Chapter 321: The red faces in the mirror have changed

After passing the Great Zhen Pass, we arrived at Watingchuan. The section of Watingchuan in the east of Qinzhou City merged with the river water of Lueyangchuan, and the river surface began to widen.

The army was coming continuously, not only the army, but also more materials were sent to Qinghai, so a very wide wooden bridge was forcibly built on the river surface. Therefore, since ancient times, many ministers have opposed the king's border achievements. The Tang Dynasty and Tubo had not yet started a war, and some of the materials and finances that had been accumulated in the treasury were soon empty again.

This is not something Li Wei can do. He waved his whip and said, "Stop."

The horn sounded.

More than 10,000 soldiers immediately stopped.

There were still lack of war horses in Chang'an City. Li Wei used his power to force the horses from all over the place. It was not until he passed the water that he barely arranged a war horse for each soldier. However, the marching speed was still not fast. He went west and used various terrain to march and train troops again. Another reason was the baggage.

This is also related to the Tang Dynasty's military system. There were no large number of standing troops in the early Tang Dynasty, which of course saved expenses. During the war, the Zhechong Mansion sent the military soldiers. Most of these military soldiers were peasants, and each ten people prepared six horses. They were not riding, but for transportation. They could not expect them to carry soldiers to kill them. If they really didn't work, they would use donkeys instead. Then they prepared horse bowls for meals, tents, cloth troughs for feeding horses, shovels, and picking picks and chisels from later generations. This was used when doing forgings. There was also a mortar, used for pounding rice, baskets, picking things, or challenging profits.

Sometimes, when you win, you will be picking people, followed by axes, pliers, saws, sickles when you open the road, two beds, horse reins, bridles, kicks, weapons including short fire spears, bows, arrows, arrows, sacs, horizontal knives, whetstones, leggings, big trunks, and then dry food. As for armor, knives, and military crossbows, they are distributed after gathering, and they have to be returned to the court after the war. This is different from what I saw in later TV. Except for some special troops, most battles are in a mess before gathering, just like a group of refugees.

These soldiers of the palace farmed during busy farming and trained during slack farming. Therefore, the whole people of the Tang Dynasty were all martial and their physical fitness was stronger than those of the Song Dynasty. This is why. During the war, the court sent generals to Zhechong Mansion to recruit soldiers with the court's fish talisman, and usually the Guoyi Commander went with the army. If it was a major battle, like this Qinghai Battle, almost all the generals of Zhechong Mansion were following the army.

However, the Zhechong Mansion had begun to be corrupt and gradually there was no soldier to conquer. This time, most of the soldiers were recruited by the recruitment system that often appeared in later generations. Moreover, the battle time may be long, and most of the supplies became the responsibility of the court. There were all kinds of soldiers, just like Li Wei, who held shovels and treated them as treasures, and they also expected them to go home and continue to dig a few big radishes. Therefore, in addition to the necessary supplies, there were also supplies brought by the soldiers in the palace.

Before he arrived in Qinghai, Li Wei could imagine what the chaos in Qinghai is now based on his group of soldiers. But because of the power in his hands, Li Wei was very decisive. Some soldiers performed poorly and were eliminated directly. It would rather be lacking than being too bad. Some soldiers with excellent performance immediately raised the target. When they arrived in Qinzhou, they looked a little better.

Standing in front of the wooden bridge, we began to arrange the soldiers, dividing the soldiers into two sides, one side defending in Hexi, and the other side practiced crossing the river in Hedong, not just spreading the wooden bridge, but building the bridge again on the Wating River. This kind of military training has many benefits. Once the war begins, it will not only be an offensive and defensive battle, but also half will be launched in mobile warfare. It is very similar to marching. Moreover, practicing continuously in this way also trains the true command ability of each general. It is not Li Wei who can see it alone.

The key is that other generals who escort soldiers did not dare to do this. The date was originally tight, and if they could not get out of the way, they would be punished, at the least they would be beaten, and at the worst they would be beheaded. They dare not delay on the road. Even if the time is limited, they do not have the financial resources, especially cavalry, which is almost cruel in actual combat like this, will damage war horses from time to time. In this era, horses are equally precious as people, and do not dare to be injured? In injured soldiers, even one or two soldiers who died accidentally, they would not dare to be responsible. Not to mention that Li Wei forced some soldiers to eliminate bad performance. In the early Tang Dynasty, in order to prevent soldiers from deserting military service, they were really sick, and they sent doctors to treat them and carried them to the front line. It is useless to get cancer. If you want to die, you will die on the front line. Don’t want to recuperate at home.

