Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 243 Embarrassment from the end of the year

The plum moon is in its early days, the weather is suddenly cold, and a thin layer of hoarfrost hangs on the branches.

The rooster crows three times, and the sky is bright. There is the sound of wheels hitting the bluestone floor on the street. When passing through the wide streets of Chang'an, from time to time, you can meet a few farmers who get up early to carry the burden.

On the swaying carriage, Li Jing raised the curtain, and with the help of the faint skylight, he saw that the rows of houses were covered with a layer of white crystal frost.

Seeing Li Jing's probe, the coachman turned his head and rubbed his palms, reminding him.

"Master, the weather is suddenly cold and the wind is strong outside. You should not lift the curtain of the car, lest the cold wind pour in and soak your body."

Li Jing laughed loudly, and withdrew his hand, the moment the curtain closed, there was a steady voice.

"Someday, if there is a suitable material for the clothes, let Xian'er make a cotton coat for you. I am wearing this thin shirt, but I can still sweat a little."

Li Xian, who was sitting in the car with sleepy eyes, opened his eyes and looked around when he heard his father mention his name.

"But to the imperial city?"

"It's still early in the imperial city, so you can sleep peacefully for a while. The young one is a domestic servant who does some rough work in Li's house. If General Li doesn't worry about it, he will naturally warm up if he runs around twice in the cold weather."

Li Jing smiled and didn't say much.

Then there was silence in the car, leaving only the horseshoes.

After a while, they got off the carriage and picked up Li Xian, who was holding his arms and shoulders. The father and son greeted their colleagues in the past and entered the hall together to discuss matters.

After paying homage to the king, Eunuch Rong also recited the frontier urgent report that was sent to the palace last night, and the entire court was filled with indignant voices.

"This Tuyuhun is a person who doesn't know what is good or bad. He showed his favor to the Great Tang, but then attacked the border of the Western Regions of the Great Tang. He should be attacked!"

"At the end of the new year, these barbarian tribes may have a poor harvest of food and grass, and they will start a war on the border again, which will suffer the border people of the Tang Dynasty."

"As the saying goes, if you play with fire and set yourself on fire, the new king Fuyun is an out-and-out scumbag. Only after he was beaten painfully will he know right from wrong. If you don't slaughter a few nests of royal families in this Western Expedition, it will be hard to get rid of this hatred!"

Pressing down the air with his palm, Li Shimin signaled the officials to calm down, and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, seeing that the new year is approaching, there are more and more merchants in the imperial city, and the number of soldiers required also increases accordingly, but the battle cannot be left behind."

"What I said before was all a strategy, and today we need to discuss how many troops we need."

"Every dear one expresses his own opinion, and I, come to listen to it too."

How many rebels are there on the western frontier? After all, they are just gathering at the moment, and no one can tell.

However, at the time of the New Year's Eve, the guards of the Imperial City needed to maintain order and maintain order, and it took a lot of troops to deal with the next New Year's Eve and worship, which would invisibly carve up the soldiers recruited from the West.

Gao Shilian was the first to go out, his voice carried a bit of royal dignity.

"Your Majesty, at present, Guanlong soldiers are hoarding 20 soldiers to guard the imperial city, and they are divided into four corners of the imperial city. Eighty thousand soldiers can be dispatched is the limit."

"Eighty thousand?"

Yuchi Gong walked out of the ranks of generals with thick eyebrows twisted, with a look of seriousness on his face.

"Is [-] too little?"

"The battle after the Great Tang recuperates must at least be able to fight loudly and vigorously, making the surrounding countries tremble."

"A mere [-] soldiers can't even fill the deserted land in the western border. What kind of momentum is there?"

Although he was not in the expedition queue, Yu Chigong still spoke some words for Li Jing.

After all, everyone knows that this battle is not a life-and-death battle, but an easy crush.

If you can't show your momentum, it will be a waste of the Tang Dynasty to trek through mountains and rivers.

