Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1444: Narrating Merits (Part )

In the tent, Tuli Khan stared blankly at the exquisite wine cup in front of him, and his eyes slowly shifted. There was a thick blanket under his feet, and beside him was a jar of Jade Pot Spring, which is also very famous on the grassland. , on the table not far away, the yellow edict looked particularly dazzling.

At noon today, Princess Pingyang went to the top of the mountain in person and read out the edict. Khan Xu Tuli returned to the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of Prince of Shunyi. He was granted the title of General Youwei. He was given a settlement of 700 households and 800 pieces of silk.

Prince of Shunyi, this title made Tuli Khan feel an unparalleled humiliation. This was a humiliation that he had not felt even after being trapped on the mountain for more than ten days in the past ten days.

After knowing that the good brother could not be released to him, Tuli Khan's mental state had calmed down. Being a prisoner in Chang'an City was naturally not as good as the Great Khan of the Grassland who controlled millions of strings, but the situation was like this, and there was nothing he could do about it. .

Tuli Khan also knew that the good brother was right... If the other party did not lie again, if Dubu Khan was really killed in battle, Emperor Tang's attitude towards him would probably be gentle.

Tuli Khan said to himself, that's all, that's all, rich and idle people are not bad, as long as he doesn't cause trouble again.

What's more, even if he could escape back to the grassland, what could he do? This time, he and Dubu Khan invaded the Tang Dynasty from two directions. As a result, they were both defeated, killed or captured. The Ashina clan no longer had enough prestige or strength. If you can't control those tribes, escaping back by yourself will not help, but you will probably be killed.

But the title of Prince of Shunyi... "Shun" naturally refers to the surrender of Tuli Khan, which is smooth for the Tang Dynasty. This kind of humiliation is tolerated by Tuli Khan.

But "righteousness"... really made Tuli Khan angry. He couldn't help but think of the good brother with whom he had become "righteous".

Thinking back on these years and so many things, Tuli Khan suddenly raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. The fire-like wine made him cough violently.

When I returned to Wuyuan County, I had a strong army and strong horses, and had the ambition to compete with Jieli Khan. But in the blink of an eye, the Mayi Incident happened... From that time on, my destiny seemed to be controlled by that young man.

Tuli Khan struggled, but he was captured alive in the first Jingzhou defeat, and now he was captured alive again for the second time.

The coughing gradually stopped, and Tuli Khan's ears moved slightly. Hearing bursts of loud shouts, he couldn't help but get up and take a few steps forward.

"Stop." The Tang soldiers guarding the outside shouted.

Tuli Khan did not dare to go any further. He only looked through the gap in the door curtain and saw firelight flickering in the distance. "Did you get lost?"

A smiling voice came from outside the door, "This is Alang describing his achievements to the generals."

Tuli Khan moved his cheeks, turned around and sat down again, no longer thinking about this, he just drank one glass after another, and soon he was drunk.

In the military camp, a huge bonfire was lit, lighting up the dark night. Li Huairen, the heir to the throne of Wei, sat at the head. The generals sat on the left and right, and Princess Pingyang sat beside Li Shan.

"Fortunately, Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang arrived and finally accomplished the feat." Li Shan said loudly: "This battle will be remembered in the history books by all the generals. Since the Qin Dynasty, only the Tang Dynasty can stand shoulder to shoulder with the two Han Dynasties!"

The generals responded unanimously. Before the Tang Dynasty, only the Former Han Dynasty and the Later Han Dynasty were unified powers in the Central Plains... Although the Qin Dynasty also unified the world, its evaluation in this era was not high, and its national destiny was too short like the Western Jin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty. .

Li Shan caught a glimpse of someone on the right snickering and whispering to each other... This was obviously referring to the sentence "Princess Pingyang arrived to complete the work."

"There will be a banquet tonight to recount your merits and allow you to drink wine. There must be no one to pour the wine." Li Shan squinted his eyes and looked over. "Then I'll trouble Duke Guzang." Hou Hongtao and Qu Silang participated in the great victory of Jingzhou. The generals couldn't help but laugh. Duan Zhixuan, the Duke of Guzang County, stood up with a grimace and said, "Your Highness, I am not the only one just now..."

