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

Chapter 111 How can someone so young be so inhumane?
Because it was too late, Wen He was unable to leave the palace.

Fortunately, someone arranged accommodation for him, and after washing up, he went to sleep.

This is something Zhao Qin and the others can keep an eye on.

As for the results?

Who cares about that? This training serves two purposes: first, to get the 100 riders used to assembling at night to prevent any riots from breaking out in case of emergencies; and second, to put pressure on them and train their resilience.

Three hours, that's six hours.

With their elite pace, running to the East Palace would be no problem.

When he got up, he saw a bunch of people lying haphazardly on the training ground, each one covered in dust and panting heavily.

But upon seeing him arrive, all the riders immediately stood up and stood at attention.

I was afraid of offending him and suffering the consequences.

"Not bad."

Wen He looked at them and nodded with a smile.

"I'll have the kitchen cook mutton for you later."

Strict training requires adequate nutrition, and meat and eggs are absolutely essential.

Even if you can't eat it every meal, it's okay to eat it every few days.

Anyway, Li Er paid for it all.

Such food was enough to make the other imperial guards envious.

Seeing the hundred riders swallowing hard, Wen He deliberately took a few steps back and walked behind Zhao Qin before shouting "Dismissed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hundred riders seemed to come back to life and rushed towards the kitchen.

They were like vicious wolves.

"Wenxianzi, what about us..."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work, General Zhao. Let's go get something to eat." After all, they would still need Zhao Qin and the others' help later. Although Wen He didn't want to befriend the Imperial Guards, he still had to give them the respect they deserved.

Zhao Qin and the others immediately thanked him and then hurriedly went to the kitchen.

Judging from the way those people looked earlier, if we don't go, we might not even get to drink the meat soup.

"Young master, lamb leg."

Wen He's five Xuanjia guards were already there when the mutton was cooked, and they took a leg of mutton after it was taken out of the pot.

"Eating something so greasy so early in the morning... You guys can eat it, just give me a bowl of flatbread."

"okay."

The Xuanjia Guards didn't stand on ceremony with Wen He either, and the five of them shared a leg of lamb.

Wen He was poor too; he couldn't even afford to eat mutton for several days at his residence.

After he finished eating the batu, Xu Jingzong and Huang Chun arrived.

The aroma of meat filling the air made them both hungry.

But when they got to the kitchen, they found that there wasn't a single drop of broth left.

In the morning, when there was some free time, Wen He drew up some blueprints and asked Xu Jingzong to find someone from the Ministry of Works to build them.

The drawings depicted the training obstacles he had seen in his previous life; other soldiers or imperial guards in the Tang Dynasty might not need such training.

But a hundred riders are needed.

Whether it was the group that stayed behind in Chang'an or the group that was about to be sent out as spies.

Moreover, everyone must learn how to bypass firewalls, steal, scam, and so on.

Especially the last fifty people.

Basically, they should learn from how ordinary people do things.

Therefore, Wen He specifically consulted with Li Shimin in the afternoon and instructed the 100 cavalrymen to disguise themselves and leave the palace.

"What you need to do next is very simple: survive in Chang'an for seven days. No matter what method you use, whether it's stealing, robbing, or cheating, I won't care."

Before seeing them off at the palace gate, Wen He explained their mission.

But the riders felt it couldn't be that simple.

"Of course, you won't have a single penny on you, and someone will be reporting to Chang'an County this afternoon that a group of thieves have broken into Chang'an with malicious intent. Good luck to you all." Looking at Wen He's signature "kind" smile, the Hundred Riders were dumbfounded.

If it weren't for Zhao Qin and the others, they would definitely have rushed up and given this evil spirit a good beating!

"How can someone so young be so inhumane!"

I don't know who shouted it.

As soon as Wen He turned around, all the riders scattered like birds and beasts.

Instead of getting angry, he laughed.

"You're inhuman, aren't you? Fine, very well. Go tell all the bad guys in Chang'an County that someone has offered a reward of one hundred strings of cash for the capture of a wanted criminal. Distribute all their portraits, but make it clear that they must be alive."

"Won't this cause someone to die? Those scoundrels are no pushovers," Xu Jingzong said with some concern.

He came from the bottom and knows these everyday things best.

Most of those scoundrels were either wandering knights or recruited by young ruffians.

Their status was lower than that of the constables in the county government, and they only received tips, so their methods were extremely ruthless.

Wen He simply chuckled upon hearing this.

“From this moment on, they are the enemy. We have no mercy for the enemy. Also, send the remaining fifty men out to search. If they can capture the first fifty, they can rest for three days. If not, they will all have to survive in the wilderness of the Forbidden Garden.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingzong thought Wen He had gone mad.

This is too cruel.

He wasn't afraid that these hundred riders would hate him.

But when Huang Chun reported this matter to Li Shimin...

The Crown Prince nodded without hesitation and said "Granted".

The days of hardship for the two teams of a hundred riders began.

Wen He returned to her residence with a carefree air.

He didn't come home all night, worried that Wenrou would miss him.

So after getting off the carriage, he went straight to the backyard.

Before we even got close to the courtyard where Wenrou lived, we could hear a series of giggles coming from inside.

And it seems there's more than one.

"Are guests coming?"

Only then did he ask about Wenzhong.

Wenzhong's expression was somewhat strange when he returned to the manor, but he was preoccupied with Wenrou and didn't notice.

"The princess has arrived, and..."

“Li Lizhi?” Wen He frowned.

What is she doing here at this time? Can Li Er really trust her to come alone?
Thinking of this, Wen He quickly glanced around and hurriedly asked, "His Highness isn't here, is he?"

He had secretly run back from the Hundred Cavalry Commandery. If he had run into Li Shimin, wouldn't he have been caught red-handed?
Seeing his frightened expression, Wenzhong chuckled and quickly said, "His Highness didn't come. The Crown Princess's head maid came with him, and there's also a troop of imperial guards at the back gate."

"Oh, you scared me to death." Wen He breathed a sigh of relief and rolled her eyes at Wen Zhong: "Then why were you talking so breathlessly, and what did you say?"

Wen Zhong was both amused and exasperated.

What's wrong with this young man today?
Such a bad temper.

Wenzhong said, "And there's also the second daughter of the Duke of Ying's mansion. She's now the princess's study companion, and she came along today."

Wen He was about to walk inside when she heard his words and immediately stopped.

The hand that was about to push the door open froze in mid-air.

Sister Wu is here too?

"Wait a minute, what am I afraid of? She's only three years old, not some historical figure like Wu Zetian. Could she possibly be more frightening than Emperor Taizong of Tang?"

'Just a little kid.'

Thinking of this, Wen He snorted softly, and was about to open the door.

Suddenly, the courtyard gate opened, and a small face with big, watery eyes looked at him in confusion.

(End of this chapter)