People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 644 Father-in-law becomes an official and recommends Li Jingye
On the second day of the first lunar month, sacrifice to the God of Wealth and return to her natal home.

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"Wulang, Si Niang, Wu Niang, Xiao Guang'er..." Liu Jinyu stood in the lobby with a red face, and distributed a red envelope to his younger siblings, as well as a few nephews, as happy as a child.

Li Xuan stood on the steps beside her, her eyes were always on Liu Jinyu, she was extremely nervous.

She is pregnant now, any child here is not important, if something happened, Li Xuan didn't even cry.

"Okay, son-in-law, Sanniang is here to take care of your mother-in-law and a few elders, so you don't have to worry." Liu Yuanlang stood behind Li Xuan, looked at his nervous expression, shook his head, and said amusedly: " Let's go, Aye called you, there is something to do!"

Li Xuan's expression suddenly became serious, and he cupped his hands at Liu Yuanlang and said, "Here!"

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Passing through a remote courtyard gate, a secluded courtyard appeared in front of Li Xuan.

The water well, the stone table, and the weapon rack, on which are placed more than a dozen kinds of weapons, seem to have not been touched for a long time.

The door inside is wide open, the hall is bright, and you can see that it is full of bookshelves.

Li Xuan walked in with his father-in-law Liu Yuanlang from the outside, and saw Liu Rengui in a blue brocade robe on the table, with the words "study carefully, think carefully and discern clearly".

The brushwork is vigorous and powerful, the mountains and ridges are steep, straight up and down, like green and pine.

After Liu Rengui's last stroke was made, and the brush was placed on the pen holder beside him, Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "My son-in-law has met Yue Weng, wishing Yue Weng good health and longevity."

Liu Rengui raised his head, looked at Li Xuan with a calm expression, and asked, "Do you know the origin of these words?"

Li Xuan cupped his hands and said seriously: ""The Doctrine of the Mean": Learn it extensively, interrogate it, ponder it carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it earnestly."

"It seems that the son-in-law understands the truth here, but Shiro, do you understand?" Liu Rengui looked up at the door
"Only by studying extensively, asking prudently, thinking carefully, analyzing clearly, and practicing in a down-to-earth manner, can we truly achieve the ideal realm of knowledge and life." Liu Yuanlang stood at the door, frowning slightly, and answered cautiously.

"Huh?" Liu Rengui shook his head slightly, turned to look at Li Xuan, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think of my son-in-law?"

Li Xuan turned around and bowed her hands to Liu Yuanlang earnestly, and said: "Study extensively, you can ask questions carefully when encountering affairs and things, and then think carefully about the answers to these questions, clearly distinguishing the correct truth among them, Abandoning the incorrect things, and then down-to-earth implementation of the correct truth... This is a progressive relationship, not parallel."

Liu Yuanlang's pupils opened slightly, and his face was a little ashamed.

He has read books all his life, and his understanding of learning is not as good as his own son-in-law.

Liu Rengui sighed softly and said, "To know things and people, you have to understand one thing. If you don't understand anything, how can father be assured that you will go out to serve as an official?"

"Becoming an official, why, is my father-in-law going to become an official?" Li Xuan's face was full of surprise.

He had never heard Liu Jinyu talk about this matter. After all, his father-in-law Liu Yuanlang was not young, and it was difficult for him to have much future in an official position.

But now that Liu Rengui said so, it must be over.

But if Liu Rengui arranges, then how will Liu Yuanlong be arranged?
"The day after tomorrow, the imperial edict will be sent to him, and he will be appointed as the secretary of the sixth rank to serve under Zhou Guogong." There was a trace of worry on Liu Rengui's face.

Zhou Guogong, secretary supervisor, Wu Chengsi.

A trace of solemnity flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, he looked at Liu Rengui, and asked in puzzlement: "Yue Weng, why was father-in-law chosen as secretary?"

"It's not a choice. If it's according to the old man's wishes, it would be better for him not to be an official in this generation, but now, this is the intention of the palace, and the old man can't stand in his way anymore." Speaking of this, Liu Rengui felt a little helpless. Looking at Li Xuan amusedly, he said: "From now on, I will entrust Shiro's affairs to the virtuous son-in-law. With the virtuous son-in-law standing in front of him, it will be much easier for the old man to deal with it."

The reason why Liu Rengui was unwilling to let Liu Yuanlang become an official was because he himself could no longer take care of his son for a long time.

Although Liu Yuanlang was astute, he had helped Liu Rengui deal with many political affairs over the years, but the affairs of the court had always been cunning and scheming, and it was commonplace.

In the early years, Liu Rengui knew that he would not stay in the center for long, so he was unwilling to let Liu Yuanlang go out of office at will, because he was worried that if he was not careful, he would be caught in the complicated political struggle between the court and China.

But today's matter is not up to him to decide.

Liu Yuanlang's secretary, Lang, was suddenly appointed by the palace, and it was difficult for Liu Rengui to stop him at this time.

After all, there is an extra Li Xuan in front of Liu Yuen Long.

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"Is this someone trying to attack grandson-in-law through father-in-law?" Li Xuan saw the method at a glance.

Li Xuan has always been cautious in doing things, and will not be easily caught by others, so if he wants to deal with him, he can only start with the people around him.

Li Xuan has always been strict with the people in the Nanchang palace, so the only person who can easily catch the loopholes and have the opportunity to severely injure Li Xuan is Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Yuanlang.

Li Xuan looked up at Liu Rengui, and said with a wry smile, "This is a plan to kill two birds with one stone."

Liu Rengui shook his head and said, "I will trouble my son-in-law to take care of Shiro in the future."

Li Xuan cupped her hands helplessly and said, "Son-in-law takes orders."

