Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 231 The First One to Enter Chang'an Becomes the Emperor

WTF, Li Jing?!

The Turkic people who rushed over felt that they were going to get lucky, so they stopped immediately.

In the early Tang Dynasty, when there were many brilliant generals, if we were to say which general was worthy of the title.

It must be Li Jing, Duke of Li Wei.

From sweeping across half of China to sweeping across the desert, Li Jing's great reputation was known to everyone from Danzhou to Dayuan.

Even Tian Khan himself had to be wary of his edge.

Especially to ethnic minorities like the Turks, Li Jing's name was like the reincarnation of a miracle doctor, specializing in curing all kinds of dissatisfaction and children's night cries.

Now, let these Turkic private soldiers raised by the princes fight Li Jing...

real or fake?

Li Tai watched through the car window as Dayou's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, his fat cheeks twitching violently.

"That guy actually invited Li Jing? Is he crazy?! How can he be so confident that he can control this genius that even my father and the emperor do not dare to use easily?
"Release this guy. Isn't he afraid that the Li Tang Dynasty will change its master?!"

Being overwhelmed by the cavalry led by Li Jing, even Li Tai could no longer remain calm. He anxiously shouted to his men in the carriage:

"We will win! Don't be afraid. Li Jing hasn't led troops for many years. I have the advantage!"

The Turks said you are right, why don’t you come?

The morale bar of the side with superior military strength and equipment was instantly cleared to zero. This is the value of the Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts.

"Tsk..." Li Tai gritted his teeth and had no choice but to use his trump card:

"The people on the other side are traitors who colluded with the Tiele people and tried to kill His Majesty the Heavenly Khan! Have you forgotten the kindness of the Heavenly Khan?!"

The title "Nei Yi" is a special term in the Tang Dynasty, describing some mentally disturbed Chinese people who "originated from China but have their hearts as barbarians".

It is equivalent to the current "yellow skin and white heart" and "fine rice and fine rice".

Representative figure: The smart and cunning Prince Li Chengqian.

"For the Khan!"

Li Tai's words were like a shot of chicken blood. The Turkic soldiers immediately plucked up their courage and rushed towards Li Jing and Li Ming with a roar.

"what?"

These sophisticated Turkic people with complex compositions made Li Ming feel numb.

I thought those Turkic soldiers were outright villains.

I didn’t expect that he was the only loyal person in the Tang Dynasty.

Just deceived by bad guys.

You are more Tang than me...

Li Ming didn't know how to feel when facing this magical scene.

The Han prince who colluded with the Tiele people ordered the Turks loyal to the Han Dynasty to rush to collude with the Goguryeo people (crossed out) the orthodox successor to the Han Dynasty.

The elements are fully loaded.

But this makes no difference to Li Jing.

No matter whether they are Han, Turk, or Jing Han or Jing Turk, it is just a matter of going in with a white knife and coming out with a red knife.

When the two cavalry units were about to collide, Li Jing decisively pulled the reins:
"left!"

The arrow-shaped formation of the cavalry swam lightly to the left like a giant fish.

The next second, the two armies met.

Li Jing's soldiers held up their lances with their right hands and knocked the enemy off their horses, like a school of bloodthirsty sharks, each one biting a clumsy whale.

This is textbook cavalry tactics.

Generally speaking, in cavalry battles, it is very rare for them to collide stupidly.

People are not stupid.

Even if the person is really stupid, the warhorse under his crotch would not be so stupid as to bump into the wall.

After one round of fighting, the Turks had suffered considerable losses and were defeated.

Li Jing's troops were like flowing water, turning smoothly on the battlefield and returning to Li Ming's side, like a flying swallow returning to its nest, with great movements.

At the same time, drums were beating loudly in the woods, and the trees were shaking, creating an atmosphere of "big things are yet to come" in the dark night.

"The general lives up to his reputation!" Li Ming praised sincerely.

Li Jing rolled his eyes at the person who made the sarcastic remark, panting and lowering his voice, he said hastily:
"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you leave quickly?
"Do you really intend to let an old man like me fight for three hundred rounds in the front line, defeat the enemy with fewer troops, and kill the King of Wei?!"

