In the thirteenth year of Sui Daye's reign (617 A.D.), the spring was March, and the spring was cold.At night, a north wind blew, and in the morning, the mountains and rivers of Taiyuan County were covered with a layer of snow particles.The Fen River runs across Taiyuan County. It has just broken free from the shackles of the ice and has become noisy. It is about to spread new greenery on both sides of the bank with a galloping momentum. Unexpectedly, the cold spring slows down its pace. From Taiyuan City, going up the Fen River and traveling for about forty miles, you will arrive at Mengshan Mountain, where ravines criss-cross and trees cover the sky.I saw that the whole mountain was covered with fallen leaves, and the remaining yellow leaves on the trunks struggled and trembled in the wind.The withered grass that has experienced a severe winter is covered with ditches and ridges. Looking around, there is a pale yellow in the distance and near.This is the hunting place where Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty visited Jinyang Palace. Ordinary people were not allowed to enter the mountain, and animals maintained a peaceful living environment.No, a few sika deer walked slowly to the river, bent down to drink water slowly.The little deer does not want to drink water, so it cuddles under its mother's belly coquettishly, rubbing its small head against its mother's nipples.

Suddenly, the birds in the forest ahead were startled, and the sound of horseshoes could be heard faintly in the forest.The deer hurriedly raised their necks and ran back to the mountain. The sound of horseshoes gradually approached from far away, and soon, the group of horses turned around the foot of the mountain, and a total of thirteen horses could be seen. When they ran, the mud brought up by the horseshoes was left far behind.When they arrived at the place where the deer was drinking, the horses slowed down. The white horse rider in the middle pulled the reins, looked at the surrounding mountains for a while, turned his head and said to the two people beside him: "Brother Hongji, Shunde, we will start from here." How's it going?"

The speaker was a young man about twenty years old. He was wearing a flat scarf and tied it with a ribbon with twelve white jade beads in his hairpin.He was wearing a buckskin robe with a silver fox collar, a white leather belt around his waist, a pair of white jade pendants on the left and right, a colorful sword hanging on the left, and a carved bow and a pot of arrows on the back.He wears white socks and black leather boots.Such a short outfit, coupled with the all-white horse under the seat, looks handsome and handsome from a distance.Looking closely, one can see that his face is like a bright moon, with sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes. His eyes reveal a wise and restrained divine light, giving him an aura of wealth and nobility.He is Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, the hereditary Duke of Tang, who is currently the envoy of the Sui Dynasty to arrest him, stay in Taiyuan, and hereditary Tang Gong.

The two people next to him also reined in the horse. The elder Sun Shunde on the left was a little short, so to speak, with a muscular body, and his face was full of flesh.Liu Hongji on the right is tall, fair-faced and one year older than Li Shimin.The two escaped from military service when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered the East and defected to Li Yuan in Taiyuan.Those who escaped from military service shall be executed according to Sui law.Li Yuan hid the two men in Tang Gong's mansion and asked them to assist Li Shimin in managing the mansion soldiers. Liu Hongji looked at the surrounding terrain, nodded and said: "Okay, this place is good, the valley is flat and wide, and the mountains are ups and downs, which is very suitable for hunting. If there is a war, this place can also lure the enemy to gather and wipe out the enemy's chieftain."

The eldest Sun Shunde blew a breath with his mouth and said: "Hongji, you are good in all aspects, what I dislike the most is your sourness: we are here to hunt now, what are you doing with the war? It's a shame. Erlang, just Let the government soldiers drive away from both sides, how about the three of us shooting in the middle?" Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Not good. Picking up ready-made ones will reduce the fun of hunting. We will fight on our own, and we will compete to see who has the most prey within two hours." More than a dozen people clapped their horses and ran towards the mountain, fanning forward.

Li Shimin urged his mount to rush to the left hillside first, and saw a group of white shadows reaching the foot of the hill in an instant.This white horse is Li Shimin's favorite treasure, and Li Shimin has put a lot of effort into the configuration from the harness to the horse accessories.The headband of the bridle is decorated with gold and silver bubble decorations, and the center of the forehead belt is decorated with a large leaf-shaped gold danglu and a copper titled silver dagger.Gold-plated stirrups gleamed in the sunlight.There is another story about the origin of this horse.In the eleventh year of Daye, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was besieged by Shibi Khan of the Eastern Turks during his northern tour of Yanmen. He hastily issued an edict to recruit troops.Li Shimin was 16 years old at the time, and less than a year after he was newly married to his 14-year-old grandson Jiamin, he was enlisted under Yun Dingxing, the general of the Tunwei, and offered a plan of suspicious soldiers to Yun Dingxing, which turned out to be successful.After the war, Yun Dingxing summoned Li Shimin to inquire about his family background. He found out that he was Erlang, Tang Gong Li Yuan's son, and he couldn't help sighing: "Unexpectedly, there are such heroic and wise descendants of the Xian clan in Longzhong! Erlang, tell me, you want me!" What kind of reward?"

