Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

"Not necessarily." Li Jiancheng said with a smile.

Li Shimin looked at him and said in a deep voice, "If my brother has an idea, go for it boldly. Leave the military affairs to me."

Then he said to Li Cunxu and Li Siyuan, "You go with my brother."

After watching Li Jiancheng and the others leave, Xiao Ran said, "There is nothing important for now. I will send Li Keyong back to the hospital first."

Li Shimin nodded, "You go back first, Lao Zhu and I will stay here."

Xiao Ran took Li Keyong and disappeared on the spot.

……

Jimo ancient city
Li Keyong moved back to the ward, while Xiao Ran returned home.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Ran saw Ying Zheng and Fusu sitting in the yard drinking tea.

"Why are you here?"

Fusu stood up and bowed, "Mr. Xiao, I came here to ask for something."

Seeing him so serious, Xiao Ran was puzzled, "What happened?"

Ying Zheng put down his teacup and said, "I heard that Emperor Taizu of Ming and Emperor Taizong of Tang are in troubled times and they want to conquer the world. I want Fusu to follow them and gain some experience."

"I see. It's a small matter that can be dealt with simply by telling us. There's no need to be so serious." Xiao Ran smiled helplessly.

Putting the gold on the table, Ying Zheng slowly said, "Can Fusu bring some Qin soldiers with him?"

Xiao Ran waved his hand to refuse, "You are offering to help me now, no reward required, I will take Fusu there."

"I'm going to need your continued care." Ying Zheng did not take it back. He stood up and went straight back to Daqin.

Fusu relaxed, "Mr. Xiao."

"Didn't I say before that we should just call by name? If there's no rush, we can go there tomorrow."

Interrupting Fusu from continuing to salute, Xiao Ran briefly told Fusu about the situation over there.

……

The fifth year of Tianyou
Taiyuan
Xiao Ran brought Fusu over after lunch.

Li Shimin and several others were discussing matters in the house.

The map drawn on cloth was spread out on the table. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin stood side by side, with Li Yu, who lowered his head and looked pleasing to the eye, standing behind them.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the left, looking down at the map.

As for the other side standing were Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, and Li Maozhen.

Xiao Ran walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's side and his eyes fell on the map.

During this period, the Later Liang Dynasty occupied the largest area, while Jin and Yan were sandwiched between Khitan and the Later Liang Dynasty. "Why is Fusu here?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and saw Fusu with some curiosity when he noticed Xiao Ran's appearance.

When Fusu told them his intention, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng looked at each other and smiled.

"Then it's a good opportunity for us to see the might of the Qin cavalry."

Historical records are just records after all, and everyone present was somewhat curious.

Xiao Ran brought the topic back to the map, "Are you planning to attack Hou Liang directly?"

"Attack Yan and Houliang at the same time." Li Jiancheng said, pointing to three places.

"Prince Qi and Li Siyuan returned to Qi and sent troops to attack Hou Liang at the same time as Li Cunxu. As for Yan, I had originally planned to go into battle myself, but since Prince Fusu wants to gain experience, I'll leave it to him first."

Xiao Ran asked, "When does it start?"

"After three days, Prince Qi and Li Siyuan will have to hurry back."

"I obey your command!" Li Maozhen and Li Siyuan quickly left Taiyuan.

The crowd in the room did not disperse either. Xiao Ran sat down and asked, "How did you convince King Qi?"

Li Jiancheng replied calmly, "I said that if I could take back the Tang Dynasty, I could lead him to immortality."

"..." Xiao Ran was silent. Is Li Maozhen now pursuing immortality?
"It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. I have secretly given an order to Li Siyuan. If Li Maozhen disobeys, he will be killed, and then Li Siyuan will take over King Qi's army." Before Xiao Ran could ask again, Li Jiancheng continued to tell him his plan.

Li Siyuan is a hypocrite. It is bad luck for King Qi if he goes against him.

Xiao Ran sighed, thinking that the Li family really knew how to have fun.

"Xiao Ran, you said before that Wang Jian also supported the emperor. Tell us about him." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

King Qi Li Maozhen came to Taiyuan, but Wang Jian did nothing.

