March 29 of the ninth year of the Great Sui Dynasty (613 AD).

The sky was gloomy and gloomy, the four fields were misty and rainy, the clouds covered the fog, and the air was lifeless.

Bingzhou (now Taiyuan) stayed in the house, Li Yuan was full of sorrow, and since early in the morning, he has been sitting silently in the back hall, glass after glass, drinking sullen wine alone. There is a cemetery in the hall like an unvisited cemetery in the deep mountains and dense forests, except for the sound of raindrops coming from time to time outside the window, there is a dead silence, which makes people feel difficult to breathe, and the suffocation is unbearable. Although it was a fine wine, he could not taste the mellow taste in it, so he drank it vigorously. His thoughts became more and more active with the step-by-step stimulation of alcohol: glory, sorrow, euphoria, hesitation...... Scene after scene, alternating and changing, constantly surging into my heart.

Li Yuan, it seems that you are really old? Where did the hairy posterity who dared to break into the tiger's den and Longtan dare to enter? !

What an enviable scene it was: the two armies faced each other, facing the Tuyuhun army lined up in front of them, a hairy young man, a newborn calf who had just turned sixteen years old, did not wait for the main general Gao Gong to give the order, that is, recklessly stretched his bow and arrows, and went out alone. With an earth-shattering shout, mixed with twenty-seven "whoosh" sounds, the twenty-seven fierce generals under the enemy's formation gate showed off their might, and they didn't even have time to snort, and they had fallen off their horses one after another!

"Devil! Devil! With a frightened scream, in the blink of an eye, the army of tigers and wolves has become a flock of frightened birds, coming fiercely, fleeing in panic! Come like a wind, go like a lost dog!

Twenty-seven arrows frightening the enemy! Twenty-seven arrows actually decided the outcome of a war in just one moment, creating an unprecedented myth! The precision of the archery and the amazing speed have made many people fall for it!

is still the hairy descendant, in the Dingzhou governor, the general of the Zhuguo State Dou Yi for the beloved daughter of the competition to recruit relatives, the art is overwhelming, a hundred steps away two arrows in a row, accurately shot through the eyes of the "peacock", happy to return with a beauty!

Jin Ge Iron Horse, happy revenge! How is Wei Qing? How is Huo Qu's disease? When I Li Yuan, I was inferior to them?!

Li Yuanzi Shude, a native of Chengji, Longxi (now east of Qin'an County, Gansu), was born in the first year of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was born suave and suave, with outstanding appearance, and according to legend, he was born with three **, which is definitely different from ordinary people.

Li Yuan's family was prominent, and he was a hereditary nobleman - in the last years of the Jin Dynasty, his seventh ancestor Li Wei divided one side in the Qin and Liang (present-day Tianshui and Wuwei areas of Gansu) and proclaimed himself King of Liangwu Zhao. Later, the descendants of the Li family served as high-ranking officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty from generation to generation. Li Yuan's father, Li Xin, was even a brother-in-law with Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian (Li Yuan's wife Dugu and Empress Dugu were siblings), and they were both officials in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and had a very close relationship. After Yang Jian usurped the throne and became emperor, Li Xin was named the Duke of Tang Guo, the governor of Anzhou, and the general of Zhu Guo. After Li Xin's death, Li Yuan inherited his father's Duke of Tang as the eldest son, and everything went well, no matter from which angle of analysis, it can be called a spring breeze.

Twenty-seven arrows to retreat from the enemy, two arrows to take the wife, two legends, two good stories! When Emperor Wen heard about it, he praised this aunt and nephew even more: Good boy, this is worthy of being a relative of my emperor's family! praised, he asked Li Yuan to come, and Yukou personally named him as a thousand cows, that is, the sword guards beside Emperor Wen.

From then on, Li Yuan became more and more complacent, rising step by step, and at the age of 22, he became the county guard of Huaizhou, and later changed to the county guard of Longzhou. That year, there was a severe drought in Qizhou, and Emperor Wen did not hesitate to appoint him as the minister of Xuanfu and went to the state to help the victims on behalf of the imperial court. When the Sui army attacked the state of Chen, despite his young age and inexperience, Emperor Wen still entrusted him with the important task of overseeing the grain and grass of the three armies......

