North of Luoyang, at the foot of Mang Mountain, Qingcheng Palace.
This is one of the palaces in the West Forbidden Garden of Luoyang built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. The palace is majestic and the scenery is beautiful. It is a holy place to escape the summer heat.
A few days ago, Li Shimin led the main force of the Tang army to invade on a large scale, dividing his troops to attack various passes around Luoyang.
Wang Shichong was too courageous to rescue him.
As a result, the forts, forts, and passes around Luoyang fell one after another. Han Jin, the guard of Qingcheng Palace, even took the initiative to surrender in recognition of the current situation.
Since Qingcheng Palace was surrounded by Mang Mountain to the north and Luoyang to the south, it was extremely dangerous. Li Shimin simply moved the Chinese army to Qingcheng Palace, and then divided the troops everywhere to completely surround Luoyang City.
Wang Shichong is already a turtle in a urn.
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This evening, at the south gate of Qingcheng Palace.
Li Shimin led a group of civil and military personnel, standing beside the mountain road with a smile, blowing the cool autumn wind, and looking into the distance from time to time.
Not long after, a group of hundreds of heavily armored cavalry came rumbling up the mountain road.
"The military advisor is back."
Li Shimin gave a happy high-five. The war on the northern front ended so quickly, which made King Xiao Qin feel very good.
Originally, he was worried that his back would be unstable, but unexpectedly, Xia Yu cut through the mess with a sharp knife - neatly!
Therefore, when he heard that Xia Yu had returned, Li Shimin immediately led all the civil and military forces to greet him.
Although some people are a little unhappy, Xia Yu's battle results are brilliant and others are not as good as them, so no matter how unhappy they are, they can only hold it in.
After a while, Xia Yu came to the palace gate. When she saw Li Shimin and others there, she quickly dismounted.
He did not dare to imitate Nian Gengyao's arrogance of seeking death.
"Military advisor, thank you for your hard work." Li Shimin came forward with a smile, and as usual wanted to take Xia Yu's hand to express his closeness and appreciation.
At this moment, a black shadow blew past Li Shimin like a wind.
"..."
Everyone was stunned. Who could be so unruly? Even if you have a good personal relationship with the military advisor, you still have to wait for His Highness the King of Qin to exchange a formal greeting before proceeding.
Take a closer look, who is this reckless guy if not Cheng Yaojin!?
Li Shimin was about to get angry and curse when he saw Cheng Yaojin blowing past Xia Yu again like a gust of wind and came to the front of the winged cavalry.
At this time, a group of winged cavalry were parked on the mountain road, waiting for orders.
Cheng Yaojin came to the front, pointed at a winged cavalry commander, and said without hesitation: "You, come down! Give me the horse's hoof."
"..."
Li Shimin and others suddenly had black lines on their faces. They didn't know why this living bandit was so crazy. Well, why did he suddenly want to see horse hooves!?
"No!" At this time, Li Daoxuan became anxious and refused.
This guy is really a thief. Horseshoes are a great weapon to increase the combat effectiveness of cavalry. He hid it before it was too late. How could he show it to others?
No one at the scene was a fool. Li Daoxuan's anxious look on his face showed that there was no three hundred taels of silver in this place.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder: How could flowers grow on these mere horseshoes?
So, everyone exchanged glances, including Li Shimin, who actually didn't say a word, ready to see what was going on.
"Hehe!" Cheng Yaojin was not angry after being rejected by Li Daoxuan. He smiled and said: "My lord, you are not very kind. How can you go all alone when you have such good things!?"
Cheng Yaojin has always been careless and careful.
Just now, the winged cavalry was walking on the mountain road. The sound of the horse's hooves hitting the rocks was very strange, and there was actually a clanking sound of gold and iron.
This immediately attracted Cheng Yaojin's attention, and he anxiously stepped forward to find out.
And Li Daoxuan's bad performance, as if his feet were being grabbed, made the cunning Cheng Yaojin even more certain: there is something fishy!
Seeing that the secret was not kept, Li Daoxuan became anxious and shouted loudly: "Why! I spent a lot of money to ask for this from the military advisor. You want to get it for free, but there is no way!"
As soon as they heard that the culprit was Xia Yu, everyone's eyes immediately shifted.
"Military advisor, what is going on?" Li Shimin couldn't help but feel curious.
Just now, Xia Yu has been pretending to be stupid, looking up at the sky and saying nothing, but the big boss has spoken, so she has no choice but to apologize to someone.
"Uh, it's no big deal."
"I just gave the county prince something. It can be mounted on the horse's hooves. It can increase the cavalry's combat power by half and reduce the wear and tear of the war horse by half."
Xia Yu acted casually and pretended to be a big dick.
This time, everyone is not calm anymore!
Can increase the cavalry's combat effectiveness by half!
