Li Mu asked again: "The general just said that the prince's three guards only take orders from the prince. How can I command them? Could it be that this time to suppress the rebellion, the prince will also go?"
Hou Junji smiled bitterly and said: "That's true. I don't know what your Majesty thinks. It's rare in ancient and modern times for a prince to go to war in person."
Hou Junji's words contained profound meaning, and Li Mu also heard it. He glanced at Hou Junji and expressed his gratitude. In Hou Junji's position, it was not easy for him to remind him of this step.
This matter is by no means as simple as it seems, but if you ask Li Shimin at this time, you will definitely not get any results. Li Mu thought about it for a while, but he couldn't think of anything. The history he came into contact with was all about the fight for favor between Li Tai and Li Chengqian.
The rebellion of King Qi Li You was mostly mentioned as a joke, and there are no details in my memory for reference. In the original historical trajectory, Li You's rebellion occurred about half a year before Li Chengqian's rebellion, and the popularity lasted very short. Later, Li Chengqian
After being forced into the palace, all the attention was drawn away, and even the historian was too lazy to describe a few words about such a stupid thing.
The real situation is that we still have to wait until we get to Qizhou and adapt accordingly.
After leaving the Ministry of War, Li Mu entered the imperial city. He wanted to say goodbye to Li Shimin and then lead the army to go on an expedition. Li Chengqian was also with Li Shimin, which made it easier for Li Mu. When leaving, Li Shimin took out a set of armor and wore it on Li Chengqian.
on the body.
"This suit of armor was worn when I was fifteen years old and leading the army in battle." Li Shimin rubbed the scales of the armor, which were covered with slash marks from swords. Every trace seemed to tell the story of the bloody storm at that time. Li Shimin recalled from
After waking up, he patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder and said: "My son is thirteen years old this year and can already wear the armor I wore when I was fifteen. It shows that my son is much stronger than I was back then."
"Father—" Li Chengqian's nose felt sore and tears welled up in his eyes. In his memory, he had never heard such gentle words since his father ascended the throne and became emperor. His father seemed to be partial.
Many people only think about Qingque. At one time, Li Chengqian really thought that he was not valued by his father. He also believed that the officials in the East Palace were interested in his father. It was impossible to say that there was no pressure.
But seeing Li Shimin's rare affection for licking the calf today, Li Chengqian could really feel it. In Li Shimin's eyes, he cared about his son. The young man's chest was full of passion and blood rushed to his forehead: "Father, my son will definitely return in triumph!
"
"Don't be so aggressive." Li Shimin took Li Chengqian's hand, put it in Li Mu's hand, and said: "Everything must be arranged by your elder brother, and you must not act arbitrarily. Although you are the prince, you must abide by the rules and regulations in the army. Orders and prohibitions must be followed.
It’s necessary. If you can’t do it, you’ll never be able to lead an army in battle again in this life.”
Li Chengqian said solemnly: "My son must abide by the rules. In the army, there is only deputy general Li Yu and no prince Li Chengqian."
"Okay," Li Shimin nodded, then looked at Li Mu and said, "I will leave my two sons to you. Li Mu, please leave early and come back early."
"I will definitely come back before the end of the year." Li Mu promised. After a pause, Li Mu continued: "I am going to Qizhou. Although I passed by Luoyang, I will not go back. Your Majesty, please pay more attention to the affairs of Miao Territory and the Foreign Affairs Office.
.Especially all matters related to the Miao Territory have been written in previous memorials. Although I am good at it, I have no selfish motives at all. They are all for your majesty and the court. Regarding the affairs of the Tang family, I am just a little bit of my opinion.
.If your Majesty feels that something is wrong, you can discuss it with the princes before making a decision. Since I am far away in Qizhou, I will not participate."
"I will take care of these things before you come back." Li Shimin knew what Li Mu meant. If he followed his suggestion and the entire Tang family moved to Miao territory, it is very likely that the Tang family would become the king of Southern Xinjiang and the emperor of Tu. This is
Li Shimin didn't care much about the violation of the ban, saying: "I have never doubted Tang Jian's loyalty. But I can't bear it. Although the Miao territory is not small, it is full of snakes and insects and is full of miasma. It is different from the Central Plains."
Eryu. I was confused for a moment and demoted Tang Jian to where he was. Every time I think about it, I feel that I have gone too far. I want to catch an opportunity and transfer him back. I will communicate with Tang Jian about this matter.
, just rest assured."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Li Mu said this, he was about to take Li Chengqian away. When they reached the door, Li Shimin suddenly stopped them.
He looked at Li Chengqian, was silent for a while, and said, "If you are used as the vanguard to attack Qizhou City, what will you do?"