Look, such a talented young man who is trusted by the emperor has an unlimited future, what else is there to worry about?

It's a pity that fate plays tricks on people, and always loves to make some accidents for no reason, so that you can't cry or laugh - one night, Emperor Wen had a strange dream, in the dream he saw a towering tree growing at the head of Chang'an City, full of branches and leaves, fruitful, and not for a moment, and saw the flat flood surging, the waves rolling, and the city tower rose sharply in an instant.

As the emperor, Emperor Wen was the supreme first person in the world, and he naturally cherished life more than ordinary people, and suddenly encountered the unprecedented flood siege, and the degree of panic in his heart can be imagined, so that he screamed in fright, and woke up from his dream. Afterwards, he recalled the scene in the dream, and his heart palpitated, and decided that the dream was not a good omen. The next day, he was in a trance, and he left Zhang Heng, the right concubine who was deeply versed in yin and yang gossip, to make the other party seriously speculate and interpret.

After Zhang Heng received the order, his expression was extremely solemn, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he pinched his fingers for a long time before he suddenly exclaimed:

"This dream is really a bit strange!"

Emperor Wen was in a hurry and hurriedly asked why.

"Treeman, wood! The fruit of the tree, the son of the tree! Kako Kinoshita, Lee also! In addition, the flooding of the imperial city must be a person surnamed Li and the name with the word water next to him coveting His Majesty's country and endangering the emperor's society, so you must not despise it! Zhang Heng explained, "For the foundation of the emperor's descendants for all generations, only by killing all the people surnamed Li in the world can we ensure that nothing goes wrong!" ”

As a generation of male lords who easily usurped the throne, Emperor Wen was full of eloquence and strategy, and handled things relatively safely, although this time the fright was not light, and he had to set up a large altar afterwards, and asked the teacher to drive away ghosts and fishen souls. However, after listening to Zhang Heng's words, he did not react immediately, but after thinking about it a few times, he finally decided that even if what Zhang Heng said was true, it would be too cruel and ridiculous to kill all the people surnamed Li in the world, and it would never be what a generation of masters should do! In order to properly deal with that matter, he announced the text of the minister Yu, relayed Zhang Heng's words in their original form, and then consulted his opinion.

Yuwenshu has always had a deep understanding with the minister Li Hun, and he does not have much good impression of Li Yuan and other ministers surnamed Li in the DPRK.

"If Your Majesty kills all the people surnamed Li in the world because of a dream, it is very inappropriate, but what Zhang Heng said also has its own reason, for the foundation of the descendants of the Great Sui, you can't completely ignore it. Weichen is foolish to see that there are not many people in the court who hold great power in the court, and those who may endanger the Great Sui in the future are none other than those people! It is only necessary to eradicate the important ministers surnamed Li in the DPRK in one fell swoop, which can not only ensure the peace of the world, but also avoid indiscriminate killing of innocents! I don't know what Your Majesty's holy will is? ”

Although Yuwenshu's starting point contains too many elements of coercion and revenge, on the surface, it can be called loyal to the country and impeccable. After hearing this, Emperor Wen had a firm view, no longer thought about it, and immediately issued an order to kill all the ministers surnamed Li such as Li Hun, Li Hong, and Li Shanqun and their children and grandchildren for the crime of treason, and the female family members were reduced to slavery and rewarded hundreds of officials in the court.

According to Zhang Heng's explanation, Li Yuan's surname is Li, and his name is next to the word "water", although he is stained with the imperial family, he is one of the most suspects. However, Queen Dugu has always loved this nephew deeply, and considering this factor, Emperor Wen inevitably hesitated. Sure enough, after Queen Dugu learned the news, in order to ensure that Li Yuanman was safe and sound, she was busy questioning in front of Emperor Wen:

"What does the emperor mean is that he plans to 'eradicate Li Yuan in one fell swoop'?"

"......" Emperor Wen was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.

