Don't be a prince

Han Dynasty Ban Gu's "Baihu Tongyi" said: "When the king is ordered, if he changes his surname, he will be promoted to Mount Tai. What? The righteousness of teaching. When he was first ordered, the system should be restructured to meet the sky, the world will be peaceful, and things will become Zen. Peaceful too."

"Five Classics Tongyi" said: "Heaven's destiny is king, so that all people can live, tell peace to heaven, and repay the merits of all gods."

For the purpose of the regime, the action of enshrining Zen on Mount Tai means that the emperor was ordered by the king to declare peace to heaven, express his gratitude for his protection, and report how outstanding the emperor's political achievements are at the same time.The emperor is called the son of heaven, and the ordinary etiquette of offering sacrifices to heaven only affects Chang'an, but the enshrining of Zen on Mount Tai affects the whole world.

For personal purposes, Li Shimin is also eager to be able to enshrine Zen.Feng Chan is not only a manifestation of his vanity, but also the best way to justify his name.The bloody fact of the Xuanwu Sect cannot be changed. The problem of the Li family's bloodline is a rotten tree lying on top of the Tang Dynasty, and there is a risk of collapse at any time.Now he is making great efforts to govern, and his internal and external efforts are enough to shine in the annals of history. The people's support for the Li Dynasty, the decline of the five surnames and other aristocratic families all need a turning point.

Taishan Fengchan happened to be the best opportunity.Through this opportunity, the royal prestige will be raised to an incalculable level in one fell swoop.

With a beautiful mood, he naturally finds everything pleasing to the eye, even if he sees Li Tai lying on the grass in an extremely indecent state, he is not angry.

"Qingque, although you have lost a lot of fat, but your physical strength is still not comparable to your two brothers. This is not possible, how about, don't go to Lingnan, how about going back to Chang'an with me?"

Hearing these words, Li Tai got up all at once: "Farewell, Father, I have already agreed with Brother Huang that we will go to Lingnan together, and Li Ke will go too, what can we do without me?"

Seeing that Li Tai didn't look exhausted just now, the father and son all laughed.

In terms of physical strength, Li Tai either lacked it or was just lazy.

There was no one else around at the moment, so Li Chengqian finally seized the opportunity to ask the emperor: "Father, you obviously preached that you will rush to Mount Tai quickly, but why does my son think that we have been taking a long way? Don't say you didn't send someone Investigating the route of this road, Feng Chan, how could you have been going the wrong way? Besides, you are only reprimanding the scouts and officials who lead the way, which is related to Feng Chan's major affairs, how can you be so good-tempered?"

Li Chengqian had wanted to ask this question a long time ago, but in the army, especially surrounded by courtiers, he really couldn't open his mouth.Now on the top of the mountain, surrounded by the emperor's personal guards, I really can't bear not to ask him.

God knows what the emperor's father is planning?

Hearing Li Chengqian's question, Li Shimin suddenly smiled: "Did you see it? Hehe, you are not the only one who saw it, but you are the only one who asked it. Fang Xuanling and others are very clear about what I am doing, so they There is no intention of mixing it in. With your cleverness, it is really rare that you didn't figure it out.

Well, let me tell you.Before we set off in Dengzhou, I sent people around the Tang Dynasty to spread the news of Mount Tai's enshrining of Zen.Once the Taishan Fengchan is completed, our Li family's rule over the Tang Dynasty will be almost impeccable.Faced with this, I am afraid that many people will not be able to bear it.Since Luo Yi, Changsun Jingye and others, although there have been cases of rebellion, most of them are petty troubles.I really want to see how many ambitious people are still lurking in the land of Datang.

In addition, I deliberately slowed down the itinerary to give the wealthy gentry in Shandong a chance. If they are sensible, they should come and surrender as soon as possible. If not, I will use heavy hands to eliminate them.Different from the five surnames, in the land of Qilu, although the Kong family's reputation is still the same, since the Five Dynasties and Later Liang period, after experiencing the catastrophe of "the end of Kong and the confusion of Kong", the authentic clan members were almost slaughtered, and they have lived up to their original prosperity.Now instead of Kong's control of the land of Qilu, it is some local gentry.

After I pacified the Central Plains, because of the existence of the five surnames, I didn't dare to do more in the land of Hebei, and even with Qilu here, I didn't have time to take care of it.So, even now, the imperial court does not completely control this place.I thought, since there is no fear of military disasters, it’s okay to wait, but from the year of Wude to the present ten years of Zhenguan, these wealthy landowners still haven’t said anything, hehe, what do you think I should do? "

Although the emperor smiled brightly, Li Chengqian felt a strong smell of blood from his words.

