Tang Dynasty

Li Jiancheng looked up, but saw a person standing in the courtyard at some point.He cupped his hands towards himself, and the sleeves of his clothes were fluttering in the wind, which seemed to be somewhat fairy-like.

"Take the liberty to visit, but I hope there will be no disturbance."

Slowly showing a smile, Li Jiancheng opened the door again, and said back: "I don't know if Mr. Pei came here, but he was too far away to greet him. It's because Jiancheng was rude." After saying that, he turned his body slightly and stepped aside, "The night is as cold as water, Mr. Pei Please go into the house first."

Pei Ji nodded slightly, then walked towards the house.Li Jiancheng wanted to pour tea for him with his own hands, but he stopped him with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile: "How dare I bother you."

Li Jiancheng knew that Pei Ji had a close friendship with Li Yuan many years ago.During the Taiyuan Uprising, Li Yuan recruited him to the army and regarded him as a guest of honor, which can be described as very courteous.But I don't know why such a confidant as my father came here today.

So he didn't insist anymore, just lifted his robe, sat down at the other end of the tea table, and asked with a smile: "Master Pei came here late at night, what advice can I give you?"

"Don't dare to see the teaching," Pei Ji said with a faint smile, "I just heard that the Duke changed his mind temporarily and left the son in the camp, and he was puzzled, so he took this opportunity to come and visit."

Li Jiancheng said: "Father and the people of the world led the forward to attack the city, and I arranged it in the rear. This is very appropriate. I don't know why Mr. Pei is puzzled?"

Pei Ji heard this and smiled, but said nothing.

Li Jiancheng saw that he clearly had something to say, but he was not in a hurry. He just made a cup of tea and sipped it to his lips.

After being silent for a moment, he finally heard the other party say: "Actually... the son is willing to stay in the city, so he must have other plans in his heart?"

Li Jiancheng's heart tightened slightly, but his face remained unchanged.He put down the teacup in his hand, didn't comment, just smiled and said: "Just follow my father's instructions."

However, Pei Ji seemed to have got the answer, he stood up suddenly, bowed to Li Jiancheng and said: "It seems that I am worrying too much. It is late at night, and I don't want to disturb you, so I will take my leave."

Li Jiancheng sent people to the door suspiciously, Pei Ji bowed his hands and said goodbye, walked a few steps, and suddenly turned around and said: "If you have a plan in your heart, I hope you don't act alone." After a pause, "Although I am incompetent, but But they are of the same heart with the principality, and dare not have two. This point... I hope that the prince will never doubt it."

Then he cupped his hands again, turned and walked into the night.

Li Jiancheng looked at his leaving figure, and vaguely felt that this person seemed to have noticed something.And the words he said before he left seemed to be trying to persuade him.However, Li Jiancheng didn't want to think too much. In this life, he knows every step he will take. So, what's the point of walking with no one else?

Thinking of this, he summoned a servant and said: "Go and see if the Zhu Kingdom has ever rested, if not, please invite him over and say that I have something to discuss."

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The next day, news came from the front that Li Shimin led the vanguard and the defenders to fight outside the city.At night, they also collected their soldiers.Li Yuan's troops were stationed in the outskirts of the city, not far from here, but they did not return. Judging from the situation, they should try another day intentionally.

Li Jiancheng was standing in front of the bronze mirror and straightening his lapel. After listening to the narration, he didn't express his opinion. He just turned his head to look at the little principal and said, "Has everything been prepared?"

"My son, everything is ready."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "The time is coming, let's go now." The voice fell, and he walked outside the door.

He had a dignified expression, and because he had put on a rare black robe, his gestures were a little more serious than usual.

The little principal was stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that he had already gone out, so he quickly picked up his cloak and chased after him.

At the back door, a line of people has been waiting for a long time.Although there are only a dozen or so of them, everyone is well-armored and has sharp eyes, so you can tell at a glance that they must be elite teachers.

Li Jiancheng got on his horse and disappeared into the night with this little guard.

After half an hour, he got off his horse, and he was already at the foot of Chang'an City, in an inconspicuous dense forest.

Li Jiancheng stood still on a clearing in the forest, looked around, and said, "Master Wei, have you been waiting for so long?"

As soon as the words fell, a person flashed out of the forest.This man was over seventy years old, with a long face and small eyes, dressed in black clothes, and behind him were several bodyguards.

Li Jiancheng immediately put a smile on his face, stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Master Wei is willing to attend Jiancheng's appointment, Shijiao Jiancheng is flattered."

