Chapter 5 Nameless (for a moment) The moment the fire started to rise on Wei Wensheng's body, Li Jiancheng turned his face gently. He didn't want others to see him lose his composure, but his clenched fists were always trembling.
The fire on the Liaohe River has been haunting him, making him restless day and night. But today, the nightmare finally ended. The man who set fire to the soldiers' retreat despite his obstruction, Li Jiancheng, paid for his sins with his own body, and Li Jiancheng did not.
Another "unreliable" coach. The first to climb the walls of Chang'an were his warriors, and the first team to rush into Chang'an was the left army led by him! He once again proved that his ability is no better than any hero of this era.
Worse, at least, not as good as his second brother Shimin... Thinking of this, he quietly glanced around with the corner of his eye and saw regret written on his younger brother Shimin's heroic face.
Li Jiancheng understood what his younger brother Shimin was regretting. Since the army went south, although Shimin's performance on the battlefield was extremely bad, there was a kind of good luck that always followed him in the fight against Huoyi. Li Shimin was penetrated by Song Laosheng from before his eyes.
However, Liu Hongji, who was able to pursue and kill Song Laosheng under the city wall, was precisely the general under Shimin who attacked the Yellow River. Li Shimin's troops were attacked by the enemy halfway across the river, and the entire army was almost collapsed. However, Chai Shao crossed the river from elsewhere at the critical moment.
Hundreds of cavalry detoured behind the Sui army general Sang Xianhe and once again pulled Li Shimin back from the brink of defeat. Although Chai Shao had been promoted to the director of the cavalry army directly under his father at that time, the cavalry led by this man at that time was
The Flying Tiger Army, which was trained by Hou Junji and Samurai Qi, was later regarded as a credit, and Li Shimin's share was still indispensable. When the army advanced towards the capital, and Fufeng was approached, Liu Hongji and Hou Junji under Li Shimin's command made another great effort.
Wei Wensheng, who led the troops to fight, was so brilliant that he expanded hundreds of miles of land with a single move, gathered tens of thousands of people, and beat Wei Wensheng until he hugged his saddle and vomited blood. He died of shame and anger within a few days after escaping back to the capital.
With the support of these achievements, Li Shimin's pressure on Jiancheng, his elder brother, became more and more obvious. Although on the surface, the two were brothers and brothers, as close as they were five years ago, but Li Jiancheng knew clearly that if he didn't come up with something decent,
With credit, his status in the family will be replaced sooner or later.
It would be fine if his talents and virtues were far inferior to those of his younger brother. Li Jiancheng would take the initiative to hand over his identity as Duke Tang, no, he is now the first heir to Prince Tang. Whether for the prosperity of the family or his personal safety, he had to do this.
You should ask yourself, Li Jiancheng really can't see how he is inferior to his second brother Shimin except for his luck?
It is true that on the Liao River, he failed to protect the retreat of the grain protection team. But Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu was also there at that time, and even he could not stop Wei Wensheng from setting fire to the bridge. How could he, who was a low-key man and a junior, hinder him?
Although it was not his fault, he also paid a huge price for it. After the incident, everyone thought that they were "unreliable". Liu Hongji, Samurai Qi, who came back alive, and even Wang Yuantong, who had returned to his father's company after being separated for many years.
, Qi Po Ning, refused to serve for him anymore. Liu Hongji was under the command of his second brother, Samurai Qi was under his father's tent, Wang Yuantong and Qi Po Ning followed Wan'er, and they all made great achievements! As a result, those achievements
They belong to the second brother, their father, and Wan'er respectively, but as their old boss, I don't get anything!
Indeed, the performance of his left army after the army was launched was far less spectacular than that of Shimin's right army. However, the left army did not make any mistakes that threatened the survival of the entire Li family. Compared with the steady and steady attack of the left army,
, the actions of the right route army fully exposed the gambler's nature of the second brother Shimin. If it weren't for Liu Hongji, Hou Junji and others to take care of him, the entire army would have been wiped out by him!
As a person, Jiancheng believes that he is far more calm and tolerant than his second brother Shimin. In terms of government affairs, he has many years of experience in assisting his father in managing local areas. He has left behind his second brother who likes to do things willfully. Shimin is the only one who can be with him.
