The northern land is still covered with ice and snow. Although the flowers in Chang'an City have not yet come to bloom and the spring weather warms up, the ice has melted and the snow has disappeared, and there is already hope for spring.
In Fanglin Garden, Li Yuan was galloping on his horse, smiling and pointing at the fleeing deer not far away, "Who can shoot it?"
Behind them, the two men stepped forward on horseback, raised their bows and fired arrows. Two shadows flashed past. One arrow hit the deer's body, while the other missed the deer's tail.
"Sanlang is really good at archery." Li Yuan said with a smile while stroking his beard.
Li Shimin, who shot in the air, looked calm, while Li Yuanji, who bent over and grabbed the deer's head, was quite proud, "The two brothers have been separated from each other for a long time."
Before Li Yuanji could make any more taunts, a majestic red deer, driven by the guards, came running wildly. A cavalry behind Li Shimin accelerated out of the formation. At the same time, Prince Li Jiancheng also had a cavalry out of the formation.
The two cavalry were riding side by side, and suddenly their left and right wings separated diagonally, and they raised their bows at the same time.
The red deer that had been charging wildly just a moment ago suddenly fell to the ground. Li Yuan was also good at riding and shooting. He chose the allusion of the sparrow screen to leave his name in history. At a glance, he saw that the two arrows on the left and right hit the red deer's neck by chance, and penetrated deeply into the body.
Both accuracy and strength are top-notch.
"It turns out he is the master of the Yanshi family." Li Yuan pointed to the young general behind Li Shimin, "This archery skill is not weak, but it is the father."
This young man was Duan Zhixuan, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty and one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in later generations. However, although he had been in battle for a long time at this time, he had not yet become famous.
Duan Zhixuan's father, Duan Yan, served as the judicial clerk of Taiyuan County in the late Sui Dynasty. He was an old friend of Li Yuan, was granted the title of County Duke, and is now the governor of Yingzhou.
Li Yuan turned his head and looked to the other side. It was a tall, rough-looking middle-aged general, the famous Hebei general Xue Wanche.
"Such archery skills have been well-known in Hebei for many years." Li Yuan nodded and said, "I really wronged Xue Qing by going north this time."
Duan Zhixuan and Xue Wanche were sent to Daizhou by Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng successively. It is obviously not a coincidence that they showed off their skills today.
Xue Wanche dismounted from his horse and knelt down on one knee, "I am of humble stature, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has blue eyes. He is going north under the Holy Order and dare not speak out about his grievances."
With Xue Wanche's reputation, it was indeed a bit aggrieved to go north to Daizhou to serve as an official and join the military... But unlike others, Xue Wanche only defected to the Tang Dynasty last year.
Duan Zhixuan also knelt down on one knee and raised his voice: "With the guidance of my father, I am willing to defend the country's borders."
One of the two mentioned the prince behind him, and the other mentioned Li Yuan's old friend's father... Obviously, neither of them was a fuel-efficient lamp.
Seeing this scene, Princess Pingyang behind Li Yuan couldn't help stroking her forehead. They are all arrogant soldiers. Can Huairen really control her?
Li Yuan obviously also thought about this problem. In any case, although Li Shan had many great achievements in Shandong, Yanmen, and Mayi, his qualifications were too young after all.
war……
Taking a deep breath, Li Yuan nodded with his riding crop, "Has Dalang received Huairen's letter?"
Li Jiancheng hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Sent to the East Palace yesterday."
Li Shimin on the other side lowered his eyes slightly, "My child also received a letter from Huairen yesterday."
"Father, I also received it!" Li Yuan snorted, "The importance of Daizhou, the importance of Yanmen, and the importance of Mayi, there is no need for me to say more!"
"My child understands."
"My child understands."
Li Yuan sighed. With so many people, he couldn't speak too thoroughly. He only mentioned a few words: "My father ordered Huairen to take charge of the Prefectural Governor's Office with a long history. The actual reason is that Huairen has not yet been crowned..."
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng looked at each other, bowed their heads and said, "I understand, kid."
Based on Li Shan's meritorious service, he is qualified enough to serve as the governor of Daizhou. However, because he is too young and has limited qualifications, he is temporarily in charge as a chief historian.
