Chapter 20 The twentieth round of Ke Luoyang's unification of the world, his meritorious service and being named general

At the end of the Hulao battle, Tang Bing was ordered to bury the body at night.In the middle of the night, there were dark clouds in the sky, thunderstorms and heavy rain, and the rain washed away the blood on the ground very cleanly, dispelling the smell of blood in the air. After the rain stopped, the sun came out, and the sky was blue and blue. It seemed that the heavy rain had washed the whole earth and sky.The air in the morning was exceptionally fresh. Li Shimin was extremely excited last night, he tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep, at most he slept for more than an hour.Every morning at that time, he would wake up automatically, even if he wanted to sleep in.He went out and practiced Dharma swordsmanship with his sword as usual.

At that time, Feng Deyi was also strolling not far away, and when he saw Li Shimin practicing sword here, he quietly came over to watch intently, when Li Shimin received his move and returned the sword, he praised "good swordsmanship", and approached Li Shimin while talking. A thin layer of sweat broke out on Li Shimin's face, and when he saw Feng Deyi coming to talk to him, he smiled and said: "Feng Gong, Dou Jiande fell into my hands yesterday, remembering that when we were in Qingyang Palace in Luoyang, you, Xiao Gong and others offered to withdraw the insurance Xin'an. If we hadn't followed Xue Shou's plan to come to Hulao, would we have achieved today's victory?"

Feng Deyi's face was ashamed, and he cupped his hands and said: "It is said that there are talents from generation to generation. Now that the captives have been captured by great victories, Deyi is willing to bow down, so he has to withdraw his words." Li Shimin took a closer look at Feng Deyi's expression, which was sincere, not fake.Many ministers in the former Sui Dynasty despised Feng Deyi's character, like Xiao Yu, who often told Li Shimin behind his back that Feng Deyi was cunning and should not be trusted.Li Shimin was quite wary of Feng Deyi at the beginning, when he besieged Luoyang last time, everyone said he wanted to retreat, Feng Deyi returned with Yu Zhining to speak to Li Yuan, and dispelled Li Yuan's doubts.This move made Li Shimin very fond of him, thinking that Feng Deyi is not just a flatterer, but rather knowledgeable.So today's question is not a reprimand, but a light joke.

While talking, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Kong Yingda, Yu Shinan, and Ouyang Xun also strolled over. They all pointed and pointed, thinking they were talking about yesterday's battle.Seeing Li Shimin in front of them, they stopped talking and met each other with hands in hand. Li Shimin also cupped his hands and said, "I was in a hurry yesterday, so I didn't ask more about the behavior of the gentlemen. Xuanling, is the board and lodging arranged properly?" Kong Yingda said: "Don't bother the King of Qin. We have been wandering for many days, and our hearts were quiet yesterday. Even if we don't eat or sleep, it's better to live under the hands of Dou Thief." shame.

Li Shimin sighed: "Yes, with so many talents in hand, it's a pity that Dou Jiande can't use them." Kong Yingda said angrily: "I am in the summer camp, and I look like a walking corpse. King Qin, if any historian writes this paragraph in the future, they will say that I am hiding in a tiger prison, let alone that I am in the summer camp." Seeing Kong Yingda's annoyed look, everyone knew that this gentleman was jealous, and he was indeed angry with a scholar, so they couldn't help but smile.Li Shimin nodded, and said: "Okay, I should keep it a secret for my husband, Xuanling, Ruhui, you should remember this section and spread the word on my behalf."

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui nodded in agreement, but they didn't take it seriously, thinking that historians always value straight writing, so how can they just say nothing. Li Shimin asked again: "Xuanling, have all the captured Xia soldiers been dismissed?" Fang Xuanling replied: "It has already been arranged. Yesterday was rushed, and they can return home one after another after today. According to the order, those who are willing to return home will be given five catties of food, and those who are unwilling can stay and join the army." Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "Let's dismiss them all. From Luoyang to here, the mountains and rivers are vast and vast, and there are few people. If you think about Shandong and Hebei, they are no better than here. The war has been fought until now, and I have recovered. In the land of the Sui Dynasty, with so many soldiers, who are we going to fight with? It’s better to let them go home to cultivate the land, so that they can recover earlier.”

Everyone nodded together, and Feng Deyi said: "The battle of Hulao has established the victory. Wang Shichong of Luoyang has become a turtle in a urn, and he can surrender the city. King Qin, with so many talented calligraphers in front of him, Deyi thought he could write an article." Carve an inscription on it to show off the merits of the tiger prison." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Okay, Xuanling, who is in charge of this book stele?" Fang Xuanling said: "People call Mr. Yu the 'Three Wonders', and it can be completed with only two of them." Yu Shinan was fifty-seven years old at the time, tall and slender, with a refined appearance, and his plain long gown and black cloth crown made him look celestial.Seeing that Fang Xuanling was interested in him, he didn't refuse, and said: "Shinan complied according to the order, but the battle of Hulao was fierce and vigorous, and Shinan's brushwork seemed to be round and soft, which was not enough to show this appearance. Brother Ouyang's book Dangerous and steep, more style."

Ouyang Xunsheng on the side was short and thin, like an old ape. He was fifty-nine years old at the time, and he was funny and wise.He is proficient in various styles of calligraphy, especially regular script. His handwriting is elegant, noble in style, and even stronger than Wang Xizhi.Seeing Yu Shinan recommending himself, he opened his mouth to speak. Li Shimin cupped his hands again, and said: "Mr. Ouyang, don't refuse. You were friends with your father when you were young, and your father missed you every day. Mr. Yu, you just write the text, and Mr. Ouyang waved the book. It will be completed today. The stone tablet I asked Wuji to select good craftsmen for the matter, and if there are wonderful writings and beautiful books, we can’t let bad craftsmen ruin them. We have a day off today, and it’s time to go back to Luoyang to find Wang Shichong tomorrow.”

