I will cry if I continue!
I really want to give Hu Hai a 9999 set meal in the KFC frying pan and fry that bastard!
Ying Zheng advised Li Shimin: "Look at it openly. It is inevitable for descendants to be dishonest. Don't use other people's faults to punish yourself..."
"Don't worry, I'm fine. After so much, why can't I look away?"
Li Shimin sighed and said: "At least he is my descendant. Be kind and give him a good time!"
Before several people in the space could praise him for his open-mindedness, they saw him turning his head and looking at Li Qiao: "Have you brought the poison that your sworn sister gave you?"
Li Qiao nodded obediently.
Li Shimin pointed his riding whip at the unclear emperor not far away, and said with a ferocious smile: "Drink them all!!!"
The emperors in space: "..."
It seems that Li Erfeng still hasn't looked away...
Li Qiao carefully wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Oh oh oh, okay..."
Chapter 146
The emperor didn't react at first. He thought that the other party would at least go through a procedure.
For example, let's escort him down, treat him well for the time being, select a day to meditate, and let Li Changsheng become the orthodoxy of the new dynasty. If you are lucky, you may be able to get a knighthood...
And now - Hey, what do you want to do? !
Let me go!
Li Shimin turned around and urged his horse to leave. Li Qiao waved his hand and ordered the emperor to be restrained. He also ordered people to collect the poison that Yu Yingying had given him before leaving.
While waiting, he kept thinking about each other. Speaking of which, he and the Tian family, father and son, had old and new grudges.
In the past, there were conflicts when he was the son-in-law of the Wu family, and even the frame-up and indifference when Shunzhou was trapped. However, things have changed, and the emperor who had made plans at that time could not have imagined that one day he would actually do it. Will it fall into your own hands?
The emperor tried his best to resist the urge to shout, because he knew that not only would it not help, but it would make people look down upon him.
Until he saw several of Li Qiao's followers presenting a jade vase, they said a few words to Li Qiao, and then turned to his side.
A somewhat ominous feeling suddenly arose in the emperor's heart. When he recalled the horrific circumstances before the death of the Supreme Emperor, he suddenly felt blessed and realized what this was.
After understanding this point, everything about the emperor's manners and what was not worthy of being looked down upon was thrown out of mind.
The Emperor was poisoned that day, and it lasted for more than three hours from the onset of the poison to the time of his death. Even as he watched, his hair stood on end and his internal organs trembled. Now if it was his turn...
He would rather bite his tongue and commit suicide!
But in fact, this is just thinking about it. It is difficult for a person who does not have a steely will and sufficient determination to make up his mind and bite off his own tongue.
And the emperor...
As long as he had a little heart and a little bit of ancestral ambition in his bones, the situation would not have rotted away in his hands.
Li Qiao watched coldly as the emperor was being given poison, and watched him rolling on the ground and howling like a miserable bereaved dog, with red blood flowing out of his seven orifices, but he could not feel any pity in his heart. .
The rebels entered Beijing and plundered the imperial capital. Along the way, many civilians were displaced. How could the suffering of the common people be offset by the suffering of just one person at this time!
…
When Li Shimin marched westward, he made great progress and successfully captured the capital, but there were still many things to do next.
What should be done with the royal family members who fled westward with Tianjia's father and son?
What should we do with the officials who serve our dynasty?
There is also the most urgent problem of food and grass at the moment, so that the two capitals of East and West were looted and still under the control of the rebels...
Li Shimin was well versed in the principle of ruling from the top down, so Li Qiao continued to lead the way while he suppressed the three armies from behind.
At the same time, Wei Xuancheng, Zheng Falan, Wang Shilang and others, like wronged victims, went all out to restore the people's livelihood in the occupied areas.
After clearing the powerful men, determining the acres of land, verifying the population, and distributing rations, the whole set of actions was completed, and then they rushed non-stop to the next occupied territory.
The restructuring of new dynasties has always required bloodshed, and this bloody process is essentially the redistribution of land and wealth, and this dynasty is not immune.
