A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 633 Wang’s Bet
King Li Shimin of Qin defeated Song Jingang in one battle, and then together with Wang and Dou Jiande, killed Liu Wuzhou and reoccupied most of Shanxi.

Sitting on Guanzhong, Longxi, Shanxi, plus the newly dedicated Sichuan and Shu, Li Tang now dominates the third in the world. More importantly, he occupies an area that is easy to defend and difficult to attack with dangerous fortresses.

With Guanzhong and Bashu in hand, sufficient food and salary, he already has the foundation to dominate the world.

In the world, no matter Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande or Jiangnan Du Fuwei, they have no advantage when facing Li Tang.

The new Li Tang Dynasty was in danger, and Li Yuan, who almost became the king of Guanzhong, was overjoyed after receiving the good news. He praised Li Shimin greatly and began to reward him lavishly.

Li Yuan is not very clear about rewards and punishments, and he has very double standards as a person, even when it comes to rewards for merit. If you are from a good family background and have a good relationship with him, you will be rewarded more. If you are from a bad family background, you will be rewarded less. But overall, the face is pretty good.

When Li Shimin's army returned to Guanzhong, the whole Guanzhong was abuzz. Nobles and nobles from all over the country cheered for him and donated various materials to labor the army. People from all over the place lined the streets to welcome him.

Li Yuan sent envoys and Prince Li Jiancheng thirty miles out of the city to greet him, and rewarded him as well as his generals and soldiers.

The entire army roared and cheered for Li Shimin. Seeing that the Forbidden Army supported Li Shimin so much, even more enthusiastically than the emperor, Li Jiancheng felt slightly wary.

However, Li Shimin soon got off his horse and saluted. Facing the angel and his brother, he didn't look proud at all, which made Li Jiancheng feel relieved again.

The same is true for Yongzhou Mu and Yongzhou Mu. The generals of the left and right Wuwei are responsible for leading the troops. As for Shaanxi Daxingtai Shangshuling, it seems that the official position is very high. All military and political affairs in Shaanxi are under his control, but in fact Shaanxi Daxingtai Shangshuling is under his control. Xingtai Shangshu Ling can't control people at all.

For example, Situ, one of the three princes, although his status is respected, his title has long since become empty and he basically has no rights.

Li Shimin walked into Chang'an City amidst the cheers of the people of Chang'an, and then entered the palace all the way.

Officials at all levels toasted to him one after another, and a large number of generals who had been rewarded for their meritorious service gathered around him. On the contrary, King Qi next to him was surrounded by a deserted crowd. Except for a few of his subordinate officials, there was no one else.

The grand and enthusiastic entering ceremony reached its peak when Li Shimin entered Chang'an. Countless people craned their necks to take a look at this young victorious general and supreme commander of the Tang Dynasty.

Singing and dancing, drums and music were playing, laughter and laughter continued, and the civil and military officials were also beaming with joy, taking turns to toast, and Li Shimin became the protagonist of the banquet.

Shaanxi Province was not yet in the hands of the Tang Dynasty. Given this official position, Li Shimin still needed to conquer it himself. Of course, this also shows that Datang is going to take action against Wang Shichong.

This time Li Shimin received a large number of rewards, including Situ, one of the three princes, Shangshu Ling of Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province, Yongzhou Mu, and General of Left and Right Wuwei. At the same time, the number of households in the city was increased. It seems that the official position is very high, but the real power has not increased much.

The more glorious Li Shimin is, the more he looks like a clown. He felt that everyone at the party was watching his joke. Li Yuanji could only keep drinking, but the more he drank, the more depressed he became, so he simply left the celebration banquet.

Seeing King Qi leaving, his subordinates did not dare to neglect. One of them followed, and the other quickly went to find the prince. King Qi left privately. If Li Yuan found out, he would definitely be reprimanded. Now we can only ask the prince to come forward and bring him back.

Li Jiancheng learned that Li Yuanji had left, and quickly got up to look for him. He soon found Li Yuanji who was about to leave outside the palace. Seeing Li Yuanji's appearance, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but reprimanded: "Fourth brother, today is the triumphant return of the second brother. It is a day of great joy for me in the Tang Dynasty. Come back with me quickly!"

Li Yuanji was unhappy and couldn't help but said: "Brother, I'm not unhappy because I'm losing face, but because of you!"

"You are the eldest brother and the prince, but looking at the scene today, people who don't know would think that Li Shimin is the prince!"

It can only be said that some people strive for power and the ability to sow dissension is a blood talent and is something they are born with. Li Yuanji said on the surface that he didn't care, but every word he said that the second brother threatened the eldest brother's position as prince.

There is only one crown prince, and the conflict between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng is irreconcilable.

"Shut up!" Li Jiancheng's expression changed and he reprimanded directly: "Shimin won Shanxi for Datang this time. It is a great achievement, and he deserves some preferential treatment."

"We are all brothers. Don't say these words again in the future. Okay, come back with me. I will salute His Majesty later." Li Jiancheng recovered quickly. On the surface, he didn't seem to take these words to heart. But how could you actually not care?

You must know that it is the crown prince of a country, the position of prince!
The sounds of rewards continued in the hall. Li Yuan awarded rewards to everyone, killed Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, and recaptured Shanxi, which made Li Yuan very happy. Coupled with Bashu's surrender, Li Yuan felt that he was not far away from unifying the world.

After discussions between the Huai'an Wang family, Wang Xuanze and others, Wang Xuanjing especially praised Li Shimin greatly, so Wang Xuanze decided that the Wang family would support Li Shimin.

Yes, the Wang family supported Li Shimin, not Li Yuan. After several discussions, everyone in the Wang family felt that Li Shimin was more suitable to be the emperor.

It is not impossible to solve the hidden dangers in Li Tang's power. Li Shimin is not the prince, so let him become the prince.

As for the current prince Li Jiancheng, there are many ways to solve it when the time comes. Just let him die of illness, or support Li Shimin's rebellion.

If Li Shimin was unwilling to rebel or fight for the throne, in Wang's view, even if he himself did not want to fight, the officials and generals following Li Shimin would push him to fight.

Although Li Jiancheng was good at handling government affairs, he had the same problem as his father Li Yuan. He liked nepotism and was not broad-minded enough.

Even if he does not compete for the position of prince, he cannot tolerate Li Shimin, who has great military exploits and is powerful in the court. He will also not trust the generals and ministers under Li Shimin.

Those ministers and generals went through life and death and fought for the rest of their lives in order to obtain high-ranking officials and generous salaries, to have wives and children, and to leave their names in history. They would push Li Shimin to take this step.

Wang Xuanze looked down on Li Yuan, but he was very satisfied with Li Shimin. Now that the general trend of the world has gradually become clear, he naturally knows what to do.

Wang Xuanze immediately ordered Wang Xuanjing to lead three thousand Yulin guards to prepare a detour to Chang'an and defect to Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)