Xue Shou is worthy of being a famous minister whose name will go down in history and who was praised by Li Shimin.
Whether a herdsman or making plans, he or she has two tools.
A place that could be said to have no roosters for ten miles and no human habitation for twenty miles, in just two and a half years, he managed it into a country with 10,000 households and provided 1 million shi of food for the Tang Dynasty.
A major grain-producing state.
At present, all the food and grass used by Su Dingfang's army is provided by him. In addition, he also led the people from this state to quickly make three thousand leather armors, ten thousand cloth armors, and thirty thousand for Su Dingfang's army.
Multiple clothing.
Although a lot of slaves were consumed in the process of growing grain and making leather armor, cloth armor, and Yuanyi, slaves were not ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty, so there was no need to care how much they were consumed.
At this time, no one talks about humanitarianism, and anyone who does will be regarded as a fool by everyone.
When Xue Ting heard this, he stopped hiding it and said with a strange expression: "I'm afraid the Liang Palace is not as good as His Highness imagined..."
Li Yuanji immediately understood the meaning of Xue Shou's words, "Are you saying that the Liang Palace has been devastated by disaster?"
Xue Shou nodded honestly and said: "Except for the main hall, the other side halls and pavilions are almost being bulldozed."
Li Yuanji asked: "Who did it?"
Master Liang was killed by Liang Luoren in his sleep, so he had no chance to destroy the palace of Prince Liang.
Liang Luoren wanted to submit a petition to the Tang Dynasty and hand over a complete Shuofang City to the Tang Dynasty, so it was even more impossible for him to destroy the palace in the Liang Palace.
Su Dingfang entered Shuofang City in a peaceful way. After entering the city, he did not plunder. He only led people to take over all the troops and property in Shuofang City from Liang Luoren. Therefore, it was impossible for him to destroy the palace of Prince Liang.
of the palace, then who destroyed the palace?
Xue Shou said with a wry smile: "It was destroyed by a group of rioters and a group of rebels. The rioters were organized by a merchant from Shuofang City after Liang Shidu was killed, and broke into the Liang Palace to plunder.
The rebels broke into Liang Wang's palace without the eyes and ears of Liang Prefect while our army was entering the city.
Although these two forces did not escape from Shuofang City in the end, they were both suppressed by Governor Liang and Marshal Su. The property they looted was also snatched back by us, but many palaces in the Liang Palace were destroyed by them.
Looks presentable."
After listening to Xue Shou's remarks, Li Yuanji opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.
It is said that the rebels and rebels deserve to die. This has been the case in all dynasties.
From the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, when dynasties changed and when the country's capital was captured, some people took advantage of the troubled waters to make money for themselves.
Therefore, what the rioters and rebels in Shuofang City did is the norm, not an exception.
There is nothing to be angry about, it is not a sin that is too numerous to describe, and there is even a little bit of sadness.
After all, when the family and country were in ruins, the emperors and dignitaries who were supported by them not only failed to protect them, but they might also abandon them or betray them for their own survival.
When they saw no hope, it was understandable that they went on a rampage and plundered property in order to gain some capital to survive after the fall of their home country.
But the rioters and rebels should not die. They did do something wrong again. I am afraid they also endangered many innocent people during the riot. To forgive them would be the greatest injustice to those innocent people.
So it is not accurate to say that they were completely wrong, nor is it accurate to say that they had extenuating circumstances.
Given the professions of Liang Luoren and Su Dingfang, if something like this happened during their handover of Shuofang City, I believe that those rioters and rebels may have been buried.
Now it is meaningless to worry about who is right and who is wrong, whether it is excusable or not.
Li Yuanji said with some waning spirits: "As long as the main hall is not destroyed, we will have a banquet in the main hall tonight."
Xue Shou nodded and said nothing more.
Li Yuanji got up, and under the leadership of Niu Xiu and Xue Shou, he inspected the Yamen of the General Manager's Office and visited the wounded soldiers. The banquet at Wang Xuance's side was ready.
Li Yuanji took everyone with him, stepping on the afterglow of dusk, and entered the Liang Palace, the royal palace of the late Liang State.
Everything in the Liang Palace, as Xue Shou said, had been destroyed beyond its appearance. However, the main hall was built with huge rocks and trees, so it was not damaged much and was relatively intact.
Wang Xuance must have temporarily sent people to clean it up, so it doesn't look so dilapidated, but it's not luxurious, and it can't be compared with the Sui Palace in Luoyang City.
Li Yuanji led his people into the palace, where they ate and stuffed themselves all night long, and the demons danced wildly all night long. After getting over the feast, they settled in the palace of Prince Liang.
The main hall has two ear halls, which are just enough for him and Li Shimin to rest.
Two days later, Su Dingfang came back from Aries City. He rushed to the Liang Palace to pay his respects without cleaning up.
