Chapter 1649: Li Shimin has returned to the customs
Daye sixteenth year, May 17th.
Duan Zhixuan led an army of 60,000 to raid the two counties controlled by Wang Shichong, and reached the gates of Luoyang City within one day. That night, some insiders opened the city gates, and Duan Zhixuan led his men into the city. The two sides fought fiercely all night and day, and Wang Shichong was defeated.
He led the remaining soldiers to escape from Luoyang City.
At this point, Luoyang City was lost, and the Li Yuan Group connected the Guanzhong and Luoyang areas. After losing its Hedong base camp, its power finally expanded again.
And because Luoyang City was originally the old capital of the Sui Dynasty, and the original Chang'an City, the Li Yuan Group successively occupied two capitals of the Sui Dynasty. The symbolic meaning of this made some people who believed that Li Yuan and his son were the destined emperors feel like fighting.
I was as excited and excited as chicken blood.
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Yangzhou, Old Palace of Sui Dynasty.
Wang Junlin took Nie Xiaoyu to visit King Yang Tong of Yue again.
"My nephew meets my uncle and aunt." Yang Tong saluted Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu. He did not kneel down to salute, but the respectful look on his face and the faint fear in his heart could not be concealed.
Yang Tong, who was seriously ill for a time, was easily cured by Nie Xiaoyu. Wang Junlin also came to see him several times. When he first saw Wang Junlin, Yang Tong tried his best to hide it, but he was very scared. He obviously knew about his existence.
It was not a good thing for Wang Junlin, so when he met him for the first time, he knelt down and saluted him.
At that time, Wang Junlin had a serious talk with Yang Tong, which dispelled most of the fear in the latter's heart, but he still did not completely eliminate some of Yang Tong's self-righteous thoughts.
This cannot be blamed on Yang Tong, after all, since ancient times, it is difficult for someone with his status as Yang Tong to end well in the end.
Originally, he, Yang Tong, could have become a puppet, but with Wang Junlin's current power, it was obvious that he no longer needed to take this step. In this case, he would have no value, and would instead become an obstacle to Wang Junlin's establishment of a country and the title of emperor.
This is also the reason why Xu Jingzong tried to figure out Wang Junlin's intentions before and wanted Yang Tong to die of illness.
"Tong'er, how is your recovery?" Wang Junlin smiled and helped Yang Tong up.
"Reporting to uncle, my nephew's health is much better." Yang Tong looked very cautious.
Wang Junlin sighed secretly, knowing that it would be difficult to dispel Yang Tong's fear of him and the non-existent worries in his heart in a short time.
"Yuwen Zhiji was captured alive by Wei Dao'er and has just been sent to Yangzhou City. Do you want to kill him yourself to avenge your grandfather?" Wang Junlin said casually as he walked into the house.
When Yang Tong heard this, he was shocked, with resentment and extreme joy on his face. He knelt at Wang Junlin's feet with a thump, but his face was already full of tears, his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My nephew wants to imitate his uncle and personally do it with
I will kill Yuwen Zhiji with a thousand cuts, please ask my uncle to do it."
"Death by a thousand cuts?" Wang Junlin was a little surprised. He did not expect that Yang Tong had such deep feelings for Yang Guang, and thus his hatred for Yuwen Zhiji reached such an extent.
But when you think about it, you can understand that after Yang Guang came south to Yangzhou, he always had Yang Tong, the emperor's grandson, with him.
"It's just that this method of death with a thousand cuts is not easy to learn." Wang Junlin frowned slightly. He had a close relationship with Yang Tong's father, and was entrusted by him to take care of his children. He really didn't want Yang Tong to let him go.
Dong goes to extremes.
Yang Tong had a stubborn look on his face and said: "My nephew will definitely be able to learn the method of death with a thousand cuts. Please ask my uncle to do it."
Wang Junlin took a deep look at Yang Tong, sighed deeply, and said: "Since you are so persistent, I will fulfill your wish, and I will arrange for someone to teach you later."
"Thank you uncle, thank you uncle for helping me." Yang Tong burst into tears of gratitude.
"Don't think too much about anything, it can easily hurt your health." Originally, Wang Junlin wanted to talk to Yang Tong more, but at this time, he had no interest in talking at all. "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
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After Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu, who had never said a word to each other, left Yang Tong's residence, Xu Jingzong, Yu Shiji, and Shen Guoer were waiting outside.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Huang Shaoqiu that they have established a foothold in the Wuman tribe, successfully repelled four attacks by the Liang Kingdom, and killed more than 15,000 enemies. They can launch an attack on the three counties in the south of Sichuan and Sichuan at any time." Xu Jingzong said respectfully.
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "Give Huang Shaoqiu an order. It is up to him to decide when to launch the attack. There is no need to ask for instructions. In addition, since Xu Shiji in the north has captured Hanzhong, he can lead his troops south at any time and let the two of them contact themselves. Discuss the plan to capture the three counties in the south of Sichuan and Sichuan."
"Wei Chen will go and arrange this matter." Xu Jingzong saluted respectfully and then left.
Yu Shiji respectfully said: "Your Majesty, Xiao Zhuang of Liang State has sent an envoy and will arrive in Yangzhou in three days. How should we deal with this matter?"
