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Li Cunxu's application to go to Lulong to attend Fanyang Military Academy training was immediately rejected by the King of Jin. Although the King of Jin had many sons, Li Cunxu was the eldest son after all, and was the successor whom the King of Jin focused on cultivating. In this era, It does not mean that if you have a natural advantage in blood, you can successfully inherit. If you do not have excellent military merit and prestige, you will easily be replaced by others. Or even if you sit on the throne of the successor, you will easily be replaced by a general. They become isolated and lonely, and life is worse than death. The most typical example is the generations of Jiedu envoys in Weibo Town.
Although Li Cunxu has gained a certain reputation, he is still too young after all. There are many generals in the Hedong Army, and all of them are very powerful. For example, Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan, both of them are the adopted sons of the King of Jin and have outstanding military exploits. , just pick one out and it will be enough to overwhelm Li Cunxu.
The King of Jin must consider giving Li Cunxu more opportunities to gain military exploits and pave the way for Li Cunxu to inherit the title of king in the future. If he just allows the eldest son to go to Lulong, it will be like letting him leave the inner circle of Hedong for a year. When he comes back, , the reputation and military exploits will definitely widen the gap with other generals, and it will be much more difficult to catch up when the time comes.
In addition to the consideration of prestige, the reason why the King of Jin rejected Li Cunxu was also because of his status as the eldest son of the King of Jin. Those who knew about asking Li Cunxu to go to Hedong will understand what happened. People who don't know may misunderstand and think that this is the case. It was the King of Jin who bowed his head to the King of Yan. He pledged his eldest son to Lu Long. The King of Jin had to feel sorry for himself.
Seeing that the King of Jin refused, Li Cunxu went to beg his biological mother, Cao. The Cao family was granted the title of Lady of the Jin Kingdom. She was elegant, noble, and well-known, and was the most respected and beloved by the King of Jin. Li Cunxu knelt in his mother's room for a whole day, and the Cao family finally Unable to get rid of his persistence, he went to ask the King of Jin. Cao did not directly tell Li Cunxu to go to Lulong to attend the military academy, but proposed it. He hoped to be a matchmaker for Balang Cunji.
"Which girl is the lady from?" King Jin asked with interest.
"I heard that Princess Tang Xing, who was canonized by the emperor, is in Youzhou and is about the same age as Balang. If you don't mind, I will go and hire her and make a good match for Balang."
The King of Jin was immediately moved, but he still hesitated and said: "I am the King of Jin, and a certain family is also a clan. Is it in line with etiquette and law..."
Mrs. Cao cast a flirtatious look and said angrily: "The emperor only gave me the name, but His Highness took it seriously. Our original surname is Zhu Xie, and now we have adopted the royal surname Li. I don't know what the world is saying about us clinging to the Tian family... If Eighth Prince marries the princess, Only then are you really not afraid of other people’s irresponsible remarks.”
King Jin nodded and thought about it for a moment. Then he said: "Well, this is a good thing. I'm afraid that King Yan has other plans. If he fails to apply for the job, it will make people laugh even more."
Cao said: "Then it depends on who is sent to Youzhou."
The King of Jin asked: "Let Zhang Chengye go? The King of Yan has always had good relations with the middle officials. Zhang Jianjun is now the envoy of Xuanhui, and he has a close relationship with Privy Han and Privy Zhang. Let him go, and it will be a sure success!"
Cao said: "Zhang Jianjun can go, but can you leave?"
The King of Jin was dumbfounded. Then he thought about it. He really couldn't be separated from Zhang Chengye for a moment. There was a set of complicated procedures for seeking a matchmaker from the royal family. It would take no more than three to five months to complete. Hedong and Hebei were far apart, making it very inconvenient.
I heard Mrs. Cao say again: "Let Dalang go."
Li Ke pointed his finger at Mr. Cao and suddenly said: "So you are here to defend this rebellious son."
Cao said: "I heard that King Yan was very kind to Dalang. If Dalang is allowed to go, he may not be worse than Zhang Jianjun. I know what your highness is worried about. It is just that he is afraid that he will stay away from Hedong for a long time and delay his future. But I heard
It is said that King Yan is the great-uncle of the Crown Prince, he is of the upright Tian family bloodline, and he is based in the important area of Hebei Province, and has outstanding strength. If Da Lang can be valued by King Yan, will his future be lost?"
The King of Jin fell into deep thought. On the second day, he recruited Li Kening, Zhang Chengye, Guo Chongtao and others for detailed consultation, and finally agreed to send Li Cunxu and the Eighth Prince Li Cunji to Youzhou, one to find a princess for the Eighth Lang, and the other to take the opportunity to observe "Youzhou's military appearance"
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So Li Cunxu left Jinyang through the white snow and crossed the Taihang Mountains again into the Hebei Plain. This time, not only Guo Chongtao accompanied Li Cunxu to Hebei, but also several other military disciples, such as Li Sizhao's son Li Jitao, Zhou Dewei's son Zhou Shengmao, Hei
Crow Army Primary School Jie Muli and so on.
Needless to say, Guo Chongtao was originally a wise man around the King of Jin, and there was a vague intention of "assisting the government in the East Palace" in the arrangement of the King of Jin. Li Jitao and Zhou Shengmao were the sons of Hedong generals, and the King of Jin hoped that in this way Li Cunxu would gain power.
Support from Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei.
As for several other small schools, they are rising stars in the army. For example, Jiemuli was originally from Turks. After joining the Hedong Army, he has been serving under Zhou Dewei. When the Tuyuhun people rebelled in Yunzhou, Zhou Dewei sent troops to conquer Jiemuli.
He led more than a dozen of his soldiers to the city first and was recorded as his first achievement. Later, he was transferred to the Black Crow Army as the tenth general, with the rank of Guo Xiaowei.
