Tai Chi Palace.

Above the court, the atmosphere was solemn, and hundreds of civil and military officials lined up among them, and the crown prince Li Chengqian was at the head of the left, and he was respected.

Not long after, Li Yun stepped into the court after a long absence, and familiar or unfamiliar faces jumped into his eyes.

I haven't seen him for half a year, Li Shimin looked at his familiar figure, and there was indescribable excitement in his heart.

Half a year after Li Yun left, Li Shimin sent people to follow Li Yun's eastward route and learn about Li Yun's experience.

Half a year ago, he set out from Chang'an, all the way east, Li Yun passed through the place, clean up corrupt officials, rectify discipline, for the people's wishes, the people all praise his virtuous name, and some people call him "the virtuous king".

Li Shimin rules the world with the royal road and implements benevolent government, and the most important thing is the people's hearts, and the people can carry the boat and overturn the boat, and Li Yun wins the hearts of the people, that is, he wins the hearts of the people for the imperial court.

With such a son, how can Li Shimin not like it?!

"Son-in-law Li Yun, knock on your father, may your father be blessed with Tianqi, and wish your father long live."

Li Yun knelt on his knees, very religious.

When Li Chengqian saw Li Yun like this, he was very disdainful in his heart, and secretly cursed him: "Phew! Sycophant, shameless. ”

He scolded Li Yun on his lips, but he didn't know that the flattery he showed when he saw King Tang was even better.

"Get up." Li Shimin said.

"Thank you, Father."

After Li Yun got up, he made a move that surprised and moved Li Shimin.

I saw Li Yun's waist leaning forward and bending, his arms raised flat, and said, "Father, this is the token you handed over to your son, and now you have returned, and you will return it in full." ”

This token is the token that Cheng Chumo used to mobilize the army, and it was given to him by Li Yun before he set off.

Obtaining this token is equivalent to mastering part of the military power, but now, Li Yun did not hesitate to hand over the token, which shows that he has no ambition, at least in the eyes of Li Shimin, he does not have it.

Sure enough, Li Shimin nodded very happily, he didn't mention this matter just to see if Li Yun was greedy for power.

It turned out that Li Yun passed his test.

Because a bigger matter will be handed over to him next, if Li Yun is greedy for power, Li Shimin needs to re-examine the situation again.

After Li Shimin took back the token, he said with satisfaction: "King Yun, this time you have made great contributions to the east, and your wisdom has spread far and wide, I am very relieved to have a son like you." ”

"The father and the emperor praised falsely, and the son deserved it."

"You don't have to be humble, I heard that you cracked a corruption case in Lincheng, and recovered 10 million taels of silver for the imperial court, which is enough to cover the tax of the treasury for three years, such a miraculous achievement, I don't know how to reward you."

Li Yun's recital has been conveyed to Li Shimin, and when Li Shimin read it, he was all amazed.

Now that the imperial treasury is empty, and there are external and internal troubles, it is the time to use money, and Li Shimin is still worried? As a result, Li Yun recovered 210 million taels of embezzled silver for him, which was like sending charcoal in the snow, and solved Li Shimin's urgent need at once.

With sufficient treasury, Datang will be able to have capital that is not afraid of any incoming enemy, and it can also develop with peace of mind, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

However, Li Shimin also hated Pei Lin for embezzling so much money, and it was cheaper to exile him and dismiss him.

"Father, the immediate urgency is not how you reward your sons, now that Boss Cheng is trapped in Yongzhou, it is the first priority. Secondly, the case of Pei Lian's greed for ink is not only him, but his father should thoroughly investigate Pei Lian's party and completely eradicate Fang is the foundation of society. Li Yun said.

There are two things at the moment, one is to rescue Cheng Zhijie, and the other is to eradicate Pei Lian's henchmen.

When Li Shimin heard this, he was greatly moved, and he couldn't imagine that he understood the righteousness so deeply at such a young age.

The two major events just now are the foundation of the country, and Li Yun was able to abandon small profits to fulfill the great righteousness, such a state of mind. It really has the style of an emperor.

As the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison, Li Yun can do this, and then look at the prince Li Chengqian, who hangs his children every day, he looks like a dog, but in fact, he shows his temperament.

Li Shimin laughed and said: It is worthy of being my son, and it is righteous to abandon personal glory with congenital worries. ”

"I have decided to crown Li Yun as the Prince of Qizhu, and I must not let the meritorious ones feel cold."

As soon as these words came out, the court was shocked, you must know that the crown prince is only the prince of Jiuzhu, and Li Yun is already Qizhu, in just half a year, he has been promoted from two beads to seven beads, and the speed is staggering.

Moreover, judging from Li Shimin's performance, his satisfaction with Li Yun is better than that of Li Chengqian.

Many people sweated for the crown prince, and they were really afraid that in time, Li Yun would replace him.

Li Chengqian was also shocked and felt that his position as the crown prince was in jeopardy.

Of course, there is no way to do this, who makes Li Chengqian not angry, no, Li Yun's light is too dazzling.

Prince Qizhu!

This reward is definitely worth a mountain of gold and silver, and Li Yun's receipt of this reward shows that Li Shimin intends to let him compete with the crown prince.

