When Li Xiaogong discussed the matter with Li Jing again, he felt ashamed.

Facts have proved that Li Jing's analysis of the battle situation is much more thorough than his.

Therefore, when Li Jing proposed to release all the captured warships back into the river and let them drift, Li Xiaogong did not object.

More than 1,000 warships rushed down the river, and the Liang army along the coast saw those empty and broken warships, and their first reaction was that the capital had fallen.

Thinking that the capital had fallen, they felt that it would be a waste of troops to send troops to support them, so they did not send troops.

After Li Xiaogong and Li Jing led their troops to besiege Gangneung, they quickly cut off all contact between Gangneung and the outside world.

Xiao Mo knew that the general situation was gone, and led hundreds of officials to the Tang army camp, surrendered to Li Xiaogong, and asked Li Xiaogong not to harm the people in the city.

Li Xiaogong naturally agreed, and then led the army into Jiangling.

After the Tang army entered the city, Li Jing strictly ordered the soldiers not to burn, kill and loot, and they must not commit any crimes.

A general suggested: "General Liang led the army to kill so many of our soldiers, their family wealth should be confiscated and rewarded to our soldiers." ”

"That's right, their belongings must be confiscated." Other generals chimed in.

Even Li Xiaogong said: "The soldiers should be rewarded for their hard work on the expedition, and it is most appropriate to reward the soldiers with Liang Jun's family wealth." ”

Li Jing objected: "The reason why General Liang Jun killed our soldiers was also forced by his position, and this should not be a reason to confiscate his family wealth.

"If the enemy generals who surrender to us have their belongings confiscated, then who else will surrender to us?"

"What's more, we have just occupied Jingzhou and Jiangling, and the people's hearts are unstable, so we should adopt a policy of leniency and benevolence to appease the hearts of the people near and far."

Li Xiaogong thought about it and felt that what Li Jing said was very reasonable, so he did what he said.

A few days later, more than 100,000 reinforcements arrived one after another, but when they heard that Xiao Mo had surrendered and that the Tang Dynasty's policy was lenient, they all laid down their weapons and surrendered to Li Xiaogong.

At this point, the Southern Liang was initially pacified, and Li Xiaogong and Li Jing played the imperial court.

When Li Yuan was worried about the situation in Hebei, when he heard such good news, Long Yan was delighted, and rewarded Li Xiaogong and Li Jing and other meritorious heroes.

Among them, Li Jing was named Shangzhu State and Yongkang County Duke.

Subsequently, Li Yuan appointed Li Jing as the inspector of Jingzhou Thorn History, authorized the system to pay homage, and went to Lingnan to pacify the states.

In the winter of the fourth year of Wude, Li Xiaogong escorted Xiao Mill to Chang'an, and Li Yuan ordered Xiao Mill to be beheaded in the downtown area.

The Southern Liang was completely destroyed.

......

At this time, on the battlefield of Hebei, Liu Heimin attacked the city and conquered the land, and the momentum was like a bamboo.

Li Yi retreated to Youzhou and did not dare to fight again.

Li Shentong was defeated by Liu Heimin, and the city fell one after another.

The morale of the Tang army was low, while the morale of Liu Heimin's army was high, and despite the severe cold weather, he took advantage of the victory to capture Yingzhou.

Immediately afterwards, riots broke out in Guanzhou, Maozhou and other places, which were controlled by the people and attached to Liu Heimin.

At the end of November, Liu Heimin broke through Dingzhou and captured Li Xuantong, the governor of Dingzhou.

When Liu Heimin heard that Li Xuantong was very talented, he said to him: "If you surrender to me, I will make you a general, and I will not treat you badly in the future." ”

Li Xuantong was awe-inspiring: "Although Li is not a big hero, he also knows the truth that loyal ministers should follow the beginning, and wants Li to surrender, unless the day and night are reversed, and the river will not flow again." ”

Seeing that Li Xuantong refused to surrender, Liu Heimin put him under house arrest, and then sent Li Xuantong's old subordinates to persuade him to surrender.