Li Shimin rolled his pitch-black eyes and said, "I applied quietly, asking for a horse so I can explain to my father." Yun Dingxing said: "Okay, you can go to the racecourse to pick it yourself." Li Shimin went directly to the racecourse and pulled out the white horse.When Yun Dingxing started recruiting troops, he sent people to the Hexi Ranch to select a batch of war horses, and when they were transferred to Yanmen, the war was over.Li Shimin saw this horse one evening, when the grass was growing in Saibei, and the sunset was like gold, this horse and the group of horses were patrolling on the pasture, its tall and majestic appearance was outstanding among the group of horses.Li Shimin said that the horse officer of Tongjian came close to it, and the horse shook its mane, opened its eyes wide, leaned its head down and rubbed its nose lightly against his skirt.Li Shimin put the saddle and stirrup on the horse, and then turned on the horse. The horse first neighed up to the sky, and then hoofed into the distance, galloping like lightning.At that time, Li Shimin named it "Yin Dian Ji".Today, it has become Li Shimin's favorite mount.

"Yin Dianji" seemed to understand the master's mind, it carried the master to the clumps of withered grass nests, and its tall body swept over the still trees.Soon, hares and pheasants began to appear in Li Shimin's field of vision. He reined in the reins, took out the carved bow and mounted a feathered arrow, aimed at the startled pheasant that had just fallen on the tree, and the pheasant fell down.Shooting hares is not so lucky, the feathered arrow often falls behind the running hare.Li Shimin had no choice but to concentrate on shooting pheasants. He stopped and walked, and for more than an hour, there were already six pheasants hanging behind him. At this time, the horse had already reached the top of the mountain.

Li Shimin climbed up and looked far away, and saw that there was also an open land on the other side of the mountain. He looked back and called Liu Hongji and others over. After seeing their harvest, they found that their results were not as good as his own. Big fellow, yesterday I boasted to Liu Ling that I would treat him to roast wild pork tonight." The Liu Ling mentioned by Li Shimin was the former Jinyang magistrate Liu Wenjing. Changsun Shunde said: "Erlang, let's drive down from the mountain as a group, and we will definitely get out big guys." Li Shimin nodded, and the thirteen people lined up, each holding a long wooden stick in his hand.Hearing Changsun Shunde's yell, the crowd began to knock on the trees, making the sound of "ohhhhhhhhhhhh".Suddenly, there were echoes in the empty mountain forest.Halfway up the mountain, they suddenly saw a group of yellow shadows rushing down the mountain. They hurriedly threw away their wooden sticks and urged their horses to rush towards the group of yellow animals, and soon reached the foot of the mountain.After getting closer, they saw clearly that the group of things turned out to be a group of sika deer.Changsun Shunde said in his mouth: "Well, if you can't catch wild boars, it would be nice to have venison to eat." He opened his bow first, and shot the arrow with a "swish", and the others were not far behind. , The few deer that fell behind fell down.

Li Shimin rushed to the front, and when he saw Changsun Shunde and others walking forward, and several deer fell to the ground, his heart suddenly moved.He slowly inserted the bow into the bow box, pulled the rein to slow down the pace of "Yin Dian Ji", waved to them and shouted: "Okay, don't shoot anymore." Soon, the sika deer that missed the arrow ran fast. up. Everyone walked up to the fallen deer, and saw the deer's blood flowing along the arrow handle, soaking the soil under them in a blink of an eye.The deer was already dead, and he still looked at the person with his eyes wide open, with a look of gentleness and helplessness in his eyes.The government soldiers got off their horses and pulled out their arrow feathers, and tied the deer to the horses with ropes.

