bastard seizes tang

Chapter 705 Letter
At the beginning of November, it was almost deep winter, and after more than a month of marching, the Eastern Expeditionary Army led by Li Shimin was finally about to cross the Yellow River and leave the border of Hebei.

The distance between going there and returning to Beijing is not much different. Li Shimin went very fast, but returned to Beijing much slower, which also shows that Li Shimin's physical condition is not optimistic.

Outside Luoyang City, Mengjin Ferry.

The winter wind was fierce and the chill was piercing. Ordinary people would feel uncomfortable staying outside for a while, but Li Ke stood by the ferry and had been waiting for more than an hour against the strong wind.

"Master may be able to withstand the wind and cold. If you feel cold, you can rest in the tent at the back first. The father and emperor on the left and right have not arrived yet." Li Ke stood by the pier, looking at the court clothes under the new wind, his face was frozen. The pale Cen Wenwen looked at the still big ship on the other side, and asked Cen Wenwen with concern.

The emperor returned to Beijing in person, and he was expected to be greeted by hundreds of officials, and it was solemn to welcome the officials in court clothes, otherwise it would be a loss of etiquette, so all the officials who came to Houjia with Li Ke came here wearing court clothes. In addition to the court clothes, he wore a cloak issued by the court to keep out some of the wind and cold, and Cen Wen himself was the prime minister of Zhongshu, and all officials set an example, so he should be like this.

Cen Wenwen is nearly fifty years old, and he is already old. Although the cloak issued by the court is thick, it is not enough to look good in the strong wind by the river in this winter. Cen Wenwen stood here for more than an hour, his hands and feet are already It was a little stiff from the cold, so Li Ke said this.

Cen Wenwen shook his head and said: "No, Your Majesty is coming, and we as ministers should welcome here. How can we lose the etiquette of monarchs and ministers just to avoid the temporary wind and cold."

Cen Wenwen attaches the most importance to the way of being a scholar, and he attaches great importance to the word "ritual". Li Shimin traveled thousands of miles to drive back to Beijing in person, and Cen Wenwen will not be slighted.

Li Ke looked at Cen Wenwen's appearance, and his hands were already blue from the cold. Worried about Cen Wenwen's body, fearing that Cen Wenwen would be frozen again, he quickly took off his fox fur cloak, and put it on Cen Wenwen himself. On Wenwen's body, he said to Cen Wenwen: "Master's clothes are too thin, how can he withstand such a cold wind, this student's is warm, Master put it on quickly."

The fox-fur cloak on Li Ke's body is snow-white. It is woven from the fur of dozens of white foxes in the snow-capped mountains. It is a rare gem in the world, and it naturally keeps warm, even if it is used on the ground in Mobei, let alone in Luoyang.

Cen Wenwen is a civil servant, with a thin body, while Li Ke is tall, this fox fur cloak is made according to Li Ke's figure, the fox fur cloak covers Cen Wenwen's body tightly, and he is warm in a moment up.

"What is the prince doing, and how?" Seeing that Li Ke took off his cloak in front of all the officials, Cen Wenwen hastily declined.

Li Ke insisted on fastening the fox fur cloak on Cen Wenwen, and said with a smile to Cen Wenwen: "Master is in the cold, how can I, as a disciple, be able to stand it? .”

Cen Wenwen said: "The prince's body is precious, let alone be frozen."

Li Ke patted his chest and said with a smile: "The disciple is in his prime, and he was at the governor's side of Shuobei in his early years. The mere cold in Luoyang is just the spring breeze blowing on his face, and he can't freeze it."

As he said that, Li Ke straightened his chest even more, as if he was really not afraid of the cold.

Li Ke lived in Turkic when he was a child, and after he grew up, he spent several years in the Northland Governor's border. He was used to the wind and cold. In addition, Li Ke was born in the army and was in his prime, so he was more cold-tolerant than ordinary people.

