Huainan, Jiangdu.

In the middle of summer, the fireworks in Jiangnan have also withered.

On the banks of the shimmering canal, the willow trees are already lush with branches and leaves.

Under the willow tree, Huainan pacifier Li Yuan was wearing a hemp shirt and a long robe, holding a fishing rod in his hand, fishing by the river.

A sound of horse hooves came, and a horse flew to the scene. The sound of hooves alarmed the fish in the river, and a fish that was biting the hook was scared away.

"You're here too badly, and I scared all my fish away." Li Yuan said to his son Shimin, who was stalking over.

"It would be too late if I don't come." Li Shimin walked to his father and stood still.

Li Yuan looked at the second son and hadn't seen him for almost half a year. After he came back from Liaodong, he left Shimin with Luo Cheng. He met him the last time he was serving the king in Yanmen, but he was also in a hurry at that time.

After a long time of absence, he found that his son seemed to be more mature. His face was rough and darker. One eye was covered with an eye mask. When he saw the eye mask, he couldn't help but feel ache, but his son's other eye showed a sense of maturity.

"Why do you say this?"

"Father, aren't you still clear about the current situation? Wang Shichong had previously led a large army to fight against Li Mi in Hulao, but he was defeated in three battles and three times. Now he retreated into Luoyang City and dared not go out. Fan Zigai led his troops to Hedong to suppress the bandits. The bandits were suppressed, but he started a massacre there, killing tens of thousands of people, causing panic among the Hedong and several counties in Henoi."

Fan Zigai suppressed the bandits in Luoyang, and launched a fierce killing and implicated them. As a result, he killed tens of thousands of them at once. Although the rebel situation was curbed by him, the elderly Fan Zigai also died of illness on the way back to Luoyang. As soon as he died, his subordinates retreated to Luoyang, and the rebels from Shangdang counties in Hedong and Henei immediately rekindled, even more violently than last time.

Li Shimin said again, "Li Mi is now unstoppable in Henan. He has already entered the Beiyuan of the eastern capital Luoyang, and his troops have surrounded Luoyang. Although the imperial court has newly established Shandong Road, Lai Huer, the governor of Shandong Weiwu Army, has been in Jiangdu. Zhang Xutuo, the deputy envoy, has been recuperating from the rear of Qi County. Shandong Road is now under the command of the military commander Shi Luogui. Although he has tens of thousands of troops, he is only a group of brave militias. It is rare to be able to strive to maintain the east of the canal without being captured by the rebels."

"What's the matter with Luo Cheng sending you to Jiangdu?" Li Yuan asked. Of course he knew exactly what his son said, but although he was the Huainan pacifier, he had a lot of trouble.

Meng Rang was scattered in Huaixi, and his troops were very strong.

In addition, there were the two thieves Zuo Cai Prime Minister and Li Zitong who rebelled against Huainan. Li Yuan fought several times, but they were all ineffective in fighting. Meng Rang, Zuo Cai Prime Minister and Li Zitong all had no less than 100,000 troops, while Li Yuan had only tens of thousands of people under him. He had to station on the Huai River to prevent Li Mi from going south and to station troops outside Jiangdu to prevent any bandits from rioting and threatening Jiangdu and disturbing the Holy Lord.

Li Zitong was originally a general who was a member of Zuo Caixiang. He was good at fighting. As a result, Zuo Caixiang was suspicious and was eventually forced to take his troops away and become independent.

So in Huainan, Li Yuan was able to maintain the situation and prevent the rebels from fighting to the east, which was great.

"Luo Cheng asked me to ask you if you want to be prime minister?" Li Shimin said.

Li Yuan was surprised.

"Be the prime minister? Why do you say this?"

"Luo Cheng said that if the son was deceived by the four evil spirits of Yu Pei today, the country is in turmoil and the people are in dire straits. He wants to correct the situation. As long as his father is willing, he will help you to be the prime minister. At that time, his father will live in the court and assist the king. He and Siye and other loyal ministers live outside, to wipe out the rebellion and stabilize the frontier, he can regain the prosperity of the world and restore the opening scene."