Li Shimin waved his hand to let the government soldiers leave, looked back at Liu Hongji and said, "Brother Hongji, Qin lost its deer, and the whole world pursues it. Do you know why deer is used to describe Jiangshan?" Liu Hongji was very embarrassed, and said coyly: "Erlang, I don't read as many books as you do. I think deer is a very gentle animal, whoever has the most strength can get it. Jiangshan is also a deer. Those who are kings and princes who are defeated by Kou are talking about this truth." Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, that's a good point. The emperor has been levying and extorting violently for years, causing a lot of smoke. Now there is Lin Shihong in the south who established Chu in Taiping, calling himself the emperor; Li Mi helped Zhai Rang raise troops in Wagang, and named him Wei." Gong; the Liang divisions in Shuofang all established Liang Guo; Dou Jiande called himself the king of Changle in Leshou; Xue Ju called himself the overlord of Western Qin in Jincheng; All Lu Mingyue raised their troops one after another. In the north of our Taiyuan, besides calling himself Emperor Daxing, Liu Wuzhou also shook his head and let the East Turkic Khan Shibi give him some kind of Dingyang Khan. Now everyone shoots bows and arrows, this deer It will soon be by the side of the current emperor, who will win the battle?" The current emperor of the Sui Dynasty was named Yang Guang, the second son of the founding emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Changsun Shunde said: "Erlang, I think Mr. Tang is a bit indecisive. With so many soldiers under his command, he has been slow to move. When we came to join Mr. Tang, we didn't just come to find a bowl of food. We wanted to do something. Like what I said just now What are those grass-headed kings, who has the extraordinary charisma of Tang Gong? Let them win the world, that would be a joke." Li Shimin said: "I remember that Confucius said: Only those who are virtuous live in the world. Looking at the world today, I feel sorry for the current emperor. At the beginning, Emperor Wen worked hard to govern and made a prosperous world. That is to say, in more than ten years, he ruined this great country to such an extent." At this time, I only heard someone laughing from behind: "It's wrong, those who have horses live there. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty won the land of the Zhou Dynasty not by virtue, but by strength." The three of them couldn't help being astonished. They didn't expect that there were other people in the wilderness. They turned their heads and saw a person walking out from the bushes behind him, leading a horse in his hand. This person's body shape is very similar to that of the eldest grandson Shunde.The difference is that Changsun Shunde has a fierce look on his face, but he is like Maitreya Buddha, with a smile on his face forever.The visitor walked up to the three of them, bowed deeply, and squeezed his small eyes into a line with a smile all over his face: "Everyone is polite, do you want to hear my horse talk?" The eldest Sun Shunde said: "You are sneaky and sneaky, what are you trying to do? Say something quickly!" The person who came smiled even brighter: "I will definitely not shoot arrows behind my back, because I can only lead the horse, so don't worry about it. Let's get down to business, do you know why the horse wins the world?" He took out a carved silver jug, raised his neck and took a sip.Seeing that the elder Sun Shunde was about to open his mouth with anger, he hurriedly said before he could swallow all the wine: "In the past, King Wuling of Zhao used to ride and shoot in a Hu suit, and Zhao became the overlord for a while; Duke Mu of Qin worshiped horse dealers Meng Ming and Bai Yiqi as generals. , and achieved the hegemony of the Qin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period; Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sought horses from the west, thus expanding the territory of thousands of miles. The reason why these Mingjun were successful was that they knew horses and were good at using them. With horses, they can gallop thousands of miles, conquer cities, and achieve heroic achievements. It has nothing to do with those who are virtuous. Confucius was virtuous, but he never got in touch with horses. When he traveled around the world, he just took a donkey cart and could only sit there reading, writing, giving lectures and making empty discussions, so he was not an official. Will be long." Li Shimin couldn't help but smile when he saw that he was far-fetched there.This guy dared to come here to show off rashly, he definitely wasn't just here to sell his nonsense.While thinking about it, Li Shimin shot his eyes at the horse behind him. When he looked carefully, he couldn't help being shocked, and his eyes suddenly lit up: what a fine horse! This is a blue and white variegated horse. Its front is thin and bony, its ears are as straight as bamboo sticks, and its four hooves are powerful.It can be seen that if you step on the horse's back and shake the rein, the horse will fly away in the air like riding the wind. Changsun Shunde became impatient, and said loudly, "Stop rambling here. How much do you know about horses? Well, if you have the ability, tell us about our three