What is a traitor?
What is a loyal minister?
I'm afraid no one in the world can explain it clearly.
Even He Shen, who has been called the most traitorous minister in all time, still has his merits.
He Shen is a man of genuine talent and learning. He is not only proficient in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan languages, but also speaks English.
During the Qing Dynasty, all foreign affairs were entrusted to him.
He has received envoys from Korea, Y State, Annan, Siam, Midian, Ryukyu and Nanzhang.
In particular, during the Qianlong period, the diplomatic affairs between State Y and the imperial court were almost entirely handled by He Shen.
Among them, the battle of wits and courage with Macartney, the envoy of Country Y, is the most outstanding.
Moreover, Heshen also relied on his own efforts to protect China's literary treasures.
Even with He Shen's kind words, the Empress Dowager ordered a new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" to be republished.
You must know that in the feudal society at that time, "Dream of Red Mansions" was regarded as a banned book and was destroyed.
He Shen went to pay his respects to the Queen Mother every day, and every time he only told her a story from "Dream of Red Mansions".
The more the Queen Mother listened, the more she liked it. She thought it was a good book, so she asked He Shen to bring it.
He Shen had no choice but to say that this book could not be taken out because it was a banned book.
As a result, the filial Emperor Qianlong certainly could not oppose the Queen Mother's opinion.
Therefore, during the Qianlong period, "Dream of Red Mansions" was finally publicly released, allowing "Dream of Red Mansions" to be preserved.
In addition to these, he also presided over the revision of the 'Sikuquanshu' series of handed down national treasures.
Apart from other things, these various achievements, as long as they are placed on any person, are enough to make that person famous forever.
But if this matter were listed on He Shen, it would be a joke.
After all, the world will only remember how much money He Shen embezzled.
Who will care about how much contribution he has made to this dynasty and the world?
And Li Chengqian seems to have made the same mistake now.
Looking at Chen Shuda in front of him, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.
To be honest, he really doesn't understand Chen Shuda now.
If you say he was a traitor, he also made a lot of contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
If we say he is a loyal minister, he still came out to hinder the development of the Tang Dynasty at this critical moment.
Now he really doesn't understand what this person is thinking.
Of course, it doesn't matter what he thinks now.
What matters now is how to resist the invading enemy forces in front of us.
Li Chengqian thought that Zhao Youlin would raise troops to attack.
But he didn't expect Zhao Youlin to come so quickly.
It's only been a few days.
Zhao Youlin can recruit these soldiers.
It didn't force Li Chengqian to sincerely admire this guy's ability to command troops.
When the cavalry soldiers were approaching the defense line, they rushed out of the military formation on horseback.
The man rushed fifty steps outside the military stronghold and reined in his horse.
He raised his weapon and shouted straight into the camp: "Is there any Tang thief who dares to come out and die!"
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be stunned.
What the hell?
Is this going to be a one-on-one battle between generals?
In war, it is not uncommon for generals to fight in single combat.
Even Li Chengqian himself once ran to Heyuan City to call for formation.
At this moment, seeing this guy coming, Li Chengqian on the wall raised his head slightly and said: "Generals, who is willing to go out of the city to fight the enemy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several Tang generals walked out of the crowd.
Most of these people are generals of the Bashu Army and the Xiangyang Army.
Because these two places belong to the southern part of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty, they have rarely participated in wars in recent years and have not had the opportunity to prove themselves on the battlefield.
Therefore, they now need credit to prove their strength.
Similarly, they also want to prove themselves in front of Li Chengqian, not to mention how much merit and reward they can get, even if they show their face in front of their own highness.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian looked back at Li Ji and Li Jing.
After all, he didn't know much about these people. If he sent someone there and they lost their lives for nothing, it would be his fault.
In this case, it is better to ask these two people for their opinions.
When they saw Li Chengqian's eyes, Li Jing and Li Ji understood what he meant.
Similarly, they are also interested in letting these people show themselves in front of Li Chengqian.
Li Jing looked back at a burly man in the crowd and said, "Huang Cheng, go fight him!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Huang Cheng should intervene directly.
Then he turned around and left. When he reached the foot of the village wall, he got on his horse and galloped out of the camp.
Even on the battlefield, the Tang people still valued etiquette.
Therefore, Huang Cheng reined in his horse and stopped when he was less than thirty steps away from the opponent.
Then, he raised his hands towards the person in front of him and said: "I am Huang Cheng, the general of the Tang Dynasty, and I will give you the general name!"
Pang Deke was stunned by his sudden move.
Earlier, when he was on the Western Turkic battlefield, he would come up and fight with a fuss. If he won, he would win, and if he lost, he would lose.
When have you ever seen someone be so polite to you?
At this moment, he couldn't help but calm down and said: "I am the Western Turkic warrior Pang Deke."
Hearing this, Huang Cheng smiled slightly and said: "In that case, you and I don't need to say more, please enlighten me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Chengzhi waved his spear and charged towards Pang Deke.
Not to be outdone, Pang Deke also charged forward waving his weapon.
Apart from other things, the abilities of these two people are almost the same, although they are not as brave as Li Chengqian, who is like a god descending from heaven.
But after the two fought together, many people's blood boiled.
But through the fight between the two, it is not difficult for people to realize a problem.
This Pang Deke was known as a warrior in the Western Turks, and Huang Cheng was just a partial general of the Tang Dynasty.
But the confrontation between the two on the battlefield seemed to be somewhat evenly matched.
Seeing such a scene, Li Chengqian was a little suspicious.
Since the Western Turks came to engage in a duel with their own side, how could they send such a general?
It's not that Li Chengqian looks down on Huang Cheng, it's just that this matter is too abnormal.
It is said that the gap between the Western Turks and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty is huge. Isn’t it true that the gap between the generals is also huge?
But what is happening now?
Can one of us just go out and be able to fight evenly with the other party?
At this time, Chen Shuda, who was beside him, stroked his beard and said: "If the generals of the Western Turks were like this Pang Deke, then there would be no need to fight this battle..."
"yes……"
Li Ji looked up and sighed: "The soldiers of the Western Turks are all good soldiers, but these generals are really terrible."
"The commander-in-chief does not have the appearance of a commander-in-chief, and the general does not have the appearance of a general."
"Each one of them is like a rough and fierce man, they only know how to use brute force to fight against their opponents."
"As everyone knows, you may be able to win a battle with brute force, but you can't win forever."
Hear these words.
Li Jing also nodded his head and said: "I said before that if there is a chance, let the brothers go out to meet their Western Turkic generals."
"Maybe we can take this opportunity to greatly increase our morale..."
That's when he said this.
Li Chengqian suddenly felt angry and had an ominous feeling in his heart.
"Oh no, we were fooled..."
