In the helplessness of the imperial court, the Great Sui ushered in an unsettling May. Taiyuan, which was originally peaceful, was shocked by a news that came out of nowhere, whether it was ordinary people or wealthy families, they were secretly talking about Tang Guogong's secret recruitment of troops and preparing for rebellion.

The Wagang thief pointed at Luoyang, the emperor was trapped in Jiangdu, seeing that the Great Sui was about to run out, and the Tang State soldiers were strong and strong, it was not surprising that they rose up at this time, but why did the news leak out? Moreover, the Turks are about to attack Jinyang, where did Tang Guogong get the courage to rebel?

"Why are you doing this?" In the Jinyang Palace, Li Yuan sat on the main seat, Li Shimin knelt in the hall, Li Yuan asked coldly: "Do you want the land of the Great Sui to fall into the hands of the Turks?" ”

"The Turks have not yet been civilized, so there is nothing to be afraid of." In the face of Li Yuan's reprimand, Li Shimin's face did not change, and he replied calmly: "King Yue is young and ignorant, he will only be jealous of the virtuous and jealous, the officials in Luoyang are all mediocre people, and they are powerless to stop the Wagang thieves, and his father has been hesitant, and the child is worried that the world will fall into the hands of Li Mi's thieves, so he cut off the way back and respectfully asked his father to raise troops." ”

"What a good one not to be afraid of! What a respectful please! Li Yuan laughed angrily and said: "Wang Wei and Gao Junya are already suspicious, they will inevitably try their best to inform Your Majesty, at that time, there is no way for my father to think of soldiers, this is what you call a respectful request?" The Turkic cavalry is like a bamboo, attacking all the way to Taiyuan, but in your eyes, there is nothing to fear, I, Li Yuan, really gave birth to a great son! ”

"Father, those two are not of the same heart as us, and it is useless to stay, since it is for the people of the world, why should my father not be ruthless?" Li Shimin raised his head and said in a deep voice: "As for the Turkic cavalry, the child has already thought of a way to deal with it, ensuring that they will not dare to attack Jinyang. ”

In fact, Li Yuan was very anxious in his heart, after all, the Wagang thieves had threatened the foundation of the Great Sui, and he really wanted to raise troops as soon as possible and force Yang Guang to abdicate, so that he could transfer the 200,000 troops in Jiangdu back to Kyoto, as long as the north settled down, the rebels in the south would not be considered a threat.

However, Taiyuan was very important, and once it was lost, the horses' hooves of the Turks could crisscross the plain unimpeded. In order to win the hearts of the people, the Wagang thieves led by Li Mi would be polite to the people, but the Turks were different, and everywhere they went, it was like a plague of locusts, and the people had no life at all.

Li Yuan struggled for a long time, he understood Li Shimin's ability, and also believed that Li Shimin was not a fool, so he said: "If you can really keep the Turks out of the pass, your father will agree to raise troops." ”

"Thank you father for being willing to save the people of the world from fire and water." Li Shimin bowed with gratitude on his face.

Li Yuan was deeply touched and said: "It's rare that you are willing to take risks for the people of the world, since you have revealed the news, you must have made a perfect plan, where are Wang Wei and Gao Junya?" ”

"The two of them tried to escape outside the city in the name of praying for rain, but they have been arrested by the child and are now locked up in a prison cell." Li Shimin stood up and replied: "At the same time, the child has ordered someone to spread the news that they are colluding with the Turks and preparing to lead the Turkic cavalry to attack Jinyang. ”

Li Yuan has been marching and fighting for many years, sometimes in order to win, he will even let thousands of people as bait, naturally he will not care about two lives, in his opinion, for the sake of the people of the world, Wang Wei and Gao Junya's death is worth it, not to mention that these two people were sent by Yang Guang to balance him.

On May 17, tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers and horses invaded Jinyang, thousands of light horsemen entered from the north gate of the outer city, and went out from the east gate, but saw the gate of Jinyang wide open, and the Turks knew that the Central Plains people were cunning, so they did not dare to enter the city, and after a demonstration, they were stationed outside the outer city. So Li Yuan executed Wang Wei and Gao Junya for the crime of collaborating with the enemy, and hung his head in public.

