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

Chapter 212: Planning for India, Tibetan Envoy Songtsen Gampo

Inside the Haikang Palace, Li Yuanji was frowning and thinking, and Cen Wenben below also frowned.

"My king, the Gundam messenger is here again. How many should we send to Gundam? Who should lead the army?"

The two men frowned because of this matter. They had not given much thought to it before, but now a large number of people were migrating into Lingnan. All these people needed food and resettlement, and the money and food that were originally sufficient now had to be dealt with regarding this matter.

The corn exchanged by Li Yuanji had just begun to be promoted, and hybrid rice was also planted in Guangzhou Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture, and Songzhou Prefecture. But although hybrid rice was available, the problem was that it had not yet been promoted. With the seeds exchanged, it was simply not possible to support it for the time being.

It will take at least two or three years before hybrid rice and corn can be fully planted. It all depends on Luzhou Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture, where three seasons can be achieved a year. The second is Guangzhou Prefecture, where two seasons can be achieved a year. In this way, it will take at least two years before hybrid rice can be fully planted.

The problem now is that the governance of each prefecture requires money and food, sending troops to Japan also requires money and food, opening up land routes to the Western Regions, building roads connecting the prefectures, building ports and terminals in the Kingdom of Pyu, etc., all require money and food expenditures.

The strength of the Harsha Dynasty was also learned through Gundam Kingdom. The army had hundreds of thousands, 300,000 war elephants, and 100,000 armored soldiers. Li Yuanji felt heavy when he heard about the combat power of the Harsha Dynasty. He knew that the Harsha Dynasty was very powerful at that time and was conquering the east and the west.

But Li Yuanji did not expect that the Broken Jie Ri Dynasty was so powerful. Although this dynasty would be gone in more than ten years, the problem now was that Gundam was so far away and had helped him so much. If he did not help Gundam and this got out, which country would be willing to play with him?

However, the problem now is that in the face of such an attack by the Harsha Dynasty on Gundam, how many troops should he send to rescue and who should lead the troops? This has become a problem.

If we send too few troops, we may suffer losses wherever we go. If we send too many troops, where will the money and food be? A lot of food and grass are needed all the way to Gundam, especially for such an expedition, which requires more preparation.

Although Gundam can also bear part of the money and food, or let Gundam pay for it all, but he needs to provide it in advance for the journey. Moreover, if too many people are sent, we will have to deal with emergencies. What if the army is not enough?
What Li Yuanji is struggling with now is whether to send 10,000 or 20,000 men or 30,000 or 50,000 men. If he sends 10,000 or 20,000 men, they will just be there to help and won't be able to do anything else.

Sending thirty or fifty thousand people over there would not only help, but also allow them to do things there, so that he could more smoothly incorporate the entire Tianzhu into his fiefdom in the future.

Li Yuanji has been working towards the goal of surrounding the Tang Dynasty with his fiefdoms, and he wants to know if he can accomplish it.

Apart from the number of troops, the remaining key is who will lead the troops. Sending 10,000 or 20,000 troops is fine. Now that Yuwen Hu has gone to Xifuzhou, Yang Jianhe is free and can lead the troops there. But if 30,000 or 50,000 troops are sent, Yang Jianhe will not be able to do it because he does not have enough ability.

Listening to the question asked by Cen Wenben, Li Yuanji looked over with a gloomy look. He really wanted to say to Cen Wenben, shouldn't you come up with an idea for me? Why are you asking me?

Li Yuanji thought for a while and suddenly thought of something.

"When will Yu Minghe, Wei Yunqi and the others arrive?"

Cen Wenben was stunned, unable to react to why Li Yuanji suddenly brought up this, but he still responded quickly.

"Your Majesty, we will be here the day after tomorrow."

Li Yuanji pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, in that case, let's send 50,000 troops to help Gundam!"

Li Yuanji has figured it out. Now that he can legitimately invade Tianzhu, this opportunity cannot be missed. Sending 50,000 troops is not just about helping Gundam. He must do something there.

After listening to this, Cen Wenben pondered for a while and spoke hesitantly.

"My king, who should we send to lead the army?"

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "Yu Minghe has a very good foundation. He has also experienced actual combat this time. He is mature in all aspects. Let Yu Minghe lead the army."

Although Li Yuanji said this, he was still worried in his heart. Fighting the Jieri Dynasty would be a long expedition, which was completely different from fighting Yu Ming and Nanzhao. He was actually unsure, but there was no other way. If it really didn't work, he had to let Xie Shufang go.

However, at this moment, Xie Shufang suddenly walked in.

"My lord, someone has arrived."

Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang's hurried look and was immediately confused. Someone came? He came, so why was Xie Shufang still like this?

Under Li Yuanji's gaze, a man walked out and Li Yuanji's pupils shrank.

"Feng Li pays respect to the King of Qi."

Li Yuanji stared at Feng Li in front of him. He really didn't expect that Feng Li would come. Shouldn't this man escape to Zhongnan Mountain and then be subdued by Li Shimin?
At this moment, Feng Li's hair was messy, his clothes were tattered, and he looked much thinner than before.

Li Yuanji immediately came to Feng Lishen and helped him up.

"I'm glad you're here. You must have suffered a lot along the way. I already know what happened in Chang'an. Many things happened in the meantime. So, go eat something first, then change your clothes, and then we'll sit down and talk in detail."

Li Yuanji's face was full of concern and worry, and Feng Li was deeply moved.

"King Qi, I will leave right away."

A grown man suddenly burst into tears at this moment. He knew how difficult it was to come here along the way. In order to avoid being seen and prevent being caught by Li Shimin, he had been wandering in the mountains and forests, walking on small paths instead of the main roads. He was very hungry, but after such a long time he finally arrived here.

"Your Majesty, there are eighty-nine brothers who followed me here. They are all outside."

Originally, Feng Li escaped with the remaining hundreds of people, but as time went by, some left and some escaped, and only these few people were left.

When Li Yuanji heard this, he immediately looked at Xie Shufang.

"Shufang, take Shili down to rest immediately, prepare food, and then take all the eighty-nine brothers to eat. Then prepare new clothes, give them a hot bath, and arrange a place for them to sleep."

"Shili, don't worry, they are so loyal. Now that they are here, I will make arrangements!"

After a while, Xie Shufang took Feng Li away, and Cen Wenben spoke up immediately.

"Congratulations, my king, for getting another powerful general."

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "Jingren, let's not talk about this. Shili is indeed a good person. Under such circumstances, he still insisted on coming here. But who knows whether it is a blessing or a curse.

He has been able to walk this far, which shows that he is very obsessed with Li Er. I am afraid that he can't help it and will take action now."

Li Yuanji was full of worries. Originally, he should be happy that someone like Feng Li came to surrender, because he was a tough guy whose ability was not inferior to those under Li Shimin. But now with Li Jiancheng's situation, he was really afraid that Feng Li would think that he was strong enough and would clamor for him to raise an army to avenge Li Jiancheng.

Li Yuanji was having a headache when he thought about this. He had appeased Xue Wanche for a long time before, and now Feng Li has come, and Wei Yunqi will come next. Li Yuanji was really having a headache. Cen Wenben smiled after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, once he has rested, I will go and talk to him first. I will surely be able to relieve your worries."

Li Yuanji looked at Cen Wenben in surprise. So confident? Li Yuanji was immediately happy. It was a good thing to be confident. It would be the best if he could appease Feng Li.

"Okay, Jingren, you said this yourself, I'll be waiting for your good news."

Cen Wenben agreed immediately. Until the next day, after Cen Wenben had talked with Feng Li, Li Yuanji called Feng Li over. Li Yuanji was delighted to see that Feng Li actually considered the issue from his perspective and did not propose to attack Li Er.

He then took the initiative to tell Feng Li what had happened, but was stopped by Feng Li.

"Your Majesty, Jingren has told me everything that happened. I know everything. Now that the prince has returned, I will be loyal to you from now on. I only beg you to avenge the prince one day in the future!"

Li Yuanji immediately agreed without any psychological burden.

"Shi Li, I also have a grudge against Li Er. If I have the chance in the future, I will not let him go."

Anyway, it was still early and there was nothing wrong with agreeing to it first. It was inevitable that he and Li Er would be enemies, and it was destined that only one of them could survive, unless he went overseas.

Feng Li agreed immediately and then spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I heard from Jingren that you are about to send troops to help Gundam. If you don't mind, I am willing to lead the troops and fight for you in other countries!"

Feng Li's thoughts are very simple now. Since he has followed Li Yuanji, he must start to work. Although Li Yuanji knows his abilities, how can he gain a foothold in the army if he has no merits or achievements?

Li Yuanji was even happier. He was originally thinking about who to send. Yu Ming and he didn't want to send him, but there was no other way at that time. Now that Feng Li was there, wasn't the candidate ready?

"Okay, I don't have anyone here, Shili, I can rest assured if you go."

Then Li Yuanji began to explain to Feng Li what needed to be done this time. After explaining it clearly, he asked Feng Li to study with Cen Wenben for a few days to familiarize himself with the development model here. The troops were scheduled to be dispatched ten days later.

