A slight white snow fell on Liu Fangliang's cloak, and he felt an icy chill. In the center of the palace courtyard, there was a huge brazier, and Liu Fangliang walked over quickly while rubbing his hands.
The baking of the brazier quickly warmed his body again. Some snowflakes on the ground were also heated by the brazier, and the snow water seeped into the gaps in the bluestone slabs, leaving little ice stains.
"Tianfa's second year, it seems a little colder than last year?"
Liu Fangliang murmured to himself. The Yulin athletes on both sides of the courtyard stood solemnly and motionless, as if they did not hear what Liu Fangliang said.
He laughed to himself again, and unknowingly, it had been almost two years since Brother Guo passed away. Last year, he had been ordered to fight in the north and south, traveling thousands of miles, chasing Hu Qi to the north of Yinshan Mountain, and saw many things before him.
A magnificent view that I have never seen in half my life.
"Emperor Taizong, would you like to see the scenery of Yinshan Mountain?"
Many years ago, when Liu Fangliang and Li Guo were still in northern Shaanxi, he couldn't remember clearly. At that time, they were still living the lives of border residents, or had they followed Li Zicheng in the uprising?
Liu Fangliang only remembered one time when he and Li Guo climbed up a hillside on the Loess Plateau side by side. The two of them sat together and watched the distant wind blowing, the yellow sand flying, and the flock of sheep vomiting under the loess slope.
, camel bells were shaking, and two penniless poor men or gangsters and thieves actually made arrogant wishes to the sky.
Liu Fangliang said that he wanted to get out of the Jiubian border fortress and see the world outside the border. When he was a child, he had seen the scene of the Mongolian cavalry attacking, so he also wanted to go to the prairie outside the border fortress to see those foreigners on horseback.
, what kind of life do they lead? And why do they go south to rob people in northern Shaanxi again and again?
Liu Fangliang stood up at that time. He walked unsteadily and one foot got stuck in the loess, but he still sang to himself, singing some Qin opera that only Shaanxi people can understand.
Today, Liu Guogong has forgotten what Li Guo said at that time, but he remembers that Emperor Taizong patted his shoulder, clenched his right hand into a fist and hit his chest.
Liu Fangliang still feels particularly heartbroken when recalling that reassuring sense of trust.
"...Has Duke Liu Guo arrived?"
The wooden door of the palace study room was gently pushed open by the guard, and Li Laiheng walked out wearing a round-necked coat with a dragon pattern and a furry bearskin sleeve covering half of his arms.
Six or seven palace officials were closely following the emperor, but after seeing Liu Fangliang, the emperor walked faster and faster, and finally broke into a trot.
"His Majesty……!"
Just as Liu Fangliang was about to kneel down on one knee and bow his head, his arms were lifted up by Li Laiheng who was running towards him.
"Last year, the Duke went to the fortress to search for traps, and made great achievements that would leave a name in history. A hundred or a thousand years later, maybe I will just be the emperor Dezong, Xianzong, and Xiaozong who are familiar in history books, but the country's
The Duke and Qing will become a famous general comparable to Wei Huo.
Alas, I am a little jealous. I am jealous that I cannot ride with the Duke on the grasslands of Monan. I am jealous that I cannot send troops to Shuomo with the Duke to see the fishing sea where Lan Yu has been."
Liu Fangliang smiled and said: "I have never been to such a distant place in the far north. Although I marched thousands of miles this time to search for traps, I did not reach the Mobei grassland as far north as possible. Compared with the famous generals of the Han, Tang and early Ming dynasties, this is really
It's thousands of miles away, and it's nothing compared to the blue jade. How can I look at the back of Wei Huo's neck?"
The weather today was a bit cold and it was snowing lightly, but Li Laiheng was not in a hurry to welcome Liu Fangliang into the study. He caught a small piece of broken snowflake and let it melt into the palm of his hand.
Li Laiheng opened his arms, with his back to Liu Fangliang and facing the palace gate:
"Master Liu, Duke Liu! We are all still young, and God has left us enough time to create a great cause that can rival the Han and Tang dynasties.
Since the fall of Manchuria, the tribes of Eastern Mongolia have been leaderless, attacking each other and fighting on their own. On the fertile Monan grassland, not even a tribal force with more than 3,000 tents no longer exists.
