Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Chapter 84: Chang'an is shaken, Yan Kingdom, what kind of empire is that!
Yan country!

What kind of country is this?
Cheng Yaojin saw too many magical things, and he felt more and more incredible about this country.

Comparing the original Liang State with Yan State, he only felt it was an insult to Yan State.

This is a magical country!

There are immortals, a vibrant future, and elite soldiers...

Compared with the Tang Dynasty, it is more colorful.

This!
Why can the desert environment give birth to such a new country?

How did it come about?And its leader…

When Cheng Yaojin thought of this, he couldn't help but look towards the direction of Yanyun Imperial City, as if a picture appeared in his mind.

A monarch with his back to him, completely dark and mysterious, but when he turned around he could see a monarch with unusually aggressive eyes.

Then Yang Kuan, would this be the case?
Cheng Yaojin had never met King Dayan, but this was his first impression of that man.

Only a king with such ambition can...create such a powerful and vibrant country, right?
At this time, the chemistry teacher saw that Cheng Yaojin had been in a daze and thought something had happened, so he asked, "Are you okay?"

Cheng Yaojin came back to his senses tremblingly, and said with a smile: "Haha, I, old Cheng, am fine."

"It's just, teacher, how did you do this?"

"Could it be said that Dayan's elementary school has already started learning to cultivate immortality?"

The chemistry teacher rolled his eyes after listening to Cheng Yaojin's words.

"Cultivating immortals? This...you, you are a big boss. If you really want to know or learn, I really recommend that you go to a literacy class. Really, I really recommend it."

After that, the chemistry teacher looked at the primary school students with a smile.

"Kids, watch, has it turned into ice?"

"Now the question is, who can tell the teacher, what is the principle behind this? Think about it with your little brains, how can it turn into ice?"

Chemistry teacher induces.

The group of primary school students began to rejoice and chattered their answers.

The chemistry teacher made corrections from time to time.

"Yes! If you add up your answers, it might be the truth."

"Actually, it's very simple. The teacher added saltpeter to the water. So what happens when the saltpeter meets water?"

The chemistry teacher looked at his students with a smile.

"Endothermic!"

The group of children said in unison.

"Yes! When saltpeter dissolves in water, it absorbs a lot of heat, which can cool the water to the point where it freezes. So today, the teacher will give you a homework. When you get home, you can recreate it for your parents or other relatives. Teacher, how can I turn water into ice?"

"Okay!" the primary school students replied in unison.

The chemistry teacher smiled and said: "Okay, then it's almost time. It's time for us to go back to the classroom. Let's all line up and let's go."

He took the children back to the classroom.

On the playground, only Cheng Yaojin was left messy in the wind.

Gudong.......
He swallowed hard.

Then he turned his head stiffly and looked at the group of children and the chemistry teacher.

Dayan’s primary school, learning these things?
This is just elementary school, what about middle school?high school?What about college?
If you had previously despised the fact that Dayan was in a barbaric land and that people were also barbarians, how could you still think so now?
Cheng Yaojin was so shocked that he was completely speechless.

For a moment, the surroundings were so silent that Cheng Yaojin seemed to only be able to hear his own breathing and heartbeat.

After a lesson from the teacher, plus what I saw and heard on the road.

It seems... I am really illiterate.

Cheng Yaojin stepped up and walked towards the messy classes.

How could he continue to learn in such a messy class?

After all, the Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, and private schools in Chang'an are all majestic, the sound of books is loud, and the writings and songs are rich.

but!
Dayan's elementary school directly subverted his cognition.

Cheng Yaojin lay on the window and looked over one after another like a curious baby.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and the four mixed operations?What the hell?

Two big and small balls are thrown from a leaning tower and hit the ground at the same time?How can it be!

Modern medical techniques for bandaging and understanding of bacteria?What are they?
Multiplication formula?Well, that's interesting.

Chinese Pinyin?

Oh My God!God, you can actually think of such a way to know each other! !

"Three Character Classic"?
This article is good. It is very suitable for the enlightenment of young children. It is good. I feel that my own Datang family also needs it.

Cheng Yaojin hates reading, and can even be said to hate words, but today he was so eager to learn that he visited every classroom.

