As soon as Li Yuanying spoke, Gao Yang and others naturally raised their hands to participate, and even Li Zhi expressed his desire to participate after a moment of hesitation. There is no way, in the past, he was also blamed by Li Yuanying for withdrawing from the group activities of his friends. It's too miserable, it's better for everyone to be scolded by the emperor together!
Li Yuanying was very moved by the unanimous support of his friends, and agreed on the spot to ask them to go back to find good people and gather at the school ground the next day.
At the end of the meeting, Li Yuanying wandered to look for His Majesty Li Er, saying that he was no longer young, and now he was crowned king, how could he not have many guards around him, a majestic little prince! This is out of compliance!
His Majesty Li Er has been angered by Gao Chang for the past few days, and scolded angrily: "You can't sit still, can't wait to take people to play outside the palace?"
Li Yuanying chuckled, acquiescing to His Majesty Li Er's words.
His Majesty Li Er was very upset and asked Li Yuanying to choose someone by himself.
Li Yuanying did not leave, but curiously asked who His Majesty Li Er would send to fight Gaochang this time.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him, but did not hide it from him: "It should be Hou Junji."
Only then did Li Yuanying go to the head of the imperial army with His Majesty Li Er's order.
He asked the head of the imperial army to select a group of older, poor, and unmarried imperial guards to report to him in accordance with the rules of the vassal king.
The other party did not expect Li Yuanying to have such a request. Such people are usually at the bottom of the forbidden army. Many people think that they are burdens, and they are only given some hard work. It is obvious that there is no hope for promotion!
There are such weak chickens who are trampled everywhere, and the Imperial Army is no exception. It's a pity that most of them were selected into the Forbidden Army because of their meritorious service. It's not easy to kick them out!
If Li Yuanying wanted such a person, the Imperial Army naturally wanted it, so he quickly got things done and assigned this group of not-so-young single Imperial Army to Li Yuanying's side.
Before the guards arrived, Li Yuanying called Dai Ting over first. Dai Ting is only twelve or thirteen years old, and because of his appearance and the relationship between eunuchs, his face is more feminine. But he had been by Li Yuanying's side for so many years, and Li Yuanying knew that he was by no means a weak person.
After thinking for a while, Li Yuanying took out a mask for him to put on.
With the mask on, Dai Ting looks much older, and he is also quite tall, so he looks like he is sixteen or seventeen years old.
Li Yuanying said: "I need a lot of money and food after I go to the fief. Now I have a good opportunity. Would you like to do something for me?" After a circle, and another circle in Gaochang, I showed Dai Ting the difficulties first, "You have to walk so far with the army, the weather over there is very cold, and the roads are blocked by ice and snow at this time of year, so it is very difficult to walk."
Dai Ting listened carefully.
Li Yuanying said: "You serve my mother and me with all your heart, but if you are capable of serving others, so can others. You have been with me since childhood, and I don't want you to keep doing this kind of work that can be replaced by others at any time. Just right I don't like going out very much in winter, so I can let you go out to exercise."
After hearing Li Yuanying's words, Dai Ting knelt down on the ground, his eyes moist.
Although he was young when he entered the palace, he already had memories. He clearly remembered how his biological parents sold him and how he was stripped of his roots as a man.
Since then, he can only scrape along, no longer expecting to live as a human being.
But at this moment, Li Yuanying told him that he didn't want him to keep doing jobs that could be replaced at any time.
Even if the road is difficult and long, even if the road is blocked by ice and snow, he still wants to give it a try!
Dai Ting kowtowed heavily, and replied: "The villain is willing to go!"
Li Yuanying stepped forward to help Dai Ting, and revealed his plan: "You have always been quick to respond and good at listening to news, this time the imperial court is going to conquer Gaochang, it is just a tiny place, and it must be no match for the Great Tang Master. This time, the emperor will probably send Hou Junji and the others to go. I heard that Hou Junji made great achievements and indulged his soldiers. After breaking through Gaochang, he will definitely not restrain those soldiers. I want you to follow the army and take some things with you. When you come back, when the time comes, you will play by ear, when you meet people from Hou Junji, you will reveal the identity of me and the pheasants; if you meet people from Gaochang who are unwilling to come back with you, you will use Hou Junji's power!"
Li Yuanying told Dai Ting what he wanted: first, those who are good at planting grapes, let them bring grape seeds; second, those who make wine, let them bring the wine in the cellar; A few literate Gaochang people asked them to bring back a copy of all the written things there. There are not necessarily many of these three types, but there must be one.