horses." The visitor glanced at the opposite side and said: "I don't dare to compliment you two horses. At most they are better than the horses of the Wucai team, but they look better. The horse of Mr. Erlang, oh, it is barely a horse. Zhong Ma, it’s okay.” Li Shimin raised his eyebrows. The person who came here knew his identity, so today must not have happened by chance in the wilderness, he came prepared.Thinking of this, Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "Zhongma? I would like to hear more about it." Changsun Shunde said disdainfully beside him: "You said that Erlang's horse is a middle horse, but I don't think your horse is much better. Do you know? When Tang Gong conquered the thief commander Zhen Zhai'er, he fought in Queshu Valley. Besieged by bandit soldiers several times, it was Erlang who rode this 'Silver Dianji' into the enemy's siege and rescued Duke Tang, I dare you not to have heard the story of this horse." Li Shimin glanced at his eldest grandson Shunde.The visitor said slowly: "Mr. Erlang's horse is considered a good horse in the middle land, and it is outstanding among the war horses. It also has the credit of being well-bred. But if you observe carefully, you can see that its body is strong and strong. , rough fur, heavy head and broad forehead, thick limbs, and strong hooves, which are the typical characteristics of Ujimqin horses. The characteristics have been blurred, indicating that it is the offspring of the mating of Ujimqin horses and Zhongtu horses. Such a horse It has strong vitality and can survive in harsh conditions, but it is more difficult to let it gallop in the battle. That's why I say it is a middle horse. Look at this horse of mine, with a medium-sized head and a handsome appearance. The ears are short, the neck is slender, the yarrow is high, the chest is narrow, and the hind legs are often knife-shaped. They are descendants of purebred Xiji horses. Do you know what a Xiji horse is? The Dawan Liang horses that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took back include: There are two kinds of Tianma and Xiji horse. If you want to go deep into the enemy's line and capture the flag on the battlefield, you must have this kind of steed. This horse was obtained after searching for more than half a year in West Turkic. If there is a good horse, there must be a good horse People, in this respect, there are not many people who can compare with me." Liu Hongji said coldly: "Don't talk anymore, Zhang Wansui, you horse thief who travels through Mobei, I heard that you are now working for Liu Wuzhou, why do you have time to chat here today?" Upon hearing Zhang Wansui's name, Li Shimin and his grandson Shunde suddenly realized.Zhang Wansui is a famous horse thief. When he sees a good horse, he will do whatever it takes to get it.As his obsession with horses gradually deepened, coupled with his talent in this area, he became well-known as an expert in horse sighting and breeding.This man was very conceited and called himself the emperor of horses, so he was called "Long Live".In these years, there were frequent wars, and many Caotou kings wanted to snare him, Liu Wuzhou also used both soft and hard methods to accept him as a horse supervisor. Hearing Liu Hongji announce his name, Zhang Wansui hurriedly took the reins and took a few steps forward, knelt down in front of Li Shimin with one leg, and said, "Mr. Begging for collection. Liu Wuzhou was attached to the Turkic people outside, and the people were disabled inside. I was forced to be a horse supervisor. However, he was as fast as my horse, and I rushed to Mr. Erlang. I have nothing to offer now, this horse The horse is used as a meeting gift." Li Shimin hastily leaned over to help Zhang Wansui, and said, "Jian Zhang, there are thousands of horses in Tang Gong's mansion, and I am worried that no one will come to train them. You are here-haha, this is God's will. Brother Hongji, Shunde , we're going back to the house to buy wine to celebrate." Changsun Shunde said: "We need to buy wine, we need to buy wine, we have to treat this horse thief well, maybe I can learn some skills again. Supervisor Zhang, how can you teach me your horse stealing skills?" Everyone laughed, and Li Shimin said, "Jian Zhang, take care of this horse for me first, and I'll give it a name first, let's call it 'Yuji Liu'." A group of people got on their horses and galloped towards Taiyuan Mansion. It was almost noon when Li Shimin and his party rode their horses and came to Tang Gong's mansion.After entering the gate, he asked Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji to lead Zhang Wansui to another courtyard for resettlement and then come back to eat venison. Then he ordered the kitchen to take the prey down for washing and peeling, and cook a few dishes carefully.Li An, a family member who has been by his side, hastily greeted the maid, Jing'er, and told her to prepare water quickly.Jing'er, who had already stood aside, gave Li An a glance, and then said softly to Li Shimin, "My lord, the water has been prepared in the wing room. Look at you, why is there so much dust on your face? It's not windy today." Jing'er was the dowry maid brought by the eldest grandson Jiamin. This time Li Shimin followed Li Yuan to Taiyuan to lead the army, and all the family members stayed in Hedong.Before leaving, Huixinlan's eldest grandson Jiamin insisted on letting Li Shimin take Jing'er, saying that Taiyuan was cold, and she was worried that no one who knew the cold and the hot would follow him. Li Shimin told Li An: "When you go to Liu Ling's mansion, just say that I invited him to eat venison." Li An turned around to go, but Jing'er stretched out her hand to stop him, and said, "Grandpa, don't call me anymore, you are going hunting today, Master Liu even rushed to find you, seeing that you haven't come back, you are so anxious to run away Mengshan has gone, I dare you you didn't bump into it." Li Shimin frowned when he heard the news. He thought Liu Wenjing must have something important to do.Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked Li An to take ten people into two groups to find him in the mountains. Jing'er led Li Shimin into the wing room, where he usually lives.After entering the room, Jing'er helped Li Shimin take off his flat clothes, clean his hands and wash his face, then took out a lake-colored embroidered gown and a jade gown with a patterned bottom, and brought him to change, then washed his feet, and asked him to put on a pair of Soft-soled black-faced cloud shoes.When she was lying on Li Shimin's chest, Li Shimin wiped Jing'er's neck with his hands, and praised: "Jing'er, you are wearing this red silk jacket today, which makes the flesh here look whiter and tenderer. " Jing'er hastily raised her head, and a lock of hair fell on her delicate melon-seeded face, unable to hide her blushing: "My lord, you are making fun of me." Li Shimin laughed, and he stroked Jing'er's hot face with his hands: "It's just good-looking. If you don't believe me, you can ask others." Jing'er became even more embarrassed, took Li Shimin's hand off gently, and then turned around Go outside the wing to serve tea. Seeing Jing'er leave, Li Shimin restrained his expression, walked slowly to the window and sat on a chair, tapping a few sides with his hands.He was wondering what would happen if Liu Wenjing was so anxious. One thing was certain, it was related to the Taiyuan uprising.Because Liu Wenjing has been thinking about this matter ever since she was released from prison. Liu Wenjing was imprisoned because he was Li Mi's in-law. Liu Wenjing was born in Wugong County, Jingzhaoyi. She looks suave and suave.For a period of time, the ladies in Chang'an regarded him as a role model for their husbands, and in the end it was his good friend Pu Shangong Li Mi who managed to marry his younger sister to Liu Wenjing.When Liu Wenjing was in command in Jinyang, Li Mi helped Zhai Rang raise troops in Wagang, which shocked the world.Li Mi was named Wei Gong by Zhai Rang, and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty issued an edict to imprison all people related to Li Mi. Liu Wenjing was also doomed and imprisoned in Taiyuan Prison. After the Sui Dynasty experienced the Yang Xuangan Rebellion, it was like a huge gunpowder barrel was ignited by the fuse.Liu Wenjing saw an opportunity in the troubled times, and it was Tang Gong Li Yuan who had just been appointed as Taiyuan's left-behind.Li Yuan not only responded to the prophecy that "the Li family should be the son of heaven", but also related to the family background of the Long nobles, and also had tens of thousands of soldiers in the government, which other Caotou kings did not have.Liu Wenjing tested Li Yuan with words several times, but Li Yuan did not respond.Because he traveled a lot to Tang Gong's mansion, he came and went again and again, but he had a very speculative talk with Li Shimin. Knowing that Liu Wenjing was going to prison, Li Shimin asked Liu Hongji to accompany him, bringing a table of wine and food, and entrusted someone to send him to prison after dark.After Liu Hongji entered the door, he obediently called the guards aside to drink, and stuffed each of them with some scattered money. This was Li Shimin's instruction: to leave space and time for him. Seeing Li Shimin, Liu Wenjing couldn't help beaming with joy. He stepped forward and grabbed Li Shimin's hands, shaking them and said, "Erlang, I guess you will be the first to see me, as expected." Li Shimin was surprised to find that Liu Wenjing's face There is no trace of sadness. Li Shimin pulled Liu Wenjing to sit on the ground, filled two wine bottles with wine, and said, "Brother Zhao, come here, let me calm you down first. But judging by your expression, it's no different from the past." Liu Wenjing drank the wine, and winked at Li Shimin: "Erlang, how much fun is it to be a Jinyang magistrate? It's very quiet here, and you can think about things, it's better than making a lot of noise outside. Now there are more you and me." Isn’t wine and food the life of gods? Haha.” After laughing, he suddenly changed his subject, “Do you know what I’m thinking? I’m thinking about Duke Tang.” Li Shimin was very surprised: "You used to meet my father every day, so is there anything you haven't figured out?" Liu Wenjing said: "I'm thinking about how many moves Tang Gong took. Tang Gong was suspected by the emperor in the capital. He made plans to go out and actively avoid disasters; after leaving Taiyuan, he tried his best to eliminate the thieves, calm the people and stabilize the border, and