Tang Dynasty

Since waking up that day, Li Shimin's illness has improved day by day.After a while, I got out of bed and walked, even occasionally juggling guns and sticks in the yard, and it was no big problem.

And just over a month later, the news of Xue Ju's death spread back to Chang'an City.Hearing this, Li Shimin was overjoyed, and immediately begged to see Li Yuan, thinking that this must be a great opportunity to defeat Xue Jun, and begged to fight.

Li Yuan heard the words, but he only said that it would not be a while to eradicate Xue Ju. At this time, it is better to stay in Beijing to recover from his injuries. When the time is right, he will let him play.Li Shimin couldn't hold back, and repeatedly asked for a fight, but was suppressed by his few words.

After waiting like this, it was October of the first year of Wude.At that time, Li Jiancheng was busy revising the law of adding and deleting taxes and servitude. In addition to discussing with courtiers from all walks of life, he also had to visit the city in person from time to time, but he was also very busy.

One day, I went to the palace to meet Li Yuan, and after entering the door and kowtowed, I saw that the other party was holding a memorial in his hand, his brows were lightly drawn, as if he was thinking about something.

"Father?" Li Jiancheng called tentatively.

Li Yuan came back to his senses, his brows relaxed a little.He stretched out his hand to signal Li Jiancheng to come closer, handed him the memorial in his hand and said, "Just take a look."

When Li Jiancheng finished, his eyes quickly scanned the writing on it.Soon, he put the memorial on the side of the imperial case, and said: "This matter... I don't know if the emperor has a decision in his mind?"

"Wagangzhai was defeated by Wang Shichong in Luoyang this time. If I don't accept Li Mi's request to surrender, he will go to find Wang Bodang. Wang Bodang still has some troops from Wagangzhai. If the two armies The confluence has established its roots and made a comeback, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rid of it in the future." Li Yuan stretched out his hand to press the memorial, and sighed, "It's just that Li Mi is quite talented, and the people in Wagang Village are not just in the pool. , 2 people are included in my capital, how can I teach me to sit back and relax?"

"Father's worries are very serious." Li Jiancheng said in a deep voice, "Li Mi planned to get rid of Zhai Rang, who was better than him, not long after Li Mi joined Wagang Village, which shows that his wolf ambition is definitely not an idle person. Ruo Najiang and him If you don't take precautions, I'm afraid..." Originally, I wanted to say that my father would become the second Zhai Rang, but after a moment of hesitation, I finally didn't say anything.

However, Li Yuan already understood the meaning of his words, sighed, and said: "I will press this matter for a few days, and then discuss it."

"Father doesn't need to. If you really decide to accept the surrender, please reply as soon as possible." But Li Jiancheng said at this time, "I have a plan, which can not only accept Li Mi's surrender, but also relieve father's worries. I don't know if father is willing to give it a try. ?”

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said, "What's the plan?"

Li Jiancheng looked at him, lowered his voice, and slowly uttered two words.He looked calm and calm, but the two times he said it, it was like two feathered arrows, extremely sharp.

"It's a good plan!" Li Yuan laughed loudly when he heard it, and said with a clapping hand, "At this time, I will give you all the power, how about it?"

"Your servant obeys the order!" Li Jiancheng took a step back and accepted the order.

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Li Yuan sent a reply letter, and in October, Li Mi hurried into the customs with 2 people.

At that time, Prince Li Jiancheng went to greet Li Yuan on behalf of Li Yuan. He stood in the first place in a splendid attire, with a crown and a cover behind him, embroidered hubs and carved saddles. The scene was gorgeous and grand.

Li Mi did not expect such a battle, and raised his eyebrows when he first saw it.When he got close, he hurriedly got off his horse, and before he could speak, Li Jiancheng politely cupped his hands and said, "Father is busy, so I can't come here in person, please forgive me, uncle."

At the beginning of Li Yuan's cavalry, he had correspondence with Li Mi.Because the two were originally from the same family, they were called brothers in the letter.Therefore, Li Jiancheng addressed him as "uncle" at this time, implying that Li Yuan has not forgotten the past.

In the letter back then, Li Mi was the first to ascend Wagangzhai, with extraordinary arrogance and arrogant words; Li Yuan was just planning to advance into Guanzhong, trying to avoid making enemies, and his attitude was humble.However, in less than two years, Li Yuan lived steadily in Guanzhong, conquering east and west, while he himself had already fallen to the point where he was defeated and asked to surrender.

Li Mi pondered for a moment, finally took a step forward, bowed his hands to Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Crown Prince thank you for your kind welcome, I am really flattered."

"Where are you talking, uncle?" Li Jiancheng smiled calmly, then turned sideways, and said, "Uncle, let me go back to the city."

