Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 165 Wei's generosity and Li Yuanji's insidiousness

Xie Shufang felt uncomfortable in his heart, but if you asked him whether he had any thoughts about Li Yuanji, he didn't have any. He could think that Li Yuanji must have his reasons for doing so, but he also knew that not having any thoughts didn't mean he didn't feel disappointed.

Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang, took a sip of wine, and then spoke slowly.

"Shufang, let me tell you about this. I know your ability and loyalty very well. This time, I should have let you lead the army in the battle to destroy Linyi, but there is no other way.

You should also know that the people here now, except you, there is Ding Fang who has not returned yet, and Feng Ang is not counted for the time being. The others, whether it is Jun Mai or Liu Rengui, including Yu Minghe, do not count Yang Shu and the others.

None of these people have much experience in commanding troops, especially Liu Rengui, Xi Junmai and Yu Minghe, who have none. But you also know the potential of these three people. If they are not allowed to go out and gain experience, when will they be able to stand on their own?

Now it is time to destroy Linyi. Linyi is just a small country, which is just right for them to have enough experience. As for other previous wars, whether it was the rebellion of the Five States or the destruction of Ryukyu, you also know that I was cultivating their ability to lead troops in combat.

Not only Lin Yi, but also Yu Ming and Na Li, are also training him. Only by allowing them to grow as quickly as possible can they deal with enemies that may appear in the future.

If we don't let them gain experience now, when a war breaks out in the future, it will be too difficult to rely on just you and Su Lie. We don't know who the enemies we will face will be, so I must be fully prepared.

But don't worry, it will definitely not be peaceful in the future, there will still be wars, and when this place becomes prosperous, there will definitely be people around who can't help but want to come and plunder. Of course, our powerful military force may also deter the enemy.

But I can tell you here that if I ever destroy other small countries in the future, I will definitely appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the army!

As for not letting you participate in this campaign, you also know that now that they are all out, there is no one here at all. There are only 3,000 soldiers and 2,000 navy left. If you go there, and something happens here, you can't let me solve it myself, right?
If you are really ruthless enough, then you can go find Liu Rengui, is that ok?"

Li Yuanji patiently counselled Xie Shufang that the key staff members under him were in a bad mood and he must pay attention to it. It would be bad if hidden dangers were laid because of such a small matter.

What he said to Xie Shufang was indeed what he thought in his heart. Xi Junmai and Liu Rengui were indeed very good in history, especially Liu Rengui, who was directly at the level of a famous general. Yu Minghe was not bad either. Now that he finally has a capable person under him, why not train him quickly? What are you waiting for?
If a war breaks out, let Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang go. How can these two people be busy? A famous general who is not trained cannot become a famous general. In the future, if there is a conflict with the Tang Dynasty, no, to be more precise, there is a conflict with Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin who are in power, can we rely on Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang?
Both Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had many famous generals under them, and there was also Li Jing who could command as long as he was in power. If he did not train the people under him, he would be the one to be beaten if a conflict really broke out.

Now the only people he can use are Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang, plus Feng Ang, and that's it. The others are inexperienced. What about Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin? There are a lot of talents, especially Li Shimin, whose generals are now at the maximum level.

He said all this to Xie Shufang just hoping that Xie Shufang could figure it out. He had not forgotten, nor had he suppressed him. He was just training others. Xie Shufang's position in his eyes would remain unshakable.

As for the promise to let Xie Shufang fight if there is another war to annihilate a country, Li Yuanji really thought so. They have been trained almost enough, and it is time to let Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang go out and gain some achievements.

Now, the countries surrounding Lingnan have a huge gap in strength with him, so it doesn't matter who he fights, except that some require more effort. After all, the difference in equipment means crushing victory.

There are no tough guys like the Turks here, and Tibet has not yet risen. Tuyuhun still occupies the majority. The enemies around the Tang Dynasty are now more powerful than each other. After killing these, Songtsen Gampo of Tibet will emerge, and there is also the Arabs behind. Only here, in comparison, it is much easier.

After hearing this, Xie Shufang felt better and was even more moved. In fact, he didn't want any explanation. As long as Li Yuanji gave him a reason, he would accept it, because he knew clearly what Li Yuanji said.

