After listening to Li Shimin's story, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was silenced.
Chu Zhen was speechless for a while before asking him:
"How did you scare the Yinshi Master back then? What did he say?"
"On the day of the siege of Chang'an, my father tried to persuade me to surrender many times, but Yin Shishi and others refused to surrender, and dragged my fifth brother to the city wall to threaten him."
Li Shimin paused and continued: "In the evening, the commander discussed, and my father decided to attack in three days. With no choice, I could only ride to the city wall at night and use the flashlight given by Mr. Chu to shine on the city wall, causing The soldiers in the city pay attention and shout loudly for Yin Shishi to come out."
"Wait until he comes, then use fierce lights to intimidate him, saying that Daxing City will be destroyed!"
"After that, Master Yinshi became my brother's staff."
After saying that, Li Shimin took another bayberry and threw it into his mouth. I think when he was drinking in Chang'an, he would drink wine and eat food like this.
"Master Yin Shi, hey." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "I didn't tell you earlier, I didn't tell you later, but I told you when you were about to lead the army. Is it because I deliberately wanted to make things difficult for you? Did you offend him later?"
"No!"
Li Shimin categorically denied, "I thought this incident was over, and I never had any contact with him since then."
"Then he is loyal to the Sui Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang concluded.
"Why aren't you loyal to the prince?"
Chu Zhen couldn't understand the secrets inside. After all, he had never experienced these things.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If Yin Shishi was loyal to the prince, he would have told the prince a long time ago to let the prince know that King Qin has a divine flashlight in his hand, and then tell your father that you don't even have a chance to lead the army.
He purposely said it now so that Li Yuan could change his commander before the war. Firstly, it would damage the morale of the Tang army. Secondly, he could replace Li Jiancheng, who was unable to fight, and lose faster. "
Li Shimin frowned and thought.
Chu Zhen asked back: "Isn't it possible that Li Jiancheng knew about this a long time ago and waited until now to report it to Li Yuan?"
"If this is the case, then King Qin should be careful."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at him and said no more.
"Thank you Emperor Hongwu for the reminder, but you are overly worried. My brother is treating me and my fifth brother very well now."
Li Shimin denied his opinion, "It doesn't matter who leads the troops. I have no objection to my brother leading troops to fight Xue Ju. I just prefer to fight at the front."
Chu Zhen once doubted whether he said these words against his will. It was impossible for Li Shimin of Xuanwu Sect to say such words.
But then I thought about it.
Now the world is uncertain, Chang'an is surrounded by enemies, and there are Turks in the north. If Li Shimin starts fighting with his brother in the nest at this time, then his overall view is not worthy of the title of Tang Taizong - the internal fighting of the Tang Dynasty was directly wiped out by Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong. There is no such thing as Taizong.
"Did you give the map to your brother?"
Chu Zhen suddenly asked.
Li Shimin nodded, "The terrain map is extremely beneficial to leading the army in battle. I ordered someone to redraw the map and send it to the prince's house. However, I did not send a flashlight. This thing... I still have use for it!"
Chu Zhen smiled. It seemed that Li Shimin was not done being stupid yet.
It can be said that the map was drawn in detail, but things like flashlights could not be explained in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin chose to hide it from Li Yuan at the beginning. Now that he has been suspected, he can only go to the dark side and continue to hide it.
"I'm surprised that you would give the map to the prince." Chu Zhen asked with a smile.
"Is there any reason not to give it?"
Li Shimin said: "Xue Ju is coming with great force, and the cavalry he leads are like wolves and tigers, and they are all good at riding and shooting. If my brother can rely on the terrain map to formulate a strategy and reduce the casualties of the soldiers, Mr. Chu's good intentions will not be in vain!"
Chu Zhen looked at him again and got to know Tang Taizong again.
When many people mention Tang Taizong, they must talk about Xuanwu Gate, as if the Xuanwu Gate incident proves that Tang Taizong was a ruthless person who had no regard for human relations and family ties. It was because he was cruel enough that he was lucky enough to kill Li Jiancheng and seize the throne.
But these people will not pay attention to the details of Xuanwu Gate, nor will they notice that King Qin Li Shimin led the army in battles and won many battles. Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong and other generals who came to him were loyal to him.
If he concealed the map and watched the soldiers in front die, it would undermine Li Jiancheng's prestige.
So what does Li Shimin use to intimidate the entire army?
The soldiers from Tiance Mansion were loyal to him. The three guards of Xuanwu Gate closed the city gate because of his words, blocking Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. There was a lively fight in the palace, but the Chang'an Forbidden Army did not move at all.
If we didn't care for the soldiers from the heart and clearly reward and punish them, would we have such a high prestige?
Li Shimin, who sent the map to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, was the new crown prince of the Tang Dynasty who all the generals of the Tang Dynasty swore allegiance to after the Xuanwumen incident.
"It's a pity that you are not the prince."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what he thought of and said this.
Li Shimin acquiesced that he was indeed not the prince.
Chu Zhen thought for a while and said to him: "I checked yesterday and said that I have a guess that Brother Shimin and Xue Ju fell ill at the same time because it was summer in Qianshuiyuan. It was hot and humid and mosquitoes were rampant, which led to malaria. break out."
Li Shimin's whole body was shocked, "Xue Ju died because of this, was he also suffering from malaria?"
"Just a guess."
"This...it means that a large number of soldiers in the army must be infected with malaria. I don't know if the medicinal materials I asked the army doctor to prepare are enough."
Li Shimin looked worried, but he couldn't think of any other way.
"The war is about to start, and malaria cannot be avoided." Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned at this moment, "It's lucky that malaria only exists in places where the two sides are fighting. If it spreads to Chang'an City, too many people will be killed by this plague. Got it!"
Throughout the ages, too many people have died from plague.
Chu Zhen glanced at Li Qingzhao and Lin Daiyu, and the two girls couldn't help being frightened. This shows how terrible the ancient plague was.
"Mr. Chu!"
Li Shimin suddenly thought of what he just said and asked quickly: "You just said that malaria spreads because of the hot and humid summer and too many mosquitoes?"
"good."
Chu Zhen nodded.
"Why is this?" Lin Daiyu finally said something. She never liked to interfere in the conversations between Chu Zhen and Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang.
"mosquito?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked over doubtfully.
"It's mosquitoes. Malaria is spread from person to person through mosquito bites!" Chu Zhen said with a smile.
"It's actually a mosquito...?"
"Is this true?"
"Why are mosquitoes transmitting malaria? Mosquito bites can also cause plague?"
The four people were surprised. To them, malaria, sores, typhoid fever, leprosy and other plagues were all natural disasters that caused turmoil in the government and the public, and the people rushed to flee. They would break out from time to time, which was a warning from God to the emperor.
But now Mr. Chu says that malaria is caused by mosquito bites?
"I found a medical book for your time!"
Chu Zhen smiled at the four of them and said, "I can print it out for you later. According to the exaggerated claims of some people praising this book, it can increase the average life span of the ancient population by ten years!"
Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang were stunned.
A medical book helps people live an average of ten more years!
This is not a medical book, it is clearly a treasure book, a divine book!
"What book is it?!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked eagerly.
His sister, Biao'er, and his eldest grandson, Xiongying, all died of illness according to history books. Now Mr. Chu has come up with a magical and mysterious medical book. Isn't it just right!
"It's called The Barefoot Doctor's Handbook."
"The Barefoot Doctor... Manual?!"
The four people who had traveled from ancient times were stunned again.
Why doesn't it sound reliable at all?
Barefoot doctor?
A doctor without shoes?
