I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen blurted out, but immediately regretted it.

Because he felt his father's face changed.

"Oh, Aye, this chair has just been developed and has not yet been mass-produced.

These are prepared for the campsite, and I am planning to send some to Aye after they are made in a few days.

Then Aye can use him to go fishing or read books, which is good.”

Li Shen hurriedly explained, and Li Shimin's expression improved.

"Later, have someone write down everything you learned during your training and send it to the palace.

Also draw the things you use for training and make them clear.”

"Aye, aren't the Yulin Guards being trained at Yucai?"

After hearing what his father said, Li Shen asked.

The Yulin Guards have been studying at Yucai all the time, so why do they need things from here?

Li Shimin glanced at Li Shen sideways.

"Do you think the things on both sides are the same?"

"Well.....hehe, it should...should be the same, right?"

Li Shen smiled awkwardly. The things on both sides were indeed different. Many things were missing, such as the battle formations for small teams of three or five people. These were all from Professor Li Jing.

Large-scale combat does not involve two people rushing up to fight each other, but groups of three or five people cooperate and cover each other.

Li Jing's experience is that improving combat effectiveness can also increase the survival rate of soldiers.

But Yucai doesn’t teach this.

Also, Li Shen’s guard battalion has crossbows, but Yucai doesn’t know how to teach this.

How to alternate between long-range and short-range cover, how to coordinate archers and crossbowmen, how to have heavy armored soldiers cover long-range archers and crossbowmen, etc.

These talented students also had no professors because they could not command such elite troops, only the imperial guards had them.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know that Duke Weiguo was very happy to be with you and studied various battle formations.

It seems that he is still writing his own military book, is that right or not?"

Li Shimin snorted.

Li Shimin admired the old general Li Jing very much and hailed him as a military god.

"It is true, Father. The old Duke was ill in the past few years due to years of fighting, and Dr. Sun has been taking care of him all these years.

The old Duke is now seventy-nine years old, but Dr. Sun said that living a few more years shouldn’t be a problem.”

Li Shen nodded and reported truthfully.

Duke Weiguo Li Jing was ill in his past, most of which were mental illnesses.

Because his contribution was so great, he was afraid and hid in his house and dared not come out.

But when Li Shen persuaded Li Jing of his background, he actually showed that he would protect him.

Otherwise, Li Jing would never leave the house easily. He didn't care about the money given by Li Shen. What Li Jing cared about was Li Shen as his backer.

When Li Shimin allowed Li Shen to form 3,000 guards outside the city of Chang'an, Li Jing knew that Prince Ji was going to rise.

Since the founding of the country, even the former Qin Palace had only 800 followers, and the prince's six generals had only 6,000 people.

So Li Jing was considered to have become Li Shen's disciple. As expected by Li Jing, Prince Ji had become a very popular figure in front of His Majesty over the years.

Even deceiving the emperor and disobeying his orders have become family rules, so only treason is considered a serious crime.

This also made him feel happy and at ease in recent years, allowing him to recuperate and write his own military books.

But Li Shen didn't expect that even Li Shimin knew all this.

"Ah~~~~" Li Shimin sighed.

"Duke Wei is a meritorious official and a founding hero of the Tang Dynasty.

He pacified Wuhui in the south, cleared out the desert Turks in the north, and stabilized Tuyuhun and Murong in the west. Most of the territory of our Tang Dynasty was conquered by Duke Wei.

But later on, Duke Wei retired. I guess he was afraid that I would think that his achievements surpassed his, so he retired and stayed at home, staying indoors for most of the year.

But how could I be so intolerant?

At first, he led 3,000 elite cavalrymen to attack Dingxiang at night, causing Jie Li Khan's army to flee in panic. He then rushed to Yinshan and destroyed the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop.

He has cleared the Weishui Alliance for me, and his military exploits far surpass those of his predecessors."

When Li Shimin said this, he looked at the tea in his hand and drank it all in one gulp, just like drinking wine.

Full of melancholy and regret.

But Li Shen was indeed disdainful in his heart. If Li Jing had not retreated at the right time, he would probably have been wiped out by now.

Which emperor could tolerate such a military god? More than half of the entire Tang Dynasty was conquered by him.

Regardless of whether one's achievements are greater than his master's, this ability alone will make those in higher positions wary of him.

Although he thought so in his heart, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he asked with an expression of surprise, astonishment, and shock:

"I didn't know that the old Duke was so powerful. I asked him to come here because I thought he was famous and could cheat more money."

Hearing that Li Shen was treating Li Jing as a cash cow, Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahahaha, you really came back empty-handed after visiting a mountain of treasures.

The former emperor once said that Duke Wei was comparable to Han, Bai, Wei, and Huo, or even better than them.

It’s a pity that after that incident, Duke Wei retired.

I really think he must be scared and discouraged."

"What happened back then?"

Hearing the secret, Li Shen's gossip fire was ignited. He loved to hear this kind of story the most.

Like a child listening to a story, he moved his stool closer to Li Shimin. He wanted to shout "Bring a fruit plate." But he didn't dare.

This action caused Wang De and others to roll their eyes. Do you treat His Majesty as a storyteller?

Li Shimin glanced at Li Shen and held out the teacup in his hand. Li Shen consciously picked up the teapot and filled it for his father.

"This is not a secret, it's just that you were still young at that time, Gao Ming and the others all knew about it.

That happened in the eighth year of Zhenguan, and you would have been six years old at the time."

Then Li Shimin's voice came slowly.

That happened in the eighth year of Zhenguan, when Tuyuhun invaded the territory of the Tang Dynasty and challenged Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan.

Li Shimin could no longer tolerate this and decided to teach Tuyuhun a lesson.

When appointing a commander, Li Shimin naturally thought of Li Jing, believing that he was the most suitable candidate.

Li Jing took the initiative to ask to see Fang Xuanling and requested to lead the expedition.

Li Shimin was overjoyed and immediately appointed Li Jing as the commander-in-chief of the Xihai Road Army.

He led five generals, including the Minister of War Hou Junji, the Minister of Punishment Li Daozon, the Governor of Liangzhou Li Daliang, the General of the Right Guard Li Daoyan, and the Governor of Lizhou Gao Zongsheng, to the expedition.

Among these people, they were either princes, important officials in the court, or provincial governors. Only Li Jing could barely keep the situation under control.

If it were anyone else, they would not be able to control these five people.

The war went smoothly. Under Li Jing's careful planning, Li Jing led his army through two months of bloody fighting and finally destroyed Tuyuhun.

Including the marching time, it was only half a year, and the surrendered generals such as Qilihebi and Zhishishili also performed quite well.

The good news was quickly sent back to the capital. In order to better control Tuyuhun, Li Shimin also appointed Murong Shun as the Prince of Xiping.

Everything was going perfectly, but something unexpected happened.