"...On April 22, General Yuchi led 50,000 elite troops to join forces with 30,000 troops from Xiazhou Prefecture, and marched to the mountains and forests outside Shuofang City that day. Two Taichang Temple Prime Ministers, Shen Fa and Zhong Chang, went there In Shuofang City, efforts were made to persuade Liang Shidu to surrender, but to no avail. Liang Shidu publicly declared that he would not surrender until death;
Seeing this, General Yuchi ordered Liu Min, the governor of Xiazhou, to send internal troops into the city. He also sent General Xue to lead the cavalry that night and trampled all the crops outside the city. After hearing the news, all the Liang divisions guessed that our Tang army was outside the city. On the second day, the four city gates were sealed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave;
In the next few days, General Xue led his cavalry to trample the crop fields outside the city. After all the crop fields were trampled, on April 25, General Yuchi led an army to surround Shuofang City, but did not attack! At this time, due to the lack of food, people in Shuofang City were already panicking. Mobs were everywhere, the army was mutinied, and chaos arose! In order to get out of the predicament as soon as possible, Master Liang sent several teams of cavalry to break out of the siege and go to the Turks for help!
On April 27th, the Turkic general Ashina Sheerbo led 20,000 Turkic wolf cavalry and rushed to the aid of Liangshidu. However, he did not know that General Chai had already set up pocket formations in the countryside. He was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses in the first encounter with the Turkic army. Later, when the Tengu eclipse came, General Chai took advantage of the dark sky to attack Ashina Sheerjiu with a rain of arrows. After dawn, the Turkic army abandoned their helmets and armor and fled.
In this battle, General Chai killed more than 10,000 Turkic wolf cavalry at the cost of less than a hundred casualties. On the other side of Shuofang City, Liang Shi were all killed by his cousin Liang Luoren. Later, Liang Luoren led a group of officials and generals from Shuofang City to Kaicheng surrendered, and Shuofang City was captured without any blood! "
In the Ganlu Hall, the messenger soldiers from the front line were bending down to report to Li Er the specific process of the battle of Shuofang City. When Li Er heard this, he couldn't help but look overjoyed and said: "Haha! Okay! Okay! This battle was well fought. Ah! You go down and rest first, and after the army commander returns to the court, I will discuss your merits and reward you!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! I will retire at the end of the day!"
The sergeant clasped his fists and quickly retreated.
Li Er was in a good mood and was about to move to the harem to share the good news with Queen Changsun. Another young eunuch walked in from outside the palace and said: "Your Majesty, Marquis Yong'an wants to see you!"
Li Er was stunned, paused, sat back and said, "Let him in!"
"Here!"
After a while, Li Zexuan came in from outside the palace and greeted Li Er: "I see your majesty! Congratulations to your majesty on the great victory on the front line and the recovery of Shuofang. Now we, the Tang Dynasty, have finally unified the Central Plains~!"
When the messenger soldier was reporting the results of the battle to Li Er, Li Zexuan was waiting for the summons outside the palace. He had sharp ears, so those words naturally fell into his ears word for word.
Li Er heard the words and said happily: "Haha! Get up! Your boy's information is quite good. Now the imperial court has not only regained Shuofang City, but the Turks have also sent troops because of the Liang division capital. In this way, after the Tang Dynasty, sending troops to the Turks can also be regarded as a division. You are famous! All the strategies you formulated at the beginning have now been realized. No matter how you say it, it can be regarded as a great achievement. If you want any reward, just tell me directly! "
It can be seen that Li Er is in a very good mood now, mainly because this war was fought so beautifully. Not only did he regain Shuofang, which had been separated for more than ten years, but he also seduced Jieli Khan into sending troops. It couldn't be more perfect! And all of this is due to the strategy of "courtesy first, then attack" proposed by Li Zexuan!
Li Zexuan quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I did not go to the battlefield personally, nor did I kill a single enemy. I just talked about it. How can I take credit? Those soldiers who shed their blood on the battlefield should be rewarded!"
This is not modesty, but a sentiment. Even without his advice, Li Er's powerful "think tank" would come up with the best strategy, because in official history, Master Liang did not give Li Er any advice at all. What trouble!
