Yohji Yamamoto left after receiving Fang Yuan’s message.
He does not need to stay in Chang'an City and can cooperate after returning to Japan.
Cooperation between the two parties is not a matter of today or tomorrow, but a matter of one day in the future.
It is very likely that the envoys from all countries returned to their own countries, leaving Jieli Khan and Murong Fuyun.
The two were placed under house arrest in Chang'an City, and half of Jieli Khan's original treatment was directly given to Murong Fuyun, without the previous treatment.
In the past, Li Shimin was worried that the old Eastern Turkic tribes would not obey discipline and cause chaos. Now that the Tang Dynasty has fire guns, there is no need to worry too much about that problem.
After the envoys from various countries left, the Tang Dynasty resumed construction again.
During this period, Li Jing's army and Li Ke's army came back one after another, and all foreign armies came back.
The imperial court praised them. The formation was quite large and attracted the attention of the people in the city.
With Li Ke's return, his reputation has become even greater, and he has become the most suitable candidate to be the prince.
Someone actually wrote to Li Shimin to make Li Ke the crown prince.
Time flies and more than half a month passes.
On this day, the Japanese envoy Yamamoto Yohji appeared again and found Fang Yuan privately.
"Master Fang, I'm here again."
Yohji Yamamoto said with a flattering smile.
"How?"
Fang Yuan asked directly.
"The Emperor has agreed that Datang can send troops at any time."
Yohji Yamamoto continued to say with a flattering smile.
"You wanted to buy eight thousand fire blunderbuss before, so the Tang Dynasty will also send eight thousand troops, no problem."
Fang Yuan nodded.
Eight thousand fire cannons can withstand three or four times the number of troops.
Calculated, it didn't have much effect, but Japan was really fighting, and eight thousand muskets were almost enough.
"This...can you give me a little more, another ten thousand?"
Yohji Yamamoto said.
"Another ten thousand?!"
"It's not impossible, but provide food and grass in advance."
Fang Yuan frowned, thought for a while and said.
In order to realize your own ideas, even ten thousand more is not a problem.
Relatively speaking, the greater the number of people, the greater the chance of destroying Dongying.
"This is natural."
"Master Fang, do you have any other questions?"
Yohji Yamamoto was overjoyed and said excitedly.
"The Fire Gun Army is only a vanguard army."
"According to normal circumstances, if it is found that Dongying's army has not followed up, the Fire Gun Army will no longer cooperate with Dongying."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The most suitable thing for the Fire Gun Army is to be a vanguard army.
This way you won't kill the wrong person when killing enemies.
"Okay."
Yohji Yamamoto thought for a while and nodded.
For Dongying, it is natural to hope that Datang will exert more efforts.
But Datang is not stupid either. It is willing to be a vanguard, but will not do so unconditionally.
"When a month's supply of food for 20,000 troops arrives, the Tang Dynasty will send troops."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
"Does the food come first?"
"Shouldn't the Tang army go to Dongying first and then give?"
"In this way, we don't have to waste time traveling back and forth for food."
Yohji Yamamoto said in confusion.
"It's a waste of time, but this will protect both you and me."
"My army will not enter your Dongying, and your Dongying will ensure that my food is safe."
"It's only a few days starting from the waterway."
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said.
If the food does not arrive first, who can guarantee whether Dongying will be left empty-handed?
"That's right, that's right."
Yohji Yamamoto nodded repeatedly.
It would be better if Tang Jun did not go to Dongying Island, so as to save himself and others from being unable to sleep.
"Then I'll wait for your news."
"Also, let me add that if the war is not over in a month, please prepare the food for the next month half a month in advance."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.
"It should be so."
Yohji Yamamoto smiled apologetically.
After bidding farewell to Fang Yuan, his expression changed.
After returning to China, Dongying tested the firecrackers.
Who knows, nine times out of ten there will be something wrong, with the chamber exploding and other problems.
I asked Datang why it gave such rubbish, but the reply I got was that the Fire Gun of Datang is like this now.
For this reason, both Dongying and Tubo had no choice but to accept that outcome.
More than half a month after Yamamoto Yohji left, the grain was transported by ship to the Weishui port of Datang.
After confirming that there was no problem with food, Fang Yuan asked Li Shimin to mobilize the army.
The rest is naturally not decided by Fang Yuan.
As soon as the 20,000 fire gun troops took a boat to Dongying, Gao Tianzhi arrived again.
"Master Fang, do you still remember my request?"
Gao Tianzhi came to Fang Yuan secretly because of what he had said to Fang Yuan before.
This time when he returned to China, he was impeached by the eldest prince and the second prince because most of the fire guns were defective.
