Chapter 28 The twenty-eighth round of the Anju reserve trip made a new order, lost the thigh, cried, Xue received

On the eighth day of April in the sixth year of Wude, Li Jiancheng lined up the crown prince's guard of honor and left Mingzhou. On the way, he flaunted his might and headed for Chang'an. Be big. When they arrived in Chang'an, Li Yuan led a hundred officials to greet them in person at Chunming Gate.Afterwards, the ceremony of presenting Jietai Taimiao was held, and then Li Yuan held an announcement ceremony in the court, and asked Yan Shigu to draw up an edict to amnesty the world. Li Shimin has been participating in these ceremonies all the time. He looked at Kong'er who was going to court, walked up to Li Jiancheng to congratulate him, and said with a smile on his face, "Brother is going to Hebei to wipe out the thieves in one fell swoop, and use pacification to completely stabilize the ground. My brother Thinking about it carefully, this method is really clever, and my younger brother sighs to himself."

Before Li Jiancheng could answer, Li Yuanji on the side interjected: "Second brother is right. The younger brother and the two elder brothers have gone through these two battles, which really taught me a lot. The elder brother is lenient and caressing the people. Youfang; the second brother is brave and good at fighting, conquering cities and conquering territory, he is a role model that my younger brother admires." Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that this always reckless Shiro could say such sensible words, could it be that he has changed his temper?He suddenly saw a sly gleam in Li Yuanji's eyes, and he felt relieved, knowing that what he said was insincere.

Li Jiancheng laughed, and said, "Second brother, why should you be too modest, for my brother to win this time, thanks to the foundation you laid last time." The three brothers are in harmony here, flattering each other, each with their own ideas in their hearts.After a few words, they couldn't go any further, so they bid farewell.Li Shimin walked westward after leaving the palace, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji walked northward side by side.Li Jiancheng lives in the East Palace, and Li Yuanji still lives in the Chengqing Hall in the north of Miyagi.The residences of the two are very close to each other, and it is quite convenient to come and go.

Li Yuanji watched Li Shimin's back, and said: "Erlang is really capable, brother, you won the battle, and you are so favored by the father, he still smiles brightly, does he really think so in his heart? I definitely can't make such an appearance on my body, at least I have to ridicule a few words to be enjoyable." Li Jiancheng said: "This is the difference between Erlang and us. He has always deceived the officials and the emperor with his open and upright face. Even we, haven't we just come back to it? Shilang, leave him alone, let's go back to the manor .”

Li Jiancheng's words are not empty words, but have profound meaning.Sure enough, when it came to the Great Court Meeting on May 1, Li Jiancheng devoted himself to preparations, talked eloquently, and suggested several major events. At the court meeting this day, all officials played according to order.Li Jiancheng finally said: "Father, my son and I think that now that the Tang Dynasty has been established at the beginning, military and horse conquests are inevitable, but the most important thing is to establish a system to support the people and recuperate." Li Yuan smiled all over his face and said, "The crown prince has gained a lot from this expedition. If you have any ideas, please play them one by one."

Li Jiancheng said: "Emperor Yang's tyrannical government has lost its harshness. Since his father came to the throne, he has treated the people leniently and spread benevolent government. Now the country is safe, but the refugees are displaced, thieves harass the people, and some officials are doing evil. The chaos caused by the black door is a clear example. My ministers believe that we should start to revise the laws and promulgate them all over the world, so that all officials and people can rely on them, and take this as the cornerstone of Tang government affairs." "Yes, laws and regulations are the great law of the country. If they are neglected and unprepared, chaos will arise. This matter is feasible, Prince, who do you think will be in charge of this matter?"

"My son wants to take the lead. Thanks to Zhining, Yan Shigu, Dai Zhou, Kong Yingda, and Lu Deming's assistance, the Ministry of Punishment dispatched some personnel to complete this matter." "Okay, I will play. Prince, do you have anything else to say?" "Yes. Father, in the second year of Wude, the New Rent-Yong Adjustment Law and the Land Equalization Law were implemented in the Jingzhao area, and they have achieved results. My son believes that these two methods can be promoted nationwide, and the recuperation can be achieved in a short period of time. The effect. This is a very important matter, and I suggest that this matter should be handled by Pei Gong, Feng Ling and Princess Xiao."

"Ready to play." Li Jiancheng's two events can be said to have seized the favorable opportunity and launched them in a timely manner, which conformed to the trend of the times and effectively promoted the economic development of the early Tang Dynasty.In the following months, Li Jiancheng led Yu Zhining, Yan Shigu, Dai Zhou and others, based on the "Kaihuang Law" made by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, combined with the actual situation of the early Tang Dynasty, fully absorbed the beneficial parts of the laws and regulations of the previous dynasties, and added new ones. There are fifty-three rules, and the "Wu De Law" is used in the world.In the 289th year of the Tang Dynasty, "Wu De Law" is the legal basis for governing the world.

