The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

Li Yuan was supposed to stay at his home in Longxi County, but no one would have thought that he would appear here.

In fact, Liu Ziqiu never relaxed his vigilance against a dangerous person like Li Yuan.If it wasn't for Li Yuan's initiative to donate Luoyang City to prevent this bustling city from being destroyed by war, Liu Ziqiu would not have given him real freedom, and it would not even have been possible to let Li Shimin go because of his age.Therefore, after Li Yuan's family moved to Longxi, they have been under the strict surveillance of the court.Of course, in those days, the means of monitoring were limited.Although the imperial court also planted some nails in the Li family, it is impossible to truly find out the core secrets of the Li family.

Later, as Li Shimin gradually entered the cabinet until he was elected prime minister, the imperial court's monitoring of the Li family was actually in a relatively relaxed state.This relaxation was not due to the explicit request of the court, but just a subconscious adjustment made by the monitoring personnel after hearing that Li Shimin was elected prime minister.However, their relaxation gave Li Yuan an opportunity to take advantage of.

Over the years, Li Yuan has never given up his pursuit of power.It's just that he knows how to endure better, and he is willing to stay dormant in the northwest border all the time.However, there are also two points that he still can't figure out.One is that Liu Ziqiu allowed Li Shimin to enter the cabinet, and the other is the result of acknowledging Li Shimin's election as prime minister.If it was Liu Ziqiu who, in order to show his generosity, allowed Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin brothers to pass the imperial examination and be able to hold official positions in the court, that would be quite a remarkable act, why should it be relaxed to such an extent?This can only explain two points, either Liu Ziqiu is really generous, or Liu Ziqiu is hiding a huge conspiracy.

From Li Yuan's heart, he was unwilling to believe the former, but more willing to believe the latter.Even if Liu Ziqiu was really generous, he was unwilling to admit it.Now, Liu Ziqiu has given him a chance to rise again, and he will not let it go.For more than ten years, he has been trying his best to make a comeback.Of course, Li Yuan also knows that it is almost an impossible task to seize the world by force.Because of the strength of the army of the Han Dynasty, it has reached the point where it is invincible in the world.However, Li Yuan also understands a truth, the strongest fortress is always breached from the inside.Therefore, over the years, Li Yuan and his son have been secretly planning and making arrangements, just waiting for an opportunity.Now, the opportunity is finally here.

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In the Han army, whether it is the generals of the regular army or the generals of the local army, the vast majority are loyal to Liu Ziqiu.The army and the cabinet are two systems. Under normal circumstances, the cabinet has no right to mobilize the army. Even in an emergency, without the emperor's consent, the cabinet can only mobilize a maximum of [-] imperial troops.In fact, it is not just the cabinet, even those high-ranking generals can only mobilize at most [-] troops under their command without the emperor's will.If this amount is exceeded, the generals under him can refuse to obey their transfers.

In order to prevent this system from being difficult to implement, Liu Ziqiu also offered a very tempting condition.Once someone mobilizes more than the number and troops allowed by his authority, his subordinates can report to the court while refusing to accept the mobilization order.As long as the content of the report is true, the reporter will directly replace the position of the person reported.In peaceful times, it is very difficult for a general to get promoted.Because there is no war, they cannot gain military exploits.Therefore, this way of obtaining promotion opportunities through reporting is extremely precious.Of course, in order to avoid their positions being replaced by subordinates, not many people are willing to mobilize the army in violation of regulations.Moreover, it is a capital offense to mobilize the army in violation of regulations, and even the descendants will be implicated, and they will not be allowed to join the army again.

The Han Dynasty adopted a policy of giving priority to the army, and the treatment of officers and soldiers in the army was very generous. The food and salary received by a soldier at the bottom was enough to allow a family of five to live a very prosperous life.And once enrolled in the military, their children will be given priority in enlisting in the army.Therefore, the soldiers of the big man have strict discipline, and no one is willing to accept the temptation of the outside world easily.

For this reason, it was very difficult for Li Yuan to infiltrate the army.In order to have a place in the army, he even made his fourth son Li Yuanji give up the imperial examination, but joined the army as a soldier.Of course, Li Yuanyou had superb marksmanship, and gradually showed his prominence in the army. He was selected for the martial arts, and later became a school lieutenant, and his subordinates also managed a team of 1000 people.However, for the behemoth of the Han Dynasty, an army of 1000 people is obviously of little use.

In addition to the thousand Han soldiers under Li Yuanji, Li Yuan also raised a group of desperadoes.These people are scattered all over the country, and they usually receive funding from the Li family, and they will gather together as long as the Li family gives an order.Most of these desperadoes have extraordinary martial arts skills, and quite a few of them are former rebels or their descendants, but it is hard to say how many of these people are willing to be used by the Li family sincerely.Moreover, these outlaws or individual martial arts are not bad, but if they gather together to fight against the Han army, even if the number of both sides is equal, the chances of winning may not be too great.Because after all, fighting is not only based on the number of people, but also the coordination and cooperation between each other.This well-trained Han army is better than many other armies, let alone these desperadoes.

