Reborn Prince built

, He let you go because he liked your ability, and you should give the same reward as your father expected. "

Li Shimin was scolded by him, and he muttered a few words. After all, he had nothing to say, so he had to respond hastily, "Brother, don't be angry, I just obey what my father means."

When the time comes, the battle will be resolved quickly, and you will be back soon.He made up his mind, so he said to Li Yuanji: "When I'm not around, you have to take good care of elder brother."

Li Jiancheng's eyes had already softened. He was a little lazy in his illness, so he leaned back on the hidden pouch, and said with a smile, "There are so many people in the palace, is there any need to bother Yuanji with these trivial matters?"

Li Shimin didn't speak, but just winked at Li Yuanji, who rarely nodded obediently.

After talking for a while, Li Jiancheng urged Li Yuanji to go back. Although Li Yuanji was reluctant, he thought that Li Jiancheng cared about him. He hadn't had a good rest after returning from Liangzhou, so he got up and left.

Li Shimin said he wanted to see him off, and followed him out.

"Don't think that because I'm not here, you can get big brother's idea." Li Shimin said.

Li Yuanji looked back at him and sneered, not at all as obedient as he was in front of Li Jiancheng, "You have reached the championship this year, why are you still thinking so childishly?"

Li Shimin looked at his back, and was not angry, but walked back to the East Palace with a faint smile.

Changsun Wuji wanted to go back to Qin Palace with Li Shimin to see Li Chengqian, but Li Shimin went to the East Palace halfway, so he had to go alone.

Li Chengqian is very obedient, except when he is hungry, he seldom cries, most of them are lying in the cradle, with big eyes rolling around, looking at the novelties around him.

"Chengqian is becoming more and more like the people of the world." Changsun Wuji laughed, teasing Li Chengqian from time to time.

Changsun Wugou put down the book in his hand, looked at Changsun Wuji for a long time, and then asked: "Brother, are Shimin living in the army these days?"

Changsun Wuji forgot to look at her suspiciously, and said, "Yes, except for the occasional trip to the East Palace, he ate and lived with the soldiers in the army, and won a lot of praise. The Lord also sees that he leads the troops well. , so he was sent to attack Liu Wuzhou."

The eldest grandson Wugou did not feel relieved, she stood up and walked to the window, looking at the rockery outside the window, wondering what she was thinking.

"You won't lose your temper with the people of the world because of this?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"How could it be?" Changsun Wugou turned around, with a smile on his face, "He wanted to be a hero admired by all since he was a child. As his wife, I naturally support him."

Changsun Wuji always felt that Changsun Wugou was a little strange, but he couldn't tell, thinking that she was a well-educated child since she was a child, so she would never lose her temper because of this matter, so she didn't take it to heart.

Seeing him teasing Li Chengqian again, Changsun Wugou suppressed his smile, tightened his grip on the window frame, and the beautiful long nail on his little finger snapped violently.

The author has something to say: Ah, long time no see...Qingqing has an exam recently, so it's slower, um...

two armies stalemate

Two days later, Li Shimin led his army to set off again to conquer Liu Wuzhou.

But this time the expedition is extremely serious.After Liu Wenjing was executed, Li Shimin did not enter the palace for half a month because he offended Li Yuan.Li Yuan was so angry that he sent Pei Ji, a civil servant, to fight against Liu Wuzhou, who was marching south. The two sides fought in Suoyuandu, and the Tang army was defeated. Pei Ji fled back to Jinzhou alone. Jinyang, the place where the troops were sent, followed by pressing harder and harder, and the blade pointed directly at Chang'an.

In desperation, Pei Ji issued an order to fortify the walls and clear the fields, forcing the people from all over the country to move into the city, and burn all the food and property that could not be taken away. Small groups of insurgents appeared one after another. At this time of internal and external troubles, Pei Ji had no choice but to return to Chang'an and plead guilty to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was in a state of desperation at this time, so he didn't care about him, so he immediately called a group of ministers to discuss.Although he had listened to everyone's opinions earlier, he still had contempt for Liu Wuzhou in his heart. In addition, Li Shimin's outstanding military achievements and fame in recent years sometimes dared to confront him face to face. So he changed the coach and sent his most trusted Pei Ji to go.

As the crown prince, how could Li Jiancheng not know about this matter? He persuaded Li Yuan more and more to go his own way. Forget it.

After Li Shimin learned of this, he was not angry.He is full of eyes on the big brother, and he wishes to stay in Chang'an for a while. Besides, he also knows that Pei Ji is a civil servant, but Liu Wuzhou's subordinate Song Jingang is not a vegetarian. He had to clean up the mess.So he stayed in Chang'an steadfastly, and went to the East Palace to meet his eldest brother every day. He was quite confident in himself, even if Liu Wuzhou attacked Chang'an, he would be able to lead Qin Wangjun to beat him back to the frontier county in Mayi.

