The Legacy of the First Auxiliary House of the Tang Dynasty

Fang Yiai is crazy!

Xue Rengui knew.

Because of the death of the Marquis of Xiangyang, his lord, Fang Yiai, went mad.

Bai Chaofeng knew.

Fang Yiai's madness is frightening, brother Li Feng who waits on him knows it.

Fang Yiai is like an active volcano at this time, it may erupt at any time, destroying all people and things around.

Their army was forced to stop marching and take a temporary rest.

Xue Rengui is responsible for all military affairs.

The atmosphere in the army was oppressive, and the soldiers did not dare to whisper when they were cooking at noon during the day. They all looked at each other and ate the bread, and the few who wanted to go hunting were whipped several times by the superior.

Everyone was in awe, wishing to wear sackcloth and filial piety to the Marquis of Xiangyang, if it would make their master feel better.

……

——Because the atmosphere in the barracks was too tense.

Too silent.

Depressed and uncomfortable.

Most of the sergeants have no idea about the Marquis of Xiangyang, they only know that he is the son of the Duke, the husband of the princess, the son-in-law of the emperor, and he is a rich man.

As a result, those who accompanied the army to take credit for their contributions actually died.

Still died at the hands of "our own people" and was assassinated to death.

Some of the soldiers who had limited knowledge of the "truth" were terrified, for fear that they would be implicated, not to mention the future, and the future would be bad, and they would be discharged from the army and returned home.

If the emperor gets angry, let them go to the frontier as cannon fodder for more than ten years, and they can't go back to their families, let alone their future, their lives will be ruined.

These are the small thoughts and worries of the soldiers. Most of them follow the crowd, and the depressive and tense atmosphere will be contagious.

Although they were used to seeing life and death when they came to the Eastern Expedition, many of the tens of thousands of Mali were veterans. Most of them were injured. There were many infantry and few cavalry.

Life and death are just a matter of a cup of loess.

However, this noble man, the Marquis of Xiangyang, is different from those low-born ones. The emperor was so angry that his corpse floated for hundreds of miles.

Not to mention the emperor, but General Fang's anger, they could no longer bear it.

After Xue Rengui toured the camp, he sighed to the familiar Bai Chaofeng.

Brother Li Feng came out of the tent, shook his head at the two of them, and sighed.

He was holding a full bowl in his hand, Fang Yiai didn't take a bite.

Bai Chaofeng frowned.

Xue Rengui took out a letter, handed it to Brother Li Feng, and asked him to go in and present it to General Fang.

Brother Li Feng turned his head, took the bowl and left, making excuses as he walked, "I'm going to ask the cook to change the meal..."

He even escaped!

Xue Rengui stared.

That's right, no one dares to mess with Fang Yiai now.

Moreover, seeing Fang Yiai's terrifying silence and calmness, everyone felt scared.

If Fang Yiai was crying and fussing, or thinking of going to the Emperor's Army to file a complaint, or thinking of getting revenge, planning to find out the truth and get revenge... and find something to do, they wouldn't be surprised.

But, it's so weird now, that's scary.

Xue Rengui looked at the letter in his hand, bowed his head in silence, not knowing what he was thinking.

Bai Chaofeng glanced at the envelope and asked, "A letter from the East Palace?"

Xue Rengui nodded, very fast, and handed it to Bai Chaofeng, before leaving, he said, "Please, Doctor Bai."

Bai Chaofeng regretted it.

What is he asking? !

This is not just causing trouble, but the letter from His Royal Highness... Fang Yiai must be happy to read it.

Bai Chaofeng knew that the crown prince and Fang Yiai had an inseparable relationship, and it seemed that the relationship between the prince and his subjects was even better than the brotherhood between the dead Du He and Fang Yiai.

All kinds of signs led Bai Chaofeng to come to this conclusion, and after thinking about it, he didn't feel that sending letters was a hot potato.

After Fang Yiai received Li Chengqian's letter, opened it to read, then casually closed the envelope and put it aside.

Bai Chaofeng noticed that the expression on his face was still so calm, so terrifying.

"...Are you afraid?"

Bai Chaofeng was taken aback when he heard this.

He didn't know what Fang Yiai meant, it was endless.

Fang Yiai said again, "You are someone the prince trusts. I will trust you for a while, and then I will ask you if you are afraid of death?... I plan to change my route and go back to Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla."

He just said such a simple sentence, and without waiting for the dumbfounded Bai Chaofeng to answer, he asked him to call Xue Rengui.

Fang Yiai said again what she had just said to Bai Chaofeng, "Let's not go back, let's shoot back and kill them."

He didn't say who they were, but Xue Rengui knew that Fang Yiai was talking about those three small countries.

