Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 59: Benchmarking Li Shimin, the poisonous scholar recognized the master, and laid out the grassland
Li Hong listened to the system prompt in his mind. He and Bian Yu'er had a son who could be a match for Li Shimin. He became a little uneasy.

Although Li Hong knew that as long as he gave birth to enough offspring, Li Shimin, Li Jing, Li Cunxiao, Li Ji, Li Siye, Li Dingguo, Li Guangbi, Li Jiacheng...all the civil and military officials with the surname Li in later generations could be involved in the conspiracy.

But when he really thought that his son Li Hong had committed fraud against Li Shimin, Li Hong was still quite upset.

After all, that was Li Shimin.

The second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, politician, strategist, military strategist, calligrapher and poet.

Li Shimin joined the army when he was young and went to Yanmen Pass to rescue Emperor Yang of Sui. He initiated the Jinyang uprising and was appointed as the Right Commander-in-Chief. He was granted the title of Duke of Dunhuang. He led troops to capture Chang'an and was appointed as the Minister of the Chancellery and the Grand Master of Imperial Households. He was granted the titles of Duke of Qin and Duke of Zhao. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he led troops to pacify the separatist forces of Xue Rengao, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, and Liu Heita. He made great contributions to the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty and was appointed as the General of Tiance and the King of Qin. On the fourth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude (July 626, 7), he launched the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", killed the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and the King of Qi Li Yuanji, and was canonized as the Crown Prince. On the ninth day of the eighth month, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, abdicated and Li Shimin ascended the throne, with the reign title of Zhenguan.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, he was like a cheat code, leading the Tang Dynasty to soar and launching an attack to become the most powerful emperor in the past 5,000 years.

He listened to the opinions of his ministers and accepted their advice with an open mind. Internally, he governed the country with culture, practiced strict economy, encouraged agriculture and sericulture, achieved rest and recuperation, and made the country peaceful and the people safe, thus creating the "Zhenguan Reign". Externally, he expanded the territory, conquered DTZ and Xueyantuo, conquered Gaochang, Qiuci and Tuyuhun, and severely damaged Goguryeo. He established the Four Anxi Towns, lived in harmony with the various ethnic groups in the north, and was honored with the title of "Heavenly Khan".

Looking back on Li Shimin's life, his achievements and influence are far-reaching, and he is worthy of being honored by later generations as "the greatest emperor of all time" and "a wise ruler."

"Okay, not to mention anything else, as long as the Li family has Li Shimin, it can become the strongest family in the Han Dynasty!" Li Hong stroked his gray beard, his face showing excitement and deep joy.

Li Hong was filled with joy, but he also noticed that Jia Xu was looking at him, so he smiled and said:
"Of course we have the Li family's health-preserving boxing method. I will personally teach you, sir, and it will definitely help you live longer!"

When Jia Xu heard Li Hong's words, he was also happy.

He was not young anymore, already thirty-five years old. Thirty or forty was considered old age for a man, and he was really afraid that he would not live long and that his talents would be buried.

Hearing that the Li family had health-preserving boxing, this was one of the reasons why he came to Yunzhong to offer advice to Li Hong.

After meeting Li Hong, Jia Xu became more convinced that the health-preserving boxing created by Li Hong would be very effective.

Because it is really hard to imagine that Li Hong in front of him is already a centenarian veteran.

If you say he is a veteran in his forties or fifties, I'm afraid everyone will believe it.

Jia Xu was extremely looking forward to such a boxing technique that could take away the power of heaven and earth.

"Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe would like to thank the old general for teaching me boxing. Please forgive me. This Xu Jia is not my real name. Please forgive me for deceiving you!" Jia Xu bowed to Li Hong, but he said his real name and apologized to Li Hong.

Jia Xu felt that Li Hong was not a bad person, and after getting along with him for a while, he could clearly feel Li Hong's easygoing and polite treatment, so he was completely relieved. Moreover, deception cannot last long, so as not to cause a rift later, so Jia Xu directly admitted it to Li Hong.

"Haha, Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, what a good name. Wenhe used a false name to protect himself, and I naturally understand. Wenhe confessed to me again, which shows that Wenhe trusts me. I can only be happy, how can I be angry?"

"Today Wenhe has surrendered to me, and I have gained an extra arm, which is a great joy. Wenhe has also presented me with a plan to repel the enemy and to disrupt the Xianbei, which is another great joy. It is a double happiness, and we should celebrate it properly. Let's go, and have some drinks!"

Li Hong looked extremely happy and pulled Jia Xu directly outside.

Li Hong was indeed in a very happy mood!

It's not a double happiness at all.

