Chapter 1: I, Li Shimin, will come back

In the huge canteen of Chenjiabao, it can accommodate more than 2,000 people to eat at one time. There is no way, the maids, palace maids, eunuchs, servants, and servants in Chen Ying's mansion guarded more than 3,000 people.

When the place was too small, there was no way to sit down.

Cheng Zhijie came to Chenjiabao for the first time and looked at the tall and empty canteen, and was shocked. Li Shimin's more than 100 guards dressed in green tight clothes as servants of Chen's mansion, and slowly lined up to enter the canteen. More than 100 people entered the huge canteen, but in fact they only occupied a very small corner.

At this time, the meals of the soldiers were relatively simple. Zhang Zhongjian sent Chen Ying a boat of fish, although there were dried fish, salted fish, and a lot of braised fish meat. The chefs from Chenjiabao made horse glue fish noodles. The dried horse glue fish fillets were thrown into the pot with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to cook them into thick fish soup. Then they mixed the flour and pulled them into noodles as thick as bean sprouts and threw them into the pot. The foam was soaring and the aroma was scented.

The soldiers of the remnants of the Qin Wangfu Guard surrounded the green eyes, sucking the fragrance and saliva flowed wildly. This scene made Liu Rengui very familiar. When the Zuowu Guards were led by Chen Ying for the first time, they tasted the first time they had a full meal. They were all like this bird, which made the soldiers of the Qin Wangfu Guards laugh. Now it was their turn to watch the jokes of the Qin Wangfu Guards.

Cheng Zhijian was full of oil and fragrant, and large pieces of fish appeared in the noodle soup from time to time. He was shocked and said to Liu Rengui: "Is this...is this too much money?"

Liu Rengui said lightly: "No cost, no cost! Isn't it just fish and soup cakes? It's not worth a lot of money, let the brothers eat with them open!"

In the following half of the sentence, Liu Rengui did not tell Cheng Zhijie that the meals in Chenjiabao were already the lowest.

Li Shimin smiled and said to Cheng Zhijie: "Old Cheng, don't worry, my third brother-in-law is famous for being rich. Even if 100,000 people come to eat this meal, he will not be able to eat enough!"

This unlimited meal made the guards of the Qin Palace round their stomachs and burp. Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Mo and Chenxu, and Du Ruhui also lined up to prepare for meals, but they were told that they were going to have a meal in the small restaurant.

Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, Hou Mo Chenxu, and Cheng Zhijie entered the small hall to eat a table of delicacies and of course the mellow white wine, which was unlimited. This made Cheng Zhijie very happy.

If Li Shimin hadn't stopped him, Cheng Zhijie would have to chop chicken heads and pray to Chen Ying. There was no way. The Qin King's Mansion was poor. Even the most elite Xuanjia Iron Army like Li Shimin could only eat enough food during the battle. Of course, that kind of full food was just meat and vegetables, and the main food was mainly coarse grains. How could Chen Ying do this? He just gave them white noodles soup cakes. Many Xuanjia soldiers had eaten white noodles for the first time since they were young.

After the meal, Liu Rengui asked the treasury to give them a suit of the treasury armor made of high manganese steel. Li Shimin knew how expensive it is to start with a pair of high manganese steel iron armor, and it may not be possible to buy it. In addition to the armor, Chen Ying was very generous and gave them a high manganese steel broken sword with iron-cut like mud.

Pojun is one of the elite equipment under Chen Ying's command. Like the hook and sickle spear, it is a secret that is not passed on. The horizontal knife is a straight blade knife with both hands. The Pojun is not only longer than the horizontal knife, but also has a perfect curve, which is not only beautiful but also more murderous.

Li Shimin silently calculated that even if his small army of more than 100 people had been equipped with at least 30,000 stalemates.

Li Shimin was even more confused. What was the purpose of Chen Ying doing this? However, Chen Ying and Li Xiuning never showed up. Although Li Shimin knew that Changsun Wugui was in Chenjiabao, the couple did not have the opportunity to meet.

Li Shimin stayed in Chenjiabao for more than half a month, and had nothing to do every day. He would sleep when he was full and eat when he was full. Until the morning of January 16th, Li Shimin and others were notified to call to gather.

At this time, Li Xiuning and Chen Ying were standing in front of Jieyu River east of Chenjiabao in casual clothes. At this time, there was a huge convoy in front of Jieyu River. The faces of these convoys were very strange. Many of them had dark skin, cracked skin, and salty body. You could tell at a glance that they were border residents who were seeking life on the sea.

Li Shimin looked very excited and looked at Li Xiuning and murmured: "Three sister, third brother-in-law!"

Chen Ying pointed to a magnificent man beside him and said, "This is Brother Zhang Zhongjian and Zhang."

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Zhongjian's face and understood in his mind that in the face of Zhang Zhongjian, Li Shimin did not dare to neglect his lords, and bowed and said, "I have met Zhang Daxia!"