Letting such a talented guy like him rush to the front line is like using the Yamato ship, which still has a little blood left, to attack a dog.

It is really possible, and it is really a waste.

"But aren't there reinforcements in the woods?"

Li Ming pointed to the grove where the sound of drums could be heard.

With Li Jing's help, wouldn't he want to solve the "Li Tai" problem in one go?

"I arranged for people to bluff me! I only have 500 private soldiers in total, where will the reinforcements come from?!"

Li Jing said hurriedly.

Huh? Oh oh oh!
Li Ming also followed suit and immediately waved his hand:
"Retreat! Go back and support Su Dingfang!"

It is not an option to sell out teammates, so Li Ming and his team aimed at the opening and rushed forward.

Thanks to Li Jing's charge, a gap was torn at the edge of the opponent's formation.

That is the passage of life.

Under the cover of the imperial guards and Li Jing, Li Ming, Empress Yang and Changsun Yan broke through Li Tai's blockade and successfully went around to the rear.

"Don't seek fame and reputation, don't learn from the Overlord of Chu!"

Li Tai knocked on the window frame anxiously.

There is only one chance. If we can't take advantage of Li Ming's weakness and kill him once and for all.

Once he flees back to Liaodong, it will be difficult to defeat him!

"What? Oh, yes, sir."

Ordinary Turks naturally cannot understand these old-fashioned jokes of the intellectuals.

But they could also guess that their master wanted them to catch up.

However, the commotion in the woods made them cautious and they did not dare to pursue easily.

The person opposite is Li Jing!
God knows what tricks he has up his sleeve...

"Return to the little Khan."

A rugged Turkic warrior rode his horse and jumped to the side of Li Tai's carriage.

Li Tai was waving his fan anxiously, trying to drive his soldiers forward.

These Turkic cowards only lost their lives, but he lost the chance to kill his own brother!
However, as a prince, he was only a nominal governor and had no military command ability.

There was no way to prevent the army's morale from collapsing and the front line from retreating.

"You are trying to overthrow your superiors with your inferiors. You are all Sima Yi!"

Li Tai was so angry that he cursed with the dirtiest words he could think of.

Of course, this flowery and out-of-touch insult had no lethality to the soldiers, so everyone just kept slacking off.

Ashina She'er looked at his master in frustration, coughed dryly, and raised his voice:
"Little Khan!"

Li Tai then noticed that there was another person beside him. He turned around and looked even more dissatisfied:
"Ashina She'er? Why did you come back without my order?"

Sheer frowned and began to talk righteously:

"I only obey the orders of the Heavenly Khan. Because the Heavenly Khan was killed by the traitors in the inner barbarians, I am temporarily placed under the command of the Little Khan..."

"I know, I know. You just helped me to drive out the rebels and welcome back my father. There's no need to repeat it again." Li Tai just felt annoyed and stopped the topic.

Just as Li Ming said, Li Tai is only popular, but he has few close friends.

Therefore, he had well-equipped private soldiers but no trusted general to lead the army.

He met Ashina She'er by chance at a banquet and lured him to come with the pretext of "expelling the rebels and restoring the Tang Dynasty."

The relationship between the two is more like a partnership than a superior-subordinate relationship.

Ashina She'er strictly followed the arrangement of "separation of soldiers and generals" by His Majesty the Heavenly Khan and had no soldiers under his command.

But Li Tai had soldiers but no generals.

The two loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty hit it off immediately.

"General Ashina, can you eliminate that traitorous minister for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and your father?"

Li Tai pointed with his fan in the direction where Li Ming left:
"He fled northeast."

"This is what I came to report to the young Khan." Ashina She'er frowned.

"It seems that another traitor has appeared in Chang'an."

Li Ming's back-up plan?! ... Li Tai immediately became nervous:
"who is it?"

"The young Khan of Jin is Li Zhi." She'er replied:

"He led the Bingzhou Army out of the Jinguang Gate, blocking our army's passage into the capital and confronting our army.

