"Well, the officers and men of the three armies have worked hard and made great achievements, and your second brother has led the army to fight hard outside, it is indeed time to be rewarded!"

Li Yuan nodded, he was in a good mood, plus the money and food in the treasury in Chang'an City were enough, and rewarding some to the sergeant would not hurt his muscles and bones, so it was no big deal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Hmph, someone deliberately led the army outside, his father sent him a few wills, but he couldn't retreat, if it weren't for Emperor Yang of Sui's old age and faintness, I don't think Chang'an City may be able to hold it, and I don't know if it is in someone's mind when the time comes!"

"Yuanji!"

Seeing that Li Yuanji was talking more and more excessively, Li Jiancheng hurriedly signaled his eyes and asked him to stop talking.

It's just that at this time, Li Yuan's face has become ugly, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's small actions in private are in his eyes, and his heart is as clear as a mirror, he knows that Li Jiancheng is secretly competing with Li Shimin, and he doesn't want to interfere too much in such a thing, the so-called stability of power is to divide these people under him, so that they have to rely on themselves and have to seek their own support, so that their throne can sit safely.

But at this time, the strength of the Tang army is not very strong, although the Sui army has withdrawn, but it is difficult to guarantee that they will not send troops again, if that is the case, the situation of the Tang army is still grim, if there is a division within the Tang army at this time, it is just a bad thing for the Tang army, not a good thing.

"Father, Yuan Ji is unintentional, these days on the city wall day and night, not resting well, the mind is a little trance, this is not the right exit, to the father and the emperor forgiveness!"

Li Jiancheng observed his words and looks, and saw that Li Yuan's face had changed and changed, and he knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly persuaded him, wanting to dispel his anger.

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Since Yuanji is tired, let's go down and rest, I still have something to discuss with your brother!" ”

When he had finished speaking, he closed his eyes, as if he was a little sleepy, and as if he was pondering something.

Li Jiancheng was worried that Li Yuanji's would make a mistake, so he hurriedly gave him a look and asked him to retreat first, and then discuss it.

After Li Yuanji retreated, Li Yuan opened his eyes and glanced at Li Jiancheng, and then said slowly: "The people of the world are away all the year round, and the soldiers are working the front line, I don't want any bad news to reach their ears, if this chills their hearts, or arouses their dissatisfaction, what will happen You should be clear, I will make you the prince, this is my decision, you should know my attitude, therefore, if Yuanji still has any impulses in the future, you better manage him!" ”

"By the way, the army of the people of the world is about to return, I am sick, you can take me to meet you!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and motioned for him to step back.

Li Jiancheng was taken aback in his heart, listening to his father's meaning, he was going to greet the second brother in person, if it weren't for the sentence he said before, I was afraid that this sentence would definitely make Li Jiancheng fall asleep in surprise.

At the same time, in the suburbs of Chang'an, less than fifty miles away from Chang'an, an army in black clothes and black armor with red flags formed a long line and was slowly marching towards Chang'an.

In the middle of the army, a young general looked at the outline of the city gradually emerging in the distance, and his heart was full of thoughts and mixed feelings.

"Your Highness, do you have something on your mind?"

Behind him, a scribe rode after him.

"Well, I'm worried!"

This young general is really Li Shimin, the king of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, at this time he just came down from Tongguan with 50,000 troops, and hurried back to Chang'an, but when they arrived halfway there, they had already received the news that the troops besieging the Sui army had withdrawn, so Li Shimin ordered the army to slow down, and the defenders of Chang'an were only 30,000, so he was very worried, worried that if he came back with 50,000 people, it would make his father and the ministers of the court feel uneasy, and he felt a sense of being threatened. Therefore, he left 40,000 troops stationed in Xinfeng County, a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and rushed back to Chang'an with 10,000 men, but then he had another kind of worry.

Before he defeated the Sui army Li Hun's army in Tongguan, which made him famous, a voice gradually appeared in the court, and the army under his command was no longer called the Tang army, but called the Qin army, this Qin is taken from his title of the king of Qin, this statement surprised Li Shimin, since ancient times, the general who led the army is most afraid of fighting outside, but because there are too many troops under his command, the strength is too strong, so he is suspicious of the court, this kind of thing is difficult to guarantee that it will not happen to him, although he is the king of Qin, is the emperor's son, but in the face of power, the weight of family affection is too light, so at this time, if he leaves the army in Xinfeng, will it give people a feeling that he is unwilling to hand over military power?

"Your Highness, there is something I have always wanted to ask you, but I have never known whether to ask or not!"

This scribe is Li Shimin's military advisor, and Liu Wenjing, the former Jinyang commander.

Liu Wenjing and Pei Lin were both important officials who followed Li Yuan when he raised troops, and their private friendship was also very good, but later there was a disagreement between the two, and the reason was that they chose sides.

Liu Wenjing thought that Li Shimin was by no means a mediocre person, and that he was open-minded and magnanimous, a heroic man, a first-class figure of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty and Taizu of Wei, although he was young, he was a genius, so he persuaded Pei Lin to defect to Li Shimin with him.

However, Pei Lin did not make the same choice as him, he chose to stand on the side of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and the relationship between the two also had some small differences, and in the original history, Liu Wenjing was finally executed by Li Yuan's order, a large part of the reason was because of Pei Lian's frame, and Li Shimin After the Xuanwumen incident, he also immediately redressed Liu Wenjing's grievances after holding heavy power, showing that he valued Liu Wenjing very much, and Pei Lin was exiled because of this, They were stripped of their titles and positions.

"If Mr. Zhaoren has anything to ask, just ask!"

Li Shimin had vaguely guessed what Liu Wenjing was going to ask, but he was still difficult to decide in his heart, and he didn't know whether to tell him the truth.

Sure enough, after Li Shimin's words came out, Liu Wenjing opened his mouth and said: "Since this is the case, then the lower official has the courage to ask!" If there is any offense, please forgive your Highness! ”

"I heard that Your Majesty once said in advance, Jinyang is the credit of His Royal Highness, he said that if he lays a foundation, he should be appointed as the crown prince, and the son will inherit his father's business! I wonder if this is true or not? ”