Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen suddenly remembered something and sat up:

"Duke Yi, there is something I don't understand. I wonder if you can explain it to me."

Qin Qiong dismounted and came to Li Shen's side;

"Your Highness Prince Ji, please speak."

“Duke Yi, you should also know that many newcomers here will feel uncomfortable.

The Tibetans said that it was a curse from their gods to protect them.

I know this is because the terrain here is higher than that of the Central Plains, so it is called altitude sickness.

I can understand Zuo Xiaowei. If you follow me and live here, you will live long and see me later.

But why didn't You Xiaowei have any altitude sickness? You know, doing so much exercise right after arriving here can be fatal.

I see that no one in the Right Guard is feeling unwell, why is that?"

Li Shen was very curious. They had been here for a long time, so they had already adapted to it.

But the Right Guards have only been here for a short time. Even if they have adapted to the state below for more than a month, this should not be the case.

After Qin Qiong heard what Li Shen said, he looked around and found that there were no outsiders, so he smiled and said:

"Haha, Your Highness Prince Ji, do you still remember the advice you gave His Majesty a few years ago?"

"What advice?" Li Shen was stunned.

"It's the advice to send troops to the Tubo border to adapt to the environment here." Qin Qiong asked.

"That's true." Li Shen nodded.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, do you still remember that it was I who led us to the border of Songzhou, along with the second-generation disciples from Yucai Academy?"

After Qin Qiong's reminder, Li Shen immediately remembered that he had fought a battle with Songtsen Gampo and won a great victory.

Li Jian also took the opportunity to steal Songtsen Gampo's sister and burned their granary.

"But aren't the soldiers you led, Duke Yi, the 50,000 troops of my Qinghai Road Protectorate?"

When the Qinghai Road was first established, Li Shimin directly ordered these soldiers who were adapted to the plateau to go to the Chiling Pass.

At that time, I thought that since we had finally come here, we had to defend it first, for fear that Tubo would go back on its word.

"Your Highness is right. Indeed, the 50,000 troops came here after being fully replenished and became soldiers of the Qinghai Road Protectorate.

But the court did not stop this plan.

However, there were many objections in the court, saying that the cost was too great, so His Majesty changed the plan.

Every year, one of the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Court would be dispatched across the border to be stationed in Tubo territory to adapt to the geographical environment that the prince mentioned.

Each time ranges from three to six months.

Your Highness may not know that Qinghai Yaoyi is one of the training grounds, and we are stationed near Qinghai, which is also our territory."

After hearing what Qin Qiong said, Li Shen suddenly realized that his plan had not been stopped.

No wonder Li Shimin seemed so confident when he talked about attacking Tubo.

The Qinghai that Qin Qiong mentioned should be Qinghai Lake, which was also taken over by Li Shen as one of the conditions for trade.

"That's not right. Why didn't I know about the stationing in Qinghai? No one informed me of this."

He is the Grand Protector, why doesn't he know about this?

Don’t you regard the village chief as a cadre and don’t you regard bean buns as dry food?

"Your Majesty, I know a little about this matter. Didn't Your Majesty come here last year? The Grand Protector was demoted again.

So only the deputy governor and the chief secretary Yang Shaowei knew about it." Li Zhiming said.

“Yes, Your Highness Prince Ji, although this matter is not a secret, it is not known to outsiders.

The troops traveled with His Majesty's order and in secret.

The prince was not here in the second half of last year, so he definitely doesn't know.

The Right Guard went deep into Tubo from Songzhou and stayed there for more than a year, one to adapt and the other to find a way.

The environment around them was harsh as they went deep into Tibet, with towering mountains and barren land. If the army was to move forward, they would definitely have to find a safe path.

As a result, the Right Guard lost nearly a thousand people and turned back halfway.

It would be difficult for the army to move forward without locals who are familiar with the terrain to lead the way.”

Qin Qiong felt a little sad after he finished speaking. So many people died there, but no way out was found.

Li Shen could certainly understand that traveling through Tibet would not be an easy task, let alone now, even more than a thousand years later.

Mountains, rivers, deserts, and uninhabited areas are not an option if you are not familiar with the terrain, and supplying the army is also a problem.

No wonder You Xiaowei was able to adapt to this place. It seems that his father had big plans, and he knew nothing about these things.

"Your Highness, it's almost time. Why don't you go back? Another half hour of practice in the evening will be enough time."

Li Zhiming suggested.

"Practice again in the evening?" The atmosphere suddenly changed, and a look of despair appeared on Li Shen's face.

Is his father sick? He needs to stay awake for an hour or two a day. His small body cannot bear it.

Seeing Li Shen was about to get up, Shi Tou hurried forward to support him.

Tie Niu led Li Shen's Little White Dragon second-generation BMW over.

Li Shen's legs were weak now, and if Tie Niu hadn't lifted him up, he would have had difficulty getting on the horse.

Everyone accompanied Li Shen back to the military camp. The other soldiers had already had their meal.

Of course Li Shen prepared a special meal for himself, after all, he also needed to take medicinal food to nourish himself.

Because he had been running for too long, Li Shen's legs began to feel weak and sore. After arriving at the military camp, he was prescribed some medicinal bath prescriptions.

After Li Shen finished taking the medicinal bath, Shitou began to massage Li Shen to loosen his muscles and bones, making Li Shen scream.

In the evening, Li Zhiming came again and asked Li Shen to continue practicing with him.

Li Shen was extremely reluctant but had no choice but to walk for half an hour before coming back to rest.

Li Shen slept soundly that night.

Li Shen spent the next few days like this, running in the morning and walking in the evening. Although he was sore all over,

But he gritted his teeth and persevered, not for anything else but because it was too embarrassing.

Li Shimin used the same trick that Li Shen had used to deal with Li Chengqian: praise him to death.

All the soldiers in the Protectorate knew that Prince Ji had come to understand the people's sentiments, and he came among them, taking the lead and training and enduring hardships with them.

Every soldier expressed their deepest admiration for King Ji when they met him.

This made Li Shen feel somewhat uncomfortable walking in the military camp. Everyone looked at him strangely, and Li Shen nodded awkwardly every time they saluted.

During this period, Su Xiaoxiao and Liu Ruyan from Prince Ji's mansion came to visit Li Shen, but all of them, including Chunxiang and Dongmei, were turned away.

After Li Shen had trained hard for more than ten days, Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance finally arrived.

"Your Highness Prince Ji." The two men saluted Li Shen after they came in.

“You two have no conscience. Why did you come to visit me just now? Do you know how much suffering I have endured here?

You don't even come to help me with some advice. I trust you so much and treat you well.

How dare you treat this king like this."

When he saw the two people, Li Shen felt like he saw his relatives and couldn't help but question them.

(I am also exercising to lose weight, so I understand this very well. After running for an hour, I feel as tired as a dog.

I'm still persisting, keep going!)