"It was because of his restraint that Li Niming's traitors were able to escape."

"Li Zhi? It's him?!" Li Tai was shocked.

He felt as if he had been bitten by his own hamster.

It turns out that the obedient little brother is not so honest!
"What does he want to do? Whoever enters Chang'an first will be the emperor?
"He's going to compete with me too?!"

Li Tai gripped the handle of the fan tightly, veins bulging on his fat hands.

After a long while, he squeezed out a line of words from between his teeth:

"Mozi said: Cut off the finger to save the wrist, take the greater benefit and take the lesser harm."

Ashina She'er's question mark face:

"What did you say, little Khan?"

"I say, Li Zhi is the biggest threat right now, let's deal with him first." Li Tai said unwillingly.

It is a pity to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill Li Ming.

But what if Chang'an and the court fell into Li Zhi's hands.

Then, Li Tai has been busy for most of his life, but isn't he just making things easier for others? He still knows what is important and what is not.

"Yes, little Khan." Ashina She'er nodded in agreement.

Li Tai couldn't help rubbing his swollen temples:

"General Ashina, can you please stop calling me Little Khan?"

Please call me Your Majesty!
"What should I call you then? Khan?" Ashina She'er scratched his head in distress:

"That won't do. We only have one Khan in our hearts, and that is the Heavenly Khan."

Li Tai opened his mouth, but found himself at a loss for words and could not utter anything.

Are these naturalized Turks all a little sick in the brain?

…………

Li Ming's escape was very smooth.

Not only did the main force survive intact, they also crossed the gap safely.

There are even more friends.

"Su Dingfang?! You guys are back just in time!"

Li Ming discovered that Su Dingfang and his party, who had been left behind to guard the rear, had also followed them over. He was both surprised and delighted.

Lao Su is really good. He was able to face enemies that were several times larger than him and still retreat calmly.

This saved him the trouble of taking the risk of going back to meet him.

"I don't know either!"

Su Dingfang himself was also completely confused:

"Another army suddenly emerged from Chang'an City and held back Ashina She'er.

"We found an opportunity and slipped out!"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute..." Li Ming felt a little confused.

How come another army suddenly appeared? How many soldiers did you put in Chang'an?

I finally understand that each of you rebel kings has special skills.

With Li Shimin keeping them in check, everyone lowered their heads and looked submissive.

As soon as Li Shimin passed away, everyone started to show off their magical powers.

The group gathered their troops and successfully broke through Li Tai's troops and went behind the defense line.

Unexpectedly, Li Tai's soldiers did not continue to pursue, as if they were still intimidated by Li Jing's remaining power.

The danger is temporarily lifted.

Su Dingfang temporarily slowed down the horse's speed and replied:

"It was Prince Jin's troops who rescued us just now!"

"Oh?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows.

Did Li Zhi block Li Tai's fatal attack for me? Li Mingda's rhetoric was so effective that it made that guy repent and turn his gun to help me?
That is of course impossible.

If he would act on impulse like this, Li Zhi would not be Li Zhi.

"That guy is playing Three Kingdoms."

As an amateur fan who is familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (TV series), Li Ming saw Li Zhi's strategy at a glance -

If Li Ming died, Li Tai, as the first one to prepare for the armed seizure of the throne, would have a great first-mover advantage.

It is the one most likely to win in the end.

If Li Ming is left to compete with Li Tai, it is still unknown who will win in the end.

Therefore, letting Li Ming go was in line with Li Zhi's strategic interests.

This is the same as in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where Zhuge Liang deliberately arranged for Guan Yu to guard Huarong Road and let Cao Cao go.

The second in command joins forces with the third in command to fight against the eldest in command. This is the charm of the Three Kingdoms game.

Whoever stands out will automatically become the target of public criticism.

"Prince Jin has always been honest, loyal, filial and fraternal... I never thought that he would turn his sword against his own brothers just for power?"

Yang was shocked by Li Zhi's behavior.

To be honest, Li Zhi hid his true nature very well, and he kept it hidden for his entire life.

This made everyone inside and outside the court believe that he was just a weak and timid prince.

