The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Now that the imperial decree has been issued, the various ministries in the court have started to operate quickly. Ashnadur and Qibi Heli, who first chose to surrender, naturally received special preferential treatment, but after they were dispersed, they were separated. He moved to the various roads within Yanmen Pass, so he could enjoy similar treatment because of Taizong's policy of division and disintegration. He was a staunch supporter of Jieli. He was the general who led the left army, and betrothed to him Princess Jiujiang, the eighth daughter of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, which made him lose his mind and was also grateful.

As for the other Turkic tribes, they did not have such good luck. They were sent to all parts of the country to participate in the heavy work of building roads, building cities, and opening rivers.

Although the voice of opposition from the DPRK is still not small, after seeing the benefits, this disharmonious voice has become a little bit smaller after all.

Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, Taizong finally breathed a sigh of relief. All the expenses in the palace, except for the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, have been reduced and reduced over the years for the Northern Expedition. It is Taizong, the lord of the world, who wants to build a A decent palace can't be done either.

Now it is finally healed, the Turks were exterminated, Jieli was also captured and returned to Chang'an, and became a powerless little king, Taizong's heart disease was gone, seeing the approaching of the Shangyuan Festival, he was aggrieved for several years The palace can finally be lively.

After the dynasty was over, Emperor Taizong went to the Yongde Palace where Empress Changsun lived (it was made up, I couldn’t find it out), and summoned all the grown-up princes and princesses, and the palace seemed lively for a while. noisy.

Seeing her husband so happy, Empress Changsun also beamed with joy. Over the years, because of the Northern Expedition, Emperor Taizong had been devoting himself to it, and often endured the pain caused by rheumatism. , the Turkic border troubles are gone, and the tense atmosphere in the palace is finally about to dissipate.

A group of princes surrounded Taizong and kept singing their praises. Li Tai, who had the best literary talent and knowledge, even wrote an impromptu Fu, which caused Taizong to clap his hands and laugh.

"In this Northern Expedition, your prince brother also made a lot of contributions. From now on, you should follow your prince brother's example and strive to become a pillar of the country!"

Taizong knew a long time ago that the princes were constantly fighting for the crown. At this time, they were disturbing, and the court and the harem were also full of smoke. He really didn't want the old things of the previous generation to repeat itself among his sons, so he kept thinking about it. Taking advantage of an opportunity to ease the relationship between the princes, and help Li Chengqian establish the prestige of his elder brother by the way, cut off the ambitions of the other princes.

As soon as Taizong finished speaking, Li Tai was the first to stand up, cupped his hands to Taizong and Li Chengqian, and said, "Brother Crown Prince, personally Mao Shishi during this Northern Expedition, is indeed a role model for us younger brothers. Once again, I congratulate the elder brother of the Crown Prince for his success. Great merit, I hope that next time there will be a war, the emperor will allow my son to join the army, and my son doesn't ask much, just want to be a pawn, and I will be satisfied!"

Li Tai's gags made Taizong burst into laughter, and said: "Qingque, you are still young and don't know the dangers of battle. If you want to fight for the country, let's wait until you grow up!"

Li Tai no longer insisted, but surrounded Li Chengqian for a while, making Li Ke, the king of Shu County, sneer, and suddenly said loudly: "I don't know how many Turkic people were killed by the prince's brother in this Northern Expedition!?"

Li Ke's words made the atmosphere of father's kindness and son's filial piety suddenly cold, and Taizong's face couldn't help but look a little ugly. As long as he is a discerning person, who doesn't know that the so-called prince joins the army, but it is just a political show. Allowing the prince to accumulate contacts in the army, at this time, if it were allowed in other dynasties, it would indeed arouse the king's suspicion of the prince, but Taizong is different from others. He is quite satisfied with his eldest son. This Northern Expedition is just a kind of experience. I hope that Li Chengqian's temperament can be tempered. Is it really necessary to let the crown prince, the prince of the country, go to battle to kill the enemy?

Li Chengqian was also embarrassed. Speaking of the Northern Expedition, he really didn't do anything big. After arriving at Li Jing's camp, Li Jing just arranged for him to be a military counselor, but he didn't know anything about the military formation, and Where can I be a counselor? If I say what I have done, it is just a small matter that directly responds to food and grass.