Xiao Ran said, "When Wang Jian was young, he was a scoundrel who made a living by killing cattle, stealing donkeys, and selling illegal salt. After being caught, he was instructed to join the army. During the Huang Chao Uprising, he served as a guard to the emperor. Later, Lu Yanhong led Wang Jian and other captains to Bashu to welcome the emperor, plundering along the way."

"Later, Wang Jian, Jin Hui, Han Jian, Zhang Zao, and Li Shitai were bribed by the powerful eunuch Tian Lingzi, the military inspector of the Ten Armies, and were adopted as his sons. Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty incorporated the five people into Tian Lingzi's command, granted them the title of Five Capitals Following the Emperor, and appointed them as Generals of the Guard. After saving Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty many times and gaining more power, Wang Jian followed the advice of his subordinates, recruited soldiers in Langzhou, expanded his power, recruited talents, treated the people well, and adhered to the righteousness of respecting the Tang Dynasty."

"Soon after, a few years after Emperor Zhaozong ascended the throne, Wang Jian attacked Pengzhou and plundered the twelve prefectures of Western Sichuan. Emperor Zhaozong appointed Wang Jian as the military governor of Yongping. After many battles, Emperor Zhaozong issued an edict to stop the troops during one of the campaigns. Wang Jian was unwilling to do so and submitted a petition to continue the siege. Wang Jian took the opportunity to obtain the imperial seal and sent troops to guard Jianmen, cutting off the connection between the Central Plains and the two Sichuan regions."

"Wang Jian then surrounded Chengdu and used the emperor's edict as an excuse to force Tian Lingzi to hand over the seal of the Xichuan Jiedu Observation. The next day, Chen Jingxuan opened the gates and surrendered. Wang Jian entered the city and claimed to be the regent. Afterwards, Wang Jian found an excuse to kill the two men."

"Not long after Wang Jian captured Chengdu, the governor of Dongchuan, Gu Yanlang, died of illness and was succeeded by his brother, Gu Yanhui. Upon learning of this, Wang Jian sent Li Jian, Hua Hong and others to attack Chang Hou. He had the intention of annexing Dongchuan, but his plan failed because of a tip-off from Wang Jian's adopted son, Wang Zongbi."

"When Wang Xingyu, the governor of Bining, Han Jian, the governor of Zhenguo, and Li Maozhen, the governor of Fengxiang, jointly approached the capital, Wang Jian also sent Wang Zongyao, the governor of Jianzhou, to lead troops to rescue him. In the same year, Wang Jian attacked Dongchuan on the grounds that Gu Yanhui did not send troops, but was asked to withdraw his troops halfway. Later, Li Maozhen invaded the capital again. Wang Jian asked the emperor to move the capital to Chengdu, and then began to attack Dongchuan and Fengxiang. Emperor Zhaozong of Tang ordered Wang Jian to withdraw his troops, but Wang Jian refused to obey the order. Emperor Zhaozong of Tang demoted Wang Jian to the governor of Nanzhou and appointed Li Maozhen as the governor of Xichuan. But Li Maozhen refused, so Emperor Zhaozong of Tang had to restore Wang Jian's official title. In October, Wang Jian took Dongchuan."

"Wang Jian was promoted several times. Soon, the eunuch Han Quanhui kidnapped Emperor Zhaozong of Tang to Fengxiang, and Li Maozhen planned to sue for peace. Wang Jian secretly sent people to persuade Li Maozhen and said that he would send troops to rescue him. While the Liang army was tied down, Wang Jian took the opportunity to seize many places and was named Shou Si Tu and promoted to the King of Shu."

"In 904 AD, Wang Jian reconciled with Li Maozhen and married his daughter to Li Maozhen's nephew Li Jicong. Later Liang was established, Wang Jian used the Tianfu era name, set up an office in Chengdu, and appointed officials on his own. Wang Jian planned to become emperor, and wrote to Jin Wang Li Keyong, advocating that each side should be emperor, but Li Keyong disagreed. At the same time, auspicious signs continued to appear in the two Sichuan regions. Wang Jian immediately summoned everyone to discuss the matter of becoming emperor, led officials and people to cry for three days, and then ascended the throne, named the country Dashu, and conferred titles on all officials and sons." (End of this chapter)