Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 460 Triumph
Qin Feng was dizzy on one side, from the beginning of the reception outside the city to the final celebration banquet, which was mixed with Taimiao, Taishe's memorial ceremony for the ancestors and the ceremony of presenting prisoners. The whole process took almost a whole day and an instant.

It can also be seen from this.Datang attaches great importance to their brilliant results this time.

Compared with Qin Feng's complaints about this cumbersome system, the three armies were very excited that they could be welcomed by the Tang Emperor Li Shimin in person. The news spread, and everyone cheered.

Qin Feng was a man for two generations, and he had contact with high-level leaders of the country. It was too easy for him to meet Li Shimin. Because it was easy, he couldn't understand and appreciate the status of the emperor in the common people. .For them, it is a great pride to be greeted by Li Shimin's demotion.

For this kind of celebration full of national cultural atmosphere, Qin Feng does not admire it, but he does not dislike it. The Turks have brought too many disasters to the Tang Dynasty. It is very important to take this opportunity to boost national self-confidence and pride. feasible.Although he himself finds it very troublesome, he will not play with his personality at this time and do any unconventional behavior.

In a dynasty that valued etiquette, even if Qin Feng didn't like trouble, he could only follow the trend.

According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, they are now camping fifteen miles north of Chang'an City.

He set off southward at dawn, and it was just dawn when he arrived outside Chang'an City.

Li Jing sat on a horse and walked at the forefront alone, and Qin Feng and Li Ji were on the left and right. Behind them are Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche, Zhang Gongjin, Gao Zengsheng, followed by Su Dingfang, Zhang Shigui, Luo Tong, Li Yexu, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baoqing, Xue Rengui, Fang Yiai, and after that, Middle-level generals like Achilles.

Counting from Li Jing, the 35 generals of the Northern Expedition, including Qin Feng and Li Shiji, were arranged in order.

While Qin Feng was walking, he saw Li Jing and Li Ji chatting happily. They got excited and couldn't help laughing heartily. He couldn't help being a little curious, so he rode his horse to the two of them and asked, "Bosses, Mr. Li, What are you talking about? You said it so happily."

"The last general and General Li are talking about the past." Li Jing smiled and said with emotion: "I think back then, the world was in chaos, the people were in dire straits, there were refugees from other places who starved to death everywhere, and bandits were even more tyrannical. , there is even more Turkic threat from the outside, they don't take the former dynasty seriously, the whole north belongs to the former dynasty in name, but in fact it has all belonged to the Turks, they burned, killed and looted in the north, and there are endless incidents of corruption, I am angry It's hard to take the challenge of joining the army, but I think it's too simple. The soldiers at that time were more domineering than the gangsters. I was a boy in white, and I couldn't change anything. Because I was ashamed to be in the army, I was suppressed and excluded everywhere, helpless I had no choice but to leave the army. Once, I knew that the Turks were committing crimes in a village, so I was angry and led dozens of passionate soldiers to challenge them, but they couldn’t find the Turks.”

"Turkic people grew up on horseback since they were young. They are skilled in riding and shooting. They come and go like the wind. Today they are in the east and tomorrow they are in the west. They are like shadows. Although we intend to fight the Turks to the death, we cannot catch up with them." Li Ji took over Huatou, although it has been many years, is still regretful: "In the final analysis, apart from our own internal problems, our tactics are too backward. The Turks are cavalry, but we have many infantry and chariot soldiers. They move slowly and have to chase them. Can't catch up."

Qin Feng was very surprised. He didn't expect that Er Li had the experience of fighting side by side when he was young, and this was the first time he had heard of it.

Li Jing gave Qin Feng a thumbs-up, full of praise: "After our dynasty established the country, Your Majesty discussed with us and realized the importance of cavalry, so His Majesty also decided to form a large number of cavalry. But it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. I have too few horses in the court. , Weakness of heart, plus everything started from the beginning, the treasury at that time was empty, and there was no money at all for us to buy a large number of war horses. Moreover, Jieli Khan has always been hostile to our dynasty, and his control over war horses He is very strict, and under his suppression, no one of the northern tribes dares to sell war horses to us."

When Li Jing said this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Isn't this just the ancient version of monopoly and sanctions?" Qin Feng secretly smiled. Although he had never experienced it, he knew through everything that the new Tang Dynasty was very difficult.

Li Jing was full of praise: "It wasn't until you joined the army and trained soldiers that you defeated the Turkic people again and again and captured countless war horses. Then this situation was reversed. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has had enough You have excellent war horses, and you have a large number of cavalry, and you are all invincible. This is all thanks to you.

Qin Feng had heard this kind of praise many times, and said with a slight smile, "It's all about the soldiers working hard, I'm just playing a leading role."

"Now, Datang's most powerful external enemy has been defeated by us. In this battle, our victory is second. The most important thing is to let Datang's army establish the confidence to win, with the indomitable and unyielding military spirit. At the same time, I have also trained a large number of brave and good soldiers. In the future, even the generation of Tuyuhun and Goryeo, even the bandits, will not be able to threaten or shake the foundation of our Tang Dynasty. I am thinking that after my Tang Dynasty declares its military power, there will be no more wars in the near future , the four realms are peaceful, and I should disarm and return to the land." Li Jing was a little depressed: "In the past, the Turks were tyrannical, and all I thought about was fighting the Turks. The Turks have been broken, and one of the three major border troubles has gone. I'm weak, I'm no match for Datang, I'm old, I don't need to occupy my seat anymore, I should give way to young people like you! I'm old, I should take a rest." Li Jing looked back at a group of energetic people The middle-aged and young generals were very pleased.

