Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Seeing Niu Jinda's hesitant expression, Li Ke said directly: "General Niu speaks bluntly."

"Anshengan, I'm fifteen years old." Niu Jinda spat out a name.

"Huh?" The name is a bit weird, but Niu Jinda specially recommended it. "What's the origin?" Li Ke asked.

"He's the eldest grandson of Duke Rong. He's well educated and has a mature personality. He's good at civil and martial arts." Niu Jinda said.

"Oh?" Li Ke raised his eyebrows, Duke Rong is An Xinggui.An Xinggui was regarded as the kind who didn't show his mountains and dews in the Tang Dynasty, but An's strength is beyond doubt. The entire Longyou Dao can be said to be within the An's sphere of influence. It can be said that An Xinggui did it on his own, without spending a single soldier.

After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, An Xinggui also stayed in Longyou Road honestly. Historically, An Xinggui's An family was actually very honest or loyal. The An Lushan who initiated the An Shi Rebellion in later generations was the An family. They all belonged to the same family, but at that time the An family was already very big, and An Lushan was not considered a direct descendant of An Xinggui.

In order to protect themselves, the direct descendants of An Lushan also asked to change their names, from An Baozhen to Li Baozhen, Li Baoyu and so on.

"Yes, let him come to my place in the future. If he passes the customs, let him go." Li Ke nodded. Although he was only 15 years old, there were many people who made achievements at the age of 15 in ancient times. Yes, you shouldn't have to worry about your knowledge.

So, it's still the same question, why is it so hard to get rid of the powerful family?You see, there are their people everywhere, and they can't get rid of them.

The wife of Niu Jinda in front of me is also from a powerful family, the Hedong Pei family.

"I just received the news that General Li Daozong will take his family to Chihai tomorrow, and all the soldiers will proceed as planned." Li Ke said.

"No!" Everyone said in unison.

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Li Daozong received his family members, and their illnesses were basically cured. In fact, there was no big problem, but the wind and cold caused by the exhaustion of the journey. After taking the medicine and resting for a day, they almost recovered.

After that, Li Daozong naturally took them directly to Chihai. After crossing the Huangshui Valley and entering the area of ​​Qinghai Lake, they will be able to meet the herdsmen who come and go.

"Aye, are these people from Tuyuhun? Why are there so many people wearing white cloth strips on their foreheads? Did any of their families die? Is it because of the war?" A ten-year-old who rode with Li Daozong The five or six-year-old girl asked curiously.

Li Daozong looked at the herdsmen who passed by and saluted them. Many herdsmen had a white cloth strip tied on their foreheads. Of course Li Daozong knew why, but what made him feel a little dazed was when exactly, these Why is the sense of belonging of herdsmen so high?

"No, it's because the Supreme Emperor died." Li Daozong explained softly.

"Ah?" The girl glanced at her father in surprise. She has lived in Liangzhou for many years and knows a little bit about the Turkic people there. The place controlled by Tang Dynasty, but those Turkic people would never do such a thing because of the death of the Supreme Emperor.

Absolutely not!

For some reason, they abide by the system of the Tang Dynasty, do not marry, and do not hold celebrations, which is already a great deal of face.Such actions, not to mention Tuyuhun, a country that was just brought down, even ordinary people in the entire Tang Dynasty, few people would do this.

And another reason is that they are reluctant to part with it. It seems that there is only a thin strip of white cloth, but in fact, whether it is Turkic people, Tuyuhun people, or even ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty, cloth is very expensive for them. Such a strip of cloth , what may be damaged is a piece of clothing, or the quilt cover of the sewn bedding.

Turkic and Tuyuhun nomads are even more scarce in fabrics, so the girl doesn't quite believe what Aye said.

"They are all spontaneous." Li Daozong added.

"Aye, is what you said true?" The girl obviously didn't believe it.

"It's true, or to be precise, they did it spontaneously because of His Highness." Li Daozong shook his head and said.

"His Royal Highness King Qin?" The girl was a little surprised.

"Yes." Li Daozong nodded.

"Then His Royal Highness King Qin must have solved their survival problem." The girl had some admiration on her face, and then said in an admiring tone: "In such a short period of time, you can think of a way to solve the survival of these conquered herdsmen." The problem is that it is His Royal Highness the King of Qin who wrote "Tong Caring for the Ancients."

Li Daozong glanced at his daughter in surprise, and asked with a smile, "Have you seen it?"

"The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are outside and inside Tongguan Road. Looking at the western capital, I hesitate."

"Where the sad Qin and Han scriptures traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were made of soil. Prosperity, the people suffer. Death, the people suffer." The girl recited the poem directly in a soft tone.

Li Daozong smiled: "I thought His Highness Qin Wang you thought was the same as those rumors circulating in Chang'an City."

"Those are not rumors." The girl shook her head.

