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Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then his steps became a little heavy, and he didn't take a step out, sighed and sat back again.

"My eldest brother has always been suspicious of me, why is it still like this today." Li Shimin said with annoyance.

"Think differently, and you'll do the same. If there was still some brotherhood in the past, I am afraid that now, with your prestige, Li Jiancheng will never tolerate you. Yuan Ziyan said truthfully.

"Since he is struggling, don't blame me for being ruthless. Although my brothers are not my own, they are all willing to work for me, but my compatriots have always wanted my life, and I can't swallow this breath casually. Li Shimin said in a firm tone.

"Shimin, you have changed."

"Maybe I was born like this." Li Shimin replied coldly.

In exchange for the continuous improvement of his status, the successive successes have reached a situation where he can no longer be sealed, and Li Shimin, who is famous all over the world, has added a bit of domineering, saying that it is not the same.

At this time, Li Shimin was not yet twenty-four years old, and he had already made such great achievements, he was a very popular minister, and he also had his own Tiance Mansion and Literature Museum, which was equivalent to a small court of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin is no exception, not only him, but even his subordinates are all arrogant, and they can only learn to calm down through the precipitation of time.

After more than a month, in the confrontation with Liu Heimin, the Tang army was defeated and retreated, Liu Heimin captured Liting, and the general Wang Xingmin refused to surrender and finally died. This was the first large-scale battle victory of Liu's army, which greatly boosted the morale of the generals, and the old troops of Dou Jiande, who had previously returned to Shun, regained their spirits when they saw this, killed local officials one after another, and began to support from all directions. Rebelled against Liu Heimin.

Li Shentong and Luo Yi no longer dared to underestimate Liu Heimin, in order not to dishonor the emperor's order, they joined forces to fight against Liu Heimin, and the number was more than twice the number of the other party.

Despite this, the news of the defeat came one by one, and Yingzhou, Guanzhou, Dingzhou, Qizhou, Jizhou, and Songzhou were lost one after another, or they were conquered. Either the defenders surrendered on their own initiative. All the commanders who did not descend were killed, and Liu Heimin's army reached an unprecedented scale, and it has rapidly grown from the original 10,000 to more than 100,000. It has become a powerful army to deter Li Tang.

Li Yuan has a headache about this, when will the world be peaceful. On this day, Li Yuan Zhengse first conducted a review: "It's only strange that I underestimated Liu Heimin, and I was even more suspicious of underestimating the enemy." So much so that Liu Jun's army was in great strength, and the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Dou Jiande were recovered one after another. It's all my fault. ”

"Father!" Li Jiancheng took the lead and said: "Don't worry, father, it's just that I have made a decision in the Tang Dynasty, and everything is waiting to be revived." Before the launch, there were many generals and ministers, so there were not a few people who abandoned the city and defected. The sons are willing to remove obstacles for their father and calm the world! ”

Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction. However, he still seemed a little hesitant and didn't agree before. I think that killing chickens with a knife is really useless for the prince to go in person.

But now a new problem has arisen, the prince is not rich enough in combat, and whether there will be an accident in the face of hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be a major event that will shake the government and the opposition.

At this moment, Li Shimin came out of the queue and said in a deep voice: "Father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a body of ten thousand gold, how can the prince go to the front line, or his son, and cut Liu Heimin to the roots!" ”

Yuan Ziyan was speechless for a while, I can't help but say, Li Shimin's words are a little crazy, not to mention that Li Jiancheng is sensitive, even if she listens to it, she also feels as if it is better to say that the prince is useless, or it is better for him to solve the problem simply and quickly.

"Father, the second brother has been fighting outside for a long time, and as a brother, I can't bear it, and as a prince, I should serve the country even more!" Li Jiancheng argued with reason, and at the same time glared at Li Shimin dissatisfied.

Thinking that his own people were beaten, Li Shimin also became stubborn, took a step forward, and said in a cold tone: "Liu Heimin can fight well, he is by no means an anomaly, the prince is far away, and he is desperate, it is better to follow the rules and wait for work!" ”

Li Jiancheng was taken aback, only to find that Li Shimin's eyes flashed with anger, sneered, and said: "Thank you second brother for planning for me, but why don't you even call the eldest brother and keep claiming to be the prince?" ”

"As an official in the same dynasty, it is natural to have an official title, and there were many brothers and brothers in the past, can you still be called a brother and a brother now?" Li Shimin did not give an inch.

Li Yuan was far away, and he didn't hear what the brothers were muttering, anyway, it was true that the two sons wanted to go to the battlefield.

"Father, the son will return triumphantly this time, please rest assured!" Li Shimin said loudly, as if he had already set his own itinerary.

Li Jiancheng felt quite helpless, because Li Yuan had already shown an approving look, and turned around to give Li Yuanji a look, Li Yuanji understood, stepped forward quickly, and said: "Father, the son and the second brother are fighting side by side, so happy, this time I am willing to go and fight the enemy together!" ”

Good! Li Yuan was overjoyed and looked at these outstanding sons, such a scene was what a father was most willing to see, and immediately ordered the two brothers to reorganize their troops and horses to go to conquer Liu Heimin.