Originally, Fang Yuan and Datang should be blamed for these things, but Gao Tianzhi didn't dare. He still needed Fang Yuan's help.
And from another perspective, domestic firepower is bad, and it will be more conducive to one's own future power.
"Of course I remember."
"How many people do you need?"
Fang Yuan is waiting for Gao Tianzhi to come over.
His thoughts on Dongying included Goguryeo.
When Dongying attacked Baekje, he helped Gao Tianzhi seize the power of Goguryeo.
After Gao Tianzhi seized power, Dongying's struggle for hegemony also came to an end.
At that time, we will use Goguryeo and Goguryeo's terrain to attack Dongying together with the 20,000 troops sent out earlier.
There will be no problem if Dongying dies.
"Three hundred!"
Gao Tianzhi said in a deep voice.
He still has support in the country.
And he is not rebelling, just a palace change.
All you need to do is seize the power of the palace, kill the eldest prince and the second prince, and obtain the succession rights from the king.
This is to imitate the changes of Xuanwu Gate.
Because the king of Goguryeo happened to have three sons.
"Only three hundred?"
"When do you want it?"
Fang Yuan was a little surprised.
There are only three hundred, which is a bit surprising for the small amount.
It’s too embarrassing to lend out such a small amount.
It will not have any effect on the plan against Dongying.
"Three hundred is enough."
"Master Fang, please grant me your permission."
Gao Tianzhi took out the gift.
It is also a very old medicinal material.
"Okay, when do you want it?"
Fang Yuan accepted the gift and said in a deep voice.
Fang Yuan has already shown Sun Simiao the medicinal materials Gao Tianzhi sent last time, and they are all the best among the best.
There are also two women who were given away last time. Xu Changlin won Sun Simiao's hope and is now Sun Simiao's registered disciple.
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"The middle of next month."
"This month, Goguryeo will have a number of businesses to cooperate with Datang. When the time comes, Mr. Fang will just replace him with one of his own."
Gao Tianzhi said in a deep voice.
It was not easy for three hundred people to enter Goguryeo with firecrackers.
Now Goguryeo has ordered the whole country that anyone who finds a firecracker must turn it in.
Therefore, a suitable method is needed to transfer Fang Yuan's fire gun army into the country.
Among them, caravans are a good way to prevent the soldiers guarding the city from checking.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
Fang Yuan nodded.
It's only the middle of the month, and there's still a month until the middle of next month.
There is still plenty of time, just wait for news from Gao Tianzhi about the caravan.
After settling the matter of Dongying and Goguryeo, Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the seeds have been planted, it’s up to them to see what fruit they bear.
However, the people going to Dongying made Fang Yuan a little bit difficult.
Because the number of people was too small, Li Shimin let Fang Yuan make his own decision.
And for the same reason that the number of people was too small, none of the generals in the imperial court wanted to lead them.
At this time, Li Ke came to visit in broad daylight.
"Fang Yuan, long time no see. Congratulations on your promotion to Minister of Household Affairs."
"This small gift is not respectful, so please accept it."
Li Ke didn’t just come by himself.
There were also large and small boxes of gifts.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, your presence in person has already made this humble house shine."
"You brought so many gifts, I absolutely cannot ask for them."
Fang Yuan took Du Miaoyan and others to greet Li Ke.
There is no way, Li Ke is here openly and must be greeted on a large scale.
"It's not for you, it's for your children."
"Miaoyan, we grew up together, you have to accept this gift."
Li Ke chuckled.
Seeing that Du Miaoyan’s belly is already obvious, congratulations again and again.
"This...thank you, His Highness the King of Shu."
Du Miaoyan glanced at Fang Yuan and finally accepted.
For this reason, if you don't accept what the King of Shu said, you won't be giving face.
Soon, Fang Yuan invited Li Ke to sit in the main hall.
Because Du Miaoyan was pregnant with Liujia, Fang Yuan asked her to go down to rest.
"Fang Yuan, I am here this time to thank you for the fire gun."
"Because of your blunderbuss, I completely defeated that boy named Qingshan."
"If the gunfire hadn't arrived, I might have failed."
Li Ke expressed his gratitude to Fang Yuan.
When Li Ke mentioned the young man from Qingshan, his eyes flashed with admiration.
It’s really rare for a person from a low-level background to have such a high vision that he is inseparable from himself.
If it weren't for the support of firecrackers, this war would not have ended so quickly, and it is not certain whether he would have won.
"That's what I should do. Your Highness, there's no need to thank me."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
This kind of gratitude is completely unnecessary. They are all doing things for the court.
Presumably Li Ke's thanks are just an excuse, and his true thoughts may be other things.
