Man Tanghong

The old Taoist was completely angry when he heard this, and said viciously: "If I hadn't only saved people and not killed people, I would have strangled you, a living ghost, to death!"

Li Yuanji defended himself speechlessly: "What kind of living ghost am I? Hou Junji is the real living ghost. He almost killed all the people west of Drinking Pan Tuo, and even emptied the den of thieves." Alright, kill them all!"

The old Taoist almost lost his breath and fainted, and said tremblingly: "You are bloodthirsty and easy to kill. You will not end well!"

Li Yuanji raised the paper in his hand disapprovingly, "How about I give it to Hou Junji to try?"

"enough!"

The old Taoist roared angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "I've already tried it, and the power is exactly what you want!"

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and said happily: "I'm afraid the most primitive thing can't achieve the effect I want, right?"

The old Taoist gritted his teeth and said, "So that guy who was a fool in cultivating Taoism changed it for half a year for the authentic work of Ge Xian in your mouth, and finally changed it to what you wanted!"

Li Yuanji was overjoyed and carefully put the paper away as if it was a treasure, and exclaimed: "So I say you cultivators should engage in science. Maybe it will be easier to ascend!"

A bunch of scientists with high chemistry skills don't want to ascend mechanically, but they want to ascend through spiritual cultivation. Isn't that because they are guarding against shortcuts and not taking the ladder to heaven?
If you had been pursuing mechanical ascension from the beginning, you might have already ascended, and you wouldn’t have to keep pursuing it.

"The old Taoist doesn't understand what science is, but the old Taoist knows a little bit about ascension. Don't talk nonsense and tarnish the sanctity of Taoism!"

The old Taoist said angrily.

After saying this, he didn't know whether he didn't want to stay with the living ghosts anymore or what, but he left the guest room directly.

After the old man left angrily, Li Xiuning appeared in front of the door, "Tell me, why are you angry with Mr. Sun? Can't you just give in to him?"

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "I'm not angry with him either. I told him a shortcut, but he didn't want to hear it or believe it."

Li Xiuning looked like 'I believe you are a ghost', rolled her eyes and said, "Who are you guarding against by asking me and your brother-in-law and our people to wait here without going to the camp?"

Li Yuanji said funnyly: "Father, who else could it be?"

Li Xiuning said thoughtfully: "Are you saying that my father might stop us at a critical moment?"

Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "I don't know the specifics, but I heard from people controlled by Zhao Chengyong that there were unusual movements in the troops and horses controlled by Liu Hongji, Huang Junhan, Li Gaoqian and others."

Li Xiuning frowned and said, "With just the few troops and horses the three of them have, do they still want to overturn Lingzhou?"

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Don't forget, there are more than three of them, and there is a father behind them!"

Li Xiuning nodded deeply and said: "That's true, then I will continue to wait here with your brother-in-law. When you need it, I will lead the people to kill you."

Li Yuanji nodded, chatted a few more words with Li Xiuning, left the inn, and returned to the camp.

From then on until October, November, and December, the entire palace was in a state of madness.

The horse racing competition officially ends on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, which is New Year's Eve.

Li Xiaogong, who won No. 1, Feng Zhidai, No. 2, and Yu Wenzheng, who won No. 3, accepted Li Yuan's interview amid boos.

Li Yuan gave each of them a large piece of pasture on the spot, and also allocated nearly [-] cattle and sheep.

That is to say, Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang and others are not here. Otherwise, No. 3 would not be Yu Wenzheng, but Xie Shufang or Su Dingfang.

Because this horse racing seems to be about horses, but it is actually about financial resources.

When a horse can only run one race, only Li Xiaogong and others who have made a lot of money through water transportation, sea transportation, and border markets have the financial resources to collect so many top-quality BMWs.

That is to say, with Li Yuan in charge, everyone can only compete for financial resources and cannot use their privileges.

Otherwise, many people will definitely use their privileges to choose BMWs among the war horses captured by the Tang Dynasty, and compete with Li Xiaogong and others.

However, those who lost the competition were not without rewards. Li Yuan also designated a pasture for each of them and rewarded some cattle and sheep.

Therefore, even if everyone had objections to the shameless behavior of Li Xiaogong and others, they did not directly fight against them.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the archery competition ended, and Li Jing and others were quickly approaching.

On the 25th of the first lunar month, the riding and shooting competition ended, and Li Jing and others were approaching Lingzhou.

On the fourth day of February, the martial arts competition ended, and Li Jing and others had entered Lingzhou.

On February [-]th, after the last polo match was over, Li Yuan announced that there would be seven days of celebration, with all kinds of food and wine.

