Chapter 179 Ruizong's Secret Order

If the Tang Dynasty could not obtain the land of Tubo, no matter how much energy it was spent, it would be useless. Li Longji would be more confident by being recognized by Chen Wanrong, an eyewitness. Next, Li Longji asked a lot of questions, and some questions Chen Wanrong could not even think of.

Among the questions asked by Li Longji, what Chen Wanrong couldn't imagine the most was "How many times a day are the remains of Tubo people?"

The remains and the feces are the same. Chen Wanrong would not care about such dirty things. He asked Li Longji so hard that he could not answer. Li Longji explained to him with a serious face: "You think this is a dirty thing, so you don't care, right? Tell me, there is also knowledge in dirty things, and you can't read it in books, and no one can teach you the knowledge. I will tell you something, I once inspected an army.

"The generals of this army are very sweet-mouthed and the memorials are very beautiful, as if their army is stronger than the Longwu Army. How can I not go to see such an army? After I went there, I didn't go anywhere, and I went directly to the place where their remains were. After I looked at it, the general gathered his army, and they were all full of energy, three points stronger than the Longwu Army.

"Ge Fushun, who went with me, was very happy and praised the general for his greatness and military training. But I ordered him to be tied up and asked him about his crime of deducting military pay. He refused to admit it even if he refused to die. I took him into the toilet and pointed to the filthy stuff of the soldiers and asked him, "You see clearly, these filthy stuff are vegetable leaves and meat, where are they?"

"After this, the soldiers cried and said that he had withheld military pay. In the end, the general could not deny it, so he had to admit it. Do you know the truth?"

Chen Wanrong heard two wings of Vajra and was confused: "I am stupid, so I would like to ask the prince for advice."

Li Longji continued to explain: "The filth that eats meat will sink, and the filth that floats on it must be vegetable leaves. More floating and less sinking, which means that the military pay is deducted."

The food of Tang Jun was very good, and the meat was definitely not missing. Chen Wanrong suddenly realized and had to admire him: "The prince is wise, I understand."

Li Longji nodded and said, "Although you have been on the battlefield, you still have a lot of things to learn. Guo Huguan must understand this kind of thing. He has been through the battlefield for a long time. He will not listen to his subordinates' reports. If he listens to their cow dung, he will say it as flowers. When he runs into the toilet, he will understand everything. The Tubo people have few leftovers, which means they are not full; if there are too many leftovers, it means they can eat enough."

Chen Wanrong slapped his head hard and kept shaking his head. Li Longji's problem sounded unpleasant at first, but when he thought about it carefully, it made sense and made people convinced. Chen Wanrong thought for a while and said, "Those servants only go to the toilet every three or two days. Since we went there, they go every one or two days."

Li Longji gently slapped and said, "With this, the Tang Dynasty will definitely get Tubo!"

Until Li Longji finished asking, it was almost dark. Li Longji said, "Tonight, my father will give me a banquet, so you can go with me."

Since Chen Wanrong and Li Longji met, there has never been such a deep conversation. Although Chen Wanrong knew Li Longji and knew that he was extremely smart, after this conversation, he had a deeper understanding of Li Longji's shrewdness. His previous understanding of Li Longji was just the tip of the iceberg, and Li Longji's shrewdness was far beyond imagination.

If Chen Wanrong's shrewdness is a mountain, then Li Longji's shrewdness is a continuous mountain range, and the gap is too big. Chen Wanrong now admires Li Longji and wants to get closer to him and learn more. He happily responds: "Thank you, Prince!"

This time, we went to the Tai Chi Palace not to go to the Daming Palace, but to the Tai Chi Palace. The Tai Chi Palace was the earliest imperial palace in the Tang Dynasty, and the Daming Palace was built later.

The place I went to was not elsewhere, but was a very famous place. Lingyan Pavilion. Lingyan Pavilion was the heroic officials pavilion of the Tang Dynasty. Like Yuntai, it is one of the two most famous places to worship heroic officials in Chinese history.

The twenty-eight generals of Yuntai and the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion are famous figures in Chinese history. After Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, became emperor, he drew pictures and figures of generals such as Wu and Han, and hung them on Yuntai. There were a total of twenty-eight people, called the "Twenty-eight generals of Yuntai". Emperor Taizong of Tang painted the pictures of Fang Xuanling and Li Jing in Lingyan Pavilion, with a total of twenty-four people, collectively known as the "Twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion".

