Li Xiaogong asked impatiently, the excitement on his face was undisguised, like a militant.
Well, he is a militant...
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "No matter what, we have to wait until after the new year, right?"
Winter has already entered, and Jieli and Sunisu have also stopped fighting. The grassland has entered a new round of hibernation. The mountains are covered with heavy snow, strong winds are blowing, and the grassland is desolate, which is not suitable for fighting at all.
Even if the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty brought enough winter clothes, they would be too cold to draw their bows or shoot arrows when they went to the grassland, so they had to wait until spring.
Li Xiaogong rubbed his hands eagerly and said, "Then should we get ready now?"
Li Yuanji said with a smile: "How do you want to prepare?"
Li Xiaogong said without hesitation: "Of course we must summon all civil and military officials to discuss the strategy against the enemy and the supply of food and grass."
Li Yuanji laughed and said: "The civil servants discuss how to supply food and grass, and the military ministers discuss how to deal with the enemy?"
Li Xiaogong was stunned and said matter-of-factly: "That's natural!"
Although there was no separation between civil and military families in the Tang Dynasty, those who understood civil affairs more or less knew some martial arts, and those who knew martial arts also knew some civil affairs.
But if there is a war, when discussing the marching strategy and the enemy's strategy, the civil servants will basically stand aside. Anyone who dares to interrupt will not only be collectively hostile by the military ministers, but more seriously, they will also be collectively hated by the military ministers.
Beaten.
Even if he was beaten to death, no one would cry out for injustice.
The military officials would only think that he deserved to die, and the civil servants would only think that he deserved it.
However, on issues of food and grass, as well as some issues involving war negotiations, civil servants have the right to speak, and sometimes they can have the final say. However, military ministers do not need to avoid taboos, and can still direct opinions according to their own opinions.
Give some advice, but the civil servants may not listen.
But if during the war, various problems arise due to the decisions made by civil servants, then the military ministers have the right to hold the civil servants accountable.
This is a manifestation of the fact that a country is built by force, and the status of warriors is higher than that of literati.
It is incomparable to the Song Dynasty and even the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
"Then do you think the civil servants will cooperate with us?"
Li Yuanji asked again with a smile.
Li Xiaogong was stunned and asked suspiciously: "Why don't you cooperate?"
Li Yuanji smiled and said nothing.
Although Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Ren Gui are no longer as stingy as before, they still have opinions when they encounter something that will cost a lot of money.
Especially since this huge amount of money was spent on war.
They have determined that the money in the treasury and the grain in the granaries in various places are used to develop the Tang Dynasty. They have even planned how to spend those money and grain in certain aspects to enhance certain aspects of the Tang Dynasty.
of national strength.
Now they are asked to use a large part of their money to fight a war, and it will be a long-term war. It will be a disaster if they agree happily.
However, the purpose of doing this is also for the good of Datang, and they are now full of momentum to 'charge'.
Li Yuanji couldn't suppress the enthusiasm they had finally mobilized, so if he wanted to take money from them, he couldn't come forward in person. He could only let Li Xiaogong stir up public opinion, mobilize the enthusiasm of the military ministers, and force them to pay.
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"You mean, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Ren Gui might not cooperate?"
Li Xiaogong saw Li Yuanji smiling and saying nothing, and immediately guessed the key.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It's not possible, but it's certain..."
Li Xiaogong raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes in a circle and said, "You want me to lead my colleagues to make trouble and force them to pay?"
Li Yuanji gave Li Xiaogong a teachable look.
Li Xiaogong instantly wanted to curse!
If he hadn't scolded the Dou family for being eaten alive by his direct descendants, he would have greeted the eighteen generations of Dou family's ancestors in his heart.
"How come you are the one who is the good guy, and I am the one who is the bad guy?"
Li Xiaogong asked with deep resentment.
Li Yuanji chuckled and said, "Do you want to see me be a bad guy?"
Li Xiaogong opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Li Yuanji is now the leader of the Tang Dynasty, the leader of the Tang Dynasty. He is a good person, even if he does one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, it is a good thing for everyone.
Because Li Yuanji like this won't put too much pressure on everyone, and everyone doesn't have to worry about it all day long and live cautiously.
If Li Yuanji is a bad guy, it will be a disaster for everyone.
A person in power who has an unstable temper, is dictatorial, and is constantly shouting and killing disobedient ministers will bring pressure to everyone, and will make everyone think hard and live cautiously.
That kind of day is something that no one wants to see.
The former is like Emperor Wen of the former Sui Dynasty, and the latter is like Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty. It is clear at a glance which emperor led the most comfortable life.
Of course, for speculators, treacherous ministers, powerful ministers, and sycophants, the latter may be better.
The premise is that the person in power must be a mediocre person, so that they can exploit every opportunity and rise quickly.
The problem is that Li Yuanji is not a mediocre person. Even if he is, given the current living conditions of the Tang Dynasty, he cannot become a mediocre person.
