Inside the lobby.

Li Yuan's nostrils were still spitting out, and his face was unhappy, obviously still unhappy about Li Xiuning's words.

"After all, the eldest sister is just a woman, and the woman's opinion is normal, and the father should not care too much about it, and he is angry with his body." Li Shimin smiled and said with relief.

Li Yuan's mood eased a little, and he sighed: "This king is not angry, just disappointed, I didn't expect your eldest sister to be so ignorant, this king has really taught her in vain over the years." ”

Li Shimin accompanied his father and counted his sister Li Xiuning behind.

"Since this is the case, according to the intention of my father Wang Shicai, I will immediately prepare to mobilize a large army and take Jinyang in the south." Li Shimin turned his words to the point.

"Just do as you say." Li Yuan nodded in agreement, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled and comforted: "Shimin, for my father to know that you can fight well, the burden of taking Jinyang from the south, this king will be handed over to you, if your father can really achieve the emperor's business, in the future, the position of the prince may not have to be established, and it is not impossible to establish a virtuous person." ”

Li Yuan made a heavy promise to Li Shimin, and euphemistically said that he would make him the crown prince in the future, instead of his eldest son Li Jiancheng.

In Li Shimin's eagle eyes, a trace of excitement suddenly swelled up, but he immediately said: "Everything my son does is for his father, for our Li family, not for himself, as for how to arrange things in the future, everything is up to his father." ”

Li Shimin replied tactfully, although he did not explicitly say that he liked the position of the prince, but the sentence "everything is up to his father" is equivalent to implying that Li Yuan does want to be the prince.

Of course, Li Yuan could hear the meaning of his words, and immediately said solemnly: "Shimin, don't worry, whoever has contributed a lot to our Li family, the father will see it in his eyes and keep it in his heart, and his father will never treat you badly, you can do it with confidence." ”

"Thank you, Father, here we go." Li Shimin happily accepted the order, was full of spirits, and happily retreated.

……

On the same day, Li Shimin received Li Yuan's edict, and in the name of the king of the Southern Courtyard, he gathered the Liao army in Pingcheng and Yanmen, and prepared to send troops south in Keri under the cover of changing troops and horses.

On that day, the hall was discussed, and all the generals heard Li Shimin's proposal, and now as soon as Li Yuan mobilized his troops and horses, everyone quickly guessed Li Yuan's intentions.

Li Jiancheng is no exception.

That night, Li Jiancheng came to meet Li Yuan secretly with a stomach full of unhappiness and opposed the adoption of Li Shimin's strategy.

"Built, my father knows that you are competitive with the people, and you like to fight for everything since you were a child, everything he approves of, you always oppose it, but you approve of it, and he will always sing the opposite, but this time, he is not only for himself, but also for our Li family, for you."

Hearing Li Yuan's meaningful words, Li Jiancheng's excited opposition suddenly calmed down, and he looked at Li Yuan in surprise, unable to understand what he meant by these words.

At that moment, Li Yuan told Li Jiancheng what Li Shimin said to him after some modification and processing.

What imperial industry, what is the bright future of the Li family, those extremely tempting words, in the blink of an eye, Li Jiancheng heard that his blood was boiling, and his eyes were full of golden light.

"So, the second brother's strategy is really for our Li family? For you, Father? Li Jiancheng said with a look of surprise.

"Of course, he's actually still doing it for you, brother." Li Yuan smiled, and his tone became playful, "Think about it, if your father can ascend to the throne of God in the future, as the eldest son, your father will definitely make you the prince, and our Li family's country will be handed over to you sooner or later, isn't this for you?" ”

Li Jiancheng's body shook suddenly, the blood in his chest instantly boiled to the extreme, and his thoughts instantly traveled to the future, as if he had seen himself wearing a dragon robe, high above, and a majestic emperor.

He even saw that Li Shimin, the younger brother who had fought with him since he was a child and was considered better than him by most people, knelt at his feet unwillingly, and was forced to shout long live to himself.

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng's mind immediately took a 180-degree turn, and the mood of opposition disappeared in an instant.

At that moment, he bowed his hand to Li Yuan, and said: "Actually, my son has long wanted to persuade my father to become a hero and lead our Li family to achieve a great cause, but I don't know my father's thoughts, so my son has not dared to say it clearly, I didn't expect my father to have such ambitions, so I can rest assured now, my son is naturally like the second brother, and I am willing to do my best to assist my father in achieving great things." ”

Li Jiancheng made a generous statement, and Li Yuan, who listened to it, was also overjoyed, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and laughed out loud.

