It is said that Li Yuan shed some tears in the Tai Chi Hall, and then ordered the Ministry of Rites to bury Yang You with royal rites.
There is no such hidden danger in Chang'an City, but Li Yuan still has to face the fierce war in the world...
Li Shimin, who led the army in the northwest, was gradually gaining the upper hand in the stalemate with Xue Rengao, because Xue Rengao's tribe was starting to run out of food.
The northwest is already a land of wind and sand. When Xue raised his army, he relied on the wealth accumulated by the Xue family from trading in the Western Regions. After a few years, with the expansion of the army, it was only a matter of time that military resources gradually became scarce.
Therefore, after these frontier troops were mobilized, most of them were conducive to a quick battle. As the stalemate lasted for a long time, their shortcomings gradually became apparent.
Moreover, Xue Rengao is not his father Xue Ju. The internal battles are also rapidly consuming his strength. At this time, the sequelae of killing Tang Bi are also continuing to trouble Xue Rengao's tribe, making their internal unrest even more
Got up.
The reason why Xue Rengao's army gradually declined is that Xue Rengao was cruel and tyrannical. He would kill his soldiers without fighting, cut out tongues and eyes, and used various methods of torture that were shocking.
Can is not much different.
This made the officers and soldiers of the Tang army have no intention of surrendering when they faced Xue Rengao's army. They often fought to the death even if they were defeated and trapped.
Xue Rengao's poor reputation did not have much effect in deterring the enemy and ourselves. While enhancing the cohesion of the Tang army, it also caused complaints from various departments in the northwest.
Li Shimin, the commander of the army, has grown into a quite mature army commander in the past few years. At this time, he spared no effort to publicize Xue Rengao's evil deeds, and even did not hesitate to release some of his surrendered soldiers and generals...
In addition, there was Li Gui watching behind Xue Ju, and Xue Rengao's army of more than 100,000 men gradually lost their place to move and became like trapped animals near Fufeng.
The most important thing is that the support of the Turks also slowed down in the autumn of this year, because the civil strife of the Turks began to show signs.
At this time, Li Shimin had clearly seen the dawn of a great victory over Xue Rengao. At such a critical moment, Li Shimin did not follow the order and return to Beijing. After hearing the news of the defeat of Jin.
Amidst the northwest wind and sand, Li Shimin's eyes, which had long lost the last trace of their greenness, shook their eyes towards the east, as if there was a wisp of flame burning and blooming in his eyes.
Angry? He was definitely angry, but he was not angry at the enemy's tyranny and betrayal. He was angry at the incompetence of Li Shentong and others, and angry because his father never listened carefully to his words.
Because he had already advised his father that the campaign in Jin should be the same as the war in the northwest, focusing on stalemate and using the strong city passes in Jin to consume Li Po in northern Shanxi. In addition, he should protect the center of Shu to the death.
Because that’s where the gate of life is.
My father heard it, but he probably didn’t hear a word of it.
Most of Shuzhong was lost, and the leader of the army in Hedong was actually an incompetent person like Li Shentong...
Since when did his father not want to listen to what he said?
Maybe he has never been favored by his father from beginning to end, right? The eldest brother and fourth brother can always win his father's favor, but he can't. He has been like this since he was a child...
As he grew older, he also understood some of the reasons. Maybe it was because every time his father saw his second son, he would think of Yang Er, right?
Ask yourself, the more military exploits he has made, the more similar he will be to Yang Guang?
People have always said that the eldest brother is most similar to his father... Haha, with the current situation, Li's enemies are everywhere. What can the eldest brother who has always been said to be a honest and steady person do?
Is he really worthy of the position of prince? Apart from wooing court officials and liaising with various nobles, has the prince done anything worthwhile?
Regardless of meritorious deeds, a person with generosity and kindness can secure his position as the prince... Huh, what kind of bullshit is that?
Ambition continues to grow along with anger, and resentment towards his father and brothers follows.
This is not something that happens overnight, but is the result of long-term preparation and the expansion of power.
This is one of the stubborn diseases of wealthy families. There is nothing strange about it. In a family like the Li family, if the second son wants to struggle out under the suppression of his father and elder brother, it will inevitably have such a result. The ties of blood are bound to
Ties are the strongest and also the most fragile ties among people in a family.
The story of father and son turning against each other and brothers becoming enemies has been played out among the families of the Central Plains as often as the drama of loving father and son, filial piety, brother, friend and respectful brother. However, Li Tang, who is now overwhelmed by foreign enemies, has not yet given it.
Just leave plenty of time for civil unrest.
The person who acted quite friendly back then and could even be called interesting has become a serious problem for Li. When Li Shimin thought about this, he could only say that times have changed and things have changed, and there are no certain rules to follow.
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Of course, the first thing he thought of at this time was really no different from his father. The Li family's Sanniang had a deep entanglement with that man... With the current situation, both father and son had put all thoughts of face out of their minds at the same time.
But only God knows whether this personal relationship between children can withstand thousands of troops or other temptations. Anyway, to their father and son, this is definitely nothing, so this is destined to be just a delaying strategy.
, they didn’t expect any miraculous results.
For Li Shimin, his thinking stopped here. He only had Xue Rengao's army of more than 100,000 in his eyes. This was already a feast in his eyes.
When he defeated Xue Rengao, subdued his troops, and returned to the east... Li Shimin looked forward to it for a while. Unfortunately, at this time, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other strategists from the Prince's Palace were not with him. Otherwise, he would have thought
Hear what they have to say...
Immediately, Li Shimin wrote back to Chang'an, saying that the military situation was urgent and Xue Rengao would be defeated in just a few months, and he could not leave. By the way, he recommended Liu Wenjing to lead the army to defend Li Po.
At this time, Li Shimin wanted to talk about the war in Jin again, and wanted Liu Wenjing to lead the troops to guard Longmen Ferry and not to enter the east of the river lightly to avoid being broken by others, but in the end he did not mention this in the letter.
Because if he was ordered to return to Beijing and state his interests to his father face to face, he might be able to influence his father's decision, but as for a letter, forget it, and his father was never very willing to listen to his son talking about general affairs...
But Li Shimin would never have imagined what effect his letter would have...
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Just when the entire Kansai region was devastated by the war in Jin Dynasty, drastic changes also occurred in Henan in June.
Wang Shichong proclaimed himself emperor...
The Emperor Yang Tong was driven from the throne of the emperor more than a year later than his uncle Yang You. There is no need to elaborate on the sorrows of the last emperor.
Wang Shichong also made an abdication. He was almost a replica of Li Yuan, taking over the throne as emperor with the post of prime minister.
To be honest, the two princes in Henan had been at odds with each other for many years, and they were almost driven crazy by all the wars. Li Mi's madness lay in his arbitrariness and suspicion.
Wang Shichong had been suppressed by Li Mi for many years. Once he defeated a powerful enemy, not only the power in his hands but also his ambitions suddenly expanded...
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