Early Tang Dynasty Concubine

Chapter 358
The royal hunting ground is really not built, it's too awesome, Cheng Churui knows that the former emperor Hao, but there must be a limit to this luxury, in modern times, the hunting ground must be at least as big as a county.Even when entering the mountain, Cheng Churui saw small animals in the forest.

"Rest one night, and the hunt will start tomorrow!" This is the imperial decree handed down by Li Shimin!

"Those who work hard just to hunt and mobilize the masses. This person in power really knows how to play, and he needs to be accompanied by civil and military officials just for hunting. Would you say it's not good to stay at home when you have that time?" Cheng Churui returned In his tent, he complained to Li Xiuning.

"Hehe! You! I've never seen you so lazy. If others had your ability, they would have been crazy all over the world. Looking at you now, you seem to be living a life of seventies or eighties." Li Xiuning replied with a smile.

"Pull it down, I really want to be arrogant, I really want to be pissed off, but what do you think your second brother will do if he sees me pissed off? I guess my head will hang in the city gate in a few days This is not false at all, Cheng Churui knows what kind of person Li Shimin is like better than anyone else.

"Okay, okay, you are right! Come and have a look at Xiaoxuan, this child follows your temperament, he is like a little adult all day long, he doesn't cry or make trouble, just a little lazy!" Cheng Churui's son and daughter are also interesting , the son is surprisingly lazy like Cheng Churui, basically except when he moves a little while breastfeeding, he can sleep without opening his eyes at other times.

In fact, her daughter was lively and kept moving every day. Fortunately, Cheng Churui didn't care, as her children were good in everything.

"Cheng Churui, you underestimate me too!" I didn't expect Cheng Churui's words to be heard by Li Shimin, you said that you are not staying in your royal tent, you are so stupid!
"Your Majesty, do you not rest after walking all the way?" Cheng Churui asked with a smile, and Empress Changsun brought a group of little kids into the tent, and laughed when she heard Cheng Churui's words: "Are you issuing an order to evict guests?"

"It doesn't matter, No. 1 and No. [-] in the world came to the villain's tent after that, and it made my tent shine brightly, soaring to the sky!" After everyone sat down, Empress Changsun took a few little guys to see Cheng Churui. children.

"Boy, tell me what you said just now, what do you mean I can't see you, if you don't understand, I'll hang you on the building when you go back!" Li Shimin said, drinking the water Cheng Churui poured for him.

"You also believe the nonsense of the two, isn't this a joke?" Cheng Churui said with a smile.

"You're talking nonsense, I'm really serious." Li Shimin didn't look like he was joking at all.

"Oh!" Cheng Churui stopped laughing, and said seriously: "Am I wrong? Since ancient times, I have been indifferent to the emperor's family. I didn't say this. Don't say that I didn't do anything, it's me now, just want to send something Xiaocai has already made you fearful, if one day I do something beyond your control, why don't you kill me?

Fortunately, your heart is stronger than any emperor, and you have the capacity to tolerate others, but that must be within your controllable range, so, whether it is me or others, you will intentionally or unintentionally put your own Nature hides.Don't you have anyone you fear? "Cheng Chu Ruixin said, if you are not afraid, why did you lock your father in the Tai Chi Palace.

"Boy, I am the king of a country, and the world is in my hands. Who can make me afraid! You must speak out today, or I will punish you for the crime of disturbance!" Li Shimin said seriously.

"Okay!" Cheng Churui said with a smile: "Li Jing!" After speaking, he looked at Li Shimin very seriously, but Li Shimin had no expression on his face, and motioned Cheng Churui to continue, so he would be afraid of Li Jing!

"Speaking of which, you are cruel to your brothers, but you are very tolerant to the ministers, and you don't do the thing of killing donkeys. The reason for this is because you are not afraid. I have said that one-third of the country of the Tang Dynasty It was you who laid it down, conquered the south and north stations, and made great achievements in battle. It can be said that there is no such thing as a master with high achievements.

You are the emperor on horseback, and the strategy of Wentao and Wushu is not a problem. It is not impossible for a generation of heroes to be comparable to the three emperors and five emperors. Speaking of it, you may not know yourself, but I definitely understand you. You have a tiger in your heart, and you also You will not be satisfied with the status quo, you want to destroy the Turks, equalize the other countries, and be one emperor through the ages.

Regardless of military affairs or governance, those ministers can't fool you. The biggest difference between you and the previous emperors is that you are a combatant. You have experienced it so you have the right to speak, while those emperors just took it for granted.

But no one is perfect, and you will be jealous of people who are stronger than you, such as Li Jing.

Because Li Jing's combat achievements are not inferior to yours, and among the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing led the army the most times alone, and he also supported troops outside for a long time.

Speaking of which, the military god of the Tang Dynasty is not called for nothing. Now the only one who can compare with you in prestige among the three armies is Li Jing and Li Junshen. You must know that the military god is not called for nothing. Looking at this Li Junshen, it seems Since then, there has been almost no defeat, this is a myth..."

Cheng Churui's words are not false at all, Li Jing is definitely one of Cheng Churui's favorite generals in the Tang Dynasty.This Great Tang military god is comparable to Zhuge of the Three Kingdoms.