Everyone inside and outside the palace entered a new carnival.

The wine was carried to the carriages in carts and carts, day and night.

The meat is slaughtered in groups, day and night.

On the sixth day of celebration.

Li Jing and others led their troops to surround the camp.

On the high platform, Li Yuan carried the wine prince, stood up forcefully and coolly, and shouted loudly at all the drunken people below the high platform.

"My dear friends, I have something to announce!"

Some people woke up immediately after hearing this, while others were still in a state of intoxication.

Li Yuan continued: "I heard that there are Tianzhu and Dashi to the west of the Western Regions, where gold and gems are produced, so I decided that after conquering the Western Regions, we will continue to fight and conquer Tubo, and then from Tubo we will enter Tianzhu to the west of the Western Regions. , big food.

I hope you will bring back all the gold, gems, and valuables from Tianzhu and Dashi to support our descendants and support us for generations to come.

What do you think, dear friends? "

In the end, Li Yuan did not let his son come out to be a villain, but he himself became a villain.

When all the royal family members and nobles heard this, they all woke up from the wine.

They all heard clearly what Li Yuan meant by this. Li Yuan was going to dispatch them collectively to a place west of the Western Region.

Whether he can come back in his lifetime is almost unknown.

So someone shouted on the spot, "Is the saint going to send his ministers to wait?"

Li Yuan did not blame him, but responded directly: "It's not a distribution, but a western expedition. It's just that the western expedition is a little further away."

Someone also spoke after hearing this, "As we all know, the Western Region is a bitter and cold place, and the west of the Western Region is probably an even worse place. The saint asked his ministers to conquer this place, what else is it but a distribution?
Is the saint leaving his minister to die?

If so, the saint could just issue the decree, why would he let his ministers go so far away to die? "

Li Yuan snorted and said: "Ignorant, who told you that the place west of the Western Regions is a land of bitter cold? Feng Ang and Changsun Wuji have conquered Linyi, and have also conquered more than a dozen small countries near Linyi. They have already conquered Linyi. Open the road to Tianzhu.

According to what they said, Tianzhu's wealth is not inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty. It even has golden roads paved with gold and statues made of gold.

Even the Tang Dynasty has not done such a heroic feat. Is this a worse place? "

The people below the stage didn't believe it at all and felt that Li Yuan was fooling them.

Some people wanted to refute, but Li Yuan put everyone's mouth on the line with one sentence, "I am not discussing with you, and I don't need to discuss with you. The reason why I tell you this is to prepare you mentally.

Whether you think of this as a distribution or as a way of letting you die, it doesn't matter what you think.

But there is one thing I must tell you, that is, my eldest son, second son, and fourth son will go with you.

My brothers, nephews, daughters, and sons-in-law will also go with you.

Do you have anything else to say? "

When the people under the stage heard this, they stared in disbelief.

Is Li Yuan crazy, or the Tang Dynasty is going to suffer some terrible disaster, otherwise how could Li Yuan let his three legitimate sons go to the west of the Western Regions.

Li Yuan asked others to find ways to explain even if they couldn't understand.

But they couldn't understand that Li Yuan asked his three legitimate sons, especially his fourth son, to go to the west of the Western Regions.

"Since there is nothing more to say, after tonight we will all prepare in our tents and call the people you want to call here. In a month, I will personally see you off."

Seeing that the people under the stage were speechless by him, Li Yuan spoke indifferently.

There was a cry under the high platform.

Relying on his identity, Changsha climbed up and threw himself on the high platform where Li Yuan was, wailing as he threw himself, "Father, father, are you serious? You wouldn't do this to me!"

Li Yuan glanced at Changsha indifferently, and coldly ordered: "Stop her mouth and take her down!"

His legitimate sons and daughters were all leaving him. How could he still be in the mood to care about a concubine?

His father's love has been divided among his legitimate sons and legitimate daughters, and the concubines are not eligible to enjoy it.

The guards on the left and right under the high platform heard Li Yuan's order and decisively stepped forward to capture Changsha, gagged them and took them down.

Others who wanted to make trouble with Li Yuan based on their status immediately gave up their intention to continue making trouble when they saw that Li Yuan showed no mercy to the concubine's eldest daughter.

One by one, they gritted their teeth and lowered their heads unwillingly and walked into the tent.

In the middle of the night and at the break of dawn, many people who thought they were smart sneaked out of their tents and tried to escape. They led them to escape from the camp easily. After seeing the scene outside the camp, they became desperate.

