The first emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 220 Preparing for a Rainy Day

Now that Li Chengqian has decided to prepare for the expedition, he must make some preparations in advance.After all, Li Chengqian is not someone who is not sure about fighting.

Early the next morning, Li Chengqian summoned all his subordinates to the Cheng'en Hall.Although the main hall of the East Palace is Xiande Hall, Li Chengqian has never used it.

For a long time, Li Chengqian's office was the Cheng'en Hall, which was arranged by Li Chengqian according to the meeting place of later generations.So Li Chengqian would naturally feel very comfortable using it.

Seeing the people sitting at the conference table on the left and right sides, Li Chengqian said: "Yesterday, the emperor has decided that this year's spring will be led by this palace in person to conquer Tubo and Western Turks."

Hearing that Li Chengqian said that he was going to lead his troops to the expedition, all the people present became energetic in an instant.They are all generals, so they naturally hope to be able to fight the enemy.

Cheng Chumo said to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness, I wonder if you can bring me with you this time."

Ever since Cheng Chumo became the general under the crown prince's guard, Li Chengqian seldom arranged for him to do anything.In order not to be said by others that Li Chengqian is pretending to be noble.

He said that he was not in command of the prince's ten rate, but in fact he was firmly in his hands through Cheng Chumo.

That's why Cheng Chumo was worried that Li Chengqian would leave him in Chang'an City like the first few times.If that's the case, he would rather find Li Shimin to resign the prince and lead the general.

Li Chengqian naturally understood what Cheng Chumo was worried about, so he said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already told my father. You and your younger brother Cheng Chuliang are responsible for being the food supervisor this time."

"I hope that you will not disappoint my expectations. If my army has no food to use, don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings, and use your heads to rectify the military regulations."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured that as long as the grain and grass are in the hands of our two brothers, others will never even think about taking a single grain." Cheng Chumo said excitedly.

Afterwards, Li Chengqian said to Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan: "Others are all Zhengyin pioneers when they go to war. But this time, I have two, so I hope that you two can open roads and build bridges for me. .”

"His Royal Highness, you can rest assured that Brother Tingxuan and I will be the vanguard officers. I promise that His Royal Highness will be invincible all the way." Xue Rengui said to Li Chengqian.

Afterwards, Li Chengqian explained everyone's arrangements in detail.It can't help but make everyone present look happy.

In the end, Li Chengqian spoke to Xiangli Wentian who was sitting on the side, and said, "How are you preparing for the machine-like hidden weapon that I asked you to build?"

"According to His Royal Highness, [-] Zhuge Liannus have been manufactured. As for the insinuation that the lord wants, it is also under intense production. It is estimated that [-] pieces will be completed in another month." Xiangli Wentian He opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this, and then continued to speak: "You don't have to follow me this time when I am in command, because I have more important things for you to do."

"This subordinate is willing to listen to His Highness the Crown Prince's arrangement." Xiangli Wentian said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian said to Xiangli Wentian: "What I asked you to do is to build an underground palace under the newly built Yong'an Palace. From now on, this underground palace will be your Tiangong Pavilion."

"So how this underground palace should be built, and how big it needs to be built is up to you. There is only one requirement of this palace, that is, no one can enter or come out alive without permission."

"His Royal Highness, it is not difficult to build an underground palace as a Tiangong Pavilion. The difficulty lies in how to hide from everyone's eyes." Xiangli Wentian said to Li Chengqian.

"This palace is not going to let you build it in secret, but to let you build it in a fair manner. It just claims to be an ice cellar." Li Chengqian said.

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Xu Liang opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, if the emperor knows about this matter, I'm afraid he will think that His Highness has ulterior motives."

"This palace has also thought of this, so I have already greeted my father. At that time, my father will issue the imperial edict to build the ice cellar."

"However, in the name of building an ice cellar, the entire Tiangong Pavilion can be built perfectly. It depends on his ability." Li Chengqian said.

Hearing that Li Chengqian had already greeted Li Shimin, Xu Liang naturally had nothing to worry about.So he continued to sit by the side without saying anything.

And Li Chengqian went to open his mouth and said to Zhang Yajiu: "I don't know how you made the four thousand pieces of fine steel chain mail that the Palace wants?"

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, this fine steel chain mail is very time-consuming to build. And it is also together with the horse, so until now, only more than 2000 pieces have been built."

"However, there will be more than a month, and it should be completed. It will definitely not delay His Highness the Crown Prince's expedition." Zhang Yajiu got up and said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this, and then continued: "Besides the fine steel chain mail, what I care most about is the Qiankun knife. I wonder if you can finish the fine steel chain mail and the Qiankun sword at the same time? "

"Your Highness the Crown Prince don't have to worry about this. Now all the parts of the Qiankun Dao have been made. The rest is for Xiangli Wentian to install the mechanism." Zhang Yajiu said to Li Chengqian.

At this time, Xiangli Wentian also got up and said to Li Chengqian: "The subordinates have already started to install the mechanism, and it can be completed in another month."

"It's just that my subordinates are a little worried that there may not be enough craftsmen in the future. After all, when building Yong'an Palace, we have to allocate some of them, right?"

"After Yong'an Palace starts construction, a large number of craftsmen will arrive. Among them, those with exquisite craftsmanship can be collected in Tiangong Pavilion." Li Chengqian said to Xiangli Wentian.

Li Chengqian asked Cui Yong to contact Wang Hai and asked Wang Hai to provide him with [-] war horses.Moreover, the war horse that Li Chengqian wanted had special requirements.

That is two thousand green horses, two thousand red horses, two thousand white horses, and two thousand yellow horses.It is also required that he be delivered to Chang'an City one month later.

Finally, Zou Fengchi was asked to make a total of [-] cloaks of various kinds.Of course, there are certain requirements, and the colors are also divided into four colors: blue, red, white and yellow.The patterns embroidered on it are Qinglong, Suzaku, White Tiger and Xuanwu.

The horse and cloak that Li Chengqian wanted were all prepared for the Four Elephant Guards.At this stop, Li Chengqian wanted to play the majesty of the Four Elephant Guards, so that everyone in the world would know that Li Chengqian had a powerful tiger and wolf army under his command.

After explaining everything, Li Chengqian prepared to leave Cheng'en Hall.But at this moment, Xiao Guizi ran in with a smile on his face.

And came to Li Chengqian's side, whispering in Li Chengqian's ear.At the same time, an intriguing smile appeared on Li Chengqian's face.

(End of this chapter)