Chapter 22 The story of the stingy Yang Guang and Li Shimin
There was no moon or stars this night, probably because the clouds in the sky were too dense.
People can only light torches to fade away the darkness of the night.
Outside the county magistrate's house was a dense army, with torches and stars arrayed in an array, solemn and sinister.
Directly in front of the south gate of the Juncheng Mansion, the heroic Li Shimin was riding a tall horse, his blood burning with unknown passion.
This may be the fault of the torches all over the night.
Or maybe it's because of the upcoming battle.
Li Shimin stared straight ahead, intently.
His beloved horse was about to move beneath him, so Li Shimin gently stroked its neck to calm it down.
Li Shimin knew that it, like him, was eager to take this first step.
But Li Shimin also knew that the first step should never be taken so easily.
As long as he takes this step, he is an enemy of the imperial court, an enemy of the emperor, an enemy of the Sui Dynasty, and an enemy of the loyalty to the emperor and patriotism he has accepted since birth.
Li Shimin's hand holding the horse's rein was trembling slightly.
Is it a contradiction?
Do you hesitate?
Are you afraid?
No, Li Shimin had already eaten the food and became determined.
He wants to rebel, to revolutionize, and to change the sky above his head.
If we talk about when the grass of rebellion grew in our hearts, Li Shimin was the earliest.
Aye can't compare with him, and Liu Wenjing can't compare with him either.
In terms of the firmness of the rebellion, Li Shimin was the burning fire in the entire Taiyuan County. His father was also ignited by him.
The whole of Taiyuan will be set ablaze by him.
Li Shimin is not contradictory, hesitant, or afraid.
Trembling only comes from excitement, from a future that is full of uncertainty and too worth looking forward to.
When did Li Shimin start sowing the seeds of rebellion?
It is the eleventh year of the great cause.
It is the Yanmen Pass of Fenghuo.
It was the time when the emperor fell into the mortal world.
That year, Yang Guang decided to tour Beisei because the Turks did not pay tribute, originally intending to scare Shibi Khan.
Unexpectedly, he did not follow this trick at all. He led hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops to attack directly and blocked Yang Guang in Yanmen County, unable to get out without eating, drinking or sleeping.
Don't you want to pay tribute?
We are here, roaring with thousands of troops and horses, and we plan to take you back to the Turks, serve you with delicious food and drink, and pay tribute every day until you want to vomit.
Yang Guang was so frightened that he hurriedly issued orders and summoned troops from all directions to rescue him. The neighboring prefectures and magistrates rushed to rescue him.
That year, sixteen-year-old Li Shimin was drafted into the army, subordinated to the garrison general Yun Dingxing, and participated in the rescue battle.
Standing outside Yanmen Pass, Li Shimin contributed a suggestion worth recording in history.
He said to Yun Dingxing: "Since Khan dared to surround the emperor, he must have thought that we acted in a hurry and had no time to organize rescue. We might as well bring more flags and military drums. During the day, one person can hold ten flags and stretch for dozens of miles."
, in the evening we will play gongs, drums and sing a big show, as lively as we want, so that Shi Bi will think that we started with millions of soldiers."
This was the first time that Li Shimin, with the passion of his youth, led his men across the battlefield, served the country, fulfilled the dream of being loyal to the emperor, and sacrificed his life to join the army.
Li Shimin's dream was shattered quickly. Even faster than the failure of Emperor Sui Yang's expedition to Goryeo.
In the chilling atmosphere of the Turkic army at Yanmen Pass, and under the rain of arrows, Li Shimin saw an emperor who was completely different from what he had in mind.
Yang Guang, who was hiding in the city wall, did not have the emperor's calmness, the emperor's unrestrainedness, and the emperor's high-spiritedness.
A Turkic arrow fell in front of the throne. Yang Guang was so frightened that he peed and cried bitterly while holding his son Yang Gao.
There's no point in crying.
The rain of arrows kept falling, and the atmosphere was not harmonious.
Li Shimin, who heard people talking about this incident, secretly made up his mind - if one day, he faced such a scene, he would not be so unbearable, so incompetent, and so cowardly.
It's okay to cry.
Don't cry in front of so many people.
Li Shimin could only roll his eyes.
Is this the Chosen Son? Is this the emperor who commands thousands of miles of land? Is this the Holy Lord for whom he is loyal?
In the midst of the waving flags and the complaints of the soldiers, Li Shimin saw the emperor's humbleness and unbearability, and the emperor's unfaithfulness. The emperor's supreme authority suddenly collapsed in his heart.
Li Shimin no longer had the slightest fear in his heart for the behemoth Sui Dynasty.
Just at this moment, Li Shimin is about to face Yang Guang's confidants Wang Wei and Gao Junya, with only blood boiling and passion burning in his heart.
After storming into the Prime Minister's Mansion and seizing Wang Wei and Gao Junya, the sharp arrows shot out of the bow and could never be taken back - of course, Li Shimin never intended to take them back.
If you want to kill, kill as fast as you can, kill until the sky is dark, and never withdraw your troops until you win a complete victory.
Tonight is the first night, the first night to bury Hun Sui. The torches surrounding Li Shimin are about to ignite Hun Sui's foundation.
"Lang Jun, your troops are valuable and quick,"
Pei Ji, who was riding a horse and standing on the left side of Li Shimin, noticed the strangeness in his mood and suddenly said: "The night is long and there are many dreams."
Li Shimin's mind wandered back and he calmed down a little. He was about to issue an attack order when he heard Liu Wenjing on the other side say:
"There should be two awakened disciples in the county government. In addition to Tian Deping, the commander of the army, there is also the one who should be the one who sent the message to Liu Shilong - Tang Gong raised the army and aspired to the world. It is indispensable to have a special team of awakened disciples. I think
, if possible, try to save the lives of these two people."
Pei Ji said: "God knows what these awakened disciples are capable of, and whether they are crazy people. If you delay important events by holding back your hands, wouldn't it be like losing watermelons and picking up sesame seeds?"
Liu Wenjing said: "If you have the right, you only have talent in winter and you have talent in summer. If you only focus on the things in front of you, how can you achieve great things?"
Pei Ji said: "I'm just afraid that some people are too ambitious."
Li Shimin couldn't figure out why Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji were always on tit-for-tat and would fight each other when they met, so he said:
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and we adapt accordingly. If we can conquer the awakened disciples for Aye, it would be the best. If it fails, there is no need to force it."
At this time, I heard someone in the county magistrate's house say loudly:
"Who is outside the door? Do you know that this is the residence of the Vice-President of Taiyuan, the prefect of the county? In broad daylight, you openly gather here to make trouble and make endless noises. Aren't you afraid of violating the king's law?"
"Look up at the sky," Pei Ji sneered:
"It's already dark. Please invite the county magistrate to come out and speak."
The person inside the door said: "Who do you think you are? Call Li Yuan out. I would like to ask him if he doesn't take the Holy Emperor into consideration by being so presumptuous."
Li Shimin quickly guessed that Wang Wei was stalling for time.
Now that we have decided against it, any dialogue is meaningless.
Pei Ji is right, I am afraid that the night will be long and I will have many dreams, and I am afraid that things will change if it is too late.
Li Shimin drew his sword and moved forward, giving the order to take action.