Li Yuan is reminding his two sons that it doesn't matter if you fight life or death, but don't go east or west in Daizhou. Daizhou is the gateway to Hedong. If it is unstable, Yanmen and Mayi will fall, and the Turkic army may invade again.
The important land east of Hedong.
The stability of Daizhou largely determines the current confrontation between Li Tang and the Turks.
After a short pause, Li Shimin said: "Father knows about his son and military affairs, and he dare not miss them."
Li Jiancheng's face turned green. You don't dare to mistake it. Does that mean I dare to do it?!
Li Shimin gave a look that said, "Brother, you guessed it right." Do you think everyone has forgotten to play the game?
Shi Wanbao stood still and ruined 30,000 elites. You may not do this again!
Facing Li Yuan's eyes, Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Father, don't worry, the child has already given orders. As a subordinate officer, he should obey orders. If he fails to disobey military orders, Huairen will ask him about it."
Li Yuan thought for a moment, "Sima Daizhou is..."
"Er Zhu Yichen." Li Jiancheng immediately replied: "Jinyang raised troops. He was his father's personal guard and was later sent to Puzhou Sihu to join the army."
"After the Duke of Border Town." Li Yuan nodded and said: "The governor of eight states and the general manager of two states."
The so-called Border City Duke refers to Er Zhu Yichen's grandfather Er Zhu Chang. He served as General of Hussar and General of Zhu during the Zhou and Sui dynasties. He served as the governor of the eight states of Shen Long, Xin Lin, Xiong Tong and Guangjiao, and as the general manager of the two states of Jin and Xu.
Among the important ministers of the Sui Dynasty, he was famous for being a talented man with both civil and military talents... Unfortunately, he died of illness in the tenth year after the founding of the emperor.
Li Yuan explained a few more words and was about to turn his horse back to the palace when he saw seven or eight riders galloping towards him.
Princess Pingyang frowned slightly. The leader was actually Ma Sanbao. She stepped forward to ask a few words. After a while, she returned to Li Yuan and said briefly: "The Turks sent troops to attack Yanmen Pass."
Two quarters of an hour later, inside the Liangyi Hall.
Pei Ji was extremely surprised and asked: "It's still the first lunar month and the Lantern Festival has not yet passed. In this season, it is cold in the north and the grassland tribes are still spending the winter. How can it be possible to send troops to attack Yanmen?"
Li Shimin looked at Chen Shuda, "Have you received the military report from the province?"
Chen Shuda shook his head, his eyes falling on Princess Pingyang standing next to Li Yuan, "Is this a letter from Huairen?"
Li Shan hooked up with His Majesty through Princess Pingyang. This line was well known to all the ministers in the palace.
Princess Pingyang gave Li Yuan a tentative look before she said, "If there is a large-scale invasion by the Turks, the five thousand Turkic cavalry entrenched in Yunzhou robbed all the food, grass and baggage, drove away the people of Yunzhou, and went south to attack Yanmen Pass."
"Huairen's letter mentioned that the Turks drove the people to attack the key points, killing many people, and the situation was extremely miserable."
All the prime ministers and ministers were shaking their heads... Well, Pei Shiju was still pretending to be dead in the palace. Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren shook his head and said: "It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense."
Li Yuan put down the letter in his hand and said expressionlessly: "No need to guess, the leader of the army is Yugushe, the only son of Jieli Khan."
"Oh oh..."
"I see."
"That makes sense."
Everyone in the hall suddenly realized that Li Shansheng was trying to capture him the year before last... Naturally, they hated this kind of humiliation, so no wonder they wanted to do it at this time of year.
A personal grudge!
Li Jiancheng spied on Li Yuan's expression and asked tentatively: "Father, do you want to send reinforcements?"
"Just hold on and don't get out." Li Shimin objected reflexively: "Thousands of Yanmen defenders are enough to guard the pass."
"My second brother's words are wrong. With Ma Yi behind, how can the Turks dare to attack Yanmen Pass?"
Li Shimin was so speechless that he glanced at Princess Pingyang... This was indeed a question.