Traveling through the troubled times of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng are different, at least in Li Yuan's heart, this third son cannot be compared with the eldest son at all.

Li Yuan looked at the kneeling person not far away with calm eyes, and said in a steady voice, "Is this what you said to work for me?"

Seeing that Li Yuanji was silent, Li Yuan couldn't restrain his pent-up anger, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in his voice: "I underestimated you! I thought you were a Chengcheng person, so I deliberately indulged you. I didn't expect you to be with Shimin, good, good! I even lied to you!"

Before Li Yuanji could argue, Li Yuan had already strode forward, kicked the man to the ground, and said angrily, "You beast! Do you know that you have ruined your elder brother's reputation!"

Li Yuanji didn't notice it for a while, and was kicked to the ground by Li Yuan's sudden kick. Rao had imagined countless scenes of being punished, and there were worse scenes than this, but he never thought that his father, who had never changed his expression, would actually He would kick him down personally without regard to his image, I am afraid that he would be really impatient, and he would not even want the airs of the emperor.

Li Yuan trembled, pointing at Li Yuanji condescendingly, the hatred in his eyes could overwhelm others: "Your elder brother is now like this, it's all your fault! You don't even think about the white-eyed wolf you don't know well. You were bullied by the people in the house back then." When you were in trouble, who stood in front of you and protected you all the time, you are lucky! You even secretly voted for Shimin, instigated the relationship between the two brothers, and made your elder brother unrighteous."

"Heh..." Li Yuanji really felt it was funny, raised his head and said: "The dispute between the crown prince and the King of Qin, no one in the court knows, but now, it has become my instigation? How can I have such great ability? They What the two are arguing about, doesn't Father know? Speaking of which, this dispute is still thanks to Father."

Li Yuan was furious, at this time, this wicked person still didn't know how to repent, so he mocked himself.

"Brother may not know, but I have heard that King Qin was very happy when he came back to the palace to pay respects to his father on the eve of Ping Wang Shichong. As for where the joy came from, I have to ask my father. What kind of promise did you make to my good second brother, let my good second brother rush forward so recklessly, and capture Wang Shichong's Luoyang City in one fell swoop, and whenever there is a war after that, he will always take the lead and rush to the forefront."

Li Yuan was shocked, only he knew about this, the people of the world knew about it, and judging by the appearance of this little bastard, nine out of ten knew it too!I am even more certain in my heart, it must be Li Shimin who said that Li Yuanji is basically a pawn that Li Shimin put beside Li Jiancheng.

Li Yuan really wronged Li Yuanji this time. It is true that he and Li Shimin have always been hostile. As for how Li Yuanji learned of such a secret, it has to be given by Li Yuan's pillow.

Li Yuan ascended the throne and took concubines arbitrarily, Li Yuanji, as a good younger brother who wholeheartedly took care of his elder brother, saw how his elder brother was not fighting, and the second elder brother was facing the wind, he was anxious, and he was always on guard for Li Jiancheng against Li Shimin, so his mind was on the move To Li Yuan's concubine.He didn't bother at first, but he was afraid that Li Shimin would secretly put eye drops on the eldest brother in front of the old man, so that those women would stare at him. Who would have thought that one of the concubines would hear such secrets.

When he first heard this, Li Yuanji still couldn't believe it, but when he thought about it carefully, why didn't the second brother have been so sharp and confrontational before, but recently he has been fighting with the eldest brother frequently. When did it start? , there are traces to follow.

After such an association, it seems to make sense, the emperor clearly said that the position of crown prince belongs to the elder brother, why the second elder brother still refuses to give up an inch, dare to say that this is a two-way family!Both of these two have obtained the promise of the father, one is on the surface, and the other is secretly.

"Father, you still prefer the eldest brother to sit on the throne after all, right? The eldest brother is indecisive and the easiest to control. If you really let the second brother sit, heh... Now in the court, the generals are all looking forward to the second brother. I don’t even know who the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is, but I only know that there is a King Qin in the Tang Dynasty.”

Li Yuan's face was livid, and it had to be said that Li Yuanji's words hit his weak spot right away.Even if it was Tucheng, Li Yuan never looked at this son directly, but now he began to question himself, whether he played with eagles all day long, but let the eagle peck his eyes.

