Chapter 6 Jinse (Part 5) "The so-called invasion of wolf cavalry is actually a subordinate of Shimin Faction in disguise?" The sudden revelation made Li Yuan couldn't help but swayed, and put his hand on the wooden pillar supporting the beam in front of him.
I just managed to calm down.
"With the temper of the second young master, I'm afraid he won't stay in Mingsha City to take charge!" Ma Yuangui nodded and reminded calmly.
This is an irresponsible adventure. If someone gets caught, the whole family will be implicated. But looking at it from another perspective, everyone has to admit that Li Shimin managed the army well and defeated the three men in a few months.
Thousands of civilians have been trained to become an elite force. They can be invincible at any point. Especially in the decisive battle with various coalition forces, it can be described in a magical way that even if Li Yuan himself was in the same position, he might not dare to make such a decisive decision.
Li Yuan was already very alert. The reason why he did not think that his son was responsible for the wars on the border fortress was firstly because he had been busy planning how to protect his family in troubled times, and he was under too much pressure. Secondly,
It's because of a father's love for his son. In the eyes of Ma Yuangui and others, Shimin may have been regarded as a rising star who cannot be ignored. In Li Yuan's own eyes, Shimin, who is barely eighteen years old, has already passed his thirties.
Regardless of whether it is built or not, he will always be a child.
Although, these two "children", like their parents, have already shown outstanding achievements from a very young age.
"This daring little brat!" In the end, Li Yuan used a smile to express that he had completely figured out the whole story. He glanced over the faces of Changsun Shunde, Chen Yanshou and Ma Yuangui, and saw pride, happiness and a little dissatisfaction in turn.
As the head of the family, Li Yuan understood everyone's thoughts, so he added with a smile, "Send someone to send an order to Shimin to bring the new army back to Honghua. I also want to see this new force in the hands of our Li family!
"
As soon as the word "Li family" came out, even if several close aides had something to say, they couldn't find an excuse for a while. Sun Shunde, the eldest son, walked quickly to the desk and picked up a pen to draft the order for Li Yuan. He saw that the wolf hair was about to touch the end of the paper.
, he suddenly put down his pen again and suggested in a low voice: "In my opinion, Duke Tang still ordered the people to lead the new army to the fortress to resist the wolf cavalry. Firstly, it can pervert the request of Gesana and others. Secondly,
Then we can also let those wallflowers see the might of our great Sui army!"
"Such a sinister eldest grandson, Shunde, are you still planning to collect some more carriage fees from Gesana Khan?" Ma Yuangui shook his head and scolded with a smile, "This would be unkind to a benevolent person!"
"Why not? To be kind to the enemy is to be unkind to yourself!" Changsun Shunde responded with a smile.
"I agree with Lord Changsun's suggestion!" Before Tang Gong turned around to inquire, Chen Yanshou, the first counselor of the Li family, said that no matter what, Changsun Shunde's suggestion would do more good than harm to the court and the Li family. Although in this way, Xin Yanshou
I am afraid that the leadership of the army has been decided forever. However, the prince's specialty is assisting Tang Gong in handling government affairs. It is indeed difficult for him to lead the army in battle.
In troubled times, a family needs bears who are good at guarding its foundation, and tigers and leopards who can show their teeth. In this way, the family can withstand the storm. Li Yuan smiled proudly and agreed with the eldest grandson Shunde's suggestion, "That's fine.
, let Shimin lead the troops to walk around the fortress and return quickly. Don't delay our trip to Hedong! Don't add any more extraneous things. This kid, I didn't even notice at a glance, caused a stir!
"
"Yes!" Chen Yanshou, Ma Yuangui and Changsun Shunde handed over their hands at the same time, and then asked in unison, almost displeased: "Wolf Riding is a fake thing he sent someone to do. Does Mr. Tang need to point it out?"
"The tacit agreement is only limited to the few of us who know that other people guess no matter what, and no one admits it!" Li Yuan thought for a while and decided.
"The Second Young Master's move is unbelievable. It's hard for others to guess. Even we, if we hadn't read the family letters sent back by the Second Young Master, would probably have been kept in the dark!" Sun Shunde, the eldest son, nodded and said to himself with emotion.
After all, this generation is getting old. If you are not convinced, this world belongs to the younger generation, and the future of Li Mansion will also be created by the new generation. Mentioning the family letter, he remembered another important thing and walked towards Li Yuan.
After a few steps, he asked solemnly: "The second young master also mentioned the marriage between Qi'er and Zhong Jian in his letter. Zhong Jian has become famous now. Since your Excellency also had this intention back then, why not put the marriage on the agenda as soon as possible?"
"Yes, Zhong Jian is a loyal and honest man, and he also knows how to repay kindness. It turns out that his family background is indeed a bit poor, but in the past few years, he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, and he is waiting for a title. I heard that he just followed Mr. Zhang in November last year.