During the great victory in Jingzhou, Duan Zhixuan captured the Khan's flag, but he disobeyed orders and almost fell into the battle. After the battle, Li Shan appointed him to pour wine for all the generals after the war.

"I just saw you!" Li Shan pointed out, "Why don't you go pour the wine."

Duan Zhixuan laughed and said, "Never mind, we drank wine for both great victories, and this should be recorded in history books in the future."

Princess Pingyang was a little surprised. Although Duan Zhixuan was young, he was the most senior under his second brother, and he was also very frivolous. She did not expect to be so submissive. Looking around, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Xue Wanjun, Li Mengchang, Han Liang, Yu Zhining, Wen Daya and other close friends of the second brother laughed at this scene.

Li Shanxian asked Duan Zhixuan to pour three times the glass of wine, stood up, picked up the wine glass, and said loudly: "This battle started in Jinzhou, Fenzhou, Bingzhou, Xinzhou, Daizhou, and Yuzhou. Although it was a great victory and the capture was sudden, it was also The casualties were heavy, all because the generals forgot to die and the soldiers sacrificed their lives."

"You should know that the most meritorious ones are the fallen soldiers headed by Licheng County Duke Qin Wutong, Guoguo Duke Huang Junhan, and Shiping County Duke Hu Yan."

"All three of them have been given first-class merit. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone was silent. Han Liang, who was sitting on the left, thought to himself that it was a coincidence that among the three people killed in the battle, Huang Junhan was a direct descendant of His Royal Highness, Qin Wutong was a direct descendant of His Majesty, and Hu Yan surrendered after His Majesty occupied Chang'an. Yes, there is no obvious faction, but it is because he has been under the command of King Wei Si in the past two years and has some background from Li Huairen.

However, Han Liang felt it was a pity. He knew that Li Shimin originally wanted to make some fuss about Huang Junhan... Although Huang Junhan was born in Wagang and was just a jailer in the former Sui Dynasty, he came from a famous family and was a descendant of the Huang family in Jiangxia.

This was the only person from the Jiangnan gentry who held a high position and had real power in the Tang Dynasty.

After pouring three glasses of wine on the ground as a sacrifice, Li Shancai picked up the fourth glass of wine poured by Duan Zhixuan and said, "In this battle, Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang, deputy marshal of the march on Hedong Road, led the left army to attack Loufan, seize Yanmen, lock the main road, and count. Defeating the enemy is a first-rate achievement."

Su Dingfang stepped out and took the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. The generals had no objections to this. The most critical part of this battle was Su Dingfang on the left.

Li Shan picked up the second glass of wine and said, "The general manager of Luozhou, Cheng Mingzhen, personally led 800 warriors to break through the Flying Fox Trail and lock the Turks' eastward escape route. I deserve first-class credit."

Cheng Mingzhen is still recuperating from his injuries, but after more than half a month, he has recovered. He came here at short notice today, stood up, took the wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp, regardless of his body injury.

There is no objection to the fact that these two men are first-rate. Only by blocking the main road between the east and west armies can the Turks be forced into a desperate situation.

But Princess Pingyang frowned slightly and was a little worried. Before leaving Beijing, she had talked with her husband Chai Shao. Although Chai Shao was not worried, Princess Pingyang was still a little worried and asked a lot of things.

In this battle, the Tang army was surrounded on three sides. Li Shan led the middle army, with Liu Hei'er as the main general, Su Dingfang on the left, and Cheng Mingzhen on the right. If the merits were listed according to this specification, Liu Hei'er would be next.

However, Su Dingfang and Liu Hei'er were both Li Shan's personal guards. Although Cheng Mingzhen belonged to Li Shimin's sect, their relationship was actually relatively distant, and their backgrounds had a lot of Li Shan's shadow.

But then Princess Pingyang felt relieved. Li Shan raised his glass and looked at Qin Qiong.