On the second day of the first lunar month, worship the God of Wealth and return to your parents’ home.
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"Wu Lang, Si Niang, Wu Niang, Xiao Guang'er..." Liu Jinyu stood in the lobby with a glowing face, handing out red envelopes one after another to her younger brothers, sisters, and several little nephews. She was as happy as a child.
Li Xuan stood on the steps nearby, her eyes always falling on Liu Jinyu, extremely nervous.
She is pregnant now. Every child here is insignificant. If something happens, Li Xuan won't even cry.
"Okay, dear son-in-law, Sanniang is being taken care of by your mother-in-law and a few elders, so you don't have to worry." Liu Yuanlang stood behind Li Xuan, looking at his nervous look, shook his head, and said funnyly: " Let’s go, Aye is calling you, there’s something wrong!”
Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn, and she cupped her hands towards Liu Yuanlang and said, "Here!"
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After passing through a remote courtyard gate, a secluded courtyard appeared in front of Li Xuan.
There are wells, stone tables, and weapon racks with more than a dozen kinds of weapons on them, but they seem to have not been touched for a long time.
The door inside is wide open, the hall is bright, and you can see that it is filled with bookshelves.
Li Xuan followed his father-in-law Liu Yuanlang in from the outside and saw Liu Rengui, who was dressed in a blue brocade robe, writing on the desk, "Study diligently, think carefully and discern clearly".
The brushwork is vigorous and powerful, and the peaks and mountains are steep, straight up and down, as green as pine.
When Liu Rengui finished the last stroke and placed the brush on the pen holder beside him, Li Xuan raised his hand and said, "My son-in-law has met Yue Weng. I wish Yue Weng good health and longevity."
Liu Rengui raised his head, looked at Li Xuan with a calm expression, and asked, "Do you know the origin of these words?"
Li Xuan cupped her hands and said seriously: "The Doctrine of the Mean: Learn it extensively, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it sincerely."
"It seems that the virtuous son-in-law understands the truth here. It's just Silang, do you understand?" Liu Rengui looked up at the door.
"Only by studying extensively, asking prudently, thinking carefully, analyzing clearly, and performing in a down-to-earth manner can we truly achieve the ideal realm of knowledge and life." Liu Yuanlang stood at the door, frowning slightly, and answered cautiously with his hands raised.
"Huh?" Liu Rengui shook his head slightly, turned to look at Li Xuan, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think of the virtuous son-in-law?"
Li Xuan turned back to Liu Yuanlang and raised her hands seriously, saying: "Study extensively so that you can ask questions prudently when encountering affairs and problems, and then carefully think about the answers to these questions and clearly analyze the correct principles. Abandon the incorrect things, and then implement the correct principles in a down-to-earth manner... This is a progressive relationship, not a parallel relationship."
Liu Yuanlang's pupils opened slightly, and his face looked a little ashamed.
He has been reading books all his life, and his knowledge of knowledge is actually not as good as his son-in-law.
Liu Rengui sighed softly and said: "When it comes to knowing things and people, you must understand one thing. If you don't understand anything, how can your father trust you to become an official?"
"Is he going to become an official? Why, is my father-in-law going to become an official?" Li Xuan's face was full of surprise.
He had never heard Liu Jinyu say this. After all, his father-in-law Liu Yuanlang was already quite old and it was difficult for him to have much future as an official.
But now that Liu Rengui has said this, it is definitely a done deal.
But if Liu Rengui arranges it, how will Liu Yuanlang be arranged?
"The imperial edict will be sent to him in the day after tomorrow, and he will be appointed as the Secretary Lang of the Sixth Grade, serving under Duke Zhou." Liu Rengui had a trace of worry on his face.
Zhou Guogong, secretary supervisor, Wu Chengsi.
Li Xuan's eyes flashed with solemnity, and she looked at Liu Rengui and asked in confusion: "Yue Weng, why was my father-in-law chosen as the secretary?"
