Li Shimin marched all the way quickly, like the wind swept the leaves, and did not encounter any resistance along the way!

Two days later, Li Shimin joined the more than 10,000 rebel troops led by Li Xiuning on the north bank of Weishui, and his uncle Li Shentong also arrived with the army.

Along the way, Li Shimin gathered many heroes and heroes who took refuge in him, including Shi Wanbao, who is known as the hero of Chang'an, and the two brothers Qiu Shili and Qiu Xinggong, who are powerful west of Chang'an.

What made Li Shimin the most important was Su You's colleague Fang Qiao Fang Xuanling that day.

Fang Xuanling's father, Fang Yanqian, was the Taishou of Danyang County (Nanjing), and was demoted because of the disadvantage of blocking the rebels, and Fang Xuanling was also implicated because of this, so he simply went home to study.

The reason why he went out of the mountain to seek refuge in Li Shimin was mostly because of the recommendation of the eldest grandson Wuji.

"I have heard of Mr. Fang's talent for a long time, and Mr. Fang can deign to come, and the people of the world are really honored." Seeing Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji coming together, Li Shimin immediately stood up and held his hand, his face full of eagerness.

Fang Xuanling was a little old, but he smiled cutely, "Wuji said that Dunhuang is very public, and it is really better to be famous than to meet, and it is better to meet than to be famous." ”

The three of them introduced each other, and after greeting each other, Li Shimin asked straight to the point, "Mr. Jiuwen is talented, I don't know what Mr. thinks about today's general trend?" ”

Li Shimin's words are somewhat elegant.

Like all rangers, Li Shimin gradually grew up in the war, and his face was less cynical and more of a commander's bearing.

As if knowing that Li Shimin had this question, Fang Xuanling smiled, "Dunhuang Gong's question shows the ambition in his chest. ”

"Oh?" When Li Shimin heard him say this, he was a little stunned.

"If someone else comes to ask, they should ask Fang Mou's opinion on the First Battle of Xijing; But Dunhuang Gong went straight to ask the world, obviously knowing that the current battle was inevitable, which shows the hills and ravines in his chest. Fang Xuanling took a sip of tea and immediately talked eloquently.

"Mr. is talented" Li Shimin nodded, and reciprocated Fang Xuanling's praise.

Fang Xuanling didn't take Li Shimin's kind words to heart, but said calmly, "If you talk about the general trend of the world, if in my opinion, you should be three points in a few years; As for who will win in the end, it will depend on who can seize the opportunity. ”

"Which three?"

"Guanlong, Jiangnan, Hebei and Shandong." Fang Xuanling said without hesitation.

Li Shimin nodded, and said with a smile, "These three places are the places where there is the most frequent disputes, but I don't know what the overlords of the three places are?" ”

"The land of Guanlong Sisai, the old valve is mostly concentrated here, Xue Ju, Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou and Li Rail are all fierce people, but these people have no ambitions, only want to dominate one side, the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang envoy is not limited to the place of the four wars in Taiyuan, and the south is trying to enter the Central Plains in Guanzhong, and now the people are attached. So the overlord of Guanzhong is Tang Gong! Fang Xuanling put down the teacup and said in an unquestioning tone.

"Sir Gao Zhi, if my father knows, he will definitely treat him as a guest. I don't know which is the overlord of Hebei and Jiangnan? ”

"There are also a lot of people fighting for hegemony in Hebei, Dou Jiande, Wang Bo, Luo Yi, etc. are all good, plus Shandong bandits, Gaomen participated, and the battle was tragic but slightly inferior to Guan Long. Needless to say, Wang Bo has been in trouble for the longest time, and he has been suppressed by Zhang Xutuo, Yang Yichen, and Yang Shanhui before, so he has not been able to become a trend, and now he is only limited to the Bohai Sea, and it is difficult for him to conflict with Dou Jiande's encirclement; As for Luo Yi, it can also be seen from his self-proclaimed head of Youzhou that this person has no ambition for the world. ”

"That means that the overlord of Hebei is Dou Jiande? Maybe it's time for me to propose the idea of befriending Luo Yi to my father. Listening to Fang Xuanling say half of it, Li Shimin had this idea in his heart, but he didn't speak, but listened to Fang Xuanling continue.

"And Dou Jiande is benevolent and righteous, and a few months ago he silently got rid of Xue Shixiong, and his strength should not be underestimated; If there is no Su Hengbo, the overlord of Shandong and Hebei must be Dou Jiande" Fang Xuanling said Su You's name with some surprise, and the meaning in his words was still unfinished.

"Su Hengbo" Li Shimin nodded, gritting his teeth secretly, thinking of Su You, he naturally couldn't ignore Su Yunfan.

If it weren't for Su Yunfan, the eldest grandson Wuji's younger sister would have been his wife Li Shimin, but the reality was that he, a descendant of the Duke of the Kingdom, said "don't bully the young and poor".

Looking at the murderous intent that flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, the eldest grandson Wuji naturally knew what he was thinking, but at this moment, he could only spread his hands expressionlessly, "Su Hengbo left the Eastern Capital to go to Nanzhong ten years ago, and I don't know if I offended Your Majesty, we have always wanted to get news from them, but the way to get their news is no different from what you are afraid of." ”

Although he knew that Yang Guang had passed away, the eldest grandson Wuji was still used to calling him His Majesty, and the reason why he had left off the relationship with Su You's father and son was nothing more than that he wanted to show that he was wholeheartedly devoted to Li Tang.

