Chapter 71 seventy

Li Shimin knew that if this Flying Tiger General abandoned Hou Junji, no one would be able to come! After receiving the general talisman, the upper and lower members of the East Palace seemed to have picked up a huge bargain, and they spread out together, and the camp of the Flying Tiger Army was quickly set up. But Li Chengqian was indeed not expected to lead soldiers, not to mention that most of the dude who mixed in, within a few days, this barracks almost turned into a playground.There are people who gamble and drink all day long.Li Chengqian wandered around the camp whenever he was free, but the soldiers figured out the rules of his appearance. When he came, he went to the school field to dance a few times with knives and guns, and continued to play as soon as he left.

One day, because Li Shimin received foreign envoys, Li Chengqian visited the camp one hour earlier than usual, and when he entered the camp gate, he heard the sound of shouting and drinking money from a military tent, and his expression changed. , led Heng Lian and the others over, broke into the tent and saw that a group of people were forming a dense circle and betting money with a pair of dice, and the shouting almost toppled the roof of the tent.These guys were so excited to gamble that they didn't even pay attention to the prince coming in. Li Chengqian's face turned pale with anger, and he took advantage of the pause in the hustle and bustle to say: "Hey! It's so lively! How about I come to play with you?" Everyone looked back and recognized the prince. They all turned pale with fright.A small corrector was overjoyed and said, "How much do you bet?"

Li Chengqian shouted: "The bet I want to bet is too big, I wonder if you dare to bet?" Xiaoxiao laughed: "Who doesn't know that Duan Bold even dares to bet his wife on the gambling table!" Li Chengqian pointed at the head of the little school and said: "Okay, then I bet on your head, do you dare to come?" The little school surnamed Duan came to his senses and said: "His Royal Highness, are you arguing with the little one?" Are you playing?" Li Chengqian raised his face: "What kind of place is this? How dare you gather a crowd to gamble and drag it down to beat thirty army sticks!" At this moment, Heng Lian pulled his sleeve and whispered: "This It was Duan Bold, the son of Duan Zhixuan, the emperor's old bodyguard. Duan Zhixuan used to be the emperor's bodyguard in the palace. All four of his sons died at the bridge. "Hearing this, Li Chengqian's expression changed, and he looked at Duan Bold again. He hesitated a little, but changed his mind, and ordered Duan Bold to be locked up for a day.

Duan Bold was not severely punished, and the gang of dandies in the camp became even more arrogant. They sent people to watch at the camp gate in turn, and gathered to gamble almost every day.Among them, Duan Bold was the most energetic one, but his luck was not going well for several days, he lost all his money, his hands were itchy, so he came up with the idea of ​​​​a military horse, and stole a few horses to sell.Li Ke, who didn't want to run into Weifu, took Chai Zhewei, An Heihu and others to the horse market to look for Mr. Yun, but Mr. Yun couldn't find him, but he heard Duan Boldly selling military horses, and kept saying that they were special horses for the Flying Tiger Army. , It can be called a good one out of a hundred.

At that time, Chai Zhewei said to Li Ke: "Your Highness, look at the good soldiers trained by the Eastern Palace. They even sold their horses! Let's arrest them and send them to the emperor to see how the prince ends up." Li Ke stopped Chai Zhewei: "We don't need to worry about this matter, you go and invite Mr. Wei here to have a look." Chai Zhewei was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that Li Ke wanted to kill someone with a knife, and he showed admiration on his face. He grinned and said, "Okay, then I'll invite Master Wei." Then he turned around and left quickly.

The Master Wei that Li Ke mentioned was Wei Zheng.After Li Shimin hired Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng sincerely assisted Li Shimin, and proposed to Li Shimin the political strategy of "struggling with martial arts, cultivating literature, and calming the people", which played a significant role in stabilizing the political situation and revitalizing the economy.Wei Zheng had political strategies, and Li Shimin obeyed his advice. Over the past few years, he had established a high prestige in the government and the public, and his status among civil servants was second only to Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.Wei Zheng is a counselor, and even a direct minister. He has a straightforward personality and hates evil like a vengeful enemy. Li Ke expected that if he knew about such things, he would definitely not ignore them.

Sure enough, Wei Zheng was very angry when he heard about this, and immediately went to Jingzhao Yin Chuheng, and told him that someone was stealing and selling military horses. Chu Heng sent a team of fast-moving soldiers, and Wei Zheng personally led them to take Duan Bold. .Li Shimin called Li Chengqian to reprimand him harshly, scolding him for losing all the people of the Li family who had been generals for generations, which made the prince look very ugly.After being reprimanded by this, Li Chengqian no longer had the heart to go to the camp to watch the soldiers practice. He came to the Hou Mansion listlessly and told Haitang about his distress.

The weather was gloomy and rainy, and under a tree full of crabapple flowers, Begonia was sewing a piece of clothing stitch by stitch, while listening to Li Chengqian's bitterness, she advised Li Chengqian not to be sad, no one is born to lead soldiers, After a long time, it will be good to realize the truth inside.Li Chengqian said that he was too soft-hearted and was not born a competent general.There was a trace of melancholy in his eyes and he said: "There is a terrible premonition that almost breaks my heart." Haitang stopped her needlework and asked, "What did you have a premonition?" Li Chengqian replied: "This will only print Sooner or later, I will be thrown off that high chair in the East Palace!" After saying these words, Li Chengqian supported a crabapple tree, shaking his body as if he was about to fall down.Haitang reached out to support him, and comforted him: "Your Highness—you think too much, it won't be like this, no!"

Li Chengqian tightly grasped Haitang's hand, and finally stabilized his body. He looked at the beloved girl in front of him, and said with a grateful expression: "Fortunately, fortunately, you can listen to me!" His voice seemed so weak, it made Haitang's heart ache. That night, she told her father what happened in tears. Seeing her daughter's distressed state, Hou Junji felt very sad.Haitang will marry Li Chengqian sooner or later, this is no secret in the court, the future son-in-law is unlucky, any father-in-law will be happy to see it, let alone he only has such a daughter.After tossing and turning in bed all night, Hou Junji decided to go see Li Shimin and ask for the Seal of General Flying Tiger.