Li Tai has lost a lot of weight recently, shook his stomach, and said to Li Ke: "Wu Di is actually not bad, it is a place of outstanding people, third brother, you can't go over with the idea of distribution." It's good to have wanton pleasure, as long as you grasp that degree, the prince doesn't know how much more free than the crown prince of the royal brother. ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "As long as it doesn't harm the people, which prince has been punished for his misdeeds?" King Li Yuanjing likes beautiful women and marries in his fiefdoms, why don't the imperial historians impeach him? It is because the gentleman is lustful and takes it in the right way, and he is hired to go home seriously. ”

When men talk about such topics, they will always inadvertently become obscene.

Li Ke squeezed his eyebrows and said: "I heard that Wudi is also rich in beautiful women, if you want to let me know, my brother will pick a few good ones for you and send them to Chang'an." ”

Li Tai nodded, climbed on Li Ke's shoulder and muttered, while Li Chengqian shrugged, not planning to ask for it again.

Now there are three of them, which is a lot, and if there are more, they will be able to take care of it when the time comes!

When a woman is reduced to the simple purpose of giving birth to children, I am afraid that it is no longer in the category of "people".

After eating a hot pot until midnight, Li Chengqian rarely took the initiative to drink a wine, although it was not to the point of getting drunk, but it was difficult to walk.

In this era, there are too many variables, and many times the good night between neighbors may turn into goodbye. Not to mention that Li Ke is leaving Chang'an and going to the distant land of Wu.

The next day, the weather was overcast, and a freezing rain declared the complete start of winter. It was simply stupid to march in freezing rain, but Li Xiaogong didn't care, Chang'an City was close at hand, and he went home in one go, just in line with the hearts of the soldiers.

No one thought that this expedition would go so smoothly. Of the 50,000 people, the battle loss was only more than 2,000, and the battle loss was unimaginable in the past. An army of 10,000 people can have 8,000 people left after a battle, which is considered normal, and less than 8,000 people is a heavy loss. And 50,000 people lost four points, what is this not a complete victory?

Recalling the panic of the Gaochang army in the face of gunpowder weapons, Li Xiaogong felt ridiculous. There's a difference between being prepared and actually seeing it. The news of the destruction of the city of Goryeo was transmitted so quickly that the people of Gaochang felt comfortable when they strengthened and heightened the royal city. Having said that, most of the 2,000 people were lost when they escorted Huang Minglei into the city gate. There are also a few people who ignited the imperial thunder, gave up escaping, and used their own flesh and blood to open a passage for the army.

The troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty are not unexperienced, Li Xiaogong is sure that such people will only appear in large numbers after the family and country are stable. There are very few people who are so fearless of death in troubled times, which can be called rare, and after the family and country are stable, the soldiers have a reason to be born and die, so the combat power has been significantly improved.

When they arrived at the Shili Pavilion, a scout reported that the prince led a hundred officials to meet the army at the Shili Pavilion.

Although Gaochang is small, it is also a country, and when he thought that Hou Junji gave such a big credit to himself for no reason, Li Xiaogong was refreshed.

Turning his head and glancing at Qi Bi He Li, Li Xiaogong nodded and said, "The prince is waiting for us in front, we have to speed up the march." This battle exploit is enough for you to gain a firm foothold in the court, and if you have any difficulties in the future, you can talk to the old man. ”

Qi Bi He Li arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Chief." ”

Recalling this battle, Qi Bi He Li was also full of emotion. At the beginning, in the face of the army that entered the Tang Dynasty, even if he resisted stubbornly until now, his fate may not be much different from those Gaochang people.

Fighting this kind of thing depends on a kind of courage, and when the courage comes up, it is not impossible to defeat the enemy with a hundred horses, but after the Gaochang army experienced the initial wanton bombardment, it became a simple rout. It is a different situation for the two armies to engage and pursue, it is impossible for the two armies to fight without dying, but if you pursue, it is easy to fight without dying.

His shoulders were still wrapped in gauze, but he didn't feel any pain. This is his chance to truly integrate into Datang, and he is clear. Like the stubbornness of the mind, these grassland generals, if they want to gain the emperor's approval, they must prove themselves with practical actions. Judging from the performance of the King of the River, he is obviously recognized.

Thinking of this, Qi Bi He Li was also in a good mood, and kept urging the horse under his crotch to run faster.

Shili Pavilion is a place name, not a small pavilion.

Although it was freezing rain, Li Chengqian still stood outside with hundreds of officials, but each of them was given a heavy cloak.

Although Gaochang is small, it is also a country, and the merits of pacifying a country are worthy of using the specifications of the prince to welcome them.

The scouts who greeted one side and the scouts of the army kept passing on the news to and fro, so that both sides were ready. When Li Xiaogong's horse's head appeared at the end of the road, Li Chengqian led the hundred officials to bow down.

