Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 462 Incoming and Outgoing
When the awards were announced, the names of the three leading generals, Li Jing, Qin Feng, and Li Ji, naturally appeared not infrequently.

The lieutenants of the three major generals, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche, Zhang Gongjin, and Gao Zengsheng, also appeared one by one, but they were not the ones who appeared most frequently.In addition to the three generals, Zhang Shigui under Qin Feng's command is the most named general, and his record is also very impressive: he captured alive the last emperor Yang Zhengdao, the empress dowager Xiao, and Princess Yicheng who had repeatedly opposed the Tang Dynasty. , The previous dynasty completely faded out of people's sight. Even if there were conspirators, they couldn't make trouble in the name of the previous dynasty.His battle can be said to have cut off the fixed bomb of the civil strife for Datang, and his contribution to No. 3 lives up to its name.

The fourth place is still from the general under Qin Feng's command, and he is Su Dingfang who led the battle alone.

When he alone led the army deep into the north, he wiped out more than 80 small and medium-sized Turkic tribes like a nail. At the same time, he also wiped out countless bandits and other green forest thieves, providing the necessary security for the upcoming Silk Road.Next, when chasing Jieli Khan who was fleeing everywhere, when he was procrastinating with exhaustion, he also showed extraordinary courage before every battle.Regardless of wisdom or bravery, Su Dingfang has a brilliant side in this battle. Facing his record, many interested people have already noticed that the Tang Dynasty has another rising star.

When Qin Feng heard that Zhang Shigui's achievements were second only to their three major generals, and Su Dingfang's achievements were ranked fourth, he was very happy for these two famous marshals with the most outstanding achievements in foreign wars in the history of the Tang Dynasty: With their current achievements, the two It can be said that he stood out and really entered Li Shimin's sight. From then on, there will be no encounters in his previous life.

Zhang Shigui was "good at riding and shooting, with extraordinary arm strength", "bent a bow of a hundred and fifty catties, and shot from left to right without missing a shot".At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he also gathered a crowd to set up an uprising, and later returned to Li Yuan, and was named Doctor Guanglu.According to Li Yuan's will, attack the city and occupy territory in Henan to develop power.In the 13th year of the great cause, after Li Yuan captured Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, he sent Sima Liu Wenjing to manage Henan.Liu Wenjing won a series of major victories on the Henan battlefield with Zhang Shigui as the guide and relying on the territory he occupied.Li Yuan rewarded Zhang Shigui for his repeated military exploits.In May of the second year of Sui Yining, when Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, he asked Zhang Shigui to come to Beijing to meet him by name, and he was added as the governor of Tongzhou.From then on, Zhang Shigui became a famous general in the Li and Tang Dynasties.In the first year of Tang Gaozu Wude, Zhang Shigui followed Qin Wang Li Shimin to the west and won the victory of eliminating the separatist forces Xue Ju and Xue Rengao.Then, Zhang Shigui was appointed as the "General Manager of the Horse Army". He defeated Wang Shichong's [-] horse-and-infantry coalition force with inferior forces, and created a cavalry battle where fewer cavalry troops won more.In the "Xuanwu Incident" in which Li Shimin seized the throne, Zhang Shigui made great contributions again. "Old Tang Book Taizong Benji" clearly records: "In nine years, Crown Prince Jiancheng, Qi Wang Yuanji murdered Taizong. On June [-]th, Taizong led his eldest grandson Wuji... Zhang Shigui was punished by Xuanwumen." Li Shimin learned from his own experience Knowing the importance of the position of "Head of the Xuanwu Gate", he immediately appointed Zhang Shigui as "Head of the Xuanwu Gate" after he proclaimed himself emperor, and became the head of the imperial guards.

As for Su Dingfang's merits, there is no need to repeat them. He has extremely brilliant achievements in Chinese history, but his first half of his life was a dusty pearl with no soil for development.It's just because there are too many famous officials and brave generals in this era, and Su Dingfang is a general who has been following Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, and he didn't become a Tang general until the Zhenguan period.Although he is talented, his qualifications and reputation are pitifully low, and he has no chance to show himself and prove himself.The only one who stood out was following Li Jing in the surprise attack on the Turkic Khan Court. He was the first to enter Xieli's Yazhang at that time, and was also named Zuo Wuhou Zhonglang General.But what he showed was his own courage, not his commanding talent.

Speaking of bravery, in the martial Tang Dynasty, if it weren't for Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin and other unrivaled generals who won the three armies and became famous all over the world, there are countless people who can be called brave.Because of this, Su Dingfang did not have the opportunity to show his level of ability during the Zhenguan Dynasty.It wasn't until the Gaozong Dynasty that the 63-year-old Su Dingfang showed his talent in the campaign against Goguryeo and entered Li Zhi's sight.Then it only took him ten years to destroy the Turks in the west, flatten Baekje in the east, and suppress Tubo in the south. He traveled thousands of miles, annihilated the three kingdoms one after another, captured their kings alive, and shocked and surrendered the countries in the Western Regions.

The first half of their lives was completely different. One was heavily used by the emperors of Li and Tang Dynasties, but had little chance to participate in foreign wars, and the other was unknown due to the taint of his history.Historically, what the two have in common is that they became famous after old age.At the same time, the two also portrayed Li Daozong together in the clan history, making all kinds of unofficial history portray him as a despicable, shameless, jealous and virtuous treacherous person.In fact, Zhang Shigui has always trusted, valued and supported his subordinate Xue Rengui, and there is no harm at all. It can be said that Zhang Shigui has a kindness to Xue Rengui; similarly, Su Dingfang did not kill Sui and Tang Dynasties, which did not exist. The seventh Jie Luocheng, similarly, he also taught and promoted a generation of famous generals Pei Xingjian.

