactly, I don't know who Mr. is, how do you know Shimin?" "I don't know the Dudu, but after the Dudu entered Weibei, he had nothing to do with Minqiu, and the officials, people, and heroes returned like a stream. The Dudu's name has long been known. Therefore, when you see the Dudu's appearance, you can guess it. " "You are..." Li Shimin looked at him seriously. "I'm Fang Xuanling, Xicheng Wei." "You are..." Li Shimin looked at the medicine jar in his hand. "Oh, I've been negligent. My father is sick in bed, and Xuanling is bringing him medicine. Please sit down, Commander. I'll take the medicine for my father, and I'll come to accompany the crime." Fang Xuanling was originally from Linzi, Qizhou. He was intelligent since he was a child, and he was well-versed in classics and history.At the age of eighteen, he was admitted to Jinshi and awarded Yuqiwei.At the beginning of last year, my father fell ill, and it has lasted for more than a year.Xuanling devoted herself to herbal diet and never undressed to sleep peacefully, which is why her face was full of tiredness. "What is the crime of serving father? I will go with you." Li Shimin looked at the tired Fang Xuanling and said calmly. After Fang Xuanling heard this, her heart felt hot, she took a serious look at Li Shimin, nodded and led him to her father's bedroom.When Li Shimin entered the room, he saw that the bedroom was not big, nor luxurious, but it was kept spotless, even the shoes in front of the bed were neatly arranged.Suddenly, Shimin thought of his mother.When I was young, my mother asked me to do so.Whether it is a living room or a study room, it must first be clean and tidy.My mother said: If it is clean, it will be hygienic, and if it is tidy, it will be comfortable.This is the bedroom of the Chengwei's sick father, it's unexpected that it can be like this.Li Shimin's heart couldn't help getting closer to Fang Xuanling's.Opening his eyes, he saw an old man with gray beard and hair lying facing the door with his eyes closed. "Father, father, the governor is here to see you." Hearing Fang Xuanling's soft call, the old man opened his eyes, looked at Li Shimin, sat up unexpectedly, nodded his head and said: "Sure enough, a handsome man with an extraordinary appearance! Heroes come out of youth, a generation of outstanding people, a generation of outstanding people! My son has something to rely on all his life." After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Shimin and nodded repeatedly. "You drank the medicine." Fang Xuanling sat on the edge of the bed, let his father rest on his left arm, held a spoon in his right hand, and fed the medicine into his father's mouth spoon by spoon. Li Shimin was very moved when he saw it. "Such a filial person must be a loyal minister." Li Shimin thought to himself, when they came out of the bedroom, they seemed to be old friends for many years. "I seem to have seen you somewhere, a long, long time ago." Li Shimin said while holding on to Fang Xuanling's hand. "Me too, I know you from the moment I see you. I think we've hit it off a long time ago." Fang Xuanling said. "Good friends! That's really good, we have long been good friends." Li Shimin said, laughing.After he finished laughing, Fang Xuanling said apologetically, "I was just talking about this, but I forgot to ask you. The governor is here, why?" After hearing this, Li Shimin talked about finding an apartment for