In the first month, Li Yuan's cousin, Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, led his troops to attack Yu Wenhua and the remnants, and pursued them to Liaocheng.

The eldest grandson gave birth to a son in the Chengqian Palace, but unfortunately Li Shimin could not go back.

Early February.

The Xiangyang cannon was successfully developed, Li Yuan went to the barracks, personally test-fired, the two-stone heavy boulder was thrown two or three hundred steps away, smashed down, seven feet into the ground, the sound shook the world, the audience was shocked.

Li Yuan was overjoyed, named this stone thrower the Tang Shenwei General Cannon, and ordered a part of the craftsmen to go to Tongguan and Jinyang to make Shenwei General Cannons for military preparation.

Before the craftsman arrived in Taiyuan, a shocking piece of news came back to Chang'an:

And the governor of the state, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, beat the nursing mother Chen Shanyi.

The hundred officials in Chang'an City were in an uproar, and they played Li Yuan one after another, asking for Li Yuanji to be punished.

When Li Shimin heard about this in Changchun Palace, he also wrote a letter back, asking his father to remove his fourth brother from the post of governor of the state, ordering him to return to Chang'an, and posthumously admonishing Chen to reassure the people.

Li Shimin didn't know how Chang'an argued about this matter, but not long after, his father Li Yuan sent a special envoy to Jinyang to order Dou Dan and Yuwenxin to strictly control Li Yuanji.

After some time, Li Shimin learned what happened.

His fourth brother was fond of hunting, and often led his troops out of the city, and if he did not encounter prey, he would bend his bow and shoot arrows at the people he encountered along the way, and kill them as prey.

Li Yuanji often ordered hundreds of servants, wives and concubines, and guards in the palace to put on armor and fight with each other, regardless of the dead and wounded, and everyone in the palace of the king of Qi was very afraid of him.

The nurse Chen kindly persuaded him a few words, but Li Yuanji actually ordered someone to beat her to death.

"He is so tyrannical!"

Li Shimin was furious.

But what worries him even more is the safety of Jinyang City, Li Yuanji's nonsense, how can he make the soldiers and the people return to their hearts and work together to help defend Jinyang City?

Li Shimin played again and asked his father to remove Li Yuanji from the position of governor of the state.

Li Yuan did not reply.

……

The second year of Wude, March.

Li Shimin planted potatoes in Changchun Palace.

Li Shimin wrote back to Chang'an again, stating that Li Yuanji had lost the hearts of the people when he was the governor of the state, and Li Yuan was furious, thinking that he had no regard for brotherhood, and severely reprimanded him.

At the same time, the crown prince Li Jiancheng sent a letter to Qin Qiong, the guard of the prince's mansion, to return to Chang'an.

Li Shimin refused.

A few days later.

Wang Shichong abolished the emperor Yang Tong, usurped the throne as the emperor, and named the country Zheng.

And decided to send troops to the Tiger Prison Pass and first solve the siege of the east of Luoyang.

At the same time, there was an urgent military intelligence report back from Jinyang:

Liu Wuzhou united with the Turks and marched to the Yellow Snake Ridge, not far east of Jinyang City.

Li Yuanji ordered Liu Wenjing to lead 100 infantry to Huangsnake Ridge to inquire about the military situation and test the truth.

Liu Wenjing was furious, pointed at his nose and scolded:

"You Xiao'er An dare to bully me like this?!"

Li Yuanji arrested Liu Wenjing in prison on the grounds of disobeying military orders and prepared to be beheaded.

Then he sent the general Zhang Da, a cavalry general, to lead 300 infantry to the Yellow Snake Ridge, Zhang Da received the military order without saying a word, surrendered when he arrived at the Yellow Snake Ridge, and led Liu Wuzhou's army to attack Yuci.

Li Shimin couldn't wait for Chang'an to discuss how to deal with Liu Wenjing, so he first sent someone to Jinyang to deliver a letter and protect Liu Wenjing.

Xu Shichang and Li Jing stuck to the Tiger Prison Pass and were in a stalemate with Wang Shichong.

April.

Li Shimin planted corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and peppers in Changchun Palace......

Dou Jiande announced his break with the usurper Wang Shichong, and captured Yu Wenhua and the father and son, and beheaded him.

Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, who was married to the Turks, sent people to greet Yang Guang's wife, Empress Xiao, and Dou Jiande sent cavalry to escort her and make friends with the Turks.

Soon after, Dou Jiande captured Li Shentong again, and Li Yuan's sister Princess Tong'an was also captured by him.

After that, Dou Jiande captured Li Mi and Wang Bodang in Wagangzhai.

Li Yuan sent Li Shimin to Tongguan and led 20,000 troops to the east to attack Luoyang, in an attempt to force Wang Shichong back again.

