Man Tanghong

Chapter 171: Li Shentong's Assist
Li Shentong was also a showman, he couldn't stop laughing as soon as he showed up, and kept praising Li Yuanji's achievements in Weizeguan.

"Yuanji, you did a great job in the battle at Weize Pass this time. We fought fiercely in Hebei for half a year, and squatted in Shizhou for half a year. It's not as good as you trembling at Weize Pass."

After Li Yuanji, Li Shimin, and Li Xiuning welcomed Li Shentong, Li Shentong was dressed in armor and said happily while straddling his horse.

In the words and expressions, there are all praises, and there is no element of hypocrisy.

Li Daozong smiled and chimed in, "His Royal Highness Qi really did a great job in the battle of Weizeguan. I learned that His Royal Highness Qi beheaded Liu Hei, the wolf-headed banner of Turkic Turkhan Khan, and After forcing back the 200,000 Turkic army, I was so shocked that I didn't speak for a long time."

"I was also shocked for a long time without words."

Li Shentong laughed and said: "Yuanji's battle at Weizeguan this time greatly increased my Tang's prestige."

Li Yuanji was about to say a few words of humility when Changsun Wuji said with a smile: "There are more majestic ones."

Li Yuanji glanced at Changsun Wuji.

Li Yuanji guessed what Changsun Wuji was going to say.

Li Xiuning stared at Li Shimin, and asked Li Shimin with his eyes, "How do you control Uncle Niulang?"

Li Shimin gave Li Xiuning a dumbfounding look.

"Oh? Is there something more majestic?"

Li Shentong immediately became interested, and happily stared at Changsun Wuji waiting for the next sentence.

Changsun Wuji told Li Shentong about the competition between Li Yuanji and Wang Junkuo vividly, and when he was about to finish, he said with emotion: "His Royal Highness Qi killed Wang Junkuo at once, and he also killed Wang Junkuo's The power of a horse is unrivaled."

After listening to Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shentong looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment, and asked in disbelief, "You killed Wang Junkuo with one blow?"

Li Shentong is General Youyiwei of the sixteen guards, he is fairly familiar with General Youwuwei, he has also met Wang Junkuo a few times, and he has also seen Wang Junkuo compete with General Youwuwei.

I still understand Wang Junkuo's martial arts.

Although Wang Junkuo's martial arts were not top-notch in the Tang Dynasty, he could be considered a master.

The two lieutenants under him, when they met Wang Junkuo, they had no choice but to suffer.

Li Yuanji killed Wang Junkuo with one blow, and also killed Wang Junkuo's horse. That's not ordinary, it's so powerful.

Li Shentong watched Li Yuanji grow up, and he knew exactly how much Li Yuanji weighed.

Now that Li Yuanji is so powerful, he can't believe it.

"Reckless for a while, confiscated, and missed."

Li Yuanji said humbly, and decisively defined the killing of Wang Junkuo as a miss.

The reason why Changsun Wuji specifically mentioned this matter in front of Li Shentong was because the General of the Sixteen Guards respected Li Shentong.

Although Li Shentong's ability and achievements are not the greatest among the sixteen guards generals, Li Shentong's status is the most honored one among the sixteen guards generals.

He is Li Yuan's younger brother, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xiuning, and Li Yuanji's uncle Wang, so the generals of the sixteen guards look up to him.

When Changsun Wuji told Li Shentong about this, he was trying to test Li Shentong's attitude, to see if Li Shentong would take pity on Wang Junkuo and stand up for Wang Junkuo for the sake of being a general of the sixteen guards.

If Li Shentong was willing to stand up for Wang Junkuo, the generals of the sixteen guards would make a lot of noise.

After Li Yuan's punishment fell, it became heavier.

"Uncle Wang, Yuan Ji also missed Wang Junkuo's life for a while. I have already reported this matter to my father, and asked my father to treat Wang Junkuo's family members generously as compensation."

Li Xiuning heard that Changsun Wuji had bad intentions, and was afraid that Li Shentong would feel pity for Wang Junkuo, so she hurried to speak for Li Yuanji.

After Li Shentong lingered on Changsun Wuji, Li Yuanji, and Li Xiuning, he suddenly sighed, "Wang Junkuo also suffered a lot. He didn't die on the battlefield, but was beaten to death by his own people."

Speaking of this, Li Shentong looked at Li Yuanji seriously and said, "Yuanji, although you accidentally killed Wang Junkuo, he died in your hands after all. You must treat Wang Junkuo's family members kindly in the future, otherwise My sixteen guards are up and down, but I don't agree."

As soon as Li Shentong said this, Li Xiuning was visibly relieved.

Changsun Wuji looked astonished, and Li Shimin was a little puzzled.

The expressions of the others were similar to those of Changsun Wuji, they were all puzzled.

No matter how you say it, Li Shentong is also a leader among the generals of the Sixteenth Guards. The general of the Sixteenth Guards was beaten to death. It means to help the culprit to calm down.

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were a little confused.

I don't understand why Li Shentong has this attitude towards this matter.

Li Yuanji roughly understood why Li Shentong treated this matter, it was this attitude.

Obviously, what Li Xiuning had said secretly to Li Shentong before had an effect, and Li Shentong began to turn towards him.