Pingyang.After Fang Xuanling heard about it, he said happily: "This matter is easy to handle. There is a very beautiful small courtyard in Qingshuitang not far from the county government office. I'll take you to have a look." After speaking, he brought Shimin and Hou Junji together, and arrived in a small courtyard not long after.Shimin looked around, and it turned out to be an exquisite courtyard.The furniture inside is all available and all new.Besides a few servants, there was no one else in the courtyard.Li Shimin couldn't help being a little curious, and asked, "Who owns this yard, why does it seem like no one has lived in it?" After hearing this, Fang Xuanling murmured and said: This small courtyard was originally built for his wife with his life savings.The wife is chosen and the date is fixed, but the father suddenly falls ill.In order to take care of her father, the marriage was postponed again and again, and her father's illness would never recover. Fang Xuanling was worried that the woman would lose her youth for herself, so she simply broke off the engagement and asked her to marry someone else.This small courtyard has been empty for nearly two years. After Li Shimin heard this, he was about to refuse, but Fang Xuanling knelt down with tears in his eyes and said, "Father's illness may last for a few more years. It is impossible for Xuanling to get married before his father recovers from his illness. This sitting In the small courtyard, if your younger sister can come to live in it, Xuanling will settle her mind. Please, Commander, you must agree." After hearing this, Li Shimin nodded in agreement.Sticking to Xuanling's hand, he said, "I promise you, I will let my little sister move in tomorrow. But, you have to promise me one thing." "What's up?" "You must come and help me and create a great cause together." Fang Xuanling nodded excitedly, and said: "I have been waiting for the governor, and when my father passes out of illness, I will come to serve in the governor's shogunate." Li Shimin nodded happily: "I hope my uncle will recover from illness soon, and I will wait for your arrival in the mansion." After speaking, Li Shimin left with Hou Junji.Fang Xuanling sent it all the way outside the county office, looking at Li Shimin's back, reluctant to leave for a long time.After Li Shimin rode his horse for a long distance, thinking about the scene just now, he couldn't help turning his head, only to see Fang Xuanling still standing there, looking at him with great reluctance.Li Shimin didn't want to leave right away, so he rode his horse and ran back. When he arrived in front of Fang Xuanling, he got off his horse, held onto his hand and said: "Lieutenant Xi Cheng, I'll wait for you, I hope your father will recover soon, and we will meet soon!" After saying that, he let go of his hand and got on the horse again. Fang Xuanling's eyes were wet, and he stood there motionless, looking at Shimin who was going all the way away. