Chapter 24 Wang Xuance
The next morning, it was getting dark, and it was already drizzling in the sky in Chang'an, which made the ground wet and the hearts of many people.
The time for the Weishui Alliance was set in the afternoon. On this day, Li Ke rarely stole the laziness and did not go to Hongwenguan to attend classes, but instead played with Li Yan in Yiqiu Palace.
The child is ignorant. Li Yan, who is only four years old, knows what a proton is. He doesn't know that his closest brother is about to go north. After several years of his trip, Li Yan is still lying on the brocade and playing with her carefree, laughing constantly.
"Brother, I will be on a long journey in a while. If I am not here in the future, you need to listen to my grandmother and not make my grandmother angry, do you know?"
"Yeah, I understand."
"You shouldn't play all day when your brother is not here. You also need to go to Hongwenguan to teach the Grand Secretary. If you have any questions, you can ask Master Cen for advice. Do you remember?"
"Yeah, remember."
While playing with Li Yan, Li Ke gave Li Yan a few words, regardless of whether he could remember it or not.
Li Yan has been growing up with Li Ke's butt since he can remember, and naturally obeys Li Ke's words. In front of Li Yan, Li Ke's words are more effective than Concubine Yang or even Li Shimin.
After hearing what Li Ke said, Li Yan lit his little head like a rattle and responded.
"Brother, if you go far, can you still come back tonight?" Li Yan nodded and suddenly said something appeared in his mouth.
After hearing Li Yan's words, Li Ke suddenly felt bitter in his heart.
Li Yan was young and had never left Chang'an City since he was born. In his eyes, Mingde Gate in the south of Chang'an City was already very far away.
Li Ke was worried that Li Yan would tell him truthfully that Li Yan would cry at this critical moment, so Li Ke touched Li Yan's head and whispered: "When brother finished dealing with the matter, brother will come back immediately, okay?"
Li Yan didn't know what Li Ke meant, so he thought Li Ke had responded and nodded obediently.
"Ding, Ding, Ding..." Li Ke was talking to Li Yan, and a slight footsteps came from outside the door. Li Ke's personal maid Dan'er walked in as he responded.
"Your Highness, the soldiers outside the door sent a message saying that there was a person outside the palace who claimed to be recommended by Lord Cen and asked for a visit with Lord Cen's famous letter." Dan'er reported.
After hearing Dan'er's words, Li Ke remembered that yesterday, Cen Wenben once said that he would recommend an old friend to go north with him, thinking that he would help him, and he must be him.
Li Ke was about to order Dan'er to bring in the future, but Li Ke thought about it and asked again: "Has the person who came once had a common name?"
Dan'er replied: "The person who came called himself Wang Xuance, and he was white."
Wang Xuance!
When Li Ke heard this name, his heart suddenly trembled.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, there were countless famous officials, generals and ministers, Li Jing, Li Ji, Qin Shubao, Yuchi Gong, Fang Xuanling and others were all famous figures that have been passed down through the ages. Wang Xuance is indeed not a big figure, and his fame is not as good as those heroes of the dragon. But there is one thing that Li Ke is well-known.
One person destroys a country!
According to historical records, during the Zhenguan period, Wang Xuance was ordered by Li Shimin to go to the Four Heavenly Kingdoms and left from East Heaven to Middle Heaven.
However, it happened to be a rebellion in Zhongtianzhu. The sirens of Zhongtianzhu king Luo Yidu died suddenly, and the traitor Nafudi Aronatus usurped the throne and caused chaos.
Arona sent troops to attack Wang Xuance's envoy, but Wang Xuance was accidentally captured by the rebels. Fortunately, the rebels were busy plundering the treasures offered by the Eastern Tianzhu Kingdom to the Tang Dynasty, asking Wang Xuance to seize the opportunity and escape.
Wang Xuance, who escaped from the sky, did not return to his country in despair because of the disaster. Instead, Thunder Ting was furious and went to Tubo and Nipola to borrow troops. With his erratic skills and the golden signboard of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xuance borrowed more than 1,000 Tubo soldiers and 7,000 Nipola cavalry to counterattack the rebels of Zhongtianzhu.
Wang Xuance took charge of the capital of Zhongtianzhu. He killed 20,000 people in Zhongtianzhu for several battles, captured tens of thousands of prisoners, surrendered 580 cities and towns, captured Aronatun alive, and shocked the countries of Tianzhu in one fell swoop.
One person destroyed a country, and such a battle result has been rare in ancient times. Even in the Tang Dynasty, where the stars are brilliant, it was just that Wang Xuance himself was not at a high level, and Tianzhu was not a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the Tang Book had not passed on to Wang Xuance alone and was not famous.
Li Ke immediately asked Dan'er, "Where is Wang Xuance now?"
Dan'er replied, "This man is white and cannot enter the Eastern Palace. Now he is waiting outside Fengli's Gate. You need a servant to go and lead him in."
Li Ke ordered: "No, you first order someone to send your brother to Ah Niang's place, and then follow me to go there. I will go to Fengli Gate in person."
The future of going to the Turks is uncertain. If you can have someone like Wang Xuance helping you, it will naturally be a good thing. How could Li Ke be negligent?
"No." Dan'er responded softly.
Fengli Gate is located on the east side of the East Palace, close to Guangzhaifang in the east of the city. With Li Ke's journey to less than a stick of incense.
When Li Ke accelerated his pace and came outside Fengli Gate, he saw Wang Xuance standing alone in the rain waiting.
It was mid-autumn, and the climate in Chang'an was already quite cool. Sparse raindrops fell on the cheeks, making it bitingly cold.
Cen Wenben had no paper umbrella in his hand, and was only wearing a winter clothes, standing outside the corridor waiting.
"Mr. Xuance, pay homage to His Highness, the King of Shu." Wang Xuance stood in the rain, looking at a young man in brocade clothes full of nobleness, pretty face, and wearing a marten fur and cloak, walking towards him under the maid's attendant, and guessed Li Ke's identity and leaned over to worship.
Wang Xuance had a post from Cen Wenben, so it was not difficult to see Li Ke, but he did not expect that Li Ke would come out to greet him in person. At this time, Wang Xuance was only about twenty years old. Although his expression and words were so calm that Li Ke still felt a hint of excitement.
Although Wang Xuance's surname is Wang, it has nothing to do with the Wang family in Taiyuan, the giant clan of Bingzhou. Wang Xuance comes from a poor family in Luoyang and is a child of an ordinary family. The clues can be seen from his coarse winter jacket.
When Wang Xuance was young, he traveled to Nanyang and was a former friend of Cen Wenben. He was quite talented. After he finished his studies, he went to Chang'an to seek an official position. However, his career was not smooth and he still had no one or half positions. He wasted his time in the capital for several years.
Wang Xuance studied hard for ten years when he was young. He realized that his literary talent and martial arts were not inferior to others. How could he be willing to waste his time? He had always been unable to have an opportunity before, but now he will naturally stand up once he seizes the opportunity.
This time, it was a hard work to go north with Li Ke, but Wang Xuance, who had no chance at the moment, saw it as a rare opportunity. Therefore, yesterday, he received the recommendation from Cen Wenben and responded and waited here early in the morning.
Li Ke stepped forward and personally helped Wang Xuance up and said, "Sir, please get up quickly."
"Thank you Your Highness." Wang Xuance stood up and thanked.
Li Ke said to Wang Xuance: "This is not a place to speak. Sir, please follow me first."
"As long as your highness's instructions." Wang Xuance felt Li Ke's attention to him, but he still did not dare to be at all despised and replied respectfully.
Chapter completed!