The reason why Li Yuan gambled all his net worth in Chang'an was because he had the ambition to forge ahead in the world.

If Chang'an is lost, no matter how ambitious he is, it will be useless. But if Chang'an is defended, Li Yuan can take advantage of the situation to sweep the world. The two possibilities of the same thing are very different.

Don't look at Li Yuan's current mentality of giving it a go, but he is really in a desperate situation, and even has no power to return to the sky, Li Shimin doesn't feel that he is willing to sit still.

Although Li Shimin doesn't dare to say that he knows 100% about his father, he can be regarded as knowing 90%. After thinking about it, he quickly had an answer in his heart, after all, he didn't want to be cool himself.

Because of the relationship between Li Shimin and Luo Cheng, in fact, the best choice is to surrender to Yanyun. At least you can save a small life, and you don't have to run around outside.

But Li Shimin knew that this choice was relatively none, because Li Yuan could not agree. I'm afraid he would rather die here than surrender to Yanyun and lose face.

There is another way to do this, and that is to abandon the Central Plains and target the land outside the territory. Although Li Shimin knew that it was unknown, he had a vague premonition, maybe this was their only way out.

After groaning, Li Shimin said to Li Yuan: "Father, now Yanyun is aggressive. If Chang'an is broken one day, where should we go? ”

Li Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and his face changed slightly.

If it had been before, he would have retorted angrily, but now that he thinks about it, it is not impossible. If Chang'an is really gone, what else can he do, Li Yuan couldn't help but think about it.

Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan and didn't say a word, he knew that he would soon have an answer.

After pondering for a long time, Li Yuan came to his senses, he looked at Li Shimin, and said loudly: "Now my father and son have no way to retreat, since they occupied Chang'an and became emperor, they will either be born in victory or die in defeat." ”

Although Li Yuan did not say it directly, Li Shimin could see the implication. It's clear that he wants to retreat and has no way out, so he can only pretend to be a tough guy here.

So Li Shimin said with a straight face: "My father's words are false, and we have not yet reached the point of exhaustion. Even though the Central Plains cannot be taken away, we can enter and force the outside world. ”

Li Yuan couldn't help but stiffen his face, and said in astonishment: "The border is a Turkic land, and its strength should not be underestimated. ”

Li Shimin shook his head slightly and explained: "Father, the outside of the Saiwai that the sons and daughters said is not a Turkic land, but a more distant foreign land, although the road is far away, it is a way to live. ”

Li Shimin's tone was very resolute, which made Li Yuan look a little embarrassed, and he hesitated: "We are Chinese people, no matter how big the world is, how can there be a place for us?" ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately smiled with relief, he understood that Li Yuan had been tempted, but he couldn't find a reason or excuse, so he said: "Why should my father worry about this matter, although we are Chinese in China, we can go anywhere." ”

"If, as a last resort, we can't hold the pass, then there is only one way to Saiwai. As long as we have the heart in mind, we occupy the land, which is where Huaxia is. Li Shimin stirred up a wave.

Li Yuan looked moved, whether he was sincere or not, this was a feasible path.

Li Yuan is a hero, and as a hero, he naturally will not let himself have no way out. If you can find a way out and there is no conflict, you can still try it.

But at this moment, Li Yuan's primary purpose is to fight against Yanyun's enemy army, after all, it is the safest to be able to hold Chang'an. Going out is a choice of last resort.

Li Yuan bowed his head and said: "Shimin, what you just said is reasonable, but it is too early to say it at this moment. Let's talk about it later, if it comes to last resort, it can only be like this. ”

Although he was still unwilling, after thinking about it carefully, Li Yuan was still very clear about the gap between his strength and Yan Yun. Although the high-end combat power is not bad at all, the middle-level combat power is very different.

There is only one Li Yuanba in Li Yuan's hands who can match Luo Cheng, and others such as Pei Yuanqing, Yuwen Chengdu and others are simply unable to deal with them. With this alone, he has fallen into great passivity.

Li Shimin knew what Li Yuan was thinking, and did not continue to persuade him, and Fang Cai's reply had proved that Li Yuan was moved. You should be prepared, and you won't be too passive when the time comes.

After saying so much, but there was no good news, Li Yuan sighed and said to Li Shimin: "Shimin, you go all the way, go back and rest first, and I will naturally take care of other matters." ”

This is Li Yuan's promise, and it is also his order, Li Shimin is just tired, so naturally there is no reason to shirk, so he just surrendered, and then left alone.

In this empty hall, Li Yuan was silent for a long time before he stood up and walked towards the side hall where Gan Bei was. Now we can only hope for that.

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Li Shi's militia returned from defeat, and the news soon spread throughout Chang'an.

After all, the army is not small, and it is impossible to cover it up.

Ordinary people learn that although they are surprised, they don't have much thought. After all, they don't know what the situation is now. When will the enemy army enter the city?

But people with hearts are different, just like Li Jiancheng's brothers.

Previously, they were summoned by Li Yuan, and although they had not completely resolved the mustard in their hearts, they formed a strategic alliance because of this. Li Shimin has the trust of Li Yuan, and he is their common enemy.

In a normal home of the powerful, it is normal to compete for power. That is, Luo Yi's family is wonderful, Jiang Song doesn't care about power at all, and Luo Cheng is not much different.

"Third brother, do you know the news, Li Shimin was defeated in Tongguan and has returned to Chang'an." Li Jiancheng's eyes flickered, and he just sent someone to find Li Yuanji and said in a deep voice.

When Li Yuanji heard this, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he was surprised: "Has the second brother come back from Tongguan, doesn't that mean that the enemy army has broken through Tongguan and is about to be killed in Chang'an?" ”

After all, the brain circuits of the two are still different, Li Jiancheng wants to fight for power at the moment, while Li Yuanji just wants to protect himself. Therefore, the first thing he considered was not Li Shimin, but Yanyun's enemy army.

Li Jiancheng's expression froze, and then he shook his head, this is not something he wants to think about. The most important thing now is how to use this opportunity to weaken Li Shimin as much as possible.

So Li Jiancheng's eyes condensed slightly, and he said coldly: "The enemy will kill him, will he be unprepared?" It doesn't matter how to solve the problems of the people in the first place. ”

Li Yuanji looked a little hesitant, opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, seeing Li Jiancheng's resolute tone, he could only reluctantly nod and agree, anyway, this was Li Jiancheng's idea, and he couldn't blame him.