Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 3 Visiting the Qin Mansion
My aunt is my only living elder. Although Luo Yi's rebellion has a way to kill, how can I watch their family die? If I know it, I can't save Luo Yi and his son, but I still have to try to save the next family of women and children.

Qin Qiong submitted a secret report to Li Shimin, begging Li Shimin to give him grace because of his many years of service and considerable military exploits, and he was willing to use his title and official position in exchange for the survival of the women and children of the Luo family, but the emperor just stayed. Qin Qiong is restless every day.

After receiving the imperial decree from the emperor to confer himself the crown prince Shaofu and release Luo Yi, Qin Qiong's heart finally eased, and he hurried to pick up the women and children of the Luo family to settle down.

At the same time, he reminded their father and son to be loyal and defend the country, and not to be fooled again. This time, His Majesty spared you for the sake of the prince. Although the prince is young, he does not remember the old evil, so he must keep this kindness in his heart.

To be honest, Luo Yi was also instigated by others, that is, Li Shi, the witch. After the incident, that bitch ran away, so he could only bite the bullet and continue working.

Chang'an, Chongde Square, Duke Yi's Mansion,
Li Chengqian stood outside the gate of the Qin Mansion, conferred the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, the Twelve Halberds of the Xunmen, in the first year of Zhenguan, Qin Qiong worshiped General Zuowuwei, granted the Duke of Yi, and [-] households in Shiyi.

Later, Qin Qiong was often ill, and whenever he was ill, he said to people: "I have been a soldier and horse for more than two hundred battles all my life, and I have been seriously injured many times. "

In the 12th year of Zhenguan, Qin Qiong died of illness, was posthumously made the governor of Xuzhou, and was buried with Zhaoling.Li Shimin specially ordered that stone soldiers and horses be built in front of Qin Qiong's tomb to show Qin Qiong's military exploits.

In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin ordered Yan Liben to hang the portraits of 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, and Qin Qiong was also among them.

It can be said that Qin Qiong had already withdrawn from the court at the beginning of Zhenguan, and there were different opinions on the reasons. Some people said that Qin Qiong did not work hard during the change of Xuanwu Gate, so it can be seen from Shiyi that Li Shimin was dissatisfied with him.

Some people also say that Qin Qiong belongs to Li Yuan, because Li Yuan granted him Shangzhu Kingdom.But from Li Chengqian's point of view, Qin Qiong should be the kind of person who is politically simple and can't handle the vortex of the court with ease.

If you look at Cheng Zhijie, you will understand that the two are basically the same regardless of background, experience, and achievements. The only difference is that Cheng Zhijie is more flexible than him, which can be seen from the matter of marrying the daughter of the Cui family.

The root cause of Qin Qiong's withdrawal from the court was the fact that Qin Qiong quit the court, and the illness he mentioned was just an excuse. Li Chengqian admired Qin Qiong in his previous life, and he really couldn't bear to see such a hero die of illness on the bed.So taking advantage of Luo Yi's affairs and tying him to the chariot of the East Palace, it helped him and helped himself at the same time.

The reason why Li Chengqian succeeded was because of the emperor. Could Li Shimin not know Qin Qiong's temper? He knew it, but he couldn't give his love general a proper chance due to various reasons.Li Chengqian and Luo Yi became the best reason, but the people involved didn't know it, this is the emperor's mind.

"Chen Qin Qiong sees His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness is very kind, and I feel grateful."

Li Chengqian hurried to help Qin Qiong and said: "Teacher, this must not be the case. The emperor loves talents, especially the teacher and the two generals Luo. The two generals were just confused for a while, and Chengqian was just giving the father a step. Received such a great gift from the teacher."

"Your Highness, what you consider to be a one-sentence matter is a great kindness from this minister. Now people's hearts are not old, and not everyone has the heart of righteousness."

There is a reason for Qin Qiong's sigh. Ever since Luo Yi and his son rebelled, many veterans in the army have put aside their relationship with Qin Qiong and hid far away. Except for Cheng Zhijie, Yu Chigong and the few caring brothers in the Qin Palace, no one dared to come. .

"Why should the teacher be as knowledgeable as those snobs? That's good. You can tell who is your true friend. The students know that the old wounds of the teacher are hard to heal, so they brought some supplements for the teacher to nourish." After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian beckoned Heng Heng and others to put the gift in front of Qin Qiong.

"Your Highness is bothering you, so the minister has the audacity to accept His Highness's kindness." Qin Qiong, who felt Li Chengqian's kindness, did not refuse, but Qin Qiong never accepted gifts.

But Li Chengqian was different. This time Li Shimin gave this great favor, hoping that Qin Qiong would repay this kindness to his son.

