Don't be a prince

Chapter 261 Chop the Oath

Subduing others without fighting is a saying that has existed since ancient times.Li Chengqian also felt that it was very boring to call back and forth all the time.

Clausewitz said that war is an act of violence to force the enemy to obey our will.This sentence almost perfectly interprets the essence of war.War is a battle of wills. As for who obeys whom, it depends on who is more violent.When the Central Plains dynasty was violent, even the Xiongnu bowed their heads and professed their vassals; when they were weak, they called themselves juniors but didn't change their faces.The image of a country in the world, in the final analysis, is piled up by force, and whoever has the biggest fist is justified.

Coincidentally, today's Tang Dynasty has very strong fists. The collapse of the Eastern Turks has shocked the monarchs of Tuyuhun and other countries three times a day. Even the big countries such as the Western Turks and Tubo have to bow their heads temporarily, because they all know that, I am no better than East Turkic.

Under such conditions, Goryeo is still self-satisfied with her difficulty in attacking, which is very annoying. If she doesn't slap him hard on the face, it will only jump more and more.

Pro-lead this dispatch, in fact, is to show the muscles.With an already powerful army and powerful weapons, no matter how stupid a person is, they can't afford to provoke them.

It is not suitable for the Tang Dynasty to continue to fight now. Conquest without foundation is militarism. Just like the previous dynasty, Yang Guang contacted the conquest of Goryeo, but he ignored the growing voices in the country. It is no accident.

The development of science is actually like a scourge, as long as there is demand, it will promote development.After releasing the gunpowder, Datang will continue to study cruelly after tasting its sweetness.Black powder is still the most primitive type, as long as research is done, any TNT or PDX will gradually appear.When a genius-like figure researched the nuclear bomb, at that time, Datang really had the absolute right to speak in this world.

After all, nuclear weapons are the biggest known fist.

Don't say anything that hurts the world, but recall China's development process. If Mr. Deng and others hadn't worked so hard to make China possess nuclear weapons, it is still unknown what China would be like now.Reservation is a traditional virtue of China, but when it is used in dealing with outsiders, I don't know if my brain has been kicked by a donkey.

His mind was racing, and after a long time, Li Chengqian came back to his senses, glanced at the gate of Yichun Beiyuan, turned around and asked Zhang Yun who looked worried: "How long have you been distracted?"

Zhang Yun wiped his sweat and said, "You have been distracted for half an hour. If it weren't for your blinking eyes, the slaves would have gone to the imperial doctor or Taoist to relieve their evil spirits."

"Don't make a fuss when Gu is distracted next time, Gu is just thinking about things."

After stretching his waist and moving his sore body, Li Chengqian walked into Yichun Beiyuan with a smile.

Yichun Beiyuan is actually the most comfortable place in the East Palace. Although it is only a corner of the imperial city, the greenery is very good, and it can be regarded as far away from the hustle and bustle.

In fact, if he could choose, he would prefer to live here, even if it was just a random hut, it would be much better than a large hall in the Lizheng Hall.

Not long after entering the gate, I saw Ashina Xue, who was riding a steed to practice riding and archery. Although the venue is not big, the smaller it is, the more it can reflect her prowess in riding and archery. When the horse is on the head, it can still turn around quickly and shoot a precise arrow.

Seeing Li Chengqian who just entered here, she dropped her bow and arrow and ran over on horseback.

But even so, Zhang Yun tucked his hands into his sleeves.

He had a dagger in his sleeve, and Li Chengqian knew about it. Although he felt that it was unnecessary for him to be so wary of Ashina Xue, he still didn't plan to take care of it.

"Why did you come to me today?"

She stopped the horse and was about to get off, but her 13-year-old body still left her feet empty and almost fell off.Fortunately, Li Chengqian's reaction was quick, and he easily reached out to catch her.

The woman on the grassland naturally didn't care about these physical contacts, she just blushed and walked away.

"The farm sent a sheep to the palace. I heard that if you eat roasted sheep, the Turkic people's craftsmanship is better. I wonder if you know it?"

Mentioning the roasted whole lamb, Ashina Xue suddenly became interested: "Of course, you bring the lamb, and I will roast it for you. It is definitely better than the one made by your East Palace kitchen. In fact, the roasted lamb in your Tang Dynasty is a luxury. Spices are added, and the mutton slightly suppresses the fishy smell, which is the best delicacy in itself.”

Seeing her speak boldly, Li Chengqian decided to see if she was talking big.