Li Er was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Li Zexuan up and down as if he had just met him, and then said with a smile: "Haha! It seems that you have been staying with Li Gang and Yan Silu in Yanhuang Academy for a long time. My temperament has also been tempered and become more and more calm! Not bad! Not bad! Then what do you want to do with me when you come here today? "
Li Zexuan smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, the people I sent to Bashu wrote back, saying that the local Qiang people have agreed to mine the mine. I thought that although the farming industry in Bashu is very developed, due to the local traffic congestion, it is inconvenient Communicating with the outside world is not conducive to the development of local commerce, so this time I not only plan to send people to mine the mineral veins, but also want to build roads for Bashu and bring the famous shops from Chang'an to Bashu and open them there. Bank, promote the Tang Yuan to replace copper coins! I hope your majesty will give you permission!"
Hearing this, Li Er nodded and said: "Well! I am very happy that you have this idea! The land of Bashu is very important to the Tang Dynasty. If we can connect Bashu with the Central Plains, it will be equivalent to the ability of the Tang Dynasty. There is a very solid rear protection. In the past, Bashu alone could support Liu Bang's hundreds of thousands of Han troops, which is enough to show how much this land can support people! Therefore, I am ready to build roads, open shops and open banks. You Submit a plan to me in the next two days, and the imperial court will allocate a batch of money as appropriate to help build roads in Bashu!"
Li Zexuan happily raised his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
It is said that it is better for the court to do such important things for people's livelihood as building bridges and paving roads for local areas. It's not that Li Zexuan is reluctant to give up money, but it's just that if he does such a thing, it will be unjust and unjust, and he may end up in the wrong place. A charge of buying people's hearts aroused the emperor's suspicion. Now that Li Er is willing to let the court allocate money, that is naturally the best!
Li Er thought for a while and suddenly smiled: "This Yanhuang Bank is the most correct decision I have made in the past two years! I heard Ke'er say a few days ago that in the short half year since its establishment, the bank has not only solved The shortage of money has also made our business activities in various parts of the Tang Dynasty more prosperous! Ke'er launched the deposit interest business to the common people at Yanhuang Bank this month, and absorbed countless copper coins from the gentry, merchants and common people every day. He then lent these deposits to private merchants for a fee. It is said that the monthly interest adds up to tens of thousands of dollars, and this is just the beginning, which really surprises me!"
When Li Zexuan heard this, he was not surprised at all. He held up his hands and smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu is very talented and can often draw inferences from one instance to another. Now that he is practicing at Yanhuang Bank, he can achieve such results because of His Majesty's usual teachings!"
"Haha! You kid!"
Li Er was happy when he heard this, pointed at Li Zexuan with his finger, and said with a smile: "I am busy with state affairs on weekdays, how can I have time to teach Ke'er? When you say this, are you praising yourself? In fact, I don't need you to say it, I also know what Ke'er wants There must be your hints behind these ideas. In short, I am very pleased that Ke'er can learn this kind of knowledge of world affairs in the academy!"
Li Zexuan smiled and did not answer.
"Oh, right!"
Li Er suddenly said again: "Some time ago, Li Chunfeng came to me and wanted to take up the position of Mr. Yanhuang Academy. Tell me, what kind of enchanting soup did you give him to make him miss Yanhuang Academy?"
Although Empress Changsun had solved Li Er's knot that day, Li Er was still confused, because logically speaking, the only thing that attracted Li Chunfeng to Yanhuang Academy was the astronomical telescope, and Li Chunfeng already had the right to use it. , but why does that guy still have to go to Yanhuang Academy to be a teacher?
Li Zexuan thought of the scene of "fooling" Li Chunfeng that day, and couldn't help but want to laugh. He coughed lightly, straightened his face, and said:
"Your Majesty, Daochang Li is a scholar of nature and extremely talented in physics. He is about to understand the secrets of the stars in the universe. He is very likely to become the greatest physicist in the entire Tang Dynasty and even the entire world! Yanhuang Academy can realize his dream He must have decided to become a teacher at Yanhuang Academy after careful consideration! His majesty’s ability to approve this shows that he is broad-minded and can be called a wise king of the world!”
"The secret of the stars in the universe? The greatest physicist?"
Li Er couldn't help but muttered, and then said angrily: "Don't flatter me, you kid. I'm warning you, don't try to meddle with the officials of the DPRK in the future. Not only are there many things in your academy, but the government affairs of the court are also heavy. If All these talents I carefully promoted have been tricked into moving to the academy. Who will handle the government affairs in the three provinces and six ministries? Isn’t the imperial court also in chaos? "
Li Zexuan was speechless. He muttered depressedly: "What do you mean by lying! What I call "fooling" is a capable one!"
"What?"
Li Zexuan's voice was too soft and Li Er couldn't hear it clearly, but he knew that Li Zexuan definitely didn't say anything nice, so his voice raised an octave!
