Man Tanghong

"You, you're still blaming me, otherwise, as a duke, how could you be reluctant to eat a camel?"

Li Yuanji said with emotion.

Li Shiji hurriedly shook his head and said, "I really don't mean to blame you. As for the fact that I'm reluctant to eat camels, it's not because I can't afford it, and it's not because I'm afraid that you might misunderstand that I'm extravagant. It's because the soldiers from Zuoying are about to enter the desert to conquer the remaining camels." Turkic tribes, camels are their necessary livestock.

The minister had to keep this kind of livestock for their needs. "

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shiji in surprise and said, "Have you already started marching into the desert?"

Li Shiji nodded and said: "Yes, some Turkic remnants have fled into the desert, and some Turkic tribes are already in the desert. Your order to the ministers is to wipe out all the tribes in the Turks, so the desert is also in the desert. List."

Li Yuanji sighed: "The desert is not easy to conquer. A little carelessness may lead to the annihilation of the entire army. You must be fully prepared."

Li Shiji smiled and said: "The ministers are already preparing, and the camel is one of them."

Li Yuanji nodded, said 'That's good', and then said nothing more.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Li Shiji, Li Yuanji and his party entered the Chinese military tent. The roasted cows, lambs, and camels outside the tent were just roasted at the moment they entered the Chinese military tent.

Li Shiji ordered people to take the baking tray and send the most delicious parts of cattle, sheep, and camels to the tent of the Chinese army.

The two humps on the camel were sent to the two most honorable people.

Li Yuanji looked at the roasted hump in front of him that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with golden yellow and sizzling oil. I have eaten a lot, but I rarely eat this roasted hump.

Today, I can taste the blessings entrusted to Li Aiqing. "

Li Shiji said humbly: "Don't you dare? It should be because of your blessing that I can achieve success and enjoy unprecedented wealth. It's not because of your blessing that I don't have the qualifications."

"Is it interesting to say so many polite words? Eat it quickly, if you don't eat it, it will be cold, and it will not taste good if it is cold."

Since Li Shimin lost his identity as the King of Qin, he has become less hypocritical and has begun to show his true nature to others, so although he understands this hypocritical scene where everyone is smiling and talking hypocrisy, he just can't stand it and likes to destroy it .

Whether it's Li Yuanji or Li Shiji, neither of them should have heard Li Shimin's words.

Now that Li Shimin has no official titles and no titles, he can naturally speak freely and freely.

But they can't, one of them is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is a courtier of the Tang Dynasty. They are both bound by fame and fortune, and they must be hypocritical when they should be hypocritical.

"Come on, Your Highness, eat while it's hot."

Li Shiji warmly invited.

Li Yuanji nodded with a smile and ate his hump.

The scorched skin on the outside of the hump is delicious, the middle is so-so, but the inside is tender and soft, but it doesn't suit Li Yuanji's taste because it has such a weird smell.

Maybe some people like to eat this weird taste, but Li Yuanji just doesn't like it, this is due to personal taste.

Li Yuanji simply ate some scorched skin, and cut a few pieces of beef leg and lamb leg with a knife. After eating for a while, he was already full.

Then he raised the cup with Li Shiji and others, and began to drink freely.

Although the army hardly provided alcohol during the expedition, and it was not allowed to bring alcohol, but after the army was defeated, when rewarding the three armies, the imperial court would still send people to bring a large amount of alcohol.

These drinks are firstly to reward the soldiers, secondly to embolden the soldiers, and thirdly to numb the nerves of the soldiers and let the soldiers relax.

That is to let the soldiers relax after a tense battle.

This can effectively prevent the Xiaoying incident from happening, and can also indirectly alleviate the aftermath of the war among the soldiers.

This is the more reasonable way of governing the army set up by the ancients based on the principle of Zhang Yichi.

Of course, many generals and schools do this kind of thing naturally, and many soldiers also naturally feel that after the war, as long as they win, they should be rewarded.

So only a few people will connect this kind of thing with the psychology of soldiers.

After Li Jing made a surprise attack on Jieli, and Li Shiji and others made great achievements one after another, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has ordered people to bring over the first batch of drinks to reward the three armies, so everyone can drink to their heart's content.

"Win the drink!"

"Win the drink!"

"..."

After an unknown number of rounds of drinking, everyone was drunk, some vomited in the dark, some fell asleep, some played drunk in the big tent, and some took the opportunity to complain for Li Shiji.

Undoubtedly, the one who took the opportunity to complain for Li Shiji must be the general and school under Li Shiji's command, who is loyal to Li Shiji.

In order to avoid Li Shiji's embarrassment, in order to prevent Li Shiji from being forced to use a knife to kill his own people, Li Yuanji pretended to be drunk and dragged Yin Kaishan who came later to show him the gold and silver jewels seized from the Turks. .

