At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 627
Pei Ji returned to Jinyang, Taiyuan, and went straight to the general manager's mansion. Prince Li Jiancheng and Hanwang Li Yuanji were already waiting for him. Even Li Jiancheng also came to Taiyuan. It can be seen that Li Yuan was really worried that Gao Bufan would take the opportunity to attack Taiyuan.

"Your Majesty sees His Highness the Crown Prince, and sees His Highness the King of Han." Pei Ji saluted respectfully.

Li Jiancheng said gently, "Master Pei, you don't need to be too polite, can Gao Changqing agree?"

Pei Ji shook his head and said: "Gao Changqing refused the marriage, and the servant was really humiliated by that old man Chen Xiaoyi."

Li Yuanji said with a sneer: "This king already knows this is the result, this trip is nothing but self-inflicted humiliation."

Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "Master Pei has been wronged. If Shimin hadn't accidentally lost to Xue Ju in Gaochao, we wouldn't have to humble ourselves in front of Gao Changqing."

Li Yuanji sneered twice, gloating a little: "Isn't Li Shimin very good at fighting and invincible? It's really strange that he suffered a big defeat at the hands of Xue Ju."

Li Jiancheng reprimanded: "Yuanji, don't talk nonsense, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and it is normal for the people of the world to lose battles occasionally."

Li Yuanji pursed his lips and remained silent.

It is said that among Li Yuan's several sons, the fourth son Li Yuanji is the most mediocre, but he is also the most favored. He must be spoiled. His relationship with Li Shimin is very bad, but he is closer to his elder brother Li Jiancheng. Hearing that Li Shimin was defeated, this kid is probably the happiest one.

Pei Ji obviously didn't want to get involved in the family affairs between other brothers, so he kept silent very tactfully, thinking he didn't hear.Embarrassment flashed across Li Jiancheng's face, and he changed the subject: "Gao Changqing rejected the marriage, how would he respond to the matter of joining forces to deal with Liu Wuzhou?"

"Well, Gao Changqing agreed." Pei Ji smiled.

Li Jiancheng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said joyfully, "Since the other party has agreed to join forces, they should not invade Taiyuan again in a short time."

Li Yuanji also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he gloated over Li Shimin's defeat, he was also afraid that the Qi army would come to attack Taiyuan. After all, Taiyuan was guarded by him, the governor of Bingzhou. If he lost it, he would definitely not have a good life.

Pei Ji said confidently: "His Royal Highness, don't worry too much. Don't look at the Qi army is very strong now, but it's only on the surface. With the danger of the Taihang, Li Jing's Qi army stationed in Yanmen is undoubtedly a lonely army. Blindly making enemies. It is the way of death, so the lower officials predict that Gao Changqing will not dare to be our enemy for the time being."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "That's right, Turkic is enough for Gao Changqing to have a headache, if he is wise enough, he should not provoke us at this time, but we are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, we still have to be careful and not take it lightly. "

Pei Ji praised: "His Royal Highness, this is a prudent move."

Li Yuanji couldn't help but said: "Then shall we send troops to attack Loufan County as promised?"

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "That's inevitable. If you don't believe what you say, isn't it true? However, we must grasp the scale of sending troops. We must lure the Qi army to attack Mayi, and we must not tear ourselves apart with the Turks."

Pei Ji shook his head and sighed: "Gao Changqing is a smart man. I'm afraid we can't hide it from him. The other party probably has an insight into our intentions and won't really attack Mayi County. He will probably act like us. It's just a feint."

Li Yuanji said disappointedly: "Then we have done so much, isn't it all for nothing?"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "It's not for nothing, as long as Gao Changqing agrees to join forces, our goal will be achieved."

Li Jiancheng glanced at the bewildered Li Yuanji, and knew that his younger brother had well-developed limbs but a relatively simple mind. He probably had insufficient brains, so he made a relief and said, "Master Pei has had a hard trip, let's go down and rest first. "

Pei Ji saluted and retreated.

Li Yuanji was puzzled and said: "Aren't we going to trick Gao Changqing and let him fight the Turks to the death? Since Gao Bufan is not fooled, how can we achieve our goal?"

Li Jiancheng sighed secretly and explained: "Our real purpose is to stabilize Gao Qi for the time being. It's just incidental to trick Gao Qi into a war with the Turks. It's the best if it works, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't. As long as Gao Changqing agrees to join forces, that's it. It's like Li Tang and Gao Qi have agreed to live in peace for the time being, but we just don't say anything on the surface.

The advantage of this is that there is no binding force. When the time is right, no matter whether we free up our hands to hit Gao Qi first or Gao Qi frees up his hands to hit us first, there is no worry of treachery. "

Only then did Li Yuanji suddenly realize: "It turns out that there are such devious ways in it, what a rogue!"

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Yuanji, you are brave if you are brave, but you have to think more about it when you encounter problems."