So when he revealed his desire for power without reservation tonight.

Yang and Li Mingda were completely shocked.

Wang Mang was humble before he usurped the throne.

"He has always been like this. I just pretended to give him the power of regent to arouse his desire."

Li Ming said proudly.

He was still very satisfied with his method of "killing two warriors with one peach".

As a time traveler, Li Ming does have some clairvoyance.

Although I haven't learned history very well.

But he still knew the name "Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi".

Li Ming used common sense to analyze that the fact that Li Zhi was able to win the chicken game in the Shura field of Taiji Palace proved that he was not an ordinary person as he looked.

As a result, I became wary of this seemingly honest Ninth Brother.

that's enough.

It is enough for Li Ming to gain the upper hand in this game.

The game between Li Zhi and Li Tai was truly exciting.

Li Ming, who created the chessboard himself, showed a sly smile as if his evil plan had succeeded.

"My brother Li Zhi, as expected, could not help but fall into the same old rut. He was reluctant to give up the power he had already obtained. Under my command, he and his fifth brother fought to the death, leaving me to reap the benefits in Liaodong.

"Even though he knew it was a trap I set for him, even though he knew it was just fake power...

"Destroy hahaha!"

Li Ming was on horseback, laughing like a villain.

"Hehehe!" Chief Secretary-General Sun Yan, who was sitting in front of him and driving the horse for him, also made a similar laugh.

Li Jing looked at his old subordinate Su Dingfang, and Su Dingfang looked at his old boss Li Jing.

"Are they always like this?"

"The fourteen traitors are just like-minded. If they were not in the court, they might not know it."

"Alas..." Yang sighed with emotion and looked at her son with some amusement:
"Yes, you are all his children after all."

"Cough cough!" Li Ming coughed dryly and looked away.

Being naturally sensitive to power is indeed a racial talent of the Li family.

The group gathered their troops and marched towards the northeast in a mighty manner.

After making sure he was out of danger, Li Jing picked up the torch and raised it up three times.

After the signal was given, a new team appeared on the side of the road and joined Li Ming's team without any hesitation.

It was a small carriage, surrounded by followers.

There was an old lady sitting in the car, waving to Li Ming kindly:
"Your Highness, come down and sit down?"

Li Ming asked Li Jing curiously:

"Who is this grandma?"

"Your Highness, it's my wife, Zhang Chuchen." Li Jing replied.

Oh, Li Jing's partner...

Uh, didn't he die last year?
Li Ming's mouth twitched and he glanced at the carriage.

The old lady was still waving at Li Ming:

"Won't you come down and keep me company?"

Li Ming suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and he twisted his face into a smile that was uglier than crying:
Thank you, no no...

"My dear sister is not dead, she just faked her own death to escape."

Even the matter of secretly storing the armor has been exposed. There is no need for Li Jing to hide it from Li Ming anymore and he has to reveal everything.

"We originally planned to fake our own deaths and leave Chang'an, and travel the world with swords. Until we ran into His Highness..."

Li Jing recounted his experience before joining the gang while massaging his sore right wrist.

It's really difficult for him to go into battle at his age.

"Is the old general okay?" Li Ming asked with concern.

"Sigh..." Li Jing sighed tiredly, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

It's really tiring to serve three generations of the Li family...

Li Yuan wanted to kill him if they disagreed with him, but Li Shimin kept a close watch on him the whole time, fearing that he would get hold of any military power.

And this Li Ming went from one extreme to another.

Not only was he asked to lead the troops, but he was asked to lead the troops in the literal sense, personally leading the troops into battle.

"Then what kind of life does the general like?" Li Ming opened his shining eyes.

Li Jing rode his horse and followed Li Ming closely. The two smiled at each other.
"Isn't my choice obvious?"

…………

Shuobei, Yinshan Mountains.

On autumn nights, the wind is bitingly cold.

In the simple tent, Li Shimin was having a nightmare.

In his dream, he seemed to hear a familiar voice, asking and answering strange questions to itself:

"Mei Niang, what do you think... should I do it now?"

(End of this chapter)