Turbulent Times Chapter 1633: Two brothers in the same boat

Zheng Guanyin discovered this, hesitated to speak, and finally considered that this kind of thing is not something that his wife can remind, and thinking that there may be other reasons for this, he silently returned to the carriage.

Zheng Guanyin is very clear that most of the time men like the simplicity of women, so although she is not a simple woman, she will often pretend to be a simple woman.

"Brother, little brother has something heartfelt, let's talk it out in the car and go back to the city slowly."

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were talking, and they had already sat in Li Yuanji's luxurious carriage, and the staff and attendants had already got out of the carriage, and rode outside to accompany them.

"Alas! Third brother, I made a big mistake this time, and I don't know how to face my father." Li Jiancheng knew that some things could not be avoided by pretending not to say anything, so he took the initiative to expose his scars.

"Brother this time is really not a crime of war." Li Yuanji sighed and said quietly.

Li Jiancheng was stunned for a moment. In his impression, such words were not something that his younger brother could say, and he always felt that he was a bit inconsistent with his previous personality.

However, he turned his head to look at Li Wuji, and found that the latter looked solemn and serious when he said this. Li Jiancheng suddenly felt a strong warmth in his heart. To be honest, he has been feeling very wronged these days. It is indeed not a crime of war to come to Taiyuan and lose it, let alone Li Jiancheng's responsibility.

"That's the case, but my father and the civil and military officials don't think so." Li Jiancheng patted Li Yuanji on the shoulder and said with a sad face.

My elder brother's hand fell on his shoulder, causing Li Yuanji's body to tremble slightly. It had been many years, and their brothers had never been so close. This is the normal state of a powerful family.

"Eldest brother is the eldest son, the son of the king of Tang. In the future, when his father establishes the country and ascends the throne, the eldest brother will be the crown prince. How can he be so depressed?" Li Yuanji said a sentence in Taiwanese that he knew best by heart.

When these words fell into Li Jiancheng's ears, it was as if a tube of chicken blood had been injected into him. He was refreshed, his eyes flickered, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, I am the son of Prince Tang, and I must not be depressed. .”

Li Yuanji continued: "Winning and losing on the battlefield is a common matter for military strategists. The second brother is known as a man who knows military affairs. He has been defeated all the time these days."

"What kind of defeats did the second brother suffer?" Li Jiancheng was slightly surprised. He really didn't know the recent war situation. When he was a prisoner in the hands of the Far East Army, no one paid attention to him. He didn't dare to ask, but when he entered Tongguan and was with these five thousand cavalrymen, he was so stimulated by the other party's eyes and comments that he didn't want to ask, so no one really told him.

Li Yuanji pretended to be sad and said complicatedly

: "Second brother first lost ten villages and seven military forts in Hedong, and the eastern defense line was breached by the Far Eastern Army, so the counties in Hedong were lost so quickly. Later, he led the army into Hanzhong and Bashu, and first fought with Zhu The ogre king Can was at a stalemate, unable to attack Hanzhong County and Champion County for a long time. As a result, the Far Eastern Army Xu Shiji and Cheng Yaojin led the 60,000 Wagang Battalion into Sichuan. It took only a few days to destroy Zhu Can and was defeated. Second brother. Now the second brother can only hide in Hanzhong County and a few counties in the north. In addition to Zhu Can's surrender, the second brother has lost nearly 100,000 troops in the process, which is far more serious than the loss of Taiyuan City by the eldest brother. "

After his own army suffered a defeat, it stands to reason that Li Jiancheng would not be happy no matter what, but for some reason, he couldn't help but secretly felt relieved at this moment.

Li Jiancheng is really afraid that his second younger brother will win the victory all the way when he loses Taiyuan City and becomes a prisoner. May lose the status of "prince prince".

However, Li Jiancheng must not express what he thought in his heart, so after hearing the words, he pretended to close his eyes with a heavy face, and did not speak, but secretly recollected the news, thinking that in this case, After he entered Chang'an City, he should do something starting tomorrow to further consolidate his position.

