The ninth year of the great cause passed quietly in a sound of division, Yang Xuan ushered in the third year of his arrival in the Sui Dynasty in the sound of firecrackers and fireworks, from a disgraced prince to the overlord with a heavy army and a hegemonic side, everything seems to be developing in a direction that is favorable to him, but he also knows that these are only temporary, he just understands the direction of history in advance of others, but his rise has also changed the direction of history, and the future history will be unpredictable, And those forces that he has not had time to deal with are also difficult to control the momentum of their development, so those forces that still exist are fierce opponents, because they have grown.

However, Yang Jin's most optimistic and most anticipated opponent is now in the pipe!

"I'm sorry everyone, but the big Spring Festival can't let everyone go home to spend time with their families! The people of the world are here to compensate you! Li Shimin bowed to everyone present.

"I can't do it! I can't help it! The second son killed me, waiting! Everyone hurriedly got up to stop Li Shimin's movements, who would dare to accept such a big gift, except for Li Shentong, these followers of them are not qualified.

"Come, let's drink this cup together! Although the conditions are a little simpler, this is only temporary, and when everything is ready...... Li Shimin raised his wine glass, and the eldest grandson Wuji, Hou Junji, Li Shentong and others also raised their wine glasses one after another, after nearly half a year of preparation, the conditions for the uprising were also ripe, and they were now holding a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at the home of a businessman somewhere in Guanzhong.

"yes, I can't wait. When will something happen? Hou Junji said anxiously, he has been here for half a year, and he only secretly recruits and trains people every day, only occasionally pretending to be bandits and robbers to fight with the government for military training, and he has no chance to go to the battlefield, he has long had itchy hands.

"It's coming, it's the best time to wait for the weather to warm up in spring, not to mention that there are still the most important things to do!" Li Shimin is also anxious, but it is useless to be anxious, although the conditions are almost ripe, but with this little man in his hands, the risk is still very great. What's more, Liu Wuzhou raised troops in Mayi, and he wanted to capture Jinyang because of this posture, so Jinyang was already facing huge pressure, so Li Yuan kept urging him to get ready quickly.

"Uncle, how is the money and food prepared? Once the fight starts, the consumption must not be small, this is not Jinyang, and it cannot be replenished at any time, so it must be fully prepared at one time! Li Shimin is also worried about logistics, Guanzhong has been depressed after Yang Xuangan's rebellion, even if they have money, it is difficult for them to buy food, but fortunately, with Li Shentong, his network is wider, and he can get grain and grass, which is also the reason why Li Yuan sent Li Shentong to help Li Shimin.

"Don't worry about money and grain, some big families and merchants in the Guanzhong area have already gathered enough grain and grass, and the blacksmiths on these big households are also rushing to make weapons and armor, and they should be able to make them when the incident starts." Li Shentong played the role of a diplomatic envoy in this half a year, wandering among the big families and businessmen, promising the businessmen a lot of benefits from their status, as long as they funded the merchants of the Li family, and when the Li family seized the world, they would improve their status in return, which made the businessmen excited, in their opinion, in the face of such huge interests, it was worth taking more risks. Of course, there are some businessmen who are unwilling, so all of them have become the objects of care of "bandits" and "robbers", which is also ordered by Li Shimin for the sake of insurance.

"Humph! It's just taking advantage of each other! Li Shimin is very disdainful of this kind of speculative people, not that he looks down on businessmen, but he looks down on the speculation of these people, but he forgets that his Li family is also a speculator, and the behavior of wanting a piece of the pie while the national anti-Sui ** is rising and falling is not also speculation? It's just that they have given themselves the so-called name of serving the people of the world, and they are doing the act of stealing the country! And he was now living in the house provided for them by the merchants, and eating the food provided by those whom he despised the most.

"Uncle prepared three portions of food for me, I have a lot of use!" Li Shimin thought for a while and said to Li Shentong.

"Okay! When to use it? Li Shentong did his best to support Li Shimin's request, not only because of Li Yuan's instructions, but also because of Li Shimin's skills.

