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Chapter 368 The Battle of Yanshi (Part [-])
In the second year of Wude, Chang'an.

Daxing Palace is located in the northernmost part of Chang'an City, standing on its back to the south of Longshou Yuan, with the north high and the south low.

There are ten gates in Daxing Palace. Chengtian Gate is the main entrance to the south of Taiji Palace. Han people respect the south, and Chengtian Gate is the most important of the ten gates.

As for the north gate Xuanwu Gate, Xuanwu Gate is taken from among the four images. Because it sits on the top of Longshouyuan, you can overlook the Taiji Palace from the gate tower. Therefore, in terms of military use, Xuanwu Gate is the key point of the palace gate. .

By virtue of defeating Xue Ju and subduing Hedong, Li Shimin gave Li Yuan a residence in Chengqian Palace. Although Li Yuanji, king of Qi, lost Taiyuan County and lost his army, Li Yuan thought he was young and did not know military affairs, so he did not blame him. And give Wude Hall to live in.

In addition, Prince Li Jiancheng lives in the East Palace, so the three brothers all live in Daxing Palace.

Li Yuan granted permission that the crown prince and the two kings of Qin and Qi were allowed to ride horses, bring attendants, and carry knives, bows and miscellaneous items when they entered and exited the emperor's palace.

On New Year's Day in Chang'an, it is a rosy glow welcoming the dawn, and ten thousand red candles move the spring.
The New Year's Day Grand Court Meeting in the second year of Wude is a good day for Li Tang, who is currently enjoying a prosperous fortune.
Hundreds of officials stepped through the Chengtian Gate in the south and entered the Taiji Palace to worship Tang Lord Li Yuan, and then went to the East Palace to pay homage to Prince Li Jiancheng.

After that, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, and Li Zhiwan all offered sacrifices to the Taimiao.

According to the ritual system, there are seven temples for the son of heaven and five temples for the princes.The so-called seven temples, four relatives, two ancestors and first ancestors.

Inside the Ancestral Temple, left Zhaozhao and right Mu, in the Taimiao, the ancestor temple is in the center, facing east, the second, fourth, and sixth are located on the left of the ancestors, facing south, called Zhao; the third, fifth, and seventh are on the right Fang, facing north, is called Mu.

After Li Yuan ascended the throne, he honored the Seventh King and Gao Tao, the famous official of Yao and Shun. The ancestors of the Li family were Emperor Deming, Lao Tzu Li Er, the great sage ancestor, and Li Hao, the founding hero of Xiliang, the Xingsheng Emperor. .

After offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, Li Yuan gave a banquet in the Eryi Hall behind the Taiji Hall, and ordered all the sons and ministers to bring their families to the banquet to have fun with the emperor and ministers.

Li Yuan was wearing a dragon robe, his face was full of red, and he was exchanging cups with Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian County.

Li Xiaogong broke [-] prefectures for Li Tang and collected more than [-] prefectures in Sichuan and Shu, Li Yuan naturally had a good eye for this nephew.

And Li Xiaogong was dressed in a crimson robe, with an ordinary appearance and a kind smile, not at all like a commander in chief.This person treats the person who surrendered with courtesy and comfort.There are more than 30 prefectures in Sichuan and Shu, most of which are determined by the preaching.

After Li Yuan and Li Xiaogong drank happily, several important officials including Pei Ji stepped forward to toast with him.Li Yuan was in a very good mood today, so he did not refuse anyone who came, his face was already flushed after drinking a few glasses of wine.

Looking back, the hall was full of joy. Many of them were old bureaucrats from the Sui Dynasty. They used to be ministers in the same hall as him, and now they are his ministers. The rest of the sons, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and Li Shimin also toasted Make friends with ministers and generals.

