Crown Tang emperor

Li Tong has been hating Wu Sansi for the past few days. When he heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but raise his hand and ordered: "Call all the students to enter the shooting hall, test the school's shooting skills, and enter the class." Kao, no one is allowed to leave early these days!"

Wu Sansi made him unhappy, and he wanted to make Wu Sansi unhappy.Pei Si's name is Pei Guangting, Pei Xingjian's youngest son, who will also be Wu Sansi's son-in-law in the future.Li Tong decided to break this family relationship, so that Wu Sansi's little green hat couldn't be given away, which was considered as helping others.

"Well done, you are a noble person, Shihe Guoen, and now you have a beautiful job in Nanya. Your every move attracts attention, and you must be careful in your words and deeds."

At the same time, he also praised Li Zhanyong's behavior of selling his comrades, he really looks like your father, no wonder he can stand out, he is optimistic about you!

Chapter 0380 guarding oneself and stealing, weapons can be pictured

In Zuoqianniuwei's official yamen, there are shooting halls and school yards.In addition to the daily guards, the practice of riding and archery skills is also one of the tasks of the preparations.

From this point of view, Qianniuwei is not like a serious imperial guard house, but more similar to Hongwenguan, Chongwenguan and other schools that recruit noble children, and train these noble children's bow and horse skills.

But with the passage of time, these old rules were gradually forgotten and no longer specially emphasized, making Qianniuwei gradually reduced to a completely gilded place.After all, most of the people who can be selected for the body preparation are from extraordinary family backgrounds, and they have no worries about their own way out, and few people can aspire to become a martial artist.

When Li Tong came to the shooting hall, Zhu Beishen was still coming here one after another.He didn't bother to wait here, so he simply walked into the archery hall first, and practiced archery by himself.

The Qianniuwei official office was originally empty, so the archery hall was built quite grandly, and it was divided into many areas. In addition to the hall for foot archery, there was even an archery shed for practicing horseback archery.The horses are provided by Da Nei's free stables, fifty horses, every month, but they are not allowed to go out of the yamen.

From this point of view, the imperial court is really good to these honorable children. The daily food consumption of fifty official horses alone is not a small amount, and special personnel must be sent to intensively raise them.

The cost of training a warrior who is proficient in bow and horse is definitely not small, but as long as he can be selected as Qianniuwei, the expenses will be provided by the state. Motivated.

When Li Tong entered the shooting hall, there were also some preparations and main players practicing.He watched from the sidelines for a while, then walked into a small semi-enclosed hall on one side, and ordered the two old soldiers to fetch bows and arrows.

There are four types of bows in the Tang Dynasty. One is the long bow, made by Sang Zhe, and it is a bow for shooting.The second is the horn bow, which is made of various tendons and horns, and is a bow for riding and shooting.The third is the slight bow, which is a short bow for close shooting.The fourth is the lattice bow, which is decorated with reliefs and looks like it. It belongs to the Yuyi ritual vessel and is also the bow that Qianniuwei wears every day.

After coming to this world, Li Tong didn't have many opportunities to get in touch with bows and arrows. He only practiced briefly for a few days when he was hanging out with warriors in the Qinling Mountains in the past. It is also learned from the daily conversations of the veterans of the government soldiers.

Because it is a short-range bow, it uses less material, is easy to make, and is easy to maintain. Of course, the bow strength is not too high, usually less than one stone.

In fact, the bow strength can reach seven fights, which already meets the requirements of the actual combat system, and can penetrate armor within ten steps. After a period of training, ordinary soldiers of the middle-aged mansion can basically reach this standard.

If the bow power continues to increase, this standard will drop sharply. Being able to draw a strong bow with a stone is already considered an absolute elite soldier. If there are more than a dozen in a zhechong mansion, it is considered a great mansion, and it can complete many difficult combat objectives.

After coming to this world, Li Tong has always paid more attention to the cultivation of arm strength. When he was in Qinling, he tried to draw a hard bow that was said to be as strong as a stone. He could make three draws in [-] breaths, and he had already won praise from others.

But after he came to Qianniuwei and came into contact with the real standard military bow, he realized that his level was still very low.

Long-term use of the bow body, or lack of qualified maintenance, will cause the toughness to decline, and the bow strength will be greatly reduced. The Qinling warriors are all bankrupt government soldiers. One can imagine that there will be no latest weapons. It's an old thing, so it's normal for it to wear out.

