Chapter 3 The third round of Li Yuan's general's mansion Huo Yi defeated Song Laosheng

Li Shimin hurried back to Tang Gongfu.In the hall, Li Yuan was sitting in the middle of the grand teacher's chair, and his wife Xu Xianwan was sitting beside him. Eldest brother Li Jiancheng, brother-in-law Chai Shao, fourth younger brother Li Yuanji and three younger sisters were sitting on both sides. .Seeing Li Shimin walking in, the elder Sun Jiamin stood up hastily, with joy in his eyes.Li Shimin greeted her with his eyes, and without stopping, he stepped in front of Li Yuan and Mrs. Wan to say hello. Li Yuan's original wife, Dou Shi, died of illness in Zhuojun in the ninth year of Daye.The two had four sons and one daughter, the eldest son Li Jiancheng, the second son Li Shimin, the third son Li Xuanba died early, and the fourth son Li Yuanji.Li Yuan continued to marry the Wan family, and had another son and three daughters.

Li Yuan was very happy, and said: "Our whole family was able to get together this time, Dalang and Shiro contributed greatly. The fly in the ointment is that Zhiyun was left behind. Dalang, you should have sent more people to find him back then." Yes. Well, there are also Wanniang and Shaoer, Wanniang is not willing to come to Taiyuan with you, what is her plan?" Li Zhiyun is the son of Mrs. Wan, only fourteen years old, smart, and very popular with Li Yuan. love.Li Wanniang is Li Yuan's eldest daughter, who married Chai Shao, who was then the prince of Yuande Qianniu Bei, as his wife five years ago.Chai Shao's hometown is in E County, only eighty miles away from Chang'an. His family is a big family in E County and has a large manor.Both of Chai Shao's parents have died, and the family is run by Li Wanniang, who spends most of her time at home in E County.

Li Jiancheng fell to the ground in a hurry, weeping and said: "It's all my fault that I couldn't find brother Zhiyun. At the beginning of the letter from Taiyuan, I felt the urgency of the matter, so I packed my luggage and called my family together. At that time, Zhiyun followed the teacher. I went to Nanshan with my classmates for a spring outing, but I couldn’t be notified. I had no choice but to send a family member to look for him, and told him to go straight to Taiyuan after he got the letter. In short, I didn’t handle the matter well.” After speaking, wept bitterly speak out.After hearing this, Li Shimin figured out that Li Jiancheng must have panicked at that time. If he could calm down and find Zhiyun before leaving, there would still be plenty of time.It's good now, leaving a fourteen-year-old child behind, the Li family will come out in full force, the local officials will not be unaware, and Zhiyun must be in danger.

Li Yuan raised his forehead with his hand and said, "Da Lang, get up, I hope Zhi Yun'er will be blessed in his death." Chai Shao stepped forward to pull Li Jiancheng up, and said to Li Yuan, "Father-in-law, please don't worry about Wanniang's affairs. When I returned to E County and asked her to come to Taiyuan with her, Wanniang said that the goal of going together was too big and she insisted on going alone. Wanniang She has always been strong, quick-witted, and outstanding in martial arts. I think she is more than self-protected. From her tone, she is not limited to self-protection." On the way to Taiyuan, Chai Shao met the family team led by Li Jiancheng. , Li Jiancheng is hesitating.In those days, he was in constant fear, always afraid of being arrested by the government, and wanted to find a small path, and if he encountered a mountain king, he would take shelter and stay with him.After hearing this, Chai Shao resolutely objected, thinking that Tang Gong has not started yet, so he should take the main road to speed up.If they defected to bandits, these short-sighted guys would definitely send them to the government to ask for rewards once Tang Gong started an incident.In the end, Li Jiancheng followed Chai Shao's advice, speeded up his march, and arrived in Taiyuan safely.Afterwards, Chai Shao connected this incident with his abandonment of Zhiyun, and decided that Li Jiancheng rushed out of the house in a panic and did not look for Zhiyun.But he just thought about it in his heart and didn't reveal it to others.

After talking for a while, everyone dispersed. Li Shimin called Li An and others, led everyone into their respective rooms one by one, and helped them settle their luggage. Li Shimin settled the crowd, talked with Mrs. Wan for a while, and then went to the kitchen to order dinner, and then he got out and went back to his room. Eldest Sun Jiamin was packing the luggage with Jinger, when he heard footsteps, eldest Sun Jiamin turned his head and saw Li Shimin walking in, a blush welled up on his cheeks.She walked forward slowly, raised her clear eyes, opened her cherry-like mouth and murmured: "Erlang..." Li Shimin opened his arms and held her in his arms, speechless for a while, only feeling her silently. That trembling body.Seeing this, Jing'er pursed her lips into a smile, and tiptoed out of the door obediently.

