My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 99 How can a gifted monster beat a hacker
The regulations of the Military Academy were decentralized. After Su Dingfang received the regulations and saw the list of lecturers on it, he felt a lot of pressure.

Let’s not talk about the people here, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, or Li Jing.

Others are one level higher than his boss.

"The prince has treated me very well. I don't know how to repay him."

Su Dingfang was terrified and yet felt honored.

Pei Xingjian suggested: "General, I heard that the prince is also going to be a lecturer. Why don't you compile your own experience into a book and present it to the prince?"

After studying under Su Dingfang for many years, Pei Xingjian knew that his master's military talent was definitely not inferior to those of the famous generals.

It's just that you don't get the opportunity to achieve success.

The prince has only read a few days of military books, so he must have a blank in teaching now. The experience Su Dingfang offered is equivalent to helping the prince prepare for class.

Even if he was just reading from a script, no one could say that the prince did not speak well.

"good idea."

After Su Dingfang confirmed it, he prepared the lesson content for the prince overnight and sent it to the East Palace early the next morning.

Li Chengqian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

He naturally had his own preparations, otherwise how could he recruit his confidants.

"I will accept this experience."

"If there is anything unclear to you, Your Highness, you can always call on me for explanation."

"Okay, thank you General Su."

"This is my duty."

Su Dingfang has now completely taken shape as a prince. After all, this favor is too great.

Li Chengqian felt that if he dragged Su Dingfang along to rebel, he would probably follow him.

After Su Dingfang left, Li Chengqian picked up the military strategy experience and took a look.

It is indeed full of useful information, including many quotations from classics.

Historically, Su Dingfang's achievements were mainly reflected during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

He destroyed the Turks in the west, pacified Baekje in the east, and suppressed Tubo in the south. He traveled thousands of miles and "conquered three kingdoms in succession and captured their leaders alive." The countries in the Western Regions were frightened and surrendered.

What is even more rare is that Su Dingfang was still entrusted with important tasks in the last days of his life and was "the commander of all the generals." At the age of over 70, he silently guarded the forefront of the Tubo battlefield.

Later, he died of illness in the frontier and was enshrined in the Taimiao.

It can be said that since Li Jing's death, the title of the Military God of the Tang Dynasty has been passed to Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang's military capabilities are already very mature, and what he lacks is the opportunity to demonstrate himself.

There is another person who is similar to him.

in the afternoon.

Chen Yunchao told the prince: "The person your highness wants will arrive tomorrow."

"Arrange for him to go directly to the palace tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Highness."

This is Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui was born into the Hedong Xue clan and was a native of Longmen, Jiangzhou, Shanxi.

Jiangzhou is right next to Luoyang, only two states away from Chang'an.

It will take about ten days to go back and forth.
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night.

Baqiao Posthouse.

"There is a curfew tonight, so we can't enter the city. We will enter the city tomorrow morning."

"This mission is considered completed."

"Speaking of which, you are really lucky. I don't know where the Crown Prince heard your name from, but he actually asked to see you by name."

"I think from now on, Brother Xue will be appreciated by the Crown Prince. Unlike us guards, he will surely rise to prominence and rise to the top."

"See you then, but don't pretend you don't recognize me."

The leading East Palace guard said with a smile, his tone containing a hint of flattery.

He originally thought that he was a child of some noble family, but when he arrived at the place, he found that Xue Rengui's family was not only not rich, but also very poor, and they couldn't even have a full meal.

Of course, this is also closely related to Xue Rengui's appetite. If he had eaten as much as he wanted, he would have bankrupted his family long ago.

These days, when they eat at the post station, they naturally eat and drink for free as they are doing their job.

Then they were shocked by Xue Rengui's amazing appetite.

One person eats as much as seven or eight people. What the hell is this? It's like a starving ghost reincarnated. I'm afraid even a starving ghost reincarnated can't eat that much.

Bowls of rice were not enough, so Xue Rengui ended up eating from a wooden barrel.

People like this are scary to look at.

At first, the guards thought Xue Rengui had been hungry for a long time, but later they discovered that he ate like this for every meal.

In their spare time, the guards were curious and competed with each other in strength.

As a result, none of the three could pull the full Xue Rengui.

Not to mention the martial arts of boxing, kicking, and swordsmanship.

"I will never forget you brothers."

Xue Rengui bowed with a solemn expression.

The guards laughed and said, "Why are you being so formal? Go to bed early. We have to get up before dawn tomorrow."

"I saw that Your Highness was in low spirits, and I thought we had treated you badly."

At night, Xue Rengui lay on the bed, looking at the bright moon outside the window, with anticipation in his heart.

Xue Rengui was a child of aristocratic family, but unfortunately his family had fallen into decline by his generation and his father died early, so he lived a poor life since childhood.