In addition, the Li family gave birth to a child, which brought trouble to Li Shimin.

This is a triple blessing!

"Wenhe will listen to the old general!" Jia Xu said hurriedly as Li Hong enthusiastically pulled him out. He felt flattered. He could clearly feel that Li Hong was happy from the bottom of his heart.

Outside the door, Huangfu Song, Zang Min and the head of the Du family saw Li Hong and Jia Xu coming out and hurried to greet them.

Huangfu Song and Zang Min said to Li Hong anxiously:

"Old General, what's going on?"

Li Hong looked at the anxious Huangfu Song and Zang Min, stroked his beard and smiled:
"Haha, Yizhen, you don't have to worry. Mr. Wenhe is very talented and has a plan to repel the enemy."

"There really is a plan to repel the enemy. Great, then we can really return to Luoyang safely!" Zang Min said excitedly.

Four years ago, he was defeated and dismissed from his post, and was demoted to a commoner. Zang Min felt ashamed to face his fellow villagers.

This time, the great victory on the grassland happened to be entangled by foreign tribes. What he was worried about was that they could not return to Luoyang at all.

Then, if this great victory cannot be achieved, the effect of this victory will be greatly reduced, and how can we be completely proud of it?

Now that Li Hong has said that there is a plan to repel the enemy, there is naturally great hope.

"We have a plan to repel the enemy. Mr. Wenhe is a meritorious official. Let's welcome Mr. Wenhe today and have a drink when we go back!" Li Hong waved his hand and said to the delighted Huangfu Song and Zang Min.

"It's time to celebrate!" The two nodded and smiled.

Everyone immediately returned to the Du family.

On that day, Li Hong held a banquet at Du's house and summoned all the generals to attend to welcome Jia Xu.

At the banquet, Li Hong stated that Jia Xu was his clerk.

He also told Huangfu Song, Zang Min, Ji Ling, Yan Liang and others on the spot the strategy to repel the enemy.

As time was tight and the task was heavy, Li Hong assigned the tasks on the spot.

First, he dispatched the four generals Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Zhang Fei and Pan Feng, and set out in two groups. They all held Li Hong's order to be the General of the Northern Expedition. They could change horses along the way but could not stop. They rushed to the border troops of Youzhou and Liangzhou, and ordered the border troops of the two states to immediately disguise themselves as Wuhuan soldiers and horses, and attack the rear tribes of the Xianbei.

Because Li Hong was personally appointed by Liu Hong as the General of the Northern Expedition and was fully responsible for resisting and conquering foreign races.

Therefore, he could also command the border troops of the two states. If the border troops of You and Liang states did not obey his orders, Li Hong would let Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Zhang Fei, and Pan Feng have the right to directly capture the other side and forcibly mobilize the border troops of the two states to attack.

After assigning the attack and feint attack tasks.

Li Hong also selected three generals, Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min, who were calm and capable of taking on important tasks, to secretly send them to the Eastern Xianbei's Suli Commandery, the Central Xianbei's Kebineng Commandery and the Western Xianbei's Putou Commandery.

The three Xianbei generals, Suli, Kebineng and Putou, were all from powerful tribes among the three Xianbei tribes.

As long as the three people have different ideas, then the strategy of repelling the enemy will be activated.

Li Hong informed Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min that the Han Dynasty could promise to not release Tan Shihuai and support him to become the new Chanyu of Xianbei.

The Han could even trade cattle, sheep and horses for the other side's sophisticated weapons to enhance the other side's military capabilities.

The Han people's sophisticated weapons are naturally incomparable to the crude and shoddy weapons of the nomadic peoples of the grassland.

The temptation is quite great.

Plus the position of Chanyu.

With such temptation, Li Hong naturally didn't believe that these Xianbei generals would not be tempted.

When Xia Yu, Tian Yan, Zang Min and other generals learned about the strategy of dividing and feinting to repel the enemy, they were all delighted and their eyes changed when they looked at Jia Xu.

They all responded loudly and hurriedly, drank their wine and went to prepare.

Jia Xu watched as Li Hong never told Huangfu Song, Zang Min, Zhang Fei and other generals about the subsequent rebellion against the Xianbei and the strategy of intervening in the grassland, but only talked about the strategy of repelling the enemy.

Jia Xu's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly felt Li Hong's ambition.

Li Hong didn't know that Jia Xu had already vaguely realized his ambition.

After the banquet, Li Hong couldn't wait to return to his room.

"System, benchmark against Li Shimin!"

In the room, Li Hong couldn't wait to speak to the system.

Finally having a break, Li Hong couldn't wait to see what the effect of Li Shimin's golden entry: Heavenly Khan was.

(End of this chapter)