I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 428

The house was barren, and patches of spider webs had already been woven on the farm tools behind the door.

goo.

On the mud floor, a toad leisurely strolled across the house...

"hiss--"

Li Shimin got goosebumps, frowned and said,
"Jingde, get rid of it!"

Yuchi Gong laughed.

"Your Majesty also came here to fight in the battlefield. Are you still afraid of a mere toad?"

He casually grabbed the toad and shook it in front of Li Er.

Li Shimin looked disgusted.

He slightly raised his head and said,
"I should walk more and see more."

And at this moment, Xu Fenglei finally arrived.

Not to mention, it is the harsh winter on the Turkic grassland...

The old woman suddenly laughed again, and said hesitantly,
"Hey... I have to leave a queen for his old Zhang family, don't you think?"

She wrung her fingers and said,
"It will take several months to send it from our village to the frontier. When it is in his hands, won't it be another winter?"

"Sit down, sit down, the old lady has something to ask."

"This brat is usually as timid as a mouse, but I didn't expect to be active on the battlefield, okay, okay, hehehe..."

Cheng Yaojin said in surprise,

"Can such sackcloth keep out the cold?"

"Just right, just right..."

"Your Majesty, it's time to talk about business..."

"Your Majesty, I think... it's better not to tell the old lady the truth, but to give her something to think about."

After a long while, under the old woman's thousand exhortations and Li Shimin's repeated assurances, a group of people finally came out.

Gently opened the package, inside was a coarse linen garment, the thread was crooked, like an earthworm, but it was woven anyway.

Changsun Wuji started to go through the process...

"No, absolutely not!"

She couldn't see the face of the person coming, she could only see a few shadows standing in front of her.

Li Shimin quickly got up and stopped her, and said loudly,
"We do, we do!"

"How dare you."

He sighed,

"The old lady is like that, you call me... How can I bear to tell her the bloody truth!"

"Happy families are always alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

"Brother Sanlin's father is also a soldier?" He couldn't help asking.

The old woman groped the table, squinted at Li Shimin and his party, and asked with a smile.

"I think the delivery business of our Tang Dynasty should also be well developed. Back then, the Qin Dynasty was able to guarantee the private delivery business. It has been almost a thousand years. Not only have we not made progress, but we have even regressed."

"Can you help me...bring it to Sanlin? I heard that northern Xinjiang is very cold, very cold..."

She said with a smile,

"Little brother, do the old lady a favor, okay?"

Li Er hugged his cold clothes and said loudly,

"Yes, yes." Li Shimin increased his volume and responded loudly.

That night.

Yuchi Gong.Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and the others yelled, and Dama sat down firmly.

"The old lady lost her eyesight. From weaving it to filling it with reed hair, it was finally completed... I don't know how many days and nights it took..."

The old woman asked suddenly, her expression a little anxious,
"I, I can give you money, I understand the rules, I understand...you wait a moment..."

Before she could say anything, the old woman laughed out loud.

He asked rhetorically.

Li Shimin's face turned bitter.

"Hey, please, of course please."

Cheng Yaojin knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he smiled and said,

Li Jing stroked his beard and smiled.

"Yeah, my guy is brave in battle."

Xu Fenglei couldn't help complaining.

On this day, Li Shimin traveled all over Jiaotou Village and sent pensions to the families of 32 fallen soldiers.

War!
The sound of the wheels turning is a sad song composed of the shouts of countless people.

Li Shimin nodded.

Looking at the courtyard in the village, he sighed softly,

The dishes on the table are rich, complete with meat and vegetables, and there is a hot pot that is steaming, and there is a grill beside it, which is roasting fat sheep.

"If you want to talk, you have to go to the open air to talk, otherwise... we can only say goodbye!"

"Xuanling, auxiliary machine!"

"The bones have dried up and covered the grass, and the family still sends their own cold clothes..."

"Grand Master, it's rare that you invite us old brothers to dinner! Hahaha..."

The old lady was in high spirits, and there was light in her cloudy eyes.

Li Shimin's hand sank.

"Yeah, I really can't see the misery of the people..."

"The wheels of war are rolling, and a grain of dust raised at random may, for the people, be a mountain that can crush people to death."

"You guys who don't understand the rules, are you monkeys?"

After hearing some words, everyone felt a little uncomfortable after hearing them.

As she spoke, she got up and went to the back room.

"The grand master invited you too?"

