Chapter 25 Chapter Twenty-Five

Many people, including Shi Wanbao, felt strange about Sheng Yanshi's actions.However, the facts will speak for themselves.When Master Sheng Yan led thousands of troops to ambush in the ravine of Xiong'er Mountain, and waited for Li Mi to come in the cold, everyone was convinced. Someone asked: "Didn't Li Mi go to the east land road? Why do you want to cross the Yellow River this way?" Master Sheng Yan smiled and asked, "What is he going east for?" The man thought for a long time, analyzing and analyzing, and he found that according to Li Mi's current experience, there is absolutely no reason to run east.If Li Mi wants to fight Li Yuan, the most important task is to gather enough people first.Although Shandong is his old nest, it is not as simple as imagined to call up the old department.So, he will find other ways.

Master Sheng Yan was very familiar with Li Mi's network. From Taolin to the north across the Yellow River, there was a state named Yizhou, and it was his former subordinate Zhang Shanxiang who was in charge of this state.Master Sheng Yan guarded this place, which is also the place that must be passed from Taolin to Yizhou.In this sunny winter, Tang Bing, who had been waiting quietly for a long time, seemed to be able to see Li Mi being shot to death by random arrows.Li Mi's plan was completely seen through by Master Sheng Yan. He yelled for a long time that he was going to travel east, but he still went north.

After leading the troops safely through Xiongzhou, which he thought was particularly dangerous, Li Mi was relieved.He originally thought that if Xiongzhou had soldiers and horses, he would be caught off guard by his arrival, and it would not be impossible to clean up the entire state by then.But now there is no need, it is best to find Zhang Shanxiang as soon as possible. After passing through Xiongzhou, the army began to walk at a very leisurely pace.Even Li Mi and Wang Bodang started talking while walking, and just like that, they walked into the trap carefully set by Master Sheng Yan. On the mountain road, when Li Mi led a large army to march, he saw countless archers suddenly standing on both sides, and the first two words that came to his mind were finished.Who can know that a person who only thinks of Shandong will go in the direction of Yizhou?There was no time to think so much. When everyone drew out their knives to block the arrows, there was already a mess behind Li Mi.Thousands of arrows were fired, and Li Mijun was killed and injured, and within a moment, he lost all his abilities.

Li Mi was lucky to escape the flying arrow, but the result of this luck was even more unlucky. Because after Tang Bing put down his bow and arrow, a large group of soldiers rushed out of the forest suddenly, holding a sharp sword and killing Li Mi.In an instant, Li Mijun was cut into two by Tang soldiers.The originally chaotic Ming army (Ming Gong army) was divided by the Tang army, unable to take care of the head and tail, and lost contact with Li Mi. For a while, the army broke up and fled.Unfortunately, they have long been unable to escape. The Tang soldiers who were eager to do meritorious service swarmed in, and a large number of soldiers came straight to Li Mi.After a fierce fight, Li Mi had no protection around him.Only Wang Bodang stayed by his side.Don't expect Cheng Yaojin to come out halfway at this time, and don't expect the extremely brave Xu Shiji to rush out to be a heroic savior.They have all been taken into the bag by Wang Shichong now, and only Wang Bodang is in Li Mi's army.

Dozens of big knives (heavy knives with broken handles) and dozens of long spears killed Li Mi together. This strength was like a heavy-duty blender, and it would stab Li Mi into a pulp in an instant.The soldiers did not have a deep hatred for Li Mi, but they loved Li Mi's head, arms, and thighs... To Li Mi, these are limbs, and to them, they are the future.Well, I will win it even if I try my best! But at this time, Wang Bodang's action made the first plan of these people fail.When Uncle Wang saw that Li Mi was in danger, he pushed Li Mi to the ground at once, and threw himself on Li Mi to block all the swords and guns for him.He didn't agree with Li Mi's rebellion, let alone Li Mi's confrontation with Li Yuan so soon, but Li Mi was still his teacher and friend after all.He couldn't and couldn't watch Li Mi suffer in front of his eyes. For his benefactor, he could only repay him with death.

