Wu Huaiyu followed An Yuanshou to the East Palace.
"Irina has been placed in Yanshou Fang," An Yuanshou said and handed Huaiyu a land deed. "This house only has two acres and is very simple. Brother Wu, please don't dislike it."
"Why are you so embarrassed? How much does this house cost? I'll get the money and silk for you later."
An Yuanshou smiled on the horse and said, "Brother Wu, why should we be so polite to outsiders? I wonder if Sheng Wan Erlang will be free when we meet, so we can go visit Duke Ying together."
"Okay." Huaiyu responded with a smile.
The An family is the richest man in the Hexi Corridor. Giving an Orchid as a gift and building a two-acre courtyard in Yanshoufang is really a drop in the bucket for them.
However, the money of the rich did not come from the strong wind. An Yuanshou once again invited him to visit the warrior Xun together, and he also frankly revealed the exchange of interests involved.
"If Erlang doesn't take Irina home, is he afraid of the daughter of the Duke of Rongguo?"
"Well, I haven't told her about this yet. I don't know how to start."
The relationship between Wu Huaiyu and Fan Xing's daughter and mother, Da Chong, is no longer a secret in the aristocratic circles. An Yuanshou is well-informed and has known about it for a long time. "Brother Wu can't surrender, either?"
"Hahaha!"
East Palace.
Li Shimin was chatting with Changsun in Lizheng Hall, and Changsun made soup specially for Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, you must also take good care of your body. It's too much for your body to cope with such a busy schedule."
Li Shimin was still looking at Zhang Shu while drinking soup.
"Jieli's 100,000 cavalry are still in Weibei. This is like a sharp sword hanging above my head. If I don't drive Jieli out of the border for one day, I will be able to sleep peacefully."
Mrs. Changsun walked over and rubbed her husband's shoulders, but she did not answer or interrupt when her husband mentioned state affairs.
"I want to call Li Yi back to Beijing and let Wuji temporarily take over his duties and take charge of Jingzhou. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I once read a sentence when I was studying, the hen's morning is the only clue to the family. If the hen crows in the morning, the family will be ruined. I am a woman, and I dare not hear about political affairs."
Li Shimin said: "Wuji is your brother, not an outsider."
"When it comes to my brother, I should not say too much." Changsun gently pressed Li Shimin's shoulders, showing no intention of interfering with his brother's future.
Li Shimin leaned back comfortably and said, "More emphasis."
"The auxiliary aircraft have assisted me for many years, and my confidants have also been advising and making decisions in my camp for many years, but they have never commanded troops to guard. I, the Tang Dynasty, value military merit most, and lack the experience of commanding troops to fight, especially lack of sufficient military merit.
At his age, I want to make him prime minister, but there are still some obstacles."
Changsun's movements stopped.
"Go on." Li Shimin patted his wife's hand.
The eldest grandson came to Li Shimin, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, I shouldn't be involved in political affairs, but since Your Majesty told me about my brother, I boldly spoke out. Although my brother has the merit of serving as a helper,
I am young and have little merit, so I am definitely not suitable to be a prime minister. I do not want your Majesty to be criticized by the government and the public because of my concubine, brother..."
Li Shimin helped her up, "There's no one else here, so there's no need to be so polite. We, husband and wife, have something we can't talk about directly. I started the army at the age of sixteen, and now I have ascended to the throne. I know the hardships along the way better than anyone, even now.
, Li Yi, Zhang Jin, Li Youliang, Li Xiaochang and others are also not convinced by me.
I don’t need my assistant ministers and other confidants, so who can I use?”
"I'll tell you the truth, among the prime ministers left behind by the Supreme Emperor, I have only kicked Yang Gongren out now, but sooner or later they will all be replaced.
I originally planned to let Yu Wenshiji go out of Liangzhou this time, but after careful consideration for a long time, I finally decided to let Warrior Xun go. Warrior Xun's ability is still very outstanding. Since June, he has been very respectful to me. He is also
Yang Gongren's cousin-in-law, if he goes to Liangzhou to replace Li Youliang, he can also get the support of Yang Gongren's old troops, and he will be able to quickly open up the situation..."
Changsun returned to Li Shimin's back again and rubbed his shoulders.
"Your Majesty, these matters should be discussed with the prime ministers. You should not listen to them, nor can I get involved."
"Mr. Guanyin, there are no outsiders here, so you can advise me. Things have been complicated recently and the situation is dangerous. I am walking on thin ice every day. It is extremely difficult. Sometimes I really feel like I can't breathe.
In the past, I was only responsible for immediate battles. After opening Tiance Mansion, I only considered military affairs. But in the past two months, I feel that all kinds of things have come to me, especially now, when one hundred thousand Turkic troops are still raging in Guanzhong day and night.
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The eldest grandson hugged her husband from behind and said, "Your Majesty has done a good enough job. Just keep calm and calm. Just take your time. Your Majesty is still a little new to handling government affairs. But when it comes to fighting, Your Majesty has never lost, so why should you be afraid of Jie?"
Where's the profit?"
"Thank you, Maid Guanyin!"
A chamberlain came in.
"Your Majesty, An Qianniu will bring Wu Qianqiu here."
"Xuan."
Changsun stood up to avoid it, but Li Shimin held her hand and refused to let go, "Mr. Guanyin, do you think I was a little too cautious about Wu Huaiyu's resignation?"