Although Qianniuwei did not have any combat missions, the weapons allotted were very sophisticated.Every time Li Tong saw these excellent armed forces sealed up in the government treasury and covered in dust, Li Tong felt very distressed, and had the urge to guard and steal from himself.

He still has hundreds of brave warriors lurking inside and outside the city of God. If these brave warriors are all equipped with sophisticated weapons, their combat effectiveness will be improved qualitatively, and it will not be in vain to directly invest in the Xuanwumen battle.

This is by no means a whim. Li Tong seems to be bored while sitting in the office recently, but in fact he has been carefully observing the daily operation process of the Weifu, and at the same time trying to figure out how to steal these weapons.

The military weapons used by the guards of the Southern Yamen are directly allocated by the treasury department under the Ministry of War, and the treasuries of the guards will be searched every once in a while. Report to the Ministry of War for supplementation and replacement.

The recycling of military weapons is under the responsibility of Shaofu Shangfang Supervisor, who identifies the raw materials and recycles them, and distributes them to the subordinate departments for reuse and making utensils.

A whole set of procedures, there are discrepancies, and there is strict supervision, each perform their duties, the division of labor is clear, it seems impeccable.But as long as things are operated by humans, how can there be no loopholes? The more links in the middle, the more loopholes to catch.

After observing for a period of time, Li Tong has initially targeted two links, one is the audit link in Weifu, and the other is the recovery of Shangfangjian.

He is currently in full control of the Weifu. If he is replaced by a controllable, or even not cautious, cao to join the army and increase the frequency of replacement of the yamen's ordnance, these ordnance can flow and enter the recycling process.

The Shaofu Shangfang Supervisor mainly governs tricksters and the like, and the supervision is relatively insufficient, and almost all the orders are low-level posts below the sixth rank, so it will not attract too much attention if you deploy your own manpower.The recovered weapons were originally intended to be transformed into raw materials, but if this link is opened up, they can be circulated out quietly.

In the sixteen guards of the Southern Yamen of the Imperial Guards in Beijing, there are also the Left and Right Habayashi Army, Qianqi, Feiqi and so on in the Beiya.Even if it is discovered that the military weapons were circulated, it would be very difficult to find out exactly which guards circulated them.

Of course, if you just steal the exclusive weapons of each guard, or don't even deal with the armory logo, that's another story.

Li Tong knew which pit his second father fell into. Although he had a preliminary idea, he continued to observe the details and did not rush to act.

At the same time, I can't help but slander his second father, Li Xian, for your position is too high, and you don't understand the importance of going down to the grassroots. If you had been more cautious at the time, maybe I just need to get rid of Li Shouli's idiot now, and I can wait for the succession with peace of mind.

Of course, it was just standing and talking without pain in the back. At that time, his father didn't have the power hidden in the dark like the old clothes club dare warriors.Moreover, they have the Six Commandments of the Eastern Palace, so even if they want to do something, they don't like this unscrupulous man's style of digging and searching, and he does it in an aboveboard manner.

While figuring out his own little scheme, he chose a soft bow and shot an arrow at the hardwood target at a distance of ten steps.After shooting fifty arrows, the right hand pulling the string was sore, and the left arm holding the bow was also so numb from the rebound of the bow arm that it was almost impossible to lift it.

"His Royal Highness's shooting skills are even more exquisite, and he is indeed quite talented in this way."

A burly master stepped forward to check the target, then trotted back and said to Li Tong.

Li Tong knew what kind of guy he was. When he hit the dozens of arrows, his arms were full, but as his strength gradually weakened, more than half of them missed the target.On the whole, it is only at the level of three hits with ten arrows, but compared with the first shot of the benevolent who missed all arrows, it is of course a significant improvement.

However, he does not insist on personal force. Even if he goes to the battlefield, he will focus on saving his life and killing the enemy, and his own soldiers will do it for him.

If he hadn't thought about making palace changes in the future and perhaps participating in street fighting himself, he wouldn't even bother to practice basic riding and archery. It can be seen that one generation is not as good as the next generation, and his great-grandfather Li Shimin is the real skill.

"Report to the general, all the preparations have been assembled."

At this time, Li Zhan hurried in again, clasped his fists and said.

Li Tong nodded after hearing the words, walked out of the small hall with his arms swung, and ordered Shi Qian to report the specific number of people present.

Today's Zuoqianniuwei has 16 people in Qianniubeishen and about 20 people in Beishen, which is much more than the old system.There is no way, since his grandma has been shady since the revolution, although many noble children have been shady, but they have nowhere to settle, they can only make arrangements.