"Baekje, Silla...haha." Fang Yiai suddenly smiled, that kind of expressionless grin, showing white teeth, but no one likes to see his smile.

"General Fang, I think this is a conspiracy by Goguryeo." Although Xue Rengui didn't like Baekje and Silla, he thought it was Goguryeo's trick.

Of course, he also knew some things in the military, but he couldn't bring them up.

Hearing his words, Fang Yiai really smiled treacherously, with ridicule and sarcasm in his eyes, he glanced at Xue Rengui and Bai Chaofeng who was silent at the side.

Bai Chaofeng is not just an imperial doctor, the crown prince told Fang Yiai long ago that he can use him or give him some trust if necessary.

Although this trust is limited, Fang Yiai has to hold back.

But generally speaking, Bai Chaofeng must have some reason or have reached some kind of interest cooperation with the prince Li Chengqian, otherwise the prince would not let him have a certain amount of trust in Bai Chaofeng.

Trust is a thing, sometimes expensive, and sometimes cheap and hypocritical.

Because it has the potential to confuse you and kill you.

What Xue Rengui said was very pertinent, and Fang Yiai also knew it, but those assassins were all from Baekje and Silla, so this must not be a lie.

"...So, why should I let the two countries go?!" Fang Yiai said lightly.

His tone was very calm, and his expression was also very cold.

As soon as these words came out, the silent Bai Chaofeng also stared into Fang Yiai's eyes, wanting to know what he was thinking, but Fang Yiai didn't take it for granted, and let him and Xue Rengui look at her.

Xue Rengui choked a little at these words.

He didn't expect Fang Yiai to vent his anger so much, flaws must be reported.

Before contacting Baekje and Silla, Xue Rengui knew something when Fang Yiai came back. After all, he was trusted by Fang Yiai, and he was indeed one of his own. He will not be allowed to take full control of these tens of thousands of troops.

Moreover, Xue Rengui said that Fang Yiai is his noble person, and his attention and quick promotion can make him easy in the emperor's heart.

This return to Beijing, waiting for Xue Rengui must be high-ranking officials and rich salary, maybe even a small title of honor.

Needless to say from the future, Xue Rengui is talented and confident. He is very clear about his abilities. He is more ambitious and wants to be famous in history like the two generals Li Jing and Li Ji.

He didn't tell anyone about this, but he knew from the very beginning that Fang Yiai understood him.

Xue Rengui was silent.

After a while, he nodded in acquiescence to Fang Yiai's attention.

Even though he did this, he knew that no matter what, the result waiting for him might not be too good, his future might be ruined, he might be angered by the emperor, and his life would be lost accidentally in the golden storm... But Xue Rengui still agreed, acquiesced.

At this time, Bai Chaofeng just took a deep look at Fang Yi'ai, and then suddenly smiled. Under the dim light of the tent, his complexion unexpectedly became brighter, a little dazzling.

He said slowly, "Follow you."

Then he stood up, dusted off his cuffs, and walked out.

Fang Yiai knew that the other party agreed, and Bai Chaofeng should have some available people, arranged by the prince, and he treated many soldiers in the army, and many of the people who were destined to die under the treatment of the military doctors in the past were taken from the king of hell by him. He took a life there, and those people were very grateful to him.

The sergeants and generals at the bottom, that is, those rough men who are spelled out of blood and do not know a single word, are very righteous and more likely to be passionate.

This will stabilize some people, and with the one-word orders of Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui, they also took the opportunity to rectify the spies and get rid of some people who shouldn't be there. There have been great changes.

Originally, the prince's letter was sent from the emperor's army, but the messenger was detained by Fang Yiai and the others. Fang Yiai's actions did not want the emperor Li Shimin to know, and it was best to hide it for a while.

Xue Rengui had already written a letter to the emperor on behalf of Fang Yiai, reporting the attack, but before sending it out, Fang Yiai intercepted it.

Fortunately it was not issued.

Xue Rengui was taken aback when he thought of this, did Fang Yiai want to kill the carbine, brazenly used tens of thousands of troops, most of which were not cavalry, to destroy the three countries? !

……

Xue Rengui couldn't figure it out, and shook his head, he didn't think about it anymore.

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For a while, Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui held a simple meeting with the officers and men at the bottom. Although they did not directly say that the decree was false, but the hint was enough, and some people who obeyed Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui desperately , The 4 to [-] horses in their hands are completely under control.

The soldiers at the bottom have always obeyed their superiors. It was inexplicable to withdraw the troops. At least everyone knew that Goguryeo would be completely wiped out during the Eastern Expedition. But who knew that His Majesty the Saint would order to return to Beijing ten days ago. Accepting the surrender is fine, but unexpectedly Let Goguryeo keep a part, and the royal family is still the royal family.

