Chapter 33: Armor-Removing Wind
That competition, along with the name of the predecessor, went down in history and became a major proof that the predecessor had mental problems.
That competition was a spear duel between my predecessor and Yuchi Gong.
The lance was a standard weapon for fierce generals in the Tang Dynasty, and the lance also reached its peak period in the Tang Dynasty.
His predecessor was an expert in lance use, and Yuchi Gong was also an expert in lance use.
After Li Shimin persuaded Yuchi Gong to surrender, his predecessor, eager to catch the prey, insisted on running to compete with Yuchi Gong in spear fighting.
Yuchi Gong had just surrendered to Li Tang at that time, and his temperament had become more restrained. He was afraid of hurting his predecessor, so he did not agree to compete with his predecessor.
But the predecessor refused to give in and even made a scene in front of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin probably thought that his predecessor had a problem with his brain. In order to teach his predecessor a lesson, Li Shimin asked Yuchi Gong not to hold back.
Then... Yuchi Gong seized the spear with his bare hands three times, and his predecessor never boasted again that he was the best horse lance master in the Tang Dynasty.
Yin Qiao was not afraid of losing face to his predecessor and took the initiative to challenge him. It was obviously his predecessor's fault.
Li Yuanji didn't think Yin Qiao would challenge him for no reason, so he must have some ulterior motive. So he asked slowly, "What do you want to compete with? What's the stakes?"
“Hehehe…”
Yin Qiao gave a frivolous smile, his eyes involuntarily falling on the BMW under Li Yuanji's crotch.
When Li Yuanji saw this, he immediately understood Yin Qiao's purpose. Yin Qiao was attracted by his horse.
Although the horses under Yin Qiao's command were also BMWs, they were obviously not of the same grade compared to his.
Ever since Emperor Wu of Han went on a western expedition to Dayuan for the purpose of obtaining Ferghana horses, people instantly understood that BMW was the absolute first choice when giving gifts to a martial emperor.
Therefore, all the BMWs captured by the Tang army or obtained by envoys from various places were given to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan did not love BMWs as much as Emperor Wu of Han, and he did not need too many BMWs, so most of the BMWs presented to him went to his three legitimate sons.
The BMW under Li Yuanji's crotch is naturally a first-class top-quality product.
Yin Qiao is a man who loves horses, so he would not miss the chance to get one.
In the past, he did not dare to get close to Li Yuanji because Li Yuanji was cruel and merciless, and his mood was unpredictable. He was afraid that if he took the initiative to approach Li Yuanji and bring up topics such as competition, it would remind Li Yuanji of the scene when he was brutally abused by Yuchi Gong.
So I dare not get close.
After witnessing Li Yuanji's transformation in Taiji Hall and confirming Li Yuanji's transformation outside the city of Chang'an, Yin Qiao had the courage to get close to Li Yuanji.
"How dare you think about my horse?"
Li Yuanji said pretending to be displeased.
Yin Qiao's eyes rolled around as he stared at Li Yuanji and laughed, but he didn't say anything.
This guy was also a smart man. He couldn't tell whether Li Yuanji was really unhappy or just pretending to be unhappy, so he didn't answer.
Li Yuanji glared at Yin Qiao, "What are you going to compete for, and what is the stakes?"
Seeing that Li Yuanji had given in, Yin Qiao did not show any sign of being unhappy, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is riding a top-notch horse, so its speed must be impeccable.
How about we go on foot?"
Li Yuanji stared at Yin Qiao, "You lost?"
Yin Qiao said proudly: "If I lose, I will leave it to Your Highness to deal with me."
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes. What's the difference between this and trying to get something for nothing?
Can he really deal with Yin Qiao at will?
Is the Duke of the Tang Dynasty too worthless?
"If you lose, I will give you 10% of the points for every enemy head you cut off on the battlefield."
Li Yuanji was unwilling to let Yin Qiao take advantage of him for nothing, so he made a suggestion that would put Yin Qiao in an awkward position.
Military merit is useless to Li Yuanji.
However, the officials and subordinates of the Prince of Qi's Palace are of great use.
In this expedition, he was the commander-in-chief of the rear army, and he had to stay in Luoyang with Qu Tutong, so there was almost no possibility for him to fight in the battlefield.
So he had to find some benefits for his subordinates.
When Yin Qiao heard Li Yuanji's words, he was obviously stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, military merits cannot be accepted privately."
Li Yuanji glanced at Yin Qiao and said indifferently: "Just hand over the enemy's head to me, and don't worry about the rest."
He generously handed over the matter of supervising the transportation of grain and grass to Li Shimin's people, and privately got some heads to record some military merits for his subordinates. Li Shimin would definitely not say anything.
Maybe Li Shimin would take the opportunity to give him some more heads.
He gave Li Shimin a great favor, so Li Shimin had to give something back.
Yin Qiao pondered and said, "Since Your Highness has a solution, then I agree."
Yin Qiao was confident of victory, so he agreed readily.
"So shall we get started?"
Yin Qiao asked.
Li Yuanji nodded.
Yin Qiao rode out at a gallop.
Li Yuanji ordered Xie Shufang to pick a few people riding BMWs to chase after him.
Qu Tutong saw some unusual movements in front of the team and immediately caught up.
After carefully questioning the cavalry of Prince Qi's Palace, he kept grinning.
Li Yuanji didn't know, but Qu Tutong knew it clearly.
That guy Yin Qiao knew a shortcut to Hangu Pass, so he would definitely win.
"Your Highness, don't you think about it? Yin Qiao clearly knows that the BMW he rides is not as good as your horse, so why did he challenge you to a competition? There must be something fishy going on!"
