The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 75 The scapegoat Su Dingfang
That year, Su Dingfang was appreciated by Li Jing and was appointed as a forward.

Su Dingfang led two hundred brave cavalry as the vanguard, and approached Jieli Khan Yazhang in the fog.

The vanguard of the Tang Army approached only seven miles away from the Turks' tent before being discovered, and the main force led by Li Jing was only fifteen miles away from the tent.

For the Turks, it was too late.Su Dingfang led the vanguard and killed hundreds of people. Li Jing led the army to follow. Jieli knew he was outmatched and fled in embarrassment on a thousand-mile horse. His troops were crushed. The Tang army beheaded more than [-] people, captured more than [-] men and women, and captured dozens of miscellaneous animals. Ten thousand.

In the Battle of Yinshan, the Tang army completely defeated the main Turkic force, and Su Dingfang made great achievements as a forward.Therefore, after the Tang army's commander returned to the court, he was rewarded based on his merits, and Su Dingfang was promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General of the Left Guard.

But the strange thing is that after Su Dingfang was promoted to Zuowei Zhonglang General, there was no mention in the history books, not at all.

Until that time, it was the sixth year of Yonghui reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. In that year, Goguryeo began to make moves again. It attacked Silla together with Baekje, Mohe and the three kingdoms. Silla could not resist and had to send envoys to Tang for help.

In February, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty appointed Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Yingzhou, as his commander, and Su Dingfang, the general of Zuowei Zhonglang, as his deputy, to conquer Goguryeo.

However, the Tang Dynasty's troop dispatch was only in support, not a large-scale effort, so it was not large in scale.The Tang army crossed the Liao River, but Goguryeo underestimated the number of Tang soldiers. Goguryeo was used to it, so he went directly out of the city to fight. Unexpectedly, the Tang army counterattacked slightly, and Goguryeo was defeated. The Tang army easily beheaded more than a thousand people, and then returned after burning the outer walls of the new city and the villages. , It is to burn the city outside Goguryeo and the surrounding villages before leaving.

Seeing this, we discovered a big problem, that is, from the time when Su Dingfang went to conquer the Eastern Turks in the fourth year of Zhenguan of Li Shimin, to the six years of Emperor Yonghui's expedition to Goguryeo, no deeds were recorded in historical records for a full 25 years, and his official position remained unchanged. Isn't it strange that he has not received any promotion and is still the general of the left guard?

Could it be that the Tang Dynasty had no dangers in the past 25 years and Su Dingfang had no chance to make contributions, or that the information about him was lost, or that he committed some taboo, offended some powerful officials, and was suppressed all the time?
Obviously, the 25 years of the Tang Dynasty were not peaceful. During this period, Li Jing conquered Tuyuhun in the ninth year of Guanguan, Hou Junji conquered Gaochang in the 14th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo in the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Shiji conquered Xue Yantuo in the 20th year of Zhenguan, and Liang Jianfang and Qi Qi in the second year of Yonghui Bi He Li conquered He Lu and other wars.

As a general who was deeply appreciated by Wei Gong Li Jing, why did Su Dingfang fail to make any achievements on the battlefield in the past 25 years and remained unknown?It is not impossible for data to be lost, but the data before and after are complete, but the middle is lost. This probability is very small.

Then there is only one possibility: Su Dingfang has offended a certain powerful person.

Yes, in fact, Su Dingfang took the blame for Li Jing, a big scapegoat. Back then, Li Jing followed Han Xin to defeat the Qi. Although he defeated the Turks, it was still a dangerous move. Why do you say that? Because that night, when he attacked Jieli's tent, , the envoy Tang Jian is still in the Turkic tent.

If this was a little off, Tang Jian's life would have been lost. Tang Jian was not an ordinary person. Tang Jian was from the Guanlong Group, and he was also a brand of the civil service system. You ignored the safety of the envoy Tang Jian and sent troops to attack Yinshan. This move has obviously offended the Guanlong Group and the civil service system. Is this okay? If this is the case this time, who in the army will take the Guanlong Group and the civil service system into consideration next time? Is this okay if the civilian officials are sacrificed this time? OK?
Therefore, less than two days after the news came back to Chang'an, Xiao Yu, the imperial censor, immediately accused Li Jing of lax military management and sending troops to plunder Turkic treasures.