As for the next-level body preparation and main battle, there are not enough members, 82 for the preparation and one hundred for the main battle.Although these people belonged to the subordinates, they belonged to Zuo Qianniuwei's group with real combat effectiveness.

Some of them were recommended by General Bianmu to stay in the army, and some were recommended by Zhuzhechong Mansion or Honored Officer Zhuguo, so the value of force was still guaranteed.It is also because of the existence of these people that Zuo Qianniuwei will not be completely reduced to a fake.

"Today's test is all about riding and shooting skills. You and other members, you should be in the yellow class and follow the battle. You should have the will to bear this grace."

Li Tong didn't talk nonsense, and explained the content before he went to the queue: "There is no need to tell the old things to evade, as long as I am in the Lingwei Mansion, there will be exams every ten months, how about my performance, I will enter your respective rank classes, and serve as the Xia official of the Southern Province. Measuring evidence."

When the guards heard this, their expressions became a little ugly, and they whispered to each other, but after a while, no one dared to directly object.Most of them have seen the general's methods with their own eyes. Although they have good backgrounds, they really dare not say that they can withstand the general's anger.

"Excuse me, General, since the exam is up, what is the standard?"

A standby body raised his hand in the team and spoke.

"There is no limit at the top, and no bid at the bottom. The ten members who are superior and the ten members who are inferior will be announced on the list. As for the specific rewards and punishments, we will know when each rank is full."

Li Tong also didn't set any clear standards, after all, this is the Nanya Guard Mansion, not private training.If you really want to set any standards, you need to be implemented by the Zhengshitang.

But even such a vague rule, with his current prestige, still has a lot of deterrent effect.This can be seen from the current attendance staff. Although it is not a regular call, the attendance rate has reached [-]% to [-]%. Especially when they are all prepared, they are standing on the field without falling.After all, the closer you are to power, the more you will understand how powerful this general is.

Chapter 0381

Because it was a temporary assessment, there was no new venue arranged, and the form of the assessment was also very simple, that is, each person had [-] arrows, rode to shoot at the target, and then calculated the hit rate.

After the early dynasty, Zuo Qianniuwei basically didn't have any specific tasks, so all the officials from Chang Shi Xu Jing and down came here together to help prepare utensils and record everything.

Li Tong was sitting outside the shooting range, holding the list in his hand and calling out his name, and he was also carefully observing the performance of these preparations.The assessment is divided into two sessions, the main purpose is to restore horsepower.

After more than 200 people had completed their assessment, it was already afternoon.Li Tong didn't read the examination results when Xu Jing, the chief clerk, read them from the beginning to the end, and already had a general understanding in his heart.

Although he already had a score in mind before the assessment, when the results were presented in front of him, Li Tong was still in a complicated mood.

It's not that the results of the assessment were so unbearable, on the contrary, it exceeded his expectations, especially the performance of the main players, which can be said to be a pleasant surprise.One of them, Zhao Changxing's main battle, hit [-] arrows in a row, none of them missed the target, his skill in bow and horse was much better than that of his warriors.

Looking through the registration book, Li Tong found that Zhao Changxing, including several other excellent performers, were all heroes recommended by Wang Xiaojie at the beginning of the year.They achieved meritorious service in Anxi, were rewarded in the capital, and were recruited into Qianniuwei to take the lead.

And this Zhao Changxing is actually a descendant of a famous family, he is a descendant of Zhao Gui, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.But it is obvious that the family is in decline, and after the age of [-], he has to make contributions in the Western Regions before he can return to the capital to teach.

The other one who hit all the shots was Yang Fang, a descendant of Hongnong's Yang family, a son of Yang Zhirou's family, and now he is serving as a Qianniu guard.

Contrary to these people, there are thousands of bulls preparing their bodies and preparing their bodies. Some of these people missed an arrow, and some even returned without even shooting the arrow.Even if there are hits, there are only a few of them.

Seeing this result, Li Tong secretly felt that today's assessment was indeed a bit rash, and everyone should not be allowed to compete in the same field, but should be conducted separately.

Such a stark contrast, on the one hand, will make those who are preparing for the body and the main fighters feel that the imperial court employs personnel unfairly, and secretly feel hostility in their hearts.Second, it will also make those Qianniu Beishen feel ashamed and blame others, and perhaps use their personal connections to suppress those Beishen and masters who show off their strength.

If Li Tong had the absolute right to speak, naturally he wouldn't have to worry about this, the brave would be rewarded, and the weak would be admonished.But now, he can't even directly praise the few outstanding performers with a clear attitude, otherwise he will be easily rewarded by ginseng.