"In this way, the emperor really thinks so in his heart! However, I don't know if the emperor has ever thought that Li Yuan has always been loyal to the imperial court, and at the age of sixteen he went into battle to kill the enemy, and has made great contributions to the imperial court. When Queen Dugu saw Emperor Wen spitting like that, she became more and more angry, "If the emperor refuses to let him go, even the concubines will be eradicated!" Otherwise, when the concubine arrives at Lord Yama in the future, she will not have the face to see her sister who has passed away a long time ago! ”

"How can the queen say that? When did I ever have the idea of killing Li Yuan! "Emperor Wen has always been known for his fear of the inside, and with Queen Dugu's tigress coming forward to speak for his aunt and nephew, what else can he do? However, just in case, he still sent Li Yuan to Bingzhou to take up the post of general guard, and at the same time strictly ordered that he should not return to Beijing at will if he had nothing to do.

Obviously, Emperor Wen sent Li Yuan to the city with a lot of thought. First of all, he had a proper explanation in front of Queen Dugu: Look at it, not only did I not kill Li Yuan, but I also used it so much, you should be satisfied, right? More importantly, it is close to the Turks, the gateway to the north, and strategically strong. And to deal with the Turks, it is necessary to have outstanding generals such as Li Yuan. On the other hand, because of the control of the Turks, if Li Yuan really responded to Zhang Heng's prophecy and thought of the rebellion, he was in such an extremely sensitive place of right and wrong, once an incident broke out, he would inevitably face a difficult situation of being attacked by the enemy on his back, and it would be really difficult to make a difference!

is worthy of being a usurper of the country, this move, absolutely!

Compared with the sad fate of other ministers surnamed Li, Li Yuan was safe and sound, and he can be called a lucky one! However, in the past, he stayed well in the capital, he wanted the wind to be windy, and it was rainy, but now he was demoted from the Beijing division for no reason, and he still couldn't help but be disheartened: Grandma, what's going on, Lao Tzu is so unlucky, and even the surname is wrong! Of course, complaining is complaining, since ancient times, the monarch wanted his ministers to die, and the ministers had to die. What's more, people didn't ask for your life like other ministers surnamed Li at this time, they just changed places to let you continue to be an official, which is magnanimous enough, what else do you have to say?

Dumb and eating coptis, Li Yuan hugged his stomach full of grievances, but he had nowhere to sue, so he had to pretend to be happy and rush to the state by order, and since then he has given up on himself, and he has to get by, and he is too lazy to ask about everything, at least on the surface.

Fortunately, Li Yuan also has a strong point, that is, he likes to make friends by nature, and many talented and depressed people in the rivers and lakes, as well as folk talents, are willing to go to his door, have a good time with him, and talk freely and comment on the gains and losses of ancient and modern times. Li Yuan is only sad and depressed, but he is not short of money to buy wine and meat to entertain guests, of course, he does not refuse to come, and he gets together with all his friends every day to drink, play chess and write poems, and his mood is somewhat comforted.

After Yang Guang ascended the throne, although Li Yuan deliberately reined in his edge again and again, because of his good horse nature, he kept many good horses in captivity, but he actually caused an incident, and was added to the crime of "conspiracy" by the imperial court for no reason, and was almost dismissed from his post and investigated.

After experiencing that bad luck, he was worried about when there would be flying disasters in the future, so he lived more and more cautiously, and he did everything to make a compromise. Later, he was really surprised to find that Yang Guang was really watching him very closely, and often ordered Xizuo to come to the state to spy secretly, so that his mood became more and more depressed. At the same time, he also deliberately pretended to be greedy for money, as long as he had the opportunity, no matter how much, he would be as greedy as possible, and his intention was nothing more than to use that kind of fake appearance to cover up his true appearance, so that Yang Guang had a misunderstanding and decided that he was a person with no ambitions.

In this situation, there had already been a secret report to the imperial court, and Yang Guang really gradually relaxed his guard against Li Yuan. However, because he was related to Yang Guang, Li Yuan could freely enter and leave the palace when he was young, and he often played with each other at the beginning, and he always knew the moody nature of the emperor's cousin, so he was always worried that it would inevitably be careless, that is, he might provoke right and wrong, and he couldn't feel relaxed for a moment, and his life was honestly fearful. With this heart disease, it is difficult to make people optimistic, not to mention the new sorrow now, even if it is a good peerless wine, how can his mood be happy?

Alas, since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers! The youth is no more, how can there be a hero?!

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