Chapter 250: Can’t Beat the Monkey

Until the day scheduled by the light curtain, there were two more people in Ganlu Hall than Li Shimin expected:

Su Lie and Su Dingfang, who were gradually getting rid of their decadence and regained their heroic spirit.

And Yuchi Jingde, who brought his old brother Qin Qiong in.

This made Ganlu Hall seem more crowded, and Li Shimin had to step down to maintain order:

"Since Dingfang has served General Yaoshi, he should move his chair over to squeeze in."

"Shubao has just recovered from a serious illness, Jingde should move his chair over to take care of him."

"Xuan Ce, don't be stunned, come and help the assistant to remove the table."

For the first time, Wang Xuance felt his insignificance. This Ganlu Hall is now a place where generals and ministers are truly present, and those who talk and laugh are all dukes, and those who come and go are all important ministers.

After being called by Li Shimin, he hurriedly worked with Changsun Wuji to move the small table on the couch away, and then saw His Majesty dragging the imperial physician Sun to squeeze in together, saying that he wanted to make room for the brothers Yan Shaojiang to paint.

Then Wang Xuance was given a small stool.

Li Shimin apologized and told him that there was no room for chairs in the Ganlu Hall.

Wang Xuance had no objection, and standing was reasonable.

But the only strange thing was why everyone sat facing the wall. Could it be that they were going to hang up the map and discuss national policy?

This made Wang Xuance a little uneasy. After all, what virtue and ability did a mere county magistrate have...

And at this moment, he watched a line of mist rise from the bottom of the wall, and then a gap was torn in the wall, and a light curtain suddenly appeared.

Wang Xuance's mind was shocked, and he turned his head to look at the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and met Li Shimin's smiling eyes.

Qin Qiong listened to Yuchi Jingde's explanation in a low voice, and Su Lie asked Li Jing about the situation with a little restraint.

Looking at Wang Xuance's little fan's eyes with satisfaction, looking at the title of the light curtain, Li Shimin was a little disappointed.

After all, no one would complain about too much fame, and later generations also praised his leadership of the army, so Li Shimin did fantasize about it, but...

Looking at this title, our Tang Dynasty also has a figure similar to Guan Yu who was deified?

The light curtain is still a small piece. When Li Shimin was a child, he had a deep memory of the messy titles given to Guan Yu by later generations.

Li 𪟝 took the initiative to make eye contact with Li Jing, and both of them had a sense of responsibility.

After all, the light curtain had said before that the only two people who could be called war gods in the early Tang Dynasty were Li and Su.

Putting aside Su Lie who looked respectful next to him, the protagonist this time is almost certain to be one of them.

Li Jing was calm and at ease, and Li 𪟝's eyes were full of expectations.

[Hi, hi, hi, I am your UP host Wen Mang.

The protagonist we are going to talk about today, as a general:

There is no rabbit dead dog cooked, and there is no humiliation under the crotch.

There is no grassroots counterattack, and there is no premature death.

There was no unfulfilled ambition, nor was there any injustice in his execution.

His life can be said to be a smooth journey:

He was born in a famous family and enjoyed wealth in the first half of his life.

In the second half of his life, he met a wise ruler and conquered the country in every battle.

After his death, the legend continued and he was finally deified.

Today, let's talk about the outstanding military strategist in the early Tang Dynasty: Li Jing, Li Weigong. 】

〖I know Li Jing, his first wife Hong Fu, his second wife Lady Yin, his sworn brother Qiu Ran Ke, his three sons Jin Zha, Mu Zha, and Nezha, his apprentices of Du'e Zhenren and Randeng Taoist, the general of Chentangguan in the Shang Dynasty, the demon-slaying marshal of the heaven, and the pagoda-holding Li Tianwang.

I testify that what the above said is true, but it's a pity that he can't beat the monkey.

