In the first year of Longshuo (661 AD), the twentieth day of the fourth month of summer, three quarters of the hour.

It was the sixth year of Xianqing, and on the 30th day of February, the first year of Longshuo was changed, and the reason was quite strange. Since mid-February, 20 prefectures, including Yi and Mian, have been sent to the imperial court. The content of the song is the same, and the true dragon of Shuo Ri sees the world and soars above the western sky.

It lasted for half an hour, and the head was not seen, and the west sky was full of red light, which was the true dragon auspicious. Li Jiu, the superstitious leader, convened all the superstitious believers to discuss for more than half a month. decided to comply with the mandate of heaven and changed the sixth year of Xianqing to the first year of Longshuo.

Wu Kang really wanted to advise, the real dragon Xiangrui, it was a big burning cloud, let's not make a fuss. The phenomenon of atmospheric changes, the sky is red and cloudy, and the shapes are strange. It is estimated that there is a large cloud, which looks like a ribbon fish, and is mistaken for a real dragon. Think about it, forget it, it's thankless, and it will cause a commotion.

After the change of the yuan, the whole world celebrated, gave the people three days, and pardoned the people of Luo Prefecture. On March Bingshenshuo Day, a celebration was held outside the gate of Dongdu Luocheng. Invite civil and military officials, envoys from various countries in Tang Dynasty, enjoy the new dance of the camp, and name "Yirong Da Dingle".

Li Yifu immediately went up, since the auspicious sky is in the west, His Majesty should go to the west and bathe in the blessings of auspiciousness. Li Jiu readily agreed, convened the fans again, and decided that after the princess got married, he would go to the forest garden in the west. It is not a labor force, but also closer to auspiciousness, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

The ministers celebrated the change of the yuan, Wu Kang was pitiful, and since the return of the prostitute, life was in dire straits. Xiaoqing frowned sadly, and comforted while counting: Other colleagues are prostitutes, go home and look radiant, but you are like a mourner, don't go in the future. Xincheng tosses our family, we have nothing to do, so bear it silently.

The depression in Wu Kang's heart, first of all, because of Li Chunfeng, the old guy was alarmist. He swore that Zheng Rentai had bad luck and would implicate General Wu. The eight-character mantra given: go with the courtesy, and be at peace with the encounter. Thinking about it now, I almost want to break my head, but I still can't solve the mystery.

Secondly, because of Xincheng, she actually asked Li Jiu, the general of Zuo Qianniufu, to be the general of the marry. Sending his lover and daughter to the Wei family in person, purgatory-like torture. At the wedding scene on the same day, Xincheng made all kinds of difficulties, and Wu Kang couldn't get off the stage.

The ruthless little lady uncovered the scars and sprinkled coarse salt, leaving him speechless. After the wedding, there was a life motto: it is better to offend the devil than to offend a woman. After dealing with the bad things, he led a thousand Niu Wei and drove from Shanglin Yuan.

The so-called Shanglin Garden, the largest royal garden, is in the west of Luoyang Palace, covering an area of 300,000 acres. It is adjacent to Miyagi in the east, Xiaohe River in the west, Bishan in the north, and Feishan in the south. Famous flowers and fairy grass, bamboo and weeping willows, strange mountains and stones, rare birds and ancient beasts, are full of them.

The saint was fortunate to go to the forest garden and stayed in the Hebi Palace, the westernmost part of the garden. Hebi Palace is the main building, which has the Lianbi Palace, the Qi Temple and the Qiyun Palace. Tian Renwang, the secretary of Sinong Shaoqing, recruited Luozhou craftsmen, and completed it in June last year.

Today, when the rooster crowed, the eunuch hurriedly came to report, and the saint held a court meeting. Wu Kang was wearing pajamas, bribed the German officials and eunuchs, and got shocking news, and Yan Ran was in an emergency. sent Li Deguan away, passed the black tooth jade to change clothes, and wore a thousand cow green robes.

Just happened to be dressed, the queen's henchmen came to report: The saint specially explained, today's guard work, the right Qianniu Mansion is in charge, and the general please change into court clothes. The meaning is self-evident, today, as a court official, he and the ministers of civil and military affairs discuss military affairs.