Yuntai and Lingyan Pavilion are as famous as the ones, so there is a saying that "Yuntai is a general, and Lingyan is acclaimed for his achievements."

Emperor Taizong of Tang was a god in the minds of the Tang people. Similarly, Lingyan Pavilion was also a god in the minds of the Tang people. Chen Wanrong was very yearning for Lingyan Pavilion, but he didn't have the chance to come to Lingyan Pavilion. Not only did he come today, but Li Longji brought him together. This was not what surprised Chen Wanrong the most. What surprised Chen Wanrong the most was that Ruizong was actually waiting here. When he saw Chen Wanrong's face, he waved to Chen Wanrong with a smile: "Wanrong, come quickly. I will take you to Lingyan Pavilion to take a look."

Lingyan Pavilion was originally a small building next to the Sanqing Hall, and it was not eye-catching. Since Emperor Taizong of Tang ordered Yan Liben to paint images of twenty-four heroes here, Lingyan Pavilion has become an important place and must not enter if he had the emperor's order.

Ruizong not only asked Chen Wanrong to go to Lingyan Pavilion to see, but also took him personally. This honor cannot be described by writing and writing. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but feel his heart pounding and his head buzzing. What made Chen Wanrong excited was not only that Ruizong personally led him to Lingyan Pavilion to watch, but also that the twenty-four heroes in Lingyan Pavilion all made great achievements and many famous generals and ministers who have been passed down through the ages. Chen Wanrong knew a lot of their stories. Chen Wanrong wanted to go to a place where their portraits were painted, which was like a believer entering the holy land. How could he not be excited?

Ruizong did not ask Li Longji and Duan Hui to follow, only they entered the room with portraits of heroes such as Li Jing. Li Longji and Duan Hui were both people who were trusted by Ruizong, but he did not take them. What is the reason behind this? Chen Wanrong really couldn't figure it out, so he had to follow Ruizong into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, Chen Wanrong was shocked. The house was painted with portraits of twenty-four heroes, each of which was very big. Yan Liben was good at painting characters. These heroes were painted vividly, and everyone was dignified and had a spirit of being arrogant without anger.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Jingde, who are not famous historical celebrities? When they first saw their portraits, Chen Wanrong seemed to be electrocuted. It was impossible to stand there and move for a while, and he felt his throat and hair dry.

Seeing Chen Wanrong's reaction in his eyes, Ruizong was very happy, nodded slightly, and said, "Wanrong, this is Changsun Wuji, the number one hero of Lingyan Pavilion. Emperor Taizong once said, 'I have the world, and it is mostly the power of this person'."

Changsun Wuji was an important minister of Emperor Taizong of Tang and the elder brother of Empress Changsun. However, he was valued by Emperor Taizong of Tang, not because of Empress Changsun, but because he was appreciated by Emperor Taizong of Tang by his own talents.

The second place was Li Yuan's cousin Li Xiaogong. He managed Bashu, obtained the help of Li Jing and made great achievements. If we talk about military achievements, we could almost compete with Emperor Taizong of Tang, and he was once the commander of him south of the Yangtze River.

The third place is Du Ruhui, the fourth place is Wei Zheng, the fifth place is Fang Xuanling, the sixth place is Gao Shilian, the seventh place is Yuchi Jingde, and the eighth place is Li Jing.

Ruizong introduced Chen Wanrong one by one, came to Li Jing's portrait, and said, "Duke Wei Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night, and finally destroyed the Eastern Turks and captured Jie Li Khan alive." After a turn of the topic, he suddenly asked, "Wanrong, you have made such a great contribution, and I have not given you a title. Don't you think it's a bit of reward?"

Chen Wanrong said the truth: "Your Majesty, I am a little strange. However, I am not very enthusiastic about titles. It is okay to have it or not."

If these words were said from others, Ruizong would definitely not believe them. However, when it came from Chen Wanrong's mouth, Ruizong believed them. Ruizong knew that Chen Wanrong had no desire for power and just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.

As an emperor, the one who uses the most is the kind of people who are extremely fame and fame, the more the heavier the better, because it is easy to drive it. However, deep down in the heart of the emperor, such people can only be used and cannot be trusted. The emperor often trusts people like Chen Wanrong who do not have much fame and fame and do not care about gains and losses, because such people are not determined to compete and will do the same as you do.

Ruizong smiled and was very happy: "Wanrong, it's not that I don't reward you, it's that I deliberately refused to give you a title. Since the great victory in Tubo, I have decided to do it, but sometimes, I feel overwhelmed. I have a bad premonition that something big will happen in the court."