Then Li Yuanji called the Gaoda messenger.

"Go back and tell King Gundam that I will send 50,000 elite troops to the country in ten days. Tell King Gundam to prepare food and fodder for my army. At the same time, we must stop the attack of the Harsha Dynasty as soon as possible. When my army arrives, we will be able to repel the Harsha Dynasty."

He didn't know whether he could really repel the Harsha Dynasty, but he believed that Feng Li would have no problem, and he was awesome, so he would brag about it first. He had to paint a good rosy picture for Gundam King and build up his confidence.

The Gundam messenger was filled with excitement upon hearing this.

"On behalf of my king, I would like to thank the King of Qi! I will set off now. Please rest assured, King Qi, I will take care of the food and fodder for your army. There will be no shortage!
After the Harsha Dynasty is defeated, our king will certainly give King Qi a generous gift to thank him for sending troops. Our country is willing to maintain friendship with King Qi for a hundred generations, and will pay tribute every year from now on."

Li Yuanji burst into laughter immediately. This was exactly the effect he wanted: paying tribute every year. Okay, when he destroys the Harsha Dynasty, the Gundam Kingdom and its vassal states will become like Funan and Tangming.

He doesn't mind allowing such a country to continue to exist. As long as it is obedient, everything will be fine.

After deciding the Gundam matter, Li Yuanji felt relieved. Now that the big issue on his mind had been resolved, he felt extremely relaxed.

However, when Xie Shufang learned that Feng Li led his troops to Gaoda, Li Yuanji began to have a headache again.

"Your Majesty, I can lead the troops to Gundam. I have only one record of defeating Zhenla, and I did it together with Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai. Now Xi Junmai is in charge of the population migration, and Su Dingfang has gone to fight in Japan.

I have nothing left, my king, you can't do this."

Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang with a headache. He had been pestered by this man for a whole day. Does anyone know how he had spent this day?
"Shufang, Feng Li has just arrived, you have to give him a chance to show his abilities. As for sending Su Dingfang to Japan, it's just to test Li Er's fighting power. It's a small-scale battlefield there. Li Er is short of money and food now, so his army must be only about 10,000 or 20,000. What's there for you to argue about?

So, if there is another big battle later, I will let you go, okay?"

After more than half an hour of comforting, Xie Shufang was finally calmed down. Just when Li Yuanji breathed a sigh of relief, Xie Shufang walked in again.

"Uncle Fang, we have already agreed on this. What are you going to do now?"

Li Yuanji was full of vigilance. He thought Xie Shufang's brain was getting confused again.

Xie Shufang was stunned for a moment and said, "My king, what are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"

Seeing Li Yuanji nod, Xie Shufang felt upset and decisively started talking about the matter.

"Your Majesty, Yu Minghe has returned with Wei Yunqi. In addition, Tubo has sent another envoy, the son of the former Tubo Zamp, Satu Gemu, who has also arrived and wants to see Your Majesty to discuss important matters."

Li Yuanji was stunned after hearing this. The return of Wei Yunqi and Yu Minghe was one thing, but the most important thing was, wasn't the son of the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo? Who was this Satuagem?
"Is there any information about this Satugram?"

Li Yuanji was really unfamiliar with this Satuagem. Now they had important matters to discuss, and a new son of the Zamp had appeared. Li Yuanji had to get to know this person clearly first.

However, Xie Shufang was stunned after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, this Satuagem is the Songtsen Gampo you mentioned before. Songtsen Gampo is the title given to Satuagem by the Tubo officials."

Li Yuanji was stunned. After thinking for a long time, he realized that Songtsen Gampo was Satoru Gemu. He was still wondering how Nangri Songtsen had another son.

Li Yuanji knew that unofficial history recorded that Songtsen Gampo had an elder brother named Datsen Gampo. Now it seems that unofficial history is indeed unofficial history and cannot be guaranteed to be authentic.

Then Li Yuanji became interested. If he remembered correctly, in another year, Songtsen Gampo would inherit his father's throne, pacify the Tubo internal affairs, destroy the Zhangzhung Dynasty (Yangtong), and then in the sixth year of Zhenguan, he would write a letter to Li Er to marry a Tang princess.

Songtsen Gampo, the most outstanding king in the history of Tubo, came to him as an envoy when he was about to take office as the king. Li Yuanji immediately became interested.

Being able to have Songtsen Gampo as an envoy was obviously not a small matter. Could it be that the rise of Tubo was going to be advanced? Or was it to invite him to attack the Tang Dynasty together?

(End of this chapter)