It was just a momentary loss, and he was able to adjust to it. However, he never expected that by chance, he would get a promise from Li Yuanji that he would lead the troops in the next battle. Xie Shufang's thoughts immediately disappeared.

"Hey, my king, how can I abandon you? I will stay by your side and protect you."

Looking at Xie Shufang's smile, Li Yuanji's mouth twitched, but seeing Xie Shufang come back to his senses, he was happy in his heart, and then he started to drive him away.

"Alright, alright, you're a grown man, but you still need me to enlighten you. Who is the king?
Now that you've finished drinking, hurry up and get out of here. Don't even look at this jar of wine. Take it and get out of here too. Quickly."

Xie Shufang ignored him, picked up the wine jar with a smile, and ran out. Li Yuanji also smiled when he saw this.

When he looked up, he saw that it was already dark. Li Yuanji then walked to the bedroom at the back.

When he arrived at the bedroom, Li Yuanji saw a beautiful figure who immediately pushed the door open with a smile on her face. After entering the bedroom, Li Yuanji was dumbfounded.

"Why are you here? Where's your sister?"

When Li Yuanji came in, he found that it was the Guimei that Yang Qingwan mentioned. Li Yuanji was speechless. He couldn't figure out what Yang Qingwan wanted to do.

The person in front of him was able to come in here and stay here. He knew without thinking that it must have been done by Yang Qingwan. Otherwise, who would be so bold?

Wei Gui looked at Li Yuanji and smiled.

"I have come to see Your Majesty. My name is Wei Gui, and I am from the Xungong branch of the Jingzhao Wei family. My father is Wei Yuancheng.

Last time, I came to serve the king at the invitation of my sister. I hope the king will have mercy on me."

Li Yuanji was so shocked that he was speechless. Wasn't this matter over? Why did he come again? And it looked like Yang Qingwan had invited him here, and Wei Gui had really come all the way here.

Li Yuanji came back to his senses after a moment and was really full of complicated feelings. Wei Gui, the Imperial Concubine Wei after Li Shimin came to power?
Another complicated reason for Li Yuanji is that shouldn't Wei Gui be accepted into the Qin Palace by Li Shimin? But now he is not accepted. Could it be that Li Shimin only accepted Wei Nizi?

Li Yuanji no longer thought about these things. It was useless to think about them now. The matter had been decided. He had to marry Wei Gui whether he wanted to or not. From the moment Wei Gui stepped into this room, or to be more precise, from the moment she came here from Chang'an, she had no choice. He had no choice either, because there was a Wei family behind Wei Gui.

Li Yuanji came in front of Wei Gui, put his hand under his chin, and lifted up Wei Gui's face.

"From now on, this will be your home."

Without saying too much, Li Yuanji picked up Wei Gui and went to the bed. The next morning, Li Yuanji woke up early again, took a look at Wei Gui who was still sleeping beside him, and finally stepped out of his comfort zone and walked out.

When I came into the room outside, Yang Qingwan had already asked someone to prepare breakfast and was waiting there.

"Madam, why didn't you tell me such a big thing earlier?"

Yang Qingwan smiled, served Li Yuanji some porridge, and then spoke.

"I'm going to give my husband a surprise. This palace has been a little quiet. With Guimei, it can finally be lively. I'll take Guimei to do business later. However, the clothing and textile business is too weak. I also want to open a rouge and powder shop. What do you think, my husband?"

Seeing Yang Qingwan changing the subject, what else could Li Yuanji say? Now that the person was his, there was no point in saying those things anymore.

"Rouge and powder? This is good. I can help you make something good later. You must have never seen it before. It will definitely make money."

What Li Yuanji was thinking about was soap, because there was basically no technical barrier to this kind of thing. Of course, it was not like the kind in later generations, which did have technical barriers, and he really couldn't make something of that quality.

Then thinking about Yang Qingwan's boredom, Li Yuanji also secretly became concerned. He didn't notice it because he was busy here, but Yang Qingwan was different. At this moment, Li Yuanji suddenly realized that Yang Qingwan probably couldn't stand the boredom of doing business, so she was looking for something to do to prevent herself from being so bored.

