The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 173 Auspicious
Li Ying probably knew what the charges were. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Shen Zhongjian, for telling us. When will we set off?"

Shen Zhongjian said: "I will do as you say."

Li Ying said, "Okay, then I'll go back and pack up, and then I'll go back to Chang'an with Shen Zhongjian."

"Yes, I will go back to the city and wait." Supervisor Shen bowed to Li Heng and retreated.

After Shen Zhongjian left, Li Heng turned to the generals and said, "I'll trouble you all for the next battle."

"Your Highness!" The generals were very reluctant to let her go.

Ever since Li Heng came to Longyou, they had food and money, they won the battles, and they received all the rewards for their merits. They didn't want Li Heng to leave from the bottom of their hearts.

"Back then, Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng both entered Tibet from here, and the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Tang Dynasty and Tibet was also shed on this land. I once wanted to achieve my goal in one battle, so that my blood and the sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of soldiers could be used to forge prosperity here, but..."

Li Ying stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance. The setting sun of Riyue Mountain shone on Li Ying.

The generals looked at Li Heng, and in an instant, they suddenly felt that Li Heng's body seemed to have merged into one with the world.

Li Ying was silent for a while, then said, "Now, I'll leave this to you."

After Li Heng finished speaking, he left with Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing.

The other generals saluted silently behind Li Heng.

After returning to Suirong City, Li Heng asked Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, "Did the two generals give gifts to the military supervisor?"

"No." They both answered in unison.

The military supervision system has always existed, but previously it was the imperial censors who supervised the military. During the reign of Emperor Li Longji, eunuchs were used as military supervisors.

These military supervisors were all close to the emperor. They lived a life of luxury and knew nothing about military affairs. Moreover, as military supervisors, they would not receive any honor or reward if the battle was won, nor could they be blamed if the battle was lost.

Therefore, the military supervisors did not care about winning or losing the war, they just wanted to make a fortune.

If they catch it, they won't make things difficult for you. If they don't catch it, they will start to cause trouble.

This is still under the premise that the military supervisor has no stance. If the military supervisor has a stance, the situation will only become more complicated.

After listening to the two's answers, Li Ying sighed and smiled bitterly, "War is not just about fighting and killing, there are also human relationships and social etiquette."

Feng Changqing said unwillingly: "Your Highness, are we going back like this?"

Hearing this, Li Heng looked at Feng Changqing, patted Feng Changqing on the shoulder, and said, "General Feng, don't be discouraged. Let's go back to Chang'an first."

"Your Highness..." Feng Changqing wanted to say more but was stopped by Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi said: "Listen to your Highness."

"Yes." Feng Changqing restrained himself and endured it.

Each of them had their own thoughts. After a moment of silence, they packed up their luggage and set off for Chang'an.

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Changan.

Zichen Palace.

Li Longji would summon all the ministers and wait for Li Heng and others to enter the court.

After Li Heng and his companions entered the palace and paid their respects, Li Longji said, "Shi Ba Lang is not feeling well. Please take a seat." Li Heng hurriedly said, "How dare I ..."

"No need to refuse." Li Longji interrupted Li Heng, "I asked you to sit down, so you can sit down."

"Yes." Li Heng said no more and sat down.

Li Longji said: "Shibao City has won a great victory. From now on, Longyou and Tubo have changed their offensive and defensive positions. Everyone in and outside the court cheered. Eighteenth brother, you have made great contributions. I don't know how to reward you for the moment."

Li Heng quickly stood up and said, "This great victory is due to the grace and power of my father and the loyalty of the soldiers. I am just following the trend. Today, everyone in the world says that my father is the best in civil and military affairs, surpassing Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang in the distant past, and even surpassing the Qin Emperor and Han Wu in the recent past. I request that a stone tablet be erected in Shibao City to praise my father's great achievements for thousands of years."

Li Longji was overjoyed when he heard this.

"I second what my eighteenth brother said." Li Heng stepped forward, "Your Majesty ordered me to go to Yin Xi's old house to look for the talisman. I just found it and was about to present it to Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he presented the talisman.

Yin Xi was the commander of Hangu Pass during the Spring and Autumn Period.

It is said that when Laozi left Hangu Pass, Yin Xi begged Laozi to teach him the method of cultivation. Laozi agreed and wrote down the "Tao Te Ching" with a stroke of his pen.

However, the reason why Li Longji asked Li Heng to find him has to start from the beginning of the year.

In the first month of the 29th year of Kaiyuan, Li Longji claimed that he had dreamed of Laozi, who told him that he would have "endless rest" and "extraordinary happiness."

Moreover, in order to prove to Li Longji that he was not Li Longji’s imagination, Laozi also told Li Longji a secret: “I have a statue more than a hundred miles southwest of the capital. If you send someone to look for it, I will meet you in Xingqing Palace.”

Then Li Longji sent people to Zhongnanshan to look for it, and indeed they found the statue of Laozi, and then they carried Laozi back to worship him.

Later, an official named Tian Tongxiu said that he saw Laozi in the palace on his way to work. Laozi said that he had hidden the talisman in Yin Xi's former residence.

Then Li Longji asked Li Heng to look for it, and sure enough, he found the talisman.

Li Longji personally went down to the palace, took the talisman, and after carefully looking through it, he said happily: "Laojun really did not deceive me! Since I ascended the throne, I have worked hard day and night, entrusted Zhu with great affairs, eliminated the cunning barbarians, and prospered the people. Now the Tang Dynasty defends the northern desert, the southern Zhao, the east to Linhai, and the west to the Western Regions. The legacy has been passed down, and we can expect a long and peaceful life."

Li Longji first praised himself, then turned to Li Heng and Li Ying and said: "You two brothers, one of you will manage the internal affairs, and the other will resist the foreign enemies."

Then he turned to his ministers and continued, "If all of you loyal and good people work together and work together both internally and externally, I will naturally have 'endless peace' and 'extraordinary joy'."

Li Linfu said: "The saint governs the world and protects all people. The heaven is responding and sending auspicious signs. I request the saint to change the era name and give him a title."

Li Heng, Li Heng and Li Linfu all took the lead, and other officials naturally had to follow.

All the ministers saluted in unison and said in unison: "We respectfully request the Holy Saint to change the reign title and honor him!"

Li Longji looked at the ministers with an excited face. He waved his sleeves, sat on the dragon throne, and said, "Since you are so kind, I will not refuse. December will soon pass, and I will change the reign in the first month of next year."

"The saint has no boundaries!" all the ministers said in unison.

Li Longji smiled happily for a while, then put down the auspiciousness and said to Li Heng: "Shiba Lang, I know you have worked hard and made great contributions. I wanted to reward you directly, but someone among the ministers reported you. If I reward you directly, I am afraid it will be difficult for people to be convinced."

Li Longji pointed to a thick pile of memorials on the table and said, "These are all memorials impeaching you. Do you want to see them?"

Li Heng said, "Since someone has accused me, I may have done something wrong. Your Majesty is wise and will make a fair judgment. I should not watch and will leave it to your discretion."

Li Ying's answer surprised everyone. They didn't understand why there were people who didn't defend themselves?
Li Longji was very satisfied with Li Heng's answer.

Because Li Heng had no idea of ​​being proud of his achievements, nor did he want to take this opportunity to attack his political enemies.

Li Heng was still as docile as when he first left Chang'an, like a lamb at the mercy of others.

(End of this chapter)