Having been in Minzhuang for so long, he has some understanding of the Sui army system. A captain can have three brigades under his command, and each brigade can lead two captains. Of course, if he is willing to serve as a captain himself,
If so, this approach is blameless, but usually no one would do it, which would make people think that the pattern in brigade leader's mind is too stingy. As a personal soldier of the captain, you have the opportunity to contact all officers. In the future,
Once there is a vacancy at a position above the team leader, it is a common practice in the army to fill the vacancy with personal soldiers. Even if there is no chance to fill the vacancy for a while, the treatment of personal soldiers is much better than that of ordinary soldiers.
Zhang Wuwa saw that a great future was beckoning to him. He was very glad that he was bold today and dared to find his cousin in front of the camp. He was also glad that he did not bully his cousin too hard back then, at least he did not let him remember it in his heart.
What kind of hatred do you have...
Li Xu glanced at Zhang Xiu in surprise and reluctantly accepted the other party's choice. In front of outsiders, he didn't want to refute his cousin's face, nor did he want to give people the bad impression of "getting a little wealth means abandoning family ties." Although in front of outsiders,
In my own memory, this family affection is no thicker than the frost on the grass.
"From now on, Lieutenant Li's daily life will be taken care of by you!" Qin Ziying glanced at the cousins with interest and whispered to Zhang Xiu. Turning around, he brought the topic to the banquet again, "You two moments.
Everyone is congratulating you and General Liu at Wang Dahu’s village, go there early, under the emperor’s nose, we can’t make trouble too late!”
Wang Dahu's Zhuangzi is the same Zhuangzi where Li Xu and Liu Hongji kept their war horses when they first came to Liaodong. Although his family's population and land area are less than one-tenth of those of the wealthy families in the Central Plains, in a remote place like Huaiyuan Town,
This man is considered a wealthy man. Now the entire town of Huaiyuan has been occupied by His Majesty the Emperor and his Sixth Army Guard. These small officers in the Food Guard Army, who are as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, are not qualified to go into the city to drink, so they have to find a clean and tidy place.
A private family, leaving hundreds of money behind, would make do with setting up a few tables to make the place lively and lively.
After Zhang Xiu was settled and he explained clearly what he should pay attention to in the food protection army, Li Xu rode out of the camp gate alone. It was already a little late, so he rode very fast, almost in the blink of an eye.
In a short time, the camp was left behind, and the people and horses melted into the gorgeous sunset at the same time.
For the border areas outside the Great Wall, March is still the early spring season. The evening breeze is a bit cold, forcing people to tighten the thin felt more than the silk ribbon on their shoulders again and again. The sunset in the sky is as bright as salted egg yolk.
The sun's rays warmed my face and hands, and I always had the urge to drop all my clothes and embrace the spring scenery naked.
Proud of spring breeze, this word is the most appropriate to describe Li Xu's current mood. He became a school captain at the age of sixteen. In the entire Shanggu County throughout the history, almost no second civilian boy has been able to do this. In the past, he looked down on his companions, and now he has become a captain.
He rushed to the door to ask for help, and that little bit of work was almost the effort of his own hands. Thinking of his cousin's expression of tears of gratitude, he couldn't help but feel a little carried away, so much so that he turned a deaf ear to the violent ringing of the horse bell next to him.
"Boy, it looks like you are very happy?" A sour voice suddenly sounded next to him, scaring Li Xu into shivering.
While holding the hilt of the knife, Li Xu clearly saw the man next to him who was trying to ride a horse alongside him. He had a slim figure, a long waist, a handsome face, and long eyebrows. Under the long eyelashes, a pair of big eyes shone brightly, making people look at him at first sight.
You know he is a top-notch smart man.
"I've seen the Prince Consort Commander!" Li Xu gently took the reins and bowed his hands in salute. He remembered this person's name. When he met with His Majesty the Emperor in the morning, this person was standing at the end of the civil service team. Among a large number of civil servants, He was the most handsome and suave. The elegance in his speech and behavior made Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of Tang Gong, who was known for his elegance, eclipse.
"It's not like I'm above the court, why do you call me an official?" The visitor gently knocked on the horse's belly so that the horse could keep up with the speed of the black wind. Judging from the beads of sweat on the tip of his nose and forehead, This chase exhausted him quite a lot. Telebiao was a famous horse on the grassland. Although Li Xu did not urge him to use all his strength, it was not something that ordinary war horses could follow easily.
"Master Yuwen, do you have something to do with the general?" Li Xu thought for a while and asked with some caution. It is not a smart thing to deal with people who are too smart. His experience in the past year made him warn himself this way. Besides, this smart guy He was born in the Yuwen family, the son of the old general Yuwen Shu, and the son-in-law of the current emperor.
"My name is Renren, please call me Renren brother!" Prince Consort Wei Yuwen Shiji didn't care at all about the respectful tone in Li Xu's words. He smiled and demanded.
