Chapter 90: Where the Heart Belongs (8)
In the blink of an eye, Tang Guogong's 30,000 army had stepped on the ground and shook faintly. There were already three people in the head, galloping three to open the way, and then the left and right two rows of cavalry holding the huge Tang character banner, with the sound of the wind blowing the flag, entered the city gate in high spirits.
followed by Tang Guogong, who was dressed in armor, although he was close to the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, his demeanor was still flamboyant. Behind him roared with his most elite cavalry battalion, still about ten paces away from the city gate, and he took the reins of his horse in one hand, and raised it backwards to signal a halt, and the cavalry procession, which had just trotted and leaped, came to a halt with all sorts of confusion.
The onlookers didn't know who spoke first, and for a while, everyone was in an uproar, with smacks, exclamations, and discussions, boiling into a piece.
Zhang Changshi didn't dare to run in his head, and peeked at Li Shimin to step forward, so he arched his hands and followed quickly.
Li Shimin saluted respectfully and stood aside with a plain face. Tang Guogong got off the horse, looked Erlang up and down, laughed and patted his shoulder a few times, "This experience is really strong." ”
As he spoke, Du Ruhui, who saluted forward, said: "It can be seen that it is correct to entrust Keming." Du Ruhui gave up his hand again, and pushed it away apologetically.
Since Zhang Changshi, all the big and small officials have been standing, looking for the right time to come forward and salute and greet each other. Tang Guogong was busy coping, and he didn't notice that Li Shimin still had a cold face, and he followed behind slowly. Du Ruhui sighed lightly, called "Erlang" in a low voice, and threw a look at him.
He didn't see the situation when Mrs. Dou died, and hurried to the front of the house, but he heard that the house was already full of mourning, Li Shimin rushed out of the inner room with red eyes and a face full of anger.
What happened in the inner room that day, it was the family affair of the Li family, he was an outsider after all, but it was not good to ask more words, how could Erlang be fledgling, and he could not leave the shade of Tang Guogong, so he had to persuade him in private, no matter what happened, don't be too indulgent, in front of Tang Guogong, he only said that Erlang was because of the loss of his mother, and he mourned endlessly, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, he also knew that Tang Guogong would not be convinced after a long time, fortunately, although Erlang was young, he was finally an understanding person, and no matter how much resentment in his heart, he could still endure it.
The temporary left-behind mansion was lively for two days, and Tang Guogong repeatedly stated that he was still in the mourning period of his wife, and it was inconvenient to see many guests, and the car waiting at the gate was still every day. It wasn't until the third day that the door of the mansion was closed, and the door was hung with a letter of thanksgiving, that the officials who were drilling the camp to cling to were stopped.
Li Shimin hung the 50,000 military uniforms outside the city in his heart, and was eager to wait for Tang Guogong's instructions to go out with the 400 yuan, so that it would be easy to stay until the left-behind mansion was quiet, so he hurried from the barracks to the mansion. After entering the main courtyard, as soon as he stepped on the stone steps of the main hall, a small servant stopped him in front of his head, "Erlang, wait a minute, there is a guest talking inside." ”
He couldn't help but wonder if he had just reported that he had dismissed all the visitors. "Who's in there?" He asked the little guy.
"Zhang Changshi, and Du Alang."
Li Shimin waved his hand and dismissed the little guy, and stood under the door for a while, because the weather was already hot, the inside and outside of the room were not strictly separated, and he could hear the sound of talking inside, he didn't want to listen to the foot of the wall, so he knocked on the door a few times, "Father is inside?" ”
The voice inside stopped suddenly, and after a breath, I remembered Tang Guogong's voice. "But Erlang? It doesn't hurt to come in. ”
With the answer, Li Shimin raised his feet and stepped into the main hall. Tang Guocheng sat in the middle of the case, one case on the left and right sides in front, and Zhang Changshi and Du Ruhui sat separately. Seeing this, Zhang Changshi wanted to get up and salute, but Tang Guogong said: "He is a young junior, and he has no official position, how dare he accept the elder salute." ”
"Exactly." Li Shimin pulled the corners of his lips lightly, barely having a smile, "I've seen a long history." ”
Seeing that he was humble, he couldn't help but forget his form, and he didn't know how to give in, but he actually accepted it.
"I was talking about military affairs, and you came." Tang Guogong pointed to another case on the side as he spoke, and motioned for him to sit down, "You were in a hurry to lead the troops that day, and some trivial matters were not prepared in time, but Zhang Changshi thought about it. If it's hot today, let me ask you, do you have summer clothes in your camp? ”
"Not yet distributed." Li Shimin shook his head and said.
Zhang Changshi showed pride on his face, "In this case, I should make more efforts for the long history of the party, and Erlang only needs to inform the number of pieces required, and this matter will be taken care of by someone." ”
"There is already a Renyong lieutenant to supervise it, and it will be completed in a few days." Li Shimin didn't understand his calculations, and told him the number of pieces, so as to teach him to know the number of soldiers, but he didn't know what his father wanted to do, so he hesitated and looked at Tang Guogong. Tang Guogong sat firmly with a smile, looking like he had nothing to do with himself, and he didn't intend to open his mouth.
Zhang Changshi couldn't help but shout hello for himself in his heart, it was rumored that this Li Erlang was young and smart, wise and brave, and now he made up a disguise of clothing, coaxing him to say the number of soldiers in his hand, and he paused, which can be seen that it is also mediocre. For a while, he was satisfied, and said in his mouth: "The military is the most important, and the procurement and purchase office has always been a hole. It was simply arranged by the officials and the middle school, which was clean and trouble-free. ”
Li Shimin snorted coldly in his heart, unwilling to talk to him. As soon as these words came out, Du Ru expected that on the day in the countryside, the person who followed him must be the personal follower of this long history, which confirmed the exploration when he welcomed the Duke of Tang at the gate of the city. He smiled calmly and modestly: "Zhang Changshi is really exemplary. The argument should not be refused, but Xia Yi has already prepared it, but I am afraid that it will live up to the good intentions of Changshi. ”
Zhang Changshi only felt that a basin of cold water was poured on his head, and the little pride he felt immediately dissipated without a trace. He didn't have the ability to deal with it, and when he came, he repeatedly typed the draft and said it all at once, but he didn't know what to say, so he coped with a few words briefly, and got up to leave.
After the little servant sent the long history out of the door, the Duke of Tang took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Du Ruhui. On the note was He Suizhao's handwriting, and when I read it, I didn't feel a shock in my heart.
It turned out that Tang Guogong's nephew, the Queen, entered the palace in his early years, and was quite favored because of his outstanding appearance. Recently, because the saint was deeply afraid of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, he suspected the generals and ministers who commanded the army in the DPRK and China one by one, and he didn't know which good thing to say, he actually taught the holy general to lock his doubts on Tang Guogong, and the Wang family was also implicated, and he was snubbed for several days, and hurriedly passed the news out.
Du Ruhui read the letter and took two deep breaths in a row, "The Holy Will should not have arrived in Honghua County yet, if that Changshi is instructed, it is too late to be busy reaching the Holy Hearing, and there is no need to come to tempt." It is not easy to hold the military power now, and I have to plan carefully to deal with it, and let me think about it. ”
Tang Guogong nodded with a calm face, suddenly remembered something, and said to Li Shimin: "For today's plan, you must be cautious and repeated, and the four hundred yuan must not be moved for the time being." ”
Li Shimin was stunned and nodded silently, although the expression on his face had not changed, his mind was completely empty.