Chapter 13 New Big Brother Li Yu: Is there something wrong with this younger brother?
Li Shimin was actually a little depressed about his new elder brother.
He has been reborn, so can't he be reincarnated as the second-in-command?
[It's okay, Big Brother. Although you've never been the boss, Erfeng, you have the big brother's one-click clearing skill!]
[Li Yuan had no eldest son, and Shimin had no elder brother]
Li Shimin, courtesy name Erfeng, also known as Wuxiong Jushi...
[Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Even if I try my best, I can't beat you! I'm going to compete with you talented people!]
[In fact, Crown Prince Li Yu is a pretty good elder brother, and he has a good relationship with his younger brother.]
[That's right. After Li Yu became emperor, he even posthumously conferred the title of emperor on his unjustly deceased third brother, the Prince of Jianning. That's quite rare.]
Li Shimin remained expressionless upon hearing this, and remained noncommittal.
“What’s the point of posthumously honoring my brother since he’s already dead?
If I wanted, I could also posthumously confer the title of Emperor on my eldest brother to show our brotherly love and respect."
He could have conferred countless titles on people for this kind of false righteousness, but he had always been clear about what he loved and hated and didn't like to do that.
The key point is that when Li Shen was sentenced to death, why didn't Crown Prince Li Yu argue for him in front of the emperor?
Is Li Yu truly submissive or just a hypocrite? He still needs to see it in person.
However, before Li Shimin could go to see him, Li Yu had already run all the way to see his younger brother.
At this time, Li Shimin was just coming out of the military camp. Li Yu rushed over with tears in his eyes and hugged Li Shimin tightly:
"Brother, wuwuwu! I finally get to see you after all this time. When you beat the opponent with 20,000 with 3,000, I was so scared when I heard it!
"Thank goodness you're okay, brother! You took such a risk, you scared me to death!"
"Brother, I haven't seen you for a month and you've lost weight. Fighting is really hard!
I'm so relieved to hear that you're defending the capital of Chang'an. Our Sanlang has really grown up!"
At this time, Li Yu was still patting Li Shimin's shoulders enthusiastically, sighing and talking incessantly.
Li Shimin tried to be more enthusiastic towards his new eldest brother, but he found that he did not seem to have the ability to show intimacy with his eldest brother, so he greeted him in a flat tone:
"Brother is well."
"Alas, we have a large army guarding us along the way. What could possibly happen to me? It's nothing compared to the hardship you, my brother, have endured defending the city!
Come on, take off your armor, it hurts. Let's go back home and talk."
[Hahaha, Li Yu is like my enthusiastic golden retriever. When he sees a strange boy on the street, he will pounce on him and lick him first.]
This description is straight up hallucinatory, hahaha. Erfeng, please be more enthusiastic. He's the new big brother after all.
Regardless of whether or not to kill them in the future, let's leave them with some happy family memories, okay?]
Li Shimin didn't want to ruin the relationship between the brothers now.
Faced with Li Yu's enthusiasm, Li Shimin tried to make some response. But after all, this was not his biological elder brother, but just a descendant whom he had just met.
And as for my eldest brother?
Li Shimin thought about it and it seemed that since Li Jiancheng abandoned Li Zhiyun and took Li Yuanji with him, the two brothers had no feelings for each other.
Caring and friendly to your brother?
I really can't pretend
Li Shimin was neither too enthusiastic nor too cold, but Li Yu soon discovered that something was not right with his brother.
I can’t explain it, but I just feel like something is wrong?
If I have to say something, it’s a man’s intuition!
However, my brother is probably just tired from fighting. He will be fine after a while.
Li Yu comforted himself in his heart. Therefore, he touched his brother Li Shimin's head lovingly, with a face full of elder brotherly love:
"Brother, you're really exhausted from bearing the immense pressure of hundreds of thousands of rebels. It must be very stressful, right?
But now I am here with you, big brother. If we work together, things will be much better!"
[Ahhh, I touched Li Shimin's head. Brother, you are so lucky! I want one too!]
[This pat on Erfeng's head is worth it! Brother, even if you die later, it will be worth it!]
[I rub! I rub hard! Take a sip of Erfeng to refresh your mind!]
Li Shimin:?
Why do these descendants want to absorb everything?
Li Shimin sighed tiredly, then said:
"Brother, why is Yu Chaoen, the messenger of the imperial edict, still staying in Chang'an? What is he going to do?"
"Third brother, you don't know yet?
Yu Chaoen has been appointed Military Supervisor by my father, and will come with me to Chang'an."
