Ji Tang

Chapter 854 From now on, you will be responsible for the food of the soldiers.
"Tell me, what are you hiding from me?"

Ji Song opened his mouth, but was too embarrassed to say it.

Li Shimin's face turned darker, and he wanted to kick this bastard, but seeing his haggard look, no one had the heart to lower his raised foot.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Did you lose the battle?"

This was all he wanted to do, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.

Ji Song quickly shook his head when he heard this.

"So what kind of bastard thing did you do that you can't put an end to?"

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he had not lost the battle.Fortunately, as long as it is not irreversible, other things are not a big deal.

But what puzzled him was that the boy hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head.

"Explain to me what is going on!"

Li Shimin was completely angry now. Is this guy playing riddles with me?
Ji Song stood up awkwardly and said, "There are two things."

"What? Two more? What the hell did you do?"

Li Shimin was shocked. He didn't expect that this kid would really get into trouble. Two more?
No, you have to let me take it slow, and I have to be mentally prepared first.This kid has always been quiet and silent, but he can't be frightened by this kid.

At the same time, I have begun to think about how to deal with this kid. Should I fight him to the end, or should I take away the credit for this time again?
To be honest, it's not that he doesn't want to give up the position of Duke, it's that this kid can make great achievements by just doing anything. How can he be rewarded in the future?

He has no intention of sealing a king of the opposite sex out, that is a recipe for disaster!
Ji Song took a few steps back as much as possible, looked around, and said, "Your Majesty, look."

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Lead the way, I'll settle the score with you later!"

With a snort, Li Shimin also knew that now was not the time to speak. It would not be too late to wait until the army settled down.

Ji Song let out a hey, and quickly mounted his horse to guard the people on the left and right, looking loyal.

"I said that boy can't you just calm down? Are you so angry with His Majesty just after we met? Let me tell you everything first, and when you get back, I can say a few nice words to you?"

Lao Du hadn't seen Ji Song for a long time, so he stepped forward and whispered.

Ji Song smiled back at Lao Du, but didn't say a word. Lao Du was so angry that he wanted to bite the boy to death.

Soon, they arrived at the army camp outside Anshi City.

Since hearing the news that the army was coming, Ji Song sent people to drive many Goguryeo people to build camps.

The camp of more than [-] troops could not be built even if they were exhausted to death. He had no burden at all to drive these people.

So, when the army arrived at the camp, they saw a huge new military camp standing next to a river.

It was nice to see such an orderly and neat camp, although it was quite ordinary.

"Not bad, not bad! It seems that you have been working hard these years!"

Even Li Shimin had to praise a few words. There are mountains and rivers here, and all the facilities are well built. Even if he were to build it, it would be nothing more than that!
"Your Majesty, thank you very much. I just gave you the idea. Most of the things were done by Lieutenant General Su Lie."

Ji Song did not take the credit, but gave it to Su Lie.

"Hmph! You still know how to save face. If you really dare to say that this is your fault, let's see how I deal with you."

Okay, Ji Song was so bored that he immediately stopped talking.

"My lord, Su Lie comes to see your Majesty!"

Su Lie, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly stepped forward to salute!
"Well, my dear, please get up quickly. There is no need for such a big salute in the army!"

There was a huge difference between the smiles of Su Lie and Li Shimin and Ji Song. Ji Song curled his lips and went to talk to Lao Du, so as not to be upset!
Li Shimin stepped forward to help Su Lie up, lifted him up and down, and said with a smile: "Since Aiqing entered Liaodong, she has destroyed Bisha City, Shi City, Jian'an City and other cities. It is so awesome that Goguryeo is frightened by the news!"

"Okay, okay, we have this general in the Tang Dynasty. How can we worry about the unrest in the world?"

Su Lie blushed when he heard this. Others didn't know what was going on, but he didn't know it himself?It is better to say that it is due to him than to gunpowder.

"Your Majesty has defeated a humble minister. I really don't dare to take credit. Your Majesty and the Chief Superintendent commanded me well, and my soldiers worked desperately to serve me. I just did what I should do. I really don't dare to praise you like this!"

When Li Shimin saw Su Lie like this, he said nothing more.

But the more he watched, the more he liked him. He was a talented general with both civil and military skills. He liked it so much.