Of course, the facts finally proved that the so-called plundering of Turkic treasures by soldiers was a fiction, and the purpose was to suppress Li Jing.

Li Shimin also knew about this, but Li Shimin wanted to maintain stability at this time, so he had to punish Li Jing.

However, Li Jing had outstanding military achievements, became a general and became a prime minister, and was a highly respected minister. Naturally, Li Shimin would not touch him.

But someone has to take responsibility, and that requires a scapegoat.So apart from coach Li Jing, who else is involved and responsible for the storm into Jieli's tent this time?
Obviously, Li Jing's striker Su Dingfang is the best candidate to take the blame.Therefore, although Su Dingfang was promoted to the position of Zhonglang General of the Left Guard due to his military exploits, his career was obviously frustrated because of this. Probably because of this, he did not get another opportunity to make meritorious achievements on the battlefield in the next 25 years.

As for whether there were other reasons, it was unknown. Anyway, Su Dingfang was quite unlucky.

Li An looked at the general Su Dingfang in front of him, and a sentence rang in his mind: It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to provide help when the time is right. This is not only the most difficult time for Su Dingfang, but also the most aggrieved time. If Li An can provide help when the time is right, this will be the best in the future. Isn’t Su Dingfang a good friend of Ang Lee?
Thinking of this, the corner of Li An's mouth slightly raised, showing an expression of surprise: "In front is General Su Dingfangsu who led two hundred knights to attack Jieli Khan's tent at night and achieved a complete victory."

"Hiss!" Su Dingfang was slightly startled. He really didn't expect that someone would call out his deeds now. After all, it has been almost six years, and everyone only knows the military god Li Jing. How could they know about him? pioneer.

"Mr. Li complimented you. It's old things. Needless to say, now I am a Zhonglang general from Zuowei, and I will always be a Zhonglang general in the future." Su Dingfang said and gave Li An a fist.

From these words, you can hear Su Dingfang's feeling of resignation. Indeed, if you think about it, there are so many generals in the Tang Dynasty now. He, Su Dingfang, is nothing. He may never get ahead. He must have worked hard six years ago, but Six years have passed without any results, and my heart, no matter how warm it is, has become cold.

However, Li An looked at Su Dingfang and said with a smile: "General Su, the Dapeng rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles in one day. You are a capable person, so don't be discouraged."

Li An's words made Su Dingfang feel a little grateful, because for six years, his colleagues had been indifferent to him when they saw him. He was like a cancer among everyone, and everyone was afraid to avoid him when they saw him.

It had been six years since Su Dingfang heard the sentence "The great roc rises with the same wind in one day and soars ninety thousand miles away." Even though it was just the first time that Su Dingfang and Li An met, this was enough to make Su Dingfang feel touched and grateful.

"Thank you, Mr. Li An." Then Su Dingfang bowed respectfully to Li An.

Li An quickly helped Su Dingfang up and said, "General Su, you don't have to be polite. If you have time in the future and you come to visit my village in Lijia, Li An will definitely treat you as a bed."

"I'll definitely come and bother you." Su Dingfang was also moved and nodded repeatedly.

Afterwards, the two of them handed over the batch of ordnance together. After the handover, Li An originally wanted to stay with Su Dingfang for one night, but Su Dingfang said that he still had to patrol the streets with people and had to go back immediately.

Li An looked at Su Dingfang's leaving figure. To be honest, he still felt a little unbearable in his heart. You must know that this was a real general. Just because he took the blame for Li Jing, he became a rat that everyone wanted to beat. I have been idle for 25 years. There are only a few ten years in life, but that is 25 years.

Now that a Zhong Lang will take people to patrol the streets, there is really nothing to say, so Li An has more thoughts in his heart to help a group of Su Dingfang.

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