While the exercise was being performed, several people ran over from a distance, and one of them was riding a small donkey and shouted from afar: "Where is Your Highness?"

Li Wei rushed over, got off the horse, patted Ximen Chong on the shoulder intimately, and said, "Ximen Chong, I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you are doing well in Qinzhou."

This time, the two granaries of Qinzhou and Longzhou have saved a lot of money because they have prepared a lot of food in the past few years. Ximen Chong performed remarkably in Qinzhou.

"I dare not take it, but Your Highness, why do you want to lead the troops in Qinghai?"

"Don't you want to be both civil and military?"

"No, you are Your Highness. What you learn is the way to govern the country, not the way to civil and military..."

"This matter is a long story, and you will know in the future."

The sound of the horn sounded and the exercises of the two armies began.

...

In Luoyang Palace, the weather began to get hot. Two palace maids fanned Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian said, "I miss Jiucheng Palace."

Jiucheng Palace is among several large palaces in the Tang Dynasty, and is the best place to avoid offices.

Li Shoucheng lowered his head and replied, "No, Your Highness has just left Jingzhao."

"I know, what's the situation outside?"

"The country is peaceful and peaceful outside, just, just..."

"Speak out, just what?"

"It's just that His Highness Yong's annotations on the Book of the Later Han Dynasty were written, and there were so many people who threw them. The Yong's mansion was full of doors all day long. Each annotation was immediately spread by literati and was called the best annotation on the Book of the Later Han Dynasty since ancient times."

"The best annotation?"

"I may not agree with it. Maybe this note is very good, but it is not necessarily the best. It is mostly supported by others. But I am very worried."

"What are you worried about? This unfilial son is less than one tenth of his elder brother." But Wu Zetian frowned, not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid that if Honger encounters something in Qinghai, what should he do if he encounters something in Qinghai? Honger ascended the throne, he has room to continue to deal with. If this second son ascended the throne, he will only end up with him. Thinking of this, he said again: "Go and call Mr. Pei. There are several memorials in this palace that are unresolved, so please ask him to discuss it."

"Here!"

It's not too fake. There were a few memorials, but she and Li Zhi did not agree to it. They pulled out these memorials. Pei Yan was brought here for a while. Through the curtain, the two discussed state affairs. After the discussion, Wu Zetian ordered people to bring tea and said, "Shilarious Minister Pei, the country has been prosperous for a long time, the people are harmonious, and the people live and work in peace. This is my happiness. However, the prince went to Qinghai for the sake of the country, and I am really worried. But a group of villains actually seized King Yong... I am very worried."

The spearhead was pointed directly at Li Xian.

In fact, the people talked a lot about this matter, but it is not that Li Xian is too hateful. Li Zhi wants to lift him up, what will happen if he avoids him? Even if he avoids him, his father has already raised him up. The eldest brother will tolerate him. He can ascend to the throne later. Will he tolerate him? If a villain turns this out, will he be in trouble? Li Xian has also struggled for a long time. Moreover, Li Xian really doesn't want the throne? In addition, a group of staff members under him also want to get to the throne, as Wu Zetian said, he also wants to get to the throne. As an official staff officer in the royal palace, he will be like this for the rest of his life. But as a confidant of the future emperor, his career is just around the corner. Good people are afraid of three persuasions, and bad people are afraid of three remarks, so he broke up with his elder brother step by step.

The people may not know, but as Pei Yan, they know it very well. Don’t talk about Pei Yan. Even when Li Wei moved to several prime ministers, he guessed what plans his father would have, and sighed, this time, the brothers had no way to do it.

Wu Zetian took this out, not for Li Xian's various actions. After saying that, he looked at Pei Yan's expression through the curtain. In fact, this curtain is just a look, a silk curtain or a bead curtain. People behind the curtain can see in front of the curtain, and people in front of the curtain can also see behind the curtain if they are brave.

"Your Majesty's civil and military skills are no less than those of Emperor Taizong Wen. However, he did not have the ring to punish Emperor Wen. He had been arguing in the court for the past two years, and I was also very worried."

