Tang Dynasty: What! My mother is actually Empress Zhangsun

The executed people were thrown into the market with the crowd.

The Solitary Willow Tree in Chang'an was shrouded in dark clouds.

The Solitary Willow Tree is located in the southwest corner of the inner city of Chang'an. In the early years, there was a willow tree, and executions were carried out under the tree.

But over the years, the willow tree is gone, and there is a T-junction here. Of the thirty-nine corrupt officials, except for the twenty-seven who were exiled, twelve were beheaded today.

At the court meeting, the ministers reported back and asked the emperor to grant mercy.

After the third report, Li Shimin waved his red pen and executed them immediately! After that, the Ministry of Justice issued an order to select a time, and the prisoners were loaded into prison carts and pushed to the Solitary Willow Tree.

The view from the restaurant two hundred steps away from the Solitary Willow Tree was just right.

Li Shimin drank by himself, looking at the execution ground below with an indifferent expression.

"Dad, it's fine if you're interested, why did you ask me to come and see it!"

Li Nian muttered reluctantly.

"What, you are not happy?"

Putting down the teacup, Li Shimin glanced at him and asked.

Of course he was not happy.

《The concept of"punishing in autumn and winter" already existed in Zuo Zhuan, which shows how much people valued the death penalty, let alone a modern man like him.

Although they were strangers, he was not mentally prepared to watch the execution.

Li Nian pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Not speaking meant tacit agreement.

Li Shimin chuckled and didn't care.

If he was a child from an ordinary family, he could ignore this scene.

But as a prince, or even an emperor, he had to watch this scene, accept it, and even get used to it.

"Child, do you know why Dad asked you to come and see this scene?"

Long eyes narrowed slightly, Li Shimin looked at Li Nian who was hiding on the side, and asked in a low voice

"313 Dad, you just want me to bleed."

Muttering, Li Nian frowned and said,"But I don't necessarily have to see this scene."

"Why did your father ask you to join the army? You will see this scene sooner or later!"

Li Shimin asked again

"But I don't have to fight on the front line. I can just give some advice from behind."

"Military advisor, I'll just be a military advisor."

"Just like Zhuge Kongming, he made plans in the tent and won the battle thousands of miles away!"

Li Shimin was also amused when he heard Li Nian's childish words.

Shaking his head, Li Shimin took a deep breath and murmured:"The battlefield is far from as simple as you think."

"The enemy's sword does not recognize anyone."

"When two armies confront each other, it's either you or me. Life or death is just a matter of thought!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin began to sink into his memories.

"Dad was like you, he couldn't see blood. The first time he went to the battlefield, we attacked the enemy camp at night."

"It was supposed to be a great attack, but my father was reckless and alerted the enemy's sentry."

"The general went up to the sentry, but attracted another enemy."

"Dad raised the knife to look, but the knife was stuck on the bone."

"Seeing his horrified eyes, I didn't dare to do it."

After listening to Li Shimin's story, Li Nian frowned and asked,"What happened next?"

"Later, the general flag was killed, and the enemy sent a signal that the night attack failed!"

Li Shimin looked at him with burning eyes, and the grief that was still buried in his eyes emerged.

"Eight hundred people died just like that. Among my brothers in that banner, I was the only one who came back!"

Unexpectedly, my father actually had such a story.

Listening to Li Shimin's earnest teachings, Li Nian pondered for a moment before he said,"Dad wants to say that I don't kill people, but the enemy wants to kill me."

"On the battlefield, never take chances."

Nodding, seeing that Li Nian understood everything, Li Shimin said with relief:"Yes!"

"On the battlefield, your life and death not only concerns yourself, but also your brothers."

"The brother who was laughing yesterday is gone the next day. If it is because of you, will you feel at ease?"

This question is not difficult to answer, but it is difficult to convince yourself.

Li Nian would rather never make such a choice.

But obviously, he can't.

Li Shimin doesn't allow it.

This empire is in a period of increasing prosperity, and there are still many wars to be fought in the future.

Li Chengqian is not a talent for generals. Among the princes, only Li Nian may have the potential to become a brave general.

