Li Xiaogong withered under Li Yuan's lust, so there is nothing left to say.
Li Yuanji didn't want to talk nonsense with Li Xiaogong, so he directly asked Li Xiaogong to go down and prepare.
After Li Xiaogong left the Taiji Palace, rumors spread that the Tang Dynasty was going to conquer the Turks. Given Li Jing's indifferent temperament, after hearing the rumors, he quickly ran to the palace to seek confirmation.
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
As soon as Li Yuanji reviewed the official road map presented by the Ministry of Construction and commented on the work of the Ministry of Works on building official roads this year, Li Jing rushed into the Tai Chi Hall in a hurry.
When they arrived at the palace, they saw that Li Yuanji was the only one, and he couldn't wait to salute: "Your Highness, Li Jing, is here to see you. I heard that Your Highness is going to use troops against the Turks?"
Li Jing was obviously in a hurry, and he didn't even want to be polite, so he went straight to the point and stated his intention.
Li Yuanji was a little surprised by Li Jing's reckless move. In his impression, Li Jing was the kind of person who would not change his expression even if the mountain collapsed, and his heart would be calm. Why did he seem so anxious today?
Immediately, Li Yuanji had a bad taste in his heart and decided to tease Li Jing, so he pretended to be indifferent and said: "Who did you listen to?"
"Forehead……"
Li Jing didn't know what to say.
In his mind, he was complaining about why Li Yuanji didn't play his cards according to the routine, and at the same time, he was thinking about whether to betray Li Xiaogong.
Although the news came to him through the mouths of many people, he still found out that the source of the news was Li Xiaogong.
So he can tell who is the culprit.
However, after all kinds of thoughts rolled around in Li Jing's mind, Li Jing gave up on confessing Li Xiaogong and just said dryly, "I heard this from people in Chang'an City..."
Li Yuanji pretended to be displeased and said: "Do you believe the rumors in Chang'an City?"
Li Jing said awkwardly: "So His Highness has no idea of conquering the Turks?"
Li Yuanji said calmly: "That's not true..."
Li Jing raised his head in surprise.
He has realized that he has been tricked.
But he couldn't afford to offend the people who were playing tricks on him, let alone speak loudly to them.
Because if he showed any signs of losing his temper, the other party would most likely deprive him of the opportunity to lead troops on an expedition, so he could only look directly at the other party, hoping that the other party would give him an explanation.
Li Yuanji continued without changing his expression: "Although I don't know how this matter spread in Chang'an City, I can tell you responsibly that this is just an idea of mine. Whether it can be implemented depends on three people.
Zaifu means."
So you’re not even going to explain it?
Li Jing cursed in his heart and said with cupped hands: "In other words, His Highness has this idea, but whether he wants to fight or not depends on the wishes of Mr. Xiao and the others?"
Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.
Li Jing said again: "But because of money and food?"
The only thing Xiao Yu and the others can influence on this matter is money and food.
If money and food didn't need to pass through their hands, then you wouldn't even ask them about this kind of thing, let alone see what they mean.
Li Yuanji nodded again.
That's how it is when talking to smart people. You don't need to say anything, and the other person can guess the key to the problem.
Save trouble, time and effort.
"What your Highness means is that Your Highness is determined to fight the Turks, but Mr. Xiao and the others may not be willing to spend this money and food?"
Li Jing continued.
Without waiting for Li Yuanji to nod, Li Jing mused again: "But if His Highness ordered this kind of thing, Mr. Xiao and the other three would not refuse it. Why would Your Highness still take care of their ideas?"
Yes, it is care.
If Li Yuanji insists on going his own way, there is nothing Xiao Yu and the others can do to stop him.
Although the monarchy has not yet reached its peak, it will still be restricted by the will of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the powerful families.
But once the person in power makes a decision to go to war, and the military ministers don't object, then even if Sanzai objects, don't pay attention to it.
A wealthy family would not jump out to make things difficult for those in power.
Because meddling in the war is no different from meddling in military power. Those in power will resolutely crush the wealthy families who stand up to make trouble.
Therefore, wealthy families would not dare to get involved in this kind of thing.
Without the help of a wealthy family, Sanzai would not say he objected, even if he threatened his life, the people in power would not care.
Now, the conquest of the Turks is what all the military officials are most looking forward to. With the support of the military officials, the objections of Xiao Yu and the others can be completely ignored.
So Li Yuanji cares about what Xiao Yu and the others think, because he is taking care of Xiao Yu and the others.
"You can't say that. The Dingkou of our Tang Dynasty, as well as the food in various places, have doubled in the past two years, thanks to the hard-working planning of the three prime ministers. Now our Dingkou of the Tang Dynasty is going to use the Dingkou they planned.
If you don't have enough money and food to fight, you should ask them about their attitude."
Li Yuanji said seriously.
Li Jing looked strange.
I read a lot, you can't lie to me.
