Thinking that he was already dead set on his own guards, Li Ke decided to act in advance to solve the nail of Hou Peiyu.

As for the other two personal guards, Li Ke didn't take it to heart at all, and slaughtered it.

The twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the Chinese New Year's Eve of 627 AD.

The lunar calendar is divided into large and small months, the so-called big month is 30 days, and the small month is only 29 days.

Therefore, when the wax moon is a small month, the twenty-ninth day is the last day of the year. Then the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month is Chinese New Year's Eve

On the morning of this day, every household in the Tang Dynasty began to paste Spring Festival couplets and door gods.

There was a lot of joy everywhere.

The backyard of the Shu Palace.

"Battalion Commander Cao, assemble the pro-guard battalion"

Li Ke was dressed in the bright light armor given by the system, riding on horseback, and ordered with a serious expression.

"Yes! Rajah. ”

Seeing Li Ke dressed up like this, Cao Yu hurriedly took the order and left.

It only took five minutes for the guard battalion to assemble, and everyone was ready to go, no longer careless before the restructuring.

"Target, Yizhou Zhichong Mansion."

Looking at the soldiers who were gathering quickly, Li Ke ordered loudly with relief.

After Li Ke finished speaking, he turned around and took the lead in walking outside the house.

Li Ke rode on a horse and walked in the front, and the guards followed in unison behind. It looks solemn and solemn.

The people who were busy pasting Spring Festival couplets and door gods, preparing to keep the New Year, stopped their movements one after another.

It was also the first time for the people to see such a majestic and perfectly moved soldier, and they stopped to watch and talk.

"The army of the Shu Wangfu is dispatched, what is this?"

A scholar in the crowd said: "This is the personal guard of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, all of them are so burly and strong, showing my majestic posture of the Tang Dynasty." ”

People B said: "I heard that the prince's personal guards can eat enough every day, and there is meat to eat, of course they are burly and strong, and the next time the prince recruits soldiers, I will let my baby go too." ”

Many young women and girls in the crowd also watched the spring heart.

Listening to everyone's discussions, the unmarried girl made up her mind to find a guard, even if she was a concubine, and her husband would eat a little less to fill her stomach.

The folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were open, and some bold young women even scratched their heads and gestured towards the guards, throwing their eyes.

Under the strict military regulations and military discipline formulated by Li Ke, the guards looked ahead without squinting, ignored the discussions and eyes in the crowd, and followed Li Ke's pace closely.

This has attracted the praise of the people, if all the guards of my Tang Mansion are so powerful, why worry about the world is not peaceful, why worry about the Turks and Goguryeo.

If a foreign enemy dares to invade, they will be beaten.

Wherever the army passed, every official, clan lord, and wealthy man trembled in the palace.

They sent their subordinates to look outside the mansion, and they knelt in the palace hall, clasped their hands together, and prayed to the sky.

In a blink of an eye, the army came to the Yizhou Military Guard Mansion, and Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang greeted him.

Hou Peiyu lowered her head and said, "I don't know what the prince is doing here." ”

Li Ke laughed and said, "On Chinese New Year's Eve, this king, as the governor of Yizhou, came to comfort the soldiers of the Wei Mansion. ”

Saying that, he stepped forward with a smile and took the hands of a few people and said: "The two generals are also really hard, this king, as the governor of the capital, has never been to this guard, it is the king's dereliction of duty!" But fortunately, with the help of two generals, the affairs of the army are well managed, so that the king can be idle. ”

Hou Peiyu replied: "Wang Ye Miao praised, this is a matter within the general's share, and it should be." ”

Zheng Muchang also said: "It is all up to the trust of the prince, and the last general can do things wholeheartedly, and he does not dare to take credit." ”

Li Ke laughed and said: "Okay, this king is very happy today, on this festival, I will have a good time with the two generals, and then look at the military prestige of my Yizhou." ”

Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang laughed and welcomed Li Ke to the big tent of the Chinese army.

During the banquet, except for Li Ke, both of them drank red and drunk, and the wine was up.

Li Ke took advantage of his young age, just raised his glass, did not eat wine, and said: "This king is young and does not drink much, so the two generals can drink to their heart's content." ”

"Lord Wang, on the day of the New Year, I came to the army to visit the two of us, and the last general is deeply honored!"

Zheng Muchang opened his tongue widely, and after finishing speaking, he drank the wine in his hand.

"The two generals are eating and drinking here, and this king is going to relieve himself."

Li Ke looked at the two who were already drunk and said goodbye.

"Tie up Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang."

Out of the middle tent, Li Ke ordered Liu Dali and Zhang Sancai, who were guarding outside the middle tent.

Walking not far away, where the guard battalion was on standby, he said to Cao Yu: "Give this king to beat the drum and gather the army." ”

"Yes."

At this time, Cao Yu was the only one who obeyed Li Ke's order.

After the three-way drum, the sergeants gathered sparsely, looked at Li Ke on the stage, and lowered their heads and ears: "This is a prince on the stage!" The king of Shu has come to the barracks, what is this going to do when he gathers us. ”

It took almost a quarter of an hour for the army to assemble.

Looking at the thousands of people in the audience, although they were all standing upright, their military posture was far from that of their own guard battalion, and Li Ke couldn't help but hate Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang even more.

Li Ke nodded and signaled, and let his guards stand around the military formation every ten meters.

