Chapter 202: Crisis
Li Hao replied with a smile after hearing this, and then took a sip of the barley wine brewed from the barley here, which was something he asked the Tubo people to make during the march, and it tasted good to drink some on this plateau. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The barley wine is fragrant and mellow, sweet and refreshing, and there is no pain in the head and no thirst after drinking. Originally, this thing would not appear on the plateau until after the end of the Battle of Songzhou, after Princess Wencheng, who married to Tubo, brought the brewing technology into it.
Now it was made out by Li Hao in advance, this kind of wine that is unique to Chang'an, after getting it out, Li Hao and Fang Er both felt good after drinking it. Now I don't have to fight, I'm going back all the way, and it's good to have a little wine if I have nothing to do.
"Uh, how is that possible? Zijia wiped out the country of Tubo that invaded the east, what a merit this is! How could the emperor ask for your head? "What is the cake, Fang Er naturally knows, now there is this thing sold in Caidiexuan in Chang'an City, it is delicious.
"I beheaded the king of Tubo before reporting, and small countries such as Tuyuhun and Nepal were also broken by me, these were not approved by Chang'an, this is a crime of bullying the king, do you think the emperor will want my head?"
What will Li Er do, this Li Hao really can't guess. But Hou Junji, the original history, made this mistake after breaking Gaochang, and embezzled some money, and was convicted by Li Er when he finally came back. If it hadn't been for someone's plea, he would have almost been killed.
Hou Junji's position in Li Er's heart is much more important than Li's, when Hou Junji followed Li Er's southern expedition to the north, and was Li Er's great assistant in the matter of Xuanwumen. Such a person is convicted when he says that he is convicted, so Li Hao really can't grasp Li Er's psychology.
"After returning to Maozhou, I will go back to Chang'an immediately, and then find my old man to talk about the matter here, and see what he can do." Fang Er really values Li Hao, and after listening to Li Hao's analysis, he was a little anxious, what Li Hao said was really possible.
"No hurry! I'll talk about it when your military exploits come down, I've already helped you report your military exploits. Wang Xuance and theirs also reported it, if you go back at this time, your old man will definitely beat you up, and he will beat you in vain. ”
Fang Er's reaction, Li Hao, wants to say that he is not moved, it is a lie. However, at this time, Fang Er went back a little early, and these things are not in a hurry. Li Hao is not unprepared, this kind of thing is better to strike later.
"Lang Jun!" "Shaolang-kun!" When he was halfway through the team, Li Hao's familiar voice suddenly came from a carriage on the side of the road, he sat on his horse and turned his head to look over, and saw Uncle Zhong and Wushun, as well as Erlang who was shrugging his head.
"Lady, Uncle Zhong, why did you come to this plateau?" Wu Shun's expression is not very good, there is a Xiao Wu beside her, I don't know why this girl also followed Wu Shun from Chang'an? Uncle Zhong also has those tribes of his own village next to him, so they should be able to escort Wu Shun over.
"Lang Jun!" As soon as Wu Shun saw Li Hao's tanned and red appearance now, he almost cried. During this time, I heard that Li Hao led the army to the plateau, and this girl didn't have a good rest, and she looked very haggard, for fear that Li Hao would have something wrong on the plateau.
Also anxious is Uncle Zhong, Li Hao went to war without consulting them, which is undoubtedly a big deal for the Li Mansion. The Li Mansion is a lone seedling, and there is no incense left, as the big housekeeper of the Li Mansion, how can Uncle Zhong sit there?
Originally, I thought that Tubo invaded Songzhou in the east and had little to do with Maozhou, but I didn't expect Li Hao to take people to kill on the plateau. Uncle Zhong couldn't sit still after receiving this news, and immediately rushed to Li Hao's Zhuangdi, and then called all the Zhuang households who had been on the battlefield, and escorted Wu Shun to this side. Comrade Xiao Wu didn't know what to say to Wu Shun, so he also came along.
After arriving in Maozhou, Erlang, who stayed in Maozhou to watch Maozhou for Li Hao, was immediately beaten by Uncle Zhong. Even if Erlang had already married his wife, he still couldn't fight Uncle Zhong, so he could only be beaten depressedly, and then led them to follow the merchants of Maozhou to the plateau.
This road can be regarded as tormenting them, from Chang'an to Maozhou, and then from Maozhou to Songzhou, and then to the plateau. Thousands of miles away, these people rode over non-stop. If it weren't for altitude sickness, they would have arrived earlier.
Li Hao looked at these people and was moved in his heart, and he didn't care about the fact that there were so many people around him, so he hugged Wu Shun and turned around a few times, scaring this girl so much that she kept screaming. The people around were all smiling and watching, no one said anything, and something unknown flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes.
Wu Shun blushed like an ostrich at this time, and was about to complain about Li Hao's words, but at this time he couldn't say anything. The heat around is watching, even if she and Li Hao are husband and wife, they are not embarrassed.
