Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 107 I think His Highness will be very happy.
"What is that brat going to do?"

Li Shimin was also completely bewildered when he heard the news.

However, he knew that although Wen He was a bit eccentric, she wouldn't do anything outrageous.

Besides, Wen He can't really do anything in this palace.

He had no need to be afraid at all, and immediately instigated three hundred imperial guards to serve Wen He.

When the three hundred imperial guards arrived at the Hundred Cavalry Command's training ground.

All that could be seen was Wen He standing on a stool, lecturing a row of people who were two or three heads taller than him.

"I know you're all wondering who I am and why I'm here to train you."

"I will not answer this question for you. You will know the answer in time. I don't want to use that stupid trick of force to subdue you."

"If any of you are dissatisfied, you may leave, because here we only need people who obey orders. Those who are unqualified or disobedient will be eliminated, and you will go back to where you came from."

Wen He had no interest in playing those tricks, like picking a few troublemakers, defeating them, and winning people's hearts.

The people in front of him were the elite of the Tang Dynasty, rare professional soldiers.

Moreover, most of them are orphans. As long as they don't betray His Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty, they will obey even if their leader is a pig, even if they are not convinced.

Therefore, Wen He doesn't need to play those superficial games.

"Everyone, stand here for one hour. Divide into groups of ten and choose your own squad leaders and platoon leaders. If one person illegally punishes a platoon leader, or a platoon illegally punishes a squad leader, or if a squad illegally punishes a squad leader, the entire squad will be sent back to their hometown and never be employed again!"

Despite her young age, Wen He had a loud and clear voice.

Those soldiers didn't really take him seriously.

It's just standing for an hour, nothing difficult.

"Young master, is this some kind of special training method?" Huang Chun couldn't help but ask curiously.

Wen He smiled gently: "Do you know about eagle training?"

Huang Chun shook his head; he had never even been in contact with an eagle, so how would he know?

Xu Jingzong seemed to have a sudden realization and said, "I've heard that falconers on the grasslands will stare into the eyes of the falcon until it feels fear, only then can it be tamed. Could it be that your actions, young man, are similar in principle?"

"That's it."

Wen He smiled.

He didn't actually mean that at all.

He followed the same routine as military training in his previous life, first having them stand in formation for two hours to wear down their resentment.

"What about the remaining fifty people?" Xu Jingzong pointed to a group of people gathered not far away, seemingly watching a play.

Wen He turned her head, and those people immediately stood at attention.

These people were different from those standing at attention; they were all wearing only short-sleeved shirts.

When Wen He approached, they all stopped making fun of each other and started to stand at attention like the people standing in military posture.

“You don’t need to be nervous,” Wen He said with a “kind” smile.

Upon seeing this, Huang Chun felt a tightness in his throat; this wasn't the first time he'd seen Wen He with such an expression.

If the three young princes of the Wen family saw him like this, they would probably be nervous.

Seeing this, the soldiers seemed to genuinely believe that Wen He was harmless.

"What you need to do is very simple. Just hide in the East Palace. Whether you hide or disguise yourself, it doesn't matter. Those who return here in two hours will be considered qualified."

Wen He smiled.

"Is it really that simple?" a thin man asked.

“Of course, it’s that simple.” Wen He nodded with a smile.

But the more he said that, the less those people believed him.

"What if we get caught?" someone in the crowd asked, raising their hand.

Wen He looked at him and continued with a smile, "What would have happened to you if you had discovered someone trespassing into the palace in the past?"

"Kill them without mercy," replied the thin man who spoke first. Wen He raised an eyebrow, smiling with his hands behind his back.

The surroundings fell silent instantly, and everyone stared at him in a daze.

"Of course, you can quit, but those who lack courage don't need to stay in the Imperial Guard. Take off your armor and go home to farm."

Before those people could refute Wen He, they heard him say something.

The person who was about to speak suddenly hesitated.

Wen He then pointed at Huang Chun; "Do you know who he is?"

As Li Shimin's personal eunuch, there were few imperial guards in the palace who didn't know him.

Only then did they realize that what Wen He had just said was very likely true.

Huang Chun was puzzled: 'When did His Highness issue such an edict?'

However, he only wondered in his heart, and on the surface, in order to cooperate with Wen He, he pretended to "hmm".

"Alright, you have a quarter of an hour to prepare. In a quarter of an hour, three hundred Imperial Guards will search you. These three hundred men are my arrangements, and they will not kill you."

Wen He smiled and glanced at everyone in front of her, then continued, "However, I can't control those several thousand imperial guards in the palace. Good luck to you all, now start running."

He clapped his hands to signal the start.

The fifty people were stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran towards the outside of the training ground.

As they left, they brushed past the three hundred imperial guards.

Many people also saw their former colleagues and were so frightened that they quickly covered their faces.

"Young Master just said he wanted to expel them from the Imperial Guards. Is that His Highness's decree?" Huang Chun couldn't help but ask after everyone had left.

Wen He looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "When did I say it was His Highness's decree?"

Huang Chun was taken aback.

Xu Jingzong, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded.

I never knew you could play like that.

"Which one of you is Young Master Wen?" The commander of the Imperial Guards who had been sent over asked.

Wen He pointed to himself, and the commander of the Imperial Guards was taken aback when he saw that he was such a young child.

"I am Zhao Qin, the Left Guard General, and I have come here to receive your orders."

"General Zhao, you've worked hard. In a quarter of an hour, go to the East Palace and search for suspicious people. For each one you find, you will be rewarded with ten strings of cash. There will be fifty people in total. Go and ask His Highness the Crown Prince for the reward."

"But please be sure not to harm their lives."

Wen He bowed to him and explained her purpose.

Zhao Qin was stunned for a while. Although he was completely confused, His Highness the Crown Prince had instructed him to follow orders when he arrived.

He had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Moreover, there's a reward of five hundred strings of cash, which is equivalent to half a month's salary for all of them. Why not take it?

"Your Excellency."

Zhao Qin accepted the order.

"Isn't this causing too much of a stir?" Huang Chun wondered.

"What if we accidentally hurt someone important?"

He was also afraid of being scolded.

Wen He looked at him and smiled, "Then why don't you hurry up and tell His Highness that today's event was just a drill to test the palace's defenses? I think His Highness will be very happy to do so."

"Heh." Huang Chun gave Wen He a rare cold laugh.

Because he didn't think His Highness the Crown Prince would be happy; on the contrary, he thought he would be furious.

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