It took a long time for eldest grandson Jiamin to raise his face and said: "The other day you sent someone to deliver a letter to elder brother, I saw him flustered and knew that something important had happened, I didn't dare to ask, and I was worried about you. I didn't feel relieved until I saw you today." Li Shimin stared at the affectionate eyes under the slender eyebrows of the elder Sun Jiamin, and suddenly felt a little sour in his eyes.At that moment, he suddenly knew that in this vast world, besides his parents who love him, there is also a delicate heart caring for him all the time, no matter how far away, even if it is far away in the sky.He pinched the eldest Sun Jiamin's exquisite nose with his hand, and said: "Silly sister, since I practiced martial arts with Wuji, you have been worried about me all day long. At that time, you were afraid that I would be touched. Now You have more thoughts. Let me say, there is no need, I am very good, you know? I led 20,000 soldiers and horses to chase the Turkic army yesterday." Changsun Wuji is the elder brother of Changsun Jiamin. Study and practice martial arts with him.It was at that time that Li Shimin fell in love with this innocent, well-educated little girl.By the time Li Yuan made arrangements for Li Shimin's marriage, the eldest Sun Jiamin's father, the eldest Sun Sheng, had passed away, and the family fortune began to gradually decline.Li Yuan wants to find another high relative.After Li Shimin found out, he couldn't kneel down in front of Li Yuan and Mrs. Dou, and asked his family to propose marriage at the eldest grandson's house, but Li Yuan had no choice but to agree.The eldest grandson Jiamin was less than sixteen years old when she married. Li Shimin liked her wholeheartedly and took good care of her, and the two respected each other like guests.

Eldest Sun Jiamin broke free from Li Shimin's embrace, and said angrily, "I heard that Jing'er said that she was bullied by you, please tell me carefully how you bullied her." Li Shimin smiled: "I bullied her as much as I bullied you. What? If you want to fight an injustice, come on, just let me bully you again." After speaking, he made a gesture to pull her. The eldest grandson Jiamin hurriedly stopped him: "Look at you, you want to be serious when you talk about it. You go - the whole family is waiting for you to cook." After speaking, her face turned red again, and she pulled it with her hands. Looking at Li Shimin, "Wait until evening, can you talk about these crazy things again? Erlang, it's been such a long time, I miss you every day!"

On the ninth day of June, the sun rises from the east and illuminates the three Jin Dynasties.At three o'clock in the morning, the area around Jinyang Palace has been sprinkled with clean water, and soldiers in new clothes stand in the morning light.The palace plaque of Jinyang Palace has been removed and replaced with four big characters of "Great General's Mansion" glittering in gold.The Jingyang bell rang, and Li Yuan led the crowd into the Chengqing Hall.The hall is also completely new, the half-yellow and half-blue multi-coloured mats add to the solemn atmosphere of the hall, a layer of tea-colored mats is spread on the floor tiles, light smoke is emitted from the carved bronze incense burner, and the nanmu incense table adds a sense of wealth and nobility. .Under the guidance of the ritual and music officer, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, Changsun Shunde, Liu Hongji and other military attaches stood on the left, while Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Liu Zhenghui, Wen Daya, Chai Shao and others stood on the right.

Li Yuan slowly took his seat, looked at everyone and said, "I asked someone to read it, and today is an auspicious day. Yanhong, come forward and read the book to everyone." Hearing the call, Wen Daya hurriedly picked up the Calligraphy and read: "Emperor Wen passed on the heir to the master, false power Yang Su, the country was destroyed and the family was mourned, and its coming is coming."The people resented and the gods were angry, causing disasters and chaos.It should be appropriate to punish God.The hereditary Tang Gong led the envoys in Hedong to seek arrest, and Li Yuan, who stayed in Taiyuan, slept restlessly. He wanted to restore justice and help the artifact.From now on, the Taiyuan General's Mansion will be built, and the three armies will be set up.

Wen Daya finished reading and stepped back, Li Yuan said: "Jian Pei, Zhao Ren, you firmly support me as a great general, so I will resign myself to it. Since I am called a great general, I will give you some rewards too. Yanhong, it's up to you Read it to everyone." This is the first order of the general, who appointed all the officials: Li Jian became the Duke of Longxi, the governor of the left leader, and commanded the left army; Li Shimin was the Duke of Dunhuang, the governor of the right leader, and commanded the right army; , Commanding the Chinese Army.Pei Ji is the chief historian, Liu Wenjing is the Sima, Tang Jian and Wen Daya are the secretary offices, Liu Zhenghui, Cui Shanwei, and Zhang Daoyuan are the Hucao, Jiang Mu is Sigong and joins the army, Yin Kaishan is the governor, Changsun Shunde, Liu Hongji, A Shi Na Danai, Dou Cong, Wang Changxie, and Jiang Baoyi were in charge of the army, Chai Shao was the commander of the right-leading army, and Zhang Wansui joined the army as the right-leading mansion.The rest of civil and military personnel are appointed at will.

