Just like this, it is still not possible to fully grasp Du Fuwei's movements. Although Wan He has never met Du Fuwei, he also knows that he is a scheming old fox. But at least doing this can make Wan He feel more relaxed and wait until After Changsun Wuji accepted the order, Wan He breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "How is the battle situation in Taiyuan?"
If we want to say which force in the world is the most worrying to Wan He now, it is neither Du Fuwei, nor Luo Yi, nor the Turks who dominate outside the pass, but Li Tang in Chang'an, and among Li Tang, What Wan He was most worried about was Li Shimin. Since Wan He returned to Luoyang, he heard that because Li Yuanji had been defeated repeatedly in Taiyuan, Li Yuan had to send Li Shimin to Taiyuan to replace Li Yuanji and start a war with Liu Wuzhou. Although he knew Liu Wuzhou would definitely not be Li Shimin's opponent, but Wan He still wanted to ask about the situation of the battle. Maybe Liu Wuzhou suddenly became more powerful, or maybe his usual burning of incense and worshiping Buddha had an effect, causing Li Shimin to accidentally die in Taiyuan. .
Of course, this chance is almost impossible to happen. When Wan He asked Qin Qiong, he immediately replied: "Half a month ago, Li Shimin had defeated Liu Wuzhou's army. Liu Wuzhou's general Song Jingang was killed, and Yu Chigong Surrender, now Liu Wuzhou has retreated to Mayi, and is taking care of each other with the Turks and Liang Shidu's soldiers and horses. Li Shimin does not dare to press too hard, leaving some soldiers and horses to stay in Taiyuan, and he is leading the triumphant squadron, presumably We’ve arrived in Chang’an now, right?”
Hearing that Li Shimin had won another victory, Wan He felt a little disappointed. However, Wan He soon remembered the fight between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and couldn't help but grinned again and said: " This time Li Shimin has made great achievements again, I want to see what kind of reward Li Yuan will give Li Shimin this time,"
Wan He was indeed in the mood to watch the excitement. Now that Li Shimin was already the King of Qin and the Great General of Tiance, even if Li Yuan wanted to promote Li Shimin, there would be nothing else except the throne under his own butt. It was given. It was precisely because of this that Li Yuan sent Li Yuanji to conquer Taiyuan before. Unexpectedly, Li Yuanji failed to live up to his expectations. In the end, he had no choice but to send Li Shimin to the expedition again. With Li Shimin's contribution, Li Yuan had no choice but to appoint Li Shimin instead. As the prince, there is indeed nothing that can match Li Shimin's achievements this time. Come to think of it, Li Yuan should have a headache now.
Wan He was very unkind and began to gloat, while Qin Qiong and Changsun Wuji also relaxed a lot. Then, Qin Qiong said again: "I heard that Li Jiancheng intends to ask Li Yuan for war this time and send troops to Hebei. It seems that Li Jiancheng is also Knowing that he was far behind Li Shimin in terms of military achievements, he urgently wanted to prove himself with a feat,"
"Oh," Wan He's eyes lit up when he heard the news. Wan He knew Li Jiancheng very well. To be fair, without Li Shimin for comparison, Li Jiancheng was indeed a qualified heir to the throne, even in In some aspects, Li Shimin is not as good as Li Jiancheng, but the two have become brothers, and only one of them can sit in the highest position. This may also be a kind of irony. Then Wan He threw away these thoughts. , said: "Wuji, tell me, what do you think if we let Li Jiancheng achieve a great victory in the battle of Hebei?"
Wanhe's intention is very obvious, that is to let Li Jiancheng win the battle. Anyway, Hebei is owned by Wanhe now. If Wanhe wants Li Jiancheng to win the battle, it is simply an easy thing. The only thing is to let Li Jiancheng win. If the battle is won, then the Hebei that was finally won will belong to the Li family. Isn't Wanhe doing a loss-making business?
On the surface it seemed like this, but Changsun Wuji immediately understood Wanhe's meaning. Changsun Wuji immediately laughed and said to Wanhe: "This move of the prince is really clever. If Li Jiancheng loses, then Li Shimin His reputation will rise with the tide, and Li Yuan may actually make Li Shimin the crown prince. But if Li Jiancheng fails, Li Yuan will definitely have lingering thoughts about Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin will not give up. Conflicts between people will become more and more intense. A clever move, indeed a clever move,"
Wan He couldn't help but feel proud to be praised by a wise man like Changsun Wuji. He smiled and said to Changsun Wuji: "No, no, I just had an idea. It doesn't matter. Haha, it doesn't matter." what,"
Wan He set the time for his sinister move here, but far away in Chang'an, Li Shimin had just led his army back to the court. However, the strange thing was that Li Shimin won a great victory in Taiyuan this time, and as the emperor, at the same time As a father, Li Yuan did not come out to greet him. He only sent a chamberlain with dozens of boxes of gold, silver and silk to greet him at the city gate. After reading Li Yuan's imperial edict, he directly rewarded Li Shimin with these gold, silver and silk. and a group of soldiers, and then the matter was hastily settled.