It can also reduce the loss of war horses by half!
God, what kind of divine thing is this? Is it so awesome!
The Tang Dynasty was so short of horses that it was crazy!
Li Shimin's eyes immediately turned red, and the fellow rushed forward, pointing his finger at the long-haired man: "Come down! Show me the horse's hooves."
Good guy, that style is the same as Cheng Yaojin, a living bandit.
His claws were so numb that he could still ignore Cheng Yaojin's words, but he did not dare to disobey Li Shimin's orders.
"Second brother!" Li Daoxuan still wanted to fight to the death.
"Shut up!" Li Shimin glared at him unceremoniously, and someone had no choice but to shut up and accept his fate.
Shi Chang dismounted obediently and lifted one of his beloved horse's front hoofs.
Suddenly, the civil and military officials immediately surrounded him in layers, with countless eyes fixed on the small arc-shaped iron pieces on the horse's hooves.
Is it this inconspicuous little thing!?
Is it so magical!?
If this thing is nailed to the horse's hoof, the war horse won't feel any pain!?
"Strategic Advisor! Military Advisor!" After silently sizing up the situation for a long time, Li Shimin couldn't hold back the countless questions in his heart and called Xia Yu to clarify his doubts.
"Here we come." Xia Yu stepped forward with a smile.
It's a pity that there is no feather fan here, otherwise the pretense effect would be as high as the sky.
"This thing——"
"This thing is called a horseshoe." As soon as Li Shimin opened his mouth, Xia Yu took the initiative to explain the wonderful uses of horseshoes.
"Wonderful! Wonderful! With this horseshoe, our Tang Dynasty will not only double the cavalry's combat power, but also greatly alleviate the gap in the horses."
"Military advisor, there is such a magical thing, why didn't you take it out earlier!?"
As soon as he finished listening, Li Shimin was so excited that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He caught Xia Yu and complained.
When the civil and military officials heard this, they all nodded: This horseshoe is indeed a little thing with great wisdom, and it will be of great use to the court!
Xia Yu blinked and said speechlessly: "Your Highness, although the horseshoe is small, it is extremely ingenious. How can it be so easy to come up with!?"
Can he say that he didn't think of it for a moment before?
"Haha!" Li Shimin was a little embarrassed by the rebuke, and quickly said with a smile: "The military advisor is right, he made a mistake out of loneliness. Lord Yuwen!"
"Your Highness." Yuwen Shiji squeezed to the front.
"See clearly this horseshoe, build it immediately and equip the whole army." Li Shimin looked impatient. With such a good thing, who can resist it?
"promise."
Yu Wenshiji quickly agreed that this thing was not difficult at all and he had no pressure at all.
When the generals heard this, they were all very happy, especially those with cavalry under their command, who were even more happy and beaming, feeling that they had made a lot of money.
"Second brother! I don't agree." Li Daoxuan became anxious upon hearing this. He forced his way into the crowd and shouted with a thick face and neck: "This horseshoe cost me two shops in Dongshi and Zhuquemen Street to get it from the military advisor.
You can’t take away what you got in exchange.”
The little prince felt that he had suffered a big loss.
How could Li Shimin be willing to listen? He snorted coldly: "You didn't invent the horseshoe. Why can you use it but the court can't use it!?"
"The military advisor didn't say anything, why are you so irritable!?"
Looking at Li Shimin's robber face, Li Daoxuan was about to cry without tears. He looked at Xia Yu and the other civil and military officials as if asking for help.
Xia Yu quickly looked up at the sky. This was King Qin's idea and had nothing to do with him.
All the civil and military officials also looked at the sky, as if a flower was growing in the sky, with the same helpless character.
"Okay, okay," seeing that Li Daoxuan was "poor", Li Shimin comforted these little brothers and said, "This thing is of great importance and cannot be used by you alone."
"Let's do it this way, two shops, and I'll let my father supply it to you. That's it."
Then, before Li Daoxuan could talk any more, Li Shimin took Xia Yu's hand with a smile: "The military advisor has made another great contribution to the court today. I am very happy and congratulated."
"Come on, a banquet has been prepared in the palace. Let's chat while eating."
"I heard that the military counselors in Hanoi came up with many clever plans, and even created a magical object that can fly into the sky. What is it called a hot air balloon? I hope you can tell me about it."
"No problem. By the way, the pseudo-Song King Wang Tai was captured in this battle. How are you going to deal with it, Your Highness?"
"Keep him locked up for now. Once Wang Shichong is taken down, he will be handed over to his father."
Seeing that Li Shimin was holding Xia Yu and already running away, all the civil and military personnel quickly followed.
This, this is robbery!
In the same place, only Li Daoxuan, who was messy in the wind and extremely aggrieved, was left, but the other person was his most beloved brother. How can this be justified!?