After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed, and they clasped their hands together and shouted to Li Yuan: "I would like to obey the general's order." Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's be casual. Now that the general's mansion has been built and the officials have been sealed, it's time to talk about serious things. I think there are four major things to do at present: one is to spread the message to the counties and counties, Look at their reactions, let Yanhong take charge; the second is Beihe Turkic, Zhaoren, it’s time for you to go on an envoy; the third is to purge the team, choose a day to march south, let Dalang and Erlang take the lead; the last thing , Today the Grand General’s Mansion is established, and we want to have fun with the people, Supervisor Pei, immediately open a warehouse to release food, we need to create an atmosphere and prepare for the swearing-in to the south.” After the food was released, the whole city was full of joy.In the past few days, there was an endless stream of people who came to collect food. Pei Ji felt that it was difficult to deal with it, so he hurriedly summoned the Hucao from each county, and asked them to move the food back to each county to release the food on the spot. This relieved the pressure on Taiyuan. Liu Wenjing took Li Yuan's handwritten letter, and Dou Cong and Jiang Baoyi led 300 soldiers to escort Che Zhan to the Turks.Inside the chariot are five thousand taels of horseshoe gold, three thousand pieces of Lu silk, one thousand catties of high-quality tea, six rings of exquisite white jade belts, and sixty night pearls.The team sneaked out of Taiyuan to the northeast, intending to bypass Liu Wuzhou's territory.Over there, Zhang Wansui led his troops to camp in Hexi County, and the General's Mansion decided to establish its own horse breeding base there.Li Yuan ordered Zhang Wansui to ensure the use of horses on the front line no matter what he thought of. Zhang Wansui patted his chest and vowed. In the blink of an eye, it is July, and the south is already scorching hot, but Taiyuan is still breezy, and at night, you have to sleep under a quilt.Li Yuan was ready to send troops. He ordered Li Yuanji to be the governor of Taiyuan and stay in the General's Mansion to handle all major civil and military affairs. All family members were arranged in Jinyang Palace.On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, when the westerly wind was blowing and the clouds were densely covered, Li Yuan gathered 38,000 soldiers and horses at the South Army Gate of Wude. On the right, 40,000 newly recruited soldiers were also lined up neatly to see off the soldiers.Li Yuan stood on the stage, on the left were the generals and civil officials who accompanied him to the expedition, Li Jiancheng was in the front; on the right were the people who stayed in Taiyuan, Li Yuanji was in the front. Holding a white flag, Li Yuan merged with the soldiers in white battle robes in the audience.Li Yuan cleared his throat, and used his usual loud and loud voice to read out the call to arms: the positioning of the world, whether it is the ups and downs of the Qin Dynasty.The sun and the moon are bright, and the loss is demoted to fullness.Only the gods are unpredictable, but the surplus and the emptiness are still there, and the king is the king, and there is no regret. ... So my great-grandfather, Emperor Wen, became my father's respecter and Zhou's relative.The leopard changes to the left of Shaanxi, the dragon flies to the east of Han, and Zhu Wei is later than Han and Wei, so the gods will stop the sound.Suppress Wang Qian in Bashu, then Lingshan Silu.The four crimes are salty,... Scattering cattle and horses in the mountains and forests, casting swords and halberds as agricultural tools.Beg for mercy and concealment, and the lawsuit will be cleared.Light corvee and thin Fu, the family gives enough.The warehouse originated from Lilu, and the official tribute committee was lost to Mianzang. ... However, the sage has a lot of worries, but he is lost in the knowledge.It's different today to go up and do it yourself, to be wise and virtuous alone, to be patient and jealous.Tuo Kuang rebels into chaos, and Gou poisonousness becomes unbridled.Decorate is not a good sycophant, refuses to advise and believe in slander.The enemy hates the honest and good, and hates the flesh and blood.There is no limit to the patrol, and the poor soldiers are extremely martial.Emotions and anger are not constant, relatives and others are rebellious. ... Ming Ming emperor, Yijue no one.Hehe Zong Sui, destroyed for the subjugation of the country.A certain is mediocre and foolish, and he is favored by ignorance.Yu Qing, who inherited Qiye, and Kechang, who was born in the fifth generation.Then he got Qili, the land minister, and his family was called the official office.The forbidden soldiers of Dian Xiaowei guard the Tang Dynasty's Dayu.Righteousness does not sit idly by, swearing at the end, not being a teacher of the king of diligence.Gou benefits the country, it is possible to specialize.Abolish the faint and make clear, dare to respect the old truth.Now Xingjia Jinyang is enshrined as the residence of Dai.Scanning Xianluo, Jining county.After the liberation, the master was in Jiangdu, and the great achievements of the former emperor were restored.The sky is fixed