Zhang Zhongjian promised Chen Ying to take Li Shimin to America, and the price Chen Ying paid was 18,000 sets of armor, which was already all the inventory of Chen Ying in Chenjiabao. Not only armor, but also 6,000 high-carbon steel horizontal knives, 3,000 high-manganese steel horizontal knives, 6,000 spear blades, 5,000 scorpion crossbows, and million arrowheads.

These equipment is enough for Zhang Zhongjian to arm tens of thousands of troops, just to replace Li Shimin to use Zhang Zhongjian's channels to leave Chang'an and stay away from the Central Plains.

Li Xiuning looked at Li Shimin and said, "Erlang, Dalang ascended the throne today!"

Li Shimin said angrily: "What's the point?"

Li Xiuning looked puzzled.

Li Shimin pointed to the distance and said with an angry look on his face: "He can't sit still in this ten thousand miles of country!"

Chen Ying smiled faintly and said, "This is a later story. I won't mention it for the time being. Now you can't go to Hedong. You will leave the Central Plains with Brother Zhang immediately. They are willing to leave the Central Plains with you. I won't stop you. If you are willing to stay, I will protect them from dying!"

After saying that, Chen Ying turned around and left.

Leave the space to Li Xiuning and Li Shimin!

Of course, Chen Ying also had selfish intentions when sending Li Shimin to America. America is a rich continent, and Zhang Zhongjian would never be able to bear it alone. Although the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty was born on one hand, Zhang Zhongjian did not seize the opportunity, and there was a problem with it. For example, Dou Jiande, he created a very good overall situation.

Chen Ying never doubted that Li Shimin could gain a foothold in the Americas. As a Tiankhan in history, Li Shimin was destined to be an ordinary person. Once he gained a foothold in the Americas, he might establish another Tang Dynasty.

The key is that if Li Shimin established a base in the Americas, once Li Jiancheng heard the news, he would spare no effort to establish the most powerful naval force in the Tang Dynasty. Just like Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were not only traded or declared the national power, but also took on the whereabouts of Zhu Yunwen.

Unfortunately, as Zhu Yunwen did not establish an empire overseas that could threaten the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the Ming navy's power would be more than ten times stronger than history.

Zhang Zhongjian looked at Chen Ying and said with a wry smile: "You brother-in-law, you really have nothing to say. If I want to have a girl, I must marry you!"

Chen Ying looked at Zhang Zhongjian's face and shook his head quickly and said, "Forget it, we are just like this. We are not brothers, it's better to be like brothers!"

Zhang Zhongjian smiled and said, "Brother Chen, I didn't say anything, I will thank you for your kindness!"

As he said that, Zhang Zhongjian took out a rusty bronze medal from his arms and handed it to Chen Ying.

Chen Ying looked at this ordinary bronze plaque and found that the word "Zhang" was carved on it. Chen Ying looked at Zhang Zhongjian in confusion.

Zhang Zhongjian smiled and said, "If Brother Chen needs it in the future, no matter you or your descendants, as long as they take this bronze medal and go to the Zhang blacksmith shop under the Tianjin Bridge in Luoyang City, they will notify me. No matter what request you make, my brother will definitely not be vague, including this life!"

Li Xiuning and Li Shimin talked for nearly half an hour. Chen Ying found that Li Shimin was in tears, kowtowed three times at Chen Ying, and then left with Zhang Zhongjian.

Du Ruhui, Cheng Zhijie, and Hou Mo and Chenxu also left the Central Plains with Li Shimin.

Li Xiuning looked at the backs of Li Shimin and others as they left, and said with a lonely look on his face: "I'm leaving today, I don't know if I can meet again in this life!"

Chen Ying smiled and said, "It's better not to meet!"

Li Xiuning said in surprise: "What's going on?"

"Once we meet, it will be a fight between brothers and chaos in the world!" Chen Ying pondered: "It is better not to see each other than to meet!"

When Li Xiuning and Chen Ying returned to Chenjiabao.

Chen Ying gave Li Xiuning a loose dress and asked her to lie down and rest.

Li Xiuning said: "Today, Dalang ascended the throne, don't you go to watch the ceremony?"

Chen Ying smiled and said, "I have already taken leave. The princess is about to give birth today, so I don't have to go!"

Li Xiuning reached out and pointed at Chen Ying's forehead and said, "But I'm not going to give birth today, I'm the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"What a major thing a woman has for a child, you just say that you have an unbearable abdominal pain!" Chen Ying smiled and said, "Will you cheat me like this?"

At this moment, He Yueer bowed and said, "There is a senior official outside the palace to issue an edict!"

Chen Ying asked in confusion: "It shouldn't be. Now the crown prince's ascension ceremony will definitely not end so soon!"

He Yue'er said: "It seems like the eunuch from Ganlu Palace!"

Chen Ying said: "Please come in!"

Not long after, an eunuch came to the inner hall and coughed, "Princess Pingyang received the order!"

Li Xiuning and Chen Ying stood up quickly.

