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After resting for half a day, Li Shimin's spirits improved, and he immediately sent people to negotiate with General Luo Shixin to redeem the body of General Luo Shixin.

A corpse didn't mean much to Liu Heimin and the others, so they handed it over to their subordinates to deal with, who was very greedy for money, and finally negotiated a price of 1,000 taels of silver.

Li Shimin did not hesitate, and immediately asked people to take the money to redeem Luo Shixin. The cold winter is a natural freezer for preserving corpses, and Luo Shixin's appearance has not changed much, but he is very emaciated and his abdomen is shriveled, it should be a hard battle in those days, and there is no food at all.

Seeing this, everyone inevitably cried again, Li Shimin did not hide his sorrow, fell on Luo Shixin and cried and coughed up blood again, and everyone had to help him up desperately, hoping to bury Luo Shixin as soon as possible.

In accordance with Luo Shixin's last wishes, after careful burial, he was buried on the North Mountain and crowned the Duke of Tanguo. The direction of the tomb is Chang'an, the Luo Shixin gold helmet and gold armor in the tomb, the iron overlord gun on the side of the hand, lifelike, majestic, and covered with a robe of Li Shimin.

The ancients were very superstitious that the things of the living could not be buried with the dead, but Li Shimin insisted on doing so, which shows that he was remorseful and painful in his heart.

After a hard battle, Lishui returned to Li Tang again, and took this as the dividing line between Liu Heimin and Li Shimin, and the two armies showed a state of confrontation.

Li Shimin, who calmed down, became no longer so reckless, but took off all the halos on his head and gathered everyone together to discuss countermeasures. Everyone agreed that this was not a good time to attack, and when more raids were organized and the other party's grain routes were cut off, causing Liu Jun to panic, he would definitely be able to find an opportunity.

However. At this time, the guards outside the door came to report, saying that the crown prince Li Jiancheng had rushed over with a team of people.

Li Shimin and the others were very surprised, they didn't know what it was, but they still led everyone out to greet them. After Li Jiancheng greeted everyone with a smile, he said, "Shimin, I brought my father's message. I heard that the second brother has been sick recently. My father and I are very worried, and the war will be handed over to me and Yuanji in the future, and the second brother should go back to the house to recuperate. Don't leave the root of the disease. ”

Li Shimin was very surprised, frowned and said, "What is the reason for Yi Shuai in the battle?" ”

"Second brother, don't think too much, this is also what my father meant." Li Jiancheng added: "As for the soldiers under the second brother, they can all stay. Continue to serve Li Tang. ”

The soldiers were also a little dissatisfied, and the battle has been fought until now. Although no substantial progress has been made, Liu Heimin's momentum has been effectively contained, and the enemy army is still in a situation of lack of food and grass, and victory is imminent.

Li Jiancheng came at this time. There is a great sense of ingenuity, but after Li Shimin experienced these twists and turns, he also became very calm. Knowing that this is the will of the father, there is no right to disobey. He could only arch his hand and say: "But according to the prince's orders." ”

"Hehe, second brother, are you really going to be estranged from me?" Li Jiancheng smiled and held Li Shimin's wrist, but Li Shimin retracted it and said with a smile: "There is a difference between monarchs and ministers, it is better to be careful, so as not to be caught." ”

"Haha, you are Admiral Tang Tiance for me, who dares to get along with you?"

"When I mention this, I'm really ashamed that Tiance Mansion has already started construction in Luoyang, but the members of my mansion have not yet been determined. Then, the war will be handed over to the eldest brother! Li Shimin said quietly.

Li Jiancheng was not a taste in his heart, after Li Shimin pacified Wang Shichong, his father authorized him to open Tiance Mansion, and at the same time handed over to him the civil and military power of the Eastern Plains.

Don't underestimate this private mansion, in fact, it ranks first in the military attache official mansion, and Li Shimin's Tiance general is also higher than the prince and the third duke, although in the position of civil officials, there are still people like Taishi Taifu Taibao and other generals who are higher than this Tiance general, that is just a formality, not as good as Li Shimin has real power.

Let's put it this way, it is equivalent to Li Shimin having a small imperial court and can recruit talents by himself. Although the reward is too high, Li Shimin's merits are also matched with it, although some ministers have objections, they can't refute it, after all, the Tang Dynasty is all won by others, even if it is an equal division of the country, it is reasonable.

Even in a sense, the prince of the East Palace does not have this privilege, at least he does not have the power to set up his own official office, and he cannot appoint officials at will.

"The second brother is ambitious, and I admire the eldest brother very much. However, Tiance Mansion has just been established, and one of the members, Luo Shixin, has fallen into the water, which is really a pity. Li Jiancheng said ill-intentionedly.

This sentence touched Li Shimin's sore spot, his face instantly became ugly, and he turned his head back to prepare to pack up and return to Chang'an.

Yu Wenhua, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others, their skills are not under Liu Heimin, but Li Shimin is careless and arrogant, not only losing one after another, but also losing his love general, which is indeed a big blow to the arrogant and confident Li Shimin.

