It’s no wonder that many emperors in history favored treacherous ministers. This flattery makes people feel comfortable listening to it.
If all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were like Wei Zheng, he would have been pissed off long ago.
"Choose a few ornaments from the warehouse and give them to Feng Zhidai. Don't be too conspicuous and don't be stingy. Since Feng Ang has expressed his loyalty to me, I will naturally respond." Li Shimin said.
Feng Zhidai was kept as a hostage in Chang'an, and Li Shimin usually received many rewards. Now if someone sends a reward, it will not arouse suspicion. Feng Ang knows and understands what he means.
"Yes." Feng Ang responded.
"Is there anything happening in Hou Junji recently?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, Duke Lu has been staying behind closed doors since he returned from his mission, and there has been no movement," Li Mu said.
Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully and said, "You go down first."
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"Master Marquis, Qiu Fu sent someone to inform you that we are about to enter the city." Liu Da said.
Qiu Fu was one of the few surviving soldiers. He was promoted by Lin Xuan to the deputy commander of the soldiers, responsible for leading people to escort money and protect those in Zhouzhuang.
"Okay, we're finally here. We can go back after finishing the matters in Lingnan." Lin Xuan said with a smile: "When he arrives, put the others in place and ask Qiu Fu to see me immediately."
"Yes!" Liu Day responded.
When Liu Da arrived at the gate of the mansion, he didn't wait long when he saw Qiu Fu coming over on horseback with a large group of people and more than a dozen carriages.
"Commander, how could I bother you to come over and greet me?" Qiu Fu laughed.
He and Liu Da have experienced life and death together and have a good relationship.
Liu Da said: "The Marquis asked me to wait for you, and asked you to meet him immediately when you arrive."
"I'll go with you." Qiu Fu pointed to the person behind him and said, "By the way, I encountered some accidents on the way. Thanks to the help of Brother Xi, I was able to arrive on time."
Liu Da looked at the person Qiu Fu was pointing to and saw that the man was powerful and a martial arts practitioner. Thinking that his prince often recruited some brave warriors, he said, "Then let him come with us."
Qiu Fu smiled and said, "Brother Xi, my Marquis is kind to others, so you don't have to worry."
"Thank you, Brother Qiu." Brother Xi said gratefully.
He was well versed in military literature and had martial arts skills, such as bow and horse, but he never had a chance to stand out.
Unexpectedly, with a casual move, he actually helped the soldiers of the Marquis of Jingyang County.
Liu Da led Qiu Fu and the others to the hall.
"I've met the Marquis."
"No gifts." Lin Xuan was a little confused when he saw that besides Liu Da and Qiu Fu, there was a stranger.
"Master Hou, when we were approaching Lingnan, we encountered bandits who were robbing us. Fortunately, the Xi Jun brothers bought the seats to help us, so there were no casualties," Qiu Fu said.
"Xi Junmai? Why does this name sound so familiar?" Lin Xuan frowned slightly.
The surname is Xi?
Lin Xuan's eyes lit up and he asked: "Are you Xi Junmai?"
"Do you know me, Mr. Hou?" Xi Jun was stunned.
Lin Xuan hurriedly said: "I don't know him, I just heard someone say that Xi Junmai has extraordinary martial arts and can shoot a six-stone bow. I wonder if he can do it with just one step?"
"Your Majesty, you deserve the award." Xi Junmai was confident in his martial arts and did not deny it.
It's really him.
Lin Xuan was happy, but he didn't expect Qiu Fu to kidnap a famous general for him.
When it comes to Xi Junmai, few people know about it.
Because there is only one paragraph about him in the history books.
In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Xi Jun hired 120 cavalrymen to put down the civil strife in Tuyuhun.
In addition, there is no record of Xi Junmai’s birth and death place.
Lin Xuan knew about Xi Junmai because of a post he saw on the Internet in his previous life. Someone compared Xi Junmai with Wang Xuance.
Speaking of Wang Xuance, many people know that he destroyed a country by one person.
In fact, it's not that mysterious.
