Man Tanghong

Chapter 883 Then I go? !

Li Xiaogong withered under Li Yuan's despotic power, then there is nothing left to say.

Li Yuanji didn't want to talk nonsense with Li Xiaogong, so he directly asked Li Xiaogong to go down to prepare.

After Li Xiaogong left the Taiji Palace, rumors about Tang's conquest of the Turks spread, even with Li Jing's indifferent temperament, after hearing the news, he quickly ran to the palace to seek evidence.

Inside the Tai Chi Hall.

Li Yuanji had just finished reviewing the map of the official road brought up by the Ministry of Industry, and commented on the Ministry of Industry's efforts to build the official road this year, when Li Jing rushed into the Tai Chi Hall in a hurry.

When he arrived in the hall, he saw that Li Yuanji was the only one there, so he couldn't wait to salute: "Your Highness, Li Jing, I heard that His Highness wants to use troops against the Turks?"

Li Jing was obviously in a hurry, and he didn't even want to be polite, so he directly stated his intention of coming.

Li Yuanji was a little surprised by Li Jing's reckless behavior. In his impression, Li Jing was the kind of person who would not change his face even if Mount Tai collapsed, and his heart was as calm as a lake. Why did he seem anxious today.

Immediately, Li Yuanji felt a bad taste in his heart, and decided to tease Li Jing, so he pretended to be indifferent and said, "Who did you listen to?"

"Forehead……"

Li Jing didn't know what to say.

While complaining in his heart why Li Yuanji didn't follow the routine, he was considering whether to betray Li Xiaogong.

Although the news was spread to him through the mouths of many people, he still found out that the source of the news was Li Xiaogong.

So he can tell who the instigator is.

It's just that, after all kinds of thoughts rolled in Li Jing's mind, Li Jing gave up on the confession of Li Xiaogong, and just said dryly, "I heard what people in Chang'an City said..."

Li Yuanji pretended to be displeased and said, "Do you also believe the rumors in Chang'an City?"

Li Jing said awkwardly: "So His Highness has no idea of ​​conquering the Turks?"

Li Yuanji said lightly: "That's not..."

Li Jing raised his head in astonishment.

He has realized that he has been played.

But he couldn't afford to offend those who made fun of him, and he didn't dare to speak loudly to them.

Because if he shows a little temper, the other party is likely to deprive him of the opportunity to lead the army, so he can only look straight at the other party, hoping that the other party will give him an explanation.

Li Yuanji continued without changing his face: "Although I don't know how this story is spread in Chang'an City, I can tell you responsibly that this is just an idea of ​​mine. Whether it can be implemented depends on the three people." Zaisu means."

So you don't even bother to explain?
Li Jing slandered in his heart, cupped his hands and said: "It means that His Highness has this idea, but whether to fight or not depends on what Xiao Gong and the others think?"

Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.

Li Jing said again: "But because of money and food?"

The only thing Xiao Yu and the others can influence in this kind of matter is money and food.

If the money and food didn't need to pass through their hands, then they wouldn't even ask them about this kind of thing, let alone look at what they mean.

Li Yuanji nodded again.

Talking to smart people is like this. You don't need to say much, and the other party can guess the key to the problem.

Save trouble, save time, and save effort.

"Your Highness means that His Highness intends to fight the Turks, but Xiao Gong and the others may not be willing to spend this money?"

Li Jing continued.

Before Li Yuanji could nod his head, Li Jing pondered again and said, "But if His Highness orders this kind of thing, Duke Xiao and the others will not refuse it. Why does His Highness take care of their ideas?"

Yes, it is to take care of.

If Li Yuanji insists on going his own way, Xiao Yu and the others cannot stop him at all.

Although the monarchy has not yet reached its peak, it will still be constrained by the will of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the wealthy families.

But once the person in power made a decision to go to war, the military officials did not object, so even if the Sanzai objected, it would not matter.

The aristocratic family will not jump out on this kind of matter to trip up those in power.

Because meddling in war is no different from meddling in military power, those in power will resolutely crush the aristocratic and wealthy families who stand up to make trouble.

So the rich and powerful families dare not get involved in this kind of thing.

Without the help of aristocratic and wealthy families, San Zai let alone objected, even if he was forced by fate, those in power would not bother.

But now, the conquest of the Turks is what all the military officials are most looking forward to. With the support of the military officials, the opposition of the three of Xiao Yu can be ignored.

So Li Yuanji cared about the thoughts of Xiao Yu and the three of them, and he was taking care of Xiao Yu and the three of them.

"It can't be said that, the Dingkou of my Datang, and the food in various places can grow exponentially in the past two years, thanks to the dedicated planning of the three prime ministers, now my Datang wants to use the Dingkou, To send money and food to fight, you have to ask them about their attitude.”

Li Yuanji said seriously.

Li Jing had a strange expression on his face.

I read a lot, you can't fool me.

The reason why Datang's Dingkou has skyrocketed in the past two years is not because the imperial court spent a lot of money and food to encourage births, and used a lot of cattle and sheep to encourage locals to lure fleeing households down the mountain?