In the accompanying capital, Li Shimin only granted additional favors to the Ninth Princess, seizing her title for her achievements in opening the royal palace, but also allowed her to retain the title of princess. When the new dynasty is established, she will be granted another favor. .
At the same time, Wu Cuicui, who persuaded her to open the capital city gate, also allowed her to retain the title of Mrs. Zheng Guo.
During the war, these two women indirectly saved the capital, and Li Shimin did not hesitate to reward them. After all, it was relatively safer to be kind to them than to be kind to the men of the previous royal family.
During this period, something very interesting happened.
After the capital was pacified, Li Shimin held a banquet to entertain the old friends of the capital. As the models to be established in the new dynasty, the Ninth Princess and Wu Cuicui should naturally be included.
Li Shimin still remembered the marriage between his adopted brother and Wu Cuicui, which was already in the past, and couldn't help but ask one more question: "When the time comes, should I arrange some special errands for you to avoid it for the time being? How about patrolling the city?" "
Li Qiao hesitated for a few moments, and finally refused: "I have a clear conscience, why should I hide and evade? I will see you sooner or later."
Li Shimin made no additional arrangements.
On the day of the banquet, he had to deal with more things, so he naturally had no time to take care of this. He only let Yu Yingying, who had just rushed here a few days ago, stare: "Who knows what Wu Shi thinks? Don't let her do it again. My adopted brother is trapped."
Although Yu Yingying had conflicts with Wu Cuicui before, she also said something for her at this time: "We should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. After experiencing so much, if she still hasn't made any progress, it will be a disaster." Too stupid.”
Thinking again about the Wu Cuicui that he knew well in the past, and not daring to gamble with his adopted brother's rest of his life, he finally nodded seriously: "Don't worry, brother, I will keep an eye on her."
When the banquet was over and the singing and singing dispersed, Li Shimin finally remembered this incident.
Yu Yingying's expression was a little subtle, and she sighed: "Times have changed, Wu Cuicui... is not the same as before."
She said: "The two of them met once, but they were far away from each other, and they didn't say a word, but their eyes met. The sworn brother saluted, and Wu Cuicui returned the salute, that's all."
Li Shimin listened in silence, and finally shook his head and said: "As long as nothing happens, just let them go."
So I stopped asking about this matter.
Wu Cuicui, on the other hand, came to express her gratitude because Yu Yingying gave her poison that day and solved her urgent matter.
Yu Yingying glanced at the visitor and sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that we would be able to sit together and have tea in peace."
Wu Cuicui smiled, with a kind of gentleness settled in her eyebrows: "Yes, when we were arguing and noisy in the past, how could we think of today."
Yu Yingying asked her: "What are your plans for the future?"
Wu Cuicui said: "The Wu family's ancestral home is Yizhou. This time, my parents and brother died in a foreign country and their bones were buried here. I had no choice but to do so. At this time, Yizhou was under the rule of His Highness King Qin, and the roads were peaceful again. We We plan to go to Gyeongju first to meet up with my second brother, and then together we will send their coffins back to their ancestral land for burial."
Yu Yingying said "Oh" and said: "The fallen leaves are returning to their roots, that's great. If you have your own success, it won't be a wasted time."
Wu Cuicui stood up and said goodbye, and Yu Yingying saw her out.
Before leaving, Wu Cuicui still couldn't hold it back and turned around to ask her: "Aren't you going to persuade me? For example, if you think about your life-long events, find a good family to marry as soon as possible... "
Yu Yingying said: "This kind of thing is like drinking water and knowing whether it is hot or cold. Why should I say more?"
Wu Cuicui looked at her steadily, her eyelashes trembled a few times, and finally smiled with relief: "No wonder... I'm not as good as you."
Yu Yingying raised an eyebrow at this: "I heard that you gave away all the gold and silver property given by your brother, leaving only the share for daily needs."
Wu Cuicui said: "Zhuangzi said that the wren's nest in the forest is only one branch; the rat drinking from the river is only full. To me, it is not the same."
got windy.