One of his shortcomings is that his second brother in military affairs can take all the credit for Liu Hongji and Chai Shao, and even take part of the achievements achieved by cooperating with the Detachment of Women for himself, in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
In front of both eyes, it was the soldiers of the Left Army who were the first to attack the fortified city of Chang'an. This battle alone by the Left Army was enough to eclipse all the achievements of the Right Army since the war began!
Since his ability and contribution to the family in all aspects are not inferior to his younger brother, Li Jiancheng certainly cannot give up his position as the heir apparent. For a long time, his younger brother Shimin has been pressing on him step by step.
From then on, he had to endure the reputation of "potential helper of hundreds of families". He no longer backed away from Shimin's aggressive attacks. He had already personally avenged his brothers from the food protection team who died on the east bank of the Liao River. He had already proved it with his own hands.
With his excellent ability to employ people and command the army, what he has to do next is to lead the main force of the Li family northward to fight against the Turkic Wolf Cavalry alongside the champion general Li Xu in accordance with the agreement made before taking Chang'an, and along the way, he will bring down his father's fake new emperor Yang Youzhi.
The hussar general awarded to Li Xu by hand, the reward of the hereditary Boling County King was given to Li Xu, and then the six counties of Hebei were integrated with Hedong, Gyeonggi and other places.
If this matter is left to Shimin, with his domineering character, he will definitely mess it up and leave it to himself. Li Jiancheng believes that he has a 100% chance of achieving his goal. First of all, Xuzi has always respected him as much as he respects his biological brother.
, and I have always interacted with him as an elder brother, and there is an indelible affection between them. Even if we can't agree on certain things, we can bargain openly and honestly, and we will not worry about the future of the six counties in Hebei.
They had different opinions on the development path and fell out on the spot; secondly, before repelling the Turkic wolf cavalry, he would not talk about the two families and do one thing, so as not to make Xuzi feel that the Hedong Li family was taking advantage of others' danger to fight side by side, and the Boling Army
The generals will fully realize the current strength and great prospects of the Li family in Hedong. As long as Xuzi himself does not have the ambition to be a loner, the merger will almost be a matter of course for no harm to both parties; thirdly, even if Xuzi is no longer the same Xuzi
, with higher goals in life and more desire for power, he should also be able to see that sweeping the world with six counties is an almost impossible task. As long as he is willing to put forward conditions, he will become the Li family's first
The identity of the first heir should satisfy his requirements as much as possible. With Xuzi's personality and intelligence, we should be able to see the sincerity shown by the Li family in this matter.
If Xu Zi helps... Li Jiancheng glanced at the heavy black smoke and looked at the silent Liu Hongji, Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji. Together, the talents of the world cannot match Xu Zi's ability.
The status of the crown prince will be as stable as a rock, and no one can threaten him again. The Li family will become more prosperous in his own hands, surpassing his father and his father's father, and reaching unprecedented glory.
"Your Majesty, are you ready to go? Is there anything I can do for you, General?" Sensing Li Jiancheng's slightly critical gaze, the warrior closest to him hurriedly took a few steps forward and asked in a low voice.
Even though he has been granted the title of Duke of Taiyuan, the warrior Qi still treats Jiancheng and Shimin with the same respect as the young master of his family. This is a habit he has developed by living in the care of others for a long time, and he cannot change it even if he wants to.
Li Jiancheng was very satisfied with this attitude. His sharp eyes suddenly became gentle. He thought about it and replied with a smile: "Uncle Chen has been in charge of this matter. I have too many things today and I haven't had time to ask him! If Taiyuan Gongzai
If you can spare some time later, I will ask General Dou to go to you to get some crossbow arrows for defending the city. There are two Great Walls inside and outside Zhuo County, which will help our army to defend the city. Bring more arrows over there, they should come in handy.
!”
The warrior smiled and nodded, "I have already mobilized all the arrows in the inventory of the Ministry of War. In addition, there are four thousand sets of vests. If the prince needs it, you can take them all. We will be a guest army when we arrive in Hebei. If we don't bring enough weapons,
, it is inevitable that others will laugh at you for being stingy!”
