Guanyin asked the truth about the defeat, and Li Shimin told Guanyin the details of the incident.

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This time, the place of battle between the Tang army and Xue Ju's army was in a small city between Fengzhou and Jingzhou, called Gaoqi.

There is a valley between Fengzhou and Jingzhou, and this valley is the only way from Guanzhong to the Western Regions.

In the past, the city of Jingzhou at the western end of the valley was controlled by the Tang army, and later Xue Ju sent troops from Tianshui to occupy the city.

The purpose of Li Yuan sending Li Shimin to the expedition was to recapture the broken jaw from Xue Ju's hands.

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The valley between Fengzhou and Jingzhou is large in the middle, thin at both ends, and a small basin in the middle.

On the high ground on the northern edge of the basin, there is a small city called Takajaw Castle, which is small but geographically important, and it overlooks the choke point that passes through here. Controlling this place is equivalent to controlling Guanzhong's throat leading to Longxi and the Western Regions.

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Li Shimin sent troops in June and stationed them in Gaoqi.

When Xue Ju heard that Li Shimin led his army to Gaoqi, he led his troops into Gaoqi City.

According to Li Shimin's plan at the beginning, he was going to confront Xue Ju for a period of time with the deep ditch high base, and then consider a decisive battle with him.

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But Xue Ju came from afar, and there was not much food, but he was anxious to fight, and he sent people to the city every day to scold the war, scolding Li Shimin for being a turtle with a shrunken head.

Since the Tang Army started its troops in Jinyang, it can be said that it is invincible, almost undefeated, and all the generals are also proud and abnormal, making people point their noses and scold every day, where did they endure this kind of wretchedness?

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After the two armies held each other for half a month, the subordinate generals could not bear it anymore, so they asked Li Shimin to fight.

The reason for asking for war is: Xue Ju's troops came from afar, the food is scarce, the soldiers are tired, and the combat strength is insufficient. And the Tang army waits for work, the soldiers are wide, the number of people is overwhelming, and Xue Ju was a defeated general under the Tang army, why waste time in this space, it is better to defeat it in one go.

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Since the incident, Li Shimin has also won many battles, and he has a heart for Xue Ju, so he discussed the next plan with Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan.

Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan were also carried away by the record of consecutive victories in the past year, and they all agreed to have a decisive battle with Xue Ju.

So Li Shimin ordered to transfer the army out of the city and set up a position in the center of the small basin (shallow water plain) to fight against Xue Ju's army.

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In order to prevent Xue Ju's army from raiding, the front army was on guard, but the rear army was unguarded.

What Li Shimin didn't expect was that there was a valley in the south of the shallow water plain, and Xue Ju's army, led by a local guide, secretly went around behind the Tang army from this difficult mountain road, and attacked the Tang army at night.

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After the Tang army was attacked by surprise, it was caught off guard, and the rear army was in chaos. Xue Ju led a large army to kill from the front, and under the front and rear attacks, the Tang army was instantly defeated. Seven of the eight road commanders were defeated, and only Liu Hongji swore to resist all the way, but he was outnumbered in the end, and he was captured after exhausting himself, and more than half of the entire Tang army was killed or wounded.

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After the defeat, Li Shimin cleaned up the remnants of the defeated army and withdrew to Fengzhou, walking on the road, Liu Wenjing, Yin Kaishan and Li Shimin discussed how to report the military situation.

Li Shimin insisted on bearing the responsibility for the defeat alone, and he said to Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan, "I am the prince, even if I bear all the responsibility, my father will not do anything to me."

Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan believed, "We waited for the responsibility of assisting the king, and failed to fulfill the responsibility of the staff officer, which led to the defeat of this army, and the two of us are really guilty of unforgiveness."

"If the king were to take the blame for the two of us, he would put the Holy One in a difficult position. The prince is guilty, and the king says that the saint should be held accountable?"

"If the Holy Lord pursues it, it will damage the reputation of the king, and besides, the Holy Lord did not appoint the king as the crown prince this time, and after the defeat of this army, some people will leave an excuse for attacking the king."

"If the Holy One does not pursue it, it means that the Holy One ignores the laws of the new dynasty, and if it is undecided today, the prince can be forgiven if he is guilty, how will he treat other guilty people?"

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Li Shimin felt that Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan were also reasonable, but said apologetically, "How can I bear to let you take the blame for me?"

Liu Wenjing said with a smile, "As long as the king is safe and sound, are we still afraid that there will be no day when it will be reactivated?"

After some deep thought, Li Shimin also felt that what Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan said was the best way, and asked the two, "I am the coach, and I should be the culprit, how can I exonerate myself?"

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Liu Wenjing smiled and said, "I have discussed with Brother Yin, and I said that the king is ill, and the power of military command will be entrusted to the two of us, and it is the two of us who ordered the battle with the enemy army, which led to irreparable consequences."

Li Shimin had no other better way, so he had to follow Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan's suggestion to put the blame on the two of them when reporting the military situation.

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Li Shimin explained the whole incident in detail, and said regretfully, "It is said that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and I was also carried away by a series of victories, and the result was that I harmed others and caused countless soldiers to die on the battlefield. What's even more distressing is Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan, they are both the fathers who followed me to raise troops in Jinyang, but now they have been removed from all official positions because of my mistakes."