make Taiyuan a city. I have a solid base. This is quite different from the original intention of the emperor. The emperor originally wanted Taiyuan to become a barrier between the Turks and Chang'an. At that time, he may not have had any good intentions. He did not expect Tang Gong to use it for him. Then, Tang Gong began to silently Enriching the government soldiers, you also have merit in this matter. Erlang, you have brothers and brothers, and Mr. Tang brought you to Taiyuan alone. He must have taken a fancy to you. With a good reputation for frankness, it gives others the impression that he is not very scheming, but judging from these things, can it be said that Tang Gong has no strategy and ambition?" Li Shimin remained silent, Liu Wenjing's analysis should make sense.When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ordered Li Yuan to stay in Taiyuan, Li Yuan once quietly said to Li Shimin: "Taiyuan is the old territory of my Li family. Isn't it God's will for me to stay here now?" His face was full of joy. Liu Wenjing took another sip of wine and continued: "Erlang, according to my observation, your potential is still higher than Mr. Tang's. Among other things, ordinary people can't compare with you just to make people willing to do their best. Said that you have the ability to be brave and good at fighting and to make quick decisions." Li Shimin's face was serious, and he drank another glass of wine by himself.This wine is brewed by people from the Western Regions who live in Chang'an. It is amber in color and has a mellow taste with a slightly bitter taste.He thought to himself, this Liu Wenjing is brilliant and strategic, but being proud of his talent should be a fly in the ointment.He interrupted Liu Wenjing: "Brother Zhao, I came to see you today, not pretending to be a son or daughter to worry about you. Your matter is not enough to kill your head. I will ask my father to send someone to Chang'an to take care of it later. I believe I can let you out. .The world is in chaos now, and it is not your intention to follow the trend, so today we will spread it out and say: If you want to plan a big plan, what good advice do you have?" Liu Wenjing was silent for a while, then raised her head and said, "It's very simple, just do what you're doing! Now people are flocking to Taiyuan City to avoid thieves. I've been in command for many years, and I know that dragons and tigers are hidden in it. If the flag of righteousness is raised, you can win Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, plus tens of thousands of soldiers from Tang Gongfu, took advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's southern tour of the Jiangdu, took advantage of the momentum to enter the customs and took Chang'an, and then gave orders to the world, and within half a year, the emperor's career would be accomplished .” Li Shimin said: "But with a mere hundreds of thousands of people, how can it be against the emperor's million troops?" Liu Wenjing said: "Your Li family is a Guanlong family. Don't you know the key points of the military system? The military system is like a pagoda. The top of the pagoda is the general outline of the military system, and Chang'an is the top of the pagoda. Mastering Chang'an is like mastering the military talisman of the whole country." , can respond to a hundred responses. Think about why Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was able to win the world in the later Zhou Dynasty without bloodshed? It was because he controlled the court and then the capital. This is the same reason." The two talked late into the night, and finally Liu Wenjing said: "Erlang, I have observed that although Mr. Tang has the ambition of all directions, his rhythm is a bit slow. This requires us to push behind him. Now Mr. Tang and Pei Ji are fighting fiercely. I also have a good relationship with Pei Ji, if we can win Pei Ji into our ranks, I believe the effect will be even better. Unfortunately, I am now imprisoned and not free, so I cannot say anything." Li Shimin said: "Brother Zhao, don't worry, I will definitely try to get you out of prison early. Let's remember this night. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang had a long-term right, and today I also heard about your brother Zhao's right in prison. It's a pity, I am not Liu Bei." Two months later, an official document from the Ministry of Punishment was sent to Liushou Mansion in Taiyuan, instructing Li Yuan to release Liu Wenjing from prison and put him under strict supervision on the spot. Li Shimin was meditating there, when Jing'er lifted the curtain and came in, saying, "Master, Mr. Liu has arrived at the door." Li Shimin walked out of the door in a hurry, and saw Liu Wenjing in front and Li Anju hurried in behind.Liu Wenjing said something to Li An while walking, thinking to make Li An avoid him, Li An stopped and turned to leave. Seeing Li Shimin coming forward, Liu Wenjing said as she walked, "Erlang, you are so leisurely, I can't even find you if you appear and disappear." Li Shimin stepped forward to hold his hand and let him sit on the chair. Put a bowl of tea ahead.Li Shimin waved his hand to tell Jing'er to back away, and Jing'er exited the door obediently.Li Shimin looked at Liu Wenjing, who was sweating