Therefore, if Li Yuan wanted to snatch food from Liu Ziqiu's tiger's mouth, he could only focus on the inside of the Han army.Although most of the generals in the army are loyal to Liu Ziqiu, there are always exceptions.With Li Yuan's unremitting efforts, he really won him over to an important person.This important person is none other than Zhang Liang, the great general of the dynasty.

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Zhang Liang was originally an ordinary government soldier in the previous dynasty. It was Liu Ziqiu who knew people among the armies of the West Sea and promoted him. He has worked from a commander to a general today.It can be said that Zhang Liang would not be where he is today without Liu Ziqiu.However, there is always a kind of people in this world whose desires are endless, and Zhang Liang belongs to this kind of people.

Because he repeatedly violated military discipline, Liu Ziqiu thought that he was a hero who founded the country, and also leniented him many times.However, when he was entrusted with the title, his misdeeds had an impact, and in the end he was only enshrined as a first-class marquis.In fact, the Han Dynasty had very strict control over titles, and there were very few marquises, let alone first-class marquises.It's just that Zhang Liang was not satisfied. He felt that he should at least be on an equal footing with Li Jing, Wen Hao, Wei Zheng, Yu Chigong and others, and he should be a second-class duke no matter how bad he was.Of course, he has no interest in becoming king like Shi Danai.After all, Shi Danai will live in a desolate and backward place like Mobei from now on, without enjoying the prosperity of the city, this kind of life is not what he needs.

Originally, these thoughts of his were deeply buried in his heart, and he didn't dare to reveal them casually.However, as Liu Ziqiu transferred more and more powers to the cabinet, Zhang Liang gradually lost his awe of Liu Ziqiu, and often showed some dissatisfaction in front of some confidants.

Coincidentally, after Li Yuanji joined the army, he happened to be assigned to Zhang Liang.Zhang Liang made trouble out of no intention, but Li Yuanji was a person with a heart.Soon, he reported the news he heard to Li Yuan.Li Yuan's two sons, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, are described in history books as wine bags and rice bags. In fact, these two sons of Li Yuan are also all-round talents in civil and military affairs.After Li Yuanji heard that Zhang Liang often worked in secret, he also secretly inquired about Zhang Liang's hobbies, and found that this person was not only addicted to officials, but also greedy for money and lustful.As the saying goes, you are not afraid that officials are not greedy for money, but you are afraid that officials have no hobbies.Zhang Liang is both greedy for money and lustful, so it is really not difficult to take him down.Therefore, Li Yuanji paid attention and tried every means to get close to Zhang Liang.

Soon, Li Yuanji completed his career in the army and was appointed as a school lieutenant.On the occasion of being a new captain, Li Yuanji prepared a generous gift and went to Zhang Liang's residence to express his gratitude.

As a general, Zhang Liang is not short of money.Moreover, he followed Liu Ziqiu to fight in the north and south in the early years, and made many contributions.Liu Ziqiu has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and Zhang Liang's rewards have not been deducted because of his violation of military discipline.Therefore, similar gifts are not in Zhang Liang's eyes.Li Yuanji is just a new captain under his command, what good things can he bring?Therefore, Zhang Liang just glanced at it, then waved his hand and told his servant: "Take it first."

But Li Yuanji took a step forward and said with a smile: "General, the gift from the villain is rare for ordinary people, why don't you open your eyes?"

Zhang Liang's spirit was really lifted, and he bowed his head and said: "Oh, then open it and have a look."

Ding Wenyan, the famous housekeeper who was about to send the gift to the warehouse for registration, hurriedly folded it back, opened the box, and saw the dazzling light, it turned out to be a crystal ball.However, this crystal ball is different from ordinary crystal balls. In the middle of the crystal clear sphere, a picture is naturally formed. If you look closely, it is actually a golden dragon.

When Zhang Liang saw it, he couldn't put it down, but he said: "The so-called no reward for no merit, such a precious thing, I can't take it."

Li Yuanji had already seen the greed in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "If it weren't for the general's love, the general is still just a small soldier in the army, and he will be discharged and go home in a few years. The general waits for the general to be kind again, A little courtesy is really not a respect."

Only then did Zhang Liang nod his head, and said: "It's rare that you have such filial piety. Anyway, I will live up to your kindness." He waved his hand at Jia Ding again, and said: "Come here, take the token of the commander's mansion. !"

From then on, Li Yuanji held a token of Zhang Liang's mansion, and he could freely enter and leave the mansion without notification.With this convenience, Li Yuanji and Zhang Liang got closer and closer, and gradually became Zhang Liang's confidants.