In the Qinzheng Hall, Li Qing was reviewing the memorial.
Chang Ning and Su Ge stood behind with their hands hanging, and Gao Zhan stood on the imperial steps. The old god was there. There were many young eunuchs standing in every corner of the hall. The entrance of the hall was full of imperial guards wearing strong armor.
A little eunuch came in hastily holding a military brochure in his hand.
"Your Majesty, the prince's military affairs brochure."
Gao Zhan raised his hand, and the military affairs booklet flew into his hand. He held it in both hands and presented it to Li Qing.
Li Qing took the booklet and glanced at it, his face full of worry.
Gao Zhan opened his mouth and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty has commanded the army well, and he has gone through countless battles. There are people who are on the verge of life and death. Your Majesty, don't worry too much."
Li Qing shook his head: "It's different this time. Gao Zhan, to convey the decree, summoned the Minister of the Ministry of War, General Li, and General Sun to come to discuss the matter. Well, I sent the Minister of the Ministry of Husband Yang Biao, the Minister of Rites Qian Qianyi, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
The rest of us have also been recruited."
Not long after, all the ministers and generals entered the Qinzheng Hall.
Li Qing explained the situation in Xiting.
Yang Biao was the first to speak: "I think we won't go to war if we can do it. The armies in Xiting rely on transportation from the Central Plains for food and supplies. Now there is a rebellion in the mountains, and the food roads are intermittently open, and the waste is huge. It is not easy to return.
Let’s start a war.”
Old General Li raised his head and said, "What a fart, it's a huge waste of money and we won't start a war? They were all beaten to the door, and they could only be beaten to death if they kept silent."
Yang Biao blushed and said, "We are fighting wars. Do you know how much pressure the Ministry of Revenue is under? Northland and Thule trade with each other. The Thule people actually bought grain and paid very high prices. If they don't sell, they will simply have trouble with money. Beidi
It’s about making money, Xiting is about spending money, and this grain is naturally important for the mutual trade in the north.”
Old General Li suddenly became angry: "The scholar has harmed the country. Your Majesty, I have asked Yang Biao to be executed. As a minister of household affairs, he does not care about serving the country. Instead, he has become a businessman. He should be executed."
The hall suddenly became noisy, with civil servants and military generals coming and going, arguing non-stop.
Li Qing asked Pound, who had been looking at the defense map: "Pound, what do you think?"
Pang De knew the soldiers and smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, I am a dull servant and not as good as the prince, but it can also be seen that the root of the prince this time is still to join the Qin Dynasty and resist the Tang Dynasty.
All the newly organized and trained new troops gathered at the junction of Shuangya County and Nannan County. Although this is the territory occupied by Xia Houwei, as far as I know, there are two roads from Canya that can rush to Xichong and Xichong very quickly.
Fairy Forest.”
"There are two barracks of the Tang Army stationed in these two places. If my guess is correct, the prince wants to delay the war with the Tang State, but he continues to put pressure on the Tang State with a deterrent posture. Once you want to touch me, I can do it in one day.
Destroyed both of your military camps."
General Sun also spoke: "I am not so optimistic. The guards in Xiting have experienced many wars, and all the major battalions are not satisfied with their numbers. In the previous battles against Qin, Tang and Xia Houwei, they always lost more than they won.
The morale is low. If the prince insists on going his own way and starts a war with the Tang State, our country of Han may be annihilated."
Old General Li who was groaning angrily on the side also said: "Yes, when it comes to national strength, our Han Dynasty is not as good as the Tang Dynasty. When it comes to soldiers and generals, our Han Dynasty is not as good as the Qin Dynasty. If we really want to fight, we still have to choose the weaker side."
Stand aside and maintain the balance of power. If the prince starts a war, it will be difficult for us to choose a side."
Li Qing frowned, leaned back on the throne, and asked Chang Ning: "Did the prince make any requests in the documents he has exchanged these days?"
Chang Ning turned over the documents in his hand and said, "The prince recommended Zhou Yuan as the governor of Andong and asked the court to allocate silver and grain. The rest is gone."
