During the Li Zhi period, there were not many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, and most of them were old or withered.

Only Li Tao, Cheng Yanjin, Su Dingfang, and Gao Kan are alive.

Speaking of Gao Kan, there are not many famous deeds in history, only that he is a ruthless man, who beat the Turks and Goguryeo, and later after the Tang Dynasty turned his face with Silla, he was also ordered to beat Silla.

In short, seeing who beats whom, is very arrogant.

Gao Kan doesn't have many deeds, but he has a grandson who is also a celebrity named Gao Shi.

is the Gao Shi who wrote "Mo Chou has no know-owners on the road ahead", and he also made a trip with Li Bai Dufu, all the way to visit the fairy island, and the soul of the second middle school was burning Gao Shi.

That's right, it's Gao Kan's own grandson, counting the days, it seems that he hasn't been born yet.

The handsome tent is full of elders, these elders are all killing talents, the old, middle and young generations gather, Li Qinzai is the youngest, and he has to salute when he sees someone.

In addition to Gao Kan, there are also several unfamiliar faces, and Li Tao introduced them to Li Qinzai separately.

An old man in his sixties with white hair, wearing the official robe of a civil official, named Hao Chujun, a jinshi of Zhenguannian, the official worshiped the Liaodong Road march to appease the deputy envoy, to put it bluntly, there are commanders and civil officials in the 100,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army, Li Tao is the boss of the military generals, and Hao Chujun is the boss of the civil officials.

The name is very unfamiliar, but Chang'an City is so big, and the circle is full of old acquaintances, this Hao Chujun is the nephew of Zuo Xiang Xu Yushi.

There is also a veteran in his fifties, named Pang Tongshan, who worships the right Jin Wuwei general, who is the deputy head of the Liaodong Road march in this Eastern Expedition and Li Tao's deputy.

No matter what the official is, anyway, there are elders in the handsome tent, and the salute is over.

Li Qinzai didn't stop saluting, worshipping this and that, and he was never so tired during the Qingming Festival.

After a round of salutes, Li Qinzai was a little confused, and saw a person standing in front of him, and bowed without saying a word: "Boy, meet ......"

The arm was held by the person in front of him, and he didn't bow down. Li Qinzai looked up, but it was Xue Rengui.

After recalling it carefully, Li Qinzai said cautiously: "Uncle Xue, did the kid worship you just now?" ”

Xue Rengui rolled his eyes: "I've said goodbye, and if I worship again, I'll be embarrassed." ”

"I haven't seen Uncle Xue for a long time, I heard that Uncle Xue made the first contribution to the Eastern Expedition, and Liaoshui killed more than 5,000 enemies in the first battle, and the kid was full of admiration."

Xue Rengui said with a smile: "What is my merit in front of you, the old man heard that you have killed tens of thousands of enemy troops, and the eastern part of Goguryeo has been swept by you, if you talk about merit, you are above me." ”

Li Qinzai didn't dare to say again.

Xue Rengui hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The old man also heard that my family's indisputable dog seems to have made meritorious contributions under your command?" ”

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Brother Shen Yan is very angry, and the soldiers are bloodless and forced 40,000 enemy troops to withdraw. ”

"In the battle of Songsangang outside Pyongyang, our army was already in a predicament, thanks to the fact that Shen Yan Xian brother buried the chess pieces in advance, Pyongyang was in turmoil, and 40,000 enemy troops had to withdraw to the city, turning the offensive into defense, and our army got out of the predicament and went north around the city."

"In the battle of Songshangang, the foolish nephew has played the Son of Heaven, and the theory of the virtuous brother is the first merit."

Xue Rengui's eyes flashed with joy, and then he quickly regained his composure, and said suddenly: "The old man has read the military report, heh, it's just luck, it's just a trick, it's nothing." ”

Li Qinzai smiled, and the old Xue Versailles got up, there was really no trace of performance.

Boast a few words that my son will die? Death to save face.

