Since Li Yuan was appointed as the ambassador of Hedong in Shanxi, he led his soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to rush back from Hongnong to Jinyang. As soon as he walked to the ground of Hedong County, he received Yang Guang's holy decree again, asking him to return to Jinyang after exterminating many thieves in Hejin.

Li Yuan called the marching commander Shi to ask him what the thieves were in Hedong County, and the marching commander Shi introduced the situation in Hedong County, among which there were two thieves who were the most powerful. One is in Jingpantuo in Jiangjun, and the other is in Wudu'er in Hejin, both of which have more than 10,000 people.

Li Yuan thought about it for a long time, so he sent his eldest son Li Jiancheng to lead 20,000 troops to attack Jingpantuo, and his second son Li Shimin to lead 20,000 troops to attack Wuduer.

The next day, the two of them set out separately with their own men. Li Yuan looked at his two sons, but he didn't know how to choose. Li Yuan had long been ambitious, secretly cultivated many organizations, and the two sons also had their own organizations, Li Yuan originally wanted to prevent them from developing on their own, but then thought that it was all for the future of the Li family, so he did not intervene.

This time the two sons went to suppress the thieves, which was also a test for Li Yuan, he knew that these two children were a little ambitious now, but they were just pressing on themselves, and there was no conflict, but he didn't know in the future, so he needed to choose a successor as soon as possible. It just so happened that this time the thieves could not only exercise their ability to march and fight, but also recruit more soldiers, and cultivate some strength in these places.

Li Jiancheng was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, tall and handsome, and as the eldest son of the general who guarded the town, he was successful. In the ninth year of the Great Cause, Li Yuan sent him to garrison Hedong, and secretly befriended heroes and recruited capable people in Hedong. Li Jiancheng actively prepared in Hedong, recruited families, and made friends with righteous people in the rivers and lakes.

Before leaving, he sent someone to inform the county guard of Jiangxian County, intending to cooperate with the outside and surround the thieves of Jingpantuo outside the city of Jiangjun to eliminate them.

The day before rushing to Jiangxian, Li Jiancheng received an echo that Jiangjun had been breached, the county guards had been killed, and the army was scattered. Li Jiancheng pounded the table and was furious, so that when he arrived in Jiangjun, it would become a siege battle, and the consumption and losses would be greatly increased. He had already heard that Li Shimin had rushed to Hejin, maybe he had already taken Hejin, he didn't want to fall behind, so he immediately raised the account.

In the big tent, Li Jiancheng asked the marching commander Shi to briefly explain the current situation, and then asked several generals with the army what to do next.

Li Gang (Note 1), the counselor of the army, said: "If the general only wants to defeat the thieves in Jiangxian, it is actually very simple, we have an army of 20,000, as long as we surround Jiangjun, so that the thieves cannot leave the city, and after a long time, they will be defeated." ”

Li Gang is another talented figure arranged by Li Yuan beside Li Jiancheng, he did the Northern Zhou Qi Wang Yu Wenxian to join the army, and later was appointed as the prince Yang Yong's horse wash when Emperor Wen, Yang Yong was stubborn and self-serving, and gradually pampered and arrogant, and was finally framed by Yang Guang, Yang Jian degraded him as a concubine.

Li Gang dismissed his job in the East Palace, went to Jinyang, and met Li Yuan. Li Yuan saw that he was talented, so he included him under his command and has been accompanying Li Jiancheng all the time.

When Li Jiancheng heard Li Gang say this, he knew that there was something to say, so he asked, "Mr. Li, are there any other means?" ”

Li Gang smiled and asked, "Is the general just coming out this time to suppress thieves?" ”

Li Jiancheng didn't know why, nodded, felt that it was wrong, and then shook his head.

Li Gang looked at it and said, "Didn't the general see the intention of comforting the envoy?" Why did he send the general and the second son to suppress the thieves, it is said that Hejin and Jiangjun are not far apart, and there is a way to succeed, why is this? ”

Only then did Li Jiancheng understand what Li Gang meant, so he told the other generals to postpone the discussion, leaving only Li Gang to discuss.

