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Chapter 37: Chapter 38: Li Hao joins the army
Li Shimin is the most powerful man in the world today, but his majesty has been repeatedly provoked by Tuyuhun. He couldn't bear it anymore, and issued an imperial edict to punish Tuyuhun. He was the general manager of the Jishi Road march, Li Daozong, the king of the Ministry of Justice, was the general manager of the Shanshan Road march, Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, was the chief marcher of the Qiemo Road, Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, was the chief marcher of the Chishui Road, and Gao Zengsheng, the governor of Lizhou, was the chief marcher of the Yanze Road. The general manager, as well as the soldiers and horses of Turkic and Qibi split up to attack Tuyuhun.

This is Datang's luxurious lineup, which also shows that Li Shimin is definitely on fire.

When Li Hao heard the news, he was not surprised at all, why, because he knew the history, but when he was lying on the recliner in the courtyard and eating dates, an imperial decree suddenly came and knocked him into a state of confusion .

It was an old acquaintance, Huang An, who came to pass the decree. When Li Shimin asked Huang An to pass the decree to Li Hao, Huang An wanted to refuse, but he didn't want to lose his head, so he didn't dare to resist the decree.

Li Shimin's purpose is very simple. It roughly means: Li Hao, you are one of the five good young people of our Tang Dynasty, and you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Come and participate, young people, you should practice and experience, what's the matter with being lazy at home every day, um, it's such a happy decision, let's go out with the army, under the account of Rencheng King Li Daozong, be a slave Pin's accompanying captain, um, that's all, thank you Qinzai.

Li Hao also wanted to refuse this imperial decree, but like Huang An, he was afraid of death, so he could only accept the decree aggrievedly. He wondered how Li Shimin would think of letting himself go out with the army Yes, is it unscientific for an emperor to think about himself when he has nothing to do all day long? Is Tangtang Khan so idle every day?
Full of doubts, Li Hao went to Lu Guogong's mansion with a generous gift to find Cheng Yaojin. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Cheng Yaojin's devilish laughter, and before he could ask questions, he pressed his seat and ordered a bowl The wine, that's right, is his home-brewed Xianren Niang, 52 degrees.

After drinking half a bowl of wine, Li Hao's face turned green, and he quickly asked his own question before the alcohol kicked in.

After hearing this, Cheng Yaojin burst out laughing. After laughing for a long time, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Stinky boy, do you really think you can stay in Chang'an well after stabbing the coal business of the eldest grandson's family?"

Li Hao was shocked when he heard the words, and the wine he had just drank turned into cold sweat and flowed all over his back: "Is it the fault of Changsun Wuji?"

"What is mischief?" Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes, "I don't like to listen to what you say. Changsun Wuji can only beat you and give you a warning. If he really wants to deal with you, I'm afraid The old man is going to sit on your grave and talk to you now."

After hearing this, Li Hao felt relieved. Since Changsun Wuji had no intention of harming him, he could go out with the army at ease. It's not like a game to plant a few killers in the barracks.

However, for the sake of safety, Li Hao still said to Cheng Yaojin: "Uncle Cheng, please help me send a message to Uncle Changsun."

Cheng Yaojin stared at the words: "What, you call him Uncle and this old man Uncle, how dare you look down on this old man!"

Li Hao's face turned black immediately, and he hurriedly explained: "Uncle Cheng misunderstood, in fact, at your age, uncle is far better than uncle, after all, every inch of time is worth every inch of gold, hehehe..."

Cheng Yaojin immediately felt relieved when he heard this, he is right, I am younger than my elder grandson, and he died earlier than me, happy, really happy, this little bastard can really talk.

Closer to home, Li Hao continued: "Uncle Cheng, please help me bring a message to my eldest grandson, saying that this junior has accidentally disrupted his coal business, and I feel extremely guilty. If I'm sorry, I won't say much. When I return from the battle, this junior will give my eldest grandson home to a business that is more profitable than the coal business.”

Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up immediately when he heard the words: "What kind of business, how many dirty ideas have you held back, tell me quickly and let me listen... No, you gave the business to the old grandson, then my old Cheng It’s okay if you can’t get home, no, absolutely no.”

Li Hao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Uncle Cheng, I still have a good business to cooperate with the Cheng family, and I will keep it for you all the time, and you will not be missed. Just put your heart in your stomach and wait to count the money." After speaking, he raised his eyebrows.

Cheng Yaojin was happy now: "Okay, it really is the old man's nephew, come, let's have a bowl!"

Li Hao: ...

Li Hao was drunk again, and he was so drunk that he was unconscious. This time, Cheng Yaojin didn't keep him overnight, but sent a carriage to drive him all the way to the door of his house.

Li Hao woke up the next day with a splitting headache. Thinking of what happened yesterday, Li Hao secretly sighed: "What the hell, I will never go to Cheng's house again. It's like a tiger's den. I'm only 14 years old... ...Ah, no, it's the end of the new year, 15 years old."

The imperial decree set the date for the departure of the army tomorrow, and Li Hao must report to the barracks this afternoon, and he will not be able to come back after he has gone. He will leave Chang'an with the army at Maoshi tomorrow.

Before that, Li Hao naturally had to make some preparations. When he went to war, he had to bring weapons, because the Tang Dynasty was a government army system, and the government soldiers were usually farmers who cultivated the land. To participate in the war, bring your own weapons and horses.

