"What does this have to do with him?" Li Xin'an looked grim.
Pei Min looked at Li Xin'an's face that gradually became gloomy, sighed softly, and said with some sadness: "I don't want to... have anything to do with him."
"Then what do you mean by what you just said?"
"What do you think of our Tang army at the moment?" Pei Min did not answer Li Xin'an's question, but instead said something without beginning or end.
Li Xin'an was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Although I am not a general's disciple, I also know that there are many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, and their military power is unparalleled. For example, during the Emperor Taizong's period, the famous general Wang Xuance destroyed an entire country by one man, and there are countless other achievements. Master, you are
Why do you ask this?"
Pei Min smiled and said, "You only know one, but not the other. Although Wang Xuance has the record of destroying an entire country with one man, he only eliminated ringworm and scabies. However, he unintentionally contributed to the great disaster.
Don’t be a formidable opponent.”
"Tibet!"
Li Xin'an suddenly thought of something and looked at Pei Min, "You..."
"As a teacher, I will go to fight with Tubo."
"Ever since Emperor Taizong passed away, these brats in the north have become restless. Especially after the Wu clan took power, under the pretext of returning power to Li Tang, they repeatedly invaded the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and there were constant wars on the border.
Now that the saints have succeeded to the throne and God's grace has arrived, they have been quiet for a few years, but now they have begun to bounce around again."
"But how can we, the Tang Dynasty, be afraid of them? If we want to fight, then we will fight!"
"If they really fight, I won't be afraid. The scary thing is that they don't fight, but let the frontline soldiers die in vain!"
"How could..."
"Foreign troubles are nothing to worry about. Domestic troubles are the most deadly!" Pei Min said solemnly: "In the face of repeated attacks by Tibet and Khitan, the loudest voice in the court was to seek peace."
"When I went to the palace that day as my teacher, there was an urgent report from the border that Tibet was invading. The saint circulated the news to all the princes in the court, but only a few people were filled with righteous indignation. All the civil and military officials in the hall said one sentence:
The ambition of Tubo is most unjust, but it only cares about small gains and neglects big gains. As long as it is encircled by gold, silver and silk, the enemy troops will naturally retreat. Firstly, they will not cause the disaster of weapons and soldiers, wasting people and money. Secondly, they can also protect the frontier for several years.
Safety."
"What's funny is that these words appear almost every time there is an emergency on the border."
"It turns out that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were all people who had nothing to do but people who had no worries about the country and the people?" Li Xin'an said sadly.
Even he, a child, knew that foreign enemies were invading and he had to protect his family and country. How could those ministers not understand...
"Are those generals like this too?" Li Xin'an asked unwillingly, looking forward to a glimmer of hope.
"Have you ever heard a poem?"
"What?"
"The warriors are half dead in front of the army, but the beauties are still singing and dancing under the tent."
"After living in peacetime, the blood has been worn away, and no one wants to fight anymore."
Li Xin'an clenched her fists tightly.
"But, you still..." Li Xin'an suddenly remembered that Pei Min was about to go north.
"That's because one person convinced His Majesty."
"who?"
"Li Linfu."
"What? Him?" Li Xin'an was stunned.
"He is the most treacherous official in the court!"
"But they are not treacherous enough to betray their country and seek glory." Pei Min shook his head, "That day, your father said in the court: The Tubo untouchables are capricious, ungrateful, and only afraid of force. Don't show kindness to them, otherwise they will take advantage of them.
It is determined to be a serious problem for the Tang Dynasty."
"Can he say such a thing?" Li Xin'an didn't believe it.
"The expressions of the civil and military ministers in the court at that time were the same as you are now, with disbelief on their faces. Is this still the same Li Linfu who talks sweetly and is brave? Haha... The faces of several ministers of the peace faction at that time were as ugly as eating shit."
"I still... don't believe it."
Pei Min said meaningfully: "Whether you believe it or not, your father has done this. He is worthy of being the most favored minister of the saint. The saint immediately waved his hand and handed over full authority for the border war.
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Your father will handle it."
"This time I went north, it was me who was recommended by...Li Linfu."
Li Xin'an was completely shocked.
