Psychological warfare has been used in China's thousands of years of history, but the term psychological warfare did not appear at the same time, nor was it standardized and recognized as a discipline by people.
But relatively speaking, the highest level of psychological warfare used on the Chinese battlefield, the state of "defeating the enemy without fighting", was also planned as part of the strategy. With the development of strategy, psychology became a minor subject included in the development.
In China, whether in ancient or modern times, "camp bombing" is the most feared thing for generals leading troops. The military camp is a place of killing and life and death. As people's nerves are always in a highly tense state, if a soldier is emotionally or mentally unstable late at night, it is easy to have hallucinations, think that the enemy is attacking, and be the first to dress, which will alarm others, easily causing soldiers to kill each other and chaos in the military camp. At this time, even the highest general is here, it is often difficult to control the situation.
Li Hong classified his first encounter with Li Yifu as a psychological warfare. The reason why Li Hong classified a normal encounter as a psychological warfare was because of the environment they were in at the time and Li Hong's inner vigilance against Li Yifu. In addition, Li Yifu was suppressed and exiled by Zhangsun Wuji at the time, and his psychology was also tense. Therefore, when the two met for the first time, an invisible undercurrent that was beyond their control was generated.
Li Hong stood at the entrance of Ganlu Hall and watched Li Yifu's back disappear around the corner. He breathed a sigh of relief. This guy was too powerful. Even his smile was so sharp that it was hard to resist. If it was Xu Jingzong, the sinister man of all ages, Li Hong couldn't imagine whether he could resist him with his current state of mind.
After all, Li Yifu had become arrogant and complacent when he was in charge of the Secretariat in the later period. Because he was born in a humble family, in order to truly squeeze into the circle of upper-class nobles, he persuaded others to revise the "Clan Records". His ambition was clearly revealed at the beginning, and in the end he was imprisoned and died because of his ambition.
As for Xu Jingzong, he was more cunning than Li Yifu, more difficult to figure out, and better at hiding and using others to achieve his own goals. As a result, Xu Jingzong lived more than ten years longer than Li Yifu.
Li Zhi looked at Li Hong who was in a trance, and quietly walked behind him. Seeing that he hadn't responded yet, he gently patted him on the head and said, "What are you thinking about? Your father has already walked up to you and you haven't noticed yet."
"Uh, your son greets you, father." Li Hong woke up in shock and saluted hurriedly.
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Li Zhi smiled and circled around Li Hong, and suddenly said, "You always send the popsicles you make to your mother, Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shu and others, why don't you send them to your brother Li Zhong?"
"Ah? Your son... Your son didn't know that he could go to the East Palace? So..."
"You can come and go as you please to my Taiji Palace and Ganlu Palace, so why are you afraid to go to the Eastern Palace? Do you have any rift with the crown prince at such a young age?" Li Zhi asked with a smile.
Li Hong's head trembled, he had obviously missed this matter. Originally he thought: According to historical records, Li Zhong will be deposed soon, and it is best for him not to interact with him too much, so as to avoid being criticized behind his back.
Now that Li Zhi asked him this question, Li Hong realized that his idea was totally wrong. His behavior now would make people doubt his attitude even more.
So Li Hong lowered his head and whispered, "I'm afraid that after I go there, Yiyang and the others will think that I'm trying to flatter the crown prince."
Li Hong reacted very quickly and attributed the matter to something between children. Such an excuse would be the most appropriate for him at his age. After all, when children are together, who is good with whom and who is not is not a matter of overnight. When they meet the next day, they will still play as they want.
But at the same time, because children always speak without restraint, in order to be able to play with Yi Yang and others, Li Hong had a reason not to flatter the prince, so as not to be isolated by Yi Yang in the palace.
As expected, Li Zhi was very satisfied with Li Hong's honesty. He smiled softly and said, "Let's go, take your popsicles and accompany your father to see your brother. It would be too rude to continue like this. I thought Shangguan Yi could teach you all the five constants of the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, but I didn't expect that you still haven't learned them."
"Father, your Majesty, I understand the Five Constant Virtues. It's just...it's just...I only want Yi Yang and Gao An. Humph, I will never give them free popsicles again." Li Hong stamped his feet and complained about Yi Yang and Gao An. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't have been blamed by his father.
Yang Wu had already brought a basket of popsicles and slung it over his arm, ready to go to the East Palace. Li Hong had no choice but to let Jing Zhe and Lie Bao go back first, and he followed his father to the East Palace.
The procession of the emperor's travel was naturally not small, and even if it was such a short distance to the East Palace, it was still quite complicated. By the time they actually set out, Li Zhi and Li Hong were already surrounded by dozens of people.
After passing through Jiade Gate and Chongjiao Gate, when Li Zhi and Li Hong arrived at the gate of Chongjiao Hall, Li Zhong had already been waiting there for a long time with the Prince's six tutors and others.
Li Zhi waved his hand casually, first greeted the prince's six teachers, and then it was the prince's turn to salute him. After the ceremony, Li Zhi patted Li Hong's little head and pushed him in front of Li Zhong.
Li Hong looked up at Li Zhong. Li Zhong was already thirteen years old, with a very tall and broad figure, but a submissive look was revealed between his brows. When he saw Li Hong being pushed out by Li Zhi, he almost showed a panicked look.
