Chapter 56: The heavy responsibility is on your shoulders

When Wei Chi arrived at Lizheng Hall, before everyone came, after saluting, His Majesty Li Er called him to his side, glared at him angrily, and said, "After going back, I will tell you about your father, Yin Mansion and Gao Yang's marriage. I will agree to it, and I will issue an order soon."

Wei Chi quickly bowed with joy on his face and thanked him: "Abide by the order, thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

His Majesty Li Er smiled bitterly and whispered in a voice that only he and Wei Chi could hear: "Gaoyang ran to me three times a day, and every time he stayed for half an hour, he was talking about Yin Andao, alas!"

A long sigh was heard. Wei Chi looked at His Majesty Li Er with a sympathy. Princess Gaoyang, under the guidance of Xie Jiu, was cunning and not a single one. She had learned to make roundabout strategies. It was annoying to His Majesty Li Er, and she was reluctant to scold him, and she couldn't bear to beat him. Her daughter came to act coquettishly, and her father was really troubled and happy.

Wei Chi looked at His Majesty Li Er's laughter and crying when he was tortured by his baby daughter, and couldn't help but feel irritated. He remembered his little Qiqi baby. If... he couldn't help but sigh in the future, he seemed to have a baby daughter at home, and he wouldn't be less worried about it. Forget it, the child is still young, so I won't worry about it for the time being. Let's talk about it then. Now I'd better enjoy the happiness of having children at home.

The king and his minister complained sneakily. Although it was His Majesty Li Er's unilateral complaints and Wei Chi listened unilaterally, soon everyone came. Wei Chi returned to his seat and sat down with a serious appearance.

Today, all the important officials from various ministries came. Wei Chi looked at the participants and was extremely suspicious that he was pulled by His Majesty Li Er to gather the number of people. He smiled bitterly in his heart, but he could only hold on.

After the people arrived, His Majesty Li Er raised today's issue - how to shock Tubo after rejecting the Tubo request for marriage. For a moment, there were all things to say. Now the Tang army is basically arrogant and there are many people who support war. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty had just cleaned up Tubo, otherwise Tubo would not have come so obediently to submit to the request for marriage. However, when fighting against Tubo, His Majesty Li Er seemed to disagree with him. He stood in front of the map for a while, listening to the ministers' opinions, and said nothing.

Wei Chi looked at it, turned his head to look at Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others. The young old men also looked like they were old gods and were not in a hurry to express their opinions. His Majesty Li Er looked at a map and said, "My dear friends, although Tubo needs to be prepared, the first priority is not Tubo, but here!"

His Majesty Li Er pointed to the place with the two words Goryeo on the map. From His Majesty Li Er's perspective, the first thing to solve is the Goryeo problem. Goryeo once praised the Sui Dynasty and fought many wars with the Sui Dynasty. Such a capricious country has distrustd and liked them since Emperor Gaozu. Whether from the perspective of geopolitics or the overall situation, Goryeo must be won.

Fang Xuanling spoke at this time and said, "Your Majesty, I also think that we should fight Goryeo first. We have just won the battle of Tubo, and the deterrence still exists. We only need to adopt some strategies to continue this deterrence. It is not too late to deal with them when we free up our hands to defeat Goryeo. Moreover, our army has many areas that need improvement when fighting the plateau. Goryeo has a cold climate and has many similarities with Tubo. For our army that has adapted to the cold climate, the chance of winning Goryeo is greater than that of Tubo."

His Majesty Li Er nodded in agreement with Fang Xuanling's words. It is indeed worthy of being a king and a minister who have worked with him for many years, and it is also worthy of being a cunning Fang Xuanling. It depends on the timing of others speaking, and how good it is to master it. Wei Chi was full of admiration. As expected, not everyone can be regarded as an important minister.

Wei Zheng pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Goryeo is indeed going to fight, but for now, I think our Tang Dynasty has not been fully prepared and it is not the time to send troops."

"What are your concerns? Let's talk about it."