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and Li Shimin dreamed of Fang Xuanling again, and he said loudly to himself: Talent comes first in order to achieve great things.Li Shimin woke up, it was twilight, and when he walked out of the tent, he took a deep breath of fresh air. "Fang Xuanling, why haven't you come yet?" He said to himself, looking up at the clear sky, but he saw light clouds slowly moving, and frightened birds hurried.In the swishing cold wind, Li Shimin's young heart was scorching hot, and he was full of endless energy.With the battle imminent, he wasn't nervous at all, but he felt a little sad because he didn't see Fang Xuanling.He drew out the long sword on his waist, danced a few moves in Linfeng, and ordered the guards: "Invite Zuo Yuhou to come." Not long after, Hou Junji came in a hurry, Li Shimin saw him, and shouted loudly: "Quickly draw your sword." The words came out and the sword stabbed at Hou Junji. Hou Junji flashed his body, and instantly drew his sword in his hand.The two of you slashed and stabbed each other, and the dragon and the tiger fought, and it was a lot of fighting.When I was enjoying myself, someone came to report: "There is a middle-aged man with long beard outside the door asking to see him." "Fang Xuanling!" Li Shimin was overjoyed, he slashed Hou Junji back three steps with his sword, quickly put away his long sword, and went out to welcome him.Seeing Fang Xuanling, he hugged him tightly and said, "You are finally here." "Here we come." Fang Xuanling replied happily. "How is uncle?" "He, he's gone." Fang Xuanling's eyes were wet, and then sparkled again.Said: "From then on, I can follow Dudu wholeheartedly." After hearing this, Li Shimin immediately led Fang Xuanling into the Governor's Mansion, appointed him as the secretary to join the army, and cited him as the main staff officer.Then in the Governor's Mansion, he personally selected some of the best rooms for him.Everything was arranged properly, Li Shimin wanted to pick up a big ingot like a poor man, and he looked very happy.Since Hou Junji followed Li Shimin, the two of them have been very affectionate and get along almost day and night. He has never seen Li Shimin so happy before, so he couldn't help asking: "Fang Xuanling came to seek refuge, why is the governor so happy?" "If you want to achieve great things, talent is the first. Don't you know?" Li Shimin wanted to continue, but Fang Xuanling came in hurriedly, hurried up and asked: "Can you tell me something good?" Fang Xuanling heard this, and said with a smile: "It's really a good thing. Just now I was only busy with my own affairs, but I forgot. I should be punished severely." "What's a good thing to say quickly?" Li Shimin asked. "I want to recommend someone to you." "It's really a good thing." Fang Xuanling nodded, and said: "This man is 6 years younger than me. He is from Duling, Jingzhao. His name is Du Ruhui, and his style name is Keming. His grandfather Du Guo was a minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Sui Dynasty, and his father Du Zha was the governor of Changzhou in the Sui Dynasty. This Du Ruhui is smart and enlightened since he was young, he is good at talking about literature and history, he is good at making decisions, he is a rare genius. Because he is dissatisfied with the official position of Fuyang Wei, he has abandoned his official position and has been living at home for half a year." "In that case, I will go with you to invite him." Hou Junji said. "I hope the governor can go with me to invite him." "How capable is a little Lieutenant Fuyang, and the governor needs to go there in person," Hou Junji said. Li Shimin listened and said: "Don't talk nonsense, doesn't Junji hear the saying that like attracts like? A hero knows a hero, and the person recommended by the army will be worthy of a great