The day after Li Shimin stopped practicing archery, it was the day of Li Xuanba's funeral.

The water and land dojo presided over by the monks of Shanhua Temple lasted for forty-nine days and nights. And this ritual also made Li Xuanba's body crystal like jade, and his facial features were lifelike.

Considering that the Son of Heaven has the intention of fixing the capital of Luoyang, and Li Yuan cannot be separated due to his official position. In the end, Li Yuan and his wife did not send Li Xuanba's body to his hometown in Wugong County for burial, but chose a feng shui treasure place on the mountain.

On the day of Li Xuanba's funeral, the Tang Guogong Mansion once again gathered guests.

The Li family of Longxi has been inherited for more than 1,000 years, and the number of generals has reached 100 in the past dynasties, and it is one of the top families in the world.

The lineage of the martial arts Li clan has also gone through the three dynasties of Wei, Zhou and Sui, and there are as many as ten people in the clan who are in official positions above the third grade. According to the Han Dynasty, the world is 2,000 stones. It has also mastered part of the Kansai Prefecture Army for a long time, and has a deep foundation. Not only is it authoritative in the DPRK and China, but it also marries with various families, and the relationship is intricate.

Therefore, on this day, the major clans living in Luoyang City, as well as many high-ranking officials and nobles, regardless of whether they are related or not, have sent their children with weight.

And the protégés and former officials of the martial arts Li clan in the eastern capital all came in person, and none of them were absent.

Even His Royal Highness Empress Xiao also brought a decree to comfort Li Yuan, an important minister of the court.

Li Shimin also needs to see off his younger brother Dai Xiao, the so-called father is the son and the wife is the husband. He is Li Xuanba's brother, and he also needs to decline.

It's just that on the day of the funeral, Li Shimin not only crossed his waist with white linen, but also personally carried the coffin for Li Xuanba with Li Jiancheng's brothers.

- Although this is a bit unruly, it can express the pain of the loss of their beloved brother.

And on the way to the funeral, Li Jiancheng has always had a pale face and abnormal eyes. But this is not because of the sadness of Li Xuanba, but because of the discussion from the left and right.

"——It seems to be a huge momentum, and a third son is extremely glorious. But as far as I know, this dignified martial arts Li clan actually doesn't even dare to avenge their son-in-law. ”

"Wouldn't it? This is the top shomen in Kansai, one of the Eight Pillar Countries. My son-in-law died a tragedy, and his heart, liver and backbone were dug out, how could he be willing to give up?"

"But this family is so good at giving up. It is said that only one family general died, but as a result, the people sent by the Li family all shrank back, and they all said that this generation of Tang Guogong was cautious and timid, which is really true!"

"I've also heard about this, and the so-called Eight Pillars Country seems to be nothing more than that. ”

"And the new Yitong Sansi, isn't there anyone who praises him for his courage and excellence, but since his brother died, he has not said a word, and he has not dared to let go of a fart. ”

"I've heard people say that Li Xuanba's matter seems to be related to the Heavenly Family? Then it's no wonder that this Tang Guofu will give up halfway, no matter how thick the martial arts Li Family's arms are, they can't be as thick as the Heavenly Family. No matter who it is, you have to swallow it. ”

"Silence! Do you want to die? I don't know if there are embroidered guards around here?"

"This is mostly a rumor, what does the Heavenly Family want this Li Sanlang's heart, liver and spinal cord to do?

"Having said that, this Tang Guofu has even abandoned the blood feud of his own sister-in-law, how can he protect me and other Li family protégés in the future?"

Since Li Shimin's cultivation has increased to the second grade, his ears and eyes are even smarter than before, and he can't control it for the time being. What I heard and saw was far beyond Li Jiancheng.

But he didn't care, and just ignored these discussions.

Before this day, Li Shimin had already thought of this scene. Tang Guofu stopped chasing the murderer, although it saved the family from the danger that may come in the future, but it was bound to produce evil consequences and be underestimated by outsiders.

But this is his father Li Yuan's business, and Li Shimin believes that his father also expected the consequences when he made this choice.

The burial of Li Xuanba's coffin was not completed until the afternoon. At this time, night is approaching, not only the guests who came to the funeral have left one after another, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's brothers have also returned.

But Li Shimin still sat in front of Li Xuanba's grave, holding a jar of Huadiao wine and drinking it to himself. From time to time, he also sprinkled the wine in the cup in front of the stone monument.

His third brother has always wanted to taste the Huadiao wine on the shelves, but he has no chance. Because of the flower carving, also known as the daughter red, it is the dowry of the southern family. In addition to their own use and hospitality, there are few outside sales.

This time, he used a lot of favors to get such an altar, but I don't know if the third brother under Jiuquan can enjoy it.

By the time Li Shimin was about to return from Bishan, the night was already dark. At this time, in addition to the few worshipping guards who were on his side, there were only the eldest grandson Wuji and Yu Wenshi who also came to Li Xuanba's funeral.

Only then did he realize that the latter's expression seemed to be quite relaxed. It is far from being as dark as it was a dozen days ago.

Li Shimin inquired about the reason, only to know that it was Goguryeo, and there was definite news,

The army of Liao was indeed defeated, with more than 70,000 casualties of the 300,000 army, and finally withdrew across the Yalu River, only the right imperial guard Hu Benlang general Wei Xuan's department, as well as the personal soldiers of the generals of each department, the total number of less than 40,000 people left.