"Father is afraid of the second brother, but he has to use the second brother, because the world is not peaceful, and the eldest brother is still good at running the country. When it comes to fighting, he is really not that kind of material. Therefore, there are still times when the second brother is needed. In private With the promise of the throne, let the second brother work hard for you and make a wedding dress for the eldest brother."

Combined with what the concubine said, Li Yuanji could guess one or two, and there are some inside stories that Yuwen Chengdu reminded.

Regardless of Li Yuan's expression, Li Yuanji continued: "Father gave me military power and sent me to the front line because I was better at fighting than elder brother, and wanted me to be the help of elder brother to check and balance Luo's army. Who doesn't know that Luo Cheng even The entire Luo family is on the side of the second brother."

Li Yuan did have this in mind at the time, but there was another thing that was before Prince Jiancheng was about to leave, he received a secret report, and the prince couldn't hold back anymore, and recruited troops privately with his staff!He gave Li Yuanji military power and asked him to supervise the army. On the other hand, he was not supervising the prince. Although they were all given to the same person, it was one thing to give the throne voluntarily, but another to take it from him.

"But I didn't expect that I ruined my brother's reputation by accident." Li Yuanji smiled mockingly. He slaughtered his city, but he really never thought that he would be implicated by it. It was really like watching Luo Cheng hurt like that , I hated the Goguryeo people to death, so I did it in a fit of anger, there is no conspiracy, well-thought-out.But right now, no matter what he said, the emperor might not believe it.

"It doesn't matter whether I slaughter the city or not. The important thing is that I got my eldest brother involved. That's why my father blamed me." Li Yuanji didn't bother to explain to him whether he belonged to Li Shimin or not, in his opinion. Come on, I did the thing, and you can pursue it however you like, and I'll just accept it.

Li Yuan stared at the people on the ground for a long time before slowly saying: "I finally underestimated you."

"Come here—to pass on my will, the king of Qi, Li Yuanji, disregarded the imperial edict, was brutal, disobedient to orders, and arbitrarily fought in Liaodong City, massacred the city for three days, causing blood to flow into rivers, and now he is taking his title and demoting him to a commoner. Imprisoned in a dungeon, I will be exiled to Qianzhou tomorrow morning."

After Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Yuanji didn't feel moved in the slightest. Instead, he felt that such a result was reasonable. After all, he had planned for the worst, but he just lost his head.

Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the noise coming from outside the door, Li Yuan frowned slightly, and was about to ask who was making the noise, when Wang Shouzhen, the personal attendant, came in hastily with a look of hesitating to speak.

"What's going on outside?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, it is Lord Luo, Lord Dou Kangdou, Concubine Chai, Lord Liu Wenjing, General Li Jing, General Xu Maogong, Lord Xu, and twelve other lords from the Beiping Prince's Mansion seeking to see you."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, why did they come here?I have doubts in my heart, but I still signal for people to let me go.

Luo Yi was at the forefront, followed by Dou Kang, followed by Chai Shao and others.

In terms of status, Luo Yi is a king with a different surname who has a fief. He is the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. There is Liu Wenjing, who is resourceful and highly valued by Li Yuan. Under such scheming, he died in bed, one can imagine his strategy...

These people, Luo Yi and Li Jing belong to Li Shimin. Needless to say, Dou Kang has always stood in the prince's camp. His father, and other people... Li Yuan glanced at them, and among the 12 people, there were people from Li Shimin, people from Li Yuanji, people from the prince, and people from him... He really couldn't figure it out What are these people doing here?No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for these people to get together.

Immediately, someone solved the mystery for him.

But after seeing a group of people waiting for the salute, Luo Yi suddenly came out and knelt down in front of him with a plop, so startled that Li Yuan quickly stood up from his chair, walked to Luo Yi in a hurry, and supported him with both hands: "Luo Aiqing, what's going on?" What's the matter? Please get up quickly."

Luo Yi straightened his back, determined not to give up, and said straight to the point: "I implore the emperor to pardon King Qi's crimes."

When Li Yuan heard this, he was obviously stunned, and his eyes swept over several people in the room again, his eyes became obscure.Although he didn't think that these people came here by chance, he never thought that these people came to intercede for Li Yuanji.

Li Yuan withdrew his hand slightly, still maintaining a bent posture, and said kindly, "Luo Aiqing, do you know what mistake he made this time?"

"I don't know."