Every time Qin Feng in later generations saw the heroic deeds of Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang, he couldn't help but think: If the opportunity for the two of them had come earlier, they would not be a bad old man, but they would have been discovered when they were in their golden age. What will happen?What kind of frightening growth will his achievements in foreign wars have?Of course it was all fantasy at the time...

Now he has traveled through time, and by chance, he met them and accepted them as his subordinates.

While accepting the two, Qin Feng had an idea to tap their abilities and let them enter Li Shimin's eyes earlier, wanting to see how far this foreign war hero can grow.Just as he expected, the military talents of Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang were astonishing, and they became his reliable arms in a short period of time, and made such achievements in a short period of more than a year.

Qin Feng felt sincerely happy for the two of them, and at the same time, he was very proud that he had changed the fate of the two of them... He stroked his beard, looked back at the red-faced love general, and thought: "Your achievements, Nine out of ten it will be better than the history, but the title of the first foreign war hero has to be given to me...with me, you can't get it. Hehe, Turkic has fallen, it belongs to you to make famous The feat of destroying Goryeo and Baekje will be mine, buddy, take a long-term view, Central Asia will be your stage."

During the prisoner offering ceremony, Li Shimin would also publicly announce the disposal of the Turkic captives.If the death penalty is pronounced, it will be dragged directly to the execution ground to be sentenced. If the sentence is pardonable, it is necessary to kneel down and kowtow three times to thank the forgiveness.

Regarding the disposal of Xieli, Li Shimin had already discussed with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.There are two different voices in the court, one is more radical and directly kills the matter, and the other thinks that the survival of Xieli is related to the Turkic survivors in the north. If Xieli is killed directly, the survivors will feel uneasy. Thus breaking away from Datang's control, fleeing from Datang and defecting to Xue Yantuo, Western Turks and other tribes, affecting the overall situation.

For these two voices, Li Shimin, as in history, he chose the latter.

Facing the treatment of the Turkic survivors, Li Shimin has not come up with a definite decision until now, and it still needs to be discussed.But one thing is certain, the people of the Central Plains are the people of the Central Plains after all, they are not beasts that came to the grassland, and they cannot do such inhumane things as genocide.Grassland beasts can slaughter tens of millions of people in the Central Plains inhumanely, but the people of the Central Plains cannot slaughter millions of grassland people.

Although there is no clear decision on how to deal with the Turkic survivors, Li Shimin didn't want to take advantage of Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks here, so he forgave Xieli's crimes, bought him a farm in Chang'an, awarded him the rank of general, and put him under house arrest in Chang'an , not to return to Turkic.As for the other Turkic chiefs, Zuoxiangcha, Zuoxian King, Shiliushe and other prisoners who should be killed, they will not be soft.Li Shimin killed seven of the sixteen Turks.As for Zhishisili, Ashinasheer, and Qibiheli all survived, and because Datang forgave Xieli, they chose to work for Datang.

These three famous Turkic generals who had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty finally became members of the Tang army.

With the end of the prisoner presenting ceremony, the next step is to ease the expectations of all the generals who went to war, and the highlight after the big victory... rewards for meritorious deeds.

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Li Shimin, who was full of spring breeze, received more than 30 generals headed by Li Jing, Qin Feng and Li Ji in the Taiji Hall, the main hall of Taiji Palace.

"Turkic tigers and wolves have repeatedly invaded the frontiers. When the long-term strategy is waiting, we will start to fight against the sky. Li Jingyi, the governor of Gyeongju, does not avoid the enemy, intelligently observes the micro, densely deploys sharp soldiers, and follows the generals. A decisive victory for thousands of miles is considered an exhaustive strategy. To Chen Shiju Brigade, beheaded and held captives. Then broke the Turkic and northern borders, captured the head of the bandits and Chang'an. Weizheng Beidi, only the ancient famous general Bai Han Weihuo can compare with him, and he was specially appointed as Sima. Two thousand bolts of silk, sealed off one thousand households."

Li Shimin's voice fell, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked.

Li Jing won great achievements in defeating the Turks, and there must have been a lot of awards, but no one expected that Li Shimin would directly appoint Li Jing as Sima, and directly take charge of all the armies in the world. , this Sima is equivalent to the Minister of Defense, and he was also named Doctor Zuo Guanglu, and Wen Xun was awarded as a general.

Sima, also known as Da Sima at first, was the chief executive in charge of the entire military. Li Jing directly became the head of the military attache, in charge of military affairs.This is not the most important thing. The most important thing for Li Jing is to add the title of Dr. Zuo Guanglu.This military general awarded Wen Xun, which means the transition from a military general to a civil official.

The Tang Dynasty emphasized military affairs. Generally speaking, the status of military commanders is higher than that of civil officials, but the real influence on the court is always the civil servants who are under one man and above ten thousand.

Li Jing's transition from Wu to Wen will undoubtedly be the prelude to being named a Marquis and Prime Minister.Li Jing has won such an honor...

Civil servants and military generals who understand the principles of the various schools are all envious. Being a prime minister and participating in state affairs is the dream of all civil and military officials.Li Jing's face was simple and simple, and there was no expression of joy or anger.He calmly accepted the award.

(End of this chapter)