"Yuan Ji, Wang Junkuo also made an unintentional mistake. Luo Shixin doesn't care about it anymore, so why are you holding on to it?"
Li Yuanji had just returned to where he was staying, smelling of alcohol, and was about to take a rest. Li Xiuning followed closely behind him and started to excuse Wang Junkuo as soon as they met.
Li Yuanji rubbed his swollen temples and smiled at Li Xiuning: "Sister, I don't think she has any friendship with Wang Junkuo. Why do you want to plead for Wang Junkuo?"
Li Xiuning looked embarrassed.
Naturally, she had no friendship with Wang Junkuo, and it could even be said that she had never met him a few times.
The reason why she interceded for Wang Junkuo was because she was entrusted by Li Shimin.
"My second brother asked you to come forward, right?"
Li Yuanji asked with a smile.
Li Xiuning said, somewhat dumbfounded: "You know why you still ask?"
The smile on Li Yuanji's face faded slightly, "In this case, Wang Junkuo must have taken refuge in my second brother, otherwise my second brother would not have been able to help him so hard."
Wang Junkuo was the right-wing general of the Sixteenth Guards of Chang'an. Although he had followed Li Shimin on many campaigns, he was Li Yuan's man.
In addition, he has done too many dirty things and his reputation is not very good.
Under normal circumstances, Li Shimin would definitely not help him.
Only if he surrenders to Li Shimin will Li Shimin help him out.
Li Xiuning didn't know what to say. After all, it was not a decent thing for his brother to poach his father, and it would not be nice to talk about it.
The reason why Li Xiuning approached Li Yuanji was because of Li Shimin's repeated requests, and it was difficult for her to refuse.
"Yuanji..."
Li Xiuning spoke with some embarrassment, hoping that Li Yuanji would spare Wang Junkuo for her sake.
Li Yuanji didn't wait for Li Xiuning to finish what he said, and smiled without hesitation: "Sister, there's no need to persuade me. If Wang Junkuo made the mistake unintentionally, I won't argue with him.
But he wasn't, it was a careless mistake on his part.
My second brother wanted to recruit him, so he didn't bother with it.
But that doesn’t mean I will let him go.”
Li Xiuning smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't Luo Shixin okay? Why are you so aggressive? If you hurt Wang Junkuo and don't follow up with Erlang, I'm afraid it won't be easy for your father to explain to you."
Li Yuanji put away the smile on his face, looked at Li Xiuning, and said seriously: "Luo Shixin is fine, but almost all the troops under Luo Shixin were killed or injured.
Half of the soldiers from the Zuo Ertong Army under my command were also lost in Mingshui City.
Today, their wives, children, and parents are repairing the tombs of their sons, husbands, and fathers outside Luoyang City.
If I let Wang Junkuo go, how would I face their wives, children, and parents?"
"But Luo Shixin no longer cares about this matter. If you feel sorry for the families of the soldiers outside the city, you can ask Wang Junkuo for some compensation."
Li Xiuning said anxiously.
Li Xiuning didn't care about Wang Junkuo's safety. Cuncui didn't want Li Yuanji to break up with Li Shimin because of Wang Junkuo, nor did he want Li Yuanji to be punished by Li Yuan because of Wang Junkuo.
Wang Junkuo was a duke and a general of the Sixteenth Guards.
It would be fine if Li Yuanji injured Wang Junkuo, but if he killed Wang Junkuo by mistake, all the generals of the Sixteenth Guards would definitely ask Li Yuan for an explanation.
Li Yuan had to deal with Li Yuanji and give an explanation to the generals of the Sixteenth Guards.
"Luo Shixin doesn't care about this matter because my second brother came forward to make the case, and he made the case in front of a crowd of civil and military officials. Luo Shixin couldn't refuse at all.
But I can.
As for compensation...
I have enough money and land to support the families of the soldiers who died in battle, but I still look down upon Wang Junkuo’s three melons and two dates.”
Li Yuanji's attitude was firm.
Li Xiuning hurriedly said: "Then how do you deal with father's punishment? If the generals of the Sixteenth Guards get into trouble because of this, father will punish you severely even if he loves you again."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiuning and said firmly: "If father wants to punish me, let him punish me. I have made up my mind, so there is no need for me to persuade you anymore."
Li Xiuning looked anxious and was about to speak, but Li Yuanji said again: "If I try to persuade you again, it will easily hurt the relationship between our sisters and brothers."
Li Xiuning opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say a word of persuasion. She just let out a long sigh.
"It's getting late. Sister, please go back and rest early. If you have free time tomorrow, you can go to the school grounds in the city to watch the game."
Li Yuanji saw that Li Xiuning no longer persuaded him and had no intention of trying to persuade him to stay, so he immediately issued an eviction order.
Li Xiuning sighed again, said nothing more, and hurriedly left where Li Yuanji was staying.
After Li Xiuning left, Li Yuanji narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed quietly, "For the sake of my sister interceding for you, I will hit you with 100% of my strength tomorrow..."
Li Yuanji had to argue with Wang Junkuo.
What Wang Junkuo did in Mingshui City was too much.