These tiger generals who followed him in the south and the north will grow old.

Once they leave, how many military generals can be used?

Qin Huaiyu? Cheng Chumo? Luo Tong?

Maybe.

But can Li Chengqian control these tiger generals?

Military power must be in the hands of the royal family!

Seeing blood is the first step!

As he was speaking, the clouds dissipated, and the sun shone through the gap.

The sundial needle fell on the word noon, and there was silence all around. (To read violent novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The executioner glared at him, stood up and threw down the execution order

"Execution!"

As soon as the voice fell, Li Shimin grabbed Li Nian

"Watch carefully!"

Boom! []

There was a thunderclap in the sky.

The executioner spat a mouthful of boiling liquor on the cold sword and chopped it off immediately.

After a cup of tea, Li Shimin couldn't help shaking his head when he saw the boy lying in front of the table and retching.

This guy is too weak.

But when he thought of himself, he went to the battlefield for the first time, but he didn't sleep for several days in a row.

Later?

Later, the war was tense, and every day he was either chopping people or being chopped by others, so he didn't have the heart to think about anything else.

"Have a cup of tea, a grown man, how can you act like a woman?"

Li Nian glared at Li Shimin. If he wasn't his godfather, he would have sprayed a mouthful of tea on his face.

Pervert!

Why are you looking at that thing for no reason?

Seeing Li Nian's resentful eyes, Li Shimin also coughed dryly and stood there without saying anything.

"No!"

Shaking his head, Li Nian stood up, his face a little pale and said:"Dad, let's go downstairs for a walk. The air here is too turbid."

""Okay!"

Nodding, the father and son left the teahouse and walked towards the north.

Gradually they came to the West Market.

There is a line in Mulan's Ballad: Buy a fine horse in the East Market, and buy a saddle in the West Market.

In this West Market, the goods bought and sold are mostly popular and common things.

Walking on the wide street, there are endless sounds of hawking in the shops on both sides.

Not only are there Tang people's shops, but you can even see a large number of merchants from the Western Regions, Japan and other countries wandering around, it's so lively.

Looking at Li Nian looking around, Li Shimin had a faint smile on his face.

Children are children, and they forget their troubles when they see something new.

However, Li Shimin didn't bring him here to stroll around and watch the fun.

Li Shimin went into this cloth shop for a while, and then looked at that rice shop. It was very busy.

"Shopkeeper, how much is this corn per bushel?"

Li Shimin grabbed a handful of corn, squeezed it in his palm, and smelled it, then looked up and asked.

"How are you, inn?"

The waiter greeted enthusiastically,"This is six cents for a bushel of millet."

He nodded, asked the boy to weigh a bushel, threw it to Li Nian, and then ran to the shop again. After a while, Li Nian couldn't hold it in his hands.

Rice, flour, grain, oil, cloth, fruits.

Seeing Li Shimin still talking to the vendors, Li Nian couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Why did the Tang Dynasty prosper? Perhaps this is the answer.

The officials went deep into the streets to check the prices of basic living supplies, but they were not out of touch with the people.

With his hands behind his back, Li Shimin looked at the lively scene and asked with a smile:

"Do you know what Dad was doing just now?"

Li Nian smiled and shook his head. He was testing me again!

"Dad really cares about the people's feelings!"

Then he explained:"Although the prices of rice, flour, grain and oil have increased compared to the previous days, the increase is not large and the people can still accept it."

"It's just that the price of this cloth is a bit high. It seems that the common people will have a hard time this winter!"

Hearing Li Nian's answer, Li Shimin was delighted again.

This kid is really smart!

"Yes, if officials don’t know the lives of ordinary people, what kind of officials are they!"

"Boy, the king is like water and the people are like a boat. Water can carry the boat, but it can also overturn it!"

Li Nian muttered,"I said this!"

""Ouch!"

Seeing Li Shimin staring at him, Li Nian muttered,"Dad, can you please not hit my head?"

"Little boy, don't interrupt when your father is teaching you!"

"......"