This guy Ji Song doesn’t know how to recommend me?This is simply unreasonable!
Ji Song, who was glared at by the emperor, was a little confused, but he didn't take it to heart at this time.

"Your Majesty, please come into the camp. We will make arrangements for the soldiers!"

Ji Song stepped forward to guide everyone into the camp, and the other soldiers came to guide each other. Everything was going on in an orderly manner.

After everyone entered the spacious Chinese army tent, Ji Song ordered people to bring meals and a small amount of wine, which was regarded as a welcome refreshment for the army.

Everyone is not polite. They all know that Ji Song is the general manager of the naval fleet. It is also close to the sea. Dengzhou and Laizhou are very convenient for transporting supplies by sea. Therefore, the food and grass here can be said to be the richest in this army. The army is here.

But it was much more difficult for them to obtain material supplies. The losses on the road were enough to make them feel distressed, but Ji Song was so generous.

Of course they won't be polite if they can take advantage of the big ones!
After eating the noodle cake, Li Shimin took a breath, pointed at Ji Song and cursed: "You are a bastard, I am eating and sleeping outside, but you are here eating good food."

Then he pointed to his bowl and said, "Who are you trying to fool with such a small bowl? Go and get me a big bowl."

"Yes, please don't be stingy. I and others have suffered a lot. When we come to your land, we have to treat you well. Who are you looking down on by holding a small bowl?"

"Boy Ji Song, hurry up and get a big bowl. I'll finish it in two bites. I haven't even tasted it yet!"

"Hurry up, you grinder, be careful I'll beat you to death."

Ji Song looked at the angry crowd with a wry smile, and could only say to the people around him: "Did you hear that? Bring everything up. If you are slow, they will beat you up. Don't blame me for not warning you. "

How dare the cook say anything? He ran out crawling and rolling.

After a while, all kinds of steaming food were delivered to the table one by one, and everyone's eyes turned green when they saw it.

Old Yuchi took a deep breath as he looked at the messy pot of stew.

"Why don't you want to be a soldier anymore? Are big fish and meat here? If you don't give me an explanation, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape from this beating."

At this time, everyone looked at Ji Song with strange eyes!
Li Shimin looked at Ji Song with even more pity and said nothing, but Ji Song always felt that he was looking back and forth on his neck, as if he was considering where to put the knife in!
"Everyone, please feel free to eat. The meat here is all fish meat. This place is close to the sea. The navy officers and soldiers have nothing to do when they stay at sea. They just fish in the sea."

"Don't tell me, these bastards are very good at catching fish. They can bring in [-] kilograms of fish every day, which is enough for the soldiers to beat their teeth as a sacrifice." "Today, the soldiers heard that His Majesty and you are coming, Everyone goes out to catch fish, no, the meat in this pot is a big fish that the soldiers finally managed to get."

After hearing Ji Song's words, everyone took a breath of air.

Eighteen thousand pounds per day?With Ji Song's current military strength, each person can eat at least half a catty of fish every day.

There is no such thing as a war, even in my own home.

Although the Tang Dynasty is much richer now, ordinary people only eat meat once during the New Year and festivals, but now the entire army eats meat every day.

If the soldiers outside knew about this, it would be a huge disaster!

They are both soldiers, but why is the gap so big?
No wonder when Ji Song was selecting soldiers, all of them were like wolves smelling fishy smell, wanting to follow Ji Song on the expedition. Even the soldiers under his command were jealous!

If you could eat such food every day, why would you want to be a general? Even a top soldier would be willing to be one!
"His grandma's, it was also a big battle, but why is there such a big fucking difference? I sweated under the hot sun, and the food I ate when I returned to the military camp was almost rancid, but all your soldiers ate it It’s better than in my life, is there any natural reason for this?”

At this time, everyone disagreed. Li Ji stepped forward and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, we are also your soldiers. You can't be so kind to one. If our soldiers know this, it will be terrible." ?Does morale still matter?"

"Since ancient times, we have not worried about scarcity but inequality. If you treat us differently, how can we lead our troops in the future?"

"Anyway, I don't care. We want whatever food Ji Song's army eats. If it's not available, even if he goes to rob it, he still has to give us an explanation!"

The way Li Shimin looked at Ji Song was particularly strange. If outsiders found out, they wouldn't know what to say about him. All the words about favoring one over others, unfair rewards and punishments, etc. would all come out.

"Jisong!"

