A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 415 The Hero Who Turned Out

The new year is over in a busy way.

The emperor also took a group of ministers to go hunting in the countryside today, shooting rabbits and birds, and then having a barbecue in the wild.

After riding and hunting, Li Shimin felt very happy.

This emperor loves hunting very much, but now that he is the emperor, he doesn't have much time to hunt. He goes hunting once in a while, but he always has to be advised by officials, which is very annoying.

When I came out today, I met an official who stopped the horse to remonstrate, which made him feel mental.

"I didn't expect that there are so many ways to eat this wild rabbit. This spicy rabbit is a bit too spicy, both spicy and spicy."

Although the emperor said it was too spicy, he couldn't stop talking.

"Your Majesty, drink some pheasant soup."

Stewed pheasant soup with wolfberry and red dates, the soup is clear and transparent, but very sweet. It is especially beautiful with red wolfberry and red dates and green chopped green onion.

The emperor took the soup brought by Wu Huaiyu, and nodded frequently after taking a spoonful.

"Sure enough, the hares and pheasants I hunted are more delicious."

Li Shimin was very satisfied with the food. Although being an emperor is the ninety-five supreme, but eating this piece, in fact, he is not so free.

The imperial chef in the palace cooks according to the food scriptures compiled by Guanglu Temple. The dishes that the imperial chef cooks every day must be pre-determined, and then they are cooked according to the food scriptures. Strictly follow the food scriptures, there must be no mistakes, otherwise it will be a death penalty.

There are also such as using taboo collocations, which is also a capital offense.

Those who violate the fast by mistake, the staple food will be twisted.

For example, there should be no preserved meat in normal rice, no lettuce in soft-shelled turtle soup, etc.

Dried meat has always been regarded as stale due to the processing method, so the emperor could not eat dried meat.

Before all the imperial food is served to the emperor, it must be tasted by a special official, and those who do not taste it will be charged a hundred dollars.

If dirty and evil things are in the food and drink, it will last for two years; if the selection is not good and the entry is not from time to time, the second grade will be reduced:
Those who are in charge of the lawsuit and the staple food, who mistakenly bring miscellaneous medicines to the imperial dining room, will be strangled.

It is not easy to be an emperor's cook, and it is not easy for an emperor to eat a meal. You can't eat what you can't eat.

There is a reason why Li Shimin likes to eat barbecue or dishes made by Wu Huaiyu. The imperial meals are strictly in accordance with the food scriptures, and even before eating, someone has to taste them to prevent poisoning. When the dishes arrive in front of the emperor, they are already half cold.

Wu Huaiyu is not an imperial cook, nor does he cook in the imperial dining room, so Li Shimin does not have to abide by those rules when eating his dishes.

When the emperor stir-fried the spicy rabbit diced, he was still watching it. It was hot and fragrant just out of the pan, and the emperor could taste it.

Moreover, the chili pepper is a new thing from Haidong, and it didn't exist before, so there is no such thing in the palace's imperial diet, and the emperor can't eat spicy food.

Qin Qiong, Wei Zhengfang, Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wang Gui, Wen Yanbo, Xiao Yu, several prime ministers, Zhou Shaofan, Hou Junji, Xu Luoren, Zhang Liang, Yang Shidao, Dai Zhou, Duan Lun and a group of ministers were eating the food cooked by Yongzhou Biejia himself in the open air. good.

Wei Zheng likes to eat vegetables, especially spinach and celery. The emperor specially told Huaiyu to make two plates of spinach from the Nirvana country and celery from the Western Regions for Wei Zheng alone.

Wu Huaiyu made a cold celery salad with celery and peanuts, put some sugar and vinegar, mixed with some sesame oil, and served it. Li Shimin, who ate spicy rabbit diced and took a deep breath, exclaimed that it was delicious after tasting it.

Sour, crunchy and sweet, this celery has an excellent taste, coupled with peanuts, it is a perfect match.

