After making sure that no one was paying attention around him, Liu Shili took a brief glance at the content on the piece of paper. Then he clenched it hard with his right hand. When he opened his hand again, there was only a piece of gray powder left in the palm of his hand. Then Liu Shili A strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He grabbed the reins with both hands and raised his horse, then rode towards the city.
After Li Shimin arrived at the Tiance Mansion, he went straight to the backyard of the mansion to change out of his armor. This golden armor was given to Li Shimin by Li Yuan personally. It was a symbol of Li Shimin's status as Tiance General. After taking off the armor, Li Shimin carefully placed the armor on the shelf and wiped the stains on the armor with a wet cloth. He took great care of it. Li Shimin almost never let his servants use artificial hands. Every time he cleaned it, Li Shimin did it himself. He was afraid of his servants. Broken it clumsily.
Li Shimin's indifferent treatment this time was actually what Li Shimin expected. Comparing his feelings, Li Shimin also knew that if he were put in Li Yuan's position, it would indeed be difficult to make a suitable response. Li Shimin still remembers the day his father asked him to fight. What he said to himself when he was in Taiyuan: All his achievements will be remembered in his father's heart. His father will not treat him badly. As long as he continues to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty, the highest position in the Tang Dynasty will definitely belong to him in the future. Lord. Only if you can become the lord of the world, you may be able to get what you want most.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly burst into a cold light. The cold light was full of cruelty and cruel killing intent. It was completely different from the usual Li Shimin. Soon, the cold light in Li Shimin's eyes disappeared fleetingly. His hands were still steady and strong. He wiped the stains on the armor little by little with a damp cloth. Finally, he wiped the stains clean. Then Li Shimin gently touched the armor. He threw the wet cloth into the basin aside and said in a deep voice. : "I seem to have warned you before. Don't lurk around me like this."
"Haha." As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a burst of laughter came from a dark corner behind Li Shimin. But it was Liu Shili who was still at the city gate before. Liu Shili still had that indifferent smile. He walked slowly to Li Shimin's side. He clasped his fists in front of Li Shimin and saluted. He smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It's really that I have something important to report to Your Majesty. That's why I didn't ask anyone to report it to Your Majesty."
"That's all." Maybe he was a little tired, or maybe he was used to Liu Shili's uninvited visits. Li Shimin no longer bothered with the red tape with him. He just slowly turned his head, walked to the stool next to him, sat down, and picked up the He took a sip of a cup of tea and said, "Okay, let's talk. Do you have anything to tell me?"
"Yes." Liu Shili seemed to have known for a long time that Li Shimin would not punish him, so he did not panic at all. He slowly walked up to Li Shimin and said, "My subordinates sent information about the war situation in Hebei. Li Mi failed in Hebei. Gao Kaidao died in battle. Dou Jiande, Song Zhengben and Wang Fubao were all captured. Li Mi was as good at escaping as ever. He actually escaped with his entire Pushan Gongying camp. Now we are almost reaching Bingzhou."
After hearing the news, Li Shimin's cheeks twitched violently. But he soon returned to normal. He said lightly: "Really? That's such a pity. Li Mi is always cautious in his actions. He will It is normal to withdraw early. There is no need to be surprised. Let your people go to pick up Li Mi. When Li Mi returns to Chang'an, you will secretly take him to Tiance Mansion. I want to know the cause and effect. It is not terrible if it fails. But what if Li Mi is not connected? Those who fail don’t even know it. That’s what’s really scary.”
After Li Shimin finished speaking, Liu Shili also nodded lightly. Then he said: "There is one more thing. The subordinates arranged for the news to come from the secret camp in Pushan. When Li Mi was in Hebei, he was there several times. Secretly expanding his own power. It seems that Li Mi is not that loyal to the prince."
"There's nothing surprising about this." Li Shimin's reaction to this news became even more dull. He slowly put down the teacup in his hand and said, "When Li Mi took refuge with Yang Xuangan, he had second thoughts. Later, when he took refuge with Zhai Rang, it was even more of a conspiracy. Wagangzhai. It can be seen from this that Li Mi is definitely an ambitious person. It is good to be ambitious. Ambitious people are easy to control. Besides, I have more than one ambitious person under my command. I can still control him."
As Li Shimin spoke, he glanced at Liu Shili. The look in his eyes was quite meaningful. As for Li Shimin's words, Liu Shili had no reaction. Instead, he stood there casually and then said to Li Shimin: " In addition to this news, there is another news, but it came from the palace."
