After several months, the Tang army finally broke through the capital of Xiao Liang's power and forced Xiao Mian to surrender.
The person who accepted Xiao Mian's surrender was Zhaojun Wang Li Xiaogong, but the actual hero was Li Jing who was hiding behind the scenes.
However, Li Jing didn't care about these false reputations at all. He had already received an imperial decree from Li Yuan to commend him. In Li Jing's opinion, nothing would make him happier than eliminating Li Yuan's murderous intention.
As for military merit, forget it. Looking at the imperial court's foreign wars, the first merit is always given to the clan generals.
He is good at protecting himself wisely, so naturally he will not argue with Li Xiaogong about these things.
Li Daoxuan rode his horse to Li Jing's side and looked at the Tang army entering Jiangling.
"General Li is a master of military affairs, and I am convinced by him. Being able to work with the general makes me feel at ease."
Along the way, Li Daoxuan watched with his own eyes how Li Jing defeated the Puppet Liang army step by step. In Li Daoxuan's opinion, even the King of Qin might not be able to say that he could definitely win with his military skills and strategy.
Li Jing said humbly: "Actually, it is not my merit, but the background of the imperial court. The Tang Dynasty was strong, with well-equipped soldiers, thousands of generals, and saints who were enlightened and proficient. My contribution is just a small contribution."
Li Daoxuan teased: "General Li, there is no need to be humble in front of this king. I see your achievements in my eyes."
Li Jing chuckled and said nothing more.
If possible, he didn't want to attract attention. Even so, he was quite emotional. With the help of Guan Longzhi and many outstanding descendants of the royal family, it was only a matter of time that the Tang Dynasty unified the world. He understood that even without him,
Either the King of Qin or the King of Chu can deal with Xiao Mian.
After all, this world still belongs to the Li family and Guan Long.
Seeing that Li Jing was silent, Li Daoxuan didn't care either. He was thinking about the task assigned to him by the King of Chu.
Jiangling, Cenfu.
Cen Wenwen is the grandson of Cen Shanfang, the Minister of Civil Affairs in the Western Liang Dynasty. His father, Cen Zhixiang, was the Minister of Yubu in the Sui Dynasty. When he was fourteen years old, his father Cen Zhixiang was wrongly imprisoned. Cen Wenwen appealed for his father's injustice alone, and finally achieved great success.
This is famous all over the world.
Later Xiao Mian became emperor, and Cen Wenwen was appointed by Xiao Mian as the Minister of Zhongshu because of his background and talent.
Now that Jiangling has fallen and Xiliang has once again been subjugated, he is also packing up his belongings in his house and preparing to go to Chang'an with his old master.
With the future uncertain, Cen Wenwen couldn't help but sigh.
He is a person without ambition and has never thought of assisting Xiao Mian to achieve hegemony. The reason why he says this is because Cen Wenwen is very smart.
He knew very well that Li Tang would be able to dominate the world sooner or later as long as he made no mistakes based on Guanlong.
What about Xiliang?
The nobles are competing for power and profit, and Xiao Mian is suspicious and jealous. How can he achieve great things?
Today's defeat at the hands of the Tang Army was within his expectations.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about Lin Shihong. Xi Liang has the support of the Jiangzuo gentry, but they have never been able to solve Lin Shihong. This is enough to show how big the problem is in Xi Liang.
Although his ancestors had served as officials in Western Liang for generations, the Cen family's voice in the south was still not enough.
"Sir, what are you worried about?" asked his son Cen Manqian.
Cen Wenwen sighed: "I will go to Chang'an soon. I am thinking hard and worrying about my future."
Cen Manqian said: "We have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor of Tang will probably not do anything to us."
"Having said that, things are unpredictable." Cen Wenwen shook his head.
At this moment, a group of Tang troops suddenly entered Cen's mansion, and the leader was Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang.
Cen Wenwen and his son hurriedly walked up and looked at Li Daoxuan in confusion, fearing that the other party would suddenly commit murder.
"May I ask, General, why are you here?" Cen Wenwen calmed down and asked, clasping his fists.
Li Daoxuan looked him over and asked, "Are you Cen Wenwen?"
"That's right."
"very good."
very good?
What does this mean?
Cen Wenwen asked in confusion: "General, is there something wrong when you come here?"
"Yes." Li Daoxuan grinned, "Someone wants you."
