I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

"Lord Cui, although we did not defeat the imperial army this time, we did cause them to suffer considerable losses, and we also gained something." said Lu Shaoqing of the Lu family.

Cui Jingming remained silent.

Although the army raised by the aristocratic families is not afraid of death.

But it is still far inferior to the imperial army.

He not only took advantage of the numerical advantage to take the initiative.

He also predicted the firearms of the five military camps.

Let the cavalry charge the enemy's infantry.

This was even when the imperial army had not yet rested and recovered from its fatigue.

The fight was evenly matched.

This battle also made Cui Jingming realize that there was no chance to go out and fight.

Next, there is only the battle to defend the city.

Thinking of this, he suppressed his dissatisfaction.

Showed a smile.

"You're right, everyone played well today! Everyone gets a reward!"

In the Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian sat upright on the throne with a slightly frown on his face, waiting for battle reports from the front line.

Time passed minute by minute, but no news came from the front line.

The three people responsible for leading the army this time are all young talents. In Li Chengqian's mind, each of them has his own abilities.

Qin Ruzhao, after observing and considering for a period of time, has already reached a conclusion.

With Qin Ruzhao's current ability and experience, he is more than qualified to be a general in the charge into battle, but when it comes to commanding the three armies and controlling the overall situation, he is still a little immature and cannot easily take on the important task of commander-in-chief.

Zhang Xianhuai is quite different. He is the last disciple of Lin Pangzi who was carefully taught by him. His talent is naturally extraordinary.

From the moment he took command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Li Chengqian keenly noticed his unique qualities.

When Zhang Xianhuai acted and planned, he always looked at the overall situation and had a far-sighted vision. Whether it was his insight into the situation or his overall arrangement of tasks, everything was orderly and he showed his commanding style.

It was for this reason that Li Chengqian entrusted him with the important task of commanding the Jinyiwei, believing that he would live up to the trust.

As for Xue Rengui, he is a figure who has left his name in history and his talent as a famous general shines brightly.

Even though he was still young, his military talent and attainments had already been fully demonstrated.

He was a shining star on the battlefield, destined to leave a significant mark in the military history of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian also had full faith in his military talents and felt very relieved.

Although this expedition was nominally to attack the Cui family, Li Chengqian knew in his heart that it was actually a life-and-death battle with all the aristocratic families.

The outcome of this battle is related to the future direction of the Tang Dynasty.

Once they return victorious, they can completely eradicate the troubles caused by the aristocratic families and restore a clear and bright world to the Tang Dynasty, with clear politics and a peaceful life for the people.

If the army is defeated, there may be some trouble, but the situation can still be controlled. We only need to transfer the border troops to quell the rebellion.

However, if a foreign race took advantage of the chaos to invade the Tang Dynasty and border wars broke out again, the situation would become complicated and unpredictable.

"Your Majesty, Commander Qin is back!"

Zhang Ananda walked into the hall in a hurry, his tone a little anxious but respectful.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian perked up and quickly nodded, saying, "Quickly let Commander Qin in!"

Qin Biwu stepped steadily into the hall, bowed, and then quickly handed the intelligence in his hand to Li Chengqian. With a serious expression, he said, "Your Majesty, we have investigated everything. It was Cui who did it."

Li Chengqian hurriedly took the secret report and began to study it carefully.

His face gradually became gloomy and his eyes were filled with anger.

After a while, he slowly put down the secret report in his hand and angrily scolded: "These noble families are really good. They dared to collude with foreign races and sell my Tang Dynasty's technology and a large amount of ironware to Tubo, just in exchange for that wealth."

"They even dared to have someone intercept reports from the Tang Dynasty!"

"audacious in the extreme!"

"Have they ever considered that this action has led to the brutal massacre of the people of Songzhou, the shattering of countless families, and the devastation of countless lives?"

"Okay, that's great!"