Yuan Ziyan walked outside, and after Li Jiancheng and the others entered the house, he blocked in front of Wei Zheng and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, can you take a step to speak." ”

"It turned out to be the Purple Smoke Girl, of course you can." Wei Zheng hurriedly bowed his hand and said politely.

Speaking of which, Wei Zheng can have the opportunity to emerge today, it has to be the credit of Yuan Ziyan, you must know that Li Mi's subordinates were full of talents, and Wei Zheng was a literati with a low status and was not taken seriously.

"Brother Wei, Liu Bei, the monarch of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, how is this person?" Yuan Ziyan asked as he walked.

"He is good at attacking the heart, but he values love and righteousness, and the generals of the world, such as Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide, and Zhao Zilong, eventually became the emperor and became the overlord of the party that competed with Wei and Wu, but it was also a generation of heroes." Wei Zheng said affirmatively.

"And what about Liu Bei's son Liu Chan?" Yuan Ziyan asked again.

"His son's qualifications are mediocre, and because of this, the people are known as the people who can't support Adou, and they can't describe people who can't be used." Wei Zheng immediately waved his hand and said, expressing his disdain for Liu Chan.

"I don't think so, people live in the world, fame and fortune are all fleeting, Liu Bei is middle-aged and developed, and he has been the emperor for just over a year. But Adou is different, although his brain is not enough, but he is blessed enough, he has enjoyed it for a lifetime, and he has died a good life. Therefore, I think, **, among them, this son is a successful person. Yuan Ziyan said.

Wei Zheng was not stupid, he smiled, "Ziyan, you have something to say to me, right?" ”

"Brother Wei, you understand what I want to say very well, there must be a scale in your heart, which is more important than the people of the world, you should weigh it very clearly." Yuan Ziyan nodded.

Wei Zheng frowned slightly, and said sincerely: "Ziyan, if I don't want to refute your face, I have already taken refuge under the prince's gate, how can I change my flag halfway." That would not only be bad for me, but also bad for King Qin. ”

"Of course I don't mean that, I mean that if one day the eldest brother is cornered, I hope you can still take refuge in the people of the world." Yuan Ziyan said.

Haha, Wei Zheng couldn't help laughing, and naturally thought that this was Yuan Ziyan who was too partial to Li Shimin, and was a lobbyist for him all the time.

"Big brother Mo Xiao, if you can listen to my two words of persuasion, I will also do my best to help you win this battle."

As soon as he heard this, Wei Zheng's eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

"The secret lies in this water." Yuan Ziyan crossed his palms vertically and made a cutting gesture, Wei Zheng comprehended and thanked him happily.

After cleaning up, Li Shimin and Yuan Ziyan only returned to Chang'an with one hundred and ten guards, and they said very little along the way.

Because of the carelessness of the loss of the army, Li Yuan did not punish Li Shimin too much in this matter, and the ministers did not complain about this, after all, victory and defeat are impermanent, and if you can preserve most of your strength, you will not lose.

Li Shimin, who had nothing to do, began to focus on Tiance Mansion, and important ministers of the Tang Dynasty such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Hou Junji also began to appear in powder. Of course, Li Shimin did not forget to support his eldest brother, the eldest grandson Wuji, one is the kinship, and the other is that the eldest grandson Wuji is calm and wise, which is also deeply appreciated by Li Shimin.

The official system of Tiance Mansion is also very sound, the commander is naturally Li Shimin, the general of Tiance, and the next is Changshi, Sima, engaged in Zhonglang, military advisory, sacrificial wine, main book, pawn signing, recording, etc., and the work is from managing various matters in the palace, receiving guests, drafting documents, taking charge of weapons, rewarding soldiers, managing rosters, etc., which is completely a small court.

In this group, Li Shimin has the final say, and he is responsible for the decision-making and handling of major matters, and the entire Tiance Mansion is very careful from top to bottom.

Since the Beijing division is in Chang'an, Luoyang's Tiance Mansion is actually equivalent to a branch, collecting talents for Li Shimin, responsible for some performance appraisal, salary designation and other odd jobs, and the focus is still in Chang'an's Qin Wangfu.

"Ziyan, Tiance Mansion has been established for many days, I always feel that something is missing, and today I realized that it was the lack of Si Tiantaishi, so you will be the master." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Yuan Ziyan shook his head and said, "Shimin, it's not that I'm hypocritical and humble, but it's really not suitable to be an official at the moment. Your Majesty's intentions must be clear to you, he has a cold attitude towards me, and my position in the Tiance Mansion will also make you caught in the middle. ”

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, he really didn't think of this question.

"I recommend a candidate, and you will be very satisfied, that is my little junior brother Li Chunfeng, I believe he will be competent for his job." Yuan Ziyan said.

After some resignation, Li Shimin reluctantly accepted it, and still felt great regret that he could not reward Yuan Ziyan.

"Shimin, everything is difficult at the beginning, and the rest is gradually improved. In fact, Tiance Mansion has done a very good job in terms of martial arts, haven't you noticed it, it's just a group of martial arts masters who are involved in it, and they are on the verge of breaking out, easy to get irritable, and there are also huge hidden dangers. Yuan Ziyan said.

"Ziyan, I'm also worried about this matter, what do you think?" Li Shimin hurriedly asked. (To be continued)