Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 42

Among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi is the undisputed king of picking up leaks, not one of them.

He has a lenient personality, the largest territory, and suppresses aristocratic families. These highlights are not as good as his luck in picking up leaks.

The eldest grandson of Li Shimin's empress had three sons, and the throne must be inherited by the eldest son according to the etiquette system. As a result, the eldest son Li Chengqian was oppressed by his father so hard that he simply rebelled.

The eldest son was abolished, so it stands to reason that the throne should also be postponed to the second son, Wei Wang Li Tai. Li Tai himself is also talented, extremely intelligent, and is deeply supported by courtiers. He is a very suitable heir to the throne.

It's a pity that Li Tai was still too impatient for the throne after all, showing signs of plotting for a succession, and was relegated to Junzhou by Li Shimin.

The eldest son and the second son are all very good, but because of lack of patience and forbearance, the throne finally took advantage of the weak third son Li Zhi.

It is undisputed that Li Zhi is the king of leak detection.

Li Zhi not only picks up leaks, but also has a very unique taste. Not only does he love Sister Yu, but he also likes his father's woman.

That's right, Empress Wu was Li Shimin's woman back then. When Li Shimin was still alive, Li Zhi flirted with her, very ambiguous.

Although the abolition of Wang Liwu was mainly out of political counterattack and in order to consolidate the imperial power, there was definitely a factor in Li Zhi's favoring of Empress Wu.

My woman, it's not a problem to let you set off an atomic bomb as a firework, it's a proper material for a domineering president.

Now that Queen Wang has been abolished, Empress Wu has ascended to power, and the eldest grandson Wuji Chu Suiliang and other powerful officials have been expelled. After experiencing a series of turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, the Li family's imperial power has finally gradually stabilized.

Of course, Li Zhi's ability to protect the woman he loves is quite extraordinary. The Tian family husband and wife team is not in vain. Over the years, Empress Wu has been of great help to him, both in the harem and in the government.

When the wind blows, the reeds sway, and the soldiers are ordered in autumn on the battlefield.

On the vast school field, more than [-] soldiers of the Tang Dynasty lined up neatly.

Surrounded by the generals, Li Zhi and Empress Wu boarded the command platform.

Flags fluttered around the school grounds, and [-] soldiers saluted with halberds.

Li Zhi was also infected by the cries of landslides and landslides, his face was flushed with excitement, and his eyes were shining brightly.

On the contrary, Empress Wu seemed relatively calm. She stood side by side with Li Zhi, maintaining a graceful posture, her phoenix eyes swept across, showing her majesty.

Li Ji stood up first, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please inspect the soldiers and step on the stage to order troops."

Li Zhi smiled and said: "Very good, my Tang Dynasty king's army is mighty, and all the generals manage the army well. With such a powerful army, why worry about the internal instability of the universe, and why be afraid of strong enemies attacking the border."

The so-called "emperor orders soldiers" is just a formality.

Nominally speaking, it is the army performing martial arts in front of the emperor, including battle formation, examination of offensive and defensive capabilities, cooperation with infantry and cavalry, and of course random inspections of personal abilities such as military riding and shooting.

In general, it is a comprehensive military exercise.

The number of soldiers counted by the emperor is not much, and it is usually a ceremony used to boost morale and motivate soldiers to kill the enemy before launching a war.

This time it was like this. Datang was about to launch a war against the nine surnames of Tiele in the north. The deployment of soldiers in autumn was a warm-up for this war, and it also sent a clear signal to the entire army.

Li Zhi is a very self-aware emperor. In this regard, he is even better than his father Li Shimin.

He understands that professional matters should be entrusted to professional people, and it is bound to be bad for laymen to lead experts.

Li Zhi has never personally commanded a war in his lifetime, and he is very unfamiliar with the way of managing the army and arranging troops, so he only controls the generals and never directly intervenes in the specific operations of the army.

After the counting of soldiers began, Li Zhi just nodded to Li Ji, and Li Ji understood what Li Zhi meant.

