Chapter 21: The Year of the Turtle
Li Longji is a person who is well versed in the way of military affairs, and he knows what is happening on the battlefield, not only does he not think it is angry, but he is quite happy.
Although the appearance of the soldiers is ugly, it exudes a tiger spirit, which is the reason why the Tang Army was able to destroy dozens of countries, and Li Longji will not be happy.
Many of the ministers couldn't help frowning, and their mouths were even more cracked, and they were already in shape.
"Li Changguo, tell me how this battle was fought?" Li Longji rushed to Li Changguo.
The land of Tibet, China has not been included in the territory for thousands of years, and this pacification of Tibet is a great cause for the ages, in which there are many wonderful, thrilling, and moving wars. Although many of them have already spread, the ministers know that they are far inferior to Li Changguo's planners and promoters, and they all pricked up their ears and listened quietly, for fear of missing a word.
Li Changguo responded and began to speak.
Li Longji listened very carefully, his ears were erected high, his expression was focused, and he asked questions from time to time. When I heard the critical point, I couldn't help but praise and praise loudly.
Although Li Changguo is not a master of storytelling, he also analyzes it in detail, clearly understands, is very beautiful, and very thrilling, and from time to time it will cause the ministers to exclaim.
"Yes, yes!" Li Longji high-fived and said with a smile: "Although I have read the military newspaper and heard the rumors, it is far from what you said. If you hadn't said it, where would I have thought that pacifying Tibet would be so thrilling and difficult. ”
"yes." Chen Xuanli took over the conversation, raised his chin proudly, and said: "Although it is difficult to pacify the first battle of Tubo, who called our Longwu Army to participate in the war?" ”
Long Wujun made a great contribution this time, and Chen Xuanli felt that his face was shining, and he almost sang it.
"Chen Lao'er, if you don't say it, no one doesn't know, so you don't need to brag about it." Li Longji was in an extremely good mood, and ridiculed Chen Xuanli, which caused laughter from the ministers.
Since the meritorious service of the Long Wu Army, Chen Xuanli's tail has risen to the sky, and he will say it when he meets people, talk about it when he sees people, and preach it everywhere, for fear that people will not know, and the ministers have heard it I don't know how many times.
"Li Changguo, you fought well this time, and you actually pacified Tubo." Li Longji's body leaned forward, getting closer to Li Changguo, and said with a smile: "The land of Tibet, where China has not been included in the territory for thousands of years, has become a hand of mine, and I am overjoyed when I think about it. ”
"This is all Your Majesty's majestic strategy, trusting the ministers." Li Changguo recalled the whole thing to pacify Tibet, and Li Longji's contribution was not small, and he couldn't help but admire.
Although his plan is good, his success is too low, which is tantamount to a gamble. If it were a different person, he would definitely hesitate again and again and would not adopt the plan. Li Longji not only adopted it, but also let Li Changguo and them do it, giving them what they wanted, which is really rare, no matter how much praise is overdone.
"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers agreed with this and praised it in unison.
This praise is different from the past, it is a sincere praise, of course Li Longji can hear it, he is very happy, and patted Li Changguo on the shoulder with his right hand and said: "Li Changguo, you said, I pacified Tibet, how is my meritorious work compared to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu?" ”
Although the Qin Emperor and Han Wu were criticized and discredited by later generations, they were two benchmarks for ancient Chinese emperors. Many people scolded the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, but they had to admit that these two people made great contributions to the Chinese nation. Two thousand years have passed, and countless characters are imitating, but they cannot be surpassed.
Li Longji said this, he was so happy. However, although his achievements are great, he is still insufficient compared with the two great emperors who created the pattern of the Chinese nation, Qin Huang and Han Wu.
Of course, Li Changguo would not tell the truth, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the minister does not dare to say anything about such things, and the Danqing history book is the best evaluation." ”
"Li Changguo, don't talk nonsense." Yang Guozhong has always been unhappy with Li Changguo, and finally caught Li Changguo's pigtails, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty's achievements have covered three generations, far surpassing the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, you dare to talk nonsense." ”
Li Longji's mood is extremely good, it is just to please a nice statement, it stands to reason that as long as people who know a little bit about human feelings and sophistication will make it interesting. Li Changguo's words were indeed inconsistent with Li Longji's expectations, and the ministers were worried about Li Changguo.
Chen Xuanli was about to exonerate Li Changguo, but when he saw Li Longji, he smiled and said: "What a Li Changguo, I wanted to please a happy statement, but you didn't give it, and the words are like gold." However, this is what is good, and it has been the case since ancient times. ”
Yang Guozhong was greatly disappointed, what a good opportunity to slander Li Changguo.
"Danqing history books are the best evaluation, which is very reasonable." Li Longji nodded with a smile and said, "Emperor Qin and Han Wu are criticized by future generations, however, no one can deny their great achievements. It can be seen that since ancient times, the merits of the emperor are not good because the courtiers say that they are good, and they cannot be useless because someone scolds you for being bad, but they are recorded in the history books of Danqing, and let future generations comment, which is true. ”
"Your Majesty Shengming!" Li Changguo was really convinced this time, Li Longji is an understanding person, and he is not complacent because he pacified Tibet.