In order to show his determination to fight against the Turks, Li Yuan sent his general Wang Kangda to lead more than 1,000 people to attack the Turkic camp at night, but the whole army was annihilated, and for a time the people in Jinyang City were panicked, and no one talked about Wang Wei and Gao Junya.

That night, Li Yuan summoned Li Shimin to the study.

"Shimin, now is the time for you to tell the plan in your heart." Thinking of the more than 1,000 soldiers who gave up their lives in vain, Li Yuan was a little lonely, and said weakly: "The Turks are brave and good at fighting, how do you plan to defeat them?" ”

"The child never said that he could defeat the Turks." Seeing Li Yuan frowning, Li Shimin said with a smile: "But the child can let the Turks retreat by themselves." ”

Li Yuan looked puzzled and said, "How can we get them to withdraw their troops?" ”

Li Shimin revealed the plan in his heart, but it turned out to be just a suspicious plan, although Li Yuan was a little suspicious, but the matter had come to this point, and he could only adopt the method that Li Shimin said.

Taking advantage of the night, a large army quietly went out of the city, and in the early morning of the second day, the army entered the city from another road, as if the reinforcements came from Jinyang City, so two or three times, the Turks seemed to have really fallen into the plan, and after staying outside the city for a few days, they looted and left.

Looking at the Turkic army in the distance, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the people in Jinyang City were also much relieved, as for the life and death of the people in the outer city, few people cared.

When Li Yuan walked down from the city tower, Li Shimin followed him closely, and the entourage stood far away, Li Yuan said softly: "Since the Turks have withdrawn their troops, I should keep my promise for my father." You send a message to Xiaohe, asking him to leave Jingshi early, and also, inform him to come back soon. With that, he hurried to leave.

Li Shimin stopped where he was, bowed down and watched Li Yuan leave.

When Li Yuan took his entourage away, Liu Wenjing walked to Li Shimin's side, Li Shimin looked left and right, shook his head slightly, and walked towards the mansion, Liu Wenjing understood what Li Shimin meant, and followed him without saying a word.

Entering the room, the two sat next to each other, and Liu Wenjing took the lead in speaking: "Son, isn't he afraid that Tang Guogong will be afraid of you if he does this?" ”

"As long as you can get my father to raise an army, what's the harm if you're feared?" Li Shimin said with a smile: "There will always be an opportunity to repair the relationship in the future, and Mr. doesn't have to worry too much." ”

"Fortunately, Tang Guogong loves all the sons, otherwise the son's move would be really inappropriate." Liu Wenjing smiled and said, "Gongzi's plan has made the Turks retreat, and his reputation in the army will inevitably increase, which is really gratifying." ”

"Thanks to Mr. Willing to risk entering the enemy camp, otherwise how could it be so easy?" Li Shimin turned to the side and thanked him: "Shimin will definitely not forget the merits of Mr. ”

"The Turks knew that they could not live in the Central Plains for a long time, and when they heard that Tang Guogong planned to rebel and was willing to attach themselves to them, they were very happy. Liu Wenjing was modest, paused, and said with some uneasiness: "It's just that Gongzi made a deal with the Turks without telling Tang Guogong, if the Turks leak the news, how should Gongzi deal with himself?" ”

"Liu Wuzhou is already attached to the Turks, isn't it normal for the Turks to resort to divisive tactics?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"I see." Liu Wenjing laughed out loud and said: "The edict can be imitated, and the document can naturally be imitated. ”

"If the Turks want food, the people will give it to them, and the Turks want fair-skinned women from the Central Plains, and the people will also grab some and give them to them." Li Shimin sneered, squinted his eyes and said, "But one day, they will have to pay back tenfold, hundredfold!" Looking at Li Shimin's expression, Liu Wen couldn't help but shudder.

"By the way, sir, my father asked me to send someone to pass the news to my brother-in-law and eldest brother, you help me send someone to deliver the letter to the capital as soon as possible, otherwise my brother-in-law and sister may be in danger." Li Shimin suddenly remembered Li Yuan's explanation, so he regained his composure and said, "As for Hedong County, Shimin hopes that the timing of their news can be just right. ”