Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded inwardly. That's exactly the point. You, Li Shimin, are the true Son of Heaven, so what am I, his father, supposed to do? Become the retired emperor? And what about your elder brother? What do you plan to do with him? Kill him outright?!
Therefore, at that moment, Li Yuan inevitably felt a hint of killing intent towards Cihang Jingzhai and Lin Yang!
In his view, even without these two sects, he was still the most likely among all the warlords to seize the throne. But now, after encountering these two sects, his chances of conquering the world had actually decreased!
Seeing this, and noticing that Li Yuan did not immediately reprimand him, Li Yuanji was secretly pleased. He knew that this was a sign of his father's dissatisfaction with Li Shimin.
“Father, I think that since Shimin is the true Son of Heaven, let him come back on his own. After all, the true Son of Heaven will not be afraid of these tricks and schemes on the road,” Li Yuanji suggested.
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan suddenly became furious: "Yuanji, Shimin is still your brother, how could you harm him like this?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jiancheng immediately stood up and said, "Now that my second brother is considered by True Man Tianxuan to be the most likely true dragon emperor, he will surely encounter many difficulties on his journey."
"At that time, Dou Jiande of Hebei, Li Mi of Wagang, Wang Shichong of Luoyang, and even the Demonic Sect might join forces to attack. Therefore, for Shimin's safety, we must send someone to protect him."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan suddenly smiled. He gave Li Jiancheng a meaningful look but offered no comment. Then, he nodded and said, "In that case, Jiancheng, you can arrange it. After all, Shimin is your younger brother."
Seeing Li Yuan's smile, Li Jiancheng suddenly felt a pang of regret. How could his father not see through such an obvious plan?
In that instant, Li Jiancheng suddenly remembered how ruthless his father, who was nicknamed "Grandma," had been all these years.
No matter how much Yang Guang humiliated him, he endured it all. It was precisely because of this that he gained Yang Guang's trust and was appointed as the governor of Taiyuan, laying the foundation for his later uprising.
Then, secretly, he maintained contact with the Guanzhong gentry and secretly laid his hands on various pieces throughout Guanzhong. This was the fundamental reason why, in just a few months, he swept through Guanzhong and established the Tang Dynasty.
Ironically, outsiders attributed these achievements to Li Shimin, which is truly despicable! (It can only be said that Li Shimin later revised the history books to an insane degree. He considered his own father and brothers to be mediocre and foolish, while he alone was considered intelligent!)
After saying this, Li Yuan left. Watching Li Yuan's unfathomable figure disappear into the distance, Li Jiancheng suddenly felt a pang of unease.
"Brother, with such a good opportunity, why not take action?" Li Yuanji asked, puzzled.
“Our Li clan must outwardly maintain a facade of brotherly harmony. Such a scandalous act of fratricide is absolutely unacceptable. If we don’t go to the rescue, the flaws will be too great. Besides, if we go to the rescue, we can keep track of Shimin’s movements in real time,” Li Jiancheng explained.
That's enough. Saying any more would be pointless. Besides, Li Yuanji wasn't stupid; he immediately understood the intricacies of the situation. It was just a covert betrayal, a trick I knew all too well.
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Chapter 93: East meets West, fossils turn to mud, so be it!
The shameless Lin Yang, while thinking about Li Shimin's tragic fate, arrived at a training ground outside the city.
All I can say is, Shimin, these people are tests I specially prepared for you. As the Son of Heaven, you mustn't be killed so soon.
Of course. If, along the way, those feudal lords could kill a few more bald men, thus easing some of the pressure for the future persecution of Buddhism, that would be even better.
A few days ago, after witnessing the devastating power of the Breaking Army level, Feng Xi Po Di, Xiao Xian wisely withdrew his troops. Therefore, Yangzhou City has now returned to normal. Otherwise, why would Lin Yang swagger out of the city?
This training ground was only recently built (in fact, it was only a few days ago, construction only began when Xiao Xian withdrew his troops), and the site is still being prepared.
At first glance, the landscape is filled with uneven rocks and many potholes. However, despite this, many Taoist priests still came to this place with great enthusiasm.
"Master, is this the training ground you chose? Is there any particular reason for it?" Lin Yang asked, puzzled, looking at the jagged rocks all around.
If you want to find a place to train, you can do it on the plains. This place is all rocks; it's not suitable for training troops at all!
However, this place isn't exactly a good place to keep secrets. Enemy spies simply can't detect it.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lu smiled confidently.
In the past few days, watching Lin Yang manipulate events with ease, using only a few hundred thousand taels of silver to directly mobilize the lords of the entire world, Zhang Lu was truly impressed.
In Zhang Lu's view, Lin Yang was the kind of person born to stir up the world's affairs. But now, there are finally things that Lin Yang can't do.
Therefore, when he found Lin Yang asking him a question, he felt like a bad student who was suddenly being questioned by a good student in the class.
"Hehe, actually it's because of the Dao soldiers. Training a Dao soldier is a very particular process. You can't train one just by having the techniques. Every true Dao soldier is forged through countless trials and tribulations, and only after continuous summarization and refinement can they take shape."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yang nodded. Based on his memories from his previous life and some information he had collected himself, Lin Yang also had some understanding of the training of Dao soldiers.
Generally speaking, what a regular Taoist soldier eats each day and when he eats it? For example, different breakfasts will have different drinks and the rest of the day's diet will vary considerably.
How should we train on different days? How should we train on sunny days? What should we train on rainy days? Also, what improvements should we make when we encounter the so-called new moon and full moon days?
What kind of formation should be set up in the training area? What are the requirements for these formations?
How often do these formations need to be replaced? And how long do they last?
What criteria are used to select Dao soldiers? Is it based on height, weight, martial arts skills, or birth time?
Furthermore, what kind of training is required when consuming certain medicinal diets? When should they be taken to maximize their effects?
These problems all require gradual modification and experimentation. Many issues cannot be resolved in a year or two. In other words, a truly qualified Dao soldier cannot be trained in a year or two, or even ten or eight years.
It would take at least a hundred years of continuous investment, as well as a qualified military commander and the protection of at least one blessed land, to have even a sliver of hope in training true Daoist soldiers.
This is why many families, even those that have accumulated experience for hundreds of years, still haven't been able to train a single Daoist soldier.
Why? Because there isn't enough money! A sustained investment of over a hundred years, and it has to be stable—that one condition alone has already disqualified the vast majority of aristocratic families from even considering it.
Furthermore, even with abundant resources, without several decades and a great deal of luck, it's unthinkable for a Dao soldier to even dream of becoming one.
This is why established families look down on emerging families. Their strength and background are different; why should I respect you?
"Like this place, it looks like it's full of strange rocks and very uneven, and it would be very difficult to clean it up. However, this kind of terrain actually indicates that the fire element here is very strong. During training, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Most importantly, at this moment, it can save a lot of time. Otherwise, it is really not possible to train within half a year."
"This time, I am training first-tier fire-type basic Dao soldiers. A total of 10,000 people were selected. These 10,000 people are more or less related to fire. Some were born in the Yang hour, and some have cultivated fire-attribute techniques."
"It seems that it will only take three months. After three months, it will be enough to train a group of fire-type basic Dao soldiers with cultivation levels ranging from the late stage to the peak of the Acquired Realm."