But she just smiled, gently caressed the back of her husband's hand with her right hand, and then took out her left hand and said, "I will leave first, so as not to disturb His Majesty's meeting with foreign ministers."
Li Shimin could only shake his head helplessly when he saw this.
After more than ten years of getting along with her, she has always been so gentle, yet so virtuous.
It seems that we must hurry up and hold a ceremony to crown her queen. No matter how busy and chaotic, this title must be granted as soon as possible.
"I, Sanlang Wu Huaiyu, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Wu Huaiyu greeted him at the entrance of the palace. His voice brought the emperor back from his thoughts. He looked up and saw the young man and waved.
"Come forward."
Huaiyu stood up and stepped forward.
"Closer."
"Come any closer. This is not a court meeting. What are you doing so far away?"
Huaiyu stepped forward cautiously, and Li Shimin pointed to the seat in front of him, "Sit here and chat closer."
"What have you been doing these days?" Li Shimin asked proactively.
"Back to Your Majesty, I will not be on duty these two days and will rest at home."
Li Shimin looked at him and said, "You served as a military officer for three days and were dismissed. I heard that you raise flowers and vegetables at home every day. You don't resent me in your heart, do you?"
"I don't dare, and I don't complain at all. It's because I neglected my duty. The Ordnance Inspectorate is an important place for manufacturing the country's important weapons, but I failed to manage it well. In the current war, it is really inappropriate to use precious gunpowder to produce fireworks for entertainment.
It should be noted that I have deeply realized my serious mistake and am deeply repentant..."
"Okay, it's all set. Wei Zheng is not here, so what are you talking about?" Li Shimin waved his hand, "The Ordnance Supervisor has changed people, and the Shenji Workshop has also strengthened its management, but after thinking about it, I feel satisfied
There is no official in the DPRK who knows more about firearms than you do.
I want you to resume your duties as a military commander."
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. How can a saint's will be changed day by day? Where is the power of the emperor? Isn't it just child's play? I made a mistake first, and I really deserve to be punished."
This reaction surprised Li Shimin.
He looked at the young man, and the more he looked at him, the more admiring his eyes became.
"I remember that when I summoned you when you first came back from Longyou, I asked you about the Turks. Your judgments about the Turks at that time now seem to be very accurate.
I want to hear what you have to say about how to deal with the Turks now."
"I dare not talk nonsense."
"If you are asked to speak, just speak directly. Tell me everything you know. No matter what you say, I will grant you no guilt."
Huaiyu's mind was spinning rapidly. He knew the final result of the Turkic invasion, but he considered whether he could rely on this result.
"Your Majesty, I think that the reason why the Turks invaded Guanzhong this time is not because the Turks are so strong, but because they just took advantage of the internal difficulties in our country and took advantage of it. But until now, the war has actually been worse than last year when the Turks invaded Hedong.
, we, Datang, have the upper hand.
Since Yushe set up the siege of Wucheng in June, the Turks have successively attacked Lingzhou, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Huizhou and Xiaoguan, but they have not succeeded once. On the contrary, the two general managers Li Jing and Chai Shao have found opportunities.
Many Turkic troops were annihilated, and His Majesty even personally defeated 20,000 Turkic troops...
All this shows that the Turks are strong on the outside and weak on the inside, but they only look at the useless silver-like wax spear heads."
"Then you mean war?"
"Wei Chen believes that although we have achieved many victories now, we have not yet caused Jie Li to feel the pain of his skin and have no real fear and panic. Therefore, we still have to fight. We must beat him hard and subdue him, and then we can let him go first.
, let him return to the grassland."
These words surprised Li Shimin again. He thought that the young man was full of blood and must be the main militant faction.
"Since I've been beaten hard and beaten, why should I let go?"
"It's not difficult to beat him hard and subdue him. If he defeats another 10,000 to 20,000 troops and beheads another 1,000 to 2,000 people, the Turks will definitely panic. However, it will not be easy to annihilate them.
If the Turks engage in a fight between trapped beasts, both sides will inevitably suffer losses.
It is better to fight first and then negotiate peace. We will have to eat every meal and fight in waves. As long as we can beat them hard this time, we can definitely keep the Turks from invading for two or three years. And your Majesty has these two things.
In three years, we can rectify our internal affairs and train our troops. In three to five years, we can plow the ground and clear out the holes, solving the Turkic problem once and for all."
This statement sounds overly confident and optimistic, but it is also consistent with Huaiyu's age and status.
Even a little conservative.
"Jieli suffered such a big loss in Xianyang last time. Now he is much more cautious. It will not be easy to defeat another 10,000 or 20,000 men." Li Shimin said.
He is now staring at the map every day to study the movements of Jieli's troops and thinking about how to defeat Jieli. However, on the Weibei Plain with a flat river in Guanzhong, it is indeed too difficult to fight an encirclement and annihilation battle with a hundred thousand Turkic light cavalry. Li Shimin does not even dare to say
Fully confident.
"Your Majesty, the Turks are used to being arrogant. Even if they have put their tail between their legs and been more honest and cautious these days, they cannot always be so honest. They will definitely return to their old ways before long, and they will still divide their troops and plunder everywhere. We
As long as you send more scouts, you can always catch their flaws.
As long as the man and the horse are separated, we can give a fatal blow."
Li Shimin nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Well, it's really inappropriate to resume your position as the Young Master of Arms now. I will give you the title of Qian Niu in the left and right houses, wield the sword, and serve as a guard."