Sometimes he was immersed in certain knowledge.

"Huh? This is only the first grade."

"This is... second grade, third grade, fourth grade..."

Cheng Yaojin twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that he had just walked all the way and was in the first grade.

The first-grade knowledge shocked him so much that he almost thought that he was really illiterate. Then this senior grade...
Cheng Yaojin didn't dare to think about it, and he couldn't even think about it.

The more I think about it, the more frustrated I feel.

However, there is still a thought that comes to mind and lingers.

Could it be that I am really illiterate?
Cheng Yaojin was silent.

Unable to help, I fell into autistic isolation.

"Hey! Uncle, why are you here!"

At this time, a little girl who came back from going to the toilet in class couldn't help but ask.

She is a fifth-grade student, and she is at an age when she is curious about everything. An ant on the roadside can live a long time moving house.

So I was also curious about why the uncle was standing here in a daze when there was no one in the main corridor.

Cheng Yaojin looked at him and said with a smile: "Oh, it's nothing. I just walk around."

He smiled and scratched his head, his smile contagious.

The little girl smiled and said, "Uncle, keep walking, I'm going back to class."

The little girl put her hands behind her back and walked briskly, tick-tock-tock, full of innocence and romance, towards the fifth grade class.

Cheng Yaojin was silent again.

He was at the age of this little girl, he was... preparing for war, precarious, unable to keep up with the next.

But the children here are... so full of innocence...
and also.

The children here...he saw that not only boys could read, but girls could too, and the ratio was one to one. This was completely impossible in the Tang Dynasty!

"Little girl, wait!"

Subconsciously, Cheng Yaojin stopped the little girl.

The little girl clasped her hands behind her back, turned around and tilted her head: "Uncle, what's the matter?"

Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and asked seriously: "Do you like reading?"

He saw it, saw the little girl's behavior like an arrow returning to class.

The little girl shook her head: "I don't like it."

"Then why? Returning like an arrow?"

The rough sound was full of questions.

The little girl raised her head, her eyes clear and firm.

"Because I want to study for the rise of Yan Kingdom."

The sun shone evenly on the face of the immature little girl.

She breathed evenly and smiled.

Look at that, he is proud of his country.

When Cheng Yaojin saw this, the muscles on his face trembled slightly.

This is...what kind of awareness.

A little girl with such a passionate patriotism...
Study for the rise of your country, not for fame and fortune.

The corners of his mouth trembled as he thought of his group of scholars in the Tang Dynasty, dominated by Li Luxin, and then thought of the little girl in front of him...
For some reason, I have mixed feelings in my heart.

"You, your parents, what are their names? I want to get to know them."

Cheng Yaojin wanted to see what kind of parents could raise such a child.

He wants to learn!I want to learn more than anyone else, and if I have the chance to return to Datang, I will set an example for those brats in my family!
"They..."

When she mentioned her parents, the little girl's innocent smile turned lonely: "My mother is dead and was eaten by the Turks."

"Father... A few days ago, he participated in the war as a soldier of the Self-Defense Forces and went to the Liangdou Plateau. I was in class at the time and didn't have time... I saw him for the last time. I didn't even see his body. I heard from the living Self-Defense Forces soldiers. , Dad...he died without a complete body."

Cheng Yaojin froze on the spot.

He lowered his head and sighed: "I'm sorry, I, I, Old Cheng, don't know..."

turn out to be….
It's not the little girl's beautiful family that makes her full of innocence. It's this city that allows her to regain her innocence...
The little girl shook her head and was about to speak.

But at this moment, the teacher in the classroom next to them happened to ask the students why they were studying, and those students all stood up.

One, ten, fifty….
They spoke together, their eyes firm.

"Reading for the rise of the Yan Kingdom!"

At this moment, the sound seemed to resound throughout the whole world, shocking Cheng Yaojin at a loss.

He once again stared at the group of children who were not confused. Everyone's face was filled with pride and pride. Such children... Such Yan Guo...
Why, why are they willing to die for this emerging country!

Why are even children like this?

This terrifying sense of cohesion and belonging made Cheng Yaojin tremble in his heart.

