At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 701 Brotherly Contradiction
Li Shimin's blind date in Turkic this time is Ashina Hemin, whose Chinese name is He Min, and who is one of Chuluohe Khan's many daughters.

Li Shimin originally thought that Princess Hemin was like most Turkic women. She was strong and strong, her butt was as big as a basin, her waist was as thick as a bucket, she ate a few catties of meat at a meal, her body smelled like mutton, and she couldn't even read a single word. , so on the way to Turkic, I have been worried and depressed.

It's no wonder that Li Shimin is a proud person. The perfect wife in his mind is the type of eldest grandson Wugou, who is beautiful in appearance, blue-hearted and gentle, knowledgeable in books and etiquette, dignified and virtuous, so even Cui Daoyun of the Boling Cui family How can he be willing to let him marry such a vulgar barbarian woman now?Li Shimin couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat when he thought that the wife who would sleep next to him in the future might be a strong woman who snores louder than him.

But there is no way, he just lost the battle and was relieved of his military power by his father Li Yuan. Obviously, he has no chance to lead the army before he gets married, and the king's order is hard to violate, so he can only bite the bullet and go to Turkic.

However, when Li Shimin saw Princess Hemin, he was almost shocked, and he was full of energy.

It turns out that the image of Princess Hemin is completely different from the image Li Shimin imagined. This woman may not be stunning in appearance, but she is also a beauty with a slim figure, not at all like other Turkic women who are tall and thick.

It was later that Li Shimin learned that Princess Hemin's biological mother was Han Chinese, and her body and appearance followed her mother's, and her mother taught her to read and write since she was a child, so she is fluent in Chinese and can write good characters.

Li Shimin was overjoyed. After a few encounters, he found that this woman is not only skilled in archery and horse, but also understands the art of war. gap.

But as the saying goes, there is no gold, no one is perfect, and Princess Hemin has this quality, Li Shimin is already a treasure, how can he demand so much, so Li Shimin launched an offensive against Princess Hemin.

Li Shimin was originally good-looking and talented, and his communication skills were at the ceiling level. The key point was that he was once the commander-in-chief of the three armies. The temperament of commanding the three armies is not something ordinary people can have. Young, he is simply a diamond king, no, it should be a diamond fresh meat, after all, Li Shimin is only less than 20 years old.

So after doing a lot of things, Li Shimin easily captured the heart of Princess Hemin, and the two were stuck together all day long, and they couldn't leave each other.For some unknown reason, Chu Luo Khan turned a blind eye to the relationship between his daughter and Li Shimin, and adopted a tacit attitude. When Li Shimin proposed to buy five thousand war horses, he also agreed.

Li Shimin was overjoyed, and made an appointment with Princess Hemin to come to propose marriage next time, and then drove back to Chang'an with [-] horses. At this time, Li Yuan and Gao Bufan had already signed a peace treaty.

In addition, after Li Yuan asked about Li Shimin's relationship with Princess Hemin, he knew that he was sure of everything, and said happily: "Shimin is tired from working all the way, let's go take a bath and rest first."

"Yes!" Li Shimin agreed, but his feet didn't move.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Shimin still has something to do?"

Li Shimin asked cautiously: "My son heard that Father Emperor signed a peace treaty with Gao Changqing?"

The smile on Li Yuan's face gradually disappeared, Prince Li Jiancheng winked quickly, and said, "Shimin, go back to take a bath and rest, and I'll talk to you later."

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "This matter is known to the whole world, and there is nothing to hide. Yes, I signed a peace treaty with Gao Changqing a few days ago, and I will withdraw all the soldiers and horses in Henan."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "That is to say, we gave up most of Xiyang County, Hongnong County and Shangluo County. What about the Qi Army? Li Jing can withdraw to Yanmen?"

Li Yuan said in embarrassment: "No, Li Jing just stopped attacking Shangdang and returned to Taiyuan."

Li Shimin couldn't help clenching his fists, and said angrily: "Gao Changqing is deceiving people too much. He has lost nothing, and he has won our counties for nothing. He even took the land of Longxing that my father used to have."

Li Yuan let out a long sigh: "Gao Qi is so powerful, Li Jing uses his troops like a god, there is no one to match him, what can we do about it."

