Jade Mountain, the stronghold in the mountain.
Houses were everywhere. Although they weren't tall buildings or jade palaces, most of them were wooden houses or bamboo buildings. But in Jade Mountain, such houses were already very good.
In Li Shimin's room, he was looking through the latest news.
This news was all about Du Qi's expedition to the south. Du Qi went south from Jiangdu, and the journey was smooth. He smoothly reached the southern end of the Jiangnan Road and was already close to Shaozhou. Because of this, Li Shimin was still a little nervous.
After all, the current Li Shimin's military strength was slightly weak. He was still not strong enough to contend with Du Qi, so Li Shimin was naturally worried. But even so, Li Shimin had no choice. He had to fight to the death. He had to avenge his son.
In the past, Du Qi and Li Shimin were quite close. After all, Du Ruhui was Li Shimin's right-hand man, and the two families were quite close. As the two countries opposed each other, even when they started to fight, there was warmth and gentleness in their methods. At this point in time, both sides had already joined their blades and drawn blood, and they didn't hold back in the slightest.
In Li Shimin's heart, he wished he could skin Du Qi alive and pull out his tendons, making Du Qi beg for death. While Li Shimin was looking through the news, Wei Shuyu stepped in.
Li Shimin put down the book in his hand and asked, "Shuyu, is something the matter?"
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed bad news."
Li Shimin was almost numb. He said, "What bad news?"
Wei Shuyu said, "His Highness Li Ke was killed."
The first news was that Li Chengqian was killed, but Li Ke was not escorted to Jiangdu, so he was not executed. When Du Qi left Jiangdu, he arranged for someone to send a message to the people escorting Li Ke, telling them to execute Li Ke directly and not leave him alive.
Today, the news reached Wei Shuyu's hands.
After Li Shimin heard it, even though he had already expected this result and knew that such a situation would happen, at this moment, Li Shimin's heart still felt like a knife was being twisted in his heart.
Originally, Li Shimin's heart was filled with pent-up anger during this period of time. Now that he heard Wei Shuyu's words, he only felt incomparably uncomfortable in his heart. It was as if a bottle of five flavors had been knocked over. His heart was filled with mixed feelings. Suddenly, Li Shimin only felt his qi and blood churning, his heart incomparably uncomfortable. He tasted something sweet in his throat, and a gush of fresh blood rushed up.
"Pu!"
Blood spurted out.
Blood sprayed out, staining Li Shimin's clothes with bloodstains. His complexion was slightly pale, and his essence, energy, and spirit were greatly affected. His body was in a very bad state.
As soon as Wei Shuyu saw this situation, he rushed forward and came to Li Shimin's side. He gently stroked Li Shimin's back and comforted him: "Your Majesty, please restrain your grief!"
It was a taboo for middle-aged people to see their children die before them. Li Shimin's eldest son had died, and now Li Ke had also died, so Li Shimin's heart was naturally filled with incomparable grief.
After a long while, Li Shimin recovered slightly. He opened his mouth and said, "Shuyu, is there anything else?"
"Yes!"
Wei Shuyu immediately replied.
Li Shimin said: "Bad news again?"
Wei Shuyu nodded and continued: "Originally, according to my original suggestion, our people destroyed the bridges on Du Qi's way south and blocked the road with large rocks to prevent Du Qi from leading his army south. We tried our best to let Du Qi reach Qujiang County in the hot summer of June and July.
"Du Qi's subordinates are very impressive. They repaired the bridges and paved the road in a short period of time, making the road unobstructed. Now, Du Qi's army has taken down Zhenchang County. Moreover, the county magistrate of Zhenchang County personally went out of the city to welcome Du Qi.
"At that time, we issued an order for the people of the county to submit to Du Qi and secretly cause trouble for Du Qi. However, the actions of County Magistrate Zhen Chang, as well as his attitude, make me suspect that this person might have truly pledged allegiance to Du Qi and betrayed us.
Wei Shuyu gave his own judgment.
Li Shimin's heart sank even more. Suddenly, he felt a sense of panic. Because Du Qi's army really came. It should be known that it was not even April yet. There were still two months before the scheduled June.
The plan could not keep up with the changes.
The changes were too fast.
Li Shimin said: "I remember that the county magistrate of Zhenchang County is called Liu Cheng. He is from the Liu family of Zhenchang, and the Liu family is a prominent family in Zhenchang County. If he submitted to Du Qi, then we can't do anything about it. We can't punish him. Moreover, we are weak. Many people are not willing to submit and work for us. "
After a pause, Li Shimin continued: "On the contrary, if we are strong and have the advantage, even if we don't take the initiative to arrange, there will be people who will submit. In the current situation, when the time comes, heaven and earth will work together. Heroes will not be free. The situation is very unfavorable to us. "
Wei Shuyu sighed in his heart.
When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together. That was more than ten or twenty years ago, when the Tang dynasty swept everywhere.
Everywhere in the world belonged to the Tang dynasty.
Wherever the Tang army passed, no one could defeat them.
Heroes will not be free. That was the current situation. The Tang dynasty army was chased by Du Qi and had nowhere to run. Even if they escaped to Jade Mountain now, they were struggling at death's door.
Wei Shuyu said again: "Your Majesty, now the war is coming. This subject dares to persuade you again. Now we are going to war with Xia Xia and fight against Du Qi in Jade Mountain. But this subject thinks that we should still consider a way out. "
"No need to persuade me again!"
After hearing this, Li Shimin waved his sleeve and stopped Wei Shuyu from speaking.
Li Shimin's son died in the hands of Du Qi. His father and confidants died in the hands of Du Qi. Countless Tang dynasty generals also died in the hands of Du Qi. Li Shimin now had the will to die. He would rather die than retreat.
He would never give up.
He would fight to the death.
Seeing this, Wei Shuyu was silent in his heart because he knew that it was impossible to persuade Li Shimin.
Li Shimin changed the topic and said: "Shuyu, Zhen Chang County has surrendered to Du Qi. Next is Qujiang County. We must be cautious in Qujiang County. Our bad people must keep an eye on the news. "
Wei Shuyu said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Our people have been entrenched in the county and have been keeping an eye on Zhu Yuwen."
Li Shimin said: "That's good."
After a pause, Li Shimin said again: "You go and arrange for the war. This time, Du Qi has arrived at Jade Mountain. That is the time when we will start the war with Du Qi. The war is about to start, so we must be prepared early. "
"Yes!"
Wei Shuyu replied and got up to leave.
Originally, in addition to reporting the news, he also wanted to persuade Li Shimin again, hoping that Li Shimin would consider a way out. But Li Shimin still did not agree, so Wei Shuyu felt helpless in such a situation.
This was not the most suitable arrangement.
Wei Shuyu stood at the door, thinking. Gradually, he made a decision in his heart, and there was a touch of determination in his eyes.
He had an idea.
He had made a decision.
Li Shimin's kindness to him was as heavy as a mountain. It could even be said that he treated Wei Shuyu like a national scholar.
At most, it was nothing more than death.
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