After surrendering Zuo Xiaoyou, in December, together with Qin Shubao and others, he defeated the Hebei giant Lu Mingyue. It is said that His Majesty was very surprised when he heard about it, and was considering adding him to the title!" Ma Yuangui's opinion was rarely consistent with that of Changsun Shunde.
Once, instead of rejecting the other party's proposal, he enthusiastically expressed his gratitude to Li Xu.
The army of Qijun defeated Lu Mingyue, which was an exciting feat that happened at the end of last year. At that time, Zhang Xutuo and his generals were fighting fiercely with Zuo Xiaoyou in Donglai County. Lu Mingyue learned that Qijun was empty and led him to
The soldiers crossed the Yellow River and captured the territory of Qi County on the edge of the Yellow River. Zhu A's thief originally planned to take advantage of Zhang Xutuo's inability to return reinforcements, but who knew that after these two years of fighting, Pei, the governor of Qi County,
Cao Cao became bolder and sent people to ask Zhang Xutuo for help. At the same time, he rushed to the edge of Jishui with five thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people who were left behind in Licheng, and confronted the bandits across the river.
After Zhang Xutuo made an emergency landing at Zuo Xiaoyou, he ordered Dugu Lin to lead the infantry to slow down the squadron. He, Li Xu, Qin Shubao, and Luo Shixin led two thousand cavalry to fight back at night. The two sides fought fiercely by the Jishui River for more than ten days. Because of the huge disparity in numbers, the outcome was determined.
Seeing this, Zhang Xutuo decided to use a clever plan to defeat the thieves. He summoned all the generals and said: "The thieves are greedy for our Qi County's property and do not know how to advance or retreat. If I retreat, the thieves will retreat when they see the army. Once they come out, they will be in the camp."
"Sure, if we attack the camp with a thousand men, we can achieve great benefits. This is really dangerous. Who can go?"
Li Xu, Qin Shubao, and Luo Shixin asked for a fight. Zhang Xutuo ordered Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin each to lead more than a thousand people to ambush in the reeds. He and Li Xu led more than 3,000 old and weak people brought by the old prefect Pei Caozhi.
Slowly retreating, Lu Mingyue didn't know what the opponent was up to. She thought she had defeated the world-famous Zhang Xutuo in one fell swoop. She was overjoyed and pursued them desperately. Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu used their old and weak hands to entangle the main force of the thieves.
Luo Shixin and Qin Shubao led the ambush troops to seize the opportunity to rush into Lu Mingyue's old camp and burned all the food, grass, baggage and camp. Seeing the fire behind them, the thieves were confused. Zhang Xutuo, Li Xu, Qin Shubao and others led the army to attack from front to back, killing more than 100,000 people.
The thieves were killed and the battle lasted until dark. Lu Mingyue only led more than a hundred cavalry to break through and escaped across the Yellow River overnight, never daring to look back south again!
Because the battle took place at the end of the year, it was only in February that the imperial court had a report to report the specific situation to the confidants in the Tang Dynasty in the east capital. The imperial court had already begun to discuss how to reward meritorious personnel because Zhang Xutuo
They have just been promoted, so this time the main focus is to confer titles. Li Xu's title is already County Count. If no one blocks it, he may be granted the title of Marquis within this year.
A country prince who had just turned 20 years old was worthy of being the apple of Tang Gong's eye anyway. So Chen Yanshou and others spoke out one after another, suggesting that Li Yuan should take action as soon as possible. It was inevitable that the marriage proposal would be late and others would take the lead. Unexpectedly, everyone had just started the marriage proposal.
Li Yuan was so tall that the joy on his face just now because he had received an elite soldier turned into deep depression. Instead of immediately responding to the words of several confidants, he remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "Zhong Jian is a talented person."
, don’t I know, don’t mention this matter again in the future! It’s no better than before…”
"Why? Does Tang Gong still care about those boring customs?" Ma Yuangui asked in surprise before Li Yuan finished speaking.
People in the Central Plains have a tradition of not intermarrying with people of the same surname. However, as the Jin Dynasty moved southward, Hu Feng's victory in various parts of the north was not only common among people who had the same surname, but also some aristocratic families with Xianbei and Xiongnu ancestry.
Precedent for marriages between people with the same surname
"Yes, besides, Tang Gong's family is in Longyou and Zhongjian's family is in Shanggu. Although they have the same surname and the same clan, they are far apart from each other, so they may not be allowed to intermarry!" Seeing Li Yuan shaking his head, the eldest grandson Shunde also stepped forward to persuade him.
