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Li Shimin's surname is active, fencing is a chivalrous, and he doesn't like restraint, and he has lived like this until now. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He doesn't like the current life, he yearns for Xiao Buyi's charge into battle and bravely crowning the three armies! He has always hoped that he can be the same as Xiao Buyi, wearing a strong and stubborn one, taking the lead, and losing his armor against the opponent, which is miserable, instead of always being like a turtle, shrinking behind the deep ditch and strong wall, through his father's diplomatic means, gradually disintegrating the opponent's strength, gradually hitting the opponent by various means, and then giving a fatal blow when the opponent is panicking.

Doing things according to his father's ideas, although he can win, but he thinks, what is the difference between this and puppets? This way of fighting was too unpleasant, and he didn't want to be a puppet, so when he faced Xue Ju, he finally let go and boldly did it according to his idea.

Xue Ju is weak, but only 100,000, and he is about to hit Chang'an, which is a shame for Guanzhong! According to Li Shimin's idea, Xue Ju should be given a head-on blow to frustrate his spirit, so that all the lords of Guanlong will look up, and they will be worried in their hearts, and they will not dare to commit again. But Li Yuan's approach to the battle was diametrically opposed to what Li Shimin thought, and he instructed Li Shimin, 'Xue Ju hangs the army deeply, and the soldiers are tired, if you come to challenge, be careful not to respond!' It is advisable to wait for the deep ditch to be strong, sit and wait for Xue to run out of food, and when the time is ripe, you can break it with a drum! ’

This method is exactly the same as dealing with Xue Renguo at the beginning!

After Li Shimin heard this order, he frowned secretly, why? Why do people bully in front of them? Why can't you shrink back when your own forces are strong? Why did Xue Ju have to be allowed to beat them, and they couldn't fight back with dignified soldiers? He had been thinking about this question behind the deep ditch and high wall, and when he saw Xue Ju sending troops to fight, his chest was full of anger. Yin Kaishan every time he said that he was by Li Shimin's side, he persuaded him bitterly, saying that if he said that the heavens would send a great task to the Si people, he must first suffer his mind and empty his body, and now it is a test, and the Duke of Dunhuang must not send troops. Yin Kaishan surrounds Li Shimin like flies every day, and Li Shimin used to look at his beard, and it was not easy to break his heart. But it was not a coincidence, Yin Kaishan was old after all, his body was weak, he suffered from malaria, he was bedridden, and he couldn't follow Li Shimin's side all day. Li Shimin learned of the news, and the next day he ordered the generals to line up and demonstrate to Xue Ju.

He was suffocated ruthlessly, and he said in his heart that his strength was superior, and he was still such a wreck, I don't know what his subordinates will think?

Li Shimin lined up in a high position, showing off his strength, delusionally wanting not to fight the soldiers of the people, scaring Xue Ju away, and shame his timid and cautious father after he returned. thought that his troops would win, but with Xue Ju's courage, Xue Ju did not dare to come to attack, so he did not defend himself. Unexpectedly, Xue Ju's courage turned out to be made in heaven, seeing Li Shimin's rash formation of high jaws, he immediately ordered the surprise soldiers to raid Li Shimin's back road all the way, cut off the connection between Li Shimin and the backup, and then personally led the army to arrest Li Shimin.

The Tang army panicked, and the head of the Eighth Route sent troops one after another, and finally fought a group in the shallow water plain. Tang Jun came out in a hurry, but Xue Ju came prepared, and the outcome was predicted. It was not until this time that Li Shimin knew that not a large number of people could necessarily win, and in the past, it was not bandits who fought with them, or the Sui army that had no intention of fighting, and it was the Tang army that could be invincible, but the Longxi cavalry was very fierce and well-skilled, even if it was a real duel, the victory or defeat with the Tang army was also five or five, not to mention that this time it was taken advantage of its unpreparedness.

Li Yuan originally attached great importance to this duel, but the eight major governors successively threw themselves into the unexpected war in Shallow Water Plain, and there was no idea of victory. As a result, Murong Luoyu and Li Anyuan died in battle to save Li Shimin, but after Liu Hongji fought hard, he fell into the siege of Xue Ju and was captured with all his strength. Liu Wenjing led the troops to kill and finally rescued Li Shimin, but at this time, the elite of the Tang army had been lost by more than half, and the chaotic battle in the shallow water plain can be said to be the most serious loss of the Tang army since the uprising.