Li Mi nodded, turned his head, and was about to signal the troops behind him to enter the city, but Li Jiancheng rushed to say: "The city is too small, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate you, so I ask uncle to leave the troops outside the city to camp."

Li Mi was taken aback when he heard the words, he wondered how the huge city of Chang'an couldn't accommodate a mere 2 horses.Although he was originally an arrogant person, but at this time he was under the roof, but he had to imitate Li Yuan's humble attitude back then.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Li Jiancheng, and after a while, he finally put away the hesitation in his eyes and said, "If that's the case, let them stay outside the city."

Li Jiancheng cupped his hands politely, and said, "Then I will thank you uncle." He turned around and watched Li Mi call a few generals to explain something, with a calm and calm expression.

With his hands behind his back, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

But at this time, his eyes touched the eyes of the crowd behind Li Mi.Those eyes were clear and deep, and he looked at himself with a three-point smile, which instantly aroused the memory of not long ago.

Looking at him for a moment, the corner of the man's lips widened obviously, and he bowed his hands in a salute from a distance of several people.

Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows unknowingly, he only felt that this person was full of mysteries, and he seemed to be extremely candid towards him.

Really fun.

At this time, Li Mi came forward and said: "Everything has been ordered, let's go to the city."

"Uncle, please." Li Jiancheng stretched out his hand respectfully, letting him go first.

Then he turned around, raised his jaw, nodded at the man, and smiled slightly.

At the end of the crowd, the man saw Li Jiancheng turn around and leave, until a corner of his clothes disappeared behind him and he was no longer visible.Thinking back to the indistinct smile on the other side's lips before turning around in his mind, he also smiled without realizing it.

"Master Wei, why are you laughing?" The colleague next to him heard the laughter and couldn't help asking suspiciously.

Hearing this, Wei Zheng kept his eyes on the distance, and murmured with a smile: "Of course... I met someone I like."

"What?" Hearing this, the man raised his eyebrows.

"It's just a joke," and the next moment, Wei Zheng had already withdrawn his gaze and turned to the humane, "The matter of surrender has troubled the leader for many days, and today the dust has settled, and I am very happy in my heart. If I don't pay attention, I will laugh at it."

He said this very seriously, and at the end he let out a long sigh of relief.The colleague was stunned when he heard the words, and was waiting to echo, but the other party flicked his sleeves and said: "Let's go, it's time to enter the city."

After finishing speaking, he followed the ministers and walked in as if nothing had happened.

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Li Jiancheng leaned against the table, looking down at the paper in his hand.Feng Li, General Donggong Yiwei Chariot and Cavalry, stood with his head down, quietly waiting for orders.

"Wei Zheng..." After a long time, he chuckled lightly, pressed the paper gently on the table, raised his eyes to Feng Li, and said kindly, "It took only one day to find out the details of this person, really There is General Lauvon."

"What's your Highness?" Feng Li was flattered and hurriedly said, "This is the job of the last general!"

"You've worked hard, general, let's go back and rest." Li Jiancheng smiled, glanced down at the letter on the table, straightened his clothes, and stood up.

Seeing that he seemed to be going out again, Feng Li couldn't help asking: "Where are you going, Your Highness?" As a subordinate, maybe he shouldn't have asked this question, but at the moment he is the guard of the Eastern Palace, and the prince's safety must be ignored , in a hurry, he blurted out regardless of the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that he was impolite, and immediately lowered his head and said: "The last general talks too much."

Li Jiancheng has always been kind to his subordinates, and he is not very demanding on red tape.At this moment, he just smiled and said, "Of course...to visit that Wei Zheng."

"If Your Highness wants to, just let the general go forward and invite people here. I'm afraid..." Feng Li looked at Li Jiancheng hesitantly.

Li Jiancheng already understood the meaning of his words, and said with a smile: "Whether this person is worth walking by myself, I will know when I go." After speaking, he lifted the hem of his clothes, opened the door and left.

Wei Zheng and many of Li Mi's subordinates lived in a remote place outside the palace.

When Li Jiancheng came to his mansion, he saw that the courtyard was very small, and there was a small cluster of Xiangfei bamboo inside, which was already showing a decadent look in mid-autumn.

There are only a few servants in the mansion who have never entered the palace, so naturally they don't know the current crown prince.Looking at his clothes, he only knew which family Li Jiancheng belonged to, and politely led him to the door of Wei Zheng's room.

"My lord, there is a young master visiting." Li Jiancheng stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, listening to the servants report to the inside.

A voice came from inside the door: "I don't know the surname of that young master?"

"Li surname." Without waiting for the servant to answer, Li Jiancheng had already opened his mouth and raised his voice slightly.