Dai Ting obeyed quietly.
Li Yuanying said: "Brother Huang is going to send me a group of imperial guards. I will give them a few days off later, go out to find some old friends who have returned home after disarming, and gather a large caravan." Li Yuanying gave Dai Ting has another task, "When you arrive in Gaochang, find them all a wife."
The small place in Gaochang irritated His Majesty Li Er, Li Yuanying reckoned that they were not far from subjugation, so, the delicious and beautiful food over there, as well as the women over there, should be brought back first. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't have a fief yet, Li Yuanying might even want to get a batch of men, so it would be great to use them for work!
Dai Ting didn't think the task was difficult, so he responded one by one.
Li Yuanying took out a sword and asked Dai Ting to hold it. This sword was left to him by the Supreme Emperor. It is a good sword and a symbol of imperial power. The first time he sent his confidants out, he naturally gave Dai Ting some protection!
After the discussion between the master and the servant, the person selected from the imperial army also arrived. Li Yuanying took Dai Ting to meet these future supporters. He welcomed them first, and then began to promote his plan: Do you want a bonus? Want a wife? Follow Dai Ting to Gaochang, everything you want will be there! If you complete the task, there will be even richer rewards when you come back!
Li Yuanying's image of the little devil king in the past was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At first, everyone didn't believe it. In the end, Li Yuanying asked someone to bring out a box of golden gold, and told them that they would all share it with them after the matter was completed!
Li Yuanying also said that he had seen beauties in Gaochang, who were tall and beautiful, with black eyes and a high and straight nose, and they were amazing when they danced. They went, so they can take the opportunity to ask for Gaochang's wife!
A group of older single guards were excited by what Li Yuanying said, and they all expressed their willingness to serve the little prince!
The next day, Li Yuanying asked them to meet up with the guards chosen by Li Zhi and the others, which made Li Yuanying's new batch of guards even more excited. If only Li Yuanying sent them out alone, they might still be beating their hearts, but now it seems that even the princes and princesses have participated, so they can rest assured!
Li Yuanying handed the Taishanghuang's saber to Dai Ting in public, and told everyone to listen to Dai Ting's instructions on the way, and those who didn't listen would be killed!
After the manpower arrangement was completed, Li Yuanying sent Dai Ting to lead people to prepare supplies.
Only then did Li Zhi know what Li Yuanying was going to do, and he was not very calm at once. After Li Yuanying finished mobilizing, he pulled Li Yuanying to hold a small meeting again: "You let them go to Gaochang with the army?"
Li Yuanying said: "This opportunity is so rare. Think about it, you will inevitably encounter thieves and the like on the road. It's extremely dangerous! It's rare to have a large army opening the way in front. If you don't go now, when will you wait!"
Li Zhi was silent for a while.
Although what Li Yuanying said was quite reasonable, he always felt that this matter was not very good.
Gao Yang said: "As long as you are timid, no matter who the father sends, they will not dare to touch our people!"
Seeing someone standing on his side, Li Yuanying immediately said righteously: "Brother Huang obviously wants to make an example of others this time. I think Gaochang is going to perish this time. Even if it is a small country, it will inevitably destroy many people when it rises and falls. Things, we sent people to bring these things back, but also to save them from catastrophe."
Li Yuanying told Chengyang and the others what the soldiers might do when the city was broken. Not everyone will use strict military discipline to restrain soldiers. After all, soldiers are human. If you just tell them to fight hard and don't let them get some benefits, how can they listen to you? Therefore, as long as those who rob and grab people's heads are not excessive, many people will turn a blind eye to them.
At that time, men will inevitably be killed, women will inevitably be ruined, property will be robbed, and those worthless things will be destroyed.
Thousands of years later, the people there are gone, the writing and culture there are gone, and there is no trace of it!
Therefore, they are doing a good deed by preserving these things!
Sizi and the others felt that this was right after hearing what Li Yuanying said. If the people they sent could save one or two people, it would be considered as saving some people and some things from suffering!
After Si and the others left, Li Zhi stayed alone and talked to Li Yuanying: "I still don't think it's right. If you really pity Gao Chang so much, why don't you go to Father Huang and stop beating him?"
Li Yuanying has his own set of principles: "How can we do without fighting? It is untrustworthy for Gaochang not to pay tribute on time if it is agreed to pay tribute; it is unrighteous to collude with foreign countries to attack the lands that are also affiliated with the Tang Dynasty! If Tang does not send troops, how can others be willing to attach themselves to Datang? Therefore, it is impossible not to fight," Li Yuanying earnestly said, "But our Great Tang is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. Even if we fight, we still need mercy! If you have no compassion for your own kind, what is the difference between you and a beast?"