in the garden, and the minister is kept in the common people.How can it be called a dynasty, and this is the point.If you don't get what you want, you will feel better after chasing.All Jue Shimin are heroes of righteous travel.Sensitive to the difficulties of time, Xiao Da's strategy.Family resentment and national humiliation are like today.From my alliance, do nothing and do nothing.If there is this alliance, God will kill it. This wonderful article was written by Wen Daya, in which he praised the merits of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, but he was "lost in knowing his son".Therefore, Li Yuan took the world as his own responsibility, and promoted him as a teacher of the king, hoping to "recover the great achievements of the former emperor".After Li Yuan made an oath, several Jinyang old men who had already arranged for him brought Fenshui old wine to see Li Yuan and others off, wishing him an early recovery from Guanzhong.Li Yuan drank a bowl of wine and pointed south with his whip.Thus, the three armies rose from their camps, covered the sky with banners and banners, and traveled southward, heading straight for Guanzhong. After Li Wanniang sent Chai Shao away, she secretly found someone to exchange the treasures at home into silver at a low price.At night, she gathered all the servants and maidservants in the hall, and under the bright lights, she saw that the slips of paper were piled up with letters of silver.Li Wanniang was dressed in a military uniform, with the familiar Yuenv sword hanging on her waist.Pointing to the pile of silver, she said: "Now the court has no way, righteous soldiers are mobilized, and my father Tang Gong will also raise troops in Taiyuan in the near future. My wife has made up her mind, and I will respond to my father on the spot. At present, I have contacted two hundred Ming Xiangyong followed me, and today I am saying goodbye to everyone. Everyone knows that I have a straightforward temper, and all the money is placed here. If you are willing to go home, please take the money and leave; if you are willing to follow me, please also take a letter Yinzi went home overnight to resettle, and returned before tomorrow morning. Now, it's up to you to decide." The servants and maids all know that in the current chaotic world, even if they go home, it is difficult to find a safe place to stand.Some deep-minded people even thought that the mistress and the wife had always been strong and courageous, and they had the background of Duke Tang's army. If they followed the mistress, they might be able to gain a family background with a single blow.After Li Wanniang finished speaking for a while, more than half of them were willing to stay.The maidservants around Wanniang were the most steadfast, under their influence, women accounted for half of the people left behind. Li Wanniang moved so fast that by the next morning, she had assembled a team of nearly 300 people.The team assembled, and Li Wanniang led them to rush west for fifty miles. At dusk, they came to a mountain called Huangshizhai. Huangshizhai is well-known far and near. The cliffs on the mountain are criss-crossed, and there is only one path leading to the foot of the mountain.The leader currently entrenched on the mountain is named Ma Sanbao, with more than 500 soldiers.Li Wanniang lined up down the mountain and asked Guanshang Primary School to inform Ma Sanbao that Li Wanniang from E County had come to visit.Speaking of which, Li Wanniang and Ma Sanbao still had dealings.At the beginning, Ma Sanbao had just debuted, he didn't know how high he was, he led dozens of people to rob Li Wanniang's village, but he was hit head-on and suffered a crushing defeat, and he himself was captured in front of Li Wanniang.Li Wanniang interrogates carefully and learns that Ma Sanbao was once a student in the village. He took risks because of evading military service, became a bandit and was regarded as the leader.Li Wanniang couldn't help but lamented his fate, instead of sending him to the government, she quietly gave him silver taels, and asked him to try to settle in Huangshizhai and wait and see what happened.Ma Sanbao recruited the old troops, came to Huangshizhai and fought a few times, and finally became the owner of the cottage, and the team gradually grew to more than 500 people. When Ma Sanbao heard that Li Wanniang had come to the foot of the mountain, he hurriedly ordered the gate of the mountain to be opened, and led all the minions down the mountain to welcome him.At the foot of the mountain, Li Wanniang was still standing in front of the battle, and said with a frosty face: "Ma Sanbao, today I am not visiting an old friend, but to occupy the top of the mountain. I told you the other day that occupying the mountain as a bandit is not a long-term method. I have great ambitions. Now my father, Mr. Tang, has launched a rebellion in Taiyuan, and he will conquer Chang'an in a few days. You have also read the book, and you should understand the truth. I plan to take this mountain as the foundation, and gradually form a climate to respond to my father. I hope that you will become my subordinate, and you may be able to win fame and achievements in the future. If you don’t agree, the two of us will fight for 300 rounds first, and whoever wins will be the master of this place!” Ma Sanbao said: "The benefactor is