Zhang Guigui shouted at the top of his voice for a long time, but he didn't hear any response from below. So they moved the Kong Ming lantern, and when they reached a short distance outside the general's mansion, they threw clay pots below, which caused another fire.

The generals below knew that if this continued, the city would definitely not be able to be defended, and they finally made up their minds to open the city and surrender.

They sent a man with a loud voice to shout into the air, begging the Don troops on the monster in the air to stop setting fires, and they decided to surrender.

Li You, Niu Jinda and the others have been nervous since Zhang Guigui and the others took off, worried about what situation they would encounter in the air.

Not long after, they saw the sky-high fire in the city, and they knew that Zhang Mougui and the others had succeeded.

Soon after, the Goguryeo people on the city wall shouted outside the city, saying that they had decided to surrender and asked the Tang army outside the city not to release arrows.

Then, the gates opened, and several Goguryeo people walked out of the city without weapons. Soon, they were brought in front of Li You and others by the soldiers of the Tang Army.

Subsequently, the Goguryeo army drove out of the city according to the orders of the Tang army and laid down their weapons according to the designated position.

Niu Jinda's generals were both excited and extremely emotional—this city with such a dangerous terrain and extremely strong city was actually laid down like this.

There were no casualties among the Don troops.

This incident once again attracted the attention of the high-level of the Tang Dynasty, especially Li Shimin, who increasingly believed that the power of Gewu in Li You's mouth was too powerful.

Li Shimin sent a telegram to Li Chengqian, asking him to make an investigation report on the situation of the Chang'an Institute of Industry and Commerce and the Research Institute.

After sending people to investigate, Li Chengqian made a detailed report to Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin heard that the research institute had existed in name only, the main personnel had begun to move to the Northwest Province, Wu Xu had already gone to the Northwest Province before, and Wei Chi Baoqi had now resigned from the post of Minister of Industry, and no new progress had been made in industry and commerce, only then did he find that the focus of the industry and commerce and the research institute presided over by Li You had shifted to the Northwest Province.

At this time, Gao Jingming also sent a telegram.

Gao Jingming can get in touch with Li You directly, but at this time, Li You is by Li Shimin's side, and it is inconvenient for Gao Jingming to contact Li You directly by crossing Li Shimin.

Therefore, he sent a telegram to Li Shiminyu, asking him to get in touch with Li You to discuss the establishment of the relevant exchange rate issues with Persia, Dashi, Tubo, Tianzhu and other countries.

Only then did Li Shimin realize that these things were inseparable from Li You at all, and he thought more and more that Li You was too important to the imperial court.

Li Shimin finally made up his mind to leave Li You in Chang'an and fully preside over the affairs of Gewu.

After Li Shimin received the battle report from Niu Jinda and others, he immediately ordered Li You to return to the headquarters of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Subsequently, Li Shimin met with Li You alone.

Li Shimin said: "Li You, you report the situation in Northwest Province to me again. ”

Since Li You returned from Northwest Province, he has already reported to Li Shimin the basic situation there. Hearing Li Shimin ask like this, he was a little puzzled, and he was thinking about how to focus on reporting.

Seeing Li You's hesitation, Li Shimin said: "Don't talk about other aspects of Northwest Dao, you can focus on the industry and commerce there and the development of Gewu you said." ”

Li You made a detailed report one by one.

The situation on the ground in Kabul is generally clear to Li Shimin. It was relatively barren, and industry and commerce were relatively backward. However, Li You did not stay for long, but great changes took place there, and the economic development had surpassed that of most cities in the interior of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin said: "I heard that you have moved all the research institutes in Chang'an to Northwest Road. ”

Li You said very calmly: "Yes, father, most of the projects in the research institute need to be presided over by the sons. Despite the availability of the telegraph, it was still very inconvenient. Because there are some things that cannot be accurately judged without seeing them with your own eyes and studying them on the spot.

Erchen is now in charge of the affairs of the Northwest Road, and placing the research institute next to him is also convenient for the study of Gewu. Every time Erchen invents a result, he will immediately send it to Chang'an. ”

Li Shimin didn't mean to blame Li You when he asked this, and Li You didn't think about it, the mutual trust between father and son has always been very good.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I believe this." Through your research on Gewu over the years, especially the current radio communications, and the results of these two uses of Kong Ming lanterns. I think the role of developing Gewu is far better than that of an army of 100,000 or even millions.

