The court's discussion of a matter has never been as smooth as it is today.
Li Shimin laughed and left the throne to go to the study to deal with other memorials sent from across the country.
This group of officials felt a little embarrassed after taking care of Li Shimin. What was the reason? Actually let them civil servants become the targets of military commanders to attack at will?
Li Shimin left happily, causing these aristocratic families to be attacked. The literati who were completely controlled by Li Shimin were very unhappy.
They walked angrily out of the hall, and soon they gathered in front of their respective heads of family.
"Master, this Li Shimin is too bullying. He actually drove us to such a bitter and cold place."
These people kept complaining to their head of the family here, and the head of the house couldn't help but laugh after hearing what the family member they arranged to serve as an official in the court said.
"You feel like you went to a bitter and cold place to suffer, right?"
They didn't expect that their family head would say this when he heard the family officials' complaints.
It is said that they cannot bear the suffering, and these people are shaking their heads here.
"Master, you are too worried. How can we be afraid of hardship? As long as we can ensure the interests of our family, we are not afraid of going to this bitter and cold place."
When these people said this, the head of the family nodded, "Isn't that enough? Since you are not afraid of hardship, then go ahead.
When you go to Beidi, you can do what you want to do based on your interests. You don't have to make Li Shimin happy! "
This sentence was like a ground-breaking sentence, allowing these people to grasp the key point.
"That's right! If Li Shimin creates trouble for them, then they will also create some trouble for Li Shimin. At worst, this official will not be appointed. Is it possible that the lack of such an official as small as a sesame seed in their family will lead to life and death?"
Everyone was happy to think clearly about the cause and effect.
"Li Shimin, Li Shimin, just wait, we will definitely give you a big surprise."
Once again, the aristocratic family thought of the conspiracy that might bring trouble to them, but it was even more troublesome for Li Shimin, but Li Shimin didn't care so much and wandered leisurely in his back garden.
It was originally meant to deal with government affairs, but maybe people were in high spirits during happy events, and since it was approaching the New Year, there were very few memorials. Most of them were ones that praised Li Tang's virtues.
There were very few serious questions, so Li Shimin quickly finished handling the day's government affairs and was leisurely there. However, he didn't even notice that although the place was full of life, it was not very colorful because of the cold weather. In the garden of colorful flowers, after he passed by, the dead branches in some places broke in the north wind, as if they were telling something.
It's just that the happy Li Shimin didn't care about this at all. As always, there were no flowers here, but Li Shimin felt like he was wandering in the garden with unique scenery.
The Tang army was marching on the official road. Although there was heavy snowfall again, it was nothing to these Tang soldiers. They would be able to go home in a few days. These Tang soldiers kept telling their comrades here, Encourage them and don't let any more accidents happen.
In this damn weather, some Tang soldiers had frostbitten hands and feet repairing on the carriage, and there were more who were so cold that their faces were red, but they were very happy.
No matter how much it costs. They didn't think it was a big deal either.
Jieli was captured and the Turks surrendered. What could be better than this?
After setting up camp once, Chai Shao Zhang Gongjin looked at Xu Yunyan with a very ugly expression.
"Little Plum."
Once again calling Xu Yunyan's nickname regardless of his identity, Xu Yunyan looked at the two generals helplessly.
"I wonder what the two generals are doing here?"
"Xiao Lizi, do you have any way to reduce the casualties of the soldiers? Look how long it took to travel this way? Already more than a thousand soldiers have frozen hands and feet. They have to recuperate in the carriage instead of walking on foot. , If this continues, although we and him will be able to return to Chang'an in a few days, will they really have no problem? I am afraid that they will no longer be able to hold weapons or walk in the future. "
"There's no way around it."
Xu Yunyan couldn't bear to look at them.
"If we want them to be able to pick up weapons and walk again, we must let them have a good rest."
Now Xu Yunyan is also very worried. The soldiers whose hands and feet were frostbitten are as cold as carrots, and their feet are so cold that they can hardly take off their boots. However, even after suffering such an encounter, these soldiers still gritted their teeth and held on. Trekking through the snow.
If it weren't for a few who couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground and fainted, these generals wouldn't have discovered such a thing.
There have been many cases like this. The doctor in the army suggested that the soldiers with amputations could temporarily stay warm by rubbing them with snow and applying grease from captured cattle, sheep and horses to keep them warm. But can they be restored to their original state? It's hard to say.
Xu Yunyan looked at the several generals and said weakly, "In fact, the only thing that can be done now, the simplest way, is to camp in place, leave a force of soldiers and horses, take care of them here, and cut down the surrounding trees to keep warm. , let the fire continue. As for their supplies, we will arrange for the army to continuously deliver them after we return to Chang'an. We will wait here until the weather warms up in spring next year and there will be no problem. "
Chai Shao and Zhang Gongjin both understood what Xu Yunyan said, but they shook their heads when they looked at Xu Yunyan.