Li Nei was silent for a moment, then said: "Please come in, Mr. Li, you can retreat now."

The servant responded, opened the door for Li Jiancheng, and said, "Please come in, my lord." Then he left with a salute.

Li Jiancheng nodded and stepped across the threshold. When he raised his eyes, he saw a person standing in the room.Wearing a green shirt, he is tall and tall.When the man saw him, he smiled slightly, but he cupped his hands and bowed deeply to him.

"The grass people have been waiting for His Royal Highness for a long time."

Li Jiancheng walked into the room, raised his eyes and saw the two cups of tea on the table, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Wei has expected that I will come?"

Wei Zheng turned around following his gaze, glanced at the table, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that the tea is a bit cold, it seems that His Highness is really busy with everything." After speaking, he picked up the teacup, poured the tea, and returned Filled another cup and gently pushed it in front of Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng looked down at the cup of tea, and thought of how much he complained about his late arrival, he couldn't help laughing, and asked, "How did you know, sir, that I will definitely come?"

"Based on His Highness's smile in the crowd yesterday," Wei Zheng looked at him, and smiled slowly, "You know His Highness should have a lot of curiosity about grass people."

"Mr. Wei is a straightforward person." Li Jiancheng sat down in the guest seat, laughed out loud, and said, "Since this is the case, why don't you simply ask questions?"

Wei Zheng lifted his robe, sat down opposite him, and said, "Please speak, Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "The suburb of Luoyang, Mr. is acting as a messenger, why don't you want to tell me your name?"

"If you tell me that day, I'm afraid His Highness won't pay attention to a mere messenger." Wei Zheng smiled and said straight, "Furthermore, if His Highness has the heart, wouldn't it be true that one day he will know?"

Li Jiancheng raised his lips and smiled, and asked again: "Sir, you clearly voted under Li Mi's command, but why do you only call yourself 'Craftsman'?"

"What's the point of being in white clothes if you have land to live in, but nowhere to use your talents?" Wei Zheng raised his eyes after hearing this, and looked at him word by word.After a pause, You said with a smile, "Actually, His Highness already understands it in his heart. If you ask this question, you just take the opportunity to confirm it."

Li Jiancheng laughed when he heard the words: "Mr. Wei's words are so straightforward, no wonder he is not tolerated by that Li Mi?"

"Wei Zheng's problem, I am afraid that only those who have a heart like His Highness can tolerate it." Wei Zheng said this, suddenly put away his smile, stood up and bowed deeply to him, and said seriously, "If Your Highness does not give up, Wei Zheng is willing." In front of the saddle and behind the horse, lift the whip and hold the pedal, do whatever you want!"

Li Jiancheng looked down at him, and the smile on his face gradually faded away, as if he was pondering a little.After a while, he said: "Since today, sir, you should change the name of this 'grassman'."

Wei Zheng got up immediately when he heard the words, and then bowed down again, saying: "I obey the order."

Li Jiancheng had already picked up the teacup, put it to his lips and took a sip.Hearing this, his face was still calm with his eyes downcast, but a ray of smile spread from his lips without a trace.

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After Li Mi surrendered, Li Yuan treated him with extraordinary enthusiasm.Whenever they met, they would come in and out holding hands, and they would address each other as brothers, without any hint of arrogance.However, in comparison, the attitudes of the courtiers, Chinese and military officials are completely different.

The military generals withheld the food and pay of the troops stationed outside the city, causing them to eat and eat without food, complaining a lot; most of the civilian officials treated him contemptuously, and some even asked him for bribes on the sidelines.

Li Mi is arrogant by nature, how can he tolerate it?However, every time he mentioned this moment to Li Yuan, the other party immediately showed surprise and resentment, and he must be severely punished if he went straight to the case.However, after that, no action was taken.

As time went by, Li Mi felt unhappy, but he didn't reach out to hit the smiling face, and there was no other way out for a while.Therefore, every time he faced Li Yuan, he could only bear it again and again.

After leaving the court that day, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin walked out of the hall together. Seeing Li Mi walking alone in the front row, they quickened their pace and called people to stop.

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Qin." Although Li Mi's life was not going well, he was still able to be considerate on the surface. He saluted the two of them politely and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and your highness has become more and more handsome. .”

The two of the three said a few polite words as you came and went, but Li Jiancheng didn't want to play around, paused, and cupped his hands and said, "I don't want to hide it from uncle, Jiancheng has something to ask."

Although Li Mi was suspicious in his heart, he said in his mouth: "The crown prince has something to do, just speak up."

Li Jiancheng smiled when he heard the words, and said bluntly: "To be honest, Jiancheng... wants to ask my uncle for someone."