Ruizong is a good person, but he is not a powerful person. If he wants to be a great and promising king, it is beyond his ability, so it is normal that he is unable to do so.

What shocked Chen Wanrong was that Ruizong actually told him such a secret matter and hurriedly said: "The emperor is wise and the world is peaceful. Now is the time for the emperor to work hard..."

It’s not that Chen Wanrong flatters, but that he should say good things at this time. Ruizong waved his hand and interrupted Chen Wanrong and continued, saying, “My feeling is very accurate. Over the past few decades, whenever he feels like this, something big will happen. Now, the situation in the court is subtle and unexpected things may happen at any time. To deal with such things, not only should there be arrangements in the palace, but also some arrangements in the court. Therefore, I still hand over the artillery in your hands. I will be relieved only if you are in charge of the artillery!”

Chen Wanrong suddenly realized that no wonder that as soon as the big thing was finished today, Ruizong immediately sent things to hand over the artillery to his own hands. It turned out that Ruizong was planning. On the surface, it was most suitable to hand over the artillery to Chen Wanrong because Chen Wanrong knew artillery best. However, Ge Shuhan's understanding of artillery may be worse than Chen Wanrong, at least it will not be much inferior. It is most suitable for him to train artillery.

But there is one thing, Geshuhan is talented and too strong, and his strength gives the most profound impression. Once something happens, Geshuhan will be very harmful. Although Chen Wanrong is not as talented as Geshuhan in military talent, he is sincere and does not have the strong momentum of Geshuhan. Even if something happens, it will be easy to control.

The most important point is that Ruizong understands Chen Wanrong and knows that he is the kind of person who has no utilitarian intentions. He handed over the artillery, an important force that concerns the overall situation, into his hands. Don’t worry! Now, what Ruizong needs most is to rest assured.

The ministers in the court are either Princess Taiping’s people or princelings. Do you dare to give them such things?

"Prince, please rest assured. I will definitely train the artillery well!" Chen Wanrong answered skillfully.

Ruizong was very satisfied with Chen Wanrong's tricks and said, "Wanrong, this is a secret decree. If something unexpected happens, you can act according to this decree and take advantage of it!" He handed a decree to Chen Wanrong.

This is not only the trust of Ruizong in Chen Wanrong, but also a hot potato. Chen Wanrong is extremely reluctant to get involved in this kind of political struggle. Now he can't get involved. He has to take the imperial edict and say, "Please rest assured, I will do my best."

Ruizong said earnestly: "Wanrong, what I am most worried about is the mutual destruction. One is my own sister and the other is my own son. I originally thought that it was all about my family and family, so it would be best to live in harmony. Yao Chong, Chen Que and others' suggestions, but I just couldn't bear to do it. Now it seems that I am wrong. Last year, I should have adopted Chen Que and their suggestions and let my younger sister go to Luoyang, so there would be no such thing."

Ruizong experienced ups and downs throughout his life and saw many things that were tragic to each other. His biological mother Wu Zetian strangled his daughter who had just given birth to a short time, but also poisoned Li Xian to death. The remaining two sons, Zhongzong Li Xian and Ruizong Li Dan, were just tools on her road to power. If she was not satisfied, she would cause death.

Over the past few decades, what Ruizong cherished the most was family affection, so he was particularly good to his relatives and gained a good reputation as "humility, filial piety and friendship". Princess Taiping and Li Longji were in the same situation, and sooner or later, would he have a major incident. How could he not worry about this?

Ruizong sighed and said, "No matter which of them takes action, they will no longer be my relatives. You can lead the artillery to act cheaply with this secret order!"

This is Ruizong's extremely trust, but Chen Wanrong was not happy at all. Instead, he said in a heavy mood: "Your Majesty, I have something I shouldn't say, I don't know if I should say it?"

"Tell me, there is no third person here." Before Ruizong came in, he had already sent someone to guard Lingyan Pavilion.

Chen Wanrong did not speak immediately, but said, "Your Majesty, I am a little ignorant of the seriousness of my words. I would like to forgive me for my crime."

"No matter what you say, I won't take it to heart." Ruizong nodded.

Chen Wanrong then said: "The emperor knows that I have no intention of fame and fame, I just want to live a peaceful life. However, what I want to think of is that if my sister kisses her, can I kiss my own son? When Empress Zetian Shunsheng tried her best to pass the throne to the Wu family, she once wanted to pass the throne to the surname Wu. However, in the end, she passed the throne to the previous emperor. After all, her nephew is not as close as her son."