She took the cloak from the maid's hand and tied it slowly: "When I go east this time, I probably won't return to the capital, and I won't get married again. But with my humble body, I can do something useful. It’s about human things.”
"My whole life, I have been making others pay the price because of my choices. In the end, it will probably be the time when I have to pay the price."
Wu Cuicui smiled lightly: "I hope I can live longer..."
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After leaving the matter of accompanying the capital in the hands of his subordinates, Li Shimin turned his head and went north to fight against the thieves.
This time was different from before. He no longer used Li Qiao as the coach. Instead, he went into battle despite being sick and rushed to the front line.
The ministers had different thoughts when they saw this. It was inevitable that some people felt that King Qin was worried that Li Qiao's military achievements were too great and that he would be unable to suppress him in the future. There were also old followers of Li Qiao who advised him to be more careful.
Li Qiao declined their kindness: "Brother is not this kind of person."
He also advised Li Shimin: "Now that great things are about to happen, why should my brother, who has a rich body, sit in the hall?"
Li Shimin raised his hand to hold his shoulders and said with a generous voice: "I appreciate your sworn brother's kindness, but this battle must be fought by me personally! The world that the Li family has lost will eventually be managed by Li. People are here to take it back!"
Li Qiao: "..."
Li Qiao wiped his sweat: "Brother, isn't my surname also Li?"
Li Shimin: "..."
Li Shimin had no choice but to make up a life story for himself on the spot: "You don't know something, but I am actually the descendant of the clan of this dynasty. Due to the chaos of my ancestors, I just lived among the people. I have always followed the aspirations of Taizu." Encourage yourself."
"No wonder my brother is so proficient in literature and calligraphy, and has the style of a descendant of a noble family."
Li Qiao was stunned by this, and then he became aware of it, and then whispered: "After my brother destroyed the rebels-"
Li Shimin said openly: "How can there be a unified dynasty for all generations? Emperor Taizu was wise and mighty. That is also Emperor Taizu's business. What does it have to do with today's world! And I, Li Changsheng, am just a reckless person. Li Changsheng , is the husband of Xiao Mingze and the brother of Li Qiao and Yu Yingying, but he no longer has anything to do with the previous dynasty."
Li Qiao was inevitably moved by this: "Brother..."
Li Shimin patted his shoulder hard, turned around, and said loudly: "Let's go!"
This time when marching westward, the Dezhou army first entered Gyeongju, and then advanced to the capital in one go. It was a time when morale was high. Li Shimin was in charge of the troops in front, with full firepower. This time, heading north with the front, it could be said to be scornful, and even There were many rebels who fled in the face of the wind.
Li Shimin first captured Junzhou and then Zhezhou. After three days of rapid march, he finally approached the western capital.
It was the depth of winter at this time, which was actually not a good time to use troops. However, the morale of Dezhou was strong at this time, and it brought the power of several cities to come here. Logistics support has always been timely, and there were also disadvantages. Weakened to the extreme.
And since they are both raised by father and mother, it is not appropriate for Texas to mobilize troops, so is it appropriate for the rebels?
Just to raise food and grass, the quartermaster almost lost more than half of his hair in a hurry. He wanted to raise it within his control, but their previous strategy was to just kill the chickens and not bury them, killing the chickens to get the eggs. But at this time, they could not It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
As a last resort, the rebels even began to sell officials and titles within their control to raise military supplies.
When Li Shimin arrived in the Western Capital, he was no longer eager to march. He changed his previous rapidity and adopted the method of siege. It was winter, and there was a lack of food and clothing in the city. Even if they were sleepy, they could be trapped to death!
The rebels are entrenched in the Western Capital precisely because the city here is strong and the location is favorable. However, once it is besieged, this strong city will instantly turn into the strongest prison in the world, making it difficult for them to fly.
Military supplies are still being raised elsewhere, but the road to the Western Capital has been cut off by the Dezhou Army. If we don't make a decisive decision and break the boat, it will really be over!
The rebels did not choose to defend, but decided to fight vigorously. They gathered the remaining food in the city together. After they were full, they gathered the generals from various ministries to discuss and discuss ways to break the situation.