When Li Jian became the prince, he was good at winning people's hearts, and now he is the prince, this method is even more familiar.As for Li Shimin, who had won the support of the generals in the army early on, he was surrounded by a group of people not inferior to Li Jiancheng. As for Li Yuanji, he was still a little immature, but he has improved in recent years, and he is learning from his two elder brothers.

Seeing how powerful his sons are, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel joyful.

At this time, the eunuch at the side just removed a palace lantern. After Li Yuan saw the palace lantern, he stood alone with his back behind his back and his hands behind his back.

Li Yuan couldn't drink enough to tell the ministers, and retreated into the corridor.

"San Niang, what are you looking at?"

Li Zhiwan turned around, saw Li Yuan beside her, and said: "See Father, I just don't like such a banquet."

Li Yuan listened and said with a smile: "I forgot, you have always been like this. You see, these are the important ministers who have newly joined me, Li Tang, and several of them want to get married with me, so we must take advantage of this to win over .”

Li Zhi said softly: "My son knows it, but I just remembered that during the Jinyang family banquet, although there were not so many people, nor did they live in such a big palace, nor did they have such a rich banquet, but on that day, father, you will teach When I draw a tiger, the eldest brother will lead us to set off firecrackers, the second brother will compete with me for arrows, Xuan Ba ​​will beat the drums at the side, and the fourth brother will pester me that he doesn't like Wuxin pan the most. But from now on, I’m afraid I won’t have this chance again.”

Li Yuan laughed when he heard this, and said: "If you are childish, I will hold a family banquet tomorrow, and a few people will have a light meal together. It will be done soon. Now the Tang Dynasty has half of the world, and family affairs are state affairs. It can't be like before. You have to get used to it. In the past year, you have laid down Chang'an for the Li family, and traveled from Chang'an to Jinyang, and from Jinyang to Luzhou. I will let you go back to Beijing and have fun with the family. Don't do anything else. think too much."

When Li Zhiwan heard the words "family affairs are state affairs", she couldn't help saying: "Father, I just returned to Chang'an these few days, it seems that there is a discord between the elder brother and the second brother, has the father noticed it?"

Li Yuan said with a smile: "In a family, the earthen pot will be bumpy when used. There are no differences between brothers. You are overthinking. I think the two of them are very good."

Li Zhiwan remained silent.

Li Yuan knew what his daughter was thinking, since he disagreed with her since he was a child, he kept silent.

But Li Yuan felt that as a father, he could not know about his own family affairs, so he said vigorously: "Sanniang, the struggle for world hegemony is just beginning now. Although Xue Ju and his son have just been put down, there is still Li Gui in Guanzhong and Bingzhou Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, Hebei has Li Chongjiu, Dou Jiande, Yu Wenhua and Weifu, Henan has Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Huainan has Du Fuwei, Yangzhou has Chen Leng, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, Jingxiang and Xiao Xian. Jiuying is undecided, each We all want to split the soil and become king, and one side is called lonely. I raised troops in Jinyang to help the country, wipe out Liuhe, dominate the world, and lay down a world that lasts forever. Only you brothers and sisters work together. As the saying goes, family harmony can only be achieved. Everything is going well."

"Your Majesty, the King of Huai'an has something to see."

"Got it." Li Yuan waved his hand.

Li Zhi said softly: "Father, the minister there is resigning for the time being."

Li Yuan nodded, stopped when he wanted to say something, and strode away immediately.

At night, Li Zhiwan left the Hall of Eryi, and looked back to see that the hall was immersed in singing and dancing.

Luoshui River.

The big witch is dancing a witch dance by the river with a mask on.

Under the bonfire, countless soldiers under Wang Shichong's command knelt on the ground devoutly, looking at the great witch.

Most of the soldiers under Wang Shichong's command were the children of Huainan, and Chu people were fond of witches, so all the soldiers worshiped the great witches.

The big witch trembled twice, and said vaguely: "Duke Zhou said that a plague will come soon, and you will all die here."