How else?It is impossible for any emperor to tolerate someone who dares to challenge him on his own land.The reason why the five surnames challenged them was because they had that strength. These guys in the land of Qilu just asked for trouble.Their original barrier - the five surnames can't take care of themselves, how can they have the energy to protect them?

If the emperor was still a little worried before, since defeating Goryeo and returning, he has no worries at all.With the prestige of a great victory, he can completely deal with any opposing voices with a thunderous force.

Taishan Fengchan looks like a vanity performance by the emperor, who knows there are so many inside stories.

Wei Zheng probably saw the butcher's knife hidden under the emperor's vanity appearance, so he was so stubborn against the emperor!

"What are you thinking! It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to go down the mountain, so be careful when you fall!"

Hearing the emperor's reminder, Li Chengqian regained his senses, carefully jumped off a rock, and said, "Father, do you really want to use a knife? As for it? It's just some people who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth. Just fix it."

"I've already been to the battlefield several times. How can I still be so benevolent? I don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, but it is not a reason to offend. After the Qilu land is dealt with, our Central Plains will truly become an iron plate. The rest , it’s Lingnan. If you go to Lingnan with this mentality, I’m very worried that you will suffer a lot!

You have to know that I also have a heart of kindness, otherwise why would I waste time on this road?This is the opportunity I gave them, whether they can grasp it or not depends on them. "

Hearing the last sentence, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, it is the emperor's kindness to take time off on the road.

It was only two hours of climbing the mountain, and when we returned to the camp, many people had already knelt down outside the camp.These people, looking very embarrassed, obviously rushed all the way here.

They are all local gentry from the land of Qilu, and the people who rushed over at this time are all smart people. In the face of the emperor's supreme imperial power, they chose to compromise.

In many cases, luck is the worst thing. There is never a third option for the choice of right and wrong.

With the appearance of this group of people, the emperor finally changed the route to the main road.The army is no longer simply rushing, but wherever it goes, a general will leave with an army of one thousand or two thousand.

Needless to say, these people all went to kill people. After the emperor's patience disappeared, any explanation would be classified as sophistry.

On the second day after returning to the main road, a heavy rain hit. As a last resort, the army could only find a high ground to camp and rest. In front of them was the Huaihe River in the land of Qilu.

If it is said that enshrining Zen on Mount Tai is the highest etiquette for the emperor, the son of heaven, to sacrifice to heaven, then the heavens are obviously against the emperor now.Under the heavy rain, the river swelled sharply, and the only small bridge built by ordinary people on the river was also washed away by the river.It is obviously impossible to detour, the river is hundreds of miles long.As for the ferry, it was even more impossible. The Huaihe River under the heavy rain changed from the calmness of the past, as if roaring, and there was no chance for people to cross the river.

Right now, there is no other way but to wait.At this time, human beings have no room to resist against the forces of nature.But fortunately, during the previous repairs, the army's food and grass were all ready, and there was no worry for a while.

Hiding in the warm tent, Li Chengqian looked at the heavy rain outside, but felt extremely happy.It's good to delay some time, even though I changed to the main road, it's still too much for me to rush one after another.

There was nothing to do while hiding from the rain, so Li Tai and Li Ke simply came over, but at least they knew to bring their wives with them, so in Li Chengqian's spacious tent, a group of men and women started their own entertainment.

Li Tai and Li Ke can also play the game of Fighting the Three Kingdoms, especially Li Tai. After listening to Li Chengqian's tips, he used his superhuman memory to rectify Li Kelai with Li Chengqian, so it didn't take long. Li Ke's face It was covered with paper notes.

When there was no place to stick it on his face, Li Ke could only hold the note in his mouth.

After playing a card, Li Ke asked vaguely: "Yellow Bear, everyone who bombed the camp should be on guard, why is Wei Shen so particular?"

Pulling out the note that was already soaked in Li Ke's saliva, Li Chengqian said helplessly, "Speak up if you have something to say!"

"Brother Huang, why are we so particular about the place where we camp? When we first left Dengzhou, we usually just found a place with water and camped, but since the third day, it's just like a large army marching." Seriously. Although the emperor is in the army, there is nothing wrong with doing this, but the comparison between before and after is still suspicious.

You see, our camp is protected by cliffs on three sides, and soldiers are even stationed on top of the cliffs. Father decided to set up camp and waited for the rain to stop, and fortifications were built on the edge.Tell me, isn't that too much?Didn't Father always say that doing this is a waste. "

Not only Li Ke, Li Tai also looked at Brother Huang with great interest, wanting to know the answer.