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Guanyin listened to Li Shimin's introduction of what happened, and comforted her softly, "Brother Shimin, don't worry about what has happened, you have to come out of the shadow of failure as soon as possible. As the saying goes: eat a trench and grow a wisdom. It is important that Brother Shimin learns a profound lesson from this incident."

"As for the dismissal of Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan, Brother Shimin doesn't have to worry about this matter, maybe Grandpa is grateful to them in his heart, and it will be a matter of time before they are reactivated."

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Li Shimin was puzzled, "Grandpa is fortunate that he didn't send them to prison, why should I be grateful to them?"

Guanyin smiled intriguingly, "Brother Shimin has ever read the Analects?"

Li Shimin asked rhetorically, "When I was a three-year-old child, would I have read the Analects?"

Guanyin smiled and said, "Brother Shimin, have you ever remembered that there is such a story in the Weizi chapter of the Analects? Ye Gongyu Confucius said: "There are people in our party who bow straight, and their fathers carry sheep and their sons testify to them." Confucius said: "The difference between the straight of our party is that the father is hidden for the son, and the son is hidden for the father, and the straight is in it." 」

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Li Shimin said, "Of course I remember this."

"Ye Gong said to Confucius that there was an upright man in their hometown, and his father had stolen someone else's sheep, and he came out to testify against his father. Confucius said that the view of integrity in their hometown is different from that of Ye Gong, and that their hometown advocates that the father covers up for the son, and the son covers for the father."

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Guanyin looked at Li Shimin and nodded, "That's what it means, Confucianism advocates: the father is hidden for the son, and the son is hidden for the father."

"I can see things like Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan taking the blame for you, Grandpa is so wise, do you think you can hide it from him?"

Li Shimin suddenly became a little worried, "Grandpa knows that we have joined forces to deceive him, wouldn't we have committed the crime of bullying the king?" It's a sin on top of a sin."

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Guanyin said with a smile, "It's okay for Grandpa to know, he knows the truth of "the father is hidden for the son", and he should thank Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan for not putting him in an embarrassing situation. If the two of them don't take the blame for you, Grandpa will make it difficult for you to deal with it."

Li Shimin sighed, "Even so, I don't think it's good to deceive Grandpa."

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Guanyin smiled, "I have a way, but I can make Grandpa trust you more."

Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "What is the way?"

Guanyin looked into Li Shimin's eyes and said solemnly, "That is, you go to see Grandpa now, and tell the whole truth while he is alone, but the process of discussing how to take the sin with Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan must be hidden, you only say that the two of them insist on doing this, don't say the reason for doing this, so as not to leave Grandpa with the suspicion that Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan are watching the holy will."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I originally had the idea of telling Grandpa the truth of the matter, but before I saw you, I was still hesitant in my heart, but after Grandma's words, I no longer hesitated." I'll go see Grandpa in the afternoon."

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said the hidden feelings in his heart, and after some comfort from Guanyin, Li Shimin's depressed mood was calmed down, and then he looked at Guanyin apologetically, remembering that after meeting, he didn't have time to care about his pregnant wife.

Li Shimin stood up, walked to the opposite side of the case and sat down, he held Guanyin's shoulder, looked at Guanyin's body, and said strangely, "Why are you still the same as when you left me?"

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Guanyin pursed her lips and smiled, "When I look at you, I know that I haven't been pregnant with a child."

Li Shimin also smiled, "Whose man have you seen conceived a child?"

Guanyin taunted Li Shimin and said, "You haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig go?" Whose woman did you see who was just two months pregnant and had a belly? Ah Wan has only been in her body for two months, and she can't see the difference between her and ordinary women."

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Li Shimin laughed and argued, "The pregnant women I have seen are all with a straight belly, otherwise, how would I know that someone is pregnant with a child?"

Guanyin thought about it, Li Shimin also said that besides herself, whose woman would tell him that he was pregnant with a two-month-old child in his belly?

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There were only two people in the room, Li Shimin and Guanyin, and Li Shimin no longer restrained himself, but simply sat cross-legged opposite Guanyin.

He looked at Guanyin with both hands on his ankles, and asked with concern, "Is it still very uncomfortable every day as it was at the beginning?"

Guanyin said proudly, "I don't know why? When others are pregnant with a child, they spit out the yellow water in their stomachs every day, but I have only vomited once since I was pregnant with a child. Except for the smell and greasy, everything else is as usual, and you can walk like a fly."

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Li Shimin said worriedly, "You are pregnant with a child, how can you walk like a fly? What if I fall?"

Guanyin smiled mischievously and said happily, "I mean it's okay, in fact, you have to be more careful when you walk, if you dare to walk faster, even Qin Lan and the others will not follow."

The two talked about the child in Guanyin's belly easily, and Li Shimin temporarily relieved the burden in his heart.

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A man is like a ship sailing away, and home is like a haven from the wind.

The wife who keeps watch at home is like the long cable, and with this cable to hold it, the boat will enjoy the tranquility of the harbor.

Li Shimin is also a powerful figure outside, but as soon as he returns to Guanyin's side, he will be as docile as a reindeer.

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