Chapter 50 Thoughts and Understanding
Li Yuanji had met Li Daozon, Qu Tutong, Yin Qiao, Liu Hongji and others, who were also famous in history.
Li Yuanji had never met Huang Junhan, Shuang Shiluo, Tian Liuan, Qi Shanxing, Lan Mou and others, and they did not leave any great reputation in history.
The predecessor did not have a deep impression of them.
But since they were able to serve as military commanders in the Prince of Qin's Palace together with Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong, their abilities must be quite strong.
After all, Li Shimin had many talented people under his command, and he didn't need to employ some unqualified people to make himself look good.
Huang Junhan was a strong man. He was the captain of Yueqi and Sima of Dongjun in the Former Sui Dynasty. He followed the army of the Former Sui Dynasty to conquer Goguryeo. After the Wagang Uprising, he joined Wagang and served as the governor of Henei. After the defeat of Wagang, he followed Li Mi to join Li Tang granted the title of Shangzhuguo, Shizhijie, General Manager of Huaizhou Military Affairs, Huaizhou Governor, and the title of Dongjun Founding Duke, with a fief of 3,000 households.
Last year, when he was conquering Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, he made some gains and was appointed as the envoy with special powers, in charge of the military affairs of Huai, Zhi, Gong, Xi and Ji states, the governor of Huaizhou, and was granted the title of Duke of Guo, with a fief of 3,000 households.
In terms of power and status, Huang Junhan is far superior to Yuchi Gong.
He was considered a giant figure under Li Shimin, but Li Shimin did not include him in the Lingyan Pavilion when he set up the Pavilion. It was probably because he, like Li Sixing, had Li Shimin's name engraved on his head, but was truly loyal to Li Yuan behind the scenes.
Shuang Shiluo was also a strong man with a big frame. He looked even more muscular than other big and strong men. There were very few records about him in history, and people in our past didn't know much about him. We only knew that he was the second right guard of the Qin Palace.
He is very low-key and rarely appears in public. Even when he is forced to appear in public, he behaves very low-key, making it easy for people to ignore his presence.
Tian Liuan is thinner and shorter than Shuang Shiluo, and has a full beard. Like Shuang Shiluo, he is also very low-key.
There are not many records about Li Yuanji in history, nor are there many details about him in the memories of his predecessor. What official position was he in the Qin Palace?
Li Yuanji searched the memory of his previous life and found that there was no memory of Tian Liuan's official position in his previous life.
Could it be a newly appointed official by Li Shimin?
Li Yuanji's gaze lingered on Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong and others, and then fell on Tian Liuan.
Tian Liuan was sitting together with the military commanders from the Prince of Qin's Palace. Could he be the newly appointed military commander by Li Shimin?
Li Shimin opened another military headquarters?!
Li Shimin already has enough soldiers and horses under his command, and he even set up a military headquarters. Is he trying to let people survive?
After Li Yuanji discovered that Li Shimin had opened another military headquarters, he was too lazy to observe the rest of the people.
Li Shimin was already strong enough, and was still getting stronger.
He felt a little stressed.
"There are people who are a hundred times stronger than you, who work harder than you, and who are constantly getting stronger. If you don't work harder, you will just become a dish on someone else's table..."
Li Yuanji sighed in his heart.
"horrible!"
Li Yuanji said subconsciously.
Li Shimin, who was sitting next to Li Yuanji, heard it.
"What's so scary?"
Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji and asked.
Li Yuanji came back to his senses and looked carefully, only to find that the discussions in the hall had stopped when Li Shimin asked the question, and everyone in the hall was looking at him.
He must have disturbed someone's 'military meeting'.
No wonder Li Shimin was so angry.
"Ahem...we are terribly strong..."
Li Yuanji laughed dryly and gave a half-hearted explanation.
"snort!"
Li Shimin glared at Li Yuanji and snorted in dissatisfaction.
At this moment, he was an invincible commander who was discussing military and national affairs with his generals and officers, and he did not allow anyone to joke around.
Li Yuanji also knew that this was not the time for jokes, so he didn't say anything more.
Li Shimin stared at everyone in the hall and said solemnly: "The strategies you mentioned have their own reasons, but we cannot use both strategies.
Liu Heita knew very well that our army had arrived in Luoyang, yet he dared to openly proclaim himself emperor in Mingzhou.
He is provoking me and you all.
We must teach him a severe lesson and break his arrogance.
So what I mean is, concentrate our forces, station them in Weizhou, and have a good fight with Liu Heita.
Let Liu Heita see the sharpness of the Tang Dynasty’s military force.
Let Liu Heita know that anyone who dares to disrupt the Tang Dynasty must die!"
Li Shimin spoke to the end with great force, as if he wanted to engrave his words deeply in everyone's heart.
Li Shimin set the tone for the expedition against Liu Heita, and the officers in the palace had nothing to discuss.
Immediately, everyone, led by Li Daozong, stood up and bowed to Li Shimin, "Your subjects shall obey your orders!"
Li Shimin did not tell everyone to sit down, but gave the order decisively.
"Li Dao Zong?"
"I am here!"
Li Daozon walked to the center of the hall and bowed in agreement.
"You will lead the vanguard army and rush to Weizhou. Put down the riots in Weizhou and guard the border between Weizhou and Xiangzhou. Before the army arrives, Liu Heita must not be allowed to cross Xiangzhou.