The stele was indeed made in the evening and stood beside the Sishui.Yu Shinan wrote a beautiful parallel style article, praising the martial arts in the battle of Hulao; Ouyang Xun's calligraphy showed the strength of danger, and the characters were burly.After the stele was completed, many people came to copy it.The title of Ouyang Xun's book spread far and wide, and Koryo soon sent envoys to court to ask for the book, and brought back rubbings in front of the stele.Later, during the wars of the Five Dynasties, the stele was dug up by a merchant and transported to Korea, but it was nowhere to be found.

Two days later, Li Shimin led an army to Beimang. After hearing the news, Li Yuanji and Qu Tutong came to meet him on Qingqi.Ever since Li Yuanji lost Beimang's grain and grass, he became discouraged for a while, and dared not go out to hunt anymore, and his conversation with Qu Tu was much more gentle, and he devoted all his energy to besieging the city.Knowing the great victory of Hulao, Fang realized Li Shimin's ability, and this time he went out to greet him, it was really from the heart.When he saw Li Shimin, he sincerely congratulated him and said, "Second brother, the Tang Dynasty is about to be unified, and this dangerous move of yours is really the right one."

Li Shimin also forgot about Li Yuanji's loss of Beiman's grain and grass at this moment, and said with a happy face: "Silang, you and Qu Gong have contributed a lot to the siege of Luoyang. As long as we brothers are of the same heart, why should there be troubles in the world? You see , Dou Jiande's feeling in the car now is very different from the complacency he had when he swung his troops to the west." There was a row of carts in the army, and Dou Jiande, Wang Wan, Changsun Anshi and others were escorted separately. The noise of the carts had been rumbling for two days, and everyone's face was covered with a thick layer of dust, looking very embarrassed.Seeing everyone watching him, Dou Jiande closed his slightly squinted eyes tightly, not looking at them. Li Shimin said to the eldest grandson Wuji who escorted them: "Wuji, when you arrive at the camp, you take them to the stream for a bath, and then change into a new set of clothes. Tomorrow they will meet Wang Shichong at the foot of Luoyang City, and let Wang Shichong Knowing that we treat people leniently, even captives are given preferential treatment." Then he turned to Qu Tutong and said, "Qu Gong, look at this kind of sill car, the prisoner only shows a head, if you look at it from a distance, it is difficult to distinguish the face. After we return to the camp, you ask a craftsman to make three flat carts. People stand on them, connected only to the ankles by iron chains, and the rest of the body can move. Tomorrow, tie these three people to the flat carts and walk around Let Wang Shichong take a closer look at the city.” Qu Tutong agreed repeatedly, and said: "Well, these days Wang Shichong regards Dou Jiande as a life-saving straw, standing on the city wall and looking east every day, and now he sees that Dou Jiande has become a prisoner, it's time to surrender from the city. " "Wang Shichong would be the best if he could understand the interest, and save us a lot of hands and feet. Qu Gong, then you will dispatch the army to station, and the generals and these gentlemen will live in the Qingyang Palace." The flat cart made by Qu Tutong was pushed to the front of Qingyang Palace early in the morning. There was a chain on each corner of the cart to bind people's feet. After applying a thick layer, it has not dried overnight, exuding a strong smell of tung oil.Li Shimin led the crowd to watch, and when he saw that the car was covered with tung oil, Li Shimin smiled: "Haha, Mr. Qu, you made this car so strong and oiled it to prevent moths. Do you want to live forever in Luoyang?" City tour?" Everyone laughed, Qin Shubao said: "It's a pity that Wang Shichong won't have much patience, and it's a pity that there will be too few such things in the future." Changsun Wuji escorted Dou Jiande, Wang Wan, and Changsun Anshi over, and the three of them really changed into new clothes.Li Shimin saw that the wooden shackles were nailed to their necks, and asked Changsun Wuji to send someone to remove them, and then said to Dou Jiande: "Dou Jiande, if you had continued to be friendly with us back then, and you hadn't come to help Wang Shichong without being obsessed with ghosts, the situation today would never have happened. You Since you want to save Wang Shichong, I will give you a chance today. You go to the city and shout to Wang Shichong, let him open the city and surrender, so as not to suffer the loss of life and people. I know you have always been sympathetic to the people. Even if you don’t think about Wang Shichong today, you should. For the sake of the people in the city." Dou Jiande still didn't say a word, just looked at the ground without any expression. Li Shimin ordered the three of them to be placed on a flat cart, with chains around their feet.There is a donkey in front of the flat cart, and a soldier leads the donkey forward.Afterwards, Li Shimin led the people to mount their horses, put on their bridles and walk slowly, and went straight to the city of Luoyang. Li Shimin left Luoyang for several months, only to see that the trenches were still in front of him, and the flag of Zheng Jun was still flying on the city wall.They went all the way to the north, bypassing the north wall and