So Li Ji stepped forward and took several order flags from the lieutenant general.

On the command platform, Li Ji, who was wearing armor and helmet, waved the command flag violently, and more than [-] soldiers immediately received the order, and the formation quickly spread out, and within a few breaths, it was divided into two distinct formations.Both formations have generals who direct the formation.

The other red flag was waved down, and the two arrays were still facing each other offensively and defensively. Then they quickly changed arrays, bows and arrows were arrayed, spears and halberds were lined up, and the battle drums on the battlefield suddenly rumbled, and the sky and the earth were instantly filled with clouds of battle, full of murderous aura.

Then there was the battle between the two formations. Although it was a drill, it was also very exciting. Both sides of the formation had their own victories, and the battle situation was no different from the real battlefield.

This time, a special link was added to the counting of soldiers, that is, the bow and arrow competition.

After the battle exercise between the two armies, a row of archers stepped forward, holding a new-style magic-arm bow, aiming at a target two hundred paces away. The general gave an order, and the arrow hit the target, which aroused the amazement of the onlookers.

Li Zhi was overjoyed, turned his head to look at Li Qinzai, and said with a smile: "The British government has talented people, and their family fortune is not declining."

Li Ji hurriedly thanked him, seeing that Li Qinzai didn't respond in a daze, so he kicked him secretly.

Li Qinzai had no choice but to bow and thank him.

"This thing is very miraculous. In future battles with the enemy, we may slightly change the formation of our Tang Wangshi. Now that the shooting range has doubled, can we increase the proportion of archers on the battlefield?" Li Zhi asked seriously.

Li Ji hurriedly said: "Of course, the old minister and the generals are already discussing and rehearsing."

Li Zhi shook his head: "Don't care about what I say, whether you can increase the number of archers, change or not change the array, it is up to the generals to discuss, weigh the pros and cons before deciding, I will not intervene."

Li Ji bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the divine arm bow is indeed very effective on the battlefield, the veterans and the generals have already started discussing and rehearsing, and strive to come up with the best array before the northern expedition to Tie Le, and hand it over to the sons and daughters. drill."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Very good, it is a great joy for Master Tang Wang to have this sharp weapon."

Glancing at Li Qinzai, Li Zhi said again: "This unicorn from the Li family has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, the old general should not be stingy with rewards. I heard that Lingsun's behavior in the past was quite absurd, but the flaws do not conceal the merits. In the end, it is the Li family A hero of the generation, the old general should take good care of him."

Li Ji took the order, and kicked Li Qinzai again calmly.

Li Qinzai bowed helplessly: "I... feel ashamed."

Li Zhi smiled with great interest: "What are you ashamed of?"

Li Qinzai smiled wryly: "I don't know what to be ashamed of, but my grandfather just kicked me, which means I must be ashamed."

Li Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Empress Wu in astonishment, and the husband and wife suddenly burst out laughing.

Li Ji was so angry that his old face turned green, this time he didn't want to kick him, he wanted to draw his knife to clean up the house.

The Tian family couple laughed loudly, drawing the attention of all the generals on the stage.

Li Ji sighed sadly, and said in shame: "Your Majesty, please forgive the crime of disrespect, the old minister's family is unfortunate, and this evil animal..."

Li Zhi's eyes flickered, and he was about to say something when he suddenly heard cheers from the school grounds.

The monarchs and ministers on the stage looked around in amazement, only to see Xue Rengui galloping in the middle of the school grounds on horseback and bow, and when he shot an arrow, he hit the five-layer leather armor [-] paces away steadily.

The arrow pierced through the five layers of leather armor and still continued to castrate. After passing through the armor, it landed dozens of steps away.

Li Zhi was shocked, for a long time, clapped his palms and said joyfully: "General Xue is worthy of me as a Tiger General of the Tang Dynasty!"

　Author's Note: Before going to Tie Le, it is a historical fact that Xue Rengui's arrow pierced through five layers of leather armor, and it is recorded in the history books.

　
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