"Hong'er greets my royal brother." Li Hong bowed to Li Zhong in a flattering manner.
"Fifth brother, please stand up." Li Zhong gestured hurriedly.
For some reason, he had been a little afraid of his fifth brother since the first time he followed Queen Wang to see him, and his fifth brother was still a baby at that time. But even so, whenever he met Li Hong's eyes, he felt uneasy, as if those penetrating eyes could see through his heart.
The East Palace is known for being the laughing stock of the imperial court. It occupies one-third of the entire Taiji Palace, but the buildings inside are much smaller than those in the Taiji Palace.
Chongwen Hall, Lizheng Hall and Chongren Hall stand in sequence. Lizheng Hall in the middle is where the crown prince usually handles affairs. Directly in front is Chongjiao Hall where Li Hong and others came from. Below Chongwen Hall is Chongwen Hall, which is also where the crown prince studies.
Behind the Lizheng, Chongwen and Chongren Halls is a small garden with rockeries, flowing water, pavilions, etc. Passing through this area is the prince's residence, and on both sides are the kitchen, the women's courtyard, the inner workshop, etc., and further back are various palaces and the real back garden.
Li Zhong carefully accompanied Li Zhi in front, while Li Zhi held Li Hong's hand. Li Hong tried to break free several times, but was held tightly by Li Zhi.
This was not because Li Zhi wanted to show Li Zhong that he loved Li Hong very much, but because Li Zhi was afraid that Li Hong would act recklessly and run around. If he did something out of line in front of the Prince's Sixth Tutor, he would lose face and face the impeachment of the Censor. So he simply caught the little guy and didn't give him the chance to cause trouble.
The Lizheng Hall had obviously been carefully renovated when Li Zhong moved into the Eastern Palace. The entire Lizheng Hall still looks noble and elegant, and the scenery is also nice everywhere.
Li Zhi signaled Yang Wu to hand the basket he was carrying to Li Zhong's eunuch. Then he said to Li Zhong, "This is something Hong Er brought to you. I have nothing to do today, so I just came to see you."
"Thank you, father, and fifth brother." Li Zhong took it personally, and then handed it to the eunuch next to him.
"You're welcome, Royal Brother. It's because father is concerned about you that I didn't even think of sending it to you. This is father's idea. Father said that the weather is hot, and it hasn't rained since the beginning of summer. I'm afraid you don't have much ice here to escape the heat, so he asked me to bring some popsicles to help you cool down. You should thank father." Li Hong spoke out his wish like a little adult.
Li Zhong smiled innocently and bowed deeply to Li Zhi again to express his gratitude.
From the beginning to the end, Li Zhong's eyes seemed to be intentionally avoiding Li Hong's gaze and he never looked into his eyes. Even if their eyes occasionally met, Li Zhong would quickly look away.
Li Hong didn't know that the first time he looked at Li Zhong, he left a deep psychological shadow on him. Li Zhong, who had been timid and cowardly since childhood, was in the East Palace at this time, but it didn't mean that he didn't know what was going on in the harem, not to mention that Queen Wang would summon him to the palace from time to time to talk about stories.
Therefore, he naturally knew clearly that Li Hong was extremely favored in the palace. In addition, rumors had been circulating everywhere during this period, and the news that his father intended to depose Wang Liwu was everywhere.
Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei fought with the fifth brother's mother in the harem, enjoying themselves. At this time, the emperor's attitude was to favor Wu Mei alone, which made Li Zhong's position as the crown prince, which was not very stable to begin with, even more precarious.
As the biggest support in the fight between Queen Wang and Wu Mei, Queen Wang regarded Li Zhong as an important bargaining chip. Because of his existence, Queen Wang had the confidence to continue fighting with Wu Mei in the palace after she fell out of favor with Li Zhi.
But Li Zhong obviously didn't think so. His cowardly character, coupled with the sudden rise of Li Hong and his mother, completely dominated the entire palace. Li Zhong was living in fear every day, fearing that he would be framed and killed for no reason one day, or abandoned by his father. So he lost the courage to speak a few words for Queen Wang in front of Li Zhi, or to say a few words against Wu Zhaoyi.
Therefore, when talking with little Li Hong, his eyes were either looking at the ground or looking out the window, and he never let his eyes meet Li Hong's. No matter how harmless expression Li Hong made, it was of no use.
Li Zhi naturally saw all of this. He thought that his cowardice at the beginning was due to his father's strength. If it were not for the strong recommendation of his uncle Changsun Wuji and others, it would probably be Qingque or Qingque's son sitting on the throne now.
Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He hated his cowardly character. No matter how he looked at Li Zhong now, he felt that he was not the best candidate for the crown prince. He was too much like himself, even more cowardly than himself. He even behaved panic-stricken when facing a three-year-old child!
The idea of deposing Wang Liwu and deposing Zhong Lihong, which was not very strong in his heart, became firmer bit by bit during the conversation between the two brothers. In addition, today in Ganlu Palace, Li Yifu's overt and covert hints and recommendations made Li Zhi feel that deposing Wang Liwu might be the most appropriate time.
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