job. Let's go, let's invite him together." Under the introduction of Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin invited Du Ruhui. From then on, Ruhui often engaged in conquests, participated in confidential and military affairs, and made judgments.Fang Xuanling exhausted all her efforts towards Li Shimin and knew everything she could do. Every time she conquered a city, everyone competed for treasures. Xuanling alone searched for useful talents and kept them in Li Shimin's shogunate. When he came to the counselors and fierce generals, he became life and death friends with them and served Li Shimin together. Later, when Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, he once said to his courtiers, "Xuanling knows the opportunity well enough to be appointed. Every time I present something for our people, I will surely win people's hearts. Thousands of miles away, I still talk face to face." When Li Shimin took his father away For a period of time after taking the throne, Fang Xuanling and Ruhui were in charge of the government together, and the rules and regulations were both decided by them.At that time, it was said that obscurity was better than judgment, and Xuanling was good at planning. The two cooperated tacitly and assisted Li Shimin together.Later generations talked about the good prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and Fang and Du were the first to be promoted.This is something. The people of the world were proud of Fang Xuanling, and a think tank headed by him was soon formed in the shogunate, including Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Tang Jian, Hou Junji, etc.Whenever something happened, Shimin would call them together to discuss countermeasures. At this time, Li Yuan personally led the army and stationed troops at Chunming Gate, one of the three east and west gates of Chang'an City. , stationed troops in the old city of Chang'an.Three armies, more than 200,000 in total, surrounded the capital of the Sui Dynasty, which had neither defenders nor reinforcements. Facing Li Yuan's army, the thirteen-year-old grandson of Emperor Yangdi and acting king Yang You was helpless.Now that the matter has come to this point, Li Yuan still cares about the various forces of the Sui Dynasty and does not want to be known by the public.Although he ordered the Sui capital to be surrounded, his subordinates were not allowed to attack the city.Li Shimin was a little puzzled, so he summoned Fang Xuanling and others to ask for advice. Hou Junji, the Marquis of Zuo Yu, had long been looking forward to the siege, and when Li Shimin asked about it, he was the first to express his thoughts: "Now Chang'an has been besieged for nearly two months. Considering our strength, it's not that we can't defeat it. I really don't understand why we have to siege for so long." After hearing this, Li Shimin didn't say a word, he just turned his eyes to Fang Xuanling, wanting to hear his opinion.Since Fang Xuanling had just arrived, he wanted to listen to other people's opinions before expressing his own, but seeing that Li Shimin wanted to listen to his opinions first, he stroked his beard and said: "I think that for the Sui capital, the reason why Tang Gong besieged and did not attack is mainly due to these two reasons: first, Tang Gong, as a veteran official of the Sui Dynasty, could not bear to storm the capital and make people miserable; second, and