"Uncle, I really can't stay here anymore. It's time for me to leave!"

"Next time we meet, hehe, I'll treat you to something to eat!"

The little girl laughed.

"Ah."

"However, when the time comes, let me, Lao Cheng, come and invite you as an apology."

Cheng Yaojin smiled knowingly.

The child's innocent smile made him smile a little more innocent, and his whole person became a little younger.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

After the little girl finished speaking, she walked towards her class.

Cheng Yaojin just watched her go away quietly, even if he could no longer see her, he would still watch.

For a long time, speechless...
After a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"If we, the Tang Dynasty, had half the cohesion of the children of the Yan Kingdom, we would not have to worry about being bullied by the Turks!"

Cheng Yaojin lamented, feeling an unparalleled blow in his heart.

He really didn't expect that a group of children would have such a strong sense of belonging and cohesion to Yan Guo. Cheng Yaojin didn't want to admit this fact, but he knew that it was the fact.

And in terms of education, compared with the Yan Kingdom, the Tang Dynasty really lacked too much.

Take that little experiment of making ice with water. In the Yan Kingdom, children had already started to get involved with it, but if it were placed in the Tang Dynasty... Haha, it would really be possible to create a living Buddha or a living god.

Yanguo, Yanguo….
This is truly a... magical country.

What kind of person is the king who leads it, Yang Kuan?
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at the same time.

Turkic steppe.

"Oh, the weather is really nice this year. It looks like it will be another good year, hahaha!"

Jieli Khan looked at the sky and felt very comfortable.

Princess Yicheng on the side smiled and said: "Yes, Khan."

"Our plundering army has brought back a lot of cattle and sheep from Goguryeo. After we capture Yanyun City in the Yan Kingdom, we can continue to plunder the northern border of the Tang Dynasty."

Yanyun City is not an important city that strangles the Turkic grasslands and the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. You can go around it if you want to go to the Tang Dynasty.

but!
With a neighbor like this at home, who can go out and rob with peace of mind?

At least the suspicious Jieli Khan did not dare.

"Haha, speaking of Yanyun City, Tuli should cooperate with the Tang army and cause a lot of trouble to the King of Chu."

"I remember that the Tang Dynasty sent the Suzaku Battalion. The Suzaku Battalion was very powerful in attacking the city. With them here, it would be difficult to defend Yanyun City even if the King of Chu came to defend it!"

Jieli is full of expectations for the future.

As long as Yanyun City is captured, whether it is captured by the Turks or the Tang Dynasty, it will be a good thing.

Just...get rid of that terrible man!

As for his 3 Turkic cavalry, there should be [-] Liang Guards from the Liang Kingdom, and together with the [-] elite soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, a full [-] cavalry troops were sent to Yanyun City.

The King of Chu only had about [-] troops. Even if he could defeat them, he would have to pay a heavy price.

after all!

We are all elites, why should you be weaker than Yan Kingdom?
Jieli Khan thought so.

And these days, although Tuli Khan has not sent any news since he went to Yanguo, and there has been no news for more than ten days, he still thinks that Yanguo has suffered a heavy blow.

however.

The reason why Tuli Khan didn't send any news for more than ten days was not that he didn't want to send it, but that he didn't dare to send it!
Dare he say it?

Dare to say that 3000 Turkic cavalry, together with [-] Liang Guards, a total of [-] soldiers and horses, were blocked by [-] people from the weakest army of the King of Chu.

Does he dare?
He dare not!
Therefore, the news that Jieli Khan and others knew was that Tuli Khan led his army for more than ten days, and nothing else was known.

"Report!!"

At this moment, a Turkic spy came on horseback and said loudly: "Khan, Turli Khan is back!"

"what!"

Jieli Khan stood up in shock, then laughed loudly and said quickly: "Hahaha, he's back! It's Tuli who's back. Hurry, take Ben Khan to see him!!"

"Yes!"

The Turkic spy took the order and took Jieli Khan and Princess Yicheng to find Tuli Khan.

They left with a happy mood, but...when they saw the embarrassed Tuli Khan, their faces darkened.

"Tu Li, why have you become like this? This battle... is it won or lost!"

