[Volume 1] The most burning fire in Taiyuan - Li Shimin
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There was no moon or stars on this night, probably because the clouds in the sky were too dense. People could 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 County Chancellor's Mansion, the heroic Li Shimin was riding a tall horse, burning with unknown passion.
This may be Man Ye Torch's mistake.
Or maybe it's because of the upcoming battle.
Li Shimin stared straight ahead, intently.
His beloved horse, White-hoofed Crow, was about to move beneath him. Li Shimin gently stroked its neck to calm it down.
Li Shimin knew that Bai Ti Wu was as eager to take this first step as he was.
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 that 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 and revolution. He wants 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.
Aye was all set on fire by him.
Jinyang will be set on fire 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 planting the seeds of revolution in his heart?
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. The original plan was just 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 horrified.
He panicked and issued a rallying order - "The damn Turks don't play by the rules, dear friends, please come and protect them."
Neighboring prefectures and magistrates came to the rescue one after another.
That year, Li Shimin was seventeen years old.
He was drafted into the army, subordinated to the garrison general Yun Dingxing, and participated in the rescue operation as a staff officer.
Standing outside Yanmen Pass, looking at the Turkic army surrounded by tents and the lonely city trembling under the pressure of the army, Li Shimin contributed a suggestion worth recording in history.
He said to Yun Dingxing:
"Since Shibi Khan dared to raid the country and surround the emperor, he must have thought that we acted in a hurry and had no time to organize rescue.
Although we have few soldiers and horses, we might as well bring more flags and military drums and hide them in the mountains and forests. During the day, one person can hold ten flags, and the army stretches for dozens of miles, as if there are soldiers hidden all over the mountains and plains.
In the evening, we will play gongs, drums and sing a great opera, making it as lively and lively as possible, so that everyone will think that we started with millions of soldiers."
Youth is like fire, and years are like songs. For the first time, Li Shimin, with the boiling blood of his youth, led his men across the battlefield, served the country, fulfilled the desire and glory of the emperor, and sacrificed his life to join the army.
Then, a basin of cold water rushed over, and Li Shimin's hot blood was quickly chilled.
Heart-breakingly cool.
It was colder than the defeat of Emperor Sui Yang in his eastern expedition against 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.
With the blessing of the Turkic Awakening disciple's arrow skill, 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.
Later, when Li Shimin heard someone talk about this incident, he was deeply disappointed and secretly made up his mind——
If one day, I face such a situation, I will definitely not be so miserable, so incompetent, and so cowardly.
Li Shimin secretly felt that time would give him a chance to prove himself.
Maybe one day, he will encounter the same situation as Yang Guang.
At that time, he would take the lead in riding his horse, stand in front of the army's formation, point his sword at the enemy's nose and scold them.
As for Yang Guang who was hiding in Yanmen Pass, Li Shimin curled his lips and had only one thing to tell him:
It's okay to cry.
Don't cry in front of so many people.
What made Li Shimin completely give up on the Sui Dynasty was Yang Guang's bad faith.
At the time of the decisive battle in the Autumn of Suffering, Yang Guang personally patrolled the troops and promised:
"Those who have done meritorious service in defending the city will be directly removed from the sixth rank without an official, and will be given hundreds of items; those who have an official will be further enhanced."
That is - if you don't have an official rank, you will be rewarded with a hundred pieces of silk and satin; if you have an official rank, you will be promoted to the sixth rank, and your reward will be doubled.
Yang Guang also continued to send envoys to express condolences to the soldiers.
The messenger had to make seventy or eighty trips a day, telling everyone repeatedly: "The Holy One has said that after the Turks retreat, the rewards will be in place immediately. Officials from the relevant departments will not be allowed to play with their swords and pens, slander everyone's achievements, and delay everyone's wealth.
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When the soldiers heard what the emperor said, they decided not to risk their lives to defend the city and kill the enemy.
Everyone worked day and night and fought hard, resulting in heavy casualties.
Even if he dies, he will drink wine, eat meat, and get promoted and make a fortune if he survives.
History once again proves that Jun Wu’s joke is the funniest joke in history.
Soon after, the Turkic army really retreated.
Yang Guang awarded the reward to 17,000 soldiers who participated in the Yanmen Pass rescue, and a total of 1,500 soldiers were awarded the prize.
Moreover, all awards were downgraded.
It was so low that Li Shimin felt that even the historians were embarrassed to record it.
And all the promised satins and silks were washed away.
At that time, Yang Guang was thinking about attacking Goryeo again. The majority of the soldiers were so indignant that they almost went to the palace to point their fingers at Yang Guang and scold his father.
Fan Zigai, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who stayed behind in the Eastern Capital and was later buried by thousands of people when he died, begged Yang Guang to abide by his previous promise and not to break his promise to the soldiers.
