"The so-called wolf cavalry invasion is actually a pretended place under the command of the Shimin faction?" The truth of the sudden arrival made Li Yuan couldn't help but shake twice, and he put his hand on the wooden pillar supporting the beams in front of him, and barely stabilized his mind.

"With the temperament of the second son, I'm afraid he himself won't stay in Mingsha City!" Ma Yuangui nodded and reminded quietly.

It's an irresponsible adventure, and if someone gets caught, the whole family will be implicated. But from another point of view, anyone has to admit that Li Shimin has managed the army well. In a matter of months, 3,000 homeless people were trained into an elite force, and the soldiers were invincible. Especially the decisive battle with the allied forces, it can be described as a stroke of genius. Even if Li Yuan himself was in the same position, he might not dare to make such a decisive decision.

Li Yuan's mind was already very alert, and the reason why he didn't think that the smoke everywhere on the side plug was done by his son, firstly, because he was busy planning how to protect his family in the troubled times recently, and the pressure on his heart was too great. Second, it is because of a father's love for his son. In the eyes of Ma Yuangui and others, they may have regarded Shimin as a rising star that cannot be ignored. In Li Yuan's own eyes, whether he is barely an eighteen-year-old Shimin, he will always be a child, no matter if he has passed the year of establishment.

Although, these two "children", like their parents, have been revealed from a very young age.

"This daring little bunny!" In the end, Li Yuan used a laugh and scolding to show that he had completely figured out what was going on. He swept his gaze over the faces of the eldest grandson Shunde, Chen Yanshou and Ma Yuangui, and saw pride, happiness and a little dissatisfaction in turn. As the head of the family, Li Yuan understood everyone's thoughts, so he added with a smile, "Send someone to send an order for Shimin to bring the new army back to Honghua, I also want to see this new force in the hands of our Li family!" ”

As soon as the two words of the Li family came out, even if several henchmen had something to say, they couldn't find a reason for a while. The eldest grandson, Shunde, walked quickly to the table and drafted the general order for Li Yuan. Seeing that the wolf was about to touch the end of the paper, he suddenly put down the pen again and suggested in a low voice: "In my opinion, Tang Gong still ordered the people of the world to take the new army to resist the wolf cavalry, first, to perfunctory the requests of Gesana and others, and second, to let those wall grasses see the power of my Great Sui soldiers!" ”

"What a sinister eldest grandson Shunde, are you still going to collect some more carriage and horse fees from the Khan of Gesana?" Ma Yuangui shook his head and scolded with a smile, "In this way, it is inevitable that there is a heart of a benevolent!" ”

"Why not, kindness to the enemy is unkindness to oneself!" The eldest grandson, Shunde, returned the favor with a smile.

"The subordinates agree with the suggestion of the eldest grandson!" Without waiting for Tang Gong to turn his head to inquire, Chen Yanshou, the first strategist of the Li Mansion, spoke. In any case, the suggestion made by the eldest grandson Shunde did more harm than harm to the imperial court and the Li family. Although in this way, the ownership of the commander of the new army may be determined forever. But the specialty of the prince is to assist Tang Gong in handling government affairs, and let him lead the troops to fight, which is indeed difficult.

In troubled times, a family needs bears who are good at guarding the foundation, and tigers and leopards who can show their teeth outward. In this way, the family can withstand the wind and rain. Li Yuan smiled a little proudly, and agreed with the suggestion of the eldest grandson Shunde, "It's okay, let the people of the world lead the troops to the fortress for a walk." Go back quickly, don't delay our trip to Hedong! Don't make any more extraneous branches, this kid, the old man didn't notice it at a glance, so he tossed a storm! ”

"Yes!" Chen Yanshou, Ma Yuangui and Changsun Shunde surrendered their hands at the same time, and then, almost unhappily, they asked: "The wolf riding is something he sent someone to fake, does Tang Gong need to break it?" ”

"Tacitly. This matter is limited to a few of us. No matter how anyone else guesses, everyone won't admit it! Li Yuan thought about it and decided.

"The second son's move is incredible, and it is difficult for others to guess. Even if we waited, if we hadn't read the family letter sent back by the second son, it was estimated that we would also be kept in the dark! The eldest grandson Shunde nodded and said with emotion. After all, my generation is still old, and I can't be convinced. This world belongs to the younger generation, and the future of the Li Mansion will also be created by the new generation. Referring to the family letter, he remembered another important matter, walked a few steps to Li Yuan's side, and asked solemnly: "The second prince also mentioned the marriage of Yu'er and Zhongjian in the letter. Zhong Jian has now become famous, since the adults also had this intention back then, why not put the marriage on the agenda as soon as possible? ”

"Yes, Zhong Jian is loyal and honest, and he knows how to repay his kindness. It turned out that his family background was indeed worse, but in recent years, he has repeatedly made miraculous achievements, and the marquis can be feuded. I heard that he just forced Zuo Xiaoyou to surrender with Lord Zhang in November last year, and then in December, he and Qin Shubao and others broke the Hebei giant Lu Mingyue. It is said that His Majesty was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and is discussing adding him to the title! Ma Yuangui's opinion was rarely the same as that of the eldest grandson Shunde, not only did he not veto the other party's proposal, but enthusiastically took credit for Li Xu.