The families of Li Yuan and Changsun Shunde both have obvious Xianbei imprints, especially the Li family. Although when the genealogy was compiled, the bloodline traced back from Li Hao, the king of Liang, to the flying general Li Guang, Li Yuan's grandfather actually had
With a resounding Xianbei name, the wife of the wild tiger Li Yuan, Dou, whose original surname was He Douling, was definitely a Xianbei person. As for Changsun Wuji, whose original surname was Tuobo, he was an out-and-out member of the royal family of the Wei Dynasty.
Yumai therefore had some words that it was not convenient for everyone to say openly, but they all knew that although Li Yuan had forced himself to have a cheap nephew because of his talent, in fact, the Li Yuan family and the Li Xu family were not close relatives connected by blood.
I’m afraid I can’t even count the family from five hundred years ago.
"Oh, Shunde, the situation now is different from before!" Li Yuan shook his head and sighed to answer the thoughts of his fourth daughter. How could he, a father, not know that since the family decided to marry her to Li Xu two years ago, this
The sensible daughter has placed all her heart on her husband's family. For more than two years, Zhen'er has clearly understood Li Xu's every move. Since ancient times, beauties love heroes, not to mention that heroes are young. Now, Zhen'er has a deep love for Zhong.
The strong feelings are probably ten times stronger than Wan'er's ignorant affection back then!
But as a father, he had to go back on his word, just because the Li family now is not the Li family then, and the Li Xu now is no longer the Li Xu he was then.
"Wasn't it Tang Gong who was the first to dig out Zhong Jian from the food guard army?" Considering the overall situation, Chen Yanshou also stepped forward to persuade him politely, "Zhong Jian is a pillar of talent, and he is such a beautiful jade. How could it be that Tang
Can you bear to be snatched away by them?"
Li Xu was both wise and brave, and had a deep connection with Tang Gongfu. It was a good time to get married. In Chen Yanshou's mind, another benefit that this marriage might bring was to maintain the relationship between the next generation of Tang Gongfu.
The relationship between Li Xu and Jiancheng was good at that time. If he is included in the Tang Gong family, his bravery can be used to suppress Li Shimin's edge. In this way, not only can the Li family remain safe and sound when Tang Gong is alive, but even if Tang Gong is alive in the future,
A hundred years later, the Li family can still thrive
"Alas!" Seeing that no one under his command understood his difficulties, Li Yuan sighed and slowly explained: "You don't understand. At that time, Zhong Jian had not yet become famous, so he married Qi'er to him. Even though it was a marriage of the same surname, it was not
It won’t attract too many people’s attention. But now,” he couldn’t help but shake his head as he spoke, “Now, Zhongjian has become famous in Eastern Xia! Even if he doesn’t think that Qier is a concubine, this marriage is between himself and others.
Is the family responsible for the master’s responsibility?”
Hearing this, Chen Yanshou, Ma Yuangui, and Changsun Shunde couldn't help but sigh at the same time. For a long time, they were speechless. The troubled times have come. The Li family is pursuing the principle of marrying with the strong to protect itself. How can other families not see this?
The situation is that Li Xu is both wise and brave, he is loyal, and he does not have his own family. No matter whose family marries his daughter, it is tantamount to recruiting a capable person to enter the family. The interests of both families will never conflict. Such a marriage is not so much about marrying a daughter.
, it is better to say that you are marrying a son-in-law
The families have not taken any action until now. I am afraid that the main reason is that it is difficult to decide how much "dowry" to give, rather than turning a blind eye to this young military commander who has just emerged. In this case, how can the Tang Gong family send someone to propose marriage? There must be many people jumping at the question.
come out to interfere
The fact that both parties have the same surname is just one of the very common reasons. The strength of the Li family, as well as the rumors among the people, are probably even more deadly. Even if Li Yuan has the ability to keep other families silent, Li Xu sees that
Would His Majesty the Emperor be happy if the Enshang who had known you back then was also willing to accept this marriage? I'm afraid, the imperial edict has already left the palace before the betrothal gift has even entered the door!
"It's just that I'm so sorry for Zhen'er!" After a long time, Changsun Shunde sighed and said. This time, he was no longer considering interests, but real favors.
"Fortunately, not many people know about this matter!" Chen Yanshou also sighed and agreed that it was already helpless for him to be a concubine. It would be strange if his husband's family found out that he already had a relationship before he was married, and his future life would be happy!
"When you get to Hedong and settle down, you can find a good family for Zhen'er to marry. She doesn't have to be a long-time official. She has a well-off family, good character, and can treat her well. That's enough!" Putting himself in his daughter's shoes, Li Yuan felt very uncomfortable.
Sigh, exhort
"This is fine!" Chen Yanshou stroked his sparse beard and tried to say a few words of comfort. Before he could organize the words in his stomach, suddenly, there was a crisp sound from outside the door.
"Pa!" A plate and several bowls were shattered all over the floor in the cold wind.
Note to drinkers: updated as promised, come to VIP tickets
