The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 649
Li Muyun didn't realize how shocking Li Shimin would be brought by the rice seeds that were ripened three times a year. He was stared at by Li Er's eyes that wanted to eat people, so he couldn't help but took two steps back and said, "Well, Brother Huang, don't worry. Listen to me first."

Hou Junji had been dozing off before, but this time he was completely sleepless. He strode into the hall and squeezed Li Muyun far away: "What's more! Your Majesty, I would like to raise an army of [-]. , bring that rice seed back to Datang!"

"Hou Shangshu, don't be impatient, how about listening to Xiaoyao Wang finish?" Fang Xuanling also regained his energy at this time, no longer the drowsy look just now.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and the others all stared at Li Muyun with wide eyes. Although they didn't say anything, Zheng Shanguo and the others understood that their impeachment today might come back in vain.

Li Shimin calmed down somewhat at this time, walked up the steps and came down to Li Muyun, and said in a word: "Li Muyun, is what you said true? Now I will give you a chance to refute."

To be honest, food has always been a heart problem for Li Shimin.

Although Datang can now be regarded as a rich country and a strong country, it is only "counted". We cannot take out all the military rations for disaster relief.

Moreover, in the past few years, Goguryeo has almost built the Great Wall, and it is now in the flirtatious mode from time to time, causing the Liaodong border to be shocked three times a day. Li Shimin hates this matter, but because of the domestic food problem, he has never been able to send troops to solve his own problems. This bad neighbor.

In short, in the final analysis, everything in the Tang Dynasty is based on food. As long as there is food, Li Er is not afraid of the rebellion of the people; as long as there is food, Li Er is not afraid of all wars; Dare to let your army go to the sky.

Li Muyun didn't know about this. The fundamental reason for proposing Three Seasons Rice was just out of possessive desire for good things and showing off. It was not in his consideration to feed the common people. That was Li Shimin's business, not him. Xiaoyao Wang's affairs.

The so-called free and easy, what they want is to be free and easy, and do whatever they want. As for those annoying government affairs, let them go to hell.

Li Er waited for a long time and did not see Li Muyun's answer, his heart sank slowly, and his eyes showed disappointment, but at this moment, Li Muyun suddenly said: "Brother Huang, when did my younger brother tell lies?! You are so Asking is really chilling my brother."

"Don't you know? Those people in Linyi are all lazy people. They just scatter rice seeds on the ground and forget about it. After three months, just harvest them, then sprinkle a handful of seeds on the ground, and go home to sleep for four months." You can harvest again, no need for weeding or catching insects, the crops grow like weeds in the ground.”

Li Er, who had already given up hope, not only had red eyes this time, but even his breathing became heavy. He turned his head and shouted: "Li Jing, Hou Junji, Chai Shao listen to the order!"

"The minister is here!" The three men who were named by Li Shimin came out with a murderous look.

"The three of you lead one hundred thousand troops, and you can flatten Linyi in March, is it possible?!" Li Er seemed to have become the murderous His Royal Highness King Qin once again, and his violent aura made people look sideways.

With a sound of 'Boom', the armor roared, and the three of Li Jing bowed to the ground with a desperate spirit: "I will never regret my death, Datang, Wan Sheng! My Emperor, Wan Sheng!"

"Go to the army as soon as possible, and the appointment will arrive soon! Go!"

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, wait a minute."

"Your Majesty, you can't do it!"

"The three generals are slow, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run."

Just when the three got up and walked out of the hall, Fang Xuanling and the others finally came back to their senses, and suddenly a large group of people fell down on the main hall, trying to dissuade Li Er, but also stopped Li Jing and the other three.

Facing Li Shimin's cold gaze, Changsun Wuji said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, the current national food stockpile is not enough to supply the army for three months, and at least one hundred thousand troops will have to wait until after the autumn harvest."

"In ancient times, there was Huo Huoqi who gave food to the enemy. The small country of Lin Yicuoer didn't need three months' food at all. As long as the eldest grandson prepares one month's food, the rest of the matter will be solved by himself." Hou Junji was stopped by someone. Feeling upset, before Li Er could speak, he patted his chest to assure him.

Wei Zheng stood in front of Hou Junji and said sharply: "That's not okay, Hou Shangshu, although Linyi is small, it is a vassal state of our Tang Dynasty. Mengshelong's crusade for no reason can be interpreted as a border conflict, but if you, Minister of the Ministry of War, Bringing [-] troops and horses to Linyi, this is a national war, and it is an attack without a reason, so how will other vassal countries see me, Tang, and my Majesty Khan!"

"It's a crime for Lin Yi to have a 'treasure' and not to offer it to His Majesty, why would he cut it down for no reason!" Chai Shao stepped forward and stood side by side with the old Hou, facing Wei Zheng, tit for tat.

Li Shimin watched coldly the civil and military factions in front of him arguing endlessly, without saying a word, no one knew what he was thinking.

