Li Hong couldn't help but yawned when his father Long asked about this topic. I had long expected that my father would ask this question personally, but it was good, whether it was true or false, at least it showed that my father was not angry because of this matter.
Li Hong smiled bitterly and then said: "If I really want to kill the imperial brothers Li Zhong and Helan Minyue, I can do it without them noticing. I can even do it so that everyone in the world can be killed." Ten years after Li Zhong and He Lan Minyue died, they still thought they were still alive."
"But now that Li Zhong and He Lan Minyue are dead, they were killed by you. How do you want me to deal with it? Do you believe your words?" Li Zhi's face could no longer see the expression, and the emperor's standard city affairs were displayed on his face. .
"I have no way to prove my innocence for the time being. Just one day after the incident happened, I was summoned to Liaodong urgently. Even if I want to prove my innocence, I don't have time to find evidence now. What's more... Li Zhong and Helan Minyue committed suicide, but they just wanted to put the blame on me, and it would be too difficult to prove it themselves," Li Hong said calmly.
On the surface, he seemed to be very relaxed when facing Father Long's questioning, but in his heart, he was still sweating a little at this moment. That was Helan Minyue, a woman whose status in his father's heart was uncertain.
If the father misses the past, then he may really be suspected by the father. If he doesn't miss the past, then everything is fine. There is only one Li Zhong left. After all, the father also knows what happened between them.
Li Zhi let out a long sigh, stood up and said calmly: "Go out for a walk with me."
"Yes, Father."
The two of them came outside the tent. The green grass under their feet was like the lawns in the palace that could be mowed. It was soft and soft when they stepped on it. Each step took a torch, lighting up the surroundings like daylight.
Anshi City, lying quietly in the distance, looked like a dying giant beast, looking warily at the large, brightly lit tent in front of it.
The night wind blew by, and a hint of coolness made people tremble all over. The sleepiness just now also quickly dissipated with the night wind.
"Then what didn't you do after you received the news of Li Zhong's death in Chang'an?" Li Zhi, who was pacing slowly with his hands behind his back, asked again.
"My son has already sent people to the two places to check to see if they can find any clues. However, my son is not optimistic. As the saying goes: there is no need to accuse others. The two of them have done things so carefully. Naturally, I don’t want my son to get out of trouble easily, and the time is also very suitable. It coincides with the fact that you have just marched in person, and I just use this matter to alienate my loyalty to you. "
"That being said, you clearly know that if I go on an expedition and find out about this, you will be furious and continue to act. You still do it in such an unclean manner, which is obviously not in line with your character. Moreover, you can receive the news one day after the incident. According to the emperor's decree, I immediately set off for Liaodong, which shows that you are upright and upright in your heart."
"Does the minister still need to prove himself?"
"What does your mother mean?"
"...the queen mother said that the son still needs to prove himself."
"Then you continue to prove your innocence. I think your mother is not wrong, and this is what I mean. If you can't repay your innocence in this matter, in the future... Forget it, take Anshi City first, and then attack the Datong River. "Okay." Li Zhi changed his words in time, and Li Hong didn't know what he wanted to say, so he could only nod silently.
Next, Li Hong planned to pretend to attack for a while tomorrow, and personally saw how tenacious Anshi City's resistance was before making any plans. After asking some questions about Ge Xiyuan, he was put back to his tent by his father Long. .
Li Hong, who had been running all the way, took a shower and went to sleep under the care of Hua Meng and Jingzhe. However, he couldn't sleep at first no matter what. When he was talking to Father Long just now, he only talked about how he proved his innocence and how. My father is very concerned about his mother's current situation.
But... Father doesn't know? Or did the father intentionally not ask why Li Xian and Li Zhe were summoned to the palace by their mother? Do you think it's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning? Still don’t know
In his daze, he could not figure out what his father Long was thinking about this matter. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
The biological clock has not changed with these days of running around. He has continued his habit for so many years, getting up early to exercise and then washing up.
Hua Meng had already prepared clear mountain spring water, waiting for him to take a cold bath. Li Hong approached and touched the cold water that was still freezing in the early morning. His whole body was involuntarily shuddered. This mountain spring water After a night of accumulation of temperature differences, it has even caught up with the water temperature of his winter cold bath in Chang'an.
He packed everything up, ate the breakfast he had prepared long ago, then put on his armor, took the horizontal knife, put on the Haidongqing given to him by Brother Li Ku, and walked to the middle of the road again, which was only a few dozen meters away from him. In the military tent, that is, his father Long's tent, he saw that other generals had arrived and were discussing in low voices how to attack the city today.
Li Zhi walked out of the tent a moment after Li Hong arrived. Looking at his complexion today, he was much better than yesterday. It was probably because of Li Hong's arrival that he felt relieved. A lot of pressure.
After seeing Li Hong's appearance, Li Zhi had the same reaction as the minister when he first saw it. Why was he wearing a sea turtle for nothing? This can't be a fight.
