It was under this high pressure that Li Jing trained himself to become a god.

When Li Jing was waiting for the opportunity to show his skills, Xu Shao took advantage of the victory to expand the results of the battle, and sent his son Xu Zhiren to march into Anshu City (now in the territory of Hubei Gong'an) on the south bank of Yiling County.

In the third year of Wude (620), Ran Zhao, the first thief in the Kuizhou area, led people to attack Kaizhou (now Kaixian, Chongqing) and Tongzhou (Dazhou, Sichuan), these two places originally belonged to Xiao Miao's forces, but Ran Zhaocai no matter whose power it was, he captured Kuizhou is the king's way, so he united with Liang Dongping's Wang Jun Xiao Yan, desperately trying to take Kuizhou.

Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County of the Tang Dynasty, led his army to meet the attack, but this county king was not a good fighter, and he seemed to have some misunderstanding about the battle, and he was easily defeated by the enemy.

At the critical juncture, Li Jing showed his skills, led the eight hundred elite cavalry to defeat the enemy, recovered Kaizhou and Tongzhou, and then did not hesitate to behead Xiao Yan, Xiao Miao's forces in Kuizhou were basically wiped out, and the barbarians were pacified in one fell swoop.

The news of Li Jing's victory reached Chang'an, Li Yuan was extremely happy, he was going to kill Li Jing because of his careful eyes, and now he felt a little ashamed, in order to cover up his narrow eyes for Li Jing, he told the officials at the court meeting: Li Jing's achievements are all because of my use of the law of agitation, and the facts have proved that instead of using meritorious service to motivate his subordinates to make meritorious contributions, he does not put pressure on him, so that he feels that he has made mistakes, and then strives to get good results and make up for his mistakes.

Li Yuan's original words in "Old Tang Book, Li Jing's Biography" are: "It is better to make a mistake than to make a mistake, and Li Jingguo shows its effect." ”

Li Yuan is really an old clever, he has made meritorious contributions, and he said it so well. If people don't make meritorious contributions, they will find a reason to slaughter them in minutes.

Li Yuan thought that he was very clever in slave skills, but in the eyes of those discerning people who were as clever as him, he was not polite to Li Jing before, but he didn't mean that at all.

In any case, Li Jing used his wisdom and bravery to win the trust of his top boss Li Yuan, and Li Yuan publicly issued an edict to Li Jing: You have fought well on the front line and made meritorious contributions, and rewards for wealth and nobility are indispensable, although we are far apart, I can feel your sincerity to the imperial court.

At the same time, he also gave a private edict to Li Jing: I have forgotten all the gaps we had before, and I am not to blame for the past.

Hey...... Saying this is clearly a rehash of the old things, showing that he has been haunted by it!

Li Jing saw that Li Yuan had given him face, which made him feel satisfied, so he secretly swore that he would fight well, hoping that one day he would be able to establish a greater meritorious career, which would impress Li Yuan.

For this reason, Li Jing's suppressed energy for many years began to explode, and he drew up a battle plan to pacify Xiao Milling in one fell swoop - Ten strategies to take Xiao Milling. Then let Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun, forward it to the imperial court, and Li Yuan immediately adopted it, and funded people to let him build large-scale ships and train naval troops. In short, it means that as long as Li Jing fights the battle well on the front line and settles Xiao Milling, he not only ignores his past suspicions, but also supports him unconditionally.

In August of the fourth year of Wude (621), Li Yuan ordered Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun, to be the head of the Jingxiang Road march, and Li Jing was appointed as the chief of the march, commanding the troops of the twelve general managers, and officially crusading against Xiao Miao.