Wu Zetian was very embarrassed when choosing an heir. She was deeply afraid of the surname Li in her heart, but his two sons were both surnamed Li. The surname Wu flattered her many nephews, but they were just nephews, not sons. The family affection was separated by a layer, which made her feel embarrassed. Finally, after thinking for a few years, under the influence of Princess Taiping, she finally decided to pass the throne to Li Xian, Zhongzong.

Because no matter how much your nephew kisses, he can't kiss his son!

By the same token, Princess Taiping and Ruizong have a good relationship, but she is a sister after all, and is not as close as Li Longji, the son. When asked about the pain of Ruizong, he was stunned for a while. Ruizong sighed and said, "Wanrong, this is a taboo. If you can say such words, it shows your loyalty. Without Sanlang, I would not have been able to restore the throne, and I would not have been today. However, if Sanlang attacked his younger sister because of this, he would not be worthy of being my son."

Ruizong attaches great importance to family affection. If Li Longji attacks Princess Taiping, then Li Longji will be inferior to beasts in his eyes.

In fact, it was Duke Taiping who mainly attacked Li Longji. After Li Longji obtained conclusive evidence, he took the initiative to take action first, which led to the destruction of Princess Taiping.

Chen Wanrong reminded him tactfully: "Your Majesty, what if this is not the case?"

This was not said explicitly, but Ruizong was also a shrewd person, nodding and said, "That little sister has disappointed me too much."

It seems that Ruizong is also a sensible person. He clearly knows that one of the two princess Taiping and Li Longji must take action first, but due to family affection, he is inconvenient to take action and can only deal with others. This person is Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong came to the banquet happily, but unexpectedly took on this difficult thing. He was stunned for a while and said, "Master, maybe the matter is not that serious, there are other ways to solve it."

"Power is very harmful, and there is no other way." Ruizong did not understand what Chen Wanrong said, and thought Chen Wanrong was comforting him.

Chen Wanrong reminded him tactfully: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, it is still time to remedy it."

Ruizong shook his head and said, "It's too late, it's really too late! If I had just restored my sister to Luoyang last year, then there wouldn't be the situation now. Now, it's too late to do anything. My sister's power has already been established, and it's very difficult for me to touch her. Unless, unless..."

He said two things in a row, and didn't say it any more. He didn't say it clearly, and Chen Wanrong also understood that unless the blood flowed into a river, it was the one Ruizong most reluctant to see, and it would definitely not work.

Chen Wanrong said in a vague way: "The emperor is wise and will definitely come up with a good idea!"

Ruizong in history was because he had enough of the fight between Princess Taiping and Li Longji that made him in a dilemma. After Princess Taiping slandered Li Longji again, he suddenly passed the throne to Li Longji, causing Princess Taiping to mess up.

Chen Wanrong's words meant that Ruizong could abdicate, but this sentence could not be said explicitly, and he could not say it now, so he dare not say it. Ruizong is in the limelight now. If Chen Wanrong said something about letting him abdicate, no matter how much Ruizong trusts Chen Wanrong, he will not have any trust.

Ruizong understood it as something else and nodded, "I have been thinking about it, but I can't help it. Wanrong is right. If I think about it again, maybe there will be a way, haha."

It would be his greatest wish to resolve the fight between Princess Taiping and Li Longji, and he would be really happy to smile.

"Based on time, the time for Ruizong to abdicate is getting closer and closer, and something is really going to happen in the court!" Although Chen Wanrong's history is not very good, he still has some understanding of Ruizong's abdication and warns himself in his heart: "We have to find an opportunity to let Ruizong understand what I mean."

Ruizong pointed to Li Jing's portrait and said, "Wanrong, Li Jing first discovered the plan of Emperor Gaozu and rushed to Guanzhong to report to Emperor Yang of Sui. However, when he arrived, Guanzhong was in chaos and did not succeed. Later, after Emperor Taizong Jianba, Li Jing had the contribution to destroying the Turks. Wanrong, if you do your best today, you will be my Li Jing, and you will be rewarded by the later king."

Li Jing is a typical example of "working hard without exercising". He was a mortal enemy of Li Yuan at first and wanted to expose Li Yuan's rebellion. Li Yuan held a grudge and found an opportunity to kill him. Emperor Taizong of Tang appreciated his talent and saved him, which led to the famous general Li Jing who later became the famous general.
Chapter completed!