above. Sanbao understands the righteousness. It is my dream to respond to Tang Gong. Don't worry, from today onwards, everyone in the village will be loyal to the benefactor. Only the benefactor will follow. The gate has been opened, please The benefactor led the crowd up the mountain." Li Wanniang set up camp in Huangshizhai without a single soldier.She discussed with Ma Sanbao that while recruiting troops recently, she recruited a few small bandits around her, and when the team grew stronger, she would take down He Panren, who had more than 2,000 soldiers. Li Yuan's cousin, Li Shentong, heard the news that Li Yuan was raising troops in Taiyuan. While evading the capture of Chang'an police, he contacted Shi Wanbao and others, who are known as heroes of the capital, and sneaked into Nanshan, E County.Li Shentong complained that Li Yuan didn't give any news in advance, which made him very passive. Even so, he hurriedly recruited troops and recruited bandits to respond to Li Yuan.The team quickly grew to more than 10,000 people, but his movements were even faster than Li Wanniang. This month, Li Gui, the Sima of Ying Yang Mansion in the Sui Dynasty, raised troops in Wuwei, Longyou, and was known as the King of Liang; The army took down the Liyang warehouse, and he opened the warehouse to release grain in a big way, inviting people to buy people's hearts. There were many soldiers who joined the army, and he was known as 500,000 to the outside world.At this moment, Li Mi couldn't hold back any longer. He killed Zhai Rang and claimed to be the king of Wei. After Li Wanniang settled down in Huangshizhai, she sent a clever servant to report to Taiyuan.The famous man Ding was walking on the road. He heard from passers-by that Li Yuan had dispatched troops to Taiyuan and stationed troops in Jiahu Fort, Lingshi County.At that time, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ordered Wu Yalang to station Song Laosheng in Huoyi, and to block Li Yuan from going south from the front. He also ordered Qu Tutong, the general of Xiaowei, to lead a heavy army to guard Hedong County, forming a horn with Song Laosheng. The two armies echoed each other to restrain Li Yuan. army. Fort Jiahu is only 30 miles away from Huoyi, and there is a Moshan Mountain between the two places.When Li Yuan led the crowd to leave Taiyuan, it seemed that the sky had never been clear and rainy.After camping at Jiahu Fort, the rain became more intense, like a rain curtain that was constantly being pulled, and it didn't seem to stop at all.The mountains and rivers also rose, and the flood water rushed down with mud, filling the low-lying land.The roads are muddy, and the continuous food and grass in Taiyuan will not arrive for a long time.In the barracks, the soldiers were wearing damp quilts, and bedsores had already occurred on a large scale.When Li Yuan heard the bad news, he had already ordered to camp here for five days. Among the three armies, Li Shimin led the right army in the front, Li Yuan led the middle army in the back, and slightly to the left in front was the left army led by Li Jiancheng.In the evening of that day, Changsun Shunde couldn't hold back his unknown anger because the garrison did not move forward, so he asked Li Jiancheng for leave and came to Li Shimin's camp, intending to confide in him.At that time, Li Shimin, Chai Shao, Liu Hongji, Ashina Da Nai, Yin Kaishan and others were sitting in the tent discussing the matter of marching troops. Li Shimin sat in the innermost side, and he talked to them while flipping through "Sun Tzu's Art of War" .As soon as Changsun Shunde entered the tent, he yelled loudly at the devil.Everyone was in the same mood. Seeing Changsun Shunde scolding to the extreme, Liu Hongji stepped forward and said jokingly: "Changsun commanding the army is the way of a general, so that Mount Tai will collapse in front of you without frowning. With such a little rain, you general Make it a big deal?" The eldest Sun Shunde stared and shouted: "Oh, you think the rain in front of you is a trivial matter? You still pursed your mouth to drop the acid water for me? Do you know? The general called Dalang over yesterday and said that if the rain still does not stop within two days, he will I'm going to lead the army to the north and return it!" When everyone heard about it, they all looked at Li Shimin, but he was so absorbed in his book of war that he ignored it. Chai Shaodao: "Now Liu Wenjing's negotiations with Turkic Shibi Khan have failed. I heard that Liu Wuzhou is about to make a move. If it creates a situation where the enemy is attacked, he will be very passive. It is impossible for the general not to worry." Li Shimin raised his head slowly, and said: "If you want to do great things, you must accurately judge the general situation in a chaotic situation, so as to grasp the opportunity of the battle. Sun Zi said, "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles." When we set out in Taiyuan, we have accurately measured the situation of the enemy and ourselves, and now the arrow is out. Xian, is there any reason to turn back? At present, in the west, Uncle Shentong and his sister are raising troops in E County, and the people in Guanzhong are leaning towards us. Song Laosheng and Qu Tutong can't stop the army's footsteps. What is the light rain? As for the northern affairs , I am 100% sure that Liu Ling