Six hundred and seventieth chapters dragon slaying (forty-five)
The head of a famous family with a kind reputation in the world is planning to ascend the throne. His expression, tone and even his words at this moment are quite similar to the famous tyrant, the king of the Wanderer in Jiangdu City.
"A Father has told you that a warrior is like a sword in my Li family. No matter how powerful the sword is, it must be controlled by me. Otherwise, it is useless scrap iron, not a battlefield. When you lead the army for your father, you have never been born, and the things on the battlefield are much more familiar to you! It is true that a sword can almost be compared to a general, but when life and death are really at the time of life and death, no army will put themselves in danger to protect the weapons. After all, swords are just weapons, and life is the most important thing. In order to protect a sword and a famous sword, you have to sacrifice your life and cannot achieve great things! Your talent is not inferior to your father, so the truth is naturally not difficult to understand. You should not hold it back, and you should not act on your own. This principle was told to you once before, and now you will talk about it again. If you still don't understand it, you don't have to talk about it again."
Li Yuan is always scheming, otherwise how could he hide it from Yang Guang's eyes and ears, and he would not have achieved today's hegemony. Even in front of his own flesh and blood, he rarely would have expressed his true thoughts. For example, he would not say such words today even when he was drunk and the words were hot. Now that he had already spoken, it was enough to prove how excited Li Yuan was at this time, and the weight of these words was extraordinary.
Although Li Shimin loved his son and was also the commander of the Li family's army, Li Yuan himself was also a rare kind father, but if Li Shimin still could not understand his father's attitude or could not obey his father's order, then Li Yuan would mercilessly take back the military power of the second son, and at most let his son be a rich and idle person in the future and would not be entrusted with important tasks. As for the great cause that Li Shimin never forgets, there was naturally no hope.
Since childhood, Li Shimin has been scolded by his father many times, and even has taken family rules several times. However, the punishment he received in his life cannot keep up with the pressure of this. Even on the battlefield, Li Shimin has never been so scared like this.
He was not a timid person. He had done countless things on the battlefield to fight with arrows and stones. He could not even have his life during the battle. Ordinary words or threats could naturally scare him. However, what Li Yuan had placed in front of him at this moment was not ordinary punishment, but major events related to his future and even his life's ambitions.
Born in troubled times, he has unique skills and is unwilling to be mediocre. Li Shimin has ambitions and has long wanted to rely on what he has learned to stabilize the country and ensure peace and stability, end the current troubled times, and create a beautiful world for the people. This ambition is not only related to himself, but also to the welfare of the whole world, and there is no way to lose anything. Although Li Shimin was concerned about his friendship with Xu Le, he did not want to give up his great cause just for friendship.
But before this, he never thought that his father, who had always cared for Xu Le and his nephew, would be so guarded against Xu Le and his Xuanjia Cavalry. Even those Guanzhong Yingyang or the civil rebels who surrendered, were not so alert, so why were he so worried about Xu Le?
Li Shimin couldn't figure it out and didn't dare to ask. Since he had never thought of such an accident, he suddenly encountered his father's attack and he didn't know how to answer for a while. He could not sit idly by and watch his previous plans for fighting for life turned into flowing water, but he could not give up his friendship with Xu Le. Even though he had always been brave and straightforward, he could not speak up at this time.
Seeing that his son was blushing and speechless, Li Yuan did not continue to ask, and the room fell silent again. After a while, Li Yuan spoke again, and his tone was much more relaxed than before: "Qu Tutong is a veteran general of the Sui Dynasty. Although his reputation is not as good as the thief and fish are all the more severe, he is not an ordinary person. In the past, Liu Jia rebelled and claimed that he had 100,000 troops under his command. Qu Tutong defeated him with more than 10,000 eagles. Beheaded Liu Jia Ren in Shangjun, killed more than 10,000 thieves and built Jingguan in Nanshan. There is a folk proverb: I would rather eat three dou of wormwood than see Qu Tugui, and I would rather wait three dou of onion than meet Qu Tutong. What kind of temperament is this proverb? You can see from this proverb. You may control such a veteran?"
Li Shimin nodded and did not answer. Qu Tutong's reputation was very famous and experienced, but since surrendering, he was respectful and loyal to himself, and could not see any unfair intentions. Although there was a factor in his grace and righteousness, the more important thing was the great military power of the Xuanjia Cavalry. If it weren't for the Xuanjia Cavalry as the vanguard in the battle formation before, and the elite armored cavalry under Qu Tutong's battle were wiped out, the Qu Tu brothers might not have been as obedient as they are now. However, naturally, they could not be said at this time, so Li Shimin had to respond with silence.
Li Yuan twisted his beard with his hand and nodded, "It's up to him that he knows what he knows. If he dares to be disrespectful to the emperor, he will take his head! This veteran is not easy to meet, even if Yang Jian is in the Japanese, he has repeatedly resisted with words. Now he is willing to obey your orders, how can he know the reason?"
Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Li Yuan continued to say: "The trend! Although the old man is stubborn, he is still blind and can see the trend clearly. If his life is not Yang in my Li family today, he dare not be as domineering as before, and he dare not be rude to my son. There are countless heroes in the world, and there are countless talents who are better than Qu Tutong, and there are not many people who are more wise than Qu Tutong. As long as my Li family grasps the trend, these people will become my son's wings and make achievements for the Li family."
