On this day, Li Jing was invited by Yuan Ji to the Qi Palace's banquet.

Li Jing picked up his wine glass and said, "Li Jing respects King Qi with a glass, thank you King Qi for recommending and giving Li Jing a chance to serve the country." ”

Yuan Ji smiled and clinked glasses with him, "Where, where, how can General Li's talent be buried, this king just did what he had to do." ”

Here Ziyi also picked up a cup, "Ziyi also wants to give a cup to General Li, if it wasn't for General Li's car, our sisters don't know when they will be able to arrive in Jinyang." ”

Li Jing said: "Princess Qi is polite, I was very worried when I heard that you were lost, and I was afraid that you would have a mistake in the troubled times." Fortunately, now that you are back, I can rest assured. ”

Ziyi said: "Thank you General Li for your concern, Ziyi is grateful." I had long heard about General Lee's talent, so I discussed with Yuanji and recommended General Lee. I believe that the general will be able to succeed and return triumphantly. Chang'an, the general doesn't have to worry about it, Yuanji and I will go to the house more to take care of it, you just have to go out with peace of mind. ”

Yuan Ji also hurriedly answered: "That's it, that's it, General Li just rest assured, your family bag is on this king." In addition, if there is anything on the battlefield that needs the king's help, even if he sends a letter, the king will fully support the general. ”

In this case, Li Jing thanked King Qi and Princess Qi for their kindness. Li Jingding lived up to the recommendation of King Qi, and he must have leveled Xiao Milling! ”

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Since the people pacified Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, they have become the unique mainstay of the Tang Dynasty, and the existing positions in the imperial court are not worthy of the merits of the people, it can be said that there is no reward, Li Yuan racked his brains and finally came up with an unprecedented official title - General Tiance.

In October of the fourth year of Wude, Li Yuan crowned Li Shimin as the general of Tiance; Lingsitu and Shaanxi Dongdao Daxingtai are above all the princes; Increase the number of households by 20,000. plus the previous food estate, a total of 30,000 households; Gift gold chariot (ancient car made by the Zhou Dynasty) a ride, a crown of clothes, a pair of jade, 60 catties of gold, before and after the drum and nine music, 40 trains. In addition, Li Yuan also authorized Shimin to open the Tiance Mansion and gave him the right to appoint officials at all levels.

When Shimin returned to the mansion, Zixuan smiled and saluted him, "Congratulations to the general." Congratulations Admiral! ”

The people of the world pulled her up. "Look at your pleasure, is the position of Admiral Tiance so good? My father gave me the status second only to the crown prince, but he no longer let me lead the army. Ping Xiao milled and he sent Li Jing; Dou Jiande's subordinate Liu Heimin gathered troops in Hebei, and his father sent Li Shentong. ”

Zixuan saw the loss in his eyes and said, "Shimin, I told you when I persuaded you to save Li Jing. If you join forces with Li Jing, those separatist forces will be broken one by one. But if Li Jing is killed. Then you're going to be tired, it's supposed to be a two-person job, so you'll have to do it alone! It was Li Jing's job to pacify the south, so why should you rob him. After all these years of crusading and begging, you are also tired, isn't it good to rest in Chang'an for a while? As for Liu Heimin. Don't worry, Li Shentong can't calm him. Sooner or later, my father will send you there. ”

"I don't have to go to war, I just feel my father's attitude towards me...... He doesn't seem to want me to make meritorious contributions anymore, he wants to train someone who can replace me, and then hide me in the snow......" A trace of sadness drifted through Shimin's eyes.

Zixuan hugged his waist distressedly, "Shimin, you should have known as early as when Liu Wenjing was killed, he is not only your father, he is also the emperor, you have made immortal achievements, and you have already been a master of high merit." The emperor wants to hide you, but think about it, if you are not his son, I am afraid that you are not hiding in the snow, maybe the emperor would have already moved to kill. ”

The rift between father and son increased again, Shimin didn't understand, but it was difficult to accept, after all, it was his biological father, "Zixuan, then what do you say I should do?" ”

Zixuan said: "Shimin, gold will always shine, and your ability is not something that your father can hide if he wants to." At this time, it is better to deal with it calmly. Datang will soon dominate the world, but it will be able to fight the world immediately, and it will not be able to govern the world immediately. You have been studying the art of war all these years, so it is better to take this opportunity to learn more scriptures, so that you can use them in the future. There are a lot of well-educated people around you, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are both rich and rich, and you can often ask them for advice. ”

"Okay, you're right, that's it."

So, Shimin opened a literature museum on the west side of the palace, and selected eighteen scholars who were full of wealth, including Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, known as the "eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace".

Yuan Ji learned that Shimin had opened a literature museum and went to Jiancheng to provoke it, "Big brother, do you really think that the second brother opened the literature museum just to study literature?" ”

"And what else can he do?" Built unimpressed.

Yuan Ji said: "Big brother, why aren't you in a hurry?" Didn't you see the unstoppable look of the second brother when he came back from Luoyang? Father and Emperor made him a general! He's clearly already riding on your head! What kind of literature museum he opened, under the guise of studying literature, was just to recruit talents from all over the world to become his team and expand his strength. ”

"So what?" Built Road.

