Psychological warfare has been used in China for thousands of years, but the term psychological warfare did not appear at the same time, nor was it standardized and recognized as a discipline.
But relatively speaking, the highest state of psychological warfare in China's battlefield, the state of "conquering the enemy without fighting", is also planned as a strategy. As the strategy develops, psychology will develop. An included small subject.
"Bombing the camp" in China, whether in ancient times or modern times, is the most feared thing by the generals leading the troops. The military camp is a place of solemn killing and the edge of life and death. As people's nerves are always in a highly tense state, if any soldier is emotionally or psychologically unstable late at night, he or she will easily have hallucinations. He will think that the enemy is coming and get dressed first, and then alert other people, which can easily cause the soldiers to They were fighting each other and the military camp was in chaos. At this time, even if the top general is here, it is often difficult to control the situation.
Li Hong classified his first confrontation with Li Yifu as psychological warfare. An originally ordinary encounter was classified as psychological warfare by Li Hong because of the environment the two were in at the time and Li Hong's inner vigilance towards Li Yifu. In addition, Li Yifu was suppressed and exiled by Changsun Wuji at the time, and his psychology was also in a tense state. Therefore, when the two met for the first time, there was an invisible undercurrent that was beyond their control.
Li Hong stood at the door of Ganlu Hall and watched Li Yifu's back disappear around the corner. He breathed a deep sigh of relief. This guy was so powerful. He could hide his sword in his smile and it was so hard to resist. If it were Xu Jingzong, the ancient Yin man, Li Hong couldn't imagine whether he could withstand it without falling behind in his current state.
After all, when Li Yifu took charge of Zhongshu Province in the later period, he appeared to be arrogant and complacent. Because of his humble background, in order to truly squeeze into the circle of the upper class, he lobbied others to revise the "Clan Chronicle". It can be seen that his ambition was already exposed at the beginning, and in the end he was imprisoned until his death because of his ambition.
As for Xu Jingzong, the city is deeper and more difficult to figure out than Li Yi's mansion. He also knows how to hide and use others to achieve his own goals. As a result, Xu Jingzong lived more than ten years longer than Li Yifu.
Li Zhi looked at Li Hong, who was in a daze, and walked quietly behind him. Seeing that he had not responded yet, he patted his head gently and said, "What are you thinking about? My father has already walked up to me and he hasn't noticed yet." ”
"Well, I have met my father." Li Hong woke up and saluted hurriedly.
Li Zhi smiled and circled around Li Hong, and suddenly said: "Your mother, concubine, Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shu and others will send the popsicles you made, so why don't you send them to your imperial brother Li Zhong? "
"Ah? Erchen... Erchen didn't know that he could go to the East Palace? So..."
"You can come and leave whenever you want to my Taiji Palace and Ganlu Palace. Why are you afraid of going to the East Palace? Is there any gap between you and the prince at such a young age?" Li Zhi asked with a half-smile.
Li Hong's head was shaken. He had obviously missed this matter. What he originally thought was: According to historical records, Li Zhong will be deposed soon. As for himself, it is best not to have too much contact with him, so as not to be criticized behind his back.
Now that Li Zhi asked him this question, Li Hong realized that his idea was completely wrong, and his current behavior would make people doubt his attitude even more.
So Li Hong lowered his head and whispered: "I'm afraid that after I go, Yiyang and the others will think that I flatter the prince."
Li Hong reacted very quickly and attributed the matter to a matter between children. Such an excuse would be perfect for someone of his age. After all, when children are together, who is good with whom and who is not good with whom is a matter of not staying overnight. When they meet the next day, they can still play as they want.
But also because children are childish, Li Hong had reason not to flatter the prince in order to be able to play with Yiyang and others, so as not to be isolated by Yiyang in the palace.
As expected, Li Zhi was very satisfied with Li Hong's honesty. He laughed softly a few times and said: "Let's go, take your popsicles and accompany your father to see your brother. It would be too rude to continue like this. I originally thought that Shangguan Yi could take over the three cardinal principles and the five permanent principles. I taught you, but you still haven’t learned it yet.”
"Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, my father and I understand the Wuchang, but... just... I hope that Yiyang and Gao'an will never give them free popsicles again." Li Hong stamped his feet and complained to Yiyang. With Gao An, if it hadn't been for them, he wouldn't have been blamed by his father.
Yang Wu had already taken a basket of popsicles and put it on his arm, ready to go to the East Palace. Li Hong had no choice but to let Jingzhe and Cheetah go back first, while he followed his father to the East Palace.
The emperor's formal arrangements for traveling were of course very important, and even traveling such a short distance to the East Palace was quite cumbersome. By the time they actually went out, Li Zhi and Li Hong were already lined up with dozens of people.
After passing through the Jiade Gate and the Chongjiao Gate, when Li Zhi and Li Hong arrived at the entrance of the Chongjiao Hall, Li Zhong had already led the Prince's Sixth Fu and others and had been waiting here for a long time.
Li Zhi waved casually, first greeted the prince's six teachers, and then it was the prince's turn to salute him. After the ceremony, Li Zhi patted Li Hong's little head and pushed him to Li Hong. Zhong comes forward.
Li Hong raised his head and looked at Li Zhong. Li Zhong was thirteen years old. He was very tall and wide, but there was an aura of Nono between his eyebrows. Seeing Li Hong being pushed out by Li Zhi, he almost looked panicked. look.
