Li Shimin firmly moved forward along the road he had opened up, because of the great success in the past, he was extremely convinced that along this road, he would successfully create a new world, for his family, but also for himself, so he could be fearless in the face of strong enemies, and even if the strong enemies opposite him had been eliminated by him one after another, defeated, even if there was still the enemy's existence, he would not stop moving forward in the slightest.

Therefore, although Xu Yuanlang was very weak in his opinion, he still went, because in order to end the war as much as possible, so that the world could settle down. And now it seems that his wish is one step closer to the day when it comes to fulfillment, because not long after he waved his army to attack Xu Yuanlang, a news spread from Chang'an to Li Shimin's army in Shandong at this time: Du Fuwei of Jianghuai has officially surrendered to the imperial court, and Du Fuwei at this time is on his way to Chang'an.

All the generals in the Tang army who learned the news were extremely excited, because compared with the vulnerable Xu Yuanlang in front of him, Du Fuwei was a real hero, he was only a teenager when he raised troops to make the former emperor's rebellion, and later dominated Jianghuai, and at the height of the heyday was one of the four great righteous armies with Li Mi, Dou Jiande, and Wang Bo, although he was betrayed by Li Zitong, who was also a righteous army, his strength was greatly reduced, but in the end he was still able to make a comeback, and defeated the final enemy Li Zitong, once again dominate JAC.

To put it bluntly, at this time, Du Fuwei's power in Jianghuai, coupled with the loyalty of the elite soldiers and fierce generals in his hands, even if Li Shimin led the troops to the battle, the Tang army may not be able to defeat Du Fuwei with home advantage, however, because Du Fuwei has lived extremely poor since he was a child. Therefore, after he became the overlord of one party, what he wanted more than the ambition in his heart was a happy and peaceful life, so. He nominally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty a long time ago, and now, when he saw that Li Tang was extremely powerful, he chose to truly belong to him, and went to Chang'an in person to show his loyalty.

Du Fuwei's surrender had an extremely important impact on the situation in the world, because by now the Tang Dynasty has basically owned the entire north, and in the south, Xishu, which has been the source of turmoil since ancient times, was also scattered when the previous dynasty perished. Therefore, when the pacification officials of the Tang Dynasty arrived, they immediately surrendered, and along the Yangtze River to the east, the remnants of the original Western Liang Xiao Mo had been completely wiped out by Li Tang's clan general Li Xiaogong. After removing Lin Shihong, Xu Yuanlang and a few other pieces of psoriasis, the Tang Dynasty has vaguely unified the whole world.

No doubt. Du Fuwei's surrender greatly accelerated the pace of unification of the entire Li and Tang dynasties, so this is undoubtedly a great joy worthy of celebration for the entire Li and Tang dynasties, and Tang Emperor Li Yuan was also extremely happy. Even let his status be above Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, however, some people are happy and some are worried, seeing that the Tang Dynasty is about to completely inherit the territory of the previous dynasty, his enemies will naturally not be willing. Therefore, in the end, they will definitely take action to stop the real unity of the Li Tang Dynasty

The farming people and the nomads on the steppe are a pair of natural enemies, and because the Tang Emperor Li Yuan borrowed troops from the Turks when he raised the army, therefore, the Turkic attitude towards the Tang Dynasty can be described as arrogant, basically the Tang Dynasty is regarded as a son, and the Tang Emperor Li Yuan in order to unify the world, but also had to endure humiliation, often in the Turkic book of humble words, in order to compromise and seek perfection, however, in the face of Li Yuan's concessions, the Turks are becoming more and more intensified, not only often go south to rob, He also encouraged the Han separatist forces who surrendered to the Turks as a precursor to attack the Central Plains, and the behavior of the Turks made the Li Tang Dynasty unbearable many times, and this situation was not changed until the third year of Wude.

Since Li Shimin beat down the Turkic dog Liu Wuzhou in the third year of Wude, the attitude of the Turks towards the Tang Dynasty has finally changed, although they still go south from time to time to rob, but they have always maintained a small scale of the range is not a climate, and although the Tang Dynasty is still blackmailed at a high price every year, but whether it is the tone of the envoy when he visited the Tang Emperor, or the words of the Turks who also submitted the letter of state to the Tang Emperor Li Yuan, it has become much milder than before, and it is no longer the grandeur of the past. From Emperor Li Yuan to the common people of Limin, almost the entire Tang Dynasty was accustomed to such a peaceful day with the Turks, and no one thought that a full-scale invasion of the Turks would break out at this time.

From the summer of the fifth year of Wude, the Turks have begun a small-scale invasion, but because such an invasion is also common in previous years, so it was not the attention of the imperial court, until August of this year, Jieli Khan personally led hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry, launched a comprehensive attack on the Tang Dynasty, since then due to the north of the great plains of Pingchuan, from the northwest Longxi, to Hebei Youyun, the northern border was almost completely invaded by the Turks, and this time, the Turks are even more menacing, one after another broke the city and pulled out the village, All the way to Chang'an, Guanzhong shook, the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers were also shocked, at this moment, they finally realized, no matter what, the Turks will not be happy to see the rise of a great unified dynasty, because no matter which dynasty in Chinese history, the emergence of a great unified Central Plains dynasty often means that the steppe nomads are about to be wiped out, so this time, the Turks have not only robbed south because of greed for money, but for their own future safety, Rather, it is necessary to nip the crisis in the bud.

However, after all, the Turks still miscalculated one thing, that is, the Tang Dynasty at this time had become strong and had the strength to resist the attack of the Turks, so after the discussion of the courtiers, the Tang Emperor Li Yuan issued a resolute order, ordering the garrisons all over the country to resolutely resist the attack of the Turks at any cost, and Li Shimin, because he was in Chang'an, had to put on his military uniform again under Li Yuan's order, left his home, and went to the front line to resist the attack of the Turks.

So, as if it was a curse, after Li Shimin missed the birth of his first child Li Chengqian, he once again missed the time when his second child was born, so when Shi Qingyi was holding her baby who had just come to the world in her arms after the pain of childbirth, a thought naturally flashed in her heart: Perhaps, even if she gives birth to her third child in the future, Li Shimin will still not stay by her side!

Shi Qingyi would not have thought at that time, but her idea was really fulfilled again later, when her little princess and the eldest daughter of King Qin, Li Lizhi, was born, Li Shimin was indeed still not by her side.

After the courageous resistance of the Tang army soldiers, the offensive of the Turks was finally contained, and then under the active pursuit of peace by Tang Emperor Li Yuan, three months later, the Turks finally retreated, however, all the Tang soldiers who had experienced this battle to resist the attack of the Turks were full of resentment: the northern land, which had only recovered its vitality due to several years of peace, was once again beaten back to the tired state of the war by this Turkic invasion, and looked at the countless ruins. Thinking that this time the Turkic retreat was finally ended due to the compromise of Tang Emperor Li Yuan, the officers and men of the Tang Army led by Li Shimin felt a deep shame.

Although the Turks retreated, this was not the final end, because in Hebei, they left a big trouble, Liu Heimin, because he was defeated by Li Shimin and fled to the Turkic territory, at this time he also followed the Turkic cavalry and returned to Hebei, and because of the help of the Turks, Liu Heimin once again gathered a force to resist the Tang Dynasty in Hebei, and once again gained a firm foothold in Hebei. (To be continued......)