Just because of his negligence, nearly two thousand heroes were killed.
Qu Tutong replaced Li Shimin and only punished him slightly, but there was no substantial punishment at all.
Li Yuanji felt unhappy if Wang Junkuo was not dealt with.
Especially when I entered the city today and saw the old, weak, women and children weeping secretly, I felt even more unhappy.
If those brave men were defeated and died in battle because they encountered a strong enemy, then Li Yuanji would have nothing to say.
But those brave men died fighting alone because Wang Junkuo was negligent and had to abandon the troops led by Li Quluo in Mingshui City. Then Li Yuanji had something to say.
In the past, Li Yuanji didn't care about this matter because this war happened before.
During the war, there was internal strife within Datang, which was not a good thing.
That's why Li Yuanji concealed himself.
Now that the war has been settled, Li Yuanji must recover the debt from Wang Junkuo.
As for offending Li Shimin and offending Li Yuan, Li Yuanji also considered it.
The troops under Li Yuanji's command have already reached a certain scale and cannot be hidden. It will definitely arouse some people's attention and fear, and some may even suspect that he has ulterior motives.
Therefore, Li Yuanji must find someone to establish his authority and let everyone know that he is not easy to mess with, and don't mess with him. If he is provoked, he will be violent.
He also had to find someone to establish his authority. Let the double-minded people like Gao Yaxian and people like Li Sixing who are clearly working in his house but loyal to others see that if he wants to deal with one person, he will never care about the other person.
I don't care about the consequences.
…
Just when Li Yuanji sighed and wanted to use 100% of his strength to hit Wang Junkuo 'gently'.
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were gathering together for a 'secret meeting'.
Li Shimin lay on his side on the couch and said a little drunkenly: "Today I saw the figures of Youzhou soldiers and horses among the soldiers and horses under Yuan Ji's command.
Tell me, when did Yuan Ji and Li Yi get together?
What does he want to do when he and Li Yi get together?"
Compared with Li Yuanji's battle with Wang Junkuo in public today, Li Shimin was more concerned about the extra soldiers and horses under Li Yuanji's command, as well as the origins of those soldiers and horses, and the purpose of Li Yuanji's having so many soldiers and horses.
Compared with Wang Junkuo, Li Yuanji suddenly had more than 10,000 brave men from Youzhou under his command, which is obviously more worthy of attention.
Changsun Wuji and others look at each other. No one can guess what Li Yuanji is thinking, let alone when Li Yuanji and Li Yi got together, so they dare not speak nonsense.
Just when Li Shimin was about to frown, Changsun Wuji, under the 'recommendation' of others, had to speak: "Although I don't know when His Highness King Qi and Li Yi got together, nor do I know that King Qi
What is the purpose of His Highness and Li Yi getting together?
But I know that by getting together with Li Yi at this time, His Highness Prince Qi is inviting trouble for himself."
When Li Yuan clearly stated that he wanted to deal with Du Fuwei, they and Li Yuanji should all avoid Du Fuwei, and they should also avoid Li Yi, who has a similar identity to Du Fuwei, to avoid being betrayed by Du Fuwei.
Wei is involved with Li Yi.
Li Yuanji is asking for trouble if he gets together with Li Yi at this time.
Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji and sighed: "You should understand my father's temperament. Even if Yuanji comes together with Li Yi at this time, at most he will only be scolded by my father, and he will never do it again.
There are other punishments."
Changsun Wuji pondered and said: "If Li Yi does anything untoward, even if the saint loves His Highness King Qi no matter how much he loves him, he will inevitably take away His Highness King Qi's title."
Rebellion is a taboo thing, especially when a son rebels against me.
If Li Yi rebelled in the name of supporting Li Yuanji, even if Li Yuan loved Li Yuanji no matter how much he loved him, he would cut off Li Yuanji's title and terminate all of Li Yuanji's official positions.
Li Shimin looked deeply at Changsun Wuji and said angrily: "Li Yi is not that stupid."
Li Yi knew the soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty quite well.
Li Yi knew very well what kind of situation he would face after the rebellion.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Li Yi to do anything nefarious until he is at the end of his rope and has no choice but to fight for survival.
Changsun Wuji opened his mouth, but did not speak.
What he actually wanted to say was that if Li Yi had done nothing wrong, we could help him.
But considering that Li Shimin's biggest opponent is not Li Yuanji, there is no need to push Li Yuanji and Li Yi to a dead end and give them a life-or-death victory.
With the troops and horses currently in the hands of Li Yuanji and Li Yi, if they really start to cause trouble, it will cause a lot of trouble.
If they want to deal with Li Yuanji and Li Yi, they will have to pay a huge price.
In that case, it would only be advantageous for Li Jiancheng.
"So... none of you know when Yuan Ji and Li Yi got together? And none of you know the purpose of Yuan Ji and Li Yi getting together?"
Li Shimin stared at Changsun Wuji and others and asked.
"His Royal Highness Prince Qi and Li Yi don't seem to have much purpose in getting together..."
Someone whispered something.
Li Shimin and others all frowned.
It seems that the only thing worthy of Li Yuanji and Li Yi getting together to plot is that position.