When Li Hao received the imperial decree yesterday, he asked Du Hong to buy him a war horse and a Tang sword, and he packed his bags himself, which contained some changes of clothes, a military telescope, a compass, a A fish dart slingshot, a steel ball slingshot, five fish darts, and eight catties of steel balls.

Li Hao's slingshot is now a ten-strand rope, which is very powerful. The effective killing range of the steel ball slingshot can reach 70 meters, while the effective killing range of the fish dart slingshot reaches a terrifying 100 meters, which is almost as good as the bow and arrow.

If in the past, with his arm strength, he could also pull a slingshot with a four-strand rope, but now it is different. After crossing, his body has changed, and his strength has become so great that it is not a problem to lift a stone lock weighing a hundred kilograms with one hand. It is also easy to open the slingshot with ten strands of rope.

After preparing everything, Li Hao rode on his horse and headed for Chang'an. His family stood at the door and watched him leave. Hu Dahai looked at Li Hao's back and couldn't help but shed tears. When he turned his head to look at other people, he found that Their eyes were also red, obviously they were reluctant to let Li Hao leave.

Li Hao didn't seem to do anything during this period of time at home, but he has already made everyone feel the existence of home. Only family members can have that kind of happy and harmonious feeling. Obviously, they already have a feeling for this home. A sense of belonging, and Li Hao naturally became the backbone of the family.

When Li Hao arrived in Chang'an, he saw an unknown number of troops stationed outside the city of Chang'an. The endless tents looked like a vast ocean, and Li Hao was in a daze for a while.

After being dazed for a long time, Li Hao began to look for his own military camp. He was assigned under Li Daozong's command. After a while, the Shanshandao military camp was second to the east, and Li Hao rode his horse and ran eastward, finally found his own military camp.

There was an identity check when entering the barracks, so Li Hao showed them the imperial decree to save trouble. Report to the military equipment office, receive military uniforms, and arrange duties.

The military preparation department assigned Li Hao to Li Daozong's personal guard. When Li Hao heard this position, he was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled knowingly, knowing that it must be arranged by Li Daozong.

The personal guards of the chief general in the army have always been the most elite soldiers. They don't need to know the art of war and tactics, but they must be masters, because they want to protect the safety of the chief general. When threatened, or faced with an extremely difficult task, the personal guard is the last line of defense around the general, and compared with other positions, the personal guard is naturally the safest.

However, the threshold for the personal guards is very high. First of all, they must have a strong martial arts, they must be proficient in bows and horses, and then their family background must be clean, and they must be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and the leader.

Li Hao obviously can't reach the threshold of proficiency in bow horse and martial arts. The reason why Li Daozong included him in the personal guard is clearly to protect him. Why, because Li Hao is a young hero appointed by the emperor, why would the emperor do this? , Li Daozong is not clear, but he knows that Li Hao can't have any accidents, otherwise he will be in trouble. This trouble can be big or small, and he dare not take risks. To ensure his safety, and secondly, he also wanted to meet Li Hao for a while, because Li Hao's reputation in Chang'an is not small recently. Making a prescription to stabilize Empress Changsun's chronic illness for many years, and then cooperating with Cheng Yaojin to steal the coal business of Changsun's family strangely. None of these things are trivial matters. After making such a big noise, he must not be someone who is waiting for nothing. He really wants to see what this young man who is so valued by the emperor is like.

Li Hao's residence was divided into the camp of the personal guard. There were seven people in the camp with him, four of them were on duty, and three were resting in the tent. Li Hao's arrival surprised them, although the captain of the personal guard I told them that a new guard would come, but they didn't know that the person who would come would be a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

Li Hao stood alone in the tent, and the other three people stared at him blankly. The scene was very awkward for a while, but Li Hao was not the king of silence. After a few dry laughs, he suddenly asked: "All comrades, have you eaten yet?"

For this greeting, the three guards were stunned for a moment, why, because it is not long after noon, there is no habit of eating lunch in the Tang Dynasty, and the same is true in the army.

After being stunned for a long time, an old guard with gray sideburns replied in a daze, "It's...it's past noon, what's for dinner?"

"Let's have lunch!" Li Hao raised his eyebrows, unloaded his backpack, took out an oil-paper bag from it, opened it, and found that there were seven or eight Huangqiao biscuits wrapped in yellow and orange, and a scent immediately hit his nostrils.

Li Hao generously spread the oiled paper bag on the table, and said with a smile: "Come, everyone, come and eat sesame seed cakes."

The three guards looked at me and I looked at you, but none of them stepped forward.

Li Hao tried his best to be as familiar as possible, holding two Huangqiao biscuits for each of them with a smile, stuffing them into their hands, then he picked up two and ate them. After two mouthfuls, he couldn't help but stare at them in a daze Big eyes said: "Eat it, it's delicious, I guarantee you haven't eaten it before."

They have never eaten it. In Datang, not to mention Huangqiao biscuits, even ordinary crispy and sweet biscuits have not come out, only Hubing.

Li Hao's hospitality made the three guards a little embarrassed. The old guard with gray temples couldn't help but take a bite, then his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Mmm, it's delicious! It's so delicious!" said After snorting and gobbling, he stuffed a whole Huangqiao biscuit into his mouth in an instant, the speed stunned Li Hao.

(End of this chapter)