After resting for a few days, Fang Xuanling came, and Zou Yu went home, although there were two goblins at home who wanted to squeeze themselves dry at any time. Zou Yu felt that he was a little cheap, he thought when he was not at home, he really arrived home, and he thought about it again in two days, and wanted to leave!

I can't stay at home, I have two pairs of green eyes staring at it when I go back, wolfberry and ginseng soup are drunk every day, and the palace is the same, they all want to have a son, even if they know that Zou Yu likes their children. According to the person in the palace, raising children can prevent old age, of course, Zou Yu also understands that they have selfish intentions, but it is harmless, so he can go.

With Dou Jiande's withdrawal, this time the war was stopped, and all forces retracted to lick their wounds, quietly waiting for the next opportunity.

Although Li Xiuning didn't go back, he wrote a letter, which reassured Li Yuan a lot, over the years, he felt most sorry for this daughter, but fortunately, Li Xiuning just went to find out the news. The letter said that Zou Yu did not want war, which Li Yuan agreed, but there can always be only one master in this world, so war is inevitable.

The north is strong and tough, and Li Yuan decided to wait until he took other places before he finally came to clean him up. Turning his gaze to the other neighbors nearby, and appeasing Li Shentong and Li Shenfu's two brothers, Li Yuan once again summoned his subordinates to discuss.

"Wang Shichong lost his soldiers, and Wu Tianxi and others listened to the tune and didn't listen to the announcement, can we win over, or destroy Wang Shichong!" Li Yuan asked.

"Wang Shichong's control of Wu Tianxi, Xin Wenli, is just a threat of grain and grass, if we promise them, as long as we watch from the wall, we will provide grain and grass, and the possibility of winning over is not impossible." Tang Jian replied.

"Tang Gong's words are wrong, he is also subject to others, if there is no Wang Shichong, they are not guarding our constraints, so the greatest possibility is balance, who is weak to help whom!" Li Jiancheng shook his head and said.

"Isn't there a good way? The distance from Chang'an to Luoyang is not far, and I don't want to worry about it every day. Li Yuan asked depressedly.

"Your Majesty! The minister thought that he could sow discord and let Wang Shichong take the initiative to turn against Wu Tianxi and others, so that there was only one way to take refuge in us. Li Shimin's number one think tank, Liu Wenjing bowed his hand and said.

"That's a good idea! But how? Li Yuan asked with a perked spirit.

"First of all, His Majesty sent people with great fanfare, and he didn't woo them, but just sent them a batch of food, and then secretly let people spread the news, saying that Wang Shichong wanted to marry his sister Xinyue'e as a concubine in order to win over Xin Wenli, even if Xin Wenli didn't mind, he would definitely feel uncomfortable; In addition, His Majesty asked people to go to Luoyang to spread rumors, saying that Wu Tianxi had decided not to help each other, and as for whether Wang Shichong believed it or not, it was up to him. Liu Wenjing said lightly.

"Wang Shichong will definitely believe it, he is a person with a strong voice and no room for people, and he will definitely be suspicious." Pei Lin said with certainty.

"Whether it works or not, it doesn't hurt to give it a try!" Li Shimin suggested.

"Yes, give it a try! I'll leave this matter to the prince! Li Yuan nodded, then looked at Li Jiancheng and said.

"Sons obey orders!" Li Jiancheng's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly replied.

"What do you think of Jinyang's side?" Li Yuan frowned and continued to ask.

"Prince, you say!" Seeing that no one spoke, Li Yuan couldn't help but reach out and point at Li Jiancheng with some dissatisfaction.

"Erchen thinks that he can only make friends at present, and cannot be an enemy with him!" Li Jiancheng was stunned for a moment, and then replied stubbornly.

Li Jiancheng's defeat this time has taken a big blow to his prestige, especially the clan, which is even more dissatisfied, so Li Yuan intentionally or unintentionally helped him establish his prestige anew.

"Why?" Li Yuan asked quietly.

"It's not that the sons and ministers are ambitious, it's just that Zou Changfeng has a heavily armored foot soldier under his command, his whole body is iron-armored, and even his face is covered, invulnerable, it can be said that no one can stop him!

And there is also a cavalry, even the war horses are wrapped in iron armor, and the retainers can't think of a way to resist them! If we attack the city and he goes out of the city to fight, we really can't do anything. Knowing that Li Yuan deliberately asked him to explain in public, Li Jiancheng hurriedly said.

"How is it compared to the younger brother's Xuanjia Army?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

"It's all over the place, although Erlang's Xuanjia army is also armored, but it's still not like theirs, their iron armor is like a whole, I estimate that crossbow arrows can't penetrate it." Li Jiancheng shook his head and said.

"Well, the eldest brother is right, but any kind of equipment must have his defects, so armor, the requirements for war horses must be very high, so they should not have many troops; In addition he is invulnerable and can use heavy weapons such as hammers, axes. When Li Shimin heard this, he understood, nodded and analyzed.

"Jinyang is close to the grassland, and has taken Liaodong, and there is no shortage of horses for the Turks and Khitans, so war horses should not be a problem for them." Li Jiancheng frowned.