most importantly, Tang Gong wanted to When the battle situation in the Eastern Capital is clear, we will capture Chang'an." "I can understand the former reason, but for the latter reason, please join the army and make it clear." Hou Junji asked persistently. After Fang Xuanling heard this, he didn't say anything, but just looked at Du Ruhui.The meaning is clear: it's time for you to express your opinion.Du Ruhui naturally understood Fang Xuanling's meaning, glanced at Hou Junji, and said slowly: "To clarify this issue, we must first analyze the battle situation in the Eastern Capital. Li Mi, Dou Jiande and other rebels have surrounded the Eastern Capital for a long time. Not long ago, Dou Jiande defeated the Sui Zuoyuwei General Xue Shixiong in Hejian County. Leader. In this way, Li Mi not only has more troops, but also expands his territory. Xu Shiji, a counselor next to him, suggested that besieging the east is not worth the loss. He is just as smart. If we adopt his strategy and attack Chang'an, we will fight for the world, but we will have an extra formidable enemy. However, Li Mi did not adopt Xu Shiji's suggestion. He cannot attack the Eastern Capital for a long time, and if he retreats halfway, he will feel ashamed. In this way, Li Mi lost his only chance to compete with us. Now, Emperor Yang of Sui wanted to destroy him even more. The headquarters of the Wagang Army in Luokou attacked to destroy Li Mi. The first battle: Li Mi’s general Chai Xiaohe was killed. Wang Shichong’s camp was almost taken away by Li Mi. Both of them had their own victories and casualties, and the battle was in full swing. According to me It seems that for the sake of face, Li Mi is already riding a tiger, and his status will soon be difficult?" "Since this is the case, it is very beneficial to us. We can attack Chang'an right away?" Hou Junji asked again. "Yes, what the general said is right. It has been nearly a month since the Duke of Tang sent someone to surrender the Dai Wang Yang You, and he still has no idea. It seems that the Dai Wang does not want us to enter Chang'an without bloodshed, and the two armies of Li Mi and Wang Shichong After fighting fiercely for many days, both sides have already suffered losses. I think Duke Tang ordered the attack on the city in the near future." Fang Xuanling took Du Ruhui's words. When Li Shimin saw the two of them, he analyzed the problem clearly with each other, and was overjoyed. He nodded to Fang and Du knowingly, and told Hou Junji, "Call all the generals at the top of the army immediately. Get ready to attack Chang'an." On the second day, the special envoy brought Li Yuan's order to attack the city, as well as Li Yuan's strict order: "The army attacking the city must not offend the Seven Temples, the Daiwang, and the clan, and those who violate the three tribes of barbarians."After reading it, Li Shimin handed it to Zhangsun Wuji. "Duke Tang was loyal to the Sui Dynasty." Changsun Wuji said with emotion. Fang Xuanling listened, bowed his head and remained silent, Li Shimin leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice: "What do you think..." "Duke Tang worked hard to win the hearts of the people, and the governor must strictly order his subordinates not to disobey." Fang Xuanling also whispered in Li Shimin's ear. Li Shimin listened and nodded with a smile. This is a windy winter day, the sky is cold and blue, and the north