An incense burner was placed in front of the long wooden box...
Li Yuanxing put on the simple robe of King Qin under Qiuxiang's service. If he wanted to put on that complicated suit, it would probably take almost half an hour in modern times.
Li Jun didn't understand at all, but he didn't know why King Qin was so formal.
Li Yuanxing walked up to the wooden box and bowed, a true ninety-degree bow to the end. He held it for at least half a minute before he straightened up.
"Your Highness!" Li Jun became even more confused.
Li Yuanxing gently opened the box, and it was the broken bow.
"A bow should belong to the Li family of Longxi. I brought it out specially. However, this bow belongs to the Li family of Longxi, but it cannot be placed with the Li family of Longxi. This bow will be placed next to the soul-calming tower. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave it to
Han Fei General Guang, and later Li Ling took this bow to attack the Xiongnu. I don’t need to tell you the result, it is recorded in the history books!"
After Li Yuanxing said that, he turned around and stood aside, standing sideways.
Li Jun immediately straightened his clothes, bowed politely, knelt down three times and bowed nine times. His eldest grandson Li Yingchi knelt on the ground and did not get up in the end.
Such things should definitely be placed in the Li family's ancestral hall and be enshrined by the Li family for eternity.
"Is it glory, tragedy, or humiliation? What Li Ling experienced is only what he knows best. Surrender! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave him a heavy responsibility, and the Li family is a heavy responsibility. But if he doesn't surrender, he is a hero, but he won't
And you guys. I have checked and found out that Dunhuang Fang is the descendant of Li Ling."
Li Jun saluted Li Yuanxing.
"Shen Guogong should not give gifts to this king. As far as the clan is concerned, I am your grandson-in-law. What is being discussed at this time is the Li family's family affairs. No matter I, Li Yuanxing, belong to the Li family, the Longxi Li family, or just my surname.
Li. At this time, he is not the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, but I, Li Yuanxing, am myself!"
Li Jun said nothing, but his eyes became even sharper.
Li Yuanxing continued: "Let's look at the problem from another angle: why Li Ling lost."
"We were defeated in a fierce battle! I, the descendants of the Li family, are willing to be bloody shame for our ancestors!" Li Yingchi, who was kneeling on the ground, almost shouted.
Li Yuanxing shook his head gently.
Seeing Li Yuanxing shaking his head, Li Jun's heart tightened.
"Shen Guogong..." Li Yuanxing changed his voice and shouted: "Grandpa, what do you say?"
"The weather was not good. There was wind and sand in the desert. Then it snowed again, making the road difficult to travel. The terrain was not conducive. Thousands of miles to the north was already too deep. The terrain was favorable for the Huns but not for the Han army. There was no harmony between the people and the army was alone.
How can we win against an enemy that is ten times more powerful?" Li Jun's tone was trembling.
Li Yuanxing asked: "Is there anything else? Even the most disrespectful words are acceptable!"
"No more." Li Jun said very firmly.
Is it really gone? Li Yuanxing stared at Li Jun's eagle-like eyes. He wanted to see Li Jun's true thoughts from Li Jun's eyes. But Li Yuanxing was disappointed. Li Yun was still analyzing the problem from the perspective of a military general.
.Perhaps the ancients did not dare to doubt the emperor’s decision-making.
Li Yuanxing looked at the bow and said softly: "When Li Ling went to war, he was destined to fight to the death!"
"Your Highness, please clear up my doubts!" Li Jun asked sincerely.
"Three o'clock!" After Li Yuanxing stretched out three fingers, his eyes turned to Qiuxiang: "Go and record it."
"Please let me record it!" Li Yingchi kowtowed heavily in front of Li Yuanxing. You must know that Li Ling has been burdened with infamy for hundreds of years. As his descendant, he is willing to use his blood to wash away that shame.
After Li Yuanxing saw that Li Yingchi was ready, he began to say: "The first and fatal mistake. During the Battle of Li Ling, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the most arrogant. He chose the most unsuitable fighter plane to start the battle, and he did not
He has sufficient preparations and no perfect plan. He is even so arrogant that he thinks that his army can win if he goes to war. He has never considered failure or how to ensure victory. At least he does not think carefully!"
Li Yingchi's hands were shaking. Hearing these words, his hands were shaking so much that he could no longer hold the pen.
"Are you a man from the Li family?" Li Jun shouted coldly.
Li Yingchi bit his wrist hard, blood dripped down, but his hand stopped shaking. He quickly recorded Li Yuanxing's words.
He was afraid because Li Yuanxing was criticizing a great emperor.
"The second point is the factional disputes in the court. The mutual conflicts and conflicts within the Han Dynasty made it impossible for Li Ling to relax. This is not the fault of one person, but the fault of most of the courtiers."
"The third point is that Li Ling's army dares to go deep into the grassland with only 5,000 ridiculous infantrymen. Is he loyal? He is still fighting with others, or he is unable to resist. It is wrong to send troops. This is not a defensive war, not a non-defense war.
A war that cannot be fought to the death is just an expedition that should not exist at all."
After Li Yingchi finished writing, he jumped out from behind the desk and kowtowed heavily in front of Li Yuanxing.
"Finally, to summarize, we need to understand the order. Li Ling was captured first, and then Shan Yu used a divorce plan to slander Li Ling for surrendering. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che killed his whole family, leaving Li Ling homeless and forced to surrender. In addition, Li Ling
Five thousand infantry fought against 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry without defeat. They were captured after days and nights of exhausting fighting."