Yuan Ji glared anxiously, "What can I do?" The second brother has made immortal achievements, aren't you afraid that he has the ambition to win the heir? ”

Jiancheng said: "I am the eldest son, the prince of the right name, can he take it if he wants to?" ”

"You can't say that, Yang Yong is also a righteous prince, and he hasn't been taken the throne by Yang Guang?" Motoyoshi Road.

Jiancheng said: "I, the prince, do not have the great credit of the people, I just work hard to forge ahead." I do what I do, I do right, and I don't have any handle for people to grasp, I don't believe that my father will abolish me. Besides, even if I have a holiday with Shimin because of Zixuan's affairs, I am his eldest brother after all, and I don't believe that Shimin will do fratricidal things without thinking of brotherhood. ”

After that, Yuan Ji told Ziyi and Zheng Guanyin about the attitude of the built.

Zheng Guanyin said: "This is built, what kind of brotherhood do you still remember, I'm afraid that he still thinks about family affection, but Shimin has long been not the eldest brother of him." ”

Ziyi smiled: "Big brother is kind, let's not be too anxious." Li Shimin is going to be the emperor, and his fox tail will be exposed sooner or later, even if he has the ability not to show it, we can find a way to help him show it. At that time, the eldest brother could not believe it. For now, we can first use our father's jealousy of Li Shimin to suppress him. ”

"Don't worry, Pei Lin has always been on our side in the court, Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De in the harem have been completely offended by the second brother, and it is not difficult to suppress him." Motoyoshi smiled coldly.

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Li Xiaogong and Li Jing were ordered to go to Ping Xiao Mill, and rushed to the front line day and night, and the two went all the way to Xiazhou, and found that Xiao Mill's troops were still very strong, and the danger was basically in the hands of Xiao Mill. Li Jing believed that the fighter plane was not yet mature, and it was not appropriate to go into battle lightly. Li Xiaogong knew that Li Jing was a military wizard and listened to him strategically, so he first stood still, and on the other hand, he reported the situation on Li Yuan's front.

This time he found an excuse for Li Yuan, he already hated Li Jing and wanted to kill him quickly. It just so happens that now Li Jing advocates not moving his troops, which shows that he is not completely loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and he is just punished for the crime of "delaying and not advancing". Li Yuan ordered Xu Shao to go to the front of the battle to kill Li Jing.

After Yuan Ji learned about it, he hurriedly entered the palace to plead: "Father, 'the general is outside, and the king's order is not affected', we don't know what happened in front of the two armies. Erchen thought that Li Jing might have a reason for not moving, and it was a taboo in the army to kill the general before the battle. Please think twice! ”

Li Yuan said angrily: "What is his reason? I shouldn't have let him go back then, he desperately wanted to go to Jiangdu to report me for raising troops, how could he really surrender to the Tang Dynasty? ”

Pei Lin hurriedly helped: "Your Majesty, the things of the year have passed, and Li Jing has also honestly contributed to the Tang Dynasty over the years, if Your Majesty is really not at ease, the minister has a plan." ”

"Speak." Li Yuan said.

Pei Lin said: "Li Jing is the deputy marshal, and there is Li Xiaogong above him, he can't actually control the military power, and he can't do it." It's better to give Li Jing a chance first, let's wait and see for a while, if he still doesn't move, it's not too late to kill him. ”

"Yes, Master Pei is right, father, you can give Li Jing another chance." Motoyoshi begged.

Li Yuan sighed, "Okay, just give him another period of time, if he can't make meritorious service, he will not be spared." ”

Yuan Ji returned home and was busy discussing with Ziyi how to save Li Jing.

Ziyi said: "Since you and Pei Lin have bought him time, now hurry up and send someone to send him a letter to let him know that the emperor is wary of him, and urge him to make meritorious service quickly, so as to save his life." ”

Yuan Ji said: "Okay, I'll send someone to deliver a letter to Li Jing." ”

After Li Jing received the letter, he broke out in a cold sweat, if it wasn't for the rescue of King Qi and his wife, his life would have been gone, and he had to find a way to enter the army as soon as possible. As a result, Li Jing has always been grateful to Qi Wang and his wife.

Just at this time, the fighter planes came. The leaders of Kaizhou gathered a crowd to rebel, Li Xiaogong was defeated in the battle, Li Jing planned and then moved, personally led 800 soldiers to attack the enemy from behind, won more with less, and captured more than 5,000 people.

When the good news reached Chang'an, Li Yuan was happy, and he specially issued an edict to comfort Li Jing. Only then did Li Jing breathe a sigh of relief and began to show his military talent, attacking Xiao Mill for the camp step by step. Finally, in October of the fourth year of Wude, he captured the Southern Liang Emperor Xiao Milling. In the sixth year of Wude, Li Jing pacified the Fugong Yi in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and Lingnan also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty under its pressure, and Li Jing took the entire south for the Tang Dynasty. That's for later.

Let's say that at this time, Li Jing calmed Xiao Miao, and Li Yuan was very happy, but Liu Heimin in Hebei gave him a headache. originally thought that Liu Heimin was a grasshopper after the autumn, and he couldn't jump for a few days, but he didn't think that this grasshopper would be happier and happier the more he jumped. (To be continued) R466