Traveling through the troubled times of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Last time, when we talked about returning to Beijing to report on our work every three years, Luo Shaobao was very excited, but what is Chang'an?

That was the capital of the Sui Dynasty, at the foot of the emperor.

If you agree to this brat, it's hard to guarantee that you won't cause some troubles. With the mentality that more things are worse than less things, Luo Yi naturally doesn't want his son to go with him, so he called him into the study early in the morning.

"Cheng'er, it's not that my father doesn't want to take you to the capital, but my father can't take you there."

Seeing his son's clear eyes looking at him in confusion, Luo Yi said again: "Cheng'er, when the Sui Dynasty attacked Nanchen, your grandfather and uncle also suffered misfortune. I wanted to avenge them. Seeing that Tongguan was about to be taken down, there was news that Empress Chen had been captured, knowing that the situation was over, and at that time your mother was pregnant again, so in desperation, you listened to Changping King Qiu Rui's persuasion to surrender, and made peace with Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. It is agreed to guard the nine counties of Youyan."

"However, he, Yang Jian, really believes in being a father? He holds the military power in his hands, and still lives and kills himself. The emperor may have regretted it a long time ago. Otherwise, he would not have sent the Wu brothers to supervise the army. This is surveillance. In my Beiping Palace, whenever there is a disturbance, I will take action."

"Well, every time I go back to Beijing to report on my work, my father is worried. I don't know when it will become a Hongmen banquet. Fortunately, you have grown up and can share my father's worries. Now my father has entrusted you with a very important task—— "

"What mission?"

Isn't the surprise as wild as imagined... Brat, why don't you be so expressionless.

"Your mother and concubine and I are going to the capital, and you stay at the Beiping palace. If the emperor wants to hold a grand banquet, he has to take into account that you are still in the Beiping palace, holding military power, and dare not act rashly."

Seeing that his son didn't take over, Luo Yi didn't know what to do: "Cheng'er, your role is very important. You have to step up your military training in the mansion, and you can't slack off. You have to plan ahead."

"Father, my son has a question."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Since the emperor wants to hold a Hongmen banquet, why do you and the concubine mother go? If we just go against each other, don't you have to live with fear every day? Isn't it uncomfortable for you?"

"..."

Luo Yi pressed the throbbing veins between his brows: "Cheng'er, it's wrong for you to do this. After all, the emperor hasn't done it yet. This is just our guess."

"But I also think that the father's analysis is reasonable. Sooner or later he will attack my Beiping Palace. It is better to strike first, and it will not be long before the Sui Dynasty."

What is left and right? The Sui Dynasty will not be better for long?How do you know?You kid seems to have never even stepped out of the territory of the Peking Palace.

Pre-emptive...what did your teacher teach you.

Luo Yi resisted the feeling of running away, and patted Luo Cheng's shoulder lightly: "Cheng'er, you are still young, and you haven't analyzed the stakes. Even if the Sui Dynasty is a little unstable now, the overall national strength is still very strong. We are rebelling now...then what do you think will happen to Emperor Sui?"

"Naturally send troops to conquer."

"Well, not only the army of the entire Sui Dynasty will come to encircle and suppress, but also we will not win the hearts of the people. The common people did not see how the Sui Emperor persecuted us, but only saw that the Emperor gave us rich clothes and food, high-ranking officials and rich salary, but we But if you don’t know how to be grateful, you still want to rebel, that’s an enemy of the world, and we don’t take a word for it.”

"There is a strong enemy in the front, but there is no popular support behind us, so what will be our result?"

Luo Cheng frowned, tilted his head and said, "It's a failure."

Luo Yi touched the brat's head: "That's why you must not act recklessly."

"Father, I understand, it's because the son didn't think carefully."

"Well, it's good if you understand." It was not in vain that he tried his best to persuade him to stay.

"Now is indeed not a good time to rebel. We should wait until the time is right. But the most important thing right now is to make early plans, recruit troops, train soldiers, and overthrow the Sui Dynasty in the future."

Luo Yi was dumbfounded, so, son, after I talked for a long time, you came to such a conclusion?I mean don't let you rebel, don't let you rebel!

"Father, I listen to you. I will not go to the capital. I will stay in the Peking Palace. Even if he wants to detain you and your mother, he has to weigh it. If he really does, I will pour my money into the Peking Palace." He led the troops to sweep his old nest, Chang'an, the capital."