The sense of foreboding is even stronger, let me participate in the court meeting, and something big will happen. Change into three-grade court clothes: black head, three beams into the virtuous crown, purple official robes. The waist is tied with a gold and jade belt, and the left is worn with a goldfish bag, and all kinds of bits and pieces are hung, such as short swords, flints, etc.

Carrying an ivory wat board, taking Qian Shun Pinglang, driving the fighting horse, and going to Shanglin Yuan Youyi Gate. Thinking of Yan Ran Duhufu, he quickly searched his mind, and quickly frowned. It is called Mobei, north of the Mongolian Desert, and the pastoral area of Tiele Jiu.

In the twenty-first year of Zhenguan, Tiele attached the Tang Dynasty, and Taizong set up Yanran to protect the mansion at the foot of Yinshan Mountain. It has jurisdiction over the Great Khing'an Mountains in the east, the Altai Mountains in the west, the Gobi in Mongolia in the south, and Lake Baikal in the north, covering the entire Mongolian Plateau.

Among the nine surnames of Tiele, the Hui tribe is the strongest, and it is also a friend of the Tang Dynasty. In the two westward expeditions to the Turks, they both sent back warriors to assist the Tang army in the war. The first crusade against Helu, the Khan medicine Luo Ge Po Yan, personally led the army to participate. In the second crusade against Duman, Po Yan was in poor health, and the prince was a general.

Wu Kang knew them, and they had a very close relationship, calling Po Yan an old man. Crusade against the Turkic Duman, in the Pamirs, once wrestled with the servants. was almost thrown to death, but in the end, he turned defeat into victory, received his gift, and became brothers.

The other eight surnames of Tiele are the Fugu clan, the Hun clan and the Bayu Gu clan, the Tong Luo clan and the Sijie clan, the Absi clan, the Gulun Wu Gu clan, and the Qibi clan. General Zuo Xiaowei, the Duke of the State of You, is the Tiele Qibi clan.

Wu Kang was puzzled, Yan Ran was in a hurry, did Tiele Jiu commit a crime? It stands to reason that it shouldn't be, Tieler's alliance of nine surnames, and the Hui Department is the leader of the alliance. Hui Khan and the prince are die-hard fans of Datang and will not infringe on Datang.

I really don't understand, so let's go to Shanglin Yuan and ask Li Yifu about it. So he sped up his horse, and when he arrived outside Youyimen, he saw that the black pressure was pressing people's heads. Groups of three or five chatted, all wearing purple official robes, with an official rank of four or more, about forty or more.

Dou Cheng handed over to Qian Shun, quickly joined the crowd, and went straight to the biggest team. Lao Li is in the middle of the day, and there are many younger brothers around him, so the biggest gang is definitely his. Greet each other along the way, stand outside the big gang, and pull a smirk at the corner of your mouth.

Standing outside the circle and saluting, he nodded at Li Yifu and joined the Li chat group. After saying a few words of nonsense, Lao Li pulled him to a secluded place, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xian and Liu Renyuan have a good relationship, can you repair the book to him?" ”

There was indeed some friendship, and Baekje fought side by side and landed in Kumjin Bay together. Wu Kang pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "I and General Liu have cut down the Baekje people together, and there are some robes and feelings, and it should be possible to repair the book." But Lao Li, Lao Liu is guarding Baekje, what are you looking for him, can he help you? ”

Li Yifu glanced left and right, sneaky look, and moved away from the crowd again. Confirm the safety of the four times, and attach it to Wu Kang's ear: "Bother the virtuous brother to repair the book, notify General Liu, and secretly knock Liu Zhengze." Foolish brother here, grateful. ”

Wu Kang didn't know why, "secret knock" is the black word of the brothers, which means secret killing. Liu Zhengze is Liu Renliang, who was unlucky not long ago, and he dragged the hind legs of the Eastern Expedition. In the middle of last year, the Liaodong Campaign was restarted, and Li Jiu dispatched troops.

General Zuo Xiaowei, He Li, the Grand Commander of the March of the Hunjiang Road. General Zuo Wuwei, Su Dingfang, Duke of Xingguo, Chief of the Liaodong Road March; Puzhou Thorn Shi Cheng Mingzhen, the head of the march of the Fangdao. Each led the headquarters and government troops, and crusaded against Goguryeo in three ways.

