"At that time, you didn't know that it was Your Majesty's private patrol, and of course there was no crime of bullying the king." Yuan Ziyan smiled.

Xue Rengui was grateful, but still looked at Li Shimin with some unease, Li Shimin laughed: "The words of the national teacher are exactly what I want to say." ”

"Your Majesty, Thank you! Xue Rengui went to the soup and went to the fire, and he didn't give up! Xue Rengui said with an oath.

"Xue Rengui, you have a meritorious service today, and you will be named a guerrilla general immediately, and you will be given two good-breed war horses, forty silk horses, and ten slaves!" Li Shimin said.

Xue Rengui was so moved that he just kowtowed. Because these rewards were not only honor, but also household goods, the emperor knew that he did not have a high status in his daughter-in-law's family, and asked him to send his belongings home so that his wife could use them for some purposes.

Nobody, suddenly promoted to general, Xue Rengui became popular overnight, and his prestige in the army was extremely high.

Since then, Xue Rengui has stayed by Li Shimin's side, and he has changed his sloppy image in the past, always wearing white clothes to show people, and he looks a little majestic. Although his status is high, Xue Rengui has always had the strength to act as a pioneer, every time he charges into battle, he is always at the forefront, holding Fang Tian's halberd and carrying two strong bows at his waist, majestic and indispensable.

After several clashes with Goryeo, the Tang army was unstoppable, broke the Goryeo army, and its prestige spread far and wide, and pursued it all the way to Anshi City.

In fact, from the current point of view, this campaign has been successful, and Datang has come from afar. It is impossible to occupy all the cities, and even if they are occupied for a while, there are no troops to defend them. Sooner or later, you'll have to lose.

The joy of successive victories made the soldiers dazed and wanted to conquer Anshi again. Anshi is heavily guarded, the city walls are very strong, and the iron city gate is two meters thick, if it is attacked, there will naturally be a lot of casualties.

"What do you have to do?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a plan. Can force Anshi City to retreat! Jiangxia King Li Daozong said.

"Oh, tell me about it."

"Our army can divide its forces and feign an attack on Pyongyang. Strike the east and the west, wait for the soldiers and horses in the city to retreat, immediately attack the city, and the big thing will be done! Li Daozong's eyes lit up. Said confidently.

"No!" The eldest grandson, Wuji, immediately retorted. said: "The division of troops will weaken the main force of the Tang Army, and what are you putting Your Majesty's safety at risk?" ”

"It's just a feigned attack, and it's not serious!" Li Daozong straightened his neck to argue.

"Unless there is a large army transfer, the defenders in the city are not stupid, how can they be easily fooled. What if he also used the technique of attacking the east and attacking the west, dividing his troops to support Pyongyang all the way, and rushing all the way to this place? The eldest grandson Wuji asked.

This. Li Daozong's face flushed, and he sat down angrily. muttered: "You have never led troops, you are afraid of wolves and tigers, can you become a big thing?" ”

"Okay, don't make any noise." Li Shimin stopped the eldest grandson Wuji, who wanted to step forward, frowned and asked, "This plan is put aside for the time being, but are there any other plans?" ”

"Your Majesty, when the ministers go to call for battle tomorrow, if they can attract the opponent's defenders, they will be able to deter the defenders in the city." Li Tao arched his hand and said.

Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but glance at Li Tao, since the battle, Li Tao has fought bravely to kill the enemy and made a lot of achievements, but his killing heart is too heavy, as if venting, it always makes people feel that something is wrong.

"That's fine, it's better to test it first, it's better than standing still, otherwise the other party will think I'm scared." Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

After waiting for Li Shimin to sleep at night, Yuan Ziyan wanted to go to Li Tao to explain a few words, but as soon as he walked out of the camp, he heard the news from the guards, and His Majesty summoned him, and Yuan Ziyan hurriedly turned back.

However, after seeing Li Shimin, there was nothing important, and he chatted for nearly half an hour, and when Yuan Ziyan went to find Li Tao again, he had already fallen asleep, so he was not good to disturb him late at night.

Of course, Li Shimin did it on purpose, he didn't want Yuan Ziyan to have anything to do with his ex-husband Li Tao again, it was best to stay as far away as possible, and not see each other for the rest of his life.

Early the next morning, when it was just dawn, Yuan Ziyan immediately got up to find Li Tao, but learned that he had led 5,000 soldiers and horses to call for battle, so he hurriedly rode a horse and chased him out.

When Li Shimin woke up and learned that Yuan Ziyan had gone to chase Li Tao, the boss was not happy, and while sending someone to protect the national teacher, he had a lot of opinions on Li Tao.

Li Tao, formerly known as Xu Maogong, ex-wife Yuan Ziyan, in the war years, in order to protect her husband, Yuan Ziyan claimed that she had divorced Xu Maogong, but Li Shimin took the opportunity to stay by her side domineeringly.

In the face of the depressed Xu Maogong, Li Shimin was also a marquis and a reward, and he even gave him the surname Li, which means that our brothers are a family. The estrangement between the monarch and the minister began to disappear with the passage of time, but the sensitive point between the two was always touched again because of Yuan Ziyan.

Li Shimin was reluctant to be the boss of Li Tao, and he really couldn't sit still, ignoring everyone's opposition, he turned over and chased after him.