Naturally, the mutton sent by the farm had already been packed. The reason why it was delivered in such a hurry was that the high temperature in summer would spoil the mutton.

"That's stupid, don't you know how to chill it with ice?"

Zhang Yun said helplessly: "Your Highness, where can I find ice in summer? Although it is possible to collect ice and put it in the ice cellar for storage in winter, it is too labor-intensive to do so. Only the Supreme Emperor can use our palace now. Your Majesty's use is easy to be used by the censor." Forget about impeachment."

What Zhang Yun is most afraid of is that the crown prince will like this. The current East Palace is already luxurious enough, and if he goes any further, he may really attract criticism.

Only then did Li Chengqian realize that the daily life in his eyes was already extravagant in Zhang Yun's eyes.

"You don't believe me when I say you're stupid? Forget it, you can go to Li Jian with Gu's letter in a while, and he will naturally bring a lot of ice to the East Palace. Damn it, Gu Wang ice can be made in summer, it's simply Deserves the heat."

Don't talk too much, Li Chengqian can't tell Zhang Yun that ice can be made when saltpeter is dissolved in water.Although the ice made directly cannot be used if it is mixed with saltpeter, but you can still make ice by finding an independent container and putting cold boiled water on top of the saltpeter water.

After driving Zhang Yun away, he took Yu Tai and Li Chengqian to squat in a corner of the garden to watch Ashina Xue roast the mutton.

Except for spraying some wine and using some salt, the whole sheep did not add much spices. After marinating for a period of time, it was directly put on the fire and started to roast.

Seeing that Ashina Xue was just spinning the grill and didn't concentrate fully, Li Chengqian said: "You can go out with me to see your younger brother tomorrow, my father said before leaving, when will He Lu go back, let me Decide for yourself. Now that the old man is not in Chang'an, in a sense, I am the most useful person in Chang'an. Take this opportunity to send your brother back."

Ashina Xue's hand froze, and then said in a low voice: "Tell me, what do you want He Lu to do? Don't think that I don't know, it is impossible for you to be so kind and release He Lu like this. Seriously, I am surprised that he is only being watched now, but he can live in the environment he likes. Our family has undergone major changes, and the bloodline of He Lu can be preserved, which is already blessed by God Tengger. If you want him to help Datang with something, it is very likely that he will die without a place to bury him. In this case, it is better to let him stay in the Central Plains, at least he can pass on the blood."

When he said this, the rotating grill stopped, and the mutton roasted by the charcoal fire was already a little black.

Li Chengqian sighed, stepped forward and continued to spin, shaking and said: "Since you want to know, I'll tell you. Actually, I want He Lu to get the position of Khan after letting He Lu go back. , even if the relationship between Western Turks and Datang cannot become very good, it will not be too bad. Si Yehu actually fears Datang more than he likes it. Judging from his integration of Gaochang Kucha and other countries to jointly fight against Datang , His desire to invade the Central Plains has never stopped for a moment.

You said that your family has undergone major changes, and only your siblings are left?How about lying to ghosts, I can guarantee that your family power must be broken into pieces, just waiting for a direct bloodline like He Lu to unify.As long as He Lu returns to Western Turks, he will be able to reunite them sooner or later.As for winning the position of Khan, there is always a chance.The guys in Si Yehu's line are very tyrannical, in fact they are very unpopular.I think that in He Lu's lifetime, there is always a chance to replace him. "

After listening to Li Chengqian's words, Ashina Xue hesitated for a long time before saying: "Are you so sure that He Lu has this ability?"

Li Chengqian smiled, but didn't say anything.

As long as it is a member of the Ashina family, there is no one who does not aim at Khan's position. No one knows how much power He Lu's father has left for him.However, judging from He Lu's achievements in history, he will definitely not be too weak.Si Yehu thought that he had killed the He Lu family, but he didn't know that it became the help for the He Lu family to become stronger.

Didn't such a scene appear in a certain classic anti-Japanese drama?The regiment was broken up, but when they reunited, they almost caught up with a division.

"Understood, but you have to be clear, as long as He Lu takes the position of Khan, it is impossible to maintain friendship with Datang. At most, he can only promise that you will not take the initiative to attack Datang, but if Datang takes the initiative to attack Turkic If not, he won't be caught without a fight."

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, and took the initiative to attack Datang?When the power of gunpowder weapons is displayed, what a fool must be to do this. Even the most narcissistic Gao Jianwu may have to shrink his tail!

