As soon as the word "great victory" was uttered, the first reaction of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng and his son was the war in the Jianghuai River. After all, it was snowy and windy in the north. How could there be any war at this time? But in the south of the Yangtze River, even in the twelfth and first lunar month, the war continued.
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Li Shimin also looked forward to it... He was pretending to be a bit fake. Yesterday, he discussed this good news with Ling Jing, Du Ruhui and others for a long time.
After Chen Shuda handed the memorial to Li Yuan, he took a few steps back, slightly lowered his eyes, looked at his nose with his eyes, and looked at his heart with his nose.
Li Yuan read the ten lines at a glance, sighed softly, and looked up at his two sons. It turned out to be the battle report of Liu Shirang's defeat of the Turks.
That's all, that's all, no matter what, with this military exploit, there's no need to discuss it anymore.
Li Yuan placed the memorial on the couch and ordered the Prime Minister to be summoned to see him.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng looked at each other and remained silent... Apparently their father had no intention of letting them see the memorial.
Not long after, all the prime ministers and assistants came to see him, but Pei Shiju did not arrive.
"I heard that Hongdae was sick in bed a few days ago?" Li Yuan frowned and said, "Isn't it better yet?"
Unexpectedly, Prince Li Jiancheng replied softly: "Father, it has been very cold, windy and snowy recently, and Prime Minister Pei accidentally contracted typhoid fever. The child has been sent to the imperial physician for consultation. It is not serious, but it still needs to be cured."
Keep it for a few days."
Logically speaking, when Pei Shiju was ill and the emperor inquired, Pei Ji's cousin Pei Ji should have answered the question, but it was Li Jiancheng who got there first.
However, this is reasonable. Li Yuan took a deep look at Li Jiancheng and said, "Zhan Shi, the crown prince of Hongda, needs more comfort."
"My child obeys my command."
That old fox Pei Shiju finally chose the crown prince. Although Li Shimin had expected it, he was still a little disappointed. He glanced around and saw that except for Pei Ji, the other ministers had strange expressions on their faces.
After all, Pei Shiju served as the crown prince Zuo Shuzi and the crown prince Zhan Shi, but he mainly borrowed his name from the former Sui Dynasty minister. But now it seems that Pei Shiju has actually invested in the East Palace.
Li Yuan was a little surprised by this, but he also felt that his eldest son had made some progress, so he handed over the memorial in his hand, "Report of the Battle of Mayi, Supervisor Pei will recite it."
Mayi battle report?
Everyone is a little surprised. What happened in Mayi in the dead of winter?
Pei Ji took the memorial and glanced at it for a few times. He couldn't help but look up at Li Jiancheng, and then said loudly: "I am the general of Zuo Weiwei, the king of Huaiyang Daoxuan, the Duke of Rui is Yuan Junzhang, and the Marquis of Yiyang County is Liu Shirang..."
Li Shimin took stock of Li Shan's plan in his mind... He also recalled last year's Shandong War News coming to Beijing one after another, and slapped the prince's face from the left to the right. It was Ling Jing's handiwork, and he didn't expect that Li Shan had learned everything.
If all the Turks were killed and Yuan Junzhang was forced to surrender and enter the capital together with the victory, Li Yuan would still be hesitant, because the protagonist would always be Li Shan.
But after entering Beijing separately, the latter battle report completely highlighted Liu Shirang, and the battle report of the Turks' defeat would be the straw that broke the camel's back.
"On November 14, Yugushe, the son of Jieli Khan, led four thousand cavalry to attack Mayi, the people of Suo Cuishe, and the Duke of Guantao County..."
"The confrontation lasted for a long time, with wind and snow blowing, and not even ten steps could be seen. Liu Bao led the Yanmen reinforcements to flank the enemy formation. Yiyang County Marquis Liu Shirang took the lead in charging into the formation. Rui Guogongyuan Junzhang killed those who disrupted the morale of the army, and the whole army moved forward."
Although he had watched it more than once, Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda still couldn't help but admire in his heart that Huairen forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender... This officer did not expect such a scene.
"After three moments of fierce fighting, the Yiyang County Marquis killed more than ten people, and the Turks were defeated. They scoured the battlefield, beheaded 800 people, and obtained thousands of good horses..."
