Ashnarong is really pregnant, but the treatment cannot be compared with that of Li Bi. Most of the officials these days are still shameless, and they are very clear about priorities. Those who have heard about it, find an opportunity to congratulate verbally.
, those who have not heard about it, even if they hear about it later, they will pretend that they have not heard about it.
If you rush to curry favor, you will not be able to escape the suspicion of flattery, which will damage your reputation and is an extremely irresponsible behavior for your career.
So Li Po was quite quiet here. He just asked the people in the mansion to take good care of the pregnant woman, and it didn't delay his schedule.
As expected, Wen Yanbo came to the door, and his remonstrance was much stronger than that of Chen Xiaoyi. As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he was also the most daring person among Li Po's subordinates, and his style of conduct had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Li Po was mentally prepared and dealt with it calmly, unlike Chen Xiaoyi who could make him angry.
However, there were changes in the itinerary in the end, and I stayed in Jinyang for a while longer. It was not until mid-May that Yuchi Gong sent a message to Jinyang that the Grand Marshal of Eastern Shaanxi Province and King of Qin Li Shimin had returned to Chang'an.
Also accompanying him was Tang Jian, the deputy general manager of the march of Shaanxi Province and the internal historian.
In other words, the chief and deputy leaders of the Tang Army who were stationed on the edge of the Yellow River resigned from their posts and returned to Chang'an.
Li Shimin was replaced by Li Shimin as Shangshu of the Military Department of Shaanxi Province and the general manager of the march of Shaanxi Province. Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, and Li Gang, the prince's assassin who had just recovered from a serious illness and a member of the East Palace, served as the deputy general manager of the march of Shaanxi Province and was stationed in Yongfengcang.
The Tongguan army gradually divided its troops, and Li Tang's garrison stationed on the west bank of the Yellow River quickly increased its troops to more than 100,000 men, which made Yuchi Gong, who was guarding Pu Ban, feel a little pressure.
The news came very quickly and was quite detailed. It was not because Yu Chigong and others did a good job in intelligence work, but because Tang soldiers deserted.
There is nothing strange about it. Most of these deserters from the Tang army were Jin people who followed Li Yuan and his son to Chang'an south. There is a reason for fleeing eastward now.
Many Jin people had a rather unsatisfactory life in Kansai. They were strongly ostracized by the Kansai people, and most of them gradually returned to the more tolerant King of Qin.
Now that Li Shimin has returned to Beijing, Prince Li Jiancheng's power has expanded violently in the east. The future is bleak, and a few years have passed, and he is homesick, so deserters have appeared.
What surprised Li Po was not Li Tang's drastic personnel changes, but the news that Li Shimin was ill, and it was said that he was very ill.
This seemed a bit illusory to Li Po. He knew who Li Shimin was better than anyone else. He was undoubtedly an emperor who grew up from the war and had brilliant achievements.
Generally speaking, such people are strong and energetic people, but they are seriously ill? Are you kidding me?
The sudden good news made Li Po's heart flutter. Of course, as an excellent commander, the first thing he thought of was that there was a scam. Could it be that he wanted to imitate Bai Qi's story and lure him to lead his troops?
river?
But thinking about it, it's impossible. Now that he is unprepared, will he lead his troops across the river based on such news? Absolutely not. The lack of troops on the river is obvious, and he, Li Po, is not Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper.
How could Li Erzhi turn a blind eye to this cunning and come up with such a clumsy plan?
Therefore, this gave Li Po a more sufficient excuse to travel, but his itinerary had also changed. He wanted to go south for a look first.
In fact, there were not many voices discouraging him from traveling. Except for Wen Yanbo and Chen Xiaoyi, who had some fierce words, others did not have much to say about the lord's move to patrol the Shangdang. They only advised the lord to bring more troops.
In the middle of May, in the warm summer wind, Li Po finally put aside his busy schedule in Jinyang and embarked on his journey south to Shangdang.
At this time, King Qin Li Shimin's chariot was slowly entering the gate of Chang'an City. There were many people welcoming King Qin back to the capital, except for Shi Du Ruhui, the chief of Qin's palace who had recently been released from the Dali Temple prison, and Fang Xuanling and other Cao family members of Qin's palace.
, as well as the civil and military ministers headed by General Dugu Xiude and Zuowuwei General Jiang Baoyi.
Flags of various colors were waving in the procession, and with the low sound of horse hooves, the group slowly entered the Chang'an City Gate.
While driving in the car, Li Shimin leaned weakly on the soft pillow, his body covered with thick fur, beads of sweat on his face, his breathing was rapid and he occasionally coughed a few times.
In fact, his illness was not as severe as it seemed. According to the doctors' diagnosis, he just contracted a cold.
Of course, the good doctors who diagnosed and treated King Qin, and even Li Shimin himself, knew that his condition had never gotten better, and that it was possible that it would slowly turn into a serious illness.
Everything was a sign that he led his troops to attack Longmen last winter. The severe cold and snow in Shanxi had caused great damage to his health. In addition, he had not been able to rest in peace. Now, he has to
Returned to Beijing to recuperate.
