Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
After Xiao Yu made some suggestions, a look of worry suddenly flashed across the faces of all the officials in the palace. A war is not only a test of a country's military strength, but it is also a huge test of the country's economic strength!
After all, war requires money! Otherwise, there would be no such thing as belligerence in history!
Li Er smiled slightly and said: "Xiao Aiqing, you don't have to worry about money and food. I have a complete plan and I will never bring down the treasury because of these 150,000 troops!"
Despite Li Er's current words of assurance and confidence, he was actually very unsure in his heart. No one knew whether the national donation strategy that Li Zexuan proposed to him yesterday to prepare for the war would work. If it works, then everything is easy to say. If it doesn't work, then the imperial court's finances may not be able to sustain it!
This is a very risky decision. It is not in line with Li Er's style to make such a decision before he is fully sure. However, the current situation shows that Jieli obviously intends to accelerate the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. If the Tang Dynasty If you want to have an extra chance of winning, the court must prepare more elite soldiers and generals, and Li Er must make "dangerous moves"!
Now he can only hope that Li Zexuan's strategy will work!
Xiao Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he was in charge of the country's purse. He couldn't think of any good ideas to break the situation. How could Li Er come up with it? So Lao Xiao asked Li Er curiously. He said: "May I ask what your Majesty's perfect plan is?"
Li Er's expression was slightly stagnant, but he quickly returned to normal. He waved his hand and said, "There is no need to say more about this matter. Within three days, Xiao Aiqing will definitely see money and food flowing into the national treasury!"
"But… "
Xiao Yu was very dissatisfied with Li Er's ambiguous answer. He was about to ask again, but Li Er interrupted directly: "No but! After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhongshu Sheng immediately drafted an edict, announced it to the world, and ordered all states to Immediately select 150,000 elite soldiers and rush to Chang'an within a month. At that time, the imperial court will send several generals to personally lead these soldiers!"
After hearing what Li Er said was so categorical and unquestionable, Xiao Yu and the other ministers did not dare to pursue the matter any further. Changsun Wuji stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Old minister, I obey the order!"
The Zhongshu Sheng was responsible for formulating policies and drafting edicts. Changsun Wuji was not only the Minister of Rites, but also held the post of the Zhongshu Sheng.
"Um!"
Li Er nodded, and then said: "If you have nothing else to do, please retreat from the court! Tang Aiqing stays!"
"I obey the decree!"
Tang Jian bowed and accepted the order.
The court dispersed in the morning, and all the civil and military officials went back to their homes. Tang Jian, led by his chamberlain, came to the Manlu Hall. Before he could salute, Li Er waved his hands with a smile and said, "Haha! There are no outsiders here. Don't ask for Mao Yue." How polite! Come, please give me a seat~!"
Tang Jian was a little flattered and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this time, a chamberlain brought a Hu stool, and Tang Jian sat down carefully. Li Er said bluntly: "This time I sent Maoyue as an envoy to the Turks. It was really a last resort that I had to do. Jieli was already powerful, and now he wants to annex it." Tuli's troops are extremely ambitious. How can I let him get his wish easily? But I know that sending an envoy to the Turks will be difficult and dangerous along the way. If you have any concerns, Maoyue, I can withdraw my order now and send someone else to go instead! "
It is said that you are not joking, and it is generally impossible to take back what the emperor says. Now that Li Er said this to Tang Jian, whether it was sincere or pretentious, it was very commendable. When Tang Jian learned in the morning that Li Er was going to send him as an envoy to the Turks, he was still a little worried and unhappy. After all, he was now a prince, and he was suddenly sent to such a dangerous place as the Turks. It's impossible to have an idea. But as soon as Li Er said these words, the worries and unhappiness in his heart immediately disappeared!
It is really not easy for an emperor to do this for his ministers!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!"
Tang Jian stood up quickly, bowed to Li Er with an moved face and said: "However, since I have accepted the mission of being an envoy to the Turks, there is absolutely no reason to retreat. Now that the country is in danger, and I am devoting my salary to the country, I should serve the country." Share your worries, even if the Turks are now in a sea of swords and fire, I will never look back! If Tang Jian can meet your majesty, a wise master, he will have no regrets even if he dies~!"
After saying that, Tang Jian straightened his back and looked upright and fearless.
Li Er was horrified. He quickly stood up, walked down in person, held Tang Jian's arm, and said: "Okay! Okay! Okay! I really did not misjudge the person! Mao Yue is dedicated to serving the public, and is not afraid of hardships and dangers. He is truly worthy of everyone." You are a role model for me! As expected, I have always made you my confidant!"
When Tang Jian heard this, he couldn't help being deeply moved. He couldn't help but burst into tears and said: "A scholar dies for a confidant. Your Majesty treats this old minister like this. Even if my blood spills on the grassland and never returns, I will have no regrets!"
Li Er patted Tang Jian's arm and said: "Maoyue is a noble man! But there is no need to be so pessimistic about Maoyue. Going to the Turks is certainly difficult and dangerous, but it is by no means without a little chance. I have a clever plan here, Maoyue After entering the grassland, you can follow this plan. After it is completed, you will not only be able to escape unscathed, but you will also be able to establish the victory in the national war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks and make unparalleled achievements!"
Tang Jian's eyes brightened, and he couldn't help but asked curiously: "May I ask if your Majesty has any clever ideas?"
Who would want to die if he could live? Especially for someone like Tang Jian, who is already a high-ranking official and enjoys endless wealth and wealth, he doesn't want to die even more!
Not being afraid of death and not wanting to die are completely different things!
Li Er's eyes flashed and he spoke slowly: "After Mao asked you to go to the grassland, you went directly to Tuli..."
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"What a differentiation strategy!"
A quarter of an hour later, General Li told Tang Jian exactly what Li Zexuan had told him yesterday about the "differentiation strategy" against the Turks. After listening to this, Tang Jian couldn't help but marvel at the matter. He said with an excited expression: "In this way, we can delay Jie Li's efforts to unify the grassland as much as possible, thereby buying precious time for the imperial court to send troops north. This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone... It's just..."
At the end, Tang Jian couldn't help but hesitate, and Li Er quickly asked: "Just what~?"
Tang Jian cupped his hands and said, "It's just that the prerequisite for this plan is that frost will fall on the grassland in midsummer at the end of July. Such an abnormal celestial phenomenon is really unbelievable. Will it really happen?"
No one who can get into the position of Duke is a fool. Tang Jian quickly saw the core and most critical factors of this differentiation plan, the right time, the right place, and the right people. After all, the right time is the most difficult to control. ah!
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