Hearing this, Li Shimin clenched his fists even tighter, what a shame!
Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "Now the situation is stronger than others, and the emperor's concession is a helpless act of delaying the army. It is just a temporary gain and loss. Don't worry too much. When the Tang Dynasty becomes strong, we can get back the capital with interest. The world The people must not act impulsively, and destroy the opportunity that the emperor bought so hard to recuperate."

Li Shimin nodded calmly and said: "Don't worry, brother, Shimin will naturally not be so stupid as to provoke Gao Changqing at this time, but have you ever thought about it, we are resting and recuperating, why isn't Gao Bufan recuperating? We are in a difficult pass, but the Qi army can take the opportunity to wipe out Jingxiang, Jiangnan and Lingnan, and their strength will only become stronger, and the gap between us and Gao Qi will only become wider and wider."

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "So the emperor has already sent Li Xiaogong to manage Shu, if the people of the world can successfully marry the Turks, and then use the Turks to attack Gao Qi, it will definitely make Gao Qi exhausted and greatly weaken their strength."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "This is indeed a good way. Shu is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Even if Gao Qi takes Jingxiang, Baling and Jiangnan, we will organize a navy from the upper reaches of Shu to go down the river. Easily defeat it, but this is not enough!"

Li Yuan's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Shimin, do you have any other clever strategies?"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "The Youyan area is suitable for raising horses, so Gaoqi's war horses can be self-sufficient, but our war horses are in short supply, so we can only buy and sell them from the Turkic people. The strength of our army."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Then what is the solution for Shimin?"

"Hit Li Gui!" Li Shimin said three words calmly.

A trace of unnaturalness flashed in Li Jiancheng's eyes, and he nodded, "Xiliang Ligui occupies the largest pasture at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. There are a lot of war horses there, even better than the Turkic ones. If we can win them down, I really don't have to worry about it. War horses are used, but Li Gui's Xiliang iron cavalry is not easy to mess with."

Li Shimin said proudly: "Li Gui, you are a reckless man, nothing to worry about, Shimin only needs [-] elite soldiers to wipe him out."

Li Jiancheng remained silent, Li Yuan glanced at the former, and said hesitantly: "This matter... Let me think about it again, Shimin, don't be distracted in the near future, and first settle the matter of marrying Princess Hemin."

Li Shimin sighed secretly, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and said: "Yes, my son took his leave first, and turned around and left after finishing speaking."

Li Jiancheng looked at Li Shimin's back, feeling very complicated, second brother, do you really like leading troops to fight so much, or is it because you can't let go of the military power in your hand?
A few months ago, his father Li Yuan lifted Li Shimin's military power and ordered him to have a family. , but I can see that he is moved

If the father really ordered Shimin to lead the army to fight against Li Gui, and Shimin succeeded in leveling Li Gui, by then, Shimin's reputation in the army would only be higher, and the father would have to rely more on Shimin. people!
Li Jiancheng sighed secretly, regretting the marriage he gave to Li Shimin. When Shimin married Chu Luo Khan, with such a powerful foreign aid, wouldn't his situation be even worse?
Li Yuan seemed to have vaguely guessed what his son Li Jiancheng was thinking, and if he had any deep meaning, he said: "Jiancheng, you are the crown prince, and my country will be taken care of by you in the future. You must learn how to control people. Although Shimin is your younger brother, But it is also your subject, if you compare everything with him, you will be inferior, do you understand the way of controlling people?"

Li Jiancheng lifted his spirits and respectfully said, "Thank you for your teaching, father."

Li Yuan's words were not only a reminder, but also a kind of promise. Li Jiancheng felt reassured after hearing this, and suddenly he realized that he was the eldest son, and his father would pass the throne to him sooner or later. No one can rest and shake his own status. No matter how prestigious the second brother is when he sits on the throne in the future, won't he have to bow his head to him?

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "You go down too!"

Li Jiancheng saluted and retreated.

Let's say that Li Shimin left Li Yuan's dormitory and was about to leave the palace to return to Prince Qin's mansion, when he ran into his fourth younger brother Li Yuanji and greeted him, "Yuanji!"

Li Yuanji looked Li Shimin up and down, and teased: "Second brother went to Turkic, not only did he look rough, but he also smelled like sheep. How about it? Are Turkic women satisfied?"