"...Uh, it's nothing, nothing! I'm saying that I won't dare to do it anymore. If Your Majesty has nothing to say, I'll leave first~!"
Li Zexuan quickly changed his words to cover up.
Li Er glanced at Li Zexuan suspiciously, and then said: "It's okay, you can go back!"
Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My lord, please leave!"
After saying that, he turned around and left the hall!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Er's voice came from behind, "Hey? Wait a minute!"
Li Zexuan was speechless and thought to himself, Old Li, are you just teasing me? I made the young master anxious, young master, I...
"What other orders does your Majesty have?"
There is no way, people under the eaves have to bow their heads! Li Zexuan turned around, walked to Li Er again, and said with a smile on his face.
Li Er said with a serious face: "There is something I want to entrust you to do. If you do it well, I will reward you heavily!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me. If I can do my best, I will do my best!"
In fact, this guy is a little dissatisfied, because he knows in his heart that with his current title and official position, he is basically in an embarrassing situation of no promotion. He has no choice but to let himself become the Tang Dynasty at such a young age. Where is the unique Wanhuhou? If it goes up further, where will the faces of the founding heroes be placed?
Li Er nodded with satisfaction, and then said:
"Yesterday, the envoy of the Japanese Kingdom, who is now the crown prince of the Japanese Kingdom - Brother Wang Shanbei came to see me and wanted to make a bet with me. He said that the current qualifying league organized by the Datang Football Association has ended, and he himself Datang Football was very interested, so he formed a team himself, hoping to compete with the best team in Datang. If he won, he hoped that we would allow Japan to send foreign students to study at Yanhuang Academy in the future. If they lose, he is willing to give 40,000 kilograms of brass to Datang!"
Li Zexuan's heart tightened and he quickly asked: "Then, can your Majesty agree to the request of the Japanese crown prince?"
At this time, he was cursing secretly in his heart: Sure enough, the imperialists are determined to destroy me. This bullshit Japanese crown prince has always coveted the advanced engineering knowledge of Yanhuang Academy. Last time, he failed to bribe with beautiful women, so he came to try to get it from Li Er again. Looking for opportunities is abominable!
Li Er glanced at Li Zexuan strangely and said: "The Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, and the Japanese country is just a small foreign country. I don't think I should respond to the competition they propose. Isn't that not the fault of the Tang Dynasty?" Prestige? Besides, this football originated from the Tang Dynasty. I still don’t believe it. The team of the Tang Dynasty can’t beat the team of the Japanese country? Since the big brother of Shanbei is willing to give me 40,000 kilograms of brass, Is there any reason why I shouldn’t accept it?”
"..."
When Li Zexuan heard this, he was almost angry to death. He thought to himself, Old Li, are you too cheating? Young Master, even if I face the Japanese princess, I will remain calm. Isn’t it just to protect the knowledge of Yanhuang Academy from being mastered by foreigners? But you are lucky enough to have accepted such a cheating bet. What do you want me to do?
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for the offence, but you really shouldn't accept this bet! It's been obvious for a long time that the crown prince of Japan covets me to study engineering at Yanhuang Academy. Even if we are sure of winning the competition, we are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. , if they really win, do you really want to allow them to send foreign students to Yanhuang Academy?"
With an angry look on his face, Li Zexuan cupped his hands towards Li Er and said, there were a lot of disrespectful words in his words, they were all made by Old Li!
When Li Er heard this, he was not troubled. He said with a smile: "I understand what you said clearly in my heart, but as the king of the Tang Dynasty, when faced with the challenge request from a small country, do I have to refuse it? Should you? If word spreads, the reputation of the Tang Dynasty among the people will definitely plummet. Wouldn't it mean that they fell into the Japanese's trick?
Therefore, instead of avoiding it, it is better to fight head-on and win! Of course, to be on the safe side, I ask you to select a group of top players from the top teams in our Datang, and after a good training, come and participate in this game! You are the founder of Tang Dynasty football. You are most familiar with the rules of football. It is up to you to select and train the players. I don’t believe that the Japanese team can win! "
Come on! You really think highly of me!
Li Zexuan smiled bitterly in his heart and felt a pressure inexplicably. This courage was related to the honor and disgrace of the Tang Dynasty, and whether the knowledge of Yanhuang Academy would be leaked. He had no choice but to bear it. After thinking for a moment, Li Zexuan handed over his hands and said: "In that case, Then I accepted this job! I just don’t know when your Majesty is scheduled to compete with Japan?"
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