In August, at the height of the summer, Chang'an City was extremely hot, and Li Yuan came to Renzhi Palace in Lishan to escape the heat.

The young general Li Daozong hit Jieli in an ambush in the clouds, which made the Turkic soldiers and horses suffer a dumb loss. Li Yuan was overjoyed when he received the reward, so he no longer had any worries about the northern border.

Due to the tight war on the front line in Luoyang and the huge cost of military salaries and grain, Li Yuan ordered all localities to raise grain and grass, and all the households to raise and allocate them.

Due to the fortification of the city of Luoyang, the Tang army besieged the city for more than a month, and there were no obvious results. Li Shimin's initial battle was unfavorable, so there was no military report to the imperial court.

Li Yuan didn't see the military report for a long time, he couldn't rest assured, he wanted to go to Luoyang to see the situation, and he was afraid of causing inconvenience to his son, so he was uneasy.

The crown prince Li Jiancheng suggested that Li Yuan go hunting in Danshui. Danshui is south of Luoyang and north of Xiangyang, and it is only a hundred miles away from both places.

The water and grass here are abundant, the forests are widely distributed, and there are many kinds of birds and animals, which is an excellent hunting ground for more than 1,000 years. Hunting here, a relaxation; The second is to obtain the battle situation of the Luoyang front line nearby, which is convenient for decision-making and deployment.

Li Yuan then ordered the crown prince Li Jiancheng to sit in Chang'an and supervise the country. And he himself selected good horses, famous eagles, handsome dogs, bows and arrows, personally guarded the Yulin army, and went to Danshui to hunt.

To the south of Danshui is the military town of Xiangyang. In order to hold on to this city, Wang Shichong specially sent his cousin Wang Honglie to guard here.

Li Yuan also attaches great importance to Xiangyang City, if this city is not broken, it will definitely become the backup of Luoyang City, and it will definitely have endless troubles.

In view of the fact that the main forces of the Tang Dynasty were distributed on the Luoyang front, and the northern border needed many troops to guard against the Turks, it was impossible to draw troops to capture Xiangyang City for a while.

Li Yuan remembered a person at this time - Li Daliang!

Li Daliang has been an official in Xiangyang for more than ten years, he is an honest official, benevolent and kind, and most of the people in Xiangyang City have received his favor.

To this day, many grassroots officials in Xiangyang City are still Li Daliang's subordinates.

When Li Daliang was young, he suffered a famine in his official position. He appeased the poor in exile and sold his horses to finance the resumption of agricultural production. The people remembered his kindness and had great respect for him in their hearts.

Li Yuan used Li Daliang to capture Xiangyang City, mainly because he took a fancy to his reputation here, and he was completely engaged in psychological warfare.

The so-called good fighters, attack the heart!

As Luoyang City became an isolated city, Xiangyang City also lost foreign aid.

Li Daliang ordered people to make a large number of paper kites, and wrote - "Luoyang is besieged, and the city will be broken soon." The Son of Heaven is in the army, benevolent, righteous and loves the people; Open the door and accept the surrender, and the clan prospers! I am Li Daliang, and I can keep the people of the city safe. ”

As the paper kites flew into the city one after another, the streets and alleys in the city knew the news that Li Daliang led his troops to besiege the city.

Then the city began to stir up. Wang Honglie has always been harsh and tyrannical, and the people in the city have long been deeply oppressed and hated to the core, and they dare not speak out in anger on weekdays.

At this moment, when they learned that their former parents had come to rescue them, they persuaded the children of the soldiers in their families to take advantage of the situation and defect.

The change of people's hearts instantly became the key to the siege of the city, and the morale of the army began to waver.

A few days later, the defenders of Xiangyang mutinied, and they tied up the defender Wang Honglie, opened the door and surrendered to the Tang army.

Li Daliang only led more than 1,000 people into Xiangyang City, he was strict with military discipline, and Tang Junqiu did not commit any crimes.

After that, he abolished the harsh government and pacified the people, and Xiangyang City quickly settled down.

Li Yuan was hunting in Danshui, and when he heard the news, he said happily: "If the officials in the world are like Li Daliang to promote benevolence and righteousness, why do they need to raise troops to attack the city? ”

The benevolent is the source of the elimination of war; Benevolent government is the manifestation of the benevolent mind. Those who practice benevolent government win the hearts of the people and gather public opinion. Naturally, the people will yearn for it, and be inspired by his commands, and settle a city for his heart...... This so-called, the benevolent are invincible!