A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 151
Xianyang City.

One of the nine counties of Yongzhou in the Tang Dynasty, it faces Chang'an across the Weihe River.

Xianyang in Tang Dynasty is not Xianyang in Qin Dynasty. The county was abolished in the Sui Dynasty, and Jingyang County was re-divided in the early Tang Dynasty. Baoqiao was first built and then moved to Duyou. This was the Duyou Pavilion in the Qin Dynasty, and it was also the place where Bai Qi, a famous general, was ordered to commit suicide.

But at this time, under the flickering firelight, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, was excitedly standing on the top of this small city, looking at the night.

Tonight's raid was a great success.

Qin Qiong, Xie Shufang, Feng Li, Li Mengchang, Gongsun Wuda, Zhang Shigui, and Zhou Shaofan are all fiercer than each other.

"This palm thunder is really amazing." Li Shimin praised him, and tonight he also threw four palm mines and beheaded three Turkic generals.

The excitement of this meeting has not yet passed. Since Hebei pacified Liu Heita, Li Shimin has basically never really commanded the army. Li Yuan is very careful not to give him a chance.In the later times, the troops were commanded, and they were basically just in command.

Zhang Shigui, the governor of Xinye County, also admired Zhang Xinlei. This man, whose real name is Zhang Huyou, changed his name to Shigui after he made a fortune, and his hometown is also Hedong. He is half of Huaiyu's hometown. His use of Zhang Xinlei is effective I am also very satisfied, "I can't stop once I throw it, it's exciting!"

"Hahaha!"

The heads of three Turkic generals were stuck on the spears and stood on the head of Xianyang City. Li Shimin was very satisfied with the three Turkic heads he had cut off himself.

"Send it to Xieli in the morning!"

Excited, Li Shimin called Huaiyu to him, "Zongxinlei will be of great use tonight, Huaiyu deserves credit, tell me, what reward you want, Gu will agree to it tonight."

Huaiyu was also very excited, he could understand Li Shimin's mood at the moment, Jieli was too deceitful, before Li Shimin was about to ascend the throne, no one could bear to shit on his neck, especially for a young and promising man like him By.

Li Shimin has been enduring these days, and it is probably very uncomfortable to suppress it. Tonight's [-] nonsense finally made Li Shimin vent his anger.

Li Shimin was also excited, and directly said what he wanted to reward.

Everyone looked at Wu Huaiyu with envious eyes. You are not joking, as long as Wu Huaiyu is not too much, the prince will never break his promise.

"This is all a matter of the minister's duty, as it should be."

"If you want to mention it, you can mention it. After passing this village, there will be no such shop." Li Shimin laughed.

Huaiyu thought for a while, and then said: "My father was originally the brigade commander of Yuan Cong's forbidden army. Last year, after he was [-], he asked my elder brother to take over to join the forbidden army. My father suffered a leg injury and was disabled when he fought for the country in his early years, but he is still in good health. , I would like to ask the crown prince to transfer my father to the Shenji camp as an assistant..."

This request was unexpected by everyone. They all thought that money, silk and land rewards would be requested, but who would have expected this request to be made.

The practice of the Tang Dynasty is that officials retire at seventy, but those who are less than 70 years old, aging in appearance, and in poor health can also retire early, and they are generally praised and appreciated.And if you are old, poor in health, seventy or eighty years old and still unwilling to retire, occupying a position, and eating a vegetarian meal in the corpse, you are often impeached for obstructing the talents.

Of course, those who are really capable can still hold high positions at the age of 80. For example, Li Gang in this dynasty is over 80, and he will continue to be in the dynasty with the addition of the prince Shaobao.

Samurai Ke is just over sixty years old, and he is also a military officer. He is really not old at this age.

When he resigned early, he also wanted his son to succeed him in the Imperial Army.

"I've said it, and I've agreed to it. I've agreed to this small request. What's more, the court is employing people right now. Your father Yuan Cong, the old brigade commander, has fought for the country for many years and is loyal."

Li Shimin thought for a while, "Conscript your father to be the order of Shenjifang,"

"You inspector, military weapons supervisor, young supervisor."

Huaiyu originally wanted to invite warrior Ke to join the Shenji Camp, even if he could still be a brigade commander, so that the old Wu could go to Beijing to reunite with his family. Now Sanyuan is not peaceful. He is still leading the soldiers in the countryside at an old age. It's not safe either.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin directly promoted him to be a young prisoner, and the original position was handed over to Lao Wu.

The son is above the father.

Lao Wu gave the order of the seventh rank, and Wu Huaiyu inspected and corrected the fifth rank of the young prison.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Thank you very much, it's Gu who wants to thank you!" Li Shimin stood on Xianyang City, looking towards the west under the night, "Jieli will probably be in a bad mood tomorrow, and his envoy won't be arrogant anymore in front of Gu, I believe Tomorrow we can really have a good talk."

That night, Li Shimin stood at the head of Xianyang city and did not go down, just stood there all night.

Qin Qiong did not fail Li Shimin, he was worthy of being the number one general in Qin Palace.

A night of pursuit.

At dawn, Qin Qiong rode his horse back to the city of Xianyang, and threw a man off the horse.

"Your Highness, I have captured the Turkic forward [-] Zahu Commander, and I will send Kang Sumi to your Highness."

Tangtang Jieli's close confidant, Kang Sumi from the Kang Kingdom, Tangtang Lifa, was extremely embarrassed at this time, even though he threw away his helmet and armor, he did not escape Qin Qiong's pursuit, and was personally beaten off his horse and captured.

He also had a cut in his shoulder blade that was still bleeding.

It was pierced by Qin Qiong on the horse.

"Kang Sumi, we meet again. I haven't seen you for a long time. Don't you come here?" Li Shimin laughed condescendingly at Kang Sumi who was in a panic.