Through Li Jiancheng's expedition to Hebei, the officials of the court and the central government saw his combat skills.He also asked the court to promulgate and implement new laws and regulations, which made people feel his ability to govern the country even more deeply.Some flatterers began to praise the prince's ability in front of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, saying that there would be successors to the Tang Dynasty.Li Yuan sounded delighted, and praised Li Jiancheng casually.Under the holy will, all the officials immediately understood, and some officials who had been friends with Li Shimin turned to cater to the prince, and the carriages in front of Tiance's mansion suddenly became scarce.

Unconsciously, it is autumn again, and the weather is getting cooler day by day.Li Shimin has been in the capital for a long time these days, rarely going out, staying in the mansion every day, talking about literature and poetry with all the scholars.Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, Yao Silian, Xu Jingzong, and Xue Yuanjing among the 18 scholars were taken away by Li Jiancheng to complete the new order. It will be difficult for these five people to stay in the residence for a period of time, and Li Shimin can't help but feel a little regretful.Therefore, the daily on-duty system was changed and changed to irregular gatherings.After the court was over that day, Li Shimin summoned them to the Hall of Renwen to discuss Qi Liang palace style poems.This topic is not the director of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, the two said goodbye, went through the Yingyang Lake Qulang to stand in the painting mirror pavilion.

Du Ruhui looked at the ginkgo leaves floating in the lake, and sighed: "Brother Xuanling, the so-called autumn leaves, only a few leaves fell from the tree yesterday, but today, the water is already covered with a layer." Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Ru Hui, you have this insight, what is the other meaning?" "Brother Xuanling knows my heart best. When I saw Ye'er in front of me, I remembered that King Qin returned to Beijing under the imperial edict in Mingzhou. From then on, King Qin may have entered the autumn. It stands to reason that King Qin's work Covering the world, autumn is the season of harvest, but now it seems that this is not always the case. From the triumphant return of Luoyang to today's crown prince settled down in Hebei, in less than three years, everything has turned upside down." Fang Xuanling sighed, and said: "Yes, now it seems that the King of Qin was too optimistic at the beginning. At the beginning, he thought that he would not only win the holy family, but also win the hearts of the people. He only needs to show off his achievements to the big place. It will be a matter of course, this idea is too naive. Alas, speaking of it, we are all blind, in fact, the two of us also greatly underestimated the power of the prince." Du Ruhui blinked his small eyes, his eyes shone brightly, and said, "Brother Xuanling, what do you think now? You can't be happy with the situation, right? The so-called things are man-made, and they happen when the opportunity arises. Let me ask you, the King of Qin is staying at home now. Is he also discouraged when he talks about poetry and prose every day?" "Haha, do you still come to ask me? Looking up at the world, there is no one better than you and me who can roughly figure out what King Qin is thinking. In fact, you and I know what King Qin is doing. He just keeps calm and waits slowly." Opportunity. When King Qin was ordered to return to the capital, the emperor treated him harshly. After this period of time, hasn't the emperor's attitude changed again?" The two looked at each other and smiled. The two were silent for a long time, Du Ruhui said slowly again: "In any case, the King of Qin and the Crown Prince have lost the battle after all. It seems that if you want to show off your merits to please the emperor and make the emperor easy to reserve, this move It won't work at all. If you want to win, you have to change your tactics!" "How did it change?" Du Ruhui blinked his small eyes again, and said with a smile: "Everyone says that Brother Xuanling is good at planning. If Brother Xuanling can't think of a way, it will be a difficult matter in the world. I think that when dealing with major issues, you should not stick to small details. You can try the side door." "From your tone, you already have an idea?" "It's still quite vague now. The uncle mentioned one person that day, and I think there is something to be done." The uncle Du Ruhui mentioned was Du Yan. Fang Xuanling was about to open his mouth to ask for details, when he heard a commotion at the gate of the mansion, Li An hurried over and said, "Gentlemen, the uncle of the concubine, Gao Zhizhong, is coming to the mansion, and the King of Qin wants you to go there." The visitor's name is Gao Jian, and his style name is Shilian. He is currently the Zhizhong of Yongzhou, and he is the uncle of eldest grandson Jiamin and eldest grandson Wuji.Li Shimin greeted him so grandly, which actually has a deep origin. At the beginning, Changsun Wuji's father, Changsun Sheng, was an important minister of the Sui Dynasty, and the contacts between the Sui Dynasty and the various vassals depended on him to go back and forth, and he was very popular with Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.Unexpectedly, he contracted a serious illness one day and died.Only a widow and young son are left in the