Luoyang Palace.

The Imperial City Guangting, in front of the martial arts arena, on the phoenix platform.

Li Zhi was dressed in golden armor, his sword was on the ground, and he leaned forward and sat in the dragon seat with an indifferent expression, staring at the audience with a pair of bright eyes.

Three thousand six hundred gold guards, dressed in blue, red, white soap, and four colors, divided into four phases (green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, Xuanwu), listened to the four leading forces order the flag to stop the performance.

A shout, startling the mountain; As soon as you drink it, you will be shaken by the sea.

Between the lines, the axe in his hand moved like thunder, and the silver snake was gone!

Li Zhi nodded lightly, twisted his fingers, and turned his head to ask the young Li Hong beside him.

"Hong'er, what do you think?"

"Very good, but ......"

The young Li Hong glanced at the Quartet soldiers, but shook his head and said:

"The green dragon is in the sky, the white tiger is lying on the ground, and the Xuanwu offensive is silent, but the Vermilion Bird is ......"

He tilted his little head sideways, but hesitated for a while before saying:

"But there is no force of aggression like fire."

Li Zhi nodded, and then asked:

"Then according to Hong'er's opinion, why?"

"But those who are unstable in the march will have no faith; Those who are sluggish in the army will have no virtue; Those who fail to give military orders will have no authority...... Hong'er felt that the military spirit of this Suzaku column was not weak, but it lacked its spirit, so it was mostly because it would have no authority, and the mighty person would be able to carry out the order. ”

Li Zhi nodded and said:

"Hong'er fruit is beneficial...... Then do you want to try to lead the troops yourself? ”

Li Hong had long had this thought in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak, but now he was overjoyed to hear Li Zhi's words.

But he also knew that he was young, and although he had the name of the national prince, he might not be able to control these thousands of gold guards, so he smiled and said:

"Father, Hong'er is young......"

"Everything has to be tried to know if it succeeds or fails."

Li Zhi said with a smile.

With his father's encouragement, Li Hong lifted his spirits, hugged his small sword, tied it around his waist, and as soon as he tightened his belt, he was so energetic that he jumped down the stairs with a running belt.

De'an, who was standing on one side, looked at Li Hong's small back full of ambition, and couldn't help but ask Li Zhi with some hesitation:

"Lord, will this be a little difficult for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? The whole army is exercising, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young, is it still early? ”

"Not early."

Li Zhi shook his head and said lightly:

"The so-called governance of the army is actually the same as governing the family, the people, the country, and the world. All changes are inseparable, this child knows the principles of governing the country and the people, and the basic context of governing the army can be touched at a glance. The only difference is ......"

Li Zhi paused and said lightly:

"The hardest lesson he has to learn is how to stand up for power."

De is relieved of his heart, and he doesn't say much.

Just as De'an was worried, after Li Hong received a column of Suzaku flags from Fengtai, it attracted a sideways glance from the generals of Jinwuwei.

When he really took the Lingqi and stood in front of the nine hundred Vermilion Bird Guards, the small size and countless big men looked at each other, staring at each other with big eyes, which made all the attendants pinch a cold sweat.

Qinghe couldn't help but speak, but Li Zhi seemed to be aware of raising his hand to stop him:

"This step, he always has to start, don't rob him of the opportunity to learn by himself."

Qinghe was immediately silent.

So under the phoenix platform, I saw a soft little baby with beads and jade eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a group of golden armor and golden helmets, and a murderous Jin Ge army looked at each other for a long time.

Finally, Li Hong's soft and tender childish voice that seemed to have some milk sounded:

"Suzaku Guards listen to orders!"

The voice was very steady, and Qinghe was proud and just wanted to praise it, but he saw Li Zhi sigh slightly, and there was a trace of regret in his eyes.

Although his face was still faint, Qinghe's heart had already rolled like a wave of fire.

There is no other reason, although he and De Ruian generally serve on the side of the emperor and queen, but since Li Hong was born, he and Minghe have accompanied Li Hong more, and naturally they love this little master more.

So he looked into the middle of the field with trepidation......

Sure enough, although those soldiers also shouted in unison, the momentum, the voice, and the action were far from being as good as the flag-holding general who marched and stopped.

Even a few soldiers in the column, who were familiar with Li Hong, all showed a somewhat amused and worried look on their faces at this time.

These bastard things! On weekdays, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats them very well, but today it is like this......

