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Li Jiancheng's words surprised everyone present, including Li Yuan, when did his son become so reasonable.

"It's so good, spread my message, release Wei Chigong immediately, reward ten horses of silk and silk, and one hundred taels of gold, so that you can be comforted." Li Yuan said in a deep voice.

"The son thanked his father for Wei Chi!" Li Shimin hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.

"The person you should thank is the crown prince."

Li Yuan nodded, Li Shimin was stunned, and still saluted Li Jiancheng to express his gratitude. Li Yuan glanced at Yuan Ziyan, turned around and went back, looking very dissatisfied.

Just now Yuan Ziyan said that if it was too late to save it, it was possible that Wei Chigong's life would be in danger, but on the contrary, Li Jiancheng took the initiative to intercede for Wei Chigong and fought a beautiful turnaround battle in front of Li Yuan, but Yuan Ziyan and Li Shimin became villains.

After Li Jiancheng entered with his father, he said some high-sounding words, which roughly meant that the key battle was about to start, in order not to affect the mood of the second brother, a pillar hero, Wei Chigong should be sentenced lightly even if he was guilty, not to mention that there is no evidence now.

Li Jiancheng also praised Li Shimin, and when he said that he was emotional, he would shed two tears of excitement, Li Yuan patiently listened to his son's performance, praised him and let him go down.

Li Yuan drove everyone out, and stayed in the palace to think about it. Several sons grew up under their noses, and Li Yuan knew what kind of tail to fart and what to fart.

The joy of becoming the emperor has been repelled by this endless state affair, as well as the open and secret battles between his sons, to be taken together, no matter what it is. also includes filial piety, Li Shimin is undoubtedly the best candidate to inherit the throne.

It's just that providence is so. Who let Li Shimin give birth a few years later? In just the past few years, the greater the light on Li Shimin, the more danger there will be.

Li Yuan's affection for Li Shimin is not only the affection between father and son, but also his gratitude to him, if there is no Li Shimin, how can there be the glory of the rapid rise of the Tang Dynasty. To tell the truth, seventy percent of the credit book has to be Li Shimin's.

Li Yuan sighed heavily, knowing that the conquest of Wang Shichong was the most difficult one. But the final victory will definitely belong to the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's achievements are high, and only with Luoyang as his fief can the attention of the imperial court be demonstrated.

After a hundred years, Luoyang and Chang'an will become incompatible. Many people will say that Li Shimin is unwilling to be subordinated. But how could Li Jiancheng tolerate Luoyang's eyeing him?

If in the long run, the crown prince will be the king, and Luoyang will be given to him is undoubtedly the best plan to save the lives of several sons, but this one is also absolutely unworkable.

Li Yuan even regretted a little, he shouldn't have been in a hurry to canonize the crown prince in the first place, causing great confusion today.

Li Yuan was not the only one who was confused, Li Jiancheng also felt a great threat, in fact, under this kind of coercion. Any prince will be uneasy, and there are understandable circumstances.

Of course, Li Jiancheng will not give up the position of crown prince. Although Wei Zheng brushed his sleeves away, he still took the initiative to come according to Wei Zheng's intention to show favor to Li Shimin. On the other hand, Li Jiancheng didn't want to leak out the matter of bribing Wei Chigong, as long as he didn't admit it, his father couldn't do anything to him.

Wei Zheng also found out after the fact, and sighed secretly, he really learned and used it now, and he didn't know how to deal with it, instead of rushing to behave, it was better to treat Wei Chigong well in prison, so as to show the benevolence of the prince on the side, it was better than leaving His Majesty with a hypocritical and treacherous impression.

The wheels of history rolled by, and the final battle with Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others finally kicked off.

In the middle of July of the third year of Wude, under the watchful eyes of all the princes and ministers and Li Yuan, Li Shimin reorganized 300,000 soldiers and horses, lined up in a neat square formation, and bid farewell to everyone.

The vanguard headed by the Xuanjia Army is particularly eye-catching, the bright armor is shining, the soldiers are full of energy, firm confidence, the first person is heroic eyebrows and starry eyes, sharp edges and corners, tall and mighty, it is Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuan's eyes were moist, and when he stepped forward, Li Shimin hurriedly jumped off the war horse and knelt down in front of Li Yuan: "Father! Erchen is about to go out, I don't know when he will be able to return, I hope that my father will take care of the dragon body, and wait for the child to return triumphantly! ”

"Triumphant!"

"Triumphant!"

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers raised their arms and shouted, the sound shook the sky, Li Yuan was full of pride, and immediately promised: "All the soldiers have a lot of hardship, when the Eastern Capital is captured, among them, men and women, jewelry and jade silk are all used to reward the soldiers!" ”

There was another burst of cheers, rewarding in advance This is something that has never happened before, which shows the emperor's confidence in winning this battle, and the territory of the Tang Dynasty will be more than doubled, and there is still countless room for expansion.

