Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Yuchi Baoqi followed Wang De to the Manlu Palace and found that the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Du, and the God of War Li Jing were all there.

"Your Majesty, sir. But what happened?" Yuchi Baoqi saluted hurriedly.

Li Shimin was furious and said: "Tubo is knocking on the border, Goguryeo is encroaching on the northeastern border, and the Turks are ready to move. They don't want me to have a good year! The Tubo envoys are in Honglu Temple, and they dare to knock on the border! I really don't dare to kill them. !"

Yuchi Baoqi thought for a while and said: "These three things should be coincidences. Tubo's attack on the border should not have any intention of a large-scale invasion. It should be a strategy to knock on the mountains to shock the tigers. In the bitter cold land of Goguryeo, it is also their consistent national policy to encroach on the border. Your Majesty, you might as well tomorrow Summon the Tibetan envoys to see what they want and then tell them. It’s just that the Turks are really difficult to deal with, and the current national strength is not enough to support a national war."

Li Jing touched his beard and muttered: "At present, the military and national power of the Tang Dynasty can only support a local battle. Although steel is good, it takes significantly longer to make weapons and armor. If we let the men of the border army change to steel swords , steel armor, I can wipe out the Turks!"

The Prime Minister also said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs is short of money and food this year, and winter has not yet come. Qin Tianjian reported that there may be heavy snow this winter. Your Majesty will make preparations early."

Li Shimin was very angry, but as the emperor he had to force himself to calm down, and the Manlu Palace fell into an eerie silence.

Yuchi Baoqi spoke: "Father-in-law, don't summon me during this period, and don't let me go to court. The God of War has said that we need to make armors and weapons quickly, and I have a way. It just takes some time, and I can also afford the military rations. Some."

Li Shimin couldn't help but wonder when he saw what he said: "I believe you can get weapons and armor. How did you get this food?"

Yuchi Baoqi looked around, and Li Shimin understood: "There are just a few of us here. If you have something to say, it doesn't matter."

Yuchi Baoqi took a deep breath and said, "I asked my uncle and cousin to get grain a long time ago. The family impeached me before. I originally wanted to use this batch of grain to kill them, but now I can only use it in advance. .”

The taciturn Prime Minister Du spoke up: "Since Baoqi can obtain rations and make ordnance, we should determine the combat target immediately to avoid falling into passivity without further delay."

Li Shimin looked at Li Jing: "Medicine Master, who do you think we should fight against?"

Li Jing looked at the map: "The Turkic front is too long and is not feasible. Tubo can only defend but not attack. The soldiers will be dizzy when they reach the highlands. Zhijie has suffered before. It is better to let Zhijie go to the Tibetan border to garrison and the army marches to Goguryeo. Fight.”

Li Shimin was thinking about the feasibility of what Li Jing said, when Yuchi Baoqi spoke up.

"It's also extremely cold in Goguryeo at the beginning of spring. Even if our soldiers are good at fighting, they may not be able to achieve any results. It's better to concentrate our forces to deal with the Tibetans. I'm dizzy and I know the reason. Is it possible to end the war to destroy the country?" Li

Li Jing and Li Shimin stared at Yuchi Baoqi at the same time and said in unison: "Can you really solve it?"

Yuchi Baoqi thought for a while: "The reason for the dizziness is actually a problem with the air. The air here is thicker because the terrain is flat, and the air gets thinner the higher you go. The Tubo people have lived on the plateau for a long time, and they are used to it. We It takes at least half a month for people to get used to it.”

Yuchi Baoqi paused and said, "So there are two options. First, we advance slowly, adapt to the environment step by step, and finally reach the Tubo royal court. Second, we do not adapt to the Tubo environment and let the Tang Dynasty border Tubo. The soldiers and civilians in the border towns retracted their defense lines and let them come down to fight. We are not used to the highlands, and they are not used to the flat land. When we go to the highlands, we are soft-footed shrimps, and they are the same when they come to us!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin said: "The first method is to be studied slowly. Will Goguryeo and the Turks increase their invasion after knowing about it? The second method is feasible, but if they run back to Tibet, we will not be able to pursue them, and it will be difficult to achieve any results. .”

