Chapter 5 Unnamed (Sixth Middle School) Li Jiancheng didn’t want to gamble. He hoped he could find a way to get the best of both worlds, but he didn’t expect that competing for the title was inherently a gamble. Whether he wanted it or not, since the moment the Li family raised an army, he had already put himself
If you win with all your possessions, you will benefit from the prosperity and wealth of several generations. If you lose, you will lose everything, including your life. In addition, there is another gambling game that has already started, that is, the competition for the throne of the prince of Tang Dynasty. Similarly,
There is no way out, and the loser has to take five steps to get blood splattered.
Regarding the latter bet, Li Shimin, who is also the son of Li Yuan, was much more clear-headed than his brother. After discovering that his father was vigorously consolidating his brother's position, both overtly and covertly, instead of immediately putting away his ambitions, he tried every means to
Try to remedy your current disadvantages
His father would not attack him directly. As the most favored son in the family, Li Shimin always believed in this. On the one hand, his father needed to lead the army for him. Although he occasionally made some small mistakes, in this troubled world, he handed over the military power.
It is far safer to give it to one's own family than to give it to someone with a foreign surname. This is one of the reasons why his elder brother was able to secure his position as commander-in-chief of the Left Army even though he made no achievements after launching an army in Taiyuan. On the other hand, Li Shimin believed that his father needed his restless challenge.
The author came to put pressure on his brother, urging him to mature as soon as possible so that he could take over the responsibility of being the head of the Li family in the future.
With these two safety guarantees, Li Shimin can do some slightly out-of-the-ordinary but not very obvious actions, such as establishing his own employment circle, making great efforts to make friends with his father's favorites, etc. Although these small and piecemeal actions may appear to be important to his brother's position,
It does not pose much of a threat to the unity and harmony of the family, but it is of great help to the cultivation of Li Shimin's personal power.
Since Li Jiancheng and Li Waner led the army to the north, almost all the generals who stayed near the capital have been deliberately accepted by the second master. Some have a few good horses, some have a good sword or a good bow, and some have purely military theory.
For Wufu, this kind of communication is ordinary and does not represent any great significance. However, as the number of courtesy exchanges increases, the number of guests in Li Shimin's house gradually increases.
Li Shimin maintained due respect for those who were unwilling to get involved in disputes between brothers. Liu Hongji was currently separated from his subordinates by Li Yuan and led a separate sentry horse to "rescue" Dongdu. Before leaving, Li Shimin not only
All the bows and arrows he collected were taken out of the library and handed over to Liu Hongji selflessly for use. He also personally sent a piece of willow leaf armor copied from the palace to Liu Hongji's camp. The warrior Qi was now in a senior position in Liu Hongji's camp. In order to avoid suspicion,
Li Shimin could no longer take the initiative to visit the second son's house, so he asked an important minister next to his father to recommend Warrior Qi's brother to the imperial court as Sinong Qing. Although this brother of the Wu family was a well-known honest man, he would not give anyone any form.
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For his cronies who have been following him, Li Shimin worked hard to get appropriate treatment for them. Now, Changsun Wuji is already a fourth-rank Tongyi doctor, General Xuanwei, and Hou Junji, who was born as a common soldier in Fenyang County, also has a Zhongsan doctor.
, General Mingwei, Uncle Lan Cheng, many titles, and other brothers who conquered the world together have also achieved good status with their military exploits. "The second young master is fair in dealing with people and does not treat others based on their birth." This is the heartfelt praise of the brothers.
For other people who were not under his control but were willing to make friends with him, Li Shimin gave them appropriate rewards, such as the Qiu Shili brothers who did not go north with the Detachment of Women due to injuries and stayed in the capital to guard the Nine Gates, and Sun Hua's sworn brother.
Bai Wenjin and others have repeatedly received his "selfless" recommendations.
In addition to making all kinds of friends regardless of family background, Li Shimin tried his best to miss any opportunity he could get to contribute to the family. He did not seek credit or ask for compensation, but just did things with his heart. Several times, the old Sui forces near Gyeonggi Province
All the counterattacks were quickly suppressed by him. In this way, even if he was dissatisfied with his second son's past performance, Li Yuan could not bear to leave him in the cold for too long. It happened that Xue Ju annexed Tang Bi's tribe and led an army of 60,000, known as the Three
After one hundred thousand harassed Fufeng, Tang Wang Li Yuan had no choice but to give his second son another chance to show off. He ordered him to march westward with 50,000 troops from the Right Army. When the earthquake hit, the An-Yi Pass resisted Xue Ju.
After receiving his father's order, Li Shimin immediately recommended Qiu Shili's younger brother Qiu Xinggong as deputy general, Hou Junji, eldest grandson Shunde as the leader of the army on the right, the leader of the army on the second right, Shi Wuji as the marching commander, and Shi Shi's nephew Wu Kezang as the marching commander.
Sicang joined the army. Bai Wenjin, the prime minister of Jingzhao County, became the army Sima and recommended Fang Xuanling, a Jinshi of Qizhou, and Du Ruhui, a disciple of the great Confucian Wang Gui, to join the army. These people's ability and conduct were well known to Li Yuan, so the relevant appointments were made without any obstacles.