Xue Rengui, who had been farming at home, wanted to move his own ancestral grave when he was thirty years old, hoping to bring good luck, because he heard from others that moving ancestral graves could bring good luck.

His wife Liu said that talented people should seize the opportunity instead of relying on luck. Now the emperor is personally leading an expedition to Liaodong, and it is the right time to recruit talents. You have learned so many skills, why don't you join the army and make achievements? When you come back after making achievements, it won't be too late to rebury your parents!
Xue Rengui thought it made sense, so he went to Jiangzhou City to join General Zhang Shigui.

Xue Rengui is now 28 years old, which is two years earlier than in history. Strictly speaking, it is more than a year, after all, the New Year is coming soon.

In fact, he wanted to spend the New Year at home before coming to Chang'an, but his wife Liu said that the prince appreciated him, and if he missed this opportunity, there would never be another chance in the future.

Xue Rengui then set off with the Eastern Palace guards.

"Will I really be appreciated by the prince?"

With this worry, Xue Rengui fell asleep.

The next morning, Xue Rengui followed the Eastern Palace guards into the city.

Tall city walls, wide and clean streets, dense crowds of people. Xue Rengui, who had always lived in the countryside, had never seen such a scene before.

Until arriving at the East Palace, everyone was confused.

"Are you Xue Rengui?"

When he entered the main hall of the East Palace, he was startled by a voice and knelt down and kowtowed:

"I, Xue Rengui, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Get up and talk."

"Yes."

Li Chengqian looked at Xue Rengui, a burly man about 1.9 meters tall.

Such a figure is not considered too outstanding in the Eastern Palace. The Eastern Palace guards are the support of the prince, and their height basically starts from 1.8 meters, and 1.9 meters is very common.

"I heard that you are a big eater?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

Xue Rengui suddenly became nervous. He was worried that the prince would dislike him because he ate too much, so he hurriedly replied, "No, no, I don't eat much."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Li Chengqian was immediately amused by Xue Rengui's behavior.

After laughing, he asked, "Did you have breakfast today?"

Xue Rengui hesitated and replied, "I didn't eat it."

Li Chengqian ordered: "Wenzhong, have someone bring twenty mutton sandwiches and a large bowl of mutton soup."

"Let me see how many he can eat."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Soon, two full bowls of mutton sandwiches were brought over, along with a large bowl of mutton soup.

Xue Rengui hesitated and didn't dare to take action.

Li Chengqian said, "Eat and fill your stomach first. How can I let you go hungry here?" "After you finish eating, go to my martial arts arena. I want to see how good your martial arts are."

Hearing the prince say this, Xue Rengui did not hesitate.

He picked up the mutton sandwich and started eating. It was gone in a few bites without even having to drink the soup.

Li Chengqian was worried that he would choke, but Xue Rengui acted as if nothing had happened.

He had eaten Hu Bing only twice, when he bought it for his son's birthday and tried a little bit.

Nowadays, you’ve never even seen or eaten this mutton-stuffed Hu pancake.

If you put it next to it, the aroma will penetrate your nose, and you will have to eat a few more bites.

Li Chengqian felt like he was watching a food show. The two large bowls of mutton sandwiches were dwindling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

What does it mean to eat voraciously? This word is expressed in a very three-dimensional way by Xue Rengui.

In less than half an hour, twenty mutton pancakes were eaten by Xue Rengui.

Then I saw Xue Rengui holding up the bowl of mutton soup, which was bigger than his face.

Gulp, gulp, he drank it all in one breath without spilling a drop of soup.

"Are you full?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

"Absolutely, I'm full." Xue Rengui replied hesitantly.

In fact, he wanted to eat rice more, because rice was more filling than mutton pie.

Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing again. He found Xue Rengui's appearance really pleasing.

"Come on, now that we are full, let's go to the martial arts arena to digest the food."

"That's great. You come push the four-wheeler for me."

Li Chengqian's first suggestion was to find a strong person to push the four-wheeled cart for him.

Under the guidance of Chen Yunchao, Xue Rengui carefully pushed the prince's four-wheeled cart towards the martial arts arena.

I thought to myself, he is indeed the prince. It turns out he never needs to touch the ground.

The sun shines on the parade ground, making it sparkle brightly.

Xue Rengui stood with the knife in his hand, and with a flick of his wrist, the knife flashed like lightning.

He took a step forward and slashed down with his long sword, the ground trembling slightly. Then he turned around and swung his sword, the light of the sword was like a silver thread, impenetrable.

He changed to a long spear, with the tip of the spear pointing to the sky, like a sleeping dragon. His body rushed out like a cheetah, and his spear skills were like a dragon emerging from the sea, agile and changeable.

"Give him a warhorse and a strong bow."

Li Chengqian really wanted to see how good Xue Rengui's archery skills were, as he was known for his three arrows that conquered Mount Tianshan.