Taizong's face became more and more gloomy, and his dissatisfaction with Li Ke was even worse, which made Concubine Yang on the side anxious, and hurriedly said: "Ke'er! What nonsense, your prince brother is the prince of a country, how can you It is equivalent to others, that is Li Jing, the great general of the dynasty, have you heard how many people he killed before the battle!"

Li Keshang was not convinced. Ever since Hou Junji's corruption and bribery incident was exposed last time, he was not only deprived of his fiefdom, but also demoted from a prince to a county king. He has always been unconvinced. This time he found an opportunity to challenge Li Chengqian In normal times, with his command, he would naturally know what is general, but just now seeing Li Chengqian's continued popularity, he was also very unconvinced, so he spoke out to criticize him.

"My concubine's words are not polite. Since she is accompanying the army in the Northern Expedition, she should treat herself as a small pawn. How can she hide behind because of her own status, for the sake of peace? If everything is like this, wouldn't everyone be able to join the army? !"

Taizong was very angry in his heart, and said coldly: "Since you said that, I would like to ask, you are only one year older than your elder brother, and you usually count on your strength, but you don't know how many stone bows you draw. What kind of battles did you experience when you were in the fiefdom?"

Li Ke was also sober at this time when he was asked by Taizong, but he just bowed his head and couldn't speak.

However, Taizong became more and more angry, and said loudly: "You were released from the fief since you were young. The Emperor Taishang took pity on you when you were young, and placed you in Xiangyang, a land of fish and rice, to enjoy peace and happiness. But what about your elder brother? He has been named Wang Zhongshan since he was eight years old. There are more than [-] battles with Turkic people every year. Have you ever thought about it? You only know how to boast about your own family affairs, but you never think about the suffering of others. I will tell you that you should have gone to Zhongshan back then, but you Eldest brother was so young that he knelt in front of the Supreme Emperor for two hours before replacing you with himself, have you ever thought about the brotherly love of your elder brother?"

After reprimanding Li Ke, Taizong no longer wanted to reunite, and left with a wave of his sleeves.

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The Turks have been settled, and the big stone that weighed on the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty has finally been removed. In the ninth year of Wude, Taizong had to use almost bribery to buy back Jieli in order to take care of the overall situation. Datang's Baixin was full of resentment, and there were many victims, such as family and friends who were killed by Turks.

Nowadays, those Turkic people have been reduced to slaves, and there is still a reason why they should not be treated well. All in all, even though the soldiers guarding them have paid attention, many Turkic people were killed maliciously, except for being pardoned by grace Outside of the several major tribes in China, less than half of the nearly 20 slaves remained in the following year.

It is another year of the Shangyuan Festival. In the past, because of the Northern Expedition, all festivals, whether royal or private, were kept simple. This time, in order to celebrate the victory of the Northern Expedition, Emperor Taizong also specially issued an edict to cancel the Shangyuan Festival. The curfew in Chang'an City was extremely lively.

After all, the world is peaceful, plus the treasury is full, and the people feel at ease, and there is already a flourishing atmosphere.There are countless lanterns in different shapes hanging on Chang'an Avenue, and cheers and festivities can be heard from everywhere in the city from time to time.

A palace banquet was held in the palace as usual, and all the officials of the third rank and above in the capital came to the banquet, which can be regarded as having fun with the people.The banquet was not held for a long time, and the family members of those courtiers had to be taken care of, and they had to go home for a reunion.

Taizong originally planned to ask Li Chengqian to call Du Rui, but after much deliberation, he gave up this idea. Although Du Rui stayed behind closed doors after returning to Chang'an, the matter about the Northern Expedition was still reported through various channels. It was spread that a ten-year-old boy went out with the army to conquer the Huns in the north. Before that, he used his talent and fame to move Chang'an. After all kinds of incidents were linked together, Du Rui actually became a little more mythical. The color, more solidified his name of Wenqu Xingxia.

Taizong really didn't want to make Du Rui more popular. After all, this world belonged to the Li family, and now being overshadowed by a ten-year-old boy, it is not good for the royal family or for Du Rui.