At the end of the Sui Dynasty

After defeating Xiao Xian, Gao Bufan appointed Xu Shiji as the pacifying ambassador of Lingnan Province, and allowed him to be appointed as the concierge. Just report to the Ministry of Officials.

In June, Xu Shiji led his army across the Nanling Mountains, and sent people to appease them. Wherever they passed, they looked forward to the wind and surrendered. They went down to 96 counties and got a population of more than 56. Since then, Lingnan has been leveled.

When Xu Shiji sent troops to pacify Lingnan, Gao Bufan also led a large army back to the court. It took about a year and several months since he sent troops to Jianghuai last year to now triumphantly. Jiangshan is one step closer.

When Gao Bufan led the army back to Luoyang, the whole city was jubilant, shouting Long Live outside and inside the city, and it was in full bloom. At this time, Luoyang has basically recovered its former prosperity, um, maybe it will be a little bit worse, After all, there are too many people who died in the war and turmoil. It is impossible to fully recover without more than ten years of recuperation.

After Gao Bufan returned to the imperial court, the first thing he did was to reward his meritorious deeds. Xu Shiji ranked first in accumulative meritorious service.

Changsun Wuji was in charge of logistics, second in terms of merit, was promoted from Duke of the county to Duke of Zhao, and served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Pei Xingyan's title remains the same, he continues to be the Duke of Wu, and he is promoted to the post of General of the Zuojian Guard.Du Ruhui served as Shangshu Youpushe, concurrently as Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Dr. Zuo Guanglu, and others were rewarded, and everyone was very happy for a while.

In addition, because of Gao Shilian's meritorious service in persuading surrender, coupled with the double relationship between the emperor's family and the queen's uncle, he was also named Bohai Duke and temporarily served as the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The situation will not be described too much.

On the seventh day of July, which happens to be the Qixi Festival, Bai Yunshang successfully gave birth to a baby girl. The mother and daughter are safe, and Gao Bufan is overjoyed.While Yang Qingruo was envious, the jar of vinegar was overturned again, so for the next half month, someone had to stay in the palace of Concubine Qing.

After Qixi Festival, it will soon be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xiaoqi is also full moon. The harem women headed by Changsun Wugou go out of the palace, go to Yongfu Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings, accompanied by Gao Bufan, the scene is grand and grand, when they return to the city, The eldest grandson Wugou made the decision to distribute all the sacrificial items to the common people. In a short time, people came to collect them one after another, no matter rich or poor, they all wanted to get a taste of the royal family's happiness.

However, there was a disharmonious episode in the process. A man in ragged clothes suddenly jumped out and stopped in the road, weeping loudly, kowtowing, and shouting: "The grandson of the grass people, Anye, see the emperor, see the empress." , Long live the emperor, and the empress is blessed and safe."

Gao Bufan was riding on the royal horse, his face suddenly sank, it turned out that this person is the bastard of the eldest grandson Anye, Wugou's half brother, this bastard is addicted to gambling and drinking, and ruined the eldest grandson's family property At the beginning, Wuji and Wugou's family were forced to leave the house and had to live in the house of their uncle Gao Shilian. Moreover, this gang also helped the eldest grandson Shunde to seize Luoyang.

Seeing him in such a desperate state, Gao Bufan was inexplicably pleased and didn't want to bother him, and was about to wave his hand to have his eldest grandson Anye carried away, when Wugou's gentle voice came from the carriage behind him: "Your Majesty, let Three brothers, come forward."

The eldest grandson Anye's eyes lit up, and he rushed forward to Luan's car, kowtowed and cried: "Fifth sister, I'm sorry, it was the third brother who was wrong back then, and the third brother knew it was wrong."

"Third brother, get up quickly and go back to the palace with me." The eldest grandson Wugou said through the curtain of the car.

Changsun Dingye immediately stood up and mingled into Yujia's team.Gao Bufan is a little speechless, but he is not a stingy person. Now that Wugou has spoken, it is not a big deal to give this scoundrel a job and let him live comfortably. After all, blood is thicker than water. If you don't care about family affection at all, it will be too cold and heartless, and it will damage the reputation of the royal family. Wugou must also be considering this aspect.

Ever since, Gao Bufan acquiesced to the eldest grandson Anye to join the team of Yujia. After entering the palace, the eldest grandson Wugou ordered someone to take the eldest grandson Anye to take a bath, changed into clean clothes, and arranged food and entertainment.

