"That won't work. I'm worried that I don't have anything to relieve my boredom. I, Lao Hei, got into trouble with this thing!"
Yuchi Gong said with a dissatisfied look,
"Two more puffs and I won't believe how uncomfortable it is!"
He is very smart. Xu Fenglei's expression just now cannot be reproduced. This tobacco leaf is definitely a good thing.
It's just that I haven't found the trick yet... Well, let's take another bite.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Amid the coughs of Yuchi Gong's gang, the sound of horse hooves came from far to near, coming from the west.
"Report, report!"
"General Manager, good news from the Western Front is here, good news from the Western Front!"
The cavalryman shouted loudly, causing all the soldiers in the camp to stick their heads out.
Xu Fenglei also raised his eyebrows.
Bang!
The cavalryman dismounted, knelt on one knee, and presented the letter in his hand with both hands.
"Report to the General Manager, good news on the Western Front, General Manager Li of Lingzhou would like to send it to you personally!"
Uh-huh!
Xu Fenglei quickly took the envelope and opened it.
"Phew - I feel a little bit."
Yuchi Gong narrowed his eyes slightly and felt a little dizzy.
He turned his head and couldn't help but ask:
"General manager, what did Li Daozong say in the letter? Is he successful or not? I've been waiting for him for almost half a month!"
Xu Fenglei clasped his hands together and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"It's done."
He smiled casually and said,
"As expected, Jieli ran away to Suni's headquarters."
"This wave of waiting and waiting has caught him! At this moment, Li Daozong has been sent to Dingxiang tied up with five flowers."
"Ha! Jingde, don't sit there and twitch, go back and pack your bags, and then count the loot, we are going back to Chang'an!"
Yuchi Gong's expression was shocked and he almost dropped the cigarette butt in his hand.
…
Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace.
Li Shimin was riding a war horse, holding a horse spear in his hand, and was charging towards the incoming general!
Ding!
The two long weapons collided together and quickly separated.
The two war horses overran, turned around again, and faced each other again.
"Zhijie, come again!"
Li Er wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered,
"kill!"
He raised his whip and charged again!
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Cheng Yaojin also shouted, gripped his weapon and charged forward!
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The war horses soared, stirring up layers of floating soil.
In just a short time of burning incense, the two of them fought no less than thirty times, and the sounds of clanging could be heard endlessly.
The eunuchs and maids on the side were frightened when they saw it.
The sword has no eyes!
What should I do if this hurts His Majesty the Emperor?
They wanted to persuade him, but the emperor was in high spirits at the moment, so how could he listen to them?
Even if Wei Zheng comes, he will be rejected!
"Hoo, ho--"
Li Shimin's eyes were blurred by bursts of sweat, and his whole breath was a little disturbed.
On the other hand, Cheng Yaojin was still sitting upright on his horse, calm and relaxed, and still had time to play tricks.
After dozens of rounds, although it was a tie, the advantages and disadvantages were already clear - if the battle continued, Li Er would definitely lose.
"Your Majesty's combat prowess remains the same as before."
Cheng Yaojin sat on the horse and cupped his hands, patted the horse and said with a smile,
"If we continue to fight, it will be a draw. Why don't we take a break first?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he snorted coldly.
"No less than before? No less!"
He said dissatisfiedly,
"My skills may be good, but my physical strength is far from what it used to be!"
"I can't compete with you! However, this isn't what I'm good at. How about we compete in riding and shooting?"
This game aroused his desire to win.
"Ah this..."
Cheng Yaojin said helplessly,
"Your Majesty, please spare me, my archery skills. We all know that your shooting skills are the best in the world. My archery skills... can only be said to be barely noticeable."
"Stop bullying me, let's take a rest... You are sweating profusely now. If the cold wind blows later, you will catch a cold."
Li Shimin curled his lips.
"...Okay."
Although he was not completely satisfied, he thought that there was no point in using his expertise to bully other generals, so he stopped being stubborn and got off his horse.
A group of eunuchs immediately surrounded him.
"Your Majesty, come here, cloak."
"It's cold here, you must not catch a cold, otherwise the Queen will beat us to death!"
"Your Majesty, please use honey water."
"..."
The slaves served him enthusiastically, and even Cheng Yaojin had two people waiting for him to drink water.