"The day after tomorrow!" Li Shimin didn't know what he was doing with the grain, and Li Shentong didn't ask.

Two days later, Li Shimin led the men and horses and pressed a portion of grain and grass towards a mountain range.

"As soon as you report to Li Dangjia, you will say that Li Shimin is visiting!" It turned out that Li Shimin was going to the mountains to subdue the bandits.

"What kind of wind blew Li Gongzi here? Come on in! Li Zhongwen was puzzled in his heart, but he showed a very close look on his face.

"There is a new chaos in this pass, withering everywhere, presumably the life of Li Dang's family is not very good, the people have always heard that Li Dang's family has been robbing the rich and helping the poor, and the people of the world are very impressed, so they specially sent some grain and grass to Li Dang's family." Li Shimin made up reasons why even he felt disgusted, but Li Zhongwen was moved. They all regarded him as a robber, and now that someone finally treats him as a rebel, can you not be moved.

"I heard that the ancestor of Li Dang's family is from Longxi, so I can't say that I am the same as the ancestor of the people." Li Shimin said and threw out another killer move, Lei Li Zhongwen was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, which turned him, a bandit army, into a branch descendant of the family lord, this identity is soaring, he never dreamed that this pie would suddenly fall on his head.

"Not bad, not bad. That's what my father said to me when he was alive, and he kept talking about wanting me to return to the Li clan before he died, but I failed to live up to his expectations and fell into the grass here! It's really unfilial! Li Zhongwen was also very cooperative, using his ninth-rate acting skills to show off for a while.

"If Brother Li wants to return to the clan, Shimin may be able to help a little." Li Shimin continued to seduce, anyway, both of them said perfunctory words, but everyone asked for something, so why not do it. Li Shimin immediately changed his words, changed from being in charge of Li to Brother Li, and deliberately narrowed the distance.

"I'm afraid it's not easy!" Li Zhongwen also knows that the family is very important to the bloodline, and generally only those who are expelled from the clan, and if they want to return to the clan, it can basically be regarded as difficult to ascend to the sky, of course, it is also possible to achieve the benefits of the first and second rank ministers to the family.

"Yes, I won't hide from you that our Li family's current ability is not enough for you to return to the clan, but if you can make some outstanding contributions, then my Li family is making a difference, and maybe there will be a greater chance."

"I don't know what I need to do? I, Li Zhongwen, can't do anything else, only these brothers can work hard! As soon as Li Zhongwen heard it, he knew that Li Shimin wanted them to sell their lives, but it depended on what kind of price Li Shimin could give.

"The evil Sui is corrupt, and my Li family is preparing to implement justice and overthrow its rule, so I want to invite Brother Li to join me, I don't know what Brother Li wants?" Li Shimin threw out a huge temptation, although he did not explicitly say who would sit on this country after overthrowing the rule of the Sui Dynasty, but Li Zhongwen knew that if he followed the Li family, at least he could be a minister from the dragon, after all, if you overthrew a court, would you still let someone else sit? Obviously impossible!

"My subordinates have seen the second son, and I, Li Zhongwen, am willing to follow the second son, uphold justice for the people, and overthrow the brutal rule of the evil Sui!" After some thought, Li Zhongwen finally made a decision, and this decision is also the result of what Li Shimin wants to gain when he comes here today.

With Li Zhongwen taking the lead, it was much easier for Li Shimin to subdue Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other bandits, and after five days of hard work, Li Shimin basically subdued the bandits around Daxing, except for the largest bandit, the power of He Panren, a merchant in the Western Regions. Originally, if he could subdue He Panren first, it would be more conducive to subduing the rest of the bandits, but Li Shimin's strength was not as good as Pan Ren at the beginning, and he was not sure to subdue him (as for how Li Xiuning subdued He Panren, I don't understand, I can't find a record), but now it's different, after subduing a few bandits, Li Shimin's strength has surpassed He Panren, and he is sure that He Panren will be subdued or subdued.