At the end of April, Liu Wuzhou occupied Pingyao and surrounded Jinyang City on all sides.

Li Yuan sent Li Zhongwen as the head of the march, and rushed to the aid of Jiang Baoyi, the general of the Left Guard, and others.

The Don army was defeated.

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Li Zhongwen fled, retreated into Haozhou City, and held the city with Liu Gan, the assassin of the history, and sent people to Chang'an for help.

May.

Li Yuan then sent Pei Lin to lead the army to Jiexiu to confront Liu Wuzhou's army.

But soon news came back from Jinyang City:

A craftsman in charge of manufacturing the cannon of the Tang Dynasty Shenwei escaped from the city with a rope and took refuge with Liu Wuzhou.

When Li Yuan learned the news, he immediately ordered the craftsman's wife and children in Chang'an to be beheaded.

It was June when Li Shimin received the news, and he was using Shenwei General Cannon to hit the city outside Luoyang City.

Soon.

Pei Lin was defeated, left more than ten Shenwei general cannons, fled south from Jiexiu, and fled for a day and a night, and only dared to stop when he arrived in Jinju.

At this point, north of Jinzhou, except for Haozhou, which was firmly defended by Li Zhongwen, and Jinyang, the hometown of the Tang Dynasty defended by Li Yuanji, all of them were occupied by Liu Wuzhou.

Li Yuan couldn't sit still any longer, and waited any longer, the defected craftsman made a Shenwei general cannon for Liu Wuzhou, how could his hometown Jinyang be guarded?

So he issued a hand of pardon, saying:

"Liu Wuzhou is such a thief, it is difficult to compete, abandon the east of the river and guard the western part of the country."

Soon after, his Erlang, who was outside Luoyang City, sent a letter back asking for war.

"My Erlang, gifted and brave, is not afraid of thieves...... Permit! ”

Li Yuan immediately allowed him to withdraw his troops from Luoyang as soon as possible, and let Li Jing and Xu Shiyun abandon the military prison pass, and all the soldiers and horses were under Li Shimin's control.

He personally led hundreds of officials to Changchun Palace to wait, and waited for five days before returning to the 30,000 troops led by Li Shimin.

"Erlang, you ——!"

Li Yuan saw from a distance that his second son Li Shimin was riding on a horse, surrounded by generals such as Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, Li Jing, Xu Shixian, Zhai Changsun, and other generals, as well as Qin Wangfu staff, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others following.

The military generals gathered, and the soldiers behind them looked neat, and the order was forbidden.

When Li Shimin came and knelt down on one knee in front of him to salute, Li Yuan didn't dare to recognize him.

In the past six months, the Tang army has been defeated repeatedly, making it difficult for Li Yuan to sleep and eat in Chang'an.

Now that he saw the army under Li Shimin, he regained some confidence.

"Jiro!!"

Li Yuan helped his son up and said to him solemnly: "I appoint you as the general of the expedition to the north, all the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong and Hedong are under your dispatch, and the military and political affairs north of Jinzhou are also under your jurisdiction, so be sure to block the thief army from crossing the river south!" ”

"Yes, Father!"

Li Shimin received the order, but did not stand up, and pleaded:

"Erchen asked his father to remove the fourth brother from the position of governor of the state, appoint Liu Wenjing as the assassin of Jinyang, and appease the soldiers and people in Jinyang City, so that Jinyang can be defended!"

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, and the military generals of Wenchen were all looking at him around, and he had just appointed King Qin as the general of the expedition to the north, so it was not good to refuse again.

Li Yuan had to agree: "Okay, according to your wishes." ”

Li Shimin thanked him before he stood up.

Three days later.

Under the send-off of Li Yuanxiang, Li Shimin led 50,000 troops across the Yellow River and rushed to Jinzhou to join Pei Lian.

Early September.

Lee Se-min to Jinju.

That night, Li Shimin, who was looking at the map and discussing military affairs with Qu Tutong, Cheng Yanjin and other generals, suddenly felt something.

"Here is it tonight, you all go back and rest."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin returned to the Jinju County Shoufu, took a batch of rare antiques, closed the door, and waited patiently.

He took out his watch to check the time, and fifteen minutes later, a premonition grew stronger in his heart, and he lay down on the bed with a few cloth bags in his hands.

After a slight dizziness, Li Shimin's body shook, stood firmly on the ground, and opened his eyes.

Mr. Chu, who hadn't seen him for more than half a year, was sitting on the sofa on the left, chatting with the two little ladies from the Song Dynasty and the Shun Dynasty.

After seeing him coming, Mr. Chu laughed and beckoned him to sit down.

Li Shimin looked around, what he was like last time, and what he was like this time.

It made him feel like a world away.

"Shimin has seen Mr. Chu!"

Li Shimin bowed before sitting down.

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