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There was no moon or stars on this night, probably because the clouds in the sky were too dense. People could only light torches to fade away the darkness of the night.

Outside the county magistrate's house was a dense army, with torches and stars arrayed in an array, solemn and sinister.

Directly in front of the south gate of the County Chancellor's Mansion, the heroic Li Shimin was riding a tall horse, burning with unknown passion.

This may be Man Ye Torch's mistake.

Or maybe it's because of the upcoming battle.

Li Shimin stared straight ahead, intently.

His beloved horse, White-hoofed Crow, was about to move beneath him. Li Shimin gently stroked its neck to calm it down.

Li Shimin knew that Bai Ti Wu was as eager to take this first step as he was.

But Li Shimin also knew that the first step should never be taken so easily.

As long as he takes this step, he is an enemy of the imperial court, an enemy of the emperor, an enemy of the Sui Dynasty, and an enemy of the loyalty to the emperor and patriotism that he has accepted since birth.

Li Shimin's hand holding the horse's rein was trembling slightly.

Is it a contradiction?

Do you hesitate?

Are you afraid?

No, Li Shimin had already eaten the food and became determined.

He wants to rebel and revolution. He wants to change the sky above his head.

If we talk about when the grass of rebellion grew in our hearts, Li Shimin was the earliest.

Aye can't compare with him, and Liu Wenjing can't compare with him either.

In terms of the firmness of the rebellion, Li Shimin was the burning fire in the entire Taiyuan County.

Aye was all set on fire by him.

Jinyang will be set on fire by him.

The whole of Taiyuan will be set ablaze by him.

Li Shimin is not contradictory, hesitant, or afraid.

Trembling only comes from excitement, from a future that is full of uncertainty and too worth looking forward to.

When did Li Shimin start planting the seeds of revolution in his heart?

It is the eleventh year of the great cause.

It is the Yanmen Pass of Fenghuo.

It was the time when the emperor fell into the mortal world.

That year, Yang Guang decided to tour Beisei because the Turks did not pay tribute. The original plan was just to scare Shibi Khan.

Unexpectedly, he did not follow this trick at all. He led hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops to attack directly and blocked Yang Guang in Yanmen County, unable to get out without eating, drinking or sleeping.

Don't you want to pay tribute?

We are here, roaring with thousands of troops and horses, and we plan to take you back to the Turks, serve you with delicious food and drink, and pay tribute every day until you want to vomit.

Yang Guang was horrified.

He panicked and issued a rallying order - "The damn Turks don't play by the rules, dear friends, please come and protect them."

Neighboring prefectures and magistrates came to the rescue one after another.

That year, Li Shimin was seventeen years old.

He was drafted into the army, subordinated to the garrison general Yun Dingxing, and participated in the rescue operation as a staff officer.

Standing outside Yanmen Pass, looking at the Turkic army surrounded by tents and the lonely city trembling under the pressure of the army, Li Shimin contributed a suggestion worth recording in history.

He said to Yun Dingxing:

"Since Shibi Khan dared to raid the country and surround the emperor, he must have thought that we acted in a hurry and had no time to organize rescue.

Although we have few soldiers and horses, we might as well bring more flags and military drums and hide them in the mountains and forests. During the day, one person can hold ten flags, and the army stretches for dozens of miles, as if there are soldiers hidden all over the mountains and plains.

In the evening, we will play gongs, drums and sing a great opera, making it as lively and lively as possible, so that everyone will think that we started with millions of soldiers."

Youth is like fire, and years are like songs. For the first time, Li Shimin, with the boiling blood of his youth, led his men across the battlefield, served the country, fulfilled the desire and glory of the emperor, and sacrificed his life to join the army.

Then, a basin of cold water rushed over, and Li Shimin's hot blood was quickly chilled.

Heart-breakingly cool.

It was colder than the defeat of Emperor Sui Yang in his eastern expedition against Goryeo.