Li Jiancheng was not stupid, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly. He also knew that this battle report... was likely to lead to the loss of the whole game.
Indeed, as Li Shimin, Ling Jing and others suspected, Li Jiancheng had successfully won over Xiangyi King Li Shenfu... Why so quickly?
Then you have to ask Li Shan.
Li Shan, who put benevolence and righteousness first, was unwilling to abandon his former ally Li Gaoqian, so he told the inside story one by one, and even came up with a bad idea... With Cao Chuantuo in hand, and Li Gaoqian resigning and going into seclusion, Li Jiancheng was very worried.
They quickly reached a consensus with Li Shenfu, who was forced to take the blame.
In summary, King Xiangyi Li Shenfu invested in the East Palace, but Prince Li Jiancheng needed to ensure that Li Shenfu's power would not be weakened...it was considered a transaction.
In fact, as long as the transaction is completed, regardless of whether it is successful or not, Li Shenfu will have no other choice... and Li Jiancheng also needs Li Shenfu to continue to sit in Hedong as the general manager of the March and Merger State of Hedong Road.
Well now, it's possible that everything is in vain.
Before the memorial was finished reading, Li Jiancheng turned around pitifully, and Li Yuan gave a helpless look... Liu Shirang had such great achievements, what reason was there to transfer him away, or to persuade him to ignore the past grievances and make peace with Li Shenfu?
get along?
In fact, Li Yuan knew it in his heart. Even if Li Shenfu and Liu Shirang kept saying that they did not care about their past grudges... that was all nonsense. No one would be soft-hearted when it was time to hold back!
After Pei Ji finished reading the memorial, he seemed a little at a loss. He was a confidant of the prince and knew very well the deal between Li Jiancheng and Li Shenfu... This was a complete mess!
"In the twelfth lunar month of winter, I ask for Huairen." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Yu Sheshe hates Huairen deeply...Father, why don't you bring Huairen back to the court?"
Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, he really wanted to transfer Li Shan back...but he also knew that the reason why Li Shan was sent out was because Da Lang and Er Lang were often affectionate, and this boy didn't want to be involved in this whirlpool.
If I was transferred...but I only stayed there for half a year, it doesn't seem appropriate to transfer me so quickly.
Li Yuan was suddenly startled, oh, it turns out that Huairen had only been in office for half a year!
He prepared to build a wounded barracks, opened up trade routes, organized caravans, and established a northern city. He also created a horse guide, introduced a large number of good horses, moved Shuozhou and Yunzhou people, and forced Yuan Junzhang into a desperate situation... and finally had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty with his entire army.
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This guy can really mess around!
"We'll talk about it later." Li Yuan just ordered and said loudly: "Liu Shirang and Yuan Junzhang defeated the Turks. They should be rewarded. What do you think?"
Zhongshu ordered Yang Gongren to nod his head and said: "What your Majesty said is that Yuan Junzhang has become the Duke of the country. He should be given generous gifts of silk, gold and silver, and then summoned to the capital for an audience, and then given a reward."
Chen Shuda suggested: "Since Yuan Junzhang has come to the capital for the first time, it is not advisable to go to the capital immediately for an audience. You should wait a little longer and call his son to the capital first. Your Majesty can give him an official position to show his kindness."
"In addition, the Marquis of Yiyang County will be promoted to a noble title..."
After everyone discussed it, Li Yuan decided that Liu Shirang would move from Yiyang County Hou to Yiyang County Duke, but the position was not decided for a while... After all, this needed to be in line with the subsequent changes in power in Hedong.
At this time, Shangshu Zuopu shot Pei Ji and said in a loud voice: "It is the twelfth lunar month and the Turks have suffered a new defeat. The King of Huaiyang should return to the capital."
Li Yuan was about to nod. No matter what Li Shenfu did, it was impossible for Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan to take over.
But Li Jiancheng, who was at the head, suddenly laughed and said: "The Duke of Yiyang County defeated the Turks, and the brother of the King of Huaiyang held Yanmen as his backing, which also contributed a lot."
"Father, why not let Daoxuan be the general manager of Daizhou?"
Glancing sideways at Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng paused and added, "Or the Marching Officer of the East River Road?"