From now on, he won't be fighting alone in Chang'an City, Li Xiuning and Li Shentong will support him.

Of course, the premise is that he doesn't miss that position.

If he cared about that position, Li Xiuning and Li Shentong would probably turn against him.

"Is it just treating Wang Junkuo's family members favorably? Is it a little lighter?"

Fan Shixing, who had a little friendship with Wang Junkuo, suddenly spoke.

Fan Shixing is the general of Zuojianmen and one of the generals of the sixteen guards, so he has a say in this matter.

Li Shou heard Fan Shixing's words, and without waiting for the others to react, he immediately reined in his horse and stopped, distanced himself from Fan Shixing.

Liu Hongji, a general of the Sixteen Guards, did not refute Li Shentong's words, who are you, Fan Shixing?

Don't you see clearly that many people present are close to Li Yuanji?
Can't you see that Li Yuanji is right next to you?

If Li Yuanji challenged you again on a whim, how would you handle yourself?
"Luo Shou, what do you think?"

Li Shou deliberately avoided this matter, but Li Shentong seemed unwilling to let him go. Just after he stopped, Li Shentong suddenly looked sideways at him and asked.

The reason why Li Shentong called Li Shou Luo Shou was because Li Shentong's real name was Li Shou, and Shentong was his character.

Li Shou was also the only one who could continue to use his old surname among the people in Datang who were awarded surnames.

"I think it's better to wait for the sage to decide on this matter."

Li Shou was caught and questioned by Li Shentong, so he could only say something dry.

Li Shentong nodded in satisfaction, and said, "That's right, we have to wait for the sage to rule."

Speaking of this, he looked at Fan Shixing sharply, "Do you still want to judge for the saint?"

Fan Shixing was startled, and hurriedly said: "I dare not."

Li Shentong snorted twice, and didn't care about it any more.

Fan Shixing didn't dare to speak again.

Li Shentong once again praised Li Yuanji's gains in Weize Pass, and also praised Li Shimin's gains in Mingshui City.

The uncles and nephews were talking and laughing, surrounded by a crowd of arrogant soldiers, and entered Luoyang City.

In the main hall of Luoyang Palace, another reception banquet was held.

At the banquet, Li Shentong was drunk and clamored to go out of the city to fight the tiger, and was supported by a group of guards to leave the main hall of Luoyang Palace.

Li Shentong left.

Li Shimin called Li Yuanji, Li Daozong, Liu Hongji, and Yin Qiao to discuss the time for the class teacher to return to the court.

The last army led by Li Shentong to conquer Liu Heita returned to Luoyang City, so the battle against Liu Heita was completely over.

It's time for the class teacher to return to court.

However, before the class teacher returns to the court, he has to verify his military merits again, and send the corresponding military merit documents to the various armies, state governors, hussars, and governors.

Datang is now in the age of military use, so in terms of military merits, the verification is extremely strict, and the application process must also be strictly followed by the rules.

Li Yuanji had a group of officials and officials in Luoyang City, so after discussing with Li Shimin and others, he resolutely handed over all matters to his subordinates.

You sent Ma Zhou and Yu Wenbao to supervise.

Ma Zhou could tell if they were cheating or not, and Yu Wenbao was in charge of punishing those who cheated and cheated.

Gao Yaxian and Xue Wanshu acted as Li Yuanji's dog-headed military advisers temporarily.

The side hall of Luoyang Palace.

Li Yuanji opened his collar and lay on his side on the mat, chewing ice lumps while listening to Gao Yaxian and Xue Wanshu's 'reporting work'.

Gao Yaxian leaned her body hard, felt the coolness from the ice mirror, and sighed: "Your Highness, Li Fuwei still refuses to let go. He is only willing to give Your Highness one hundred sword generals, five hundred long sword soldiers, and Ximen Junyi and his wife, the other one is not willing to give to His Highness."

Li Yuanji always knew that Du Fuwei's adopted son, Wang Xiongdan, had a long-sword army built by Fu Gongyou himself, but he never knew what this long-sword army was.

It wasn't until recently that it became clear that this long-sword army was actually a Mo-sword army.

According to historical records, Mo Dao evolved from the Zhanma Dao of the Han Dynasty. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, it was introduced to Dingxiang from the Jianghuai area, and then it began to shine.

Now the Jianghuai area happens to be within the territory of the Southeast Road under the control of Du Fuwei.

So it is reasonable for Du Fuwei to have the Mo Dao Army under his hands.

"As expected..."

Li Yuanji chewed the ice lumps and sighed, seeing that Gao Yaxian and Xue Wanshu seemed to be sweating hotly, he shared some ice lumps with them, and continued: "However, if Li Fuwei doesn't make a decision, there will be no chance."

Gao Yaxian enjoyed the ice lump shared by Li Yuanji, and asked in question: "Your Highness has always said that Li Fuwei will have no chance if he doesn't make a decision. Is there no chance?"

Li Yuanji said this every time he "reported to work".

But every time he didn't tell him the deep meaning of this sentence, he was really curious.

"Now it's the end of May, the weather has started to become hot and dry, and people's hearts will also become restless."

Li Yuanji said with emotion.

Anyway, it is not to say that anyone's heart will be restless.

Because there is no way to tell.

(End of this chapter)