Lose, this word, Jieli Khan basically has no idea.

After all, with the Tang Dynasty's 3-strong army, they could retreat slowly even if they couldn't defeat Yanyun City.

but!
Tuli Khan's expression gave him a bad feeling.

Princess Yicheng on the side also lost her playful expression and became solemn.

Tuli Khan looked disgraced and gasped: "Khan, I...I lost..."

"It's General Baihu and Chen Qingzhi who are working together to attack our army. I can lose without any shame..."

Jieli Khan's eyes widened: "Lost?"

Then when I thought about it carefully, General White Tiger and Chen Qingzhi's cavalry were indeed no match for their Turkic cavalry.

excusable.

only….
Jieli Khan thought for a while, glared at him and said, "You lured General Baihu and Chen Qingzhi away. Then what did the Tang army fight? An empty city?"

Tuli Khan shook his head and said: "I...I don't know. Our spies have been paying attention to the movements of the Tang army. When we attacked the Yan Kingdom, they showed no movement. We did not start attacking the Yan Kingdom until ten days later."

"But in this attack, they were defeated like a mountain. They were crushed by the Yan Kingdom and drove them away in half a day. I led our Turkic cavalry and fought with the Yan Kingdom for ten days. I was always in a state of anxiety."

"After the defeat of the Tang Dynasty, Yan Guo freed up his hands and defeated our Turkic cavalry."

Jieli Khan said in shock: "What? The Tang Dynasty's army was broken by a single touch? This... they are not an elite army led by them, how can they be vulnerable?"

Tuli Khan shook his head: "I, I don't know."

Jieli Khan glared at him: "Then, how many of our troops will you bring back?"

"Five...five thousand cavalry."

"What, so I, Tujue Erlang, lost fifteen thousand in this battle! Tuli, you...you!!"

Jieli Khan only felt angry and angry.

Their Turkic cavalry came like the wind and were as fast as a shadow.

Before the expedition, he told Tuli Khan to run away if he could not be defeated, and put the life of Tujue Erlang first, but... he actually lost [-] in this battle.

Jieli Khan's eyes were red, and he wanted to strangle Tuli Khan to death.

He was angry, while Princess Yicheng listened carefully and said with a gloomy face: "Khan Tuli, are you hiding something?"

Tuli Khan shook his head: "I didn't! I didn't! Princess Yicheng, if you don't believe me, you can ask Liang Shidu! He also came back to the grassland with me."

Jieli Khan waved his hand: "Come here, bring Master Liang here!"

soon.

Master Liang was brought over.

His confession was the same as that of Tuli Khan. It was the Tang army that was vulnerable and then instantly defeated. The King of Chu's army came back for reinforcements, which was why his Turkic cavalry suffered such heavy losses.

Yes, the confession is the same.

Can!
Under Princess Yicheng's strong questioning, Master Liang finally revealed the truth. It was not that they were fighting anxiously with the elites of the Yan Kingdom, but that they were blocked by three thousand Yan Kingdom soldiers for ten days.

"Tu Li! How dare you hide it!!"

Jieli Khan's eyes were about to burst.

Tuli Khan's eyes trembled, and he knelt down and said: "Khan, I, I, I didn't mean it..."

His voice trembled, he was extremely scared.

He led 3000 cavalry and was blocked by [-] people for ten days. If this kind of thing is revealed, everyone will doubt his ability. Even the great elders in his own tribe may elect the next Khan of the Tuli tribe. .

and so!
He didn't dare to tell the truth, even if there were so many soldiers returning and the truth might be exposed if he was not careful, he would not dare to say it!

Having said that, his ability was questioned and his position as Khan was not guaranteed.

Not to mention, if it was a fluke, the fault could be placed entirely on the Tang army. He was right!Nothing wrong at all!
This plan was approved by Master Liang, but unexpectedly, it was Master Liang who was eventually exposed.

Tuli Khan hated Liang Shidu in his heart.

"Tuli, my 3000 Turkic elites led by you were held back by the King of Chu's 1 men for ten days, and more than [-] Turkic men were shot and killed by the horseback. You are a loser, and I will kill you!" Jieli Khan was angry. Attacking the heart, he directly kicked Tuli Khan down.

