Li Yuan knew very well that in the battle of Jiangdong, Pharmacist Li was the first to make the first contribution, and ordered him to enter Beijing, and praised him in public in the temple: "Pharmacist Li is Xiao Milling, Fugong Qi, and the famous generals of the ancient times are like Bai, Han, Wei, and Huo, how can they be able to do it!" ”

Bai, Han, Wei, Huo Zhi Bai Qi, Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Huo Quai.

The emperor also inquired about the experience of Lingnan governance, and Pharmacist Li replied one by one.

He paid special attention to the differences between the customs and customs of the southern corner and the northern land, and although he did not suggest a revision of the law, Li Yuan understood his meaning.

On the first day of April, a new law was promulgated to change the rent regulation of the old taxes to the regulation of rents, which drew on the experience of Pharmacist Lee in Lingnan administration.

In addition to official positions, commendations, and inquiries, there are also rewards.

Pharmacist Li got a thousand pieces of official silk, 100 slaves and maids, and 100 good horses.

There are suddenly so many people and horses in the house, but they are enough to get out of the dust, and they are busy with the beads.

Pharmacist Li understood that the emperor, King Qin, father and son were getting worse and deeper, and both sides wanted to get together.

As a minister, if there is a half-step difference in action, I am afraid that there will be no recovery.

And when everything in Beijing is over, it is better to return to Yangzhou as soon as possible.

Previously, Li Shimin had returned to Chang'an, and now Pharmacist Li has entered Beijing and will meet each other.

Six years ago, the ambition and pride of "you and I are one south and one north, and the great rivers and rivers of peace" have now been realized, how can it not be joyful and exciting? After a generous and high-spirited heart-to-heart exchange between the two, Li Shimin asked the art of war: "Mr. used to attack Xiao Milling with strange soldiers, but this time he used regular soldiers to break the auxiliary Gongqi, but?" ”

Pharmacist Li said: "There is a saying in "Sun Tzu": 'The war is not just strange, and the change of Qizheng is invincible.

Strange and positive are born together, like the gratuitous cycle, who can be poor?' The so-called "division and merger are changes", on the battlefield, by the general's point, in an instant, who can distinguish the difference between the strange and the right! The so-called "formable person and I am invisible" is the ultimate in Qizheng. ”

This paragraph can be roughly seen in "Li Weigong Asks Right. Roll on. Fourth.

Li Shimin was greatly appreciative: "Deep! Deep! ”

He pondered for a while, and then asked: "The Qin people severely punished the law, so that the army and the people were afraid of me and not the enemy. This way of governing the army made Gu deeply puzzled. In Lingnan, the gentleman used good governance to unite the people's hearts, and did not impose many criminal laws, so that all people could be virtuous, but? ”

Pharmacist Li bowed and said, "Yes." "Sun Tzu" has a saying: "If the pawn is not attached to him and is punished, he will not accept it, and if he does not obey, it will be difficult to use." If the pawn has been personally attached and the punishment is not possible, it is not available.'" Therefore, in order to govern the army of the generals, one should first marry the soldiers with charity, and then use severe punishment. If we fail to unite the hearts of the army with benevolence first, and only rely on the law to unify the army in this way, it will not be easy to succeed. ”

Li Shimin asked: "However, there is a saying in the Book of Shang: 'Wick loves, Yunji; Aikjuwe, Yun Gong." How can this be explained? ”

The Book of Shang believes that majesty is greater than benevolence, and success can be achieved; Charity is greater than majesty, and nothing can be done.

Pharmacist Li said: "The exercise of benevolence comes first, and the exercise of majesty comes last, and it cannot be reversed in succession. It would be useless to inflict severe punishment on the soldiers and then remedy it with charity. What the "Book of Shang" says is a prudent admonition based on past experience, and it is not applicable to the planning at the beginning of the army. Therefore, the words of "Sun Tzu" are enough to do it for all eternity, but it is not easy! ”

This paragraph can be roughly seen in "Li Weigong Asks Right. Volume. Thirteen.

For Pharmacist Li's opinion, Li Shimin was greatly impressed.

However, he immediately mentioned that Liu Shirang had been beheaded, and his family had been confiscated, and he was very emotional.