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, Li Yingchi kowtowed heavily again.
To Li Yuanxing's surprise, Li Jun actually wanted to kneel down, and Li Yuanxing quickly went to help him.
"Why?" Li Yuanxing was puzzled.
"This is not to thank His Highness for proving the ancestors of the Li family, but to apologize, to apologize!" Li Jun's eyes became even sharper. He had lived for sixty years and had gone through many troubles. When he was a child, his uncle wanted to kill him to seize the throne.
, his father died when he was still young, and he inherited his grandfather's title.
There were wars in the Sui Dynasty and also in the early Tang Dynasty.
He has fought with people and fought in the court.
After Li Yuanxing helped Li Yun up, Li Yun said: "This is an apology. We are too impatient. We are just thinking about how to get His Highness to send troops. As long as His Highness sends troops, everything can be wiped out. That King Gaochang is hateful. The interests of our family are being compromised."
He abruptly stole 15% of the annual profits worth millions!"
"Li Lingshi failed. Remember this word and personally send this broken bow to Chang'an and enshrine it next to the soul-suppressing tower. Cui of Qinghe took out the IOU from that year and asked my father to give in, and also gave me some pressure. After all, he said
It is a matter of interests. No one can use the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to die, no one. Not this king, nor my brother. The Tang army will win when it goes out to fight. If it does not guarantee victory, it will not go to the war. Unless it is
The battle to defend our homeland!”
"I waited for the aristocratic family to be wrong."
"King Gaochang, just think of it as saving money for us. After a few years, he will disappear once and for all. When the time comes, I will not start a war. No one should mention the war."
"Your Highness, I would like to ask you something about the expedition to Goguryeo?"
"Let's calculate the gains and losses in this matter."
"Listen attentively!" Li Jun's tone was much more respectful than when he first met Li Yuanxing. Now we are talking about state affairs, so it is okay for Li Yuanxing to think of himself as the King of Qin. Li Jun's mentality has also been corrected at this time, and he thinks of himself as a minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanxing asked Li Jun to sit down and asked Qiuxiang to serve tea before he said: "The original plan was to mobilize troops in the winter of the second year of Zhenguan and go to war in the early spring of the third year of Zhenguan. By that time, everything from food and grass to armaments and sergeant training had been completed.
Completely prepared. This is definitely a battle to win!”
"Go to war one year in advance. Please explain it to Your Highness!"
"Not only the Hedong family, but also the Guanzhong family, Daibei family, etc., the entire Tang Dynasty family is eyeing the interests of Liaodong and cannot swallow them up immediately. In order to fight in April next year, I have mobilized the entire King of Qin
All the power of the village. Originally, these powers were used for other purposes. You must know that at the beginning of the second year of Zhenguan, when I went on an expedition, there would be large-scale locust plagues in at least thirty states. I wanted to build water power and transform it.
Good farmland.”
"How much of a loss?"
"I haven't calculated it in detail, but the approximate value is: all of Hedong Road, southern Hebei Road, Guanzhong. Eighty million acres of fertile land will appear at least a year later, and when dealing with the locust plague, 40 million tons of grain will be consumed.
If we don't fight, we will be left behind. What does Grandfather think of this loss?"
Li Yuanxing smiled bitterly and shook his head. Qiuxiang quickly handed him a cigarette.
Li Jun's face turned pale when he heard this, and he was about to leave his seat and kneel down to apologize.
And Li Yingchi never got up from his knees.
The more he listened, the more frightened he became, and the more he listened, the more convinced he became. He planned to win in one battle, and King Qin planned to win the Tang Dynasty.
What a difference between heaven and earth!
Li Yuanxing supported Li Yun: "I just calculated the losses, and then I calculated the gains. In fact, it's not easy to calculate this account. If you are interested, come to Qinwangzhuang during the Chinese New Year, and let's sit down and calculate the gains and losses."
"Your Highness, please continue speaking."
"Due to the needs of the war, the production of refined steel and cement has been increased. The advantage is that the railway from Chang'an to Luoyang can be repaired one year in advance. And steel plants and cement plants will also be built in Liaodong. This can speed up the construction of Datang
The development of the workshop industry, but the food in the Tang Dynasty is still not enough, so there are gains and losses."
Li Jun nodded very seriously. He also wanted to understand that he would go to fight against Goguryeo in advance. Li Yuanxing was also a little passive, but from the perspective of gains and losses, Li Yuanxing did not calculate clearly. So he chose to fight. If it was obvious that it was
After suffering a loss, Li Yuanxing definitely doesn't care about the pressure from the aristocratic family.
"Your Highness, please continue speaking!"
"Let's talk about Liaodong, where the output of grain crops is huge. And medicinal materials are extremely rich. In addition, ginseng can be artificially grown. It also carried out a fatal suppression of Goguryeo. So, I really don't know how to balance this. On the one hand, my agriculture
The expansion plan includes the expansion of the factory industry and the expansion of the pharmaceutical industry."
Li Yuanxing smiled.
"However, Gaochang cannot be moved. It would be a failure to move Gaochang now. So His Highness avoided it!"
"That's right! But if I don't even move to Goguryeo, I'm afraid the aristocratic family will try their best to put pressure on me." (To be continued.)