The host is red and black, and the system can only chirp

It was freezing cold, but Xi, Ming and Ming, who were both highly skilled in martial arts, were naturally immune to the cold and heat. The more than 500 Central Plains people behind them had suffered a lot on the grassland.

Xi Mingming arranged for everyone to rest and eat when it was time to eat and slaughter sheep when it was time to slaughter sheep.

In this temperature, if you don’t eat meat you won’t be able to withstand the chill that penetrates deep into your bones.

Li Jing stopped Xi Mingming with a sad face, "These people have been held captive for too long. They can only eat grass, wild fruits and roots on the grassland every day, and they are not allowed to eat meat."

The slaves had to find and dig the stems of the cardamom they ate after grazing. If they delayed grazing, they would be beaten to death by the steward.

Li Jing said: "Before setting off, Li borrowed grains from the tribal leaders Wei Tong, Si Jie and others. Master, I will make the arrangements."

It was said to be a loan, but in fact Xi Mingming suddenly slammed the table and started to attack when the banquet was about to end - she seemed to be extremely drunk at the time, but her logic was clear and she spoke fluently in Turkish when she denounced the many looting behaviors of the Eastern Turks.

In short, the nobles present were required to return the Central Plains population looted during the "Siege of Yanmen" in August and September.

It is impossible for the Eastern Turks to really return it, but they cannot completely ignore the Grand Master's face.

Xi Mingming knew when to stop and would get back as much as he could.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde began to frequently drink and fight with the tribal leaders in private... This batch of grains and grass seeds could barely be considered a win in the bet.

Of course, the official statement is borrowed.

Since Sect Leader Xi took the lead in getting things done, it's not like the two of them are completely incompetent.

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Xi Mingming: … He wiped his face fiercely, feeling deeply ashamed for his “why not eat meat porridge”, and hid in a corner, drawing circles to reflect on himself.

The refugees were captured when they were trying to rescue people on the way back to the Central Plains, so eating meat was not a big problem at first; after that, the ancient people who could talk to Xi Mingming basically stood on the side of the exploiters, and eating meat was a matter of course.

The Central Plains people who were captured later had a status far lower than that of livestock on the grassland.

Xi Mingming fled in shame, "Please ask Senior Brother Yao to arrange it."

Li Jing, also known by his courtesy name Yaoshi.

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Xi Mingming was holding his head in his hands and reflecting deeply: [From my stupid behavior, I can see how rare Emperor Taizong is. He was born into a noble family and stood at the pinnacle of power. He was able to transcend the human nature of feudal shackles and practice the idea of ​​people-oriented.]

【He truly loves the people like his own children. 】

The only emperor who held a state funeral for ordinary officers and soldiers after winning a battle was an ordinary officer and soldier;

Invite the old soldiers who followed him to fight the enemy to attend the royal dinner;

He is also the only monarch in history to officially issue an edict to encourage widows to remarry;

Respect life, order the death penalty to be reviewed five times, no music will be played on the day of execution, and no meat or wine will be consumed;

The much-criticized coup d'état forced his father to kill his brother and younger brother, but also tried his best to minimize the impact of the coup. First, it did not affect the people, and second, it did not disrupt the government and massacre ministers.

In history, emperors with great talents and strategies tended to be aggressive and aggressive; emperors who cared about their people were definitely not ambitious enough. Emperor Taizong had both.

His military prowess seems to be gifted by nature, and his politics are mature and wise.

The outrageous thing is that his temperament is so flamboyant, pure, passionate and romantic.

He took sides for his wife, liked bright colors, collected horses of various colors, and slandered his idol Wang Xizhi by inserting personal opinions when Fang Xuanling and others were compiling the "Book of Jin".

Time was very cruel to Li Shimin throughout his life. He lost his mother when he was young, his brothers killed each other in his youth, his father and son were suspicious of each other, he lost his wife in his middle age, and finally he experienced fratricide.

Even though he was plagued by illness in his later years, he did not become suspicious and bloodthirsty.

Such a feudal monarch is enough to illuminate the Chinese nation for thousands of years.