Li Zhi felt that as long as Li Yuanying said it, everything was right.
In December, the imperial court finalized the candidates for the conquest of Gaochang: Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun.
The army assembled and vowed to set out for Gaochang despite the severe cold.
Not long after the army set off, a group of more than a hundred people followed suit and set off at a leisurely pace. His Majesty Li Er stood at the city gate to bid farewell to the soldiers, and was about to return to the palace, but saw the group of people behind him sharply! Although this group of people was not walking fast, they were uniform, dressed in the same way, and walked at the same pace. At first glance, they looked like a caravan, but at the second glance, they looked like well-trained members of the army.
His Majesty Li Er frowned and asked people to see who it was.
Soon, someone came back and reported that it was the caravan of King Teng Nong, the leader was Dai Ting, who was always with King Teng, and the rest were King Teng's guards and the retired soldiers they had recruited.
His Majesty Li Er's face darkened, and he drove back to the palace, and asked someone to bring Li Yuanying over by the way.
Li Yuanying was nestling on the couch to hide from the winter. Hearing His Majesty Li Er's call, he slowly put on decent clothes and ran to see His Majesty Li Er. When we got there, Li Yuanying was still trembling and said, "Brother Huang, why did you ask me to come here in such a cold day? I ran all the way here, it froze me to death!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "What did you call you here for? Do you have to explain to me what you want people to follow Hou Junji?"
When Li Yuanying saw the Dongchuang incident, he didn't panic at all, and told His Majesty Li Er about how he fooled Li Zhi and the others.
His Majesty Li Er sneered: "I don't think you are so kind, you just want to see if you can get some benefits!"
Li Yuanying looked very sad: "Brother Huang, how can you think of me like this? I really think so!" He said honestly, "Of course, if you can make some money by the way, that's of course good. Who would think too much money? Speaking of which, I still owe you a sum of money, Brother Huang, if Dai Ting can help me earn money, I will pay it back to you right away!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "Are you still short of money?"
Li Yuanying said: "Who would think that money is too much?" He talked about his grand ideals with His Majesty Li Er, "I printed a hundred books last time, and I spent a lot of money. I will open a large academy in the future. People who want to print a lot of books, I don’t know how much it will cost! If I earn enough money, I will make it affordable for everyone who wants to read books!”
His Majesty Li Er said: "Do you know how many people there are in Datang?"
Li Yuanying shook his head.
His Majesty Li Er said: "Only counting by household, there are more than three million households in the Tang Dynasty, and each household has five to fifteen people. Do the math, how many people are there in the Tang Dynasty? So many people, just It is even more difficult to feed and clothe them, how much money do you have to make so that they can afford books?"
Li Yuanying calculated in his mind, and found that the number was so large that he had no idea at all!
Li Yuanying was speechless: "There are so many people!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "What do you think?"
Li Yuanying looked at His Majesty Li Er sympathetically, and said, "Brother Emperor, you have worked so hard to take care of so many people!" He thought for a while, and then said, "That's why we need to find out more smart people! For example, in farming, many people work hard every day. When the weather is bad, there may be no harvest. But if there is a smart person in a village, he knows how to see the changes in the weather, and knows which crops can be planted with higher yields. If they know what to replant in the event of a severe drought and disaster, and what medicines can be collected and sold in the mountains, then the whole village will surely have enough food and drink—as long as we find such smart people and let them go to various places to help supervise the farming, we will You can get something for nothing!"
His Majesty Li Er had listened patiently to Li Yuanying's own opinions, and thought that Li Yuanying had learned a lot from studying behind closed doors, but when he heard him say "get something for nothing", he immediately became angry and raised his hand to knock him A note in the head: "What is reaping for nothing? Did you say that?"
Li Yuanying covered his forehead and humbly asked for advice: "Then what should I say?"
His Majesty Li Er said: "This is called vertical arching."
Li Yuanying has also heard this word, which means that the country is governed by hanging clothes and handing over hands and doing nothing! Li Yuanying insisted on his own opinion: "Obviously it means the same thing!"
His Majesty Li Er was too lazy to teach this bastard brother a lesson, and waved his hand to drive him away, which can be regarded as exposing the fact that he secretly sent people to follow the army to find opportunities to make money.
Li Yuanying ran away happily.
The author has something to say:
His Majesty Li Er: It is ruled by the bow!
Little Prince: You get something for nothing! !