"It's not a choice. If it were my wish, it would be better for him not to be an official in this generation. But now, this is the palace's wish, and I can no longer block his future." At this point, Liu Rengui was a little helpless. Li Xuan looked at him funny and said: "From now on, I will leave Shiro's affairs to my virtuous son-in-law. With my virtuous son-in-law standing in front of me, it will be much easier for me to handle it."
The reason why Liu Rengui was originally unwilling to let Liu Yuanlang become an official was because he could no longer take care of his son for much longer.
Although Liu Yuanlang was astute and had helped Liu Rengui handle many political affairs over the years, intrigues and scheming were commonplace in court affairs. It was not uncommon for people to be executed to the death.
In his early years, Liu Rengui knew that he would not be able to stay in the central government for long, so he was unwilling to allow Liu Yuanlang to serve as an official at will, because he was worried that if he was not careful, he would fall into the complex political struggle between the DPRK and China.
But what is happening now is not up to him.
The palace suddenly appointed Liu Yuanlang as secretary, and Liu Rengui could not stop him any more at this time.
After all, Liu Yuanlang now has Li Xuan in front of him.
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"Is this someone trying to use the father-in-law to attack the grandson's son-in-law?" Li Xuan saw the method at a glance.
Li Xuan has always been cautious in doing things and will not be caught easily. Therefore, if you want to deal with him, you can only start with the people around him.
Li Xuan has always been strict with people in the Nanchang Palace, so the only person who can conveniently catch the loopholes and have the opportunity to severely injure Li Xuan is Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Yuanlang.
Li Xuan looked up at Liu Rengui and said with a wry smile: "This is a plan to kill two birds with one stone."
Liu Rengui shook his head and said, "I will ask my virtuous son-in-law to take care of Shiro in the future."
Li Xuan reluctantly held up her hands and said, "Sun-sou-in-law accepts the order."
Liu Yuanlang finally understood the danger behind this appointment. In an instant, he resolutely handed over his hand and said: "Ah, my dear son-in-law, how about I resign as secretary?"
"Inappropriate." Li Xuan and Liu Rengui waved their hands at the same time, disapproving of Liu Yuanlang's approach.
"There may be dangers and cunning hidden in this matter, but the appointment must be made by Your Majesty and the Queen. If you reject it easily without proper reasons, you will inevitably be hated by both Your Majesty and the Queen." Liu Rengui gave a brief introduction. , Liu Yuanlang finally understood at this time.
If he didn't have a proper reason to refuse the appointment, he would have no choice but to accept it.
Liu Yuanlang's face felt bitter. In the first half of his life, it was because of his father, and now in the second half of his life, it was because of his son-in-law.
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"Just stand aside and listen to what my good son-in-law is talking about." Liu Rengui looked at Liu Yuanlang and sighed softly.
In his early years, although he taught him a lot of ways to be an official, it was always difficult for him to put it into his heart. I hope that today, he can make some progress.
Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan: "The wise son-in-law was transferred to Honglu Temple. What happened? Master Ouyang must have already told the wise son-in-law about it?"
Li Xuan nodded and said, "We are discussing the alliance with Silla and Japan."
Liu Rengui then asked: "What do you think of the good son-in-law?"
"In my son-in-law's opinion, regarding the negotiation with Silla, we might as well open our mouths." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Liu Rengui, with a sneer flashing on his face: "Anyway, Silla has never planned to discuss anything with me, so you might as well talk to me about it." The bottom line is pressed to the line of Maixiao City and Qichong City, and at the same time, we negotiate with the Japanese to lure them north."
"We still have to fight." Liu Rengui could see clearly Li Xuan's real plan at a glance, and then asked: "My virtuous son-in-law, has he ever thought that after the battle with Tubo, no matter whether we win or lose, it will be difficult for our country to fight again?" Power."
War is never just about soldiers, logistics, military supplies, and national strength. Everything is important.
