However, the young and frivolous Li Daoxuan has the courage to charge into battle, but he does not have the domineering spirit of Li Shimin to march and fight. Courage may be innate, but domineering is the experience and self-confidence that accumulate on the battlefield. On October 17, Li Daoxuan and Liu Heimin met unexpectedly, the young Li Daoxuan was really fierce, and saw Liu Heimin's army from a distance without fear, and led the crowd to rush forward, wanting to catch the other party off guard, but it backfired, and Liu Heimin was also very good at using soldiers, and the Tang army was defeated in this battle, and Li Daoxuan's soldiers were defeated and killed.

Li Daoxuan was defeated, Hebei was shocked, the rivers and mountains changed color, and the prefectures and counties changed their flags and surrendered to Liu Heimin, and on October 27, Liu Heimin drove back to the capital city of Zhaozhou, and the old territory of the Xia State was once again declared to be fully restored. Li Yuanji, the commander-in-chief in charge of counterinsurgency, was even more frightened when he heard the news, and stationed troops in Henan, not daring to move forward.

When the people of Chang'an heard the news of Li Daoxuan's death, their hearts were like knives, and they were heartbroken, and they cried to Zixuan: "Daoxuan has followed me to fight everywhere since he was a child, and every time he sees me go deep into the enemy formation, he can win in the end, and he is always envious and wants to emulate me, so that with today's result, it is all my fault......"

Zixuan cupped his face and wiped away his tears, "How can this be your fault?" The God of War is not something that anyone can imitate if they want to, you can go deep into danger every time and return unharmed, that's because you have that strength, as the so-called 'art master is bold'. It's a pity that Dao Xuan doesn't understand this truth, he just thinks that being brave can succeed, in the end, he has only learned your skin. He's still too young......"

Shimin grabbed her hand and said, "Zixuan, I want to ask my father to fight, I want to avenge Daoxuan!" ”

"Shimin, this can't be, you have been framed by Zhang and Yin's second concubines one after another, and the emperor is jealous of you at this time, he thinks that you are now proud of your achievements, and it is impossible to send you to war." Zixuan persuaded.

Shimin said: "What should I do then? Could it be that Liu Heimin is sitting big? ”

Zixuan patted his hand, "Since someone will go, you don't care about these for now, what you have to do at this time is to keep a low profile in order to alleviate the emperor's suspicion." ”

The news of Li Daoxuan's death spread into the palace, Li Yuan is really a head and two big, who else can he count on to eliminate Liu Heimin? Yuanji is definitely not good, his legs are weak before he reaches the front line; Li Jing can't do it either, he is still in the south to quell the rebellion and has not returned at the moment. Is it not for the people? No, I'm already proud of my achievements now, if I level Liu Heimin again, my tail won't be up to the sky! Who should you send......

At this time, there was already someone who had thought about it for Li Yuan, and he was the prince of the East Palace.

Wei Zheng and the crown prince Zhongyun Wang Jue found Jiancheng together, and Wang Jue said to Jiancheng: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I discussed with Wei Xima, and I feel that the prince should now go to the emperor to ask for war and go to level Liu Heimin." ”

"Oh? Why did you think this way? Jiancheng asked.

Wei Zheng said: "King Qin's achievements cover the world, and China and foreign countries return to their hearts; His Royal Highness is the oldest in the East Palace, and he has no great merit to subdue the sea. Now Liu Heimin is scattered, and at this time it is the end of the strong crossbow, and there are only 10,000 people in total, and there is a shortage of food. This is a great time for His Highness to make a contribution! ”

Jiancheng pondered for a long time and said: "I have suppressed the rebellion many times before, and I have not asked my father to fight, but my father refused to let me fight because I am the prince. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Highness, this time, that time. Now the emperor is jealous of him because of King Qin's great achievements, and the king of Qi can't calm Liu Heimin, at this time, the emperor has no one to send, His Royal Highness asks for war at this time, and the emperor will definitely agree. ”

After completion, he was still hesitant, Wang Jue hurriedly said: "Your Highness, in the past few years, the prestige of King Qin has been increasing, and his reputation has been increasing, and the emperor has also named him an unprecedented general of Tiance and opened a palace. King Qin has 'Eighteen Bachelors' under his command, and Wu has generals who were born and died with him, and his strength cannot be underestimated. The last time he came back from the fight against Liu Heimin, the emperor named him the general of the Twelve Guards, and he took over the military power of the whole country. Your Highness, with all due respect, the King of Qin has threatened your position. ”

Wei Zheng also persuaded: "The subordinates know that His Royal Highness is benevolent and unwilling to kill each other with King Qin, but His Royal Highness's meritorious service is not in harmony with King Qin, and it can stabilize the position of the prince, which is really a good move." And in this world, the north is basically leveled by King Qin, and Li Jing is fighting in the south, and there are not many opponents in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Okay, you're right, I'm going to go on a campaign to make meritorious contributions, and I'm not angry with the people, I'll go to my father tomorrow to ask for war." In the past few years, the people have won many flowers, applause and praise, and how much loss, resentment and unwillingness they have endured. But he really doesn't want to be an enemy of Shimin, after all, Shimin is the younger brother he brought up since he was a child, but this doesn't mean that Jiancheng doesn't care about the position of his prince, and now Wei Zheng and Wang Qi have a very good idea, don't you think King Qin's martial arts are world-famous? Then let them see that the prince is not a vegetarian either.

The next day, Jiancheng entered the palace to ask for battle, Li Yuan thought that this was also a good choice, and he should be able to equalize Liu Heimin with his ability to build, so that he could increase the prestige of the prince, which was a good way to suppress the people.

On November 7, the fifth year of Wude, Li Yuan issued an edict to send the crown prince Jiancheng to lead the army to conquer Liu Heimin, and ordered Jiancheng to serve as the marshal of the Daxingtai and Shandong marching troops in eastern Shaanxi, and the army of King Yuanji of Qi was also changed to the unified command of Jiancheng.

The sky is full of clouds. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the crown prince led a large army to quell the rebellion for the first time. Jiancheng is happy and relieved, he can finally show his strength, and finally prove to the world that he, the prince, is no worse than King Qin. Zixuan, did you see that? I can too, one day I will save you out, built a silent thought in my heart.

At this time, Zixuan was watching the army go out with Shimin on the high post, Shimin's eyes were desolate, and his disappointment and downfall were so obvious, "It turns out that my father sent my eldest brother to go on the expedition." ”

Zixuan clenched his hand and looked at him with soft and warm eyes, "Shimin, believe me, everything is only temporary, and greater success is waiting for you later." ”

"Hmm." Shimin's mood was a little better, and he hugged Zixuan into his arms.

In mid-December, the army built by the prince arrived at the Central Plains battlefield and entered Changle County with his younger brother Li Yuanji; Liu Heimin immediately turned around and headed south to confront the Tang army.

At this time, it was the middle of winter, the clouds were low and twilight, the snow was dancing back to the wind, and the snow was flying everywhere under the sky. The two armies faced each other for several days in the wilderness of Changle, waiting for the horn of the attack, but the horn never sounded. Jiancheng lined up several times on the battlefield and collected troops several times, which made Liu Hei and the fox suspicious, what kind of medicine was sold in Li Jiancheng's gourd? Could it be like Li Shimin who struck a thunderous blow after a stalemate? Liu Heimin was puzzled, and he was worried that Jiancheng would set up an ambush, so he didn't dare to attack rashly. However, he never dreamed that this time he would be defeated without a fight. R1152