"I know the purpose of His Highness's visit. I am a rough man, so I just speak up if I have something to say." After taking her seat, Qin Qiong asked with a smile.

"Please teach the teacher."

"Your Highness is the state reserve, His Majesty will never let His Highness go to the battlefield. Learning martial arts is just to strengthen your body. The battlefield is dangerous. It's not as simple as you think. As the saying goes, a son of a thousand gold can't sit still."

Li Chengqian was not surprised by Qin Qiong's question, and immediately said: "Since the Jin Dynasty, the world has been disintegrated, and there have been five Hu and sixteen kingdoms. For 300 years, there have been endless wars, and the people in the Central Plains have been displaced.
Today's preliminary decision is made, there are internal disadvantages and strong enemies outside, the Tang Dynasty needs a prince who can stabilize the country with literature and martial arts, if he can go to the battlefield with my soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, it will be a great honor for the students.

The teacher is a cavalry veteran who was famous all over the world in the previous dynasty. Chengqian has a set of heavy cavalry equipment and gave it to the teacher. The teacher can use this to train an invincible heavy cavalry. achievement. "

Li Chengqian signaled Henglian to bring the cavalry's equipment and horses to the yard. If there were any traversers present, he would be able to tell at a glance that this is the Iron Buddha.

Qin Qiong touched the equipment with his eyes shining. As an excellent cavalry general, he certainly knew that if such equipment could form an organizational system, supplemented by a certain amount of light cavalry, it would be unparalleled in combat power.

"Your Highness, why don't you dedicate yourself to His Majesty?" You must know that the establishment of a new army is to ask the emperor for instructions. Li Chengqian clearly gave him the credit, even if he is his teacher, he shouldn't, Qin Qiong asked in bewilderment .

"Students don't dare to lie in front of the teacher. Although the student is a prince, he is still young. In my hands, these sharp weapons are like pearls covered in dust. Teacher, a veteran in the battlefield, dedicate this thing to His Majesty and make a contribution so that the mouths of those civil servants can be silenced. Isn't it?"

"Your Highness treats me like this, and I really can't repay you." Qin Qiong understood now that Li Chengqian was giving him a reason to return to the court, one is to stop the mouths of those civil servants who used Luo Yi's affairs to attack him.

The second is to give the Qin family, which has already gone downhill, a chance. After two dynasties, how could he not know the fate of a family after it went to ruin.

In the current situation, if Qin Qiong can't gain a firm foothold in the army, then the future Northern Expedition will have nothing to do with him, and the decline of the Qin family will be a foregone conclusion.He would never be able to repay Li Chengqian's kindness today.

"This is just a gift of a sword to a hero, the teacher must not be so polite," Li Chengqian replied with a smile.

The next day, Tai Chi Palace
"Your Majesty, I have a piece of heavy cavalry equipment for your Majesty," Qin Qiong said before going out of class, and the guards brought the armor and vest into the hall.

Of course Li Shimin knew that Prince Li Chengqian visited the Qin Mansion yesterday, and Qin Qiong offered his armor today, and if he said there was nothing about that brat, he wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.

"It seems that my General Zuo Wuwei is recovering from his illness, and only Shubao can make such an excellent battle armor. The decree, General Zuo Wuwei, Shangzhu Kingdom, Crown Prince Shaofu, and Duke Qin Qiong of Yi Kingdom Loyalty to the country, donating armor is a meritorious service, the food township increased to [-] households, and ordered the formation of new heavy cavalry in the Zuowuwei Army."

Under the envious eyes of everyone, Qin Qiong thanked Li Shimin with a big gift, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde and other generals congratulated Qin Qiong for their friendship. As for those civil servants who wanted to make a fuss, they also understood that from today onwards, the tiger and bear general of Qin Palace has returned .

"Alas, it seems that the plan to weaken the generals of Prince Qin's Mansion has to be recalculated." An old man standing in the front row of the hall thought to himself.

Therefore, Li Chengqian learns martial arts with Qin Qiong every morning, and learns how to deal with government affairs with Li Gang and Zhang Xuansu in the afternoon.

Li Chengqian's learning is not easy. Although he has some background in the past, the art of opening and closing battle formations is quite different from what he has learned before. Qin Qiong's rich battlefield experience has also benefited Li Chengqian a lot.

As for his other two masters, Li Chengqian had some headaches. The two little old men had studied the emperor's art all their lives but were useless. This time Li Chengqian sent him to the door, how could they let them go.

For the same thing, the two old men often had very different ideas from Li Chengqian's, and they were extremely stubborn. When Li Chengqian said he was wrong and when he could finish the calculation, this sometimes made him dumbfounded.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had visited secretly several times, and they were very satisfied to see Li Chengqian working so hard.

(End of this chapter)