Because there are so many talented people who can do things in the Tang Dynasty, no matter how stupid Li Yuanji is, the people under his command can pull him back.
Even if there is no way to help him become a sage who will be sung throughout the ages, it can still make him a good or bad person in power.
This is the advantage of having many talented people. It is difficult to be a weak king.
You jump into the abyss alone, and there are hundreds of people on the shore pulling you, how can you still jump in?
Since Li Yuan conquered Chang'an City and proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an City, he has never left Chang'an City again, nor has he opened any borders or expanded the territory. However, instead of weakening the Tang Dynasty, it has become stronger and stronger.
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It can be said that if you have enough talented people under you, even if you do nothing but eat, drink and have fun every day, they will push you to the top.
"I know the answer just by looking at you. You don't want to see me become a bad person. I guess the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty don't want to see me become a bad person either.
In this case, who will do this bad guy if you don’t do it?”
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiaogong with a bright smile and asked.
Li Xiaogong had a saying in his heart that he didn't know whether to say or not.
"Can't we let the prince or the uncles be the bad guys?"
Li Xiaogong asked depressedly.
Li Yuanji continued to smile and said: "Then you have to give up the initiative in border markets, water transportation and sea transportation. Are you willing?"
Li Xiaogong became even more depressed. He closed his mouth and didn't want to say a word.
Ask him to give up the initiative in border markets, water transportation, and sea transportation, and he simply can't do it.
It was by virtue of his initiative in controlling border markets, water transport, and sea transport that he gained huge benefits from border markets, water transport, and sea transport. In addition to making a fortune from these three businesses every year, he also
Can receive huge benefits from other people involved in these three businesses.
Asking him to give up this initiative would be tantamount to asking him to give up a financial path that would make him rich enough to rival the country. How could he be willing?
In addition, by holding the initiative in these three businesses, he can be praised by everyone except those in power. Wherever he goes, he is a master, the kind of person who stands above everyone and is respected and prayed for by everyone.
He feels so addicted that he can no longer let go of this feeling.
Therefore, he would not give up the initiative in these three businesses no matter what.
Suddenly, he suddenly realized that Li Yuanji had given him these three businesses to take charge of. It seemed to have given him a great way to make money, but it also seemed to have tied him to this way of making money. Now he can rely on
He has a tight grasp on this way of making money.
However, he had already fallen into this way of making money and couldn't extricate himself. Even if he saw through that Li Yuanji could manipulate him at will with this way of making money, he didn't want to get out.
Seeing that Li Xiaogong had stopped talking, Li Yuanji smiled knowingly. He didn't care what Li Xiaogong was thinking. He smiled indifferently and ordered: "How to conquer the Turks depends on Li Jing, Li Shiji, Xie Shufang, Qin Qiong, Xue Wanshu, and Li Junxian."
, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang and others go discuss it.
How to persuade Xiao Yu and the others to come up with money and food is left to you, Daozong, Dao Li, Uncle Wang Deliang and others."
Although Li Junxian is good-looking and attracts people wherever he goes, he is very low-key and does not like to be in the limelight. Ever since Li Shimin was demoted to a commoner and banned, he rarely shows his face in front of others.
Now we have to conquer the Turks and train troops in the Turks, so we can put him to good use.
As for Hou Junji, his current title is still a Marquis, but he has the appearance of a prince and is very motivated. More importantly, he has defeated the Turks, the Western Turks, and small countries in the Western Regions such as Gaochang.
He is an important person, so he is indispensable for the conquest of the Turks.
Zhang Liang had played a small role in the previous incident against the Zheng family in Xingyang and proved his loyalty. Now that he has the opportunity to make contributions, he is naturally indispensable.
The remaining Li Jing, Li Shiji, Xie Shufang and others were originally scheduled to conquer the Turks. Now that they are going to conquer the Turks, they naturally have to be pulled out. There is nothing to say.
"Why is it that I am not included in the discussion on how to conquer the Turks? Li Jing used to be just a young general under my command, Li Shiji is still in the Turks now, and Qin Qiong's people are all disabled, so it is still unknown whether he can go to the battlefield.
As for Li Junxian and Zhang Liang, they are all saved by Erlang, can you rest assured?"
When Li Xiaogong heard that he was not included in the discussion on how to conquer the Turks, he became a little anxious and began to speak indiscriminately.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Li Xiaogong and said, "I can add you, but the question is, do you dare to go?"
Li Xiaogong raised his neck and shouted: "You won't kill me for no reason, why don't I dare to go?"
Li Yuanji chuckled: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is still my father!"
Li Xiaogong suddenly withered.
Li Yuanji would not kill him because of his superior achievements, but Li Yuan would.
He didn't dare challenge Li Yuan's bottom line.
More importantly, Li Yuan has no bottom line in this matter.
Anyone who feels threatened, unsafe, or will shake the foundation of the Li family's direct line to rule the Tang Dynasty will show no mercy.