In the midst of Li Shimin's chaotic army, he looked around in panic and remorse, and almost wanted to cut himself to thank the world, but was dissuaded by the generals. Yin Kaishan came out of the sick body, knowing that the Tang army was defeated, he almost fainted, and he couldn't help but cry. Li Shimin did not listen to Li Yuan's orders, did not listen to Yin Kaishan's words, resulting in a fiasco, ashamed, Chang'an Li Yuan learned the news, very angry, and immediately transferred Li Shimin to Chang'an. Yin Kaishan regretted that he did not complete Li Yuan's order, and took the initiative to take the responsibility on his shoulders. only transferred malaria to Li Shimin, saying that he was greedy for merit and command, making this big mistake, and this defeat had nothing to do with the Duke of Dunhuang, and asked the Tang King to punish him heavily.

Li Yuan was furious, and he took Yin Kaishan seriously, and dismissed the head of this battle, although Liu Wenjing had a great merit in rescuing Li Shimin, but he was also cut to the people.

Li Shimin was impatient for a while, and as a result, he was involved in the three armies, and he felt guilty and couldn't get sick after arriving in Chang'an. Except for the beginning when Li Yuan scolded him severely, Li Yuan has never seen him again!

Li Shimin knew that his father was really angry, really annoyed, and really moved, but he would rather let his father cut it vigorously than do it like this.

Although Li Shimin has not left the mansion again these days, he can learn from Fang Xuanling that Xue Ju defeated the Tang army, Guanzhong was shaken, and rumors were spreading. Li Yuan hurriedly transferred the eldest Sun Shunde, the eldest grandson Hengan, and Tang Jian to fight against Xue Ju. The eldest grandson Shunde led the troops to sneak attack, the two battles won a small victory, the battle line was pulled back to Gaojaw, Xue Ju temporarily stood still, and the two armies fell into a stalemate stage, and Guanzhong was slightly settled.

When he heard this, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly thought that it was not the eldest brother who came out, otherwise he would never be able to stand out again in his life.

This time he was depressed, and the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly came to the door and said: "Shimin, King Tang asked you to go to Changle Palace." ”

Li Shimin was taken aback and said, "What is my father looking for me?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly and said: "Shimin, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and you don't have to take the battle of Gaojaw too seriously." ”

Li Shimin's face was red, and he said angrily: "You are not me, of course you don't have to take it to heart." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "Shimin, do you still treat me as a brother?" ”

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, "Of course it is." ”

"If you were to be my brother, you should know that your failure is the same pain for me! I really don't have a reason to laugh at you. It doesn't matter if you lose, but you're afraid of losing courage and confidence! The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Haven't you always targeted Xiao Buyi, thinking that Xiao Buyi was chased and killed by Zhang Xutuo back then, from official to superb to nothing, isn't it a comeback?" He is now sitting in the Eastern Capital, with unparalleled prestige, who dares to peep in? Shimin, you haven't always aimed at Xiao Buyi, if you can't even withstand this little setback, you will never be able to surpass Xiao Buyi! You're too smooth sailing, and no one wants this setback, but in my opinion, it's a good thing, you...... Don't let us down. Thinking that there are cloth clothes in the east, the iron cavalry is invincible, the Tang King is haggard about this, and only hopes that someone in our Guanzhong can compete with him, the Tang King is angry this time, not because he can't bear the failure, but because he feels ...... You have failed his good intentions. ”

Li Shimin was originally manic, but when he heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Wuji." ”

Eldest Sun Wuji patted him on the shoulder hard, "I just said, you kid understands this, let's go." ”

Li Shimin nodded, had already walked first, and asked casually: "My father is looking for me, it should be to scold me, I want to invite soldiers to fight Xue Ju again!" ”

Ignoring the eldest grandson Wuji's answer, Li Shimin looked back and saw that the eldest grandson Wuji's face was strange, Li Shimin frowned and said, "Wuji, there's nothing to worry about, I'm ready." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that King Tang won't have time to scold you now." ”

"Why?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.

Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head, "It's nothing, you will know when you go." ”

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After Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji arrived at Changle Palace, they found that the gongs and drums were noisy, the colorful flags were fluttering, and the officials of Weiwei Temple and Honglu Temple almost came out to greet them. Li Yuan stood at the front with a solemn face, looking forward to the distance.

Li Shimin said strangely: "Wuji, who is my father waiting for?" Who asked my dad to greet him with such a big pomp? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "King Tang is waiting for the Turkic envoy. ”

Li Shimin's face changed drastically: "The Turks are just barbarians, will they need my father to meet them in person?" ”

Without waiting for the eldest grandson Wuji to answer, at the end of the long street, there was a fast horse galloping, and the general secretary said: "Qi Tang King, Du Bi Qi Jin and the Turkic envoys have arrived." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of horsemen came at the end of the long street, scattered, pointing in this direction with an arrogant attitude. Li Yuan showed a look of surprise and said, "Have you arrived too?" That's great, and the king should greet him personally. Although he saw Li Shimin coming, he turned a blind eye and walked forward quickly with hundreds of officials.

