Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 504 Flowers bloom on the road
The planning of Tang Chang'an was square and square, with three gates on each side for entry and exit.

But if we talk to the people of Tang Dynasty, "What is the main gate of Chang'an?"

The final answer is always the same: "Mingde Gate".

There are three gates: Anhua, Mingde and Qixia in the south of Chang'an City, with Mingde Gate in the middle.

There are five door openings in Mingde Gate. At that time, it was called the Five Gates of the Emperor, and it was also called the Gate of the Country.

After Mingde Gate is the north-south Zhuque Street. Because it is located on the central axis of Chang'an, it is more than 5,000 steps long from north to south and more than 100 steps wide from east to west, so it is also called Tianjie.

At the north end of this street is the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City, and continuing north through the Imperial City is the Chengtian Gate of the Miyagi City.

After entering the Chengtian Gate and heading north, passing through the Jiade Gate and the Taiji Gate, you can go straight to the Taiji Hall to pay a pilgrimage to the co-lord of China, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the heavenly khan of thousands of nations.

For the foreign envoys who come here for pilgrimage, it is an honor to visit the Khan after completing this journey and return home.

For the victorious soldiers, after going to Tianjie to praise their merits, to present prisoners at Zhuque Gate, and then to have their commander enter the Tai Chi Hall to demonstrate their merits, they can also claim to be the hero.

I still remember that the Holy Master was captured at Shuntianmen last year. At that time, the whole of Chang'an was overjoyed, and most of the princes and grandsons in Hongwen Hall dispersed with their parents to see the captives.

These experiences made Pei Xingjian gradually lose the glitz he had when he was praised as a "child prodigy" in Hongwen Hall, and his whole person began to reveal a bit of composure that was not commensurate with his childish face.

There may be a young girl showing her true love, her beautiful eyes looking forward to each other, and the birds and birds making peace.

But soon, this group of triumphant athletes sang "Breaking Formation Music" that they had sung more than once on the road.

Riding on the colt, he gently pinched the horse's belly to make the colt run faster and keep up with Li Xuebo, but Pei Xingjian also felt emotional in his heart.

There may be scribes who act like madmen, use wine as ink to hit cups and sing, leading the crowd to sing with boldness and ease.

Horses tread on flowers to create a brocade path, soldiers hang sachets to leave fragrance.

Pei Xingjian was a little ashamed, but he was quickly replaced by the new Yuanzhi:

One day, he will truly make the whole Chang'an cheer for him like Xue Bo!

On that day, he determined that he would move the world with his literary fame!
As for why he didn't immediately take the credit...it can only be said that the fate of his father and brother made him feel sad.

He simply couldn't help but want to reach out his hand and take in all the honors at this moment and be completely intoxicated.

He trained his troops and horses in Liangzhou, negotiated with the natives, bribed them, or gathered intelligence. Then he divided his troops non-stop to Qinghai for a decisive battle. Finally, he captured the thief's leader and returned non-stop.

The only person in the army who could be used by Pei Xingjian as a scholar, which was the same as a master, was Li Jing.

Pei Xingjian was a little curious. After dismounting and bowing to listen to the angel's words, he asked curiously.

Li Jing bit the word "power" very hard, and then the old general glanced at Pei Xingjian - even after half a year in Liangzhou, the childishness on this face could not be concealed.

"To strengthen our Tang Dynasty's power!"

After all, this boy was only thirteen years old, and he was quite envious of his age, so he explained in a casual and thoughtful way:
"After arriving in Chang'an later, you must remember not to let your affairs run wild and to exercise self-restraint. The things you did today to show off your power and sing your merits will surely happen more in the future."

Listening to the cheers of his soldiers, a fleeting smile appeared on Li Jing's face.

"You are a learned man. Last year you won a great victory over Na Jieli. Why didn't your Majesty give this order?"

It was difficult to say anything in such a magnificent chorus. Pei Xingjian only saw the general nod to him, and then he sang along with the song.

humming the formation-breaking music in his mouth, Pei Xingjian, who was completely awake, even had time to turn his head and look at the prisoners who were escorted in the formation by more than 3,000 people.