Xue Rengui was seen climbing onto his horse with a hard stone bow in his hand. He pulled it easily like a toy without any pressure.

He rode his horse at full speed, drew his bow and drew his arrow. From thirty steps away, thirty arrows hit the center of the target.

"color!"

The East Palace guards couldn't help but cheer loudly.

This was the first archer they had seen since the Crown Prince.

Chen Yunchao was stunned. He just went to find a cart pusher for the prince, but the one who came was such a powerful general?
The previous display of martial arts didn’t make much of a impression, but this archery skill is already on par with the Crown Prince, which is simply outrageous.

"What does Yun Chao think?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.

"I am ashamed of myself." Chen Yunchao replied in a low voice.

He understood that from this moment on, Xue Rengui would definitely be appreciated by the prince, and might even surpass himself.

But although he was envious, he was not jealous. Such talent would shine wherever it was.

What I envy is his martial arts and archery skills.

After the drill, Xue Rengui returned to the prince. After such an intense drill, he barely sweated a bit. It was probably just a warm-up.

The talents of ancient warriors were so terrifying that it was simply horrifying.

Li Chengqian asked, "You are very strong, how many stone bows can you shoot?"

Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "I don't know. I haven't tried it."

The family was poor, so they made their own bows and arrows and didn’t have any good bows.

Li Chengqian also felt a sense of competition and stood up: "Come, let me compete with you in strength."

Xue Rengui waved his hand quickly: "I dare not."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Let's arm wrestle. If you beat me, I will grant you the position of lieutenant of the Eastern Palace."

Xue Rengui's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, can you guarantee the truth of what you said?"

He is knowledgeable, a captain of the Eastern Palace, and a sixth-rank official.

From a commoner to a sixth-rank official, it was a leap forward in promotion.

Li Chengqian said: "I'm not kidding, but if you lose, you can only be a brigade commander."

The eunuch Wen Zhong and the left internal officer Chen Yunchao looked at each other in surprise when they heard what the prince said.

Of course they knew what it meant to grant him the position of brigade commander at this time.

The prince is planning to send Xue Rengui to the Military Academy.

However, judging by the arrangement of winning and losing, the prince was also confident in his own strength.

"Well, I am sorry for the offence."

Xue Rengui felt that he had a sure win.

When it comes to a contest of strength, he has never lost to anyone in his entire life.

Li Chengqian stood up and limped towards the stone pier next to him.

Only then did Xue Rengui realize that the prince had a leg disease.

"Your Highness, this is unfair." Xue Rengui said.

Li Chengqian asked: "Why is it unfair?"

Xue Rengui explained: "It's unfair to your Highness. Arm wrestling also requires the strength of the legs, but your Highness has a leg disease and cannot exert his full strength."

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "You underestimate me. Why don't you try it yourself and you will know."

Xue Rengui said cautiously: "Your Highness, if you lose like this, you can't deny it."

Facing this innocent heart, Li Chengqian said: "Don't worry, even if I have a leg disease, I can still beat you."

Seeing that the prince insisted, Xue Rengui stopped refusing, half-squatted on the stone pier, stretched out his right arm, and got into position.

Li Chengqian also stretched out his arm, and the two clasped their hands tightly together.

Xue Rengui's palms were thick and when clenched together, they were much larger than Li Chengqian's.

The servants on the side were all watching nervously, not daring to make a sound.

As the eunuch Wen Zhong shouted "start", Xue Rengui immediately put in his strength.

Xue Rengui knew that he was very strong, so he did not dare to use too much force for fear of hurting the prince.

However, the ever-increasing strength was like a drop in the ocean, motionless.

"If this is all the strength you have, you're doomed to fail."

Li Chengqian felt the strength in his hands and his expression remained normal.

"Your Highness, I'm offended."

At this moment Xue Rengui also realized that he had underestimated the prince, and he unconsciously bent his knees slightly, shifted his body's center of gravity slightly, secretly exerted force with his legs, and put all his strength into his palms.

Li Chengqian felt the strength in his hands and became serious.

Hold your breath, concentrate, and start to exert force with your right arm.

Xue Rengui's eyes widened. He felt that what he was holding was not a hand, but a piece of fine iron.

It was like a mountain pressing down on me. No matter how much I resisted, the mountain still pressed down steadily.

Even if he used all his strength, it was of no use, and he could only watch his wrist fall off.

The outcome has been decided.

The guards cheered for the prince.

"I lost."

Xue Rengui was very depressed, not because he lost to the prince, but because he lost his position as a captain and could only be a brigade commander.

At the same time, he was also extremely shocked by the prince's strength. The prince, who seemed a little thin in his opinion, actually possessed such tremendous strength.

Chen Yunchao stood up and said with a smile: "You don't know how lucky you are. The current brigade commander is not comparable to the lieutenant. Even I want to be one."

(End of this chapter)