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, and from the look on his face, it was clear that he had not thought about it. After all, he was told to listen to Li Mu. As a deputy general, it was difficult to have a chance to be a pioneer. But since Li Shimin asked, he had to answer, thinking
After thinking for a while, he said: "First put up a notice to appease the people...?"
His tone was a little uncertain, and he glanced at Li Mu secretly. Li Mu didn't respond, so Li Chengqian could only say it again with certainty: "To appease the people."
"How to deal with traitors?"
A glimmer of light flashed across Li Mu's eyes, "Come on, come on, come on," a classic part of the palace battle drama, testing people's hearts. He couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian and thought, little brother, whether you can be the emperor depends on how you respond.
.
He wanted to help, but he couldn't give him much help. First of all, he didn't know what the standard answer was in Li Shimin's mind. If he wanted to destroy the traitors? Li Shimin might say, do you regard your brothers as traitors? You want to kill them.
Your brother? You want to imitate your father——
It is possible to find fault in this way, but if it is the other way around, Li Chengqian said that I must advise my brother and treat him well. Is it also a fault? Jun father, king father, the king is in front and the father is behind. Rebellion is a great rebellion. Whatever happens to the son, he will not be exempted from punishment.
ah!
So no matter how you answer, it's a trap. Whether Li Chengqian can answer it right or wrong is a matter of luck.
"This..." Li Chengqian was also a little panicked, but his thirteen-year-old IQ obviously could not have imagined that much. After a short silence, Li Chengqian said: "My son is just a pioneer and cannot make such a decision. Didn't my father say,
Do you want me to listen to my elder brother's arrangements?"
Li Mu raised his eyebrows in surprise, thinking to himself, this guy is good at passing the blame.
But Li Shimin smiled and said: "Then do this. You will be the vanguard. After the city is broken, let your elder brother deal with the rebels."
"Oh." Li Chengqian became happy, looked at Li Mu, and said, "Brother, I will be the vanguard, you can't let me hide in the rear."
"Your Majesty has a decree, and you must obey it." Li Mu also agreed. Li Chengqian jumped two feet high with joy, saluted Li Shimin with Li Mu, turned around and went out together.
Li Shimin watched the two people walking away through the glass window. After a long time, he sighed. Turning around, there was already one more person in the hall. It was Yuan Tiangang who had returned from Luoyang's "Yunyou" at some time.
"Did I act a little too hastily?"
"Your Majesty, you have been worrying too much. After many years of operation, once you close the net, you can achieve success in one fell swoop. There is nothing to be hasty." Yuan Tiangang only learned about Li Shimin's complete plan in the past few days, and he was full of admiration. He could have such a calculation.
And he was able to have a heart as solid as a rock. Li Shimin was worthy of being a great hero. Everyone knew that he was a great general with outstanding achievements, but they didn't know that his plans were also extraordinary.
"Those people in Jisi Hall thought that their scheme had succeeded, but they didn't know that they had fallen into His Majesty's trap. With the astuteness of the Marquis of Luoyang, they will not disappoint His Majesty's expectations."
"It's just that after this time, I'm afraid there will be another rift between me and Li Mu." Li Shimin sighed and said, "That's fine. When doing things, conspiracy and conspiracy are both important. Many times, planning is indispensable.
, Li Mu is not young anymore, it’s time to learn these things.”
"Your Majesty has good intentions."
Li Shimin looked at Yuan Tiangang and said, "My dear, can you divine a divination for me?"
Yuan Tiangang's job was to do this, and he said hurriedly and solemnly: "I wonder what your Majesty wants to do?"
"Look at the prince's behavior, do you think he is worthy of a great position?"
"This--" Yuan Tiangang's heart suddenly thought, how should he answer this? He said yes and no, no and no. Li Shimin seemed to see his dilemma and said: "How do you say the hexagram, and how do you interpret Aiqing?"
, you can do whatever you want, I’ll just listen to it, it’s not a lie to deceive the public.”
"Then I'll be brave." Having said this, Yuan Tiangang couldn't shirk it. He took out three copper coins from his sleeves and sprinkled them casually. When the coins fell to the ground, Yuan Tiangang knelt down to check, picked them up and said: "
The hexagrams are a bit strange, I dare not say anything about them."
"explain!"
"As the hexagram says, the prince does not have the destiny of being an emperor."
"Huh?" Li Shimin looked at Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang bowed in fear and said: "I just interpret the hexagrams according to the hexagrams. That's true. Your Majesty, everyone in the royal family has extremely precious fates. Most of the hexagrams I made are inaccurate, which is not enough.
according to."