He stood up, looked at Pei Min with wary eyes, moved his steps, and quietly retreated towards the door.
"You just kept saying nice things to him. Could it be that the Sword Master of the Tang Dynasty has also become a flatterer?"
Pei Min looked at Li Xin'an and couldn't help feeling a little funny, "Of course not. Do you suspect that I am colluding with your father?"
Li Xin'an said nothing and looked at him silently.
"Those who hold swords must have great righteousness in their hearts, otherwise it will be difficult to practice cultivation. If Li Linfu and I are the same, how can we become the fourth heavenly person in the world?"
Li Xin'an thought about it carefully, "That's right..."
"You bastard." Pei Min smiled and his beard trembled, "If you don't come back, then you will leave. Once you get out of this door, I won't accept you as my disciple!"
Li Xin'an's little face suddenly became as bright as a flower, and she quickly ran to Pei Min and gently tapped her cheap master's thigh, "Hey, master, you have a lot, don't be as knowledgeable as your apprentice."
Pei Min shook his head helplessly, pushed Li Xin'an back to his seat, and then said, "Although I didn't flatter your father, I still have to bow my head when I'm under the eaves."
"Master, what do you mean by this?"
"In the war against Tibet, the border and surrounding states, the soldiers and horses of the Jiedushi, the money, food, weapons, and cotton clothes for winter in the back areas, whether to adjust, when to adjust, and how much to adjust are all decided by your father alone.
If not, it will be too late or too little, and it will be a devastating blow to the soldiers fighting in the front. What's more, the Khitans have also intervened this time. We are fighting on two sides, and the battle in the front will be even more difficult."
"So the generals who went on this expedition, including the teacher, were afraid that your father would enrich his own pockets and deduct food and salary, so they went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to curry favor and lined up to send money there, hoping that all the troops, horses, food and cotton clothes would be enough.
Don't come late, don't come too late, don't come late, otherwise if the battle is defeated, the responsibility will still be theirs. Feed Li Linfu first, then they will have a way to survive."
"No wonder, the convoys have been coming and going in the past two days, and gold and silver treasures have been moved into the house box by box. But since they are fighting for the frontier, I can't blame them..." Li Xin'an murmured to himself, and turned to look at Pei
Min.
"Master, did you also send it?"
"What are you talking about!" Pei Min said angrily: "As a teacher and an official, you are upright and gentle. Wherever you have spare money, you can give gifts. Didn't you see that you can't even afford to live in an inn? Are you living in such a remote place?"
"That's really hard on you..." Li Xin'an muttered in a low voice.
"Then how do you flatter Li Linfu?"
Pei Min said nothing and looked at him quietly.
Li Xin'an noticed something was wrong.
Pei Min didn't accumulate any money as an official. Well, even if he had Pei Min, he wouldn't use it to embarrass himself, and Li Linfu didn't like it. The only thing he could use was his martial arts, and Li Linfu happened to have it.
A son like me who loves martial arts...
Everything seemed to fall into place.
Li Xin'an's two innocent big eyes suddenly became round, and she opened her mouth wide and pointed at herself.
"It can't be...it's me..."
Pei Min smiled and nodded, caressed Li Xin'an's little head, and said softly: "Good disciple, you have a great responsibility."
Li Xin'an wanted to cry but had no tears.
Is Qing himself just a sycophant to curry favor with Li Linfu?
However, he was considered a "blessing in disguise". He became a master of the Heavenly Realm and indirectly contributed to the border war. There seemed to be nothing to be unhappy about.
Li Xin'an became optimistic again.
Pei Min said sadly: "It's just a pity that General Sun Quan, the commander named by your father, was unwilling to bow to Li Linfu. After taking the order, he lived in the military camp and never showed up again. Otherwise, this time,
Going on an expedition will give me a little more confidence."
"Sun Quan..." Li Xin'an frowned. He had heard this name more than once.
Being with Sun Quan is often accompanied by another name.
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"I understand." Li Xin'an said with a calm face: "To deal with Tubo, it is war or peace. It makes no difference to Li Linfu. What he wants is not to resist Tibet, but the power to handle border affairs."
