1novels Chapter 492 Preface to Lanting Collection
Chapter 492 Preface to Lanting Collection
Chapter 492 Preface to Lanting Collection
After Hou Junji left, Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and other confidants to come over.
As for Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin didn't let anyone call him because he was still in poor health.
When the people arrived, Li Shimin repeated what Hou Junji had said, and said, "I called you here just to ask you how many troops are appropriate to send? Who will lead the troops."
Li Shimin had already decided to send troops, and now he needed to consider how many people to send, which soldiers to send, and who would lead the troops.
Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up, and he said: "Your Majesty, if you are willing to lead the army, you only need [-] soldiers and horses."
"Your Majesty, I only need [-] soldiers and horses." Yu Chigong was not to be outdone.
Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang and others came out one after another to plead for orders.
Lead the troops now, and when Datang launches troops on the grassland, they will definitely be able to participate in the war.
"What do you mean?" Cheng Yaojin said with wide-eyed displeasure.
"What do we mean? Is it possible that we can only send you there?" Yuchi Gong stared back.
"Okay." Li Shimin quickly stopped, looked at Li Jing and asked, "Pharmacist, who do you think is appropriate to send?"
"Your Majesty, there must be spies in the Tang Dynasty on the prairie. Once the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty are transferred, there is no way to hide them. The best way is to send a general who does not attract people's attention." Li Jing said.
When the Eastern Turks were wiped out, the sneak attack was successful because of the heavy snow, which made it inconvenient to transmit messages and the speed of the soldiers.
But this time is different. The soldiers and horses sent need to hide and wait for the opportunity. I don't know how long it will take.
Those famous generals of the Tang Dynasty must be the targets of surveillance by spies from various countries. They have disappeared for too long and are easy to be detected.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "The pharmacist is right."
"I feel that the army trained by the Marquis of Jingyang County is very suitable. The army has only 1 people, and they are all elites mobilized by various guards. After such a long period of integrated training, the combat power is very strong. I heard that the chief general Xue Rengui is also a general. , Familiar with military books. The most important thing is that Xue Rengui's reputation is not obvious and does not attract attention." Li Jing said.
When Cheng Yaojin and the others heard that Li Jing recommended Xue Rengui to go, they stopped talking, their son was inside, so they couldn't compete with their own son.
Li Shimin agreed with Li Jing's words, but he was not sure whether Xue Rengui would be the next Zhao Kuo, so he hesitated for a while.
Li Jing knew what Li Shimin was worried about, and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to let the Marquis of Jingyang County be the chief general, and Xue Rengui be the deputy general to lead the troops."
Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Lin Xuan has gone to Lingnan. When he comes back, it will be his wedding date with Lizhi. Why send him there?"
For Lin Xuan, he is quite at ease. The important thing is that this time he only needs to restrain Xue Yantuo at the critical moment.
Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo haven't fought yet, and there is still time. You can let Xue Rengui lead the army first, and the Marquis of Jingyang County can wait until he marries the princess."
He was trying to win an opportunity for Lin Xuan. After all, Lin Xuan was Zhang Zhongjian's apprentice, and Zhang Zhongjian had no son, so an apprentice was equivalent to a son.
If Lin Xuan knew what Li Jing was thinking, he would definitely curse at him.
Li Shimin felt that Li Jing's proposal was good, nodded and said, "Just do what the pharmacist said. The Ministry of War prepares food, grass and supplies, and asks Xue Rengui to lead the troops to the border secretly."
When the ministers who were discussing the matter left, Li Mu said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness, King Wei, please see me."
"Let him in."
Not long after, Li Tai walked in with a wooden box in his arms and a book in his other hand.
"My son has seen his father."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Just let the eunuch hold the things, why do you have to hold them by yourself, you are sweating from tiredness."
Li Tai smiled and said: "Father, this book is fine, but this wooden box contains treasures, so I don't feel at ease letting others take it."
Li Shimin became interested and asked: "It must be extremely precious to make Qingque call it a treasure. I really want to see it."
Li Tai stepped forward, put the wooden box on the table, put the book in his hand aside, and opened the wooden box.
"This is a copybook?" Li Shimin said in surprise when he saw what was in the wooden box.
Li Tai smiled and said, "That's right, this is Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface"."
"What!" Li Shimin looked at Li Tai in shock.
When he was King Qin, he had searched for the whereabouts of "Lanting Collection Preface".
After he became emperor, he did not stop searching.
But after looking for it for so many years, they couldn't find it. They just got some news that it might be in the hands of the family.
Unexpectedly, Li Tai found him.
As for whether it was a fake, Li Shimin never thought about it. Since Li Tai was sent to him, he must have been verified by someone.
Li Shimin carefully took out the copybook from the wooden box and unfolded it.
"It's really "Lanting Collection Preface"."
Li Shimin collected so many copybooks of Wang Xizhi, and often copied Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, so he could naturally tell the authenticity from the fake.
Looking at the words on it, every stroke seemed to come alive, Li Shimin couldn't put it down.
"As expected of Wang Xizhi's pinnacle work, other copybooks in my collection are worse than this one." Li Shimin praised.
"Father said that this son-in-law watched it for the first time and was addicted to it, unable to extricate himself." Li Tai agreed.
Li Shimin asked: "Qingque, where did you find it?"
"Returning to my father, this son-in-law also got it by accident. Yesterday, son-in-law saw a painting and felt that the thickness of the paper was a bit abnormal, so he bought it. Unexpectedly, there was a long-lost "Preface to the Lanting Collection" hidden in the middle. "Li Tai said.
This is what Hanwen helped him think of, and he did buy a painting yesterday, and that painting has been disposed of now, so he is not afraid of Li Shimin's investigation at all.
Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Qingque is really blessed, so tell me, what kind of reward do you need?"
"It is the duty of sons and ministers to respect their father and emperor, how can they ask for rewards." Li Tai said seriously.
"I am very pleased that you are careful, but you have to reward me. Tell me, is there anything you want?" Li Shimin said.
Li Tai pretended to ponder, and said: "Father usually rewards my ministers a lot, and I don't need anything. I want to do some things to experience myself. I wonder if my father can let my ministers follow the emperor to build roads."
He originally wanted to take this opportunity to get Li Shimin to agree to his appointment to Chang'an Mansion.
But Han Wen hesitated for a while and rejected it, Han Wen felt that this was too impatient.
The road construction is different, and it doesn't make much sense. Li Shimin should not refuse.
Li Shimin thought for a while, and said: "There are indeed a lot of road construction tasks. I am very pleased that you are willing to help Gao Ming. I will appoint you as the deputy supervisor. You must seriously assist Gao Ming."
"Thank you Royal Father, I will definitely assist Brother Huang!" Li Tai bowed and said.
It's definitely impossible to assist Li Chengqian, but he didn't intend to add trouble to Li Chengqian, or if something went wrong, it would be no good for him to track it down.
He just needs to be a deputy supervisor, hang out in front of Li Chengqian more, and add trouble to Li Chengqian.
"What is this?" Li Shimin asked while looking at the book that was put aside.
"Return to Father, this is the first part of Kuo Di Zhi compiled by my son, and I specially brought it to Father to have a look." Li Tai said.
Li Shimin nodded, and said: "Let's put the book away first, I'll take time to read it after I finish processing the memorial."
(End of this chapter)