"Whether or not the Turks will die from heaven, we have to wait until we take over the entire Turks. Now..."
Li Yuanji looked at Li Jing angrily and said, "Can Li Aiqing move?"
Li Jing had been staying in the Chinese army camp for less than half a month. During this period, he had not moved. All military affairs were handled by Li Shiji, as if the sudden battle taking place now had nothing to do with him.
When Li Jing heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with an implicit smile: "Since His Highness thinks that I should move, then I will move."
After saying this, he told Li Shiji: "I will go to the foot of Yin Mountain to meet with the officers and soldiers of the Chinese Army. All military affairs here will be left to you to handle.
If you are unsure about anything, please let me know in time and I will get back to you."
Li Shiji nodded with a smile and said the word "hey".
For him, there is actually no difficulty in the military affairs in the Chinese army camp. As long as he is willing, he can handle all the military affairs in the Chinese army camp properly without asking Li Jing for instructions.
So Li Jing handed over the Chinese army camp to him, and he felt no pressure.
If Li Jing is unable to command the three armies due to trouble, he can even take command of the three armies in Li Jing's place.
"Then... I will take my leave first."
After receiving Li Shiji's affirmative reply, Li Jing slowly stood up, bowed and walked outside the Chinese army's tent.
Li Junxian stood in the middle of the tent, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
He came here to report the military situation to Li Jing, but before he reported the military situation, Li Jing was about to leave, which made him a little confused.
"Commander, the general has not reported the military situation to you yet!"
After hesitating for a short while, Li Junxian took a step after Li Jing and said eagerly.
Li Jing paused, turned around and gave Li Junxian a strange look and said, "With His Highness King Yong and Deputy Commander Li here, you still want to report military information to me?"
Is it because His Highness King Yong is not of high enough rank, or is it because Vice Admiral Li cannot handle your matter, Li Junxian?
When Li Junxian heard this, he also realized that he seemed to have found the wrong temple door, and immediately bowed to Li Jing in embarrassment.
Li Jing didn't say anything more and walked out of the Chinese army's tent.
After Li Jing left, Li Junxian turned around and saluted Li Yuanji, who was looking up to him, and said, "I was confused. I was in a hurry to report the military situation to Marshal Li, but I forgot that His Highness is also here."
So I am such a big person, sitting in such a conspicuous place, you can’t see me?
Li Yuanji cursed in his heart, but he didn't care about it. He just waved his hand and said: "You came here in a hurry. I think you have something important to report. I can understand that you neglected me."
Li Junxian hurriedly lowered his head and said: "I dare not neglect Your Highness, but the gains in my army are increasing day by day, and now it has reached a point where it is difficult for me to guard you, so I am anxious to ask Marshal Li to help me come up with an idea."
In fact, what Li Junxian said was not entirely true. He did not dare to ignore Li Yuanji, but he did not intend to directly report the military situation in his army to Li Yuanji.
Because there are strict rules in the military, no matter what you do, you must report it level by level. Reporting beyond the level is a taboo in the army.
Once someone does this, they will easily be isolated by their colleagues in the military, or even expelled.
After all, no one likes a colleague who likes to snitch, and no boss likes a subordinate who files a complaint beyond the level or reports on military intelligence.
Therefore, in the military, reporting beyond one's senior level is tantamount to provoking your superiors and colleagues.
Li Junxian knew this truth, so he did not show any intention of reporting military information to his superiors in front of Li Jing.
Although with his current rank, nothing would happen if he reported it, but he is obviously a person who abides by the rules.
If he doesn't get permission from his boss, or if his boss's boss takes the initiative to ask, he will definitely not take the initiative to break this rule.
"oh?"
Li Yuanji looked at Li Junxian with some surprise and said: "You said that the seizures in your army have reached the point where it is difficult to guard them?"
This is a strange news.
You know, Li Junxian led more than 30,000 troops.
Although the size of the military camp is smaller than that of the Chinese army camp, it is still two or three times larger than the military camp of the Twelve Guards with one guard.
The wealth that can be accommodated and the cattle, sheep and horses that can be controlled may not reach the level of a Chinese military camp, but the number will not be too small.
Now Li Junxian said that he was no longer able to guard him, which meant that his capture had exceeded the limit that one of the four army camps on the left and right could accommodate.
According to Li Yuanji's knowledge, although Li Junxian won many battles during this expedition, he had not heard of any wealthy tribes he had fought against, let alone that he had plundered famous Turkic households, so his
How did the seizure come about?
Li Junxian nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, the captures in my army have reached the point where it is difficult to guard."
Li Yuanji couldn't help but said: "So, your army's captures are about to catch up with the Chinese army, but the number of soldiers and horses under your command is not as large as that of the Chinese army. I have not heard that you have attacked most of the Turks.
So how did you get these seizures?"
Li Junxian hesitated for a moment, then said with some embarrassment: "When I was conquering the Turkic Ayan tribe, I met a group of native masters and seized a large amount of gold, silver, and bronzes from them."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Junxian blankly.
No matter in troubled times or in prosperous times, there are always people who make money by stealing and digging up graves.