Kang Sumi knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Li Shimin.

"Kang Sumi pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Shimin snorted. When the Li family first raised their troops, they formed an alliance with the Turks, and the Turks also sent Zhishiyan Zhishiwu and his sons to lead thousands of riders to the south for reinforcements. After that, they often sold horses to the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Jieli was only a establishment. On behalf of Jieli, Kang Sumi went south many times to meet and do business with the Li family and his son, and the two sides had a lot of exchanges.

After Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, he also conferred official positions on Zhi Shiyan and Kang Sumi.

Li Shimin and Kang Sumi are old acquaintances, but in the past, Kang Sumi was the representative of Jieli's confidant, so he was a bit domineering, but now, he has become a prisoner in front of the horse.

"Remembering the old love in the past, Gu will not kill you today, come and take him back to Chang'an for detention."

Li Shimin went out of the city and personally welcomed Qin Qiong into the city.

This battle was fruitful.

Even Kang Sumi, Tullifa, was captured alive, [-] miscellaneous men, Feng Li, Xie Shufang, and the others beheaded more than [-] people during the day, and at night, Qin Qiong attacked at night, and the thunder in his palm opened the way, defeating the Turkic camp, chasing and killing for [-] miles.

More than a thousand soldiers were killed, at least three thousand prisoners were captured, and countless cattle, sheep and horses were captured.

The rest of the more than ten thousand miscellaneous hus collapsed and fled in panic.

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin took Qin Qiong's hand and laughed heartily, "Qing Zhichang Leng raised his bow alone, and our monarch and ministers cooperated and were invincible. It seems to have returned to the early years when we were fighting everywhere, happy!"

In the afternoon, Li Shimin returned to Chang'an.

All the generals were wearing armor, and they didn't even wipe off the blood on the armor on purpose. Li Shimin rode into the city wearing armor.

The soldiers escorted thousands of Turkic captives, as well as countless captured horses, armor, weapons, etc., and even the more than [-] Turkic heads that had been chopped off were all inserted into the city by the soldiers on their spears.

This scene was very brutal and vicious, but it was also shocking.

On Chang'an City Street, countless people came out to watch and welcome them. Seeing such a bloody scene, everyone was not afraid, but excited and cheered.

Such persecution and bullying by the Turkic people has long been unbearable to the Tang Dynasty, but today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once again told everyone with his bravery that the Turkic people are not to be feared.

The loud Baiqi shouted all the way in the front, reporting the battle results of last night, the crown prince personally beheaded three enemy generals, and Qin Qiong even captured the enemy alive.
Killed [-] enemies in one day and night, took more than [-] prisoners, and [-] Turks invaded Weiqiao, [-] of them were wiped out, and the remaining [-] fled westward in panic.

This record is too beautiful.

The soldiers showed off their martial arts all the way and paraded through the streets for ten miles.

Li Shimin, who returned to the East Palace, still had something to say.

Summoning all the generals and schools from last night, Li Shimin immediately began to reward them for their merits.

There is no delay.

"Feng Li, you defeated the enemy yesterday and won the three armies bravely. You should record your first meritorious service. You will be promoted to General You Xiaowei, made Duke of Jingzhao County, appointed Governor of Guangzhou, bestowed with a hundred collars of gold and thousands of pieces of silk!"

The deposed prince built a confidant, and he thoroughly proved his bravery and loyalty in yesterday's battle. He attacked the Turks seven times in one day, beheaded seven hundred enemies, and was unparalleled in bravery.

The title given by Li Shimin was even more powerful, and the title made Feng Li kneel down and weep. His ancestor was the Duke of Jingzhao County in the Northern Wei Dynasty. This title has special meaning for his family.

"Feng Qing fought fiercely for a day and night yesterday, and suffered more than ten wounds. His loyalty and bravery are commendable. Qing went to Guangzhou to be the governor, and he also felt at ease to heal his wounds."

Xie Shufang was also greatly appreciated by Li Shimin, who named him the Marquis of Kangle County, the title of Champion General, the governor of Hongzhou, and a gold reward for silk.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!" Xie Shufang also shed tears. He was Yuanji's confidant at the beginning, and Xuanwumen killed Lu Shiheng, but Li Shimin didn't kill him, and now he is rewarded generously.

The Marquis of Kangle County is also very important to him. His ancestor was Xie Xuan, a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. , that is really a great compliment to him.

Wu Huaiyu stood on the side, looking at it in admiration. Li Shimin's method of winning people's hearts is really powerful. The man from Daling County that he was awarded before is the title of the ancestor of the Wu family. This kind of title of the ancestor is very important to everyone. meaningful.

However, he was a little puzzled that the two generals Feng Li and Xie Shufang who had made great contributions just now were released, and the governor of Guangzhou and the governor of Hongzhou were all in the south of the Yangtze River.

What is the meaning of this?

On the day of Xuanwumen, Li Anyan, who stormed Xuanwumen with Xue Wanche, Xie Shufang, and Feng Li, this brother-in-law who married Li Jiancheng to the Zheng family of Xingyang, fought to the death and refused to retreat until he was captured alive by Li Shimin. He was also a general of Zuo Tunwei Zhonglang, and he thought he was loyal and brave, so he was put in charge of Suwei.

Qin Qiong, Zhang Shigui, etc. also received awards, and Huaiyu followed suit and also received a rank of honor, a promotion to the first rank, and a pair of silver vases. Although he didn't do anything last night, he just followed Li Shimin all the time.Li Shimin personally beheaded three enemy generals, while Huaiyu only beheaded the second level, still a little Karami, but after all, he followed the crown prince's victory last night, and the crown prince personally rewarded him for his merits. This battle has won a lot and is more meaningful.

(End of this chapter)