"Tianyu did not take it back and forth, and now all the people are waiting to ascend the throne for their father, and our lieutenant generals and collegiate men are waiting to ascend the great treasure for their father, so they can become ministers of the dragon and be rewarded. When people's hearts are unstable in Chang'an, they can still wait. Now seeing the general trend pacify people's will, how can these people wait? If they are reluctant to confirm their reputation, these generals will inevitably feel dissatisfied and even have different ambitions. What is the Xuanjia Cavalry?
It's just a lonely army. My father and son cannot be an elite soldier, which has caused the hearts of thousands of soldiers. Erlang is familiar with military tactics. There are few people in the world who can use military methods, and there is no need to teach you the way of the battlefield. You also know that those who do not plan the overall situation are not enough to plan a corner. If my father and son are in this world, they cannot focus their horizons on a city, one place or one general. No matter what Xu Le is wrong, he cannot miss the big things in his family just because of him!"
Li Shimin was still speechless. He did not agree with his father's point of view, but he could not argue. The aristocratic family had the rules of aristocratic family, and it was easier for the head of the family to come out as a mountain. No matter whether the order was right or wrong, the moment the head of the family made a decision, the rest of the family could only obey. As a noble family, Li Shimin knew this truth when he was very young, so no matter how many grievances he felt, he could only keep himself in his heart and dare not speak out.
Li Yuan could guess his thoughts when he looked at his son's expression, and smiled again: "Erlang can care about his friendship with Le Langjun, and he was very happy for his father. Wasn't he such a friendship between father and Xu Wei? In my eyes, Xu Le is not much different from you, so naturally he would not really want him to encounter an unexpected situation. It's just that the war is fierce and ruthless. Xu Le is a general, so he will not be afraid of life and death, nor will he put his life above the overall situation. If he was really so timid and incompetent, he would not be worthy of being a descendant of the Xu family, and would not dare to go to Jiangdu. When he set off
, then he is ready to be loyal. Besides, you know how good his art is. Even if Yang Guang wants to be bad for him, he has a way to protect himself. You don’t have to worry too much. Jiu Niang is a daughter’s family and has a short-sighted vision. You should not learn from her. The men of our Li family must do big things, have a long-term vision, and do not mislead the overall situation for one person. In the future, you will meet countless heroes, and there are thousands of good men in the world waiting to serve the new king. What you have to do is to take these people into your hands and let the heroes of the world be used by me, rather than being controlled by them. Do you understand?"
Li Shimin knew that he should have made a clear statement at this time to show his filial piety and obedience to his father. However, thinking about Xu Le's heroic posture and his great military achievements for the Li family, he could not say this sentence anyway. However, those advice that hoped that his father would consider Xu Le's safety and not rush to be the emperor would naturally not be able to speak out.
Li Yuan waved his hand gently: "You have suffered from the pain of being saddled and horse in the battle of Guanzhong, and you have a clear idea of your father. Look at your appearance, it has been much less than when you were at home. When you come back this time, you should have a good rest. The people and horses are staggering outside the city to avoid scaring the rats in the city. You can rest well and reward you when the ceremony for ascending the throne for your father is completed."
This arrangement is not only a kind father sympathetic to his beloved son, but it is also a warning to Li Shimin. If before the completion of Li Yuan's throne ceremony, he would try to delay the date of Li Yuan's ascension to the throne, whether the military power can be obtained will be between the two. Li Shimin didn't know how Li Shimin knew about his father's thoughts, but he could do nothing. He could choose to fight to the end, but he also knew that it was meaningless to do so. After all, he was the leader of the three armies, and would not do anything as willful as Li Yan, and would not do anything in vain. Therefore, Li Shimin did not say anything anymore, and pondered for a long time and said: "Thank you, the child is his own measure and will never miss the big thing."
Li Shimin, who was regarded as the greatest help by Li Yan, suddenly retreated, and coupled with the constraints of his sister-in-law Changsun Yin, Li Yan could not cause a storm. Most of the Xuanjia Cavalry soldiers outside the city did not know the harm of Li Yuan's ascension to the throne. Even if a few people could feel the inappropriateness, they were still unable to speak alone to hinder the overall situation. A warrior with only courage would be difficult to achieve something in the face of such a world trend.
Five days later, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, received Zen in Daxing Palace, ascended the throne and became emperor, changed the name of the country to Tang, and the reign was Wude. All the civil and military officials and generals in the court were rewarded. Xu Le himself was not in the city, and Li Shimin confessed his merits and was named General Zuo Yiwei. Li Yuan even mentioned Xu Le's name three times in front of all officials, calling him the Li family a thousand-mile horse. In the Tang Dynasty, he would protect the Xu family's wealth for one day. If he violated this, he would not bear it!
Yang You, the King of Dai, who was previously respected as the emperor, was renamed Duke of Hiroshi and imprisoned in Chang'an.
Although before this, there were some anti-armys who had become kings, no one could compare with Li Yuan without being famous. Countless famous families in the north and south believed that the Tang Dynasty and Sui Dynasty were destined to be the destiny, and they all praised Li Yuan for his favor. The news that Li Yuan ascended the throne in Chang'an and officially broke up with the Sui Dynasty was like having two wings, spreading all over the country in a very short period of time.
Chapter completed!