In some troubled times, there are even official personnel who personally take action.
For example, the Red Eyebrow Army in the late New Year Period, the Mojin Xiaowei in the Three Kingdoms Period, and the Jin Army that went south during the Song and Jin Dynasties.
If it were said that a group of official personnel had unearthed treasures that could no longer be guarded by a military camp, then Li Yuanji would still believe it.
But the treasures unearthed by a group of local masters were too large to be guarded by a military camp, and Li Yuanji would not believe anything he said.
More importantly, sky burials have always been respected on the grasslands. Whether they are people with status or without status, after death, they are sent to a place full of vultures to be pecked by birds. Therefore, there are not many large tombs, and it is impossible to excavate a large number of tombs.
funerary objects.
So even if the natives hollowed out the grassland, they might not be able to dig out treasures that even a military camp could not guard, right?
"You said that a group of local masters unearthed gold, silver and bronze artifacts that even your military camp couldn't guard? Are you making fun of us?"
Li Shimin didn't believe it either, so he questioned Li Junxian without hesitation, his voice stern and fearful.
It seemed that if Li Junxian didn't give him a satisfactory answer, he could do anything to Li Junxian.
Li Junxian smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but after I followed those native masters to the place where they hid the treasure and where they excavated it, I became convinced even if I didn't believe it.
Because they did excavate several large tombs, the size of which is not inferior to our mausoleums in the Central Plains, and there are indeed a lot of gold, silver and bronzes in the tombs."
Li Shiji stroked his beard and interjected: "Is there an epitaph or some inscription?"
Li Junxian nodded quickly and said: "Yes, but among several large tombs, only one has it."
Li Shiji asked again: "What is written on it?"
Li Junxian said in a deep voice: "It is said to be Zhao Shi's tomb of Shi Le..."
After Li Junxian said this, he remained silent, because the two words Shi Le were enough to explain everything.
Shi Le was the leader of the Jie tribe during the Wu Hu rebellion in China. During the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, he led his tribe to attack cities and plunder land in Hebei, Taiyuan and other places, killing people and taking wealth. He was so brutal that it was unspeakable.
Later, he established the Zhao State, which was known as Later Zhao in history, and established himself as the Great Chanyu and King of Zhao.
At its peak, the territory it ruled started from Binhai in the east, to Hexi in the west, across the Huaihe River in the south, and to the Yan Dynasty in the north.
In the process of his entering and ruling the Central Plains, it was almost impossible to calculate clearly the number of people he killed, the people he ate, and the goods he plundered.
Therefore, it is understandable that a large amount of gold, silver and bronze vessels can be unearthed in his tomb.
After all, he led his troops in the north of the Central Plains and plundered every inch of the ground. Not to mention the wealth, even the people were almost wiped out by him.
only……
"Isn't Shi Le buried in Gaoping?"
This question was asked by Li Shiji.
Gaoping is also called Gaopingling.
Li Shimin frowned and said: "The place in Gaoping is just a tomb. It is recorded in the "Book of Jin" that after Shi Le's death, his real body was secretly buried elsewhere. Later, the civil and military officials of Zhao State imitated his mother's burial method, and the emperor
According to the specifications, a virtual tomb was set up for him in Gaoping."
Li Yuanji nodded and acknowledged Li Shimin's words. This was indeed recorded in the "Book of Jin".
Li Shiji did not doubt Li Shimin's words, because in terms of erudition, he was indeed inferior to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was able to bring the most famous scholars of the Tang Dynasty into his residence, not because of his status, but because of his wisdom and knowledge.
After all, the world-famous intellectuals are not all those who are greedy for power and love nobility. There are also many clear-minded people who are neither greedy for power nor love nobility.
If Li Shimin wanted to regain them, he couldn't just rely on giving them official positions and money. He also had to use considerable knowledge to conquer them, so that they would be willing to be used by Li Shimin.
Therefore, Li Shimin was very knowledgeable, and by taking advantage of the opportunity of compiling the world's books, he also browsed many book collections, and his knowledge reserve was also very rich.
Not everyone can compare.
So after Li Shiji heard Li Shimin's words, he suddenly said: "So, Shi Le's true body was buried on the grassland and was discovered by a group of local masters.
These local fellows are really capable."
Li Shimin hummed and looked at Li Junxian and said, "I'm afraid these people are not just simple peasants, are they?"
Shi Le committed so many crimes in the Central Plains that the Han people who hated him were able to line up from Turks to Jiaozhou to dig him out and whip his corpse, and even to eat his corpse alive.
This is the reason why Shi Le's true body was secretly buried elsewhere.
Among those who hated Shi Le, there were many high-ranking officials and wealthy families. The energy they could use was unmatched by any local master.
But they couldn't find Shi Le's true identity, but a group of native masters found it easily. It is unreasonable to say that these native masters have no other identity.
Li Junxian nodded and said, "Yes, I asked the leader, and the leader said they are descendants of the Ran family."
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Ran, that's no wonder..."
The Ran family mentioned by Li Junxian should be the descendants of Ran Wei.