When Yang Qingwan heard what Li Yuanji said, her eyes suddenly lit up. Since Li Yuanji was going to make it for her, she believed that it would definitely not be bad. After all, nothing could be bad if it came from Li Yuanji's hands.

After Li Yuanji finished eating, Yang Qingwan took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji was stunned, then took it and started reading. After reading it, Li Yuanji didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment.

This piece of paper, to be precise, is a list. What is written on it is Wei Gui's dowry. The amount is really huge, including money, food, supplies, jewelry, etc. Especially on this list, there is also someone, not a maid. The maid came with Wei Gui and was not listed on the list.

The people listed above are all good seedlings collected by Wei from outside, those with relatively good qualifications. They are taught to study. These people are not from the Wei family. The youngest has been trained at the age of five, and the older ones have been trained at the age of fifteen or sixteen. There are also a few middle-aged people.

This is also a tradition of the aristocratic families. These families will regularly look for good seedlings outside and then train them. After they grow up, for those with promising prospects, these families will marry suitable women from the family to these people, so that these people are bound to the aristocratic families.

They already enjoy the favors of these aristocratic families, and even if they enter official careers, they still work for these aristocratic families. If there are truly outstanding talents who become generals or ministers, then the subordinate relationship will be transformed into a cooperative relationship, and the status of both parties will be equal.

But no matter what kind of people they are, the aristocratic families have different attitudes towards them, so that these people can provide help and convenience to the aristocratic families. Of course, there are some who are misjudged, but they are always a minority.

Now, there are eight people brought by Wei Gui, and the letter also directly stated that after coming to Lingnan, these people have nothing to do with the Wei family. As for this, Li Yuanji just wanted to see who would believe it and who would be a fool.

But having talented people is a good thing for him. He happens to be short of staff now, and there are only a few of them. It won't have any impact. Even if there are dozens of them, it won't have any impact unless there are thousands of them.

Li Yuanji didn't know how to describe it for a moment. He and Wei Gui were now more like a political alliance. As for what Wei was planning, now that he was in Lingnan, he could send Wei Gui over. The only thing he was interested in was the profits from the goods he sold.

Li Yuanji no longer cared about it. It was a win-win situation anyway. If he didn't look for Wei, he would have to look for someone else. He already had a connection with Yang Qingwan, and now it was even deeper.

"I know everything about this, Madam, don't worry, I won't forget Yang."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingwan spoke quickly.

"My dear husband, I have no right to care about what is going on with Yang. After entering the palace, especially coming to Lingnan, I only hope that the king can get better and better. I don't care about anything else."

Li Yuanji and Yang Qingwan hugged each other for a while. He believed what Yang Qingwan said, but the connection between him and Yang was inevitable.

After a while, Li Yuanji went out, took a look at today's daily tasks, and rested for half an hour. Li Yuanji said that this task was extremely easy.

Ten days passed and Li Yuanji's contribution points reached 2,405. Liu Rengui had already begun to transfer the troops deployed in Danzhou. The next step was to lead the army to prepare to break camp and conquer Linyi.

One day, Xie Shufang hurried in.

"My king, Cheng Yaojin and Zhangsun Wuji are here, what should we do?"

Xie Shufang gritted his teeth, obviously holding a great grudge against Changsun Wuji.

When Li Yuanji heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

"You go and pick them up. They must be here to learn about the situation here. Take them around and then lure them into a secret place. Then you can capture them and beat them with thirty military sticks first.

When beating someone, ask the person who is beating him to watch carefully, don't beat him to death, just leave him with a breath."

After hearing this, Xie Shufang also had a sly smile on his face. Thirty military sticks would almost cripple Changsun Wuji's physique.

Just as Xie Shufang was about to leave, Li Yuanji spoke again.

"Ask Jingren to come over."

Li Yuanji is preparing to serve Zhangsun Wuji a set meal this time. Isn't it necessary to understand? Then let them know a little bit, so that they will be afraid and want to know more?
I'm sorry, I have no choice but to send them back to Chang'an, making them suffer.

(End of this chapter)