Six hundred and seventieth chapters face the saint to recruit soldiers
In the tenth month of the autumn of the twelfth year of Tianbao, Li Siye led his generals and returned to Wuwei, Liangzhou. In November, he entered Chang'an with a large amount of property looted from the temple and palace of Qunu City to present to the emperor.
The Tang army gained a lot in the capital of North India this time. The Brahmin temple had accumulated gold, jewelry, spices and other properties for nearly a hundred years, and all kinds of treasures were looted. The property he transported into Chang'an alone amounted to twenty carts. These were
Among the trophies that were paid tribute were several Brahmin monks. I don't know if they offended Zhao Congfang or the elders, but they were also sent to Chang'an as trophies.
The person solely responsible for escorting the gifts was Yan Xiaosi, who was leading the carriages and horses ahead. Li Siye's horse team surpassed the treasure-presenting team and saw several Brahmin monks inside. He couldn't help but asked strangely: "Where did these monks come from?"
Yan Xiaosi stepped forward and crossed his hands and said, "Sir, this is what Zhao Congfang selected and sent from the Brahmin temple. They all have their own skills."
Li Siye stepped forward and asked one by one: "What are your skills?"
"Doctor, I am proficient in pigments and painting. I can calligraphy and painting of flowers, birds, fish and insects, beauties and horses."
"And you?"
"Doctor, I am proficient in medical techniques and can cure diseases and prolong life."
He asked the last man in white with a red face: "What about you?"
"I am proficient in the art of the house, which can make people indulge in pleasure without harming the body. Instead, it strengthens and strengthens the body. Doctor, you can see that I am deeply benefited by this method."
Li Siye pursed his lips and frowned, thinking that Zhao Congfang was so good at finding trouble for the emperor. He seemed to remember that when Wang Xuance conquered Zhongtianzhu, he brought back a Brahmin monk from Qunu City and presented it to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
He took a pill and killed the emperor directly.
Now that a monk who practiced Fangzhongshu for a while was dedicated to Li Longji, word spread that he had a bad reputation, so he immediately gave Yan Xiaosi a wink and asked him to get rid of this person.
Yan Xiaosi simply called two soldiers, took the Brahmin monk to a remote wilderness, and chopped off his head.
In the early morning, Li Siye led his team into Jinguangmen and went directly to Xingqing Palace. All the belongings in dozens of trucks were carried to the calyx building, opened the boxes and arranged them on the ground.
Li Longji couldn't put it down after seeing it. He walked from one end of the hall to the other, grabbed the belongings in the box and played with them carefully, then threw them into the box and said with a smile to Li Siye who was standing in the hall with his hands crossed:
"My dear, you have pacified Dabolu and conquered Northern India. You have made our army of the Tang Dynasty frighten the barbarians, and you have brought back so many captures to me. I should reward my dear dearly. Li Siye listens.
seal up!"
Li Siye folded his hands and bowed to the ground: "I am here."
"I will make you the king of Xiliang and grant you the kingdom of Shangzhu, with a settlement of 5,000 households and a permanent farmland of 5,000 acres."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Li Siye kowtowed to the ground three times with his head and crossed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this expedition to Dabolu and Northern India is all due to His Majesty's blessing and protection, and the soldiers are serving their lives. Feng Changqing, the deputy envoy to the camp, is good at using troops.
The commander of the Quiren army, Zhao Congfang, is stable and capable, the commander of the Longshuo army, Bai Xiaode, and the commander of the Shule town, Zhao Chongxun, all have meritorious service. Please be rewarded by your majesty."
"Okay," Li Longji stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You will write down their achievements in a memorial later and report them one by one."
"Here."
The emperor stepped forward and helped Li Siye up, pointed out the window and said: "It snowed last night, and the scenery of Longchi is just right. Why don't you, my dear, come with me to the Agarwood Pavilion to enjoy the snow and drink together."
"Siye accepted the order gladly!"