"Yes," Li Shimin smiled and said, "Whether the prince can succeed to the throne or not is entirely up to me. How can it be determined based on a hexagram? If this is true, wouldn't it mean that man can conquer heaven?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Go ahead and let the bad guys sneak into Qizhou in advance. When the city is destroyed, none of Yin Hongzhi's family members will be spared."
"I understand."
Yuan Tiangang left, leaving only Li Shimin alone, looking a little lonely in the huge hall.
He picked up his pen and started writing on the rice paper.
After the ink dried, four big characters appeared: A lonely person.
Those who are kings are doomed to be lonely.
…
The military order was issued and the orders were banned. The three guards of the prince got the order and saw the tiger talisman in Li Mu's hand and Li Chengqian himself. They immediately accepted the fact that Li Mu was the commander-in-chief. This is also the benefit of the Fubing system. The soldiers of the Fubing system were loyal to the Tang Dynasty and not to the Tang Dynasty.
If you are loyal to a certain general, as long as the Tiger Talisman is there, there will basically be no problem of being transferred.
It was also the first time that Li Mu saw the so-called Prince's Three Guards. The Prince's Three Guards are divided into the Prince's Personal Guards, the Prince's Xun Guards and the Prince's Yi Guards. Its candidates are not selected from the imperial guards. Like Chongwen Hall and Hongwen Hall, they are all
It is to select the children of the ministers of the court to serve as the prince's three guards. The difference is that the Chongwen Hall recruits civil servants, while the prince's three guards recruit military generals. Everyone here has a background, and those without a background cannot get in.
Come on, it has been decided that the number of the prince's three guards will not be very large. This is also deliberate. After all, the prince's three guards are too close to the palace. If there are too many people and exceed the palace guards, in case the prince rebels
What to do? There are only 1,500 people. Compared with the tens of thousands of palace guards, they are not at the same level. They cannot cause any trouble.
Usually, there are about 800 to 1,500 people in one guard. However, each of the prince's three guards only has 500 people. The three guards together only have 1,500 people. With these 1,500 people,
People, going to attack Qizhou is obviously a bit too much. Therefore, Li Mu's Hufu actually has the authority to dispatch nearby Zhechong Mansion. After arriving in Qizhou, he can dispatch troops, horses and food nearby. These 1,500 people are sufficient
For use by the Chinese military.
The overall quality of this batch of 'second generations' in the early Tang Dynasty was pretty good. When Li Mu stood on the high platform and ordered his troops, the formations he saw were horizontal and vertical, just like the real palace guards. The equipment of the prince's three guards
, they are all fully equipped with bows, arrows, swords, and horses. Their overall combat effectiveness should be slightly higher than that of ordinary guards.
After Li Mu ordered the troops, the army set off and marched out from the east gate. The last time the army left the city, they fought a decisive battle with the Turks and fought out the west gate. This time they went out from the east gate. In addition, there were various rumors in the market, which attracted the attention of the people on both sides of the road.
Looking sideways, Li Chengqian was at the forefront of the team as the vanguard. Usually, there were about 800 to 1,500 people in one guard. However, each of the prince's three guards only had 500 people. The three guards put together were no more than 500 people.
It is 1,500 people. It is obviously a bit too much to rely on these 1,500 people to attack Qizhou. Therefore, Li Mu's Tiger Talisman actually has the authority to dispatch to the nearby Zhechong Prefecture. After arriving in Qizhou, he can dispatch them nearby
Soldiers, horses, food and fodder, these 1,500 men were used by the central army.
The overall quality of this batch of 'second generations' in the early Tang Dynasty was pretty good. When Li Mu stood on the high platform and ordered his troops, the formations he saw were horizontal and vertical, just like the real palace guards. The equipment of the prince's three guards
, they are all fully equipped with bows, arrows, swords, and horses. Their overall combat effectiveness should be slightly higher than that of ordinary guards.
After Li Mu ordered the troops, the army set off and marched out from the east gate. The last time the army left the city, they fought a decisive battle with the Turks and fought out the west gate. This time they went out from the east gate. In addition, there were various rumors in the market, which attracted the attention of the people on both sides of the road.
Looking sideways, Li Chengqian, as the vanguard, was at the forefront of the team.
Usually, there are about 800 to 1,500 people in one guard. However, each of the prince's three guards only has 500 people. The three guards together only have 1,500 people. With these 1,500 people,
People, going to attack Qizhou is obviously a bit too much. Therefore, Li Mu's Hufu actually has the authority to dispatch nearby Zhechong Mansion. After arriving in Qizhou, he can dispatch troops, horses and food nearby. These 1,500 people are sufficient
For use by the Chinese military.
The overall quality of this group of 'second generations' in the early Tang Dynasty was pretty good. Li Mu stood on the high platform and ordered troops. The queues he saw were horizontal and vertical, similar to those of the real palace.