In Chang'an City, Li Tang Palace

In the lobby of the palace, the atmosphere was as silent as death.

Receiving the news that Li Yuanji disobeyed his orders and continued to choose to fight against Chen Jun, Li Yuantie had a blue face, sat stiffly on the top, and glanced at the civil and military forces under his command with angry eyes.

His gaze finally fell on Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng didn't dare to look up, only coughed vigorously, and his face was full of embarrassment.

Li Yuan looked at him with a little resentment in his eyes, complaining that he had brought out such a disobedient brother.

You must know that this Li Yuanji is usually self-righteous and impulsive, and he plans to send troops to ambush him as soon as he arrives in Xuchang.

As a result, nearly 10,000 soldiers were lost, and morale was greatly damaged, which also boosted the morale of Chen's army.

At this time, Li Yuan ordered him to return the military power, but he dared to disobey the order, which was tantamount to asking for a mantis arm as a car.

If Li Yuanji's troops were destroyed by Chen Tian, Xuchang would be occupied by Chen's army, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

It was not only the annihilation of 50,000 soldiers and horses, but also a huge failure in the defensive strategy, a heavy blow to the morale of the army, and a huge challenge to Li Tang's prestige.

The reason for all this predicament is all because of Li Yuanji's invitation to fight, how can Li Yuan not complain about him.

"Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, and Li Xiaogong are back!" Outside the main hall, the shouts of the soldiers suddenly sounded.

Everyone, including Li Yuan, was slightly shocked, and their eyes looked out of the hall in surprise.

You know, these three people should be stationed in Xuchang at this time, how could they suddenly return to Chang'an at this time?

Could it be ......

In everyone's minds, an ominous thought invariably emerged.

In the messy footsteps, I saw that the three of them looked gloomy, stumbled into the lobby, and arched his hand: "Your Royal Highness, the third prince does not listen to our advice, and has to rely on the back of the Chen thief to fight, and wants to burn Xuchang, which makes people's hearts boil, but in the end, the heavy rain from the sky was broken by the army of Chen thief, and now the whole army is annihilated, Xuchang has been broken, and the third prince has been killed by the people of Xuchang on the spot!" ”

Annihilated! Xuchang has been broken! Die on the spot!

Three thunderbolts fell with a bang.

Li Yuan suddenly changed color, and his face was distorted in an instant, as if he had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world.

Li Jiancheng and other staff members were also in an uproar, and their eyes were full of disbelievable consternation.

They originally thought that Li Yuanji and three virtuous ministers could hold on for a while even if they couldn't fight.

Including Li Jiancheng, they never expected that within a few days, Li Yuanji, who had such a powerful military force and was impregnable, would be completely defeated by Chen Tian.

Not only was the whole army annihilated, but the city was lost, but even his own life was lost!

Li Yuan's whole person froze in his position, without saying a word, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, surrounded by flames of astonishment and anger.

"Useless waste, it will only lose my face, you have lost my Li Yuan's face this time!" The indignant Li Yuan gritted his teeth and scolded Li Yuanji angrily.

At this time, Li Jiancheng and other people were also shocked and embarrassed, and they didn't know how to excuse Li Yuanji.

Even Li Shimin and the other factions were shocked by the annihilation of Li Yuanji's entire army at this moment, and they forgot to celebrate for a while.

"Father, the son thinks that this may be the result of the third brother's lack of academic excellence, and the three adults have also tried their best, but I think our top priority is to defend Muye, otherwise the Chen army will soon invade Tongguan, and once Tongguan is broken, Chang'an will be in danger."

At this moment, Li Shimin stepped forward and threw the result of Xuchang's defeat to the reason for Li Yuanji's lack of academic excellence, which also implied that it was Li Jiancheng's reason, and at the same time won the favor of Li Xiaogong and the others.

"What the second prince said is extremely true, His Highness should quickly calm down, and send another general to guard Muye." Zhuge Liang also stepped forward to advise at this time.

"That's it, this rebel is innocent." Li Yuan took a deep breath to calm down the churning qi and blood in his body, and then changed his words and asked, "Which Aiqing is willing to lead the troops to guard Muye?"

"Father, when the son has been recuperating for a long time, he is willing to share his father's troubles at this time, and he is willing to lead the troops into battle!"

When Li Jiancheng was about to ask for battle, Li Shimin directly stepped forward and gave his hand, with a posture of not giving in.

"Shimin, do what you can!" There was a hint of hesitation in Li Yuan's eyes, because Li Shimin had already been defeated once by Chen Tian's Murong Ke and Chen Qingzhi, how could Li Yuan feel at ease if he fought again at this time.

Li Shimin smiled contemptuously and said: "That time, Erchen really underestimated the ability of the Chen thief, but at this time, Erchen is no longer what it used to be, and he is completely sure to guard Muye, and even defeat Chen's army!" ”

Li Shimin's tone was confident, because in the past year, he has gathered famous people from all over the world, and his subordinates have even received Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Chigong and other prodigies.

Therefore, Li Shimin was full of confidence at this time, thinking that no matter how strong Chen Tian was, he would definitely not be able to snatch the union of his people.

"Courageous enough, worthy of being the son of this king, how many soldiers and horses do you want?" Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction, already infected by Li Shimin's confident tone.

"Chen's army has nearly 90,000 people, so Erchen begs his father to also give Erchen 90,000 soldiers and horses, and Erchen will definitely live up to his mission! Shame on my father! Li Shimin's tone was sonorous, and his confidence was burning like a fire.

Because Li Shimin already has 20,000 private troops, Li Yuan will allocate him another 90,000 soldiers and horses at this moment, so he will also establish an advantage in terms of troops.

As long as he defeats Chen Tian, Li Yuan will inevitably pass the throne to himself and abolish Li Jiancheng instead, even if Li Yuan doesn't do it at that time, then it is natural for him to forcibly replace him, and the people want it.

Li Jiancheng looked at this scene, and he also gritted his teeth and was helpless, because Li Yuanji, this kid, had dyed himself black, making it difficult for him to speak at all now.

"Okay, my father will give you 100,000 soldiers and horses, remember, only victory, not defeat!" Li Yuan slapped the table heavily, and directly transferred half of his troops in one breath and gave Li Shimin 100,000 soldiers and horses.

"Father Xie, the son will definitely make that Chen thief come and go!"

For this unexpected joy, a smug sneer crossed the corner of Li Shimin's mouth, proudly accepted the order, got up and turned to the far east, his eyes flashed with a confident cold light.

"Chen Tian, let you see my true strength......"

(To be continued...... ）