This joke made the atmosphere in the room much happier.

Everyone here counts as one, and they are all high-ranking and powerful, especially the prestige in the military is extremely high!
Get together at a table, close the door and talk... If it reaches the emperor's ears, and the villain adds a few slanderous words such as "conspiracy" and "misconduct"...then they will be in trouble!

"What's the matter?"

He opened the clothes again, only to see a white lining.

"Give this winter coat to us, don't worry! We will definitely deliver it to Sanlin as quickly as possible!"

wow.

The crying and mourning made his heart feel heavier.

"I can't say it, it's too sad..."

The maidservants stepped forward, and all the red and yellow ones withdrew.

"Okay, okay, don't lose it..."

"You high-ranking officials don't know how the common people spend the winter. Where did they get mink fur and fox fur? At most, they have a few pieces of linen and some reed fur."

In the Northern Expedition to the Turks, the grand master and Li Jing cooperated tacitly, and they had a friendship in battle.

"Or, the next few...don't go?"

She faced Li Shimin and said slowly,
"This winter coat is woven by myself. I have been weaving it for more than a year."

There is even a risk of losing pieces...

Snapped!
Yuchi Gong flicked his hand casually, and the toad drew a parabola in the air, and fell into the well with a plop.

The old woman's expression eased down, and she exhorted with a little worry,

Xu Fenglei kicked the stones on the ground.

"Unfortunately, he..."

"Hahaha, the wines of the few of us are very poor, they are all old lunatics! Certified by His Majesty!"

The grape wine was poured into the cup, and the old guys drank it on their own.

This coarse linen clothing is fine to wear in spring and autumn, but it can't stand it in winter!

Li Shimin nodded silently.

Li Shimin said solemnly,

"..."

Then Li Jing is not bad either.

"That's all it can do..."

"It's like the good news that was handed to His Majesty. Your attention must have been on the victory of the Northern Conquest, and you would never have cared about the number of casualties. If you hadn't walked around today, Your Majesty might still think that it was just a series of cold numbers. Instead of realizing that behind that number, there are broken families and bloody misfortunes."

Da-da, da-da.

He turned his head to look at Fang Xuanling.

"We didn't inform the family members of the fact that the soldiers had died. Have we completed the task or not?"

Changsun Wuji pushed Li Er.

Just when he was in trouble, the old woman had already stuffed a package over.

Xu Fenglei explained,

"Your Majesty, you should observe it!"

Li Shimin glanced at him.

"Yo, Li Jing?"

He said helplessly,

"Old lady, I'm fine!"

……

wow.

Li Shimin nodded solemnly.

The old woman responded with some pride, but her expression darkened immediately, and she said in a low voice,
"So, he also died early...Leaving the old woman alone and raising the child."

"Listen, you're right..."

"Yes, yes, elder brother doesn't laugh at second elder brother, when we get drunk and go crazy together, he will poke holes in the grand master's house!"

Li Jing slightly cupped his hands and said with a smile,
"As long as you don't think I'm drunk and crazy later on."

"At least he didn't embarrass his father. When his father killed the enemy, he rushed forward recklessly!"

he whispered,

Changsun Wuji said suddenly.

Seeing the people who were a little bit drunk, he couldn't help saying, speechless,
"I called you here today to discuss business matters. What do you say when you're drunk?"

"If we stay here as guests, even if it gets dark, we won't be able to send out so many pensions..."

Li Shimin: "..."

Li Shimin smiled wryly.

He waved and urged,

"I can't see, so I can only weave by feeling. The pattern may be a bit poor, but the material is the best, so it must be warm."

"Of course I'm not afraid, it's just disgusting."

"Why, am I, Li Jing, the wrong person to invite?"

Li Shimin fell silent again.

"Your Majesty can't bear it now, just because you are a benevolent monarch, you can't bear to see the people miserable."

He replied, with some hesitation,

Why is this family worse than the other family!
"Fortunately, the hard days are finally coming to an end. Let me tell you, when Sanlin comes back, I have to talk to him about his marriage. I'm already a big man..."

For the sake of the warmth of the son who is fighting far away, he has gone through untold hardships and finally made this clothes, but now...

Holding his cold clothes tightly, he got up and said,

"I'm just afraid that you think we're noisy..."

"Come on, drink!"

Now the mood is completely down,
"In the past, King Xuan of Qi saw an ox general provoking the bell, and he couldn't bear it, so he let it go. Meng Ke called it benevolence."

Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,

"I can't see this, I can't see this..."

Within five years, we will rest with the people, and the frontier army will make defensive deployments, and we will never go to war!
……

"The Sanlin brothers showed bravery on the battlefield. In the battle at Qikou, they killed two Turkic thieves by fighting on foot and cavalry. It can be said to be extremely brave!"

Xu Fenglei rolled up the sleeves of his sackcloth and said softly,

Xu Fenglei sighed and waved his hands, saying,

"Come on, come on, let's go first..."

Chang'an City, Duke Xu's Mansion.

"...Hey, good." Li Shimin hesitated to speak, and finally could only sit down.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but said.

Fang Xuanling opened the wooden box.

Countless days and nights of chanting and thinking about it, I don’t know how many times my hand was pierced by a thick needle, and I don’t know how many times I exhausted it when I hit the reed hair...

Holding a package in her hand, she said:

"Staying high in the temple, you are often separated from the people and don't know the sufferings of the people."

"Let's go, go to the next one!"

Fang Xuanling flipped through the account book in his hand, then nodded, and said in a low voice, "Sui Dynasty veteran."

"Also, we are here today to distribute...rewards!"

The whole room is full of fragrance, which makes people move their index fingers!
Squeak.

"In the past, when Emperor Hui of Jin said 'why not eat minced meat', the world thought he was a fool, but in fact, he just lived in the deep palace, his eyes and ears were deceived, and he didn't understand the people's sentiments, so he asked such a stupid question."

Li Shimin was startled.

The door opened, and a husband walked in with steady steps, stroking his beard.

"Throw it away!"

"Hey, hey, old lady!"

"It's better for the old lady to think about it, as if her son is still in the frontier, but he can't come back."

Li Shimin was startled.

"Hey! I heard that you are right. Every misfortune has its own misfortune. After leaving two families, I can't bear to go on..."

"Don't lose it, it's very hard to do..."

"Old lady, we are saying that spring is over now, and summer will soon begin!"

Li Shimin was stunned.

I was in a good mood when I came.

Leaning on crutches, the old woman came out of the back room.

"You guys, don't you want to?"

"Here, look, two layers of material are used to keep it warmer."

On this day, he reiterated again——

"Your cold clothes, Sanlin can't use them now! Why don't you keep them for yourself?"

Fang Xuanling cupped her hands and said,

"The reed hair is very hard, and it piles up in a lump. It takes a long time to tap and beat before it becomes soft and docile. Only by pressing it under the clothes can it keep warm."

"What... what are you talking about? I can't hear you, old lady."

After a reassurance, the old woman was calmed down just now.

People like them all wear mink fur and fox fur, which are called warm clothes.

"You sit, you sit."

"Come on! Give me all the wine!"

"Seeing his life, he can't bear to see his death; hearing his voice, he can't bear to eat his flesh. This is the empathy ability that only a benevolent king can have."

"Hey, mutton, venison, and stuffed grapes! It seems that the grand master sincerely invited us to dinner this time, and he spent all his money. This is..."

"Brother Sanlin has made great achievements in northern Xinjiang, and the emperor issued an order to reward him! He is still on the front line, so we will send it to you first!"

The rest of the people all looked terrified.

"It's double-decker."

"Ugh!"

Although they are all from Tiance Mansion, they can be regarded as Xu Fenglei's old brothers.

Regardless of the officials, it would take several months for such a long-distance delivery by the private sector.

"You say, am I being too hypocritical?"

……

"Sanlin is in the army, isn't he ashamed?"

"Don't worry! I won't lose it!"

Yuchi Gong frowned, stood up and raised his hands, saying,
"Teacher... let's say something first, we don't get involved in matters related to the court!"

pat.

"There is reed hair embedded in it, which also has a certain warmth retention effect."

Li Er shook his head and let out a long sigh.

At this time...how can I tell her the bad news!

"Jingde, when did you become so sensitive?"

The old woman leaned closer to her ear, trying to hear clearly.

After further visits, he felt that he was going to be depressed!
"Your Majesty can't bear it. It is indeed the behavior of a benevolent monarch, but I think that it is precisely because I can't see these things that I should see them more."

When the old woman heard the words, she shook her head again and again.

Xu Fenglei joked,

"Am I like the kind of person who can't figure it out?"

"Sit down, sit down, all sit down."

"I have no business with you, but a private matter..."

(End of this chapter)