The Turks on the horse were arrogant and rude and did not dismount, but Li Yuan was very respectful and walked with the Turks. Li Shimin's heart was on fire, and he was about to rush over, but he was stopped by the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Shimin, what are you going to do?"

"What to do? Didn't you see it? Li Shimin turned around and shouted, "Didn't you see what my father was doing?" ”

"Do what?" A voice next to him said lightly: "If it weren't for you and I returning from a fiasco, why would King Tang be like this?" ”

Li Shimin turned his head to look over, saw a person with white cloth covering his eyes, and recognized it before he said, "Are you filial piety?" What's wrong with your eyes? ”

He never thought that Li Xiaogong, who has always been suave and graceful, would have such a down-and-out time, and the eldest grandson Wuji sighed softly, "Shimin, Xiaogong was killed by the annihilation and was blind. You've been staying in the house, most of you don't know, right? ”

Li Shimin was shocked and said: "Xiaogong, who harmed you?" ”

"Which one else? Isn't it Xiao Buyi's filial piety! The eldest grandson said hatefully.

Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "Becoming a king and defeating a king, I underestimated Xiao Buyi, and I should end up like this." However, I am ashamed of the trust of the Tang King and lost the land of Bashu, in comparison, being blind is a trivial matter. I came this time to plead guilty, but I never had the chance. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was upset with Li Xiaogong, but Li Xiaogong was very calm and did not feel sorry for himself, even if the eldest grandson Wuji saw it, he couldn't help but sigh at this person's calmness.

Li Shimin was even more surprised: "Bashu is also lost?" Could it be that Xiao Buyi dispatched troops so quickly and had already occupied Bashu? How is this possible? ”

He concentrated on fighting against Xue Ju, and after the defeat, he hid in the mansion and closed his door, where did he think of bad news one after another.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "Shimin, do you just think that your affairs have been earth-shattering? Don't you know that the pressure on King Tang is much greater than yours. ”

At this time, Li Yuan had already led the Turks past Li Shimin and the others, and without squinting, he walked straight in the direction of Changle Palace. The palace has long been set up to sit on a banquet, waiting for the Turks to enter the table.

The Turkic leader had a hawkish nose and a wide mouth, and his eyes were gloomy, and when he saw Li Yuan's respectful attitude, he smiled a little. There was a messenger beside him, with an arrogant attitude, pointing and pointing, but he didn't take Li Yuan in his eyes at all.

Li Shimin secretly gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are these two people?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The hook-nosed one is called Dubi, and he is the son of Qimin Khan, that is, the younger brother of Shibi Khan. He now has a lot of power in the borderlands, and it is inconvenient for Shibi Khan to go out, so he let his younger brother come to Guanzhong. The person beside Dubi is the Turkic envoy Gu Jilu, this person is now deeply trusted by Shibi Khan and Dubi, even in the Turks, he is also showing off his might, and he is invincible. ”

"It's Guanzhong." Li Shimin clenched his fists and said.

"What about Guanzhong?" Li Xiaogong suddenly sighed and said, "Now we are asking for them, but they are not asking for us. No matter who is asked, the shelf will always be bigger. ”

This time, he felt it, and when he thought of the things in Badi, he didn't know what it was like.

"What do we ask them to do?" Li Shimin frowned and asked. At this time, he suddenly saw a scene that he would never forget, Li Yuan had been giving up Du Bi and Gu Ji Lu to the throne, but he didn't expect Gu Ji Lu to point to the main seat. That position was originally where Li Yuan was sitting, but Gu Jilu meant to sit there. Li Yuan only hesitated for a moment, and then he had already asked Du Bi to sit on the main seat.

The ministers were silent, and Li Shimin said angrily: "This is also too deceitful!" I'm going to ......."

The eldest grandson Wuji grabbed Li Shimin and sighed: "Shimin, don't you understand the intention of King Tang to let you come here?" ”

Li Shimin poured it down like a basin of cold water, and only said after a while: "Does my father want me to see how he is servile?" ”

Li Xiaogong shook his head with a wry smile and said no more. He has always known how to measure, only say what he should say, and know that Li Shimin is arrogant, and if he says more at this time, he is likely to cause death in the future.