"Oh? So you know His Highness King Qin very well?" Li Daozong asked curiously. His daughter is very knowledgeable, but it's a pity that she is a daughter, and she rarely pays attention to other people.

"Yes, I understand. Among the many princes, His Royal Highness King Qin is the most innocent." The girl nodded calmly.

Li Daozong looked at his daughter strangely, the heart of a child?Pure and kind-hearted?Li Ke?

"Although your Highness is not yet crowned, and seems to be reckless, in fact, everything you do is done by your husband. He has a pure and straightforward personality. In fact, many things are put on the bright side, and you don't act like a villain. Maybe your highness has some tricks. , but these methods are the work of a gentleman." The girl nodded.

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" Li Daozong asked curiously. Speaking of which, he really didn't know much about His Highness King Qin, but His Highness King Qin knew them very well.

"A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain is a relative, but he was born in an official and royal family. If a gentleman can't understand the means of a villain, he will be harmed by others, so my daughter thinks that a gentleman must know more than a villain." The girl smiled. He opened the mouth and said, "His Highness's identity determines that he cannot be really frank."

Li Daozong nodded calmly. He didn't expect his daughter to have a different understanding of His Royal Highness King Qin. Li Daozong thought about the details of King Qin after he came down from Tuyuhun.

"Today we are going to Chihai. Do you want to go back to the carriage or continue riding?" Li Daozong looked at his daughter and asked in relief.

Compared with his two sons, he felt that his two daughters were the most comforting to him. It would be nice for those two sons not to make him angry.

"Go back to the carriage." A quiet smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Okay." Li Daozong was a little surprised. His sons and daughters can ride horses. This distance is nothing. It is really not a good choice for a long journey, especially when traveling, it is really tiring. If you can ride a horse, it is naturally not as good Comfortable riding.

The girl quickly got off the horse and returned to her carriage.

The convoy quickly speeded up and rushed to Chihai, trying to arrive before this evening.

Leaving the mountainous area, you can see the already formed city wall from a distance.

In the ancient city building, the first thing to build was the city wall, drainage, etc. After the city wall was built, the houses inside could be built slowly.

Along the road, when approaching Chihai City, Li Daozong was a little strange, is Chihai City resting today?There is still more than an hour before the daily closing time.

Before Li Daozong could think clearly about the problem, he saw a group of cavalry in uniform armor coming towards him from a distance, and he could tell from a long distance that it was His Royal Highness's guard cavalry.

Li Daozong stopped the carriage, and when the cavalry arrived, they were led by His Royal Highness's guard commander.

"The last general, Huo Gang, has met General Li." Huo Gang bowed his hands to Li Daozong.

"General Huo's courtesy, is General Huo here?" Li Daozong was a little puzzled.

"His Highness welcomes General Li and General Li's family at the front, may I invite General Li's family to ride into the city?" Huo Gang said softly.

Although only the west and north walls of Chihai City were almost half built, the towers of the city gate were the first to be completed, so it should not delay entering the city.

"Oh, this should be so." Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked his wife and family members to come out.

Li Daozong had one wife, two concubines, and three sons. Both daughters got off the carriage and replaced the horses again. However, when the eldest daughter who had just chatted with him came out, Li Daozong was slightly stunned. Why did he change his clothes?

However, it is still light-colored clothes, which does not affect it.

"General Li, please!" After everyone changed their horses, Huo just made a gesture of please again, and then the cavalry brought by Huo Gang automatically divided into two columns and followed behind their team.

Li Daozong nodded, then whispered to his wives and concubines as well as several sons and daughters, and His Highness greeted them in front, telling them not to be rude for a while, and then rode towards the city.

However, Li Daozong didn't see that his eldest daughter, who had changed into another outfit, had a thoughtful gleam in her eyes, as well as a touch of curiosity, excitement, etc., but she hid it so well that no one noticed.

When their queue crossed the newly built city gate and entered the still empty city, Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, because after entering the city gate, there were teams standing in neat rows on both sides of the city gate, holding weapons, Neat and uniform, like wooden figures, motionless.

The neat queue formed a straight road in the middle.

Li Daozong didn't know what happened, but Huo Gang behind him had already shouted loudly: "Salute to General Li's family! Salute!"

With a uniform vibration of "bang", all the soldiers near the city gate raised the military flags and flagpoles in their hands in an instant, and then fell to the ground.

Then a bugle sounded "Woo", and the dull drum beat sounded rhythmically at the same time.

Everyone in Li Daozong was dumbfounded. This is... the highest military salute to welcome important guests and envoys except for special occasions? !The soldiers behind the two rows of military flags bowed their heads at the same time and clasped their fists.

Li Daozong's family members were even more confused. They all felt a little at a loss. Several female family members were taken aback. Only Li Daozong's eldest daughter was stunned, and the surprise in her eyes burst out with an uncontrollable brilliance.