Yang Guang said: "You fucking want to win people's hearts!"
Why are you talking like this and not saying what you mean?
Is everything you said nonsense? It will be gone as soon as the wind blows.
It is said that Yang Guang's father Yang Jian is stingy, he only eats one dish for every meal, concubines are not allowed to use gold and jade, and the carriage must be as shabby as possible, but he is stingy about himself and others.
Yang Guang is such a guy, he eats and clothes himself well, but he doesn't want to give a little to others.
That night, Li Shimin was lying on the bed, and all he could think of was the image of Yang Guang lying under the dragon chair, holding his son and crying in pain.
Is this the so-called chosen one?
Is this the emperor who commands thousands of miles of land?
Is this the Holy Lord he is loyal to, even at the risk of life and death?
What a fucking coward!
Li Shimin walked out of the house in the middle of the night, climbed to the roof of his yard, and looked south in the distance, looking at Kyoto and the direction of Ziwei City——
The great Sui capital that was once surrounded by dragon aura and was so coveted is no longer out of reach.
The once magnificent and solemn palace no longer awe-inspiring.
Only one person could sit down under that square sky, and the golden throne was no longer shining brightly.
In the midst of the waving flags and the complaints of the soldiers, Li Shimin saw Yang Guang's humbleness and unbearability, and saw the emperor's renegade.
The emperor's supreme image collapsed in his heart.
For the Sui Dynasty, for the emperor, for the courtiers around Emperor Sui Yang who pretended to be peaceful and flattering, and for the Sui Dynasty army that could not defeat even the little Goryeo, Li Shimin only had disdain in his heart.
At this moment, Li Shimin is about to face Yang Guang's confidants: Wang Wei and Gao Junya.
There was only blood boiling and passion burning in his heart.
As long as he enters this county's prime minister's house and captures Wang Wei and Gao Junya, the sharp arrow will be shot out of the bow and will never be taken back——
Of course, Li Shimin never intended to take it 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 of burial.
These torches surrounding Li Shimin are about to ignite the foundation of Hunsui!
…
"Erlangjun, 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 meaningfully:
"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, a soldier who joined the army, there is another person who should be the person who sent the text message to Liu Shilong——
When Tang Gong raised an army, his ambition was to conquer the world, and he needed to form a special team of awakened disciples.
I think, if possible, try to save these two lives."
Pei Ji said, "God knows what these awakened disciples are capable of, whether they are crazy people or not.
If you delay important matters by holding back your hands, it would be like losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds."
Liu Wenjing said: "Just focus on the thing in front of us - we can only overthrow the county and Cheng's mansion."
Pei Ji said: "I'm afraid that some people are so ambitious that they will be killed by bricks falling from the wall."
Li Shimin couldn't figure out why Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji always had a tit-for-tat relationship recently when they had a good relationship.
However, the battle was just around the corner. Li Shimin understood that all disputes must be unified before the battle, so he said:
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and we adapt accordingly.
It would be the best if I could win over the awakened disciples for Aye.
If it doesn’t work out, there’s no need to force it——
If you trap a wolf with evil intentions in your home, you will get bitten."
At this time, I heard someone in the county magistrate's house say loudly:
"Who is outside the door!
It can be seen that this place is the residence of Taiyuan deputy governor and the county prime minister Wang Wei.
In broad daylight, you openly gather here to cause trouble and make endless noises. Aren't you afraid that you will violate the king's law and be thrown into prison?"
"Look up at the sky,"
Liu Wenjing sneered:
"It's already dark. Please ask the county magistrate to come out and hold the lamp."
The man at the door seemed stunned for a moment, "There are lights in my yard."
"A small oil cup, insignificant."
Liu Wenjing said:
"Jun Cheng, why don't you go out of the courtyard and take a look at these torches rising and falling like mountains and seas in the night?"
It’s daytime outside the courtyard, but it’s dark inside the courtyard.”
The person inside the door was silent for a long time, and seemed to finally understand Pei Ji's words. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said:
"Who do you think you are? Tell Li Yuan to speak out."
The person who spoke was indeed Wang Wei.
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.
"kill!"
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Note 1: The Zizhi Tongjian of the First Battle of Yanmen Pass is very detailed, you can take a look, it is very interesting.
Note 2: Everyone knows about Li Shimin's Zhaoling Six Horses. However, I checked some information and couldn't find which horse he was riding when Jinyang raised his army, or whether the six horses were in his hands at that time.
But among the six horses, Bai Ti Wu was his favorite horse when he defeated Xue Rengao in 618 AD. The other five horses appeared later.
The Dancing Horse time travel was in 617 AD. Based on this calculation, it is closest to the time when the White-tied Crow appeared. I used the White-tied Crow here. It was so hard to verify it. I have to show it off.
That’s it for tonight. No need to wait.
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