Chapter 249: The End of the Old, the New Beginning

Li Shimin also had a small episode on the way to Luoyang, that is, he actually found a person among the captives, and this person, logically speaking, has a lot to do with him, this person is the eldest grandson Anye, the half-brother of the eldest grandson Wuji, and similarly, the half-brother of Princess Qin in the eyes of the outside world. However, because he had expelled his stepmother and younger siblings in the past, not only did he break off with his younger brother and eldest grandson Wuji's family, but the eldest grandson Wuji also hated him to death, eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

So later, when Li Shimin's family, who was already the brother-in-law of the eldest grandson Wuji, led troops to attack Chang'an, this person, who was also the brother of Princess Qin, immediately smeared oil on the soles of his feet and fled, leaving all the ancestral properties left in Chang'an by the eldest grandson Sheng, and later, all these ancestral industries were taken over by the eldest grandson Wuji.

Then, the eldest grandson Anye, who fled to Luoyang, was taken in by Yang Tong, who was still presiding over the government in Luoyang at that time, and was also given an official position, hoping that he could serve the court, however, as the son of Changsun Sheng, Changsun Anye neither inherited Changsun Sheng's martial arts strategy, nor did he have the courtier's loyalty to the court, so when Wang Shichong wanted to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne, Changsun Anye not only did not fight to the death like many old ministers of the Sui Dynasty, but climbed up the pole and obtained a high position through Guò's flattery to Wang Shichong. After Wang Shichong became the emperor, his nature leaked, and he was also extremely favored by a villain like the eldest grandson Anye who was willing to flatter him, so relying on his whiskers and horses, the eldest grandson Anye was finally able to become an official and enter the knighthood, and it was also extremely glorious for a while.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, his brother-in-law Li Shimin once again led troops to fight Luoyang, and after a much larger war than the Battle of Chang'an, Wang Shichong, the emperor of Zheng State, finally couldn't resist his strong brother-in-law, and had to retreat all the way. Trapped in Luoyang, at this time, the eldest grandson Anye was also dumbfounded, after all, although the world is big, but if even Luoyang is lost, then where else can he escape? However, at this time. Wang Shichong selected a messenger from among his courtiers who could send Dou Jiande to Hebei Province, and used it to ask Dou Jiande for help, maybe lucky, maybe unlucky, the eldest grandson Anye was just chosen as one of them, perhaps, because Wang Shichong took a fancy to his kind mouth, thinking that he could use this mouth to persuade Dou Jiande to rescue himself, in short. In any case, the eldest grandson Anye set off with the other envoys, and left Luoyang at night before the Tang army had time to completely besiege Luoyang, and rushed to Hebei...... Then, after a bizarre and tortuous experience, the eldest grandson Anye still inevitably became a prisoner of his brother-in-law.

I have to say. The eldest grandson Anye had good luck, because the person who first discovered him was Li Shimin and not the eldest grandson Wuji. And Li Shimin considered that he was still the son-in-law of Changsun Sheng after all, so for this eldest Sun Sheng's sister-in-law, he could also be regarded as his brother, and in his heart, he still regarded him as his own person after all. Even for the character of the eldest grandson Anye, Li Shimin is very disdainful, so although he did not release the eldest grandson Anye immediately, Li Shimin still gave him a lot of convenience. This can be regarded as one of the things he has done for his wife!

And after the eldest grandson Wuji later learned the news that the eldest grandson Anye was in the army, his first reaction was to snatch the saber of the guards of the King of Qin beside him, and then murderously went to find the eldest grandson Anye, wanting to chop him into minced meat, and then, it was Li Shimin who stopped him and persuaded him to leave the eldest grandson Anye's life, without him, although he had made a big mistake, but after all, the eldest grandson Anye is the son of the eldest grandson Sheng, and the elder brother of the eldest grandson Wuji and Princess Qin. It's better to leave his life and spread out for the eldest grandson's family.

"Then, become a solid backing for Princess Qin!" Li Shimin said in his heart, of course, he didn't say this sentence to the eldest grandson Wuji. Of course, Li Shimin will not know that the reason why the little sister of the eldest grandson family died in the past is also related to the eldest grandson Anye, and if he knows about this, then it is difficult to say whether he will still block the eldest grandson Wuji......

In short, Li Shimin finally persuaded the eldest grandson Wuji, thus saving the life of the eldest grandson Anye, and then the eldest grandson Anye was taken care of by Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin finally led the army back to the city wall of Luoyang Jiancheng again, after handing over power to Li Yuanji, the king of Qi who was responsible for besieging Luoyang, Li Shimin immediately escorted a group of Xia courtiers led by Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, and Wang Shichong's messenger for help came to the city wall, and made an ultimatum to Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong's heart of resistance finally collapsed, and after getting Li Shimin's promise to spare his family's life, Wang Shichong surrendered out of the city.

So, after nearly a year of war, Li Shimin finally led the Tang army, annihilated the king of Luoyang Shichong in one fell swoop, defeated and captured the army of Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, and almost completely pacified the north, and the battle of Luoyang ended with the final victory of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang army entered Luoyang, the eastern capital of the former Sui Dynasty, and under the order of Li Shimin, the civil servants who accompanied the army were busy, and they began to count the remaining population in the city, as well as the grain and grass, as well as those rare treasures that originally belonged to the Sui Dynasty's palace. Li Shimin deliberately rewarded the meritorious ministers in this war, and even used some of the treasures in the palace for this purpose, but he did not get any written permission from Tang Emperor Li Yuan before, Li Shimin didn't care about this, because he was the son of His Majesty after all, and at this time the Tang army achieved such a big victory, Li Shimin, as the commander of the three armies, rather than waiting until he returned to the army to reward the meritorious ministers, it was better to give it early at this time. What kind of trouble would it cause him.

In July of the fourth year of Wude, two months after the Tang army entered Luoyang, Li Shimin's subordinates finally sorted out all the materials in the eastern capital at this time, and Li Shimin mobilized people to pack all the rare treasures that originally belonged to the palace of the Sui Dynasty and prepared to take them away, and then, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, led the army back to Chang'an, Guanzhong.

Guanzhong Chang'an, in the palace of King Qin, belonging to the room of King Qin and the princess, Shi Qingyi was holding a baby at this time, making the baby laugh, this is a chubby little baby, it is Shi Qingyi's newborn child, this child is still very young at this time, can make people effortlessly hold it in their hands, and then gently shake, Shi Qingyi shook and shook, looking at the child's cute smile, her mood couldn't help but get better.

"Baby, it is indeed the purest life in the world! But why is it still not a girl this time? Shi Qingyi thought with some regret. (To be continued......)