Although the civil servants did a lot of things during this process, in the final analysis it was the result of the imperial court spending a lot of money, food, cattle and sheep as encouragement.

Without these money, food, cattle and sheep, the three of Xiao Yu would not have done their best, even if they risked their lives, it would be impossible for Datang to double the size of Dingkou in such a short period of time.

As for the money stored in the national treasury and the grain stored in granaries in various places, aren’t they all earned from border markets, water transport, and sea transport?

Does it have much to do with the three of Xiao Yu?
No!

Although the Dingkou of Datang has doubled sharply, the tax of Datang has not doubled accordingly, and now the income of one-year-old is only more than 190 million.

Reluctantly, the expenses of the various palaces and part of the salaries of the officials were provided.

It is not yet possible to provide everything needed.

In the past two years, the three of Xiao Yu also spent a lot of money and food they earned from border markets, water transportation, and sea transportation.

He even arbitrarily exempted many places that needed to be revived and newly levied from taxes for three years.

So in the past two years, they have only spent money and food, and have not earned any money and food for Datang at all. Datang's existing money and food have nothing to do with them at all.

It was not the result of their hard work that Datang was able to store up a lot of fertilizer.

Of course, they counted the money and counted the food, but this is not considered a contribution.

If this is considered a contribution, then any individual can contribute to Datang.

"Your Highness, do you think that I should also go to martial arts?"

Li Jing said quietly.

The implication is 'do you think I'm a fool? '

Li Yuanji coughed dryly twice, and continued to argue: "Now we are at a critical moment in the Tang Dynasty, and money is used everywhere, and there are many places where food is used. Now we have to allocate a large amount of money and food to conquer the Turks. Ask the three prime ministers what they mean."

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, but did not refute.

This makes sense.

Because Datang is currently on the rise in all aspects, it needs money and food as support to develop.

If a large amount of money and food is used for war, then many things that are developing may slow down or stop.

And many things, once started, cannot be stopped, and once stopped, success will fail.

Therefore, it would not be a good thing if Xiao Yu's plan to develop Datang was disrupted if he insisted on withdrawing money and food.

It will be very unfavorable to Datang.

So because of this, it is reasonable to ask Xiao Yu and the three of them what they mean.

"Do you want me to go talk to Duke Xiao and the others?"

After hesitating for a long time, Li Jing suddenly spoke.

Although he hasn't lobbied anyone, it doesn't mean he won't lobby.

Xiaozhi analyzed everything in the Tang Dynasty from a long-term perspective with emotion and reason, and told Xiao Yu and the other three about the benefits and significance of the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the Turks. This is what he is good at.

If it doesn't work, he can still let his younger brother take the lead. His younger brother is a very patient person. Even if he is not good at lobbying, Xiao Yu, who can be worn out by grinding, let go of the three of them.

After all, if his younger brother can spend half a year teaching a bird to talk, naturally he can also spend half a year forcing Xiao Yu and the others to let go.

In terms of patience, perseverance, and persistence, he hasn't seen anyone who is better than his younger brother.

Li Yuanji shook his head and said, "No need, I've asked King Hejian to do this. You just need to discuss the strategy of confrontation with Li Shiji and others."

Li Jing was taken aback, and looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment.

He seems to be tricked again? !
If he had said that earlier, would he still need to talk so much nonsense? !

Since you have already made up your mind and made arrangements, why did you fish me around on purpose?

"Your Highness..."

"After you have discussed the strategy of confrontation, King Hejian persuaded the three prime ministers to let go. I will set up an altar outside Chang'an City, and I will worship you as a general, and you will lead the army."

Li Yuanji spoke slowly.

What I'm talking about here will refer to handsome.

The so-called worshiping generals on the altar is actually handsome.

It's just that before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was no such thing as "handsome", and those who worshiped were all great generals, so after the word "handsome", the same set of rules as going to the altar to worship generals was still used.

After hearing this, Li Jing couldn't speak even though he had thousands of words and resentment in his heart.

Because Li Yuanji gave too much.

He has the ambition to rise above the clouds, and he also has the talents to rise above the clouds. What he lacks is an opportunity to prove himself, and what he seeks is also an opportunity to prove himself.

Now that Li Yuanji gave it to him, and gave him a lot, what can he say?

He could only kneel down on the ground with one knee, and said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty Li Jing, I will definitely not disappoint Your Highness' high expectations!"

Li Yuanji nodded in satisfaction and said, "I'll wait and see!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Just when Li Jing finished expressing his determination, Chen Shuda rushed into the hall in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the hall, after seeing Li Jing kneeling on one knee, his face suddenly changed, a little excited and a little ugly.

"Chen...isn't it time to come?"

Looking at this posture, it seems that you have already agreed on everything, and you are about to go to the altar to pay homage to the general and lead the army. Then I, the prime minister, came to ask if the rumors in Chang'an City were true. up?
Then I go? !

(End of this chapter)