In the chilling atmosphere of the Turkic army at Yanmen Pass, and under the rain of arrows, Li Shimin saw an emperor who was completely different from what he had in mind.

Yang Guang, who was hiding in the city wall, did not have the emperor's calmness, the emperor's unrestrainedness, and the emperor's high-spiritedness.

With the blessing of the Turkic Awakening disciple's arrow skill, a Turkic arrow fell in front of the throne. Yang Guang was so frightened that he peed and cried bitterly while holding his son Yang Gao.

There's no point in crying.

The rain of arrows kept falling, and the atmosphere was not harmonious.

Later, when Li Shimin heard someone talk about this incident, he was deeply disappointed and secretly made up his mind——

If one day, I face such a situation, I will definitely not be so miserable, so incompetent, and so cowardly.

Li Shimin secretly felt that time would give him a chance to prove himself.

Maybe one day, he will encounter the same situation as Yang Guang.

At that time, he would take the lead in riding his horse, stand in front of the army's formation, point his sword at the enemy's nose and scold them.

As for Yang Guang who was hiding in Yanmen Pass, Li Shimin curled his lips and had only one thing to tell him:

It's okay to cry.

Don't cry in front of so many people.

What made Li Shimin completely give up on the Sui Dynasty was Yang Guang's bad faith.

At the time of the decisive battle in the Autumn of Suffering, Yang Guang personally patrolled the troops and promised:

"Those who have done meritorious service in defending the city will be directly removed from the sixth rank without an official, and will be given hundreds of items; those who have an official will be further enhanced."

That is - if you don't have an official rank, you will be rewarded with a hundred pieces of silk and satin; if you have an official rank, you will be promoted to the sixth rank, and your reward will be doubled.

Yang Guang also continued to send envoys to express condolences to the soldiers.

The messenger had to make seventy or eighty trips a day, telling everyone repeatedly: "The Holy One has said that after the Turks retreat, the rewards will be in place immediately. Officials from the relevant departments will not be allowed to play with their swords and pens, slander everyone's achievements, and delay everyone's wealth.

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When the soldiers heard what the emperor said, they decided not to risk their lives to defend the city and kill the enemy.

Everyone worked day and night and fought hard, resulting in heavy casualties.

Even if he dies, he will drink wine, eat meat, and get promoted and make a fortune if he survives.

History once again proves that Jun Wu’s joke is the funniest joke in history.

Soon after, the Turkic army really retreated.

Yang Guang awarded the reward to 17,000 soldiers who participated in the Yanmen Pass rescue, and a total of 1,500 soldiers were awarded the prize.

Moreover, all awards were downgraded.

It was so low that Li Shimin felt that even the historians were embarrassed to record it.

And all the promised satins and silks were washed away.

At that time, Yang Guang was thinking about attacking Goryeo again. The majority of the soldiers were so indignant that they almost went to the palace to point their fingers at Yang Guang and scold his father.

Fan Zigai, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who stayed behind in the Eastern Capital and was later buried by thousands of people when he died, begged Yang Guang to abide by his previous promise and not to break his promise to the soldiers.

Yang Guang said: "You fucking want to win people's hearts!"

Why are you talking like this and not saying what you mean?

Is everything you said nonsense? It will be gone as soon as the wind blows.

It is said that Yang Guang's father Yang Jian is stingy, he only eats one dish for every meal, concubines are not allowed to use gold and jade, and the carriage must be as shabby as possible, but he is stingy about himself and others.

Yang Guang is such a guy, he eats and clothes himself well, but he doesn't want to give a little to others.

That night, Li Shimin was lying on the bed, and all he could think of was the image of Yang Guang lying under the dragon chair, holding his son and crying in pain.

Is this the so-called chosen one?

Is this the emperor who commands thousands of miles of land?

Is this the Holy Lord he is loyal to, even at the risk of life and death?

What a fucking coward!
To be continued...