Li Shimin's drinking capacity is a bit astonishing, and he didn't get drunk after drinking a full pot. Instead of getting more and more confused, he became more energetic. After seeing that everyone was drunk, he proposed to wrestle with everyone. The style of painting was distorted by Li Shimin all of a sudden, and the group of demons began to dance wildly.

After stepping out of the tent, the strong wind blew, and Li Yuanji became more sober all of a sudden. Look at the gold and silver treasures seized from various Turkic ministries this time.

According to the reports from around the front and back, and from various military commanders of the Chinese army, the spoils seized from the Turks this time are not only cattle, sheep, horses and captives, but also a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as precious medicinal materials, and only Turks will produce them. of rare treasures.

Some of them were accumulated by the ancestors of Turkic tribes, some were plundered from the Central Plains when the Turks went south to plunder, and some were brought to Turkic when Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao fled to Turkic.

So the quantity is very large, fully filled with sixteen tents, almost reaching the treasury of the Datang State Treasury.

Some people may think that it is exaggerated, and think how a barren Turkic can compare with the Tang Dynasty's treasury.

But you have to know that all the loot captured by the Tang Dynasty from the Turks this time is the loot obtained by plundering the Turks, and the treasury of the Tang Dynasty is only the treasury of the Tang royal family, not the treasury of various nobles. As well as the treasuries of various wealthy families, as well as the treasures hidden in the homes of the common people.

If all these are included, the wealth reserve of Datang is probably a hundred times, or even a thousand times that of Turks.

Looking at it this way, don't you think that the Turks have more wealth?
Among the sixteen tents full of loot, there were six in the Chinese army camp.

Every tent is guarded by a group of armored soldiers, all of whom are related to Li without exception.

Some even served as personal guards for saints, princes, former kings of Qin and current kings of Yong.

In addition to the military Sima, even the commander-in-chief and the general manager in the army are not easy to hang around in it.

So when Yin Kaishan silently led Li Yuanji to the tent, he was stopped by the soldiers in front of the tent.

Li Yuanji stood up and showed his face, and the soldiers silently moved out of the way.

Seeing this, Yin Kaishan teased, "If it wasn't for you, let alone go in and have a look, even if you walk around here, you will be stared at by them like thieves."

As Li Yuanji walked into the tent, he said with a calm smile: "These are national treasures to be charged to the national treasury, not anyone's private property. There are records in the army Sima, and the soldiers will also check them. The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the three provinces will have detailed items. list.

If one copper plate is missing, the three provinces and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will issue accountability documents.

If it is serious, they will lose their heads, so they are responsible, and you don't have to blame them. "

Yin Kaishan smiled with emotion: "I don't blame them, I just feel that they don't trust people. What is the identity of the minister, and will covet the money here?"

Li Yuanji said with a chuckle: "That's not sure. You can take one casually, and you will be fine, but they may lose their heads, and they are also thinking about their heads."

Yin Kaishan paused at the foot of the mountain, and hurriedly defended himself: "I'm not this kind of person, I can't spend all the gold, silver and jewels that I get, why do I still covet the money here?"

Li Yuanji nodded with a smile: "I know you are not this kind of person, but can you guarantee that other people, like you, don't have the slightest bit of greed for these money?"

Yin Kaishan stopped talking for a while.

At this time, Li Yuanji also stepped into the tent completely.

The tent is lit with oil lamps, so there is light, and everything in the tent is dazzling and dazzling under the light.

Horseshoe gold, rough gold coins, gold bars, gold nuggets, gold ornaments, gold weapons, etc. were densely piled up into a hill.

Even though Yin Kaishan didn't covet the things in the tent, after seeing this golden mountain, his breathing became short of breath.

Li Yuanji didn't have much reaction to this. He had seen Jinshan, which was more exaggerated than this, and he didn't like to look at it. If Li Yuan didn't watch the key of the inner vault tightly, he would even be able to Those golden mountains were moved into his bedroom, and he played with them slowly.

That's right, there is also a gold mountain in Neikuli, which is more than three times larger than this, and it is Li Yuan's personal property.

Li Yuan watched very closely, except for a few confidant eunuchs who helped him manage the inner treasury, he would not let anyone touch him.

Otherwise, those golds would have been turned by Li Yuanji into resources for strengthening the national power of the Tang Dynasty.

That is to say, if a son snatches the things of an old man who has lost most of his authority, he will be sprayed all over his body, otherwise Li Yuanji would have robbed him long ago.

If you want gold, Tianzhu has a lot of it, just go to Tianzhu to grab it.

What's the matter if you treat yourself as a miser? !