The grain and grass of the Hunjiang Province were heavy, and they were transported to Goguryeo by sea, and Liu Renliang, the assassin of Qingzhou, was responsible for the escort of the fleet. It should also be his bad luck, the fleet is in the vast Yellow Sea, and it encounters a particularly large sea wind. Countless grain ships were destroyed, and hundreds of civilians were killed and wounded, which can be described as heavy losses.

When the news reached Luoyang, how to punish Liu Renliang became the hottest topic. Li Yifu, the secretary of the ministry, strongly recommended Li Jiu and sentenced Liu Renliang to death. The lack of food for the defenders of the Eastern Crusade will inevitably affect the morale of the army and undermine the overall situation of the Eastern Crusade. It is necessary to clarify the canonical punishment, give an account to the soldiers, and give an account to the victims.

Li Yifu's political enemies, such as Yuan Zhixin, a Zhongshe, tried their best to exonerate Rendao. The sudden rise of the sea breeze is a natural disaster and is unpredictable. Dozens of officials pleaded with each other, suggesting a lighter punishment and allowing him to make meritorious service for his crimes.

Wu Kang was present at the time, and he really wanted to fall into the well and kill Liu Renliang. The Hunjiang Road had no baggage and could not be put into battle, affecting the situation in Liaodong. However, what Yuan Zhixin said does have some truth, natural disasters are uncontrollable. As a result of the final treatment, Li Jiu removed him from his official position and joined the army as a white-clothed person.

Just three days ago, the imperial court issued an official document to reactivate Liu Ren's track and inspect the history of Fangzhou's assassination. Wang Wendu fell ill and died, and the Xiongjin soldiers were leaderless, and Liu Renliang succeeded him, suppressed the Baekje rebellion, and joined General Liu Renyuan.

Lao Li, the grandson, actually asked Liu Renyuan to secretly kill Liu Renliang, but it is not a thing. After pondering for a moment, he whispered: "The remnants of Baekje are in rebellion, and the Black Tooth Changzhi is besieging Zhendu, and Liu Renyuan is in danger. Let's kill the killer, which is not conducive to the situation in Baekje, and I hope Brother Li will think twice. ”

Li Yifu sneered, lowered his voice and said, "I think about it very clearly, he is our political enemy, and he must be killed completely." I asked to see the queen that day, but the queen was noncommittal and instructed me to come to you. We are repairing books at the same time, Liu Ren is willing to do it for sure, who doesn't want to be in charge of Baekje alone? ”

Pull him down, he's a thorn in your side, not a thorn in my flesh. Mei Niang kept silent, just staying out of the matter, and it was inconvenient to refuse directly, so she asked you to discuss with me. Li Yifu's grandson is too narrow-minded, and a typical eyelid must be retributed.

I think that Liu Renliang was the general of the right leading army. It seems that Xianqing has been in the past four years, dealing with the Bi Justice case, offending your kid, and being demoted to Qingzhou Thorn History. Last time, you failed to kill him, and now you are plotting again, intending to kill people with a knife.

Liu Ren is an old general, with a bad temper but a good temperament, and he will not go along with it. Wu Kang had the heart to refuse, but he didn't want to hate him, after all, he helped Mei Niang. After pondering for a moment, he whispered: "Brother Li, please rest assured, you will write a letter when you go back." ”

Lao Li smiled, patted Wu Kang on the shoulder, and swore a promise: "The favor of the virtuous brother, the foolish brother will remember it in his heart, and when the matter is completed, there will be a generous gift." It is said that the little brother of Narcissus is very fond of the virtuous brother, and he is wrapped up in the foolish brother, and we are not afraid of Zheng Rentai. ”

This benefit is very good, the little brother is versatile, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Be a governess and teach my daughter. I promised to write a letter, but the content of the letter only talked about Liu Ren's wishes, and did not mention the murder.

