Ji Tang

Seeing everyone in the hall full of talents drinking openly, Li Shimin's excitement can be imagined. A moment ago, the Tang Dynasty was still in a state of decline, and it was on the verge of losing its star, but now
Not to mention Su Lie, Xue Li, Gao Kan and other generals who have proven themselves on the real battlefield, Ji Song's eldest son Ji Run and his younger brother Ji Qing are both civil and military figures, as well as the selection of soldiers from the world. After that, Liu Cheng, Hei Te Changzhi, Lu Chengzong, Xiao Jizu and others who had trained in the Western Regions for several years would become the future generals of the Tang Dynasty as long as they had a little more experience in the future.

From this point of view, the times when the generals of the Tang Dynasty will shine brightly in the future will probably be no less than when they conquered the world in the first place.

Although Dashi was defeated miserably and was at war with the Eastern Roman Empire, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Although the Eastern Roman Empire had a wise emperor, it could not stop its decline.

Once Dashi is allowed to recover, can they really give up such huge interests on the Silk Road?Are you really willing to be defeated by Datang?

no, I can not!
Although the Tang Dynasty will definitely be powerful in the future, it has not yet become invincible.Had Ji Song not personally led the army in the two wars in the Western Region, the consequences would have been unknown.

Ji Song's advantage was too great. He had huge prestige in the military. When the veteran generals were withering, he could not only unite the generals and soldiers of various departments, but also suppress the rebellious generals. He also had unlimited power from the court. support.He really needed people to give people, money to give money, and he was a great talent himself. Only then did he turn two battles that could have shaken Datang into such a great victory!
What if I try it with another person?It would be weird if he didn't fight for five or eight years!

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a banquet without wine is not a banquet; wine without poetry is tasteless in the mouth!"

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Rites stood up and said with a smile: "This time the Tang Dynasty is showing its power outside the territory, it can be said that it has greatly increased the prestige and morale of the Tang Dynasty."

He gave a slight salute to Ji Song and said, "I have heard of the deeds of Duke Xi. He led an army to conquer foreign lands despite his illness, expanded the territory thousands of miles, and gained more than ten states. How can we not write poems to praise such a great achievement?"

"It is said that Duke Tan's poetry is unparalleled. Perhaps due to the busy schedule of government affairs in recent years, I haven't heard of any more of his poetry. This is really a pity for the literary world of the Tang Dynasty!"

After saying this, he retreated, but the meaning was self-evident. Everyone looked at Ji Song. Some were looking forward to it, while some were disdainful, thinking that he had exhausted his talents.

Li Shiming's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had written many poems over the years, but none of them could be called masterpieces.But Ji Song is different. Everything that comes from his mouth is a well-known masterpiece.

This time the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it could not be announced in writing.

"Look, Mr. Xi"

Ji Song had no choice but to look at the emperor, then at the crowd, and could only say: "Your Majesty, you are so busy with affairs right now, how can you find the time to study poetry?"

"You are making things difficult for me!"

Li Shimin laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha~ I thought it was something. But it's not unreasonable. Even if something happens in a hurry, it can't be perfect."

He pondered for a moment and said, "That's not as good as this."

Looking at everyone, he waved his hand and said: "Since someone has suggested it, I will use this war as the theme today. Everyone can speak freely. If anyone can make a good work, I will reward him heavily. In addition, I will give Duke Xi some time." !”

"Hahaha~"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and Fang Xuanling also spoke up: "Your Majesty is right. The poems written by Duke Tan in the past are all rare masterpieces, and there are even more masterpieces that have been handed down from generation to generation. If he is the first to do it, wouldn't the others be the same?" It’s lackluster? So, let others give up first, and let Duke Tan make comments as the referee.”

"Presumably as the Duke of the State of Xi, he must be able to be impartial. Everyone will be convinced, right?"

After speaking, he looked at Ji Song and said with a smile: "What do you think, Duke Xin?"

"That's fine!" Ji Song had no reason to refuse. Having said that, what else could he say?

"it is good!"

Li Shimin slapped his thigh and said happily: "Since Duke Tan has agreed, what are you waiting for?"

Boom~
As soon as these words came out, all the civil servants became excited. This was their strength. In the past few days, watching these warriors receive so much favor and honor, only I felt sad and sad.

Now it's finally time for them to shine. If they write poems that are eye-catching, they will surely spread all over the world and be admired by the world.As His Majesty said, this is to commemorate the two battles just now. The things and people who can be involved in these two shocking battles will definitely leave their mark in history. So what are you waiting for?
"Your Majesty, I am not very talented, but I am willing to offer you some advice!"

