Great Tang princess

Originally there were six of them, but one was hacked to death by Li Longji, so now only five of them have been kidnapped.

The situation at that time was that after controlling several people, Li Longji stepped forward and wanted to say something, but the other party broke free suddenly and wanted to rush over to hold him hostage.

But I didn't expect that Li Longji looked extravagant, but he was also trained in a military academy.

So the reaction was not slow at all. At that time, he pulled out the ax and hit him on the neck.

Li Yuechen patted his head: "You are really... You haven't completely controlled the people yet, how can you join in the fun by yourself? If something happens to you, and there is no one under your command, how much damage will it cause?"

"Yes, my nephew is too reckless!" Li Longji lowered his head and obediently admitted his mistake.

"But no matter what, even though you were wrong, you have made merit this time. You did a good job! Don't be an example!" Li Yuechen smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

Li Longji, who was still a little unhappy because he made a mistake, immediately laughed again, nodded and agreed.

Then Li Yuechen came to the five people who were tied up and observed them carefully.

These people were obviously Han Chinese, but they had two blotches of plateau red on their faces that were not so obvious. For a while, they couldn't tell whether they were Tibetans or Han Chinese, or they might be of mixed race.

So she asked, "Who are you waiting for? Maybe you can understand Chinese?"

The person at the front said: "We have committed such a serious crime, and I only ask His Highness to give you a good time!"

Li Yuechen couldn't help laughing: "Since I know my identity and what crime I committed, I still want to have a good time? Do you think I have a good temper?"

"Your Highness doesn't know something, and I have no choice but to wait for this move!" The other party lowered his head and replied.

"Okay, I'm not an unreasonable person, tell me, why are you helpless!" Li Yuechen asked.

"I was originally a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. Because I lived on the border, my whole family was captured and entered Tubo in the battle of Dafeichuan many years ago..."

Following the other party's explanation, Li Yuechen understood.

To put it simply, this group of people was coerced, and the lives of the whole family were held by Tubo. Let them come and kill themselves, otherwise they would kill their whole family.

But according to the person in front of them, the arsenic on their bodies was just in case, and they didn't expect to poison them at all.

These people originally lived on the border, so they had martial arts on their bodies, and they originally wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate them at close range.

As a result, I didn't expect to be discovered and caught just after coming here.

It's a very old-fashioned way, and it is estimated that the Tubo people didn't expect them to succeed. At most, they just harassed and made trouble.

No one cares about the life and death of slaves, especially in a slavery society like Tubo.

……

Thinking about it carefully, this is a normal phenomenon. Now that Li Yuechen has been here for several months, it would be abnormal if Tubo didn't take any action at all.

Although they don't have the courage to go to war directly now, they can still send some people over to make trouble like this.

After listening to the other party's explanation, Li Yuechen's first thought was that he also had a lot of Tubo captives in his hands. Should he send a message to Tubo, telling them that if he dared to kill a person from here, he would kill their captives himself?
But then he shook his head and dismissed the idea.

After all, now Li Yuechen is the actual emperor of this country, so for her, the captives in Tubo are her own people.

But it was different for Tubo. For them, captives were just slaves, and most of them were worthless.

Whether it is Tibetan or Han Chinese, it is the same, there is no difference.

Therefore, the two sides were not equal from the beginning, and such a means of retaliation cannot be established.

The only possible valuable Lunqin Mausoleum died not long ago, so it is completely impossible.

……

Everyone at the scene was looking at Li Yuechen who was standing there thinking, waiting for her to give an order.

Li Yuechen turned his head and looked at the few people who were tied up, a look of unbearable flashed in his eyes.

From an emotional point of view, these people were right, they did this out of helplessness, and Li Yuechen didn't want to kill them.

But from a rational point of view, it is impossible not to kill, otherwise it will only make Tubo's arrogance more arrogant in the future.

With a large number of people in the army, coupled with the current management model that is much more relaxed than in the future, it is doomed not to be able to keep secrets, so these few people must die.