On the one hand, his sister, on the other hand, his good friends and old relatives who have intersected for several generations, if Su You has raised the banner of righteousness at this time, perhaps it will be difficult for the eldest grandson Wuji to choose; But now, he clearly chose Li Shimin without question.

Fang Xuanling nodded, and added, "Su Hengbo is also my colleague, I really don't know how he offended His Majesty, if it weren't for the news that he broke through the Goryeo Royal City three months ago, I would have almost forgotten that he originally thought it was just a rumor, but then I heard the news that he and Luo Yi joined forces to break through the Gao Kaidao and march into Liaodong City."

In this era, there are no telephones, and the means of transportation are not developed, and the news that Fang Xuanling can know is a month ago.

If you don't have a heart, even if it's a month ago, it's hard to get it.

The news is changing rapidly, if Fang Xuanling knew the news a few days ago, he would definitely be red-faced.

The news that Su You and Luo Yi joined forces to break Gao Kaidao obviously couldn't hide it from Li Shimin, and after listening to Fang Xuanling's words at this time, he also shook his head and said, "Su Hengbo's ambition will not just be divided by one side, but it is incomprehensible that he and Luo Yi joined forces to break Gao Kaidao and then divide his territory equally; If Su Hengbo is now dormant in Liaodong, he will lose the best opportunity to dominate the world. ”

"That's why I said I couldn't understand the situation in Hebei. I heard that Wei Dao'er and Dou Jiande formed an alliance to deal with Luo Yi, did Su Hengbo want to take advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation to absorb Luo Yi? Hopefully they're still facing off right now. Fang Xuanling shook his head helplessly, the situation in Hebei was too vague.

Dou Jiande's hundreds of thousands of troops can be wiped out by Yang Yichen's 100,000 troops, Dou Jiande can also break Xue Shixiong's 30,000 army with a few thousand soldiers, and how many combined forces can Luo Yi and Su You have? In the same way, they destroyed the high open way

Can the combined forces of Wei Dao'er and Dou Jiande defeat the Youzhou army? When will Su You go down from southeast Liaoning and intervene in Youzhou?

Every question is not so easy to answer, when Fang Xuanling thought about these questions, he no longer had the confidence he had just now, and even a little shame appeared on his face.

This remark gave Li Shimin the feeling that he had to surrender Luo Yi as soon as possible, but if he wanted to surrender Luo Yi, he had to take Chang'an!

Regarding the fate of Hebei, Li Shimin couldn't deduce it, so he had to ask with a smile, "What about Jiangnan?" ”

"As for Jiangnan, there is no suspense, Du Fuwei, Li Zitong, Lin Shihong, Zhang Anshan and others are all bandits, and they can only be said to be the heroes who dominate one side. Xiao Mo has the identity of a descendant of the Liang Dynasty, and now according to the land of Jingxiang, it is only a matter of time to sweep and eradicate the bandits along the east of the river. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but feel excited, like others, his previous most optimistic Jiangnan force had always been Du Fuwei, because he had started the incident very early, and he had been fighting with the imperial court for a long time, and Du Fuwei's name had long made his ears sound calloused.

But after Fang Xuanling's analysis, Li Shimin immediately lost his voice, "Xiao Miao's power is indeed expanding rapidly, but it is still a little difficult for them to compete with Lin Shihong, Du Fuwei and others now, but if they let him occupy Shuzhong."

Fang Xuanling nodded, "If we can seize Shuzhong first, Xiao Mo won't have to worry about it; If he is allowed to get Shuzhong, it will be difficult for Tang Gong to expand externally."

Li Shimin naturally has no different opinions, the land of Guanzhong is not small, but it is really nothing compared to the entire Central Plains.

If Dou Jiande or Su You occupied Hebei, it would obviously be impossible for Li Tang to cross the Taihang Mountains and expand to the east; If you can't occupy Shuzhong, the gateways to Guanzhong are only Xiao Pass and Tong Pass, but what you have to face when you come out of this is the Eastern Capital that Li Mijiu can't conquer!

Thinking of Li Mi, Li Shimin couldn't help but continue to ask, "Li Mi is eloquent, and now the Wagang Army is known as a million people, why doesn't Mr. mention him?" ”

"As I said just now, this world is still the world of the gate lords and the scholars, if Li Mi can't enter the Eastern Capital, then this world has nothing to do with him. Although the Wagang army is numerous, they just insist on it for a mouthful of food, and when the grain in the granary is eaten, they will naturally disperse, not to mention, Li Mi's current situation is not optimistic. ”

Li Shimin smiled, "Mr. is talking about the enemy that Li Mi will face next, right?" Speaking of which, we should really thank Li Mi, if it weren't for Li Mi's roadblock, it would be us who need to face Yu Wenhua and the army, I hope Li Mi and him will fight to the death, and both will lose. ”

"Yu Wenhua has more than 100,000 elite soldiers, but there is no food; Li Mi has food, but the two ends of the first rat can only be static braking; There is a better chance of a stalemate between the two sides. When Li Mi and Yu are at a stalemate, the forces of all parties can take the opportunity to expand. This is also the reason why I am not optimistic about Li Mi. ”