Ji Tang

Chapter 103 The Mystery of History
"Huh? Is it dawn?"

Ji Song rubbed his sore body, blocked the light coming through the crack in the door, and said in confusion.

"Captain, you're awake, please wash up quickly!"

A half-grown boy brought a wooden basin to Ji Song, wrung out the towel in the water and handed it to Ji Song and said.

Ji Song still had some impression of the boy in front of him. He was the smarter one among the eighteen boys and he often helped other boys.

"What about them?"

Hearing Ji Song's inquiry, he hurriedly said: "They have completed the tasks assigned by the captain. I asked them to go back and rest first while I stayed to take care of the captain."

"Haha! Don't be nervous, just complete the task. But I see you are quite prestigious among them. Are you their leader?"

Ji Song took off the towel, wiped his face randomly, and asked.

"It's just that I'm older. I've been here longer than them and know more, so they are willing to listen to me." The young man said.

Ji Song didn't say anything, but he was somewhat interested in this young man and asked, "What's your name?"

"I"

The young man was obviously hesitant, and Ji Song didn't mean to get to the bottom of it. He was just curious. Since he didn't want to tell, Ji Song didn't force himself, so he was ready to go out for a walk.

“Everyone calls me Goudan, and I don’t even know what my last name is!”

The young man suddenly plucked up the courage and spoke loudly.

Ji Song did not look back, but continued walking out.Just when Goudan was about to be disappointed, Ji Song's next words made him overjoyed!

"This name is indecent. Since you are from the military, then take Wu as your surname. And you once made a living as a wanderer, so from now on you will be called Wu Liu'er!"

Goudan, no, he should be called Wu Liuer now.

Wu Liu'er looked at Ji Song's back, his eyes suddenly turned red, he knelt down in the direction Ji Song left, kowtowed three times, and then stood up quickly.

This incident was just an episode for Ji Song, but what he didn't know was that one of his unintentional actions had already created a legend for a generation.
"Colonel Ji, Colonel Ji!"

Just when Ji Song wanted to go around, Uncle Zhao hurried over and called to Ji Song, pulling him away without waiting for a word.

"Uncle Zhao, what's going on? Are you so anxious?"

"Hurry, it won't be good if it's too late. Your Majesty is here and wants to see you by name. Come with me quickly. Don't keep Your Majesty waiting!"

When Ji Song heard this, he didn't dare to delay anymore and asked the emperor to wait for him?Ji Song's head was not so strong yet, so he hurriedly followed Uncle Zhao's footsteps and hurried on.

"Your Majesty, you can't. It's too dangerous to do this. If Jie Li doesn't abide by the rules, who will guarantee your Majesty's safety?"

"Yes, Your Majesty cannot go!"

Just when Ji Song rushed to the door, he heard a quarrel inside and it seemed a mess.

Uncle Zhao asked Ji Song to wait outside the door while he went in to report.

"come in!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Ji Song straightened his clothes and entered the tent.Only then did I realize that all the generals who were in the camp were here at this time. "Zhaowu Colonel Ji Song pays homage to Your Majesty. May your Majesty be safe!" Ji Song saluted.

He didn't hear Pingshen's words. Just when Ji Song was wondering, a pair of strong hands held Ji Song's arms.

Ji Song raised his head in surprise, and when he saw it was Li Shimin, he was immediately at a loss!
"Come, let me take a good look at our great hero. He went to the battlefield at a young age and wiped out three thousand enemy cavalry in the first battle. In the second world war, he sneaked into the enemy camp alone, created chaos, and created a good opportunity for our army to defeat the enemy. Five Thousands of Turkic cavalry were wiped out in ashes, what a blessing to the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin took Ji Song's hand and said happily.

"It's all because of His Majesty's great blessings and the sacrifice of his soldiers that we have only had a few small victories. I dare not take credit!"

With so many generals watching here, Ji Song doesn't dare to make a fuss, so he'd better keep a low profile!

"Hey! This is wrong. What are you doing at such a young age like an old scholar all day long? You don't have any youthful energy. This is not good!" The more Li Shimin looked at Ji Song, the more he liked him.

"I am so ashamed of myself!" Ji Song finally accepted everyone's appreciation with a wry smile.

Ji Song's matter came to an end, and Li Shimin continued to discuss with the generals.

After listening for a while, Ji Song finally understood that this was the historical Weishui Alliance that was about to happen.

He watched the debates and compromises between Li Shimin and everyone, and then he realized that the Weishui Alliance was not a sudden decision made by Li Shimin in a hot head.

Instead, by analyzing Jie Li's character and the trump cards of both parties, he planned a highly likely decision.

This is why later historians are confused as to why Li Shimin made such an extremely dangerous decision even though he was not facing a desperate situation!
Only then did Ji Song understand that no one in this world is a fool, and how could Li Shimin, a man with extremely high political skills, put himself in danger?
It turns out that what is recorded in the history books are all superficial things.He only praised Li Shimin's courage and determination, but there was no record of why he did this.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty had not long been established, and the local area was not very stable.The previous Xuanwumen coup made the generals of the prince's line even more suspicious.

Li Shimin and his ministers did not have much time to delay this sudden war.

As time goes by, if some ambitious people see an opportunity, the world that has just been calmed down will suddenly become chaotic again.

Therefore, no one dares to waste too much time in this war.

Only by winning a quick battle can we better protect the nascent political power of the Tang Dynasty, even if we pay a huge price!

However, unlike history, Datang had a slight upper hand at this time.

With minimal losses, nearly [-] enemy cavalry were wiped out, which made Jie Li and many tribal leaders who were originally full of confidence begin to hesitate.

They saw an opportunity and wanted to take advantage, but before the war officially started, they had already lost nearly [-] elites. How could they accept this?

If the Emperor of the Central Plains decides to fight with them, how many soldiers will they lose by then?
You know, in the grassland, the strength of a tribe is linked to the adult males of the entire tribe.

If an adult male loses too much, no matter how many things he grabs in the Central Plains, it is really not certain whether he will have the strength to hold on to these things after he returns!
Therefore, they just want to grab a piece of the Central Plains and leave. As for breaking Chang'an?Let’s leave it to the tough guy!

Therefore, the situation at this time is still very beneficial to Datang.

Reinforcements from various places are gathering. As long as Jie Li is not stupid, he will not have a decisive battle with Datang at this time!
Because, no matter who loses or wins, his Jie Li will definitely suffer heavy losses.

No one would pay for a war that was destined to result in losses but no gains. Now he just wanted to blackmail Datang and return to the grassland.

　History is always shrouded in mystery. No one knows whether the history we see is what the ancients wanted us to see.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)