Wang Junlin said: "I don't need to see this envoy anymore. I will leave this matter to you. Now that we have gone to war with Liang Guo, we have broken our skin. You can decide how to deal with it. If you are not sure about anything, you can always do it." Report to me for instructions."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know how to do it." Yu Shiji was overjoyed. It was a great achievement to get this thing done.
After Yu Shiji left, Wang Junlin, Nie Xiaoyu, and Shen Guoer boarded the carriage.
Shen Guoer reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is news from Guanzhong that Li Shimin has entered the customs and will arrive at Chang'an City in three days."
Wang Junlin sighed and said with emotion: "Li Shimin is indeed Li Shimin. Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, he not only escaped from Hanzhong City, but also allowed Duan Zhixuan to capture Luoyang and destroy Wang Shichong."
Nie Xiaoyu suddenly said: "That's good, otherwise the original plan to let Li Shimin go on a killing spree may not be 100% successful."
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "Yes, although Li Shimin is decisive and ruthless, he did not have 100% confidence before. Now that he has the confidence to win in Luoyang, if we follow the original plan and add some fire to his heart, if he If we don’t go on a killing spree, we won’t be Li Shimin anymore.”
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In the sixteenth year of Daye, on the first day of June, Li Shimin led three thousand cavalry out of the Qinling Mountains, entered Guanzhong, and headed for Chang'an City with the great victory of capturing Luoyang.
At dusk, the bleak sun shone through from the Qinling Mountains. The weather had become hot. The fields in the surrounding fields were green, and there were green mountains and green waters in the distance.
The clouds gradually thickened, swallowing the scorching sun directly into the darkness, the wind gradually became stronger, thunder sounded, lightning flashed continuously, and soon large raindrops fell from the sky.
The rain in Guanzhong during this season comes and goes away at any time, so it is called "guanzhong rain".
The wind and rain started again, and people on the road were miserable, looking for nearby cottages or inns to rest. These days can't be compared with future generations. After heavy rains, floods are easy to occur on this mountain road. Every year, people on the road in the mountains are all gone.
There are many things to be careful about being washed away by floods.
There were many people in Li Shimin's group and it was difficult to find a place to take shelter from the rain, so they speeded up and prepared to cross the mountain road in front of them before the flood occurred. There was a mountain village on the other side where they could rest and take shelter from the rain.
Li Shimin suffered some minor injuries when he escaped from Hanzhong City a few days ago, so he did not ride a horse, but took a carriage. The windows and lower edges of the carriage were well sealed, and no damp and cold air could penetrate.
, but the sound like rain falling on banana leaves kept coming from the car, rapid and detailed.
Because it was hot before, and now the car windows are closed tightly, the interior of the car is as warm as spring, which is in sharp contrast to the damp and cold outside.
Li Shimin felt a little hot, so he stretched out two fingers of his right hand to his neck, loosened the buttons of his fur coat, exposed his neck, took two deep breaths, then put down the file that the spy had just sent in his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.
, squinting and looking out of the car.
We have just received news that the Far East Army has destroyed Yuwen Zhiji and captured Danyang County. Wei Daoer has led the Gangdao Battalion to march towards Huainan, preparing to attack Li Zitong.
And his good brother, Li Xuanba, led the 50,000 cavalrymen of the Bao Xiong Battalion, which had already set off from the Central Plains and headed straight for Du Fuwei in Huaibei.
If the Far East Army is allowed to capture Huaibei and Huainan, only the Guanzhong and Luoyang areas will be left north of the Yangtze River, and the rest will be Wang Junlin's domain.
Li Shimin frowned and pondered for a long time, and could not find a way to solve the problem for a while. What's more, there was a big problem within the Li family. No matter what he had in mind, he had to solve the internal problem first, otherwise the internal constraints would not only make him
If he doesn't do anything well, he might get a fatal blow.
The murderous intent flashed out of his eyes. Li Shimin sighed, lifted the curtains of the car, and looked around. He saw a vast rain outside the car. The Cangshan cottages and farmland ponds were all obscured by the mist and rain, making it difficult to see clearly.
At this time, the convoy has passed through the mountain road. In the distance is a row of somewhat crude houses. It can be seen that the materials used in the buildings are not very strong and cannot keep out the cold, but they can at least provide shelter from wind and rain.
Looking at the little bits of fire and warmth coming out of it, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction. As long as there was popularity in the village, it would be fine. Although the lives of the people in this era were hard, they also had strong vitality and could survive in various difficult environments.
But it is very durable. If the people in Guanzhong cannot survive, the Li family should surrender to Wang Junlin early. Maybe they can still be rich and powerful, and they can conquer the world.
"Find a place to rest." Li Shimin ordered first as he saw the soldiers running outside to ask for instructions.
"Yes! Master."
The convoy slowly turned a corner and drove along the widest field ridge toward the neighboring village.
As soon as the troops entered the village, a local man, shivering, rushed over to greet them. This man was wearing a raincoat to protect him from the rain. He looked curiously and timidly at the carriage surrounded by three thousand cavalry. It seemed that
I was wondering which big shot would be traveling on this stormy day.