Indeed, he shed blood and destroyed the Turks in the court of the Turks, and went on an expedition to the desert and sea Tuyuhun. He ascended to heaven and was deified after his death, but he was defeated by a monkey in Dongsheng.

Seriously speaking, the internal circulation of famous generals in the Tang Dynasty started with Li Jing. If you haven't destroyed a country, you really don't even have the confidence to speak loudly.

If so, Li Jing should be able to be appointed as the deputy leader of the Tang Dynasty's national destruction team.

Laughing to death, the leader is Li Shimin, right? This shows that the martial virtues of the early Tang Dynasty were too abundant. 〗

Liu Bei's raised hand suddenly became a little stiff. He originally planned to learn from Kong Ming to write a note and throw it into the light curtain to praise the victory of Jingzhou.

But now after seeing the Tang Dynasty, Liu Bei's just rising pride was immediately dispelled without a trace.

Otherwise... wait until Cao Cao is really captured before boasting to this emperor of the ages?

Although I don't know the specific achievements of Li Weigong, just by looking at the few who have neither no nor no achievements, Liu Bei's mind has automatically identified them:

Han Bai Wei Huo.

You Shengzhi?

Zhang Fei was a little disappointed:

"It turned out to be my second brother's colleague!"

"It's a pity that my second brother didn't see it with his own eyes."

Kong Ming smiled but didn't say anything, but he sighed quietly when he saw the words "unfulfilled ambitions".

At the same time, he was still thinking about how to deal with Sima Yi properly.

When the Emperor Xuan of Jin can no longer stir up trouble, it will be fun to let him talk to His Majesty Li Erfeng.

...

In Ganlu Palace, Li Jing's eyes were completely dull:

Is this him? It seems so, but where did his wife and son come from?

And why can't he beat the monkey?

But no matter what Li Jing was thinking about, the eyes of others looking at this old general had completely changed:

Ascend to heaven and be crowned as a god! And it sounds like a king of heaven with a very high status!

Although I have used the light curtain to peek into the vast universe of the future, and I can't see the Moon Palace and Chang'e, but...who can tell what will happen after death?

Li Shimin laughed out loud:

"The Medicine Master has become a god!"

This emperor's ideas are always simple:

The more virtuous his ministers are, the more it shows that he appoints people based on their merits.

The stronger his generals are, the more it shows that he knows how to appoint people.

Let’s not dwell on those wives who have or don’t have any for the time being. Li Jing bowed to the people around him with grace:

“The victory in destroying the Turks is due to your majesty’s strategy, the help of Maogong, the courage of Dingfang, and the full support of Keming Xuanling in Chang’an. How dare I take credit for it?”

With a few words, he pushed all the credit away, and the others hurried to be modest to each other.

At the same time, everyone had a wonderful feeling in their hearts:

Is it possible to serve in the same court with a living immortal?

The young Wang Xuance was also full of yearning:

His biggest ambition before was to achieve some results in Rongzhou and return to Beijing with his head held high.

And now, in just half a month, he has seen your majesty meet the prime minister and the duke, and now even the immortals have met. Wang Xuance can’t help but want to be on par with him:

Who doesn’t want to leave a good name in history?

【Li Jing was born in Longxi Li. His grandfather was the governor of Yinzhou and was named Yongkang Gong. His father was the governor of Zhaojun. His uncle was the famous general of the Sui Dynasty, Han Qinhu.

I won't talk about Han Qinhu's achievements, because his part-time job is more famous: King Yama.

Yes, Han Qinhu is the prototype of the legendary Lord of the Underworld, and this matter was also written into the Twenty-Four Histories, which shows that the people at that time believed it without a doubt.

Given this background, Li Jing spent the first half of his life calmly.

There was no drama of villains, nor was there a plot of being unappreciated. He was an ordinary worker in the Sui Dynasty for 46 years.

At the age of 46, worker Li Jing discovered that his boss Li Yuan was secretly recruiting soldiers.