After Wei Zheng finished his plate, he also asked Huaiyu to make another plate for him. This old man likes to eat celery, like a rabbit.

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw how he was eating.

This picnic, the atmosphere is very good.

Served with wild rice, some pancake rolls with shredded carrots and shredded raw fish, it is very good.

Although Wu Huaiyu does not recommend eating shredded raw fish, people in Tang Dynasty like to eat raw fish slices after bleeding.

After the meal, boil a large pot of tea.

In the enclosure, the monarchs and ministers gathered around the fire, drinking tea leisurely, and finally felt a little more relaxed after the New Year.

We talked about the Turks. Last winter, the Turks were hit by a heavy snowstorm. Many livestock died and a famine broke out. However, Jieli Khan not only failed to provide relief to his people, but instead extorted money and wanted to pass on the losses to other tribes.

"Your Majesty, the Turkic people are having a hard time this winter. Many animals die, the grasslands are famine, people are starving to death, and even war horses have suffered heavy losses. Now is the time when the Turkic people are weakest, especially the rebellion of Xue Yantuo in Mobei. Mobei's Yugushe and Tuoshe have been defeated many times, and they can't be suppressed at all.

However, Jieli's violent expropriation of various tribes led to great dissatisfaction with Jieli with the little Tuli Khan who guarded the east, and Yusheshe and Shaboluoshe who guarded the southwest.

Now that Jieli is facing internal and external troubles, heavy snowfall and famine, it is time for our Tang Dynasty to send troops to fight back and take revenge. "

Qin Qiong stepped forward to bow down and begged, "I request to send troops to attack Jieli. The soldiers sent troops to the Yin Mountains to capture and destroy Jieli in one fell swoop. It will be a shame to Weiqiao!"

Li Jing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Hou Junji, the general of the right guard, Zhang Shigui, the general of the left leader, and even the uncle and grandson Wuji also called for the battle.

Wu Huaiyu didn't say anything.

He is not a general now.

The atmosphere was very warm, and Li Shimin was also a little excited.

The Weiqiao alliance has always been a thorn in his heart. At the beginning of his ascension, Jieli bullied him like this. In the end, he had to accept the alliance under the city. Losing, can make people hit the foot of the capital, how can they have the face to say that they didn't lose.

"Last year, Jieli sent [-] troops to conquer Xueyantuo in Mobei, and fought in Tianshan (Hangai Mountain). Yaogeluo Bodhisattva, the leader of Huihe, one of Tiele's nine tribes, rode [-] troops to fight against the Turkic army on Malu Mountain. The vanguard of the coalition forces set up an ambush on the mountain and unexpectedly defeated the Turkic army."

Speaking of this bodhisattva, Li Shimin was very impressed.

The Bodhisattva is also called Yaogeluo Bodhisattva. He belonged to the Yaogeluo tribe in Tie Le. He was extremely brave and resourceful. Canonized, I declared that I had done it.

The tribes of Tiele are all affiliated with the Turks, and the Turks are extremely dissatisfied. The two sides have been at odds, and the Bodhisattva is not afraid of the Turks at all. Send envoys to Jinshan to find Tie Le's other brother Xue Yantuo.

The Bodhisattva is very good, he has a high prestige among the tribes of Tiele in Mobei, but he said to Yi Nan, the new leader of Xue Yantuo who is much younger than him, come to Mobei, and all the tribes of Tiele will support you together. The sweat of our Tiele people.

So Yinan happily moved eastward with [-] tent men. After obtaining the permission of the Tang emperor in the south, the canonized edict from the Tang emperor, and the reward drum, he immediately swore an alliance with the Bodhisattva and others, and established Xue Yantuo. Khanate, a Tiele own Khanate.

At this time in Mobei, Xue Yantuo's tribe is the strongest, with [-] tents, and Huihe is the second elder brother, and the leader Bodhisattva is brave and mighty in Mobei. Their alliance seems to be invincible.

