Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 343 Backyard Chat
Chen Qingsi frowned. He, the second-in-command of the Ministry of War, knew the situation in Baekje best.

Su Dingfang's military ability is indeed impeccable, and Baekje's military level is not bad. Because of the long-term war, their generals have been baptized by war.

Of course, due to the constraints of the geographical terrain and environment, the battles between the Haidong Three Kingdoms were just a small fight in the eyes of the Chinese. In a bigger place, thousands of people could capture more than a dozen cities.

This also means that they are not good at fighting in large groups and are very experienced in fighting small groups of troops.

The Haidong Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides. It is mountainous and forested, and 80% of the area is covered with mountains and rivers. Large corps cannot deploy, so it is most suitable for small groups of troops to fight.

This is also the reason why the Baekje Restoration Movement took three years to put down...

Baekje has a group of generals like Hei Te Changzhi who are good at commanding small regiments to fight, and they are familiar with the terrain. They fight if they can, and flee if they can't. They also have the common people to rely on, which creates huge trouble for the Tang army.

To solve the problem of Baekje, military alone is not enough. A combination of kindness and power, carrot and stick, is the way to go.

Su Dingfang could easily destroy Baekje, but he could not stabilize Baekje's current situation and truly integrate Baekje into the Chinese system.

Chen Qingsi has always been optimistic about Liu Rengui and highly recommends him.

Liu Rengui was both civil and military, and could not only face the complex situation of Baekje, but also deal with chaotic situations. It would be perfect if he could beat the Japanese country as hard as it did in history.

But who would have thought that there would be such an unnecessary disaster, the grain cargo ship capsized due to the sea wind.

Liu Rengui suddenly became a guilty person.

How can this guilty person control the overall situation?
Chen Qingsi searched his memory and could not find a more suitable candidate than Liu Rengui.

In this era, there are many generals who can fight, and there are also many civil servants who are good at human affairs and good at government affairs. However, Chen Qingsi only knows two good men who can fight and have military talents. One is Liu Rengui and the other is Di Renjie.

Di Renjie has just entered the official position and does not have enough qualifications and merit to take on this important task. Liu Rengui is the only candidate he knows.

Chen Qingsi couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while, so she could only give up for the time being.

With some worries, I returned home.

His son Jingjing was one and a half years old. He was happily learning to walk with the support of his mother Xiao Miaochen. When he saw his father approaching, his little face burst into laughter and he yelled "yeah, yeah, yeah" Voice.

Yeye can be interpreted as ancestor or father in this era, and here it naturally means father.

When Chen Qingsi heard her baby son calling her, the worry in her brows was a little less. She was half-working, stretched out her hands, stepped forward quickly, and called: "Jingjing, come here, daddy will hold him."

Seeing his father's reaction, the little guy screamed "Yeah, yeah, yeah" even louder, causing his mother's little hand to twitch hard, as if he was ready to break free from his mother's restraints and go straight into his father's arms.

Xiao Miaochen naturally refused, but she also cooperated and stepped forward. It wasn't until her husband came close that she let go of Jingjing's hand.

The little guy had no sense of direction on his own. He could still walk straight in the first two steps, but started to go astray in the third step. In addition, his center of gravity was unstable and he leaned forward, as if he was drunk, staggering around. The man fell forward and fell straight into a warm embrace.

Chen Qingsi picked up the little guy and kissed him on both sides of his red face.

Then he tilted the left side of his face and stretched it out in front of the little guy.

The little guy kissed his father's left cheek very thoughtfully.

Chen Qingsi said: "One on the right cheek too!"

He stretched out his right cheek again.

The little guy also gave him a kiss on the right side of his face.

Chen Qingsi then looked satisfied and said, "You are so good, but you can't favor one over the other."

Chen Qingsi would play with Jing Jing every day when she came home to relieve her father's longing and expectation for his son.

After playing around for a while, Chen Qingsi said to Qian Yan: "Go and boil some Lingtao water." Qian Yan responded.

Lingtao is the Lingxiao flower, a bright red flower with a funnel-shaped corolla.

In the era when there was no shampoo, Taomi water and Lingtao water were the most common products for shampooing.

However, both Taomi water and Lingtao water are luxury "shampoos", and people mostly use plant ash.

Before Chen Qingsi became famous, she used plant ash to wash her hair, but now she naturally uses Lingtao water.

In this era, most officials washed their hair every ten days, but Chen Qingsi couldn't bear it. He washed his hair as often as he wanted, especially if his head felt itchy, he had to wash it immediately, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable.

Qianyan girl is very good at taking care of people. She patiently helped Chen Qingsi wash her hair, then wiped away the excess water stains with a silk cloth, and wrapped Chen Qingsi around her forehead with a piece of dry silk cloth.

Because medical treatment was underdeveloped in ancient times, many common diseases in later generations have great power in this era. Therefore, most ancient people knew how to avoid risks. For example, after washing your hair, you must not blow dry it, keep your hair wet, and do not sleep with your hair wet. Otherwise, you will have a headache, dizziness, white flakes, bald and black hair, and teeth. Painful deafness.

Chen Qingsi still cherished her life, holding her hair in her arms, and returned to the dressing table in the bedroom and sat down honestly.

Qianyan used a wooden comb in the bedroom to help Chen Qingsi comb her hair, drying it physically.

Xiao Miaochen walked in with Jingjing, who was sleeping soundly from playing, and put it on the bed. After covering the little guy with a quilt, she came nearby, took the wooden comb from Qianyan's hand, and took over her combing of her husband's hair. .

Chen Qingsi had long been used to it and leaned back to enjoy the care of his wife.

Xiao Miaochen said: "I heard that the cargo ship transporting grain in the East China Sea capsized? A lot of grain was lost?"

Chen Qingsi nodded: "One hundred thousand troops, one month of food."

"Is Liu Inspector okay?"

Xiao Miaochen rarely interfered with Chen Qingsi's official affairs. However, the capsizing of a ship in the East China Sea caused a stir, and many people said it was a bad omen.

Since Emperor Taizong, the Tang Dynasty has been on war for many years. In the past few decades, China's territory has reached the largest extent in history, and all the Han Dynasty is within its grasp. Some people have begun to think about consolidating the territory and avoiding war.

The imperial court had just stopped fighting for more than a year, and the war started again, and it was a cross-sea expedition. Naturally there were people who opposed it.

Liu Rengui's encounter with a natural disaster naturally gave this group of people room to develop.

Li Jingxuan demanded that Liu Rengui be severely punished for this reason.

Xiao Miaochen knew that her husband had a certain respect for Cunzhong. Seeing that his eyebrows looked a bit sad today, he became concerned and inquired.

"It doesn't matter!" Chen Qingsi said: "Although it is a natural disaster, Your Majesty still has to give an explanation. He will remove Brother Liu from his post for the time being and find an opportunity to restore it later. But now Baekje needs a good man who pays both civil and military attention. Brother Liu's demotion, But I don’t know who is qualified to do it.”

Qian Yan on the side interjected: "If you can't find someone who is both civilized and military, then why not arrange for someone who can handle government affairs and someone who can fight for war?"

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "It's not that simple..."

Arranging two people to take charge of civil and military affairs seems reasonable, but it is unreasonable in Baekje.

Baekje is overseas and is in a state of war. The people are unstable and unrest may occur at any time. Is it to comfort or to suppress?
The civil and military divisions are divided into two people. Once they disagree, internal turmoil will only make the situation worse.

Qian Yan was unconvinced and said: "Besides, who is better than our husband when it comes to being good at writing and martial arts?"

Chen Qingsi was stunned.

Xiao Miaochen's hand shook.

(End of this chapter)