Chapter 0889 The Gold Content of the Military God of the Tang Dynasty
"Hey, Mr. Lu Guogong and I have worked hard and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. They should be able to enjoy their old age. How can they be wrapped in horse leather?"
Li Yuanji said politely with a look of disapproval.
Shuang Shiluo's face turned green.
What's wrong? Are you determined to assign me to your partner?
"Your Highness, I am in the prime of my life. It is the time when I am fighting for the Tang Dynasty to kill the enemy. How can I maintain my old age?"
Shuang Shiluo tried hard to defend himself, saying that he was still very young.
If the place wasn't suitable, he would have wanted to practice a few times to show off his bravery.
Li Yuanji stayed with him for a few more polite words and practiced Tai Chi for a few more times. He didn't let him go until he was speechless and said, "It seems that Duke Lu is determined to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield?"
Shuang Shiluo saw that Li Yuanji finally stopped embarrassing him and finally let go. He nodded quickly and said, "Yes!"
Li Yuanji nodded and sighed: "Okay, then I will give Lu Guogong this face, appoint Lu Guogong as the commander-in-chief of the Jiaozhou Road march, and join Li Jing to conquer the Turks."
When Shuang Shiluo heard this, he felt happy and sad at the same time. He couldn't get around Jiaozhou, right?
However, Li Yuanji agreed to let him lead the troops on the expedition. His trip was not in vain, and he would have an explanation for his brothers when he returned.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I will go back to summon Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing to train the troops together and wait for His Highness's military orders."
Shuang Shiluo bowed and said with tears of gratitude. After saying this, he started to walk out without looking back.
There was a hidden agenda in his words, and he silently included Tian Liuan and Qi Shanxing. Logically speaking, with Tian Liuan and Qi Shanxing's current rank, if they want to lead troops on an expedition, they need separate orders. They cannot
Be tied to him.
He deliberately ignored this rule, as if he wanted to recruit Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing to serve under him. He was obviously playing tricks on him and wanted to give his brothers a chance to go to war.
He has now secured the opportunity to go on the expedition, but Tian Liuan and Qi Shanxing have not yet secured it. If he wants to go out with the army, he has to fight for it again.
Nowadays, the Turks are a hot commodity. All the military officials in the Tang Dynasty want to conquer the Turks and make achievements on the battlefield of the Turks. Everyone is scrambling for the opportunity to go to war.
This includes Qu Tutong, Shi Wanbao, Liu Hongji, Huang Junhan and others whose status is far higher than them.
Even Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Li Xiuning and other royal families were also tempted.
He now had the upper hand, got an advantage, and got an opportunity, but Tian Liuan and Qi Shanxing might not have gotten the advantage.
If Tian Liuan and Qi Shanxing were left to fight with Li Shentong and others, Qu Tutong and others, they would not get any advantage at all.
They are all dukes, but there are differences between dukes, not to mention the fact that among the people competing with them are Li Shentong and other relatives of the emperor.
So now that he had an opportunity, he came up with a bundled sale and brought along Tian Liuan and Qi Shanxing.
Li Yuanji saw his little thoughts, but he didn't point it out.
This is not a bad thing and there is no need to stop it.
A group of people who were already on the verge of being marginalized suddenly jumped out to contribute to the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, he welcomed them with both hands and feet.
After all, he seems to be marginalized, but his title is very high. If he takes the initiative to find someone to contribute to the Tang Dynasty, he will definitely be promised huge profits.
For things like conquering the Turks, he had to give them several marching generals, or marching road generals, instead of just one marching general of Jiaozhou Road.
After all, where is the title of someone else? If you want to invite someone to go on an expedition, you should give them a general manager or a position above the general manager, instead of using the banner of a vanguard general or a miscellaneous general to trick them.
And when the army is out on an expedition, the number of general managers is limited. If you give it to them, you can't give it to others.
It is impossible to expect a few of them to conquer the Turks.
Now Shuangshiluo has proposed bundled sales, which not only increases the number of generals and colonels available in the military, but also eliminates the quota.
Such a good thing, there is no reason to refuse it.
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As soon as Shuang Shiluo left, Li Xiuning arrived, still holding Li Chengye in his arms.
Although Li Chengye is now a big child, he is like a chicken in Li Xiuning's hands. He was easily picked up by her, and he was carried from Wude Hall to Zhaode Hall without even breathing.
"Yuanji, I've been waiting for you in the Wude Hall for more than an hour, but I didn't see you, so I have no choice but to come find you myself."
Li Xiuning arrived at the palace, put down Li Chengye, and said very rudely.
Li Yuanji felt guilty and embarrassed and coughed: "I was just busy with official duties, and for a moment I forgot that my sister was still in Wude Hall..."
In the final analysis, he escaped from Wude Hall by using urine escape, causing Li Xiuning to wait in Wude Hall for an hour in vain.
Now Li Xiuning came to the door. Although he didn't expose his lie, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.
It's like...well, you have done something wrong to someone, but they come to your door, but they don't say anything, and they don't yell or kill you to seek justice for yourself. You feel very guilty and uncomfortable.
