Li Mi was very happy to learn that Li Yuan had defected to him, so he bragged to his subordinates: "Now that I am subordinate to the Tang Dynasty, Shandong once belonged to my jurisdiction, and the people over there, if they knew that I had disarmed and returned to the Tang Dynasty, and sent envoys to recruit him, they would definitely be attached to him. ”

The soldiers cheered......

The soldiers are looking forward to this ending, and the boss who follows has brocade clothes and delicacies, and their lives will be too bad.

Li Mi and the soldiers are looking forward to this defection, which can satisfy their imaginary glory and stability.

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On the eighth day of October in the first year of Wude (618), Li Mi arrived in Chang'an and started the new life of his dream - to be the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Unexpectedly...... Unexpectedly, Li Tang didn't treat this remnant of the army with much to lose.

Li Mi's troops were stationed outside the city, and they didn't eat for a few days, and they almost starved to death, and they all jumped on their feet angrily, scolding their father, scolding their mother, and scolding Li Yuan.

After Li Mi really met Li Yuan, the sweet dream gradually woke up completely......

Although Li Yuan received him with a smile, opened his mouth and closed his mouth to call him his younger brother, and married his niece to him, he did not give him a satisfactory official position, but only named Li Mi as Shangzhu State, Guangluqing, and Xingguo Gong.

Shangzhuguo is just a title of meritorious honor, and for a pragmatist like Li Mi, this vain honor is dispensable.

What is Guangluqing's position? For anyone aspiring to be a chef, this position would be his ultimate dream, to be in charge of the royal meal. Letting Li Mi take charge of the royal kitchen and serve the royal family to eat and drink is simply an insult to him to him. He is a man of great talent and strategy, and the ability to govern the country and the people. Usually the duty is to manage people's food and drink, and there is no edge for overkill. But now that he is at the end of his rope, he can only endure it for the time being.

During this time, some of the rebels in Shandong, who had followed Li Mi, heard that Li Mi had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and they also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Xu Shiyun, who occupied Liyang, was in a wait-and-see state at this time, and did not immediately surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

During Li Mi's time in Chang'an, he didn't get the treatment he imagined, and there were even people who asked him for bribes, which was really angry, and Li Yuan didn't have the original enthusiasm for him, to put it bluntly, Li Yuan didn't have much affection and trust for this surrenderer, so he treated him very favorably.

The ambitious Li Mi was very hurt in the face of this state, and this injury could only be healed by himself.

Li Mi saw that the Li Tang Dynasty had a headache for Wang Shichong, who was entrenched in the eastern capital of Luoyang, because the strength of this guy was too strong. If Li Tang wants to dominate the world, Wang Shichong's nail must be pulled out.

So, Li Mi said to Li Yuan: "I can't get the honor of the country in vain, I don't serve the country, in order to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." I decided to do something to repay Your Majesty, many of the rebels in Shandong used to be my subordinates, and if I went to appease them, submit to the Tang Dynasty, and then deal with the invincible Wang Shichong, it would be an easy matter. ”

When Li Yuan heard this, he felt that this was a good note and agreed to his request.

Other ministers objected to Li Yuan's promise to Li Mi to go to Shandong, believing that Li Mi was cunning by nature, and that he was obedient to the Tang Dynasty, but also because he was desperate, and he temporarily chose the next policy. The ambition in his bones has never been extinguished, and sending him this time is like throwing a fish into the sea and letting the tiger return to the mountain