Everyone was excited, but Yuan Ziyan was bored sitting on horseback, Li Yuan did not neglect her this time, he was a little embarrassed that he used others to lean in the front and not in the back, and also said to Yuan Ziyan: "Ziyan, I have built a mansion for you in Beijing, and when I return triumphantly, I will let you go forward to the court and be an official in the court." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yuan Ziyan didn't get off the horse, and smiled slightly: "Ziyan's mind is not in the court, and occasionally going out is just to relax." It's just that there is no big battle to fight in the future, Your Majesty is happy, but Ziyan is lonely. ”

Haha, Li Yuan laughed heartily, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't always find this woman's heel, Li Yuan really liked Yuan Ziyan's child. Smart and clever, and sweet in his speech.

When the army was about to leave, Li Shimin bowed down again, wishing his father a long life with tears, Li Yuan couldn't help but burst into tears, this child really paid too much for Datang.

"Father, there is one more matter for the sons to ask for the father's permission."

"My son said it, and my father agreed to it."

"This battle took a long time, and there are weak wives and young children in the family, and the sons and daughters really can't rest assured when they go out, so I implore my father and the emperor to bring their mother and son into the palace, and then take them back to the palace when the sons return." Li Shimin arched his hand and said.

The crowd was in an uproar, and many old ministers burst into tears, clutching their chests, extremely sad. Li Yuan was even more sour, Li Shimin said this for two purposes, one is obvious, this battle has the determination to die, and it has the meaning of supporting orphans; On the other hand, Li Shimin took away the entire Tang Dynasty seventy percent of the soldiers, which can be described as a great grasp of military power, and this is to conquer Luoyang, if it is occupied and called the emperor, it is easy to be in the palm of his hand. And leaving his wife and children in the palace is undoubtedly to prove his loyalty, and he will never rebel.

"My son, my son, rest assured!" Li Yuan choked up and couldn't speak, but nodded emphatically.

In the midst of the royal family, princes and ministers, and the people of Chang'an, this mighty army set off towards the east in an orderly manner.

This will be the largest, longest, and most fierce battle since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, laying an indestructible territorial foundation for the Tang Dynasty.

After Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang were annihilated by the whole army, Wang Shichong was already aware of this problem and knew that the next target to be requisitioned was himself.

Wang Shichong's country name is Zheng, if compared according to military ability, Tang Zheng should be said to be comparable, and they both occupy a national capital. Although Luoyang was originally called the capital of accompaniment, if Yang Guang lived for a few more years, he would have moved the capital here, so for the people, Tang Zheng was famous.

The Tang army is invincible and invincible, and it seems to be the most active team on the current historical stage, but they are fighting from afar, while the Zheng army is defending at home, and on the whole, the two are still almost the same.

Moreover, Wang Shichong thinks that there is a good and effective addition, that is, Dou Jiande's army, which also has more than 100,000 people, and he can ask him for help when he can't fight it.

On the other hand, if Wang Shichong defeated the Tang army, it would be equivalent to taking a big step forward on the steps of the national emperor.

Therefore, Wang Shichong is not slacking off at all, he is a warlord, although he is not very good at being an emperor, the strategic deployment is still very in place, so that Wang Honglie, King of Wei, guards Xiangyang, King Jing Wang Xingben guards Tiger Prison, King Wang Tai of Song guards Huaizhou, King Wang Shiyun of Qi is in charge of Luoyang Nancheng, King Wang Shiwei of Chu guards Luoyang Baocheng, King Xuanshu of Han guards Hanjia, and King Lu Wang Dao guards Yaoyi.

Wang Shichong's son, that is, Wang Xuan, the crown prince of Zheng Guo, should guard the east city of Luoyang and be responsible for grain and grass and other important positions, except for Xiangyang, which is from Hubei, the rest are in Henan Province, with Luoyang as the key protection object.

Luoyang seems to be impregnable, Wang Shichong is full of confidence, and he is not idle, planning to drive the expedition in person, sharpening his treasure knife to a bright one, which greatly boosts morale.

According to common sense, the two sides should start a protracted and tragic tug-of-war, but what about the facts? We'll see.

Besides, Li Shimin and the others were not in a hurry all the way, they started by walking and resting, and marched at a speed of 100 miles a day, but after three days it was changed to 150 miles, then 200 miles, and finally a rapid march.

This is what Li Shimin's character forges, and so is the battle. At first, I was not in a hurry, I hid on the side and waited for the other party's flaws, and if the opportunity appeared, I immediately pounced without hesitation, not giving the other party a chance to breathe, and at the same time let my physical fitness challenge new limits.

"Shimin, what is Datang in your heart?" On the way, Yuan Ziyan suddenly asked.

Li Shimin was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "It's my father's country." ”

Yuan Ziyan nodded slightly, it is a son's obligation to protect his father's property, and Li Shimin not only did it, but also did his best.

"If the country changes hands, will you still be so desperate?" Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but ask again.

Li Shimin knew what Yuan Ziyan meant, he was unwilling to be a cow and a horse for Li Jiancheng, and there was Li Yuanji's cynicism during the period, these were all topics he didn't want to face.

"Ziyan, if God really pities me, let me die in this battle, Datang is peaceful, my heart is eternal!" Li Shimin drove the war horse violently and ran at the forefront.

Looking at the sturdy figure, Yuan Ziyan sighed slightly, no one could guess the mind of the heavens, even if it was a person who came through the time, he couldn't understand the details. (To be continued......)