"Don't say that, second brother. Have you forgotten? When the emperor conquered the world, my uncle helped him a lot. What's more, now that the queen mother is gone, if we want the emperor to look at us more, we can't just rely on the father-son relationship. My uncle holds a different place in the emperor's heart. Let's go a few more times. It may not be of any use now, but it may not be useless in the future."
Li Zhi didn't want to say it at first. In fact, he could do this kind of thing himself, but if he did it himself, it would be equivalent to revealing himself. This guy is best at standing behind others. No matter who he follows, everyone's impression of him is that he is cowardly.
Even if someone investigated this matter, everyone thought that Li Zhi was an accomplice and that he would not be punished. He had been living like this for so many years and his life was not bad. It was only after Li Xiang's rise that things got worse day by day.
"I'm tired, I'm going to rest first. You guys spend every day studying useless things like this. If you want to go, go ahead. I don't want to see that stinky face over there. Every time I see him, he lectures me. Am I still a child?"
Li Tai really didn't want to look at Changsun Wuji's face when he thought of it. He was an adult now, but he was always like a child in front of Changsun Wuji. He could spend most of the meal talking to him. Who would want to go to that place?
Looking at Li Tai's leaving back, Li Zhi really didn't know what to say. This is your real uncle. If he wasn't your real uncle, he would have nothing better to do than to come and educate you. I don't know how many people in the whole Chang'an City want to be scolded by Zhangsun Wuji. You don't know how lucky you are.
Cheng Mansion.
"What are you saying? My daughter has already followed me to the dangerous and ferocious Northwest, so why do you want my two sons to go there too? You weren't home before, and now that you're finally home, your sons are going to be away again."
After receiving the emperor's edict, Cheng Yaojin's wife was very depressed. Although this was his wife he married later, she got along well with his two sons. Now she was suddenly sent to the front line. No woman in the family would feel comfortable.
"Why are you wasting your time? The Emperor's decree has already come down. If the Emperor hadn't forbidden me to go to the battlefield, I would gladly take these two thousand men to the northwest. I haven't had any experience there yet."
Cheng Yaojin said with some envy. He had been fighting outside since he was young, so he had an extraordinary yearning for the battlefield. Unfortunately, because his son-in-law was Li Xiang, he had to give up his military power early. Of course, he was not the only one. Those who started their careers with Li Shimin basically retired in Chang'an City.
It's not that these people are in poor health or lack the ability, but that their prestige within the army is too high. If they were allowed to lead troops in the army again, even if there was no incident with Li Xiang, Li Shimin would not be able to sleep every night. While there are not many wars around the Tang Dynasty, it is time to start taking over.
Although the sons of the generals all joined the army, these people did not have deep roots in the army, and Li Shimin also transferred them all. No one's son could take over his father's old troops, and they had to go to other people's armies. This was equivalent to stripping their wings. Even if some people had ideas, could your soldiers follow you?
"You old fool, you only know how to make sarcastic remarks. Don't you see the current situation in the northwest? I heard that the King of Qi did such a shameful thing. Now the entire Western Region is going to war with our Tang Dynasty. What good will it do if two boys go there at this time?"
Although Li Shimin had tried his best to block the news, all the major families had connections in the northwest. Although they did not know the news very clearly, they were able to analyze the situation based on the information they had. They found that Li You was not doing any real work in the northwest and had slept with the wife of some important figure, so they sent reinforcements from Chang'an City.
"How can there be so many good things on the battlefield? Back then, when I followed the emperor to fight, there was no tomorrow. Who knew what the final result would be? But now we are also in the Duke's Mansion, right? If I hadn't fought on the battlefield, I wouldn't have achieved such a result in half my life. These two boys should also go to the battlefield to gain some experience. People who don't go to the battlefield can't grow."
Cheng Yaojin had a different opinion on raising sons. Daughters naturally needed to be coaxed, but it was different for sons. Letting his sons go to the army to be trained for two years would be good for both sons.
"Master and Madam, the two young masters are here."
While the couple was talking, the two young masters at the door were already ready. They originally wanted to set off early tomorrow morning, but the Qianniu Guards were already ready, and the situation in the northwest was more urgent, so the two young masters prepared to set off overnight.
They had also heard about the situation in the northwest. Gaochang's border couldn't be left undefended. Lord Zhao had told them to prepare and depart, but wasn't it a joke for a civilian to defend the border? So, after some discussion, the two brothers decided to set out overnight, aiming to reach the Gaochang border as quickly as possible.
"Don't worry, mother. This isn't the first time my second brother and I have been on the battlefield. Furthermore, we've already learned 70% of our father's skills. He fought all over the battlefield back then, and nothing happened to him. We brothers won't be in any trouble either."
Seeing his mother's eyes turn red, Cheng Chumo quickly comforted her that this mother was not his biological mother, but he and his mother were raised by her, so she was like his biological mother.
"Big brother is right. Mother doesn't need to worry. Besides, my younger sister is still in the Western Regions. We two will be fine. Mother just needs to take good care of father and wait for news of our triumphant return."
The two brothers were very excited. It can only be said that they were both Cheng Yaojin's biological sons. When they heard about going to the battlefield, their blood immediately boiled. Just now when they were in their respective rooms, their wives and concubines were crying all over the room. As a result, the two of them came to Cheng Yaojin together, but they didn't expect their mother to cry like this too.
Looking at her two heartless eldest sons, Mrs. Cheng really didn't know what to say, but she knew that Cheng Yaojin must have something to tell her, so she took her maid to check the luggage of her two sons to see if anything was left out.