This scene gave many people present a weird feeling. What was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty trying to do? Isn't he afraid that the soldiers would feel cold when he treated his meritorious ministers like this?
After watching the servant leave, the expression on Li Shimin's face remained the same, not much changed. On the contrary, the generals following Li Shimin were furious one by one. This time they fought bloody hard and finally defeated the powerful enemy, Ban Shi. He was given such a cold reception when he returned to the court. These few boxes of gold, silver and silk were regarded as rewards, and they were sent to beg for food. Even though Gongsun Wudadang shouted to Li Shimin with an angry look on his face: "Your Majesty, this, this …”
"Okay, stop talking," Li Shimin shook his head and waved to Gongsun Wuda to stop him. But Gongsun Wuda wanted to say something more, but Liu Hongji beside him stopped him. Gongsun Wuda's hand made a silence gesture towards Gongsun Wuda, while Li Shimin took a deep breath, clamped his legs, and rode slowly into Chang'an City, leaving a sentence at the same time. : "Give these things as rewards to the soldiers,"
Li Shimin had said so. Although the generals were angry, they could not say anything more. They could only hold back their breath and distributed these rewards to the soldiers according to Li Shimin's instructions. To them, things are not worth mentioning, but to these ordinary soldiers, they are very valuable. Basically every soldier can get some, and these soldiers have not forgotten Li Shimin's kindness. Everyone is grateful to Li Shimin, and their gratitude to Li Shimin is beyond words.
Finally, the soldiers were arranged properly, and the generals gathered together. Seeing the cheerful soldiers leaving, Dugu Yanyun couldn't help but sigh: "The King of Qin has achieved great military exploits and his status in the hearts of the soldiers It’s even more unattainable. The prince has no way to compare with King Qin. I really can’t figure out what else your majesty has to consider.”
For the first time, Gongsun Wuda did not quarrel with Dugu Yanyun. He nodded and said: "That's right. Li Jiancheng is nothing. He just stays in the East Palace all day long, drinking and having fun with the princes and ministers. The world still depends on us. The soldiers are here to defeat them, so what's the use of relying on the princes and ministers? Can they persuade the city to surrender with their words?"
"General Gongsun," just after Gongsun Wuda finished speaking, Duan Zhixuan immediately shouted sharply, glanced left and right, and shouted to Gongsun Wuda in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? Don't you know that some things should not be said nonsense? You want to bring trouble to King Qin, but you can’t do it,”
Wan He was originally Li Yuan's enemy. In addition, Wan He made such a fuss in Chang'an last time and returned to Chang'an safely. Therefore, now in Chang'an City, the name Wan He is almost forbidden, although Gongsun Wuda just said it casually. Once said, if these words are spread to the palace, and some people add fuel to the flames, it is very likely that Li Yuan Longyan will be furious. Originally, Li Shimin's current position is a bit delicate. If Chi Yu is affected because of Gongsun Wuda's relationship, then it will be terrible. That would be very bad.
Gongsun Wuda also reacted and immediately put his big hands on his mouth. When he saw that there were no other outsiders around, he cautiously let go and said to Duan Zhixuan: "Well, General Duan, isn't that mysterious? ,"
"Huh," Duan Zhixuan just snorted coldly. It was not that he had a bad relationship with Gongsun Wuda, but it was about Li Shimin. Duan Zhixuan also wanted to act cautiously. On the other hand, Liu Hongji also advised: "In extraordinary times, , it’s better for everyone to be more cautious. Okay, a big group of us here is too conspicuous. If you have anything to say, let’s wait until we get back to Tiance Mansion.”
Liu Hongji was now vaguely the leader of a group of Tiance Mansion generals. As soon as he spoke, everyone nodded in agreement. Then, everyone immediately walked towards the city, and the one walking at the back was Liu Shili. , looking at the backs of the generals in front, Liu Shili smiled slightly, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. Just when Liu Shili was about to follow, a farmer suddenly walked from the side and went directly to Liu Shili. The mount was bumped.
It is not known what Liu Shili's martial arts skills were, but the mount he sat on was an ordinary war horse. When someone hit him like this, the war horse immediately took a few steps back. When Liu Shili saw it, the light in his eyes immediately flowed, but He didn't say anything more, but looked coldly at the farmer who was bowing to him in fear and apologized. Looking at the farmer, Liu Shili curled his lips, then waved his hand, letting the farmer go. After the farmer left, Liu Shili brought his clenched right hand in front of him, opened a finger slightly, and immediately a small piece of paper came out from the palm of his hand.