"What do you mean?" Pei Min asked doubtfully.
"He's going to bring someone down."
"who?"
"General Zuo Yulin Army, Wang Zhongsi."
"Wang Zhongsi, the Zuojin Wuwei general Wang Zhongsi who was adopted in the palace since he was a child and wrote the "Eighteen Policies of Pingrong"?" Pei Min said in surprise.
"That's a popular man in front of the emperor, and he's as favored as your father."
"It's precisely because of this that Li Linfu wants to destroy him." Li Xin'an gritted his teeth and said, "Li Linfu wants to be a powerful minister inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people. Wang Zhongsi blocks his way. How could he, Li Linfu, not want to get rid of him?"
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"What do you mean..." A glint flashed in Pei Min's eyes.
"I often heard from the aides in my house at home that the saint wanted to hand over Zuo Yulin's army completely to Wang Zhongsi, but there was only one person in the way, Sun Quan, the general of Zuo Yulin's army."
"But Sun Quan is the son of Xue Rengui, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and a subordinate of Xue Ne, the general of Zuo Yulin Army. Whether in terms of prestige or qualifications, Wang Zhongsi can't match it, so the matter can only be put aside for the time being.
When there is an opportunity in the future, I will support Wang Zhongsi to ascend to power."
"But Li Linfu also has his eye on Zuo Yu Linjun."
"Since the old general Zhang Shougui was transferred, the Right Yulin Army fell into the hands of Li Linfu. He wanted to take over the Zuo Yulin Army again, but General Sun Quan was unmoved by his righteousness. Li Linfu had no choice but to put his own people in place.
Enter Zuo Yulin's army, but with Wang Zhongsi around, his methods have little effect."
"There are rumors in the palace that the saint wants to send Wang Zhongsi to serve as the governor of Shuofang. If he leaves, Zuo Yulin's army will belong to Li Linfu. But if Sun Quan is replaced as Zuo Yu before Wang Zhongsi leaves,
General Yulin Army, then Li Linfu's good dream will come to nothing. Sun Quan is much easier to deal with than Wang Zhongsi, so Wang Zhongsi must go!"
"And the current Tibetan invasion is an opportunity, an opportunity to let Wang Zhongsi go!"
"What do you mean?" Pei Min asked.
Li Xin'an replied: "Military merit! If Wang Zhongsi can't get military merit, he has no reason to serve as the general of the Zuoyu Lin Army. He can only serve as his Shuofang Jiedushi."
"So, this time Li Linfu was uncharacteristically opposed to the peace proposal, and he even remonstrated with General Sun Quan to lead the army on the expedition." Pei Min suddenly realized, and looked at Li Xin'an with a little more admiration in his eyes.
He can see so clearly at such a young age, his future achievements will be limitless!
What's rare is that he has a kind heart and regards his father as an enemy. If he were to become an official, he would be the minister of humerus and learn martial arts... Isn't it a pity?
Li Xin'an said sadly: "There may be a deeper secret to this matter!"
"What?"
"The Tubo War was probably started deliberately by Li Linfu in order to control Zuo Yulin's army!"
Pei Min's breath suddenly swayed, and the tea cup in his hand turned into a pile of powder.
Li Xin'an fell from the chair with a pale face, sweating profusely. How could a child withstand the pressure of a master in the world of heaven and man?
Pei Min looked at Li Xin'an's painful look, sighed softly, put away the excitement in his heart, and glanced at the beam without trace.
"As I get older, my concentration becomes worse."
"Anyone who knows this news will probably explode on the spot. Master, you are good enough." Li Xin'an got up from the ground and sat back on his seat.
"I take back what I said before." Pei Min sneered, "This most treacherous official of the Tang Dynasty is really capable of betraying his country and seeking glory!"
Li Xin'an felt a little lonely and continued: "It seems that Li Linfu will never interfere with the war ahead. On the contrary, he will vigorously assist, for fear that Sun Quan will not be able to win this battle."
"Then the generals' money is wasted, isn't it?" Pei Min suddenly wanted to laugh.
"But you didn't take me as your apprentice in vain." Li Xin'an winked playfully.