reaching the Shangchun Gate.Qu Tutong said that Wang Shichong liked to go up this building alone to watch the rescuers. Yesterday, the Tang army brigade passed through the city from east to west along Beimang. Wang Shichong, who communicated with foreign disasters, was overjoyed. He thought it was Li Shimin who could not stop Dou Jiande from returning.Woke up early that day, still went into the city tower to watch, and saw a group of people coming to the city. Li Shimin pointed his whip at the flat cart that Dou Jiande was riding in, looked up at the city and said, "Wang Shichong, do you see who is on the prison cart? It is Dou Jiande who came to save you." Wang Shichong looked down, and saw a man standing in sullen The prison car was very tired, so he asked, "Is the King Xia in the prison car?" Dou Jiande said, "Needless to say, I'll save you, and I'll be a prison slave first. You really made me suffer." Down.Wang Shichong couldn't help weeping, and was about to answer, when he saw Wang Wan and his eldest grandson Anshi standing on the second prison cart behind, their sorrows and pains became more and more painful, he yelled, and passed out. Li Shimin shouted loudly to the city: "Wang Shichong! Now that the Xia army has been defeated, you have no hope of defending the isolated city. If you are wise, open the city and surrender early, so that I will not slaughter the city." After he finished speaking, he waited for a long time, but there was no word on the city reply. Li Shimin ordered Changsun Wuji to select 30 soldiers with loud voices, and let them lead Dou Jiande and the three of them in shifts, and shouted around the city: "This is Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, this is Wang Wan, Wang Shichong's nephew, and Changsun An, your official servant." In this world, the Xia army has been defeated, and Luoyang has no more reinforcements, so quickly open the city and surrender, and the King of Qin will reward you a lot.” The three of Dou Jiande were led by donkeys around the city for a day. It was mid-May, and the sun was strong. Their faces became dark and swarthy after a day in the sun.Dou Jiande's exposure to the sun was second to none, and his mind was tortured.He thought to himself that he was the king of Xia who dominated one side, but in today's situation, he might as well be dead.That night, after being brought back to the camp, he didn’t eat or drink. He went back to the cell and slammed into the corner of the wall. He wanted to kill him. Unfortunately, the wall was made of adobe, which was not strong. DC, it didn't kill me.After hearing the news, the guard soldiers bandaged his wound in a frenzy, and tied him tightly with ropes to prevent him from seeking death again. Li Shimin originally wanted to let them continue to parade around the city tomorrow, but when he heard that Dou Jiande had died and was seriously injured, he ordered his eldest grandson Anshi to be brought into his tent. The eldest grandson Anshi's spirit is not very good either. Standing in front of Li Shimin now, looking at this frightening king of Qin, he felt uneasy for a moment.Li Shimin cut to the chase, and opened his mouth and said: "Changsun Anshi, I know you can speak eloquently, but I don't think you are stupid. Tomorrow, I will send you into the city to persuade Wang Shichong to surrender. I will mark your great contribution." The eldest grandson Anshi heard that he was sent this mission, and he liked it very much. He bowed and replied: "Now Luoyang is trapped, King Xia has been defeated, and the only way left for Luoyang is to surrender the city. King Qin, Anshi will do his best to complete this mission. To plan for the common people is to save lives from suffering, and to plan for my lord is also to fulfill the duty of a courtier." Li Shimin smiled and said: "Okay, you will enter the city early tomorrow morning. If you can persuade Wang Shichong to surrender, I will guarantee you an official position in my court." The eldest grandson Anshi bowed to the ground, weeping with gratitude. Wang Shichong fainted and fell to the ground. After some rescues, he slowly regained consciousness. His expression was numb, and he didn't know what to do for a while.Seeing that he was unconscious, everyone dispersed one after another.Wang Shichong fell asleep for another night, and when he woke up in the morning, he remembered how to deal with the current situation, so he summoned all the generals to discuss matters in Ziwei Hall. When Li Xiaogong and Li Jing defeated Nanyang, Zhu Can, the king of Nanyang, fled alone and was taken in by Wang Shichong.This Zhu Can was cruel by nature, with burnt yellow teeth, and he loved to cook children's meat, so he was notorious in Nanyang.When they arrived in Luoyang, children in the city were often lost. Everyone suspected that Zhu Can had stolen food, but they dared not speak out due to Wang Shichong's lustful protection.That day Zhu Can was the first to speak. He said, "Your Majesty, Luoyang is now under heavy siege by the Tang army, and the food is finally running out. I was originally in Nanyang, and I know that there is a city in Xiangyang, and the Tang family has not yet entered. We might as well end it." Stop, break out to the south, occupy Xiangyang, and plan for the future." Xiangyang is located between the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River, surrounded by mountains, and the Han River flows through it.Li Xiaogong and Li Jing were in Jiangzhou at the time, so they had no