Li Yuanji didn't get along with Li Shimin in the first place, and Li Shimin reprimanded him several times before, and even sued him in front of his father Li Yuan, so the relationship between the two brothers became even worse.

It turned out that Li Yuanji was very brave and cruel, and he had the habits of a dude. He did a lot of absurd things when he was the governor of Bingzhou and stayed in Jinyang, and his reputation among the people was extremely bad.For example, Li Yuanji was fond of hunting, and there were dozens of vehicles loaded with nets, and he would go out of the city to hunt every now and then, wantonly trampling the young crops on the farmland with his horses, and allowing his subordinates to plunder the people's poultry and livestock.What's even more outrageous is that Li Yuanji also likes to shoot people with arrows for fun. He once stood in the middle of the road and shot passers-by, and he laughed happily when he saw the passers-by running away with their heads in their hands.

As a minister, Li Shimin often received complaints from officials about Li Yuanji, so he couldn't help but reprimanded him face to face, and reported Li Yuan truthfully, so Li Yuanji became more and more dissatisfied with Li Shimin. Li Shimin puts it in his eyes, so it's only normal for him to speak sarcastically at this time.

Li Shimin said calmly: "That Turkic woman will soon become your sister-in-law, so Yuan Ji had better respect her."

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "No way, second brother, you are so hungry now that you can even look up to Turkic women. Back then, you didn't even want women from the Boling Cui family."

Li Shimin's complexion was gloomy and his eyes were slightly stern, but Li Yuanji was unafraid and pretended to have suddenly realized: "I understand, the second brother is in a hurry to get back the military power, so even Turkic women are not taboo. Not bad, a man can bend and stretch, and with Chuluo Khan as his father-in-law, the second elder brother's waist is even straighter, it's amazing, it's amazing!"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Yuanji, your mouth is getting more and more stinky."

Li Yuanji sneered and said, "No matter how stinky my mouth is, it can't compare to the mutton smell on your body, Li Shimin."

Li Shimin ignored Li Yuanji and was about to leave, but the latter was unyielding. He chased forward a few steps and said with a smile: "Second brother, is he in a hurry to go back to take a bath? It's useless, washing is for nothing, yours My wife smells like sheep, and if you sleep with her in the future, you can also smell it all over your body, so why don't you wash it every day, every now and then?"

Li Yuanji's words were undoubtedly extremely harsh and full of insults. Li Shimin was finally angered, and he clenched his fists suddenly, but he soon relaxed again. Now he is more calm and mature, able to control his temper better, and smiled contemptuously Said: "I can't afford to be angry with such a waste like you!"

Li Yuanji suddenly felt as if his tail had been stepped on, and said angrily: "Li Shimin, who are you calling trash? Have the guts to say it again!"

Li Shimin said indifferently: "Taiyuan has enough soldiers and food, and Jinyang City has high walls and deep walls. You lost it in the blink of an eye. What is it? Yuanji, you are also a father, and you can only cry when something happens. Father called mother, ran back like a shit and cried to the emperor, with a brother like you, I feel ashamed of the second brother!"

Li Yuanji was stabbed at the sore spot immediately, his neck swelled red, his veins bulged, his chest heaved and fell, his nostrils dilated, and he wheezed, just like an angry cow in a cartoon.

"Li Shi Min! You are courting death!" Li Yuanji was furious, and was about to punch Li Shimin, but at this moment, a stern shout came from behind: "Stop!"

Li Yuanji and Li Shimin turned their heads to look at the same time, and found that the person who came was Prince Li Jiancheng. The latter walked over quickly with a stern expression, and said sharply, "Yuanji, what do you want? Put your hands down!"

Li Yuanji put down his raised fist and said angrily, "Brother, Li Shimin insulted me!"

Li Shimin said indifferently: "Brother came just in time. It was Yuan Jiji who insulted me first, and asked him to uphold justice. Otherwise, please ask him to testify. Let's ask Father to judge."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Brothers are arguing for a few words, why bother father and let him worry about it, Yuan Ji, apologize to your second brother immediately!"

"Why!" Li Yuanji objected.

Li Jiancheng's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he scolded: "Just because Shimin is your second brother, I am your eldest brother."

Li Yuanji snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and turned around!

　I went out to drink wine today, and I won’t be home until very late, so I can only update one chapter, but it’s still quite enough, [-] words.

　　
　
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