The silence in the palace was extremely quiet. The saint rejected the East Palace in matters of state and chose the King of Qin... This has not happened for a long, long time.
Chen Shuda recalled that after the King of Qin returned to the capital in the fourth year of Wude, although he was nominally appointed as Shangshu Ling, Zuopushe Pei Ji was actually in charge of the Shangshu Province, and the King of Qin was able to issue orders within the Tiance Mansion in Shaanxi Province.
When King Qin's great victory at Luoshui was discussed in the Liangyi Palace, except for the Turkic invasion, the sage rarely consulted... For example, when Tuyuhun attacked a few months ago, the sage directly assigned Chai Shao to lead the army.
Once there was a dispute between the prince and the King of Qin, the sage would either mediate and make peace, or choose the prince... But this was the first time in the past few years that he had to abandon the prince and choose the King of Qin.
Although most people don't know the inside story, everyone understands...it must have something to do with the recent rumors.
Li Jiancheng looked pale and a little at a loss.
Li Shimin, who was opposite him, looked indifferent, thinking that his elder brother was too careless.
Li Shimin's prestige in the army was unparalleled. This was achieved on the battlefield, and Li Yuan acquiesced.
Prince Li Jiancheng rarely had special achievements, but mostly won over military generals. This was also tacitly approved by Li Yuan, in order to check and balance the lineage of the King of Qin.
But making friends or even colluding with Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun who now leads the army, is something Li Yuan does not want to see.
In particular, if the capital is really moved, Li Xiaogong, who has a large number of troops, will not be far from Luoyang.
Just when the atmosphere in the palace was heavy and Pei Ji was about to speak, hurried footsteps sounded, and the palace servant led a person to rush to the door of the palace.
The emperor summoned the princes and the prime ministers and assistants to discuss matters. The only thing that was qualified to submit at this time was the battle report.
Li Yuanxin mentioned that what he was most afraid of was the loss of Mayi.
Li Shimin was also a little nervous. If Mayi fell and the Turks invaded, could Li Shan escape this disaster?
If Li Shimin initially focused on the grudge between Li Shan and the Pei family in Hedong, and later on using Li Shan to pacify Liu Heita and appease Shandong's check and balance in the East Palace, now, he focuses on Li Shan.
Zhongshu ordered Yang Gongren to quickly fetch the memorial, glanced at it and handed it to Li Yuan with both hands.
After opening it and looking at it, Li Yuan was shocked at first, and then sighed.
The good news is, it's not Mayi Battle Report.
The bad news is that the Tang army suffered a setback during the Jiangnan War.
"Zhou Faming was assassinated and his troops were defeated."
Yang Gongren's words caused a commotion in the palace.
More than a month ago, the Jianghuai army rebelled. Li Yuan ordered Zhaojun Wang Li Xiaogong to lead the war and sent Li Jing, Huang Junhan, Li Shiji, Ren Gui, and Zhou Faming to lead an attack, totaling six armies.
The war was stalemate for a while, but Zhou Faming was unexpectedly defeated.
Li Shimin was also a little surprised. He took the battle report and looked at it for a few times before saying softly: "Don't worry, father."
"Send assassins, this is the trail."
"If you can win on the battlefield, why do you want to do this?"
Zhou Faming was appointed as the general manager of Huangzhou. He attacked Xiakou by land and water. He was won over by the Fu Gong and appointed Zhang Shanan from Daxingtai on the Southwest Road to garrison. He secretly sent dead men to pretend to be fishermen to assassinate him. Zhou Faming died on the spot. Zhang Shanan took advantage of the situation and attacked. The Tang army was defeated for dozens of miles.
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"Several armies encircled, but Prince Zhao and Pharmacist Li were the most important." Li Shimin wrote lightly: "Fu Gonger defended Danyang by himself, and sent important generals to guard Dangtu and block the river with iron ropes."
"As long as Dangtu is defeated, this battle will be won."
Li Yuan's spirit was slightly lifted. Regardless of other matters, he trusted Li Shimin in military matters. He only worried: "The war is not going well, I'm afraid it will continue..."
"Not to mention Mayi..."