profusely, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhao, drink some tea first, and then talk about your urgent matter." Liu Wenjing took a sip of tea and gasped for breath: "Erlang, do you know? Liu Wuzhou has captured Fenyang Palace, and he also sent someone to contact Ashina Da Nai who was stationed in Loufan County, so that Ashina Da Nai would rebel against the Sui Dynasty and return." Turkic embrace, and then joined forces to attack Taiyuan. This morning, Ashina sent someone to tell me, and he also wrote a report to Taiyuan's left-behind mansion." Li Shimin knew that Liu Wenjing had always been concerned about the movement in the north, and he was specially informed by the soldiers of Tang Gongfu. Among them, some well-behaved and clever people who can speak Turkic were selected and scattered to the north to inquire about news. Li Shimin also felt that the situation was serious. Liu Wuzhou's introduction of a martial artist was not worth mentioning, but if he interfered with it, it would undoubtedly affect the plan of raising troops.He pondered: "This Ashina Da Nai is quite loyal to us. As a Turkic, it's really rare. Brother Zhao, we should have a way to deal with the Turks. The Turkic problem is solved, and Liu Wuzhou will not be in danger. .According to you, we have to speed up the pace of raising troops, right?" Liu Wenjing said anxiously: "That's right, it's time to do something. Thanks to Pei Ji's help earlier, Mr. Tang has strengthened his determination to raise troops. But his actions are too slow, which makes people anxious. Listen to what Wen Daya said, Mr. Tang I want to do it when Liu Wuzhou starts to invade the south. Alas, can we wait until that time? If Liu Wuzhou delays the plan to go south to Chang’an, it’s not worth it. As for the Eastern Turks, let’s stabilize him first, and we might as well bow to him Gong, let’s settle the Central Plains first.” Li Shimin said: "Brother Zhao, don't be too anxious. I think my father is so calm. There should be a reason for him. How about this, after eating venison at noon, the two of us will split up. You go to Supervisor Pei, and I will go to my father to find out. , how about we meet again tonight?" Liu Wenjing said: "I'm not in the mood to eat venison right now. For the sake of your Li family, I, Liu, are more anxious than you. Erlang, let's hurry up." After eating, Liu Wenjing galloped to Jinyang Palace.After entering the palace gate, the servant was asked to report to Pei Ji, but the servant was embarrassed and said that Pei Jian was taking a nap and would not let him call, so the impatient Liu Wenjing could only hold back his temper and wait in the antelope.Being very bored, he remembered the past when Pei Ji persuaded Li Yuan. As the other palace of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Jinyang Palace is a larger palace outside the capital.Jinyang Palace is located in the northeast corner of Jinyang City, close to Fenshui River, and was built according to the pattern of Chang'an Daxing Palace.Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty selected beauties from the three Jin Dynasties, and allocated some concubines from the Chang'an Palace to fill the palace. Every summer, he would move to Taiyuan to escape the summer heat.But after coming too many, he got a little bored, and Yu Shiji boasted to him that the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River was beautiful, and the girls in the south of the Yangtze River were beautiful and affectionate, so he set off to go to the south of the Yangtze River.But he still couldn't forget Jinyang Palace. Before leaving, Li Yuan was made the chief supervisor of Jinyang Palace, and Pei Ji was the deputy supervisor.After all, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was worried about Li Yuan, so he ordered Pei Ji to take full charge of the affairs of Jinyang Palace, and only let Li Yuan use his name.As for the Taiyuan military, he secretly ordered Wang Wei and Gao Junya, the deputy guards in Taiyuan, to closely monitor Li Yuan's movements. Wang Wei and Gao Junya were very dedicated to Sui Yang's will, and after Pei Ji had been with Li Yuan several times, the two had an indescribable affinity.They drank, chatted, and hunted together all day long, and seeing Li Yuan was so lonely, Pei Ji selected a few handsome ladies from among the maids for Li Yuan to fight the fire. After Liu Wenjing was released from prison, she talked to Pei Ji several times in private, and asked him to persuade Li Yuan to seize the opportunity to raise troops.Pei Ji has been thinking about it for a few days, thinking that this time of passing by and having fun can't last long, now that the world is in chaos, who knows which Caotou king this place will be in the future?If this is the case, why don't you talk about mobilizing Tang Gong to raise troops, and if you make trouble, you can be a hero of the founding of the country!One night, he invited Li Yuan to Jinyang Palace for a drink, and called out Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De, who were famous and of the highest status in Jinyang Palace, to accompany the wine.As soon as the two beauties came out, Li Yuan was drunk without drinking.Under Pei Ji's instruction, the two women cheered up and exchanged cups with Li Yuan.When the moon was full, Li Yuan was half-drunk, half-awake, half-pushing