Although no one dared to criticize the emperor all the time, the slander in the bottom of my heart was unavoidable, and there were also times of talking and discussing with each other secretly.

So this time, when it comes to killing Goguryeo and the others, some soldiers automatically made up their minds - all of this is a trick!

After all, they have also fought wars. When some veterans were burying pots and cooking, they spit and showed off their knowledge in front of some recruits. They talked nonsense, which not only confused the recruits, but also complemented each other. This false argument has also become true.

When Xue Rengui was inspecting the army, he accidentally heard two versions of the story, and couldn't help but smiled wryly, which made him laugh and cry in the end, and the rare heaviness of disobedience to the sacred order eased up.

He didn't expect that these soldiers would automatically "supplement" the most difficult hurdles in his heart, the most difficult to solve and the most worrying things.

Everything seems perfect...

Not to mention Xue Rengui's mood, but only to say that the army is very fast, Fang Yiai buried his good brother Du He on the spot, fearing that the tomb would be destroyed, so he didn't tell others, he chose the place himself.

Xue Rengui, Bai Chaofeng, brother Li Feng and others wanted to pay homage, but Fang Yiai rejected them on the grounds that they were eager for revenge and the opportunity was fleeting.

Regardless of whether it was Goguryeo who ambushed them and killed Duhe, or the mastermind of Baekje or Silla, Fang Yiai did not intend to let them go.

He and Xue Rengui discussed the attack route and various arrangements on the map, and the Three Kingdoms certainly didn't know that Fang Yiai could respond so quickly.

"If you ask the sage for instructions... His Majesty will think it over for two days. After all, they are just some good or bad 'two-country assassins'. They are a conspiracy to 'frame' the friendship between Goguryeo and Datang, right? Someone will definitely say that in front of the sage." Fang Yiai threw a dagger while talking, and it flew on the marching map, directly hitting the capital where the royal family of Goguryeo was located.

On the map, the capitals of the Three Kingdoms are all painted in red circles with some arrows.

Xue Rengui was thoughtful, he vaguely knew what Fang Yiai meant, the conflict between His Royal Highness the King of Wei and Fang Yiai, the spies in the army, that rebellious bastard Liu Gouzi...these people hide deeply and use desperate methods , They are all dead soldiers raised by some nobles, but they don't look like they were born in the army.

His Royal Highness the King of Wei has... the heart of disobedience.

Xue Rengui shook his head, and didn't want to think about it anymore. Although he had a good relationship with Fang Yi'ai and had imprinted on his faction, he actually didn't want to get involved in the turmoil between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Wei.

Although following Fang Yiai this time, in the eyes of King Wei, he is already the direct descendant of the crown prince in the army - Xue Rengui smiled wryly.

……

Not to mention along the way, Fang Yiai and the others did not focus on attacking Goguryeo this time, but took Baekje instead, and then the unsuspecting Baekje generals had weaker resistance than Goguryeo. They hadn't even heard of the country, let alone experienced it. The power of Datang's explosive package... Baekje was wiped out in three days!But the royal family wanted to raise the flag to surrender, but during the battle, some explosives accidentally "fired" from unknown sources, which affected innocent people, and accidentally wiped out all the royal family and nobles in Baekje.

How sad!

In this march, there were not only the [-] troops led by Fang Yiai and the others, but also the Qi army all the way on the sea. There is still a part of the garrison in the local area, even thousands of ships and generals who are good at water stations. They were misled by Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui.

Therefore, Fang Yiai and the others borrowed from the coastal forests this time and were not discovered by Goguryeo. It was indeed because the right time, place and people were indispensable, plus the speed of soldiers, and Xue Rengui's unexpected generals, and even Fang Yiai The extraordinary performance of love, and its ability to win people's hearts and discover talents, captured Baekje in one go and effortlessly, and eyed Goguryeo. Silla couldn't react in time, and looked confused.

In the army, Fang Yiai, who has already been spared, has unprecedented control, and he does not stick to one pattern to recruit talents. He has found many people from humble families who were previously inconspicuous in the army to serve as staff officers, and even brave and skilled fighters have been surpassed by him. For promotion, all of them follow Xue Rengui as an example, and they can't wait to fight bloody battles and make great achievements in one day.

This kind of desperate attitude, coupled with the gift of chance, they have won consecutive victories all the way, and they have fought more than [-] battles, big and small...

When this military news reached Li Shimin's ears, all the chopsticks he was holding fell to the ground without knowing it, let alone other surprised people in the Datang Army.