So Li Zhi took one look and lost interest. This made Li Hong, who originally wanted to give Haidongqing to his father Long to keep for fun, suddenly lost interest. Since you don't like it, I won't give it to you. . So he just held Hai Dongqing in his left arm and waited for his father to speak.
Military power is not something Li Hong can just get if he wants it. In front of all the military generals and all the civil servants, he still needs the golden words of Father Long to grant him the title.
Sure enough, after a simple court meeting according to the morning ritual in the court, Hua Ji took out an imperial edict. In a very simple sentence, from now on, all matters in the army, big and small, will be handled by His Highness the Crown Prince. , if there is any major matter, or if there is a dispute, you can report it to me for my decision.
The ministers and Li Hong received the order at the same time, and then Li Zhi became the boss. Li Hong had already reported today's actions to him yesterday, so he was no longer curious. Next, let's see how Li Hong makes a decision and how to perform it. His military talent is great.
He led the general generals out of the camp to the foot of Anshi City, which was not a very tall tower. Under the early morning sun, the light of weapons on the tower occasionally reflected.
The crossbows hidden in the dark were vaguely aimed at the generals of the Tang Dynasty under the city tower, but their important generals were not seen inspecting the city gate.
"Are the other city gates so heavily guarded?" Li Hong asked Xue Rengui behind him.
Among the generals, only Xue Rengui had followed him in the battle in Anxi, so it was easier to use it.
And Xue Rengui has long been unable to hold back his passion for a battle. During this period of time, although he has followed His Majesty in his personal expedition, in His Majesty's eyes, he has always been Qi Bi Heli first, then Li Jinxing, and then Liu Rengui. , Liu Renyuan.
After fighting all the way, Xue Rengui and the 20,000 soldiers he led could only get a job of cleaning up the battlefield every time, and were not dispatched by His Majesty to attack the tough battles at all.
Now with the appearance of his old boss, Xue Rengui feels that his usefulness and military talents have finally been put to use.
"Going back to Your Highness, the three city gates are exactly the same. The strength of the troops is estimated to be between 70,000 and 80,000. As for whether weapons, food and grass are sufficient, since there has been no attack on the city during this period, it is difficult to make an accurate judgment." Xue Rengui was full of energy and fighting spirit. Said proudly.
"Do you have any crossbows?" Li Hong said calmly, looking at the Goguryeo soldiers strutting on the city gate tower.
"Go back to Your Highness, the crossbow is here." After Xue Rengui finished speaking, he immediately handed Li Hong a long-range crossbow.
"Let me try first to see if my accuracy has declined recently." The Haidongqing on Li Hong's left arm was no wonder that when Brother Li Ku gave it to him, his face was full of reluctance. At the moment when Li Hong picked up the crossbow , the snow-white Hai Dongqing actually landed on Li Hong's shoulder.
This actually surprised Li Hong when he arrived. Isn't this too humane? It seems that he can be taken back later to be a companion for Bai Chun's younger brother Bai Qi. One is in the sky and the other is on the ground. If these two guys are put into the Qinling Mountains, I don't know what kind of prey they can catch.
Li Hong had just raised his crossbow, and the arrows in the arrow trough were already taut. Just as he was taking aim, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "No, Your Highness. This move may not be in line with the dignity of the royal family. The two armies are fighting. Although I don't say It’s time to drum up the troops, but it’s not time to…”
"Ge Xiyuan, Anshi City was not captured in a short period of time, and you contributed most to it." Li Hong slowly put down the crossbow in his hand and handed it back to Xue Rengui.
Then he turned his head and looked behind him, only to see that at some point, in addition to the few generals, there were more than a dozen civil servants standing behind him.
"Your Highness, this is for the sake of the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. If Your Highness makes such a secret attack, the people of the world will laugh at the failure of the Tang Dynasty to win." Ge Xiyuan looked quite surprised when he saw Li Hong handing the crossbow to Xue Rengui. Satisfied, he stroked his beard and said seriously.
Li Hong couldn't help but laugh when he saw Ge Xiyuan acting like he was thinking about himself. Yesterday, he was still thinking about whether he should settle the score with him when he got to the barracks. Finally, he thought about it, for the sake of Father Long. , I didn’t mention it anymore. I didn’t expect him to be more enthusiastic now.
This kind of brainless person is actually the most hateful, hateful and stubborn person! Just relying on my one-sided understanding, I have to rely on my little ability to criticize the emperor's every word and deed.
In many cases, the requirements they pointed out were not based on even what was recorded in Zhou Li. They were completely based on their own personal judgment and their own preferences, and then they dared to talk loudly.
To put it bluntly, there were many such people in the previous life, just like those famous "keyboard warriors". Which one of them didn't curse all over the world with just one mouth? And there are many people who go to the wrong set. In short, there is no need to take responsibility, so they just talk nonsense.
(End of chapter)