Changsun Anye couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude. This guy failed to help Changsun Shunde to seek Luoyang before, and then slipped to Chang'an to find Changsun Shunde. Shunde was so annoying that he completely ignored him. This guy owed a lot of debts in Chang'an, and even had problems eating, so he slipped back to Luoyang. Today, seeing the grand scene of Yujia's trip, he was both envious and regretful, and thought of himself. The younger sister's eldest grandson Wugou has always been generous and kind, so he staged a scene of blocking the way.

Let's say that after the eldest grandson Anye had eaten his fill, he went to Yong'an Palace to visit the queen again. Gao Bufan was also there, and he was sealed off on the spot as a small official under the guard of the prison guard, and then he was sent away. Send someone to keep a close eye on the goods, and if there are any more evil things, let them pack up and leave immediately.

"Your Majesty, thank you." Changsun Wugou said softly and gratefully.

Gao Bufan held his elder grandson Wugou's catkin and said with a smile, "It's just a trivial matter, but Wugou's kindness and generosity are the most precious."

The eldest grandson Wugou's heart warmed up, a sweet smile appeared on his face, his eyes bent into a pair of beautiful crescent moons, and he snuggled into Gao Bufan's arms.

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Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is very round and big, the bright moonlight spreads all over the ground, and the long yellow sand seems to have turned into snow.The waist knife in Li Shimin's hand flew up and down, dancing with a fierce cold light, the knife was really bright and cold.

Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, Shi Danei, Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Qu Tutong, Wang Junkuo, Liu Zhenghui, Zhang Gongjin, Tang Jian and other backbones of Tiance Mansion sat around the bonfire, admiring the moon and watching Li Shimin There were bursts of cheers from time to time as they danced their knives.

At this time, Li Shimin jumped up suddenly and slashed several times. After he landed firmly, he put the knife back into its sheath.

Li Shimin laughed, walked back to the bonfire in a hurry, grabbed the jug and gulped it up, then wiped his sweat and said, "Have fun!"

It is said that since Li Shimin wiped out Shuofang Liangshidu and Yulin Guozihe, his prestige has become greater and his strength has become stronger, but it has also attracted some bad consequences. For example, Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji are more jealous He died, and during this period of time Chang'an City began to spread the gossip that Qin Wang Li Shimin was not the emperor's own.

In addition, because Liang Shidu and Guo Zihe were Turkic dogs, the so-called dog beating depends on the owner. Li Shimin cleaned up the two Turkic dogs. It's too late, but Li Shimin's army is full of talents and strong soldiers. He responded calmly and repelled the Turkic attacks several times. Coupled with the sudden rebellion of the Tiele people, Princess Dunyicheng had to order a temporary withdrawal of troops.

Li Shimin sat on the ground by the campfire, tore a roast leg of lamb and chopped it into big pieces.Duan Zhixuan, the counselor next to him, said in a low voice: "Nowadays, rumors and rumors are rampant in Chang'an City, King Qin must be careful."

A trace of contempt flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said indifferently: "It's just a trick that can't be seen on the stage, it must be the trick of Li Yuanji, an idiot, don't pay attention to him, how can the father be deceived by him."

Duan Zhixuan shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, three people become a tiger, King Qin had better not take it lightly, the key still depends on the emperor's attitude."

Li Shimin's heart trembled, yes, the rumors spread to such an extent, and the emperor did not come forward to clarify, it is a bit meaningful, he pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Our spies have found out that the Turkic people are suspected There is another big attack, and Mr. Fang will write an urgent report and send it to Chang'an."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "This subordinate obeys orders!"

Everyone at the scene exclaimed secretly, now the emperor has to rely heavily on King Qin to guard the border, and he must appease King Qin's emotions when the Turks attack aggressively, so in all likelihood, he will come forward to refute the rumors and punish those who spread the rumors, even if it is a symbol sexual.

Li Shimin looked up at the bright moon in the sky, a coldness flashed in his eyes, Li Yuanji and his ilk are nothing to be afraid of, now the number one enemy in front of him is Li Jing, after months of preparation, it is time to get rid of the threat of Li Jing, and To deal with Li Jing, he still needs a starting point, that is——Liu Wuzhou.

It is said that Liu Wuzhou has been hiding in Dingxiang County since he was dealt with by Li Jing, and Li Jing probably wanted to leave a buffer zone with the Turks, so he never sent troops to eliminate Liu Wuzhou.

Dingxiang County borders Yulin County and is located in the northwest of Yulin County. After Li Shimin pacified Yulin Guozihe, he also did not attack Liu Wuzhou further. It seemed that he wanted to keep Liu Wuzhou as a buffer against Gaoqi. In fact, Li Shimin was plotting against Li Jing.

