Wang Shichong, who had been crippled by Li Shimin in Luoyang City, had no choice but to surrender.
The Battle of Hulao Pass.
Li Shimin captured two rebel kings, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, at the same time.
This was also the pinnacle battle for Li and Tang's unification of the north, and the battle for Li Shimin's fame.
From then on, no one could stop Datang's military front.
It didn't take long for them to unite the world and establish the Tang Dynasty.
It was also the first time that Li Chengqian heard someone explain Li Shimin's ability to capture two kings in one battle in such detail.
He listened carefully and remembered every detail in his heart.
Li Shimin was able to defeat Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande not only because of his bravery.
At the same time, he also has his agility, his flexible mind, and his ability to boldly believe in newcomers' suggestions and provide the best solution and the best quality arrest.
And this is enough to see how big Li Shimin's structure is.
It can be said that he finally deserved to be emperor.
Just when Li Chengqian was thinking about it.
Suddenly there was a burst of children's laughter outside.
Hear this sound.
Zhang Laosi frowned and walked out of the door.
now.
There were seven or eight children chasing each other and playing in the courtyard.
See this scene.
Zhang Laosi scolded in a low voice: "Gou Sheng, take your group of children out to play. There are very important guests at home, so you can't disturb them!"
The kid named Gou Sheng was stunned for a moment.
Although I was a little dissatisfied, I was still embarrassed to disobey my father's orders.
After saying hello, he was ready to leave with his friends.
At this time Li Shimin also noticed these children.
Although these children are similar in age, their clothes and body shapes are completely different.
For example, the kid named Gou Sheng was wearing luxurious clothes and looked just like a rich young master.
But the other few are disgraced and look like Just like a little beggar.
"Don't be too busy leaving."
Li Shimin slowly said: "Let's all stay in the yard and play."
He came out just to feel the fireworks of the world.
If you drive away whoever you meet, then what is the point of experiencing the fireworks in this world?
Zhang Laosi was stunned for a moment, and then said to several children: "Gou Sheng, take your children to play in the yard."
Finished.
He did not forget to give a special warning: "Don't wander around."
After all, the person visiting the house today is not an ordinary person, he is the emperor of the dynasty.
If they collided with Li Shimin somewhere, they would be hit on the head by thunder in an instant.
But Li Shimin didn't care what he thought, stood up and came to the yard.
Seeing this extraordinary-looking and noble uncle, all the children in the venue were full of curiosity.
"Whose family do you belong to?"
Li Shimin walked up to a child, rubbed the child's head and said, "What's your name?"
"I, I'm from next door."
The child said: "My name is Huzi!"
"Tiger."
"What a name."
"And he looks pretty tough."
"He's someone who can do great things!"
Li Shimin did not hesitate to praise, and then turned to look at the other people in the venue: "What about you, whose family do you belong to?"
One by one, the children began to introduce themselves.
As Li Shimin got older, he also came to like children.
His favorite scene was watching the young palace ladies chasing and playing around in the palace.
In his opinion, only if the child has more smiles on his face and lives a happier life, then he, the emperor, has done what he should do.
But when Li Shimin's eyes fell on those ragged children.
Li Shimin's eyes clearly showed a look of surprise.
Along the way, the people he saw in Hero Village were all gorgeously dressed people.
It's rare to see people wearing patched clothes.
Now I see what these children look like.
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel curious and asked: "What about you? Why don't you say anything?"
The children looked at each other and lowered their heads, obviously showing some inferiority complex.
See this scene.
Li Shimin had no choice but to turn his head and look at Zhang Laosi: "Fourth child, whose children are they?"
"Well……"
Zhang Laosi said truthfully: "They are all children from the orphanage in the village."
"Orphanage?"
Li Shimin asked in confusion: "What kind of place is the orphanage?"
"It's a place specially designed to take in war orphans."
Zhang Laosi said calmly: "Their fathers all died on the battlefield."
"And men are the backbone of the family."
"It would be better if I had brothers and sisters."
"If not, the mother will only have to support the family with her children."
"Although the imperial court will also provide a lot of pensions, the government will also provide some food."
"But this money is simply not enough to cover the expenses of a family."
"In order to give these orphans better care, we all spent some money to open an orphanage in the village."
"But as more and more people come from Liangzhou, the cost of the orphanage is also increasing."
Zhang Laosi scratched his head and said: "Now we can't hold on anymore..."
The orphanage itself is a private organization.
If the court doesn't invest in it, the people alone won't be able to support it.
After all, those hundreds of children have hundreds of mouths and just eat every day The costs involved are astronomical.
Although many of them have started their own businesses and made money.
But we can’t afford to build it like this, so the money we can draw out every year is also very limited.
And heard these words.
Li Shimin's expression also changed slightly.
He had no idea that these children would have such pitiful life experiences.
Li Shimin squatted in front of a child and asked the child: "Little guy, do you still remember your father's name?"
"Remember."
The child said: "My father's name is Zhang Gensheng."
"Zhang Gensheng..."
Li Shimin murmured, searching for memories about this person in his mind.
However.
He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out who this person was.
And it was at this time.
Li Chengqian walked to his side and said calmly: "Zhang Gensheng joined the army in the eighth year of Zhenguan, and fell on the battlefield to conquer the Western Turks..."
Hear this.
Only then did Li Shimin understand.
It turned out that Zhang Gensheng was Li Chengqian's soldier.
It's right if you think about it carefully.
Li Chengqian is already so old.
And he has been away from the battlefield for nearly ten years.
The children of his old soldiers should be sixteen or seventeen years old now.
Li Shimin patted the boy from the Zhang family on the shoulder: "Your father is a good person, and so are you."
"what about you?"
Li Shimin looked around at the children present: "Where are your fathers? Do you still remember their names?"
The children kept talking about their father's name.
Li Chengqian was on the sidelines, slowly telling the lives of these people.
As he spoke, Li Shimin's eyes turned red.
It turns out that these are also the children of heroes of the Tang Dynasty...