"My Tang ruled the country with benevolence, but this villain turned out to be extremely cruel. Ignoring the order of the crown prince, he sent troops without authorization and slaughtered Liaodong City for three days, causing blood to flow into rivers and corpses everywhere! How does this make the world think of me, Tang? Bloodthirsty, how is it different from the subjugated Yang family?"

Li Yuan made a heartbroken accusation, and made his meaning clear. First, he explained to the important officials that the massacre of the city was not believed to be done by the prince, but what Li Yuanji said was to rectify Li Jiancheng's name. This massacre of the city has the roots of ruling the country in the Tang Dynasty; thirdly, it involves the subjugation of the Sui Dynasty. How did the Yang family die?Isn't it just treating human life as worthless, and attracting people from all over the world to resist?

No matter which one of these three points falls on Li Yuanji, it is a capital offense, so my exile of him can already be regarded as a kindness.

But some people didn't buy it, Luo Yi turned a blind eye to Li Yuan's distressed appearance from beginning to end, lowered his eyes slightly, and asked instead: "Does the emperor think that the captives of Goguryeo should not be killed?"

Li Yuan was startled, but before he could speak, Luo Yi raised his head and looked straight at him with a pair of tiger eyes, which surprised him. Luo Yilai, who had fought countless battles and had countless people's blood on his hands, still felt a little guilty. This man's murderous intent was too heavy. I was used to his playful and friendly appearance, but I forgot that he was on the battlefield. The king of Hades is now alive.So what about Yuwen Chengdu, which was rumored to be miraculous in the previous dynasty?It is also not as good as the one in front of me who has survived hundreds of battles.

At this moment, Luo Yi didn't hold back his murderous aura on the battlefield at all, and faced Li Yuan directly, it's no wonder that Li Yuan's back felt cold.

"Yang's regard for human life is nothing compared to King Qi's massacre of Goguryeo soldiers. What Yang's scourge is the unarmed people of his own country, but what King Qi killed was a foreigner who bullied me! Does the emperor think that the captives of Goguryeo should not be killed?" ?”

Only then did Li Yuan come to his senses, and realized that Luo Yi had already questioned him for the second time. He calmed down a little, and said with a little embarrassment: "But after all, he is an unarmed prisoner... He has surrendered to my Tang..."

Luo Yizhen fucking wanted to curse, and instinctively wanted to reply: What kind of saint are you Li Yuan pretending to be?Don’t talk about the far ones, let’s talk about the nearby ones. This Wang Shichong is not a prisoner. Wang Shichong even took the initiative to open the city and surrender to you. Don’t you just kill him if you say so?Do not kill prisoners?Hehe...fuck you paralyzed!It's not your son who dares to hurt you, I don't know how to feel distressed.

If it wasn't for Xu Maogong next to him to pull Luo Yi, he would really have "theory" with Li Yuan.

Luo Yi suppressed his anger and said, "The emperor knows why Yang Guang was defeated when he conquered Goguryeo for the third time?" Before Li Yuan could answer, Luo Yi said again, "The first time, it was because of the inconvenient location, and Yang Guang This person was suspicious, and asked to report everything to himself before making a decision. This battle was extremely passive, and he lost it; He wanted to take down Goguryeo, but he still underestimated the tenacity of Goguryeo soldiers. He originally broke through the first line of defense, but who would have thought that when he attacked the Liaoshui defense line, the captured Goguryeo soldiers and the people in the city turned against each other and attacked from inside and outside? , the Sui army was attacked from the front and back, and naturally lost, and finally had to withdraw in shame."

"Although Goguryeo is a tiny country, its people are tough, united, and stubborn. The emperor really thinks that if he captures them, he can regain them?"

Luo Yi sneered, and said: "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different."

Li Yuan naturally knew that what Luo Yi said was reasonable, but he couldn't be humiliated like this, and said with a gloomy face: "According to Aiqing's words, is it possible to kill them all?"

Luo Yi took it for granted: "This kind of person, he is strong, you have to be stronger than him, he is ruthless, you have to be more ruthless than him, then they will be obedient. If you treat him with courtesy, he will covet you What they admire is the strong. If you beat them to the ground at once and let them kneel on the ground and look up at you, they will be honest. At the beginning, so many people guarded the border, and they couldn’t guard against the Turks. Why? As soon as my Luo family army left, those barbarians were as honest as my grandson, and they hadn’t fought for decades? It’s not that my Luo family army is strong, but that I’m ruthless. To put it bluntly, these people are criminals and they need to be dealt with!”