Although Li Jing was dull and not good at words, he used his troops like a god and was as careful as a hair, so Li Shimin had to be careful, because there was only one chance, and if he failed, Li Jing's counterattack would be quite terrifying.

On August [-]th, the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang army approached Dingxiang County from Yulin County, and the troops directly designated Dali County, the prefecture of Xiangjun County. Take Dingxiang County, and send a fast horse to report to Li Jing.

"His Royal Highness King Qin, I just received news from the scouts that Chen Xiaoyi has been fooled and has already dispatched troops." Hou Junji rushed into Li Shimin's handsome account excitedly to report.

Li Shimin said calmly: "Chen Xiaoyi is a foolish and loyal person with a fiery temper. It is inevitable that he will be fooled. It mainly depends on Li Jing's reaction. Let's investigate further."

Li Jing, as the general manager of Daqi stationed in the Hedong area, has been staying in Jinyang, Taiyuan, like a towering mountain, making the Tang army flinch. As long as Li Jing is here for a day, the Tang army will not be able to move forward, so Li Shimin tried every means To get rid of Li Jing.

On the second day, the scouts finally came back to report that Li Jing had already left Jinyang and headed north to Mayi.Li Shimin couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news, and ordered to speed up, success or failure depended on it.

Let's talk about Liu Wuzhou, when he learned that the Qi army and the Tang army were attacking from both sides, he couldn't help being frightened out of his wits. Since he was beaten to pieces by Li Jing, his vitality has not recovered in the past two years, and there is only Dingxiang County left under his jurisdiction. , the population is sparse, it is too difficult to restore the original strength, the poverty is clinking, and the [-] troops under his command are not even fully equipped with weapons. If Li Jing planned to keep him as a buffer, he might have been wiped out by Li Jing two years ago .

Coupled with the internal turmoil in the Turks now, there is no time to send troops to support him, so Liu Wuzhou made a decisive decision and immediately burned the Dali City, and quickly fled to the north with all his men and horses, trying to escape to the Turks.

In addition, when Chen Xiaoyi led [-] Qi troops to Dali County, the prefecture of Dingxiang County, Liu Wuzhou slipped away early, and Dali County also fell into the hands of Tang Jun.

Standing on the top of the wall, Li Shimin clasped his hands to Chen Xiaoyi and said with a big smile, "Master Chen, it's been a long time. I'm really sorry that you came a step late. Dali County is now owned by Datang. According to the peace treaty signed by the two countries, please You lead your troops to retreat immediately, otherwise you will invade our territory of Tang Dynasty, which is an act of breaking the contract."

Chen Xiao snorted unhappily, led the Qi army across the city, and chased Liu Wuzhou to the north, it was obvious that he had lost his temper again.Li Shimin watched Qi Jun heading north, he couldn't help but squeezed his fists, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, this old man with a fiery temper was as expected by the king, as soon as he was provoked by words, he ignored him, Li Jing, look Are you saving now?

In addition, Li Jing led [-] soldiers and horses from Jinyang to the north, entered Mayi County, and was about to rush to Dingxiang, when he heard that his subordinates reported: "Report to Manager Li, Liu Wuzhou has abandoned the city and fled north, and Dali County has fallen into the hands of the Tang army. At this time, Taishou Chen led his army to pursue Liu Wuzhou to the north."

Li Jing frowned and said, "How many troops did Tang Jun station in Dali City?"

The scout reported: "According to the report of Tianyan, it is about [-]."

"It's only [-]? Something is wrong, there must be fraud." Li Jinglue pondered for a moment, then said decisively: "Immediately send a message to Governor Chen and ask him to quickly withdraw his troops and return."

After Li Jing gave his orders, he immediately ordered the army to turn around without hesitation, and rushed back to Jinyang, Taiyuan.

"What? Li Jing turned around and returned to Jinyang?"

When Li Shimin received the news that Li Jing had returned to Jinyang, he was stunned. It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he couldn't help but sighed, "Li Jing, this old fox is not easy to deal with!"

Fang Xuanling and other counselors were also disappointed. They originally planned a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, using Chen Xiaoyi to lure Li Jing to the north, and then suddenly attacked Jinyang. Unexpectedly, Li Jing was terribly cautious, and he didn't know what was wrong. I turned around and went back to Jinyang.

"His Royal Highness Qin Wang, do you still want to touch Chen Xiaoyi? No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat." Hou Junji said reluctantly.

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "One Chen Xiaoyi is irrelevant, Li Jing is the most important thing, if you can't eliminate Li Jing, killing ten Xiaoyis is useless, and you have to bear the bad name of violating the peace agreement, it's not worth it, let him go! "