The palace officials held a canopy and followed the emperor, and Li Siye followed closely to the Chenxiang Pavilion. On the road, palace servants swept the ground. Li Longji raised his hand and pointed to the lake, letting him see the snowflakes on the lake, as if
Thousands of miles of plains, the sky and the earth are vast.
When they came to the Agarwood Pavilion, they saw the imperial concubine sitting in the pavilion, wearing a white fox cloak and white clothes. Her face was as rosy as the first blooming red plum after snow. Li Siye lowered his head and did not dare to look too much. He crossed his hands and
He saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Li Siye, is here to see your Majesty."
The imperial concubine nodded slightly, waved her hand and said, "Doctor Li, no courtesy."
The couple sat on the carpet opposite the raised desk, while Li Siye knelt in front of the desk a little further away, with a maid serving beside him to pour wine.
Li Longji and Concubine Yang talked about their daily life and drank a few glasses of wine. Concubine Yang stood up and covered her fox fur and said, "Sanlang, it's a little cold outside. I'm going back to Nanxun Hall first."
"Well."
Li Siye quickly stood up and crossed his hands.
The emperor was in a good mood and repeatedly encouraged Li Siye to drink. He also looked at the Longchi Lake and became very popular in poetry. He wrote a few poems with relatively smooth rhymes. Li Siye sat aside and praised him. He was not afraid of embarrassing the emperor if he made a mistake.
Our character is illiterate, and we won't blame the emperor if we praise him wrongly.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, the emperor seemed a little drunk and was leaning on the table. Li Siye rolled his eyes a few times. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to mention to the emperor about recruiting troops to expand the army and garrison troops in northern India.
.If he were sober, he might not agree, but at this moment, he was tipsy, so he just mentioned the matter.
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
Li Longji held the wine cup and said with a smile: "There is no harm in inheriting the business."
"Your Majesty, after I pacified Northern India, I still have an army in Qunu City, but Anxi's troops are insufficient. Therefore, I boldly ask Your Majesty to ask the Ministry of War to recruit troops in the Central Plains to fill Anxi, so that I can mobilize forces to station in Northern India for a long time.
One army.”
Li Longji raised his head and hesitated for a moment, as if he was not too drunk and could still stay conscious and asked him: "How many more people do you need?"
"We only need to recruit 20,000 good family members."
"So many?" The emperor pursed his lips with some reluctance, and asked after thinking for a moment: "You want to send people to garrison North India now, but where was the destination of Master Xuanzang's journey to the West to seek Buddha?"
Li Siye nodded seriously: "Your Majesty, that's right."
"This place in the west is thousands of miles away, far out of reach from the Central Plains, and it is not a battleground for military strategists. Why does Siye have to expand the territory to such a remote place. What I mean is that you might as well withdraw your troops and garrison Xiaobo alone.
Just follow the law.”
Li Siye secretly felt something was wrong. Even when he was drunk, his thoughts were so clear that it seemed difficult to persuade him.
He had no choice but to persuade from another angle: "Your Majesty, North India is rich and fertile, and it is not just what I presented to you. This place is rich in pepper and various spices, and the sandalwood couch that I presented to the empress two years ago is...
Introduced from North India."
The emperor still refused to nod and waved his hand and said: "Since Northern India is rich, we can make it a part of the country and let it pay tribute every year and come to court every year."
Li Siye pondered for a moment and then said something else: "Your Majesty, although North India is rich, many of its people are unintelligent, and their behavior and language are crazy and chaotic. Even their monarch has no power and no status. The real status is the temple.
The monks in the foreign country who rebel against the rules of heaven and earth will never surrender to our dynasty, so not only must we get rid of them, but they must also be stationed there for a long time to control them."
"So that's it," the emperor tugged on his beard and thought for a moment: "I can order the Ministry of War to recruit soldiers and horses for you, and grant you armor and weapons. But if there are 20,000 people, it will cost countless money and food. I can't set this precedent for you."
"Your Majesty, since we will be stationed in North India for a long time, the money and food for the army will naturally be prepared by North India. We only need to keep our troops stationed safely."
The emperor looked up at the top of the Agarwood Pavilion and nodded slowly in agreement.