family, and the family fortune has since fallen.In desperation, his wife led his eldest grandson Jiamin and eldest grandson Wuji to defect to his elder brother Gao Shilian in Bohai.At this time, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Jiamin had already entered into a marriage contract, but the elder grandson Jiamin was too young to marry.After three years of this, the elder Sun Jiamin was sixteen years old. At Li Shimin's begging, Li Yuan sent people to Bohai to find Gao Shilian and offered to marry him.Gao Shilian had never met Li Shimin before, and he felt that such a man of a family might not be good, although he didn't regret the marriage, nor did he say a word, he just told the visitor to let Li Shimin come in person. As expected, Li Shimin went there as promised and stayed with Gao Shilian for three days.Gao Shilian tried a few times, and seeing Li Shimin's dragon-phoenix appearance and extraordinary conversation, he was very fond of him, so he readily agreed to Li Shimin's marriage within the year and prepared a generous dowry. Afterwards, the world was chaotic and life became more and more difficult day by day. Gao Shilian sold the big ancestral house and bought another small house for his younger sister and eldest grandson Wuji to live in, and gave them some silver to survive.On the other hand, he led his family to the south and went to the prefect of Jiaozhi, Qiu He.In the sixth year of Wude, Qiu He asked Li Yuan to return to the country, and Li Yuan appointed Gao Shilian as the governor of Yongzhou. Gao Shilian is forty-eight years old this year, with a strong body and a rosy face.When he saw the people coming to welcome him, he returned the courtesy with a smile, and said: "Shilian's coming to the mansion is all about family affairs. If all the officials are so courteous, don't you think it's a shame to be an official?" , and most of the officials in Tiance Mansion are from the sixth rank or above. Chu Liang cupped his hands and said: "I have heard about the high righteousness in Gaozhi for a long time, and I admire it very much. When I see you today, forget it." Gao Shilian has just been an official in Yongzhou. door. Li Shimin called Li An and asked him to host a banquet in the Renwen Hall.Gao Shilian stopped him and said, "Don't be too busy, why bother to mobilize the teachers so much? Let's go to the back hall to talk, so as not to delay the discussion of the officials." Although Gao Shilian has not entered the government, he has already heard the name of the Eighteen Scholars. Li Shimin followed his intention, walked into the back hall together with eldest grandson Wuji and eldest grandson Jiamin, hugging Gao Shilian. The eldest Sun Jiamin greeted the maid to serve tea after entering the back hall, with a round face full of smiles.Lang Jun is now a Tiance general, but he can lead everyone out to meet his uncle and give himself enough face, it is really because of Lang Jun's love for him. Jing'er led Chengqian and Li Tai to see Gao Shilian. The two little guys opened their eyes and called him "uncle and grandpa" in unison, which made Gao Shilian's heart burst into joy.As soon as he turned around, he took out two gold long-life locks from his bag, hung them under the necks of the two with his own hands, and said with a smile: "The two little guys are even cuter than I imagined. These two locks are my own. Done, do you like it?" The two replied in unison: "I like it." Then they ran out the door happily. Li Shimin said with a smile: "Outsiders all say that my uncle is good at fighting and can plan. I don't think he can be so careful about such small things." Gao Shilian said: "Since I returned to the north to take up my post, I have been in a hurry. I didn't even have a chance to come to the mansion to see you." Li Shimin said: "Yesterday, I told Minmei and Wuji that after Uncle settles down, I'm going to visit you. Who would have thought that Uncle would come here in person today?" "Erlang, from now on we will live together in the capital, will there be less contact?" Yongzhou was the Jingzhao Mansion in the Sui Dynasty, which governed twelve counties around Chang'an. Afterwards, the four of them narrated their experiences together, and all kinds of thrilling places, although they have become the past, are thrilling after all.While eating, Li Shimin thought that Gao Shilian had gone through ups and downs and had rich experience, so he would have something to use in the future.There is also a general advantage, which is incomparable to others, that is, the two are close relatives, and their thoughts are absolutely similar.After the meal, Gao Shilian ate a green plum presented by his elder Sun Jiamin, and asked, "Erlang, I heard a lot about you during Jiaozhi and on the way back to Beijing. Listening to the voices of praise for the prince, you have no sound. What is the reason for such a big contrast? I have heard many times before that the fight between the prince and the king of Qin is actually an open secret in the court." Li Shimin sighed, and said: "It's a long story, you have already entered Beijing, let Wuji tell you the details slowly." The first time we met, Li Shimin was unwilling to show his scheming. Changsun Wuji took over the conversation and said, "Uncle, there are many twists and turns, and after you settle down, let me tell you slowly." Gao Shilian nodded. The eldest Sun Jiamin sat on the sidelines and didn't interject a word from the beginning to the end. In fact, Li Shimin's heart was overwhelmed these days, and he didn't feel good.He realized that his