Li Qing nodded and said in an unquestionable tone: "Yang Biao, prepare silver and grain and grass, and fully cooperate with Xiting's strategy against the Tang and Qin countries. As for Thule, reduce the grain supply and increase grain prices."
"The prince once said that he would issue a license to our Han merchants and allow them to enter Thule to do business. Now Zhang Lu has made an agreement with Wu Gutu. Yang Biao, Qian Qianyi, Yu Wei, you three will draft a charter.
, allowing our merchants from the Han Dynasty to enter the grasslands to do business."
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Xiting, the capital is Wanning.
In the front yard of the Governor's Mansion, various guards and generals gathered together, all of them holding daggers and fanning themselves in the wind.
Su Ping spread his legs and sat on the ground like a big character. Next to him was his deputy Zhao Wu, biting a weed that he picked out from nowhere.
With a proud face on his face, Li Kun sat on an armchair and boasted to a group of captains around him.
When Dong Ning came in, he was listening to Li Kun talking about the military formation competition with the Qin army in Suping, the capital.
"You don't know. Qin general Li Lu, the grandson of Qin's military god Li Chengfeng, has his tail raised to the sky. But he is very capable. He raised his tail to the sky because he has something to use."
"Is that guy bigger?"
Li Ermazi, the commander-in-chief of the left army in the Xiting Governor's Mansion, laughed and said.
Wang Si, Li Kun's deputy lieutenant, sighed: "You, Li Er, are so young, you are so envious that you will go to Qin State."
The topic of bragging instantly changed to a comparison of who is bigger and who is smaller.
Dong Ning sat down next to Li Kun and asked Su Ping with a smile: "Captain Su, why don't you come with everyone?"
Next to him, Zhao Wu spat out the weeds in his mouth and said with a smile: "Director Dong, our Governor has encountered a difficult problem. He is thinking about how to tell the prince about this matter. I have no intention of listening to their nonsense."
"Snapped"
Su Ping slapped Zhao Wu's head to the ground: "If your grandson doesn't speak, no one will think you are mute."
After teaching Zhao Wu a lesson, Su Ping felt much better, and when he looked around again, he felt less irritable.
"I said, Old Dong, your boy is currently stationed in Pingqiao and is closest to the Qin army. Has there been any movement from the Qin army recently? When will we start the fight?"
Dong Ning glanced at the captain in a green robe who ran in from the door of the Governor's Mansion, and his eyes lit up. She was a woman. Look at her figure, she was really enchanting.
"Snapped"
Dong Ning was also slapped on the head.
"That's Cao Hua, my second brother's disciple. Although he became a disciple of my second brother for nothing, he is still my second brother's disciple. If you dare to have any evil thoughts, believe it or not, I will kill you right now."
Die to you."
Dong Ning chuckled and straightened his arm, "How dare you? Although my garrison is close to the Tang army, the whole day is spent on training, drills, and changing the way to walk back and forth in the military formation. I have said hello to the Tang general there."
Zhao Wu also said next to him: "Captain Dong, you'd better serve some snacks. I think we are about to have a fight with the Tang people. Recently, Tang scouts have begun to appear outside our camp. It is obvious that the Tang people have not listened to the prince's deception.
I want to get serious."
Dong Ning was confused: "General Tang is going to fight in Shangshan. Jiangzhou is owned by Zuo Guangping, so we don't need to worry about it."
Li Kun's loud voice rang out: "Old Dong, you must be ignorant now."
Dong Ning turned around and looked around, only to see a bunch of lieutenants and generals still bragging, but in the center was Li Erpazi. Judging from the way he was spitting, he should have had the upper hand in the competition just now.
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As for Li Kun, Dong Ning and the other two all looked at Li Kun, wondering if this guy was defeated in the competition.
Li Kun kicked Dong Ning angrily: "I'm tired of bragging. Come here and calm your mind."
"I said, Old Dong, aren't you curious why Xie Ruyu insists on beating me and us while leaving the good Shangshan alone?"
Li Kun looked at Dong Ning with a mysterious look.
The fire of gossip in Dong Ning's heart is burning brightly. Is there any entanglement of love and hatred in this...