"It was up to us to leave them to camp here as General Li said."
After Zhang Gongjin said this, Chai Shao then sighed, "They are all waiting to enter the capital and walk through the imperial city to be inspected by His Majesty. Who wants to admit failure at this time?"
Hearing this, Xu Yunyan couldn't help but look at the two of them fiercely.
"The things you two are thinking about in your heads killed these soldiers."
Xu Yunyan was furious here. The two generals sighed helplessly. This time they did not cause trouble for Xu Yunyan, while Xu Yunyan looked at them.
"Don't you think about it and ask His Majesty to cancel this review? As long as we hand over Jieli, even if you let the sick, wounded and disabled soldiers walk around in front of His Majesty, it will be worse than our arms and legs. It will be useful if you walk around in front of His Majesty with your son intact."
After Xu Yunyan said this, Zhang Gongjin and Chai Shao remained silent. It wasn't that they didn't understand the reason, but according to what Xu Yunyan said, they couldn't do it. There had never been such a rule.
“It’s really a matter of saving face and suffering.”
Xu Yunyan finally summed it up for them with this sentence: "I can't help. Either they stay in the camp to recuperate until next spring, or they die on the way to Chang'an. If they are lucky enough to survive, their limbs may not be able to survive." You can’t keep it anymore, you can make your own choice.”
After Xu Yunyan said this, he returned to his room angrily, but he just turned around. After sitting down, he saw that this was his room, and the two generals were still standing next to him.
Then he ignored it and came out of the tent to take a breath. When he came out, he saw his two old soldiers rubbing their hands and feet. Looking at them, Xu Yunyan couldn't help but look at the wounded soldiers' camp composed of carriages. Many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty gathered around the stove in the carriage to keep warm.
"They are all warriors who risk their lives for the sake of the country, so why bother?"
But looking at them, Xu Yunyan seemed to have made up his mind, and quickly came to the side of his two soldiers, where he murmured with them.
The two soldiers looked at Xu Yunyan with serious faces: "General, is there really no problem? If such a thing is really done, can the higher ups make it easier for us?"
But before they finished speaking, Xu Yunyan knew what they meant and rashly invited His Majesty and the Crown Prince to come here. There was really no such thing. It was more likely that something unexpected would happen. Xu Yunyan looked at the disabled soldiers in the car and felt cruel. , said to them.
"You will bring my true words to His Highness the Crown Prince. They are all heroes who fought for the country. They should not end up dying on the hospital bed."
While talking, Xu Yunyan took out the jade pendant Li Chengqian gave him from his arms to be able to enter and exit the East Palace to mobilize the prince's guard, and solemnly handed it to the two of them.
"Now all my hopes are pinned on you."
Xu Yunyan solemnly handed the jade pendant to the two of them, and the two of them knelt on the ground with a plop.
"General, don't you still trust us?"
"It's not that I can't trust you, but you also know the seriousness of this matter. I would like to ask Li."
Xu Yunyan had no way to leave the marching team and traveled day and night to find Li Chengqian and ask him to come forward to inform Li Shimin of his proposal.
Xu Yunyan looked at the two of them here. After the two nodded heavily, he got on his horse, galloped out of the camp on his horse, and rushed towards Chang'an day and night. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Gongjin and Chai Shao watched what Xu Yunyan said outside the tent and couldn't help but look at each other.
"Are we really wrong?"
Zhang Gongjin murmured here, and Chai Shao looked at him, "Although we are not wrong, what he said is also reasonable. This ghost weather and this ghost era make it impossible for many of us to be alone."
The two generals deeply blamed themselves here, and then stood up at the same time and walked towards the wounded soldiers' camp to express condolences to the injured soldiers and encourage them to hold on.
When they arrived at the injured camp, Xu Yunyan was already boiling grease on a brazier, touched some cloth, and after it was almost cold, wrapped it around the feet of the soldiers and told them to keep warm and not to Something unexpected happened.
The two generals, Chai Shao and Zhang Gongjin, were a little overwhelmed by this. Although Chai Shao had some dealings with Xu Yunyan in the earliest days, that was several years ago. Chai Shao learned his first aid because of some things, but now he finally has the opportunity to practice it himself.
Although it is not a trouble like first aid, it is just a matter of smearing some boiled grease on the cloth and wrapping it for everyone when the temperature is suitable. However, the two of them, who are used to swords, guns, swords and halberds, cannot handle these small objects. , causing the two generals to make a lot of jokes.
"General Chai, can you do it?"
Only now could Zhang Gongjin come forward and ridicule Chai Shao, but Chai Shao did not resist.
"proceed if you can!"
Zhang Gongjin really came forward after Chai Shao's rebuttal. Although he was a little confused, he was better than Chai Shao.
Although the two were a bit playful, this scene really made more soldiers here look at them with tears in their eyes.
With a general serving them like this, they were willing to die.