Li Yuanji's face was slightly hot, and he said a little dissatisfied: "My heart is indeed not as smart as Li Shimin, but no matter how smart Li Shimin is, he still lost the battle. Even Liu Hongji and other confidant generals were also captured by Xue Ju. Really! Shame."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "They are all brothers, blood is thicker than water, Yuan Ji will stop talking about these stupid things in the future, elder brother doesn't like to listen."

Li Yuanji curled his lips and said: "If you don't say it, you won't say it, but there is something I still want to remind my elder brother. Li Shimin has a lot of eyes, and there are many talents under his command, and his credit is greater than that of your elder brother, so don't look at how your elder brother is now." Prince, you may be snatched away by Li Shimin in the future, don't regret it then."

Li Jiancheng's face darkened, and he sternly reprimanded: "Yuan Ji, elder brother usually indulges you too much, but now he speaks more and more presumptuously. If outsiders dare to say such words, I will kill them with a knife!"

Li Yuanji saw that his elder brother was really angry, but he didn't dare to do it again, so he hurriedly apologized, and Li Jiancheng drove away with a flick of his sleeves, but he couldn't help feeling a little worry in his heart.

It is said that Li Jian is a steady man and quite talented, but as the crown prince, he must sit at the center and learn the way of governing the country. He cannot lead an army across the battlefield like Li Shimin. A large number of those arrogant soldiers, able men and strangers gathered under Li Shimin's seat, which was extremely unfavorable to Li Jiancheng, the prince.

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It is early summer in April, the weather is warm, and the flowers are gone. The peach trees in the courtyard are full of green, and the branches are full of small green peaches, only the size of the head of chopsticks.

Cui Shirou was wearing a loose summer shirt, sitting on a stone chair under the peach tree, her skin was white and rosy, her figure became more and more attractive, her pearls were round and jade-like, her eyes were bright and her teeth were bright, her eyebrows were picturesque, charming and charming, which made her beautiful. Gao Bufan couldn't help but want to hug him and take a bite.

But Rou'er didn't have time to pay attention to someone at the moment, all her attention was focused on the little baby in her arms, her eyes were full of kindness, and her whole body exuded the brilliance of motherhood.

The baby was just one month old, and his skin was wrinkled and covered with small yellow down.Gao Bufan stretched out his hand to tease the little baby's nose, and said with a smile, "It's wrinkled, so ugly!"

As soon as this remark came out, several reproachful eyes shot at him, and the old lady Chen put her waist on her back domineeringly, and said, "Stinky boy, you were uglier than this when you were born. I despise you, but now I despise my good grandson, and I beat you, don't think that if you become the king of Qi, you will not dare to do it because you are a mother."

Dou Xianniang covered her small mouth and giggled: "Call quickly, Xianniang can help, so as not to dislike my son in the future."

Gao Bufan took his eldest grandson Wugou's little hand, while stroking the latter's protruding belly, he said with a smile, "It's still Wugou who loves me, and won't shout for beating and killing."

The eldest grandson Wugou blushed and gave someone a white look and said: "Mother, Wugou will get you a feather duster."

All the girls giggled, Gao Bufan let out a ouch, Chen said angrily, "What's your name, brat, don't scare the baby in Wugou's stomach."

Gao Bufan said with a bitter face: "It was the baby who kicked my hand!"

Dou Xianniang clapped her hands and said with a smile: "It deserves it, no father thinks he's ugly, just kick him."

Gao Bufan laughed out loud, but with this laugh, the little unicorn in Cui Shirou's arms burst into tears, and all the girls glared at that person in unison.

Gao Bufan said "wronged": "Is this also my business?"

"It's none of your business, laughing so loudly scared Ah Xie." Chen said annoyed, while coaxing: "Don't cry, Ah Xie, grandma will clean up your old man in a while."

It is said that his father Gao Kaishan named Cui Shirou’s eldest grandson Gao Qilin, and then he was afraid that the name would be too big to support him, so he named him Axie, which means pig, just like now The dog leftovers and dog eggs are almost the same.

Gao Bufan was very speechless about this, and protested to his father, but unfortunately the protest was ineffective, and Rou'er didn't mind, and was very happy. I can accept the reality of giving birth to a "pig".

Cui Shirou coaxed her heartily for a while, but the little pig was still crying, and kept touching his mother's chest, probably looking for something to eat.

Cui Shirou blushed and said in a low voice: "Husband, Xi'er is hungry!"

Gao Bufan said in amazement: "Then breastfeed!"

All the girls couldn't help but blushed, and pushed Bufan out one after another, and the latter said resentfully: "I'll see what I can do, it's not like I haven't eaten before!"

As soon as the words were spoken, His Royal Highness Qi Wang received a bunch of punches on his body, and was kicked out of the courtyard by a group of beautiful wives and maidservants.

(End of this chapter)