I will send Yuchi Gong to lead my troops to accompany you."
Li Shimin gave the order coldly.
When Yuchi Gong heard Li Shimin calling his name, he immediately walked into the hall and bowed to listen to the order.
Li Shimin stared at Li Daozong and Yuchi Gong, and said coldly: "If you let Liu Heita cross Xiangzhou before the army arrives in Weizhou, you will be punished by military law."
"I obey your command!"
Li Daozon and Yuchi Gong clasped their fists together in agreement.
"Yin Qiao, Liu Hongji?"
"I am here!"
Yin Qiao and Liu Hongji hurried out.
Li Shimin ordered, "You two will lead the left and right armies. After the front army puts down the turmoil in Weizhou, you will escort grain and grass into Weizhou and station at the Qi River."
"I obey your command!"
Li Shimin slowly stood up and gave another order: "Except for the rear army, the rest of the troops will lead their own troops and follow me. From today on, the entire army will act according to military law. Those who violate the law will be punished according to military law."
Those who were not called by name in the hall all walked into the hall and bowed to Li Shimin.
"I obey your orders!"
Li Shimin waved his hand, and without further ado, everyone in the hall rushed out.
Most of them were veterans on the battlefield. Li Shimin only needed to give them a direction, set a marching time, and assign tasks. Needless to say, they knew what to do.
If Li Shimin needed to give instructions even for small details, it would be an insult to them and to Li Shimin himself.
Seeing that everyone had left, Li Yuanji stood up and was about to leave.
"Shiro, wait."
When most people in the hall had left, Li Shimin put down his airs as a commander and his tone softened.
"Um... is there something wrong with my second brother?"
Li Yuanji asked with a dry laugh.
Li Yuanji had a smile on his face, but he was worried in his heart.
Could it be that Li Shimin kept him here just to bring an army to punish him?
He just disgusted Li Shimin. Could Li Shimin be so stingy?
Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji with a complicated expression for a long time.
Li Yuanji felt uneasy when Li Shimin looked at him.
Li Shimin spoke slowly, "Silang, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have forced you to resell the official title. I was only concerned about gaining benefits for Li Tang, but I ignored the impact this matter would have on you, and I also ignored your feelings.
During this expedition against Liu Heita, you must guard Luoyang well.
After I defeat Liu Heita in Mingzhou, you can rush to Mingzhou.
I will then send you to conquer Weizhou and Bozhou."
Li Yuanji was stunned and could hardly believe his ears.
Li Shimin actually admitted his mistake to him?
He also promised to let him gain military merit.
Weizhou and Bozhou are adjacent to Henan Road. Once Liu Heita is defeated in Mingzhou, he will have no time to take care of Weizhou and Bozhou and can only retreat to Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other places.
Li Shimin asked him to lead people to conquer Weizhou and Bozhou. In fact, he just wanted him to wipe out some remaining enemies and some fleeing defeated soldiers and gain military merit by conquering the two states.
"Shiro doesn't want to?"
Seeing that Li Yuanji didn't say anything, Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji and asked.
Li Yuanji came to his senses after being questioned by Li Shimin. "No... I'm not unwilling."
Li Yuanji suddenly discovered something.
That is, he seemed to be too afraid of the power in Li Shimin's hands, and too concerned about the historical ending of his predecessor, so he always remained quite vigilant towards Li Shimin, and even deliberately distanced himself from Li Shimin.
But he ignored the fact that he and Li Shimin were brothers from the same mother, and he also ignored the fact that his current identity and status were equal to that of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin had no intention of mutiny at the moment. He was still hanging on the pie drawn by Li Yuan and was thinking about how to inherit the throne of Li Tang legitimately.
So even if Li Shimin was disgusted by him, or even plotted against him, he would never take action against him.
He could continue to be quite wary of Li Shimin, but there was no need to deliberately distance himself from Li Shimin, let alone be so restrained in front of Li Shimin.
"It's settled then."
Li Shimin didn't know what Li Ji was thinking. He just treated him with the same attitude as he treated Li Yuanji before.
Li Yuanji's thoughts became clear, and he was no longer so restrained in front of Li Shimin.
Li Yuanji smiled carelessly and said, "Thank you for your care, second brother."
Don’t waste the free military merit.
Although he does not need military merit, the position of the Third Commander of the Left Army in the Prince of Qi's Palace, which he is about to be appointed, does.
Without sufficient military merit, it would be difficult for him to ask Li Yuan for official positions for the three generals under his command.
"You still remember to thank me?"
Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji with amusement.
In the past, when he let Li Yuanji take the credit, Li Yuanji would never say a word of thanks.
Not only did he not thank him, he also went out to brag about himself, saying that his military achievements were achieved by himself.
Li Yuanji bowed and smiled, "I was ignorant before and didn't know that my second brother was taking care of me."
Li Shimin felt inexplicably relieved. He glared at Li Yuanji, smiling, but humming, "It's good enough that you know who treats you well."
Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "Of course, the second brother is better."
Whoever gives benefits will be fine.
If Li Jiancheng gives benefits, Li Jiancheng is also good.
If Li Yuan gives benefits, Li Yuan is also good.
"Since you know how good your second brother is, can you lend him the extra food you have for emergency?"