At the beginning, Jing followed Qin Wang Li Shimin to fight Wang Shichong, and then he was sent to follow Li Xiaogong to manage Jingxiang.Although Li Xiaogong was nominally Li Xiaogong's deputy, but Li Yuan said, "An appointment in the three armies should be settled by a commissioner". In 621, Li Jing, as the actual commander-in-chief, wiped out Xiao Xian's Liang State, which was separated from Hunan and Hubei, in just two months.

Immediately, Li Jing led an army alone, went down to 96 states, and pacified Lingnan.

In 623, under the leadership of Li Xiaogong, Li Jing eliminated Fu Gongyou, the emperor of the Song Dynasty who ruled Jiangnan.

In 625, the Turks invaded the frontier, and Taiyuan in Hedong was in a hurry. Li Jing was ordered to go north to meet the enemy.Appointed as the marching commander of Lingzhou Road to fight against the Eastern Turks.

Li Jing, who has made great military exploits and is also extremely influential in the army, actually knows how to protect himself. Before and after the Xuanwumen Incident, although he supported the troops outside, he did not express his attitude, so there was naturally a gap between him and Li Shimin.He was transferred back to Chang'an to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War. Although he had a prominent official position, he broke away from the frontier army he had been leading.

However, Li Shimin's mind is different from ordinary people, and he did not abandon Li Jing. Three years later, he reused Li Jing to fight against the Turks.

Just after Jieli Khan was captured alive, someone told Li Shimin that Li Jing was looting, and Li Shimin scolded Li Jing, but he did not commit any murder. After a while, he added a reward to Li Jing, and say,
"Sui general Shi Wansui broke Datou Khan. He did not reward him for his meritorious service and killed him for his crime. I am not the same. I will pardon the crime of the public and record the honor of the public." ("Old Tang Book")
Since then, Li Jing has always held a high position, but after going to court, he regarded himself as a wooden stake, "Jing has a deep personality, and every time he consults with Shi Zai, he seems to be speechless."

After serving as a senior official for four years, Li Jing resolutely resigned, and Li Shimin was very pleased with this.

Taizong sent Zhongshu servant Cen Wenwen to say: "Since ancient times, I have been living in wealth and honor, and there are very few people who know how to stop. If you don't ask about foolishness, you can't know yourself. Illness is still forced. It is commendable that a public can understand the general situation, and I am not a direct success of the public, and I want to use the public as a model for the generation."

Later, Li Jing was ordered to conquer Tuyuhun, but he was accused of rebellion. After Li Shimin investigated, he exiled the person who made the false accusation to Lingnan.

But Li Shimin was still worried about Li Jing. In 644, Li Shimin was preparing to go to Goguryeo. At that time, Li Jing, who was over seventy years old, had been ill for many days. Li Shimin went to visit him personally.
Jing Xie said: "Old ministers should follow, but the disease of dogs and horses, the sun and the moon are increasing, and I am afraid of dying on the road. I will tired your Majesty." ("Sui and Tang Jiahua")
Obviously Li Jing didn't want to go, but unexpectedly Li Shimin said,
In the past, Sima Zhongda was not old and sick, but he was able to strengthen himself, and he was honored by the Wei family. ("Sui and Tang Jiahua")
This is serious. Sima Yi pretended to be sick, then suddenly rose up and wiped out his political opponents, and finally seized the power of Cao Wei.

Li Jing understood immediately,
Jing kowtowed and said, "Old minister, please take care of your illness." When he arrived at Xiangzhou, he was extremely ill and could not enter.

It can be seen from this that Li Shimin has always been worried about Li Jing, and it was not until he was allowed to leave Chang'an that he finally settled his concern.

It is often said in the world that Li Shimin is able to tolerate heroes because he was born in a noble family and has a heart, while Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang killed heroes because they were all civilians, so they were worried that those heroes who had been equal to them would peep at their emperor throne.But look at its essence.Liu Bang killed the eight kings with different surnames in order to truly unify the world, while Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes after he was getting old. He was afraid that his children and grandchildren would not be able to control these heroes.

In fact, Li Shimin is also suspicious of Li Jing, but Li Shimin has his own mind.Moreover, the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, except for Li Jing, did not have Han Xin and Xu Da as commanders who could destroy the country, and because they could not reach the level of meritorious service, Li Shimin did not have much worry about them.Even if Hou Junji and others rebelled, they would be nothing but moths to the flame, and they would not even arouse Li Shimin's wrath.

So, when a person has one of the abilities, it is not necessarily a good thing. Look at Cheng Yaojin, in the eyes of outsiders, he is sloppy, brave in battle, and a lucky general. In the end, he lives happily and is not afraid of anything. His own son and daughter are also living in peace, such a person is smart.

Fortunately, Li Jing is also a smart person. He knows that Li Shimin has always been suspicious of him, so he has always expressed that he can't be a man, offended many courtiers, and someone who is so powerful in the military will not hand over to others?This is the most ridiculous joke, but if he does that, he will really die!

So ability is not necessarily a good thing, and inability is not a bad thing!This is the way of being an official.

(End of this chapter)