father was already wary of him, and deeply regretted that he did not listen to the advice of Fang and Du, and made too much publicity, which aroused the jealousy of his brothers and the suspicion of his father.However, even though he regretted it, the resolute and steady character he had honed over the years made him not show any traces.Recently, Li Jiancheng won the victory in Hebei, and the teacher returned to Beijing with great glory. Li Shimin praised him sincerely, but at the same time restrained his behavior.It's just that he has been secretly annoyed in the past two days, because Li Jiancheng asked to promulgate a new law, implement the two laws, recruit more people from the court, and even lose five of his eighteen bachelors.Li Shimin understood that this was an expert from Li Jiancheng, and he did this strategy of "killing two birds with one stone": it can not only show political achievements, but also win over personnel, and even wants to divide the personnel base of Tiance Mansion. Li Shimin knew his elder brother very well, he knew that he was generous, simple and kind, and had a great paternal style.Li Shimin has been loved by Li Jiancheng since he was a child. The two are about the same age and have always been very close.Compared with Li Yuanji, the two seem to have more tacit understanding in all aspects.This is the reason why Li Yuanji spoke ill of his second brother in front of Li Jiancheng many times before Li Shimin left Luoyang, but Li Jiancheng didn't take it seriously and persuaded him instead.However, there have been obvious changes now. The eldest brother seems to have understood his thoughts and began to organize a counterattack. Li Shimin respects this elder brother from the bottom of his heart, but Li Shimin is very proud of his talent and strategy.Li Shimin always thought that his elder brother was honest and kind, but he was not active enough.No matter what action he takes, he will always be half a beat behind himself.However, his actions in the past two years have exceeded Li Shimin's expectations. Judging from the carefulness of his actions and the sophistication of his techniques, Li Shimin does not believe that this is his handwriting.No one who checked the East Palace and Prince Qi's mansion could leave the house, and Du and Du were on the right. Who was the elder brother's staff?Li Shimin couldn't figure it out for a moment.Wei Ting in the East Palace is a martial artist, and Wang Guishu is very angry. I heard that his elder brother trusts Wei Zheng very much recently. Li Shimin has met Wei Zheng a few times, and seeing him as a wretched character, he may not have any real skills.However, the elder brother's moves were really well done, and Li Shimin felt as if there was an invisible hand directing them gracefully.At this moment, Li Shimin realized that what he thought before was too naive. Li Yuan is now trying to make peace with Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin brothers.But whenever there is a turmoil in the middle school, the first thing that comes to mind is Li Shimin.However, after Du Fuwei and Fu Gongzhe surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan worshiped Du Fuwei as the prince and Taibao, and also served as the left servant of Huainan Daoxingtai to guard Liyang. In fact, he held the military power of the old ministry.Li Yuan made such an appointment, and he wanted to keep Du Fuwei in Chang'an as a hostage, so as to contain Fugong Zhe and divide and rule.Unexpectedly, Du Fuwei and Fu Gongzhe had their own hearts. In order to continue to command remotely, Du Fuwei appointed his adopted son Kan as the left general, and Wang Xiongdan as the right general, seeking to control the military power and evacuating Fu Gongzhe.Du Fuwei's doing so aroused deep dissatisfaction with Fugong Zhe, and he gradually developed a rebellious heart.He first went into the valley to accompany a group of people, obviously to learn Taoism, but in fact it was hidden.Then he devised a trick to kill Wang Xiongdan, took over his military power, and then issued a letter to the south of the Yangtze River, saying that Li Yuan detained Du Fuwei and rescued him because of his army.As soon as the call came out, he recruited soldiers in Danyang and overhauled his armor.Soon he proclaimed himself emperor in Danyang, and the country was named Song Dynasty. After renovation, the Chen palace lived in it. When Li Yuan heard the news, he was furious. On the one hand, he ordered Du Fuwei to be locked in prison, and on the other hand, he ordered Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County, Li Jing, the ambassador of Lingnan Road, Huang Junhan, the governor of Huaizhou, and Li Shi, the governor of Qizhou, to challenge him.He also heard that the thieves were fierce, and then ordered Li Shimin to be the marshal of the Jiangzhou Road Marching, and asked him to go to the unified command and wipe them out in one fell swoop. Li Yuan's edict made Li Shimin very excited, and he immediately became active.While listing the list of entourage, he called Du Ruhui to discuss the marching plan.However, Li Yuan suddenly changed his mind at this moment.It turned out that after the imperial court that day, Pei Ji and Feng Deyi followed him into the East Nuan Pavilion, because of Feng Deyi's words, Li Yuan gave up the idea of ​​appointing Li Shimin as his commander. In his heart, Pei Ji really didn't want Li Shimin to lead the army again, and he was extremely disgusted with Li Shimin.As soon as he sat down in the cabinet, Pei Ji said anxiously: "Your Majesty, this time