Just when Qu Tutong was wondering why Li Yuanji had problems with his brain again.
Yin Qiao left and came back with a very interesting look on his face.
The BMW under Yin Qiao's crotch was gone. He came back running, his face full of shame and anger.
Qu Tutong was stunned. "What are you doing?"
Yin Qiao gritted his teeth and said, "Don't mention it. I was tricked."
Qu Tutong asked suspiciously, "How did you get tricked?"
While explaining, Yin Qiao ordered people to prepare another horse for him and to wrap the horse's hooves with animal skins.
"I had only rushed out for a while when he and his men caught up with me. Before I could react, he broke my horse's leg with a spear. I fell off the horse in an instant.
I chased him and questioned him, but he actually said to me jokingly that I didn’t say not to do it. ”
After Yin Qiao finished explaining, the soldiers in Yin's mansion had already prepared another BMW for him.
Yin Qiao rode out on his horse and chased after him.
Qu Tutong laughed out loud and shouted at Yin Qiao's receding back, "Your Highness is right! It was indeed you who didn't explain the rules clearly!"
It's rare to see Yin Qiao being humiliated, and he was humiliated by Li Yuanji.
Qu Tutong laughed for a long while before ordering the others to chase after him.
In order to avoid falling behind Li Yuanji and Yin Qiao.
Qu Tutong specially took his men to take a shortcut.
This competition lasted until noon.
When Li Yuanji and Xie Shufang and a few others arrived at Tongguan, they saw Yin Qiao sitting on horseback, winking at him proudly.
Qu Tutong and the others were watching the show on one side.
Seeing this scene, Li Yuanji realized that he had been fooled.
Yin Qiao obviously knew there was a shortcut, so he specifically challenged him to a competition.
But he was not angry.
Because he guessed that Yin Qiao must have some tricks up his sleeve, he tricked Yin Qiao in advance and broke Yin Qiao's horse's leg.
You played a trick on me and I played a trick on you, so we're even.
Yin Qiao took off his helmet and laughed triumphantly, "Your Highness! You must accept the defeat!"
Just a horse.
Li Yuanji can afford to lose.
He brought two horses of the same quality, and there were three more horses kept in the stable at his mansion.
So he didn't feel bad and just treated it as a way to pass the time.
After all, without the competition proposed by Yin Qiao, he would not have been able to survive this boring march.
"Leave it to him."
Li Yuanji dismounted and gave instructions to Xie Shufang.
Xie Shufang gritted his teeth, dismounted, and led Li Yuanji's BMW towards the complacent Yin Qiao.
As Yin Qiao watched the BMW getting closer and closer to him, his smile became even brighter.
Xie Shufang gritted his teeth and handed the horse to Yin Qiao.
Yin Qiao immediately rode on it.
The horse was a stranger to Yin Qiao, so it kept struggling.
Yin Qiao took great pains to tame the horse.
Then he rode a long circle outside Hangu Pass and passed by Li Yuanji with a smug smile.
Entered the customs.
Yin Qiao took off his armor impatiently and ran to test drive the BMW again.
I rode a BMW around the training grounds in Hangu Pass, feeling the speed of the BMW and shouting with joy.
Not long after, the shouting suddenly stopped. Yin Qiao's face turned red and his eyes widened.
"puff……"
He spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Fell headfirst to the ground.
"this?!"
Li Yuanji was still thinking about how to get back his face, but when he saw this scene, he was stunned.
Qu Tutong was horrified and rushed forward, holding Yin Qiao and running into the tent, shouting for the military doctor as he ran.
Li Yuanji hurriedly followed in.
Suddenly the tent was filled with people.
Li Yuanji knew that there were too many people in the ward and it was not suitable for the military doctor to treat Yin Qiao, so he asked the others to leave first.
The leader of Yin's troops refused to leave no matter what and was determined to defend Yin Qiao to the death.
Li Yuanji asked Xie Shufang to take it directly.
After the military doctor took Yin Qiao's pulse, Li Yuanji and Qu Tutong spoke almost at the same time.
"how?"
The doctor accompanying the army said with a bitter look on his face, "It should be a stroke..."
Li Yuanji was stunned, and subconsciously asked: "Unarmored Wind?"
The military doctor nodded heavily.
Qu Tutong urged: "Since you know the symptoms, treat it quickly."
The doctor accompanying the army said with a bitter face: "I only have a rough understanding of wind disease. I have never seen a similar case and I don't know how to diagnose and treat it."
Qu Tutong was so angry that his hair and beard stood on end. He grabbed the army doctor by the collar and shouted, "What kind of doctor are you?"
The military doctor's expression was even more bitter. "I am a coroner by profession, and I am only proficient in suturing."
Qu Tutong was trembling with fear, but he had no temper towards the army doctor.
When Li Yuanji was talking to Qu Tutong and the military doctor, he vaguely recalled a memory.
It seems that Yin Qiao in history died on the way to conquer Liu Heita .
There is only a brief record of him in history, that he died suddenly of a serious illness.
There is no record in history of what the specific disease was, nor is there any record of the time period in which he died.
Li Yuanji didn't expect that it was at Hangu Pass that he would be the one to take off his armor.
"Did Your Highness bring the imperial physician?"
Since the military doctors could not be relied upon, Qu Tutong immediately questioned Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji came out in a hurry and didn't bring anything with him.
It is possible that Li Yuan sent him, but he should be on the way.
Li Yuanji shook his head slowly and said, "I didn't bring the imperial physician with me, but there should be other doctors in the army. I'll send someone to ask them."