Of course, Cheng Yaojin didn't have honey water to drink, he only had cold water.
"Ouch."
Li Shimin took a sip of the warm honey water and couldn't help but sigh,
"As living conditions improve, people will naturally become slacker."
"I remember when we were marching and fighting, how could we have any honey water to drink? It would be good to have a sip of clean water! Now...it's completely degenerate."
He stepped forward and walked to Cheng Yaojin's side.
"Hey, I fought so hard just to have a day like this."
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said,
"If this is called degeneration, then I would rather remain degenerate for the rest of my life."
“Who wants to live a hard life when there are good days ahead?”
Li Shimin nodded.
"That's right."
He looked up at Cheng Yaojin and saw that there was not much sweat on his face. He couldn't help but asked curiously,
"Zhijie, your physical strength is quite good! You have met me dozens of times and you haven't even broken a sweat!"
"Tell me, tell me, how do you maintain your physique and strength?"
Cheng Yaojin looked stern.
"Your Majesty, it's not difficult to maintain your physical strength. You just need to keep exercising every day."
He reported back,
"At home, I will do horse walking every day to exercise my legs and feet, and lift stone locks to exercise my arm strength. As long as it is a part of the body that can be exercised and any meat that can be used in battle, we must practice it!"
"Especially the meat on the thighs must be kept fine and not fat! Otherwise, riding a horse will be very laborious, and many horse-riding battles will not be completed."
While talking, he also showed off his figure, which made Li Shimin greatly admired.
"Okay, okay!"
Li Er clapped his hands and praised,
"You are a persevering and persevering general!"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to praise him. This is just the basic quality of a general."
He said seriously,
"I am always ready to fight for Your Majesty! Although there is no chance now, I believe that Your Majesty will still have some use for me in the future!"
"So, I will continue to practice until I can't practice any more!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this.
These words alone are enough to call Cheng Yaojin a "famous general".
"Don't worry, it will definitely happen."
Li Er stepped forward and patted Cheng Yaojin on the shoulder, smiling and saying,
"Seriously, Zhijie."
"This time in the battle against the Turks, you were not able to go into battle. Do you feel very unwilling and envious of Yuchi Gong?"
Cheng Yaojin's expression darkened.
"Return to Your Majesty, it would be a lie to say that I am not envious."
He smiled bitterly and said,
"But who said my luck is always not as good as that old boy's?"
"Your Majesty and the Chief Supervisor both gave me a chance, but I didn't take it myself. I can't blame others..."
After a short pause, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said:
"Well, I don't know what's going on with Jingde in the Turks. I haven't heard much news from him recently. Is there any change? This old boy is too reckless. He will probably suffer a loss against the cunning Turks. !”
The subtext of this statement is——
Might as well change me! I have many thoughts and will not be easily fooled by the Turks!
"I don't know either."
Li Shimin glanced towards the north and sighed softly,
"Since the victory at Dingxiang, there have been no new battle reports... Maybe I am a little impatient."
"There have always been wars ranging from half a year to a year, and as many as decades! It has only been a few days, so it is right that there is no new progress, but..."
"well!"
Cheng Yaojin smiled.
"But your Majesty still has it in mind." He said.
Li Shimin nodded.
"Yes! I wish I could fly to the battlefield and command the battle myself!"
He couldn't help but said,
"Although my physical strength has dropped a lot, my battlefield experience and shooting skills are still first-class!"
"Actually, I envy Xu Fenglei's general in the north more than his status as emperor. He must be having a great time running wild on the grassland right now!"
Although Li Er is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, in his heart, the blood of a warrior is warmer.
Governance is very important, but it is also very boring.
Jingji is always restless!
"Hey, Your Majesty, don't dare to say this nonsense. If Duke Wei hears it, I'm afraid he will spit out his mouth again."
Cheng Yaojin lowered his voice and said with a smile,
"Don't worry, our Tang army has gained a lot from the battle in Dingxiang alone. It's a great victory!"
"I think the new good news should be coming soon, maybe it's already on the way!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
The two of them were chatting when they saw a guard running up in three steps and two steps at a time. With excitement that could not be concealed on his face, he rushed towards Li Shimin!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Good news, great good news is here! The chief manager has captured Jieli Khan alive and is on his way to triumph!"