The old ministry took wine and food to visit Li Xuantong in prison, but on the surface he was just reminiscing about the old days, and did not say anything else.

But Li Xuantong saw through their intentions at a glance, cooperated with them on his face, and smiled and talked with them.

When he was drunk, Li Xuantong said to the defenders: "I am so happy today, I want to dance the sword to help the fun, can I borrow your sword to use it." ”

The defender didn't think much about it, drew his sword and handed it to Li Xuantong.

Li Xuantong raised his sword and danced seriously.

After the sword dance, he suddenly looked at the front sadly, and sighed: "The eldest husband is standing in the world, receiving the grace of the king, but he can't defend one side, what face do I have to live in the world?" ”

When the words fell, he held the knife in both hands and stabbed him fiercely into the heart.

The crowd was shocked and immediately came to the rescue.

However, it was already a step too late, and Li Xuan died of exhaustion.

Liu Heimin admired Li Xuantong's unyielding temperament and instructed his subordinates: "He is a good man, and he will be buried thickly." ”

After the news reached Chang'an, Li Yuan lamented it, and then granted Li Xuantong's son Li Fuhu the post of general, and sent Li Shiyun to conquer Liu Heimin.

Li Shichang ordered Zhang Liang to guard Xiangzhou, and he led his army into Zongcheng.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Heimin's army attacked the city all the way and approached Xiangzhou, Zhang Liang was afraid of Liu Heimin's fierceness, so he abandoned the city and fled, making Li Shiyun angry half to death.

In December, Liu Heimin led the army into Zongcheng, and Li Shichang personally led the cavalry out of the city to meet the battle.

The two sides fought for a day and a night, and Li Shiyun was defeated, abandoned the city and fled to Zhaozhou.

But Liu Heimin soon caught up with Li Shiyun, and the two sides clashed again.

This time, Li Shixian's army was completely annihilated, and only Li Shichang escaped with his wounded.

......

On the battlefield in Henan, many mutants killed Tang Dynasty officials, gathered troops to join Xu Yuanlang.

Seeing the smoke of gunpowder rising in Henan and Hebei, Dou Jiande's old departments scattered all over the country were ready to move, and they raised troops to respond.

All of a sudden, the officials of the Tang Dynasty in Henan and Hebei were worried every day, lest the old department of King Xia would kill them one day, so they asked the court for help.

The situation is becoming increasingly serious.

However, even in such a grim situation, Li Yuan did not send Li Shimin to recruit traitors, but blindly relied on other generals.

As a result, more and more cities were lost, and Li Yuan's face became more and more gloomy.

Li Jiancheng assisted Li Yuan in handling political affairs every day, and he was very clear about the situation in Henan and Hebei, but he never expressed his opinion on this.

Li Yuan hinted at him many times: "The remnants of the Xia Dynasty made waves, and the city that Erlang had finally conquered fell into the hands of traitors.

"Li Shentong, Li Yi, Li Shiyun and other generals have failed one after another, who do you think is the most appropriate to send to recruit traitors in today's situation?"

This suitable person is not just a general, but must win the battle and eliminate Liu Heimin and Xu Yuanlang and other traitors.

Now looking at the entire imperial court, he has had the experience of fighting with the remnants of Henan and Hebei, and the only one who has defeated them is Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

But he can't propose like this, otherwise he will push the credit to Li Shimin.

His current prestige is not as good as Li Shimin's, and if Li Shimin is allowed to make meritorious contributions, then he, the crown prince, will be completely covered by Li Shimin's light.

No, it's absolutely not going to work.

Li Yuan's eyes kept staring at Li Jiancheng, and when he saw his expression struggling and hesitating, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

At this time, how much Li Yuan hoped that Li Jiancheng would stand up and ask him to fight.

However, after Li Jiancheng struggled for a long time, he said to Li Yuan: "I think that when Chai Shao and Li Yuanji are sent to go, and then assisted by the army and firearms of the Shenji Battalion, they will definitely be able to pacify the traitors......