"Where is there, I still remember the friendship with the prince when he was an official in the same dynasty in the past." Wei Xuan stroked his long beard, looked behind him with small eyes, and quickly retracted his eyes and smiled, "But I don't know where is the promised thing in the son's letter?"

"Master Wei, don't worry," Li Jiancheng smiled unhurriedly, "Jiangcheng has already brought this thing with him, but before giving it to His Excellency, I hope His Excellency will agree to Jiancheng's unfeeling request."

Wei Xuan didn't need to be surprised, he stroked his beard and said, "Your Excellency, it doesn't matter what you say."

Li Jiancheng slowly opened his mouth and said, "Although Jiancheng had friendship with Master Wei in the past, we were forced by the current emperor and had no choice but to rebel. Now that we have traveled all the way to the south and come to Chang'an, we would like to serve the acting king Yang You as your servant." Lord, this heart is clear to the world." After a pause, he turned around and said, "This time when armies meet each other, Lord Wei must have seen it with his own eyes and knew it with his own eyes. Lord Wei is a loyal person, and he will never do it. I have betrayed the Lord, so I don't have much to ask for... I just hope that my lord can stand by for three days."

Wei Xuan pondered for a while when he heard the words, but didn't speak.

Li Jiancheng continued: "Jiancheng heard that Master Wei asked the emperor to bid farewell to his old age in his early years, but the emperor refused to allow it. If His Excellency is willing to accept Jiancheng's invitation this time, after the Duke of the Kingdom enters Chang'an, he will definitely not lose to His Excellency. After finishing speaking, he waved his hand, signaled to the guards behind him to fetch a long scroll, and said, "This is the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" written by Wang Xizhi. "

Everyone knows that Wei Xuan, the official secretary of the Ministry of Justice, has nothing else to do in his life except calligraphy and painting.But now, he is an indispensable one among the Sanyuan generals guarding the capital.

At this moment, he took the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" handed over by Li Jiancheng, and his expression was clearly shaken.

After pondering for a long time, he finally said: "Forget it, what the prince said..." However, before he finished speaking, when he raised his eyes, he was surprised to see a group of people coming from afar, the torches in his hands were jumping in the evening wind, Everywhere it passes is illuminated like daylight.

The sound of thunderous hooves was particularly distinct in this quiet night, shaking the ground as if it was trembling.

He clearly heard the sound, but Li Jiancheng didn't turn his head, but slowly smiled in the night as the sound of the hooves approached from far to near.

Wei Xuan watched the line of people stop slowly behind Li Jiancheng, and suddenly understood, gritted his teeth and said, "Li Jiancheng, you...you plot against me?!"

Li Jian was standing in the flames behind him, his face hidden in the shadows.He looked at Wei Xuan, his expression unchanged, his eyes were exceptionally bright in the night.

"Master Wei, you are overthinking. This team came to support the construction," he said indifferently, "I don't intend to harm you." After speaking, he turned around and glanced at the leader.

Duo Bi looked calm, seeing him turn around, he said: "My lord, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time."

Li Jiancheng turned around, raised his eyes slightly, and vaguely saw a messy fire not far away.He smiled, turned to Wei Xuan, cupped his hands and said, "Lord Wei, take care, Jian Jiancheng is leaving!" After saying that, he took the reins from the guard, and got on the horse neatly.

Wei Xuan stared blankly at the man and horse rushing away, just as he was about to enter without knowing it, a person behind him suddenly shouted: "Who is it?"

He turned around in horror, seeing that it was the guards of the Sui army, he just settled down and said: "Don't you even know me?"

The chief guard immediately got off his horse when he saw this, but before he could speak, he saw a thin piece of paper falling from the scroll in Wei Xuan's hand.He quickly picked it up and unfolded it, his expression suddenly became serious.

He was not directly under Wei Xuan's subordinates, so he looked at Wei Xuan and said slowly: "My lord, this matter...maybe we need to report it to the king."

Wei Xuan already felt something was wrong, he calmed down and asked, "What was written on that paper?"

The chief guard said word by word: "I will attack the city in three days, please make preparations early."

Wei Xuan's heart sank suddenly, and he immediately fell to the ground.After a long time, he sighed heavily and shook his head, knowing that he was at a loss for words at this time.

I finally understood that this was Li Jiancheng's plan.

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At the same time, Li Jiancheng and Duobi had already left the city of Chang'an far away. Seeing the lights of the camp not far away, the two slowly slowed down their pace.

Duobi turned his face and looked at Li Jiancheng.The other party was sitting on the horse, his face was somewhat blurred, only the outline outlined by the moonlight, but his complexion became softer and softer.However, Biansheng was wearing a stern and strong outfit, and the interlacing of softness and sternness gave people a sense of unreality.

