While Du Qi was inquiring about Quzhou County, the army led by Li Jiancheng arrived at Quzhou County first. The army was camping behind Li Shimin.
As soon as Li Jiancheng arrived at Quzhou County, the first thing he did was to summon Li Shimin.
Li Shimin received the news and went straight there.
In fact, he was looking forward to Li Jiancheng's arrival because Li Jiancheng was restricting him in every way. Now it was time to resolve these conflicts. Otherwise, if he kept delaying and wasting time, he would never be able to pacify Hebei.
Li Shimin entered the tent. After standing still, he cupped his fists and saluted.
Li Jiancheng said, "Qin Wang, it's been a day or two since you led the army to Quzhou County. Why didn't you attack Quzhou County? "
Li Shimin said, "We don't have enough information about Quzhou County. We're still investigating, so we won't attack for the time being."
Li Jiancheng said, "Qin Wang, the current situation in Hebei is like a fire. I order you to immediately send troops to attack Quzhou County, and I will only give you three days to do so. Break Quzhou County within three days. If you can't do this, I'll remove you from your position. "
"Hahaha …"
Li Shimin burst into laughter.
Li Jiancheng said, "What are you laughing at?"
Li Shimin said, "I'm laughing because you don't know anything about the battlefield, yet you want to give orders like this. You said to break Quzhou County in three days, then you take command! If you're so good, then go ahead. I'll let you be in charge of breaking the county. "
At this moment, Li Shimin was aggressive.
It could be said that his edge was always exposed.
Li Jiancheng's eyes were gloomy. He said, "Qin Wang, I'll report your words to Imperial Father and ask him to make a decision."
After a pause, Li Jiancheng said, "Second Brother, I've been waiting for you to make a mistake. Now that you want to oppose me, it's just the right time. I have a reason to remove you. "
Li Shimin said, "It doesn't matter. If you want to remove me, then remove me. In any case, even if I attack Quzhou County, I'll be restrained by you everywhere. It's better for you to remove me earlier. "
"However, it's not that I'm looking down on you, Li Jiancheng, but you really can't defeat Liu Heita without the cooperation of my King Qin Mansion's generals. I'm looking forward to seeing you suffer a crushing defeat in Hebei and even sink into the swamp that is Hebei. "
"When the time comes, the entire Imperial Court will know that the Crown Prince is incompetent. All he can do is spout some nonsense in the Imperial Court, but he is completely incapable of fighting on the battlefield."
"I'm looking forward to such an ending."
Li Shimin said indifferently, "Of course, if the Crown Prince's subordinates, Li Yuanji and Li Shentong, can break Quzhou County, can destroy Liu Heita, then just pretend I did not say anything."
"You, you …"
Li Jiancheng pointed at Li Shimin. His voice was trembling, and he was extremely angry.
He felt threatened by Li Shimin.
If he really removed Li Shimin's official position, if he really submitted a memorial to Li Yuan to impeach Li Shimin, then the high-ranking military officers under Li Shimin's command would not cooperate, they would all listen to the tune but would not listen to the announcement. In the end, Liu Heita would rise to power, and the situation in Hebei would never be resolved.
If Li Jiancheng couldn't settle the situation, he would be considered incompetent.
Li Jiancheng trembled for a while, and finally said, "Li Shimin, you are so ruthless."
"Wrong," Li Shimin said, "It's not me who is ruthless, it's you, Li Jiancheng, who is ruthless. For your own benefit, you killed high-ranking military officers in the Imperial Court, you even killed your own brothers. "
After a pause, Li Shimin continued, "Li Jiancheng, if you don't care about the front line battlefield, you only need to guard the rear, I will defeat Liu Heita. You are the commander-in-chief of the army, if the army wins, naturally you will benefit, naturally your meritorious service will be the greatest. "
"But at the same time, if this battle is lost, you will also have to shoulder the responsibility. The advantage of letting me go into battle and not restricting me is that you can happily receive your meritorious service in the rear. "
Li Shimin said, "In that case, you only need to wait for His Majesty's order of commendation."
Li Jiancheng's eyes were rolling around, he was considering whether Li Shimin's words were true or false.
He was also judging Li Shimin's sincerity.
After pondering for a while, Li Jiancheng was actually somewhat moved in his heart. Because Li Jiancheng was very clear that relying on the little bit of power under his command, lacking strategists and tiger generals, without Li Shimin's men to charge and break through the enemy lines, to achieve victory was almost impossible.
He must have Li Shimin.
Li Shimin said, "Crown Prince, I have already said what I need to say. I only have one thing to say, don't interfere in the matter of the front line attacking Quzhou County, otherwise don't blame me for leaving. "
Finished speaking, Li Shimin strode away.
This was done deliberately by Li Shimin.
He and Li Jiancheng had been brothers for many years, they understood each other's temperament and natural disposition very well. Therefore, Li Shimin was very clear that if he threatened Li Jiancheng like this, he would definitely succeed in scaring Li Jiancheng.
On the contrary, if Li Shimin spoke softly and softly, it might not have any effect.
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Shimin's departing figure, a cold expression flitting across his face. Immediately, Li Jiancheng regained his composure and said, "What do you think of the Duke of Qin's words just now?"
Li Shentong said, "Li Shimin has always been swift and decisive. If he says it, he will definitely do it. Therefore, I think Li Shimin has no need to lie. "
Li Yuanji said, "I agree with Duke Huai 'an's words."
Both of them were somewhat terrified.
They had no choice but to be terrified.
In case Li Shimin really did leave, even if Li Shentong and Li Yuanji had been on the battlefield, it would be extremely difficult to turn the situation around and defeat Liu Heita.
The best way was still to let Li Shimin lead the soldiers to attack.
Let Li Shimin attack.
They only needed to follow behind.
Li Jiancheng listened to Li Shentong and Li Yuanji's words. After snorting, his gaze fell on Wei Zheng, and he said in a low voice, "Xuancheng, do you think Li Shimin's words are true or false?"
Wei Zheng said, "It's true."
After a pause, Wei Zheng continued, "But Li Shimin's words are only limited to attacking Liu Heita. After Liu Heita is eliminated, won't it be easy for Crown Prince to pin a few crimes on the Duke of Qin? What His Highness Crown Prince needs to do now, as the Duke of Qin said, just wait, wait for the results. "
Li Jiancheng nodded.
In the end, he adopted the suggestion of a temporary truce, and let Li Yuanji and Li Shentong leave, while he himself was thinking about the next step. If Li Jiancheng wanted to deal with Li Shimin, he could wait until the war was over.
In short, he just needed to scheme against Li Shimin.
Li Jiancheng murmured, "Li Shimin, I will definitely defeat Liu Heita. Li Shimin, you will definitely become my stepping stone. In this battle, I will definitely step on you and walk towards a wider world. "
At this moment, Li Jiancheng's heart revealed a great desire. Even in his dreams, he wanted to defeat the Tujue, and he himself would truly establish meritorious service in the army, becoming a great hero respected by everyone.
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