Li Yuanji ordered Chu Suiliang to bring the people to the main hall, and ordered Zhao Chengyong to prepare some wine and food, and invited Su Dingfang to sit down and talk while eating.
During the banquet.
Su Dingfang said with a look of shame on his face: "His Royal Highness is coming, and it is my fault that I failed to greet him in person."
Li Yuanji looked at Su Dingfang carefully and found that Su Dingfang was darker and thinner, and there were a few frostbites on his ears. He joked and said with a smile: "I don't know who you are, Su Dingfang? Don't pretend to be a gentleman here."
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When Su Dingfang heard this, he laughed, "It's better to talk to His Highness happily. Talk to Li Jing, Xue Shou and others. If you don't say a few official words to them, they will think you are a fool."
Li Jing is not a person who likes to speak in an official manner, but he does not have a close relationship with Su Dingfang, so when dealing with him, he will definitely behave in an official manner.
Xue Shou is not a person who likes to use official accent, but he is a popular person in the former Qin Prince's Palace, and he meets a popular person in the current Prince Yong Palace. If he doesn't use official accent, why should he be aggressive?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the past, his energy was greater than Su Dingfang, so Su Dingfang had to look up at him. Now, Su Dingfang's energy is greater than him, so he had to look up at Su Dingfang.
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This huge gap was formed in the past two or three years. He didn't want to lose face and start friendship with Su Dingfang, and he didn't want to be said to be someone who liked to work hard. He could only get along with Su Dingfang in an official manner.
So it's not that Li Jing and Xue Shou like to speak in official style, but they have to speak in official style with Su Dingfang.
If they get to know each other well, there is no longer any estrangement between them, they develop a friendship, and even become in-laws, then they will definitely stop talking to each other and get along like good friends.
"You are tired..."
After seeing that Su Dingfang also had frostbite on his hands, Li Yuanji sighed sincerely.
It was indeed a bit of a struggle to have people brave wind and snow for ninety-nine freezing days to conquer Suni's lost troops.
It's appropriate to say a few thoughtful words.
When Su Dingfang heard this, he followed Li Yuanji's eyes to look at his hands, and immediately grinned and said: "It's just a little frostbite, it's nothing, Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it.
I think back then when I was fighting with His Highness in Mingzhou, wasn’t it also a heavy winter with heavy snowfall, and I almost died under His Highness’s arms, isn’t it better now?”
As he said that, Su Dingfang nonchalantly raised the frostbite on his hand and said with a smile: "Compared to that time, this little injury is nothing!"
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, sighing: "In a blink of an eye, we all started to think about those days..."
When I think back on the Battle of Mingzhou back then, it seems like it happened just yesterday. Time has really moved too fast.
Li Yuanji looked at Su Dingfang and said with emotion: "When I heard your name in Mingzhou and saw you fighting on the battlefield regardless of your own safety to protect Gao Yaxian, I knew you were the one I wanted.
Just tell yourself that I must include you in my account and let you be my general in front of my account.
Facts have proved that I was successful. Not only did I get you into my account, I also gained a rare general."
The atmosphere was heightened by this, and Li Yuanji had to express a few words of emotion that were 30% true and 70% false, otherwise Su Dingfang's words of "thinking about those days" would have been in vain.
Su Dingfang said humbly: "Your Highness is joking, I am more than a star and a half behind Li Jing and Li Shiji, and even worse than Li Erlangjun. How can I be considered a general?"
After saying this, Su Dingfang said happily: "But as far as I know, when you knew my name, you already had the idea of taking me under your command."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Yuanji laughed loudly.
Su Dingfang would know this, and he was not surprised at all.
After all, when he learned about Su Dingfang's location and the number of soldiers and horses Su Dingfang commanded, he did not hide his intention to recruit Su Dingfang and went to Su Dingfang without hesitation.
Xie Shufang was with him at that time. After Xie Shufang told Su Dingfang the whole process, it was not difficult for Su Dingfang to guess this with his wisdom.
"That's because I knew who you were and how capable you were before we left for the expedition, so I was thinking about you before we left for the expedition."
Li Yuanji laughed and said.
These words are not mixed with any water, they are all true.
But Su Dingfang could never understand the full meaning of these words.
However, Su Dingfang didn't need to understand.
When Su Dingfang heard this, he also laughed loudly, "So, in the battle of Mingzhou, I was not unjustly defeated. After all, you knew me clearly before going to the battle, and you also thought about me, and until I
After being captured by you, I didn't understand you clearly, let alone why I lost so quickly."
The Art of War says: Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
If a person knows his enemy clearly before going to war, he will definitely have the upper hand after facing his enemy.
And Li Yuanji had already begun to understand Su Dingfang before time travel, and Su Dingfang was indeed defeated unjustly.
After all, no matter how talented Su Dingfang is, he can't beat the cheater.