time to take care of it, and this place became a relatively vacuum.If Wang Shichong can take Xiangyang and occupy it, relying on the dangerous mountain pass, he will be able to breathe for a while. The generals talked a lot, and Wang Shichong obviously agreed with Zhu Can's suggestion, saying: "It would be best if we can break through the siege, and it will not be a long way to be trapped in an isolated city. What's your opinion, son-in-law?" Shan Xiongxin hesitated and said: "This discussion is very good, but if we go to Xiangyang, we need to carefully consider how to break through the siege. The Tang army outside the city is now three times our size." While speaking, the servant of the Huangmen entered the servant's ground and said: "Your Majesty, the servant of the eldest grandson entered the city from the Tang camp and asked to see your majesty." Wang Shichong was very surprised when he heard that the eldest grandson Anshi had entered the city. He said, "Eldest grandson Anshi? Li Shimin let him enter the city. Could it be that he came to be a lobbyist? Announce him to come in." The eldest grandson, Anshi, trotted into the hall, knelt down in front of Dan Chi and kowtowed to Wang Shichong, saying: "The guilty minister deserves to die. He is now a prisoner of the Tang camp. Please forgive me." Wang Shichong snorted and said, "Let's get back on your feet, Changsun Shilang. It's a great achievement for you to persuade King Xia to come to help you. If King Xia lost, you can't blame him. Tell me, Li Shimin let you enter the city today. What can you say?" " The eldest grandson Anshi did not get up, and said: "Li Shimin brought a message to the emperor to ask the whole city to surrender. The guilty minister originally wanted to be captured and shameless to come to see the emperor. He also thought that Luoyang was now isolated, and the whole city was reduced to the only way. , for the sake of the emperor, I am here to deliver a message." Later, Zhu Can came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to this thief's words. He came to speak for Li Shimin, and he must have won an official position in the Tang court. If he surrenders now, he will be defeated. The only way to break out is to go south. Occupying Xiangyang is the right way." The eldest grandson Anshi got up slowly, turned his head and said: "Zhu Can, you kept saying that you were thinking of the emperor, but you actually pointed out a dead end to the emperor. When King Xia came to help, Li Shimin dared to divide his troops to intercept and surround Luoyang. At that time, the two armies were evenly matched. Now that Li Shimin has defeated Xia's army, all of his forces are encircling Luoyang, and his momentum has grown. I was outside the city and saw that Tang soldiers surrounded Luoyang layer by layer. The whole army must be wiped out." He then turned to Wang Shichong, "When the minister came, Qin Wangrang told the emperor that as long as he surrendered in Kaesong, he would be spared death, please the emperor decide." Wang Shichong was quite moved by this sentence, and all the generals in the audience were also talking about it. They all felt that it would be difficult to keep Luoyang trapped for a long time, and it would be difficult to break through. In the former, we rely on King Xia to come to help. Now that King Xia has been captured, there is no hope. Even if we break out of the city, it will be very difficult for us to succeed. Father, let us surrender." Wang Shichong moved his lips a few times, raised his head, and finally said sadly: "Let's surrender. An Shi, you go out of the city to convey my message to King Qin, please don't break your promise." On May 21st of the fourth year of Wude, Wang Shichong raised Luoyang City and surrendered to Li Shimin. At three o'clock in the morning, the four gates of Luoyang opened wide. Wang Shichong, dressed in onyx and plain clothes, and more than 2,000 princes, son-in-laws, and ministers, holding household registration geography and documents, prostrated themselves in front of the West Sun Gate to ask for surrender.Li Shimin wears a golden helmet and silver armor, riding a "Shifachi", and a group of civil servants and generals behind him are also in bright armor.They walked slowly to the West Sun Gate and stood in front of Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong knelt down and said, "Sinner Shichong is afraid, please surrender. I hope King Qin will accept it." Li Shimin jumped off his horse and went up to meet him with courtesy. Seeing Wang Shichong prostrate and sweating, he was really panicked and proud, and said with a smile, "get up, Wang Shichong, you often call me a yellow-mouthed boy, why do you Seeing me, a yellow-mouthed boy today, why don’t you reprimand me, but respect me instead?” Wang Shichong just stood up, but before he straightened his back, he hurriedly apologized after hearing this: “That’s a sinner who doesn’t know what to do, King Qin, I’m here today Tang, please King Qin remember the words of avoiding death." Li Shimin's voice was sonorous: "This king speaks for itself." After that, he asked Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others to bring Wang Shichong and other officials into the Qingyang Palace for imprisonment. Li Shimin led the people to slowly enter the palace city from the West Sun Gate, and saw that the palaces of the Sui Dynasty were magnificently built, resplendent and resplendent, with few people and a desolate look.Comparing the two, there is a