A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 645 Li Shimin’s Disappointment
When Li Yuan received the battle report again, his whole body was numb. How many times has this happened?
The day before, Qin King Li Shimin chased them and beat them fiercely, almost wiping them out. Regardless of his face, he personally went out of his way to give the prince and his people a chance. But what did the prince he had high hopes for do?
After repeated misfortunes, Liu Heitai had almost lost all his chips this time. As a result, he was defeated again, and Li Yuanji was too scared to fight.

Li Yuan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he directly issued an edict to reprimand the King of Qi, Li Yuanji.

At the same time, in General Tiance's Mansion, King Qin Li Shimin was discussing matters with his subordinate Xuan Ling at home. At this moment, a sound of cursing came from outside the door.

"What does King Qi do for food? Tens of thousands of troops are holding back and allowing Liu Heitai to recover again. What kind of bad war is this?"

"Know your integrity and don't talk nonsense!" a voice next to him dissuaded.

"What happened?" Li Shimin stood up and asked.

"Your Highness, Li Daoxuan underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. His entire army was annihilated and he was defeated and died. King Qi's tens of thousands of troops were captured by Liu Heitai's troops and were unable to move forward." Yuchi Jingde said in a deep voice next to him.

"What?" Li Shimin felt dizzy for a while. You must know that although Li Daoxuan had a good relationship with Li Jiancheng, he also grew up with Li Shimin. The relationship between the two was as close as brothers. Now that Li Daoxuan was defeated and died, how could he Don't make him sad.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!" Everyone was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support him.

Li Yuan knew very well that the best way at this time was to send Erlang to clean up the mess, but if he really did this, his face would really become a rag being rubbed back and forth.

Even if he knew it, what could he do? Should those soldiers and generals be punished?

"Zhijie, stop talking! Your Highness, the best solution now is for you to go to the palace and ask for battle immediately. If Liu Heita is not eliminated as soon as possible, there will be endless troubles!" Wang Xuanlie said hurriedly.

"What if you go there, defeat Liu Heitai, and then come back and let others pick peaches?" Cheng Yaojin muttered in a low voice.

"Your Highness, the generals are at odds with each other before the battle, and the military's morale is uncertain. King Pengcheng is young and does not have enough prestige to suppress the arrogant and powerful generals, and he underestimates the enemy and rushes forward." Qin Qiong sighed.

"Liu Heitai is just a lost dog, how can he still win?" Li Shimin regained his composure, pulled Qin Qiong and asked loudly.

Li Shimin has been leading troops all year round, and he immediately understood this situation. He knew very well that the soldiers and generals below were doing this to complain about him. Why should he do the hard work, and others would pick the peaches?

"Okay." Qin Qiong next to him pulled his sleeve and said.

But to his surprise, Li Yuan once again rejected his suggestion.

"We are fighting bad battles every day. If you ask me, I should have let Your Highness come down from the beginning, and I shouldn't have killed Dou Jiande!"

"Okay, just kill Dou Jiande. Then let's put down the rebellion. It turned out that Hebei was about to be pacified, so he was transferred back. Now it's fine. The army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. How can there be such truth in the world!" Cheng next to him! Yaojin said dissatisfied.

Li Shimin didn't say anything and led people directly to the palace. He wanted to write to his father and personally lead troops to annihilate Liu Heitai and completely pacify Hebei and Shandong.

In fact, by now, many people in the court have clearly seen Li Yuan through this incident, and are secretly laughing in their hearts.

It can only be said that it is self-inflicted to turn Hebei and Shandong, which are so simple and can be decided by propaganda, into a mess. Now it is his last bit of face to prevent Li Shimin from continuing to Hebei.

Seeing Li Shimin walking out of the palace in despair, Wang Xuanjing had no reaction. Li Shimin was not completely disappointed now and still had illusions about Li Yuan. Wang Xuanjing decided to shatter his illusions himself. Night fell, and there was silence in Chang'an City.

Chang'an City continued the Sui Dynasty's Daxing City and also implemented a curfew. The entire Chang'an City is a city. After night, all the cities will be closed, forming a small closed environment.

But there was something different tonight. The market opened silently, and then seven or eight figures came out.

Wang Xuanjing, escorted by several guards, quickly arrived at the back door of Prince Qin's Mansion. Wang Xuanlie, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately took Wang Xuanjing in.

"Meet His Highness the King of Qin." Wang Xuanjing said.

"Your Majesty, please get up quickly." Li Shimin quickly stepped forward and helped him up.

"I wonder what important business the prince has here tonight?" Li Shimin was very aware of the current situation in the court. The court was basically surrounded by the prince, and the Wang family supported the prince on the surface. Only he and a few people knew the true nature of the Wang family. tendency.

Now that Wang Xuanjing came here at night, there must be something urgent.

"Your Majesty has decided to appoint the prince as commander and lead the army to Hebei and Shandong to attack Liu Heita." Wang Xuanjing said directly without being polite.

Li Shimin's figure paused for a moment, and then recovered. Even with some psychological preparation, Li Shimin still felt sad.

"My eldest brother is familiar with government affairs but not military affairs. Are you sure you can lead the army this time?"

"Your Highness, King Qin, Hebei and Shandong have suffered from wars and have not been able to recuperate, so they are no longer able to support us," Wang Xuanjing said.

"His Majesty has decided to appease the powerful families in Hebei and Shandong."

Li Shiming also understood that Liu Heitai was already out of food and grass during the Luoshui battle, and winning this time would not change anything. Even if there are still a few wealthy families in Hebei, they won't be too many.

This time, as long as the prince comes to appease him, forget the blame, and promise him an official position, many people will choose to submit. But without the support of scholars and nobles, what if Liu Heitai can fight again?
"It seems that Hebei and Shandong will be truly pacified this time!" Li Shimin said.

"Not only is Hebei and Shandong about to be pacified, but His Highness has forgotten that the wealthy and aristocratic families in these two places are also about to enter the court, and besides them, there is also Youzhou Luo Yi." Wang Xuanjing reminded.

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Father still values ​​eldest brother more!"

The great achievement of regaining Hebei and Shandong was nothing more than that. The prince also went to comfort the noble families in the two places. This meant that his recent battles were completely in vain, and the chief manager of Shaanxi Province became a decoration.

The aristocratic families in Shandong and Hebei were in contact with the prince and were recruited by the prince. Naturally, they were willing to follow the prince, and the prince was still the heir apparent.

The nobles in Guanzhong are supporters of Li Yuan, and the princes in Hebei and Shandong are supporters. He only has limited power around him.

Li Shimin understood that his father still valued the prince more. He had said that he should become the prince, but it was just talk. After several incidents, Li Shimin was disappointed again and again, and he was almost desperate.

"Your Highness, do you still remember the former Sui Dynasty Yang Yong and Yang Guanghu?" Wang Xuanjing asked.

(End of this chapter)