After listening to Su Dingfang's words, Li Jiancheng was still very angry: "Hmph, don't be partial? Just now, Chen Shuda recommended King Qin to crusade against Liu Heimin, it is so obvious that he has taken refuge in King Qin. ”

Su Dingfang's heart tightened, and then explained: "Your Highness misunderstood, Chen Gong is just thinking about the overall situation, because King Qin has hit the Hebei rebels many times, and last time he beat Liu Heimin to the Turks, so Chen Gong will recommend King Qin."

"He is not biased towards the King of Qin, but for the reconquest of lost territory and the unification of the world.

"Chen Gong is upright and upright, he only thinks about the country, never flatters, and asks His Royal Highness to learn from it."

Li Jiancheng was angry, Chen Shuda's reputation in the court is indeed upright, except for this incident, he has always remained neutral and has never helped Li Shimin.

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng didn't embarrass Su Dingfang anymore: "Get up." ”

Then, Li Jiancheng summoned all the subordinates of the East Palace and told them about the affairs in the Taiji Palace: "...... Do you have a way to solve Hebei's dilemma? ”

Wei Zheng immediately said: "Your Highness, the current predicament in Hebei is our opportunity. ”

"Oh~ What do you mean by that?" Li Jiancheng was immediately interested.

Wei Zheng replied: "It's been such a long time, Your Highness should be very clear about Your Majesty's thoughts, Your Majesty doesn't want King Qin to make any more military exploits, which shows that King Qin can't shake His Highness's position in His Majesty's heart."

"The King of Huaiyang died in battle, the King of Qi can't beat Liu Heimin, and Hebei has not recovered for a long time, Your Majesty's mood must be very depressed.

"At this time, if Your Highness takes the initiative to ask for war, Your Majesty will definitely be happy, and the recovery of Hebei will be greatly beneficial to the consolidation of the power of the East Palace."

Li Jiancheng was moved, but the next moment a struggling look appeared on his face: "But...... Liu Heimin is strong, and he has the Turks as his backer, in case he loses......"

If he loses, then his status as a prince will plummet in the hearts of the courtiers and the people, and Li Shimin will definitely take the opportunity to replace him.

Wei Zheng knew what he was worried about, and enlightened him step by step: "Your Highness, you were named the crown prince because of your age, although you participated in the Jinyang uprising, but the credit is far below the King of Qin, and you have not made great achievements in subduing the four seas for so many years.

"And King Qin's achievements cover the world, and the people are respectful, if this goes on for a long time, His Royal Highness may not be able to live in the East Palace.

"Now the elite of the rebels in Hebei has been wiped out by the King of Qin, and there are no more than 10,000 remnants, food is scarce, and the Turkic soldiers have withdrawn from the battlefield in Hebei.

"If His Royal Highness leads the elite of the Tang Army to Hebei, he will definitely be like destroying the rebels and making great achievements.

"At that time, the inside and outside of the court will definitely be watched by His Royal Highness."

Li Jiancheng was ready to move when he said this.

Wang Jue gave advice in a timely manner: "After His Royal Highness pacifies Hebei, he can also make friends with Shandong Haojie and consolidate the power of the East Palace." ”

Everyone thought about Wei Zheng's words carefully, felt that it was very reasonable, and persuaded Li Jiancheng one after another.

And Su Dingfang knelt down directly, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, your subordinates are willing to be pawns to help Your Highness pacify Hebei and uproot the traitors." ”

Wei Zheng glanced at Su Dingfang and said to Li Jiancheng: "Su Weishu was once a general of the Xia Dynasty, and he is very familiar with the army in Hebei. ”

Li Jiancheng thought deeply: "You and Su Weishu were both officials of the Xia Dynasty, and you know the situation in Hebei better than anyone else, so you all go with me." ”

The meaning of these words was already to agree to go on the expedition, and Wei Zheng and the others were relieved.

......

On the second day, when Li Yuan discussed the battle situation in Hebei with the courtiers again, Li Jiancheng stood up and took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, Hebei cannot be attacked for a long time, and the longer the battle drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us."

"I would like to ask for war and go to Hebei to crusade against the traitor Liu Heimin."

Hearing this, Li Yuan's heart was hot and very pleased.

Da Lang finally stood up bravely.

At this moment, while Li Yuan was relieved, he also felt relieved, it was time to add weight to the East Palace.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng, and then looked at Li Yuan, he didn't miss Li Yuan's expression, and sneered in his heart, his father finally got his wish.

The courtiers thought that the king of Qin would stand up and fight with the crown prince, after all, before this, the king of Qin had asked His Majesty for war several times. But the King of Qin didn't, he kept silent, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Liu Wenjing secretly glanced at Li Shimin, but Li Shimin ignored it.

At this time, Chen Shuda said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to go on the expedition, that is the best, and the minister believes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be able to quell the traitors." ”

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Shuda in surprise, pondering what he had just said in his heart.

Now it seems that Su Dingfang did not lie to him, and Chen Shuda did remain neutral and only loyal to his father and the imperial court.

So...... Not bad.

Next, Pei Lin and other ministers echoed one after another.

Although there were occasional objections, Li Yuan directly chose to shield it, and then announced in public: "Promote the prince to the Daxingtai of Eastern Shaanxi Province and the marshal of the marching army of Eastern Shaanxi Province, Henan and Hebei Prefectures are all punished by the prince, and he is given the right to act cheaply, and immediately lead the army to crusade against the traitor Liu Heimin......"

This means that Li Shimin's troops in Henan and Hebei must obey Li Jiancheng's orders, and in addition, there are also Li Shentong's troops.

In addition to giving Li Jiancheng the power to act arbitrarily, Li Yuan also ordered the ordnance supervisor to give Li Jiancheng all the firearms stocks, and even ordered Li Shimin's Shenji Battalion to fully cooperate with Li Jiancheng.

After Li Yuan arranged everything, he said to Pei Lian: "I am very pleased that the prince can take the initiative to ask for help, I want to ensure that the prince wins this battle." ”

......

In November of the fifth year of Wude, the crown prince Li Jiancheng led a large army to Hebei to conquer the traitor Liu Heimin.

At that time, Li Yuanji was repeatedly defeated and could not defend the camp, and when he heard that his eldest brother was coming, he finally mustered up the courage to attack the Handong army near Weizhou.

At that time, the Handong army outside the city of Weizhou was led by Liu Shishan, and Liu Heimin sent him to attack Weizhou, but due to the stubborn insistence of the governor of Weizhou, he was never able to capture it.

Liu Shishan was very happy to see his defeated general Li Yuanji attacking, and ordered the soldiers: "This time we must not let go of the Tang army, we must kill them all." ”

The momentum of the Handong army was very strong, but the momentum of the Tang army was not weak.

Li Yuanji encouraged the soldiers: "The prince is about to arrive with a large army, and we must fight a victory to show the prince and His Majesty." ”

"Rush!"

The two armies clashed and soon fell into a fierce battle.

Perhaps thinking of the army led by the prince as a backup, the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army were all high-spirited and fought hard.

At first, the two sides were evenly matched.

Later, the governor of Weizhou led the army in the city out of the city to attack the rear of the Han Eastern Army, and attacked the Han Eastern Army with Li Yuanji.

The Handong army suffered from the enemy on the back and suffered most of the casualties, Liu Shishan saw that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered a retreat.

"Chase."

Li Yuanji personally led the army to pursue the victory.

In this battle, the Tang army won a great victory, and the Handong army retreated to the north.

In the past month, Li Yuanji finally won a battle, and he was in a very happy mood and rewarded the soldiers lavishly.

When the good news reached the ears of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan, they were very pleased......