Chapter 7 Urgent report to Chang'an, the court reacted
Li Yan's training lasted until noon, during which a series of methods such as queue turning, marching in unison, and military posture simply opened Hou Junji's eyes.
For the first time, Hou Junji discovered that the order to train troops was so simple!
There is no need for the oppression of harsh generals, nor the accumulation of fierce battles, but only the repetition of these standardized movements in ordinary training.
At this moment, Hou Junji understood why the soldiers trained by Li Yan had that kind of momentum.
At noon, as soon as Li Yan was about to rest, he saw Hou Junji running to look for him in person.
After learning about Hou Junji's purpose, Li Yan did not hesitate, and immediately explained the advantages of queue training to Hou Junji, and went to Hou Junji's camp to dictate the way of queue training.
In the end, Hou Junji patted Li Yan's shoulder with relief.
"This method of military training is beneficial to Datang, and I will write this letter to you to ask for credit! Send it to Chang'an immediately! ”
So, Hou Junji, who was excited, wrote a thick pile of letters in person again, and then sent them to Chang'an in the form of an urgent report.
For two days in a row, two urgent reports, the place where the messengers passed by once thought that there was a battle on the side of Toyosu.
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A day later, in Chang'an City, early in the morning, the sun had not yet risen, and the early dynasty had begun in the palace.
As in the past, Emperor Li Shimin sat upright, quietly listening to the debate of the ministers, and some officials jumped out from time to time to impeach for some trivial matters, and Li Shimin was also skilled in inflicting small punishments.
In general, there are almost no major events in today's early dynasty, after all, the time is about to enter winter, there are no natural disasters in Datang, and ordinary man-made disasters cannot be on Li Shimin's side.
Therefore, this season that is about to enter winter has become the most leisurely time in the court.
It's a pity that this leisurely was finally broken, and a soldier wearing cloth armor carried Hou Junji's letter all the way from Xuanwu Gate to Taiji Palace and entered the Yizheng Palace.
"Report! Your Majesty, the border is urgent! ”
Wang De, the old eunuch beside Li Shimin, hurriedly took the letter and handed it directly to Li Shimin.
For a moment, the court was completely silent, and all the officials were waiting for the contents of the letter.
I saw that Li Shimin's face gradually changed from urgency at the beginning to doubt, and then to a mixture of worry and doubt.
"Xuan Ling, Keming, you help me take a look."
Li Shimin seemed to be unable to judge himself, so he asked the old eunuch Wang De to hand over the letter to Fang Xuanling, and he and Du Ruhui stood side by side, just reading the letter together.
Fang Du and the others took the letter with some confusion, they had never seen Li Shimin have such a tangled expression.
But soon, the content of the letter made the two understand why Li Shimin's expression was so wonderful.
The two talked quietly for a while, and then seemed to come to a unified conclusion.
"Your Majesty, if what you say in the letter is true, then the lack of my Datang border is in danger!"
As soon as these words came out, the court instantly became a sensation.
You know, now is the season of winter, how can something happen at the Datang border in this season!
Neither the Turks nor the Tuguhun or other alien races could choose to start a war in winter.
After hearing this, Li Shimin shook his head helplessly, he also knew this truth, once there was a snow disaster this winter as stated in the letter, then it was very likely that the Turks would jump over the wall and frantically plunder the Tang border.
But who can guarantee that what is said in this letter is true?
Even if it was written by Hou Junji himself, after all, the idea of this snow disaster was just from an unknown soldier.
"Circulate the letter, I want to hear what you think."
Li Shimin had no choice but to wave his hand, signaling that all the officials in the court could read the letters, and now in the face of this tricky judgment, he, as the emperor, could only count on this group of important ministers in the court to share his worries.
However, the fact is that this group of important ministers is basically not much different from eating dry rice.
"Your Majesty's accession to the throne this year is a joy for the ages, how can there be a natural disaster!"
"It's just a nobody's opinion, I thought that Li Yan was confusing the army's heart, and he should be beheaded!"
"You fart! Lao Cheng is most disgusted with people like you, do you know how hard the border soldiers are? People are concerned about the Tang Dynasty, and you want to kill others? I see you're in the cholera court! Your Majesty, I Lao Cheng suggested that this useless old thing be dragged down and cut down! ”
"Cheng biting Jin, you are spewing blood!"
The dispute in the court failed to bring Li Shimin any ideas.
"Shut up! Sun Sinong, what do you think? ”
Li Shimin was so troubled by the discussion in the court that he could only calm down and ask professionals.
"This ......"
Sun Sinong, who was asked, trembled in his heart, he was already low-key enough, he didn't say a word just now, and he didn't think about it and finally asked his side.
"Back to Your Majesty, it is indeed rainy in the north this summer, and the cold speed is a little faster than in the past, according to previous years, it is easy to snow in a rainy year, but whether the cold will cause a snow disaster this day, Weichen really doesn't know."
Sun Sinong's 1510 answer.
In fact, he vaguely agreed with the statement in the letter, but that was only an empirical talk and had no theoretical basis.
After finishing speaking, Sun Sinong suddenly added another sentence.
"Your Majesty, the Li Yan mentioned in this letter may have read some ancient books, if there is really a snow disaster in the north this year, I hope Your Majesty can transfer him to our agricultural department ......"
Sun Sinong's attitude is very good, and his attitude of not being ashamed to ask questions is also very sufficient.
But the implication of this remark is actually not that he Sun Sinong is not strong, but that the other party is lucky, and he has read the lone book of the ancient sages, and he also wants to learn it......
Li Shimin had an even more headache.
Now the professionals are not sure, but they say that there is some truth in the letter, maybe there is a snow disaster.
But now the imperial court is not rich, and Li Shimin is afraid that it will cost manpower and material resources in the end.
"Eh, retreat first, Xuanling and Keming, you two will stay for a while."
In the end, Li Shimin did not make a decision immediately, but communicated with Fang Du and the others in the morning and back.
A few hours later, Li Shimin finally made a decision.
"That's it, there is no trivial matter at the border, and we have to guard against it! Keming, I have ordered you to be the dispatcher, with full authority to deal with this matter, and tomorrow morning I will issue an order. ”
Li Shimin had a headache and held his forehead, and then let Fang Du and the others leave.
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On the second day, Chang'an, in the palace, in the early dynasty.
Li Shimin was just about to ask the old eunuch Wang De to announce his opinion on the handling of yesterday's letter, but before he could speak, another messenger ran all the way from Xuanwu Gate to Taiji Palace with a roar.
"Report! Your Majesty, the border is urgent! ”
The herald came to the court panting.
Li Shimin: "......"
In a good winter, Li Shimin thought that he could relax for a while, but as a result, urgent reports came one after another, which gave him a headache.