wind is called dry mulberry.Outside the eastern capital city, Li Mi's Wagang Army and Wang Shichong's Sui Army set up a battlefield for the second round of battle.This time, under Li Mi's generals Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Jingde, Wang Shichong finally collapsed and fled west. Unfortunately, Li Mi, who won the battle, was almost killed by Zhai Rang's brother Zhai Kuan.It turned out that when Zhai Rang voluntarily gave up the position of leader to Li Mi under the persuasion of Xu Shiji and others, there were many other people who advised him not to do so, and his elder brother Zhai Kuan was one of them.However, the loyal Zhai Rang finally listened to the advice of Xu Shiji and others, and insisted on handing over power to Li Mi.His elder brother, Zhai Kuan, could not swallow this breath all the time.This time, Li Mi defeated Wang Shichong and returned with a great victory, even more complacent, quite defiant.When Zhai Kuan saw it, he was very angry, and said to his subordinates: "My brother is so stupid. I let the emperor refuse to do it, and let others do it. He really refuses to do it, so I have to do it." After finishing speaking, he ordered his subordinates to do it well. Prepare to try to kill Li Mi at the celebration banquet.At this time, Li Mi was already in power, and his eyes and ears were everywhere.Zhai Rang took the initiative to give up his seat to him. He was grateful at first, but now that he heard about it, he decided to act first.With one order, he beheaded the Zhai brothers and their cronies one by one, and divided their tribes among the other tribes.Although the situation calmed down, it hurt Li Mi a lot.It was on this day that Li Yuan ordered the three armies: Attack Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty! Following Li Yuan's order, Li Jiancheng from the east and south, and Li Shimin from the west and north, a total of more than 200,000 people, launched a fierce attack on the Chang'an defenders who had fewer than 50,000 defenders and had completely lost their fighting spirit. . On this day, Li Shimin, wearing thin clothes, leaped into the army and commanded the siege.The cold wind was blowing head-on, and Hou Junji beside him couldn't help shivering. Seeing Fang Xuanling, he said to Li Shimin: "The weather is too cold, it is advisable to order the soldiers to attack the city as soon as possible." "If you don't kill the severe winter, how can you see the sunny spring?" Li Shimin nodded with a smile, raised his sword and pointed at the east gate, and shouted: "Whoever climbs the wall first will be rewarded with a thousand gold." After hearing this, Hou Junji didn't answer, and was the first to rush forward. Chai Shao, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan and others saw each other, and each led the officers and soldiers of the headquarters, and rushed towards the east city in unison. The defenders of Chang'an City seemed to have no resistance, so they fled in all directions.Hou Junji was the first to climb the city wall, beheaded several people in succession, and took advantage of the chaos to let him down to cross the bridge.Chai Shao, Yin Kaishan and other generals led their soldiers and attacked the city.Li Shimin welcomed Li Yuan and slowly entered Chang'an.The people in the city lined up to welcome them.It was expected by Li Shimin that Chang'an City was vulnerable to a single blow; the people welcomed Li's army so warmly, but it made Li Shimin think a lot, and even let his imagination run wild. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, what my father said is true.In this Great Sui world, it seems that the surname is going to be Li!Li Shimin followed behind Li Yuan, thinking in his heart: He looked up at his father, thinking of his father's series of strategic decisions since he started the army, and he was full of admiration.For many things, especially big things, you really need to be patient, and you need to be quite patient.Have vision, look at the right moment, and catch him.It seems that there are still many things that I have to learn from my father.Thinking of this, Li Shimin followed his father into the East Palace where the acting king Yang You lived. The eldest brother Li Jiancheng entered the city first again this time, and was already there to meet him.The acting king Yang You, together with his concubine and eunuchs, stood pitifully in a row, waiting to be punished.Li Shimin looked at them curiously, and suddenly an interesting thought popped into his mind: This emperor without power is really worse than a dog!Thinking of this, he almost laughed out loud. At this moment, Li Yuan's expression was solemn, just like the old days when he was presented with the emperor, he stepped forward respectfully and saluted the king on behalf of him. Li Shimin couldn't help asking from behind: "How to deal with them?" Li Yuan turned his head, glared at Li Shimin, turned his head, and still respectfully said: "Please move to the Daxing Hall for the time being." In the past, the majestic acting king took a look at Li Yuan, lowered his head, and walked towards Daxing Hall.A large group of princesses and eunuchs followed him dejectedly one by one. Four days passed, and under Pei Ji's hard work, everything was ready.李渊下令举行新皇登基仪式。他向天下宣布： 立代王杨侑为帝！遥尊远在江都的隋炀帝为太上皇！ 一切都在李渊的安排下进行，作为大隋皇帝的杨侑，要想保住眼前的性命，就只能象个奴仆一样，对李渊惟命是从。李渊的属下许多不明白这一点，纷纷上书请求李渊自己来做皇帝。李渊看了这些折子，心中暗自好笑。 如今，就隋朝的势力而言，南面还有扬州的隋炀帝，北面还有洛阳的王世充。就各路的义军而言：李密如果被王世充击溃，也还有薛举、刘武周、窦建德等，他们哪一路，现在都可以与李渊抗衡的，如果此时就做了皇帝，此不是自己找事站到靶心，去让众人射击？李渊想到这里，摇摇头，把折子扔在一边，还是按照原来自己想好了的事情，有条不紊地进行。他首先宣布，废除以前的一切苛法暴令，然后重新与民约法十二条。这一举动，深得关中地主绅士的支持和拥护。李渊的声誉，立刻在关中排到了第一位。在盛誉之下，李渊由长乐宫入主大兴殿，使杨侑任他为大丞相，晋封唐王，以武德殿为丞相府。同时封他李家的后代李建成为唐世子，李世民为京兆尹、秦公，李元吉为齐公。最后让杨侑下诏： “军国机务，事无大小，文武设官，位无贵贱，宪章罚赏，咸归相府。”并诏“唐王剑履上殿，入朝不趋，赞拜不名，加前后羽葆鼓吹。” 至此，长安隋朝的军政大权，全数归了李渊，皇帝就只剩了“郊祀天地”，与鬼神打交道的份了。 李世民在一旁看着，心里暗暗佩服父亲手段高明。 世民心中敬服父亲，常往大兴殿与李渊深谈，讨教有关军事政务。此时，李渊虽说还没有做皇帝，早俨然以皇帝的身份来考虑天下的事情。他雄心勃勃，对于政事，有许多想法。身边虽有裴寂、唐剑等一班亲信，但许多想法，与儿子谈起来，更可以尽兴。这日谈起用人的事，李渊感慨颇多，对李世民说： “隋末无道，上下互相蒙蔽，皇上骄横，臣下谄媚奸佞之徒不断。皇上不知道改正自己的错误，臣子不为国尽忠，最终使国家危难，自己也只能在死亡线上挣扎。我现在要拨乱反正，志在安邦定国。如今平定乱世，非有武将不可；今后守成治国，就要靠文臣。只有使文臣各尽其才，国家才能稳定发展。” 李世民听了，连连点头，说：“父皇所思，胜于古代圣君，待我们平定天下之后，定可开创一代伟业。” 李渊听了，非常高兴，进一步深谈自己治国的想法，说：“要治理好一个国家，不仅要选好人才，用好人才，还要为君者自己处处带头，严于律己，节俭奉公。上行下效，才可以使人才不致腐化。隋末就因为奢侈浪费，喜好奇珍异宝，致使臣下纷纷进献，结果闹得民怨沸腾，国破家亡。从现在开始，我现在要禁止进献珍奇之物，以免玩物丧志。” 李世民端坐于李渊右侧，眼都不眨一下，聆听父皇的治国之道。李渊见儿子听得认真，逾发谈兴大起，讲完用人，又讲爱民。 “为君之道，要能长久，最重要的是要得到人民的拥戴。”李渊说：“隋帝之所以国家已毁，人也将亡，并不是我李渊推翻他的，完全是他自己推翻自己。他把人民作为畜牲一样驱使，搞得天下人怒恨，这才纷纷起来造反。我今后做了皇帝，一定要尊民、爱民，要让人人有田种，人人有饭吃。如今，裴寂正按我的意思，拟定'均田制'和'租佣调制'。我要给丁男和十八岁以上中男每人授田一顷，给六十岁以上老男、笃疾、废疾的人授口分田四十亩，寡妻妾授口分田三十亩。对于贵族田地，要有限制。从亲王到公侯伯子男，授田数从一百顷降到五顷。在职的官员，从一品到八九品，授田数从三十顷到二顷。此外，各级的官员还有职分田，用地租补充，作为俸禄的一部分……” 李渊兴致勃勃地谈着，李世民认认真真地听着，不时表现出由衷地赞赏。父子俩一谈便去了几个钟头，竟都没有半点倦意。就在这时候，侍从来报： “抓到了李靖。” 早在太原时，李靖断定李渊要谋反后，连夜出了太原，想去扬州面见圣上。结果，真如李世民所料，兵荒马乱中，李靖到了长安就再也不能向前。长安被李渊团团围住，后来又破了城，李靖料定李渊捉住他不会放过，东躲西藏几月，硬着头皮想混出城去，不料给卫兵逮了个正着。原来，李渊一直“挂念”李靖，早就让人画了他的头像，令守城卫兵严加寻查。 李靖被五花大绑，推到李渊脚下。李渊正与儿子讨论治国之道，心里高兴，也不想羞辱李靖，微笑着看了他一眼，然后挥挥手说： “拖出去，斩了。” 李靖出生于官宦之家，不仅人长得仪表魁伟，更具文武才略，又颇有进取之心，一直怀才不遇，终为隋朝一小史。如今正值壮年之时，一腔热血，壮志未酬，却要被斩，他怎么也不甘心。在武士拖他出殿外时，李靖突然大声疾呼：“唐公起兵，本来就是为天下清除暴乱，想成就一番大事，怎么可以因为私怨而斩杀贤士呢？！” 对于李靖，李渊父子都早有耳闻，知他是个能人。只因李靖要去告秘，要置他们于死地，这才有了斩杀之心。如今听李靖一番呼唤，李世民敬重他的才识和胆气，忍不住对父亲说： “此人留下为我所用，定能建功立业。” “只是他的所为，实在可恨。”李渊叹一口气说。 “当初是各为其主，也足见他是个忠臣，父王……” “好吧，就饶了他一命，留在你秦公府听用吧。” 李世民一听，忙高声喊道： "Keep people under the knife!" 此时的李渊，已收揽了朝廷中的许多元老，如萧瑀、陈叔达等，对于李靖，由于原来的那点反感，他不愿留在身边。于是，李渊将李靖交给世民，让他召入幕府，充做三卫。 隋炀帝自从雁门解围之后，在宇文述的建议下来到扬州。只因各地起义不断，叛乱不断，而扬州又十分温暖安适，隋炀帝心存留恋，一直不肯回长安。可是，他的被称为“骁果”的随从禁卫却都是关中人，有些受不了这长年远离家乡的孤苦的生活了。 按皇权的规矩：天下乃皇帝之天下，天下万物归皇帝所有。天下的女人，皇帝都可以享用。如此一来，隋炀帝无论是在长安还是在扬州，都能过着一样的生活。享尽扬州之美味佳肴，享用扬州之绝世美女。可是，跟隋炀帝久驻扬州的随从禁卫，却要受到与家人、亲友长期相离的痛苦。日复一日，这痛苦渐渐变成了不满。随着时间的拉长，这不满又变成了愤怒。 随从禁卫们的不满与愤怒，都被他们的统领武贲郎将司马德戡看得清清楚楚。比之一般的随从禁军而言，他的生活要优裕的多。因此，司马德戡开始试图用劝说的办法，来平息卫兵们的愤怒。随着卫兵们不满的情绪日益高涨，他终于没有办法来平息。就在这时候，传来李渊攻占长安的消息。这对于这些炀帝身边的随从禁卫来说，不谛是一声炸雷。一个无情的声音在宣布：从此，他们将永远回不了家！ 随从们怒吼了，禁卫们拔出了自己的剑。他们都认为，这一切，都是炀帝造成的。眼看一场兵乱就要发生，司马德戡在万般无奈之下，与右屯卫将军宇文化及说： “禁卫们思乡心切，早先皇上又不肯班师回京。现如今，长安为李渊所占，班师回京无望，禁卫们已生反心。而今我们如再没有作为，必然受害于他们。” 于文化及是个野心勃勃的人。父亲于文述兵败高丽，他曾受牵连被眨为遮民有一年多，父亲临死前求告隋炀帝，这才又官复原职。对此，他一直耿耿于怀。如今闻听禁卫们已有反心，不由暗自高兴，表面却故作忧虑地说： “这事，对我们太过凶险。禁卫们可以杀了我们，皇上也可以杀了我们。” “这如何是好？”司马德戡问道。 “依我之见，事到如今，只有按你所言，我们只可以因事利导，顺了禁卫们的意思……” 于文化及如此、如此，对司马德戡耳语一番，司马德戡连连点头称是。 于文化及嘿嘿一笑，吩咐司马德戡集合随从禁卫。愤怒已极的随从禁卫，很快来到东都的演兵场。于文化及立在高台上，对着他们大声地问道： “炀帝苦我等久矣，而今我欲反之，不知诸位意下如何？” 这一问既出，下面一片欢呼。在“反了，反了！”的呼声中，大家一致拥立于文化及做总督。于文化及哈哈大笑，拔出长剑，大声喝道： “既然如此，从今往后，你们都要对我唯命是从，有违命者，定斩不赦！” 随从禁卫们听了，纷纷在他面前跪下，大声发誓说：“我等唯总督之命是从，万死不辞！” “好！”于文化及大叫一声，剑指炀帝内宫，喊道：“我等先杀了炀帝，尔后再杀回长安去！” 随着于文化及的声音落地，两万多名随从禁卫，如汹涌的浪滔，向炀帝的内宫涌去。炀帝忽然见到他的随从卫兵们一改往日之奴相，一个个仇敌般地举剑朝他走来，立刻想到了十八年前，他手握长剑，带着一帮如狼似虎的亲信，去杀他父亲杨坚的情景。记得当年的父亲，对他和他的亲信，并无半点惧色，有的只是愤怒。现如今，面对手握长剑的宇文化及和如狼似虎的随从卫兵，炀帝连愤怒也没有了。他非常平和地望着这些往日里对他极尽奴颜婢膝的人，脸上带着微微的笑意。皇上从前的卫兵们，并不知道他为什么会笑，也不愿意去理会这事，纷纷冲上前来，朝着这微笑的皇上，劈头盖脑地一阵狂砍。 倾刻之间，皇上没了，只剩下一堆血醒的碎骨烂肉。宇文化及大功告成，也学李渊，立隋炀帝三弟秦孝王俊的儿子杨浩为帝，自己做起大丞相来。 消息传到长安，李渊听了大喜。一番准备之后，令杨侑给自己晋位相国，加九锡，赐殊物，加殊礼，改丞相府为相国府。李渊已经做了实际上的皇帝，杨侑这个表面的皇帝只不过是摆设。李渊尽情地戏虐和蔑视皇权，做了实际上的皇帝。这一切，当然凭的是实力。皇帝是实力对奕的产物，是人的动物性的反映。就如同狮群中的头狮，只因为它是狮群中最有力气的。当另一头更有力气超过它的狮子出现时，它只能去死！自有皇帝产生以来，人类社会就是这么无情！现如今，至少在长安，李渊成了最有力气的那头狮子。或许因为他是人，并不忙着赶跑皇帝，或是让皇帝去死，只是将他当作一个摆设，以此来炫耀自己的仁慈和忠诚。 一切美德的产生，都是自我克制的结果，这其中还包括了利害得失的权衡。李渊是一个真正的君主，也是一个深谋远虑的人。他最懂得什么时候需要克制，什么时候可以让自己活得潇洒一些。如今太上皇都被他的属下杀了，这皇帝已成了无源之流。供着这无源的溪流，已经失去了意义。更主要的是，这时的李渊已经积蓄了充足的力气，完全可以与天下所有的力量，来一番围剿式的战争。通过一月的思考，李渊终于想清了这一切。 在众臣的再三肯请下，从大兴城搬进太极殿，即了皇帝位。李渊建立唐朝，改年号为武德，定都长安。立世子李建成为皇太子，封李世民为秦王，李元吉为齐王。这一天，仪式隆重庄严，从午时开始直到天快黑时才告结束。 这年，正是大业十三年，公元618年5月28日，隋炀帝夺得父亲杨坚皇位的第十三个年头。这一年，李渊52岁，李世民还只19岁，开始了武德元年。 尽管站了整整一个下午，李世民从前殿回到承乾宫里，心里还一直处在兴奋之中，久久不能平息。李世民正在大厅里来回走动着，突然听到一声声婴儿响亮地啼哭，他立刻反应过来，三步并作两步冲进内室。长孙氏倦怠地躺在床上，她的贴身丫鬟婵媛，手里正抱着一个肥嘟嘟的婴儿。李世民见了，狂喜地奔上前去。 长孙氏已经疲倦至极，连唤他一声的力气都没有，只是强作笑容地迎接他。 “生了？”他扑到长孙氏跟前，爱怜地抚了抚她零乱的鬓发，然后从她身旁抱起儿子。 “他真有福气，今儿父亲登基，你就出生了。生在这承乾宫里。承乾，李承乾，就给他取这个名子。你说好不好！”他欣喜地望着长孙氏，等着她的回答。长孙氏努力地睁开美丽地双眼，微笑着点了点头。 “承乾，承乾！”李世民呼唤着儿子，看着，亲着，不停地来回走动着。 “我的父亲，你的祖父，今天做了皇帝，你知道吗？”李世民大声地问儿子：“告诉你，今天是你祖父登基的日子，今天是武德元年，五月二十八日。”说罢，哈哈哈地大笑起来。笑声刚落，他听见了外面的喧闹声。 “外面，怎么回事？”他问。 “是参军大人他们，许多人，都来了。”丫鬟婵媛回答。 李世民放下儿子，走到床前，亲了亲长孙氏的脸颊，说： “你好好休息，我去招呼他们。” 长孙氏点点头。 李世民走出卧房，但见房玄龄、杜如晦、柴绍、长孙无忌，还有侯君集、刘弘基等一排儿站着，待李世民走到跟前，便齐声说： “恭贺秦王，恭贺秦王喜得贵子。” 李世民见了，盯着房玄龄笑着说：“一定是你教的。” “秦王这回可是冤枉我了，秦王双喜临门，我等自当前来恭贺，还用谁来教谁。”房玄龄说。 “双喜临门，封了秦王，又喜得贵子，还真是这样。”李世民说：“可是，在我看来，这双喜，还不及另一喜。” “秦王还有何喜？”房玄龄吃惊地问。 “我有了你们这班兄弟，这才是最大的喜。”李世民说罢，动情地哈哈大笑。 众人尽皆动情，都跟着大笑起来。一时间，秦王府中，笑声震耳。