Li Chengqian sighed, threw the cards in his hand on the table, and said: "Have you forgotten what happened when we climbed Qinglong Mountain? Father, the emperor has always been wary of being assassinated, but Jinwuwei, Zuowuwei, and Qin led , There are nearly 3 people in total. Under the encirclement of the army, who dares to move their minds? So, along the way, did you not realize that our troops have been gradually sent out by the father? One general leads 1000 people, ten waves That's 7000, how many troops are there in our camp now? [-] people!

7000 people and 3 people are two concepts. Surrounded by 3 people, that is an impregnable wall. What about 7000 people?Moreover, under such a dangerous situation of continuous heavy rain, I am afraid that some people will not be able to bear it! "

Li Ke nodded, while Li Tai stared wide-eyed: "So, Father even tested Li Jing and the others? Give them troops to let them go out, isn't that..."

There is no need to continue talking here, the three of them shut their mouths and started playing cards again.The emperor's seemingly messy arrangement, but after thinking about it, there are so many schemes in between, one ring after another.The most frightening thing was that the emperor had even put the military generals in the court on the test list. If someone had a different heart, no one would be able to easily resist the temptation with such a great opportunity.

Just when the three brothers finished drawing cards and were deciding who would take Wei Guo, the camp suddenly became chaotic. There was obviously the sound of heavy rain, but the sound of footsteps on the muddy ground was still so obvious.

Can't fight anymore, under the emperor's test, he really tested someone.

Putting down the cards in his hand, Li Chengqian gave Su Yuan and the others a reassuring look, and took out the armor from the box.

Throw the same set of armor to Li Ke. The two of them are about the same size now and can wear it. As for Li Tai, don't even think about it.

After getting dressed, he was about to get out of the tent when Li Jian, who was all wet, came in from the outside.

Without saluting, Li Jian said solemnly: "Your Majesty has an order, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Wei Wang, and His Royal Highness Wu Wang must not act rashly!"

Glancing at the messy cards, Li Jian smiled and said, "The three of you will continue to play cards, but they are just some thieves, so don't worry."

After saying that, he turned around and went out.

The sound of shouting and killing has already sounded, but it fell silent after a while.

I thought it would be over like this, but before I could take a few breaths, the sound of the handover of weapons rang out again.This time the sound came from the flank.

Chapter 384 Blood Road Sealing Zen

The shouts of killing were getting closer and closer, Li Chengqian finally couldn't sit still, he raised his long sword and was about to go out, but was hugged tightly by Li Ke and Li Tai.

"Brother Huang, you can't go out, Li Ke, what are you waiting for, you go!"

Although Li Ke really wanted to say something to Li Tai, but the emperor really couldn't go out right now, so he snatched Li Chengqian's weapon, opened the tent and walked out.

Not long after, Li Ke came back, and was thrown into the tent by Yu Chigong.

Although there was already white hair on his head, Yu Chigong, who was dressed in battle armor, was still mighty, standing there like an insurmountable high wall.

Wiping someone's blood on his face, Yu Chigong said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has an order, His Royal Highness, the two princes, you are not allowed to participate in the battle, just hide here honestly."

After speaking, he walked out of the tent, looked at the surrounding tents, and Yu Chigong nodded involuntarily.This is the prince's camp, not only the prince alone, but also the leader of the prince. The more than 200 tents look disorganized, but they are well protected. If he didn't let Li Ke lead the way, it would be a while. The prince's whereabouts could not be found either.

Heaving a sigh of relief, passing by the kitchen, he sneaked in and grabbed a roast chicken, gnawed off the meaty parts in three or five strokes, and threw the rest directly on the ground.Tonight's battle is still long!

As soon as Yu Chigong left, Li Ke jumped up from the ground: "My good fellow, there are countless men in black. If our fortifications were not strong, we might be in danger of being breached. The rain is so heavy and the sky is so dark. Gunpowder weapons are protected from rain, but they are useless. Fortunately, the men in black have the strength of weapons and the courage of blood, but not the strength of armor. Although they have caused a lot of casualties to our side, they cannot surpass Let Lei Chi take a step. I don't know where the father and the queen have gone, and they should not be in the camp of the Chinese army, so there is no need to worry about them."

After finishing speaking, Li Ke rubbed his sore throat, just now he was carried back by Yu Chigong's collar.

"In addition, Brother Huang, Yu Chigong is too fierce. You know my martial arts, but in his hands, I couldn't even make it through a round, so I was caught. This guy is too fierce. It's scary!"