there is chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and the old minister thinks that it is appropriate to send the prince to wipe it out. In the battle in Hebei, the thieves were frightened. If the prince goes, he will get twice the result with half the effort." effect." Li Yuan smiled, he had already seen the signs of Pei Ji's relative Prince Yuan Erlang, so he didn't care much about his attitude at this time, and said lightly: "Jian Pei, you, don't worry so much. There is something wrong in the world , I know exactly who can win." He tilted his head slightly and asked Feng Deyi, "Feng Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?" Feng Deyi was stunned for a moment, paused for a while, and then slowly said: "Returning to the emperor, I think that Fugong Zhe is messing up the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River, and there is no danger. Moreover, the emperor dispatched various troops, which are superior to the auxiliary thieves in terms of numbers. There In addition, King Zhao Jun and Li Jing are in charge of the overall situation, so they should be able to suppress them in one fell swoop." Feng Deyi's words objectively evaluated the situation between Jianghuai and the enemy, and avoided the sensitive issue of whether to send the prince or King Qin to preside over it. Li Yuan raised his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said: "What Feng Aiqing said is very reasonable, why didn't he say it earlier when he went to court? Now it seems that I took the situation too seriously at that time, and made a big fuss over a molehill. Forget it, we Don't discuss this matter. Supervisor Pei, let's find an easy topic to talk about." After that, the three monarchs and ministers chatted for a while. In the next two days, Tang Jian, the governor of Bingzhou, and Li Daliang, the pacifying ambassador of Bingzhou, jointly sent an urgent report, saying that the Eastern Turkic Jieli Khan sent Yuan Junzhang as a general and led 10,000 troops to commit crimes in Mayi. , defeated Yuan Junzhang's team.Jieli was furious when he heard the news, so he led an army to invade Tang territory. The Eastern Turks are Li Yuan's confidant's trouble, which is much more important than Fugong Zhe's Jianghuai Rebellion.He decided not to let Li Shimin go to Jianghuai, and instead sent him to lead the troops to Bingzhou to defend against the Turkic soldiers.He also sent Li Jiancheng's troops to station in Yanzhou and Qingzhou to guard against the Turks and Liang divisions coming from north to south. Tang Jian and Li Daliang welcomed Li Shimin into Taiyuan. After a short rest, they led their troops northward.The army meandered and gradually entered the mountain, and the terrain became obviously steeper.An autumn rain has just fallen, and the blue rocks and bushes on the mountain have been washed clean, and the surrounding mountain peaks are like the sharp edge of an axe, standing upright in the sky.Between the two mountains in the north, there is a gap, which is the world-famous Yanmen Pass. In the procession, Fang Xuanling and Li Daliang rode on horseback one after the other.Li Daliang pointed to the gap in front of him, and said, "Mr. Fang, according to our speed, we should be able to reach the pass when it gets dark." Li Daliang was born in Jingyang, with white lips and red lips, round waist and broad shoulders, with both civil and military skills. Famous.When Li Yuan entered the customs, Li Daliang came to defect and was awarded the Tumen order. He persuaded people to cultivate fields and appease the thieves there, and gradually became famous.Later, he repeatedly moved to the post of Sima of the Jinzhou Governor's Mansion, the Governor of Anzhou, and the Governor of Yuezhou.This time there was an incident in the northern border, Li Yuan appointed him as the pacification ambassador of Bingzhou and took control of the military of Bingzhou.Along the way, he heard that Fang Xuanling had lived in Jingyang for many years, and he became very affectionate immediately, with a sense of fellow countryman in his words. Li Shimin stopped his horse and asked: "Da Liang, why did the Turks focus on Mayi this time and not Yanmen?" Mayi is Shuozhou, which was renamed in the early years of Wude.But in their words, they felt that Mayi was easy to say, and they didn't mention Shuozhou. "To the King of Qin, I think the Turks think that the Yanmen Pass is so steep that it is not as easy to attack as Mayi." Li Shimin looked at the continuous mountain peaks in front of him, and sighed: "Yanmen Pass, Yanmen Pass, wild geese are difficult to cross. The terrain here is too important. If they are captured by the Turks, they can advance, attack, and retreat. Da Liang, the city wall of Yanmen Pass Is it reinforced again?" "It has been increased by three feet. No matter how the Turks attack, Dangbaoxiong Pass will not move." "Okay, as long as this pass is not lost, it will be the first iron wall in the northern border of my Tang Dynasty." Li Daliang said again: "It is true that the dangerous pass is difficult to attack, but there is another difficult thing. Your Highness, please see, the mountain road here is rugged, and it is really inconvenient to transfer grain and grass. If the grain road is cut off by the Turks, it will be difficult to hold on to the lack of grain." "That's right, you're really worried." When Li Shimin encountered enemies in the past, he often stayed out of the fortified walls and waited for the enemy to run out of food to make them mess up. If this method is used by the Turks, it will have a miraculous effect. "Your Highness, Da Liang has been meditating for a few days, remembering how I persuaded people to plow the fields when I was the Tumen Commander, and also related to Zhuge Wuhou's method of garrisoning the fields and raising wars. I think that in Bingzhou, soldiers can also be used to garrison the fields." Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "This method is wonderful. If soldiers are allowed to garrison the fields, it will not only stabilize the situation on the frontier, but also avoid the difficulties of the court's support and the hardship of transshipment. Da Liang, when you return to Taiyuan after this war, you can fight with Tang Jian Let’s play together to the Emperor Ming, and talk about the benefits of farming, and ask for permission from the Emperor Father. If this matter is completed, it will be a great achievement for you.” Li Daliang was praised by Li Shimin, and his face was overjoyed. In the evening they arrived at Yanmen Pass, and the army rested one by one.Li Shimin took the time to say to Fang Xuanling: "Li Daliang is indeed an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. What I said today made me really know him. Xuanling, the world is so big, how many heroes are there who are not in the grass? You and Ruhui Be more careful, and don't let the bright pearl cast in the dark." Fang Xuanling nodded in agreement. Jieli Khan led troops to storm Mayi, and Gao Manzheng held on to the city. Seeing that he was about to be unable to resist, Li Shimin led the reinforcements of the Tang army and appeared to the east of Mayi.Li Shimin came to help this time, and adopted two strategies. One is to send Yuchi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji and other brave generals to lead the elite cavalry to rush forward and attack, and they will touch them all at once. The Turkic soldiers made a fuss; the other was to order the follow-up soldiers to drag up the branches, raising boundless dust along the way, and spreading rumors that the Tang army had 120,000 reinforcements.Jieli Khan led less than 50,000 troops. He was terrified when he heard the news, and he also experienced the sharpness of the Tang army's offensive.After respite for a while, Jieli sent people into the Tang camp to blame Li Yuan for not keeping his promise, not paying tribute in time and regretting the marriage.Taking this as the main anti-customer, explain the reason for sending troops. Before Li Shimin set off for the expedition, Li Yuan gave him face-to-face tips.It is said that now is not the time to start a war with the Turks. After a little bit of fighting back, you can give gold coins at the right time and agree to make a marriage, which will achieve the purpose of this trip.At this time, when Li Shimin saw the Turkic envoys entering the camp, he ordered Tang Jian to receive them and return to the Turkic camp to reply.After going back and forth like this, Jieli saw that it was difficult to get more oil and water, and heard that Li Yuan promised to pay tribute in time and promised to make a marriage, he couldn't help being overjoyed.On the second day, he left the camp and returned to the tooth tent. Seeing that the major event has been decided, Tang Jian and Li Daliang bid farewell to Li Shimin, and the two returned to Taiyuan with their troops.Li Shimin didn't get Li Yuan's will, so he didn't dare to be a teacher, so he lived in Mayi and waited every day. But it is said that after Li Daliang returned to Taiyuan, he immediately submitted a request to set up farmland in Taiyuan to save transshipment.Li Daliang's seal entered the court, and Li Yuan ordered the ministers to discuss it.The ministers believed that the soldiers should concentrate on guarding the frontier and have their own rear to transfer food and grass. If they are forced to garrison the fields, it will be very annoying. Among them, Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, and Feng Deyi spoke the most violently.Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng felt that Li Daliang's proposal was feasible, because Li Daliang made a statement in court.After Li Daliang entered the court, he argued endlessly with Pei Ji and the other three in front of Li Yuan, detailing the benefits of farming, saying that the three of them could no longer argue, so Li Yuan followed Li Daliang's proposal and appointed him as the governor of Bingzhou . Li Shimin heard in Mayi that Li Jiancheng had already returned to Chang'an as a teacher. He couldn't figure out why his father kept him here, and he didn't dare to ask.At this time, I heard that my father had approved Li Daliang's plan to garrison fields, and seeing that the soldiers under him were all right and left, they also sent a report to Chang'an, asking for more garrison fields in the border of Bingzhou, and Li Yuan agreed to play. Li Daliang's act of farming can be said to be of far-reaching significance. In the coming year, tens of thousands of dendrobium will be harvested due to farming in Bingzhou.It not only met the ration needs of the soldiers on the border, but also greatly prospered the local economy. The soldiers and the people competed to cultivate the fields, which restored the vitality of this place and promoted the stability of the frontier.Previously, the Turks often chose to enter the Tang Dynasty through Bingzhou.Afterwards, the Turks saw that this place was difficult to shake, so they had no choice but to give up and choose the attack line to Yanzhou, Fangzhou, and Binzhou. The days passed day by day like this, and it