Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 522 Chapter 533: The task of guarding the frontier
"Thank you." Fan Lihua's face was a little cold, although she was thanking her, she seemed not in a good mood.

Li Hao said: "Can I have a few words alone?"

Fan Lihua shook her head and said calmly: "No need, I know what you want to say."

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "Then tell me what I want to say."

Fan Lihua said: "I want to keep my father's filial piety for three years, and the marriage will be discussed after three years."

Li Hao was taken aback when he heard the words, it seems that Fan Lihua is still very smart, he knew that he wanted to talk about marrying her, but now Fan Lihua refuses on the grounds of keeping filial piety, he really has nothing to do.

Li Hao sensed something from her cold attitude, and asked, "Do you hate me?"

Fan Lihua shook her head: "It's not about resentment, but the death of my father and my brother is related to you."

Li Hao was silent when he heard the words. Indeed, if he hadn't captured Fan Lihua and threatened to marry her before the battle, Ashina Helu would not have charged Fan Lihua with collaborating with the enemy and treason.

In fact, the most depressing thing for Ashina Helu was the dowry. If Fan Lihua married Li Hao, Tubo would definitely come to ask for the dowry. It would be 20 taels of gold, and the relationship between the two countries would become bad because of it. That's why Ashina Helu was angry.

"I'm sorry." Li Hao didn't know what to say, he could only say sorry, and he apologized sincerely.

Seeing his face full of guilt, Fan Lihua softened her heart, and said, "Don't worry, I will think about this matter carefully in three years' time."

Li Hao was overjoyed when he heard the words, what did this mean? It meant that Fan Lihua had already intended to marry him, and it was just a matter of waiting for three years. Anyway, he and Fan Lihua were both of longevity physique now, so three years was nothing.

But Fan Lihua had just experienced a drastic change in her life, so Li Hao couldn't express being too happy, so he could only smile slightly and said, "Okay, don't say three years, I'm willing to wait for you in 30 years." After he finished speaking, he reached out to hug Fan pear blossom.

Fan Lihua raised her hand to push his arms away, and said, "You can't touch me from now on."

Li Hao froze there, with mixed emotions in his heart, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his joy, from head to toe, and Fan Lihua said again: "Don't speak frivolous words to me, I have to rely on my With my own ability, I have gained a foothold in the Tang army, besides, I have heard about your officialdom in the Tang Dynasty, no matter whether you are a scholar or a general, you should not get too close, this is good for you and me."

Li Hao really wanted to tell him that with his current status, he really didn't have to worry about these things, but since Fan Lihua said so, he couldn't object, so he could only nod sullenly: "Okay, I respect all your decisions."

As the sky was getting darker, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the city, Fan Lihua frowned, Li Hao explained: "It's my team, don't worry."

Fan Lihua nodded, and soon, Xue Rengui rushed into the city with five thousand cavalry to meet Li Hao.

Li Hao ordered the whole army to rest here for one night, and when they returned to the city tomorrow, the army settled down in the ancient city of Loulan.

Early the next morning, Li Hao led the army back to the city. On his left was Fan Lihua, and on his right was Xue Rengui. The three of them rode the three most handsome horses and walked at the forefront of the team, and these three were the three strongest in the world General, on the way, Li Hao looked at Fan Lihua, then at Xue Rengui, happily thinking to himself: "I have all the talents of the world in my pocket. Next, I have to work hard."

After returning to Fucheng City, Li Hao immediately wrote a memorial, which stated that he had successfully dug the corner of the Western Turkic wall. He praised her ability and said that her talent was not inferior to that of Xue Rengui, and she wanted to ask Li Shimin to appoint her as the general of Qinghai Wei to be responsible for training soldiers on the plateau. this important position.

More than ten days later, the memorial was rushed to Chang'an by [-] miles. Li Shimin was overjoyed after reading the memorial. He had heard of Fan Lihua's name, because Fan Lihua was mentioned in the battle report sent back by Xue Rengui and Li Daozong. , Li Daozong was defeated by Fan Lihua, Xue Rengui fought with Fan Lihua for hundreds of rounds but failed to win, and Li Hao's memorial also said that he fought Fan Lihua for [-] rounds before winning by luck, which shows that Fanlihua is indeed not easy.

The next day at the small court meeting, Li Shimin discussed with the ministers how to reuse Fanlihua. After all, Fanlihua was different from Xue Rengui. Ordinary positions can be fooled, such as Zhishili. After he voted in Datang, he became the general of the left leader directly, and this Fan Lihua is especially superior in Zhishili, so he must fight with the officials. Let's have a good discussion.

The generals are okay, they all trust Li Hao's vision, because Fan Lihua was recommended by Li Hao, and they don't have much opinion, they think it will be done according to Li Hao's idea, let Fan Lihua be the general of Qinghai Wei, and lead the four Thousands of soldiers and horses.

However, all the civil servants objected, and there were many reasons for their opposition. The biggest reason was: Fan Lihua was born as a daughter, and the Tang Dynasty was not alone. Letting a woman be a general would insult the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.

There are also many people who think that: Fanlihua is the general of Fanbang who will take refuge in the future, and suddenly let him command the heavy troops on the frontier, which may cause serious trouble. General Fan Jinhai, the guard of Juyong Pass, is a typical example.

