Li Jiancheng returned to Chang'an City while sick. In fact, his illness was not serious. He was just infected with wind and cold and had a fever. He could take some medicine and take some medicine to resist it. However, Li Jiancheng did not take medicine and did not dress up, deliberately making himself look haggard, which seemed more serious than the actual condition.

This has his intention. He does not want the incident of defeat in the battle with the Northwest China Army to affect his influence, and is attacked by ministers, which weakens his impression of wiseness.

Ten miles outside the city, some ministers were stopping, looking into the distance, waiting to welcome the prince's return.

These ministers were spontaneous, gathered together, chatted and laughed, and called themselves a group. Because Li Yuan was over fifty years old and had limited time in power, the prince was the one they would like to be loyal to in the future. He took sides in advance, so that he could have a good impression and would be reused in the future.

"The prince is here!" Someone shouted and several ministers surrounded him.

Li Jiancheng got off the carriage. He had been recuperating in the car. After getting off the car, he looked listless and sighed: "I'm here to welcome my highness, please, please."

"Thank you for your hard work in the prince. This time, the defeat of Xue Rengao and the elimination of Western Qin is a great contribution."

"Yes, even the King of Qin suffered a great loss and was defeated by Western Qin. The prince took action and was able to capture it. His Royal Highness's ability to lead troops was better!"

"If you can maintain peace, you cannot settle the country. The prince is wise and powerful!"

These six or seven ministers, saying everything, flattered them, and said nothing about Li Jiancheng's defeat to Dahua this time, losing half of Fufeng County, and losing hundreds of thousands of stones of food and grass. He just said that he was good at it.

After listening to it, Li Jiancheng knew that these people were a bit biased, but he felt comfortable and enjoyed it in his heart. No matter who it is, he liked to listen to compliments and was unwilling to accept the accusation.

He smiled and said, "I also did my best, thanks to the bravery of the soldiers. However, this time, because the climate in the northwest was not adapted to, I accidentally got the wind and cold, and my body was a little unbearable and careless, so I had the opportunity to take advantage of the Dahua Army. This time I returned to Beijing, my Highness will apologize to Your Majesty for punishment."

"It's not the fault of the prince. As the crown prince, he should share his worries for His Majesty and learn to govern the country rather than fight on the battlefield. This time, the prince has done his best. He suffered a small loss due to physical reasons, but it will not cover up his achievements."

"That's right, the King of Qin claimed to have military talents, but he was defeated by Xue Ju. He suffered heavy losses and came back to recuperate. He has not recovered yet. The prince does not need to blame himself."

These people were expelling the prince and constantly praising him, covering up the defeat, and took this opportunity to reach an agreement.

Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, surrounded by ministers, pedaled again, and then entered Chang'an City.

Instead of going back to the East Palace directly, he went to the palace first to pay tribute to his father, and at the same time reported on the situation ahead and showed his "seriously ill" appearance.

In Qiande Hall, Li Yuan was reviewing the memorials. When he heard the prince’s return, he wanted to meet at this time. He immediately put down the memorials in his hand and summoned them to meet at the meeting.

"My son greets my father!" After Li Jiancheng came in, he knelt down and bowed directly.

Li Yuan was shocked when he saw his eldest son so haggard. He was the crown prince, the crown prince of the court, and the future throne ascended the throne, so he could not make any mistakes.

"What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I'm just getting cold and it doesn't improve for a while. I can recover after a period of cultivation."

Li Yuan didn't care about other things at this time and attached great importance to the prince's condition. He didn't mention the defeat this time. He thought that the prince could be so ill, and insisted on leading the three armies on the front line and fighting the strong Northwest Army. It was already commendable.

As for the two small losses, there is no way. Who will face Luo Cheng and dare to speak out will win?

Li Jiancheng said: "Although my son defeated the Western Qin army, Dahua's army was all elite border garrisons. He was stationed in the northwest for many years and was very familiar with the mountain road and ridge land war. He took the opportunity to attack the food road and instigated the Tang army to attack the city. Our Tang army did not fight head-on with the Dahua army, and had already lost. Luo Cheng's use of troops was really insidious."

Li Yuan looked deep and sighed, "Is he insidious and clever, Luo Chengzhi people, it can be said that we are all familiar with each other. We were all colleagues back then, and we have witnessed his achievements. We should not be impatient or relaxed when dealing with him. We should also consider his strange plan and use his plan. He used his morality very well and could not be careless. There was no general in the court who could deal with him."

Li Jiancheng said a little angrily: "Luo Cheng has long been rebellious, but he has always pretended to be loyal and patriotic ministers, and has almost attracted the Sui generals in private. Xue Shixiong, come to protect the other, Qu Tutong, and Chen Yu are all Sui generals who are the only ones, as well as Li Jing, Hou Junji and others. They are all generals who have been promoted, but they are generals and talents. We were late and did not win over enough commanders who can send troops alone."

Li Yuan said: "At present, Li Tang is an enemy of Dahua in the west, Liu Wuzhou in the north, and fights on both sides. The situation is not optimistic. Fortunately, Hangu Pass defends against the heroes of the Central Plains and does not dare to knock on the pass rashly. Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei and others are all attacking each other, annexing the small-lu rebel army, expanding the territory, and not intending to advance westward. Therefore, our number one enemy is Dahua!"

"Father, what should we do?"

Li Yuan tightened his eyebrows and said, "With the Liang Shidu in Yulin, he has 100,000 troops there. How can he join forces with us to defeat Qu Tutong's team, and then join Yin Kaishan's troops to go south, and defeat Dahua and withdraw from Fufeng County."

Li Jiancheng questioned: "But can Master Liang agree?"

Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "He has no choice. If we, Li Tang, fail, how can he save his Liang army? His lips and teeth are cold. He will not worry about his situation. Luo Cheng had the intention to annex the world and would not allow his territory north of Guanlong. Therefore, he must alliance with Li Tang to survive. In the Three Kingdoms era, Shu and Wu joined forces with Chibi to resist Cao, which was the reason."
Chapter completed!