Since ancient times, the imperial power has never declined like this. This is the time for heroes to use force. Wei Huo's achievements will be accomplished by the Dashun Army in the next few years, ten years, and decades.
From Binghai in the north to Congling in the west, where the soldiers of the Han and Tang dynasties have been, the Dashun army should also go there."
Liu Fangliang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, don't forget why the Dashun Army raised the army. Emperor Taizu raised the army of benevolence and righteousness just for a few common people. The Dashun Army was not to spread the power of the emperor to the world, but to enable all people in the world to live in peace and stability.
A leisurely life.
Otherwise, if we wantonly send out unknown troops and launch military campaigns, wouldn't we be following in the footsteps of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty?
Your Majesty is a man of genius, and if you have talent from heaven, you must understand this."
Li Laiheng nodded repeatedly. After humming a few times, he waved his hand and ordered the palace officials to take Liu Fangliang to the study. He also ordered the palace officials to prepare soup and food, and to make some hot tea and bring it over.
"I understand it all, I understand it all. I understand all these truths, but now in the court, only Master Liu is still so outspoken." Li Laiheng said with emotion, "The Dashun Army will not recruit unknown troops, nor will they leave.
The road of military violence. You see, the battle of Korea is imminent, how can it be called nameless?
It is morally right to save friends and preserve the country. It is also true that Fulin's son bullied others too much. Can Qing's country is so dilapidated that he dares to provoke Dashun. It is really a right way to die."
Li Laiheng's dictatorship has become very obvious, so of course few courtiers dare to touch this bad luck. Although Li Laiheng's reign name is "Tianfa", it is based on Dong Zhongshu's theory of restoration in the Western Han Dynasty.
"Spring and Autumn Fanlu" contains: "The way of Spring and Autumn is to follow the heaven and learn from the ancients... If you don't understand the ancestors, you can't bring peace to the world."
It is believed that the way of the former kings is the "rule" of the world, and it cannot be violated by the sage's law and heaven, and the sage's law and sage. This is the "big number" in governing chaos, and the truth that can be understood in ancient and modern times. Therefore, in the world of "Spring and Autumn", "good old ways"
, ridiculed Yi Chang, and wanted to follow the example of the king before him."
The word "Tianfa" is taken from the phrase "Follow heaven and follow the ancient laws".
But all the ministers and ministers in the DPRK knew very well that following the ancient times and restoring ancient times was definitely not what the emperor wanted.
In fact, in Li Laiheng's view, not only "ancient" is not enough, but "heaven" is not enough.
He took the reign title "Tianfa" just to appease the former ministers, to show that he was an emperor who loved and supported Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism, and to show that his governance would definitely abide by the Confucian law of benevolence.
In addition, Li Laiheng expressed to the world that he respected the two ancestors of the emperors, Li Zicheng and Li Guo, Taizu and Prime Minister Taizu.
But when the situation stabilized and Li Laiheng really wanted to make drastic changes in national affairs, he would naturally find that "changes in nature are not enough to fear, ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and people's words are not enough to show mercy."
Liu Fangliang had just sat down in the study. He drank the venison soup sent by the palace servants with a spoon. Before his stomach was warm, Li Laiheng asked:
"Master Liu, how do you think Dashun should use its troops in the Korean War?"
Liu Fangliang pondered for a while: "...Has your Majesty confirmed that he will launch an army to attack Liao soon?"
Li Laiheng clapped his hands: "Daishan captured North Korea and captured the feudal lord. I heard that the Manchus also planned to move the capital to Seoul. This is different from the year of Bingzi. They made it clear that they wanted to occupy North Korea for a long time!
How can I bear it? Should I just sit back and watch the Donglu troops stationed in Korea and regain their strength? In the future, there will be another Goguryeo, which will definitely harm future generations for hundreds of years.
We must bear the temporary fatigue and send troops quickly to completely annihilate this thief."
"Since Your Majesty is determined, I am willing to be the vanguard in conquering the Liao Dynasty."
Li Laiheng thought about this problem, but he still said: "Master Liu spent the whole last year fighting in the north and south. I don't want you to be exhausted. I can let Yuan Zongdi come as the vanguard of Liao Dynasty, or I can let Liu Tichun come."
, or Chen Yongfu, Li Shiwei can also do it, there is no need for Master Liu to lead the army personally."