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Chapter 746 Re-yin Li Shimin (second update)
Speaking of Li Shimin, not only the generals of the Tang army respected him, but also the generals of the Zhao army attached great importance to him. When they attacked Luoyang last time, Zhao Jun and Li Shimin had two brief confrontations.Li Shimin made Zhao Jun suffer a little.

Xu Shiji continued: "You must know that none of the generals under Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion went out to attack Luoyang this time, and the generals who were close to Li Shimin in the army were also rejected by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Among these people, such as Changsun Wuji, Hou Jun Ji, Zhang Liang, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Zhijie, Niu Jinda and others are all famous generals of Li Tang."

"In the last battle against Wang Shichong, they all performed well, but they were not in the formation. I think the combat effectiveness of the Tang army has dropped by more than one level. Now that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji have lost, Li Yuan will definitely not let these two My son leads the troops, and Li Yuan cannot leave Chang'an all the time, so Li Shimin is the only one who can be trusted to command the war."

"Then the day Li Shimin recovers and Li Yuan entrusts him with the general authority, then these fierce generals of the Tiance Mansion will definitely follow Li Shimin to fight. At that time, the strength of the Tang army may be even more difficult to deal with. We have to guard against this."

After listening to Xu Shiji's analysis, Li Chongjiu said: "That's right. Since Li Shimin started his army in Jinyang, he has never won any battles and has never been defeated. He has never lost even in a battle with our army. The Tang army regards him as undefeated confidence. In the decisive battle between Li and Tang, this person must be the opponent who will fight with all his strength."

In Li Tang's army, Li Shimin also had a layer of mythical aura around him because he had never been defeated.This kind of confidence can make the soldiers under his command develop a kind of blind self-confidence and form high morale, just like the soldiers under Xiang Yu and Chen Qingzhi back then.

"Your Majesty, it is said that Li Shimin is not completely undefeated. When he was in Qianshuiyuan, he was defeated by Xue Ju. However, Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan were found to take the blame afterwards. This matter is not a top secret among Li Tang's senior officials. After all, it’s not about maintaining his reputation of invincibility in the army.” Ji Chuan said from the side, quite a bit digging Li Shimin’s dark history.

And Ji Chuan was eloquent when he talked about it, Ji Chuan said again: "Li Shimin was not only defeated, but also slaughtered. At the beginning of the chaos in Hedong, Lu Chongmao led his army to occupy Xia County and defeated Tang Jun Li Xiaoji, Dugu Huai'en, and Yu Yun in succession. . Afterwards, all the men, women, and children in the whole county were slaughtered, and no one was left alive. Li Yuan severely reprimanded Li Shimin several times for this incident, and even refused to show Li Shimin any face in court. Later, Li Shimin promised Li Yuan that he would not make this mistake again. He also led the army to successive battles and victories, so this matter was gradually forgotten."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help sighing when he heard it. Li Shimin's cruelty can be seen. In another time and space, when Li Shimin and Liu Heitai fought Mingshui decisively, when the two armies were in a decisive battle, they suddenly ordered people to dig Mingshui, and the flood hit the enemy and us who were fighting. Army, after submerging Liu Heitai's main force, Li Shimin led an elite counterattack and finally defeated Liu Heitai.This battle was talked about by later generations, but Li Shimin did not distinguish between the enemy and himself, and no one objected to the fact that the two families were flooded.

Of course, the black history of Li Shimin mentioned above has been mostly selectively forgotten in the long river. As for the change of Xuanwu Gate, it is impossible to bypass it.As for how to write about the matter directly, it is to use various means to understand this tragedy of human relations.Anyway, everyone just needs to remember that Li Shimin challenged Xue Ju, destroyed Song Jingang, defeated Wang Shichong, captured Dou Jiande, defeated Liu Heita, ruled the world, swept the East and West Turks, and swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger.

Hearing Ji Chuan talk about Li Shimin's massacre of the city, Shan Xiongxin said: "Since ancient times, there are a few people who have been generals with clean hands and feet. If you want the benevolence of women and learn the benevolence of Confucianism, don't be generals, but be officials. All right."

Ji Chuan was furious when he heard this, and quarreled with Shan Xiongxin in the hall.

Li Chongjiu stopped the quarrel between the two immediately, while Xue Wanche said very fairly: "I don't think much about Li Shimin's massacre of the city. As for Li Shimin's defeat by Xue Ju in Qianshuiyuan, it is just a rumor and there is no real evidence. From the bottom of my eyes, Li Shimin is at least a famous general who has never been defeated, and is the number one enemy of our army. There is no doubt that we must be very careful when fighting against this person in the future."

At this time, Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty, since Li Shimin is so powerful, it's better for Li Yuan not to use Li Shimin."

When the generals heard what Zhang Xuansu said, they stretched their ears, showing expressions of listening carefully.

Wang Mahan said carelessly: "Zhang Shilang, you speak lightly, but Li Yuan has reached this point, how could he not use Li Shimin? Could it be that you have something to do?"

Zhang Xuansu said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty, generals, in fact, we are worried about Li Shimin's recovery, not only for Li Shimin alone, but also for the Tiance Mansion, which is full of talents under his command. In addition, there are such unworldly advisers as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. So we want to prevent Li Shimin from recovering, and at the same time prevent these people from contributing to Li Tang."