If you want the meat to be cooked just right, you need to keep turning it so that the lamb is evenly heated, whether it's roasting a whole lamb or a kebab.Although stuffy roasting is much less troublesome than roasting like this, but anyway, there is nothing to do today, it is better to roast sheep in Beiyuan of Yichun Palace.

After roasting for half an afternoon, the mutton was finally ready to eat.Just like Ashina Xue said, if you sprinkle too many spices, what you eat is actually the taste of spices. As for the taste of mutton, it has long since disappeared.

Well, such roast lamb is soulless.

After a full meal, Li Chengqian left satisfied.

It's time for He Lu to send back to the Western Turks. As long as the pro-leader demonstrates the power of gunpowder weapons, Datang will be able to win a period of stability.As long as there is no change in the most powerful country on this land, other foreign races, such as Tubo, can only bully and bully small countries like Fuguo, and dare not arbitrarily provoke the anger of Tang Dynasty.

West Turkic, no, now that Eastern Turkic is destroyed, it is more appropriate to call it only Turkic.In fact, the Turkic people are the same as the Central Plains people. When there is no foreign enemy, they will fight among themselves. This is a bad habit that can never be quit.Such an environment is suitable for He Lu's return.

As for Ashina Xue saying that He Luneng would not take the initiative to attack Datang, just take it as a joke.How can there be a vulture that does not eat carrion?The Tang Dynasty is now extremely powerful, so they naturally dare not attack, but if it is as weak as the Song Dynasty, or even a scene like the end of the Qing Dynasty, it would be strange if the Turkic people did not come out in full force.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Chengqian asked Zhang to inform Li Jian that he would stop going to court today.When there is no major event, you can stop court if you want. This may be the emperor's freest prerogative, and he has used it now.

The pro-leaders are now stationed in the barracks and are familiar with the use of gunpowder weapons.Even though the weapons in this era of military weapons supervision are not very powerful, the various rules they have formulated are actually not much different from the military industry system of later generations.Whether it is gunpowder or fuze, as long as it is packed well, the quality can be guaranteed.Ouyang Shuo said that the probability of the grenade going nowhere was more than [-]%, so he grabbed his head and kicked it as a ball.

Without the pro-leader, his guards became members of the imperial army. Chang He, the commander of the imperial army, personally led the team to protect the safety of the prince.

"Old Chang, take your hand off the horizontal knife, this is around Chang'an, so you don't need to be so vigilant!"

"Your Highness, you must remember not to take your guard lightly just because you are around Chang'an. If something happens, even if you scratch your oily skin a little, your subordinates' heads won't be enough to cut off!"

No one likes a character like a spy.Although Chang He had the merits of opening the Xuanwu Gate city defense and undercovering the East Palace, after the emperor ascended the throne, he could only be given the position of commander of the imperial army, which was not even included in the official system of the imperial court.As for the title, forget it, even if it is given, Chang He will be excluded and marginalized.Unlike Fang Xuanling and other clear-cut people, people with two faces and three swords will not be liked no matter who they are.

Seeing no effect under persuasion, Li Chengqian just ignored it.How to protect them is their business, and it's not good to manage too much, even if the sergeant who opened the way ahead drove away the villagers basking in the sun by the roadside.

He Lu is now living in the racecourse opened by the East Palace. This is his favorite place. It is not easy to find a pasture around Chang'an. The racecourse was Zhang Gongjin's before. The price was paid.Although raising horses is not as influential on the army as smelting iron, it is not bad. Many ministers and generals are doing it wisely and protecting themselves.

As soon as he entered the racecourse, he saw his favorite horse.

Now all the burns on the horse's back have healed, judging from its bloated belly, is it pregnant with a pony?

"His Royal Highness, this horse will be born in another month. It is bred with a pure sweat-blooded breed, so the horse that will be born must be a good one. If you want a BMW that can express your heart , it is best to feed it yourself from a young age."

Li Chengqian nodded, and said to He Lu next to him: "You Turkic people must be right about raising horses, just like your sister's roasted mutton. How about it? After listening to my conditions, you can decide whether you want it or not." Did you agree?"

Ashina stood far away, other than acting as a mouthpiece, she didn't want to interfere with her younger brother's decision.Whether he can become a unique hero depends on himself.

Holding a handful of beans and stuffing them into the mare's mouth, He Lu shook his head: "Your Highness, you are He Lu's savior, I don't want to deceive you. It is impossible to say that you will never attack Datang The Turks have always coveted the fertile soil of the Central Plains. If I say that I am friendly with the Central Plains, my father’s subordinates will think that I am unworthy. However, I can promise you that I will do one thing for you, as long as it does not involve The Turkic ethnic group will definitely come true, how about it?"