Subconsciously fixed his eyes on his side neck, but whether the trace was still there, he could not see it in the night.

After a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice, "Jiancheng...is he in better shape?"

Li Jiancheng didn't seem to understand what he meant, he just smiled calmly: "Brother, you are joking, Jian Jiancheng is also a martial artist after all, how could he not heal from a minor illness after a few days?"

"That's good." Duobi nodded, there were countless questions in his mind, but he sighed, but after all, he just changed the subject and said, "Jiancheng, although I acted according to your words, I still don't understand why. Didn’t you kill that old thief just now, instead let him live?”

"Brother doesn't know something." Li Jiancheng smiled when he heard the words, and still looked at the front, "The three generals guarding Chang'an, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Jing Zhaonei Shi Weixuan, Zuo Yiwei General Yin Shishi, Jing Zhaojun Chenggu Yi, I have heard about these three people when I was in Luoyang in the early years. Among the three, the other two can be called loyal, but Wei Xuan is a generation who is wise and protects his life. Therefore, although the three of them are watching together in Chang'an, they are actually Yin Shishi and Gu Yi There are many gaps between the subordinates and Wei Xuan. The three people are in command, and each has his own affairs. Therefore, if Wei Xuan was directly killed just now, it would be easy to stir up his men and horses to fight against the enemy. Such a situation is really not good for our army." Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped.

However, Duo Bi already understood, he interjected: "That's why Jian Jiancheng deliberately let people see the secret intercourse between him and you. In this way, Wei Xuan will not admit it, but the facts are undeniable but cannot be denied. So... the people in the city , there will be chaos."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "With the addition of a letter in the letter, just a few lines of words, the matter will be settled."

Duo Bi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, before he said: "The construction was done with sincerity and thoughtfulness."

"It's not me, but people always have weaknesses." Li Jiancheng shook his head, and said slowly, "Then Wei Xuan regards calligraphy and painting as his life, so it's convenient."

Duobi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "So, do you have a weakness?"

Li Jiancheng smiled lightly when he heard this, and said noncommittally, "Since you are human, how can you not have weaknesses?" However, he didn't continue talking.

Looking at him intently, I felt more and more in my heart that I might never really understand the person in front of me.

In this world, can anyone really understand?

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In the middle of the night, Li Yuan received a letter from Li Jiancheng on a fast horse, which briefly described what happened. He only said that there might be turmoil in Chang'an City, so he might as well attack the city tomorrow morning.

After reading the letter, Li Shimin saw that Li Yuan still had some hesitation on his face, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "Father, since big brother's plan has come true, we must not miss the opportunity!"

Li Yuandao: "Although this strategy is ingenious, how can he be sure that several forces in the city will definitely clash? If he miscalculates, he may attack the city rashly, but he may fall into the enemy's trap."

"Father!" Li Shimin said, "With the nature of the eldest brother, if he is not very sure, he will definitely not make such a proposal. If father is not at ease, let Shimin go and have a try tomorrow!"

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, and finally sighed: "I will follow your words."

At dawn the next day, Li Shimin led 3 horses to forcibly attack the city.Sure enough, the Sui army hastily dispatched troops to resist for a while, but they couldn't hold out.Knowing that Li Jiancheng's divorce strategy should have worked, Li Shimin sent people to report to Li Yuan while attacking the city.

Li Yuan was convinced, finally he was relieved, and immediately set up his camp and led a large army to storm Chang'an City.When he got to the bottom of the city, he saw only Yin Shishi and Gu Yi at the top of the city, and Wei Xuan alone, so he stopped hesitating and gave an order to attack the city gate.

After a day of fierce fighting, Li Yuan's army beheaded more than ten thousand of the enemy's heads.The Sui army had no choice but to send out the city gates to meet the enemy, regardless of the soldiers, almost all of them never returned.

After discussing with Li Shimin that night, Li Yuan and Li Shimin decided that they should take advantage of this momentum and take Chang'an into their pocket the next day.

After discussing the deployment of the battle, Li Shimin returned to the room, took out a pen and paper, and mentioned it many times, with thousands of words in his mind, but in the end, he only wrote six words.

Then he called a small school and ordered him to send the letter to Li Jiancheng's camp.

Walking out of the tent, he looked at the whole army that was ready to attack.He looked up at the stars all over the sky, let out a breath slowly, and whispered what he had just written in the letter as if talking to himself.

"Brother, wait for my triumphant return."