Because outside the camp, there were circles of steel jungles, looking at them indifferently.

……

Time flies to the end of March.

After the people in the palace tried their best and failed to obtain Li Yuan's gift, they gradually accepted their fate.

However, during this period, few of them invited family members to come here.

They all want to give up themselves and save their families.

But when they were about to set off, they discovered that Liu Hongji, Huang Junhan, and Li Gaoqian had brought most of their family members to Lingzhou.

At this moment, some of them were desperate.

Someone hit the big halberds of the Imperial City Guards on the left and right on the spot.

Some people touched their necks with their swords.

"For the ambition in your heart, for a place that has never been confirmed by anyone, is it worth it?"

Go outside the camp.

Li Xiuning and Chai Shao had already arrived with their people. After confirming that Liu Hongji, Huang Junhan, Li Gaoqian and others were not here to cause trouble, but to help, they lifted the alert.

Li Xiuning sat astride the horse and asked Li Yuanji beside him.

Li Yuanji looked at those people who went astray and committed suicide in exchange for Li Yuan's soft heart, and said quietly: "If I don't do it, no one will do it in the future. And I, the Tang Dynasty, and the descendants of everyone in my Datang Dynasty, will You will pay a heavy price for this!”

Li Xiuning said in confusion: "You mean if we don't get there, they will come and kill them, and they are stronger than us, so we probably can't beat them?"

Li Yuanji nodded. He couldn't beat him. He had been bullied for hundreds of years, until everyone's backs were straightened up, and some people were still kneeling in their hearts.

Li Xiuning was confused for a moment, "How is this possible?"

Li Yuanji said calmly: "Nothing is impossible. What we have done now is nothing compared to what we will do in the future."

Li Xiuning was even more confused.

Later I simply stopped asking.

She didn't care at all whether the royal family and nobles died or not.

There are only six and a half people she cares about, and those half are not her husband Chai Shao, but Ma Sanbao.

After some of the royal family and nobles pressed each other to death to no avail, someone began to loudly lobby the soldiers who besieged them, as well as the generals who led these soldiers.

They spoke with tears in their eyes, and some soldiers were indeed moved.

Because when the soldiers heard that they were asked to fight somewhere west of the Western Region, they were very resistant and unwilling to go.

However, the generals were unmoved.

Because of the mutiny at this time, even if they win and escape, it will be of no use. In the end, they will have to go to the west of the Western Region.

Because the east of the Western Region was already under the control of the Tang Dynasty. If they rebelled, the Tang Dynasty would no longer have a place for them.As for joining together to kill all the Li clan and replace them, just think about it, but it is simply impossible to achieve.

Because there are many people in the army who are loyal to the Li family, they cannot control them.

Also because many generals in the army are Li's confidants, they cannot control them.

What's more, there is still a large group of diehard party members up and down the Li family who are willing to follow Li family to go anywhere and do anything. They have not yet appeared.

Therefore, we can only think about everything and accept the reality in front of us.

"Counting the time, your eldest brother and second brother should have completely defeated Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla with Li Daoli by now, right?"

After the royal family and nobles lobbied the officers and soldiers not to lobby, the appointment was completely made. Li Yuanji took advantage of this vacancy to ask Xue Wanjun.

Not long after Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanshu were transferred back to Chang'an City last year, they secretly rushed to Goguryeo.

Then, in cooperation with the Tudiji Department, the Taqiang Department, as well as the government soldiers from Youzhou and Yingzhou, as well as the three later established Turkic regiments, they entered Goguryeo.

Without taking into account the casualties of the Tudi Ji Department, the Tashi Department, the three Turkic regiments, and the slave soldiers of the Dahe Alliance, their progress was rapid.

Goguryeo's famous savior Yeon Gaesumun has not yet taken power, so no one can unite Goguryeo and Baekje to stop the Tang Dynasty's attack.

So in February, Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanshu had already arrived at Silla. With Li Daoli's cooperation, taking Silla was not a problem at all.

Xue Wanjun nodded when he heard this and said seriously: "That should be the case, but the specific details will not be known until the battle reports of the two brothers arrive."

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Yes, but I have already sent an order to them, asking them to hand over all the territory of the Three Kingdoms to Liu Rengui directly after taking Silla. They will take their subordinates and confidants with them. The prisoners captured on the battlefield of the Three Kingdoms will go south by boat and will meet us in Tianzhu."

After saying this, without waiting for Xue Wanjun's reply, Li Yuanji looked at Li Jing, Li Shiji, Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan, Hou Junji, Xie Shufang, Li Junxian and other generals.

