Chapter 27 Li Jiancheng's Solicitation I

Wechen would like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for your care.

The villain, thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Li Jing and Lin Yifeng said at the same time.

It's okay, I just can't get used to some people's villain behavior, and I don't want our Datang to lose such a talent as Lin Gongzi.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Yongzhou, can he move to the Weichen Mansion and let the Weichen fulfill the friendship of the landlord. Li Jing said

Okay, I've been sitting for so long, and I'm a little hungry, let's go. After speaking, Li Jiancheng turned around and left.

Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan, Cui Jiu, Li Jing and others also followed.

Li Zhenying and Hong Yide helped Lin Yifeng to get into a carriage.

In the carriage, Lin Yifeng said to Hong Yide: Arrange people to interrupt the five sons of Taiyuan Thorn History.

Yes, Hong replied. He got out of the carriage and whispered a few words to a man beside him. Then the man hurried away.

Hung returned to the carriage.

Lin Yifeng asked: Who is watching today:

In addition to the people on the surface, there are also Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji.

Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji, both of them are Li Shimin's henchmen. Lin Yifeng said

Yes, these two people are watching you from start to finish. If I'm right, I was sent by Li Shimin. Hong Yide said.

If this is the case, it means that Li Shimin has received Wang Jinling's letter, but there is no full evidence, and he does not dare to act rashly. Lin Yifeng said

If this is the case, then aren't you in danger, young master? Hong Yide said nervously

What danger can I have, what can they do to me without evidence, even if Wang Jinling and Li Keshi come out and say that they don't come up with evidence, they can't do anything about it. Lin Yifeng said calmly.

Li Keshi, my second uncle, what does he care? At this time, Li Zhenying asked with a puzzled face.

Senior sister, I'm afraid you don't know that your conversation with your master was overheard by Li Keshi, and my business was exposed to Wang Jinling by him, and then he sent a killer to arrest me to invite credit. Lin Yifeng said

How could this be, how could my second uncle do such a thing, I can't believe it. Li Zhenying looked sad

For the sake of profit, people can kill their brothers and fathers, not to mention that he is just betraying me, I can understand that the so-called people die for money, birds die for food. This world is where the strong survive, and the weak can only be trampled underfoot, think about our Yang family, Yang Guang is like this

He killed his father and his brother. Lin Yifeng said

But he is my own uncle, how can he be like this, betraying you is tantamount to betraying me and betraying my father. I can't even imagine how I will feel when I see him in the future. Li Zhenying said

You just pretend not to know, this is a matter between me and him and the Wang family, no matter what, don't interfere, so as not to be embarrassed. Lin Yifeng said

Does my dad know about this? Li Zhenying asked suspiciously

I don't think it's known yet. Lin Yifeng said

I can't imagine what my dad would have done when he found out that his own brother had done such a thing.

What are you worried about, that's their adult business, and they will solve it. Just be yourself, just be happy. Lin Yifeng touched Li Zhenying's head and said

Young master, how are your sword wounds? Hong Yide looked at his leg and said

It's not a big deal, it's just a flesh wound, and it's fine after a few days of rest. Lin Yifeng said.

Is there any movement on Wang Jinling's side? Lin Yifeng asked at Hong Yide

No, he has been quite safe in the past few days, and he should be waiting for news from King Qin.

Okay, look at the dots. If they make any moves, report them in time and we can deal with them.

However, the young master, this time it is considered to be a feud with the Wang family, and we are not easy to deal with on the side of King Qin, Hong Yide said worriedly.

This doesn't matter, I already have a plan, to deal with Li Shimin, only the prince Li Jiancheng is the prince, I think the prince's actions today are also to befriend us, and now he can be used to suppress and deal with other people, this is to let their own people beat their own people,

In case something is backed by the crown prince, we don't have to worry about anything. And Li Yuan also prefers the crown prince. Lin Yifeng said

At this time, in Li Jing's mansion, the wine and food had been prepared, and Li Jiancheng, Wei Zheng, Li Wanqian, Yu Shinan, Cui Jiu, Han Baohu, Li Jing and Hongfu Nu were already sitting on the table, and at this time Li Zhenying helped Lin Yifeng limp in.

Seeing everyone, Lin Yifeng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hand and said: The grass people have met the prince and have seen all the adults.

It's not polite, and it's not formal in my own home. Let's sit down! Li Jiancheng said.

In fact, Li Jiancheng in real history is kind, kind, and talented no less than Li Shimin, as for why he is considered by later generations to be a stubborn and lustful person.

Li Shimin is known to be one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. His cultural and martial arts have been talked about since ancient times. He humbly accepted the advice of his ministers and established close personal relations with them. So, Li Shimin in the tradition

The image in the history books is almost perfect. Among them, Li Shimin himself instructed to tamper with some historical records. There was also the "merit" of the historians, who saw it as their duty to further idolize an emperor who cared so much about their own class. So

The official history of the Tang Dynasty that we see now has been repeatedly packaged and dressed, and there will inevitably be some inconsistencies. Especially the history of the founding period of the Tang Dynasty has almost become Li Shimin's personal merit resume. so

, Li Shimin's eldest brother, what was the prince Li Jiancheng who was killed in the "Xuanwumen Change" busy at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty?

