Chapter 7: Don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha

In the Chengqian Hall of the Qin Palace, Chang'an City, Li Shimin asked Lei Yongji to move a ladder, Li Shimin climbed from the ladder to the eaves of the Chengqian Palace, and looked at the Pingyang Princess Mansion with a solemn expression.

Li Shimin was full of tiredness in his bones at the moment, he boasted that he used soldiers like a god, but he was ambushed in Luoyang Longmen Gorge, lost more than half of the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Expedition, and was captured by Wang Shiyun in Cijian, which made Li Shimin very depressed.

Seeing the victory of the Battle of Hebei, the overall situation has been decided. Li Jiancheng became the Optimus Prime of the Tang Dynasty and turned the tide. When Li Jiancheng entered Hedong, the situation was very critical, and Li Jiancheng only had an army of more than 10,000 at that time, except for Xue Wanche, the governor of Jingzhou, and Yang Wengan, the governor of Qingzhou, only Li Jiancheng's left and right clearing rate. The clear rate of the East Palace is said to be two rates, but in fact, it is better to say that it is an honor guard, just a kind of goods, but Li Jiancheng played well, compared with Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin also sighed to himself.

Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, in fact, with the defeat of Luoyang and the defeat of Cijian, Li Shimin also knew very well that he was getting farther and farther away from that position.

"Alas......" sighed, revealing Li Shimin's deep helplessness and unwillingness, but this is something that no one can do anything about.

The army is a place that pays attention to strength, and whoever can bring brilliant victories and achievements to an army will be able to win the wholehearted support and respect of the generals of the whole army.

Originally, Li Shimin was not as prestigious as Li Jiancheng in the court, relying on the fact that because Li Jiancheng was the prince of the prison country, he had no way to lead the troops to the battle, so Li Shimin used his achievements to win the support and love of the whole army. But with the rebellion of Liu Wuzhou, Li Jiancheng and Li Shiji and Chen Ying, who were under the East Palace, attacked from north to south and turned the tide, and now it is the same, with Li Jiancheng's successive victories, I am afraid that at this time, the soldiers will no longer remember who the King of Qin is, and they are afraid that there is only the prince in their eyes.

At this moment, there was a sound of Xixisuo coming from the eaves, and Li Shimin followed the prestige, only to see the eldest grandson Wuji dragging his fat body and struggling to climb onto the roof.

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Wuji, why are you so troubled, what's the matter, let Lei Yongji tell this king if it's not!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji gasped and said: "The Tao does not pass on non-people, and the law does not pass on the six ears!" ”

Li Shimin frowned and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"The prince has returned to Chang'an!" The eldest grandson Wuji covered his chest, and after a while, he calmed down the dizziness in his heart, and said slowly: "The Baiqi Division received a secret report half an hour ago, and the prince came to Chang'an from Hedong ...... lightly."

"Is the news true?" Li Shimin's first feeling was a little unbelievable, it is said that the battle of Hedong is so important, although Li Xiuning's marriage is important, it is far less important than national events. What was the reason for Li Jiancheng to abandon the Hedong army and return to Chang'an alone?

Besides, without the holy decree and the king's order, as the commander of the army, he is not allowed to return to Beijing, once the news is true, Li Shimin can refer to Li Jiancheng.

The eldest grandson Wuji then smiled bitterly and said: "The news comes from the secret spy of the "Xuan" number written by himself, and it should not be faked!" ”

"Xuanhao?" Li Shimin naturally knew that his Hundred Cavalry Division had set up four secret spies in accordance with the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang and placed them in key departments, if it was the news from the Xuanhao secret spy, it would definitely not be wrong. Because Li Shimin knows that the secret spy will never betray him. Li Shimin couldn't wait to take the secret letter from the eldest grandson Wuji, and the secret letter only had a few words: "Jiande has been surrendered, and he has returned to Beijing."

Li Shimin was shocked and said, "What's the matter? How could Dou Jiande surrender? Doesn't he still have an army of 200,000? Occupying the three towns of Hedong and Jinnan, even if Dou Jiande is defeated, he can retreat to Henan, with the strength of General Qu Tu, it may not be easy to resist Dou Jiande, right? ”

Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head and said, "The specific situation is still unknown, and it is estimated that it will take a day or two to get the detailed situation!" ”

Li Shimin sighed and said, "That person's position is more stable now!" ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, don't mind!" The eldest grandson Wuji patiently persuaded: "Who belongs to the East Palace, when it is said to be fashionable now, His Royal Highness is not without a chance!" ”