Gao Kan came over, looked at Li Qinzai, and said with a smile: "Although the kid is a bastard, he has done a really good job, leading less than 20,000 troops, and tens of thousands of miscellaneous monkeys, he actually made such a big move in Goguryeo." ”

"The two cities of China and Marudu have fallen, and you have revitalized the entire chess game, and it is precisely because you swept the east that Goguryeo panicked, and the east bank of Liaoshui could not be defended, and was taken advantage of by the main force of my Wang Division, and this game of chess is a little interesting to watch now."

Saying that, Gao Kan turned his head to look at Li Tao, and said with a smile: "Yinggong, after the destruction of Goguryeo, if your grandson is the first to make a contribution, the old man will be very convinced." ”

The generals in the tent also chimed in.

Li Tao stroked his beard proudly and reservedly, and Versailles' appearance was the same as Xue Rengui just now.

"This evil beast is a bastard, and earning a little bit of merit is just luck, not worth mentioning, and it deserves to be the first credit." Li Tao said modestly.

Gao Kan said with a smile: "Yinggong can't miss his grandson's future, people didn't let you show favoritism, and second, they didn't falsely report their military exploits. ”

Li Tao smiled silently, probably acquiescing to Li Qinzai's credit.

Gao Kan's words were not deliberately elevating Li Qinzai, but Li Qinzai's military exploits were indeed not small.

He led a partial division alone, fought from the Wa Kingdom to Baekje, and from Baekje to Goguryeo, crushed and flattened all the way, swept the eastern part of Goguryeo cleanly, and killed more enemies than even the main army of Li Tao.

Who would dare not be convinced by such military exploits?

It's just that the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren is well known, and Li Tao can't personally raise his grandson, and it is inevitable that people will gossip about it.

And Gao Kan seems to be rough, but his emotional intelligence is not low, what Li Tao is inconvenient to say, Gao Kan said it, and the handsome tent immediately echoed, and all the generals were convinced, and no one objected.

chatting with the generals for a while, Li Tao ordered the handsome tent to drink and feast tonight, which was regarded as washing the dust for Li Qinzai, and the generals gladly agreed, and then said goodbye and left.

Only the ancestors and grandsons were left in the tent, Li Tao's happy smile gradually disappeared, and he said in a deep voice: "This time you led the division from the south to the north, although the results are remarkable, but it is not all flawless, the old man asks you, what happened to the 5,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Goguryeo's abandoned Juquan boys?" ”

"You didn't say a word and accused them of rebellion, and then killed no one left, why is this so?"

Li Qinzai was silent for a moment and said, "These five thousand soldiers and horses must die, otherwise they will cause disaster for our great cause of the Eastern Crusade." ”

"Why?"

"Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. On your military order, my grandson led my troops to relieve the siege of Cangyan City, and the boy of Quan surrendered to me with these 5,000 soldiers and horses. ”

"But the only people who really surrendered were the sons and sons of Quanboy, and the rest were quite hostile to my Tang Dynasty Wangshi, after all, the two countries had a feud for nearly a hundred years, and the ancestors and fathers of the soldiers all died at the hands of our Tang Army, so it was really difficult for them to surrender sincerely."

Li Qinzai said slowly: "Ci is not in charge of the army, since he can't surrender sincerely, leaving them will become a disaster, so my grandson had no choice but to kill them with murderous intentions and give them a charge of rebellion, and kill all of them." ”

"Grandpa, grandson dare to ask, did I do something wrong?"

Saying that, Li Qinzai stared at Li Tao's face.

Li Tao pondered for a moment and sighed, "This matter ...... It's not your fault, you're right, Ci is not in charge of the army, if you change the old man, you will inevitably be a killer, the Eastern Expedition is related to the Tang Dynasty, and the visible hidden dangers must be removed, and they must be eliminated cleanly. ”

Li Tao finally smiled: "You did the right thing, the old man will talk to the Son of Heaven to defend you, presumably the Son of Heaven also understands the stakes and will not blame you." ”