Henan.

After Li Shimin led the army to recover several cities, the eldest grandson Wuji said to him: "Du Fuwei occupies the land of Jianghuai, and he has been very arrogant recently.

"Now that the king is here, it is better to give Du Fuwei a warning and let him keep to himself.

"Otherwise, if he has different intentions, he will attack our rear while we are fighting against Xu Yuanlang, and we will probably face danger."

Du Fuwei's territory borders Xu Yuanlang's territory, and although Du Fuwei is a vassal to the Tang Dynasty, his power should not be underestimated.

Li Shimin listened to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, so before attacking Xu Yuanlang's lair, he deliberately deployed troops in Du Fuwei's territory.

In the territory of Chen Bing, the elite of the Tang Army, Du Fuwei immediately understood Li Shimin's intentions, and immediately convened the courtiers to discuss countermeasures.

An official proposed: "Now, most of the Central Plains belong to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, is invincible and has never been defeated, so we should not confront him."

"In order to dispel Li Shimin's wariness of us, the minister thought that the lord could apply to His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty to join the court.

"In this way, Li Shimin will not start a war against us when he sees our sincerity."

Other officials chimed in.

Du Fuwei weighed it again and again and adopted this suggestion.

So, Du Fuwei wrote to Li Yuan and asked to join the court.

Li Yuan was very happy when he received the recital, and immediately approved Du Fuwei's request.

After receiving the will, Du Fuwei sent people to the palace of Fu Gongyi.

At that time, although Fu Gongqi was a servant, he had no real power, and he studied the way of cultivating immortals with his old friend Zuo Youxian all day long, ignoring government affairs.

When Fu Gongqi received the order to enter the palace, he had a premonition that something must have happened, and took advantage of the gap between changing clothes to invite the housekeeper to ask, only to know that Li Shimin Chen Bing was in the territory, and his heart was suddenly happy.

Sure enough, after he entered the palace, Du Fuwei told him: "I have known my auxiliary brother since childhood, and later established the Jianghuai Righteous Army together.

"Brother Auxiliary is the person I trust the most, and now I want to go to Chang'an, and I can only rest assured if I entrust the government to Brother Assistant.

"I also hope that the assistant brother will work hard and bother to deal with government affairs."

If you really trust him the most, how can you be jealous of his prestige in the army and take away his military power?

Fu Gongyi suppressed the resentment in his heart and pretended to be flattered: "This can't be helped, Fu Mou can't afford such a heavy responsibility." ”

Seeing him refuse, Du Fuwei got up and walked to his side, and said earnestly: "Brother Fu doesn't have to be too humble, in this Jianghuai land, no one can take on this responsibility except you." ”

Fu Gongqi still shirked, and Du Fuwei still insisted.

The two of you went back and forth for a few rounds, and in the end, Fu Gongyi compromised.

After Fu Gongyi left, Du Fuwei summoned Wang Xiongdan: "You are my righteous son and my most trusted person, now I will hand over the military power to you, and you will have full authority to handle military affairs."

"I still have a task for you, though."

Wang Xiongdan said respectfully: "Thank you for your father's trust, whatever my father commands, even if he says, my son will definitely do it." ”

Du Fuwei was very satisfied with his attitude, he said: "In order to protect the land of Jianghuai, I have no choice but to let Fu Gongyi take over the government affairs, but I don't trust him.

"During my absence, you help me keep an eye on Fu Gongyi, if he has different intentions, he can kill him."

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Just as Du Fuwei was about to go to Chang'an, the war broke out again in Shandong.

Liu Heimin borrowed troops from Jieli Khan and invaded Shandong.

In July, Liu Heimin captured Dingzhou, and the generals Cao Zhan, Gao Yaxian and others, who had been separated from him, recruited troops again to respond to Liu Heimin.

Li Shimin attacked Xu Yuanlang in Henan, and after hearing the news, he immediately wrote to Li Yuan, asking for the traitor Liu Heimin.

At the same time, Li Shimin sent a letter to Yin Kaishan.