After a while, Li Jiancheng opened his eyes and said, "Third brother, after I lost Taiyuan City and was captured, how did the civil and military officials and my father react at that time?"

"Civil and military officials are naturally shocked and disappointed, and my father is also angry and worried." When Li Yuanji said this, he secretly felt that he had really picked up a treasure. The eldest brother may have guessed everything he asked.

The confidence that Li Jiancheng had just given birth to was gone again, and he began to panic, gritted his teeth and said, "What should I do?"

Li Yuanji immediately said: "Brother, don't worry, the only one who threatens the elder brother is the second brother, and now we only have the Bashu Hanzhong area in the foreign war, but the second brother alone leads the army. In this aspect, the second brother alone has made great contributions On the other hand, when the second brother leads the army, after a long time, the army will be run as a monolith. At that time, those Qiuba will only recognize the second brother, and will not even listen to the words of their father and eldest brother, and those powerful families are very realistic. , if you see that the second brother has mastered the army, I'm afraid it will fall to the second brother at that time."

When Li Jiancheng heard these words, he panicked completely, and said anxiously: "No, I can't let my second brother lead the army alone."

Li Yuanji said: "Brother, in order to defend Hanzhong County, the bridgehead that entered Bashu, the second brother asked his father for help. Father has agreed to send another 50,000 elite soldiers to support him. If the elder brother

If you can let the younger brother lead the fifty thousand elite soldiers to the past, the younger brother will definitely help the elder brother to look after the second brother, at least so that he will not form a monolithic army, and at the same time, he will be able to share the credit of the second brother and will not increase his prestige too much. "

This is Li Yuanji's real purpose, or in other words, the plan and words constructed by the staff based on what Li Yuanji desires most.

Li Shimin looked deeply at Li Yuanji. With his status as the son of the eldest son and the strength of the civil and military officials who have always supported him, even if he has been a prisoner for a while now, if he works hard and persuades his father, let himself be the third son. It is not impossible for my younger brother to lead fifty thousand reinforcements to Hanzhong, but he has to think about the benefits of this matter to himself.

If it was before, Li Jiancheng would not have dared to let his younger brother lead the army to fight, but after a conversation just now, he found that his younger brother is not idle, and when the time comes, his father will send a stable general to follow him. What went wrong, the most important thing was that what Li Yuanji said just now completely moved him.

"Third brother, do you really want to be in the same boat as Brother Wei?" Li Jiancheng asked solemnly.

"Hey, little brother, I'm waiting for your words, big brother, don't worry, little brother will be in the same boat as big brother for the rest of his life." Li Yuanji said firmly without hesitation.

"Have you considered that if you take a boat with Wei brother, you may really drown." Li Jiancheng said tentatively.

"Is it possible to be drowned?" Li Yuanji said lightly.

"Then you still choose me on this boat?" Li Jiancheng asked with a frown.

"Eldest brother is a gentle and kind person, but with second brother's vicious and ruthless temperament, if second brother is allowed to inherit father's authority in the future, I may be killed by second brother." Li Yuanji said this sentence very seriously, although This is also the line prepared by his aide, but he also thinks so.

Li Jiancheng obviously also knows that his second brother Li Shimin is a decisive, courageous, and ruthless person. At this time, he nodded deeply and said: "That's true, it's such a reason."

The carriage continued on its way.

At this time, Li Jiancheng was about to enter Chang'an City. Li Jiancheng stretched out his hand and opened the curtain of the car. Because it was dark outside, he couldn't see the splendor of the suburbs of Chang'an City.

After a while, Li Jiancheng said again: "Since the third brother wants to help me wholeheartedly, I will do my best to help the third brother and persuade my father to let the third brother lead the reinforcements to Hanzhong."

"Thank you, big brother, for your success. My little brother will definitely not disappoint you." Li Yuanji was ecstatic at once, thinking that this is really what happened, and his staff is really a god!

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