Li Xiuning said expressionlessly: "I know you are busy with official duties, so I won't say so many polite words to you. I will tell you directly that I will go on an expedition with the army to conquer the Turks."
When Li Yuanji heard this, he sighed deeply.
What is supposed to come has come. It seems that you can't avoid it, you can only face it.
As soon as he thought about this, Li Yuanji said: "Sister, this campaign against the Turks is no small matter. I have already appointed Li Jing as commander, appointed Li Shiji as general, and summoned Xie Shufang, Hou Junji and others to go with me. Just now, I made it again.
Shuang Shiluo, Tian Liu'an, Qi Shanxing and others accompanied the army on the expedition.
Now that everything has been decided, I'm afraid it's too late to change it." The implication is that there is no place for it.
Let Li Xiuning stop worrying about it.
However, Li Yuanji also knew that these words could not convince Li Xiuning, so he immediately said: "But don't worry, sister, when we, the Tang Dynasty, send the second army to the Turks, I will definitely worship my sister as my commander."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, there was no such thing as a second army in the Tang Dynasty, nor was there the position of a second marshal.
Generally, if the war ahead was unfavorable, if Datang wanted to send one, it would only send one strong general to lead the reinforcements.
It won't be like what is shown in movies and TV shows, where there will be a competition to win the commander-in-chief. A person with superior martial arts skills will be selected, awarded the title of second marshal, and lead the troops to go on an expedition.
There can only be one voice, one person who calls the shots in the military at any time.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty only talked about changing the commander, but there was no talk about sending a second marshal.
But Li Xiuning should be able to understand the meaning of these words.
Changing coaches on the spot was rare in other dynasties and no one would approve of it, but it was different in the Tang Dynasty.
I can’t say it was common in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not uncommon.
In the past, when Datang faced off against Liu Wuzhou, the initial battle was completely defeated, and in the end they were replaced by Li Shimin.
He also suffered a big loss against Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, and finally replaced him with Li Shimin.
They also suffered a big loss against Nanliang, and finally replaced Li Xiaogong as the coach and Li Jing as the deputy.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, there were many operations of changing generals on the spot, or changing generals after a defeat, which was not unusual and not worthy of surprise.
The idea that changing generals on the spot is a taboo for military strategists is not very tenable in the Tang Dynasty.
After all, Datang won the battle several times when they changed generals on the spot, and they fought beautifully.
Li Xiuning indeed understood the meaning of these words, but her brows also furrowed, "You can't trust Li Jing? Do you think Li Jing will lose this expedition? So you want me to prepare in advance?"
That's not true.
In the Tang Dynasty, everyone would lose, but Li Jing would not.
The military god of the Tang Dynasty was very powerful.
If he didn't have extraordinary abilities and a record of winning every battle, how could Li Jing be able to suppress the heroes of the Tang Dynasty and win the reputation of the God of War?
You must know that the opponents he competes with are not little people like cats and dogs, but big shots who all shine in the annals of history.
Now there are figures such as Li Xiaogong, Li Shiji, Qu Tutong, Liu Hongji, Su Dingfang, and later there will be figures such as Xue Rengui and Guo Ziyi.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were countless generals who could be called famous, and there were many who could be called talented generals, and they had achieved supreme achievements, but only one Li Jing could win the reputation as a military god.
When it comes to the military god of the Tang Dynasty, people can only think of Li Jing, not Li Xiaogong, Li Shiji, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Guo Ziyi and others.
If Li Shimin was not a direct descendant of the royal family and did not become emperor later, then he would be able to compete with Li Jing.
It's a pity that he is a direct descendant of the royal family and has become a famous emperor throughout the ages.
As a result, he could no longer compete with his ministers for the reputation of the God of War. He could only compete with Emperor Qin and Han Wu for the reputation of the emperor through the ages.
There is a saying that no one can be deceptive despite his great reputation. Li Jing still fought his way through a bunch of famous generals and won the reputation of a military god. Even if he said that he would lose, the possibility was almost zero.
Not to mention that this was his battle to become famous in history.
The chance of losing is even smaller.
If the probability is smaller than zero, what is the difference between that and a sure win?
Therefore, Li Xiuning's guess is just her guess, and it is impossible for it to come true.
However, Li Yuanji did not intend to explain.
Since Li Xiuning thinks so, let her continue to do so
After thinking about it, as long as she believed his guess and gave up leading the troops on the expedition, everything would go exactly as he thought.
He didn't need to waste any more words.
"Sister, I'm joking. It's not that I can't trust Li Jing, but the troops and horses of our Tang Dynasty have always been controlled by people from my Li family. This is the first time that our Tang Dynasty has handed over our troops and horses to a foreign minister.
So whether it is good or bad, no one knows what the consequences will be.
So I have to be on guard."
Li Yuanji followed Li Xiuning's words as much as possible, but did not admit all of Li Xiuning's problems.
Like what Li Xiuning said, "He can't trust Li Jing," so there's no way to admit it.
If he admitted this, Li Xiuning asked, since you can't trust Li Jing, why do you still worship Li Jing as your commander-in-chief and let Li Jing preside over the war against the Turks?
How should he explain it?
It's impossible to tell Li Xiuning that he just likes to use people he can't trust, right?