The Huainan army was terrified when they heard this, and knelt down and kowtowed. A general asked loudly, "Dare to ask Master, can Duke Zhou have a way to crack it?"

The big witch trembled again and said: "The blockage of Luoshui is the crime of the Wei bandits. If we break the Wei bandits, the whole army will be safe."

Hearing the wizard's words, the soldiers all bowed down and said loudly: "Thank you, Duke Zhou!"

In the city of Yanshi.

Wang Shichong was listening to his subordinates' feedback, and then he laughed loudly and said, "It's such a military experience."

A general at the side said: "It's not because of Shangshu's ingenious calculations. Our army is all from Chu, and they like to believe in witchcraft. With the words of Duke Zhou entrusting dreams, it is better than rewarding money to make the soldiers work together."

Wang Shichong smiled and said: "It's not so mysterious, but this time I monopolize the power and reward the left and right soldiers with money and silk from the treasury. Can they die for me? As for Li Mixin Poyu Culture and , the soldiers and horses were killed and injured, he didn't take advantage of this to raise his soldiers and repair his armor, but instead fought lightly. .”

"What the prince said is true. This is Li Mi's lack of wisdom."

"Li Mi is not an idiot, it's just that Li Yuan is envious of capturing Guanzhong, Hedong, and Chuanshu right now, so he is eager to seize the Eastern Capital to fight against Li Yuan, but haste makes waste. Wang Shichong, if the two armies are really at war, I will definitely not be Li Mi's opponent."

All the generals were amazed when they heard this, and said together: "Please rest assured, Shangshu, this battle will be won immediately."
The second year of Wude, February is also the second year of Huangtai, February.

Li Mi ordered Wang Bodang to guard Jinyong, and led himself to Yanshi.

The ice and snow in the Spring Festival have not yet melted, and the cold wind is blowing in the face. The soldiers of Wagang held the flag and marched into the army despite the wind and snow.

The army marched along the road. Compared with the previous several times of marching into the Eastern Capital, this time the soldiers of the Wagang Army looked a little tired and disorganized.

Li Mi put the reins on his horse and watched the army advance. The old general Pei Renji said: "Wei Gong, Wang Shichong led the army to arrive, and Luoxia must be empty. Our army can be divided into several groups. We can divide our troops to attack the eastern capital. Wang Shichong will return. I can press the armor, Wang Shichong will come out, and our army will force him. If we mobilize the enemy in this way, our army will have spare strength, and the enemy army will be exhausted, and Wang Shichong will definitely be defeated."

Li Miyan said: "This is a good statement. Compared with our Wagang army, the Dongdu army has three things that should not be done. First, the soldiers are elite, and their bows, crossbows and armor are better than our army. Second, if they eat up all their food and seek battle, they must show their blood." Courage, thirdly, it can be seen that Wang Shichong has decided to put all his eggs in one basket, so he will come with all his strength. If our army temporarily avoids the front, it is the best strategy, so Wang Shichong will be captured by me within ten days."

Fan Wenchao, a general of the Xiaoguo army, said: "Pei Gong's words are wrong. Wang Shichong, who is twice as powerful as our army, has defeated his army several times. His soldiers are really frightened in the face of our army. Now they can fight together." If the battle is defeated, why bother."
Fan Wenchao was the son of Fan Zigai, Minister of Civil Affairs, he was eloquent and eloquent. Li Mi respected Fan Zigai as a man, so he loved Wujiu and loved his son very much.

After Fan Wenchao's words, the generals of the Wagang Army asked for a fight. Wang Shichong had been defeated by Li Mizhi several times before, so the generals were not afraid of Wang Shichong's next provocation.

Hearing Fan Wenchao's words, Li Mi showed hesitation at the moment. Seeing that the generals were determined, he no longer objected. The veteran Pei Renji tried his best to dissuade the generals, but he couldn't compete with the generals. In the end, he threw his helmet heavily on the ground and said to everyone : "You will regret it someday."

(End of this chapter)