The defeat of Lu Mingyue by the soldiers of Qi County was an exciting feat that happened last year. At that time, Zhang Xutuo and his generals were fighting fiercely with Zuo Xiaoyou in Donglai County, and Lu Mingyue learned the news of the emptiness of Qi County, so he led his troops to cross the Yellow River and captured Zhu'a, a territory of Qi County located on the edge of the Yellow River. This thief originally planned to take advantage of Zhang Xutuo's inability to return to help, but who knew that after two years of fighting, Pei Caozhi, the Taishou of Qi County, was also emboldened. On the one hand, he sent people to Zhang Xutuo to report the emergency, and on the other hand, he rushed to the edge of Jishui with 5,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people who stayed in Licheng, and confronted the group of thieves across the river.

After Zhang Xutuo forced down Zuo Xiaoyou, he ordered Dugu Lin to lead the foot soldiers to slowly shift the class. He and Li Xu, Qin Shubao, and Luo Shixin led two thousand cavalry to kill back in the starry night. The two sides fought fiercely on the bank of the Jishui River for more than ten days, and because of the huge disparity, it was difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat. Seeing this, Zhang Xutuo decided to use clever tricks to break the thieves, and gathered the generals and said: "The thief army is greedy for my Qi County's goods and goods, and I don't know how to advance or retreat." If I withdraw from my army, the thief will come after me when he sees the soldier. If a thousand people attack the camp, there will be great benefits. This sincerity is dangerous, who can go? ”

Li Xu, Qin Shubao, and Luo Shixin asked for battle, Zhang Xutuo ordered Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin to take more than 1,000 people to ambush in the reeds, and he and Li Xu led the old lady to guard the more than 3,000 old and weak brought by Pei Caozhi and slowly retreated. Lu Mingyue didn't know what the other party was planning, thinking that she had defeated the world-famous Zhang Xutuo in one fell swoop, and she was overjoyed and desperately chased and killed. Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu entangled the main force of the thief army with the old and weak at hand, and Luo Shixin and Qin Shubao led the ambush soldiers to take the opportunity to kill Lu Mingyue's old camp and burned all his grain, grass, baggage and camp. When the thieves saw the fire behind them, they were in great confusion. Zhang Xutuo, Li Xu, Qin Shubao and others led the army to attack back and forth, killing more than 100,000 thieves. The battle lasted until dark, Lu Mingyue only led more than 100 cavalry to break through the siege, escaped across the Yellow River overnight, and did not dare to look back to the south!

Because the battle took place at the end of the year, it was not until February that the imperial court sent the details to the counties. According to the report of the henchmen of the Tang Mansion who remained in the Eastern Capital, the imperial court had already begun to discuss how to reward meritorious personnel. Because Zhang Xutuo and others have just been promoted, this time they are mainly knighted. Li Xu's title is already a county uncle, and if no one obstructs him, he may be able to be a marquis within the year.

A townsman who is just twenty years old is worthy of the pearl of Tang Gong in any case. Therefore, Chen Yanshou and others spoke out one after another, suggesting that Li Yuan should start as soon as possible, and it was inevitable that he would be robbed by others of the opportunity if he proposed his relatives late. Unexpectedly, everyone had just made a start, and Li Yuan's face was full of joy just now because he had received an elite army, but it turned into a deep frustration. Instead of immediately responding to the words of a few henchmen, he was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Zhong Jian's talent, don't I know. But don't mention this matter again! It's not ....... than it used to be."

"Why? Does Tang Gong still care about those boring customs? Without waiting for Li Yuan to finish speaking, Ma Yuangui asked in surprise.

The people of the Central Plains have always had a tradition of not intermarrying with the same surname, but with the Jin Dynasty crossing to the south, Hu Feng won great victories in various parts of the north. Not only are there people with the same surname marrying, but some families with Xianbei and Xiongnu blood have even had a precedent of marrying with the same surname within five suits.

"Yes, besides, Duke Tang's house is on the right side of the ridge, and Zhong Jian's house is in Shanggu. Although they have the same surname and the same ancestry, they are far apart from each other, and they may not be allowed to intermarry! Seeing that Li Yuan couldn't help shaking his head, the eldest grandson Shunde also stepped forward to persuade him.