Suddenly, he slapped the case and said with relief: "Completed, for my father to have such a deep understanding of righteousness as you, why worry about the great cause, you will immediately make preparations, and soon lead the troops south with the people of the world, break through Yanmen, capture Jinyang, and open up a great cause for our Li family." ”

"My son will go to the soup for his father, and he will not hesitate to do anything!" Li Jiancheng was also excited and took the order.

The father and son looked at each other and laughed, and the fierce and proud laughter echoed in the lobby.

……

Yanjing.

The Zhulu Wei army has already gathered in the capital, and in less than half a month, it has gathered nearly 300,000 troops.

This number was not enough, and the plan of the potters was to gather an army of 400,000 and mobilize as many troops as possible for the Northern Expedition.

In this Northern Expedition, he not only wanted to eliminate Li Yuan, the king of the Southern Courtyard, but also to kill the grassland outside the Saiwai in one go, along with Yelu Abaoji and his Liao State, and destroy them together.

In the Golden Palace.

On the ground in front of the stairs, a huge map had been spread, and the potter stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking down at the large map at his feet, and the eagle eyes swept around the landmarks, thinking about the strategy of destroying the enemy.

"Your Majesty, my follow-up army of 50,000 can be assembled in three days at the latest, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses of General Wei Qing of the state will be combined, and there will be a total of 400,000 troops, and I will be able to raise an army to attack Liao in the north in a few days."

At the bottom of the stairs, Li Cunxiao bowed his hand to the potter, reported the military situation, and the excitement of hunting was all written on his face.

The potter nodded slightly, flicked his hand, and said proudly: "Okay!" As soon as the army is gathered, the Northern Expedition will be defeated and the Liao State will be destroyed! ”

In the main hall, the blood of the generals boiled up, and they were eager to fight one by one, and they were eager to make meritorious contributions.

At this moment, a gust of wind shot into the hall, and a vague figure quickly stood clearly in the main hall, bowing down at the feet of the potter.

It's Dai Zong!

A bad premonition suddenly surged in the heart of the pottery merchant, and he had previously sent Dai Zong to Bingzhou, informing Wei Qing, Fan Hao and other generals to prepare for the Northern Expedition to destroy Liao, and ordered Dai Zong to sneak to the enemy territory nearby to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.

Today, Dai Zong went back again, and in less than four days, he hurried back in such a hurry, so that the potter couldn't help but have a thought in his heart:

Something happened in the state.

"Your Majesty, and the state urgently, a few days ago Li Yuan sent 50,000 Liao troops to raid Yanmen Pass, General Zhang was defeated, lost Yanmen Pass, 50,000 Liao troops drove south, has besieged the Jinyang City guarded by General Fan, General Wei Qing is leading troops and horses on the way to Jinyang, and specially asked the ministers to rush back to ask for help."

Yanmen Pass lost?

Jinyang City is besieged!

As soon as this bad news came out, the Golden Palace shook, and the important ministers of the Great Wei Dynasty in the hall were all shocked and shocked, and there was an uproar.

Something really happened in the state......

The potter's eagle eyes moved, his sword eyebrows were deep, and his expression was a little surprised, and he was worried: "I didn't expect that this Li Yuan actually chose to strike first, and actually attacked me before my 400,000 soldiers arrived, Li Yuan, Li Yuan, you really gave me a big surprise......

When the potter was surprised, the ministers in the palace were already talking.

Obviously, the big guys thought that Li Yuan was weak, and in the face of the imminent threat of the 400,000 troops of the Great Wei, he would wisely choose to stick to the city and wait for the arrival of the main reinforcements of Yelu Abaoji.

None of them expected that Li Yuan would dare to take the initiative.

"Li Yuan dared to strike first with only 50,000 soldiers and horses, isn't he afraid that the 50,000 army will not besiege Jinyang, and will be surrounded and annihilated outside Jinyang City by the army that we came later? Also, Yanmen Pass is also considered a dangerous pass, and Zhang He can be regarded as a general, how could he give the Liao army to break through the pass so quickly and drive south deep into the hinterland of Bingzhou, this is also too unreasonable......"

Liu Ji, the top strategist, was also excited, muttering to himself, stammering was gone, and the four words were puzzled, but they were written all over his face.

"Liu Banxian is right, how could Zhang He lose Yanmen Pass so quickly, and how did Li Yuan's army break through the gate so quickly?"

In the potter's mind, a big question mark also rose, and his thoughts flew around, and his body suddenly shook.

"Could it be that person?"