will be able to negotiate successfully, and Liu Wuzhou is not suffering from ringworm and scabies. Let me tell you, the general also asked for my opinion yesterday, and my elder brother and I have very consistent opinions, that is, continue to go south. Supervisor Pei and the others are overthinking. In short, everyone wait patiently for the opportunity. Maybe, the sun will come out tomorrow.” After hearing this, everyone could not help but chuckle. Liu Hongji nodded, and shouted: "Erlang," suddenly lost his words, and patted his mouth lightly, "Damn it, I can't change my mouth. Governor, I agree with you. Now that the army has been dispatched, the most taboo swing left and right." Li Shimin said: "Forget it, you should continue to call me Erlang in the future. I'm used to it. If you suddenly change your name, I don't know which one you are calling. Brother Hongji, you are also a general, and you are still good at making decisions. That's right, in the future we will conquer the world across horses, and one term of force will not do. Yesterday I asked the general to set up a literature museum in the Dunhuang mansion. In the future, we must recruit some literary talents and well-known Confucianism, the general has already promised me. At that time, I hope you will help me to pay attention. We hold guns and swords all day long. Brother Sichang, you hang out with us warriors all day long, and you also need to be brave. , and strive to be able to lead troops in the future and become a Confucian general." Sichang is Chai Shao's nickname, and Li Shimin used to call him that. At this time, a general from the left army rushed over on a fast horse. He rolled his saddle and got off his horse in front of the tent. In two hours, we rectified the troops and horses of our troops, and broke out the camp overnight and returned to Taiyuan." Everyone was shocked, unexpectedly Li Yuan issued an order to return to the teacher, they all looked at Li Shimin speechlessly, Li Shimin opened his mouth wide in astonishment. Watching grandson Shunde leave, Li Shimin also dressed up, wanting to ask Li Yuan what happened.At this time, an order came from the tent of the Chinese army: retreat across the board, the left army pulled out the camp overnight, the Chinese army set off tomorrow morning, and the right army stayed behind.Li Shimin gave the order to Liu Hongji, asking him to make arrangements according to the order first, and then he walked out of the tent. Li Shimin rode his horse into the rain curtain and ran towards the camp of the central army. When he passed the tent of the left army, he saw soldiers pulling out of the camp one by one under the light of the torches.A row of torches meanders along the mountain road, shadowy in the night, it is very spectacular.After a while, Li Shimin ran to Li Yuan's tent, only to see that the tent was pitch black, and four sentry guards in coir raincoats stood guard around, thinking that his father had already gone to bed.Li Shimin asked the sentry guard to report, and the sentry guard said that the general had an explanation and no one was allowed to disturb him. Li Shimin tore off his coir raincoat and let the heavy rain soak his whole body.He looked up at the dark sky, thinking that his entrepreneurial plan might be ruined, he couldn't help but feel sad, he looked up to the sky and screamed: "God, why don't you open your eyes, do you want to ruin our Li family's foundation?" The rain curtain parted, and it looked empty and dull.After Li Shimin screamed, he fell to the ground and cried loudly, his voice was mournful, and everyone who listened was moved.Several sentry guards came forward to pull Li Shimin, but he staggered when he swung his arms. Li Yuan had already fallen asleep. For the past few days, his spirit had been highly tense, and he had been caught in a paradoxical situation of wanting to attack, unable to give up, and unwilling to give up.In the afternoon, Pei Ji came in a hurry to tell him that people from Taiyuan had reported that Liu Wuzhou had changed recently and that he was constantly stationing troops on the border.Li Yuan was taken aback when he heard this, he was always worried that it would be too reluctant for Li Yuanji to lead the group of recruits to resist Liu Wuzhou bravely.This prompted him to immediately make up his mind: withdraw troops!He issued an order for Pei Ji to go out to set things up, and when he saw Pei Ji disappearing outside the door, he suddenly felt extremely relieved.With no burden, Li Yuan suddenly felt drowsy, and Li Yuan was determined to sleep well. Li Yuan was awakened by Li Shimin's cries, he focused his attention to distinguish, and then he heard Erlang's voice, and hurriedly put on his clothes and got out of bed to open the tent door, only to see Erlang lying in the water like a pile of mud in the lightning.Li Yuan roared: "Erlang, what are you crying about here, and I'm not dead. You guys, pull him in for me." Li Shimin walked in by himself, kowtowed on the ground and said: "Father calm down, Erlang is crying here, it is because of grief that we retreat here, and the Li family's foundation may be wiped out." Li Yuan was furious: "Nonsense, Taiyuan is the foundation of our Li family. Now that we are stationed here, if Liu Wuzhou attacks Taiyuan and makes us ignore it, what kind of foundation are we talking about?" Li Shimin paused again and