Volume 1 Beacon Troubles Section 4 Polemics with War
He has fainted three times since he came here, Luo Yu's heart is full of resentment, the man in black wants to shoot the daughter of the Li family and take care of his own, why do he risk his life to save her? Is it just because she's a woman? After several thoughts, I found that I would not sit idly by, and in that case, I would not see death without help anyway, and I didn't have that resentment in my heart when I thought of this.
The moment he woke up, he was startled by the scene in front of him, the bright light passed through the blue spire tent, and there were more than a dozen black-armored knights standing in a semicircle in this small space, and the daughter of the Li family was sitting on the stool next to his bed at the moment, and a pair of big eyes on her beautiful face stared at Luo Yu strangely, seeing Luo Yu wake up, she hurriedly turned her head and lightly opened her lips: "Childe is awake, go and call the military doctor over." ”
A knight opened the tent and walked away quickly, and the other dozen knights were also looking at Luo Yu with strange eyes, they had never seen Luo Yu's seventy-three short hair and such a dress, the general took out a palm-sized exquisite box from his weird-looking pants pocket, and they didn't know what was in the big bag with two long bags, the general didn't let him see it, saying that it was the privacy of this little boy, and what privacy did a half-old child have? However, the serious mistake of sweeping the end of this battle, fortunately, this kid was there, so that the general escaped, the poison on the arrow of the man in black sealed his throat with blood, and Jieli's entourage was killed with just one breath, if it wasn't for this kid to make trouble, the consequences would be really unimaginable.
When I saw the face injury of the black-clothed shooter and the wound of his body, I couldn't help but admire in my heart, this kid must not be a good match, a night killer was knocked unconscious by him who had the joints of his hands staggered, the killer's nose bridge was completely broken, shrugged to the side, the eyebrow bone between the eyes and the left eye were tightly together, it was inseparable, and his face was full of black and red filth, this unrecognizable face could not be recognized even if the killer's biological parents came.
Luo Yu, who was lying on the killer's body, was no better, in addition to the joints of his hands being removed, the wound on his forehead was also shocking, after colliding with the man in black, a large piece of skin on his eye socket was gone, and he could vaguely see the bones, the blood and flesh foam on his face, and there were shallow tear stains on his cheeks, like a ghost. Even though the boy had fainted, his head was still firmly attached to the bridge of the black-clothed man's nose, and when the brothers parted from them, they pulled his arms, and tears flowed out of his eyes, and he did not cry out in pain.
In the army, there is still a strong man, this kind of lifeless fighting style has been seen a lot on the battlefield, but this kid is different, his age and clothing are definitely not the Great Sui Mansion soldiers, look at him is fourteen or fifteen years old, and the eighteen years old is the youngest age of the government soldiers, since he is not a person in the army, where can he learn this most effective method of hurting the enemy? The bridge of the nose is very fragile, and it is generally not lethal after being broken, but it will cause dizziness, and even the most powerful master will be unconscious after continuous blows.
Luo Yu's headache was about to crack, and he felt in a daze that he was lying on a soft and comfortable bed, covered with a thick quilt, without a pillow, with something wrapped around his head, and numb at the joints of his arms, thinking that he had been picked up. The woman in front of her looks seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in white silk, her long hair is tied in a ponytail and tied behind her head, her eyebrows are handsome, her lips are bright, she has both feminine beauty and masculinity, this appearance is definitely a beauty pageant champion in later generations, Luo Yu thought to herself that this should be the daughter of the Li family, I only heard her voice last night, and I didn't expect to be born so beautiful.
"Who are you? Where is this? Luo Yu endured his headache and asked softly, "What about the man in black?" General, are you alright? ”
The female general smiled and said, "My name is Li Xiuning, don't be too excited, the military doctor will be here soon, and the questions you want to know will be heard with you after the medicine is changed." He turned his head and said to the knights who were standing: "You go out first, Zhao Kuangyin, you and Zhu Biao are waiting outside the tent, and the rest of the army leaders will go back to the camp to train the whole army, and in addition, ask Ah Shan to bring hot water over here!" After saying that, he waved his hand.
A burly, one-inch bearded sergeant in his thirties and another young man in his twenties with a white beard clasped his fists and saluted, "The last general will obey the order!" More than a dozen other people also clasped their fists and shouted: "No! Then they rushed out, and except for the two who were named to stay outside the tent, the rest of the dozen or so went back to the camp. Now there are only Luo Yu and Li Xiuning left in the small tent, and they suddenly feel much more open.
