Chapter sixty-eight
Li Muyun did not realize how shocked the rice seeds that were ripe three times a year would bring to Li Shimin. He was stared at by Li Er's eyes that wanted to eat people. He couldn't help but take two steps back and said, "Well, brother, don't be anxious first, listen to me first."
Hou Junji had been dozing off before, but at this time he was completely sleepy. He strode to the hall and squeezed Li Muyun far away: "I'm going to say something else! Your Majesty, I'm willing to raise an army of 100,000, step on Linyi and bring the rice seed back to the Tang Dynasty!"
"When Shangshu is relieved, please be impatient. What should I do if I listen to King Xiaoyao finish his words?" Fang Xuanling also became energetic at this time, no longer as if he was drowsy just now.
Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others stared at Li Muyun with wide eyes at this time. Although they didn't say anything, Zheng Shanguo and the others understood that their impeachment today would probably be ineffective again.
Li Shimin calmed down at this time, climbed the steps and came to Li Muyun, and said word by word: "Li Muyun, what you said is true? I will give you a chance to rebel now."
To be honest, food has always been a heart-wrenching problem for Li Shimin.
Although the Tang Dynasty can be regarded as rich and strong in the country, it is only "calculated". In fact, there are many places in the Tang Dynasty who cannot eat enough food. When encountering some famine years, they even want to take out all the military rations to provide disaster relief.
Moreover, Goguryeo has almost built the Great Wall in recent years. It is now turning on the flirting mode from time to time, which has caused the Liaodong border to be shocked three times a day. Li Shimin hated this incident, but he was unable to send troops to solve his bad neighbor because of domestic food problems.
In short, everything in the Tang Dynasty was based on food. As long as there was food, Li Er was not afraid of the people's rebellion; as long as there was food, Li Er was not afraid of all wars; as long as there was food, Li Er dared to let his army fight to the horizon.
Li Muyun was not clear about these things. The fundamental reason for proposing Sanji Rice was only because of possessiveness and showing off of good things. What made the people eat was not within his consideration. It was Li Shimin's business, not his Xiaoyao King.
The so-called freedom is to seek freedom and freedom, and do whatever you want. As for those annoying government affairs, let them go to hell.
Li Er waited for a long time but didn't see Li Muyun answer, and his heart slowly sank, with disappointment in his eyes, but at this moment, Li Muyun suddenly spoke: "Brother, when did I tell lies?! Your question is so disappointing to me."
"Do you know? The people of Linyi are all lazy people. They sprinkle rice seeds into the fields at will and don't care. After three months, they just need to harvest them, and then sprinkle a handful of seeds into the fields. After going home and sleep for four months, they can harvest them again. They don't need to weed and catch insects at all. The crops grow like weeds in the fields."
Li Er, who had no hope, had not only his eyes red, but even his breathing became heavy. He turned his head and shouted: "Li Jing, Hou Junji, Chai Shao obeyed the order!"
"I'm here!" The three people who were named by Li Shimin came out of murderous intent.
"You and the other three led 100,000 troops to flatten Linyi in March. Is it possible?!" Li Er seemed to have become His Highness, the King of Qin who was killing people again, and his violent aura was eye-catching.
With a 'boom', the armor roared, and Li Jing and the other two were convinced with the aura of decisive death: "I will never regret death, the Tang Dynasty, thousands of victories! My emperor, thousands of victories!"
"Wait and go to the army quickly, and then you will arrive! Go!"
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, wait."
"Your Majesty, you can't do it!"
"The three generals are slow, and this matter needs to be discussed for a long time."
Just as the three of them got up and walked out of the hall, Fang Xuanling and others finally came to their senses. Suddenly, a large number of people fell on the hall. While dissuading Li Er, they also stopped Li Jing and the other two.
Facing Li Shimin's cold gaze, Changsun Wuji said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, the country's treasury is not enough for the army to use for three months. At least one hundred thousand troops will have to wait until the autumn harvest."
"In ancient times, Huo Cavalry took food to the enemy, and Linyi sent a small country without three months of food at all. As long as Lord Changsun prepares the food for one month, the rest of the matter will be solved." Hou Junji was stopped and was unhappy. Before Li Er could speak, he patted his chest and promised.
Wei Zheng stood in front of Hou Junji and said sternly: "That's not possible. Secretary Hou, although Linyi is small, it is a vassal state of my Tang Dynasty. Mengshelong's attack without reason can be explained as a border conflict. But if your Minister of War leads a hundred thousand troops to land on Linyi, this is a national war, and it is an attack without reason. How do other vassal states view my Tang Dynasty and His Majesty Tian Khan!"
"Linyi has a 'treasure' and does not offer it to Your Majesty is his crime. How can he attack him for no reason!" Chai Shao stepped forward and stood side by side with Lao Hou, facing Wei Zheng, and confronted him in a tit-for-tat way.
Li Shimin looked coldly at the civil and military factions in front of him and kept arguing, without saying a word, no one knew what he was thinking.
Fang Xuanling had already arrived at Li Muyun at this time and poked the culprit of the Xiaoyao King: "Prince, let's say something, otherwise the army will be in full swing, Chang'an's troops will be empty, and the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!"
Li Muyun seemed to be willing to do anything, but after all, he was a warrior. When the emperor got angry for the first time, the scene where Shanhe bowed his head was full of blood. After being stabbed by Lao Fang, he curled his lips and said, "Old Fang, you fooled me again."
The old house twitched the corners of his mouth and bowed, "Prince, the person who tied the bell needs to be untied. You should come forward to persuade Your Majesty. How about Fang owes you a favor?"
"Why?" Li Muyun asked seriously.
"The prince, Linyi is a small country. If you want to get food, you only need a letter from Your Majesty to summon him. Why do you need a hundred thousand troops to fight him? In addition, when the prince pacified the rebellion of Jiannan Road, the number of troops was reduced by only one tenth of the battle. This is because the prince is familiar with the method of marching in Jiannan Road. If a hundred thousand troops entered Linyi, he would probably lose half of his troops before the war was fought. Why should he do this?"
Li Muyun was silently corrected. Of course he knew what Lao Fang said, but as the saying goes, blocking people's wealth is like killing their parents. Lao Hou is crazy to fight. If he comes forward to dissuade him at this time, he will undoubtedly offend this military boss. After offending the Tang family and the gentry, Li Muyun had to consider the consequences of continuing to offend the military.
And just when he was considering gains and losses, Li Shimin spoke up and said: "King Xiaoyao, this matter has arisen because of you. What should you say?"
"Brother, I actually think I have to send troops."
Chapter completed!