"Don't dare! How dare you, the general, do anything random!" Li Xu shook his head gently and rejected Yu Wenshiji's kindness.
"You think you can't reach such a high level, don't you?" There was a trace of ridicule in Yuwen Shiji's eyes. Although it disappeared for a moment, it was still keenly caught by Li Xu.
Next, Yuwen Shiji's words stabbed his ears like a blade, "But you think you are Tang Gong's nephew, why don't you think you are superior?"
"Your Majesty the Commander-in-Chief!" Li Xu pulled the reins hard and held the mount. Heifeng, who was running on Xingtou, was very unhappy by the reins, and raised his front hooves high. Then, he let out a strong sound. of protest.
"What a wild horse, I don't know who has tamed it!" Yu Wenshiji ignored Li Xu's angry gaze and praised himself.
"Your Majesty, Prince Consort, please speak to me if you have anything to say. If Li has ever offended you, I am willing to apologize to you!" If looks could kill, at this moment, Yuwen Shi's head had already flown into the air. The man named Yuwen affirmed. Nothing good, Li Xu had thought so since He Ruolan ran away that day. Today, Yuwen Shiji's behavior made this belief even stronger.
"Before this morning, you haven't seen me, and I haven't seen you either. I was walking my horse outside just now, and I saw you running past in a hurry. I suddenly thought of a question?" Yu Wenshiji said with a faint smile, "In the case of Tang Gong Li Yuan With his family background, why would he choose a commoner to be his nephew? And this nephew actually risked his career for the sake of the Li family!"
"Your Majesty, Prince Consort, I am from the same clan as Duke Tang. This relationship can be checked in the genealogy. His Majesty the Emperor promoted me this morning because I have made some modest contributions, not because I am Duke Tang's nephew!" Li Xu's eyes widened and he emphasized angrily.
He did not rely on Duke Tang's power to be promoted. Although Duke Tang's support was important, he did do a lot of solid things in the food protection army. He hated Yu Wenshi and his eyes that seemed to know everything. I hate his self-righteous tone of voice even more. Compared with these, the disgusting surname Yuwen makes people much more insensitive.
"Really?" Yu Wenshi looked Li Xu up and down and asked in a low voice. "There are so many descendants of General Fei. Why did Tang Gong Li Yuan choose to recognize your nephew? Don't you think it's strange at all?"
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"I just wonder why the prince-in-law suddenly became concerned about you!" Li Xu couldn't stand the other party's cynicism and retorted angrily. "Why did Mr. Tang recognize Li as his nephew? Li has no interest in knowing. He only knows that Tang
My father-in-law is very kind to Li, and Li will definitely live up to his expectations in this life! As for what outsiders think, Li really can’t care about it!"
"Now you say that Mr. Tang treats you badly. Who said just now that his future is based on merit?" As if he was born to embarrass others, Yu Wenshiji continued to provoke Li Xu's anger.
"Without Tang Gong's promotion, Li would not have been able to enter the food guard camp. Without Tang Gong's recommendation, Li would not have been able to meet the emperor! This is a fact, no one can deny it!" Li Xu was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his chest was heaving.
"If the Prince Consort doubts Li's ability, feel free to give it a try. Li will definitely not let you down!"
"What, you want to kill someone if I poke you in a painful spot?" Yu Wenshiji looked around and made a scared look.
"Don't dare, Li Mou is stupid, he just wants to find a faster solution!" Li Xu was so angry that a trace of clarity emerged in his mind. Yuwen Shiji's purpose was to sow discord. If he was not fooled, he would angrily
It should be him. Therefore, no matter how many doubts he has in his mind at this moment, he must try his best to show his loyalty to Duke Tang. Only in this way, boring people will not be able to find a gap to start, and his conspiracy will not succeed.
"If everything in the world were solved with words instead of using knives, wouldn't it be possible to shed a lot of blood!" Yu Wenshiji looked at the continuous military camps on the west bank of the Liao River, and his words seemed to indicate something.
"Li hopes that your Excellency will dare to hold such high opinions in front of the Emperor!" Li Xu finally caught the opponent's excuse and counterattacked.
"The truth can best reveal the truth of the matter, but in most cases it doesn't sound good!" Yu Wenshiji shrugged his shoulders, indifferent to Li Xu's blow. "Just like what you said in front of the emperor this morning, and what I said to you tonight
What I said in front of me was all the truth, but it only caused trouble for myself!"
"Li doesn't dare to deceive you. Besides, the emperor didn't think Li was vulgar this morning!" Li Xu didn't understand the meaning of Yu Wenshi and the first half of his sentence, so he followed the other's example and shrugged his shoulders, retorting.
"If everyone fools one person, but you tell the truth, the person who was fooled by everyone will never be grateful to you!" Perhaps because he was at a loss for words, Yuwen Shiji softened his tone slightly and explained to himself.
