The significance of the military parade is to let the emperor understand that he is the real commander of these armies.
Everyone here fights with his own will.
Therefore, the important task cannot be left to others.
Li Zhi knocked down the green dragon, red bird, white tiger and Xuanwu flags representing the southeast, northwest and northwest one by one, and the armies of the four parties immediately followed the drumbeats ordered by Li Zhi to march, set up formations, or intersect, or pretend to confront each other.
This was a military exercise of a performance nature, but it fully demonstrated the significance of Li Zhi as the highest commander of the Tang army.
Li Ji stood at the front wearing an old armor. Next to him was Cheng Yaojin. The armor on his body was not new either.
Behind the two of them were Su Dingfang and Zheng Rentai, veteran generals. Although they all had white beards, they made the formation look somewhat solemn.
The beautiful palace maids who looked like vixens knelt in front of Li Zhi holding a golden cup. Li Zhi picked up a golden pot and poured wine into the golden cup. The charming palace maids held the golden cup in front of Li Ji and the others one after another.
He took up the golden cup and drank it all in one gulp.
“Whoever believes in me drinks!”
"Those who don't believe me throw a cup!"
"The golden pot in the emperor's hand is a yin-yang pot, which contains both fine wine and poisonous wine.
There is a mechanism on the handle of the pot. Whoever the emperor wants to die can drink the poisonous wine. Whoever the emperor trusts can drink the fine wine...
During the Emperor Gaozu's period, many generals died under this jug of wine. Liu Wenjing was worried that Pei Ji would harm him and asked Emperor Gaozu to give him a glass of poisonous wine. At that time, in the audience of the generals, she excused herself by saying that she was now a civil servant.
In the end, he was accused of treason by Emperor Gaozu and died in the execution ground.
In addition, most of the eighteen rebel kings who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty died under this wine pot.
Including martial arts, Sheng Yanshi even surpassed the most powerful general of the Tang Dynasty, Yi Guogong Qin Qiong.
Every time the generals are paraded during the military parade, one or two will be poisoned to death, but I don’t know who will be poisoned today.”
Hearing Pei Xingjian talk about such secret past events, Yunchu, who thought drinking from a golden cup was an honor, immediately felt a chill in his heart.
Perhaps, this process of giving wine was to warn people like Yunchu who did not take the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty seriously. Now, it has really taken effect.
After knowing the origin of this golden pot and golden cup, Yun Chu felt that he might not be able to be like Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others in the future. He picked up the wine glass and poured the wine into his stomach without hesitation.
Yun Chu really wanted to see someone fall to the ground and die immediately, so that he could have some experience. If he was to be poisoned in the future, he would fall to the ground in a posture that would give him some dignity.
It is a pity that a large group of people stood in the cold wind for a cup of tea. Among the generals who were eligible to receive wine from the emperor, not one person fell down and screamed heart-breakingly.
There was no one, which made Yunchu and Pei Xingjian very, very disappointed.
When Pei Xingjian saw Yunchu looking at him, he quickly explained: "This thing hasn't been used for a long time, at least not since Taizong."
Yun Chu nodded, indicating that he accepted this explanation. After all, Emperor Taizong was so proud that he really didn't bother to use this method to deal with his ministers. If he really didn't like someone, he could just come out and hack him to death.
Now, Li Zhi has used it without poisoning people to establish his authority. Yunchu thinks this is a very clever political method.
On the one hand, he told the generals here that he could have followed the method used by Emperor Gaozu to control the generals to deal with them, but because he believed in the generals, he only gave him wine and did not kill anyone.
On the other hand, it also tells the generals here that if they still don't know how to be grateful, next time, there will not necessarily be only good wine in the jug, but no poisonous wine.
In short, Li Zhi himself admitted that he was not as reassuring and generous to his generals as Emperor Taizong.
After a round of drinking, the golden cups were awarded to the generals, and the beautiful maids who looked like vixens holding the wine cups were also rewarded to the generals along with the wine cups.
For example, Li Ji was assigned the most beautiful palace maid, and the beauty behind Cheng Yaojin also looked very good... The beauty behind Liang Jianfang had a strong body and looked like a fat fox when she smiled.
Yunchu and Pei Xingjian looked at each other and said, "What a pity."
Yun Chu asked: "When I successfully capture the flag, will there be a beauty who will reward me?"
Pei Xingjian shook his head and said: "Beauties belong to veteran generals. Young generals who are in their prime cannot get beauties."
Yun Chu said regretfully: "What a waste of natural resources."
Pei Xingjian smiled and said: "Beauties are given to veterans in the hope that the gentle country they are addicted to will die soon.
Is it possible to reward you and me in the hope that our families will not have enough heirs?"
Seeing that Lao Liang had already started to knead the fat fox's butt, Yun Chu nodded, deeply agreeing with Pei Xingjian's words.
When the military parade reached this point, the extremely solemn atmosphere in the scene disappeared. Li Zhi embraced two vixen-like beauties and started joking with the veterans.