Now Liu Yuanlang finally understood the danger behind this appointment. In an instant, he cupped his hands resolutely and said, "Aye, my son-in-law, how about I resign from this secretary?"

"Inappropriate." Li Xuan and Liu Rengui waved their hands at the same time, disapproving of Liu Yuanlang's approach.

"There may be sinister and cunning hidden in this matter, but the appointment must be made by His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven. If there is no proper reason, you can easily refuse it, and you will inevitably be hated by both Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven." Liu Rengui briefly introduced a few sentences , Liu Yuen Long finally understood at this time.

If he doesn't have a proper reason to decline the appointment, then he can only accept it.

Liu Yuanlang's face turned bitter. The first half of his life was because of his father, and now the second half of his life is because of his son-in-law.

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"Just stand aside and listen to what my virtuous son-in-law has to say." Liu Rengui looked at Liu Yuanlang and sighed softly.

In the early years, although he taught him a lot of ways to be an official, it was always difficult for him to put it in his heart. I hope he can make some progress today.

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan: "My son-in-law has been transferred to Honglu Temple this time, what's the matter, presumably Master Ouyang has already talked to my son-in-law?"

Li Xuan nodded and said, "It's about discussing the covenant with Silla and Wa."

Liu Rengui followed up and asked, "What does the virtuous son-in-law think?"

"As for negotiating with Xinluo, according to my son-in-law, you might as well open your mouth." Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Liu Rengui, with a sneer flashing across her face: "Anyway, Xinluo didn't intend to talk to me about anything, so you might as well talk about it." The bottom line is down to Maixiao City and Qichong City, and at the same time negotiate with the Wa Kingdom to lure it north.”

"We still want to fight." Liu Rengui saw Li Xuan's true intention at a glance, and then asked: "Have you ever thought about it, after the first battle with Tubo, no matter whether we win or lose, it will be very difficult for us to fight again?" Power."

War is never just about soldiers, logistics, rations, national power, everything is very important.

"Sun-in-law naturally understands." Li Xuan calmed down, then looked at Liu Rengui and said, "But Yue Weng believes that our army has a certain chance of winning this battle against Tubo."

With one sentence, Li Xuan directly revealed his true thoughts to Liu Rengui.

Once the Tubo War is difficult to win, in order to divert the attention of the upper and lower levels, Silla is the best target for surgery.

Liu Rengui's eyes were completely solemn, and he looked up at Liu Yuanlang who looked shocked, and then said, "Today, there are only three of us waiting, my son-in-law might as well tell me why it is so difficult to win this battle, and what should I do if my son-in-law is in command?"

"Does Yue Weng still remember Huo Huoqi?" Li Xuan raised his head with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Huo Qubing?" Liu Rengui was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Li Xuan brought up Huo Qubing.

Li Xuan smiled faintly: "It is cold in Tubo, as my son-in-law knows, the Duke of Wenxi County has specially trained soldiers in the Northeast and Hebei, and in Mobei to adapt to the environment in the Northwest, but Yue Weng, no matter how the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty adapt, It is also difficult to be compared with the soldiers of Tubo, the weather is unfavorable, the location does not change, and the peace of the people is difficult. What can be maintained is nothing but the unity of the generals and the high momentum, but this may not necessarily be a good thing."

"Our army has thick frontal armor and fierce horses. If we can deploy cleverly and fight head-on, there is still a chance of victory." Liu Rengui waved his hand.

Even in the defeat of Dafeichuan that year, the Tang army suffered heavy losses, but the loss of Tubo soldiers was even higher than that of the Tang Dynasty.

"If that's the case, it's still on top of the grain and grass." Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui seriously, and said, "If the grain and grass can be transported to the front in time in this battle, then there is still a chance of victory in this battle, but if the grain and grass are wrong, there is a chance. The great non-river is in danger, so if you want to win, the frontline generals must imitate Huo Qubing's heart."

Huo Qubing, the champion of the Han Dynasty, and the general of the hussars.

Leading [-] cavalry into the desert, they went straight to Qilian Mountains. In the Battle of Mobei, they wiped out more than [-] main forces of the Zuoxian King's tribe of the Xiongnu, and chased them to Langjuxu Mountain and Guyan Mountain. Flee, there is no royal court in Monan.

Huo Qubing is flexible in his use of troops, and is good at long-distance raids, quick raids, large roundabouts, large interspersed, and annihilated battles.

But anyone who really understands history books knows that Huo Qubing's conquest of Mobei relied on four words, and he was eaten by the enemy.

There was also someone in the Tang Dynasty who imitated Huo Qubing and destroyed the Eastern Turks. This person was Li Jing.

Although Li Ji is also the God of War, he is not as numerous as Li Jing. It is even clearly recorded in the book "Tang Taizong Li Weigong Questions and Answers" that Li Ji's art of war was taught by Li Jing.

The Great Tang eradicated Goguryeo, and more or less used this method.

Liu Rengui is also a veteran on the battlefield, so he knew this clearly. He looked up at Li Xuan calmly, and asked, "Imitate Huo Qubing's heart. This is not something ordinary people can do. My son-in-law has also killed on the battlefield. Is this a move?" , can the son-in-law do it?"

Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui, finally sighed and shook his head.

A gleam of relief flashed deep in Liu Rengui's eyes, and then he looked at Li Xuan: "My son-in-law, who do you think is capable of doing this among the generals of the Tang Dynasty? Is it the Duke of Wenxi County or the Duke of Pingyang County?"

Pei Xingjian, Duke of Wenxi County, and Xue Rengui, Duke of Pingyang County.

Li Xuan's voice suddenly became low, and then said softly: "Among the people my son-in-law has seen and met today, there is only one person who can do this, and this person is the heir to the British Duke, Li Jingye."

　I have a toothache today, and there are a lot of typos.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)