"My achievements are very great, but they cannot be compared with the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, because they have created a pattern, a unified pattern in China." Li Longji is also an understanding person, and said with a smile: "If I can destroy the Great Eclipse, then my merits can surpass that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu." ”
The difficulty of creating a pattern is far better than conquering Tibet.
"Okay, let's not talk about it." Li Longji waved his hand and then asked some detailed questions. What he was most interested in was the matter of breaking the mouth of the pot from the sky, and asked from the bottom of the matter.
This matter is somewhat beyond Li Longji's cognition, and Li Changguo took a lot of time to explain it to him.
After Li Longji finished asking, the ministers asked again. After a while, Li Changguo and Guo Ziyi surrounded the ministers and asked questions. Li Longji looked at it with a smile and listened to Li Changguo and Guo Ziyi explain to them.
Li Changguo and Guo Ziyi had to be in a high-ranking position to come to inquire, and ordinary ministers could not have such qualifications, so they turned to the soldiers and asked questions.
For such things, the soldiers never tired of talking about it, and they answered all questions, and they had thick throats and big throats, like thunder, which shook the ears of the ministers. Although the ministers were disgusted, they were too curious, so they had to endure it.
Time passed unconsciously, and in a blink of an eye, it was actually dark.
"Time flies." Li Longji smiled, looked up, it was dark, and waved his hand: "Banquet." ”
The eunuchs, palace maids, and miscellaneous servants were busy, and it didn't take long for the wine and food to be put on the table.
Li Changguo took a look, good guy, this banquet is completely different. In front of the courtiers were mostly dishes, while in front of the soldiers were large and large basins, as if feeding pigs.
The ministers looked at the dishes in front of them, and then looked at the big and small pots in front of the soldiers, and couldn't help but whisper.
"Look, it's like feeding pigs."
"A group of big bosses, who can't read big words, can only eat."
Most of the ministers were literati, and their meals were limited, so of course there would not be too much to eat. But the soldiers have a huge amount of food, and one person can be several. If you have a large amount of food, you can eat a whole sheep, who told them to train and kill very physically?
When the soldiers saw it, they were very satisfied, showed a knowing smile, and secretly discussed privately.
"Your Majesty Shengming, knowing that we have a large amount of food, use a basin for us."
"It's enjoyable to eat in pots, but if you use plates, it's too boring."
"We are rough people, some of us have a rough throat and a big voice, and a big pot is strong."
Listening to the discussion of the soldiers, many ministers couldn't help but laugh.
Li Changguo, Guo Ziyi, and Li Guangbi glanced at each other and nodded with satisfaction. Li Longji can think of this aspect, he is really careful and considerate, no wonder he has countless capable people under his command, and the army of the Tang Dynasty can be invincible.
"Soldiers: I have celebrated your triumphant return." Li Longji stood up, stood up straight, and began to speak.
"Brush!" Everyone stood up straight and listened to Li Longji's lecture.
"Tonight, it belongs to you, you let go of eating, letting go of drinking." Li Longji waved his right hand, very imposing, and said: "You are warriors on the battlefield, so treat this place as a battlefield, eat meat and drink wine in a big bowl." ”
Li Longji's lecture was not long, and it was easy to understand, and if he said something in a crepe manner, the officers and men would not understand it.
"!" Li Longji picked up the wine glass, raised his glass to the soldiers, tilted his neck, and drank dry. Smacking his lips, he couldn't get enough of it, and his eyes widened to look at the scene.
What he saw was two different styles of drinking. The ministers slowly drank with their lips, and they drank dry, decently, without losing a little etiquette.
But the soldiers didn't care about those, like drunkards who hadn't drunk for ten days and a half months, and drank dry wine like lightning.
The ministers drank the wine in their mouths and tasted it slowly, as if they were master tasters. But the soldiers grunted and fell into their stomachs, causing the ministers to frown.
It's royal sake, okay? It's all good wine, and you have to taste it slowly. Drinking imperial wine like the soldiers does, it is a waste of cattle chewing pills.
What made the ministers even more unhappy was that the soldiers drank a glass of wine and praised the wine loudly, and the sound was loud, like thunder. Then grab the flask and pour it, pour the wine and drink, drink it and pour it again, cup after cup, and never taste it.
Li Changguo saw it in his eyes, glanced at Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, shook his head and smiled bitterly. It is like this when they drink alcohol in the army, and it is impossible for them to drink like the ministers.
Only a few ministers and Li Longji couldn't help nodding their heads, and most of the ministers were watching as monkey shows.
"What about Li Guinian? He was told to sing and dance. Li Longji sat down.
As soon as the will was handed down, I saw a group of Liyuan disciples, led by a middle-aged man, arrive with musical instruments.
This middle-aged man is about forty years old, very tall, and very handsome, which makes people feel good at first sight.
"The great musician Li Guinian?" Li Changguo was surprised, sat up straight, opened his eyes wide, and prepared to enjoy the music of Li Guinian.
Li Guinian is a famous musician in Chinese history, and it is very rare to be able to appreciate his works.
(To be continued)