"Yes, I have heard of you for a long time that you are noble and are the most outstanding disciple of the Pei family. Later, when you become an official, no one can match you in terms of competence. You are the pillar of the country. When the country is in trouble, I hope you will work harder."

"I will definitely live up to the Queen of Heaven's trust."

"Okay, then retreat."

Looking at his departure back, Wu Zetian suddenly laughed, and Li Shoucheng asked: "Why are you laughing?"

"I am laughing, why doesn't Hong'er want to get close to this person?"

“Why?”

"This person's heart is unpredictable."

"???" Li Shoucheng's face changed. This is wrong. He is unpredictable to the prince. Perhaps he does not support the prince, but also in the queen. Could it be that he supports Li Xian? But he cannot use his heart to the adjective of unpredictable to the prince.

"But Hong'er is absolutely corrupt. How can there be a dispute between good people and bad people in this world? If you use it well, you are good people. If you use it well, you are bad people. The more you use it, you are better than anyone else." Speaking of this, a confident smile appeared on the corner of your mouth, and your heart was unpredictable. It was too tender! After thinking about it, he said, "It's time, call the golden eunuch of the East Palace."

She secretly investigated the matter of the East Palace for a long time and finally found some of the mistakes. She didn't plan to move before the line was clear. But in a turbulent period, she didn't expect another accident in the East Palace. The relationship between the girls' lives doesn't matter. The important thing is that Honger's son cannot make any mistakes. In the end, someone will inevitably attack Li Lu. But her son also has something she doesn't like, and it's her appearance. The girls in the East Palace are not deep in their minds and cannot protect the peace of the East Palace.

"Here!"

Li Shoucheng was brought over in a while.

Wu Zetian did not let him get up and shouted, "I heard that you have done something unfavorable to the prince in the East Palace."

"Queen, yes, yes, it was His Majesty who forced me to do so." Li Shoucheng lay on the ground and was shocked and suspicious. Could it be that these two people were not the same?

"Hong'er treats you very well, why do you betray him?"

"I should die, I should die, I should die, I do not want to, but Your Majesty wants to kill my head, so I have to obey Your Majesty."

"So you told Your Majesty about Honger, including that he deliberately set up some industries for the sake of the country and the country, and managed them with Jinzhu and Luma. This was Honger's intention to seek a way for the country and was afraid of opposition from the ministers. But you don't know that it made Your Majesty more care, so many troubles arise, right?"

Li Wei asked Wu Zetian at that time, and Wu Zetian was also puzzled. When he was in Luoyang, the family of three was very happy. Although Xu Jingzong was beaten to death by his son, she was dissatisfied. But her husband should be satisfied, but her husband turned his face inexplicably. This made her very puzzled.

After a long search, the Jin Eunuch was found.

Wu Zetian was also wrong about this. At first, he thought that his son had some bad intentions in his arrangements. However, if he used all the money, a few of them were to strengthen their own strength. As a prince, if he didn't do this, it would be fine if the prince didn't do it. But most of the money was re-entered in the treasury in the name of donations and tribute taxes. In the spring, he took out another 50,000 yuan in money. Wu Zetian and Li Zhi's suspicion gradually became relieved.

If the plot is not weird, how many dead soldiers will be supported with such a lot of money?

However, he never expected that Li Wei had never had the idea of ​​rebelling, and he could do many things with money. But his intention was not here. He helped the country and had the ability to help Li Wei, mainly for a way out. Even Wu Zetian had an IQ of up to 300, but he did not expect that his son had been thinking of running away.

There is no reminder that if his son makes mistakes in employment, he will have to pay a price. He can only calculate how to seek greater benefits by centering himself. However, this piece is not suitable for him now. The most terrifying thing is that he is highly valued by his son, holding the power of the Eastern Palace, and several stupid daughters-in-law believe him.

The eunuch Jin was sweating and said tremblingly: "Yes, it's not good for me."

After a long time, Wu Zetian said, "I want the East Palace to be peaceful now, do you understand?"

"clear."

“Get out.”

"Here." Eunuch Jin carefully retreated and returned to the East Palace.

Bier came over and asked worriedly: "Empress Jin, what did the Queen of Heaven call you over?"
Chapter completed!