Chapter 15 fourteen

But Fang Xuanling said behind Li Shimin's back: "Your Highness wants to be the second Duke of Zhou, but I'm afraid that there won't be a second King Wu in this world!" Then, he pointed to the east and said, "The one over there not only doesn't have the talent of King Wu, but also has more You don’t have the mind of King Wu!” Li Shimin’s face changed, he knew very well in his heart that Fang Xuanling’s words were correct, at least it is not obvious that Li Jiancheng has such a mind.However, to really follow Hou Junji's words, Li Shimin at this time really couldn't make up his mind.He was born in Jiangmen. His father Li Yuan, mother Dou Shi and his own teachers have been teaching him to be a person of loyalty and filial piety since he was a child. He has been in this world for twenty-six years. The word loyalty and the word filial piety have been soaked in into his bone marrow.Now he himself is using these two words to teach his sons.There is no doubt that he is a warrior who never knows fear on the battlefield, but when he wants to challenge Zhong and Xiao, he becomes timid and unable to move.

The lights projected from the Yuping Room reflected the dancing snowflakes in the sky, just like Li Shimin's state of mind at this time.After some contemplation, the two magical words in his heart defeated him again, and he made up his mind to follow his own established path. He said to his followers in a calm tone: "He is still just a prince. In the future, if you become an emperor, you might be able to become a King of Wu? Let’s go ahead and see! Please give him a chance to be King of Wu, and give me a chance to be Duke of Zhou.” After finishing speaking, Li Shimin turned and opened the door and entered the room go.Soon, there was another low-pitched flute sound in the room.Changsun Wuji shook his head, and was the first to turn and walk away, leaving behind a thin back and a sigh.Then, all the people left with their own different moods.

Only the tree was left in the yard, standing in the heavy snow listening to the music played by Yuping. At the beginning of November, Prince Li Jiancheng led the army to leave Chang'an, Feng Li served as the vanguard, and Wei Zheng followed the army to praise the military aircraft. When they arrived at the front and behind the enemy, they joined forces with Li Yuanji, the king of Qi who had arrived earlier, and quickly attacked Liu Heita's rebels. Attack.Because Li Jiancheng adopted Wei Zheng's strategy, he was overwhelmed and suppressed, which quickly disintegrated Liu Heita's military morale. In the first month of the following year, Liu Heita himself was killed by his troops, and the rebellions in various parts of Hebei were immediately put down.On the one hand, Li Jiancheng sent a good news to Chang'an, and on the other hand, according to Wei Zheng's suggestion, he made friends with heroes in Shandong and recruited talents.

The smooth progress of the war surprised the whole court.Li Yuan looked at his eldest son with admiration, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief. In his opinion, with an East Palace that can compete with the Qin family, the danger of another Emperor Yang appearing in this dynasty has been greatly reduced. .In front of Pei Ji and other confidant ministers, he showed his true feelings, showing stronger joy than when Li Shimin led the army to defeat Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, who were far stronger than Liu Heitai, and praised Jiancheng heavily. However, Li Yuan still did not completely relax his vigilance towards the Qin Mansion. After all, he has been the father of Li Shimin for 26 years, and he knows this son too well. , he can carve another one with his sword at any time.It has never been the tiger talisman that controls the army, but the people. This is an unforgettable experience that Li Yuan realized after leading the army for many years.On this issue, Li Jiancheng is far behind his father who is nearly sixty years old.

Of course, Li Shimin is the one who is most surprised by Li Jiancheng's record in Shandong.Li Shimin defeated Liu Heitai in three months, but finally let him escape, but Li Jiancheng defeated Liu Heitai in only two months and got his head.What makes Li Shimin even more unreasonable is that when he led the army back then, the locals helped Liu Heitai attack the imperial court's thief army. This time, the locals actually chopped off Liu Heitai's head and gave it to Li Jiancheng. Li Shimin asked Du Ruhui to collect all kinds of news about the progress of the war from Shandong every day. In the end, he finally made a judgment from all the signs: Li Jiancheng must have a master by his side!He knows his elder brother very well. Although this person thinks of himself quite high, he is actually mediocre. He should have shown his hand.Therefore, Li Shimin gave Du Ruhui an important mission to find out who was making suggestions for Li Jiancheng.Du Ruhui is a very competent intelligence officer, and soon, he found out the information Li Shimin was eager to know through the eyeliner in the East Palace.

The man's surname was Wei Mingzheng, who was from Qucheng, Weizhou. After the defeat, he fled to Chang'an and was recommended to Li Jiancheng. After Li Jiancheng tested his talent and learning, he rewarded him with a red robe, and promoted him to be a five-rank horse washing horse in the East Palace.In addition to these circumstances, Du Ruhui even got Li Shimin a copy of the "Book of Ten Strategies" that Wei Zheng presented to Li Mi back then.As soon as Li Shimin got it, he read the "Book of Ten Strategies" carefully, calling it a pity while reading it.