After hearing this, Li Shimin's eyelids twitched.
In other words, this great-grandson Li Heng, whose brains were worse than a pig's, actually allowed eunuchs to supervise military power?!
Seeing Li Shimin's unhappy expression, Li Yu tried to persuade him earnestly:
"Don't overthink it, Sanlang. Father has sent other eunuchs to various regions to supervise the army. The Shen Ce Army and the troops suppressing the rebellion all have eunuchs supervising them. It's not that he's dissatisfied with you."
After hearing this, Li Shimin became even more dissatisfied!
It would be better if Li Heng only supervised his army!
Now, all the main forces of the Tang Dynasty are controlled by eunuchs?
Most eunuchs came from humble backgrounds, some barely literate. They'd risen to power through flattery and intrigue, and now they were supposed to oversee the army?
Oh, not to mention that the eunuchs will monopolize power in the future, is Li Heng planning to give it to An Lushan for free?
[Er Feng is absolutely right. This is really a gift for free.
After the Tang army recaptured the two capitals, nine military governors led 200,000 Tang troops to encircle Yecheng, intending to kill the Yan emperor An Qingxu in one fell swoop.
We have such a great advantage, we definitely won’t lose, right?
Then Li Heng asked Yu Chaoen to supervise the military power of the nine Jiedushi, but Yu Chaoen didn't listen to Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi at all.
He tinkered around and ended up sending 200,000 Tang troops flying in a single wave, leading to a crushing defeat!]
[As a result, the Tang army was severely weakened and could no longer suppress all the rebels. This later led to the separatist rule of the local military governors, and the central government was unable to take control...]
[And even in this situation, Yu Chaoen didn't die! He later became powerful during the reign of Li Yu, and was known for patrolling the borders on behalf of the emperor.
So, after hearing this, does Er Feng want to beat up Li Heng even more?]
Li Shimin was so angry when he saw this that he was about to explode, and he couldn't breathe out.
However, rather than wanting to beat his unfilial descendants to death, he was more concerned about Taiyuan at that time.
"Guo Ziyi is north of Tongguan, and you, my brother, are leading your army westward toward Chang'an. Who will defend Taiyuan?"
"General Li Guangbi is in Taiyuan. He has fewer than 10,000 men under his command, perhaps only 5,000? But he should still be able to hold out.
But don't worry, Third Brother. The 40,000 troops sent by Father are already on their way. After they've wiped out the Longxi rebels, they'll march into Taiyuan and confront the Hebei Dao rebels."
Li Shimin: ………
The more his elder brother said, "Don't worry," the more uneasy Li Shimin felt.
Let a prime minister and scholar go to war?
I hope these 40,000 troops can arrive in Bingzhou as soon as possible.
However, at this moment, a servant came hurriedly from outside to report:
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The 40,000-man army led by Prime Minister Fang suffered a crushing defeat, nearly annihilated. Only a few hundred men were able to be gathered..."
Li Shimin's eyes went dark, and he vaguely remembered his father Li Yuan, who was a hindrance to him when he was the King of Qin.
Li Yu was utterly shocked and hurried to read the battle report. He shook his head and lamented when he saw the description of the 40,000-strong army with "humans and animals lying side by side and blood flowing like a river".
[Holy crap! Another wave of free money! Li Heng's hard-earned 40,000 yuan fortune was directly squandered by Fang Guan?]
[Fang Guan, Zhao Kuo of the Tang Dynasty, gave up his position as prime minister and, as a scholar, rolled up his sleeves and decided to go to the war because he was good at it!
As a result, Li Heng was also a good Wolong. He did not trust Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others. He saw that his subordinate Fengchu was loyal?
Oh, why should I use Guo Ziyi? Guo Ziyi, go away, Fengchu, you come on! 】
Li Shimin was so angry that he almost vomited blood after reading it. He tried hard to hold back from going berserk. Thinking about Taiyuan that Li Yuan had lost, he quickly calmed down and asked:
“How could this be?
Even if we suffer a crushing defeat, we won't lose all 40,000 troops."
As the saying goes, a genius student cannot understand a poor student. Li Shimin really could not understand it, and he had no idea what kind of fighting style could lead to such a defeat?
[This requires us to mention Fang Guan’s ancient military tactics!
Fang Guan probably preferred ancient styles, so he used a battle method from the Spring and Autumn Period—the ox cart.
He mixed two thousand ox carts with infantry and cavalry, and then charged towards the enemy together!
[Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. That's two thousand cows! Can he control them if they get out of control?]