But Tuli Khan still didn't dare to speak loudly, and still knelt down to beg for mercy.

Jieli Khan kept kicking Tuli Khan to vent his anger.

As for Princess Yicheng, fierce fear flashed in her eyes.

"King Chu, are you...serious that you are invincible?"

There was deep fear in Princess Yicheng's eyes. Even joining forces with the Tang Dynasty, she could not inflict serious damage on this man. Even this man with three thousand soldiers and infantry was able to block the Turks' twenty thousand cavalry.

This….
How can we defeat this terrifying man?

Princess Yicheng didn't know what to do.

And the other side.

Jieli Khan was tired from kicking him, so he asked people to take Tuli Khan down.

He had vented his anger, and in the Eighteen Prairie Parts, there was still endless anger waiting to be vented.

Tuli Khan, it’s over!
"Yicheng, what should we do next?"

Jieli Khan kept taking deep breaths, still very angry.

Princess Yicheng sighed: "The King of Chu is too strong, and so are his soldiers."

"The plan for now is to avoid its edge. At the very least, don't let our people consume King Chu's fresh army."

Jieli Khan raised his eyebrows and said: "Then what if King Chu develops? It will be endless disaster!"

Princess Yicheng smiled: "Khan, you don't have to worry about this."

"The King of Chu only had one city, and he took this city by surprise. Now that the Liang State, our Turks, and even the Tang Dynasty are on guard, it will be difficult for him to obtain other cities."

"Goguryeo doesn't know the specific situation, but if they were captured by King Chu, haha, it would be a good thing. It means that King Chu's country is still an enemy of Goguryeo."

"And if the King of Chu does not continue to expand, then he will only have one city. In one city, there will be hundreds of thousands of people at most. Development will be limited!"

After Princess Yicheng said this, Jieli Khan's fear of King Chu in his heart was slightly reduced.

"That's true."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Now he was afraid that this man would target the grassland.

Although the overall strength of the grassland is countless times stronger than that of King Chu, he is just afraid in his heart!
It seems to come from the depths of the soul and cannot be stopped.

"Then now we just do nothing and waste more than 1 men?"

Jieli Khan asked.

Princess Yicheng shook her head: "Khan, don't be anxious, we... can wait for the developments from Datang."

"After all, they also died so many people, right?"

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Youzhou.

Since Chai Shao and Cheng Yaojin led their troops to issue the certificate, the level of security here has been reduced a lot.

This is because Youzhou has been allocated [-] Youzhou cavalry. If the defense area with less than [-] cavalry is deployed, it will still become sparse.

"Hey, I really don't know what happened to Chai Shao and Cheng Da Laohei."

After Chai Shao left, the Nuoda Pass was temporarily guarded by Yuchi Jingde.

Today he is still bored in every possible way.

Youzhou Checkpoint is not as colorful as Chang'an City, but Youzhou Checkpoint is surrounded by endless desert on one side and uninhabited wasteland on the other, which can be described as barren mountains and wild ridges.

Yuchi Jingde, who had been waiting in Chang'an City for a long time, was really acclimated to such a place.

In the past ten days or so, I have vomited several times.

Yuchi Jingde missed the sweet-scented osmanthus fish in his hometown a little. He just hoped that Chai Shao and the others would come back soon, so that he could return to the court faster.

"You haven't come back after so many days. Are you feeling anxious?"

Yuchi Jingde couldn't help but look towards the direction of the desert, and then said with a smile: "No, it shouldn't be. After all, it is just a small Yan Kingdom."

"It should be that Chai Shao was too cautious and played it safe, which caused time to slow down a bit."

Speaking of Chai Shao's cautious temperament, Yuchi Jingde thought it had both disadvantages and advantages.

Anyway, with Chai Shao's temperament, it's basically impossible for him to be like General Suzaku and his group of generals, and to carry out a feat of siege of a city in one day.

"General!"

Just when Yuchi Jingde was thinking about it, a scout quickly ran over: "Captain Chai and the others are back."

When Yuchi Jingde heard this, he stood up suddenly, his eyes became solemn: "Let's go! Take this general to see him!"