"No matter what the adults say, Li will not be grateful to you, he will just treat it as a night breeze!"
"What if I told you that the emperor originally wanted to grant you an official position equal to or even higher than that of Liu Hongji, but changed his mind because you said you were Li Yuan's nephew?" Yuwen Shiji looked at him.
Li Xu asked with a smile on his eyes.
"Tang Gong was kind to Li. He is the king of a country and his magnanimity is beyond imagination. As for official positions, Li is young and will have many promotion opportunities in the future. Do you think so, Prince Consort?" Li Xu looked at Yu Wenshi indifferently.
And, his eyes are as clear as lake water.
"No matter how shocked you are in your heart, you must not show it on your face when the enemy is facing you." Xu Dayan's words echoed in his ears. Li Xu didn't know if he could do it, but at this moment, he decided to try his best.
It didn't take long, and he clearly saw disappointment on Yuwen Shiji's face.
"Little guy, I don't know if you are telling the truth, but you are much smarter than you look!" After being stunned for a while, Yuwen Shiji said angrily.
"Adults have said that the truth can best reveal the truth, and most situations are scary but unpleasant!" Li Xu's answer was full of Zen meaning.
"You little guy is very interesting!" Yu Wenshiji smiled softly, his eyes getting softer and softer, "I'm starting to understand a little bit why Mr. Tang wants to win over you, and why General Mai is so good to you!"
"It's better if someone treats you well than if everyone hates you. Do you think that's the case?" Li Xu also smiled and slowly released the handle of the knife. He found that to deal with people like Yu Wenshi and others, it is better to
The blade is often more effective when placed on the tongue.
"That's right, especially when you have value that people value." Yu Wenshiji nodded and turned his eyes to the city wall in the distance.
On the city wall, the sound of horns was already being drawn in the distance. The city gate of Huaiyuan Town was about to be closed, and the nobles who entered the city later would have to stay outside the city for the night.
"I'm leaving. I'll come back to you another day!" Yu Wenshiji hugged Li Xu and said.
"Be careful on the road, sir!" Li Xu returned the salute with a careless fist. The other party was older than him and had a higher official position than him, but he didn't gain any respect from him.
"It seems that the truth really doesn't sound good!" Yu Wenshiji turned his horse's head and ran towards the city gate quickly.
"Which sentence are you referring to?" Li Xu asked with a smile at the other party's back.
The sky was already getting a little dark, and the setting sun was trying its best to shine through the last ray of light from behind the sunset. The slang songs of the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition could be heard everywhere in the hundreds of miles of camp, one after another, making it very lively.
But the excitement belongs to others. At this moment, Li Xu has nothing.
Note 1: Uncle, an ancient honorific title for women to their husbands and brothers.
Note 2: Mai Tiezhang, a veteran of the Sui Dynasty. He was rough-tempered and loyal. He was a thief when he was young. He was caught by the government and demoted to a slave. He was given to Emperor Nanchen as an umbrella-bearing slave. Old Mai held an umbrella for the emperor during the day.
At night, he ran hundreds of miles away to kill people. After killing and confessing, he came back and continued to hold an umbrella. He was recognized and reported to the government, but the government did not believe him because he was never absent from work. Later, someone set a trap to expose the truth, and Empress Chen was reluctant to kill him.
He was demoted to other places. After Chen's death, he joined Yang Su's army and was promoted to general. Daye died in Liaodong in the eighth year of the war.
Note 3: Yu Wenshu, the father of Yu Wenhuaji. As an important minister who helped Yang Guang seize the throne, he attacked the Goguryeo general.
Note 4: See "Sui Shu·Military System".
Note 5: The six armies of the emperor are the inner, outer, front, rear, left and right armies.
Note 6: Gaoyuan, the name of the king of Goguryeo at that time.
Note 7: Three ginseng officials can see the emperor three times a month. Six ginseng, nine ginseng and so on.
Note 8: Since the Zhou Dynasty, soldiers in military uniforms have bowed their hands and stood in awe before the emperor as a formal courtesy. When I saw military generals in heavy armor kneeling to the emperor on TV, I really didn’t know that they were wearing more than thirty kilograms of clothes.
After Armor kneeled down, how could he stand up?
Note 9: The four counties of the Western Regions are now part of Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang. The West Sea is Qinghai, and Shanshan is near Lop Nur. In the fourth year of Daye, Yu Wenshu included the four places into the territory of Sui Dynasty.
Note 10: Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had strong schizophrenic characteristics. Sometimes he was courteous to the virtuous and corporal, and sometimes he was jealous of the virtuous and capable. He was able to strategize and send soldiers to defeat the Turks and Tuyuhun, but he was also confused and led to the defeat of Goguryeo. In official history, his concubines and children were all
There are much fewer than Li Shimin, and there are fewer private palaces than Li Shimin, but the consequences of governing the country are completely opposite. (To be continued)