"Yeah." After hearing Liu Shili's words, Li Shimin finally reacted this time. He raised his head and glanced at Liu Shili. He turned his head away again and said in a deep voice: "Is there anything going on in the palace?"
"There is no such thing as an accident." Liu Shili also smiled when he saw Li Shimin's reaction. Then he said: "On the day before our squadron returned to the court, Li Jiancheng went to the palace and once again begged His Majesty to issue an order to let him lead the troops. Hebei. And this time, His Majesty agreed."
When Liu Shili finished speaking the first few words, Li Shimin had immediately lowered his head. A cold light flashed in his eyes. And when Liu Shili finished speaking the last sentence, Li Shimin's hands clenched suddenly. Fist. The face became even more ferocious. Even the facial features became distorted. After Liu Shili said these words, he did not speak again. Instead, he stayed quietly by the side. After a long time, he heard There was a long inhalation sound. Then, Li Shimin slowly raised his head. The ferocious look on his face disappeared without a trace. But he still closed his eyes tightly and slowly exhaled the breath he had inhaled. This breath was like exhaling all the air in his body.
Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Liu Shili's face finally changed a little. He stepped forward and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much. Even if Li Jiancheng leads the troops to Hebei, he may not be able to make a decision. Great work. Now Hebei is Wanhe's territory. Wanhe has many elite soldiers and generals. Li Jiancheng cannot get any advantage."
"No. Wan He will deliberately lose to Li Jiancheng. He will definitely do this." Li Shimin still closed his eyes and said quietly: "Wan He was willing to take risks to come to Chang'an. The purpose was to provoke Li Jiancheng and me. He will not fail to see the battle between me now. If Li Jiancheng wins and makes great achievements, then the battle between Li Jiancheng and I will become more and more intense. Hebei is closer to Luoyang. Even if Li Jiancheng wins a few Wan He can take the city back when the army is ready. For him, there is no loss at all. Yes, he will definitely do so."
Hearing Li Shimin's explanation, Liu Shili finally understood. Then Liu Shili said to Li Shimin: "If that's the case, then Li Jiancheng will have to take credit for it."
Regarding Liu Shili's question, Li Shimin did not answer. Instead, he still closed his eyes, seeming to be thinking about something. After a while, Li Shimin slowly opened his eyes. His eyes turned deathly gray, with not even the slightest bit of life left. No. Even Liu Shili couldn't help being stunned when he saw Li Shimin's look in his eyes. He opened his mouth and couldn't help shouting: "Your Majesty."
Li Shimin still didn't answer. He slowly stood up from the chair. He also walked unsteadily towards the other side. Finally, he walked to the golden armor. The breastplate of the golden armor was polished by Li Shimin. .It can even reflect Li Shimin's reflection. Looking at his own shadow reflected on the breastplate, Li Shimin's originally plain face finally changed.
First, he frowned. Then, veins began to jump on his forehead. His nose was lifted up, and his mouth was pulled to the left and right. He even opened his mouth, revealing his white teeth. And his face also changed. It slowly turned red. In the end, it turned completely red. His eyes suddenly stared. The eyeballs were almost covered with bloodshot eyes.
"Ah..." Li Shimin roared violently. He waved his hands forward, and actually overturned the golden armor that he cherished very much to the ground. Then he raised his foot and kicked the golden armor violently. Such a move The good armor was actually deformed by Li Shimin's kick. After a long time, Li Shimin finally vented all the resentment in his heart and directly lifted the deformed golden armor. He got up, threw it out of the window, and then held on to the wall next to him, where he gasped for air.
From the time Li Shimin started going crazy to now, Liu Shili didn't say a word. He just looked at Li Shimin and waited for Li Shimin to slowly stabilize his breathing. Then he said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with it next."
"How to deal with it. Hahahaha." After hearing Liu Shili's question, Li Shimin repeated the sentence. He suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. After laughing for a long time, he suddenly turned his head and stared at Liu Shili closely. He said in a deep voice: "Liu Shili .You are somewhat sure of the idea you gave me last time."
It seemed that he had expected that Li Shimin would suddenly ask this question. Liu Shili quickly replied: "How sure I am, it depends on how determined the prince is. If the prince is 100% determined, then my subordinates will be 10% sure." The certainty of success depends on the prince himself. However, when his subordinates mentioned this suggestion to the prince, the prince seemed not to dare to do it."
"One moment, another moment." Li Shimin's eyes were already full of madness. He shouted in a deep voice: "Now that things have come to an end, we should continue to deal with them. Instead, we will suffer chaos. Just as you said last time, we will take action."