"Avenging shame is urgent."

After Pei Xingjian waited on him, he got on the horse again. Hearing his disciple's question, he shook his head and said:

Seeing Pei Xingjian getting on the green pony that was specially found for him, he pulled the reins to get the horse to move and continued:
"Now, destroying Tuyuhun is a great service to the country. Naturally, we must go to Tianjie and sacrifice prisoners at Zhuque Gate."

The crazily raised corners of his mouth made Pei Xingjian throw away everything he wanted and remembered.

But I didn't expect that in just one year, Pei Shouyue would become the one being watched!
The time he was immersed in such happy thoughts seemed to pass extremely fast. Before he could reflect on the remaining thoughts five times, a sound like a mountain roar and a tsunami suddenly sounded in his ears.

The crazy man sings and praises his merit!
The girl's beautiful spring pleases him!

Everywhere you look you can see faces that are celebrating, and every glance has the feeling of looking up.

Pei Xingjian nodded ignorantly. It would be difficult for him to lead the charge in the battle to destroy Tuyuhun, but whether it was formulating strategies, caring for casualties, or capturing prisoners after victory, Li Jing and others did not avoid him.

The hoarse chorus of three thousand people blasted in Pei Xingjian's ears, causing him to wake up suddenly. What he turned to face was Li Xuebo's eyes, which were like ancient wells and deep pools.

Li Jing, who is sixty-one years old and has a fluttering white beard, although his eyes are still bright, the tiredness in his eyes can no longer be concealed.

"Your Majesty has always acted vigorously and resolutely. He was able to win a great victory in Dingxiang before, and the whole country took credit for it. However, Your Majesty calls it a shame."

Only then did Pei Xingjian suddenly understand the meaning of what Li Xuebo just said, but——

Therefore, when the victorious soldiers who were temporarily stationed at the west gate heard the order to go half way around Chang'an to the south gate to enter the city, not only did they not complain at all, but they all stretched their necks and became more and more impatient.

The people of Chang'an did not bother to humiliate the enemy. After all, unlike Dong Tujue who had been to the Wei River, even the correct pronunciation of the word Tuyuhun was a problem for most of them.

Then Li Jing took a breath, turned his head and told his adjutant to pass on the order, and the victorious army changed its route to Mingde Gate to the south.

"Xiange breaks the formation and enjoys the music of the Taiping people together."

It was the cheers of men, women, old and young all speaking out, the sounds were mixed but the joy was overwhelming.

"Accept the law and resign the head of state, and the prime minister will punish the rebellious ministers."

The thief chieftain Khan of Tuyuhun and his relatives, the heads of various tribes and their parents and children, the shamans in charge of the divination of the Zahu tribe, and some slave workers with numb faces and ragged clothes - these craftsmen are those Zahu The most important asset of the leaders.

Pei Xingjian himself was afraid of getting into an accident while squeezing on Tianjie Street, but he was reluctant to spend money to go to a restaurant to enjoy the view. In the end, he spent an unbearable day practicing calligraphy in Hongwen Hall alone.

Therefore, the nobles of Tuyuhun behaved differently at this moment. Some of them were trembling like chaff, some were looking left and right out of curiosity, and some were talking nonsense with silly smiles on their faces.

Pei Xingjian suddenly became a little worried.

It is said that Fuyun Khan fled very fast, but Xue Rengui, whose riding skills were slightly lacking, was unable to catch up and was forced to fire cannons to stop him.

Unexpectedly, the artillery that had always been inaccurate hit the spot unexpectedly, beating Fu Yun's personal guards into powder and frightening Fu Yun's mount into convulsions.

Fu Yun, the thief chieftain, was frightened and fell off his horse, becoming as stupid as a fool.

How can I dance for His Majesty like this?
Theoretically, Xue Rengui's contribution to capturing Fu Yun would definitely be attributed to Ya Xian if they were to present the prisoners together in triumph.