This is a terrible signal, indicating that Li Yun has the qualification to compete for the reserve, and just talking about this qualification, any reward is too small in front of it.

……

To get back to the point, after Li Yun got the reward he deserved, the next step was to discuss the matter of supporting Cheng Zhijie.

"King Yun, I'm afraid you also know that I have summoned you back from Lincheng."

"Ruo Erchen guessed correctly, it should be for the sake of Boss Cheng's affairs." Li Yun said.

"Yes, Cheng Zhijie is trapped in Yongzhou, time is pressing, and the army's grain and grass will not last for a month, so I have decided to let you lead the three-way army and go north to support Cheng Zhijie."

"Don't hide it from my father, my son really doesn't have the experience of leading troops to fight, so I don't have much confidence in this northward march." Li Yun said.

Of course, Li Shimin knew that Li Yun had no experience, but after he made this decision carefully, he consulted Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others for advice before deciding the result.

They all felt that the younger generation could take on this great responsibility, and the only one was King Yun.

The crown prince Li Chengqian needs to sit in Chang'an, and the king of Wei, the king of Jin and others are still young and are not suitable to lead the three armies.

Li Yun is the only one, on the bank of the Weishui River, facing the auspicious Khan, he can be fearless in the face of danger, and he is bold in his heart.

Moreover, he resorted to a suspicious tactic to scare off the 200,000 Turkic army, which is absolutely rare for the younger generation.

Not only that, Li Yun is also a martial artist, and there is no need to question his own ability, and others will not feel unconvinced.

On the whole, Li Yun is definitely the best candidate to lead the three-way army.

As for the vanguard officer of the three-way army, everyone invariably thought of one person, and this person was Cheng Chumo.

"I believe that you can do it, I appointed you as the commander of the Third Route Army, there is only one hope, that is, to let the Huns get out of the Tang Dynasty, can you do it?"

"The sons will not fail in their mission."

At this moment, even if Li Yun can't do it, he must not say anything depressing, if he can't do it himself, how can he make his army full of wolf nature.

The enemy is not terrible, what is terrible is that he is too cowardly, and in the face of the enemy, he must have the wildness of a wolf.

"Good! Stand down and have a good rest for the day, and I will see you off the day after tomorrow. Li Shimin said.

Although the time was pressing, Li Yun also needed to rest, and they hurried back from Lincheng, and their steel bodies would be exhausted, not to mention that they were human beings.

……

After retiring from the dynasty, Fang Xuanling came to Yunwang's Mansion and didn't see each other for half a year, so he was really a little panicked about Li Yun.

And Li Yun also guessed that there would be an uninvited guest in the house, so he ordered someone to prepare in advance.

When Fang Xuanling came here, Li Yun had already made tea and was waiting for him.

Fang Xuanling was not hypocritical at this point, and sat directly opposite Li Yun, Li Yun poured him full of tea, and said: "If I guessed correctly, it is you who will lead the three armies to support Cheng Zhijie, right?" ”

"Clever!!"

Except for Fang Xuanling, how could anyone else think of him, this is definitely an excellent opportunity to exercise, Fang Xuanling doesn't want to miss the opportunity to others.

"I know, but you're not the one who betrayed your kindness?" Li Yun asked again.

"If you really live up to my kindness, it means that you are not qualified to compete for the reserve, and sooner or later I can see your ability clearly if I abandon you, right?"

Fang Xuanling said this just jokingly, after all, Li Yun is his son, at least he thinks that Li Yun is his own son.

Otherwise, how could he have bothered so much effort to help him?

Li Yun laughed and said, "Well said, if I can't even defeat the Turks, what qualifications do I have to compete for the throne?" ”

If you don't have the ability, even if you get the world, you can't take the world, only your own strength is the real king.

Iron also needs to be hard, and if there is no diamond, it is necessary to stop the porcelain work.

"To get back to the point, I'm here to tell you that you must be careful when you go to Yongzhou, the Turks are no longer the original Turks, and if you are doing a suspicious plan, it will not work at all."

"Understand, on the battlefield, this kind of strategy is enough to use once, and the Turks are not fools, of course, the Tang Empire is not at the mercy of others."

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was indeed subject to the Turks, but now that it is recuperating, the empire has long been different, since the Turks want to fight, then fight with them to the end.

"That being said, the Turks are good at cavalry, while the empire is infantry, so don't attack the enemy's strengths with your own shortcomings."

"There is also a great commander in front of the formation, don't be strong, the sword has no eyes, and saving your life is the king."

"If you are invincible, don't be reckless, remember one thing: life is more important than anything else, and when you die, you have nothing."

……

Fang Xuanling incarnated as an old father who was missing, constantly wishing Li Yun what he needed to do, no matter how big or small, he cared about Li Yun more than a hundred times more than his love.

There is no way to do this, Fang Xuanling feels that he owes Li Yun, so he will double the compensation.

After saying a lot, Fang Xuanling said to him: "That's all I have to say, remember to go to your mother's grave to put incense on the pillar before leaving." ”

"Got it." Li Yun was a little crying and laughing.

"Oh yes, don't forget to check out your father-in-law."

"Huh?"

"Tang San!!"

Li Yun instantly understood, reminding himself to go to see his woman, indeed, he hadn't seen Tang Zhenzhen for a long time, and he really thought about it.