Li Ke held the horn in his hand and walked to the point of the general's platform.

Li Ke said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, hello, this king is Li Ke, the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"You are born and died for my Tang Dynasty, guarding my Tang Frontier, I can't go back to my home, today, this king has come to see you on behalf of my Tang royal family."

"You are the loveliest warrior in my Datang, and you are also the most heroic person in my Datang."

"Seeing that you are here, this king and I will be able to feel at ease in the thousands of people of the Tang Dynasty."

After these words reached the ears of the soldiers, the soldiers had a good impression of Li Ke.

These big-headed soldiers who had no ambition felt the care and respect of the King of Shu for them, and they were moved.

"But when the king saw your food, he was very cold! You are a group of people who sacrifice their family for the country, and you are the patron saint of the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"But in your meals, this king can't see a trace of meat, you can only satisfy your hunger, some of you may not have enough to eat, and the military salary cannot be received in time."

Hearing this, these soldiers were all excited as if they were enemies, and the words of the king of Shu spoke to their hearts.

The slogan of "His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a thousand years old" sounded scatteredly, and in the end, he said in unison: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu cares, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a thousand years old." ”

The unison of thousands of people reached people's ears like thunder. shook Li Ke's heart.

At the same time, the shouting also frightened Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang's drinking, and the two woke up in the shouting.

"Liu Dali, Zhang Sancai, who gave you the courage of the two."

Seeing Liu Dali and Zhang Sancai beside him, Hou Peiyu, who found that he was being tied, scolded loudly.

Liu Dali and Zhang Sancai stood aside, deaf to the ear, and let the two lie on the ground and struggle back and forth.

"You two are so big dogs, General Ben is His Majesty's own seal, get out here and untie General Ben." Hou Peiyu scolded.

Zhang Sancai and Liu Dali glanced at each other, Zhang Sancai dragged off his shoes, took off the clothes on his feet, and walked over to Hou Peiyu with a smile.

"Dog thief, how dare you." Hou Peiyu scolded.

"General Hou, do you see if I dare!" Zhang Sancai had a gloomy face and walked towards Hou Peiyu step by step.

"Don't come here, don't come here, General Ben can be blamed for the past." Seeing such a situation, Hou Peiyu was also a little panicked.

"Then shut me up."

Zhang Sancai glanced at Hou Peiyu fiercely, stopped, and put the foot coat on his feet again.

Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang were completely honest and didn't dare to speak.

In the middle of the tent, Li Ke didn't know what was happening. Continuing to buy people's hearts and shouting:

"This king is here today, you soldiers can rest assured, this king has decided that from now on, you will have meat in your meals, and your military pay can be received on time."

The crowd was even more boiling, and the sergeants spontaneously knelt on the ground.

There are a few henchmen of the two, who saw everyone kneeling, and helplessly knelt down with everyone.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, and I swear to follow His Royal Highness the King of Shu to the death and protect my Tang Dynasty." All the soldiers shouted.

Li Ke looked at the reactions of the generals in the audience, and couldn't help but sigh: "This ancient man is stupid and cute, there are not many routines of later generations, if he can eat enough and pay his wages on time, he can work hard for you!" ”

"Battalion Commander Cao, give this king some generals." Looking at the excited crowd, Li Ke changed his words and shouted.

After a burst of troops, Cao Yu ran to Li Ke's side and shouted loudly: "Back to the prince, there should be 1,978 people in Yizhou Zhechong Mansion, but there are 1,968 people." ”

"What about the two who didn't arrive!" Li Ke scolded loudly.

"Hou Duwei and Du Duwei were drinking in the tent and did not come."

Cao Yu, who understood Li Ke's intentions, replied loudly.

Li Ke said loudly: "The state has national laws, the family has family rules, the army has military discipline, the brothers are training desperately there, eating chaff and vegetables, but some generals are opening small stoves there, eating big fish and meat, drinking small wine, beating drums and counting soldiers have not yet arrived, you say that this king does not deal with it, will it chill the hearts of the soldiers!" ”

The soldiers in the audience are not fools, and they instantly understood that the King of Shu was trying to seize power!

But the person in front of him is the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty, and there is a promise from Li Ke in front of him, and all the soldiers have nothing to do with themselves, and they hang high.

The henchmen of the two, although they were not angry in their hearts, did not dare to stand up and say anything more when they looked at the eyes of the soldiers around them.

"Go, bring them to me." Li Ke ordered Cao Yu.

"Yes!"

Cao Yu took four guards and turned to leave.

After a while, Cao Yu returned, and four guards escorted Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang to Dianjiangtai.

Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang stood in front of Li Ke, their faces full of disbelief.

Li Ke glanced at the two of them coldly, and shouted with a blue face:

"The existing Hou Peiyu and Zheng Muchang, as captains, cannot lead by example. Beat drums and count soldiers, delay in arriving, drink alcohol in the army, violate military discipline, and each receive 30 military sticks. ”

Two guards, armed with military staffs, walked towards the general's platform.

Hou Peiyu looked at the guards who were walking towards him, and shouted: "Presumptuous, this general is the general Dingyuan who is personally appointed by His Majesty, the Captain of Yizhou Zhichong Mansion, without His Majesty's reputation, you dare to torture this king even if you are a little guard." ”

When the two guards heard this, they also felt that their prince was a little too bold, and they acted recklessly, and they were stunned and turned their heads to look at their prince.