entered November without realizing it.Not many days later, a blizzard came, and in just two hours, the earth was covered in snow. Li Shimin looked at Feixue from inside the tent with a blank expression on his face.He was born in a family of rich clothes and fine food, and grew up in a prosperous city. Although he also loves flying snow very much, he can't stand the bone-chilling cold.There has always been no charcoal in the northern part of the country. People here mostly use firewood or dried cow dung for heating in winter.Although it was warm when facing the fire, Li Shimin was not used to the smoke of firewood and the smell of cow dung. Li Shimin ordered Fang and Du to be summoned, and at the same time put on a scarlet embroidered sunflower jacket with purple ribbons, high-waist Liuhe boots, and a sheepskin cap with ears.Seeing the two of them entering, he said, "Gentlemen, do you still remember that year when we walked in the snow in Binzhou? Let's go, the three of us go out to have fun together again. You are wearing thin clothes, come on, take that Bring the two battle jackets, put them on, and let's go." Fang Xuanling saw that Li Shimin's mood was getting worse and worse these days, so he talked to Du Ruhui in private, trying to relieve Li Shimin's depressed mood.The two said in unison: "Okay." Huanhuan happily put on the battle jacket, and followed Li Shimin into the snow curtain outside.Ten personal guards follow and protect from a distance. There was silence all around, except for the "creaking" sound of a few people's boots stepping on the snow. Li Shimin walked in the front, silently watching the snow curtain ahead.At this time, Zuojin suddenly heard a "plop", and several people watched it attentively. It turned out that an old tree could not withstand the oppression of the continuous snow layer, and it broke at the middle. Li Shimin walked slowly to the tree, and sighed softly: "The tree is like this, how can people be embarrassed!" This is a sentence from Wang Can in the Jin Dynasty. Li Shimin's chanting of these words shows the darkness in his heart. Fang and Du looked at each other, and felt that although what he said distorted the ancient meaning and was a bit nondescript, it really reflected his state of mind at this time.Du Ruhui said: "King Qin's words are a bit off. How can a person compare to a sick tree? Although Xueluo is silent, the land under the snow layer is already full of spring." Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Ruhui's words are quite new, yes, don't look at the current snow and silver makeup, if the sun comes out, it will be another scene." Li Shimin understood that the two of them were convincing him with the things in front of him, and they wanted to comfort his lost mood. He couldn't help feeling a surge of enthusiasm in his heart, and said with a smile: "I understand this truth very well, so I don't need to say more. However, there is one thing I really don't understand. Now Jieli has already retreated, why did my father let me stay here, but didn't issue an order to call me back?" Fang Xuanling said: "It's hard to guess the Sacred Heart. Since the emperor didn't issue a decree to recall it, Qin Wangquan should spend his time here in the snow scene. In the past, there were endless battles. Although there were beautiful scenery, there was no leisure time. Now it is just to make up for this regret. There is a delay in the capital." "Yeah, out of sight, out of mind, Xuanling knows me." Li Shimin suddenly thought of the proud faces of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and felt a little unhappiness in his heart. Du Ruhui said: "King Qin, it is said that heaven makes things happen, and people plan things. Now that the crown prince is favored by the sage and praised by his ministers, it is nothing but the benefit of his secret plan some time ago. Now that we are idle in the frontier, can't we plan one or two things?" Li Shimin didn't say a word, suddenly raised his head to the sky, and then looked into the distance, wondering what he was thinking.After a while, Fang said slowly: "Xuanling, Ruhui, I suddenly think of those old gentlemen now. If they are here, we can drink around the stove and enjoy the snow scene. If Mr. Yu and Mr. Su are here Here, I don’t know how much fun I can add.” When Du Ruhui heard Li Shimin mentioning the bachelor of the Fuzhong, he suddenly remembered something, and said: "The old gentlemen are all in good shape, but unfortunately Xue Shou is so young that he can't afford to get sick. News came from the capital yesterday that Xue Shou's illness The day is getting heavier every day, and it seems that the momentum is not good." Li Shimin had known the news of Xue Shou's illness for a long time, and when he heard that his illness had worsened, a trace of worry appeared on his face, and he sighed: "Hanwu Qu Jiayi was in Changsha, but it's a pity that we don't know how to be talented. Now is the time for us to make great achievements. Xue Shou Falling deep into a deep illness, I can only say that the sky is not for you." He raised his head to the sky and screamed, and then said to the two of them: "Heaven and earth are furnaces, and nature is work! Yin and yang are charcoal, and everything is copper! We cut swords Immediately, how can you let these troublesome things bother us? Xuanling, Ruhui, today we will take "Yin Ma Great Wall Cave Tour" as the topic, and I will sing a song first, and the two of you can reciprocate it as a reward for this good occasion Beautiful scenery." Li Shimin's two lines are from Jia