Luo Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard the names of Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Biao, how could these two appear here? I don't remember that there were these two names during the Sui Daye period, why did the dignified Song Taizu become a junior brother in the Li family? Is it the same name again? It's strange, Jieli is reasonable, after all, he is a figure of this era, but the place does not match, but Zhao Zhu and the others really can't think of any reason.
Li Xiuning is Li Yuan's eldest daughter, the third in line, and she should only be eleven or twelve years old in the fifth year of the great cause, so it is impossible to lead the troops to the battle, right? Where are the three brothers of the Li family? No matter how the historical materials of later generations are, they will not deviate so much, is it because Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Biao are not famous and are not recorded in the history books?
Without thinking about it, Zhao Kuangyin's voice came from outside the tent: "Ah Shan, Doctor Qiao, you are here, hurry up and go in, the little boy has been awake for a while." A child's voice said, "There are two military leaders, let's go first." With that, he lifted the tent curtain and walked in.
Luo Yu raised his eyes and saw that a thin old man in his fifties with a long beard and a medical box came on his back, followed by an eleven or twelve-year-old boy in Tsing Yi, holding a steaming copper basin with two small white towels on the side of the copper basin. The two came to Li Xiuning, and after saluting, Li Xiuning said: "Doctor Qiao, I'm sorry for you, Shan'er, when Doctor Qiao changes the medicine, you can help Gongzi wipe his body!" Ah Shan should be, put the basin on the shelf at the head of the bed, and turned around to help Doctor Qiao.
Doctor Qiao came to Luo Yu, nodded and said with a smile after taking the pulse: "General, the little boy's health is fine, and he can be cured in just two or three days, but it's just ......" Li Xiuning asked: "It's just what?" ”
Doctor Qiao paused for a moment, as if he was considering how to answer Li Xiuning, touched his long beard with his right hand and said: "General, it is difficult for the injury on the forehead of the little boy to return to normal, this kind of impact injury is the most damaging skin, only after the scab is formed, don't think of a way to recover, the old man is really ashamed...... "He arched his hand towards Li Xiuning, and said: "General, the old man will prescribe medicine first, and the little boy's injury still needs to be recuperated with medicine." ”
Li Xiuning also saluted: "Doctor Qiao, your medical skills are the best in Chang'an, if you can't help it, then the little boy ......."
Doctor Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "Crowning Chang'an? Let's not talk about Sun Simiao's old way, that is, Li Shizhen's descendants, who are too old to be decrepit, now let's take care of their bodies first, after the general returns to Chang'an, he can look for famous doctors, there should be a way. ”
Li Xiuning said: "Now that's all there is to it, it's hard work, you prescribe a prescription and hand it to Zhu Biao, let him fry it and send it over!" ”
After the military doctor Qiao gave the ceremony, he went to prescribe medicine, Luo Yu heard a familiar name again, Mr. Li Shizhen, the author of the famous Ming Dynasty pharmacist "Compendium of Materia Medica", this is also incredible, if Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Biao are likely to have the same name, but Li Shizhen's name is impossible not to be recorded in history, whether it is wild history or official history, the Sui and Tang dynasties did not mention it, is the history of this world different from what I am familiar with? This thought flashed through his mind, and it was not too important to hear the news that the scar on his forehead was difficult to recover, and at the age of his teens, there was still a chance to recover, not to mention that there were famous doctors like Sun Simiao and Li Shizhen.
Li Xiuning saw that Luo Yu was stunned there, thinking that he was disfigured to save himself, he couldn't help it, and after thinking about it, he said gently: "Son, you can leave for Chang'an tomorrow, and my Li family will definitely find a way to heal your injuries!" ”
Luo Yu touched his bandaged head, smiled bitterly and said in the tone of the ancients: "General, this matter is not in a hurry, I believe that the general's family will spare no effort. I'll talk to the general about it later when I have time. ”
Li Xiuning blinked her eyes wide, didn't say anything, and after telling Shan'er to wipe Luo Yu's body, let Luo Yu have a good rest, and then got up and hurried out of the tent.
Luo Yu was not in good spirits, and after saying so many words, he was already groggy, and when Shan'er wiped him back, Zhu Biao had already decocted the medicine and sent it over, and after Shan'er finished serving and drinking, he fell asleep again.
After Li Xiuning wrote the situation here to Li Yuan in his family letter, he wrote a letter to his cousin Li Daozong, asking him to help find Sun Simiao and Li Shizhen, and then wrote a note to the court, and it is a process that must be followed to report the arrest of Jieli to the court, of course, Luo Yu's matter does not need to appear in the official report, so as not to cause complications.