Li Chengqian laughed out loud. The current He Lu is not the foolishness recorded in the history books at all, but very sincere.

Between a hypocrite and a real villain, he still likes a real villain.He Lu's words are more sincere than any lies.

Patting He Lu on the shoulder, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Okay, from the standpoint of the Central Plains people, I should have killed you immediately when I heard your words. But ah, Gu is still your big brother!" Brother-in-law, I can’t kill you yet. So, Gu agreed, you can return to Turkic, just remember the promise with Gu.”

He Lu nodded, even though he was free, he was not very happy.Make a promise, although he didn't swear, but he is still ready to follow it to the end.

"Give me a knife!"

Li Chengqian looked at Chang He, Chang He thought for a while, then pulled out his horizontal knife, and then threw the dagger in his arms to He Lu.

He Lu pulled out his dagger and cut off the tattooed flesh with one swing of the knife.This is the word tattooed by the border officials of the Tang Dynasty when they entered the customs. The presence of this word means that he is a slave of the Tang Dynasty.Now that he has regained his freedom, he thinks it is better to cut off this piece of meat and stay in Datang.

A piece of flesh was cut off with one knife, but the knife was not retracted.

Stretching out his hands, He Lu cut off his left little finger without changing his expression.

The right hand needs to hold the knife, and there should be no damage. Although the left hand needs to control the bow, the impact of losing a finger is not too great.

Chang He took a deep breath, cutting a piece of meat, cutting a finger was nothing, but he was able to keep his face unchanged throughout the whole process, even if the race was different, he had to praise the good man.

Li Chengqian was also expressionless. The grassland and his party had shown him too much blood, so it was okay to see a person self-mutilate in person.

Tear off the corner of his clothes and put away his little finger. He Lu held his little finger in both hands and said solemnly: "Your Highness, this is my little finger. Now I will cut it off and swear. If you need anything in the future, you only need to take out this little finger." Finger, He Lu will definitely agree, as long as it doesn't threaten the Turkic race!"

Li Chengqian reached out to take the cloth bag, nodded and said: "You have achieved this far, I am willing to believe you. However, you should hurry up to stop the bleeding and disinfect, if you didn't die in the conspiracy of various tribes, but died In these two wounds, isn't it a big loss?"

Chapter 262 How can there be so many fools

He gave the finger to Zhang Yun for safekeeping, and told Zhang Yun to take him to wash the wound.

Walking to Ashina Xue, handed her the handkerchief: "Why didn't you stop him?"

Ashina Xue took the handkerchief, wiped her tears and said: "A man of the Ashina family should be like this. He can refuse my proposal. In my opinion, he is truly mature. I was worried before, but I never From now on I don't have to worry about him."

Li Chengqian nodded, only a person who is ruthless to himself can overcome all the harsh environments, He Lu did this.

"Since you're out of the palace today, talk to your brother more. If you're still worried, it's okay to go with him. At most, I'll find a female corpse and say you died of a sudden illness."

This sentence is not a temporary idea, although keeping her can form an effective bond with He Lu, but he really doesn't want to have a sad woman, and he can't make it through.

Ashina Xue was just surprised, then shook her head, got up and went to look for He Lu.

After leaving a few people behind to send Ashina Xue back, Li Chengqian got into the carriage again and was going to visit Li Tai.

For the production of gunpowder, more than a dozen people are completely enough, but if the production of weapons is also entrusted to them, the proficiency is estimated to be a monkey year and a month to complete the assembly.Therefore, he could only hand over the assembly of the weapon to Li Tai and Yan Liben.The artisans on the assembly line do not need to show their freedom, they only need to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

"How stupid is this person to put the location of the workshop behind the academy? Qingque, don't say that you did the location selection."

Li Tai pouted and said, "You can't blame me for this matter. Yan Liben did it. He said that the artisans can be managed centrally here and the secrets will not be leaked."

"Centralized management is very good, but how to ensure safety? Besides, the front is Wenhua Baodi, which teaches and educates people, and the back is a workshop for making murderous weapons. If Mr. Yang knows, he will call me in the palace. Trouble. Come on, move it away quickly. When this thing is not made into a weapon, as long as it is not sealed and stored, even if it is used, its power will be limited? It’s okay to blow up? I don’t know how much human life will be lost.”

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief? Fortunately, he thought of coming over to take a look, otherwise he would regret it if something happened.