"Hong'er has met the emperor brother." Li Hong saluted Li Zhong in a flattering manner.
"Fifth brother, please get up." Li Zhong signaled hurriedly.
For some reason, since the first time he followed Queen Wang to see this fifth brother, he was a little afraid of this fifth brother, and the fifth brother was still a baby at that time, but that's it, as long as he touches Li Hong's eyes , he felt uneasy, as if those penetrating eyes could see through his heart.
The East Palace has always been said to laugh at the imperial court. Among the entire Tai Chi Palace, the East Palace also occupies one-third of the area, but the buildings inside are still much smaller than those of the Tai Chi Palace.
Chongwen Hall, Li Zheng Hall, and Chong Ren Hall stand in sequence. Li Zheng Hall in the middle is where the prince usually handles things. Directly opposite the front is Chongjiao Hall where Li Hong and others came. Below Chongwen Hall is Chongwen Hall. It is also the place where the prince received his education.
Behind the three halls of Lizheng, Chongwen and Chongren is a small garden with rockeries, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, etc. Passing through this area is the prince's residence. On both sides are the Dianshan Kitchen, Mingfuyuan, Neifang, etc., and beyond that are various palaces and the real back garden.
Li Zhong carefully accompanied Li Zhi in the front, while Li Zhi held Li Hong's hand. Li Hong tried to break away several times, but Li Zhi held him tightly.
This is not because Li Zhi wants to show that he loves Li Hong in front of Li Zhong, but because Li Zhi is afraid that Li Hong will fool around and run around. If he does something outrageous in front of the Crown Prince and the Sixth Fu, and loses his face, he will have to face the impeachment of the Censor. You might as well just catch the little guy and not give him a chance to get into trouble.
Li Zheng Hall was obviously carefully restored when Li Zhong moved into the East Palace. The whole Li Zheng Hall still looks noble and elegant, and the scenery everywhere is also good.
Li Zhi motioned to Yang Wu to hand the basket in his arm to Li Zhong's eunuch. Then he said to Li Zhong: "This is specially sent to you by Hong'er. I have nothing to do today, so I just happened to come over to see you."
"Thank you, my dear father, and thank you so much, fifth brother." Li Zhong personally reached out to take it, and then handed it to the eunuch next to him.
"You're welcome, brother. It's because my father is thinking about you. I didn't even think of sending it to you. This is what my father meant. My father said that the weather is hot. It hasn't rained since the beginning of summer. The ice you have here to escape the heat is I'm afraid it's not a lot of money, so I asked me to bring some popsicles to relieve you of the heat. You should thank your father." Li Hong said his wish like a grown-up.
Li Zhong smiled innocently and bowed deeply to Li Zhi again to thank him.
From the beginning to the end, Li Zhong's eyes always seemed to be deliberately avoiding Li Hong's gaze, never meeting his eyes. Even if the two people's eyes met occasionally, Li Zhong would quickly avert his gaze immediately.
Li Hong didn't know that the first time he looked at Li Zhong left a deep psychological shadow on him. Li Zhong, who had been timid and timid since childhood, was in the East Palace at this time, but it didn't mean that he didn't know what was going on in the harem, not to mention that Queen Wang would call him into the palace from time to time to narrate.
Therefore, he naturally knew very well that Li Hong was extremely favored in the palace. During this period, rumors were spreading everywhere, and the news that his father intended to depose Wang Liwu was spreading everywhere.
The Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shu and the fifth brother's mother and concubine were fighting in the harem in a dark and joyous manner. But at this time, the father's attitude was to favor Wu Mei alone, which also made Li Zhong's already unstable position as crown prince even more precarious.
As the biggest supporter in the fight between Queen Wang and Wu Mei, Queen Wang regarded Li Zhong as an important weight. Because of his existence, Queen Wang still had the confidence to fight with Wu Mei after she fell out of favor with Li Zhi. Continue the palace fight.
But obviously Li Zhong didn't think so. His naturally cowardly character, coupled with the sudden rise of Li Hong and his mother and concubine, gave him a complete upper hand in the entire palace. At this time, Li Zhong was living on tenterhooks every day, fearing that one day he would be framed to death for no apparent reason, or be abandoned by his father. So I lost the courage to say a few nice words for Queen Wang or criticize Wu Zhaoyi in front of Li Zhi.
Therefore, when talking to little Li Hong, he would either look at the ground or look out the window, and would never let his eyes meet Li Hong. No matter how harmless Li Hong looked, he would never look at Li Hong. To no avail.
All of this was naturally seen by Li Zhi. His cowardice at the beginning was due to the strength of his father. If it weren't for the strong recommendation of his uncle Changsun Wuji and others, I am afraid that the person sitting on the throne now would be Qingque or Qingque's. Son.
Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He hated his own cowardice. Just like now, no matter how he looked at Li Zhong, he felt that he was not the best candidate for the prince. He was too similar to himself, and even more cowardly than himself. Faced with A three-year-old child can behave in a panic!
The thought of abolishing the king and establishing the emperor, which was not very strong in his heart at first, became firmer bit by bit during the conversation between the two brothers. Coupled with Li Yifu's overt and covert hints and recommendations today at Ganlu Hall, Li Zhi felt that this might be the most appropriate time to depose Wang Liwu.
(End of chapter)