big contrast.Li Shimin sighed: "Extravagant heart, poor people's desire, how can the country not be defeated!" So Xiao Yu and Feng Deyi were ordered to lead people to seal the treasury and collect gold and silk; Invaded and plundered; and Yuchi Jingde was ordered to lead two thousand troops to surround the palace and prevent pedestrians from coming and going. That night Li Shimin did not dare to live in the palace city. Before entering Luoyang city, Fang Xuanling was as careful as a hair, and quietly told Li Shimin that if he enters Luoyang, he must not live in the palace city, for fear that entering Chang'an will cause trouble.How clever Li Shimin is, he can understand it at a glance, and he rests in Luoyuan in Dongcheng.When he arrived in Luoyuan, he assigned tasks to everyone, and each got his own place. At sunset, everyone came to report that everything was settled and the city was in order. Li Shimin let out a sigh of relief, since he came here last year, it has been more than a year, and today he put his heart into his belly.For many days, his heart was focused on the war, and he had no intention of thinking about women's sex. Now that his heart was relaxed, it seemed that an unknown fire was burning in his stomach. He looked at the white palace wall in the west, thoughtful, and suddenly jumped up. , walked alone to Miyagi. Yuchi Jingde led people to surround Miyagi tightly, making it difficult for a piece of paper to get in and out.He was standing in front of Chongguang Gate to direct, when he suddenly saw Li Shimin walking towards him in casual clothes, he hurried to meet him. Li Shimin gestured to him, and said: "Jingde, you enter the palace with me and visit the buildings inside together." They entered through the Chongguang Gate, and the inside was the East Palace. The people here were all driven by Yuchi Jingde to the Ziwei Hall in the middle, and there was no one in the huge courtyard.Li Shimin walked halfway, but when he heard that there was no one there, he stopped and turned towards Ziwei Hall. Ziwei Hall is the main hall of Ziwei City. It used to be the place where Wang Shichong listened to the government. The color of the main hall is mainly red and white. The pillars, foreheads, doors and windows are all red. And the balustrade is decorated with gilt. Li Shimin admired as he walked: "Jingde, have you ever seen such a magnificent hall? Alas, so many dynasties and so many things have gone back to the past, only the palace city is getting more and more beautiful." Before they reached the front of the hall, they heard voices in the hall, which were obviously women's voices.Li Shimin knew that many concubines, female officials and maids from the Sui and Zheng dynasties were imprisoned in this hall.When he reached the gate of the hall, Yuchi Jingde took out the key to open the big lock, and pushed hard, only to hear a "squeak" as the hall door opened, and the voices in the hall stopped immediately. Li Shimin took a closer look at the entrance, and saw many women standing and sitting in the hall full of darkness, their respective identities could be seen from the colors of their clothes. Li Shimin didn't say a word, and walked straight to the concubines with Yuchi Jingde.Yuchi Jingde had never seen so many stunning women gathered together, and when he got close, he was stunned.With a quick glance, Li Shimin had already spotted his prey.They were two young and lithe concubines. One had a long face and the other had a round face. The colors complemented each other when they stood next to each other, making them even more glamorous.Li Shimin patted Yuchi Jingde, and said softly: "Jingde, you send these two people to Luoyuan quietly." Yuchi Jingde nodded hurriedly after waking up. Sure enough, not long after Li Shimin returned to Luoyuan, the two women were quietly sent to Li Shimin's room. In the evening Li Shimin questioned the two women carefully, and learned that one of them, Axian and Amei, belonged to Jiangdu people.They were first called into the palace by Emperor Yangdi, and later served Wang Shichong. They didn't know where they belonged during the war.Now they stood in front of Li Shimin, trembling and afraid to speak loudly.Late at night, the two daughters went to bed with Li Shimin. Li Shimin had been starving for a long time, and a fight broke out after pulling A Xian, but A Xian didn't dare to move or make a sound under him, Li Shimin felt very boring.In the middle of the night, he pulled Amei to make a fuss again, and Amei was also generally cautious.Li Shimin couldn't enjoy himself to the fullest, so he cursed: "What a pair of logs!" and fell into a deep sleep. Li Yuan heard the news of Hulao's great victory, and also learned that Li Shimin sent his troops to kill Dongdu, and knew that Wang Shichong was captured within ten days.He issued a decree to comfort, sent Wen Daya to Luoyang as an envoy, and ordered Wen Daya to accept the edicts and figures of the former Sui Dynasty.Thinking of the many beauties in the Luoyang Palace, Li Yuan ordered Concubine Yin De to go with Wen Daya and go to the Luoyang Palace to collect beauties for the harem.Li Yuan and Li Shimin are worthy of being father and son, and they all thought of this festival by coincidence.Li Yuan didn't expect that Li Shimin was close to the water, and he had already made it to the top. Li Shimin picked up Wen Daya and Concubine Yin De, and ordered Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to assist Wen Daya to handle it; and handed