Facing the Tang army, which was well prepared and several times stronger than his own, Liu Wuzhou failed to complete a comeback and defeat the Tang army.
Liu Wuzhou was defeated in the battle. The Tang army killed more than 20,000 people and captured more than 30,000 people. General Xun Xiang and others died in the battle, and Liu Wuzhou was captured alive.
Afterwards, according to the arrangement of the imperial court, Liu Wuzhou was beheaded, and his head was sent to the grassland by Pei Ju and Yuwenshiji and handed over to Chuluo Khan.
The siege of Jinyang was lifted and the three brothers gathered together.
Inside the palace.
"Zhiyun, I won't say anything else, thank you very much!"
Li Yuanji drank the wine in one gulp.
Li Shimin, who was sitting in the chair, saw that Li Yuanji didn't look like he wanted to talk to him, so he didn't care. He just took a sip of the wine silently.
Changsun Wuji looked unhappy and said to Yu Zhining beside him: "His Royal Highness King Qi is really angry. Our king saved his life."
Yu Zhining chuckled, picked up the wine cup, and said, "Let's see how King Chu responds."
Naturally, Li Zhiyun will not show off at this time and steal Li Shimin's limelight.
"Fourth brother, we were able to defeat Liu Wuzhou this time thanks to the support from second brother from Hebei. You must thank second brother very much. He gave up killing Dou Jiande for you."
Li Yuanji sneered and toasted Li Shimin, "Thank you, second brother."
"Yuanji, we are brothers, there is no need to say thank you." Li Shimin said with a smile.
Li Yuanji said to Li Zhiyun: "See, the second brother is right. Why do brothers care about this?"
That tone, that attitude, everyone knew it was perfunctory.
In this regard, Li Zhiyun couldn't say any nonsense to ease the brothers' feelings. Li Yuanji was a bit miserable in Chen Shuda's matter.
He looked at Li Shimin and said: "Second brother, Mayi still needs to be recovered. Our troops have gone through a great battle and need to recuperate. In my opinion, it is better to let fourth brother lead the troops to capture the northern counties.
"
Li Shimin knew that this was an opportunity that Li Zhiyun was trying to make up for Li Yuanji. He wanted to agree, but he saw Fang Xuanling shaking her head slightly at him.
So, he pondered for a while and asked: "Fourth brother, how many troops and horses are there in Jinyang?"
"Not many, maybe more than ten thousand people." Li Yuanji said. Jinyang was trapped for many days, and there were not many soldiers and horses left.
Li Shimin said: "Fifth brother, the Turks are still eyeing the situation in the north. I'm afraid King Qi's troops and horses alone may not be enough to solve it. Let's think about it again."
Hearing this, Li Yuanji said nonchalantly: "Second brother is right. I am not a good fighter. Jinyang has not been defended. If I were to be attacked by Turks when I went to the north to regain the counties, I would not be able to die without a burial."
It's the place where I was born. It doesn't matter if I die, but I must not ruin my second brother's plan to regain Bingzhou, so let's forget it."
A man can bend and stretch, but Li Yuanji obviously can't bend while holding a grudge.
Li Shimin's face was ugly. Although he did not have a good relationship with Li Yuanji, his family scandal should not be made public. He did not want to have such a quarrel with Li Yuanji in front of outsiders.
Seeing this, Li Zhiyun was speechless. He gave up the words he had prepared in his heart and said: "Since the second brother is already prepared, the younger brother will not say much. However, this time my father asked Pei Gong to send an envoy to the Turks, it will affect the future of the northern border defense.
This year is about war and peace, so I need my second brother to be more attentive."
"Zhiyun, I know everything you said. Don't worry, I will send troops and horses to cooperate with Mr. Pei to scare the Turks!"
"In this way, I have nothing to worry about."
Smiling and toasting with Li Shimin, everyone enjoyed the singing and dancing in the hall.
After the banquet was over, everyone gradually dispersed.
Returning to his tent, Li Shimin asked in confusion: "Xuanling, why do you want to stop me from agreeing to Zhiyun?"
Fang Xuanling said calmly: "Why does Your Highness need to show your kindness to King Qi again?"
In one sentence, Li Shimin was speechless when asked.
Changsun Wuji said: "Yes, King Qi hates His Highness to the core. Even if His Highness offers some favors, King Qi will not change his mind. In this case, Your Highness helping King Qi seems ridiculous to King Qi, and it also shows that Your Highness is weak."
Li Shimin glared at them and sighed: "Yuanji is my brother after all."
"But the King of Qi is hostile to the king and has repeatedly embarrassed the king, isn't it?" Changsun Wuji asked in return.
"Shut up." Li Shimin warned: "Auxiliary machine, don't say this again."
"Yes." Although Changsun Wuji was scolded, his face showed no expression at all, and he bowed indifferently and agreed.
Yu Zhining said: "Your Highness, I would like to say something disrespectful. If His Highness King Qi fails to defend Jinyang this time, it may be the best outcome."
"What did you say?" Li Shimin stared at Yu Zhining with stern eyes.
Fang Xuanling was silent, thinking about the meaning of Yu Zhining's words.
Yu Zhining was not afraid at all and analyzed: "My subordinates believe that if King Qi abandons Taiyuan, the saint will be angry and doubt King Qi's ability to lead troops. At that time, the saint will deprive King Qi of the right to lead troops and hand over Taiyuan to others.
This is the best result if people guard it. Firstly, this can ensure the safety of Taiyuan. Secondly, His Highness can better conquer the four directions without having to be burdened by the King of Qi."
"Please think about it, your highness, if the King of Chu guards Taiyuan this time, how can Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang and others wreak havoc on the entire Bingzhou. And your highness does not need to support Taiyuan, so he can naturally capture Dou Jiande and pacify Hebei."
After the words fell, Changsun Wuji immediately clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, I think what Yu Zhining said is very reasonable. What did we get from this incident? We got nothing. Dou Jiande was about to be defeated. As a result,
...As a result, something happened to King Qi."
As he spoke, Changsun Wuji was speechless.
Li Shimin's expression was complicated.
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said: "Although my subordinates and others should not arrange such arrangements for His Highness King Qi behind his back, the facts are here. If there was nothing wrong with Taiyuan, Hebei would have been pacified by His Highness. Now His Highness King Qi is guarding Taiyuan.
If the Turks move south again in the future and His Highness the King of Qi cannot defend this place, what should we do? Will His Highness lead an army to come to our aid again?"
"What do you mean?" Li Shimin asked: "You don't want me to write a letter to the saint to replace the King of Qi who guards Taiyuan, do you?"
Yu Zhining said: "Originally, it was a good thing for King Qi to leave the capital. But now it seems that it is not necessarily true. Letting King Qi guard Taiyuan is not enough to fight against the Turks. Now that the Tang Dynasty has not yet unified the world, Taiyuan must not allow any losses.
If only..."
"That's enough." Li Shimin interrupted Yu Zhining directly, "Needless to say, it is impossible to replace the King of Qi. My father has always trusted us brothers, and he will not let anyone else guard the land of Longxing.
"
"How is King Chu?" Fang Xuanling asked.
"Of course Zhiyun can do it, but the prince will not agree." Li Shimin said calmly: "Besides, Zhiyun is somewhat resistant to the dispute between me and the prince."
The prince failed to win over the King of Chu, so he naturally didn't achieve much on his side. He knew that the King of Chu must have noticed the fight between him and the prince, but the King of Chu's behavior made it clear: 'I don't want to get involved with you.'