This cavalry is the foundation of the Li family, there are only 10,000 people, and Mingli is the court's men and horses, but how can the gate valve family at this time not have strength? Yang Guang has been a scholar for less than three years, and he has only had a little influence in the civilian system, and the martial arts have not yet formed a force in the army, and the government soldiers who are soldiers in the military have almost become professional soldiers, and most of them are veterans.
Therefore, this has formed a state in which the lower valves are gradually declining and the military lords are self-consolidating, and the twists and turns show that the troops have achieved their goals, and they can return to the headquarters.
The six scouts went together with three letters, they each had their own mission, and they would complete it after arriving in Chang'an, Li Xiuning's current heart disease is whether Luo Yu's injury can be recovered as before, and what should he do if not? A teenager with a scar on his forehead will have a hard time in the future.
Everything is complicated in the barracks, tomorrow the third watch will be buried in the pot to cook, the merits of the soldiers will be reviewed, the deputy general Li Xiaogong is accounting with the military merit Sima, after the completion of the handover to Li Xiuning and the supervising army Sima jointly issued to the court, in order to describe the merits, and then wait for the reply of the military department, the nine changes in the war will be crowned as the wife and shadow, and the sixth turn will be raised by one level...... After the approval of the Ministry of War, it will be reported to the cabinet, and the hundred officials will discuss at the court meeting what reward should be given to those who have made meritorious contributions to this war, which is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
Li Xiuning knows that there are spies from the court here, but she doesn't care very much, everything the Li family does is worthy of Yang Guang and the court, there is nothing to hide, as for Luo Yu's affairs, she is not afraid of others knowing, no matter how good she is to her life-saving benefactor, no one will blame her, isn't Yang Guang like this for Yang Su? What's more important is that Luo Yu has no involvement in this mission, there is no need to report this kind of thing to Yang Guang, and the thirty various Simas do not have this mind.
Busy and unconsciously it was almost dusk, Li Xiuning put down the brush, got up and stomped on his numb feet, picked up the silver gun on the weapon rack, and played the Li family's marksmanship. This Li family's marksmanship was created by Li Hu, the ancestor of the Li family, with a big opening and closing, the silver gun turned up and the water could not be splashed, and there were few opponents on the battlefield. Li Xiuning has been practicing since he was a child and has gradually become proficient.
wiped his sweat, put away his weapons, folded the things written by the army and put them in the envelope, sealed the lacquer, and shouted outside the tent: "Come on," and after a "no" at the door, the curtain was lifted, and a bearded man in his thirties walked in, clasping his fists and obeying orders.
When Li Xiuning saw the visitor, he hurriedly stepped forward to hold his hands, and said with a smile: "Uncle Niu, why did you come here to stand guard?" The man withdrew his hands and laughed: "Your father is not at ease, he wants me to come and have a look!" Hurry up or be late, I heard that the virtuous niece and nephew were lucky, congratulations! ”
"What's so worrying about his old man? It's not the first time I've led a soldier, and this Jieli is also useless, and I was captured alive before I could fight much. Li Xiuning invited the big man to sit down, poured a cup of tea and said, "Uncle Niu, when did you arrive?" ”
This Uncle Niu is the famous Niu Jinda, called You Junda in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", a famous general in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, he and Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Xu Maogong and other founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty together created the prestigious "Zhenguan Rule" prosperous era, and was later awarded the title of Langya County Duke.
Luo Yu knows the history, at this time Niu Jinda and others were still polishing their qualifications in the Sui officialdom, and later because of the peasant uprising, they went to Wagang Village, built a furnace and accepted incense, and joined the volunteers to seek the world, but since Li Mi designed to kill Zhai Rang, various reasons made the Wagang Righteous Army fall apart, and finally pulled out the incense head, scattered all over the place, died and retreated, and few had a good end. Niu Jinda and Cheng Biting Jin, Xu Maogong and several other friends left when Wang Shichong was about to fall, and then surrendered to Li Tang, serving under the command of Li Shimin, the king of Qin at that time.
Niu Jinda has been working in the Li family now, I don't know where the other people are, Wei Chi Jingde should still be striking iron now.