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned and said, "If the people of the world can defeat Xue Ju, King Tang would not be like this. ”

Li Shimin's face turned red, "Big husband, if you die, you will die, this kind of unrighteous thing spreads out, do we still have the face to be a man?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said indifferently: "It's better to have no face than to be dead." It's not easy to die? But the hard thing is to live! Shimin, if you still have this kind of thinking, I am afraid that King Tang will never send you to lead the army again! You know, how bad is the situation now? Filial piety is not good for the teacher, and the loss of Bashu is not incompetent, but because of too many factors. Now Xiao Buyi has formed an alliance with King Da Miao, and he will not be in the alliance of Bashu for the rest of his life, of course he can not send troops, but if we do not send troops from Bashu, we can only take Tongguan a way, in that case, we have lost our geographical advantage. Originally, Xiao Buyi defeated Li Mi and was already one step ahead of us. If you can defeat Xue Ju, Guanzhong can still fight against the Eastern Capital, but you don't listen to the orders of the Tang King and send troops in vain......"

"I'm sending troops out of vain?" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "What did Yin Kaishan say? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and said: "Shimin, you underestimate King Tang too much, although Yin Kaishan took everything on his own for you, but King Tang knew everything, how could he not know?" ”

Li Shimin's face was pale, speechless for a long time, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart. Because he underestimated the enemy for a while, he lost his troops and lost his generals, although he was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that the minister of soldiers would look down on him from now on. He can die, but he doesn't want to lose, since Daddy knew that it was a big mistake he made, but he didn't punish him for half a point, from this point of view, Daddy is already very good to him.

Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, the eldest grandson Wuji said bitterly: "Shimin, your defeat has completely disrupted the deployment of the Tang King, and now Xiao Buyi is aggressive in the eastern capital, I am afraid that the next step will be to clean up the Jiangdu army and level the south of the Yangtze River, and then I will consider attacking Guanzhong." Now that we have lost the first move, it is so difficult to even deal with Xue Ju, how can we fight against Xiao Buyi? Now that we are going to defeat Xue Ju, we can only ask the Turks to stop supporting Xue Ju. ”

Li Shimin was ashamed, only to hear the music in the hall rise again, gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the case, I won't go in." Wait until Daddy comes to me. ”

He turned around and left Changle Palace, finding a random place to sit down. The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect it...... The people of the world are so good-looking. ”

Li Xiaogong said on the side: "The heavens are entrusted to the people, and they must first suffer their minds." His defeat this time is not a bad thing. If you can exchange a defeat for a great cause in the future, it is also worth it. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and joined hands with Li Xiaogong into the Yongle Palace.

Li Shimin was listening outside the palace, and when he heard the melodious music in the palace, his heart was as uncomfortable as a needle prick, and the torment of half a day was really more painful for him than for several years. When night fell, the bright moon hung high, Changle Palace finally quieted down, and the eldest grandson Wuji came to Li Shimin's side again and said softly: "Shimin, King Tang is looking for you." ”

Li Shimin stood up, patted his tired legs, and said numbly: "How did you talk to the Turks?" ”

"Dubi promised us that he would no longer support Xue Ju." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly.

"Then you should be happy." Li Shimin said indifferently.

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed and said, "But this price is too great, Tang Wang...... Alas...... Don't talk about it. He was a little excited, and Li Shimin's heart tightened for a while, "Is it a minister and begging for the support of Shibi Khan?" ”

This is already the worst plan for him, but he is not surprised, because Xue Ju, Liang Shidu, and Guo Zihe are all like this without exception, and Li Yuan has never been like this, but it seems that he has no exception to follow the old path of Guanlong Zhuvalve.

The eldest grandson Wuji avoided answering, but said: "Shimin, I can only tell you that Tang Gong is more uncomfortable than you!" Dubi agreed, withdrew support for Xue Ju, and if we needed it, they could provide war horses and Turkic soldiers, of course...... This must be costly. ”

Li Shimin's face turned pale, and he said after a while: "In this case, what else is there to do with me?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned and said: "Shimin, where you fall, you have to get up from there, King Tang endured humiliation, all your face has been lost for you, and the rest of the glory will be given to you exclusively, do you still have to scratch your stomach?" ”

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, his face changed, and he finally strode towards the palace. In the Changle Palace, the Turks have long since disappeared, and they must have gone to rest and enjoy themselves, Li Yuan sat there lonely, and only Yin Kaishan was beside him.

The ministers obviously knew that Li Yuan was in a bad mood, so they all dispersed early, and Li Yuan saw Li Shimin's arrival in a high position, and said word by word: "Shimin, kneel down for Yin Changshi." ”

Li Shimin was stunned, Yin Kaishan hurriedly stood up and said, "King Tang...... The old minister was ashamed. When he got up, he grabbed Li Shimin, but his steps faltered and he frowned.

