lying down

In the large tent of the Flying Tiger Army's barracks, the young crown prince Li Chengqian sat on the lower bench, his expression was gloomy mixed with a trace of anxiety.Keep your eyes fixed on the two people sitting on the left and right in front of you.The other dozen or so generals and generals were all lined up on both sides, but no one said anything.The atmosphere in the big tent became more and more oppressive.

The gold-armored veteran sitting at the top of the left row looked annoyed, pointing at the head of the right row and shouting: "Wei Zheng, others are afraid of you, but I, Duan Tong, am not afraid of you!"

The person at the head of the right column is none other than Wei Zheng, an admonishing doctor. He has long eyebrows and narrow eyes, and his face is sharp and angular.Hearing this, his face darkened and he said in a cold voice: "My surname is Duan, this is the Feihu Military Camp, not your Duan family's private house, so don't shout!" Then he turned to Li Chengqian who was fidgeting and said, "Your Highness, let me I brought it to you. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, those who gather in the army to gamble must be punished with at least [-] sticks. If they lose the gambling and resell the horses in the army to repay the gambling funds, they will be executed according to the law! The emperor granted you the seal of command, and you Just manage the soldiers like this? Then how can we keep the country of Datang!"

Li Chengqian knew that Wei Zheng's remonstrances were never sympathetic, not to mention that he was the crown prince in the East Palace, even his own father was often scolded by this old Wei Zheng.But he didn't expect Wei Zheng to use the two big mountains of Shuai Yin and Datang Jiangshan to suppress him.You must know that this Flying Tiger Army was won by myself and everyone in the East Palace after a lot of hard work. My younger brother Li Ke is also a dragon and a phoenix, not even the slightest bit worse than myself, even slightly ahead of him.Although I was established as the crown prince years ago, how many crown princes have been abolished throughout the ages?It's not too late for me to be cautious now, how dare I be negligent on purpose, and be so accused by Wei Zheng.If it gets to the ears of my father, I can't even control the soldiers under my command, let alone govern the Tang Dynasty in the future!

But I also thought that Duan Bold, who was kidnapped and shouted to be beaten and killed by Wei Zheng, was the son of Zuo Lie as the first Duan Tong, and his four elder brothers all died in battle protecting their father in the Battle of Banqiao , There was another moment of hesitation in my heart.How can I do?My heart is in a mess!Unspeakable!But in the end, it was the four words "Da Tang Jiangshan" that overwhelmed the steelyard in my heart. If I wanted to ascend to the throne smoothly, everything else had to step aside.

Thinking of this, he took out a token of handsomeness from the bamboo tube on the low table, and shouted: "Come on!"

When everyone looked at it and heard it, they all thought that the prince was about to kill this paragraph to use the military law boldly, so they couldn't help taking a deep breath.It's better to make up your mind earlier than to go back and forth like this.

Duan, who was kneeling below, took a bold look, and hurriedly looked at his father, who was the first on the left column, and sobbed: "Father—"

Duan Tong was also helpless, so he could only kneel down beside his son with a "plop", and cried and said: "Your Highness, the four sons of the old minister died on the battlefield, and this is the only blood left! Your Highness, you, you can't let me Duan Tong's blood die." The family is dead!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian stopped the hand that was raised in the air, changed his mind suddenly, threw the token to the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Drag it down... hit thirty Baton!"

All the generals stared wide-eyed at the dramatic scene in front of them, and couldn't believe their ears.In their impression, the commander-in-chief of the army has never changed his mind like this, so if he just said it and never changed it, wouldn't it be like bargaining in the vegetable market now?

Wei Zheng stood up abruptly, narrowed his slender eyes, stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Slow down! Your Highness, you are the commander of the Flying Tiger Army, and you can't even control your own soldiers. Good! Good! I will enter the palace immediately , please the emperor take care of you!"

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.The old general who was kneeling on the ground jumped up, drew out the long knife around his waist, and slashed at Wei Zheng, shouting: "Wei Zheng, you dare to deceive me, I will fight with you!"

The soldiers on both sides of him reacted very quickly, and each of them hugged Duan Tong's arm tightly, making him unable to use his strength.

Li Chengqian himself did not expect Duan Tong's reaction to be so intense, he said bitterly: "General!—"

"Stop!", a shout came from outside the tent, everyone looked back, they all bowed to the ground, and called "the emperor".

The long knife in Duan Tong's hand fell to the ground with a clang, his knees became weak and he knelt down again.

Seeing that Li Shimin's face was so gloomy that water dripped out, he walked up to Duan Tong and shouted angrily, "How many heads have you grown?"

After finishing speaking, he took two steps and walked to the short table in the middle, turned around and looked at everyone: "What? What about the big market? This is the Flying Tiger Army camp, a place where military aircraft are important! Listen carefully, irrelevant people do not have my will , No one is allowed to enter the tent of the Flying Tiger Army! The Flying Tiger Army commander has the final say on the matter of the Flying Tiger Army!" Although he turned his back to Li Chengqian, he looked back from the corner of his eye, as if This last sentence was for the prince.

He continued: "General Feihu, is the military law here different from other places?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian hurriedly stretched out his hand to get another token, but he retracted his hand half way out.Gritting his teeth for the last time, he pulled out the token and threw it to the ground, and said sharply, "Drag it, cut it off!"

Li Shimin then shouted to the leader of his personal guard: "Ma Xuanliang, be executed!"

At this time, Duan Bold has no boldness, only remorse, he was dragged backwards to the outside of the tent, and he called "The Emperor" directly.But Duan Tong knew that the matter in front of him could not be changed, so he passed out with a cry of pain...

