The military reports kept coming to him day after day, and now Jiangdong lost Yuzhang, Luling and half of Poyang in a row. Although Fang Tianding and Zhugejin supported him, the army of Qi was gradually approaching, as if preparing to encircle Jingkou.
If Jingkou is besieged, there will be no room for salvation in Jiangdong.
Just as he was thinking, a voice came from outside the carriage.
"Your Highness, His Majesty greeted you personally outside the city."
Li Shimin sighed, straightened his armor, and slowly walked out of the carriage.
"Second brother!" Seeing Li Shimin's figure, Li Jiancheng walked towards Li Shimin quickly as if seeing his own father, and hugged the younger brother in his arms.
Li Shimin was a little confused by what happened to him, but right now he was not good enough to break up with Li Jiancheng, so he could only pretend to cry.
"Long live, long live!" The surrounding people and soldiers cheered when they saw that their brother was well.
With a lot of emotion, we exchanged greetings for a while.
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Shimin in front of him and said: "Second brother, I will hold a banquet in the palace tonight. It has been a long time since you and my brother have seen each other. I want to have a good talk with you tonight."
Li Jiancheng said one word at a time, which made Li Shimin feel more and more unhappy.
But he also understands that he must not tear his face at the moment, he hastily bowed and said: "Brother Huang's kindness, Shimin can't shirk it, now that the country is in crisis, Shimin is going to have a good discussion with Brother Huang."
Seeing that Li Shimin was very understanding, Li Jiancheng nodded in satisfaction and waved to Cai Jing next to him.
Cai Jing took out a long-written edict from his arms and opened it, reading: "By God, the emperor ordered that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, guard Jingkou and work hard for the country. Shangzhu Kingdom, the governor of Chinese and foreign military forces, added [-] townships."
Dazai Shizhong, these are the first-class official positions in the Tang Dynasty, although these are honorary titles in the current court.But all of them were promised to one person, which shows Li Jiancheng's heart.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Even though Li Shimin didn't want this in his heart, but Li Jiancheng gave himself enough face, he had no choice but to accept courtesy.
The ministers greeted Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin and quickly entered the city.
Everyone was full of joy, thankful that the two princes of Datang could coexist peacefully.
But only Cai Jing understands that everything is just an illusion.
The positions of the two are different, if it were not for the state of Qi to oppress the border, it is absolutely impossible for the two of them to sit together.
Even though Li Shimin came to Jiankang in person, as long as the Jingkou army did not fall into his hands, the conflict between the two would never end.
Cai Jing looked at the court clothes on his body, and sneered in his heart. He had been in the south of the Yangtze River for several years, and it was time for him to be loyal to His Majesty.
At this moment, two attendants quickly came to Cai Jing, Cai Jing greeted a few words, and then returned to the palace with the team.
It was night, and there was a big banquet in the palace.
Although Li Shimin was a little tired after running all the way, he couldn't bear the courtesy of Li Jiancheng and the ministers below, so he had to bite the bullet and drink a few more glasses.
On weekdays, Li Shimin has a good capacity for alcohol, and he doesn't feel anything even after drinking a few more glasses, but for some reason, the wine tasted a little bit better today.
"Second brother, have another drink." Li Jiancheng raised his glass and toasted Li Shimin again.
Li Shimin quickly waved his hands and said, "No, it can't be done. Brother Huang, I really can't drink anymore."
Li Jiancheng was about to speak when a person came in from outside the hall. This person was none other than Cai Jing, who was in charge of the bureaucracy and had power over the government.
"Where did Cai Shangshu go?"
Cai Jing arched his hands in embarrassment and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have been unwell for the past few days, and I went to the toilet several times just now, disturbing Your Majesty's elegance, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Li Jiancheng was happy, and Cai Jing was his vassal, how could he easily blame him, waved his hand, motioning him to sit closer.
Cai Jing was also polite, and sat directly next to Li Shimin, held up the wine glass on the table and respected: "His Royal Highness, the servants admire you very much, and it is precisely because I have you in Jingkou in the Tang Dynasty that Jiangdong will not be lost." !"
Li Shimin drank a little too much, so naturally he didn't care so much at this time, and said honestly: "That's just a soldier's life. If I was in Jingzhou back then, my Tang Dynasty wouldn't be like this..."
Li Jiancheng, who was still happy at first, suddenly became gloomy.
The battle in Jingzhou was a shame for him all over.
It was precisely because of his and his fourth brother's mistakes that more than [-] elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty died in battle, and also caused the Tang Dynasty to lose the entire land of Jingzhou, and now it can only be settled in a corner.
Compared with him, Li Shimin guarded Jingkou, fully restraining the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Northern Qi State from going south.
How can Li Jiancheng not care about it as it grows and fades away.
But Li Jiancheng is not an idiot, so he can't kill Li Shimin at this time.
After all, his country still needs him to protect it.
Embarrassedly smiled and said: "Yes! An older brother is not as good as a second younger brother. If the emperor had taken you as the general at the beginning, it would really be difficult for Qi to cross the Yangtze River."
Although Li Shimin was drunk, he was still half conscious. Seeing what Li Jiancheng said, he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my wrong words."
Li Jiancheng's enthusiasm has dissipated a lot, and he lost his interest at the moment. Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, he sneered and said, "His Royal Highness is drunk, come here, and send His Highness to rest inside."
Cai Jing quickly stood up and said: "I have never drunk, so I will serve His Highness King Qin!"
Li Jiancheng was absent-minded, and he didn't notice why Cai Jing, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was so enthusiastic about doing what a servant would do.
Chapter 922 Loyal Minister Cai Jing
Cai Jing helped Li Shimin out of the hall, seeing that no one was paying attention, he walked slowly towards a remote palace.
The Tang Palace occupies a huge area. Qi Jiguang broke down the city and burned some places before. Li Jiancheng had no money in hand, so he could only temporarily seal up part of the palace, leaving only half of it to live in.
But this half of the place is enough to make people lost.
"You, who are you?" Li Shimin was already completely drunk, with the smell of alcohol constantly coming from his mouth.
Seeing him like this, Cai Jing couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
In the main hall, although everyone drank the same wine, Li Shimin's place was quite different.
The problem is not the wine, but the cup.
Cai Jing wiped some Thousand Days' Drunk on the wine cup in advance.
This kind of poison mixed with alcohol is colorless, odorless, and will not cause much harm. The only thing that can cause it is drowsiness.
The larger the dose, the longer the drowsiness will be.
As a minister of Qi State, Cai Jing knew that Li Shimin was a thorn in the side of Qi State.
Now half of the Tang Dynasty has fallen into the hands of Cao Anmin, but if Li Shimin is not eliminated for a day, the land of Jiangdong will not be calmed down quickly.
Only get rid of Li Shimin!
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