The first reason makes Li Shimin frown. These rotten scholars despise women, which makes Li Shimin very unhappy. It’s not that Li Shimin doesn’t despise women, but that Li Shimin uses his talents according to his ability. Heroes don’t ask where they come from, and they don’t distinguish between men and women. What he values ​​most is, It is whether this person has talent.

The second reason was a bit of a headache for Li Shimin. Indeed, Fan Lihua had just surrendered from Fanbang, so she was asked to serve as a general on the frontier. This was against the rules, and it was a bit dangerous. If she voted falsely, the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty would be in danger.

The court only discussed this matter in the early morning, and the discussion did not come to a conclusion, and finally broke up. The next day, Li Shimin summoned Ma Zhou, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Li Ji and other important officials to continue to discuss the matter in the Ganlu Hall.

Li Shimin is still very concerned about this matter. After all, he knows that Li Hao, as the general of Tiance Mansion, cannot stay in Qinghai all the time, and Xue Rengui is going to conquer Goguryeo. Reliable people will be in charge.

After discussing for three days in a row, the discussion finally came to a conclusion. Peng Hai was sent to serve as General of Qinghai Wei. .

Two days later, Peng Hai led a team to set off for Qinghai, and arrived at Qinghaiwei a month later. He read the imperial decree to Xue Rengui and Fan Lihua. The imperial decree only said that Fan Lihua should go to Chang'an for a pilgrimage, but did not mention any appointment. Li Hao learned the news After a while of frowning, it seems that Fan Lihua didn't get the position of General Qinghai Wei, so she can guess without thinking, it must be obstructed by those civil servants in the court, it seems that he is not in the court, these old things have started to have trouble again It's a little trick.

It took Peng Hai and Xue Rengui two days to handover, and then Li Hao invited them to dinner, which was regarded as a welcome for Peng Hai, and also practiced for Xue Rengui and Fan Lihua.

The next day, Xue Rengui and Fan Lihua left Fuqi City, and Li Hao personally went out of the city to see them off. Looking at the backs of Xue Rengui and Fan Lihua leading the team away, Li Hao sighed leisurely: "These two will definitely become the two brothers of the Tang Dynasty in the future." Great pillar!"

Hearing this, Peng Hai was surprised and asked: "My lord, is this Fan Lihua really so talented?"

Li Hao turned his head and smiled at him, saying: "If you can have half of her talent, you can also become the pillar of the country."

If others heard this sentence, they would definitely be angry. This is too contemptuous of others, but Peng Hai is a loyal person, and he admires Li Hao very much, and believes in Li Hao's vision even more. Since Li Hao said so, he naturally believes it. , nodded and said slowly: "This girl must be very talented to be so praised by the prince."

Li Hao smiled and said: "Okay, let's not say more, let's go back, I'm afraid I won't be here for long, I still have a lot of things to tell you."

"Yes!" Peng Hai followed closely beside Li Hao after hearing this, and returned to the city together.

After returning to the city, Li Hao invited Peng Hai to his study and planned the training methods of the Qinghai Guard. The Qinghai Guard had only 4 people, and it would definitely become the main force to attack Tubo in the future. In a year or two, it will not be a problem to reorganize 10,000+ or ​​even 20 troops. Therefore, Li Hao's requirements are very high. Qinghai Guard must be the best of the best.

Although the training plan drawn up by Li Hao was not as perverted as the Special Forces and Xuanjia Army, Peng Hai was quite shocked after seeing it. Why was he shocked because it was too difficult.

Seeing his puzzled eyes, Li Hao smiled and said, "I know, my training plan is a bit tough, but you also know that the more soldiers sweat during training, the less blood will be shed on the battlefield."

Peng Hai nodded when he heard the words: "My lord is right."

Li Hao said again: "Training is hard, and we must keep up with the food and lodging. There are three meals a day, and one meal must be missed. If there is a night training, there must be a supper, and the meal must be full, and the food must be good. Every two days If you eat meat once, you are not allowed to save money, and the military expenses are not enough. Even if you apply to the court, with this king here, any military expenses will not be a problem. Qinghaiwei is the key to defeating Tubo. Your majesty will not care how much you spend, but your majesty will only care Can the Qinghai Guard take Luoxie City, understand?"

"Yes! This subordinate understands!" Peng Hai shouted his orders.

"It's good to understand." Li Hao continued, "Qinghai Guard is not only simple for training, but also takes on the important task of guarding the border. After that, the Qinghai Governor's Mansion will build another city, and a large number of people will move here. The entire Qinghai Guard The safety of the government depends on the Qinghai Guard, so don’t take it lightly. This king is not afraid to tell you the truth. The Garqin Mausoleum in Tubo is a very powerful figure. He knows the purpose of our establishment of Qinghai Guard and the existence of Qinghai Guard. They have seriously threatened the safety of Tubo, and they will definitely send troops to attack, so you must patrol day and night to prevent Tubo from invading, if something goes wrong, this king will not be able to protect you."

Hearing this, Peng Hai clasped his fists solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if Tubo dares to invade, the subordinates will definitely let him return home!"

"Okay." Li Hao nodded and said, "In a while, the weather will warm up, and the craftsmen will go to build the Qinghai Guard, and you will personally lead the troops to guard the border to prevent Tubo from making trouble, and guarding the border...isn't that simple. .”

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)