The intention of King Jin was very simple, which was to build a team for Li Cunxu and give him greater assistance.
Li Cunxu rushed to Youzhou with such a team. The elegant Jing Jin had already arranged a house for him in Youzhou City. Li Cunxu threw his eighth brother Li Cunji into the house and entrusted Jing Jin to take care of him. Then he couldn't wait to complete the marriage proposal.
Regardless of the formalities, Li Chengzhong left Youzhou and reported to Fanyang regardless of his answer. The young Li Cunji didn't understand these things at all, otherwise he would really have jumped up and scolded his irresponsible brother.
In Fanyang Military Academy, Li Cunxu met Li Jishen from Fengxiang and Qian Yuanguan who had returned from Wuyue. It was not to Li Cunxu's expectation that these two people were also in the military academy. During the autumn hunt two years ago, the three of them talked together.
After learning about the establishment of Fanyang Military Academy, they met to study together. After meeting, the three of them were very happy and made an appointment to chat for a while, sharing their experiences before coming here.
Li Cunxu took the route of his mother, while Li Jishen took the method of running away from home. Li Maozhen firmly disagreed with Li Jishen's stay in Youzhou for a year. As a result, Li Jishen took a baggage and climbed the wall in the middle of the night to escape.
When Fengxiang left, he even defrauded the army of a horse. As for Qian Yuanguan, the Yue King Qian Lao was very laissez-faire about his son and never worried about it. Qian Yuanguan was once sent to Huainan by him as a hostage. From this, it can be imagined that Qian Yuanguan was
Yuan Guan's position in his father's heart.
The three people had the same status and identity, and they were visiting soldiers from afar, so they naturally got together. On the first day after the school started at Fan Yang Military Academy, a group fight incident made the relationship between the three people even closer.
The targets of the fight were Wang Shiyue and Li Siye from Pinglu. In fact, Wang Shiyue did not come here to study. He was Wang Shifan's younger brother.
When they were in the military academy, they heard that Li Cunxu, Li Jishen and Qian Yuanguan all wanted to study in the military academy, so they happily nodded and agreed. At that time, Li Chengzhong also lightly added: "This is a good thing, we Lu
Long should be broad-minded and don't be afraid of others stealing lessons. We have to show our best side to outsiders. Hedong, Fengxiang, and Wu Yue are all here. I think we can invite Pinglu to send their children to the military academy. Don't refuse them.
desire to study.”
Li Chengzhong's intention was actually in line with the "cultural dumping" of later generations, but his meaning was "misinterpreted" by his subordinates. Han Yanhui, who had always been responsible for Lulong's "united front" affairs, expressed this intention to Pinglu, but Han Yanhui was conveying this signal
At that time, he wrote two things in an official document: "sending his children to Youzhou to study military affairs" and "the amount of ordnance to be distributed to Pinglu this year". It was inevitable that people would continue to misinterpret it.
It was a common practice among feudal lords and towns to send their sons as hostages, and Wang Shifan didn't think there was anything wrong. Lu Long risked a direct confrontation with Xuanwu to come to the aid of Qian Qing, and also supplied so many military armors and equipment that even the army was deployed.
Now that I'm here, it really doesn't make sense not to send my son as a pledge.
However, Wang Shifan was only thirty years old this year, and his sons were all very young, still in their prime years, and did not meet the requirements for entering the military academy to study military affairs. In the end, Wang Shifan could only ask his younger brother Wang Shiyue to come to Youzhou as a hostage, and he would
Li Siye, who had always disliked him, also kicked him over and asked him to accompany Wang Shiyue.
Li Siye was very eager for such an arrangement. He was very familiar with Lu Long's military system and knew that this was an important step for Lu Long's army to advance to a high level. After Li Siye expressed his allegiance to Li Chengzhong, he never received a formal reply from Lu Long. This made
He felt very unhappy. He gave him a smile but failed to get a good response, which made him unhappy no matter what.
But then Li Siye observed a series of battles beside the Lu Long Army. These battles included the Weizhou Army's rescue battle under Bochang City, the Cangzhou Army's transportation of baggage to support the battle of Qingzhou, the Lu Long Cavalry raid, etc. In all the battles, Li Siye deeply understood Lu's
Due to the strength of Long's military system, he had a deeper understanding of Lu Long's strength than any general in the Pinglu Army, and therefore understood Lu Long's "not bird" self.
This time being kicked out to Fan Yang to "study and observe military affairs", Li Siye thought it was a rare opportunity, and he seemed to be more eager than Wang Shiyue.
As for Wang Shiyue, he was holding a very high temper in his heart. During the first meal of the first day of school, just such a trivial matter as waiting in line for meals ignited his temper.
It's a pity that Wang Shiyue's violent temper met Li Cunxu, and he hit a brick wall. To be fair, Wang Shiyue has been with his brother on expeditions since he was a child, and his martial arts skills are not weak. But who is Li Cunxu? He is easy to fight at the age of eleven.
Shang Li fired a stone bow and shot a level three fierce man. How could Wang Shiyue get a favor? He was immediately knocked to the ground and his face was full of peach blossoms. Li Siye was more skilled and wanted to step forward to help, but was beaten by Li Siye.
Jisian and Qian Yuanguan jointly stopped him, and then Jie Muli, who ran to take a seat, threw him to the ground using the prairie wrestling method. He also suffered a bruise and a swollen face.
Subsequently, those who participated in the fight, regardless of right or wrong, were all included in the "first to enter" list of the military academy and were punished by running ten laps of the school grounds every morning for a month.
In days like this, Li Cunxu and others began their military academy careers. (To be continued. If you like this work, (.) vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please