And Yuwenshi and his father Yuwenshu, although this time it was a loss of teachers and humiliation of the country, but the main responsibility for this defeat was not Yuwenshu, but the fault of the two of them.

The former was bent on greedy merit, so he ordered his sailors to attack ashore, and then lightly advanced the enemy, and was lured to Pyongyang by the Goguryeo army, where he was defeated by Eulji Moondeok. If it weren't for the response of Zhou Fashang, the deputy general of the Navy Division, it would have been almost impossible for him to survive.

But as a result, the sailors not only lost the ability to respond, but also could not provide food and grass for the main army due to the day and night attacks of the Goguryeo sailors.

However, this one put all the blame on Yuwen Shu and Yu Zhongwen. It is said that it is precisely because the main army is not on time that it will cause the sailors to fight alone.

As for Yu Zhongwen, the general of Youyiwei, he first fell for Goguryeo's delaying tactics, which caused the Nine Armies to be delayed for half a month halfway, and then was discovered by Eulji Wende, which became the result of this defeat.

If it weren't for Yu Wenshu who realized that something was wrong, he insisted on retreating after seven consecutive victories in one day. Maybe none of the 300,000 troops will survive,

The eldest grandson Wuji knew about the defeat of Liaodong for the first time, and after hearing this, he was first shocked, and then his face showed an incredible look: "So the Son of Heaven, instead of condemning Laihu'er, he issued an order to comfort him?"

In his opinion, Yu Zhongwen and Liu Shilong, the superintendent of Liaodong's defeat, are certainly the culprits. But that came to protect the child is also not lightly responsible.

How can there be any reason for the sailors to go ashore to attack? This is too much to rob the meritorious.

It is said that after this battle, although the 600 ships of the Great Sui Navy Division were intact, they could not even get together the manpower to operate the ships.

If this sailor can respond, if the sailor can provide sufficient food and grass for the main force, this defeat will not happen at all.

"How can the Son of Heaven not be angry? But I estimate that Your Majesty is actually helpless, and this is likely to involve the dispute between the north and the south. ”

"The North and South Naval Army?" Li Shimin couldn't help but think about when he heard this.

"Actually, you should have heard of it. ”

Yu Wenshi and he looked like he knew everything and said everything: "Now my Great Sui Water Division, there are two sources, one part is the battle to destroy Chen, which was personally trained by the Son of Heaven and the late Chu Guogong, and the other is from the surrender army of the Southern Dynasty. The Son of Heaven has trusted the former over the years, but the southerners are better than the northerners after all, so in recent years, my Great Sui Sailor has gradually been controlled by the southerners. Once the future Hu'er asks the guilt to fall, then who should control this water division? It is impossible to hand it over to General Zuo Wuwei?"

Li Shimin knew that the general Zuo Wuwei he was talking about was none other than Zhou Fashang.

This is also from the Southern Dynasty, the first Chen Dynasty, at a young age, he is already an envoy, a general of Ren Zhenyi, a regular attendant of scattered horses, and is also in charge of the affairs of Qichang County, and is named the Marquis of Shanyin County, with 5,000 households. It's a pity that he was later framed by Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, and had to take refuge in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Although this person entered the Zhou, he also made outstanding achievements and became famous in the Ninth Army. But after all, because of the status of a traitor in the Southern Dynasty, he couldn't be trusted by the Son of Heaven like Yuwenshu and Lai Hu'er and others.

"The relationship between General Zuo Xiaowei and the Son of Heaven is not comparable to others. In the past, the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, but this one made great efforts. And he commanded the sailors to go ashore this time, although he was suspected of underestimating the enemy's rash advance, but it was also because he knew that the Son of Heaven was eager to pacify Liaodong, and his feelings were pitiful. ”

When Yu Wenshi said this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, my father said in his letter to me that even if the sailors are undefeated in this battle, they will have no chance of winning. ”

"Why is that?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but look slightly stunned, and looked at Yu Wenshi in surprise. He is quite conceited in the art of war, but he still has some respect for a famous contemporary military strategist like Yu Wenshu.

He could tell that the Scholar was telling the truth, and that there was no need for him to fool himself in the name of his father.

"This is due to the low morale of the army, and the heavy baggage carried is seriously overloaded. ”

Yu Wenshi sighed lightly: "Before, the Son of Heaven had been under Liaodong City for too long, and after repeated attacks, he thought of dividing his troops to go deep and attack Goguryeo itself. But at that time, the officers and men in the army were already war-weary, especially in April, the fraudulent surrender of Liaodong City hurt morale the most. At that time, it was clear that he was only one foot away from the door to level the city, but the work was abandoned because of the will of the Son of Heaven. And after my father received the order, although he asked all the horses in the army to carry the grain and grass for the hundred days, as well as ink armor, ink stones, swords, guns, clothing, military equipment, fire curtains, etc., all of them were available. He also ordered that those who abandoned the rice millet should be beheaded. But the sergeants of the army still dig pits in their tents every day to fill in the grain and grass. As a result, we were only halfway through the road, and the grain and grass were almost exhausted. Whether all the sailors are defeated or not, the army under his command will not be able to survive for a month. You need to know that the strength of the Goguryeo royal city is still far above the Liaodong city!"