"Nope! The war horses in Liaodong are not tall, and they are not suitable for the war horses of heavy armored cavalry! The Turks have a grudge against Zou Changfeng, and it is estimated that they will not sell war horses to him. Li Shimin shook his head and said.

"That's just the Turks, as well as the Hui people, Xue Yantuo people, as long as they are willing to spend money, they can always buy it, unlike us, Longyou Xue Ju blocked, Shuofang Liang Shi blocked, want to buy horses, not only the number is small, but also the price is expensive." Li Jiancheng retorted.

"In my opinion, the biggest trouble in Jinyang is not the iron horse you said, big brother! It's a crossbow bolt! They have a large number of crossbow arrows, and it is very difficult to attack any table of cities, so I don't recommend fighting with Zou Changfeng. As soon as the conversation changed, Li Shimin said.

Li Yuan's intentions, Li Shimin somewhat guessed, so he was secretly dissatisfied in his heart, he first refuted Li Jiancheng's opinion, and then put forward his own opinion, so that everyone else knew that he was more capable, and it also destroyed Li Jiancheng's intention.

"Crossbow bolts? Is it a lot? Why didn't you see it? Li Jiancheng asked blankly.

"It's a bed! It is not used in field battles, if the city is attacked, it will definitely appear, under Tongguan, there is only a few breathing time, a range of 100 meters wide and a thousand meters long, and not a single one survives. Li Shimin said with palpitations.

Ten thousand arrows are fired at once, or the crossbow arrows of the bed, the way of death that is torn apart, it is very miserable! When I see it, I will be afraid.

"The minister seconded the proposal! Zou Changfeng has Turkic pressure, and he will definitely not take the risk of a fire in the backyard and take the initiative to attack us. Pei Lin said.

"For example, today, it is similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but it is a long-distance and close attack, and it is vertical and horizontal! The minister suggested that Dou Jiande be wooed and destroy Wang Shichong first, so that we would become a strong Qin. No longer be afraid of others. His Majesty swept away other forces, and then attacked Jinyang with the strength of the entire world, and the minister did not believe that he could resist it. Tang Jian suggested.

"The minister seconded the proposal, the north is sparsely populated, this is Zou Changfeng's biggest shortcoming, Your Majesty might as well fix it for the time being, let him be careless!" Pei Lin said again.

"Hmmm! Then it's decided, Tang Jian, I invite you to go to Jinyang, mainly to determine whether the princess is safe. Find a way to bring the princess back. Li Yuan said.

"Obey the order!" Tang Jian bowed down to receive the order.

"It's all gone!" Li Yuan waved his hand.

"The minister (son) retires!"

"The prince doesn't have to be depressed! Although His Majesty helped the crown prince, but the effect was not good, he lost his troops this time, and he lost face, and the clan would not forgive him. Out of the palace gate, Liu Wenjing persuaded him.

"Alas! I also understand, but I am a little dissatisfied with my father's partiality! Li Shimin sighed helplessly.

"Isn't that normal? He's the crown prince after all! Liu Wenjing asked rhetorically.

"Hmmm! Let's go back and discuss! Li Shimin nodded fiercely. He has always thought that his credit is much greater than that of Li Jiancheng, but Li Yuan, as his father, is so obviously eccentric, and he is very depressed.

"See the prince!" The subordinates of the Qin Palace, who were not qualified to participate in this kind of small meeting, had already gathered in the palace to wait. Wait for Li Shimin to bring back the news.

"Excuse me! You may be seated. Li Shimin waved his hand.

"King Qin's face is full of unhappiness, but something is wrong in the palace?" Li Shimin's brother-in-law, the chubby eldest grandson Wuji, asked.

"Here's the thing..."Li Shimin signaled to Liu Wenjing, and Liu Wenjing repeated the things in the palace to several people.

"Your Majesty has done it so obviously!" Eldest Sun Wuji said in surprise.

"No way, who made him the prince!" Li Shimin said angrily.

"Don't be discouraged, in my opinion, that's a good thing! The higher Your Majesty holds the crown prince, the more ruthless he will be when he falls in the future! The thin Du Ruhui said with a gleam in his eyes.

Ke Ming is reasonable, now the clan is very dissatisfied with the prince, and they are worried that they will be abandoned in the future! Cousin Xiaogong has made it clear that I am the first to look forward! Li Shimin nodded.

"The prince is really wrong this time! How could they let the prince and them go to fight! Liu Wenjing shook her head and sighed.

"I've learned about this, but in fact, if you really want to talk about it, it's careless, those cousins haven't met a master, and they think they're very powerful! As a result, twenty or thirty people, besieged a few people, and half of them were counter-killed! Li Shimin couldn't help but smile and said.

"Jinyang's generals are so powerful?" Du Ruhui asked in surprise.

"It's amazing! Not counting Zhang Zhongjian, Qin Shubao, Youzhou Luo Yi, as far as Zou Changfeng is concerned, I can't find one under my command, it's their opponent! Li Shimin said enviously.