After everyone left, Li Jiancheng invited Li Gang to sit down and asked, "What does Mr. mean is that my father is looking at who can do better, me or my second brother?" ”

Li Gang nodded and said: "The consolation envoy has a great plan, the general and the second son are both talented, he is now difficult to choose in his heart, if this time the general can take the lead in taking Jiangjun, and go back to the army to help the second son take Hejin, I think the consolation envoy will have a plan in his heart." ”

Li Jiancheng was about to kowtow to Li Gang when he picked up his clothes, Li Gang hurriedly stood up in fright, supported Li Jiancheng and said, "General, don't do this, torture me." ”

Li Jiancheng immediately stood up and said: "Mr. is thinking about me, and it is natural for me to worship him, and I ask Mr. to teach me." ”

Li Gang looked at Li Jiancheng's eyes with a strong **, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not difficult, the general has been in Hedong for a few years, there should be some relationship, you can contact those people, on the one hand, you can know the current actions of the second son, on the other hand, we can also do something from it, when the Jiangjun thieves are broken, we will go back to the division for reinforcements." ”

Li Jiancheng asked again: "Hejin is closer than Jiangjun, so if the second brother has taken Hejin now, what should we do?" ”

Li Gang said: "Hejin Wuduan is also a hero, and he will not fail so easily, but I am afraid that when he sees the second son's army retreating without a fight, it will be difficult to handle it at that time." ”

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and asked, "If Wudu'er attacks or retreats according to our intentions, is there a way for Mr. to delay the footsteps of the second brother?" ”

Li Gang looked at Li Jiancheng and asked, "Is the general sure?" ”

Li Jiancheng nodded.

Li Gang stroked his beard and thought for a while: "Then let him retreat, but not escape, we can help him occupy more places, as long as there are more and more thieves in him, I don't think the second son will dare to attack easily, as long as we can wait until we solve the Jiangjun thieves, then isn't it the general's meal?" ”

When Li Jiancheng heard this, he nodded and said, "Mr. is a good plan, I'll call someone to arrange it now." ”

Li Gang Shili withdrew from the big tent.

Li Shimin had just arrived in Hejin, and he sent scouts to explore the way ahead, and asked Changshi beside him, "Do you know where my eldest brother has gone now?" ”

Changshi returned: "It should be almost to Jiangxian County, and it will only take a day at most." ”

Li Shimin nodded and did not speak. A person next to him came over and said, "Childe is worried that the eldest prince will be easy to kill thieves, and the comfort envoy will look more highly at the eldest son!" ”

Li Shimin was thinking about things, and when he heard the words, he suddenly looked back, and it turned out that it was Fang Xuanling (Note 2) who joined the army in the record office was talking, so he smiled and said: "Where did Qiao Gong say, it is a good thing that the eldest brother is easy to suppress thieves, all for the sake of suppressing thieves, in no particular order." ”

Fang Xuanling smiled and didn't continue the topic, and said, "Does the son know if he is a good person?" ”

Li Shimin said: "I've heard a little, let's talk about it by Qiao Gong." ”

Fang Xuanling was originally a Linzi Jinshi, and was awarded the title of Yu Cavalry Captain and Xi (xí) City Captain, because his father was bedridden, so he resigned and went home to serve in front of the bed. Later, Li Yuan rose in the Guanzhong area, and he came to visit him and was included in the army by Li Shimin. Li Shimin had a long talk with him, and found that he had great talents, so he paid more attention to him, worshiped him as a secretary to join the army, and followed him left and right.