However, in the battle at Malu Mountain, it can be said that even Li Shimin, the emperor of Chang'an, was shocked, because the Bodhisattva was the forward of Tiele, and he dared to ambush the [-] Jieli army with only [-] Huihe soldiers.

Yugu set up an army to Malu Mountain and was raided by Bodhisattva.

What is amazing is that there are only 5000 Bodhisattvas, and they just smashed the Turkic Qingqi who are overwhelming the world.

Then there was a miraculous scene in Mobei. The 5000 Bodhisattvas defeated the Turkic army ten times larger than themselves, and they were still extremely brave. They continued to chase and defeat the soldiers. The Turkic people fled all the way to Tianshan.

In the Tianshan Mountains, Xue Yantuo's Yinan also led his troops, and they were fighting fiercely with the [-] cavalry of Tuoshi Ashinasheer, another Turk guarding Mobei.

Who would have thought that Yugu would be defeated so quickly, the fight here was fierce, and the sudden appearance of the Bodhisattva made Yi Nan and Ashinasheer uneasy, and even many generals in Xue Yantuo reminded Yi Nan that the Huihe people had always acted as The Turkic lackeys, although they have raised their troops against the Turks now, who knows if they will take the opportunity to kill us, and then become the masters of Mobei?
On the other hand, Ashinasheer is clearer. The Bodhisattva brought the Huihe tribe back to the Turks, or they lured Xue Yantuo to Mobei. According to the plan, Yugushi should destroy him, but now he appears here, That desire valley set must have been defeated by him.

At this time, Yugushe finally brought the remnant soldiers to join Tuoshe Ashinasheer. After a disastrous defeat, he wanted to save the defeat and proposed to recruit the Bodhisattva.

The reason is simple, the Bodhisattva is so powerful that he can be a Jielifa. He is not guilty, but he is just standing on his own. As long as we grant him Jielifa and promise not to pursue his self-reliance, and promise that he will defeat him with us. After Yi Nan, give him half of Xue Yantuo's people at that time, and he may be able to accept the offer and help us defeat Yi Nan.

At this time, Yugushe only wanted to make amends, and Tuoshe couldn't stand Yi Nan, so he really accepted this suggestion and sent someone to contact the Bodhisattva.

What kind of person is the Bodhisattva? He came decisively and made a plan. As a result, the Bodhisattva led his troops to approach the Turkic people and set up a camp. Then he waited until midnight and raided the camp.
The two cousins, Yugushe and Tuoshe, were defeated, and the [-] Turkic army that conquered Mobei was defeated and returned. Yi Nan and Bodhisattva took the opportunity to capture most of Mobei. To set up these two brothers and sisters, they can only hide and defend.

After this battle, it can be said that the reputation of Turks in Mobei has been discredited, and their prestige has been lost. On the contrary, Yinan and Bodhisattva, now in Mobei, are really like gods.

The Bodhisattva is a great man, so brave, but still very respectful to the young barbarians. He used to be the boss of Tie Le in Huihe, and led the tribes of Tie Le to rebel against the Rouran people. Unfortunately, he was beaten and almost died. Since then, Huihe has learned a lesson, resolutely not to be the boss, and keeping a low profile.

Because of the Bodhisattva's attitude, the Tiele tribes are now very united. The Turks have been completely suppressed in Mobei. Even Yugushe and Tuoshe, which the Turks enfeoffed in Mobei, were unable to lead troops south.

This is a very favorable opportunity.

On the contrary, the Tang Dynasty could recruit Xue Yantuo and Huihe to attack Xieli. Li Shimin couldn't help but get excited when he thought of destroying the Turks and even capturing Xieli to Chang'an to dance with him.

But he just opened his mouth to discuss how to send troops.

As a result, several voices sounded together, "No."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then looked up, there were Du Ruhui, Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Xiao Yu who opposed it, and Wu Huaiyu?
"Why not? Lord Yi, you speak first!"

(End of this chapter)