Li Yuan held the fishing rod and pondered for a long time.

"It seems that although Luo Cheng is outside the pass, he is still very concerned about the affairs in the court. He probably has a very sensitive news and has heard some news. He wants to start first." Li Yuan said.

"What's the news?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.

So Li Yuan told his son that the four prime ministers of Pei Yu were planning to re-transfer Yuwen Shu back to the court. When Yuwen Shu returned to the court, the next step was to start dealing with Luo Cheng and to reduce the military power of the Luo family's uncle and nephew.

"At that time, Qu Tutong will take over as the position of the governor of Andong, and Wang Rengong's Yanmen Governor's Office will be combined with Luo Siye's Dingxiang Road into one, and Wang Rengong will be appointed as the new governor of Dingxiang Road. When he comes to the guardian, he will also go to Shandong to take up the position of the governor of Shandong."

Li Shimin did not expect that they had such plans, which Luo Cheng never told him.

"What about my father? Is there any change?"

"Well, how can our family's current relationship with the Luo family be unrelated? I have received news that they intend to transfer me to the Longyou Jiedushi."

"Longyou? Isn't Zhao Cai the governor there? And there seem to be many Qiang people rebelling in Longyou now?"

"Zhao Cai is already dead. He was hiding in a vain while fighting against the rebels of the Qiang people. However, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, the court only said to the outside world that he died of illness. Now the Qiang people rebelled over there, and Tuyuhun has restored the country. The court is no longer able to suppress Qinghai, so it intends to give up Qinghai and transfer Pei Renji back to Henan to serve as Henan pacifier, and Wang Shichong replaces Fan Zigai, who died of illness, and serves as the guard of the Dongdu."

If you go to Longyou, you will be demoted to Li.

Li Yuan doesn't want to go.

He looked at his son, "What are Luo Chengke's plans?"

"Of course there is a plan." Li Shimin replied.

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Jiangdu, the Jiangbei camp of Xiaoguo Army.

A young Xiaoguo Army general rode out of the camp, and halfway through, he stopped him.

"Is it General Shen, General Zhechong? I have been waiting for the general here for a long time after being ordered by Princess Izumo. Can you please move and delay your time?"

Shen Guang is not old, less than thirty years old, but he is very famous in the Xiaoguo Army. Now he is the Left First Army of the Fourth Xiaoguo Army.

His father was originally the Minister of Personnel of the Chen Dynasty. After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, his whole family moved to Xijing. Later, his father became an official of Yang Yong. Later, Yang Yong was deposed and became an official of Yang Liang. However, because of Yang Liang's rebellion, Shen's father was implicated and removed from office as a civilian.

Therefore, when Shen Guang was young, his family was very poor, and his father and brother could only copy books for others. But Shen Guang was different from his father and brother. He was unruly and liked to make friends with heroes. He was brave and agile, and he was good at racing horses, nicknamed Meat Flying Fairy.

Gradually, he became the leader of the wanderers in Chang'an City, gained support and dependence, and many merchants also gave him money, and his life was not bad.

But he was determined to make achievements, so when he conquered Liao, he signed up to join the army. He performed very well when the emperor attacked Liaodong City and was attracted by the emperor, so he was awarded the position of a magistrate of the court to hire a doctor. Although it was incomparable to Luo Cheng, it was still soaring to the sky.

After that, he conquered Liao twice, and performed well when Yanmen besieged the city, so he was able to become the chief general of the newly established four armies.

But this year, he is only twenty-eight years old.

The emperor admired him very much. Now in Jiangdu, he often summoned him to accompany his guards, and even rewarded him with all his food and use. He is one of the few people who can meet the emperor now.

Chen Guang looked at him, "Since the princess summoned him, there is naturally time. Please lead the way."

As a general of the Imperial Guard, he should not have made friends with the royal family and ministers. Chen Guang usually ignored the enlistment of prime ministers such as Yu Shiji, but the other party was Princess Izumo. When he came to him at this time, he decided to meet him.
Chapter completed!