Qinghe secretly scolded in his heart, and it was difficult to say it in front of Li Zhi - after all, he was a servant, if he said these words for Li Hong, wouldn't it make Li Zhi feel that Li Hong was a big defeat this time?

Although Li Zhi loves Li Hong well, after all, Li Hong, as the national prince, can't lose face like this, he can't sit idly by......

So he rolled his eyes, but said:

"Lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's move is a bit reckless, isn't it? It's always the Lord on the side, and if you want to give an order, you must first declare the Lord God's order to calm the hearts of the army! It's too reckless, it's too reckless......"

Li Zhi glanced at him sideways but said:

"I don't help him, because if I help him, I'll let him rely on him. But I didn't say anything about not allowing you to help him...... It must be known that the name of the Son of Heaven must also be fulfilled by the call of all the people......"

De'an was slightly stunned when he heard this, and secretly glanced at Li Zhi, then turned his head, wanting to laugh but forbearing.

Qinghe breathed a long sigh of relief, but said distressedly:

"But if the Lord doesn't help, who else can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince find to help? Uncle Yuan? He's busy...... What's more, the essay Zhengyuan's uncle is also great, and he talks about martial arts...... He is no match for the Lord......

These four-phase divine guards have been trained by you for many years, and although they are not as heroic as those other divine guards, they are not something that Uncle Yuan can easily drive......

Well, after all, although there are many strong generals in the Tang Dynasty who manage the army, they are all on the frontier...... And it was they who came forward, these people were usually the soldiers of the Son of Heaven, and they might not be able to obey their control.

Can't you bother the British public?

His old man is in Gyeongchug right now, but as soon as he came back yesterday, he went to make a covenant with Silla by order of the Lord, and I am afraid that he will not be able to keep busy......"

"Really...... When you say you're spiritual, you're not spiritual! Isn't there a big man in this palace who is good at the art of war? Is...... What do you do? ”

Dean couldn't help it after all, and scolded as soon as he opened his mouth.

His scolding made Qinghe completely stunned, rolled his eyes to the sky, and thought for a long time before he said:

"A big man who is good at the art of war? Except for the Lord? Who else? There is no other big man in this palace now, except for our lord, it is our mother......"

Speaking of the word "mother", Qinghe suddenly became dumbfounded, lowered his head, and looked at Li Zhi stupidly.

Li Zhi didn't raise his head, but De'an next to him rolled his eyes at him.

After a while, Qinghe said:

"But...... But where is the mother...... Haha......"

He swallowed, shrunk his neck, and looked at Dean pitifully.

After following Li Zhi and Mei Niang for all these years, he has never seen the two of them make such a big fuss in the past two days. One of them said that they wanted to drive people away, and when they turned around, they would leave the door, and the other would stick directly to the ones who refused to separate......

For more than a day, I simply didn't say a word.

The meal is used in one place, that is, the two of them do not nest together at night......

Qinghe is not stupid, he just looks at De'an. But De'an pretended not to see it.

After staying pitifully for a long time, Qinghe gritted his teeth - that's it, don't the old men of Britain often talk about raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while? It's okay to spell it this time......

Thinking of this, he let out a long breath, then gave Li Zhi a big salute, turned around and trotted away.

De'an looked at him, then at Li Zhi, couldn't help but shake his head, and shook his head again.

The audience was still in chaos, and even under Li Hong's increasingly small voice, those generals were bold, and after secretly taking a look at Li Zhi, they even showed a slight perfunctory attitude.

Li Zhi still didn't have any expressions, just looked fixedly.

On Li Hong's forehead, sweat began to break out, and his round little face began to be dyed with two traces of shame.

But soon, his dilemma was broken.

Qinghe, who was sweating profusely, ran into the arena out of breath and said a few words in his ear.

Li Hong stared at Qinghe, and before he could speak, he heard Qinghe straighten up, gasped for breath, cleared his throat and said:

"The queen has an order! Zhu Zhu Que Wei listens to the announcement! ”

As soon as the queen's mother came out, Li Hong immediately felt that the big men in front of him, who had been playing perfunctorily with themselves just now, had a pale face, and the shouts of praise were far more serious and solemn than when facing him.

He blinked, a little dazed.

