Nine hundred and seventy-seven enemies
The Tang Dynasty has indeed had wars every year, from the fourth year of Zhenguan, to the abdication of Li Ermajesty in the twentieth year of Zhenguan, and Li Chengqian's accession to the throne, in 16 years, more than 100,000 people fought more than ten times, and there were countless battles below 100,000 people, after Li Chengqian ascended the throne in April of the first year of Chenghe, the first thing he went to the military university was to worship the Heroes Monument, and the second thing was to worship the Loyal Soul Temple, in order to show his importance to the army and the memory of the soldiers who died in the war, and even ordered the statistics of the war dead since the establishment of the Loyal Soul Temple.
387,697 killed in battle.
Datang fought a war for 16 years, with an average of more than 20,000 people killed every year, which seems to be a little little, but in fact, this is the result of the establishment and improvement of the medical system, most of the war wounded have successfully recovered and returned to the army to continue to serve, if you want to count the number of war wounded, it is estimated that the number will not be less than one million.
It is precisely because of the heroic struggle of these soldiers that in the late Zhenguan period, the people in the interior of the Tang Dynasty can not see the war, although they can see the army, but the war has been far away from them, the military food does not need to go to the countryside to requisition, and the military horses do not need to be supported by the people, as long as the strong men are provided to participate in the army, this is not mandatory, it can be said that the Tang Frontier is expanding year by year, and the fight is becoming more and more fierce year by year, but the hometown of Shenzhou is peaceful for a long time.
It's been a long time since they've seen so many troops dispatched at the same time, blockading Chang'an City and the surrounding areas of Sanyuan County, and then checking all passers-by, only allowing them to enter and not leave.
The news of the assassination of Emperor Li Shimin's majesty also spread, and people were terrified, for fear that the emperor would have three long and two short, the current life of the Tang Dynasty was achieved under the rule of the emperor, and their good days were brought by the emperor, although the emperor is no longer the emperor now. But he is still a banner, a living benchmark, and people miss him, even though the current emperor Li Chengqian did not make mistakes and was known for his kindness.
It wasn't until a day later that the news came out that the Emperor was safe and sound. Everyone put their minds at ease, and what followed was the anger of the people, who strongly demanded that the imperial court immediately find out the murderer and seek justice for the emperor, no matter who wanted to murder the emperor, they would swear to fight him to the death, Li Erma's reputation and reputation for many years were undoubtedly revealed at this moment, so that he often boasted about this matter, and his narcissistic character was clear at a glance.
So it's exactly such a Datang. It makes people feel strange and surprised, who else would have the courage to assassinate the emperor in the Tang Dynasty, which is so powerful? Oh no, assassinate the Emperor? felt that it was difficult for the emperor to live in the inner palace, so he chose the abdicated emperor Li Shimin? How can this not make people feel suspicious, not confused?
Foreign? And what other foreign enemies? Do foreign enemies still dare to attack His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Do foreign enemies really dare? Those foreign enemies who have enmity with Datang have been killed, okay? Tibetan? Tuyuhun? Or Goguryeo? Isn't it all over?
Not a foreign enemy? Who's that?
All sorts of speculation followed, for a while. The people of Datang are panicked, which makes people feel very uneasy. What followed was the time of the ruffle, which had been expected a long time ago, and everyone began to shirk responsibility to each other, except for the main responsible officials and military generals of Sanyuan County, who were directly held accountable, arrested and imprisoned, and the others began to rip off.
The most important thing is that the emperor and the emperor Taishang, as well as the directly responsible person Sanyuan Hou Suning, did not stand up to disclose any news, so these messages and mutual attacks became quite intense. It seems that because of this incident, the atmosphere of political communication and harmony created by Li Chengqian at the beginning of Chenghe was suddenly replaced by suspicion, and everyone on Chang'an Avenue looked panicked, and they didn't know when something unexpected would catch them off guard, which was very troublesome.
What people want most is to hear the public declarations of the Emperor and the Emperor. But there was no news, except that after someone saw a large number of Xuanjia soldiers wearing black military uniforms escorting some important people into the palace in a hurry, there was no news, and it was only a common practice for Sanyuan County's large and small officials to be imprisoned.
So what are Suning, Li Chengqian, and Li Ermajesty doing?
Caring for the wounded......
The Empress Dowager Changsun and Li Ruihan and Zhang Chuchen were all injured, yes, they were all injured, the left arm of the Empress Dowager Changsun was slashed by a thief, Li Ruihan's right arm was slashed, Zhang Chuchen's left calf was shot by a crossbow arrow, fortunately it did not hit the main artery, so there was no major problem, as for the Empress Dowager Changsun and the wife of the Marquis of Sanyuan, Li Ruihan were both slightly injured, wrapped in gauze, and on the gold creation medicine, it was fine.
Speaking of which, this is the woman who is also very dead, one old, one middle and one young, all know martial arts, and there is a strong side in her temperament, Zhang Chuchen will not say it, the legendary three heroes of wind and dust, superb martial arts, although she is a young man, but she is still a good hand, the eldest grandson Empress Dowager has the blood of the Hu people, and the family also has a tradition of practicing martial arts, martial arts are not weak, and she is in a high position all the year round, so she is naturally in danger, as for Li Ruihan, the first woman of the Li family, I will not say it......
Zhang Chuchen is the guard Li Jing is heartfelt, after all, Li Jing is over seventy, and he is eighty years old, even if his martial arts are high, he will not be able to do it, not to mention that Li Jing has not done it for many years, Zhang Chuchen is slightly younger, his body is more flexible, and he often practices martial arts, so under the heart of the guard, she rushed directly to the front line, and stabbed down seven or eight black-clothed people in a row with sharp swordsmanship, and then was injured by a black-clothed man with a cold arrow.