"If the other soldiers and horses are in need, where can they get arrows?" Li Jiancheng didn't expect the warrior Qi to be so generous to him. He was stunned for a moment and blurted out a questioning voice.
"The last general has already informed Duke Tang that the royal gardens outside the city will be cut down starting tomorrow. The wood in the gardens has been raised for more than 20 years and should be put to use!" Warrior Qi was already prepared for Li Jiancheng's question and smiled.
, giving the answer in a low voice
The reason why he deliberately highlighted the difference between Hebei and Hedong in his words was to avoid telling the truth but he was doing his best. He had tried his best to make the rush-made feather arrows for his former friends. The quality was definitely not as good as the original stock, but
The enemies faced by both sides are also different. On the one hand, they are bandits armed with simple weapons and wearing cheap armor. On the other hand, they are facing hundreds of thousands of wolf riders coming towards them. Which side is more threatening? A smart person should be able to tell which side is more threatening.
distinguish
Li Jiancheng must be a smart person. After pondering for a moment, he decided to count Samurai Qi's move as a means to get closer to him. Since he led the troops to attack Chang'an first, he has encountered similar moves to get closer to him more than ten times a day.
, so it is easy to get used to it and become natural
Although the martial arts family in Bingzhou is not a famous family, this time Chang'an was granted the title. In addition to the warrior Xiao, the county prince, there was also a warrior Leng who was also granted the title of county prince. With the title of one clan and two princes and the financial status of half of Bingzhou
, The Wu family’s take-off is just around the corner. If someone like this can help him, it’s natural to go with the flow and take it under his wing. Even if he can’t get his allegiance for the time being, he can’t just watch him run for others.
Considering the above factors, Li Jiancheng's smile looked even calmer, "General Wu always wants you to be in charge of the baggage in front of everyone when doing things. I don't know how much worry it has saved everyone along the way. If my father hadn't appointed you as the general,
To be Si Zhengqing, the food supervisor of the Northern Expedition Army, it must be Shiqiu!"
"Thank you for your support, Your Majesty. What Wu did was all within his own duties and not considered as a plan." The warrior was startled by Li Jiancheng's unscrupulousness and quickly changed the topic to military affairs. He didn't want to offend the man who was currently at the peak of his power.
Li Jiancheng, however, was far from being a Philistine to the point where he would immediately change his family when he saw that the other party might have the upper hand. Moreover, he knew that his foundation was shallow and not as good as his eldest son, Shunde. Therefore, people like Liu Wenjing could not get involved in the matter of establishing a heir apparent and seizing the heir apparent, so they should stay away.
It's better
Before the warrior Qi could clear himself up, Li Jiancheng's confidant Dou Cong of the Third Army of the Third Army of the Left came over and said angrily: "As the old saying goes, before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first. If Brother Shi Qi's actions can't be considered as planning ahead,
, then some people who don’t even have a good eye will be given the name of being cunning in vain!”
When he said this, Dou Cong stared unblinkingly at Li Jing, who was standing next to Li Shimin, until the other person lowered his head, exposing all the gray hair behind his official hat, and then he snorted triumphantly and said loudly.
Lift your chin high
"I have some things to do as a prisoner. Don't be surprised, Prince Wu, for taking the first step!" Samurai Qi was afraid that if they continued to talk to each other, he would get into more trouble, so he quickly bowed and resigned.
"General Wu, please be patient. General Dou will come find you later!" Li Jiancheng smiled calmly, not taking it as a disgrace to Samurai Qi's pushback. On the contrary, the more the other party acted like this, the more he respected him. Compared with Samurai Qi, it was true.
Li Jing, who was bullied by Dou Cong's words, had a much different image in his mind. He was just over forty and his hair was nearly half gray. His face was full of bad luck, as if he owed someone hundreds of thousands of dollars. Look.
He is not a good person! Therefore, even though his subordinates deliberately provoked him, Li Jiancheng did not want to stop it. Instead, he felt a surge of pleasure mixed with desire deep in his heart, waiting to see how Li Shimin would stand up for the snob like Li Jing.