Although he secretly regretted it, he still summoned Zhao Changxing, Yang Fang and others to praise him.As for the few Qianniu Beishen who performed poorly, they did not let them go, including Pei Guangting who caused today's incident.

Several Qianniu Beishen were recruited to sit in front of the seat, and their expressions were naturally unsightly. Li Tong looked at them and just said: "Be brave when you are ashamed. You wait for this body to accept it. , Loyalty and diligence for the country, inheritance so far, don’t be killed in this world because of your own slack. The bow and horse are used in the Weifu, but if you are willing to work a little bit, you won’t expose your ugliness at this time.”

When several people heard this, they couldn't help being stunned for a moment. They thought that His Royal Highness Dai Wang would make a big use of it and beat them severely, but they didn't expect it to be just such a few bitter words.After being stunned, they hurriedly handed over their hands and confessed, expressing that they must practice harder in the future.

After waving his hands to let a few people retreat, Li Tong left Pei Guangting alone, motioned him to sit on the side seat, and asked, "Is there any serious problem with the fall on the shoulder?"

Pei Guangting was fifteen years old and tall and thin. He fell off his horse on the shooting range. He was covered in dust and his eyes were still red. Poetry and books, no riding and shooting, today I saw humiliation on the shooting range, I know that I am ugly because of my humble job..."

"Since that's the case, why bother to prepare yourself?"

Seeing that this kid was somewhat self-aware, Li Tong's tone softened slightly.

"I beg the general not to be dismissed from humble positions!"

Hearing this, Pei Guangting's shoulders trembled, and he hurriedly got up from the seat and knelt down: "My kind relatives are in the prison, and it's been a long time since I've seen them, but when I'm in the arch, I can take a quick glance..."

When Li Tong heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that this kid was still a mother's treasure, and he was the backup of Qianniu just so that he could go to the palace to see his mother from time to time.

But I have to say that this Pei family is really rich, and I don't know how many rich and powerful children want to prepare themselves for Qianniu, but Pei Guangting can get one for such a reason.Even Li Tong didn't dare to brag about such bullshit.

However, Li Tong also understood that his father, Pei Xingjian, could not do this step alone. Pei Guangting's ability to serve as a backup should be mainly due to his mother, She Di.

There are many female officials in the ban, and as early as a few years ago, the Shedi family was the highest-ranking Yuzheng.Li Tong's family used to live in Ren Zhiyuan, and they still received some care.The reason why Wu Sansi chose Pei Guangting to be his son-in-law in the future must be mostly due to this aspect.

But Li Tong also had to admit that apart from being well-developed, this kid is really useless, and he is not even proficient in basic equestrian skills. To a little bit of his old man Pei Xingjian's demeanor.

Although Li Tong didn't know Pei Xingjian, it is no exaggeration to say that Pei Xingjian was the No. 1 minister of the Gaozong Dynasty, not counting those former ministers who achieved fame as early as the Zhenguan period.

Although Li Tong had to take She Di's face into consideration, he didn't think it was a good choice to keep Pei Guangting in Qianniuwei.The Qianniu Beishen are pretty rotten, and Pei Guangting is actually a rat-like existence among them. It can be seen that this little mother is a waste of hard power.

Of course, people have various talents, and if you can't bow and horse, you won't be useless.At least in the future, when Pei Guangting served as the prime minister during the Kaiyuan period, Li Tong appreciated the qualifications of reforming the election.No matter how many disadvantages this method has, it can greatly offset the gray operating space selected by Quan, so that the power belongs to the center, which has positive value.

After pondering for a while, Li Tong said again: "If it's just like this, then there are other conveniences to follow. I don't hate Pei Lang, but people have different endowments. If you force them to stay here, it's just a waste of your own. Wisdom has tarnished the reputation of the elders."

"The general is strict in the army, and knows that he is unbearable in his humble position, but, but it is true..."

When Pei Guangting heard this, tears welled up in his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong couldn't help but feel even more headaches. This boy probably died of illness before weaning his father, and it is reasonable to rely on his mother to take care of him.As a result, within a few years, my mother was also called into the detention center. Although the family was famous, she almost had no parents. She really became introverted and sensitive, comparable to his elder brother Li Guangshun.

"Get up, I used to live in the confinement, and I will take care of Mrs. Huayang. Now that I have grown up, I can't completely ignore the old benefits and make her feel like a baby. You stay in the Wei Mansion, concentrate on training, and don't sneak away anymore Even if you don’t look at bowing horses for nothing, if you practice this skill often, you will be able to strengthen your body.”