At this time, she still didn't understand that when Li Hao asked her to return to Chang'an, she planned to counterattack the plateau. Because he was afraid that he would be worried and distracted, he tricked her back to Chang'an, and then he took people to the plateau himself.
"Okay, isn't it good for me, I also destroyed Tubo, and I will be promoted to become rich in the future, which is a great good thing. After the Li Mansion, the ancestors will be glorious, and they will be happy. It's a happy event to be able to meet today, and when we camp in the right place to make a fire and cook, I'll give you a taste of the special food of the plateau. ”
Li Hao comforted everyone, these were originally his father's subordinates, they had been planting the land for so many years, and he had to accept this favor when he heard that he could come with Uncle Zhong immediately after he went on the expedition.
The reunion after a long absence made Wu Shun more and more obsessed with Li Hao, and he stayed by Li Hao's side all day long, until it was time to camp. Only then did he begin to direct the teenagers led by Li Hao to prepare dinner, and they prepared a large number of matsutake mushrooms and various medicinal herbs.
In August and September, it is the time when matsutake mushrooms are produced here, and it is not difficult for Li Hao to make a delicious meal. This kind of thing, which was precious in the future generations, has become a big road commodity here. In fact, the matsutake mushrooms of later generations are not very expensive in the place of origin, but they are expensive for takeout.
It's easy to find the ingredients for a meal, but it's hard to find a place where you can make a fire and cook it. This is a highland area, and in many places you can't cook rice without a pressure cooker, let alone make something delicious.
However, the place where Li Hao said to camp is just right, and it is still an important turnover place for the Tang army to enter and exit the plateau. The way back was not in a hurry, and after arriving at this place, although it was still very early, Li Hao still asked the group to stop and have a good rest.
"Brother-in-law, why did you fight this battle so hard? I'm afraid you've been preparing for this battle for a long time, right? It's just that have you ever thought that although you have the credit for destroying the country, you will still be killed? While Wu Shun was busy cleaning up, Comrade Xiao Wu found an opportunity to chat with Li Hao.
Over the years, the mall has made this girl feel more and more like a queen. At this time, after the girl said what she had been holding in her heart for a long time, she stared at Li Hao, wanting to find the answer she wanted from Li Hao.
I haven't seen him for almost a year, plus this period of war training. Li Hao's body is more calm and resolute, and he looks more and more handsome and steady. Xiao Wu looked at the young man with an indulgence in his eyes.
She liked her brother-in-law, who she had liked for a long time, and had nothing to do with this young man becoming her brother-in-law. So at this moment, Li Hao has put herself in danger, can she not care?
"Xiao Wu, do you know? Why are we Han people as strong as the Qin and Han dynasties, but the Han people still do not threaten the world? The Han people have never lacked fierce generals and famous commanders, but killing people internally is actually the most stupid thing. It's a big world, and it's unimaginable. And Datang is just a small piece of land, and the population is even smaller. ”
Li Hao looked at Xiao Wu, who was staring at him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he sighed and explained to him. "The Qin and Han dynasties were so powerful, but in the end, because of their own civil strife, they took advantage of those states and then massacred our Han people, so there was the shame of Baideng and the Wuhu Rebellion. It's because we've never been out of a circle! A very strange circle. ”
"When China was strong, the surrounding barbarians came from all directions, but we never drove them all out. And once the Han people are in civil strife, those Fanbangs can take advantage of the situation and then enter our Central Plains, but slaughtering our Han people is like slaughtering pigs and dogs. Do you know why those emperors have not been able to get out of this strange circle? ”
Li Hao looked at Xiao Wu, and then said these words. Li Hao knows these words, Xiao Wu must be able to understand them, and he should understand what he is talking about, "So when the Tang Dynasty is strong, destroy all the surrounding Fanbangs, this is just to provide a better environment for our future Han people." ”
"Only when the people of my Datang go out to the four directions of this heaven and earth, know the greatness of this world, collect the wealth of the world, and conquer the surrounding states, can I make my Datang strong and prosperous for a longer time. Maybe no matter how much they toss at that time, the surrounding states will only be able to submit to us forever. ”
"In the current Datang, only I have seen this, so only I can do it, and I will not hesitate to fight for the enemy of the world. But it's not as exaggerated as you said, and it's not so easy for the emperor to kill me, he still has to take into account the thoughts of other people after all. ”
"However, I have received news that people from several families have said that you have started a war without permission, and now they are encouraging their ministers to attack you. Many ministers say that you are ruthless and poisonous, and you are against the way of the saints. But my brother-in-law is obviously for me Huaxia and for my Datang, why should he bear these charges? ”
Xiao Wu was silent after listening to Li Hao's words, then raised his head and stared at Li Hao's eyes and said, "Brother-in-law is rich and talented, and he should also know that people are terrible." Those people may not be of much help, but bad things are easy. ”