"Your Majesty, what happened to make you so happy? Is this a military report from Saikaidō?" Du Ruhui asked hesitantly.

Li Shimin nodded, handed the memorial to Fang Xuanling and said: "This is the military report from Xihai Road. Five days ago, Shu Bao and Hou Junji annihilated the Tuyuhun army who invaded Minzhou at Iron Gate Pass.

With an army of 20,000, Tuyuhun was crowned the leader, and his deputy commander, Genie, was captured alive.

At the same time, we repelled the reinforcements from the Tuyuhun people in the direction of Taozhou, recovered all of Minzhou, and the northwest will have no worries within five years, haha..." Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he said this.

After Fang Xuanling read the memorial, he handed it to Du Ruhui who was standing aside, and then said: "Your Majesty, did you miss something? I can see clearly that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in Min this time.

In the battle of Zhouzhou, he not only helped Shu Baozan paint military planes.

He even personally led a thousand troops, crossed Erlang Mountain, made a surprise attack on Tiemenguan, and fought bloody battles with the Tuyuhun army for eight days at Tiemenguan with arrows and arrows. Why doesn't Your Majesty say anything about such an achievement?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "The prince is the supervisor of Xihai Road, and he is no different from those sons of Guanzhong. Aren't other people's sons raised by their parents?

I want to praise Shu Bao and the others, but the traitor knows how to show off his strength. If Shu Bao and the others had not rescued him in time, I am afraid he would have died long ago." Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes, and in his heart he had to admire Fang Xuanling.

He knew that it was difficult for the emperor to mention Li Chengqian's military exploits, but when he said this, he couldn't help but give credit to Li Chengqian, and at the same time, he got rid of Qin Qiong's charge of putting the prince in danger, killing two birds with one stone.

Du Ruhui stood up and held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, our Tang Dynasty is extremely strict about military merit verification. Since the Xihai Road memorial records the prince's military achievements in detail, it is true. Your Majesty should still commend the prince. I would like to congratulate you here.

As for you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the same demeanor as His Majesty did back then."

Changsun Wuji, an uncle, naturally wanted to speak for his nephew. Just like Fang Xuanling, he had to make his words true first to avoid letting those who make trouble out of nothing gossip.

"Your Majesty, according to the soldiers who reported the victory, His Royal Highness closed the iron gate and resisted the eight-day attack of tens of thousands of Tuyuhuns day and night. Although he was wounded by swords and swords, he still had no clothes and no food, crawling with the soldiers on the battlefield.

Living in the ice and snow, hard work really pays off."

"What, the prince is injured, is it serious?" When Changsun Wuji said that Li Chengqian was injured, Li Shimin stood up and asked.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. His Majesty's injuries are all superficial injuries, nothing serious." Oh, after receiving the answer, Li Shimin nodded and continued.

"Your Majesty, now that the Battle of Minzhou is over, should the new Governor of Minzhou be appointed? Minzhou has just been recovered, and the people's livelihood is in decline. Although Tuyuhun is currently suffering a lot of damage, he needs to be a general with both civil and military skills, otherwise he will still be

The one who causes trouble."

"Xuan Ling is right. Tuyuhun is ambitious. He should be cautious in choosing the governor. So who do you think should serve as the governor of Minzhou?"

"Your Majesty, I think Yangdi County Duke Zuo Xiaowei General Guo Xiaoke is qualified to be the governor of Minzhou. During the battle at Hulao Pass, it was Dou Jiande who was captured alive by Guo Xiaoke during the battle at Hulao Pass. In recent years, he has served as the governor of Beizhou and Jiangzhou with outstanding achievements.

.Minzhou is located on the border, the people there are fierce, and they have just experienced a war, so I thought it would be most appropriate to send him there."

After listening to Du Ruhui's words, Li Shimin thought about it carefully and felt that Guo Xiaoke was indeed a good candidate. Moreover, this person was from the Prince of Qin's palace and was his confidant. It would be perfect for him to guard Minzhou.

Immediately he took a picture of the imperial case and said: "Okay, as Keming said, appoint Guo Xiaoke as the governor of Minzhou, and at the same time order the Xihai Road troops led by Qin Shubao to return to the court to show victory."

"Your Majesty is wise, and I will obey the order." Fang Xuanling and the others bowed to accept the order.

News of the great victory on Xihai Road soon spread throughout Chang'an, and Qin Shubao, Hou Junji and other soldiers were praised as the Great Wall of the country.

Of course, this is also a result that the court can publicize. After all, this is the first real victory against foreigners since Li Shimin ascended the throne. As the supervisor of the army, Li Chengqian ranked first in military merit in this battle, which really made him very angry.

people.

The Tang Dynasty valued military merit, and Li Chengqian would not make false claims just because he was the prince. It was unprecedented for a prince to lead troops, but after this battle, it was natural for Li Chengqian to lead troops.

Minzhou Dudu Mansion

After Guo Xiaoke read out the imperial edict, and after he and Qin Shubao completed the transaction, Li Chengqian pulled him aside. This confused the newly appointed governor of Minzhou. They all said that he had returned to the court to show his victory. Why didn't the prince go back in a hurry?

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Li Chengqian handed the document in Henglian's hand to him. Guo Xiaoke was confused and when he opened the document, it turned out to be a list of names.

"Captain Guo, these people are Minzhou soldiers who died in the battle at Tiemenguan with me. Their families will still be under the governor's rule in the future, so please take good care of them."

Guo Xiaoke dared to thank Li Chengqian and said quickly: "Your Highness, you are polite. They are all the survivors of our Minzhou army. It is my duty to take care of them."

"In addition to the imperial court's support for them, these are also my thoughts for them. I would also like to trouble the governor to help forward them." As he spoke, he waved to Henglian and asked him to hand the box to Guo Xiaoke.

"Your Highness can return to the court with peace of mind. I am also a military officer and know that leading troops is not easy. I will convey your wishes to you."

If he couldn't settle the soldiers who followed him and died at Tiemenguan, Li Chengqian would not worry about returning to the court. Every time he thought of his soldiers who were fighting for a bite to eat, Li Chengqian was full of respect for them.

It is not unreasonable for Zhenguan Dynasty to leave a strong mark in history. Those soldiers who were loyal and brave to the country, even though they were illiterate, sacrificed their lives on the battlefield in order to prevent China from being enslaved by others.

.And all I can do for them now is to make their families live a better life.

A month later, when the Tang army from Xikai Road reached the outskirts of Chang'an, Heng Lian picked up the seriously injured man in the grass, handed him over to his subordinates, and went to find Li Chengqian.

Henglian took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, this man mentioned the three words Pure Land Temple before he passed out, but he is clearly not a monk, and his clothes are extraordinary. I think there must be something wrong with this, and I will know.

His Highness was not at ease with "them", so he rescued the people."

"Leave the person behind and get settled, and we'll talk about it later when we have time."

"Promise, the general will take your orders."
Chapter completed!