Changsun Wuji had reminded him before that Fang Yiai's army hadn't followed up, but he didn't take it seriously at the time, it was just Fang Yiai's emotional disturbance and Du He's injury, so it wouldn't hurt to delay for a few days.

The salaries and future benefits they received from Goguryeo are enough to support this Eastern Expedition without losing money. Even Li Shimin did not expect that this Eastern Expedition would be so fast and smooth.

Li Shimin was even contented, and he was also tired.

This Eastern Expedition is considered to be completed, and the princes of Goguryeo are all prostrate at his feet. The Tang Dynasty has tens of thousands of troops stationed in key places in Goguryeo, showing the Tang Dynasty's tolerant heart, and tolerance is great. Let the surrounding countries see, and No big problem.

Li Shimin had already thought of the scene of Tubo coming to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty after hearing about the complete victory of the Tang Dynasty before autumn and when the road to Tibet was easy to travel.

So, when Du He was accidentally assassinated and died, Fang Yiai and the others finally sent the delayed news. The emperor wept bitterly and mentioned several times that Du Ruhui and his poor daughter Chengyang were widows. , just sent an official letter to comfort the main general Fang Yiai, and asked the deputy general Xue Rengui to pick up the military affairs, and must assist in the follow-up evacuation military affairs...

Therefore, the emperor and his courtiers were not at all prepared to receive the news that Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui had destroyed Baekje.

What's more, it will take a lot of days for the news to be delivered here. They have already traveled one-third of the land journey back, and they are already far away from Shanhaiguan.

Baekje was wiped out just like that? !

Sitting in the upper seat, Li Shimin looked at his fourth son Li Tai and the general Li Ji, and of course called Fang Xuanling, who was suffering from illness and coughing recently.

For the sake of Fang Xuanling's health, the emperor didn't tell him the news of Du He's death before, and people kept it a secret, but now he couldn't go on, and Li Shimin didn't care about these trivial matters.

Sure enough, Fang Xuanling was speechless after hearing this.

He immediately knelt down, wept and pleaded guilty, and even fainted.

The emperor sighed and helped him up himself. The monarch and his ministers got along with each other and cried to each other about their unfilial son. Fang Xuanling was naturally fine, burning incense in the tent, and fell asleep restlessly.

The emperor raised his account at another time, and called his confidants and important personnel.

Discuss what to do next.

Everyone was shocked for a long time just now, and then they realized that someone came out to punish Fang Yiai for the crime of deceiving the emperor.

This person was Li Jingye, who had just finished speaking, but was swept away by Li Ji's eyebrows, and hurriedly backed away, looking secretly at Wei Wang Li Tai.

Li Tai spoke: "Saint, this Fangjun disregarded his father and disobeyed the holy order... Let's not mention it for the face of the Fangxiang, but now the important thing is how to finish it-after all, we have already signed the letter of credence with Prince Gao Guoli ..." That is, the letter of credence that was re-appointed as a minister.

What Li Tai said was very ingenious. On the surface, he didn't care about the guilt of hitting Fang Yiai, but in his words, he really pointed out the serious crime of Fang Yiai, and he also raised the urgent matter at the moment, which was much smarter than Li Jingye's straightforward .

Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Jingye again, looking edgy, who knows if he and King Wei have just communicated, one foreshadowing, the other showing talent and mind.

Li Tai was able to compete with the crown prince for the favor of the emperor, so he was a bit cautious, but Changsun Wuji also had his own opinions, so he was just watching coldly at this moment.

Li Jingye's grandfather, Li Ji, was a cunning old man, so he didn't say a word at this moment, but just watched from the sidelines.

"Wuji, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked with a sigh.

Changsun Wuji was named by the emperor, and only then did he speak. He said unhurriedly: "The news... I estimate that it should be at least three or four days. I just don't know that Fang Consort... and his deputy Xue Rengui, How is it now?"

Changsun Wuji was calm and calm, and Li Shimin was affected by it, and his angry heart also calmed down.

He just had a headache, so he couldn't help rubbing his temples.

Changsun Wuji's question is also the key question now.

Where are Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui marching now? What are they doing? Rebellion? !

Although everyone didn't say anything, everyone whispered in their hearts.

Li Shimin's face was gloomy, making it impossible to see what he was thinking. Only Changsun Wuji and Li Ji, as the emperor's close vassals and veterans, figured out what a saint was thinking.

Thinking of what Fang Yiai had done, the two were also silent.

The emperor stood up, paced back and forth, and asked someone to pick up the map of Liaodong again.

All the courtiers and soldiers gathered around to watch, and for a moment they had a tacit understanding, thinking, Fang Yi'ai and Xue Rengui... These two people, they will not destroy Goguryeo and Silla, right? !