over all the women in Ziwei Palace to Concubine Yin De for her to handle.Previously, Li Shimin had quick eyesight and quick hands, and asked Yuchi Jingde to select three concubines with good looks and good figure to send to Luoyuan, which was considered to be secretly taking advantage of Li Yuan. Li Shimin ordered all the gold and silk collected to be rewarded to all the soldiers. The whole army rejoiced, and everyone tried to spend the money when they had money.The four gates of Luoyang were wide open, and the traffic with other places was fully restored. In a few days, all kinds of wine, food and goods were imported into Luoyang.The courtyards around the Jingu Garden have been lonely for a long time. It seems that overnight, the gates of the courtyards are covered with red lights, and the bustards are open for business. There is no need to attract guests. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui arranged for fourteen generals of the Zheng army to commit serious crimes, with Shan Xiongxin and Zhu Can as the leaders, and Li Shimin approved that they be escorted to the edge of Luoshui and beheaded.Knowing that Shan Xiongxin was going to be beheaded, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin, Li Shi, and Qin Shubao approached Li Shimin to intercede for Shan Xiongxin. Pushing Shan Xiongxin, if he is spared from death, how can he convince the public? And I see Shan Xiongxin’s heart of a wolf, if he is spared today, he will come against me in the future. You don’t need to persuade him anymore, this matter is settled, I promise you, I will not Embarrassing Shan Xiongxin's family members, since you have friendship, you can also treat his family members kindly in the future." The four knew Li Shimin's temperament, so they withdrew sadly. Among the four, Li Shi and Shan Xiongxin are the most friendly, and the two once vowed to live and die together.Previously, Li Shimin told Li Shimin that Shan Xiongxin was extremely powerful and willing to lose his official rank to redeem him, but Li Shimin resolutely refused, and Li Shimin wept and retreated.At that time, Shan Xiongxin had been tied to the edge of Luoshui and was about to be killed. Seeing Li Shi coming down, he knew that he would die today, so he sighed, "I knew it would be difficult for you." Said: "I don't hesitate to spend the rest of my life, and I can die with my brother; but since I promise the country with this body, nothing will happen. And after I die, who can treat my brother's wife well?" After speaking, he pulled out his sharp knife and lifted his clothes Li Shi cut off a piece of meat from his own thigh and handed it to Shan Xiongdao: "Brother, eat this meat, let this meat become soil with brother, it will not be in vain for our oath that day." Shan Xiongxin took the meat and put it into his mouth, his mouth was full of blood, he quickly swallowed the whole piece of meat, and said: "Okay, I believe you, good brother, we will be married in vain, in the next life, I will return Come to find you as a brother." After saying that, he boldly killed him. When Li Shimin heard about this, he deeply lamented the deep friendship between the two. After Zhu Can was killed, the people of Luoyang hated him for his cruelty, and they bid for rubble to hit his corpse like a tomb. In the next few nights, Li Shimin tried to fight the three new women a few times, but he was not happy, which made him angry and scolded loudly.Pitiful for these palace girls, it is difficult to touch the rain and dew of men in leisure time, and they are very cautious, but now they are scolded, and they are even more trembling.That night, when Li Shimin heard that the business in Jinguyuan was booming, he suddenly wanted to try it.So he didn't call his servant, put on a set of casual clothes, rode on "Shifachi", and rushed there quietly. A torrential rain during the day extinguished the heat of the sky, and a small wind at night brought a little coolness.Li Shimin rode his horse and walked, suddenly feeling a little uneasy. He knew that he had a great reputation and many people knew him. If someone bumped into him, it would not be good to spread his reputation.At this time, he saw a golden lacquered gate with a red lantern hanging on the top of the gate, which read "Cuiwei Courtyard", and there was no one in front of the gate.He rode his horse and took a few steps to the door, jumped up and led the horse into the courtyard. Seeing the guests coming, a middle-aged mistress came forward to meet her, and just about to speak, Li Shimin took out a piece of gold horseshoe and clapped it in her hand, saying in a deep voice, "Tie up the horse first, and then find me an upper room." house." The old bustard was overjoyed when he saw the shiny gold nugget in his hand, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he called someone to lead the horse and lead Li Shimin upstairs.Li Shimin pushed open the door and saw a suite, with a guest seat outside the door, a landscape of celebrities hanging on it, an ancient bronze stove on the incense table, burning Longdan incense cakes, and a bedroom inside.Seeing the elegant layout of the room, Li Shimin was quite satisfied, nodded and asked: "That's all for the house, do you have any good girls here?" Seeing Li Shimin's extravagant spending, the old bustard respected him as a heavenly man, heard that he was looking for girls, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I don't know what kind of ones my husband likes? How about this, I