As a result, Xue Rengui solemnly stated that the Qinghai area needed to be thoroughly swept away, and that the envoys sent by Tibet to inquire about the situation also needed to be discussed in detail, and Pei Xingjian was thrown out to join Li Jing.

Therefore, Pei Xingjian was a little nervous at this time.

After walking through Shili Tianjie, which is full of flowers, the majestic Zhuque Gate is already in sight.

The Imperial Guards have also lined up on the wide straight street, completely clearing out a huge open space in front of the Suzaku City Gate Tower.

Looking up at the Suzaku Gate from Pei Xingjian's height, all he could see was the Holy Emperor's canopy-covered royal fan, and various costumes that could barely be distinguished. The two figures in the front were particularly eye-catching, one was red and yellow, the other was bright yellow, most likely the Holy Emperor. and His Highness. Then Pei Xingjian suddenly became nervous.

Under the guidance of the Forbidden Army, Pei Xingjian carefully dismounted, and then followed Li Jing step by step for fear of making a mistake.

Although he had never seen Shuntianmen offering prisoners before, Pei Xingjian was familiar with history books and knew this very well.

First, Li Jing stepped forward to officially declare his victory. His words were quite lengthy, but the attendants still preached the victory in a precise manner, both for heaven to hear and for the public to know.

In a sense, this victory can be regarded as a summary of the battle. The names of Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui appeared in it. Pei Xingjian also heard his own name. Although the credit was not great, fortunately, he really expressed his name in front of the saint. This also made him a little excited.

Not surprisingly, the effects of gunpowder and other substances were all mentioned briefly, but fortunately the people of Chang'an could not tell the difference.

Li Shimin, who was on the tower of Zhuque City Gate, was slightly surprised when this victory was over:
"Fu Yun turned out to be an idiot?"

But no problem, it would be better to say that the stupid Fu Yun was a great benefit to the Tang Dynasty in controlling Qinghai. The only regret was that he could not sing and dance to accompany Jie Li.

This soliloquy only lasted for a moment. After the ceremony officer announced the next stage, the prisoners were escorted forward.

Li Shimin had seen many barbarians who were either arrogant or barbaric, but without exception, the barbarians who were sacrificed as prisoners under the imperial city would become obedient and good at singing and dancing, without exception.

There is no kneeling ceremony in the court, except for slaves.

These masters who have controlled Qinghai for more than two hundred years, today are like the most docile lambs, bowing their heads and kneeling there, letting the winner take whatever they want from them.

At this time, the people who were silent because of the ceremony seemed unable to bear it. At first, they only shouted sporadically, but soon turned into a tsunami of shouts and shouts heading towards the Suzaku Gate:

"Long live!"

In the midst of the uneven cheers, Li Shimin closed his eyes quite comfortably, and then he clearly heard the noise in the cheers.

Frowning and looking, Li Shimin quickly found the source of the noise.

The protagonist in the center of the sacrifice is Murong Fuyun, the former Busabo Khan of Qinghai and the lord of Tuyuhun.

At this moment, he was kneeling there with his hands raised, imitating the common people outside and shouting "Long Live Long Live" in the substandard Guanzhong Yayan, with an extremely cheerful smile on his face.

Li Shimin suddenly felt that it was not bad that Fuyun Khan was stupid, and it was... quite fun.

The captives were sacrificed, the guilt was declared, and the prisoners were determined to stay or go.

The general entered the temple and returned home, and the Khan offered prisoners to the Ancestral Temple again. At this point, the battle against Tuyuhun was officially over.

Before it got dark, the palace servants had already vacated the courtyard next to Jieli.

The disheveled Jieli lay on the wall and watched the servants sweep the courtyard. Soon, a fat man with a particularly fishy smell was stuffed in, accompanied by several servants dressed in miscellaneous beards. .

Although trapped in the palace, Jie Li still knew the news about the Tang Dynasty's war against Tuyuhun.

Could this be the Khan from Tuyuhun?

