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    In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Taizong Li Shimin held a banquet for the ministers and princes. Not only did he greatly reward the ministers, he also re-canonized the titles and fiefdoms of the princes. Most of the princes' titles were the same as the original ones.  The same in history, for example, Li Ke changed from King of Shu to King of Wu, Li Tai changed from King of Yue to King of Wei, Li Zhen changed from King of Han to Original King, etc., but only the titles and fiefdoms of the two were changed.  The two are Li You, the fifth child, and Li Min, Li Liulang.

    According to the original history, Li You would change from the King of Yan to the King of Qi, and Li Min would change from the King of Liang to the King of Shu. However, due to Li Min's changes in history, Li You replaced Li Min as the new King of Shu, and years ago  Li Min, who had been designated as the King of Han, was suddenly changed to the King of Qi and the governor of Biden Prefecture.  And unlike other princes who only lead from afar, both Li You and Li Min will take up their posts in the fiefdom this year.

    As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused countless people to talk about it. Li You didn't like it. Not only His Majesty Taizong didn't like it, but from the officials to the people, almost no one liked the prince. Therefore, he was unwilling to put him in a distant place.  In Shu, everyone in Chang'an clapped their hands and cheered.

    But Li Min is different. Although he was also notorious in the past, there is a saying that a prodigal will never be replaced by gold. Li Min's performance in the past year has proved this truth. Now Li Min is not only deeply favored by His Majesty Taizong, but also often  Some people compared him with King Li Tai of Wei and discussed which of the two was the most beloved prince by His Majesty.

    Not to mention among the people, he is not only talented in literature, but also good at making utensils. The cement and coal industries he created have supported countless people. Moreover, following the last cigarette incident, Li Min's filial piety to his mother has also been exposed.  The news spread, so now Li Min is simply a model of the prodigal son who turned back, comparable to Zhou Chu who eliminated the three evils in the Jin Dynasty.

    "But a prince who was so favored by His Majesty Taizong and loved by the people was unexpectedly transferred to Dengzhou?  Many people didn't even know where the individual state was. Later, after others explained it, they found out that this state was newly established in the fourth year of Takeori.  Moreover, it was abolished in the early years of Zhenguan. This time because it was enfeoffed to Li Min, Dengzhou was reset again, taking over the four counties of Penglai, Huangxian, Wendeng, and Mouping, and Wendeng was the seat of government.

    ??It would be fine if it was just a newly established state, but there is another most unfavorable situation in Dengzhou, which is that it faces Beisha City in Goguryeo across the sea, with only a small Bohai Bay in between. Who doesn't know now?  The situation between Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo was tense.  Last year, His Majesty Taizong sent many small troops into Goguryeo to harass. Conflicts continued to break out on the border between the two countries. A national war could break out at any time, and Dengzhou is so close to Goguryeo.  It was extremely dangerous for Li Min to go there.

    Ordinarily speaking, with the situation in Eden Province, no matter how unpopular a prince is, he will never be sealed there. After all, tiger poison cannot eat its children, so sending a son to a place that may become a battlefield at any time is such a  It was definitely not something a father could do, but the fact happened to be right in front of them, and this man was one of the most favored sons of His Majesty Taizong, which made people speculate about the hidden secret.

    Some people speculated that Li Min might be because of something.  He lost His Majesty Taizong's favor, so he was sent to that hellish place in Dengzhou.  People who speculate like this are gloating about misfortune, such as those from the princelings and the Wei royal party.  Others are speculating that Li Min may have been entrusted with some important task by His Majesty Taizong. After all, it was Li Min who proposed the three strategies to defeat Goguryeo, so he was sent to Dengzhou, which is very close to Goguryeo.  Convenient for nearby operation and command.  Of course, these people were all close friends with Li Min, but when they went to Li Min's house to inquire, Li Min smiled and refused to answer the question, appearing very mysterious.

    And just when everyone hasn¡¯t figured out what¡¯s going on.  Suddenly, another explosive news came. The King of Shu, Li You, was ordered by His Majesty Taizong to leave the capital before the 13th, and was not even allowed to spend the Lantern Festival in Chang'an.  But he was very generous to Li Min. He not only told Li Min to leave the capital later, but also gave him many servants and maids. He even changed the personal guards in Prince Li Min's palace, all of them were Qianniu Guards who were responsible for guarding the palace.  Replacement, combat effectiveness increased several times than before.

    As soon as these two pieces of news came out, those who were gloating about the misfortune immediately shut up their mouths. Like others, they were all speculating about what kind of important responsibility Li Min had to carry out, so that a prince like him should go to Dengzhou to take risks in person?

    Different from those people outside, since the last time he gave the world map to the emperor's father and revealed his plan in full, Li Shimin was frightened. He felt shocked, happy, and even a little unbelievable. He thought  Li Min's idea was too bold. Even he, the emperor, had never dared to think about it like this, so he advised Li Min to think about it again.