Tables of banquets and banquets were placed on the high platform. The emperor and the senior generals sat down one after another and, accompanied by beauties, began to watch the play of two or three children in front of the army.
There is an old saying that two or three sons play in front of the army. During the Spring and Autumn Period, people were very polite. Before a big battle, they would first send out a few fierce generals to fight each other, while the kings of the two sides watched from both sides.
This is called two or three sons playing in front of the army.
When fighting at that time, if the fierce general on your side chases and kills too fast, and the opponent's king does not run fast enough and is caught up, the fierce general brother will salute the king and ask if he can be captured alive now.
If the king says no, the fierce general brother must wait where he is. When the king runs away, continue to chase. After catching up again, ask again. If the king still says no, the fierce general brother must wait again and let the king run away again.
After catching up for the third time, if you ask again, if the king still doesn't agree, the fierce general brother can ignore the difference in status and treat the king roughly.
However, once he is overtaken by the fierce general brother for the third time, a king with integrity will usually commit suicide, while a king without integrity will surrender and wait for his countrymen to use the city, silk, and food after the war.
Redeem him.
In this process, the captured king will be treated like a distinguished guest.
Therefore, this "two or three sons" act in front of the army is a sentence that sounds very funny now, but it was strictly enforced in the Spring and Autumn Period. If the fierce general chases too fast and the king falls off the chariot and is injured, he will
The king of the family will chop off the heads of his fierce generals without hesitation.
This is the gift!
The eunuch shouted to the whole army at the top of his lungs: "The king has an order to have his two or three sons perform in front of the army."
As soon as the voice fell, there was a dark fool, riding a black horse, rushing out of the team of Xiaowei, holding up the horse's spear and shouting loudly: "Who dares to fight with a certain family!"
Yunchu asked Pei Xingjian: "Who is this idiot?"
After Pei Xingjian looked at it for a while, he said: "Guo Daizhao of Xiaowei, the second son of Guo Xiaoke, this man can be regarded as a man with both civil and military skills. He was awarded the rank of captain in the army by kindness, and he also passed the imperial examination.
Visited Hongwen Museum.
The disadvantage is that he has a short temper. Although being the first to rush out can impress His Majesty, if he does not perform well, it will only leave a bad impression. It is unwise to be the first to fight."
Yunchu sighed and said: "I saw the blood of his father and brother left there at the gate of Qiuci City. Judging from this man's current behavior, his father and brother died in vain."
Just when Yunchu and Pei Xingjian were squatting on the warm brick kiln, drinking hot soup and whispering, someone rushed out from among the emperor's personal guards. When they took a closer look, they found out that it was Xue Rengui.
"A certain family has come to fight you." Xue Rengui rode a tall white horse and rushed under the high platform.
This guy was shouting at Guo Daizhao, but his eyes were looking in the direction of Yun Chu and Pei Xingjian.
Yunchu put down the soup bowl and said to Pei Xingjian: "We two have no intention of ending up, so why is he watching us?"
Pei Xingjian said quietly: "The second and third sons that the eunuch called just now include two of us."
"You mean the two of us are going to play too?"
"Yes, the higher the ranking, the higher the rank will be when the time comes to lead the team.
Of course, if the general is unwilling to accept the challenge, he can send his deputy general to fight. Who is your deputy general?"
Yunchu looked at Zhang Jia, who was standing on another brick kiln with his troops, and said, "That's Zhang Jia!"
Pei Xingjian laughed loudly, patted Yunchu on the shoulder and went to his own team. At this time, his deputy general Wang Fangyi had already organized the military formation, where there was a forest of spears.
The battle below the stage has begun, or it is over. Xue Rengui used a huge mace to smash Guo Daizhao's horse and flew five or six feet away.
When stirruping, he grabbed the long hair on the neck of Guo Daizhao's horse. He used the strength of his own horse and his heavy body to pull Guo Daizhao's horse over. Then he jumped off the horse and grabbed Guo Daizhao's harness.
Jia Sisui grabbed him out from under the fallen war horse.
Guo Daizhao, who was dancing with his arms raised, made a small circle and then threw him on the injured horse. Although Guo Daizhao could not be killed by the fall, he probably shattered Guo Daizhao's ambition.
Even the veterans sitting on the high platform were full of praise for Xue Rengui's strength, arrogance, and practical fighting skills.
Xue Rengui was Li Zhi's guard, so after Xue Rengui defeated Guo Daizhao in a crushing manner, Li Zhi smiled very proudly.
He also said to Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin who were sitting on either side of him: "Two dear friends, how is this general under my command?"
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said: "It has surpassed the old minister in his prime."
Li Ji chuckled and said, "This is just the beginning. After defeating Yunchu, it's not too late for Pei Xingjian to boast."
Li Zhi thought of the scene he saw on Zhuque Street a while ago, nodded and said: "Your Excellency is absolutely right, but I don't know if there are any heroes in this army who can make me shine."
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