In the Liangyi Hall of the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin was sitting on a low table, holding a seal in his hand and looking at it carefully.

Footsteps sounded from the hallway in the hall, calm and powerful, and within a few breaths, Hou Junji, wearing a red court uniform, walked in vigorously, walked up to Li Shimin and bowed down: "I bow to the emperor!"

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth curled up, thinking to himself that you finally came.Pointing to the vermillion chair placed in the middle of the hall, he said, "Sit!"

Hou Junji heard the words and looked, the seats were no longer in two rows, but placed in the middle of the two rows upright. The chairs were wide and big, red all over, facing Li Shimin.The moment he reached out to touch the back of the chair, his fingertips trembled a little, his breathing became heavier, na na indescribable.Suddenly, from the corner of the eye, he noticed that Li Shimin was staring at him, and reacted abruptly, Su Rong asked: "Your Majesty, if you guessed correctly, this chair has been waiting for the old minister!"

Li Shimin didn't answer, he stroked his beard and smiled.Put the handprinted letter into the red wooden box and cover it.Standing up and walking in front of him, looking at Hou Junji who was kneeling on the ground, he said, "It is the billions of people in the Tang Dynasty who are waiting for you!"

Hou Junji reached out to take the seal and held it up high, then slowly put it in front of his eyes, stared at it for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask for!"

"speak!"

"Please let the prince leave the Flying Tiger Army with dignity."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, with an unfathomable smile in his eyes, and replied: "No! That Flying Tiger Army is just a cover, and he still needs to continue fighting for me. What I want you to practice is a secret army. Flying Tiger Army, this is the seal of the Flying Tiger Army general. Please!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and went back to Aoji, then sat down and continued: "Competing against a powerful opponent like Jieli, you can only win by surprise. Since you want to use surprise soldiers, you must surprise them so much that the enemy can't even dream of it!"

Hou Junji rolled his eyes, and immediately realized: "The emperor's intention is to let the crown prince continue to practice the fake flying tiger army, while the minister secretly organizes and trains the real flying tiger army, and pours Jieli's milk soup?"

Li Shimin secretly praised in his heart, this smart person is smart, he understands everything, no need to say much.He nodded and said: "Jieli has experienced many battles, so he can be regarded as a hero. If the prince does not need to appear on the stage, how can this big show of concealing the truth and revealing the falsehood be hidden from him? Junji, for the sake of performing tricks, this matter Don't tell the prince yet."

The two were in the discussion room, but saw a person turning into the corridor, it was Fang Xuanling.He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, all the work of the Northern Expedition is currently being carried out in secret. The strategy of calming the people and calming the people has begun to bear fruit, and the national power has greatly increased. The imperial court has the conditions to launch the Northern Expedition. The elite soldiers!"

Li Shimin and Hou Junji looked at each other and smiled when they heard the words, they didn't want the old man to come in time.

Li Shimin casually instructed him to sit down, and continued to say to Hou Junji: "You must train this elite soldier to be like the Flying Tiger Army back then. The thunder is hard to shake, and death is like home! I want to use yours." Iron Fist strikes the death knell of Xieli!"

Hou Junji nodded slowly, with a firm look on his face.

Fang Xuanling added a sentence: "The minister has already selected a training place for the general!"

Hou Junji raised his eyes for a moment, he didn't expect this old man to move so fast, he was really worthy of the name of "Fang Conspiracy and Ending Judgment" that the emperor often talked about.But Li Shimin said "oh", motioning Fang Xuanling to continue.

"I don't know if the emperor still remembers that Zhongnan Mountain used to be the barracks of the imperial guards. It has been abandoned for many years, and it is surrounded by royal forbidden gardens. Ordinary people can't get close to it. As for the generals of the Flying Tiger Army, some of them are composed of generals from various towns. From the veterans with actual combat experience, some of them can be recruited from the people. Externally, it is done in the name of selecting the guards for the emperor in Luoyang, the eastern capital. However, the first choice of soldiers should be the veterans under Xu Shiji of the Hedong Road, except for the soldiers of the old general Li Jing. They can be said to be a branch that looks down on the Great Tang." Fang Xuanling explained slowly while stroking his beard.

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, looked at Hou Junji and asked, "Do you still have difficulties?"

Hou Junji thought for a moment, then pondered: "There is only one difficulty. That is the word 'Tibetan soldiers'. I lead troops all the year round, and I know very well that it is impossible to hide an army under nine places. "

"But this time you have to make the impossible possible. I have to use your sharp sword to rest on Xieli's neck quietly to be sure of victory!" Li Shimin heard the word 'Tibetan soldiers', He is also worried in his heart, he is also a person who has led soldiers for many years, and he knows that it is not easy to hide soldiers.

Hou Jun concentrated his thoughts on the telegram and said: "There is only one way to really hide the soldiers. That is, the imperial court has never had such soldiers and horses. Even if this Flying Tiger Army is hidden in a place where no one finds it, the military pay and rations will always be found in the In the account, if it is discovered by someone with a heart, there will be traces to be found. Therefore, if you want to truly hide soldiers, you must ensure that the military pay and rations do not go to the account, but obviously this is impossible. This is not one person or two, nor is it four 50 People, but counted in thousands. So the general idea has been determined, and the details need to be considered.”

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling both felt reasonable after hearing the words, but they couldn't come up with a better solution for a while, and they couldn't call a group of ministers to discuss it together, so it was really difficult to make a move.

The three of them fell silent for a while, and Li Shimin thought for a moment and said: "Let's call the commanders of the troops we transferred to Chang'an secretly to discuss together. I don't believe this problem can't be solved. The first batch of food, Xuanling, just wait and see." Squeeze from many places and deal with it first, don't show your feet!"