Not for a long distance, Li Xiaogong's horse walked like a turtle. This moment can be said to be the most glorious time for the general, even if the weather is bad today, no one complains. Because, if it were him, he would deliberately slow down at this time to delay time.

It wasn't until they met that Li Xiaogong jumped off the horse and was about to kneel in the mud.

Li Chengqian stretched out his hand to support Li Xiaogong and said: "Uncle Huang, my father specially told you that the weather is bad today, so you will fall to your knees in the mud, so it is not good to be sick, so you are specially allowed to bow down and accept the order, and then make up for it when you make up for the Hajj." ”

Li Xiaogong nodded, and immediately bowed and saluted, not only him, but also Qi Bi He Li and others behind him, including all the soldiers.

"The emperor's edict said: I heard that the Tang Dynasty Jian'er broke Gaochang and captured the king of Gaochang alive, and I was overjoyed..."

After reading a long holy decree, Li Chengqian suddenly found that the audience seemed to be impatient, and the rest of the people, including those soldiers, were very happy.

Except for the first few sentences that are almost vernacular, the rest of the decree is written in prose, which belongs to the type that you don't understand when you hear it, but you can understand it when you see the words. Li Chengqian felt that he couldn't understand it, and those guys who didn't know a basket of big characters would be strange if they could understand it.

I don't understand it, but it doesn't bother them to enjoy it. Datang attaches the most importance to military merits, and a soldier with military merits will not be too cowardly even if he encounters a county order. In the past two years, commerce has developed rapidly, so the commercial tax revenue accounts for 20% of the imperial court's annual revenue. The rich court will naturally not be stingy, so this time the reward is very grand.

The rewards of Li Xiaogong, Qi Bi He Li and others should be carried out at the court meeting, so that it will be more beautiful, and ordinary soldiers naturally have local Zhichong Mansion and other organizations to reward, so there is no need to delay time.

After returning the military talisman and handing over the military merit book to the military commander, Li Xiaogong unloaded the errand of the chief manager and got into Li Chengqian's carriage to enjoy hot tea.

After arranging for the orderly dispersal of the soldiers, Li Chengqian returned to the carriage, and at this time Li Xiaogong had already taken off his armor and wrapped himself in a quilt with a happy expression. There was a simple small stove in the carriage, so it was warm as spring inside.

The general who had just returned to the dynasty after victory could not be too arrogant, so Li Chengqian ignored the quilt that was rolled black. Besides, even if there is a gunpowder weapon this time, fighting through the desert next door, Li Xiaogong can be regarded as a hard worker.

After taking another sip of ginger tea, Li Xiaogong breathed a long sigh of relief before saying: "This time I am fortunate to have His Highness's gunpowder weapons, otherwise it would be impossible to kill only a few 2,000 people." Gaochang is really a difficult place to conquer, not to mention anything else, the Gobi and desert there alone are enough to bear. In that place, if you want to bypass Gaochang unknowingly, you have to cross a desert for a few days. Fortunately, this time the old man brought the elite of Guanzhong Longyou, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to do it, and it would be impossible to scare the fool of Lu Wentai to death. ”

Li Chengqian knew that Li Xiaogong not only wanted to talk to someone, but also wanted to talk to him about military strategy or something, so he pricked up his ears to listen. When leading troops into battle, some unexpected behaviors are actually more like gambling. It stands to reason that if Li Xiaogong attacks from the front, he can also win, but the battle loss will definitely not be only 2,000 people.

However, he won the bet, the Gaochang people didn't expect that he would risk his life to cross the desert, the soldiers entered the moraine, and the army on the border was stolen by someone, not to mention, even when Li Wentai was buried, they didn't know that the Tang army had approached their royal city.

To be honest, it was hard for Li Chengqian to imagine what kind of situation he would be like if he lost the bet. The desert is not something to be entered casually, and if you lose your way, it is normal for all 50,000 people to fold in the desert. At that time, Mo said that Li Xiaogong's family was not in danger, and even the emperor would be questioned.

"Uncle Huang, soldier, treacherous. I understand this sentence, when you come back from the border, what is the situation of Tuyuhun and the Western Turks? ”

Li Xiaogong naturally knew why Li Chengqian asked this, and thought for a while before saying: "Although the Western Turks and Tuyuhun have set up an army on the border, they have no intention of helping Gaochang.

When attacking the royal city of Gaochang, the spies of Tuyuhun and the Western Turks approached, and with His Majesty's advice, the old man ignored them. After the pacification of Gaochang was completed, when the garrison of Longyou changed guards, Tuyuhun had some changes, and they seemed to intend to occupy part of Gaochang, but the old man led the troops back, and they retreated. Hehe, a bunch of guys with a thief mentality. ”

Hearing Li Xiaogong say this, Li Chengqian also smiled. What Tuyuhun people don't know is that Li Xiaogong's appointment is the chief manager, and the biggest difference between the chief manager and the chief manager is that he can decide to attack independently, even if he returns to the army half and then turns back, as long as there is still the appointment of the chief manager, no one will have any objections.