"You have also seen the scene in the palace. You should be able to guess what I am going to do. What do you think?"

Li Jing, Li Shiji, Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan and others all had wry smiles on their faces.

At this point, what else can they think about? They can only bite the bullet and follow.

This is a situation where the donkey is killed and the bird is hidden, and they are the ones who have made the most military exploits in the Tang Dynasty. They are the ones who deserve to be killed the donkey and the bird is hidden.

They didn't directly attack them, but took them out to have a try. What else could they do?

However, some questions still need to be asked clearly. Li Jing slightly arched his hands and said in a stiff tone: "Did His Highness also send someone to bring the family members of the ministers and others? Does Your Highness want the whole family of the ministers and others to move to the Western Regions? , or further afield.”

Li Yuanji shook his head and smiled: "That's not true. I have never thought about bringing your family members, let alone moving your whole family to the Western Regions. I just want to take you with me. You are in the Western Regions, and You can also send people to send back the rewards and seizures received from other places west of the Western Region.

However, after arriving to the west of the Western Region, if you want to settle down there, you can also move your family there. "

Li Jing was obviously relieved when he heard this, and so were Li Shiji and others.

It doesn't matter if they die, they have already been prepared to be hidden by the birds, but they are not happy to let their family members die with them.

Now that Li Yuanji didn't 'kill them all' like he did other royal family members, they were already content, and they didn't care so much about the rest.

Of course, there are also people who care about some things and have deep obsessions. This person is Hou Junji.

"Your Highness, that minister's title..."

Before Hou Junji could finish speaking, Li Yuanji smiled and said: "To be honest, I am taking you to see the outside world. I don't really want you to die, so there is no need for you to think so much of me." insidious.

You know, I'll go with you too.

If I really wanted to die, wouldn't I have to die too?
So don't think so much.

Your officials, if you see the outside world and want to take root outside, then I will reward you again and crack the earth for you.

If you are unwilling to take root outside, after a hundred years, I will promote you to official titles based on your merits, and let your children and grandchildren inherit your titles. "

When Hou Junji heard this, he looked relieved, and then grinned and said: "Then I have no problem, I firmly support your highness!"

The reason why his attitude changed so quickly was because what he was most worried about was that after the other person was gone, his title would also be gone and would not be passed on to his son.

Now that he got a positive answer, he was relieved.

More importantly, he already knew that Li Chengde would be established as the emperor's grandson in the future and inherit the power of the Tang Dynasty, and his daughter would be Li Chengde's concubine. After Li Chengde ascended the throne, she would naturally become the fourth concubine. .

When the time comes, with his daughter's protection and his title as the foundation, his son will be able to surpass him now as long as he works a little harder.

So he has seen the future of the Hou family, and no longer cares about his own life or death.

Li Yuanji looked at the generals who seemed to be willing, but were actually unwilling, and said sincerely: "In fact, the situation outside the territory is really not as bad as you think, so you don't need to worry so much.

Maybe after you see the real outside world, you may forget about the Tang Dynasty and happily settle down and take root there. "

Li Jing and others smiled perfunctorily.

Li Shiji said firmly, "I am destined to fight on the battlefield. I will fight wherever I fight, so I don't care about this. As long as Your Highness does not insult my achievements and treat my descendants harshly."

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Don't worry, my father will still do this."

Li Shiji believed this before, but now he doesn't. After learning that Li Yuan was indifferent to his eldest daughter, his impression of Li Yuan completely changed.

Su Dingfang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "I wonder if I can send a few troops back to take care of the family?"

Li Yuanji nodded and smiled: "Okay!"

Su Dingfang saluted solemnly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Yuanji shook his head and didn't care.

Li Shiji spoke again at this time, "Why do I think you have two different attitudes towards me and your tribe?"

The royal family and nobles were almost driven to death, but when they came here, all their questions were answered, and their worries were also answered. It was indeed quite puzzling.

Li Yuanji said amusingly: "That's because they will be sealed after they go out. Once we capture a certain place, I will seal them there and let them help me defend the Tang Dynasty.

That’s why I asked them to bring all their family members with them, but they didn’t believe me and thought I was going to take them to die. "

Li Shiji was stunned when he heard this, and so were others.

Because they can all hear that this is true.

Because Li Yuanji could really lead them to conquer such a large territory, and he dared to give them power and let them loose their hands. In terms of enfeoffment, although only Li Chengqian was enfeoffed.

But it is not difficult to see from the place where Li Chengqian was sealed.

Li Yuanji really wanted to sequester all the royal relatives to the border, or to further places.

So, Li Yuanji really didn't take them to die, but really took them to see the outside world?