Yan Liben, who hurried over to see the workshop starting to move, was scolded by Li Chengqian as soon as they met, which made Li Tai, who was hiding behind, sneer.

After finally waiting for Li Tai to leave, Yan Liben said: "Your Highness, the location of the workshop is here in the academy. It was deliberately done by a humble official, and I'm waiting for you to find out. The chief historian of the Wei Palace believes that the military and state heavy weapons cannot be relaxed. Therefore, someone was sent to monitor the subordinate officials. Your Highness? This is not possible? How can the production workshop of gunpowder weapons be supervised by the people of the Wei Palace? Why do they have such power?"

After hearing Yan Liben's words, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh.I didn't order the appointment of the management personnel of the workshop, but I just wanted to test the officials of the Wei Palace to see what they would do.There was the matter of Furongyuan before, facing a big pie like the Gunpowder Weapon Making Workshop? They can hold back, which means they still have a bit of quality?

"Stupid? You are the son of Yangshan County, the Viscount? You are one level higher than the baron? You already have a title? Why are you still so weak? A few officials from the Wei Palace scare you? , before dealing with those few people, the first thing to deal with is you!"

Yan Liben bowed his hands in shame, and suddenly became a viscount, but he didn't have the consciousness of a viscount.When encountering such a thing, one would habitually feel that the people in the Wei Palace cannot be provoked.

Li Chengqian was also not interested in continuing to criticize Yan Liben, so he turned around and ordered Zhang Yun to notify Baiqisi to arrest all the officials of the official history of the Wei Palace.

Rubbing his face, Li Chengqian sighed, if he wants to arrest someone, he still has to tell Li Tai.After all, taking out the gunpowder weapon workshop to test it out is also a kind of denial to Li Tai.

In front of the main entrance of the college, the pillars of the concrete bridge have been erected to the end, and all that remains is to build the bridge body on top of these pillars.

Li Tai sat on the bank and watched the craftsmen work, and from time to time, he compared the blueprints to imagine what the bridge would look like when it was completed.

"Brother Huang, you can kill or cut those people at will, and those who have been urging me to fight for the throne with you all day long will be worthless if they keep them."

Li Chengqian sat next to Li Tai, put his arms around Li Tai's shoulders, and said, "When Kong Yingda brought this up, I actually refused, but I couldn't hold him back, so I had to do this. Brother Qingque, I know you are not treasonous." Thoughts, but others will still doubt you, the people under you want to bring me down, don’t the people under mine also expect you to die? Let’s bear with it, brothers.

However, it's better not to touch gunpowder weapons, it's not to guard against you, it's really because this thing is not good.If something goes wrong, my father, queen, and queen will beat me to death.After the construction of the bridge is completed, why don't you study the improvement of the smelting process with the craftsmen of the engineering school? "

Li Tai shook his head: "The improvement of smelting should be left to the craftsmen themselves. I'm going to go back and study the pulley block and make something that can lift heavy objects. The gantry crane is still too bulky."

Li Chengqian smiled, being able to find what he wants to do by himself is progress.Li Tai who has really taken this step can be regarded as a grown-up.

Patting Li Tai on the shoulder, Li Chengqian got up and prepared to go to Baiqisi's new stronghold.

It was about gunpowder weapons, even if he didn't give the order, Duan Yunzhi would probably do it directly.

It is everyone's consensus that a military weapon should not be touched when it is idle. Even the princes like Cheng Yaojin and others will not take the initiative to study what is going on with the Ba Niu Crossbow.Zhang Gongjin just accepted a racecourse, so she had to find a way to send it out quickly.Zhang Xiao, the Chief History Officer of Prince Wei's Mansion, why would he dare to send a large number of people from Prince Wei's Mansion to the weapon workshop?Who does he think he is?Emperor?

No one knows how many secret strongholds Baiqisi has, at least Li Chengqian never imagined that the cellar in the backyard of the teahouse outside Chang'an City is actually one of Baiqisi's strongholds.

Inside the dungeon, Zhang Xiao and the others had already been arrested. They were as calm as Zhang Xiao, just sitting on the bed in the cell, and the rest of the subordinates were holding the cell door and screaming for injustice.Where Baiqisi's dungeon is, no one wants to know.

Seeing a piece of light yellow appearing from the light, the subordinates suddenly shouted as if they had seen hope: "Your Highness, the humble position is wronged, and the humble position is just ordered!"

Ignoring those subordinate officials, after the jailer opened the cell door, Li Chengqian entered Zhang Xiao's cell.