"Fang Yuan, do you still remember what I said before?"
"If you are willing to support me, I will make you the King of One Word after registration!"
Li Ke suddenly became solemn and said solemnly.
He has a deep understanding of the power of firecrackers and knows what kind of weapons they are.
He has secretly hidden a few for research, but to no avail.
So Li Ke came to Fang Yuan, hoping that Fang Yuan could support him.
Now many people in the court support him.
If we have Fang Yuan's support again, success will be just around the corner.
"Your Highness, I said that I will not participate in any competition for the throne."
"If you must talk about this, then we have nothing to say, please go back."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
In history, the person who succeeded Li Shimin to the throne was Li Lizhi.
I traveled through time and changed a lot of things. I don’t know if Li Zhi will inherit the throne in the future.
But Li Ke doesn’t know either, nor does he want to know. Just follow the development of the times.
Individuals are very small in the tide of the times, and there is no need to participate in so many things.
Especially now that Li Shimin is still very young.
"Since you don't want to talk, let's talk about something else."
"Fang Yuan, are you ready to send troops to Goguryeo now?"
Li Ke's mouth twitched and he said awkwardly.
He was a little angry, but he could only endure it.
I just thought that now except for some veteran ministers who can deny themselves face, other ministers also have to respect themselves.
But he didn't expect that he would be expelled directly from the young Fang Yuan, which would greatly make him lose face.
But I can only endure it, because Fang Yuan is not only the Minister of Household Affairs, but also holds important materials such as guns and banks.
"Your Highness also knows?"
Fang Yuan is not willing to talk too much with Li Ke.
In fact, Fang Yuan didn’t want the gift he gave.
But he didn't expect that Li Ke actually knew about Goguryeo, which surprised him.
"My father told me."
"Since you haven't found anyone yet, why not let me go?"
Li Ke chuckled.
After returning from the pacification of Qingzhou, his father trusted him a lot.
Many things had nothing to do with him before, but now they have his presence.
Naturally, Li Tai is also among them, so Li Ke still feels that there is a crisis.
Therefore, if anyone can get credit, Li Ke wants to participate in it to gain more support.
"Your Highness is willing to lead?!"
Fang Yuan said in surprise.
"What, you're surprised?"
Li Ke chuckled.
Seeing Fang Yuan so surprised, his dissatisfaction just now disappeared a lot.
"It's quite unexpected."
"Your Highness is willing to take the lead because he wants to get more credit, right?"
Fang Yuan nodded and asked.
"Yes."
"You know I'm eyeing the throne and need more credit to get more support for me."
Li Ke has no intention of hiding anything.
Now when he treats Fang Yuan, his main priority is sincerity.
"It's a great idea to have such an idea, and I very much support His Highness to lead the journey."
"But I have to remind Your Highness that there are only three hundred people on this trip. If Gao Tianzhi goes against his promise, none of them will be able to come back."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
This is probably one of the reasons why the generals are reluctant to go.
There are only three hundred people and only three hundred fire guns. If Gao Tianzhi has other ideas, all three hundred people will not be able to come back.
"Is this possible?!"
Li Ke's expression instantly became solemn.
He cherishes his life very much now and must save it to ascend the throne and become emperor in the future.
If there is too much risk, he has to evaluate whether to go.
"Things are not normal, and this possibility is not impossible."
"Your Highness, please consider this carefully."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
He had to remind Li Ke of the danger.
If anything happens to Li Ke during this trip, he will be somewhat involved.
"Thanks for the reminder!"
Li Ke nodded nervously.
Without Fang Yuan's reminder, he might have gone out of his mind.
If you can’t come back from this trip, what’s the use of all these years of hard work?
There are only three hundred people. Once an accident occurs, the problem will be so big that everyone will not be able to come back.
"You're welcome, please drink tea."
Fang Yuan nodded.
After a cup of tea, Li Ke knew he should leave.
After saying goodbye to Fang Yuan, Li Ke led the people and left Fang Mansion.
With Li Ke's identity, people will be watching him wherever he goes.
As soon as he left Fang Mansion, someone heard from behind that how long Li Ke had been to Fang Mansion and how many boxes of gifts he had given.
Imperial Palace, Royal Study.
"Father, my third brother has been giving gifts everywhere since he came back from the war. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart."
"Father, don't you care if he stares at the throne so unscrupulously?"
"If my father doesn't care, I will start giving gifts to ministers."
Li Tai went directly to Li Shimin to complain and expressed his dissatisfaction.
The prince cannot be that close to the ministers, but Li Ke did it blatantly.
If there is no constraint, then he will have to win over the ministers.