"Sun-in-law naturally understands." Li Xuan calmed down, then looked at Liu Rengui and said, "But Yue Weng believes that our army is almost certain to win this battle against Tibet."
Li Xuan's words directly revealed his true thoughts in front of Liu Rengui.
Once the Tubo war becomes difficult to win, Silla is the best target to divert attention.
Liu Rengui's eyes were completely solemn. He looked up at the horrified Liu Yuanlang, and then said: "There are only three of us today. My virtuous son-in-law might as well tell me why it is difficult to win this battle. What if the virtuous son-in-law is the commander?"
"Yue Weng, do you still remember Huo Qiqi?" Li Xuan looked up, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Huo Qubing?" Liu Rengui was a little stunned and didn't understand why Li Xuan mentioned Huo Qubing.
Li Xuan smiled faintly: "Tubo is very cold. As Sun Xin knows, Wenxi County Duke has specially trained his soldiers in the Northeast, Hebei and Mobei in order to adapt to the northwest environment. But Yue Weng, no matter how the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty adapt, It is also difficult to compare with the Tibetan soldiers. The weather is unfavorable, the terrain remains unchanged, and people are in trouble. The only thing that can be maintained is that the generals are united and their momentum is high, but this is not necessarily a good thing."
"Our army has thick armor and powerful horses. If we can deploy it cleverly and fight head-on, we still have a chance of victory." Liu Rengui waved his hand. If it is said that there is no advantage in the battle between Datang and Tubo, it is not necessarily true.
Even though the Tang army suffered heavy losses in the defeat of Dafeichuan, the loss of Tibetan soldiers was still higher than that of the Tang Dynasty.
"In this case, it comes down to food and grass." Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui sternly and said, "If in this battle, the food and grass can be transported to the front line in time, then there is still a chance of winning this battle, but if the food and grass are wrong, there will be If Feichuan is in danger, if you want to win, the frontline generals must have the intention to imitate Huo Qubing."
Huo Qubing was a champion of the Han Dynasty and a hussar general.
He led 800 cavalrymen deep into the desert and marched directly to the Qilian Mountains. In the Battle of Mobei, he wiped out more than 70,000 of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's main force. They pursued them to Langjuxu Mountain and Guyan Mountain, and then returned near the Hanhai Sea. Finally, the Xiongnu were far away. Escape, there is no royal court in Monan.
Huo Qubing was flexible in the use of troops and was good at long-distance raids, quick raids, large detours, large penetrations, and annihilation battles.
But anyone who really understands history books knows that Huo Qubing's conquest of Mobei relied on just four words to defeat the enemy.
There were also people in the Tang Dynasty who followed Huo Qubing's example and destroyed the Eastern Turks. This person was Li Jing.
Although Li Ji is also the God of War, he is not as good as Li Jing. It is even clearly recorded in the book "Tang Taizong Li Wei Gong Questions and Answers" that Li Ji's art of war was taught by Li Jing.
The Tang Dynasty also used this method to some extent to destroy Goguryeo.
Liu Rengui was also a veteran on the battlefield and knew this very well. He raised his head and looked at Li Xuan calmly and asked: "Imitating Huo Qubing's intention is not something ordinary people can do. A good son-in-law has also killed on the battlefield. This move , can a good son-in-law do it?"
Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui, finally sighed and shook his head.
A trace of relief flashed deep in Liu Rengui's eyes, and then he looked at Li Xuan: "Which of the generals in the Tang Dynasty do you think is capable of this? Is it the Duke of Wenxi County or the Duke of Pingyang County?"
Wenxi County Duke Pei Xingjian and Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui.
Li Xuan's voice suddenly became lower, and then he said softly: "Among the people that my son-in-law has met so far, there is only one person who can do this, and that person is the heir to the British Duke, Li Jingye."
I have a toothache today. I made a lot of typos. I’ll correct them later.
(End of chapter)