Yuan Ziyan chased after Li Tao, of course, not because of old feelings, but because he was not at ease with him, lest he have any radical behavior. However, when she felt it, she realized that it was a little late.

Li Tao sent people to beat drums and call the formation, but it didn't work at all, the other party just refused to fight, and the purpose was to consume the Tang army and make it retreat without a fight. After all, the front of the Tang Army was too long, and it was very difficult to supply materials.

When the plan failed, Li Tao went to send someone to scold again, what was ugly and scolding, but the other party's cheeky thief thickened, and the defenders simply blocked their ears, as if they couldn't hear it.

Li Tao was furious and went into battle in person, and the defenders on the city tower immediately opened their positions, and the bows and arrows and stone carts were all aimed at him, and as soon as Li Tao entered the encirclement, he immediately ordered to shoot him!

"Carving insect skills!" Li Tao has experienced a hundred battles, of course, he will not be easily fooled, but he was very angry when he returned in vain, and immediately put down the cruel words: "Wait for the rats, when his Japanese general breaks through the city, he will definitely slaughter the soldiers and civilians in the city, and no one will be left!" ”

"Mao Gong, what kind of fart are you doing!"

There was a coquettish shout behind him, and Li Tao hurriedly looked back and found that Yuan Ziyan was riding a horse and came quickly, his face full of anger, as if he was blaming him. Li Tao hurriedly rode up to meet him and asked, "Ziyan, why are you here?" ”

"Not for you!" Yuan Ziyan's anger did not subside.

"Hehe, I'm not in danger, it's hard to worry about Ziyan......"

"You don't have to be amorous here! I'm not worried that you're in danger, I'm afraid you'll do something drastic! Yuan Ziyan said angrily.

"I, what did I do?"

"Anshi is impregnable, your intimidation, the army and the people are united, it is bound to be more difficult to attack, the soldiers have left their hometowns here, do they just want to die here?" Yuan Ziyan asked angrily.

Li Tao was shocked and sweated, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Ziyan, it's all my fault, it's really negligent, I will go back and ask Your Majesty for my guilt!" ”

"Humph!"

Yuan Ziyan turned around and left, and it didn't take long to meet Li Shimin, who was coming to him. Yuan Ziyan was angry, no one paid attention, galloped on horseback, and when he returned to his tent, he covered his head and fell asleep. Regardless of his east, west, north, south, and middle, he will sleep enough first.

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, and he was happy to see the two turn their faces, so he beckoned everyone to go back too. Li Tao came back dejectedly, naturally kneeling on the ground to apologize, Li Shimin was in a good mood, and did not punish him, but comforted him and asked him to retreat and rest.

As for Anshi, I'm afraid it can't be attacked anymore, as Yuan Ziyan said, the whole city is on guard, old and young are soldiers, solid as gold, and if you want to attack the city again, it will be even more difficult.

"Who is willing to lead an army to attack the city?" This morning, Li Shimin frowned and asked.

Everyone was silent, and secretly aimed their eyes at Xue Rengui, this kid is at the forefront every time, maybe it is most appropriate for him to go. Sure enough, Xue Rengui came out of the ranks, but what he said surprised everyone.

"Your Majesty, winter has arrived, the north is extremely cold, and it will snow heavily in the near future, and many soldiers are not used to it. And the supply of grain and grass is very difficult, if you live here for a long time, the army's morale is weak, and Anshi has all the troops and horses, but our side has no chance of winning. After Xue Rengui finished speaking, he knelt on one knee, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the last general begs to withdraw immediately!" ”

There was an uproar, this time Goryeo had already been repelled, if he could occupy Anshi, it would be equivalent to getting Liaodong, wouldn't it be a pity to give up easily?

"What does the national teacher think?" Li Shimin asked.

Yuan Ziyan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Xue is reasonable, and it has been nearly a year since he left the capital. ”

Most people also had this idea in their hearts, and remained silent at this time, Li Shimin got up with a smile, stepped forward to help Xue Rengui, and nodded: "According to General Xue's words, I will try to Liaodong again in the future!" ”

When the other generals heard this, their hearts were sour, and they all knew that another new star was rising.

Xue Rengui was so excited that he repeatedly swore allegiance to the emperor and would never betray him. After everyone retreated, Li Shimin left Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui inevitably kowtowed again.

Li Shimin sighed: "These generals when I was the king of Qin are all old, some are too weak to bear the cumbersome affairs of the war, and some are proud of their achievements and speak arrogantly. In this expedition, even if I win Jiangdong, it is not as happy as getting a general. ”

Yuan Ziyan on the side had goosebumps, and his scalp was a little numb, the ancient emperor's technique of controlling people was too sensational. Xue Rengui can almost be described as crying, thanking the emperor for his kindness, and the monarchs and ministers are all happy.

After returning to the palace, Li Shimin promoted Xue Rengui to the right general Zhonglang General, maybe everyone does not have a very clear concept of this position, but look at the scope of his work to know how important it is.

Xue Rengui guarded the Xuanwu Gate from now on!

Xuanwu Gate has always been a palace gate that Li Shimin's heart cannot open, and everything that happens here has never really been far from his memory, so the people who guard this place are his most trusted generals. Therefore, Xue Rengui was extremely honored for a while, and since then he has really embarked on the road of official career. (To be continued......)