Li Chengqian chuckled, patted Li Ke on the shoulder and said, "Let me tell you, there are countless people in the court who are just as terrifying. How do you think their dukes came from here? Don't they all kill each other?" Killed by shooting? It’s not just a joke. Don’t look at when we were trained by Lao Niu, he always said that we have learned everything, but what we have learned and how to use it are two different things. If we are killed Beat to death, I'm afraid we will be killed by the old cow as soon as we meet, how can we have a chance to go back and forth?"

After comforting Li Ke, Li Chengqian involuntarily looked in the direction where Yu Chigong left.Even if he is as suspicious as the emperor, there are still people he can trust. Yu Chigong has a very bad personality, and was even sent out to the governor for a time, but there is no doubt that the emperor will still believe him in the most dangerous time.

At the moment, even Cheng Yaojin was sent out by the emperor to test him out, but Yu Chigong was left behind, which shows the high actual status of Yuchigong.

The sound of the heavy rain and the sound of shouting and killing were mixed together. If you can fall asleep in such an environment, you will be hell.

When the shouting and killing subsided, there was the sound of Sky-Switching Monkey urging the soldiers to help him clean up from outside the tent.

After a while, the Sky Monkey, which had been washed by the rain, opened the tent and walked in, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, there are more than 1000 owls tonight, and more than [-] wounded enemies also committed suicide. Good guy, all of them Dead man!"

"More than 2000 dead soldiers?"

Hearing this news, Li Chengqian couldn't help being startled.

The dead soldiers are not sent out casually. It is impossible for even the top families to train more than 2000 dead soldiers.If the number is small, there may still be traces to follow, but if the number is too large, it will be troublesome, because the suspicion can be locked on a specific target, but there is no way to punish the crime.Although the five surnames and other wealthy families were on the decline, the emperor still didn't dare to strike too hard, lest they cause their dying counterattack.

"Understood, let's go down, notify the mobile team, pay attention to vigilance, the number of 2000 people has come out, no one can guarantee whether there will be another wave!"

Letting Tianhou leave, Li Chengqian glanced at Li Tai and Li Ke, then turned around and told Zhang Yun to move beds for them too.The three brothers all have wives and concubines, and it is not proper to live together, but at this time, who cares so much?

He wanted to go to see the emperor's father and the empress's wife, but the eunuchs guarding around the camp refused with a dead face.

It's okay, but tomorrow is a must.

Fortunately, it was quiet in the second half of the night, and there were no more attackers.

Early the next morning, when Li Chengqian got up, he found that although the rain was still falling, it was much lighter.

In any case, after going through such a thing, please be safe.

But when Li Chengqian saw where the emperor was, he couldn't help knocking on his forehead.Feelings, they have always been in the prince's camp, not in the Chinese army at all!

Just behind his prince's camp, there was a dilapidated tent that didn't look like the place where the emperor lived.

Although he was used as a shield by his father, Li Chengqian knew that there was no way to complain about such things.

Duan Yunzhi, who had been in hiding since the emperor arrived in Dengzhou, was kneeling in the mud pit at this moment.It rained all night, and I couldn't bear it alone.He was pale and trembling all over, but Li Chengqian knew that his trembling was not because of a high fever, but because of the emperor with a calm face.

Li Shimin was like this, the calmer he was, the more angry he actually was.

"Okay, there are more than 2000 dead men. Before the incident, Baiqisi didn't get any news. After the incident, he couldn't even catch their tails. Duan Yunzhi, have I spoiled you too much these years?"

Hearing this, Duan Yunzhi stuck his head in the mud, and roared hoarsely: "Your Majesty, forgive me, please allow me one more day, if I still can't find out where these people came from, I am willing to cut off my head as an apology." !"

"Come on, cut off your head. Is your head very valuable? I can be sure that your head can't be kept. Forget it, tell Bai Qisi's staff to come back, there is no need to search, you can't find anything Although the land of Qilu is part of the Central Plains, I never thought that the water here would be so deep.

No matter how deep the water is, I will evaporate it dry!Come on, send an order to Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, Li Ji and others, all the people on the list will be removed! "

Delist all?There is no other explanation than the massacre.

Although the emperor's orders were brutal, none of the ministers standing here with umbrellas dared to persuade them. More than 2000 people!Although they already guessed what the emperor's series of actions would lead to, the more than 2000 people still scared them to death.

Right now, the emperor is already benevolent when he takes those Shandong gentry. There are more than 2000 dead soldiers, no one can guess their approximate origins. If we really have to deal with them, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos!

The assassination this time is probably the last stubbornness of the wealthy group. After losing such a group of elites, they will no longer have the ability to do small tricks.

The soldiers who sent the order led away. Although it was raining lightly and the air was fresh, everyone seemed to smell the faint smell of blood coming from all directions.