Fang Xuanling had already come to Li Muyun's side at this time, and stabbed Xiaoyao Wang, the instigator, "Jun Wang, please say something, otherwise the army will come out in full force, Chang'an's troops will be empty, and the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!"

Li Muyun seems to be reckless, but in the end he is also a warrior. It was the first time that the emperor was angry, and the scene where Shan He bowed his head was full of enthusiasm. After being stabbed by the old Fang, he curled his lips and said: "Old Fang, you fooled me again .”

The corners of Lao Fang's mouth twitched, and he cupped his hands and said, "Young King, you still need someone to tie the bell to untie the bell. You should come forward to persuade His Majesty, how about Fang owes you a favor?"

"Why?" Li Muyun asked seriously.

"Your Majesty, Linyi is a small country. If you want its grain, you only need a letter from your majesty. Why do you need an army of [-] to ask for it? In addition, when the king of the county quelled the chaos in Jiannan Road, it was only a few battles that reduced the number of people. Up to one tenth, this is because the king of the county is familiar with the method of marching in Jiannan Road, if an army of one hundred thousand enters Linyi, I am afraid that half of the troops will be lost before the battle, so why bother."

Li Muyun responded silently, of course he knew what Lao Fang said, but as the saying goes, blocking someone's money is like killing one's parents, Lao Hou is crazy to want to fight, if he comes forward to dissuade him at this time, he will undoubtedly offend this military commander Dude, after offending the Tang family and the gentry, Li Muyun had to consider the consequences of continuing to offend the military.

But when he was thinking about gains and losses, Li Shimin opened his mouth and called his name: "King Xiaoyao, this matter happened because of you, what should you say?"

"Brother Huang, actually I think it is necessary to send troops."

As soon as Li Muyun's words came out, Fang Xuanling and the others all changed their expressions, they couldn't help but let out a long sigh in disappointment, while Hou Junji and the others showed joy.

But soon Li Muyun changed the subject and continued: "However, I don't think it is necessary to dispatch 10 troops. Isn't Meng Shelong killed right now? We just need to send a few people over there to sit in town, and at most we can bring Tens of thousands of people are enough."

Hou Junji was immediately unhappy when he heard that, rolled his eyes and said, "What can a thousand people do? King Xiaoyao, don't you want to help that Mengshelong take credit for it?"

"My lord, don't be ignorant of good people. Linyi is different from Mobei and the Western Regions. There are primitive jungles everywhere. The land is not three miles flat, and the sky is not sunny for three days. Let alone you have an army of 100. Even if it's [-] million, it's useless when you get there, because you can't use it at all, and even if you barely spread out the troops, communication with each other is a big problem."

"Besides, it's not so easy to march in the jungle. After your army is separated, it is very likely that you will lose your way in the jungle. At that time, you will be called out, and the ground will not work. It is very likely that when you find them, It has turned into tens of thousands of corpses."

As the only general in the court who has crossed the primeval jungle, Li Muyun is fully qualified to say such things. Although Hou Junji is domineering, he is not unreasonable. way.

Seeing that no one said anything, Li Muyun continued: "Most of our troops are from the north. Not to mention the lack of experience in fighting in the jungle, the biggest difficulty is simply the inaccuracy of the environment. Therefore, I think it is better for Nanzhao people to fight in Linyi. Appropriate, if our people want to participate in the war, they can only follow up with a small force, and the right is to have more experience."

Li Shimin listened carefully to Li Muyun's analysis. He was not a reckless person. He knew the seriousness of the matter and was able to listen to correct opinions. Otherwise, he would not be able to sit on the emperor's position.

At this time, seeing that Li Muyun seemed to have finished expressing his opinion, he coughed lightly and said, "Does anyone have a different opinion? I want to hear it."

No one spoke. Fang Xuanling and the others knew the importance of Sanjidao to the Tang Dynasty. The fundamental reason they stopped Li Er was to mobilize too many troops. Now that Li Muyun has talked about this, Li Shimin will not insist on going his own way , then no longer speak.

Although Hou Junji and the others couldn't lead an army of [-] to the expedition, they were not too disappointed anyway. At least they still had a chance to send troops. When they got the rice seeds back, everyone would have done a great job, and it was completely meaningless to continue fighting .

Li Shimin waited for a while, then nodded and said: "Since everyone has no objection, then this time, Junji will go to Jiannan Road to sit in the town, and by the way, bring the [-] soldiers who went to Jiannan Road last time."

"No! The minister leads the decree!" Hou Junji smiled happily, and winked at Chai Shao on the side for a while, Li Jing and Chai Shao rolled their eyes helplessly, and no one paid attention to him.

On the contrary, Zheng Shanguo had an idea at this time, and said to Li Muyun: "King Xiaoyao, I don't know where you learned about the fact that there are rice seeds that ripen three times a year in this Linyi country? How about it?"

Li Muyun's nose was not his nose and his face was not his face. He asked back: "Why are you so ungrateful, old fellow? Lin Yiguo is doing something on the border, and my brother sent troops to suppress it. What's the matter with the rice planting!"

(End of this chapter)