Isn't the reason why the population of Dingkou in the Tang Dynasty has soared in the past two years because the imperial court spent a lot of money and grain to encourage births, and also used a large number of cattle and sheep to encourage local governments to lure fleeing households down the mountain?
Although the civil servants also did a lot of things during this period, in the final analysis it was the result of the imperial court spending a lot of money, food, cattle and sheep as encouragement.
Without these money, grain, cattle and sheep, Xiao Yu and the other three would not have been able to double the number of Dingkou in such a short period of time, not to mention their dedicated efforts, even if they risked their lives.
As for the money stored in the national treasury and the grain stored in granaries in various places, aren't they all earned from border markets, water transportation, and sea transportation?
Does it have much to do with Xiao Yu and the others?
No!
Although the number of people in the Tang Dynasty has doubled, the taxes in the Tang Dynasty have not doubled. Nowadays, the income collected in one year is only more than 1.9 million yuan.
He could barely provide for the expenses of each prince's palace and part of the salary of the officials.
It is not yet possible to supply everything needed.
In the past two years, Xiao Yu and the others have also spent a lot of money earned from border markets, water transportation, and sea transportation.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It even generously exempted many places that needed to be revitalized and newly levied from taxes for three years.
So in the past two years, they have only spent money and used food, and they have not earned any money or food for Datang. Datang's existing money and food have nothing to do with them.
The fact that Datang's warehouses were full of fertilizers was not the result of their efforts.
Of course, they helped count the money and calculate the grain, but this was not considered a contribution.
If this is considered a contribution, then every individual can contribute to Datang.
"Your Highness, do you think I should also go to martial arts school?"
Li Jing said quietly.
The implication is 'Do you think I'm a fool?'
Li Yuanji coughed twice and continued to argue: "Now our Tang Dynasty is at a critical moment. We need money everywhere, and there are many places to use food. Now we have to allocate a large amount of money and food to conquer the Turks, no matter what, we have to
Ask the three prime ministers what they mean."
Li Jing hesitated for a moment and did not refute again.
This makes sense.
Because Datang is now on the rise in all aspects, it needs money and food to support its development.
If a large amount of money and food are used for war, then many things that are developing may slow down or stop.
And for many things, once you start, you cannot stop. Once you stop, you will fail.
Therefore, it would not be a good thing if they diverted money and food arbitrarily and disrupted the plans of Xiao Yu and the others to develop the Tang Dynasty.
It would be very detrimental to the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, it is reasonable to ask Xiao Yu and the others what they mean.
"Would you like me to go and tell Mr. Xiao and the others?"
After Li Jing hesitated for a long time, he suddenly spoke.
Although he has never lobbied anyone, it does not mean that he will not lobby.
Xiaozhi used emotion to reason, analyzed everything in the Tang Dynasty from a long-term perspective, and told Xiao Yu and the others the benefits and significance of the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the Turks. This was what he was good at.
If that doesn't work, he can still ask his younger brother to take action. His younger brother is a very patient person. Even if he is not good at lobbying, he can still be polished off, so Xiao Yu and the other three will relent.
After all, his brother could spend half a year teaching a bird to speak, so he could also spend half a year forcing Xiao Yu and the others to relent.
In terms of patience, perseverance, and perseverance, he has yet to see anyone who can be better than his brother.
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "No need, I have asked the King of Hejian to do this. Just discuss the conflict strategy with Li Shiji and others."
Li Jing was stunned and looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment.
He seems to have been tricked again?!
If he had said this earlier, would he still have to talk so much nonsense?!
Since you already have an idea and have made arrangements, why do you deliberately fish me around?
"Your Highness..."
"After you have discussed the strategy for the conflict, King Hejian has convinced the three prime ministers to relent. I will set up an altar outside Chang'an City, worship you as a general, and you will lead the army on the expedition."
Li Yuanji spoke slowly.
What is said here will refer to handsome.
The so-called person who goes to the altar to worship the general is actually handsome.
However, before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was no such thing as handsome, and those who worshiped generals were all generals. Therefore, after the word handsome came into being, the same set of rules for worshiping generals on the altar was still followed.
After Li Jing heard this, even though he had thousands of words and full of resentment in his heart, he could not say it out.
Because Li Yuanji gave too much.
He has the ambition to reach the top and the talent to reach the top. What he lacks is an opportunity to prove himself, and what he wants is an opportunity to prove himself.
Now that Li Yuanji has given him a lot, what can he say?
He could only kneel on the ground on one knee and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Li Jing, will definitely live up to His Highness' high expectations!"
Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction and said, "I'll wait and see!"
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
Just when Li Jing finished expressing his determination, Chen Shuda also rushed into the hall in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the hall and saw Li Jing kneeling on one knee, his expression suddenly changed. He was a little excited and a little ugly.
"Is it not the right time for you to come, sir?"
Looking at this posture, it seems that you have already agreed on everything, and you just have to go to the altar to pay homage to the generals and lead the troops to go to war. Then I, the prime minister, came to ask if the rumors in Chang'an City are true, if they are a little in the way, and a little ignorant.