said: "Father, the words of Pei Ji and others are purely alarmist. Now Liu Wenjing is negotiating with Shibi, and I am 100% sure that the negotiation will be successful. Now that the country is in chaos, Shibi Khan is also afraid of getting burned, so he will not act rashly If the negotiation is successful and Shibi Khan supports us, then Liu Wuzhou will not dare to invade Taiyuan. Although Liu Wuzhou claims to have 100,000 soldiers, according to accurate information, his number is less than 20,000. Now Yuanji leads 40,000 troops, and he also serves as the city of Taiyuan Strong, sufficient food and fodder, and counties and counties responding to support at any time, Taiyuan will be safe in a short time, and Liu Wuzhou will not shake our foundation." Li Yuan was slightly calm, and said, "Erlang, stand up, sit down and talk slowly." Li Shimin stood up after hearing this, and wiped his tears: "Father, we have been in Jiahu Fort for five days. Song Laosheng stayed there and waited for us to waste time. Now retreating is exactly what he wants. In fact , we encountered bitter rain. Song Laosheng led 20,000 soldiers and horses to squeeze into a small city. He also faced the problem of insufficient food and fodder and lack of soldiers and horses. I have already scouted a trail. As long as you order, I will personally bring elite soldiers along the trail Go to the city of Huoyi and lie in ambush quietly, and when the army comes over, I will lead the surprise soldiers to open the gap and capture Song Laosheng in one fell swoop." Li Shimin continued: "Right now, volunteers from all over the country are mobilizing. They are either because of the distance or because they don't realize the importance of occupying Chang'an. In the short term, Chang'an is not for others. We should take this opportunity to march quickly. If we occupy Chang'an, there will undoubtedly be many people." We have won hundreds of thousands of soldiers! Li Mi is the most threatening to us now. He has made a point of using the large granary of the Sui Dynasty to attract the hearts of the people and increase his troops. He will definitely attack the eastern capital of Luoyang. If he can Successfully won, the next move must be the Xijing Chang'an. Bing is expensive, and the opportunity is fleeting. If we don't win Chang'an before him, we will regret it." Li Yuan pondered and said: "You are right. Li Mi sent someone to send a letter today, inviting me to encircle Chang'an with him. So, he already has this idea. Erlang, how should we handle our relationship with Li Mi? Woolen cloth?" "Cultivate the book with him, call him the leader, and be proud of him. We will speed up our pace and catch up with him." Speaking of this, Li Shimin's eyes turned red again, and he sobbed, "Father, there is something I have been keeping from you for fear of hurting your heart. Two days ago, Song Laosheng beheaded brother Zhiyun in Huoyi, and killed him. Send someone to bring brother Zhiyun's head." After hearing this, Li Yuan burst into tears, and choked up, saying, "Poor Zhi Yun'er, it's all because of my father that I killed you. If this damn Song Laosheng doesn't crush you, it's hard to explain my hatred. Erlang, you Take my general order and immediately recall Dalang, and follow your plan to send troops to Huoyi tomorrow." The next day, Li Shimin ordered Liu Hongji and Ashina Da Nai to be the commanders of the left and right troops. He led 5,000 elite soldiers and sneaked along the path to the vicinity of Huoyi, where they lay in ambush under Song Laosheng's nose.Li Shimin observed that Huoyi's city gates were not well guarded, and Song Laosheng's army might feel that it was raining heavily, so they could sit back and relax.Li Shimin arranged for a group of soldiers to dress up in common people's clothes, pretending to be city residents who went up the mountain to chop firewood, and mixed into the city. He agreed that they would start to fight after hearing three cannon shots, and try to open the city gate to allow the army to enter the city. Li Yuan asked Wen Daya to write a letter to Li Mixiu, with humble words to respect Li Mi as the leader of the rebel army, to show weakness to him, and to slow down his heart.At the same time, he organized an army to attack Huo Yi in full swing.At this time, Liu Wenjing led the Taiyuan food and fodder team into the camp. He sent a letter from Shibi Khan to Li Yuan, in which Shibi Khan encouraged Li Yuan to become a minister and expressed his full support.He also donated 2,000 war horses and sent 500 Turkic soldiers to help in the battle.The letter also stated that Liu Wuzhou's actions would be restrained and he would not harass the Taiyuan border again.Li Yuan beamed with joy after reading it, and praised Liu Wenjing for fulfilling his mission. At noon, the torrential rain stopped suddenly, white clouds appeared in the sky, and the whole army rejoiced.Li Yuan ordered the three armies to stop and move quickly with light clothes. At dusk, the troops approached Huoyi City.Amidst the earth-shaking shouts of killing, only three cannon shots were heard, and the city gate opened wide. Li Shimin led the ambush soldiers and jumped up, ordering Liu Hongji and Ashina Da Nai to divide the ambush soldiers into two groups and fight towards the city gate. .I saw a general wearing a black gold helmet, wearing a pair of chain mail, and holding an