Niu Jinda took a sip of tea: "I just arrived, Zhu Biao told me everything, you are still too careless!" Soldier is treacherous, I remember telling you about these precautions! Anything can happen on the battlefield, a stream can take the life of the noble, filial piety is also, as a veteran still makes this kind of mistake, fortunately you are fine, otherwise they will die and will not be redeemed! ”
The more Niu Jinda spoke, the more angry he became, he slapped it on the table, and without waiting for Li Xiuning to explain, he said softly: "How is the young man who saved you?" ”
Li Xiuning said coquettishly: "Uncle Niu, you watched me grow up, and my skills are all taught by you, if you forgive me, I promise that there will be no next time." ”
Niu Jinda shook his head: "I really can't help you, is that assassin awake?" Leave it to me! Li Xiuning said: "The military doctor has been treated, and I haven't woken up yet, I'm afraid that Luo Yu hit his head, Luo Yu is also not lightly injured, and now his body is fine after diagnosis and treatment, but the injury on his forehead is difficult to recover...... "Speaking of this, his voice was low, and his heart was sad.
Niu Jinda thought for a moment and said, "That young man's name is Luo Yu? He is not a man in the army, and he was disabled to save you, and I believe that your father will arrange for him, and he will not lose him. The court has not yet received news about Jieli's matter, and you plan to send him back to Chang'an to restore his life? ”
Li Xiuning said: "The supervising army Sima has already been sent to Chang'an with a book of 800 miles, at this time I think it has arrived in Chang'an, this time we have lost 330 people, and the number of seriously injured people who cannot serve is 5 or 600 people, and there are countless minor injuries, our advantage is that they are familiar with the terrain, with 10,000 cavalry to him 6,000 elites, and have the advantage of ambushes, and fight like this, the pension of these donors and the placement of the disabled are not allowed by the court, can my father have other ways?" Seriously, Uncle Niu, Tubo must be my rival in the future, although Jieli was captured, but his nephew Songtsen Gampo is also a masterpiece of a generation, he will inherit Jieli's power, and he will definitely attack again after unifying the plateau, I don't believe that the princes of the court can't see this increasingly powerful enemy......"
Niu Jinda was pleased: "Progress, this time we are prepared to fight unprepared, and in the case of superior forces and geographical advantages, although we suffer a little bit in the night battle, but this casualty ratio is still a bit high, it seems that we will have to strengthen the night battle training in the future." After a pause, he said: "You are right, Yang Su has been on the table to use troops against Tubo, but the saint seems to be unwilling, he has not been sent in the middle, he is a very assertive person, Goryeo in the northeast is his heart disease, in order to make Kyushu Jinou perfect, I believe that it will not be long before the imperial crusade to the east." Recently, there are eighteen sons, when the folk song of the Dragon Court came out, so that the Li family did not dare to move a little, you have captured the profits in this battle, and the military achievements have been accomplished, and the court will not bury the merits of the government soldiers, but what about your merits? As the main general, you are the leader of the merit and have to be rewarded, but the current situation of your Li family ......"
Li Xiuning heard this, her heart was sad, she was a soldier, after receiving the news of the spy in the court, she was ordered to go out on the spot, the tiger talisman was given by Yang Guang's cousin himself, at that time, his father did not know the military when he was a young girl, if he was defeated, he was afraid of damaging the face of the Heavenly Dynasty and wrote a letter of persuasion, and was left behind, no one in the Manchu Dynasty made a sound, Yang Guang crowned himself as a broken general, and led the people of the headquarters plus the soldiers of the three counties of Hanzhong to go south to Jiandong, which happened to capture Jieli. Now the headquarters has lost soldiers and soldiers, and the soldiers of the three counties have also suffered a lot of casualties, and the reward has to come forward with the court, and the soldiers will not be grateful to Yang Guang, but what about the soldiers of the three counties? Even if the court rewards a green onion, in the eyes of some people, it is more expensive than the Li family, not to mention, does my father dare to reward the army in a big way? There are more than 50 kinds of Sima in the army, the density is unprecedented, this time the Li family really accompanied his wife and broke the army, this trick borrowed a knife to kill people was used perfectly, and he had to take it.
Niu Jinda saw that she was concerned, thinking that he had already understood the stakes, and said with relief: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders, you did nothing wrong this time, the first priority at the moment, divide the military merits with the subordinates, especially the soldiers of the three counties, we don't care about the excerpts of the military merits, you write a new fold, stating that the merits of this battle soldier, although there is a suspicion of buying people's hearts, but the court will erase most of your merits and sell them to the Li family." ”
After Li Xiuning heard this, he nodded, and was about to write a fold, when Zhu Biao reported outside the tent, saying that Luo Yu had woken up and had something to discuss with the general, Niu Jinda asked Li Xiuning to concentrate on writing folds, and he went to see what was different about this lifeless boy.