Li Yuan stopped talking in the middle of his words and just stared at the entrance of the palace. Everyone followed their gaze and saw the palace servants standing outside the palace holding memorials in their hands.
If both the north and the south were defeated... Li Yuan could not imagine the consequences. He looked at Pei Ji who was going to get the memorial and closed his eyes slightly.
A moment later, Pei Ji's loud voice echoed through Liangyi Hall.
"Your Majesty, a great victory in Mayi!"
Li Yuan opened his eyes suddenly, tried hard to control the urge to jump up, almost grabbed the memorial, read it carefully, put a smile on his lips, and finally looked up to the sky and laughed.
It is not that Mayi cannot be lost, and Yanmen is not unavoidable... But under the unfavorable circumstances of the war in the south of the Yangtze River, the victory of Mayi had extraordinary significance for the court.
Pei Ji recited the memorial and said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows people well. He restored Liu Shirang first, restored Mayi first, sent Li Huairen, and then achieved a great victory."
Li Yuan stroked his beard proudly and said: "Huairen only has a small meritorious service, and Liu Qing is the first to do so in this battle."
Li Jiancheng, who was on the side, joked: "Huairen is a lucky general, and he only took office for more than ten days..."
"Set up a wounded barracks to boost morale, make plans, and urge Liu Shirang to lead the cavalry to defeat the enemy." Pei Ji looked down, shook his head and said, "Wei County's great victory is not an exception."
Li Shimin took a look at the battle report. Liu Shirang was in the first place, followed by Gao Manzheng, Li Gaoqian, and Li Shan.
Although he did not know the inside story, Li Shimin was sensitive to the strangeness. It looked a bit similar to the Shandong War, but in fact it was very different.
During the Shandong War, Li Shan rescued generals such as Li Daoxuan, Xue Zhong, and Liu Jun, and used them to win the trust of Tian Liu'an, the general manager of Weizhou, and he was also assisted by brave advisers and generals such as Ling Jing and Su Dingfang.
But in the Mayi War, it was impossible for Li Shan to have a good relationship with Li Gaoqian, the direct descendant of the East Palace, and Liu Shirang was arrogant, and Gao Manzheng came to join him at the beginning of the government... Li Shan definitely did not have the same weight as he did in the Shandong War last year. Planning and planning would be impossible.
People are willing to listen.
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard praise from the prince opposite, Li Jiancheng... Li Shimin was so stunned that he didn't even laugh.
"I have long heard that Mr. Pei is good at recognizing people, and his vision is truly unparalleled in the world. Xu Zijiang is no more than that."
The so-called Xu Zijiang is Xu Shao during the Three Kingdoms period. He commented on the world's figures with "Yuedan Comment" and left his name in history.
The saying that later generations commented on Cao Cao, "A capable minister in times of rule, a traitor in times of trouble" came from Xu Shao's words.
Li Jiancheng's metaphor sounds like praise to others, but to Pei Shiju's ears... Wow, the irony is too strong!
Li Shimin quietly turned his head and looked around. Although Pei Shiju looked calm, he always felt that the old man's face was slightly red and his body was stiff.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Dalang, you should know that Brother Hongda was among the top seven nobles chosen by the previous dynasty. He is the best in the world when it comes to commenting on the world's figures."
"Brother Hongda, are you willing to be in charge of my official department?"
Li Shimin rubbed his belly and suppressed a smile. Well, Pei Shiju was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs because of his meritorious service in recommending Li Shan!
Although this was not a good thing for him... Li Shimin really wanted to laugh.
How ridiculous!
Pei Shiju stood up tremblingly, with a dull look on his face, "I don't dare to be your majesty. The prince praised me highly, but I am too old to do anything."
Li Shimin was suddenly a little worried. This old man looked like he was about to die. Don't be so angry that you died here!
That night, Chang'an County Lieutenant Li Dewu knelt at the door of Pei Shiju's study all night.
Hey, Pei Shiju has never been so angry in his life. The key is that he can't let it out!
Li Dewu, whose knees ached, was still complaining. What's the difference between your methods and mine?
They all sent people to dangerous battlefields, but in the end, they fulfilled that guy's reputation!