After taking a deep breath, Li Yuechen waved his hands: "Even if what you said is true, this is what you were forced to do. But intending to murder the royal family is a serious crime. I can allow you to not be tortured..."

Having said that enough, those who were tied up all lowered their heads: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding!"

Having said that, it's time to end, Li Yuechen raised his hand, ready to give an order.

However, Li Chongrun suddenly said: "Auntie, let me wait!"

"Huh?" Li Yuechen turned his head, curious, "Why?"

Li Chongrun said with a firm face: "My aunt once said that I will be in the army all my life. I will definitely go to the battlefield in the future. There is always no harm in learning early."

When this sentence was said, several other children of the royal family around looked over and nodded at the same time in agreement.

Although judging from their expressions, they still had a hint of hesitation, but their eyes were full of determination, knowing that this was a road that had to be walked out.

Li Yuechen fell silent for a moment.

To be honest, these children of the royal family are all at a young or old age at this time. If possible, she would not let them kill so early and be stained with blood.

People of this age are generally not strong enough psychologically, and Li Yuechen doesn't want to cause any consequences that she doesn't want to see.

But this is another step they will take sooner or later. Today's Li Longji is considered an accident. He just hacked one to death. It's hard to say whether it will cause any problems.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen smiled slightly, "It's not today, some things haven't been clarified yet. Lock up these people first, and make a decision in a few days!"

This kind of answer made the people around feel a little surprised, but it is not unreasonable to think about it carefully.

After all, these are all one-sided words of these people, maybe there is something hidden behind it?

So he promised to imprison these people for the time being.

The purpose of Li Yuechen's doing this is to rest for two days, observe Li Longji's problems, and give him some psychological counseling by the way.

See if he has any problems, and then make plans based on the follow-up.

……

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Li Longji received an order to go to Li Yuechen's office.

So after handing over today's training task to the deputy that he had selected during this period, he hurriedly ran all the way to Li Yuechen's place.

The deputies led by these trainee officers are trained as future grassroots officers, and they are all selected after strict inspection.

Including military comprehensive ability and cultural level, learning attitude, and thinking style, etc...

At present, in the special reconnaissance battalion, Li Longji's deputy is Shen Ke, one of the hundred guards sent by Tang Sui.

This guy had read some books in the early years and knew Braille, which was a lot higher than other ordinary recruits, and it was relatively easy to train.

……

Li Longji trotted all the way to the office, knocked on the door, and walked in after getting an answer.

Entering the office, Li Yuechen, who was sitting on a chair, looked up slightly: "You don't look very well, didn't you sleep well last night?"

"It's not bad...it's just waking up from a dream in the middle of the night..."

Li Longji didn't know why his aunt suddenly talked about this, and his expression was still a little dazed.

"Okay, sit down and talk!" Li Yuechen nodded, pointed to the chair in front of him, then turned his head, "Xiaodong, make a cup of tea."

Xiaodong agreed, made an extra cup of tea and placed it in front of Li Longji.

Li Yuechen didn't have any twists and turns, and went straight to the point: "I killed someone with my own hands yesterday, how do you feel?"

She asked so directly because she had experienced it herself.

People who have killed their own species are almost regarded as another species spiritually.

For ordinary people, when facing the same kind, no matter whether they can get along with them or not, there is only one option of "coexistence".

But killing someone is different. For them, facing the same kind, they already have another option besides coexistence.

And it's a pretty dangerous option.

Facing his aunt's question, Li Longji was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Actually, I was quite scared at the beginning yesterday. Especially when I saw someone die, I would think about what would happen if I cut myself... "

Having said that, he was silent for a while, and continued: "But think about it carefully, if he doesn't die, I will die, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

While speaking, his expressions and eyes are relatively normal, without any special fluctuations.

But in fact, this is already proof of a change of heart.

The original Li Longji had a very cheerful personality, and he was a little bluffing in front of Li Yuechen.