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Mushroom Bomb could no longer bear it: [I have tolerated you for a long time, host! You named the golden eagle "Tianba", and you named that stupid horse "Baidi" too! ]

Is the system's "mushroom bomb" still valuable?

The system couldn't help but say: [Isn't it just four white hooves? Only uneducated hosts use "homophonic puns"! ]

Once the complaining mode is turned on, the system's talkative nature will be fully awakened.

[Emperor Taizong is always mentioned, and Li Shimin is always mentioned. That brat is only one year older than the host. Don't respect him like an ancestor. It's simply embarrassing for the host.]

[You are now also an intelligent creature in this world, can you put yourself in the right place? Don't look at other people as if they were cultural relics.]

[Ask Li Jing and Yuchi Gong if they think you are weird?]

[This means that the host has to use up his strength to the maximum when fighting, otherwise he will be mistaken for a crazy woman. ]

Mushroom Bomb: Wow~ It feels so good to output crazy damage.

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Xi Mingming has reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and everyone in the world keeps a respectful distance from her. Who dares to nag her like this?

The system annoyed her so much that she kept hitting her head.

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Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde looked at each other, and their faces became strange at the same time.

Since they met Xi Mingming, they have experienced all kinds of setbacks that they have never experienced in their lives.

Xi Mingming made them realize how short-sighted they were in the past. After just meeting a few people, they couldn't help but think of themselves as invincible heroes.

A young grandmaster; the Xi clan leader who went to the grassland to threaten the Eastern Turkic Khanate for the people; he was so upset that he kept hitting his head because he didn't pay attention to the weak stomachs of the people he saved.

Who would believe it if I told them?

Only at this time did the two of them truly feel that Sect Leader Xi was indeed just a teenager.

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It is said in Mencius that a benevolent person is invincible in the world.

It can be seen that no matter whether one is a king or practicing martial arts, if one has a kind heart, one will eventually open up one's own "Tao".

When the two thought of this, their hearts were shaken at the same time, as if they had realized something.

The timing was not right, so both of them forced themselves to hide their feelings in their hearts and walked towards Xi Mingming with dry food.

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Yuchi Jingde advised awkwardly: "Master Xi, you have never experienced hunger, so it is normal for you to forget for a moment."

Li Jing took the opportunity to hand the dry food to Xi Mingming. He decided to talk about something that Sect Master Xi was good at.

Li Jing asked: "Now that rebellions are constantly occurring in various places, the aristocratic families are forbearing and accumulating strength. How does the patriarch view the various forces?"

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Xi Mingming looked sideways. Although Li Juncheng used the word "rebellion", he might have asked this question, recognizing the reality more than a year earlier than in history~

It seems that this trip to the grassland was not in vain.

Compared with the Eastern Turkic Shibi Khan who was always on the alert and sent people to monitor the Central Plains, His Majesty the Emperor, Li Juncheng, will gather tens of thousands of county soldiers next month to renovate the Piling Palace.

As for the man that Sect Leader Xi favored the most, he was only sixteen years old and had just become famous for saving Yang Guang during the "Siege of Yanmen". He had not yet officially entered the stage of history.

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Sect Leader Xi looked up at the sky: "Who knows? It's too early for anything."

Yuchi Jingde suddenly asked: "How long can your trip intimidate the Eastern Turks?"

This guy asked very directly.

"Yes, the deterrent effect won't last long. At most, it will buy us two or three years of development time."

Strictly speaking, two years and three months at most.

In March of the 14th year of Daye, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was killed in Jiangdu.

Xi Mingming sighed: "Once the Central Plains is in chaos, the Turks will inevitably frequently invade the border... personal power is always limited!"

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The benefits are too tempting. Even if there is a sword hanging over your head or a knife on your neck, you will still reach out your hand.

There is chaos in the Central Plains. What's the difference between this and hanging a piece of fat meat in front of the mouth of the Eastern Turks and not letting them eat it?

Xi Mingming looked deeply at Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde: "So... whether the people of the Central Plains can escape the trampling of the Eastern Turkic cavalry depends on you two!"

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Yuchi Jingde: Here it comes again. This familiar recipe, familiar taste, old-fashioned moral kidnapping.