Under the leadership of the scouts, Yuchi Jingde quickly met Chai Shao.

only….
That picture was different from the one in his fantasy.

Not returning in triumph, but fleeing in embarrassment.

Chai Shao himself was disgraced, with several wounds on his body, and every one of his troops looked like defeated soldiers, with dead eyes and empty eyes.

"Here, what happened!"

"Chai Shao, where is Cheng Dahei? Where is he? Where is he!?"

Yuchi Jingde asked with wide eyes.

Chai Shao returned in embarrassment without stopping all the way. At this moment, he gasped and said: "We were defeated, completely defeated."

"The Yan Kingdom...is not the Yan Kingdom we imagined. They have powerful cavalry and terrifying infantry. They are no less than our army."

Yuchi Jingde's eyes widened: "What, how...how could it be like this!!"

Chai Shao was still breathing heavily and took out a letter from his arms: "General Yuchi, quickly...send this letter back to Chang'an...tell your majesty and tell the court that our neighbors are not simple..."

After saying that, Chai Shao fainted.

After a high-intensity escape along the way, he finally reached a safe place and was overwhelmed and passed out.

Yuchi Jingde quickly left Chai Shao to others to take care of, while he quickly went to the place of carrier pigeons and sent the letter back to Chang'an.

soon.

A homing pigeon flew out of Youzhou Checkpoint.

With explosive information, Feiyang... the imperial capital.

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Chang'an City.

The Yan Kingdom was defeated in the Northern Expedition, and the news had not reached Chang'an City.

Li Shimin at the moment.

Without knowing it yet, he was summoning Fang Moudu to discuss political affairs in Taiji Palace.

"Your Majesty, your plan is to use foreign war to divert the sharp conflicts within the Tang Dynasty. This plan is so wonderful!"

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but admire.

Du Ruhui said with a smile: "Yes, Your Majesty, this plan has been implemented for nearly two months, and many problems in our Datang have been quickly solved."

"Chang'an City has basically eliminated the influence of Prince Yin, and Youzhou has almost been eliminated. And because of the Qu Yuanli incident, the hearts of all people in the world belong to the Tang Dynasty! They belong to Your Majesty!"

"These things used to take one or two years to accomplish, but Your Majesty, you have shortened it to two days through foreign wars. Wonderful, wonderful!"

"This strategy is truly used by our Tang family in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. It will definitely be passed down through the ages, just like the grace order, and will be famous for generations to come!"

When Fang Moudu came across these two rainbow farts, even Li Shimin couldn't bear it and felt very comfortable.

He was praised very much and smiled broadly, but he still said modestly: "My dear friends, you can't say that. We haven't received any information about the war yet. Maybe our army and the Yan Kingdom will be in trouble or even fail. ?”

"We still have to wait for the outcome of the war to come out before we can discuss it."

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are overly worried. The Yan Kingdom was split from the Liang Kingdom. The complete Liang Kingdom is no match for our Tang Dynasty. How can the divided Yan Kingdom be a rival?"

"Okay, let's take a step back. Yanguo relies on the tall Yanyun City wall to block the army led by Yaojin and the others. If they can't attack, can they just stick to the camp?"

Du Ruhui then said: "Absolutely! So, even if Yaojin and the others did not capture Yanyun City, we would not have suffered a loss, because during this period, while everyone was paying attention to the Yanguo Campaign, we had resolved most of the internal conflicts in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Fang Xuanling nodded: "To the extreme! To the extreme!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he laughed and did not answer.

Du Ruhui's words can be said to express his inner thoughts.

Invincible!
Is it okay to guard the camp?

It was definitely possible. After all, the people sent out were all elites, led by Cheng Yaojin, whom he trusted a lot.

Although there is no intelligence coming from the front, Li Shimin is already thinking about retreating.

The domestic conflicts have almost been resolved. It doesn't make much sense to continue to attack Yanyun City, even if it captures Yanyun City. It's time to... come back.

Li Shimin planned to send a letter to someone in a few days, and then send it to the front line to inform Cheng Yaojin to withdraw his troops.

nowadays.