I hate Yoo In-rail, but I take the overall situation into account, he has real talent and learning, and he can suppress the Baekje rebellion. Suddenly thought of something, and asked Li Yifu in a low voice: "Let's clean up Liu Renliang, we should discuss it secretly, why do you propose it at this time?" Colleagues everywhere, not afraid of being heard? ”

Lao Li Yiran was complacent, and did not reply directly, but shook his head: "I am a general, I am the prime minister of the dynasty, and I am better informed than you." Yan Ran protected Liu Jurgy, 800 miles of urgent documents, and Tiele was surnamed Jiu. Tens of thousands of thieves were gathered, looting and killing Han people, and the chaos in Mobei has started. ”

Wu Kang was dumbfounded, and Tie Le's nine surnames were on the side, which seemed to be very unscientific. Staring at Li Yifu, he said impatiently: "Hui Po Yan Khan, he has always been close to our dynasty, why did he suddenly rebel." Could it be that Liu Xianli made some mistake to anger the Khan of Po Yan? ”

Lao Li sneered: "Your eyeliner is too little, and it is already the old yellow calendar." When you set out to conquer Baekje, the Khan of Bhalang died of illness, and the servant Gu succeeded him to the throne. However, the good times did not last long, and in less than three months, the servant also died of illness. His younger brother Bisu succeeded to the throne and has always been hostile to the Tang Dynasty, so there is today's chaos. ”

Wu Kang was struck by lightning, and his father and son were all old comrades-in-arms. All of a sudden, it's gone, and it's not a taste in my heart. couldn't help but sigh, and suddenly his eyes widened: "The servant bone is as strong as an ox, and he once wrestled with me, how could he die of illness?" Is it Bisu who murdered the servant bones? ”

Li Yifu smiled lightly: "Bisu killed his brother and usurped the throne, and Liu Xianli played a sparse performance, which is also this kind of speculation." The rebellion of the nine surnames of Tiele and the hostility of Bisu to our dynasty are not the main reason. The officials of the Duhu Mansion, including the Duhu Liu Xianli, were all from the Shi clan. They despise foreigners and oppress the nine surnames of Tiele, and they have long accumulated deep grievances. ”

Wu Kang smiled dumbly, Li Yifu's grandson does have real talent and learning. The Tang Dynasty is not xenophobic, but the scholars are xenophobic. Most of the Confucian bureaucrats were contemptuous of foreigners, which led to Tieler's dissatisfaction. In addition, Bisu's hostility added fuel to the fire, and finally caused a catastrophe.

After digesting the information, he slowly raised his head and swept around with his eagle eyes. made sure that no one was paying attention, so he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Li answered the question, what we just said cannot be used as an explanation." You confess honestly, secretly knock Liu Renliang, why are you discussing it now? ”

Li Yifu sold Guanzi, pinched his hooked nose with his hand, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that after the early dynasty, I won't have a chance to speak, and you don't have time to repair the book for Liu Renyuan." With the wisdom of the virtuous brother, he will definitely be able to figure out the reason, think about it carefully. ”

Wu Kang scoffed, and hit the street to sell Guanzi, Nai Weng guessed it. With his chin in his hand, he began to diverge his thinking, and quickly found the entry point. Liu Renliang supervised the capsizing of the ship, and the imperial court dealt with it urgently and recruited militia into the camp.

In the first half of the first month of this year, a total of 67 state militias from Henan and Huainan provinces were recruited. A total of 44,000 people, most of whom entered Pyongyang Province and a small part of them entered Pyongyang Province. Li Jiu was not enough, and passed down the edict again, Hongluqing Xiao Siye, the head of the Fuyu Road march. Led the Turkic Hu soldiers and incorporated them into the Pyongyang Provincial Military Camp.

However, the battle situation was unfavorable, and the army was advancing slowly, and Wu Kang knew why. First of all, the weather was cold, and secondly, the spring plowing was delayed, and the overturning effect made the morale of the army not high. The imperial court had no choice, and after the spring ploughing, it once again increased its troops on a large scale and changed its deployment at the same time.

mentor Su Dingfang, the head of the Pyongyang Provincial March; He Li, the head of the march of Liaodong Road; Cheng Mingzhen, the general of the right Xiaowei, the head of the march of the square road; Hongluqing Xiao Siye, the head of the Fuyu Road march; Liu Boying, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, is the head of the march of Xincheng Road.

Pang Xiaotai, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, the head of the march of Wofu Road; The secretary of the military department is appointed as the prime minister, and the head of the march of the Hunjiang Road. The 35th Route Army, advancing by land and water, attacking from the north and south, wanted to level Goguryeo. After the deployment of troops, Li Jiu added chaos again, and wanted to drive the expedition in person, but no one persuaded him to listen.

provoked Mei Niang to be angry, resisted the anger and admonished the relatives, and finally failed. Wu Kang expressed his disdain, don't be a demon anymore, just your rotten body, you are adding chaos to the Eastern Crusade. In the bitter cold land of Liaodong, your son Li Shimin once contracted a disease in Liaodong.