The little eunuch said with a stern remark: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered that since ancient times, the emperors inherited the heaven and established the extreme and pacified the world, and must establish the Yuan Crown, Maolong's foundation, and the unlimited rest of the Mianzong community. I have been so proud of my ancestors, and I have been so proud of my responsibilities. I have been so proud of my ancestors. I have been so proud of my responsibilities. I have been so proud of my responsibilities. I have been so proud of my responsibilities and have been in Yuanliang. My daughter Xiuning, who is so beautiful every day, has a pure talent, and is obedient to public opinion. I am so proud of the world, the ancestral temple, and the country. On January 16, the seventh year of Wude, she was granted Xiuning the title of gold and treasure and made her the crown prince. She was the chief palace and commanded the three provinces with the Shangshu Order to assist the general, command the troops and horses of the world, comfort the world, and conquer the unjust officials..."

Hearing this, Li Xiuning and Chen Ying's faces changed drastically.

After Chen Ying pushed Li Xiuning, Li Xiuning reacted.

Li Xiuning held the imperial edict and looked at Li Yuan’s familiar handwriting. She murmured: “Chen Lang, what should I do?”

Chen Ying said: "According to the imperial edict!"

After the little eunuch left, Li Xiuning fell on the bed, tears in his eyes.

When Li Xiuning saw this, how could he not know that Li Yuan didn’t want to delegate power? He used this method to replace Li Shimin to balance Li Jiancheng.

Li Xiuning stood up angrily, walked to the candlestick with the imperial edict, and was about to light it.

Chen Ying stepped forward and snatched the imperial edict.

Li Xiuning said angrily: "Do you really want me to be this princess?"

"It's one thing to take it wrong, but this imperial edict must be kept!" Chen Ying said seriously: "Keep it for emergencies!"

"But...what!" Li Xiuning didn't understand politics. Once Li Jiancheng knew that there was such an imperial edict, she and Chen Ying would be thorns in Li Jiancheng's side and thorns in the flesh!

Chen Ying quickly explained: "You must keep it!"

Chen Ying could not explain some words to Li Xiuning.

In the history of the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the ninth year of Wude, when the blood was not dry, the Eastern Turkic Jie Li Khan led more than 20 cavalry to attack Guanzhong, killing to the city of Chang'an, and forcing Li Shimin to sign the Weishui Alliance. This was also the first unequal treaty signed by Li Shimin to lose power and humiliate the country. However, four years later, Li Shimin destroyed the Eastern Turkic.

However, looking through historical books, it is not difficult to see that there are actually certain objective factors that have caused such a shame to the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

In the seventh year of Wude, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the taxes in Guanzhong were only 40% of the usual ones. In the eighth year of Wude, only less than 20% were received. In the nineth year of Wude, until June, the rain in Guanzhong had not fallen. Not to mention tax collection, even the people needed state relief.

The supply of grain has always been the lifeblood of the farming nations when they were expeditioning outside the border. Most of the borders were barren lands, and the locals did not have enough food to produce, let alone provide the army. Every grain of rice and every piece of cloth needed by the army must be transported within the pass.

From the mainland to the border, it is not just a thousand miles away. The manpower required to transport grain thousands of miles is unimaginable, and the consumption on the way is also unimaginable. The national treasury allocates 500,000 stones of grain, and finally transports it to the border is thankful that there are 100,000 stones. Where are the remaining 400,000 stones? They are all eaten on the road! In addition, officials at all levels are greedy for intricacies, and the consumption is even more amazing. Therefore, 20,000 troops often require hundreds of thousands of civilians to transport grain, water and weapons behind them, otherwise this battle will not be fought, and the astonishing consumption is destined to be unable to last every expedition.

In history, even though there are still more than 100,000 elite troops in the border, they still cannot stop the torrent of Eastern Turkic cavalry. If there is no food to eat, no matter how powerful the army is, it will be given in vain.

Li Shimin could force Li Yuan to abdicate, but in part, it was because Li Yuan made the people in Guanzhong miserable, and the people had a fresh sense of expectation for Li Shimin to change the emperor.

However, although Chen Ying knew the crisis that the Tang Dynasty was about to come, he didn't know if Li Jiancheng could survive it.

Will Li Jiancheng listen to Chen Ying's opinion? After all, in history, Wei Zheng also advised Li Jiancheng to kill the King of Qin, but Li Jiancheng did not kill him, but failed.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying with a firm attitude and said suspiciously: "What do you want to do?"

Chen Ying explained with a smile: "This is a thought of Your Majesty and a confidence to live. Do you want to disappoint Your Majesty?"

Li Xiuning said anxiously in her heart: "But..."

At this moment, Li Xiuning's face changed drastically. She reached out to cover her stomach and shouted, "It hurts... it hurts, it's going to give birth!"

Chen Ying immediately shouted: "Come here, please come!"

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The convoy slowly advanced, and Li Shimin, dressed in a guard, suddenly rushed to the side of the road, reaching out to dig to the ground that was as hard as iron. After a while, Li Shimin's hands were covered in blood. Finally, Li Shimin pulled out a piece of hard soil and put it in his arms.

Looking at the distant direction of Chang'an City, he shouted at the wilderness: "I... Li... Shi... Min... will be back!"
Chapter completed!