His voice was like a firecracker, exploding in the ears of Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin!
Li Shimin: "!!!"
Cheng Yaojin: "!!!"
"Alive...caught alive?!"
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened and he said in shock,
"Did you really capture Jieli Khan alive? Oh my god! This..."
Uh-huh!
Li Shimin rushed forward with a sudden step, snatched the victory report from the guard and read it.
He was already not calm, but the more he watched, the more excited he became, and the more he watched, the more rapid his breathing became!
"Capture Turks... tens of thousands?!"
"Captured cattle and sheep...hundreds of thousands of them?!"
"Capture Jieli Khan alive in the Western Turks where Suni lost his troops?!"
"Ah, ah! Is this true?!"
Li Er's whole body trembled. He looked at it several times before confirming to the guard,
"This is real?!"
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent delivery from eight hundred miles north of Xinjiang. The goods are genuine!" he responded.
boom!
Li Shimin stamped his foot violently.
"Okay, okay, okay, okay! Hahahaha..."
The facial features on his face completely blossomed, and he laughed wantonly and said,
"Xu Fenglei, the true military god, the true military god!"
"There has never been such a wonderful moment, I want to spend time in the lake, I want to cheer! Hahaha..."
Snapped!
The good news in his hand slapped Cheng Yaojin on the chest.
"Your Majesty, where are you going?!"
Before Cheng Yaojin opened the good news and took a closer look, he saw that the emperor had already walked away, so he asked loudly.
"I'm going to tell the queen the good news!"
Li Shimin waved his hand without looking back and headed towards the harem.
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he withdrew his gaze and focused on the good news.
After just one glance, he froze.
"Be good..."
Cheng Yaojin murmured,
"This record... this is really worthy of being crowned a god!"
…
Harem, Queen's courtyard.
"Guanyin Maid, come on, come on, have another drink!"
Li Shimin's face was glowing red at this moment, and he was holding Changsun Wugou's sleeve and drinking one cup after another.
"Okay, okay, I know you are happy, but you can't drink too much."
Changsun Wugou had another drink with him and couldn't help but said helplessly,
"Being happy will make you sad. Drinking too much will harm your health. Don't be overjoyed and damage your body when the time comes."
"It's time for tea."
As she spoke, she thoughtfully poured a cup of sobering tea for Li Shimin.
"Hey, you don't understand..."
Li Shimin waved his hand, pushed away the tea, pointed to the wine glass in front of him and said,
"Do you know how happy I am now?"
"This war has almost wiped out the country of Turks! Can you understand what this means? It has directly wiped out this country!"
"The most important thing is that he also captured Jieli Khan alive! Do you know how difficult it is to capture him alive? How significant is this?"
"Oh - I'm so happy! I'm really..."
As he spoke, Li Er's palms couldn't help but sway again.
Seeing this, the eldest grandson Wugou looked a little helpless, but deep down he was also happy for his husband.
"Why don't I understand? Three years ago, when the Weishui Treaty was signed, one night you hid in bed and cried quietly, mumbling that you had never suffered such grievances in your life..."
She touched Li Shimin's head and smiled.
Li Shimin's old face turned red: "..."
Damn it, all this dark history has been revealed!
That time three years ago, although Xu Fenglei had reminded him to dispatch troops and horses in advance to scare off Jieli Khan, the Turks marched straight in, arrogantly burning, killing and looting in the Tang Dynasty, and finally broke through all the way to his eyes. Before the bus.
Even though the final loss was not too great, it was still regarded as a great shame and humiliation by Li Shimin! I must avenge the shame and humiliation!
And now, this great revenge has finally been avenged!
And it was the most exciting one, directly capturing the instigator Jieli alive!
Is there a better script than this? Is there any better outcome than this?
there is none left!
"Whoops."
Li Shimin calmed down a little, took a sip of sobering tea, and said,
"Guanyin, please tell me, how should I reward the soldiers this time? Including Li Jing, Li Ji..."
"Especially listening to Ming! To be honest, his status is already high enough, but for achieving such a great achievement, he must be rewarded generously! Even a small reward would be disrespectful to his great achievements in eliminating Tutu!"
"Oh...it's so troublesome. Can you help me think about it?"
While he was happy, he also became worried.
This time...what else can be given to Xu Fenglei?
(End of chapter)