Now he looks much calmer, and the vigor that should have been in the young man has changed a lot.

But what made Li Yuechen heave a sigh of relief was that he didn't seem to have any fear.

And it's normal to eat in the morning, and it seems to be relatively normal physiologically.

Overall, some changes have been made, but they don't seem to have much of an impact so far.

Li Yuechen nodded slightly, and planned to observe for a few more days. If there was nothing wrong, then he could indeed consider letting other members of the royal family try it.

Although it is said that he came from an era where education was relatively sound, Li Yuechen was not an educator after all.

Therefore, in this era, it is necessary to educate a group of elites who will shoulder the important responsibilities of the country in the future. The only thing that can be used for reference in the future is knowledge itself.For the specific education system, you still have to refer to your parents.

Letting them understand life through killing seems a bit perverted, but in this era, it may be a good method.

The education system of the royal family cannot be the same as that of ordinary people, so in some places, we should try to adopt some unconventional methods.

So Li Yuechen decided to give it a try, maybe it would have a good effect.

……

A few days later, in November, after these few days of observation, after confirming that everything was normal for Li Longji, Li Yuechen ordered Li Chengqi and his sons from the royal family who were graduating next year to execute those assassins.

The reason why Li Chongrun and the others were not selected was because of their special identities.

If there is no accident, Li Chongrun and the others will all be candidates for the throne in the future, and they are indeed a bit young, so Li Yuechen plans to let them grow up for a few more years.

As for the method of execution, since Li Yuechen promised not to let them suffer torture, he adopted beheading.

Li Chengqi and others accepted the order without any hesitation, perhaps there would be resistance in their subconscious mind.

But now they all understand that, as the royal family, to take the lead in the army, they have to learn to do many things.

This kind of awareness made Li Yuechen feel very gratified, and the results of these years of hard work have paid off initially.

At the execution scene, Li Yuechen was watching from the side.

As a few heads fell to the ground, some of the children turned pale, some had trembling legs, and of course there were also nothing wrong.

Li Yuechen looked a little distressed, and quickly took them back to his office, made each of them a cup of tea, chatted with them, and diverted their attention.

Even though children in this era are relatively precocious, they still have more or less discomfort.

"Auntie, I want to vomit..." Li Chengyi sat on the chair with a distressed expression on his face.

"Shut up, I think too, don't say it!" Li Lin on the side couldn't help covering her mouth.

Li Yuechen took a sip of tea with a smile: "You guys, this is not bad, much better than me."

"Auntie, don't make fun of me..."

"This is not a joke." Li Yuechen shook his head, "It was the first time I killed someone, and I went back and hugged my sister and cried all night."

As soon as these words came out, several children were surprised, and they all raised their heads with unbelievable expressions on their faces.

"If you don't believe me, go back and ask your grandfather, they all knew about this at the beginning." Li Yuechen replied with a smile, not caring at all about his dark history being known to them.

Holding the teacup, Li Chengqi shook his head slightly: "I can't imagine that my aunt is so powerful, she can still cry all night because of it."

"Well, people are very adaptable after all." Li Yuechen smiled, "And beheading is not bad, but it's disgusting to have your head smashed by a hammer..."

"Speaking of which, my aunt's pair of drum-beating Weng Jinchui smashed a lot of heads back then, right?" Li Longji leaned over his head and asked.

"Go, go..." Li Yuechen waved his hand, ending this disgusting topic.

However, it caused a burst of laughter from the children in the office.

……

At the same time, the other side is not idle.

In mid-November, the imperial court formally issued a notice to Tubo to release [-] Han captives, otherwise the tea trading volume would be halved in the future.

The figure of [-] was roughly calculated by the household department. There was no ID card in this era, so it was impossible to get an accurate figure.

Not to mention that more than ten years have passed since the Battle of Dafeichuan. It has been so long, and many people must have died.

Of course, Li Yuechen asked his mother to make this order. Now in Tubo, tea is a necessity of the upper class, so such a deal is acceptable for Tubo.