If this matter were placed at a normal time, and there was friction between the Crown Prince and the Second Young Master, most of the people around him would definitely find excuses to hide away like Samurai Qi did. But today, most people who accidentally heard Dou Cong's words
They all turned their eyes from the fire to the scene of friction. Eight of the ten looked at Li Jing with contempt.
Everyone couldn't figure out what was wrong with the usually witty Second Young Master in recent days. He actually tried his best to annoy Li Waner, the leader of the Women's Army, and Li Yuan, the king of the Tang Dynasty, and insisted on saving Li Jing from the ghost head sword.
?Although Li Jing shouted before being executed, "The public promotes righteous soldiers, and in order to quell the riots, we kill the brave men because of personal grudges!" It sounds very well-informed, but these days there are many people who can speak big words, and it doesn't matter.
See how many of them can actually do serious things
In the eyes of everyone, Li Jing was dirty and slovenly at this moment, and he was more annoying than a rat crossing the street. That guy was very famous twenty years ago, but he continued to live in it until he was forty years old, and he still couldn't find anything comparable to him.
The Li family was reorganizing their army in Taiyuan to prepare for the war. As a refugee who fled to Taiyuan from Liu Wuzhou, the man did not appreciate the kindness of the Tang Gong family in taking him in. Instead, he regarded informing the Li family of Hedong as a great opportunity to get promoted.
After arriving in Chang'an, he first gave the Yin Shishi an idea to destroy the Li family's ancestral tomb, and then tried to incite the people of Hecheng to fight against the Li family's army. If it hadn't been for the late Jingzhao Yin Guyi's kind thoughts at the last moment, the whole of Chang'an might have been destroyed.
I came to bury Li Jing for his utilitarianism.
In addition, the man also personally shot and killed several Detachment Generals, including Gongsun Hua of Wuxiang County. Even Zhang Chuchen, who was regarded as a fairy-like figure by the young generals, almost died at his hands after listening to unverified information.
Sources say that in order to escape for his life, Li Jing had an engagement with him. The reason why Zhang Chuchen is still waiting for Li Jing's marriage is actually because he is still waiting for Li Jing.
For such a ruthless, unjust guy who was willing to kill people for his own selfish reasons, the second son Li Shimin actually wanted to redeem himself with military exploits? He actually asked Duke Tang to entrust him with important tasks based on his performance in defending the city? Fortunately, Tang Dynasty
My father is not old and stupid, so although he pardoned this man's guilt, he only allowed him to join the army as a seventh-grade man. Otherwise, everyone would have to be ranked with this generation when discussing matters every day. It was really embarrassing and embarrassing!
The hostility revealed in the glances from all around made Li Shimin feel even more pressured, but he firmly believed that he had done nothing wrong. The road of transforming the Li family into a country has just begun. At this time, people should use their talents rather than their talents.
When your father is firmly established in the country, if you don't like those people with bad morals, just give him a vacant position and hang him up high. You must not act too upright now, which will make the ministers of the former Sui Dynasty one by one.
None of them dared to come to seek refuge. Regardless of personal ethics, none of Yu Shiji, Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Yu Wenshi, and others who are currently running around the Supreme Emperor Yang Guang are more sinister than Li Jing. But if any of them came to seek refuge, they would be very harmful to the Li family.
It's no different than getting tens of thousands of soldiers
Therefore, no matter what others think, Li Shimin will never give up on Li Jing. He first smiled at his brother, softening the hot lang that hit his face, then turned around gently and blocked all the shots with his back.
Li Jing's hostility
"Brother Yao, I remember that when I discussed with you yesterday the strategy of marching eastward to suppress the bandits, there were still some details that were not completed. You should go back and help me deal with them, and we can continue to complete them later!" Li Shimin deliberately raised his voice a bit, and solemnly ordered.
"General, my subordinate, I will never live up to the trust of the Second Young Master!" Li Jing, who was stared at by everyone and felt ashamed, did not expect that Li Shimin would actually stand up for him at this time. He was stunned for a moment, then bowed down and spoke with a trembling voice.