Chapter 187: Li You's Mission
Murong Ling despised Murong Bo a little, and she said, "Brother, are you embarrassed?" Those salt lakes your salt, is it useful for you?
Besides, Li You gave you 1.5 million yuan last time, and what do you give back to those grains?
Also, if the Tang Dynasty didn't send a large army to support us, then there would be no life, and what else would you say, it's true. ”
Murong Bo just said it casually, and when he saw Murong Ling's anxious eyes, he smiled and said, "Okay, when I didn't say okay, right?" Alas, the girl is outgoing, and sure enough, this hasn't passed the door yet, and she has begun to look at Li You's stinky boy. Ha ha. ”
Murong Ling said: "Ignore you, you are also clear about Li You's plan, you have to prepare quickly." ”
Murong Bo nodded and said, "Okay, we have the manpower, I'll send someone to Longde City." ”
Liangyi Palace, study.
Li Chengqian's expedition this time, the eldest grandson Wuji was both happy and worried. He hoped that Li Chengqian would be able to make meritorious contributions, but he was also worried that if this trip was unfavorable, his reputation would be affected.
The eldest grandson Wuji knew that Li Shimin had a plan, but if people didn't say it, the eldest grandson Wuji wouldn't ask.
He said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no experience, and I don't know if he can solve the problem of Tuyuhun smoothly?
This is not only to deal with the rebels of Tuyuhun, but also to deal with the Tubo people, who are very difficult to deal with. ”
Lu Dongzan's intelligence left a deep impression on him. He told Li Shimin that he was vaccinated first, and in case the Western Expeditionary Army failed, Li Chengqian's responsibility would be smaller.
Among all the ministers, Li Shimin's most trusted person is the eldest grandson Wuji. However, how many conspiracies he has experienced, and he also came to power through the big conspiracy of Xuanwumen, of course he knows the importance of keeping secrets. Even the eldest grandson Wuji, he will also have reservations.
He, Li You and others have already formulated a detailed plan, and some of the parts are not all clear to even Li Chengqian, and he will not reveal them about the eldest grandson Wuji.
Li Shimin said: "The matter of Tuyuhun is indeed very complicated. There are several problems to be solved.
First, it is necessary to annihilate Murong Qian's rebels and recover all the territory of Tuyuhun.
Second, it is necessary to reduce the casualties of the Tang Dynasty as much as possible.
Third, it is necessary to avoid large-scale wars with the Tibetans.
Fourth, it also weakened Murong Bo's strength, so that he had to rely on the Tang Dynasty, so that it was convenient for the Tang Dynasty to garrison troops in Tuyuhun and control Tuyuhun.
I already have a detailed plan for this matter, Cheng Qian is only a supervisor of the army, even if he loses this battle, he will not be blamed, you can rest assured. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, if you say this, the minister will be relieved." However, it is not easy to achieve such a goal at the same time. ”
Li Shimin looked at the direction of Tuyuhun and pondered.
"I don't know if Li You and they can successfully complete this task?" He said in his heart.
To be honest, Li You's plan is too weird, and some places have exceeded Li Shimin's cognition. Fortunately, Li You has won Li Shimin's trust through his repeated performances.
He approved Lee You's plan.
Wei County, Longzhou, post station.
The roads of the Tang Dynasty were divided into official roads and post roads. The official road refers to the highway between the state capitals, and the post road refers to the official road with a post station.
The post station is usually 30 miles each, and the road is rough and narrow in 20 miles.
The post stations of the Tang Dynasty were very developed, and there were 1,141 post stations in the country during the Zhenguan period, including 213 post stations on the water. Each post station has a post master.
Each post house was equipped with horses or boats, and the post house was divided into six classes, with the highest class having 75 horses and the lowest class having eight horses. The water post station is divided into four classes, and the boats range from four to two.
People often say that the six-hundred-mile rush, changing horses and not people, refers to the messenger changing horses at the post station.
There are strict rules on the use of the inn, and it can only be used for public use. Except for the messengers of the government and the army, others must hold the bronze talisman issued by the province of Menxia.
Li You and others are naturally able to use the post station, this post station is still 60 miles away from Longzhou, it is late, Li You and others stay here.
After dinner, Li You chatted with Hamid and others, and suddenly felt an urgency to urinate, and he wanted to go to convenience, and Hamid also had to follow. A post man led them to find a place.
After the convenience was over, on the way back to the guest house, Li You saw a statue of a god pasted on the door of a wine store, and asked, "Which god is this?" ”
The ancients liked to worship the gods of industry, such as the carpenter worshipping Luban, and the later Liyuan disciples worshipping Tang Xuanzong.
The postman said, "Du Kang." ”
Li You praised: "The only way to solve the worries is Du Kang." Yes, learned. ”
Then he saw a storehouse, a pickle storehouse. There is also a portrait on it, with a figure dressed as a scribe. He asked, "Who is this?" ”
The postman said: "Cai Yong (Cai Wenji's father)." ”
"This?" Li You asked curiously, "Is Cai Yong related to pickles?" ”
The post man said solemnly: "It matters, they are all surnamed Cai." This is what our post chief came up with, and he is the most learned person we have here. ”
"Hahahaha", Li You and Hamid laughed almost erupted.
After laughing, Li You felt a little sad in his heart, the cultural popularization rate of the ancients was too low, the officials were like this, not to mention the common people.
Li You pondered as he walked, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he remembered something.
After going back, Li You stopped drinking, asked Baihu to get a pen and paper, and began to write hard.
Early the next morning, Li You handed over the things he had written overtime last night to a guard, and said, "You go back to Chang'an immediately and give this thing to the Guozi Prison Kong Sacrifice Wine." ”
The guards immediately got up, and Pegasus departed.
The team left the post station and was about to set off.
Zhang Guigui rode at the front of the team, asked the soldiers to take a piece of paper from the guards beside him, and then said: "Warriors, see this piece of paper in your hands, the three words on it are people's surnames.
The first word is pronounced 'Lee', which is His Majesty's surname. The second character is pronounced 'Zhao', which is the Zhao character of Zhao during the Warring States Period. The third word reads 'money', which is the money word of Kaiyuan Tongbao. Come, everyone read it to me. ”
"Li, Zhao, Qian." They read it to him.
Zhang Guigui said: "You now pin this piece of paper behind everyone's back." ”
After the soldiers said goodbye to each other, Zhang Guigui said: "Your Highness said, you are all warriors of the Tang Dynasty, not only brave and invincible, but also learn to read and write, and be literate soldiers."
In this expedition, as long as everyone can come back alive, everyone will be promoted to officer. When you become an official, you can't do it without culture.
Your Highness said, "From today onwards, you will learn three words a day." For each word learned, one penny will be rewarded, and one less word will be deducted two pennies.
Do you understand? ”