Qinghe continued to preach:

"Today, there is a Vermilion Bird Divine Guard in charge of the flag, and as a courtier, he actually does the way of bullying the master! The monarch is above, the prince is below, and the prince has an order, but the prince can be deceived by his young age, and he treats the dragon as if he is nothing, and he is perfunctory in secret, which is really disrespectful!

The Jinwu Guard, although he belongs to the Tang Dynasty army, is also the system of the inner court, and as the master of the Tang Middle Palace, he should be taught! ”

He paused, glanced at the flag general with a frightened face, and then at Li Hong, who was somewhat enlightened, and continued to raise his voice:

"Pass the queen's order, give eighty military sticks, and those who walk the canes will be dealt with in court!"

Eighty military sticks!

Everyone was shocked! And the flag commander who was smiling funny just now immediately turned white, and looked at Li Zhi on the Fengtai in disbelief.

Li Zhi didn't move, and even his expression didn't change.

The flag general's face finally turned white into a piece of paper, and he didn't dare to rush forward in small steps, throwing his military stick to stand up to his guards, and immediately cried loudly!

Seeing this, Li Hong really couldn't bear it, and was about to speak, but he could hear it clearly and whispered clearly:

"Your Royal Highness, Niang Niang said that you want to intercede for him, but yes, but the Lord agreed. Let the Lord give this face. Plus, you can spare him a few sticks, but you can't go unpunished – you know? ”

Li Hong suddenly looked sideways at Qinghe, and when he saw him looking ahead without squinting, his heart suddenly moved, and he turned his head and shouted:

"Stay! This palace has something to discuss with my father! Let's talk about it later! ”

Immediately, everyone stopped, and when the flag was about to come to life, they cried even louder.

Li Hong ignored him and only strode back in the direction of Li Zhi.

Standing in front of Li Zhi and looking at Li Zhi's smile, Li Hong said a little sadly:

"Father, it's Hong'er's fault, spare him?"

"What does it have to do with you? Your mother punished right, as a general of an army, he dared to take the lead in perfunctory orders from the prince, he should be punished. If your mother had been punished undeservedly, or too severely, the sergeants would have knelt down to intercede for him. ”

"They don't plead, not because the queen mother is not punished heavily, they don't plead, because they look down on him and cry and beg like this, right? Didn't my father say that a manly husband sheds blood without tears. So they don't speak for him. ”

Li Zhi's eyes revealed a hint of appreciation, and he nodded:

"You get it...... Do you know your mother's intentions? ”

"As the lord of the court, the queen mother should be punished, and this person should be punished if he ignores the authority of the lord. But the queen mother is lenient to her son, and the punishment is so heavy at this time, first, because her father is here, Hong'er is also here, although she is the master of the back court, there is nothing wrong with such punishment, but after all, there is a suspicion of overstepping the rules, so Hong'er asked her father to order a few less punishments, one to keep the emperor's prestige not lost, and the other to establish Hong'er's prestige, so that the generals listen to the order, the father is silent, because he knows that the queen mother has good intentions, and Hong'er also understands. ”

Li Hong said lightly:

"But...... Hong'er didn't understand, why did it have to be him? ”

"What is him?"

"He's a flag commander ......" Li Hong turned his head to look at the man, then turned his head to look at Li Zhi again, and said lightly:

"Hong'er heard from his father and the British Duke that the position of this flag order is not trivial, and it is easy and cannot be punished. If it is punished, it will be abolished and rebuilt...... When the queen mother did this, Hong'er punished him a few times, and he couldn't escape from being demoted to a pawn in addition to his fame...... Not even Jin Wuwei anymore. The father, queen and mother have always acted cautiously, especially the four-phase divine guard in this Jin Wuwei is not small and can never be lightly destroyed...... Now, is there any meaning? ”

Li Zhi looked up at Li Hong, his eyes full of admiration:

"My son has grown up...... But these things, instead of letting your father say them to you, why don't you watch them yourself? ”

Li Hong thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Okay."

So he turned his head and announced with De'an:

"Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has mercy, please bless the benefactor, and reduce it to thirty military sticks, but its nature is like this, and it cannot be included in the ranks of the four phases of the divine guard, so immediately remove the red armor and gold clothes, strip the official ribbon, go to the post and demote to the Su Wei, and leave the imperial city on the same day!"

When the man heard this, he was stunned for a long time and cried even more painfully, while the soldiers around him looked at the little figure standing next to Li Zhi's long sword with even more awe, carrying his hands like his father!