"Sir wait..."

Hou Junji, whose greed for official position was deeply rooted in his bones, hesitated to speak at this time, his eyes full of greed.

Li Yuanji didn't wait for him to finish his words before he smiled and said: "You can do it too! You can build a country! The prerequisite is that you have conquered those places yourself and you can still defend them.

However, if you are near my eldest brother and second brother, you must keep my eldest brother and second brother in check! "

Hou Junji's eyes widened in an instant, he could crack the earth and build a country.

This, this, this is so exciting!
Judging from the speed at which he conquered various countries in the Western Turks, wouldn't he be able to conquer a large area in one year if he went to the west of the Western Region?

Then he can be the leader of the country by himself.

Although it still has to be controlled by the Tang Dynasty, it will also be recognized by the Tang Dynasty.

As long as you are recognized by Datang, you don't have to worry about being beaten by Datang.

This, he likes!
Others also stared more or less.

Li Yuanji's words really shocked them. Now they no longer doubted that Li Yuanji took them out to see the world.

"Your Highness! I'm here!"

At this time, Yu Wenbao appeared outside with a bunch of Yingying Yanyan and a bunch of Bu Qu who didn't look very good but could feel their strong aura, shouting happily.

Li Yuanji waved his hands to the soldiers guarding the outside, indicating that they would open an opening to let Yu Wenbao in.

After Yu Wenbao arrived, he paid homage directly.

Li Yuanji waved his hand and asked Yu Wenbao to get up.

Yu Wenbao said happily: "Your Highness, I heard you said that you would take me to burn, kill and loot outside. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep, so I brought everyone in my family here that night.

When are we leaving? I’m ready! "

Li Yuanji looked at Yu Wenbao funny and said: "Don't be in a hurry, we will leave in a moment, but remember, we are not going out to burn, kill and loot, but to civilize the barbarians. We have civilized them and it is appropriate to collect some money for repairs." "

Yu Wenbao nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, yes, you should be more disciplined!"

Seeing that Yu Wenbao was still so good, Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction.

Li Jing and others finally believed Li Yuanji's words when they saw how Li Yuanji treated Yu Wenbao.

Some people who just now were thinking about protecting their families now have another thought.

That is to send people back to call more children from the clan.

The more people there are, the more powerful they can do, and the more they can do. If they can really conquer such a large place in the future, and the court allows them to establish a country, then wouldn't they be more carefree by becoming a king outside the territory and leaving a bloodline within the territory? happy?

Immediately, Hou Junji took the lead in sending people back to deliver a message to his family. The message was also very simple. Except for one direct lineage, the rest of the people should quickly gather in Khotan in the Western Regions.

Li Junxian, Yuchigong, Cheng Yaojin and others are the same.

Even Li Jing and Li Shiji, after careful consideration, secretly sent people back to transfer people.

Only the Xue brothers are as stable as Mount Tai.

In their opinion, Li Yuanji will not lie to them, so they only need to follow Li Yuanji's path to the dark side without thinking about anything else.

After another round of struggle, all the royal family and nobles finally accepted their fate, and then officially set off under the escort of the army.

Li Yuan held Li Chengde in his arms and stood alone at the gate to see him off. Although there were a large number of left and right royal guards and left and right imperial city guards around him, he could still see the desolation and loneliness in him.

He was very reluctant to let go, but he also knew that he could not control his sons as they grew older and more ambitious.

I can only let my sons go.

The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law also left, and from now on, only he, the youngest daughter-in-law, and a group of young grandchildren were left to depend on each other.

When Chengde'er is 13 years old, the younger daughter-in-law will also leave and go back to the Western Regions or even further places to look for her husband.

This was discussed between the younger son and the younger daughter-in-law.

This is why the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law are here, but the youngest daughter-in-law is not here.

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After walking again and again, after leaving the boundary of Lingzhou and the blazing eyes behind him disappeared, Li Yuanji let out a sigh of relief and looked helplessly at Chen Shanshan, who was following on a donkey, and said: "Chen Shanshan Madam, I don’t know how many miles or how many years I have to travel, but you are already old and if you don’t enjoy the blessings in Chang’an City, why should you follow me?”

Chen Shanyi remained silent and continued walking forward for a while, then raised his head and asked with a smile: "I want to follow you to take care of my Sanhu'er!"

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, and heard something amiss in Chen Shanyi's words.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shanyi smiled and asked: "Are you my Sanhu'er?"

She was still smiling, but she didn't know when tears were slowly flowing down her eyes.

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So she knew!
always knew!

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