Chapter 539: Young Tang Dynasty (1)
In front of Chengtian Gate in Chang'an, the sky was still gray. The guards stood silently on the palace wall. Gu Qing walked into the crowd step by step and came to Chu Suiliang's side, "Do you know?"
"I understand," Chu Suiliang also nodded, "It seems that he is going to go to war."
"I don't know what this Persian prince and His Majesty said." Gu Qing nodded and watched the palace gate slowly open.
The first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the Tai Chi Palace, and all officials walked into the palace one after another. Many people heard the wind and were waiting for His Majesty the Tang Dynasty to make a decision.
With a loud shout, Li Er walked up with calm steps and sat down in front of the officials.
Gu Qing followed the officials and listened to the reports of the six ministries. Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye.
"Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling spoke first, "Now that Persia is in full swing, if this goes on and trade routes are blocked, the people who travel to the Central Plains will not dare to leave the customs again."
"Your Majesty!" Qin Qiong stepped forward, "I think we should send troops to support Persia. Now Persia is in danger. If Persia is defeated, the war will likely burn to Tubo, even the Western Regions, and even Yumen Pass and Hexi Corridor! Please send troops!"
"Your Majesty! The Persian prince asked for help from thousands of miles away, looking at the yellow sand in the Western Regions, who dares to compete with the Great Food? The only way for the troops is my Tang Dynasty!"
"How much food and grass does the Ministry of Revenue have now?" Li Er asked.
"Your Majesty!" The Minister of Revenue stood out from the court, "Six million stones of grain!"
Six million stones of grain, this amount still made everyone in the court breathe a sigh of relief. No one expected that the Ministry of Revenue had accumulated so much grain over the years.
"Ministry of War!" Li Er asked again, "How many soldiers are prepared?"
"Go back to Your Majesty!" Hou Junji, the Minister of War, stepped forward, "The five guards of Xilong, and the five guards of Xilong have prepared 100,000 troops!"
The troops, horses, food and grass were already in place, and it seemed that they had already been prepared.
Li Er spoke, "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, send troops!" The civil servants responded loudly.
Today, the Tang Dynasty can fight this battle, and it is enough to accumulate energy for so many years to start a national war.
"Fang Xuanling, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, entered the Ganlu Palace to discuss matters!" Li Er stood up and "retreat the court!"
After the scattered court, Gu Qing met the Persian prince again on Zhuque Street.
"Have the Persian prince eaten?"
"Eat it." The Persian prince smiled awkwardly, "Thank you for your advice from Shangshuling, so I have the courage to say that to His Majesty the Tang Dynasty."
"Where are there." Gu Qing waved his hand with a smile, "I just talk casually."
"I have heard a lot of things when I came to Chang'an." The Persian prince said, "I didn't expect that when you fought with us under the Potala Palace in Tubo, Gu Qing was one of them, Turks, Tubo, Goguryeo, Gu Houye Shangshuling. You are really famous in Chang'an."
"Where are there." Gu Qing waved his hand again.
"In addition to these things, I have heard about it." The Persian prince continued, "It is said that Marquis Gu is a ruthless person who wants money and is jealous of money. He is also a ruthless person who can even make a fuss. Everyone in Chang'an keeps away from Marquis Gu."
"Slow down!" Gu Qing interrupted him, "You heard that I am a person who is jealous of money. Am I that kind of person? The Persian prince must not hear from him."
"Is that true? The gold that is underneath is probably in vain."
"What! Gold?" Gu Qing straightened his throat hard, "Prince of Persia, let's talk with one step."
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He took the Persian prince back to the inn and Gu Qing closed the door, "Prince of Persian, take what you said just now seriously."
"But you were obviously not..." The Persian prince looked at Gu Qing in surprise.
"Hey, Prince of Persia, don't be surprised." Gu Qing said with a smile, "The etiquette in Guanzhong is complicated. For example, if I asked you if you had eaten? In fact, it was not that I wanted to invite you to dinner, but a greeting."
"So that's it." The Persian prince suddenly realized.
"So what about gold?" Gu Qing continued.
"That..." The Persian prince scratched his dark face, "I have a lot of gold, just buried in a hole in the ground, and most people can't find it."
"It turns out that I didn't carry it with you..." Gu Qing's eyes were lonely, "I'm saying goodbye."
"Are you leaving now?"
"Let's go, let's go! Don't send him off." Gu Qing walked out all the way and sighed.
The Persian prince sat in the room. Gu Qing was lukewarm and suddenly very enthusiastic at first, but now he was very disappointed. It was really hard to figure it out. He sighed, "The people of Guanzhong are indeed unfathomable."
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Er's decree was passed on.
"The commander of the left Wu Gu Gu is the chief general of the army of the Xilong army, Gu Qing is the right army, Cheng is the chief general of the army of the Moxilong army, Pei Xingjian is the left army, and leads 100,000 troops to the left, leading 500,000 shi of food and grass! Three days later, we head to Persia!"
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, Chang'an was talking about it.
There are fewer worries in this war and more confidence. In recent years, the Tang Dynasty has repeatedly fought against the trend and won against the trend! Victory has become a natural thing.
However, what is even more intriguing is Li Er's decree. This time, no Duke and General were used to send troops. There was no veteran general, only a new general.
Naturally, some people in the court were dissatisfied with the candidates for the generals who sent troops this time.
Li Chengqian listened to his several of his disciples talking, saying that the young generals were using the troops this time to be sent, and he was really too underestimated.
"Yanmen Pass, Hexi Corridor, Goguryeo." Li Chengqian looked at his disciples, "We have seen the several battles in recent years. Su Dingfang's bravery, Gu Qing's firearm, and Cheng Chumo's courage, the three of them had the ability to stand alone. They massacred 100,000 Turkic troops under Yanmen Pass, killed the Tubo people in the Hexi Corridor, fought against the Middle East coalition in Tubo, and won the Liaodong city of 100,000 defenders with only tens of thousands of troops!"
"I believe that this time, the three of them can win the championship." Li Chengqian paced and said, "Everyone needs to be trained. Over the years, they have been training under the wings of veterans in the court. Su Dingfang's army came out of Li Jing, Gu Qing was brought to Chang'an by General Qin Qiong, and Cheng Chumo was the descendant of General Cheng! The veterans are old, and Chang'an generals must have successors. Even if they do not have the ability to stand alone now, this time it should be a real training!"
Chapter completed!