"Lonely, what chance do you have now?" Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "After losing consecutive battles and losing all his prestige, I am afraid that at this time, the Lone King is a pitiful joke in the eyes of the world!" ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to think like that!" The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Who belongs to the East Palace, in this matter, the courtiers have no power to leave or right, only Your Majesty has this qualification, Your Majesty does not want to hand over power at the moment, looking at Your Majesty's physical condition, there should be no problem in living for another ten or twenty years, the key is His Royal Highness the Prince, can he wait so long?" What's more, if you do more wrong, if you don't do it well, Your Highness can temporarily lie dormant and wait for a while, in order to make a comeback! ”

"I don't want to, it's useless to talk more, Princess Pingyang's auspicious time is coming!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go to Princess Pingyang's Mansion!" ”

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In the Pingyang Princess Mansion, Li Jiancheng still taught Li Xiuning: "If you marry your husband, don't be willful in the future, although you are the princess of the Tang Dynasty, you can't act recklessly." ”

Li Xiuning bent his head, stared at a pair of big black eyes, stared at Li Jiancheng with a smile and said, "Big brother, is Sanniang so unbearable in your heart?" Are you so worried about Sanniang, besides, Chen Lang and I, after all, are still living in Chang'an, and if there is anything, we have to rely on the eldest brother! ”

"You!" Li Jiancheng stretched out his hand and gently touched Li Xiuning's forehead, looking at Li Xiuning's rare appearance of being a little daughter, he couldn't help but sigh: "You have to be strong, I will say a few more words to you, if you are not willing to listen, then I will not say it, so as not to annoy people." "Brother Prince, don't be angry!" Li Xiuning chuckled: "Sanniang can't listen to you?" ”

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "It's embarrassing for the eldest woman, you have to know yourself!" ”

"Hou Mo Chen's family is not a big family, there are not so many rules!" Li Xiuning smiled faintly and said: "Brother Prince, don't worry, fortunately, Chen Lang has no parents alive, and Sanniang doesn't have to worry about being angry......"

Hearing Li Xiuning say this, Li Jiancheng suddenly said with a straight face: "Sanniang, illness comes from the mouth, and disaster comes from the mouth." You have a special status, how can you be liar? The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention, and if the person who has the heart adds branches and leaves to it, he doesn't know what will become of it. If you don't know what to say, don't say it at all. Lao Ziyun: It is better to keep the middle than to talk too much. You have to learn this from the eldest grandson. ”

Li Xiuning pouted and looked depressed.

Li Jiancheng saw it, couldn't bear it, and swallowed back the words behind.

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Not only is Li Xiuning nervous about the upcoming wedding, but in fact, Chen Ying is also very worried. However, fortunately, there were people from the Ministry of Etiquette who handled the whole process of his wedding, and he only needed to use it as an ornament.

However, what made Chen Ying speechless the most was that when getting married in this era, not only women have to wear makeup, but also men have to wear makeup, and the whole face has been rubbed with thick foundation, and when you look at the mirror, you can't see the original complexion. However, what made Chen Ying most unacceptable was that he still needed incense, and the whole person seemed to have been soaked in perfume, and the aroma was compelling.

That's it, Chen Ying can't be specialized, and it makes it even more difficult for Chen Ying to fall in love, and the bride actually wears a red peony flower for Chen Ying, if it is worn on the chest, Chen Ying is not unbearable, the key is to wear it on the head.

Inexplicably, Chen Ying's head appeared in Gao Yanei in "Water Margin", and at this time, Chen Ying's dress was alive and well.

Originally, Chen Ying thought that he did not have a deep relationship with the various gates and families in Chang'an, except for the left and right guards and colleagues in the Ministry of Industry, except for Wu Shi Tong and Yang Gongren, Chen Ying did not give a happy note to others.

However, just after noon, people who came to give gifts and attend the wedding banquet were pouring out. Although Chen Ying has no friendship with them, the key is that Li Xiuning is Li Yuan's favorite princess, and she doesn't look at the monk's face, but also the Buddha's face.

"Congratulations to Chen Concubine, congratulations to Chen Concubine!"

Fortunately, Hou Mo and Chen Xu stood at the door to welcome the send-off, otherwise God knows what kind of chaos would happen. However, due to the large number of guests, Hou Mo Chen Xu just returned the courtesy, and shouted that his neck was stiff and his mouth was dry.

Finally got the preparations before picking up the relatives, Chen Ying set off with the team to welcome the relatives. As a general, the posture of welcoming relatives is also quite strong, Chen applied the five hundred elite cavalry of the personal guard cavalry to lead, followed by a team of advocacy, and a full set of national honor guards.