After hearing this, Li Yuan nodded thoughtfully, and said approvingly: "What the emperor said is indeed a good word, so I will leave this matter to you." ”

Seeing that Li Jiancheng's suggestions were adopted by Li Yuan one after another, Li Shimin couldn't sit still, and said when he came out: "Father, the morale of my Tang army is low at the moment, and my sons think that they should think of a way to restore their morale as soon as possible." ”

"Does the emperor have any ideas?"

Li Yuan glanced at Li Shimin lightly, but he was a little unhappy in his heart, secretly saying If it weren't for your defeat in Luoyang, why would the morale of the Tang army be so sluggish.

Li Shimin had already thought of a countermeasure before he said this, and immediately bowed down and said: "Father, the son thinks that if you want to gather morale, the best way is to fight a winning battle. ”

Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "Is it possible that the second brother still wants to go to war with the Sui army again?" ”

Li Shimin shook his head with a smile and said, "Although I am very unwilling to lose to the Sui army, I also want to find an opportunity to take revenge on Yang Gao. But I know very well that there is absolutely no advantage in starting a war with the Sui army at this time, and a careless mistake will make the morale of the army even more demoralized. I mean find a soft persimmon and pinch it. ”

"What does the second brother mean... Li Jiancheng had already guessed Li Shimin's idea.

"Yes, what I mean is to attack the Liang Shi who is now entrenched in Diaoyin County."

Li Shimin nodded heavily, turned his head to Li Yuan and said: "Father, since the separatist forces such as Xue Ju and Li Liang were exterminated by our Tang Dynasty, although Liang Shidu was lucky to rely on the Turkic protection and survived, the army and people under his rule have been separated from him. The generals under his command, Xin Fang'er, Li Zhengbao, Feng Duan and others, have defected to our Tang Dynasty. As far as Erchen knows, now Liang Shidu has no more than 20,000 soldiers, and there will be no more than ten, and they can be wiped out. ”

"No!"

Li Jiancheng immediately spoke out and said: "Father, the emperor has already said that now the people of my Tang Dynasty are tired of war and the army is discouraged. It is okay to let Chai Rong and Li Guangbi organize a small group of elite troops to assist Temujin Khan in attacking Yelu Abaoji, but if he wants to send troops alone to exterminate the princes of the road, the imperial court may be difficult to support.

In addition, as far as Erchen knew, Liang Shidu had now taken refuge in Temujin. If we send troops to exterminate Liang Shidu at this time, I am afraid that it will arouse the wrath of Temujin Khan, which will not be conducive to our joint resistance to the Sui. ”

"Liang Shidu is now betraying his relatives and leaving, and he is at the end of his rope, and he doesn't need to send many soldiers and horses to exterminate him."

Li Shimin said loudly: "Father, the son only needs 10,000 elite soldiers, and he can destroy the Liang Shidu within a month."

As for Temujin, he should know very well in his heart that Liang Shidu's so-called submission was just forced to do so, not sincerely. As long as we can exterminate Liang Shidu with the power of thunder, after Temujin understands the strength of my Datang, will he still turn against us because of a Liang Shidu? ”

"These are just your own speculations and cannot be taken seriously. If you can't kill Liang Shidu this time, have you thought about the consequences? ”

Li Jiancheng mercilessly accused Li Shimin, and then turned his head to Li Yuan and said: "Father, the Tang Dynasty can no longer take risks now, and the sons do not recommend sending troops to exterminate Liang Shidu at this time." ”

Li Yuan looked up at the two brothers who were arguing, frowned slightly, waved his hand at Li Shimin and said: "Stop Erlang, Da Lang is right, at the moment, my Datang is indeed not adventurous, let's think of another strategy to gather the army's heart!" ”

"Father, son, son guarantee ......"

Li Shimin still seemed to be a little unwilling, and wanted to continue to persuade Li Yuan. But Li Yuan glared at him fiercely and said coldly: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say anything else!" ”

Looking at Li Yuan's cold eyes, Li Shimin only felt a tremor in his heart, and then suddenly remembered that it was precisely because of his sworn promise that Li Yuan made up his mind to send troops to Luoyang, but now not only Luoyang has not been taken, but also lost the important land of Bashu, and even the capital Chang'an has been broken by the Sui army. Now how can Li Yuan believe his assurance?

Li Shimin, who understood it, immediately didn't dare to insist, because he knew that with his father's heart, if he continued to be stubborn, he was afraid that Li Yuan would settle the new and old accounts with him, so he immediately retreated.

Seeing Li Shimin retreat with interest, the anger in Li Yuan's heart subsided, and he continued: "What other suggestions do you Aiqing have? Just keep speaking out. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Dugu Zhen took two steps forward and said in a deep voice: "After the Sui army broke through Chang'an, they not only looted our mansions, but also burned the title deeds of the houses, and divided all the fields and manors in our names. Lao Chen wanted to take back these divided fields, but who expected those Diao people to refuse to admit their accounts. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Li Yuan's brows jumped slightly.

"True, Your Majesty."

Dugu Zhen nodded, with a sad and indignant look on his face: "Yesterday, the old minister sent the steward to Chen Village in the north of the city to recover the 1,000 acres of land that originally belonged to the Dugu family. ”

"Lord Dugu, isn't it? How come I have never heard that the Dugu family has a field in Chen Township! ”

Li Shimin sneered, stared at Dugu Zhen and said. It can be said that the person who hated the family the most in the entire Tang Dynasty was Li Shimin, and it was precisely because of the damned patriarchal system of the family that his eldest brother Li Jiancheng, who was inferior to him, sat on the throne of the prince.

In addition, the set of employment rules of the family also made him quite dissatisfied, whether in the army or in the court, many people with mediocre abilities relied on the identity of Guanlong nobles to steal high positions. And the really capable people under him, such as Du Ruhui, Gao Xianzhi, Wei Chigong and others, have followed him to fight desperately on the battlefield for many years, but they are just a small general or long history under his Tiance Mansion, and they can't be on the stage at all.

Li Shimin already knew the cause and effect of Chen Village's incident, and it was clear that the Dugu family wanted to take advantage of the destruction of the title deed to take advantage of the opportunity to seize it, but unexpectedly they were resisted by the villagers who hated the same enemy, and beat away the steward who came to encroach on the land.

Originally, Li Shimin just secretly mocked the Dugu family for being greedy in his heart, and didn't want to ask about it. But now Dugu Zhen actually wants to use his father's power to seek private power for him. How can this work, if the father agreed to this matter and sent troops to seize the land for the Guanlong nobles, this would inevitably make the Tang Dynasty lose the support of the people in Guanzhong.

After Dugu Zhen heard Li Shimin's words, he couldn't help but scold Li Shimin in his heart, knelt on the ground, and choked up and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister does have land in Chen Township, but now the land deed is destroyed, but there is no proof of death. The old minister is incompetent and cannot keep the family business left by his ancestors, and the old minister is ashamed in his heart, and he really has no intention of serving His Majesty again. ”