A strange-looking official in the main hall came forward and saluted Ji Song after he finished: "Your Majesty and Duke Xi, please correct me!"

"Well, it's easy to talk, please tell me!" Li Shimin announced with a wave of his hand, and Ji Song also nodded with a smile.

The man suppressed the excitement in his heart. He pondered for a moment, then began to move around, slowly uttering verses.
"I saw with my own eyes that His Majesty issued an order to recruit soldiers from all over the world. The young people of the Tang Dynasty rushed to tell each other, and the responders gathered. In an instant, there was an army of tens of thousands. Several years passed, and countless births were like this. Finally, under the leadership of Duke Tan, the He made great military exploits, but how many of them came back? I will compose a poem with this title today, please listen to it for now!"

"The young man will attack the river Huang, and when his head turns white, he will return to his hometown."

As soon as the first sentence came out, everyone was a little surprised. Ji Song seemed to have seen the scene where young men followed him out of Chang'an and rushed to the Western Regions.He looked gloomy. They were all good young men from the Tang Dynasty, but now at least one-third of them will never come back.

Li Shimin also sighed in his heart. Although he had repeatedly asked Ji Song to take care of these people, they were all outstanding people selected from all over the world. As long as they had the right experience, it would not be difficult to become pillars of talent in the future.

But military commanders are not civil servants. No matter how knowledgeable you are or how good your martial arts are, as long as you have not gone through a war, killed someone, or fought with the enemy, it will still count.The ancient Zhao Kuo's experience is vivid in his mind. How could he give up eating because of choking?

Ji Qing, Xue Li, Liu Cheng, Hei Te Changzhi, Guo Daifeng and others were also saddened by the familiar faces and laughter of the past.They enlisted together, trained together, rushed to the Western Regions together, and fought side by side.

Liu Cheng still remembers that if You Paoze hadn't blocked the knife for him, he would have died long ago.The past was vivid in his mind, his eyes were slightly red, and he said to himself: Have a good journey, brother.
The civil servants were a little dumbfounded. This person was unknown, but he didn't expect to have such a poetic talent?In the past, I underestimated it!
While everyone was still sighing, the next verse had already blurted out:

"One hundred thousand Han troops were wiped out"

"Blow alone while singing to the setting sun."

There were people on the general's side who couldn't hold back the tears any longer, one, two, three.
More than [-] people died. If you include the servant army, more than [-] people died, including their friends, bosses, subordinates and brothers!

They are here to receive His Majesty's reward, and it can be said that they are infinitely beautiful, but what about those who died?
Ji Song opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word from his trembling mouth. He looked at the official and said in a solemn voice: "You are very good, you are really very good!"

The man was excited and incoherent when he heard this, until Li Shimin said: "Step back, I will remember you!"

No matter how excited that person was, everyone at this time also came out of the artistic conception just now. The eyes of the generals were red, and the civil servants were also sad.

Afterwards, several people wrote a few poems, and even the generals also came forward to write a few poems.Although it was not satisfactory, it was still in line with the mood and scenery, and it suddenly aroused everyone's enthusiasm.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin stood up, and just when everyone thought he was going to write another limerick, he took out a piece of paper and said proudly: "Everyone, Cheng Yaojin won't be doing any Lao Shizi poems today! "Everyone rolled their eyes, as if we begged you to do it?"

Li Shimin said with a dark face: "Are you still embarrassed? What are you doing that you don't know about? Okay, if you have something to say, say it quickly, if you have anything to say, hurry up, everyone is still waiting!"

"Hey, Your Majesty, I won't let you down this time!"

He shook the paper in his hand proudly and said: "This is done by a junior from Mrs. Xi's natal family. Although I don't know much about poetry, it is really interesting to listen to. Everyone happens to be here today, so I will read it out to everyone." Listen, and ask Your Majesty and Duke Tan to comment!"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You, you are really trying to find opportunities. I can let you take advantage of any loopholes at any time. Just read it, but you have agreed in advance that if you are not good, I will punish you."

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that you will keep it safe and we will not let you down!"

After saying that, he looked at Ji Song, his expression was a bit wrong, but he still said: "Boy Ji, if this poem still catches your eye, can you let him join your sect?"

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something when he saw Cheng Yaojin's dark and slightly red face.Since he is from the madam's natal family, this is probably a pillow trend.

but
"just forget it!"

He shook his head and said, "You don't know what's going on with me now? How can I have the experience to teach students?"