He was heavily blamed by Li Yuan, and the scar on his buttocks was not yet good, and it was already a miracle that he could appear here at this moment.

Li Yuan said coldly: "Shimin, haven't you ever thanked Yin Changshi?" ”

Li Shimin reluctantly gave a salute, and said in an instant: "Dad, everything is my fault, Yin Changshi has nothing to do with this matter, if there is any punishment, you will treat me alone." And also...... Liu Wenjing was cut by you to serve the people, which is not fair to him. ”

There was silence in the hall, the father and son looked at each other, calm with heat, Yin Kaishan finally broke the silence, "The matter has passed......"

"There is no past, the defeat of the high jaw, I will never forget!" Li Shimin suddenly hissed.

"What's the use of you not forgetting?" Li Yuan said coldly: "Wash away the shame, you don't just need to shout, you want people to forget the defeat of Gaojaw, it's very simple, just defeat Xue Ju again!" ”

"Can I still lead the army?" Li Shimin was slightly stunned.

Li Yuan sighed lightly and said, "Shimin, for my father, I heard a sentence that I will never forget today, I don't know if you want to hear it?" Seeing Li Shimin nodding, Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "Dubi said to me today that he formed an alliance with us just because we were less competent than Xue Ju!" ”

Li Shimin clenched his fists, and his eyes were blazing with anger.

Li Yuan showed a bitter smile, "At that time, my father heard it, and I really wanted to go out and kill Dubi in the palace, but my father didn't, do you know why?" Because the father does not dare! Because the father is really incompetent! ”

"Dad, don't say it!" Li Shimin shouted in pain.

Li Yuan's expression was calm, "The incompetence of the father lies in the fact that even Xue Ju can exhaust the mountains and rivers that his father has forced him, and he has no choice but to submit to the Turks." The father's incompetence lies in the fact that he thought that his son could dominate the world like Xiao Buyi, but he returned in defeat, and the father's incompetence lies in the fact that he only let Xiao Buyi work for a few months to split Bashu out of the territory of Guanzhong, and the father's incompetence lies in the fact that he knows that you will be defeated sooner or later, but he still has to send you to fight. ”

Li Shimin was in pain, but Li Yuan saw it in his eyes, but he was silent, "Father is talking to you a few things now, you listen carefully." The first thing is that when Xiao Buyi took advantage of the internal affairs of the eastern capital, he had already stolen Bashu and formed an alliance with King Miao not to raise soldiers, and his move had already strangled us from Bashu's attempt to attack the Central Plains. ”

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said: "Bashu is not convinced, we can send troops to fight." ”

Li Yuan said lightly: "If you really send troops and fall into Xiao Buyi's trap, he can have an excuse to go out and attack me!" ”

Li Shimin was stunned, and Li Yuan said again: "The second thing is that Xiao Buyi has been married in the Eastern Capital, but he has not been called the emperor. But on the occasion of his wedding, he sent Zhang Zhen and Zhou soldiers to Liyang to block Yu Wenhua and westward advance. Although Yu Wenhua and his hands have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, there is no food and no help, and the defeat is only a matter of time. Xiao Buyi's refusal to be the emperor is to raise the army of justice, and use the crime of chaotic ministers and thieves to crusade against Yu Wenhua and, if Yu Wenhua is defeated, Jiangnan and Hebei will sooner or later be included in Xiao Buyi's territory. We don't have much time left, and we can't afford to lose anything if we fight Xue Ju again. ”

Li Shimin's face turned pale when he heard this, and he muttered: "Is there really no one in this world who can stop Xiao Buyi's iron hooves?" ”

Li Yuan said coldly: "The third thing is that I have declared myself a vassal to the Turks and received assistance from the Turks. However, if we can help him usurp the position of Shibi Khan, the Turkic alliance is not there, and the Turkic soldiers can go south without restraint, we can unite the Turks against Xiao Buyi. Although Xiao Buyi took the lead, it is still unknown who killed the deer. I told you this, just to tell you that the face that should be lost for your father has been lost, and you are still the invincible Li Shimin, but if you fight Xue Ju again, Xu Sheng will not be defeated, and after another defeat, I will wait for the general trend to go, not only will I not have my face, but my life will not be there. Of course, you can also lead the troops, and get up from where you fall! Being a Father can give you one last chance, and if you are not sure of winning, I can let Cheng go. Shimin, the road has been completed, the choice is yours, I only ask you the last sentence, do you have the confidence to win?! ”

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and finally raised his head and said: "The child is confident to defeat Xue Ju, if he loses this battle, there will be no more Li Shimin in the world!" ”

(To be continued)