All the generals nodded after hearing this, the Tiance Mansion is Li Shimin, he opened the mansion to build the government, recruited talents, if Li Shimin is suppressed, these people will not be able to be reused.

Wang Mahan said: "Zhang Shilang, don't be a fool, just tell me directly, it's good to whet my appetite."

Zhang Xuansu smiled and looked at the crowd and said: "We all think that after Li Tang's defeat in the attack on Luoyang, he will definitely use Li Shimin in order to reverse the situation, but do you dare to ask Li Tang, including Li Yuan, also think so? They will definitely use Li Shimin?"

Xue Wanshu pondered for a while and said: "What Zhang Shilang said reminded me that a certain person is in Luoyang and knows the most about the situation in the Li Tangchao hall in Chang'an. It has long been rumored in the Li Tangchao hall that Li Yuan and Li Shimin's father and son are at odds with each other. I think if Li Yuan really intends to use Li Shimin as the commander, then this time he will not come to Heyang in person, but send Li Shimin to Heyang to lead the army."

"That's right, Li Yuan's personal conquest means that he has no generals at hand." Xu Shiji echoed.

Li Chongjiu said: "In ancient times, the most taboo thing about using soldiers is that the ruler and the general have doubts. That's why there is a saying that the general will not accept the fate of the ruler outside. When Wang Shichong was conquered last time, Li Yuan and Li Shimin's father and son had a rift. It seems that it is not so serious. Easy to make up for."

Zhang Xuansu said: "What your Majesty said is exactly what I mean, and Li Yuan has suspicions about Li Shimin. Then it can be guessed that Li Shimin will not be sent this time. If this battle is won, Li Yuan will Huanxi, maybe the father and son will clear up their suspicions, but now that this battle is lost, Li Yuan may not blame himself in his heart, but Li Shimin. You must know that Yuan Shao killed Tian Feng because of this!"

Seeing a gleam of coldness in Zhang Xuansu's eyes, all those present who knew this allusion felt chills in their hearts.Back then Tian Feng was Yuan Shao's important adviser. Before the battle of Guandu, he urged Yuan Shao not to leave, but Yuan Shao was imprisoned.After Yuan Shao defeated Guandu, he killed Tian Feng instead.

Li Chongjiu looked at Xue Wan and said: "You immediately cooperated with the people from the Department of Rumors, and sent secret agents into Chang'an overnight to spread the news, saying that after Li Yuan withdrew from Heyang, Li Shimin told the generals of Tiance's government in the mansion, Li Tang really did not I, Li Shimin, have no generals to fight, and the defeat of Heyang was already in my expectation."

Xue Wanshu cupped his fists and said, "No."

All the generals felt chills when they heard this plot, and they all gasped, this plot is really sinister.

For example, Wang Mahan also said in Gulu: "Although Li Shimin is annoying, he is also a general who can fight. You can't defeat him openly, and playing this trick is too much."

Hearing what Wang Mahan said, all the generals didn't care.

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "I just want Li Shimin to have no chance to fight the truth on the battlefield. Xuansu, do you think Li Yuan will be tricked?"

Zhang Xuansu smiled, and said confidently: "Whether Li Yuan will fall into the trap, it's hard to say, but I think Li Tang's crown prince and King Qi will help us, right?"

Hearing what Zhang Xuansu said, both Li Chongjiu and Zhang Xuansu smiled understandingly, and Ji Chuan on the side said coldly: "In my opinion, Li Shimin is in trouble this time."

Li Chongjiu said: "If you want to defeat the Tang army, you can't judge whether Li Shimin is in trouble or not. Conspiracies and tricks are just means. To really defeat the Tang army, it depends on the strength of our army. Otherwise, no matter how many tricks and tricks there are, it will be useless."

All the generals clasped their fists and took the order with a bang.

After the military discussion, Xue Wanshu stayed behind and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, and I want to play it alone."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Yes."
After the generals left, Xue Wan said: "Your Majesty, after this battle, not only our army has defended Luoyang, but also your Majesty has won the hearts of the people of Luoyang, and the people are very supportive of your Majesty. As far as I know, not only Luoyang, but also the people of Henan The people in the county are also inclined to my Great Zhao. So I asked Your Majesty if you have any plans to move the capital to Luoyang?"

Xue Wanshu said so, for Li Chongjiu, it was another long talk.

When Li Chongjiu entered Luoyang before, there was a small episode. Dozens of Luoyang scholars stopped Li Chongjiu's war horse in the street and jointly presented Li Chongjiu.

The general idea is that Luoyang is a land extending in all directions, which is in the world. Back then, Xiang Yu said that he was rich and honored but did not return home. He was like walking in brocade clothes at night. He might not be able to pass all of them. He lost the opportunity to contend for world hegemony and gave Liu Bang the land of the Three Qin Dynasties. Now His Majesty does not Luoyang must be the capital, do you want to repeat Xiang Yu's mistakes?Therefore, I hope that Li Chongjiu can move the capital from Youjing to Luoyang to reassure the hearts of the people.

(End of this chapter)