Perhaps out of the mentality of being responsible for the salary he received, Li Jing disguised himself as a prisoner and planned to go to Jiangdu to find Yang Gongfa to send Li Yuan.

Unfortunately, the world was in chaos at that time, and Li Jing was blocked here when he went to Chang'an and couldn't leave. Not long after, Li Yuan, who had started a rebellion, captured Chang'an and arrested Li Jing.

Li Yuan sentenced this old subordinate to death. Li Jing had no choice but to shout at the execution ground:

You want to quell the rebellion and do great things, how can you be so petty and kill me because of old grudges?

Li Yuan himself was very face-conscious, and Li Shimin pleaded for him, so Li Jing escaped and joined Li Shimin's shogunate.

Afterwards, Li Jing's life was also dull, after all, Li Shimin had a lot of talents under his command.

And this Prince Qin was very fierce in fighting, and Li Jing was not used to this way of fighting. He could only be a familiar face in major battles.

Until two years later, Li Yuan transferred Li Jing to the south to pacify Xiao Xing.

At that time, Xiao Xing had 400,000 soldiers, and there was the natural barrier of Jiangling left by Guan Yu. No matter who looked at it, fighting for three to five years was the minimum.

But Li Jing, who was fifty years old at the time, took two months:

The first step: It was raining heavily at that time, and everyone said that they could not fight. Li Jing forced his troops to go out, and went against the trend and captured the two important towns of Jingmen and Yidu.

Step 2: Xiao Xing sent troops to resist. Li Jing said that it was better not to pursue a desperate enemy. However, the nominal commander Li Xiaogong insisted on sending troops, but was defeated. However, facing the Xiao Xing army that was chasing Li Xiaogong, Li Jing led his army to fight back and won another great victory.

Step 3: After the troops surrounded Jiangling City, Li Jing put the captured navy ships into the Yangtze River and let the Xiao Xing army downstream think that Jiangling had been breached and would not send reinforcements.

And sure enough, Xiao Xing surrendered a few days later and the war ended.

It took two months and only one battle, and Li Jing was awarded the title of Shangzhuguo and Yongkang County Duke. 】

"It's not that simple."

"After all, it took more than half a year to observe the enemy's situation, formulate military strategies, and look for opportunities for war."

Li Jing waved his hand, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Others all looked at the old general sideways for a while:

Listen, do you hear people say?

In any case, Xiao Xin also claimed the title of emperor, defended the strong city, held the natural barrier, and claimed to have 400,000 soldiers.

Even if the past six months are included, isn't it outrageous to destroy a country in eight months?

Unlike the reactions of other ministers, Li Shimin nodded without any fireworks and commented:

"Not bad."

The ministers looked at the smiling majesty, and then looked at the old general with a smile on his face.

Thinking about the Eastern Turks that were just destroyed last year, it didn't seem so difficult to accept for a while.

Almost like a blessing in the heart, the Zhenguan ministers now deeply understood the meaning of the word "involution" mentioned by Guangmu before.

For a while, Du Ruhui sighed in his heart:

With so many generals leading, how easy is it for us to be a general in the Tang Dynasty?

But with so many famous generals competing, how difficult is it for the Tang Dynasty to be a general?

...

In the Chengdu government office, Liu Bei deeply admired Li Weigong.

He was in his forties and sighed that his thigh muscles had grown back in Jingzhou, while Li Weigong started to lead the army and make meritorious deeds at the age of fifty, and he was still fighting hard.

At the same time, he was deeply puzzled: Is fighting really that simple?

After all, it was clear from the light screen that Li Weigong's "first step" was to conquer Yiling.

Yes, it was the Yiling where he failed.

Zhang Fei turned his head to look at Kong Ming and advised him with great distress:

"Military Advisor, look at him."

This sentence was enough, and Kong Ming's face turned black at the time, and he said disdainfully:

"Go away, go away, you have been practicing the Five Animals Play, and now you will definitely live to be over seventy!"

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival~