"Military advisor? Military advisor?" Li Shi Min stared at the person in front of him. He had a single eyebrow, thin eyes, a prominent nose, and a square mouth. His face was pale and radiant, and his handsome face was enviable." It's your turn to play!"”
"Ah!" Yin Shisan came back to his senses and looked at the letter incense on the table.
Only the tip of the foot-long incense stick was left in the incense burner.
"No more!" Yin Shisan threw the white stone in his hand.
"No, no more?" Li Shimin stared at the chess game in front of him in shock." Advisor Jun, didn't you say that you were bored at home and specially came to play chess with me?”
"Ah, I'm not bored anymore."
Before Li Shi Min could understand what he meant, hurried footsteps could be heard from the front yard.
Yin Shisan slowly stood up. Although Li Shimin did not understand why, he still stood up with him. He saw a small official from the yellow family step into the garden and kneel down in front of the pavilion." Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you to the palace."”
Li Shimin was stunned. He looked at Officer Huang, then turned to look at Yin Shisan.
Yin Shisan nodded at Li Shiming with a big smile.
Li Shiming then asked the little yellow door,"Let me ask you, did father say what he called me for?"”
"Never!"
Li Shimin looked at Yin Shisan in confusion. He believed that his military advisor must know something.
Yin Shisan motioned for Li Shimin to calm down and said to the Yellow Gate official," Your Excellency, please go to the front hall to drink tea first. After His Highness the King of Qin changes his clothes, he will follow your Excellency into the palace."”
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as Officer Huang left, Li Shimin hurried over to Yin Shisan." Advisor, what happened?”
"Your Highness, do you still remember the urgent report from Taiyuan three days ago?”Yin Shisan said unhurriedly.
Li Shi Min nodded. Three days ago, Taiyuan had reported that Song Jin Gang, a general under Prince Ding Yang Liu Wu Zhou, had led a hundred thousand soldiers to invade Taiyuan. The Tang Emperor Li Yuan sent Prince Li Jiancheng and King Li Yuanji to lead a hundred thousand soldiers to wipe out the bandits.
Everyone in the Great Tang Imperial Court knew about this.
"Could it be that the front line is in a tight situation and Father has invited me to discuss countermeasures?”
Yin Shisan smiled and shook his head. His Qin Emperor was still too naive. There was a huge gap between him and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who had created the golden age of Zhenguan in history.
"It's not that we're in a tight situation. It's that our army of one hundred thousand has been completely wiped out, and only the Crown Prince and King Qi have returned.”
"Hiss ~"
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and his eyes widened.
If this was true, the foundation of the Great Tang would be shaken.
Everyone knew that Taiyuan City was the prosperous land of the Tang Empire. The current Emperor of the Tang Empire, Li Yuan, was once the garrison of Taiyuan. He had raised an army from Taiyuan and seized the opportunity to attack Guanzhong, settling the world and creating the Great Tang of today.
Now that Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji's 100,000-man army had been wiped out, Taiyuan would definitely fall.
Once Taiyuan was lost, how could the Tang Dynasty stand?
How could an imperial court that couldn't even defend its own hometown gain the trust of the people?
Sensing the importance of the matter, Li Shimin forced himself to calm down and looked at Yin Shisan with a serious face." Advisor, this is not a joke!”
" Your Highness, the Flying Tiger Cavalry reported yesterday at midnight that Crown Prince Jiancheng and King Yuanji entered through the Vermilion Bird Gate with only twelve guards. They were in a sorry state like stray dogs.”
Gulp!
Li Shi Min's body went limp as he sat down on the stone chair, staring at his feet.
The Flying Tiger Cavalry was a team that Yin Thirteen had brought with him when he had joined the Qin Mansion a year ago. Although there were only 49 of them, every one of them was an expert in the martial world. They were all proficient in leaping, riding, and archery.
Yin Shisan didn't let them do anything else. He only sent them to various places to gather information and transmit intelligence.
In the past year, the Flying Tiger Cavalry had sent 3,600 pieces of information to King Qin's Mansion. Every day was crucial, and every piece of information was accurate.
Li Shi Min didn't doubt that the information they sent was fake.
"Since the news came last night, why didn't you tell me earlier?”
Li Shi Min raised his head and looked at Yin Shi San with a reproachful look.
If Yin Shisan had told him earlier, he would have been mentally prepared, unlike now, when he had completely collapsed.
Yin Shisan frowned and looked at Li Shimin reproachfully." Your Highness, the Crown Prince and King Qi are relatives of the royal family. They led an army to war and lost 100,000 soldiers. Although it was detrimental to the country, it is ultimately a family matter of the Li family. How can an outsider like me dare to interfere?"”
Li Shimin looked ashamed. He knew Yin Shisan was right.
"Moreover, there has been no news of the army's defeat in the Imperial Court, and the Emperor has only privately summoned you to the Palace. This is enough to show that the Emperor wants to settle this matter in secret and have you lead the army to make up for the grave mistake the Crown Prince and King Qi made.”
Pa!
Li Shi Min slapped the table in front of him and stood up angrily." Advisor Jun, is Father trying to absolve the Crown Prince and King Qi?" Those are the lives of an army of 100,000 soldiers. The parents and children behind them add up to more than 100,000. This, this…"
As he spoke, Li Shi Min's eyes turned red and his lips trembled.
Yin Shisan sighed in his heart when he saw this. What a great Emperor Taizong, what a great benevolent ruler.
" So what if the Emperor doesn't absolve the Crown Prince and King Qi?" Yin Shisan said coldly." Are you going to execute them by a thousand cuts according to the military order?"”
Li Shi Min was stunned again.
To kill a hundred thousand soldiers in three days, not to mention being dismembered, even killing nine families and digging up their graves was a light punishment.
But with the Crown Prince and King Qi's status, how could they accept such a punishment?
"Your Highness!" Yin Shisan saw that Li Shiming had gradually calmed down, so he said to him earnestly," You must remember what happened today. In the future, let the parents and children of those soldiers who died live a stable and prosperous life to repay their kindness!"”
"Shimin, learn from me!" Li Shi Min stood up and bowed respectfully to Yin Shisan three times.
Yin Shisan asked Li Shimin to sit down and said to him,"The Emperor has called you to the palace this time. He will definitely let you lead the army. Don't refuse."”
"Then who will be the vanguard?"
Li Shimin was the commander, and he needed Yin Shisan's help to choose the Vanguard Officer.
"Yes, none of us from King Qin's Mansion can do it.”Yin Shisan muttered after some thought.
Li Shimin was stunned. What was this? Everyone knew that the generals of the Great Tang who were experienced in war were all in Prince Qin's Mansion. If Prince Qin's Mansion didn't have a vanguard, where else could the Great Tang find capable people?
Yin Shisan said to Li Shimin," This time, Prince Dingyang has sent Song Jingang to lead the expedition. The vanguard is Yuchi Jingde. This person has the courage of ten thousand men. No one can defeat him except the Five Tiger Generals of Tile Hill."”
"The Five Tiger Generals?" Li Shi Min shook his head," If my fourth brother Yuan Ba was here, there would be no need for the Five Tiger Generals to step out."”
Yin Shisan pursed his lips. He knew that Li Shimin was thinking about Li Yuanba's tragic death.
In order to prevent him from sinking into excessive sorrow, Yin Shisan said," Your Highness, you don't have to worry about the matter of the Vanguard Officer. Go see the Emperor first and agree to the appointment of the Commander. I will help you settle the matter of the Vanguard Officer."”
Li Shi Min nodded and changed his outfit before following Official Huang to the Imperial Palace.
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