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Chapter 499 Entering Luoyang (first update, please subscribe)
In fact, what Li Yuan thought about the most was the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

Although Li Jiancheng was defeated and lost [-] troops, it was nothing compared to the Chuanguo Yuxi.

After all, the Chuanguo Yuxi represents orthodoxy, as long as he has the Yuxi, he can justifiably ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.The current Emperor Yang You is just a puppet, not worth mentioning at all.

Originally when he dispatched troops, Li Yuan was full of expectations, hoping that Li Jiancheng would succeed.But when they came to see each other now, the result was really unexpected, and it also made Li Yuan feel angry.

Although Li Yuan didn't say anything radical just now, he already underestimated Li Jiancheng in his heart. Wouldn't it be disappointing for such a great opportunity to still fail like this?
However, Li Yuan still trusted Li Jiancheng, no matter how capable he was, he was his eldest son, and there was no problem with his loyalty.

Originally, Li Yuan thought that his third son, Li Yuanji, was a loyal and honest person although his talent was not outstanding, but he never expected that Li Yuanji would be so greedy for life and afraid of death.

If Li Yuanji really did these things, no matter what the reasons were, Li Yuan would teach him a lesson.

After Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng talked about it, Li Yuanji was summoned to the hall. When he saw Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, his expressions were terrified and somewhat hesitant.

"You rebellious son, don't kneel down to Gu." Li Yuanji was about to salute, but suddenly heard a loud shout, his face changed drastically, and he took a few steps back in surprise.

If it had been before, Li Yuanji would have knelt down without hesitation when he heard Li Yuan's reprimand.But at this moment, he was thinking too much, combining many causes and consequences, and his heart was full of panic.

It was precisely because he was terrified and very uneasy that he would choose to retreat in such a situation instead of kneeling down without hesitation.

Seeing that Li Yuanji hesitated, Li Yuan felt more and more annoyed, so he shouted angrily: "Li Yuanji, do you still have Gu in your eyes? If you still don't kneel down, do you still want Gu to invite you?"

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, he knew that Li Yuan was really angry, how could he dare to resist at this moment, after a short hesitation, he knelt down on the ground, his face was full of sincerity and fear, and he felt a lot of uneasiness in his heart.

"Oh, when I was in Taiyuan in the past, why didn't Gu realize that you are such a wolf-hearted person, that you can even betray your elder brother? Do you still have any sense of shame?" Li Yuan narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone.

How could Li Yuanji not know what Li Yuan meant, but the facts are here, what else can he refute?

All Li Yuanji could say was that this matter was not his original intention, it was all caused by Luo Cheng's coercion...

But these things can't change Li Yuan's view of him at all.

Seeing that Li Yuan reprimanded Li Yuanji and did not hold him accountable for his defeat, Li Jiancheng was a little relieved. In his opinion, Li Yuan didn't want to worry too much, or gave him another chance.

It's a pity that the truth is not as good as Li Jiancheng imagined. Although Li Yuan was scolding Li Yuanji, he was already disappointed with Li Jiancheng and his brothers.

This time he entrusted Li Jiancheng with a heavy responsibility, and even sent Li Yuanba out, but in the end it was such a result, how could Li Yuan be satisfied, it was simply too disappointing.

Regardless of whether he cares about it at the moment, he has already lowered the two of them to a higher level in his heart. In the future, he must not entrust Li Jiancheng brothers with major events.
So after reprimanding Li Yuanji, Li Yuan directly asked the two brothers to leave. After a short consideration, Li Yuan sent people to find Li Shimin.

Originally, Li Yuan thought that Li Shimin was trying to increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige.But thinking about it now, it seems that what Li Shimin said is indeed very reasonable.If he could have followed Li Shimin's opinion earlier, he wouldn't have suffered such a heavy loss!
Now that things have happened, there is no medicine for regret in the world, what can be done now is to make up for it, Li Yuan wants to hear Li Shimin's opinion.

Li Shimin has been staying in the mansion recently, very bored, when he learned that Li Yuan had summoned him, he came directly to the hall to see him without any delay.

After saluting, Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin with burning eyes, and said in a solemn tone: "Shimin, not long ago, your elder brother finally brought someone back."

Li Shimin nodded lightly, without much surprise, and asked very calmly: "It's been a long time, big brother and the others can be regarded as returning, but I don't know what the result of this battle is?"

Li Yuan pondered, and said: "Masters of the world, you must have guessed this matter a long time ago. Your eldest brother went to Yangzhou and lost his troops. Now that he is back, there are only dozens of guards around him, and the [-] troops are all over Yangzhou."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help being stunned. Although he felt that Li Jiancheng might not be able to succeed, he didn't expect that the loss would be so heavy.

One hundred thousand troops were lost all at once, how many hundred thousand troops does Li Tang have now?

Li Shimin asked lately: "Elder Brother, this time he went south to meet the alliance. Even if there was a big war, he wouldn't lose 10 horses. Why are there so many losses? What happened?"

In fact, Li Yuan couldn't help but listened to Brother Li Jiancheng's statement just now, and even asked people to test it out from the mouth of the returning guards. Since he had a general knowledge of Yangzhou's affairs, he told Li Shimin one by one.

After hearing this, Li Shimin looked straight at Li Yuan, and said in a deep voice, "This matter has already happened, and it cannot be undone. I don't know what your father plans to do next?"

Li Yuan smiled slightly and said, "It's not too late to make amends. Although the army has been damaged at this moment, it may not be impossible to make up for it elsewhere. I want to hear your thoughts as a father."

Li Shimin nodded without refusing, and said: "Now that Yanyun is in power in the world, he will first frighten and subdue the anti-kings from all walks of life, and then overwhelm the eldest brother, destroying our Tang prestige, it is really invincible."

"In my opinion, Yan Yun is aggressive now, and he must not take it lightly. We should first start with other anti-kings and break through their loopholes before we can find their flaws." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

"Oh, if we want to start with other anti-kings, I don't know where Shimin's goal is. Could it be Luoyang, the former eastern capital?" Li Yuan said meaningfully.

Li Shimin didn't hide anything, nodded his head and said: "Now Luoyang is being occupied by Wang Shichong. This man is stern and soft-hearted. Although he is a traitor and powerful, he has absolutely no possibility of success."

"The most important thing is that Luoyang is close to Daxing. If we send troops to make a surprise attack immediately, we will be able to take it down as quickly as possible. By then, we can deter Yanyun and penetrate into the Central Plains." Li Shimin added.

Li Yuan nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with Li Shimin's opinion, he said: "Shimin is right, I also have the same idea as a father, but who should lead the army is a question, Shimin, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)