In fact, what Li Yuan thought about the most was the jade seal of the country.

Although Li Jiancheng was defeated and lost 100,000 troops, it was not worth mentioning compared to the jade seal of the country.

After all, the jade seal represents orthodoxy, and as long as he has the jade seal, he can justifiably ascend the throne and become the emperor. At this moment, Emperor Yang Yu is just a puppet, not worth mentioning at all.

Originally, when the troops were dispatched, Li Yuan was full of expectations, hoping that Li Jiancheng would be able to succeed. But when I came to see him at this moment, the result was really unexpected, and it also made Li Yuan angry.

Although Li Yuan didn't say anything drastic, he already looked down on Li Jiancheng in his heart, such a great opportunity, and still failed like this, wouldn't it disappoint him?

However, Li Yuan still trusts Li Jiancheng, no matter what his ability is, this is his eldest son, and there is no problem with his loyalty.

Originally, Li Yuan thought that his third son, Li Yuanji, although his talent was not outstanding, was also loyal and honest, but he didn't expect that Li Yuanji would be greedy for life and afraid of death to such an extent.

If Li Yuanji really did these things, no matter what the reason was, Li Yuan would also teach him a good lesson.

Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had a discussion, and Li Yuanji was summoned to the hall, and when he saw Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, his face was panicked and a little hesitant.

"You rebel, don't kneel down alone." Li Yuanji was about to salute, but suddenly heard a loud shout, his face changed in an instant, and he took a few steps back in disbelief.

If it was before, Li Yuanji heard Li Yuan's reprimand like this, so he naturally knelt down without hesitation. But at this moment, he was thinking too much, combined with many causes and consequences, and his heart was full of horror.

It was precisely because he was frightened and very uncomfortable in his heart that he would choose to retreat in such a situation, instead of kneeling down without hesitation.

Seeing that Li Yuanji was hesitant, Li Yuan felt more and more annoyed, so he shouted angrily: "Li Yuanji, do you still have Lone in your eyes, don't you kneel down, do you still want Lone to invite you?" ”

Li Yuanji was stunned, he knew that Li Yuan was really angry, how could he dare to resist at this moment, after a short hesitation, he knelt on the ground, his face was full of sincere fear, and there was a lot of uneasiness in his heart.

"Heh, when I was in Taiyuan in the past, how could I not find out that you are such a wolf-hearted person, you can even betray your eldest brother, do you still have a sense of shame." Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a cold tone.

How could Li Yuanji not know what Li Yuan meant, but the facts are here, what else can he refute?

All Li Yuanji could say was that this matter was not his original intention, it was all caused by Luo Cheng's coercion......

But these things can't change Li Yuan's opinion of him at all.

Seeing that Li Yuan reprimanded Li Yuanji and did not blame him for the defeat of the army, Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, in his opinion, Li Yuan didn't want to think too much, or gave him another chance.

It's a pity that the truth is not as beautiful as Li Jiancheng imagined, although Li Yuan was gathering fire to reprimand Li Yuanji, but he was already disappointed in Li Jiancheng's two brothers.

This time, he entrusted Li Jiancheng with a heavy responsibility, and even sent Li Yuanba out, but in the end, it was such a result, how could Li Yuan be satisfied, it was simply disappointing.

Regardless of whether he has any plans at the moment, but he has already lowered the two of them by a notch in his heart, and he must not entrust Li Jiancheng to brothers in the future.

So after reprimanding Li Yuanji, Li Yuan directly asked the two brothers to leave, and after a short period of consideration, Li Yuan asked people to find Li Shimin.

Originally, Li Yuan also thought that Li Shimin was growing the morale of others and destroying his own prestige. But thinking about it at the moment, it seems that what Li Shimin said is indeed very reasonable. If he had listened to Li Shimin's opinion earlier, he would not have suffered such heavy losses!

Now that the incident has happened, there is no regret medicine to take in the world, and what can be done now is just to make amends, Li Yuan wants to hear Li Shimin's opinion.

Li Shimin has been staying in the mansion recently, and he is very bored, and when he learned that Li Yuan had summoned him, he did not delay, and came directly to the hall to pay a visit.

After saluting, Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin with burning eyes, and said in a solemn tone: "Shimin, not long ago, your eldest brother and they finally brought someone back. ”

Li Shimin nodded lightly, without too much surprise, and asked very calmly: "A long time has passed, big brother, they can be regarded as returning, but I don't know what the result is?" ”

Li Yuan groaned and said: "You must have guessed this matter, your eldest brother went to Yangzhou, lost his troops, and now he has returned, with only dozens of guards left beside him, and 100,000 troops are all covered in Yangzhou." ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned, although he felt that Li Jiancheng might not be able to succeed, but he didn't expect that the loss would be so heavy.

Lost 100,000 troops at once, how many 100,000 troops does Li Tang have now?

Li Shimin asked Chi Chi: "Big brother went south to meet the alliance this time, even if there is a big war, it will not lose 100,000 horses, why is there so much loss, what happened?" ”

In fact, Li Yuan couldn't help but listen to Li Jiancheng's brothers' words, and even made people test from the mouth of the returning guards, who already knew roughly about Yangzhou, so they told Li Shimin one by one.

When Li Shimin heard this, he looked straight at Li Yuan and said in a deep voice: "This matter has happened, it is irreparable, I don't know what my father plans to do next?" ”

Li Yuan smiled slightly and said: "It's not too late to make amends, although the army has been damaged at this moment, it may not be impossible to make up for it from others, but my father wants to hear your thoughts." ”

Li Shimin nodded, did not refuse, and said: "Now that Yanyun occupies the general trend in the world, first to subdue the anti-king from all walks of life, and then to suppress the eldest brother, and destroy the prestige of my Tang Dynasty, it is really incredible." ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, today's Yanyun is violent, and he must not act lightly, he should start with other anti-kings first, and break through his shortcomings, so as to find his flaws." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

"Oh, if you want to start with other anti-kings, I don't know where the goal of the people of the world is, isn't it Luoyang, the former eastern capital?" Li Yuan said meaningfully.

Li Shimin did not hide it, and said with his head bowed: "Today's Luoyang is occupied by Wang Shichong, this person is very inward-looking, although he is a traitorous male, his power is strong, but there is no possibility of success. ”

"The most important thing is that Luoyang is close to Daxing, if we send troops to raid immediately, we will definitely be able to take it as quickly as possible, and then we can not only deter Yanyun, but also penetrate the Central Plains." Li Shimin added.

Li Yuan nodded one after another, obviously agreeing with Li Shimin's opinion, he said: "Shimin is right, this is also the idea of being a father, but who should lead the troops is a question, what do you think?" ”

(End of chapter)