Fang Xuanling walked out from General Wen Cheng's side, stroked his long beard under his forehead, and smiled.

"Yuchi Jiangjun, quit extravagance and keep simplicity."

"The war is as easy as General Li, why bother to go to war."

"Counting up the food and grass for the march, tens of thousands of people will consume tens of thousands of stones. Just for a so-called aura, it is a bit too extravagant and wasteful. In my opinion, winning this battle is the best."

Sitting on the dragon, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, tapped the armrest of the dragon chair lightly with his fingers, his eyes wandered away from the two courtiers, listening to the diametrically opposite opinions of the two, he didn't intend to interrupt at all.

Duan Zhixuan glanced at the figure of the dragon seat, strode out of the queue, and said loudly.

"Mr. Fang's words are wrong."

"The Tubo envoys visited Tang under the guise of friendship and good-neighborliness, but they deliberately provoke the imperial power in private. This is a test of Datang."

"Winning this battle is not a problem, but more importantly, we want to show off the power of our Tang soldiers and frighten our neighbors."

There was a pause in the words, Duan Zhixuan grasped his sleeves and bowed to the dragon seat in the court hall, saying solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the Tuyuhun is still gathering. It is located on a high plateau, and the tribe is scattered. It must be after the New Year's Eve."

"The border gates of the Tang Dynasty have not yet been lost, and the city is still alive. The battle of the Tang Dynasty will be much easier."

"[-] is [-], and it is no problem to conquer these nomadic barbarians."

Hearing this, Gao Shilian pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion.

"[-] soldiers are actually quite a lot. The security of the imperial city and the burning of incense and worship at the beginning of February require a large number of soldiers to guard against riots. This is actually the limit of dispatch."

"There are still [-] mobilizable soldiers on the frontier, a total of [-]."

"One hundred thousand plundered land, in terms of momentum, there is also what it should have. The key point is how to dispatch it on the battlefield."

One of the highly respected generals spoke first, and the entire court fell silent for an instant.

Since ancient times, civil and military disputes have been the norm. Even though some civil servants still have complaints in their hearts, they dare not refute them at this time.

Li Shimin nodded slightly, his eyes glanced at the figure at the end of the hall intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of doubt in his heart.

When discussing politics before, Li Xian was always able to add a few words, even if he didn't say a few words, he would mention a few words in his heart.

But today, like a stone sinking into the sea, there is no news?

Sitting up while supporting the desk, Li Shimin spoke slowly.

"Everything you say makes sense."

"Join the army as a recorder, as the commander-in-chief, you will come and talk about it."

Originally, Li Shimin also felt that there was no need for much adjustment this time, but in short, he could hear Li Xian's words, and he felt somewhat comforted and safer.

When the clear voice came out, there was no response from the entire silent hall, and the eyes of all the officials turned to the end of the hall unconsciously.

Li Xian still copied his hands, lowered his head and closed his eyes, his mind drifting away.

Li Jing was also flustered by these gazes. From the corner of his vision, he saw that Li Xian was drowsy on such an important matter, his heart tightened, and he bumped his elbow.

suck~
Li Xian was awakened suddenly, wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth in a panic, and looked around with blurred eyes.

"Um...what's the matter?"

A small voice came out unconsciously.

Faced with mocking or confused faces, Li Xian instantly sobered up as if he had been burned.

Last night, the father and son chatted for half the night, and because they slept on the hard bed in the barracks for the first time, and the soldiers reported at dawn, it seemed as if they hadn’t slept all night. He looked hazy about what he was discussing just now.

"War in the Western Territory, the number of people."

"His Majesty is calling for you."

Li Jing suppressed his voice, and reminded him with fear, for fear that this kid might pull out something unnecessary again.

cough cough.

Coughing twice, Li Xianying walked behind the humerus of several people standing in the hall, and arched his arms.

"His Majesty……"

(End of this chapter)