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Needless to say, he is brave and unstrategic, which is not enough evidence, but he is righteous and has some talents under him, so the second son should not underestimate the enemy." ”

Li Shimin also said: "I know that he attaches great importance to his hometown, and wherever he goes, his original villagers will follow, so I don't think we should confront him head-on, as long as he is separated from the villagers, he will be defeated." ”

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "It's best for Childe to send someone to find out what he will do next, and I don't think he will go head-to-head with us." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "I have already arranged what Gong Qiao said, and I am estimated to be back soon." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Yuwen Chengdu was ordered to rush to Luoyang to proclaim the decree, marched non-stop overnight, and came to Xiangyuan County in the evening of the second day, to see that his men were indeed tired, so he camped outside Xiangyuan City.

Just after dinner, the soldiers outside the tent reported that a person had come from Jinyang, saying that he was from the general's family and asked to see the general. Yuwen Chengdu doubted that it would be a thief spy, so he asked someone to lie in ambush behind the account, and then called someone in.

After the man came in, Yuwen Chengdu knew that he had made a mistake, so he asked the ambush man to withdraw, and then said to the man: "Steward Lu, why are you here?" What's going on at home? ”

The person who came was the housekeeper of Yuwen Mansion, and when he saw Yuwen Chengdu, Steward Lu took a breath and said: "Childe is walking too fast, I ran two horses to catch up, there is nothing at home, it was the master who sent a villain to deliver a letter to Childe." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Yuwen Chengdu.

Yuwen Chengdu took the letter without reading it, and asked, "But what other messages do you have?" ”

The housekeeper said: "The master instructed that after the son arrived in Luoyang, everything that obeyed Li Xiang should not be underestimated by him, and he should not act without authorization, and the rest was said in the letter." ”

Yuwen Chengdu didn't expect his father to send someone to deliver the letter in a hurry to tell him this, so he asked him to take Steward Lu down to rest and return to Jinyang tomorrow.

After the housekeeper left, Yuwen Chengdu sat behind the case and opened the letter to read. Yu Wenhua said in the letter that Yang Guang went to see Li Xiang's industry in Jinyang after he left, and praised him a lot, and even the woman Li Xiang liked was crowned a princess, which shows the weight of Li Xiang in Yang Guang's heart, this time he sent Yuwen Chengdu to Luoyang to help Li Xiang, it is a good opportunity to make friends with Li Xiang, don't be impulsive and look down on others.

In addition, Li Xiang's whereabouts are unknown now, which does not mean that Li Xiang is dead, it just shows that his ability, being able to survive in a complex environment is a skill, and Yuwen Chengdu should study hard and not make enemies with Li Xiang.

In a word, listen to Li Xiang's words and don't make trouble.

Yuwen Chengdu actually said from the bottom of his heart that he had never cared about Li Xiang. He always thought that Li Xiang was just lucky, met the princess, persuaded the queen, and curried favor with Yang Guang. As for what really made him pay attention to Li Xiang, it was the previous court in the Li Mansion.

He saw Li Xiang's eloquence with his own eyes, and in a few words, he took down the two old ministers who had been mixed in the court all his life. At that time, Yuwen Chengdu felt that Li Xiang was born with a good mouth, and as for the rest, he still disdained it.

He didn't expect that even his father would say this about Li Xiang now, and he felt unconvinced, but he also had a feeling that he didn't know how to face it.

He burned the letter on an oil lamp and lay down on the couch, thinking about what to do next.

Counselor Li Gang (Note 1): Counselor of the Armed Forces is equivalent to a staff officer, who only has the right to make speeches and suggestions, but has no right to decide.

Li Gang: A famous minister of the Sui and Tang dynasties, he was the master of the three princes of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the teacher of Yang Yong, the prince of the Sui Dynasty, Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Chengqian, the prince of Li Shimin, and was highly respected.

Xuanling (Note 2): The secretary is in charge of important work in the army, such as drafting documents, recording and commending.

Fang Xuanling: The name Qiao, the word Xuanling. In the early Tang Dynasty, he was a famous minister, and another good minister, Du Ruhui, combined "Fang Mou Du Xuan".

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