Among this group of ministers, the only one who can accept Li Ke's clothes is Cen Wenwen. Cen Wenwen is Li Ke's mentor, and Li Ke undresses Cen Wenwen to keep out the cold.

In fact, Cen Wenwen's worries were indeed superfluous, because just after Li Ke took off his cloak, another guard behind him took a coat and put it on Li Ke's body. It was warm, but it was enough for Li Ke to keep out the cold.

Cen Wenwen looked at Li Ke's appearance, smiled, the corners of his eyes were slightly wet, and accepted the fox fur cloak that Li Ke put on him.

"It's freezing cold, even if it's made of steel and iron, it's not cold. The prince is a state reserve, and he needs to take care of himself. Why is he still like a child?" Cen Wenwen seemed to complain, but in fact Said to Li Ke full of love.

Although Cen Wenwen and Li Ke are masters and apprentices, Cen Wenwen has always regarded Li Ke as his nephew, even more important than his own life. His eyes are always the same as those of the teenagers who studied literature with him back then.

Li Ke and Cen Wenwen were talking, and more than half an hour later, the big boat on the other side of the Yellow River finally moved. The movement of the big boat meant that Li Shimin was about to cross the river.

Li Shimin's Chinese army crossed the river in a large boat, and in less than a stick of incense, they approached the Mengjin Ferry, and slowly landed and stopped, and Li Shimin finally appeared in front of everyone with Chang Tu's support.

"My son, Li Ke, led all the officials in Luoyang to pay respects to the emperor!" Li Ke looked at Li Shimin approaching, and went forward to pay respects to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was sick for several days, and he was on the road for several days when he was in Hebei. He never had a good rest, and his face looked very weak and ugly.

Seeing Li Ke in front, Li Shimin slowly pushed away Chang Tu who was supporting him, tried his best to stand in front of Li Ke, and said loudly: "Ke'er, get up quickly, all you ministers, get up quickly."

Li Ke stood up, winked, signaled Chang Tu to back off, and then leaned in front of Li Shimin, not only holding Li Shimin's arm to show the intimacy of father and son, but also supporting Li Shimin invisibly, making Li Shimin stand lightly some.

"For half a year when my father was away, Ke'er has worked hard in supervising the country." Li Shimin knew Li Ke's intentions, so he didn't refuse, letting Li Ke help him, and said to Li Ke.

Li Ke replied: "I just follow my father's old rules. It's not hard work, but my father was troubled by the Eastern Expedition. This time I finally triumphed. My son has already held a banquet in the city to celebrate my father's achievements."

Li Shimin's imperial conquest, Li Ke said that there is nothing wrong with his triumphant return. Li Shimin's battle to the east destroyed more than [-] Goguryeo and captured more than ten cities. The number of those who died in the battle was only a few thousand, which is naturally a great victory.

It's just that Li Shimin's Northern Expedition was aimed at attacking Goguryeo's national power. Li Shimin had extremely high requirements for his personal conquest.

Hearing this, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "My Tang army has not crossed the Yalu River and Pyongyang, so what a great victory we can talk about. I just hate that my body is not strong enough to withstand the cold wind in Liaodong, otherwise I will destroy Goguryeo in another month."

Li Shimin's words were a little regretful and unwilling. The Eastern Expedition lasted more than half a year, but ended in such a hasty way in the end. It was really unacceptable to Li Shimin, who had been an invincible soldier for half his life.

Li Ke comforted: "It's just a mere Goguryeo. My Tang Dynasty will destroy it sooner or later. This time, my father has already severely injured Goguryeo's vitality. In the spring of next year, I only need to send another general to go north to destroy it."

Li Ke's words were comforting Li Shimin, but they were also telling the truth. After this battle, Goguryeo has been seriously injured, and it will be much easier to destroy the country.

Li Ke and Li Shimin were talking, but at this moment, a group of Qingqi came galloping from the direction of Guanzhong, and came straight here with the command arrow issued by Fang Xuanling, obviously there was something important to report.

(End of this chapter)