Although the matter of going there from the northwest was also important, I think that Gewu made a greater contribution to the imperial court. It can play a positive role in benefiting the people and increasing wealth.

Therefore, I have decided to let you return to Chang'an to preside over the affairs of the industrial and commercial circles and Gewu. ”

Such a result was beyond Li You's expectations, and it also made him feel embarrassed.

Li You now wants to be the king of the northwest, the emperor is far away, and live his own comfortable life, Li Shimin's decision disrupted his plan.

So, he decided to go for it.

He said, "Father." The Northwest Province is faced with the four great powers of Persia, Tianzhu, Tubo and Dashi, and the situation is very complicated, and it is difficult for people who are not familiar with the situation to deal with these countries. So it's a little more convenient to stay there.

As for the affairs of industry and commerce and Gewu, Erchen can also take care of it when he stays in the northwest. Especially now that there is radio communication, you can communicate with Chang'an at any time on important matters. Therefore, Erchen felt that he should stay there and be able to play the role of Erchen. ”

In the past, Li You left the northwest and left Chang'an, and Li Shimin agreed with him to do so, which was also a helpless move. For the sake of stability in the court and to avoid the struggle between the princes, Li You took the lead in leaving Chang'an. Li Ke and other adult princes have also left Chang'an one after another, and the court has indeed settled down a lot and reduced a lot of internal friction.

However, Li Shimin found that without Li You by his side, many things were quite troublesome to solve. It's not that it can't be done without Li You, but that with Li You here, the method he came up with is simpler and easier to implement, and the effect is better. And some things really can't be carried out without Li You.

After Li Ke took the Linyi Kingdom, he sent a telegram to Li Shimin, he did not bury Li You's credit, and made a detailed report to Li Shimin about the treatment of the plague.

Li Shimin felt that Li You was an all-rounder, and it was more convenient to stay by his side. And those princes, you have already left Chang'an anyway. They could not return to Chang'an without their own permission.

Even if Li You stays in Chang'an, it will not break the balance in the court, and it will not have any destructive effect on the entire court.

Therefore, he made up his mind to leave Li You in Chang'an.

He said: "You don't have any other scruples, no matter what you do, your father will support you."

As for the matter from the northwest to that side, now that there is a wireless telegraphy, and there are Cheng Yanjin, Xue Rengui and others over there, I believe there will not be any major trouble. Therefore, you should stay in Chang'an. That's it. ”

Li Shimin's trust in himself, Li You was still moved in his heart. But he didn't know what Empress Changsun, Li Chengqian, Li Ke and others would think? And those people around them, will they put obstacles in their way in the future? He didn't want to fall back into the embarrassing situation of Chang'an.

Li You felt that it was better to explain the situation to Li Shimin clearly, so he told all these scruples in his heart.

Li Shimin said a little unhappily: "Didn't I tell you? You don't have any scruples. You do your own thing, and your father is your strong backing. Anyone who asks for your trouble, Father will solve it for you. ”

Speaking of which, Li You really couldn't refuse. So he said he obeyed, took his leave, and left.

When he returned to his residence, he thought about it and felt that he still had to take the initiative to avoid misunderstandings between Empress Changsun and Li Chengqian and others. So he sent a telegram to Li Chengqian, explaining to him what had happened. and asked him to explain to Empress Changsun.

Li Ke also found the telegram, told him what had happened, and told him his true feelings.

Li Ke is now the king of Lingnan, and his small life is very nourishing. He believed that what Li You said was the truth, and he made it clear that he had no opinion on this matter, hoping that Li You would be able to create more useful things for the imperial court in Gewu.

He once again expressed his gratitude to Li You for his help. He hopes that he can often communicate with Li You by telegram when he encounters things in the future, and hopes that Li You can help him solve problems at critical times.

Li Ke's attitude made Li You feel very pleased.

After he came to the Tang Dynasty, he wanted to change the tragic situation caused by the struggle between the princes of the Tang Dynasty. Li Ke was one of the protagonists of the original palace fight, and now his attitude has undergone such a change, I have to say that this is a huge reward for Li You's efforts.

So, what kind of attitude does Li Chengqian have?

And how will Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji and others think of this matter? 8)