    It¡¯s just that Li Min¡¯s attitude was very firm, saying that he had thought about this matter very clearly. In the end, Li Shimin was very pleased to have Li Min as his son, and finally answeredLi Min responded.  After Li Min achieved his goal, he felt relaxed and had a very happy new year.

    Of course, when Concubine Yang found out that Li Min wanted to go to Dengzhou, she scolded Li Min. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and smiled and allowed his mother to beat and scold him. Concubine Yang couldn't do anything to him, so she could only ask for  He wrote at least two letters a month before giving up.

    After the New Year, she accompanied Xiao Wenxin back to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion, and then drank several times with Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye and other gangsters, and spent the rest of the time with Xiao Wenxin in the mansion. Originally, Li Min wanted Xiao Wenxin to stay in Chang'an, and even  He specifically requested Li Shimin for this matter, and Li Shimin agreed considering Li Min's special situation.  But Xiao Wenxin didn't want to be separated from him, and she would stay with Li Min no matter how hard it was. Li Min had no choice but to agree to take her with him.

    On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, outside the Mingde Gate of Chang'an City.  On the road leading to Yizhou in central Sichuan, this road has now been built into a cement road. It now looks very wide and flat. Under a big dry willow tree beside the road, a group of noble princes in bright clothes and angry horses gathered.  Together, they were seeing off one of them, surrounded by guards.

    "Fifth brother, please drink this cup to the full and wish you a safe journey!" The leader was tall and tall, handsome in appearance, but with an arrogant air between his eyebrows. He was the prince Li Chengqian, and behind him, Li Ke  , Li Tai, Li Min and other brothers are all here.

    Today is the day when Li You leaves Chang'an. Although he is not popular with everyone, as the eldest brother and the prince, Li Chengqian must go to see his brother off no matter what when he leaves the capital, so he will  Li Ke, Li Min and other brothers all gathered together to see Li You off.

    "Thank you, brother!" Although Li You was overbearing, he still respected the prince Li Chengqian on the surface. When he saw the other person raising his glass, he also raised his glass and said, but when he glanced at Li Min, he snorted coldly.

    But Li Min smiled and didn't care, and drank all the wine with everyone. At this time, Li Chengqian said again: "Fifth brother, the road in the middle of Sichuan is difficult, but thanks to the sixth brother who came up with cement to build the road, I will wait for you to enter Chang'an again."  By then, the cement road from Shuzhong to Chang'an will be completely repaired, and it will definitely be faster by then."

    Although Li Chengqian was praising Li Min, he obviously had no good intentions. Everyone knew about the grudges between Li You and Li Min. At this time, praising his enemy in front of Li You, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

    "Hmph! Then I have to thank my sixth brother!" Li You said angrily, looking at Li Min with provocative eyes. It seemed that as long as Li Min dared to talk back, he would immediately dare to fight with Li Min again.  .

    "Haha, thank you Fifth Brother for the compliment. In fact, I'm just doing my part." Li Min smiled like a spring breeze, seemingly not feeling Li You's provocation at all, but Li Ke next to him frowned and stared coldly.  If you dare to bully Li Min because of Li You, you have to see if his brother will agree?  Even Li Zhen next to her was eager to give it a try.

    "Haha~, today I'm seeing off Brother Five. What about the cement from Laoshizi? It's getting late now. Brothers, I'd like to toast Brother Five and ask him to get on his way quickly, so as not to waste time and miss the next station.  "When Li Zhi saw that the atmosphere was not right, he immediately jumped out and yelled. However, this kid was full of bad intentions and said that he should let Li You go on the road. It was like sending off a dead person, and Li You's face turned green with anger.

    When Li Chengqian saw so many people helping Li Min, if the trouble continued like this, if Li You went crazy and desperately fought with Li Min, it would definitely turn into a bunch of princes beating up Li You. If word spread in the future, not only  Li Min and his younger brothers were in disgrace, and even he, the crown prince, was disgraced, so he hurriedly came up to separate the crowd, toasted Li You with another drink, and immediately took the younger brothers back.

    But before leaving, Li Min turned around and took a look and found that Li You's eyes were shining with endless malice, staring at him.  It is indeed very distressing to have a villain like Li You and a lunatic thinking about him all the time. No one knows when he will rush up and bite him. Li Min himself is not afraid, but now he  There are many people he cares about around him, such as Xiao Wenxin, Concubine Yang, etc., so no matter what, Li Min must not give Li You a chance to take revenge.

    Fortunately, Li Min already has a perfect plan, and the person who will execute it has also been found. As long as this is done, not only can Li You be thrown into the abyss, but he can also help himself solve a big trouble. The real  Kill two birds with one stone.  Thinking of what he was proud of, Li Min couldn't help laughing, which made Li Ke, Li Zhen and others next to him puzzled.  (To be continued)!  ~!

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