Ji Song was excited and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I'm here!"

Li Shimin said while eating: "Have you heard what the generals said?"

"My lord, I heard you!"

Ji Song gave a bitter smile, can you not hear it? They are all men in the military, and their loud voices can be heard from a long distance away.

"Well, that's easy. From now on, the food for the army will be left to you. You must be fair and not show any favoritism. If I know that you dare to deduct food from the soldiers, you will wait for me. !”

Li Shimin pushed back and forth. Since Ji Song had caused the matter himself, he should find a way to settle it himself. He would not take the blame.

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

Ji Song screamed in his heart, what is this? He just thought that everyone had worked hard and prepared something delicious to satisfy everyone's cravings. Unexpectedly, he failed to keep his mouth shut and boasted too much. Now he was asked to be responsible for the food of the soldiers. , How can I not want to eat meat? I clearly want to eat him!

"There are nearly 20 soldiers in the camp. Even if one person has half a catty on this day, it will cost one hundred thousand catties of fish and meat. Even if the generals are killed, they will not be able to get so much."

"You might as well kill them and give them to the soldiers. Anyway, I can't complete this task."

Ji Song breaks the jar, it depends on what you do!

Li Shimin put down the food in his hand, came to Ji Song and said hey.

"Do you want me to complain to you? You can solve the trouble yourself. As long as the generals are satisfied, you can decide what to do!"

Ji Song was overjoyed when he heard this, rolled his eyes, and said quickly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you will not be disappointed."

The person who said that was very awe-inspiring, but those who didn't know thought that Ji Song was sacrificing himself for others!

Now everyone also laughed. Old Yuchi came to Ji Song, slapped him hard, and said: "I know you want me to have a way, don't worry, I don't ask you to eat and drink every day, as long as you don't miss today's That’s fine, haha!”

Ji Song's face turned green. Isn't this too much to ask for?You might as well just kill me.

"Yes, I'm going to prepare now!"

After saying that, he was about to go out. How could there be any frustration in his brisk steps?

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more wrong he became. He always felt that he had forgotten something.

Just when Ji Song was about to leave the camp happily, Li Shimin suddenly shouted.

"return!"

Ji Song's expression changed, he turned around and said feebly: "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

But what surprised him was that Li Shimin first asked someone to move a chair for him, and then said: "I almost disturbed you because you missed me. Tell me, what on earth did you do to bribe my generals with food?"

"As the saying goes, the one who takes advantage of you is short of hand, and the one who eats is short of mouth. Don't think that you can get away with making delicious food for everyone. I tell you, this is a dream!"

Everyone also reacted at this time. They knew on the way just now that this kid had caused two troubles outside. It seemed that the matter was not serious.

I was so busy eating and drinking just now that I almost forgot about it.

"Jisong, since we have eaten your food, when His Majesty punishes you later, we will not sit idly by and say something nice to you."

"That's right, don't worry, Marquis Ji. I won't eat for nothing in vain. At worst, I'll just be gentler when the time comes."

Everyone laughed and didn't take it seriously at all.

I saw it when I came in just now. The generals and officers in the army looked pretty good, and they didn't look like they had lost a battle.As long as we don't lose the battle, everything else doesn't matter.

At most, it’s just some mistakes that men make, no big deal.

"Tell me, I want to hear what exactly you have committed? I happen to be missing someone who knows me well. If the matter is too big, you can go to the palace then. It would be nice to talk to me if you have nothing to do!"

Ji Song felt a chill down there and broke into a cold sweat.

He said cautiously: "Is that what I'm going to say?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Say it! The sky won't fall yet."

Ji Song took a deep breath and said: "Yesterday, I was tricked by that old man Yang Wanchun, and I actually allowed [-] Goguryeo troops to retreat into Anshi City."

He looked very sad and angry and said: "I was careless for a moment, please forgive me!"

"But as Ju Chen knows, these people all escaped from Liaodong City. It must have been a moment of negligence on the part of the generals that allowed them to escape here."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. This matter is my responsibility. If I hadn't been careless, how could I have let these defeated troops who escaped from Liaodong enter the city?"

He bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Quiet, the whole tent became quiet.But it is not difficult to find that both the generals who were clamoring just now and the emperor himself couldn't help but pick up the wine glass and pretend to drink to hide the embarrassment in their eyes!
(End of this chapter)