will call them and let you choose them. " Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you know them best, so find someone who understands the affairs of Fengyue and has the most skills for me, and he can't look too bad." When the old bustard heard Li Shimin's request, she replied: "There is a girl named Cuiwei, who looks well-proportioned, and she is good at bedtime. She has one more advantage, she is especially good at playing flute." For a moment, only the sound of the stairs was heard, and a woman pushed the door in. She had a beautiful face and a light figure. When her vermilion lips touched, she called, "Did the officer call me?" The voice was very sweet.Li Shimin fell in love with it at the first sight, so he nodded and said, "Are you Miss Cuiwei? Come here." Behind Cuiwei was a servant girl who followed her and presented six dishes of fresh fruits and a box of delicious delicacies. The maid turned and left, gently closed the door, Cuiwei threw herself on Li Shimin like a gust of wind, kissed Li Shimin, and said: "The official is so handsome, how about asking Cuiwei to serve you wine?" Li Shimin had never been in contact with the fireworks girl, and seeing her bold and enthusiastic, without any twitching attitude, was quite fresh.So the two of them put the wine window and drank happily in the sound of gurgling water.While drinking, Cuiwei actually lay down in Li Shimin's arms. At this time, Li Shimin was drunk, and felt that the body of the beauty in his arms was getting hot, and it was difficult to hold on any longer, so they hugged each other and went to bed.Cuiwei cheered up and played the flute for Li Shimin first, then the two got up to take a bath, and went to bed again.This night, Li Shimin obeyed Cuiwei's command and became a supporting role instead. This sleep lasted until mid-sun, the morning sun shone through the window, Li Shimin woke up first, only to see Cuiwei still sleeping sweetly in his arms, black hair like a waterfall on the snow-white carcass.Li Shimin was very satisfied, thinking that having sex with many women has never been so comfortable and enjoyable as last night. Cuiwei slowly opened her beautiful eyes, winked at Li Shimin, and said, "Officer, you were so good last night, it will be difficult for Cuiwei to leave you in the future. Where do you live? I would like to follow and serve you." Li Shimin immediately replied: "Okay, you can go back to Chang'an with me. In life, the day and night are different, and if the clouds and rains at night are the same, then it's not very interesting. I have a few concubines, and the cloud and rain are too bad. Go and be a teacher." Sure enough, Cuiwei was brought back to Chang'an by Li Shimin, and the two had occasional love affairs, Cuiwei spent more time teaching Li Shimin's women's bed skills. Together with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wen Daya, they registered the old officials of the former Sui Dynasty and the officials of Wang Shichong's dynasty.Fang Xuanling carefully inspected each person's character and talent, and will be able to introduce Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Li Junxian, and Tian Liu'an into the palace of Prince Qin.As for literary figures, he paid more attention to them, and persuaded Li Shimin to visit Lu Deming today. Lu Deming has a great reputation. He mainly studies Confucianism, and he also understands Buddhism and Taoism, and he is good at metaphysics.When Chen Empress Shu Bao was the crown prince, he once called domestic talents for a debate in the Chengguang Hall. At that time, Lu Deming was just twenty years old, and he stood up to defend Xu Ke, who was defeated by the son of the state, and became famous since then.Later, he successively served as the teaching assistant of Chen Guozi and the secretary of Sui.After Wang Shichong became emperor, he lived in poverty in Luoyang, and he had the status of a master of Confucian classics. When Li Mi attacked Luoyang, the outer capital of Luoyang was burned down, and the city south of Luoshui has now become ruins.Lu Deming first lived in Xuanyuanfang, Nancheng. After the fire, he was moved to a dark house in Tongtuofang.Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui struggled a lot before they found his residence. Li Shimin saw that the door was covered by a broken curtain, and he looked dilapidated and bitterly cold, so he cupped his hands and said, "Your students are late, Qin Wang Shimin pays homage to Master Lu." When Lu Deming heard the news, he lifted the curtain and came out to welcome him.I saw him with a long beard and a haggard face.Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling also hurriedly saluted him.The two thought to themselves that the old master must have been very hungry when they were trapped in the previous period, and it would not be easy to survive. Lu Deming let them into the room. When the three of them entered the room, they saw that the room was narrow, and a sour smell came out.Li Shimin looked at the furnishings in the room, and sighed: "The so-called living in a humble room does not lose one's ambitions, Master Lu, Shimin has heard that the master once refused Wang Shichong's employment as a teacher. I am here today, and I deeply admire the master's integrity." After Wang Shichong became emperor, he put on an attitude of respecting Confucianism and studious. He wanted his son Wang Xuanshu to worship Lu Deming as his teacher, and he even went to Lu Deming's house to worship him.Lu Deming