"Hate the sky and don't believe in it; hateful unringed Li Yuanba; Silver Hammer Pei Sangongzi! Even if it belongs to a literati, it is like thunder! Du Ruhui touched his chin and said.

"King Qin, Yuan Ba..."The eldest grandson Wuji said cautiously.

"Alas! Yuan Ba was not clear-headed, and he didn't know what Zou Changfeng had done to him, so he obediently listened to him. Li Shimin sighed.

"False! True or false! Now who doesn't know that Li Yuanba is not crazy and stupid. Everyone muttered to themselves in their hearts, but there must be many stories in between, and since Li Shimin said so, everyone would not be so uninteresting to ask.

"On the military journey, you don't just rely on generals, otherwise you would have won the battle for the world back then, not Liu Bang!" Du Ruhui said gently.

"Keming has a point! The courage of the puppet can only be reckless for a while! In the future, on Jinyang, pay attention to this point! Li Shimin agreed.

"What makes my subordinates care the most is that there are so many iron armors in Jinyang, where do these mines come from? How many are there? It's only a few thousand today, and will it be tens of thousands next time! If it's tens of thousands of ironclad soldiers! Who in this world can stop it! Du Ruhui sighed.

"It's... This is indeed a problem! Du Ruhui's words made everyone's faces change, and Liu Wenjing said in a deep voice.

"You don't have to think so seriously, although the ironclad soldiers are powerful, they are used to siege the city, but they are useless, they are too bulky! However, Keming also reminded me that this matter really needs to be investigated. Li Shimin nodded and analyzed.

"Zou Changfeng has two mining areas that we can't find! One in Pingzhou and one in Youzhou! There is only one coal mine in Taiyuan. Pingzhou is the most likely, because a long time ago, Zou Changfeng's henchman general, Zhang Zhongjian, led people to guard there! You must know that now in addition to Zou Changfeng, the military is Zhang Zhongjian, Luo Yi, Han Qianxun, and Qu Tutong, and the four official positions are the same, and they are the generals of the Four Expeditions. The eldest grandson Wuji, who was in charge of intelligence, analyzed.

The mining area has always been the most tightly controlled place, the mining personnel are prisoners, there are no entry and exit, the guards are not only soldiers, but also dogs, it is impossible for scouts to get closer, as for disguise? I'm sorry, but the mining team is all familiar faces! This is why for so long, the outside world did not know the real situation in the mining area.

"No wonder Dou Jiande desperately wants to take Pingzhou, he must value this, but it's a pity that he returned in vain!" Li Shimin sighed.

"King Qin has noticed that a group of men and horses came ashore from the sea and plundered the three county towns of Dou Jiande! Wherever he passed, the chickens and dogs were not left, and his subordinates estimated that this was the reason why Dou Jiande was forced to retreat urgently. Liu Wenjing reminded.

"What? So cruel, but the chickens and dogs are not left? Zou Changfeng shouldn't be such a person! Li Shimin was taken aback and said. Of course, Li Shimin didn't know that these people were not killed, but all of them were captured, because Liaodong lacked population, so one of the tasks of the rectification was to arrest people, and at the same time create an illusion that Dou Jiande would not be left behind, which could also cause panic among the people.

"It's not surprising, I heard that in Liaodong, Zou Changfeng killed 30,000 Goguryeo people in front of tens of thousands of people." Liu Wenjing shook his head and said.

"Is this true? Killed 30,000 people? Du Ruhui asked in surprise.

Indeed, this matter spread widely in Goguryeo, and everyone knew about it, and he was also given the title of Asura, which could stop children crying at night in Goguryeo. It is said that this is Zou Changfeng's revenge for his unborn child, because when the Goguryeo people attacked him, he caused his wife to have a miscarriage. Liu Wenjing introduced.

"I always thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect Zou Changfeng to look at a handsome person, so iron-blooded." Li Shimin said in surprise that although he didn't care about Goguryeo's life or death, he just killed tens of thousands of people at a time, not to mention ordinary people, he couldn't do it himself.

"This person is really not simple! No wonder such a great foundation can be laid. Du Ruhui sighed.

"It's really not simple, you must know that he came out of Liaodong, which is different from the Central Plains, but there is no foundation." Li Shimin agreed.

"I'm afraid you haven't noticed yet, iron ore is only one aspect, after all, even if there is a lot of iron ore, it takes a lot of time to dig it out and make it into weapons and armor, and Jinyang's agriculture is really surprising." The eldest grandson Wuji reminded.

"Agriculture?" Liu Wenjing asked suspiciously. Liu Wenjing is very good at scheming, but he is not clear about governing local areas and industrial agriculture.

"Yes, think about Liaodong, although the place is big enough, how many people are there? Able to support their army? The eldest grandson Wuji analyzed.

"They can rob, right? First Goguryeo, then the Khitans, and the Xi people! Liu Wenjing said.

"Goguryeo doesn't say, Khitan, Xi people, they all have to live by robbery, if Zou Changfeng really relies on exploitation and robbery, how can the Khitan people give him his life!" Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head and said.