Luo Yi talked more and more vigorously, and despised the benevolence of Li Yuan's wife more and more in his heart: "In my opinion, King Qi massacred the city. He will be fine, just take his head and send it to the king of Goguryeo, it will definitely have a deterrent effect."

"But it's okay for now. At least the good news from King Qin's side frequently shows that King Qi's move is still effective. At least the Goguryeo soldiers will not think that I, Datang, are as soft as that subjugated country. Although the killing is too heavy, but on the battlefield Come on, how can there be no bloodshed, either you die or I die, if it weren't for King Qi's move, the Goguryeo soldiers would instinctively fear my Tang Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts, I am afraid that King Qin would never be able to go so smoothly, and the momentum is like a broken bamboo. Count the cities."

Tsk tsk tsk... Xu Maogong almost covered his face, look at what he said... It seems that you have a reason to slaughter the city!Aren't you just because Yu Wencheng told you that Li Yuanji took his anger out on your son?Have all the captured soldiers in Liaodong City been killed? Hearing that the emperor wanted to hold Li Yuanji accountable, he dragged them to the face of the saints, and went directly to the level of military art in a dignified way. It also makes you a successful minister.

Didn't you see that the emperor's face became more and more gloomy?This reckless man was still chattering, Xu Maogong coughed lightly, Li Jing stood out, and intercepted Luo Yi's words, that's what he said, but it should be polished, otherwise, where will the emperor's face be put: "Your majesty, this There have always been massacres of cities. During the process of Qin Dynasty's unification of the six countries, General Bai Qi slaughtered all the cities captured by bloody pits, which made the generals of the six countries frightened. Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, also killed all adult men after breaking through the city several times; Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasty, almost killed all the Xianbei people in the eight-month siege and bloody battle... day, but did not kill innocent people in vain, but killed the soldiers who captured Goguryeo. No one knows that Goguryeo is too arrogant. This move can deter Goguryeo, show our position in Tang Dynasty, and make an enemy of it. Our Tang Dynasty is different from the weak and deceitful ones in Sui Dynasty; secondly..." Li Jing smiled slightly, and one sentence made the study tense The atmosphere eased a lot, "I should let Lord Luo vent his anger. Little General Luo is still lying on the bed at the moment, what's the matter? Just allow him to bully the few in Goguryeo, and not allow me, Datang, to take revenge?"

Hey... hey!This is the correct answer!

In fact, you Luo Yi don't need to talk so much nonsense at all, don't you just love your son and wish someone could avenge him.

"Lord Luo, are you right?" Li Jing looked at Luo Yi with a smile.

Luo Yi blushed, and looked at Li Yuan with murderous eyes, and muttered: "Even if you are the emperor, you still love your son, what's wrong with my son? Is there something wrong?"

Li Yuan's complexion suddenly improved a lot, right, what kind of conspiracy, you can just say that you can avenge your son, the murderous aura all over your body scared me to think that you have evil intentions and want to rebel... ...Luo Chengcheng is the eyeball of the Luo family. He went to the battlefield with high spirits. Don't be in a hurry, thinking about it this way, it is also in line with Luo Yi's temperament of a brash man.

But he was right to avenge his son, he can't let my son suffer, right? Thinking about Jian Jiancheng's devastated appearance since he came back, Li Yuan couldn't swallow this breath.

After deliberating for a moment, Li Yuan said: "Even if this evil obstacle has a deterrent effect on the enemy, but it can't offset his crime. He has committed a serious crime by ignoring the prince's order and killing. The law is over."

"Since the crown prince is at fault, the king of Qi, the military supervisor, naturally has to do his duty. Why would he say such a thing in disregard of the crown prince's order? Is it possible that he knows that the crown prince's command is wrong, but he still insists on it? Then what's the use of a supervisor who doesn't supervise the army? It's just a decoration, since that's the case, the emperor shouldn't have set up this post of military supervisor, it will only increase the jokes."

"Luo Yi, you are presumptuous!"

Seeing that Li Yuan's face was livid and angry, all the courtiers knelt down to beg for mercy, while Luo Yi stiffened his neck, looking like he was going to be soft and hard, as if you had to give me an explanation today, who is it really? I don't even buy it.