Like Du Fuwei, Liu Shirang will have to wait until Li Shimin ascends the throne before he can be rehabilitated.

At this time, Pharmacist Li had to give a hundred slaves and maids, so Li Shimin discussed with him and let Liu Shirang's family enter his house as slaves and maids, and Pharmacist Li naturally obeyed.

Mrs. Liu Shirang behaved in a proper manner, advanced and retreated, and Chuchen respected her very much, and everyone in the family called her "Aunt Liu".

A few days later, Yuan Tiangang came to visit.

At this time, Yuan Tiangang had entered the Tiance Mansion and became a bachelor of the Literature Museum.

Li Keshi is also in the Tiance Mansion, so Pharmacist Li has heard about Yuan Tiangang's entry into the mansion.

However, he knew that Yuan Tiangang's visit must have something important.

Yuan Tiangang is good at the six elements and the five elements, and he has long been well-known in the government and the opposition.

Pharmacist Li was given a large number of horses and had to expand his mansion.

So under the pretext of asking for advice on the construction of the garden and other matters, he extended Yuan Tiangang to the garden with Chuchen, and boarded a boat into the heart of the willow shade pond.

At this time, although Pharmacist Li's mansion in Beijing was not very large, the time sequence was at the turn of spring and summer, and the scenery was picturesque, just as Du Fu's "Two Songs of Qujiang" described more than a hundred years later:

Wear flowers and butterflies to see deeply. A little water dragonfly flies

The scenery of the rumors is flowing together. Temporary appreciation is not contradictory

However, the discussion in the boat is very different from the beautiful scenery seen outside.

Yuan Tiangang cut straight to the topic: "The girl has been born. ”

Pharmacist Li and Izuchen exclaimed in unison, and the boat was shaken slightly.

His husband and wife clearly remembered that Xu Hongke once said that after Xiu was born, he still had a relationship with the two of them, and asked Yuan Tiangang to introduce him.

Today's visit by Yuan Tiangang must be this matter.

Guo heard Yuan Tiangang say: "Back then, the master once said: 'Twenty years later, the world will be peaceful, and when there will be a military attache with his family into Beijing, you might as well wait in Dongcheng.'" Hua Yue has been in a hurry for 20 years. ”

Pharmacist Li nodded and said, "In this case, we should wait for you in Dongcheng." I just don't know when to go? ”

Yuan Tiangang said with a smile: "Shi Jun, now he is the holy family Zhenglong, and he is favored by the King of Qin, and he has opened the way in and out of the honor guards. How to make such a trip to the East Side? ”

Pharmacist Li also smiled: "Why don't you pretend to be a foolish couple and follow your feet?" ”

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "I have been so wronged by the virtuous couple." ”

He deduced carefully and said: "The two of you will leave Beijing in a few days, why don't you go back after leaving Beijing and meet with Poor Dao in Dongcheng?" ”

Pharmacist Li high-fived and said, "That's wonderful! The people in Beijing and others thought that the two of us had already left Beijing, so as not to attract attention. ”

Pharmacist Li went east this time, not to lead the troops to fight, but to go to Yangzhou to take office, so he went with the government.

Most of the slaves and horses he received were directly received in Jiangdong, and most of the entourages at this time were old subordinates, and it was very convenient for his husband and wife to sneak in disguise.

When he came to Dongcheng, Yuan Tiangang was already waiting.

Seeing the two of them coming, they went to the post house together to meet the warriors.

It turned out that Xu Hongke's so-called "military attaché" was not a military official, but an official surnamed Wu.

Wu Shi Tong was one of the Yuan servants of Li Yuan's Taiyuan Uprising, and at this time he was transferred from the Governor of Yizhou to the Governor of Jingzhou, and went to Beijing to report on his work, temporarily stationed in the post house.

Yuan Tiangang is a native of Yizhou, and he once served as the commander of Huojing County in Yizhou, so it is natural to visit him at this time.

Wu Shi Tong had already heard of Yuan Tiangang's fame, and when he saw his arrival, he was extremely enthusiastic, so he invited his wife out of the back hall.

This Mrs. Yang is the step-room of the warrior Tong, and Yuan Tiangang examined her face and said: "According to the lady's bone method, you will give birth to a noble son." ”

The warrior Tong was very happy and called his two sons, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, to come out.