The families of Li Yuan and the eldest grandson Shunde both bear obvious Xianbei imprints, especially the Li family, although when the genealogy was repaired, the bloodline was traced from Li Hui, the king of Liang, to Li Guang, the flying general. But Li Yuan's grandfather once really had a resounding Xianbei name, Da Yehu. Li Yuan's wife, Dou Shi, whose original surname was Sudouling, is a Xianbei person who is like a fake. As for the eldest grandson Wuji, his original surname is Tuopao, which is an out-and-out remnant of the Great Wei royal family. Therefore, there are some things that are inconvenient for everyone to say clearly, but they know each other. Although Li Yuan forcibly recognized a cheap nephew for himself that day because of his talent, in fact, Li Yuan's family and Li Xu's family are not only close relatives who are related by blood, I am afraid that they can't even be counted as a family five hundred years ago.

"Alas, Shunde, the current situation is different from the beginning!" Li Yuan shook his head and replied with a sigh. The thoughts of the fourth daughter, how can he, who is a father, not know. Since the family decided to marry her to Li Xu two years ago, this sensible daughter has put all her heart on her husband's family. For more than two years, Li Xu's every move has been inquired about by Yu'er clearly. Since ancient times, beauties have loved heroes, not to mention that heroes are young. Up to now, Ying'er's affection for Zhong Jian is probably ten times stronger than Wan'er's ignorant and understanding good impression back then!

But he, who is a father, has to go back on his word, just because the current Li family is not the Li family at that time, and the current Li Xu is no longer the original Li Xu.

"At the beginning, wasn't Tang Gong the first to discern the pearl and dig Zhong Jian out of the grain protection army?" Out of consideration for the overall situation, Chen Yanshou also stepped forward to persuade him. "Zhong Jian is the material of the pillars, such a beautiful jade, could it be that Tang Gong can't bear to be picked up by them first?"

Li Xu is both wise and brave, and has a deep relationship with the Tang Mansion, so this is a good time to kiss and kiss. In Chen Yanshou's heart, another benefit that this marriage may bring is to maintain the balance between the next generation of the Tang Mansion. Li Xu and Jiancheng had a good relationship back then, and if they were included in the Tang Gong family, his bravery could just be used to suppress Li Shimin's edge. In this way, not only can the Li family remain safe and sound when Tang Gong is alive, but even after a hundred years of Tang Gong in the future, the Li family can still be prosperous.

"Alas!" Seeing that no one under his command understood his distress, Li Yuan sighed and explained slowly: "You don't understand, Zhong Jian hadn't become famous back then, so he married Qi'er to him, although it was a marriage with the same surname, it would not attract too many people's attention. But now," he said, shaking his head incessantly, "Now, Zhong Jian has become famous in Dongxia!" Even if he doesn't think that Ying'er is a concubine, is this marriage done by himself and his family? ”

Hearing this, Chen Yanshou, Ma Yuangui, and Changsun Shunde couldn't help but sigh at the same time, and they were speechless for a while. The troubled times have come, and the Li family is marrying the strong to protect themselves, and other families can't see the current situation. Li Xu is both wise and brave, loyal, and has no family of his own. No matter who marries his daughter to him, it is tantamount to pulling a right-hand man to get started, and the interests of the two families will never conflict. Such a marriage is not so much about marrying a daughter as it is about marrying a son-in-law.

The main reason why the families have not done anything so far is that it is difficult to decide how many "dowries" for a while, rather than turning a blind eye to this newly rising young general. In this case, how the Tang family sent someone to propose marriage, there must be many people jumping out to interfere.

The fact that both parties have the same surname is just one of the very common reasons. The strength of the Li family, as well as those rumors among the people, I am afraid that it is even more deadly. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Li Yuan has the ability to keep the other families silent, Li Xu is willing to accept this marriage in the grace of knowing back then, will His Majesty the Emperor be happy? I'm afraid, the dowry hasn't entered the door yet, and the holy decree has already left the palace!

"It's just, poor Qi'er!" After a long time, the eldest grandson Shunde sighed and said. This time, he is no longer thinking about interests, but real human feelings.

"Fortunately, not many people know about this!" Chen Yanshou also sighed and agreed. If the husband's family knows that he already has a heart before he gets married, and his future life can be happy, it's strange!

"Wait until you get to the east of the river and settle down. Let's find a good family for Ying'er to marry. You don't have to be a veteran minister, she has a solid family and a good character, and she can be treated well, it's enough! Putting himself in his daughter's shoes, Li Yuan was also very uncomfortable, sighed, and advised.

"This--that's fine!" Chen Yanshou stroked his sparse beard and tried to say a few words of comfort. Before he could organize the words in his stomach, suddenly, there was a crisp sound outside the door.

"Smack!" A plate, a few bowls, shattered all over the ground in the cold wind.

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