The conflict is almost resolved, and the influence of Prince Yin is eliminated. When Cheng Yaojin and the others come back, it will be...
Let’s take the next step!

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly.

The next step is to take some time to rest before launching troops against Jiangdong!
If Jiangdong is taken back from the remnants of King Chu, then the world will be at peace!Many mountains and rivers have all returned to the Tang Dynasty!
While everyone was enjoying themselves, Li Junxian hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, your eldest grandson, Pushe, wants to see you."

"Auxiliary engine?" Li Shimin was confused. Didn't he let his grandson Wuji take a rest today? Why did he still have time to come to the palace?

Although he was surprised, Li Shimin still asked Li Junxian to invite him.

soon.

Changsun Wuji walked in quickly, panicking.

"Your Majesty, something happened, we are in big trouble!"

"Ok?"

When Li Shimin heard the word "something happened", he suddenly stood up in a panic.

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling on both sides also had serious expressions on their faces.

"What's going on?" Li Shimin asked.

Changsun Wuji raised the two curved shaft plows in his hands.

"Your Majesty, look at these two plows."

"......."

Li Shimin picked it up, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The difference between these two is that the size of the iron plowshares is different, but they are both easy to forge."

"But this smaller iron plow with a curved shaft is better."

Li Shimin gave an evaluation.

Changsun Wuji sighed: "But the common people can only buy the bigger iron plowshare."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered: "Why is this? People don't like to buy curved shaft plows with small iron plow heads?"

"Yes, why?"

"It shouldn't be. Although this iron plow is big, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the smaller one is more detailed, better, and heavier. Why not buy it?"

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were also surprised.

"Because, more than a dozen aristocratic families in the north worked together to modify the Quyuan plow drawings given to them by the government, reducing the cost a lot, but they sold them at the price of the genuine Quyuan plow, so the common people could not buy the genuine Quyuan plow at all, that is, Your Majesty, do you think that the common people...can't buy a small iron plowshare?"

Immediately, Changsun Wuji united some aristocratic families, and then "renovated" the Quyuanli to make the cost cheaper, and then sold it to the people. The people said that it broke immediately after using it.

When Li Shimin heard this, he became furious.

"The damn family is lining their own pockets! This is the Tang Dynasty that wants to harm me!"

Li Shimin was very angry.

Farming is not only related to the safety of the people, but also related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty.

If the common people are unable to farm or produce fruit by those noble families in the north, then the wave of refugees will rise again, and the whole world will be in chaos. At that time, the sixteen princes and kings will attack not Emperor Sui Yang, but himself.

"I didn't expect that these northern families would be so courageous. They dare to fool me, dare to fool the people of the world, and use human life as a tool for profit. Okay! Okay!"

Li Shimin was extremely excited.

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling stood on one side, also frightened, and they did not dare to say anything more.

"Your Majesty, you were the one who handed over the manufacturing rights of our Tang Dynasty Quyuan plow to the major families for production as time was urgent."

"If there are too many people involved, it will be easy... to have twisted thoughts."

At this time, Changsun Wuji said angrily next to him.

Li Shimin stared at him, his eyes beating wildly.

"I didn't expect these noble families to receive subsidies from the imperial court. They already had benefits to earn from them, and yet they still...had their ideas targeted at the common people! They are greedy, so greedy!!"

"These damn aristocratic families, damn things, have really fallen into the eyes of money!!"

"Also! So many government officials actually cooperated with them. It is only now, more than ten days after the incident, that they still let me know inadvertently that they were covering up well, covering up so well! It really makes me furious!!"

"Do they really not care about me?"

Li Shimin's eyes were red and extremely angry.

In the Tai Chi Palace.

There was a burst of cheers.

When Du Ruhui saw this, he couldn't help but sigh.

He walked out and said, "Hey, Your Majesty, this family has become a disaster. It's not just a matter of a day or two."

"Think about the previous dynasty, why did they suddenly riot? Isn't it because the noble family interfered with it? Yang Guang opened the imperial examination, which shook the foundation of the noble family. Naturally, the noble family wanted to get rid of him."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help shaking his head.

"Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the aristocratic clan has been formed. Over the years, many courts have changed, but the aristocratic clan is still the same aristocratic clan."

"Your Majesty, the Quyuanli incident is very big, but...compared to the calamity of the family, it seems very small..."

Du Ruhui took the opportunity to remind Li Shimin to prevent him from doing anything outrageous in his anger.

Li Shimin looked deeply at Du Ruhui, then at Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who were silently expressing their attitude.

He lowered his head and glanced at the iron plowshare in his hand.

For a long time.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "You don't have to worry, I understand this."

"For now, you should talk about how to solve this matter."

"Now is the spring plowing season, and we can't afford to delay. After a while, the hot summer will come again. The weather is extremely hot and it is not suitable for farming."

Li Shimin said weakly.

At this moment, he felt powerless.

But there is no way.

Family, family….
This is a huge mountain that spans in front of you and cannot be moved.

Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the solution is very simple."

"This family [renovation] Qu Yuuli incident affected the three prefectures and counties of Youzhou, Yizhou, and Jingzhou. Fortunately, we discovered it in time, so the people's resentment is still within the controllable range."

"Then, as long as we take back the production and sales rights of the major families, let the craftsmen and the Ministry of Industry of Chang'an City take over these orders for Quyuan plows, and sell them to the people at a price lower than the market price, I believe we can catch up."

Li Shimin sighed: "Will they come back willingly?"

Changsun Wuji snorted coldly: "They made a lot of money by [renovating] the Quyuan Li. Now that they have dug such a big hole, people everywhere are filled with resentment. Chang'an City is willing to help them wipe their butts. Where did they come from? Reason for refusal?"

"That's true, it's just..."

Li Shimin sighed: "In this case, it will be a hardship for the craftsmen and the Ministry of Industry of Chang'an City, as well as those who sell the finished Quyuan plow to the people of various states and counties."

Changsun Wuji said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about it. We are entrusted to someone else..."

"None of these aristocratic families are good! But we...can't touch them..."

Li Shimin nodded: "Then just do as the auxiliary machine said, Xuanling, you will do it, go quickly."

"Your Majesty, take your orders!"

Fang Xuanling accepted the order and slowly retired.

After this incident, Li Shimin's original good mood for resolving most of the domestic conflicts dissipated and became helpless.

The same goes for Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui.

Family, family, family….
Seriously, a roadblock to imperial power.

"Your Majesty, it's okay. At least the only trouble we have now is the hole dug by the family."

"You know, half a year ago, our Qin Palace had to face not only Jieli Khan's hundreds of thousands of cavalry, but also various domestic doubts, and the noble family was also ready to usurp the throne."

"The situation at that time was much more severe than it is now."

Du Ruhui consoled him.

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of those turbulent days and laughed: "That's true."

"His Majesty!"

However, at this moment, Li Junxian walked in again with serious eyes.

Li Shimin's eyes flickered: "Jun Xian, is there any bad news again?"

There was a murmur in his heart, really, don't do it...
Can!
The reality is often so cruel.

Li Junxian nodded: "Yes, it came from Youzhou."

Youzhou! !
In an instant, the eyes of Li Shimin and the three of them were bright.

Was the war the result?
Yes, that must be the case!
But their eyes soon dimmed again, because Li Junxian said that this seemed... to be bad news.

"This is a letter written by Governor Chai Shaochai. Your Majesty, please read it!"

Li Junxian handed the letter over with both hands.

Li Shimin quickly took it over and quickly opened it.

Quick View.

The stern expression turned into disbelief as he read.

"What! Defeated?"

"The Ten Thousand Tiger Division was defeated by the Yan Kingdom's army in two hours! The Yan Kingdom's white-robed cavalry were like the reincarnation of the killing god, massacring our army Youzhou Cavalry wantonly!"

"Even...even Yao Jin was captured!"

Li Shimin's eyes widened.

stunned!

sluggish!

Shock!

Can't believe it! !
He couldn't believe that the most unlikely place for a problem to arise had appeared...
Moreover, it was still such a tragic defeat!
Then... what is going on in that small Yan Kingdom? Why does it have such a powerful military force that can easily defeat the army that makes him proud? !
(End of this chapter)