Li Tong raised his hand again and said, "I will help you plan later and arrange a more suitable job for you."

With such poor health, don't keep thinking about marrying a wife. You can learn well by following good people, and not only learn bad by following bad people, but you also need to wear a little green hat.

After hearing the words, Pei Guangting thanked him again and again, and then got up to leave.

Although Li Tong didn't give any further instructions, after a quiz, there were still many bodyguards who stayed between the shooting hall and the school field, and began to practice various military skills.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong also nodded in satisfaction. You just have to practice. If you don't practice, how will the weapon be damaged? If there is no replacement, how can I steal out and arm the warrior?

After returning to the Yatang, he thought about it for a while, and arranged for Lego to go to the Sigong Terrace, asking for instructions to go to his grandma's house tonight for dinner.After Wei Tuan'er left the palace, he no longer had a direct channel to speak to his grandmother.

But fortunately, his grandma still has him in her heart. After the yamen was closed in the evening, a palace official came to guide her, and Li Tong entered the palace in time for dinner.After entering the palace, he saw his aunt, Princess Taiping, also at the banquet.

"Shenzhi, the higher your position, the more arrogant you are. I told you a few days ago that your cousin was discussing marriage with your young lady. How did you express your position? After that, you stayed in the office and couldn't find it at all!"

When Princess Taiping saw Li Tong walking in, she was a little displeased.

Li Tong smiled wryly after hearing the words: "My aunt really misunderstood me. How dare you forget the elders' warning? In fact, no one in the yamen hall can share the labor. For official business, I can only postpone the family affairs first."

At this time, Wu Zetian in the hall also smiled and said: "Sitting to eat, she is an outsider, how can you know how hard it is for those who do things? When children discuss marriage, they have their own parents to preside over it. Why bother me, general?"

"There is such a big Zuoqianniuwei, there is no one who can share the work?"

When Princess Taiping heard this, she was a little suspicious and said: "The imperial court is so short of people available? Are you afraid that your grandchildren deceive me for being ignorant?"

Li Tong sat down at the table, glanced at his grandma, and then explained the reason in detail. When his aunt's eyes flickered slightly, he understood in his heart that he had taken a fancy to his position as Qianniuwei. That's why I stuck to this topic.

"Now we're chatting privately in court, so I'd like to ask my aunt if she has someone to recommend? Although I dare not say that I have worked hard, I have even forgotten the scenery of my family, and I really miss it deeply."

For his aunt's intentions, Li Tong also supported him. He was held up in the Zuoqianniuwei and couldn't leave for a while, hoping that someone would come in to relieve his embarrassment.

"What are you talking about? Right now, you are only on duty. If you are guarding the border, I don't know how many complaints you have. How can you bear with me?"

Wu Zetian laughed and scolded after hearing the words, her expression and tone were very relaxed.

After Princess Taiping saw this, she was encouraged: "Don't say that. What you have done carefully is obvious to all, but there are also many talented people in the wild. My nephew troubled me and told me, of course I can't ignore it. If it's someone else, I have to Be careful. But if you stop here, just open your mouth!"

When Wu Zetian heard this, his face showed a bit of curiosity: "Oh? Let's hear it, I also want to know that you, a lady, are really good at making progress?"

Chapter 0382 Taiping recommendation, aunt and nephew drifting away

Not only Wu Zetian, Li Tong was also very curious about who his aunt would recommend.Zuo Qianniuwei, as a guard, is second in position, and he is the real choice of confidant.Once you live here, it is a direct proof of the strength of the holy family.

Princess Taiping didn't make the two of them curious for too long, and then she said: "Lu Zhensong, the son of Zhongshan, is a relative of the country and has served as a guard for many times. Now he is idle in the mansion, and he is free to cultivate his interests. His talent, loyalty, and loyalty do not need to be detailed. Niu Wei lacks staff and divides labor, isn't this a good choice?"

After she finished speaking, she smiled and looked at Li Tong, implying that Li Tong would help her speak out.

Hearing Princess Taiping's recommendation, Li Tong sighed in his heart. He was busy organizing his team, and it seemed that his aunt was not idle either.

Doulu Zhensong is Doulu Qinwang's cousin, and both are the grandsons of Rui Guogong Doulu Kuan.Not long ago, Li Tong and his aunt hosted a banquet for Dou Lu Qinwang. At that time, his aunt showed great enthusiasm for Dou Lu Qinwang.