Hey, what's up with that excited expression on your face.

"Cough... It's fine to say this in front of me, walls have ears." It was indeed a wise choice to keep him in the Peking Palace.

"Got it, father."

"By the way, what happened to those two empty boxes?"

Luo Cheng was a little ashamed: "Going back to my father, my son is incompetent, those two boxes are too heavy, so on the way back from Duke Ding's mansion, I distributed the jewels all the way."

"Then why did you come back with two empty boxes?"

"These two boxes are worthless, and no one wants them. My son thought about not wasting them, so he took them back to hold weapons."

"..." You are so frugal.

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After Peiping Wang and his wife went to the capital, Luo Cheng took the time to practice martial arts and dared not neglect.

After finally exhausting the group of brats one by one, they reluctantly agreed to take half a day off.

Looking at Shaobao who was so bored and sickly lying on the table staring at the teacup, Luo Yong said softly: "Shaobao, why don't we go out for a walk?"

Luo Cheng rolled his eyelids: "No."

After a while, he stood up from the chair again: "You reminded me, it's rare to have time today, I went to the backyard to study gunpowder, you go and help me move the box of fireworks I just bought."

When Luo Yong heard this, his face turned pale.

Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, Luo Cheng turned his head and said, "What's wrong?"

"Shao Bao, your wound from the last blast hasn't healed yet." Want to blow yourself up again?This is all right, what a crime.

"It's okay, it's healed."

"Shaobao—" I haven't healed yet.

"Anything else?"

"Shao Bao, how about... let's go to the streets. It's our responsibility to weed out the strong and help the weak. By the way, Wu Anfu, the young master of Dingguo's mansion, let's see what bad things he has done recently." Mr. Wu , as long as you can, let's make some troubles, so that Shaobao has something to do, right? I can't keep playing self-mutilation. How can I explain when the prince and concubine come back.

Luo Cheng thought about it, it's okay, the little fat man of the Wu family doesn't do good things all day long, because his father is Wu Kui, the Duke of Ding, who shows off his power in the palace of Beiping, he doesn't know how many times he has beaten him, he was stunned. If you don't learn your lesson, there is still a tendency to become more courageous as you get frustrated. I have been busy training newcomers these days, and I almost forgot about it. Now that I think about it, beating is healthier.

So, without further ado, he walked towards the door, and just as he stepped out of the threshold, he heard noises coming from the door, which was strange, who would dare to make trouble in front of the Peking Palace?

"Brother guard, please do me a favor and let me know. We really have something important to do with the King of Peking. Song Er, come on, kneel down—" The woman in coarse cloth tugged at the young man in his late teens beside her. Kneeling together, "I beg you, brother guard, please do me a favor, go in and let me know, and say Jiang's Guizhi is asking to see you."

"Hey, what are you doing? I told you that the prince is not here, why can't you listen? You are crying and making noise here, what do you want to do? Let's go... Hurry up." The guard guarding the gate was annoyed It's too bad, it's hard to say, the couple just refused to let go, pushing and shoving, accidentally pushed the woman to the ground in a moment of carelessness.

"Mother, how are you, mother?" Jiang Song supported his mother with one hand, and looked up at the guard guarding the gate angrily.

The guard sneered coldly: "Why are you staring? Did you meet the prince as soon as you said you would? You don't even look at your identity."

"Mother, he has made great achievements, and now he is a high-ranking official and rich salary, he has long forgotten about us..."

"Song'er, don't say that, he's not that kind of person, ahem..." Jiang shi felt bitter in her heart, and said hastily, her face flushed from coughing, it was very pitiful.

Suddenly seeing a handkerchief handed in front of him, he was slightly taken aback, and looked up along the white sleeve, and there was a handsome young man standing in front of him.

Luo Cheng passed the handkerchief forward: "Wipe it."

Jiang Song took the handkerchief and wiped it on his mother's lips, but he coughed up blood, which stained the white handkerchief red.

"Mother, how are you, mother?"

Jiang Shi was probably out of breath, her body was not in good shape, after all the tossing just now, she was overwhelmed and finally passed out.

"Mother, mother..." Jiang Song hugged her with both hands and shouted.