Yuchi Baoqi walked to the edge of the map and pointed at the Tibetan border: "We asked Uncle Cheng to lead the troops to keep an eye on the Turks. My father and I led the manpower to adapt to the highland environment in advance. Military God, you will lead the soldiers and civilians in the border towns to shrink the defense lines and strengthen the walls to clear the fields. Make them have to come down in large numbers to grab the food, and slowly lead them into a trap. After receiving the news, my father and I went straight to the Tubo royal court and turned him upside down. Then we turned back to stop the Tubo army."

Li Jing savored Yuchi Baoqi's tactics carefully. I have to say it was very upright and strange. At this time, Li Shimin had already spoken: "It's settled! Son-in-law, the weapons, equipment, and military rations all depend on you. And you can't go to the battlefield. If you go and die, Li Zhi will be left a widow." ?"

Yuchi Baoqi took out a notebook and wrote something in it, tore it off and stuffed it into his bag.

"Father-in-law, don't come to me these days. If Li Zhi wants to come to me, that's fine. If there's anything you can't decide, just look at the tips."

Li Shimin looked at Yuchi Baoqi suspiciously, "Are you really so busy?"

"Why aren't you busy? There are a lot of things to be made quickly. By the way, father-in-law, the Ministry of Industry will be under my control during this period. Now we have entered a wartime state, and everything must give way to the war."

Returned to his room. Yuchi Baoqi thought about what he wanted to do and made a list: steam turbines, thermal generators, stamping machines, grinders, and high-temperature and high-pressure food production lines.

After deciding on the items, I started drawing, and before I knew it, it was already dawn.

Li Lizhi took the palace maid to the side room, and the palace maid knocked on the door: "County Lord, are you awake?"

Seeing that there was no response after waiting for a long time, Li Lizhi felt uneasy and pushed the door open to enter.

She saw Yuchi Baoqi, holding a pen in his hand, sitting and falling asleep. There were many drawings that she could not understand neatly placed on the table.

Hearing the door open, Yuchi Baoqi woke up and looked towards the door. I saw Li Lizhi grinning and stretching.

"Why are you here? You're so exhausted. Your father is really good at tormenting people."

Li Lizhi looked at the red bloodshot eyes in Yuchi Baoqi's eyes and felt heartbroken: "I will go to my father and tell him. Really, how can I torment you like this?"

Yuchi Baoqi quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't go, sit with me for a while. We won't see each other for a while, and I have to go back to do things. Your father is also a mess now, forget it."

Li Lizhi hurriedly called to the palace people to bring breakfast, "You have been busy all night and you are hungry. Eat quickly. I miss you and will come out of the palace to find you. My father will not talk about me." Li Lizhi said shyly.

Yuchi Baoqi said vaguely while eating breakfast: "You are so beautiful."

Li Lizhi hit him: "I can't even stop your mouth with so much food."

The two quarreled for a while, and when Yuchi Baoqi saw that the time was almost up, he was ready to go to the Ministry of Works to shake people off.

Thinking that it would not be good to leave directly, he waited outside the Ganlu Hall for Li Shimin to go to court. After standing for a while, he looked at Li Shimin who was half-dead with anger and walked very fast.

"They are looking for death! Then let them die! Don't even think about getting married! Baoqi's tips are right. What you can't get on the battlefield can't be obtained at the negotiation table! Those ministers who agreed to get married, let Bai Qi Check for me! Are you guilty of committing treason against the enemy? If you are found guilty, you will be killed directly!" Li Shimin roared loudly at Li Xiaogong.

Seeing Yuchi Baoqi outside the Manlu Palace, "Did you already know that they wanted to get married?"

Yuchi Baoqi couldn't admit it, shook his head and said: "They have envoys in my court, and they are knocking on the side. They just want the negotiation to go in their favor. Angry people will lose their minds, and then they will faint frequently. Father-in-law Don’t be angry, Tubo will soon become the territory of our Tang Dynasty.”

Li Shimin felt much more comfortable after hearing Yuchi Baoqi's words, but he still ordered Li Xiaogong: "Those ministers have to investigate as they should. I can't swallow this breath."