As for the Empress Dowager Changsun and Li Ruihan were both injured in order to protect Li Erma, Li Ermaxi had not been on the battlefield for a long time, and experienced this incident all of a sudden, not only was he not angry, but he became excited, brandishing a long knife and was about to rush up to fight a decisive battle with the thief, which frightened Empress Changsun and Li Ruihan, the number of guards was not large, it was not easy to protect Li Erma, and he was shot by cold arrows a lot, and the number of people was even less, and he was unable to protect Li Ermaxi in the protective circle, This gave Li Er the opportunity to meet the enemy.
Suning didn't know if Li Erma's boast of killing three people in a row was true, anyway, he knew that his wife and his wife were injured in order to protect him, Li Ermaxi looked at the arm of the eldest grandson empress with a look of chagrin, Li Tai hugged the eldest grandson and the empress dowager and wept, Suning looked at Li Ruihan's arm with a distressed face, and Li Chengqian looked at a group of people with a dark face. Murderous opportunities are frequent in the eyes.
"Father, Mother, what the hell is going on? Why is this happening? Who are those men in black? Li Chengqian asked.
Li Erma looked at him, and said sternly: "I don't know, they are all dressed in black and masked." There are quite a few people, at least more than 500 people, who suddenly rushed out of the mountains and forests across the river, and a group of people came to intercept and kill on the way to retreat, absolutely fully prepared, what kind of people are they who want my life? ”
Li Chengqian clenched his fists and roared, "More than five hundred!" Where did the five hundred people come from! Where did the weapons and crossbow arrows come from! The Mihara Prefectural Order and the Mihara Unification Army are both rice buckets! They should all be killed! Whoever is in charge of the arsenal should be killed! They must be complicit! They should all be killed! ”
Li Erma hurriedly stopped: "You can't say that, after the incident, it was the Sanyuan County Order and the Sanyuan Unified Army who rushed to the rescue as soon as possible. If there were no them, my five hundred guards might have to explain there, and they can't be blamed for this, those thieves were actually ambushed not far from the palace, and even the Xuanjia army didn't find them, not to mention that the Sanyuan County Commander and the Sanyuan Commander have their own duties, not specifically to protect me. Thou shalt not be presumptuous, for there is nothing unlawful in what they have done. You are the emperor, there is a clear distinction between public and private, understand? ”
Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said: "The son is incompetent, let the father and mother be in danger, and the son is worthy of the teachings and expectations of the father and mother!" ”
The Empress Dowager of the Eldest Sun sighed: "You can't be blamed for this. You are the emperor and want to govern the country, where can you manage these things? If you have to deal with it yourself, you will be tired sooner or later, this time. It was indeed our negligence, so many people didn't find out, until the thief did not find out, and he was caught off guard, and the prince and Mrs. Yi were also implicated, it was all ours. ”
Everyone's eyes shifted to Li Jing, who was treating Zhang Chuchen's wounds, Li Jing sighed and said, "Thank you for the care of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, who could have expected this?" The queen mother is serious, but at this time, who will attack the emperor? The target of the thieves is obviously the Emperor Taishang, they are all attacking the Emperor Taishang, and there are not many people who attack the old ministers, and looking at their corpses and appearances, these thieves are obviously not foreigners, they are Han people, not foreigners, so it excludes the retaliation of the descendants of foreign enemies, and among the Han people, who hates the Emperor Taishang to the core, and does it at any cost? Lao Chen thought he should think so! ”
Li Erqi narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said: "I don't know how many people hate me, but they have all been killed by me, since the Tang Dynasty ruled the world to the present, who is still alive in the world?" It's been thirty years, who is still alive? Liu Wuzhou? Wang Shichong? Or their sons? Or, it is not difficult to analyze which of the descendants of the enemy wants to avenge their fathers and ancestors, so they do this, but who is it? Cheng Qian, have you sent someone to check the situation? Are there any results? ”
Li Chengqian looked at Suning, and said with a hint of apology: "There is no result yet, for the sake of Persia's affairs, a large number of elite backbones of the blood droplets were transferred to the Anxi Protectorate, and handed over to the Anxi Protectorate to operate, and prepare for Arabia and Persia...... If you weren't so eager for quick success, maybe those thieves wouldn't have succeeded! Father, mother, son guilty! ”
Li Chengqian knelt down and pleaded guilty to Li Er Majesty and the Empress Dowager of the eldest grandson, Li Er Majesty Xi à helped Li Chengqian up, and said: "Don't say this kind of thing anymore, you are now the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you have done a good job as an emperor, if you want to be a good son again, it will be difficult, I don't blame you, your mother doesn't blame you, state affairs are important, you just need to take care of the Tang Dynasty, as for this matter, so let's do it, Suning, what do you think?" ”
Suning kept holding Li Ruihan and didn't speak, and when he saw Li Ermaxi asking him, he pursed his lips, and he said: "No matter who it is, he dares to attack in Sanyuan County, it is my Suning as an enemy, or a mortal enemy, either he dies, or I die!" As long as he falls into my hands, I will never let him die happily! I'm going to make him regret coming into this world and regretting being my enemy! "Suning has never said such a heavy thing, since he said it this time, it means that these thieves really angered Suning, Suning was really angry, Suning decided not to keep his hand anymore and cleaned him up fiercely!
Li Tai also stood up, wiped his eyes, and said angrily: "He is also making enemies of me!" I'm going to blow him up with 10,000 pounds of gunpowder!" Let his soul fly away, and he will never be able to live forever! (To be continued......)