Cheng Yaojin's face was relieved but also a little dissatisfied. Although this was the wife's instructions, he had completed the task no matter what. If someone didn't accept him, could he force him to do it?
But he couldn't help but refuse so flatly!

So, he said reluctantly: "Is it really not possible?"

Ji Song: "."

"Hey, hey, Duke Lu, this is your fault. How can this apprenticeship be like this? The former Japanese Palace's son who wanted to be alone can't get the apprenticeship. Yaogu said, how can this apprenticeship be like you? Forget it, forget it. Already!"

Li Chengqian is so anxious. Considering the relationship between Ziyi and this guy, if there are any issues of principle, he might just give up.If it really happened, wouldn't he become a joke?No, absolutely not!
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was about to refute, but Ji Song spoke!
"Okay, let's forget about it. I really don't have the energy to teach students!" But seeing the old guy's expression a little down, the man in his seventies and eighties, for the sake of being able to speak out in front of the public today, was able to gather his strength. gained courage.The old guy has earned a lot of face in his life, today.
"How about this!"

He looked at a person in the hall and waved to him.

Ji Xiancheng, who was watching the fun below, was startled, pointed at himself, and found that he was being called again, and came to the teacher in a daze.

Pointing at Ji Xiancheng, he said to Cheng Yaojin: "You also watched Xiancheng grow up. Among my disciples, he is also the purest person. In these years, not only the classics and histories, but also the classics of the Mayan civilization, as well as Dashi, Dong I am familiar with the classics of Rome, Shendu and other countries. In terms of knowledge, he is outstanding, even I am not as good as him."

"I don't want to take over the land, so how about letting your junior learn from him?"

Cheng Yaojin was stunned, glanced at Ji Xiancheng, hesitated for a moment and finally nodded: "Okay, I know this kid Xiancheng, since you said so, it's settled!"

Ji Xiancheng: "."

He was completely confused at this time, did he only have so many disciples?
"Okay, let's read it, everyone is waiting!"

Ji Song urged.

"Hey, I'm so anxious that I can't eat hot tofu. Why are you so anxious?"

But seeing everyone and His Majesty looking like they were about to get mad, he suddenly became excited, unfolded the paper and read loudly:
"Get out of the way~"

"The general comes out of Zisai, and Mao Dun is in Wucai."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was stunned, and Ji Song was even more confused.

"and many more!"

Cheng Yaojin looked at Ji Song with some dissatisfaction, thinking, "Are you really feeling uncomfortable?"
"What's this person's name?"

Cheng Yaojin was stunned and said: "He is a descendant of the Lu family. What is his name? I didn't ask him. Your aunt always calls him by his nickname."

Your surname is Lu?He was still from Youzhou, so now he knew who this person was.

"Okay, let's go on!"

Rolling his eyes, Cheng Yaojin could only continue to read: "Jia Xuan Yanmen is to the north, and Wing Dragon City is to the south."

The general rode out of the Zisa Great Wall to fight against Maodun who was stationed in Wucai.The two armies launched a war to the north of Yanmen Pass, and our army and the enemy set up positions in the south of the city.

This poem is taken from the Han Dynasty Yuefu "Battle City South", which describes the scene of the general leaving the fortress and fighting the enemy at the beginning.Although it's a little inappropriate for the situation, it's not too out of the ordinary, but just reading a few sentences can only tell that this person has a good temperament.

"The carved bow turns around at night, and the iron cavalry ginsengs the bow at dawn."

"You should stay in the daylight to prepare for the battle."

When the last two sentences came out, everyone was a little dumbfounded. This poem was already considered a masterpiece. Unexpectedly, Lu family actually had a talent in this life.In the main hall, the Lu family officials were also excited.

The war continued all night, the soldiers' bows made a melodious sound, and the sound of the cavalry's running continued until dawn the next day.

The soldiers fought bloody battles at night and should have rested during the day, but they did not stop. They just waited for the battle to be won and then have a good sleep.

Zhu Bairi: There is also a reference to the allusion of Lu Yang waving his arms to retreat from the sun.Lu Yang was the county official of Chu during the Warring States Period. Legend has it that he once made the sun move back with a wave of his sword. "Huainanzi·Lan Mingxun": "The Duke of Lu Yang was in trouble with Han Gou, and the battle was in full swing. At dusk, he swung his bow to help him, and at daybreak he retreated."

When Cheng Yaojin stopped, everyone looked at the old guy with some eager eyes, and some even started to congratulate the Lu family. (End of chapter)