He had known that Tuyuhun would not be able to stop the Tang Dynasty's military front, but in his conception, Tuyuhun was connected to the Western Regions in the north and there was miasma in the land. He could not defeat it and fled north. How could it be defeated faster than him now?

So the former leader of the Eastern Turkic Communist Party leaned on the wall and cursed a few words loudly in Turkic language, and then changed to elegant language and asked:

"How did you lose?"

Then Jieli saw that the fat man seemed startled by him. He turned around to face him and took out his index finger, then raised his arms and shouted:

"Long live!"

The two words in a straight and round tone startled Jieli, and he immediately fell off the wall.

The barbarian opposite seemed to find this very funny, so he just kept shouting over there.

Jieli lay on the ground and didn't even bother to get up. He touched his stomach, which had not been full for almost a year, and then listened to the words next door. For a while, he couldn't help but feel thousands of melancholy and sadness in his heart.

After another big victory, Li Shimin seemed to be at ease with his skills.

He arranged for the chamberlain to report the good news to the Supreme Emperor, and ordered Empress Changsun to return to the harem to rest - there was a victory banquet to attend in the evening, which was also tiring.

Sacrifices were also required at the circular mound, so Li Shimin simply ordered the ritual officer to follow his orders and go there to offer sacrifices first and make up for them next time.

Then he summoned Li Jing and Pei Xingjian to Ganlu Hall.

Sitting back on the familiar chair, Li Jing let out a long breath, his expression obviously much more relaxed.

When Li Shimin saw this, he simply laughed and said:

"If the pharmacist is tired from the hard work, he can simply seal the talisman and make a military book."

Li Jing certainly knew about the seal, so by analogy with the sealing talisman, it should mean that the sealing talisman would no longer send troops? This can't happen!
"Your Majesty, I have just presented the captives who are wearing armor and riding horses. Let's have a banquet in the evening and fight with ten kilograms of rice and meat!"

Li Shimin shook his head and laughed, and Pei Xingjian, who was as obedient as a quail, also relaxed a little.

Immediately he asked what may be the most concerning question this year:

"How powerful is gunpowder equipment?"

"There is no one who is so sharp in the world!" Li Jing was quite solemn, and immediately turned his attention to the map that often appeared in his dreams without Li Shimin saying anything.

Nowadays, we have a new weapon, which can be used to attack barbarians as well as using the sky to intimidate people. I am afraid that only the empire in the far west can test the limits of gunpowder.

If not limited by his age, Li Jing would really like to challenge the Tang Dynasty's battle-ready warriors to see if his heavy-armored square array could withstand the firearms galloping cavalry?
But seeing this map, even though Li Jingxuan noticed the boundless ocean, it was even more difficult to suppress a thought in his heart:
"Your Majesty, how is Navy Denglai doing?"

Speaking of this matter, Li Shimin could not suppress his smile and said:

"Liu Rengui and Li Shiji each led a division and rampaged across the Bohai Sea, knocking on the gate of Baekje and Goguryeo, and declaring the ownership of the sea territory..."

As he spoke, Li Shimin could no longer hide his smile, and paused before continuing:

"Baekje surrendered and sent envoys to repair it. Goguryeo...Liu Rengui said in a statement that hundreds of fishing boats were destroyed and it was not worth the credit."

Li Jing was silent, hesitated for a moment and stood up and said:

"Your Majesty has set up a naval division in Denglai, hoping to use it to control the East China Sea."

"However, the South China Sea is also rich. If you want to operate it, you should set up a naval division on Zhuya. Your Majesty may lack generals to guard it."

"Now Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang have become famous in the battle of Qinghai, and there are countless brave and powerful men under them."

"I invite you to go to Denglai to learn maritime skills. When you are successful, you can open the South China Sea for me, Zhuya, Tang Town!"

Li Shimin was surprised, but considering the old general's age, he still wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, Li Jing had already said:

"Although I am old, I have been told by future generations that I still have seventeen years left in my life, which is enough."

Pei Xingjian looked left and right, his face full of confusion.

(End of this chapter)