In the 21st year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty sent Wang Xuance as the chief envoy and Jiang Shiren as the deputy envoy and a group of 30 people went to Tianzhu. The king of Tianzhu sent many envoys with property to prepare to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty with Wang Xuance. However, the king of Tianzhu, Shi Luo,
Yiduo died suddenly and suddenly, and the country was in chaos. His minister, Navodi Arona, usurped the throne and mobilized all the troops to resist Wang Xuance. The 30 cavalry following Wang Xuance fought with the enemy, but failed and were captured. The enemy took the opportunity to plunder the property contributed by various countries.
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Wang Xuance fled and reached Tubo. Wang Xuance issued a proclamation to recruit troops and received 1,200 Tibetan soldiers and 7,000 Niboluo cavalry. Wang Xuance and his deputy Jiang Shiren led the Tubo and Niboluo troops to fight against the rebels.
In the end, not only was the rebellion put down, but the rebel leader was also captured alive.
Judging from the initial strength of both sides, although Tianzhu's rebels had more troops than Wang Xuance's, they were limited and not that mysterious.
Therefore, Wang Xuance was historically evaluated as a diplomat.
But Xi Jun’s purchase is much more powerful.
In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun was defeated and committed suicide. His eldest son Murong Shun led troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of Prince of Xiping County.
After Murong Shun's death, his son Nuohebo succeeded to the throne and was named the King of Heyuan County, with the title of Wudi Yebaledou Khan.
In order to better control and win over Nuohebo, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty betrothed the clan's daughter, Princess Honghua, to him in the 14th year of Zhenguan, and named him King of Qinghai.
The prime minister of Tuyuhun, King Xuan, was domineering and conspired to cause trouble. He wanted to attack the princess and hijacked Nuohebo and fled to Tubo.
Nuohebo received the news in advance and hurriedly led Qingqi to Xi Junmai, the captain of Guoyi of Tang Dynasty who was stationed in Shanshan City to ask for help.
Xi Junmai had only one hundred and twenty cavalry, while King Xuan had over ten thousand cavalry.
Xi Jun, a skilled trader, was brave and led more than a hundred cavalry to take advantage of King Xuan's unpreparedness and charge into the formation, killing King Xuan. The dragons were left without a leader. The soldiers were shocked and scattered, and most of them knelt down and surrendered.
It sounds simple, but when more than a hundred people charged into an army formation of ten thousand people and were able to kill the general, Xi Junmai's martial arts and courage were evident.
As for Xi Jun's great achievement, there is no record of what happened next in history, which is very strange.
Some people say that it was because Li Shimin wanted to leave Xi Junmai to Li Chengqian. Later, Li Chengqian rebelled. Although Xi Junmai did not participate, he was labeled as Li Chengqian and therefore was not reused.
Some people also say that at that time, the military power in the DPRK was strong but the civil service was weak. In order to balance the situation, Li Shimin did not reuse Xi Junmai.
This statement is also well-founded. When Li Shimin was in power, Xue Rengui came to prominence, but was not reused. During Li Shimin's period, Xue Rengui's biggest official position was the right-leading army Zhonglang General, responsible for guarding the gate of Xuanwu Palace.
Lin Xuan had no way of verifying all this, and it was not important. He only needed to know that Xi Junmai was a talented person.
"Thank you Warrior Xi for your help. I will definitely thank you deeply." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"It's just a piece of cake. Even without my help, Brother Qiu can deal with those thieves." Xi Junmai said.
He was not being modest when he said this. There were more than 300 people in Qiu Fu's group. Although only a few dozen soldiers had martial arts and weapons, these people were elite soldiers, and the bandits who robbed the road were only more than 100 people.
Just a bunch of rabble.
Qiu Fu and his party escorted more than a dozen carriages, and there were not many people with weapons. The thieves felt that there was no threat, so they attacked Qiu Fu and the others. As long as Qiu Fu led his men to charge for a while, the thieves would definitely scatter in all directions.
"Master Hou, Brother Xi intends to join the army. I wonder if Master Hou can help introduce him." Qiu Fu said.
"With Xi Zhuangshi's martial arts, he is more than qualified to be a general. It is no problem to join the army. After I return to Chang'an, I can help Xi Zhuangshi introduce him. How about I humiliate Xi Zhuangshi and temporarily become the deputy commander of my personal soldiers?" Lin Xuan said.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, I am willing." Xi Junmai said with cupped hands.