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When the army arrived in Fufeng County, Li Shimin immediately held a secret meeting in Qiyang Palace, Yang Guangxing Palace. In addition to Changsun Shunde, Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji and other close confidants, the participants also included Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Li Jing.
The three men's secret discussion began. Li Shimin openly admitted that he had been deliberately ignored by his father, and pointed out the favorable conditions that his brother was currently in. He told all his confidants that he did not think that his brother was capable of taking over his father's position.
, and then give everyone a bright future. In order to prevent everyone from falling into an abyss of destruction in the future, he must find a way to make his father realize the huge difference in ability between the two brothers and give up his inherent prejudices as soon as possible.
After listening to Li Shimin's words, Changsun Shunde, Hou Junji and others were very anxious. Especially Changsun Shunde, because he was too biased in favor of Li Shimin, and had been driven from the position of his right-hand man by Li Yuan to work under Li Shimin. This meant that all his future prospects were related to Li Shimin's personal
The future is closely related, and we have to rack our brains to plan for each other.
Anxious, everyone talked a lot, but couldn't come up with any good countermeasures. After all, Jiancheng's status as the heir apparent had been established for a long time and could not be easily shaken. Moreover, the attitude of Tang Wang Li Yuan also determined everyone's attitude.
After sending Li Jiancheng and his athletes north with great fanfare, most of the key officials of the Li family took the initiative to distance themselves from Li Shimin.
"Alas, Li's fate is unlucky!" Seeing that everyone was helpless except complaining, Li Shimin shook his head and sighed.
"The King of Tang is indeed too biased towards the crown prince in this matter!" Changsun Shunde sighed, his gray beard trembling up and down, looking like a ball of dead grass stained with frost.
"According to my subordinates, the King of Tang is a very measured man. He is not of high age, so he should have a long time to think about these things." Although Fang Xuanling had heard about the quarrel between the Li brothers for a long time, he had not heard of it.
Thinking that the relationship between the two of them had reached such a different level, I was stunned for a moment and hesitated to comfort him.
"It's not that I'm being alarmist. It's said that if you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. Although my brother is a generous man, most of the credit for this trip south is made by you and me. Once my father is a hundred years later, the brothers are weak and the brothers are strong..." Hope
In front of everyone with different expressions, Li Shimin explained in a low voice
The weaker brother is the stronger brother, at least before the war against the Turks started in the north, this is how the outside world felt. With the current power of Tang Wang Li Yuan, it is no wonder that Li Shimin was worried about his own safety and was the most ruthless imperial family. If Li Yuan became emperor, he would build
The relationship between He Shimin and Yang Yong is just like that of Yang Yong and Yang Guang back then. Although the message written by Wagang Army sternly condemned Yang Guang's crime of killing his brother to seize the throne, if Yang Yong was replaced as emperor, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to
Tolerate the younger brother of a great general who once commanded an army of 400,000 to conquer the entire south of the Yangtze River!
"Second Young Master, you can hide your strength and bide your time, or temporarily lead fewer troops to avoid the limelight. Maybe Tang Gong wants you to do this in his heart!" Based on Confucian thinking, Fang Xuanling continued to advise his brothers to be respectful, which he believed was the ideal
Although he knows that he is a bit foolish to advise others, he still cannot do it for the time being to give advice to others about fratricide.
Changsun Wuji sneered at this statement, "The problem is that now the Second Young Master is surrounded by enemies. He can't hide in the capital and not go out to fight. Others will inevitably compare the results of the Second Young Master and the Crown Prince with each other!" He shrugged.
He shrugged and continued to add in a sarcastic tone, "Fortunately, there is also Li Zhongjian among the people who went north to fight against the Turks. Otherwise, we might have to wear our left skirt!"
"Even if he defeated the Turks, most of the credit goes to General Li. He has only been defeated once in the seven years since his debut." Hou Junji sneered and pointedly pointed out that Tang Gong used Li Xu's hand to create opportunities for his son Jiancheng to become famous. He
I am very dissatisfied that since this is a life-and-death war for the Central Plains, what should I do if I send the strongest member of the Li family to send a prince who can't even fight? If I win, I can certainly take the opportunity to consolidate my position, but if I lose,
What? After all, the Turks raised an army to overwhelm the country.
"I'm afraid this battle will be a miserable victory even if the Turks are blocked!" When talking about military affairs, Li Jing, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke. Since he became Li Shimin's staff, he has had the opportunity to participate in all secret discussions. However, he is known for his vicious heart.
It's like a new person, rarely giving the mastermind any evil ideas to harm others.
"A tragic victory?" Hou Junji, who had just complained in his words, immediately jumped up, "Why did the pharmacist say this? Haven't you heard of General Li's name?"
"Should we not be defeated? After all, there is the Great Wall as a barrier!" Changsun Wuji's attention was also attracted by Li Jing's words, and he frowned and asked.
None of them wanted Li Jiancheng to gain fame through this battle, but deep down in their hearts they never wanted to see the Central Plains lose this war. Although after losing the war, Li Shimin would naturally replace his brother's position.
At this moment, they are all from the Central Plains after all.