and half-pushing Emperor Sui Yang to wear a cuckold.The next day, Pei Ji smiled and said to Li Yuan: "Mr. Tang, you have been the emperor for one night yesterday, do you still want to continue to be the emperor? But since you have slept with the emperor's concubine, I am afraid that you have no chance if you want to retreat now." .” Li Yuan had heard about Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De's fame a long time ago, so that's all at night. When he opened his eyes in the morning, he saw the two beauties' bodies lying on the ground, and their singing and swallowing, and his bones were crisp. I was crazy for a while, but now I am still smacking the aftertaste beautifully.Seeing Pei Ji standing in front of him with a smirk on his face, he took a sip of ginseng tea and scolded: "Jian Pei, we are all old friends, what can't be said clearly, and you still do this to me? I don't think you have the ability to do that." Well, it must be Liu Wenjing and Erlang who are pushing you behind your back. You were forced to make such a move, right? You use beautiful women to add yourself, and if it spreads out, it will be a laughing stock for future generations. Do you think I don’t want anything? Take your time, back then the emperor sent so many eyes and ears to watch over me, and it was your part, if I acted rashly, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be where I am today. The world is in chaos today, everyone has to think about their own future, Supervisor Pei , since you want to be attached to my chariot, then let’s plan together. It’s still the same old saying: take everything slowly.” Later, Pei Ji showed off his favorite work to Liu Wenjing.Liu Wenjing couldn't help laughing, and thought: This old man spends all day flattering and sensual, showing a special way in every way, which is unprecedented. Liu Wenjing recalled these past events, and realized that more than half an hour had passed.He got up and made a gesture to break into the room, but was stopped by the porter.He scolded "Bastard", stretched out his hand and pushed the man aside, and walked to the door of Pei Ji's room in a few steps.The door was ajar, but Liu Wenjing stretched out her hand to push it open, and shouted loudly, "Jian Pei, I need you urgently." There was movement on the couch on the east side, and Pei Ji sat up sleepily, with a pile of colorful clothes hanging on the rack in front of the couch, and there was a faintly lying person beside him.About Pei Ji served Yin and Zhang Erfei to Li Yuanjin, and felt that he could not be too bad, so he brought the beauties in the palace to serve him.Seeing this, Liu Wenjing couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, secretly angry in her heart: I am planning a big event, and sensuality will only delay it. Seeing Liu Wenjing break into the door, Pei Ji was of course unhappy, and asked, "Zhaoren, you came here in such a hurry, what's going on?" Liu Wenjing said: "If it's not urgent, I won't come to you. Just get dressed and we'll talk outside." After Liu Wenjing finished speaking, she exited the door, and after a while, she saw a woman covering her face and walking quickly into the harem, Pei Ji shouted from inside: "Zhaoren, come in and talk." Liu Wenjing went in and described the matter patiently, and asked Pei Ji to tell Li Yuan his interests, hoping to do it as soon as possible. Pei Ji opened his mouth and yawned, and said: "Zhao Ren, you are too impatient. You must think carefully about this kind of thing." Pei Ji thought that he was the emperor's close minister, so he was qualified to hang out with Li Yuan At the same time, if Liu Wenjing and Li Shimin's friendship is ignored, he will not take this person who just lost his official title in his eyes. Liu Wenjing snorted and said, "That's right, Erlang and we discussed this just now. I feel that the matter is urgent, so please pass it on." Pei Ji weighed the seriousness of this matter in his heart, knowing that it cannot be ignored.Dedicating the emperor's concubine to Li Yuan, and letting the emperor wear a green hat, it meant that he was bound to Li Yuan's chariot from now on, and could only go on with this person.He nodded and replied: "Okay, when Mr. Tang comes back from the office, I will talk to him. Zhaoren, your temper is a little anxious. Mr. Tang acts calmly, thinks carefully, and acts with consideration, that is the king."的风范。你呀，不妨多向唐公学学。” 刘文静听到裴寂教训自己，心里有些不舒服，但也无话可说，遂拱手作别。 李世民骑马来到太原留守府前，门房看到是二郎前来急忙入内禀报。自从李渊“临幸”了张婕妤和尹德妃以后，晋阳宫就成了他的后宫，等闲难得回唐公府一趟，李世民要想见他需到晋阳宫去找。李世民进得门后，就见大堂内满满一屋人，副留守王威、高君雅正在和李渊说着什么，鹰扬府司马刘政会、许世绪，记室参军温大雅也聚精会神地听着，李世民想大约和刘武周有关系。这种场合下他无法久留，只好拱手大声道：“父亲大人，河东派人送来换季衣服，并有家书一封，请下衙后回府一阅。” 李渊仔细看了一眼李世民，知道他不会因为一封信前来禀报，肯定有别的事情，他向李世民挥挥手，说道：“知道了，你退下吧。” 掌灯时分，李渊派人到唐公府叫李世民，让他带着刘文静一起到晋阳宫，说有要事相商。两人急忙赶去，进宫后就见李渊和裴寂正在低头密谈。看到两人进来，李渊让他们坐下，说道：“我们动手吧！肇仁，你今晚拟一道檄令，内容是皇上又准备征伐高丽，开始在各郡县征兵。你将檄令拟好后，找温大雅盖上留守府的大印，明早发往太原郡、离石郡、楼烦郡、雁门郡、西河郡，这样，檄到后百姓肯定恐慌，他们都害怕征东。明天，我以征伐刘武周的名义，说动王威、高君雅开始募兵。募兵令发出后，我们募兵的速度会加快，各路豪杰会一窝蜂前来应募。二郎，你和长孙顺德、刘弘基一起做好募兵的准备，多准备一些人手和募兵点，抓紧组织，争取募到十万人，不要让王、高他们发现什么。若募兵达到我们的目的，届时就开始起事！” 裴寂听后若无其事，刘文静听后则喜形于色。李世民露出微笑，说道：“父亲，事不宜迟，我们要马上派人到河东带回家人。” 李渊说：“对，还要通知柴绍和婉娘儿，他们身在长安最为危险。二郎，这个事情由你安排，今天晚上就要出发。哦，听说张万岁也投奔过来了，这是一个好兆头啊，抽个时间我要见见他，将来想打胜仗，没有好马不行呀。” 李世民和刘文静一起告辞而去。李渊走入香卉园里，张婕妤和尹德妃已经准备好一盆香汤等着他，三人要共同沐浴一番。这是他们三人的香巢，现在李渊尝到了同时揽有两个香艳女人的美妙滋味，乐此不疲再也丢不开了。