was deeply ashamed, but he didn't dare to refuse openly.When he heard that Wang Xuanshu was coming, he bought some croton powder, drank it, and lay down on the bed.As soon as Wang Xuanshu knelt under the bed, Lu Deming began to have diarrhea on the bed, the stench was suffocating, Wang Xuanshu ran away from the door, and never mentioned the matter of apprenticeship. Lu Deming's old face showed shame, and said: "I was forced to do this at the beginning, and the trick was quite dirty, and the name of the scholar was tarnished by speaking out." Fang Xuanling interjected: "Master Lu, the scholars all over the world have praised Mr. Wen for his integrity." Li Shimin said: "Shimin came here today, and he wanted to send some corn to the master first, but he didn't expect the residence to be so bad. If it was dark, he cleared three upper rooms in Luoyuan, and asked the master and his family to go and rest first. Father The emperor intends to invite the master to enter Chang'an, I wonder if he will condescend?" Lu Deming did not hesitate, and replied: "Deming is willing to obey the imperial decree. Now the world has been set, and the Tang Dynasty is where Zhengshuo is located. We scholars are here in its prosperity. Today, the King of Qin condescends to come here, and Deming is deeply honored." Lu Deming, Kong Yingda and others readily agreed to join the Tang Dynasty. Apart from the disdain for the character of Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others that they admired at that time, the important thing is that their identities are different.For a long time, the Confucian class in the upper class has formed a fixed mindset, that is, the Guanlong nobles are the orthodox place, and their blood is noble, so it is normal for them to be below them.Dou Jiande was a farmer at the beginning, while Wang Shichong, Liu Wuzhou, and Xue Rengao came from humble backgrounds, like nouveau riche, and they were always dismissed by people.In comparison, Li Yuan inherited the Duke of Tang, and his status was relatively noble. Like Li Yi's return to Tang, status was also a key factor. Du Ruhui encountered an embarrassing incident when screening personnel.He had an uncle named Du Yan, who was Wang Shichong's official staff member Wailang at that time.Du Ruhui's father died young, and his brother was in charge of the family, which caused great conflicts with Du Yan.When Du Yan came to power, he fiddled with right and wrong and killed brother Ruhui, and put Ruhui's younger brother Chu Ke in prison, almost starving to death.When the city of Luoyang was broken, Du Yan and Shan Xiongxin were also included in the beheaded list at the beginning, which naturally had the factor of Du Ruhui's revenge.Upon hearing the news, Du Chuke came to Du Ruhui with tears streaming down his face and asked not to kill Du Yan, but Du Ruhui refused and said, "You didn't expect brother to die tragically at that time, and you almost died in prison.心，不杀难泄心头之恨。且如今杀他也非私仇，那是秦王要杀他呀！”杜楚客向杜如晦叩头：“哥，叔父与父亲为亲兄弟，就如我们一般，都是杜家之人。当初叔父杀了大哥，今天你又杀了叔父。且大哥人死不复生，若一门之内，自相残杀而尽，多么令人痛心啊！”说罢，就要撞墙自尽，杜如晦此时也泪流满面，扑前拉住楚客，那一时刻，他忽然意识到这位弟弟情深意重，远胜于自己，遂答应找李世民说情。 李世民听说是杜楚客所请，动容道：“有弟如此，夫复何求！如晦，你今后要善待楚客，这是你的福气啊！”脑中一时晃过李元吉的形象，心想李元吉若有杜楚客的十分之一，那该多好。李世民看在杜如晦兄弟的面子上，答应饶杜淹不死。 提起了杜淹的名字，李世民想起那个少林寺之夜，袁天纲曾经提起过杜淹、韦挺、王珪的名字，并为他们卜了前程。想到这里，他不再言语，心想就从三人身上，看看袁天纲的预言是否灵验。 过了数日，窦建德夫人曹氏与其右仆射裴矩带领百官，携带传国八玺和破宇文化及时所得珍宝来洛阳投降。 前次窦建德兵败，曹氏回到河北，其手下之人欲立窦建德养子为主，征兵继续与唐为敌。曹氏思前想后，以为不可，她向众人说道：“隋末丧乱，我们相聚草野，苟求生存。如今唐统一天下，以夏王的英武也一朝被擒，天命有所属，非人力能够与之争！我心已定，率众归唐，这样兵乱不再起，对百姓而言也是好事。” 李世民接了曹氏，盛赞她能识大体。他接过传国八玺细细观看，见其中最为著名的传国玉玺，方圆四寸，上镌五龙交纽，篆有“受命于天，既寿永昌”八个字。他大喜道：“如今我朝已统天下，独缺此玺。果然是奇瑞异宝，难逢难遇！曹氏，你来献玺，为大功一件。” 又问房玄龄道：“此传国玺是昔日卞和于荆山见凤凰栖于石上得之，秦李斯令良工琢为玺，篆此八字于其上。当初为一块整玉，缘何今日此玺上用金镶其一角？” 房玄龄道：“汉朝王莽篡位，鸩杀了汉平帝，又寻孝元太后取玺。太后不忍给他，将玺撇在假山石上，击损了一角，王莽使金镶完，所以名为金镶玉玺。” 李世民将玺收入盒内，说道：“此物祥瑞，应及早进呈给父皇。萧公、封公，你们二人就作为护玺使者，即日将此八玺护送至京。并代向父皇讨旨，问我们何日班师。”又转向曹氏道，“曹氏，你随二公同去长安，由父皇发落。我所上表之内，已经细细说了你的功劳，父皇英武睿智，你可放心而去。” 当日午后，萧瑀和封德彝护送一溜儿车杖，身旁有六千人马沿途保护，他们带同曹氏等降人，缓缓向长安行去。 此后日子里，李世民与众人一面整理洛阳政务，一面享受快乐。 李世民奏明李渊，要求封温大雅为河南道安抚大使、洛阳行军总管，李渊准奏。那些日子，温大雅指挥众人清理洛水以南的城郭，转运木石恢复这里的房屋。 那日李世民观隋宫殿，觉得太过奢侈，就令温大雅派人拆掉端门楼、乾阳殿、则天门阙，所拆下的木石悉数运过洛水，用作重建南郭城。 此后河南道诸州县和徐宋十三州，相继举地来降。自此洛阳以东，直至东海，皆为唐土。 时间不觉就到了七月，这日李渊下旨，诏李世民班师回长安。 李世民接旨准备动身，他极为重视这次班师，早早就让房玄龄和杜如晦筹备。这日早晨，温大雅令人自宫城开始出西太阳门直到青羊宫，沿途清扫干净，又取来洛河之水，将路面喷洒一遍。随后，他带领洛阳众官集于西太阳门前。 辰时，太阳高挂空中，这时，只听城内鼓吹声起，李世民最先走出城外。只见他手控“什伐赤”，头戴银凤盔，身披黄金甲，脸含微笑，一副意气风发的模样。他的身后是二十五名身披黄金甲的将领，李元吉走在最前，后面将领每四人一排，再其后，为一众文官及秦王府属，王世充和窦建德等俘虏的囚车一溜儿跟在身后。 前部鼓吹有三十六具大鼓、小鼓、鼙、长鸣和中鸣等，它们一路轰鸣而来。后面即是一万名铁骑，随其身后的为后部鼓吹，最后是三万名甲士队伍。大队人马连绵不绝，直排了十余里长蛇队伍。 沿途州县皆准备了盛大的迎送仪式，百姓摩肩接踵列道观看。武德四年七月九日，班师队伍入了长安。李渊率领百官在太庙迎接，举行了隆重的献捷太庙仪式，在朝上举办了宣露布礼。 此后李渊令斩王世充和窦建德，窦建德面不改色，昂然就戮；王世充却向李渊乞求，说道：“我的确罪可当诛，然当初秦王许我不死。”李渊只好将他贬作庶人谪往巴蜀。王世充带领家人行走途中，独孤修德领人将王世充全家几十口人杀得干干净净。原来独孤修德之父独孤机当初在洛阳被王世充斩杀，他来为父亲报仇。李渊闻讯，免了独孤修德的官职以示惩戒，不久又复起用。大约杀了王世充全家，挺遂李渊的意思。实际上，李渊在这件事情上没有处理好。王世充在洛阳民心丧尽，死与不死都没有太大的关系；而窦建德在其属地甚有威望，且其妻曹氏奉传国玉玺归降，窦建德被杀后河北倒有许多人不服，更有人跑到长安偷偷将窦建德尸身运回，又开始酝酿新的起义。 那些天，李渊满脸春风，瞧着李世民在旁，眼里满是笑意。回想自己从太原起兵至今，多由二郎出力，不由对这个儿子高看几眼。 对李世民，他内心里真心喜爱，曾许过愿，说自己百年之后可以传位于他。然又想起太子日常勤勉辅佐，精心谨慎，并无过错，且自古以来皆立长为储君，断无废黜之理，这实在让李渊犯了踌躇。 李渊接连想了许多天，终于有了一个好主意，这日他下特旨道：德懋懋官，功懋懋赏。经邦盛则，哲王彝训。是以华衮龙章，允洽希世之勋；玉戚朱干，实表宗臣之贵。太尉尚书令雍州牧丰武侯大将军陕东道行台尚书令凉州总管上柱国秦王世民，缔搏之始，元功夙著，职兼内外，文教聿宣。薛举盗寇秦陇，武周扰乱河汾，受朕专征，屡平妖丑。然而世充僭擅，伊洛未清，建德凭陵，赵魏犹梗。总戎致讨，问罪三川，驭以长算，凶党窘蹙。既而漳滨蚁聚，来渡河津，同恶相求，志图抗拒。三军爰整，一举克定，戎威远畅，九围静谧。鸿勋盛绩，朝野具瞻，申锡宠章，实允佥议。宜崇徽命，位高群品。文物所加，特超恒数；建官命职，因事纪功。肇锡嘉名，用标茂实。可授天策上将，位在王公上，领司徒陕东道大行台尚书令，增邑一万户，通前三万户，馀官并如故，加赐金辂一，衮冕之服，玉璧一双，黄金六千斤，前后鼓吹九部之乐，班剑四十人。 如此一来，李世民之上仅有李渊、李建成二人，其天策府俨然一个小朝廷，囊括了许多能人，文学馆内更是将国内最为著名的文学才俊延揽其中。李世民这样功大名重，不知不觉就非常招摇炫目，使李建成坐卧不安。