Li Yuan was shocked when he received the military information, he didn't expect this Liu Heimin to be so tenacious and make a comeback.

When Li Yuan felt a headache about this, he would think of Wang Yu's original words, and he regretted it in his heart.

But he is the emperor, even if he regrets it in his heart, he will not show it on his face.

Li Yuan suppressed Li Shimin's twists and turns, and asked the opinions of the ministers in the court: "The traitor Liu Heimin borrowed the Turkic cavalry to make a comeback, and he wants to send troops to recruit, who do you think is the most suitable for the commander?" ”

Liu Wenjing was the first to speak: "The King of Qin was originally the marshal of the march to conquer Liu Heimin, and this time Liu Heimin made a comeback, and it should be the King of Qin."

"What's more, the King of Qin has twice hit the rebels in Hebei, and the rebels are afraid, so the minister thinks that the King of Qin should be sent to take command of the battle."

"No." Pei Lin immediately put forward a-for-tat opinion: "King Qin is attacking the traitor Xu Yuanlang in Henan, how can he leave the battlefield without permission at this time?"

"My Tang Dynasty is like a cloud, in addition to King Qin, I can also send other generals to go."

This sour old man is always against him everywhere, and he will teach him a good lesson sooner or later.

Liu Wenjing suppressed the killing intent in his heart and shot back: "It's right that the Tang Dynasty is like a cloud, but at that time, Liu Heimin swept Hebei, and no one could compete with him except King Qin."

"This time, Liu Heimin borrowed the Turkic cavalry again, and the strength should not be underestimated, if other generals were sent to go, such as the last time King Huaiyang and King Yan, the two combined forces could not defeat Liu Heimin, wouldn't it be a sacrifice of soldiers in vain?

"Knowing that he can't do it, does Pei Fujiao want to watch the Tang Dynasty soldiers sacrifice in vain and the treasury be depleted in vain?"

"You ......" Pei Lian's face turned blue with anger, and he turned to Li Yuan and said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't mean this, Liu Shangshu takes the righteousness out of context and slanders the minister, which is really hateful." ”

Liu Wenjing was not to be outdone: "Your Majesty, the minister has no intention of slandering, just talking about things." ”

"You still say no, you are clearly ......"

"Shut up."

Li Yuan shouted violently, and the two immediately closed their mouths and silently retreated to their positions.

"Prince, what do you think?"

Li Jiancheng replied: "Pei Fushu is right, King Qin is fighting against Xu Yuanlang, and he can't change the commander halfway, otherwise it will affect the battle situation."

"I thought I could send other generals."

Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanji again: "What does King Qi think?" ”

"I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, the war in Henan cannot be changed in the middle of the war, as for Liu Heimin, I also think that other generals can be sent forward." Li Yuanji replied.

Li Yuan was very satisfied with the answers of his two sons, and glanced at the ministers: "What do you Aiqing think?" ”

Without waiting for Liu Wenjing to speak, Li Shentong grabbed the front and spoke: "The ministers seconded His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Hearing this, the other officials followed closely and said, "The ministers seconded His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Liu Wenjing saw that most of the officials were in favor of the prince, and her face was ugly.

And Li Yuan didn't give him a chance to speak: "Then what kind of suitable candidate do you Aiqing have?" ”

When Li Yuanji heard this, he immediately stood up: "My son is willing to ask for war." ”

Li Shentong was not to be outdone, and also stood up: "The minister asks for war, and he is willing to kill the traitor Liu Heimin." ”

Seeing them asking for battle, Li Jiancheng was unhappy, and immediately proposed: "Aya, I think that the king of Lujiang is the most suitable person, and he will definitely be able to pacify Liu Heimin and drive away the Turkic soldiers." ”

"King Lujiang can't do it, he doesn't have the talent of a general." Li Yuanji immediately objected: "Last time, Aya sent him to attack Xiao Mo with King Zhao Jun, and he had no merits, how could such a person be a marshal?" ”

"Heh~"

Li Shentong let out a sneer: "King Qi said this, does he think that he has the talent of a general?" ”

"At least it's better than Li Ying." Li Yuanji said.

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