iron square lance. The lance was so brave that he took the lead in killing the tower.Li Shimin couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly asked who it was. Yin Kaishan next to him told him that it was Duan Zhixuan, the leader of the army, and Li Shimin remembered it in his heart.Afterwards, the arrows of the army shot towards the city wall like locusts, suppressed the resistance of the defenders, and then rushed into the city like a tide. It took only two hours for Huo Yi to be captured.The disheartened Song Laosheng was kidnapped by Wuhuada and taken to the middle of the street. In order to avenge the murder of his son, Li Yuan would not let him live until tomorrow.Liu Hongji majesticly held a broadsword in his hand, and saw a cold light fall, Song Laosheng's head was in a different place, and he died. After Li Yuan captured Huoyi, he led his victorious troops to take down Linfen and Jiangjun counties in succession. After the earthquake in Guanzhong, Fengyi County surrendered in anticipation.Li Yuan led his troops to the Changchun Palace and opened the Yongfeng warehouse to release grain.There are more and more people who come to join the army, and the number of soldiers increased by 30,000 in ten days.Many gentry came to vote for them. In those days, Li Yuan dictated and penned, and he appointed officials whenever he saw anyone. On the most day, he even appointed more than a thousand officials. In the end, even he himself couldn’t figure out how many officials he appointed, and it became a mess. account.Li Shimin was quick on the sidelines, and when he saw some suitable people, he persuaded Li Yuan to send him under his command. Huo Yi was not protected, and the defense line built by Emperor Sui Yang opened a big hole.Li Yuan faced two choices: should he attack Qu Tutong with all his strength, who was guarding Hedong County covetously, or should he ignore Qu Tutong and go to Chang'an through Tongguan?For this reason, two opposing factions formed in the military.Pei Ji thought that Qu Tutong in Hedong County should be captured first, so that he could win without a fight when he attacked Chang'an.If you ignore Qu Tutong and attack Chang'an directly, if you can't attack for a while, you will be in a situation where you are attacked from both sides.His views are also supported by Li Jiancheng and others. But Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing resolutely opposed it. In the tent of the Chinese army, Li Shimin made an impassioned statement: "Soldiers are precious and fast. Our army, armed with the prestige of numerous victories, will lead a mighty force to join the masses. If it is done in one go, the whole city of Chang'an will be shocked, and it will fall in the wind." .If we were to confront Qu Tutong under the fortified city now, it would only be a waste of time. On the contrary, Chang'an was given enough time for them to prepare calmly. Now there is a mass of volunteers in Guanzhong, and there are Li Mi in the east, Xue Ju and Xue Ju in the west. Li Gui is watching over there, if we let them get Chang'an, then our hard work these days will be in vain. Qu Tutong is already a prisoner, let's leave him alone and attack Chang'an." The opinions of the two factions were tit-for-tat, and Li Yuan had to think carefully. In the end, he combined the opinions of the two factions and made his own decision: Li Shimin would be the Marshal of the Weibei Road Marching, and lead the right army westward to Weibei. Surround Chang'an in the west; Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing led the left army down the river to occupy Tongguan to resist Qu Tutong; form a siege. Li Shimin's right army has increased to more than 30,000 people. In the marshal's tent, there are Chai Shao, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Ashina Danai and others, and Duan Zhixuan is promoted to command the army.After Huo Yi's war, Li Shimin admired Duan Zhixuan's bravery, and said that Li Yuan simply moved forward.At that time, Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji had been assigned to Li Jiancheng's camp to promote Duan Zhixuan, and Li Shimin had a suitable pioneer candidate.They hurriedly prepared for the battle and made preparations to attack Weibei.On this day, three people came to Li Shimin's marshal tent, which made Li Shimin overjoyed. The first person to come was Li Shimin's brother-in-law, Sun Wuji. Seeing this old friend gain money, Li Shimin stepped forward and hugged him.Knowing that Li Yuan granted him the Weibei Road Marching Code, and that the two of them could get along day and night again, Li Shimin punched his eldest grandson Wuji hard in the chest to celebrate. The other two are well-known literati. One is Yu Zhining, who was the county magistrate of the Guan family. He is knowledgeable and especially good at law.Li Yuan first conferred on him the false title of doctor Yin Qingguang, and at the same time made him the military secretary of Weibei Road, and asked him to be a military counselor.The other is Yan Shigu, whose grandfather Yan Zhitui wrote a book "Yan's Family Instructions", which is a model of family management passed down by scholars.不过颜师古有名并非是沾了爷爷的光，而是在于他恪守家训，秉承家族学风，善写文章，尤精训诂之学，一手漂亮的草隶书让人叹为观止。李渊也封了他一个朝散大夫的虚衔，又给了他一个敦煌公府文学的实职。 李世民喜动颜色，晚间就在元帅帐里开了酒筵。李世民推于志宁和颜师古坐了上席，席间觥筹交错、酒令连连，一桶波斯葡萄酒很快就见了底。李世民知道两位先生有饮酒赋诗的习惯，就投其所好。果然，两人醺醺然之时皆赋诗一首。 于志宁诗曰： 颜师古诗曰：