Therefore, after the collapse of the army, all the people in the court were panic-stricken. When many courtiers complained about Pei Ji who had returned after a disastrous defeat, Li Shimin just accepted Li Yuan's order to take back Taiyuan calmly, and treated Pei Ji the same as before.

It's just that what needs to be done still has to be done.

Before going out for the expedition, Li Shimin found Pei Ji, and said straight to the point: "Pei Gong, my condolences will change."

Hearing this, Pei Ji smiled wryly. He was haggard, with gloomy eyes and brows. He no longer had the unrestrained smile and astonishing talent of the past.Li Shimin looked at him carefully, and saw that his black hair had turned gray within two months, and felt sad. Although he was always cold and stern, he still had a lot of respect for these ministers who were old friends of the Li family. I respect you, otherwise I wouldn't have spoken out against Li Yuan because of Liu Wenjing's death.

Pei Ji poured wine for him, sat down, waved his hands and said, "I'm fine." This sentence was extremely bitter, how could Li Shimin not understand it, and couldn't help persuading him: "Please take care of your health, Mr. Tang. Everything depends on Duke Pei."

Pei Ji just took a sip of the rice wine, remained silent for a long time before reluctantly said: "His Royal Highness Qin Mo said more, this time... I'm really ashamed, I don't know what's the matter with His Highness coming here?"

Seeing him like this, Li Shimin had no choice but to give up consoling him, and expressed his intentions: "What do you think of Song Jingang, Mr. Pei?"

He didn't mention Liu Wuzhou, because he didn't take this person seriously, even if the person who colludes with the Turks and flatters them has a bit of bravery and intelligence, that's nothing to worry about.On the contrary, Song Jingang under Liu Wuzhou is indeed a fierce general.Not to mention that Song Jingang still has many brave generals under his command, he is really a formidable enemy.

Pei Ji thought for a while, and said: "Song Jingang is very resourceful, does King Qin know how I was defeated by him before?"

Li Shimin said: "I heard that he took advantage of our army's shifting position to launch a surprise attack just now..." Li Shimin's expression was somewhat suspicious. At that time, the two armies were facing each other, and moving the position was a big taboo for military strategists. Although Pei Ji had never been on the battlefield, he should Don't make such mistakes.

Pei Ji also saw Li Shimin's doubts, so he sighed and said: "At that time, the two sides were facing each other. I thought that although they expanded rapidly, but their army went deep alone, it must be much more difficult to supply than our army. If Song Jingang can't hold the fortress, we will I also find it strange that the water source in the camp will be completely destroyed in a few days, and I had no choice but to move the camp, because the army was in chaos when the camp was moved, and Song and Jin just got it."

"Then we continued to go south, and the Jinyang guard led his elite to abandon the city and fled. Liu Wuzhou captured Jinyang without any effort, hum!" Li Shimin raised his thick eyebrows after speaking, and his killing intent suddenly appeared, like this kind of battle without a fight. If the fleeing general falls into his hands, his life will definitely be worse than death.It's a pity that they were Li Yuanji's subordinates. Thinking that this gloomy younger brother was also punished for this, Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief and returned to his indifferent expression.

He thought for a moment, and said, "Pei Gong thinks, what should we do to deal with Song Jingang?"

"Liu Wuzhou trusted Song Jingang, and almost handed over all the troops to the King of Song. If he could drive them apart, he would be able to defeat himself." As a counselor, when Pei Ji came down from the battlefield, he was thinking about such insidious things. man's scheme.

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "At this time, there are internal and external troubles, and various anti-kings are also taking this opportunity to aggressively attack our country of Tang. This battle needs to be resolved quickly, and a big victory must be won, so as to deter the surrounding area and revive the military power of the Tang country. Mr. Pei It's a good idea, but it doesn't work."

Pei Ji was startled, and said: "His Royal Highness, this is inevitable..."

"It's difficult for a strong man?" Li Shimin's mouth curled slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The soldiers under my command will definitely be able to do it!"

In December, Li Shimin led his army to set off.

The two sides were facing each other in Baibi. It was the cold winter, and the army could only rely on the rear for support. The Tang army should have taken advantage of it, but there was a problem in the rear. The supply of food and grass was not enough, so the only advantage of the Tang army was also lost. Tang Jun was in trouble.

In Li Shimin's account, several generals were anxiously discussing countermeasures.

Li Shimin stared at the map in front of him. This is because Pei Ji had asked him to mark the locations of small groups of rebels in various places. Li Shimin had to avoid these rebels when he went out this time. Wrestling is really a blunder.

"For the matter of food and grass, the generals and soldiers will divide into groups and take turns to collect from the people. They must be collected." He raised his body and said coldly.

The generals who were interrupted looked at each other, Changsun Wuji hesitated and said: "Your Highness, if you do this, the common people will be more rebellious, and they may not give it."

"I have to get food and grass by any means. If I don't give them, I invite them to come to my barracks, and I will come and talk to them in person." Li Shimin said this plainly,