Tang Bing would not be soft-hearted towards Uncle Wang, and Li Mi, who was still alive under him, was killed, and his head was handed over to Master Sheng Yan.Everyone knows that killing the head of a thief can be chopped off anywhere, but not on the forehead.Therefore, I guess that Li Mi's death must be a mess from the head down, but the head is well preserved. Master Sheng Yan first sent Li Mi's head to Chang'an, Li Yuan watched it, and after awarding it, he sent someone to send it to Xu Shiji who was in Liyang.The role of a person is that when he is alive, many people envy him; when he is dead, his value still exists.Li Mi, who has lived through troubled times, worked hard all his life, but in the end he died because of envy, jealousy and hatred, which is really regrettable.

In the mouths of Unofficial History Records and storytellers, Xu Maogong is a character similar to an old man with a strong nose, and many people also dismiss him, thinking that he is a stubborn old man.In fact, Xu Shiji was not what people imagined at all. He was one of the smartest military generals in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and he was also one of the capable ministers who lived a good life all his life. Xu Shiji is the only one who deserves this great honor among the famous founding generals of the Tang Dynasty, who is loyal, loyal, smart, and understands people's hearts.Therefore, Xu Shiji was deeply loved by the emperors (including Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian), and was also lamented by later historians.If you study Xu Shiji, you will know that humility, current affairs, and talent are the three magic weapons for his success in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Xu Shiji's family background is very ordinary, and he was a farmer when he was young.Later, he couldn't bear the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty and went to Wagang Village.At first, he followed Zhai Rang to do business.Later, Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, and he voted under Li Mi's tent instead.Even a loyal person like Xu Shiji could not die for Zhai Rang, which shows that Zhai Rang's work with the masses is indeed very poor.In the process of following Li Mi, Xu Shiji made great achievements in battle and was deeply valued by Li Mi.After Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, Xu Shiji also defected to Li Yuan with Li Mi.

Li Yuan arranged for Li Mi to stay in Chang'an, and asked Xu Shiji to guard Li Yang. Xu Shiji has a record, he is the person with the most troublesome name in history.It should be noted that there are many people with many names, but they are all self-proclaimed, or they are changed by themselves.Xu Shiji was not, he first became Li Shiji, and later became Li Ji again.His character, Mao Gong, is also called Mao Gong, whichever way you write it, it is correct. Xu Shiji's name change was entirely done by someone else. First of all, he was given the surname Li by Li Yuan because of his military achievements.Therefore, Xu Shiji changed his name to Li Shiji.After decades of using the name Li Shiji, Li Shimin passed away. Li Zhi tabooed his father's name, and the word Shimin cannot be spoken of in the world.Therefore, Li Shiji simply removed the middle character and changed his name to Li Ji.Changing the country's surname is a great honor, just like the country's surname, it is an affirmation of his contribution.

Name: Xu Shiji, Xu Maogong, Xu Maogong, Li Maogong, Li Maogong, Li Shiji, Li Ji Nationality: Han Birthplace: Lihu, Caozhou, Shandong (now Dongming County, Heze City, Shandong Province) Born: 594 Died: 669 years Occupation: Farmer, politician, military strategist Education: None can not speak English Hobbies: fighting Specialties: Fighting Achievement: War Resume: When I was young, I donated righteousness to make money; I joined Wagangzhai at the age of seventeen and followed Zhai Rang; I was nearly killed at the age of twenty-three and followed Li Mi; Liu Heikai; at the age of seventy-three, took command to personally conquer Korea, at the age of seventy-four, Korea was destroyed; at the age of seventy-five, he died.