At the beginning of his command of the army, when the Tang Dynasty was weak, he had no power to fight back against the Turks.According to the situation at the time, it was nowhere in sight to defeat the Turks.Now, all of this has become a reality, he is extremely satisfied, he is disarmed and returned to the farm, enjoys a peaceful life in the mansion, and writes military books, that is a joy in life.

"Throughout the ages, Huaxia has a history of three to four thousand years. In these three thousand years, although there are many good generals, they have made great achievements, and their contributions are so great that they are rare in ancient and modern times. Compared with the general manager, it is the difference between the firefly and the bright moon. There is no comparison at all. The chief executive has made unworldly achievements and established unworldly karma. If this is the case in life, what regrets do you have? You have experienced too many things in your life. After all, you have not enjoyed a few days of happiness. The age is over sixty, and reading at home for self-entertainment is another realm of life." Qin Feng knew that Li Jing in history was also in a state of half-official and half-hermit after breaking the Turks.It is normal for him to have such a plan now. After he finished speaking, he joked in a secretive tone: "Besides, if you don't take a break, how can we brats have a chance of promotion? If you don't retire, I will get knocked you down."

Qin Feng's "true words" came from the bottom of his heart, and it was also a difficult problem he was about to face. Qin Feng's ability to say this without hesitation was enough to show his sincerity. Li Jing listened to it and was grateful in his heart. He suddenly nodded and smiled and said: "What General Qin said is very true, I will follow your words. After I declare my military might, I will resign from office to His Majesty, stay at home with my wife, and write about my life experience. It is indeed the joy of life, ha ha."

"You want to enjoy the happiness behind closed doors, that's not okay."

Li Jing and Li Ji looked at Qin Feng in surprise, and Li Jing smiled and said: "You are the one who says that the old man should enjoy the blessings, and you are the one who does not let the old man enjoy the blessings. This is very contradictory."

"These are two different things and should not be confused." Qin Feng said seriously: "I have always thought about such a question."

"Oh?" Li Jing and Li Ji were very interested and hurriedly asked, "What's the question?"

"In any dynasty in history, after two generations, the army began to weaken. Unscrupulous generals were available for war, and no brave men were available. This is true even for strong men. Although Emperor Jing was very rich, in terms of military affairs, except A Zhou Yafu, but no one in the whole court can use it. If Emperor Jing had a large number of good generals, then his son Emperor Wudi of Han may not be the one who defeated the Xiongnu. If the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is not the majestic, grand, and eclectic use of talents, the world may be in a different situation."

Li Jing and Li Ji looked at Qin Feng movedly, Li Jing's expression was uncertain, he looked at Qin Feng blankly and said: "You want me to educate people?"

Qin Feng nodded and said: "Without talents, nothing can be done. Hanzhi Wenjing is a living example. It's not that they didn't have the ambition to destroy the Huns, nor didn't they fail to provide hundreds of thousands of troops with money, food, armor, and ordnance, but they There is no one available. The Master said: If a craftsman wants to be good at his work, he must first sharpen his tools. It means: If a craftsman wants to do his work well, he must first sharpen his tools. Let’s zoom in and compare the country to For a craftsman, then talents from all walks of life are his magic weapons. So my Datang wants to continue to be strong, and we need a large number of talents."

"It makes sense!" Li Jing and Li Jida agreed with this statement.

"I suggest that Your Majesty restart the imperial examinations and establish the martial arts examinations. It is to gather the world's elites into one body and use them for the country. However, there will be an exhaustion of talents who have not formally studied. It's just taller than short."

Since ancient times, talents have been visited, sought, and recruited.But these three tricks.Can you get talent.It depends on luck.Shang Tang Deyi Yin.King Wen won the Grand Duke, so he ruled the world, which has been passed down as a beautiful story through the ages.However, talents are hard to come by, and it is a beautiful wish to have inexhaustible talents, from the Three Kings and Five Emperors to the present.Thirty-four thousand years have passed, and there has never been such a grand occasion, even the famous King Wen has not reached this grand occasion!

Seeing the deep thinking expressions of the two, Qin Feng said in a metaphor: "A farmer irrigates the garden in order to be full. He works hard and will get the food he needs. If the farmer does not work, then the garden will be full of weeds." Overgrown. The same land, working and not working, but two completely different scenes.”

"What do you mean?" Li Jing and Li Jiruo realized something.

"That's right!" Qin Feng nodded and said: "After returning to the court, I will take the time to use your majesty's suggestion to let your majesty be a farmer for a while, irrigate the fields for a while, and cultivate talents by myself! In this way, there will be a lot of talents in the court, and talents will be taken from them. Inexhaustible, inexhaustible!"

During the third generation, there was an official matter of cultivating talents, but the scale was too large to have much impact.Later, in the Warring States period, private schools emerged.Running schools became popular, and Jixia Academy flourished for a while.

Since then, there has not been much official schooling.The Han Dynasty set up official schools, but later it fell into a narrow category, and official studies were nothing more than Confucianism for cultivating the mind and nature, but the real things were rarely established by the officials.Before, Qin Feng also discussed this similar issue with Li Shimin and Kong Yingda, but there were too many things in Tang Dynasty after that, and everything was preparing for the war, which made the matter unresolved.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has wiped out the Turks, Li Shimin's personal prestige will also reach a peak, but there must be a lot less resistance for him to make decisions.Moreover, in a short period of time, there was no war in Datang.

It can be said that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

(End of this chapter)