After this incident, no one could prevent the emperor from carrying out a big cleansing in the land of Qilu.Being assassinated is the emperor's gold medal for doing things, and no one has an excuse to stop the emperor.

The light rain is still there, but without the power that the river leaked that day before, the roaring Huaihe River also has a tendency to calm down.

After a heavy rain, landslides even appeared on many fragile mountain walls. The path was extremely muddy, and even the calves would sink into places with soft soil.Even so, the generals who led the troops out rushed back as quickly as possible.The news of the emperor's assassination was like a thunderbolt exploding above their heads.Although the assassins of the emperor were some dead soldiers, they also knew why they were sent out, so they came back as soon as possible to return their military power and express their attitude.

Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing and others were fine, and Li Chengqian was not surprised, but Hou Junji acted like a good boy this time, which surprised him very much.Although history has undergone tremendous changes, the fact that Hou Junji was punished because of the Gaochang incident still happened.During this period of time, he should have been full of resentment towards the emperor. Facing the temptation this time, he didn't activate it, which really surprised him.

After the military power was taken back, the emperor summoned the Sima of each army.Now he has changed the rules and regulations of the army to the extreme, and the army Sima is all the manpower he has inserted in, which can guarantee a considerable degree of loyalty.If they all said that the Lord General did not make any changes, then these people who were sent out this time are innocent.

After the army commander left, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Li Chengqian who was sitting on the side, and said: "You told me before that the general's right to fight independently should not be deprived. In fact, I did not deprive him of it. It's just that the monitoring of the army is extremely strict. You have seen what happened this time, if I don't do this, there will be endless troubles!"

Li Chengqian nodded. He really underestimated people of this era. More than 2000 people were lurking around the Huaihe River. After the incident, they didn't show their feet. Among the more than 2000 people, none of them chose to live with each other, even those with only injured legs chose to end themselves, which is really terrifying.

After the reunion of the army, although one or two will still be sent out, at most there will be only two.

Starting from the Huaihe River, every time the emperor passed by, he would leave bloodstains all over the place.The road to Zen Buddhism that the emperor walked was different from the past, but it was paved with blood.

After crossing the Huaihe River and advancing for half a month, a majestic and majestic mountain suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

In the previous life, Li Chengqian also came to Mount Tai, but the Mount Tai after a thousand years is different from the current Mount Tai. Without the dazzling neon lights at night and the unscrupulous hotels, the Mount Tai at this time is the real one. Nature.And because of Taishan's respected status, no one dares to use Taishan's name to make money now, not even the emperor.

Mount Tai has always been regarded by people as a paradise "directly connected to the throne of the emperor", and has become a sacred mountain worshiped by the people and worshiped by emperors. There is a saying that "the safety of Mount Tai is the safety of the world".Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, and Guangwu Emperor, the three emperors who enshrined Zen in Mount Tai, which one didn't leave their own rich and colorful strokes in the pages of history?Coupled with the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, it led to Mount Tai enshrining Zen, which would become the desire from the heart of every emperor. Li Shimin was already very happy, so how could he refuse such a temptation?

When he finally saw Mount Tai, the emperor's eyes were about to burst into flames. Without hesitation, he abandoned the carriage and changed it to riding a horse. He wanted to watch Mount Tai advance all the way.

It wasn't just the emperor who was excited, the ministers were very excited. The emperor enshrined Zen in Mount Tai, and it was indeed glorious for a thousand years. They accompanied them. Although it may not be as long as a thousand years, it is still no problem for a hundred years.When it comes to "name", no one can refuse such a temptation, not even Wei Zheng.

Unlike these people, the excitement of ordinary soldiers comes from reaching their destination.Along the way, except for a few days of heavy rain, the rest of the time is on the road, not on the road, but also killing people.Now that they finally arrived at their destination, the etiquette of the emperor enshrining Zen is extremely complicated, but they can take this opportunity to have a good rest.

In the excitement of the whole army, only Li Chengqian and Li Tai couldn't get excited.Li Tai was excited because of the height of Mount Tai. You must know that there are two sacrifices, one is at the foot of the mountain, offering sacrifices to the mountain, and the other is at the top of the mountain, offering sacrifices to heaven.climb mountains?Still climbing Mount Tai, he felt his legs go weak before he started.

Li Chengqian is not interested because he has been there before in later generations. It is indeed a wonderful sight to see the sunrise on Mount Tai, but he knows that Mount Tai is not the highest peak in the world. At this time, people worship it because of its height. If you know that the snow mountain behind Tubo is the highest , what would you think?

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