Highest Title: British Duke Highest honor: The emperor cut off his own beard and mixed medicine for him Personality: Forbearance, low-key, brave, amiable, resourceful Later generations commented: in Li Mi, loyalty; in Shan Xiongxin, righteousness; in soldiers, sympathy; in the Tang Dynasty, consistent, destroying Goryeo, the highest merit. No matter how you look at it, Xu Shiji is a person worthy of special mention.I found Li Shimin's evaluation of him, in order to explain people's views on Xu Shiji at that time.But the first thing I want to declare is that this is not made up by me, it is indeed from Li Shimin's mouth.If you feel that something is wrong, you can go to Zhaoling to practice the method of summoning the soul, and call Comrade Li Shimin out to discuss with him face to face. Anyway, what Li Shimin said can explain some basic facts: "Mao Gong uses the master's plan, responds to the enemy, and uses the opportunity to cooperate. How can the ancient Han (Xin), Bai (Qi), Wei (Qing), and Huo (Qubing) be able to do it?" Xu Shiji is so great, but later generations do not praise him. Like Comrade Cao Cao, he was probably misled by storytelling.I don't dislike storytelling, but Mr. Meng once said that "it is better to have no books than to believe in books." Regarding history, we need to restore a truth, not rely on bragging to meditate.Things often don't leave images, but I always think that history is more exciting than fiction. Now, Xu Shiji was crying bitterly in front of Li Mi's head, he would never have thought that Li Mi was staying in Chang'an, how could his head be taken to Liyang!So, I asked Li Mi what crime he had committed. "Li Mi opposed the Tang Dynasty, so he was punished." Xu Shiji didn't ask any more, it was meaningless, if he could ask, he would be sad, but if he couldn't, he would still be sad.However, for such an arrogant and capricious villain like Li Mi, does Xu Shiji still need to cry for him?Not necessary, but with affection.Because Li Mi was not as arrogant as those people in the Chang'an court imagined, his reputation in Wagangzhai was very good. Li Mi is sympathetic to the soldiers and cares about the soldiers in every possible way. He is a typical model worker and has a benevolent demeanor.This can be seen from the performance of the soldiers after his death.Xu Shiji requested that Li Mi be buried in the south of Liyang Mountain, and after receiving Li Yuan's approval, he held a grand funeral for Li Mi. That day, all the sergeants were dressed in white, and Xu Shiji walked in the front in mourning.During the burial, a shocking scene appeared. Many people thought that this group of Li Yang soldiers were just pretending to cry, that after taking off their mourning clothes, they should eat meat and make jokes.But what is shocking is that all the soldiers in Li Mi's old army were crying until the night was dark, and some even grabbed the ground with their heads, bleeding.This is relatively light, because many people vomited blood because they were too sad (cryers vomit blood more).The relationship between Li Mi and the soldiers can be seen. After the funeral for Li Mi, Xu Shiji continued to play the role of guarding Li Yang.Everyone present knew that Li Mi suspected Xu Shiji of being unfaithful to him and sent him away from the army.Between foolish loyalty and wisdom, Xu Shiji chose wisdom; between cold-blooded and loyalty, Xu Shiji chose loyalty.However, this point, the other person can't figure it out no matter how much he thinks.In Hedong, Yao Junsu, who was stubbornly resisting, was still firmly waiting for the rescue of the Emperor Taizhu. A hundred days have passed since Qu Tutong surrendered in September.Yao Junsu's life was not good at all. Hedong City was cut off from the outside world, and there was a shortage of food in the city. With his tenacious willpower and unwavering belief, Yao Junsu controlled his subordinates well, but , No one knows whether this group of people who have been driven crazy will do anything excessive. But no matter what, in the Sui Dynasty that had long since perished (Yao Jun never knew about it), even after three months of death, there was no mutiny at all.Whoever listened to this would give Yao Junsu a thumbs up. In December of the first year of Wude, Li Yuan sent Lu Shaozong, Wei Yijie, Dugu Huai'en and other generals to besiege Hedong, with Dugu Huai'en as the chief designer.The current Li Yuan is completely different from the Li Yuan who couldn't sleep well every day and had to worry about the military situation every day. His current tasks, apart from handling government affairs, are nothing more than eating, sleeping, and beating.Now, he could finally sit and watch the three generals beat Hedong violently while drinking tea, waiting for the good news of their return from victory. Li Yuan didn't get what he wanted, because under the leadership of Dugu Huai'en, these three comrades fought for a long time, and they didn't even touch a hair of Yao Junsu, let alone take down Hedong within a few days.I think one of the reasons why Yao Junsu was so tenacious was that he didn't even know that Yang Guang was dead.What is even more humorous is that Yao Junsu came to such a conclusion regarding the general trend of the world: The main force of the Sui Dynasty is still there, and the world is still unknown. It can be seen that in Yao Junsu's mind, the generals of the Twelve Guards beside Yang Guang would lead thousands of troops back to Chang'an, and kill Li Yuan to death.In order to express his passionate beliefs and the national plan to suppress thieves that he has long been familiar with, Yao Junsu came up with a very effective method. Little sister Hedong: I am like an umbrella, waiting for the rain is my life's destiny. Yao Junsu: Pay attention to all departments. Perseverance is a fine tradition of our army. Brother Hedong: I am very hungry now...