Want me?
Cen Wenwen was shocked.
"Who wants my master?" Cen Manqian asked.
Li Daoxuan said: "You will know when we arrive in Chang'an. From now on, you will follow me. Remember, this is not a discussion, but an order."
Hearing this, Cen Wenwen was speechless and helpless.
October, Chang'an.
The wind is getting tighter and the weather is getting colder.
After Pei Ju became prime minister and Liu Wenjing left Chang'an, there was suddenly no voice from the prince's side. Li Jiancheng rarely quarreled with the King of Qin on court affairs.
Originally, the courtiers thought it was related to the ban. After the ban was lifted in October, there was still no confrontation between the prince and the King of Qin.
It was as if all of a sudden, everyone had become brothers who loved each other.
Li Shimin was not sure what the prince meant and did not dare to act rashly. He was prepared to wait and see what happened and continue to observe carefully.
So, under this strange situation, the court was quiet for more than three months.
Li Zhiyun knew what the prince had planned, so he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.
In October of the fourth year of Wude, good news came from the south. Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun, captured Jiangling and captured Xiao Xian, the puppet emperor of Liang.
Lao Li was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
After Xiao Mian was killed, only Lin Shihong and Feng Ang were left in the south. In Lao Li's eyes, these two were lambs to be slaughtered, and the unification of the south by the Tang Dynasty was just around the corner.
Chu Palace, Wei Gui's room.
The cat-sized child was held in Li Zhiyun's arms and protected with great care.
This is his third son, Lee Seung Yeol.
The reason why we chose this name is because Chenglie almost died when he was born!
The poem "Shang" praises long hair; it is as fierce as fire.
Li Zhiyun hopes that this child's life can boil and burn like a fire, and he will continue to strive for self-improvement.
To be honest, the eldest son Chengjing, the second son Chengyan, and even the eldest daughter Baoniang did not die in infancy. Only the little Chenglie was extremely weak when he was born, which scared Li Zhiyun to sleep for days and nights.
Not sleeping well.
Fortunately, this child finally passed the most dangerous period.
Wei Gui was sleeping on the couch, watching her husband carefully protecting his son, with a gentle rhyme on his face.
"Husband, Lieer is much better now, don't worry."
She knew that Li Zhiyun had been living on tenterhooks these days.
"Yes." Li Zhiyun nodded and gently placed the child next to Wei Gui.
He smiled and said, "I hope Lie'er will grow up quickly. As brothers, Jing'er and Yan'er will definitely take good care of him."
Wei Gui smiled and reached out to caress little Chenglie's little face.
Suddenly, she remembered something and asked: "Husband, my eldest sister is feeling better?"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's face looked slightly unnatural.
Entering October, Princess Chu felt a little unwell. Li Zhiyun knew that she was actually suffering from a mental illness.
"It's much better." Li Zhiyun comforted Wei Gui.
To be honest, every time he has a son, Princess Chu will always get into a little mood, and he has gradually gotten used to it.
He didn't feel bored, but felt a little sorry for his wife.
Because although Princess Chu was unhappy, she never did anything harmful to nature, and instead she always maintained harmony among the wives and concubines in the palace.
If you get a wife like this, you will have no regrets in this life.
"Don't worry, I will take good care of her." Li Zhiyun added.
At this moment, Princess Chu walked in.
"Alang."
"You're not feeling well yet, why don't you take a good rest." Li Zhiyun frowned, stood up and held her hand.
"I've met my eldest sister." Wei Gui was about to stand up to greet her, but was pressed down by Princess Chu to rest.
She smiled and said, "You need to have a good rest now." Then, she took out a pair of tiger-head shoes and said, "Look, I made these for my child. They don't look good. Don't blame me."
Wei Gui smiled and said: "It looks good, Lie'er will definitely like it."
Seeing how generous his wife was, Li Zhiyun looked at her lovingly and said, "Madam, you have worked hard."
Princess Chu smiled and shook her head, gently squeezing Li Zhiyun's hand, "I am Lie'er's mother, as it should be."
In this era, there are too many examples of jealous ladies. Not to mention, Lao Li's late wife Dou is a typical example.
Closer to home, there is also Fang Xuanling's wife who likes to be jealous.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun feels that he is very lucky to be able to marry such a generous woman. It is precisely because of this that Li Zhiyun likes her more and more.