The elite troops of the imperial court and the generals who can fight well are all sent to Liaodong. The old comrade-in-arms Ren Yaxiang, the prime minister of the military department, also became the head of the march. So the question is, the nine brothers of Tiele rebelled, who can lead the army to fight?

Thinking of this, he looked at Lao Li and said with a smile: "What Brother Li means, Tiele Jiu's surname is in rebellion, and there are no generals available in the imperial court." So I'm a martial artist, maybe I'm in command? The chief of the Tiele Road march, quelling the rebellion in Mobei? ”

Li Yifu clapped his hands and praised: "You are very smart, not possible, but inevitable." Changing the two expeditions to the Western Regions, crossing the sea and leveling Baekje, regardless of meritorious qualifications, he can be qualified to be the governor. I will find Xu Xianggong and join hands to protect the virtuous brother, but I will ensure that nothing goes wrong. The generalissimo of soldiers and horses, the general manager of the march, is gratifying. ”

You can pull it down, with Li Jiu's urine, you won't let me lead the army. Li Yifu continued to shake his head: "He has become the general manager, and the military affairs are complicated, how can the foolish brother have the face, and then mention the matter of secret knocking?" ”

The ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, Wu Kang smiled bitterly: "Brother Li is so excited, he must pour cold water, the position of the chief manager, it is not my turn." Others don't say it for the time being, Xue Rengui, the general of Zuo Wuwei, did not go to Liaodong. ”

sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "My military achievements are not inferior to me, my qualifications are older than me, and my age is older than me." The head of the march of Tiele Road is definitely none other than him, and I don't have the slightest chance. Thank you for your kindness, don't look for Xu Xianggong, the saint will not approve. ”

There was footsteps behind him, it should be Xu Jingzong, Wu Kang turned around to salute. Seeing that he was thinly dressed, he untied his fur and draped it on him, and said with a smile: "It's such a cold day, don't freeze, I've been short of money lately, and I don't have any money." ”

Xu Jingzong rolled his eyes, tied his fur, stared and scolded with a smile: "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, Nai Weng, this old bone, it's no problem to boil it for another ten years." What are you talking about, the old man is having a good time, does Li Xianggong mind? ”

Li Yifu smiled, and the three of them exchanged heads and talked about the topic just now. Xu Jingzong shook his head, looked at Wu Kang and said, "Don't think about it, you have this ability, but you don't have this age." Since the founding of our dynasty, except for the royal family, all the marching chiefs must be over forty years old. ”

It's a very real problem, age is a hard injury, Wu Kang smiled dumbly. Li Yifu looked at it carefully, and his white face surged with weirdness: "Thirty years later, why don't you have a beard?" There is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm, but you can't shave it. ”

The two of them laughed cheaply, and Wu Kang's face was full of disdain: "Don't think crookedly, I am a normal man, and I am normal in all aspects." Maybe it's a genetic problem, and I hardly grow a beard, and I'm very worried. Two old guys, don't discuss this. You think carefully, who will be in charge this time, and will I go on the expedition? ”

When it came to business, the two of them had serious expressions and began to frown and ponder. In less than half an hour, Lao Xu spoke: "If the expectation is not bad, the general manager of the Tiele Road march will fall on Zheng Rentai's head." He is the general of the Right Guard, and his age and seniority are sufficient. ”

Wu Kang's face showed disdain, there was no general in Shu, and Liao became a pioneer. Li Yifu also agreed, suddenly thought of something, looked at Wu Kang and said: "Zheng Rentai is from the Zheng family in Xingyang, and he has a very strong family concept. As far as I know, he hates you. So to pacify Mobei, you can't go on the expedition. ”

It seems to make sense that the adjutant general who goes out with the army will ask the commander for advice. Zheng Po Street disagreed, I couldn't go on the expedition, and I didn't want to follow him. At this time, when I thought of Li Chunfeng, my eyes widened suddenly, and an ominous premonition lingered in my heart...