Li Jiancheng was very annoyed, and returned to the East Palace to sulk angrily, and said to Wei Zheng: "Mr. has a good strategy, but Li Shimin is very tough, in court, I can't compete with him, so I have to let him go." ”

Oh? Wei Zheng was quite surprised, and asked puzzledly: "King Qin has always been cautious, why did he grab credit from the prince in public, and does it have anything to do with it?" ”

Hey, Li Jiancheng sighed heavily and said: "It's not that the fourth brother caused a disturbance and instructed Luo Yi to beat Shimin's subordinates, and one of them couldn't get out of bed." The people of the world were naturally annoyed with those soldiers as brothers and sisters, and it must have been because of this. ”

Li Jiancheng glanced at Wei Zheng with slanted eyes, lest he say something to reprimand Li Yuanji, and said: "I am also to blame for this matter, I didn't remind Li Shentong and Luo Yi that we have today's situation." ”

Unexpectedly, Wei Zheng actually laughed, clapped his hands and said, "God really help me!" The prince, King Qi's slap was really good, hitting the key point of King Qin, but it brought a chance to the prince. ”

"Sir, why do I get more confused the more I listen?"

"Prince, listen to me first. Today, another urgent document came, and Liu Heimin conquered Xingzhou, Weizhou and Xinzhou one after another within three days. This means that in just half a year, all the territories before Dou Jiande were recovered. It is enough to show that Liu Heimin is a person who is deeply popular and resourceful, and it is said that the Turkic Jieli Khan also sent him additional troops and horses. Wei Zheng's excited eyes lit up, and he said: "Liu Heimin is very low-key, not as low as Dou Jiande, 100,000 soldiers and horses are said to be 200,000 or 300,000, so I estimate that the outside world rumors that Liu Jun's 100,000 soldiers and horses are more than that." ”

"I, I still don't understand." Li Jiancheng always felt that his brain was not enough.

"Today's King Qin has made a lot of contributions, and it is inevitable that people are impetuous, and the fact that he dared to openly fight with the prince because his subordinates were beaten is proof of this. Liu Heimin's army was very strong, and the court estimated that there were many deficiencies, and the judgment of the king of Qin was wrong, coupled with the rush to advance, he would definitely lose the battle. At that time, the crown prince asked His Majesty to replace the king of Qin and go out on his behalf, wouldn't it be a credit to him? Wei Zheng said with a smile.

"However, how can you guarantee that Li Shimin will definitely be impetuous, and use the army wrongly?" Li Jiancheng asked with some uncertainty.

"This is a common problem among young people, even King Qin. It's just that after this test, the future King of Qin will be cautious in his words and deeds, and it will be more difficult to deal with. Wei Zheng's face immediately became serious again, the current difficulties are far less than the twists and turns of the future crown prince's accession to the throne, and Li Shimin, who has been tempered several times, does not know what kind of shine it will be.

As Wei Zheng said, Li Shimin led his troops to attack Liu Heimin, and he thought that he was revisiting the old place and was familiar with the road, so he didn't use any strategy at all, and he came up with a strong attack. Liu Heimin avoided his edge, and after several confrontations, the Tang army suffered heavy losses, but it did not regain even a lost territory, coupled with Li Yuanji's cynicism, Li Shimin's whole person became impatient.

"Shimin, can't you think calmly? Liu Heimin's strength is not big now, nor is it small, and he must not use troops like this. Even if we defeat Liu Heimin, our Tang army will suffer huge losses, if Wang Heimin and Zhao Heimin come out in the future, what should we do? Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but complain.

Li Shimin forced an impetuous heart, and finally let the army stop temporarily, wait for an opportunity to move, and no longer rush to send troops. It was another New Year outside, and because Li Shimin was like a powder keg all day long, without a smiling face, everyone simply ate a relatively good meal, and the rest of the celebrations were waived.

However, Liu Heimin took advantage of the joy of the New Year, in the first month of the fifth year of Wude, Xiangzhou proclaimed himself the king of Handong, and the founding year was made in heaven, and the leadership team was readily available, basically following the Xia regime system when Dou Jiande was at the beginning.

Liu Heimin himself also began to establish laws and regulations, preside over government affairs, and act like a new imperial court. Because Liu Heimin made the invincible and invincible Li Shimin feel very headaches, many people came to Liu Heimin when they heard the news.

There is even a ballad circulating, which roughly means that King Li Qin, the wise and poor, the king of Handong, sitting in the Kanto, etc., are mostly written by literati who flatter Liu Heimin, of course, they try their best to elevate Liu Heimin, and use all words to belittle Li Shimin.

In the past, Li Shimin was dismissive of these evaluations, but the brilliance of his career, the entanglement of his feelings and the extreme expansion of his personal situation made him lose his mind at the moment.

Therefore, after the news of Liu Heimin's self-proclaimed king, Li Shimin disregarded everyone's dissuasion, and must personally lead troops to attack Liu Heimin.

And at this moment, there was an emergency in the county town of Zhushui, when the guard was Wang Junkuo, he was leading all the soldiers in the city to fight against an unprecedented battle, Liu Heimin personally led people to attack here, the momentum was fierce, and it was almost about to fall.

Li Shimin was anxious, Wang Junkuo was a general of the Tang Dynasty, and he couldn't make a mistake, and he was thinking about sending troops to support, but at this moment, Liu Heimin's army seemed to be physically exhausted, and the momentum of the attack was no longer so violent, so it was not surprising. (To be continued)