It's the Tang Dynasty now, and he's still using the Spring and Autumn style of warfare after 800 years? The rebels on the other side are laughing to death.
Li Shimin couldn't laugh. After all, those were his people of the Tang Dynasty, 40,000 living common people!
He could imagine that if he were a rebel general, he would only need to set the ox carts on fire, or kill a few cows to panic the herd, and the enemy would immediately fall into a stampede and chaos that would be difficult to control...
"What on earth is Fang Guan thinking? He thinks everyone here is a god who can lead an army into battle?"
And that Li Heng! Sooner or later, I'm going to beat this bastard grandson to death!
Li Shimin was so angry that he slammed the table.
Li Shimin was so angry that he slapped the table a few times after knowing the detailed process. The table broke with a crack, which scared his elder brother Li Yu who was standing next to him.
Li Yu was worried that his third brother would get sick from anger, and wanted to comfort him, but when he saw Li Shimin's murderous eyes and aura, he was so scared that he shrank back.
His third brother suddenly became so scary!
In the end, Li Yu kindly gave some advice.
But Li Shimin was so angry that he had no time to be perfunctory with his elder brother. After saying goodbye, he strode back to his mansion and summoned Gao Shi, Du Fu and others to discuss the matter overnight.
"Taiyuan is now under siege. Once the rebels break through and capture Bingzhou, the Guanlong area will fall into their hands.
Therefore, I must go to Xijing to ask for permission to lead troops to Taiyuan to attack Shi Siming."
The situation in Taiyuan was indeed very serious. Gao Shi and others also looked unhappy. After hearing what Li Shimin said, they all volunteered to go with him to defend Taiyuan.
"No need. General Li and I are sufficient in Taiyuan. You will stay in the capital to assist the Crown Prince in meeting the enemy.
"Big brother has never commanded an army, nor does he know how to march and fight. I feel at ease with you staying here."
"But the 5,000 men from Taiyuan were facing the 100,000-man army led by Shi Siming and Cai Xide from Hedong..."
"It's not that serious. Although the main force of the Tang Dynasty is not here, I am in Taiyuan..."
Li Shimin is very familiar with Taiyuan! How many battles has he fought in Bingzhou?
He knows the terrain and city walls like the back of his hand!
Almost letting the cat out of the bag, Li Shimin coughed twice and then said:
"We can borrow troops from the Uighurs."
Li Shimin did not think there was anything wrong with borrowing troops from these vassal states. After all, this was how he fought foreign wars when he was Emperor Taizong of Tang.
During the Zhenguan period, earthquakes, floods, droughts and plagues occurred almost every year in the Guanlong area.
If we want to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, and at the same time expand our territory, it is of course better to requisition soldiers from other countries.
Consume other people's soldiers, kill the Hu people but not the civilians, achieving three goals at one stroke.
"But the Uighur army may not be willing to lend us troops..."
Du Fu said this carefully, and then became very worried:
"Furthermore, if the rebels also have such thoughts, what will happen if An Lushan asks Tubo and Huihe to lend him troops?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin did not hesitate:
"How dare the Hu people surrender to the enemy?"
Are these barbarians planning to rebel against the Khan?
Back then, those Hu generals under his command were as obedient as little lambs. Now they are rebelling?
Li Shimin smiled coldly and said:
"Spread this word of mine, and say that the Uighurs have absolutely refused the rebels' invitation and want to lend the Tang Dynasty 100,000 troops to help them quell the rebellion!
Zimei, Dafu, I heard that you are very good at writing poetry. I wonder if you can do it?"
[Fuck, Erfeng’s plan is really great!]
This way, An Lushan would definitely not be able to borrow troops from the Hu people! And even if he did, he wouldn't dare to use them. He was afraid they were feigning surrender.
[Furthermore, putting the Uighurs on the fire in terms of moral righteousness is a must, and we have no choice but to send troops!]
When Du Fu, Gao Shi and others heard this, they exclaimed that this was a brilliant plan and quickly agreed to do it.
Apart from anything else, they are really good at writing poetry!
Du Fu went back and started writing poetry, preparing to spread his poem about the Uighurs borrowing 100,000 soldiers all over the world.
By the way, there is also Brother Taibai!
With Brother Taibai's reputation, if he just casually wrote a poem to the Uighurs, who in the world wouldn't know it?
How could the Uighurs not be confused after hearing Brother Taibai's poems?
I don’t know if Brother Taibai has received his letter and whether he has arrived in Chang’an now?
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