Listening to the sound of horse hooves outside and the whispers from the servants, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing at himself as the team had entered Chang'an City. He had led his troops into Shu, defeated Xiao Xian and swept away the southern barbarians in one battle, and soon led his troops to defeat Xue Rengao.
, the military exploits he achieved are unparalleled in the DPRK.
At that time, he thought twice about returning to Beijing with only a few hundred relatives. Who would welcome him back? Only a fool like Jiang Baoyi.
Now that he failed to defeat Li Ding'an, he suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Puban. Not only did Dugu Yanyun, Wang Xingben, Lu Chongmao, etc. all die in the battle, but Xue's uncle and nephew were also thrown into Puban City. The two
They are all members of the literati team in Prince Qin’s palace.
When crossing the river, his guard commander Zhai Changsun led his troops to storm the beach, wearing six wounds. When he retreated, he was hit by two arrows on the pontoon and was seriously injured. He is still lying in Feng Yi City unable to move.
It was just a tactical defeat, but it was almost a complete strategic defeat. After losing Puban, the chance of the Tang army to regain the Jin Dynasty had become extremely slim.
Once all of Jin is lost and cannot threaten Wang Shichong in Henan from the side, it will become inevitable that the Tongguan line will withstand the baptism of war in the near future.
In Li Shimin's view, the current situation in the east is more dangerous than when Xue Ju came to attack.
Some time ago, he heard that Li Ding'an had finally become king. Xiao Xian, Wang Shichong, and Dou Jiande unexpectedly sent envoys to congratulate him, which made Li Shimin shudder.
Li Shimin deeply understood that a strategic defeat was more terrible than a tactical defeat. The defeat in this battle was almost not a crime of war. Li Yuanji, Li Shentong, Pei Ji and others all deserved death. Without them,
How could there be the current crisis?
What made Li Shimin even more frightened was that successive years of war had gradually exhausted Kansai, and civil unrest had once again shown its signs.
What makes people uncomfortable is that even though he can see clearly, if you ask him what to do now, his answer may be the same as others. The only way is to defeat Xiao Xian and Li Ding'an as soon as possible, and use the victory in battle to inspire them.
It's just the human heart.
But Xiao Mian and Li Ding'an, one from the south and the other from the north, clamped down on Guanxi like two strong pliers. How could they be so easy to defeat?
The complicated political disputes in Chang'an City also made him deeply involved and unable to extricate himself...
At such a time, when he returned to Chang'an, the people who greeted him put on a grand gesture, as if they were welcoming a prince who had returned to the court after a true victory, which really made him dumbfounded.
Father, is it really okay for you to vacillate between eldest brother and me like this? Li Shimin looked at the shaking roof of the car and couldn't help but have the desire to vomit.
But he still had to calm down and think about the situation he would face after returning to Beijing.
The prince is powerful, and his support in the court is becoming increasingly scarce. When he leads troops to fight against the enemy outside and loses troops and generals, the prince's line has quietly gained the absolute upper hand.
He thought he was ill at the wrong time before, but now it seemed that he had the right opportunity, because both Du Ruhui and Yu Wenshi and others believed that fighting with the prince at this time would only be counterproductive.
The voices in the court appreciating the prince became louder and louder. Outside, Qu Tutong was stationed in the northwest, and Li Xiaogong and Li Zhiyun's uncle and nephew led the troops in Shu. Once he left the bank of the Yellow River, the prince's world would definitely be over there.
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The internal and external situation has reached such a point. Apart from his military exploits, what else can he, Li Shimin, rely on to rely on to compete with the prince?
Killing Dugu Huai'en was undoubtedly a failure. His old subordinates had no brains and added a lot of obstacles to him. Qi King Li Yuanji and Wei Guogong Pei Ji, who were jumping up and down, became two swords in the hands of the prince that were difficult to parry.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin became angry and his eyes gradually became extremely dark. What could these people do if they are friends with each other?
Hmph, let’s calm down and take a look, can they keep the people of Kansai fed, clothed and warm, or can they lead the army to achieve great feats?
So, he got sick at the right time. This is the same as fighting. Since you can't fight head-on, just stay in one place and wait for the opportunity.
What makes Li Shimin feel at ease is that he is used to seeing his father's methods, and he finally understands that the worse he is here, the more likely his father will lend a helping hand, because when the prince is in power, the last thing he wants to see is this kind of situation.
Maybe it was his father.
Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for him to escape from the Manchu attacks some time ago, and the people who greeted him outside the city now are proof of that.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's eyes gradually became indifferent. After thinking about it, he stretched out his hand to open the car curtain and said: "Let's go directly to the palace to meet the driver..."
At the same time, King Li Yuanji of Qi, who was always remembered by Li Shimin, was not idle either. He was circling outside the gate of Princess Pingyang's mansion.
If Li Shimin saw Li Yuanji who was even worse than him, he would definitely laugh a few times and say "retribution".
Yes, the fourth prince finally felt that he was at the end of his rope, and actually found the door of Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning, who had cut off all contact with him for a long time. This shows how bad the situation was.