The history books portray Li Jiancheng as a stubborn and drunken philistine. However, the real Li Jiancheng in history is not as unbearable as stated in the history books. According to a book called "Datang Entrepreneurship and Living Note", Li Jiancheng came from Taiyuan

From the beginning of the army to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the achievements he established were no less than Li Shimin. Wen Daya, the author of "Notes on the Entrepreneurship and Living of the Tang Dynasty", joined the army in the secretary room next to Li Yuan, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, and his position was similar to that of today's secretary. So this book was omitted by Tang Taizong

First-hand historical information is of great significance for us to re-understand the history of the early years of the Tang Dynasty.

Long before Li Yuan Taiyuan raised troops, Li Jiancheng recruited troops in the southern part of Shanxi to prepare for the army. At the beginning of July 617, Li Yuan ordered his fourth son Li Yuanji to guard Taiyuan, and he himself took his eldest son Li Jiancheng, his second son Li Shimin and 30,000 Tang soldiers

Taiyuan sent troops to march to Daxingcheng, the capital of the Sui Dynasty (renamed Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty).

The first opponent that the Tang army encountered along the way was the defenders located west of the river. Li Yuan sent Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to attack Hexi. During the march, the two brothers shared weal and woe with the soldiers, which greatly boosted the morale of the army. As a result, in the Battle of Hexi,

The Tang army quickly defeated the defenders of Hexi with a devastating force. It took only nine days for the troops to return to the base camp from the time they set off, and Li Yuan said happily: "With this use of troops, the world can run rampant." After this battle, Li Yuan named Li Jiancheng as the Duke of Longxi,

The left led the army to be the governor, and Li Shimin was named the Duke of Dunhuang and the right to lead the army.

In August, the Tang army marched into Huozhou. Huozhou guard Song Laosheng could not hold out, which made the Tang army helpless for a while. Li Yuan's father and son used a trick to lure Song Laosheng out of the city, and together they defeated him, and Huozhou was successfully captured by the Tang army. It is worth mentioning that the "Old Tang Book"

It is said that Li Yuan was defeated by Song Laosheng in this battle, and Li Jiancheng fell from his horse, attributing all the credit for defeating the opponent to Li Shimin.

After that, the Tang army advanced all the way, defeating the Sui army that came to stop them along the way, and arrived outside the city of Daxing in October. On the ninth day of November, Li Jiancheng's army on the left was the first to break through the city wall, and the Tang army swarmed in and quickly occupied the Beijing division.

From the army in Taiyuan to the capture of Daxing City, the brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin worked together, and their military exploits were also comparable. At this time, no one would have thought that in the "Xuanwumen Change" nine years later, the two brothers would develop to the point of fratricide

Step.

On May 20, 618 AD, Li Yuan ascended the throne in Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor, with the country name Tang and Tang Gaozu. Li Jiancheng was named the crown prince, and Li Shimin was named the king of Qin. After that, Li Shimin continued to lead troops to pacify the separatist forces in various places, and Li Jiancheng's main task

It is to prevent the invasion of the Turks in the north, and at the same time, it is necessary to take into account the handling of domestic affairs and prepare for the future succession to the throne.

Under Li Jiancheng's planning, the defense force on the northern border was greatly strengthened, and the invasions of the Turks were repelled many times, and the secession forces of Liu Heimin, who had introduced Turkic troops to revolt in Shandong. However, no matter how well the defense was done, there was always no siege or land

It's exciting. In the first few years of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin led his troops to fight in the south and the north, pacifying many separatist forces, and his "light" gradually overshadowed the crown prince Li Jiancheng.

After a long period of foreign wars, Li Shimin, who monopolized power, began to gradually become dissatisfied with being subordinate to Li Jiancheng. And Tang Gaozu's vacillating attitude between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin further stimulated Li Shimin's ambitions. Li Jiancheng in order to maintain his position

, and the hostility towards Li Shimin is also getting deeper and deeper. The two brothers gradually developed from the intimacy in the early days of Datang's entrepreneurship to the same situation.

On the fourth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude (626 AD), the famous "Xuanwumen Change" broke out. Li Shimin planned to ask Tang Gaozu to summon Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji into the palace. When the two came to the Xuanwu Gate in the north of the palace, Li Shimin took himself to ambush nearby

Pawns appear. Li Jiancheng was shot dead on the spot by Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji was killed by Li Shimin's subordinate Chi Jingde. What's even more shocking is that Li Shimin also cut off the heads of his two brothers, so that the army that came to protect the prince was completely lost

Fight. At the same time, Li Shimin ordered people to kill all the sons of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. The swiftness and viciousness of the means are jaw-dropping.

Three days after the "Xuanwumen Change", Li Shimin was made the crown prince. On the ninth day of August of the same year, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan may have abdicated the throne under duress. Li Shimin ascended the throne as emperor for Tang Taizong.