Yi's "Bird Fu" in the Han Dynasty.It means that people and all things live in the world, as if they are tempered in a big furnace. Li Shimin was silent for a while, and began to chant poems, which said: Fang and Du are not good at poetry and Fu. After listening to Li Shimin's reciting, they were embarrassed and unwilling to make peace.Fang Xuanling said: "Your Highness, this poem is generous and majestic, full of heroism. Xuanling remembers that Chen Shuda's attendant recently wrote a poem called "Fu Yinma Great Wall Cave". Your Highness joins in." After that, he opened his mouth and chanted: Li Shimin understood the meaning of Chen Shuda's poem, which was full of longing to calm the frontier fortress. He couldn't help but said: "Chen Shizhong's idea is very good, and the idea of ​​this poem is much higher than mine. Yes, the Great Wall has been built in the past dynasties, trying to bring the Barbarians and Di Blocking outside the city, there are Li Guang, Huo Qubing and others who are powerful in the frontier. It seems that the two methods of blocking and killing cannot fundamentally solve the problem of the frontier. We are here today to deal with Xieli. It is also an expedient measure of last resort, if we want long-term peace and stability, we have to think of other ways." Du Ruhui said: "Building the Great Wall to defeat the enemy is a passive defense; penetrating into the enemy's territory and beheading generals is to use offensive means to kill the enemy, and it is also a continuation of defense. Now our country and the East Turks are in a situation where both There are moments of confrontation and tenderness, I think, as the country gradually becomes more stable and prosperous, the method of dealing with it should also change." Li Shimin seemed to have no intention of talking, so he greeted them back to Mayi. In December of this year, when Xu Shi's new year was approaching, Li Yuan ordered Li Shimin's class teacher to return to Beijing.After Li Shimin received the imperial edict, he led his followers all the way to the south, only to see that the mountains and rivers everywhere were chilly.In the past, every time the teacher was in class, everyone would have smiles on their faces, and people from the prefectures and counties along the way would line the road to welcome them.But the road was mostly quiet. When they arrived in Taiyuan, Tang Jian and Li Daliang greeted them and sent them off, and when they arrived in other counties, there was no sound around them.Under Li Shimin's order, the group often walked around the city without disturbing them.After a few days like this, they arrived at Longmen.At that time, the river was frozen, and they crossed the river on ice.Passing through this old place, Li Shimin thought of the scene when he led the army across the river on ice to conquer Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, Li Shimin felt very vague, as if it was a long time ago. In the depths of winter, Li Yuan still couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to go out to exercise his muscles and bones.A few days ago, he led his ministers to the Yin of Huashan and hunted here for several days.That day, I heard that Li Shimin had crossed the river from Longmen and arrived at Huayin. Thinking of the times when he greeted Erlang in person, he decided to make a gesture.Then he took the bow and arrow and ordered Luan to move to Zhongwudun to welcome Li Shimin. After Li Shimin returned to Beijing, he hurried to visit Xue Shou's condition. Xue Shou had been lying on the bed for more than two months. When Li Shimin went to visit him, he was leaning on the bedside and coughing. His cheeks flushed from the cough, his chest heaved and heaved, and his breathing was very short.When he saw Li Shimin coming to visit, his eyes lit up immediately, and he waved his hands and gasped, "Please come out, King Qin, this... here is too...too dirty, don't stain your... your precious body." Li Shimin strode over to Xue Shou's bed, held his hand and said in tears, "Mr. Xue has been on the bed for a long time, and Shimin has no chance to see you. I am in Saibei, and I have always missed you. Do you blame me for letting me go out? " Xue Shou became anxious, but he was panting so badly that he couldn't speak. 薛收的侄子薛元敬候在身侧，他端起茶盏，喂薛收喝上几口清水，然薛收又呛了气，咳得更厉害。薛元敬用手掌轻拍其背，以舒缓其气。慢慢地，薛收缓过劲来，平卧榻上，张口大喘粗气，脸上依旧红得厉害。 薛元敬趁这个空儿对李世民说道：“禀秦王，叔父这些日子，天天挂念着殿下。他总怕今生今世难再见到你，每天他都让我到府上打探殿下的消息。” 李世民眼光中闪着泪花，握起薛收之手，颤声道：“薛先生，我知道你有话对我说。你且歇缓过劲来，我在这里慢慢等你。” 薛收的手紧了紧，用力点了点头。 众人见薛收有话要说，遂识趣地慢慢退出房外。 过了好长一段时间，薛收止住了喘，脸上的潮红也褪下许多，方缓缓言道：“秦王……我看如今朝中形势……显然要不利于殿下。” Li Shimin nodded. 薛收继续言道：“祸福相伏……事在人为……秦王切不可堕了志气。” 忽然，薛收的言语流畅起来：“好多事情，看似复杂，其实简单。殿下，所谓静如处女，动如脱兔，此中之味唯殿下体会最深。” 李世民明白薛收隐晦所指，他其实是告诉自己，在争夺储位这件事情上，要主动。 李世民不接话，场面顿时静默了片刻，薛收费力地摇了摇手，长叹道：“殿下，就是这话。可惜，我恐怕不能再为殿下尽力了。” 李世民又流出了泪水，说道：“先生尽管养病，世民回去，当寻找天下良医，定为先生祛除疾患。”他见薛收神情委顿，不忍再扰，遂起身离去。 李世民出门后，问薛元敬道：“薛先生所患何病？缘何没有起色？” 薛元敬压低嗓音道：“听来的医生说，叔父这是患了痨病，所下药石毫无用处，眼见叔父的身子一日比一日虚了，近时还常常发烧。” 李世民心里一震，明白人若患了痨病，无药可治，他说道：“既然患的是痨病，为何不早一点把他送往岭南，却在这里苦苦相捱？”其时人们对付痨病，多将病人送往阳光充足的地方静养，往往也能收到一些效果。 “瞧叔父的身子，经不起大动，若将他转运到岭南，恐怕路上……”薛元敬忍不住也抽泣起来。 李世民回府后，伤心不已，对房玄龄道：“当初你和薛收在泾阳投我，已历七载有余。你的功劳，那就不用说了。薛收偏爱典籍，其诗赋文章，年轻一代中，他与褚亮最为拔尖。至于谋略胆识，当初在洛阳，窦建德来攻，独薛收敢于和朝中重臣相争，坚持分兵虎牢。仅此一件功劳，尽掩其书生本色，将彪炳史册。我看他的病，恐怕是好不起来了。” 房玄龄黯然道：“薛收今年刚刚三十三岁，正是为秦王出力的时候，现在若走，实在可惜。” 薛收又在榻上躺了一个月后，终于逝去。 李世民闻讯，亲往薛收府中恸哭。薛收出殡之日，李世民身带天策府属送葬，自己亲自扶棺，当街大哭。李世民作为一名皇子，封号为天策上将、秦王，竟为一名府属扶棺，明显不合礼制，礼官颇有微言。 李元吉听说了这件事儿，心里不甚明白，问李建成道：“不过是一名府属死了嘛，他二郎何至于呼天抢地，当街大哭？” 李建成冷笑道，“二郎这样做作，无非是给他的手下看，想让他们更加死心塌地。若失了这班府属，他还有什么呢？” 薛收死后，李世民十分挂念其家属，写信嘱托薛元敬多照顾其妻儿。 李世民对薛收的真情流露，深深感动了天策府内的众人。都想李世民能够这样善待手下，自己不枉了这番追随。