Wei Zheng said: "Goryeo is far away. Before the army moves, food and grass will come first. The previous dynasty conquered Goryeo, which was very expensive and costly to waste money, so it was unable to take over Goryeo. Although our Tang Dynasty has been recuperating for many years and the lives of the people are getting better, I still hope to remind Your Majesty that the lessons of the past are not far away. I will think twice before I can do it and wait until my preparation is complete."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "What Wei Aiqing said is also my concern. If you hurt the country's roots in order to defeat Goryeo, it will be a loss that is not what I wish. Wei Chi, do you understand Goryeo, what do you think?"

Wei Chi scratched his head and thought about it, trying hard to recall the little things about the Volunteer Army's War in the textbook about the war of aiding Korea. After the cold climate was conquered by Gaochang, the court vigorously developed the cotton spinning industry. The first thing he made was the army stationed in Tuyuhun to allow them to adapt to the cold climate and new equipment. There is no need to worry about this.

Fighting Goryeo is a protracted war, and it is impossible to be as simple as fighting Tubo and Tuyuhun. The transportation of food and grass is a big problem. After thinking hard for a while, Wei Chi said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with Lord Wei's statement. The problem of food and grass is indeed a big problem. It is not that my Tang Dynasty cannot produce food and grass, but a transportation problem. It is certain whether Goryeo can be taken down, but it is just a matter of time. It would be fine if it can be taken down quickly. If it becomes a protracted war, our army's supply of food and grass may not be able to keep up."

His Majesty Li Er said: "Food and grass are indeed a big problem. On such a long journey, how to transport it is a big problem."

All the ministers had a headache about this. Wei Chi frowned for a while, and suddenly remembered what was planted in his garden. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have an idea. I don't know if I can do it..."

His Majesty Li Er interrupted his nonsense and said, "Don't talk nonsense, just say it quickly."

Wei Chi said with his eyes shining: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the sweet potatoes and pumpkins I received? And corn! If Your Majesty is patient, after a while, all the harvested corn will be stored as military rations. The large-scale planting and promotion of sweet potatoes and pumpkins are both things that can be stored, and the yield is also large. You can transport them in advance to store them and leave them for use when transportation cannot keep up. Will it solve the problem?"

"Good idea!"

Fang Xuanling first cheered, praising Wei Chi and giggled. However, Wei Zheng frowned and pondered for a while, and said, "Although Lord Wei's method is good, the current yield of sweet potatoes and pumpkins is far from the demand for military rations."

Wei Chi said: "Therefore, Your Majesty needs to wait for you for two years. As long as you have land and seeds, two years will be enough to plant the army. In this way, other aspects can be prepared more fully. Your Majesty, although our Tang Dynasty is a big country to fight against small countries, lions and rabbits still need to do their best, let alone we are fighting? The winter in Goryeo is several times colder than our Tang Dynasty. There is nothing but snow in winter. Even if we have cotton coats and trousers, if we cannot take down Goryeo before the cold winter comes, we are afraid that our soldiers will not be able to bear it and will return without success. Please think twice."

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while, closed his eyes slightly, and showed determination in his eyes, saying, "Forget it, since all my dear friends said that, then I will wait a little longer and wait until the best time to take action. Then I will continue to talk about the strategies to deal with Tubo. I want them to live peacefully for a few years, and only after I have cleaned up Goryeo can I fight Tubo again."

Speaking of these national strategies, Wei Chi had no say. He smiled and quietly looked at the ministers, waiting for them to come up with advice. Before the adults could speak, His Majesty Li Er said, "Wei Chi once told me the strange strategies for peaceful evolution. I feel that this trick can be used to deal with Tubo, but to implement it, it requires advice from the ministers."

Peaceful evolution of Tubo?!

Wei Chi looked at His Majesty Li Er with admiration and confirmed the difference between him and others again. For a truly smart person, as long as you give him a method, he can learn from one example and apply it flexibly. Just like Sun Tzu's Art of War, there are many people who have read it, but there are only a few who can be used in the battlefield in a superb way. This is the difference between talents and ordinary people. Is Wei Chi having nothing to say, it's better to listen with your ears on it quickly. At least this is also an opportunity to participate in historical events, and it's more exciting.

With His Majesty Li Er raised the beginning, the following questions became much more lively. Everyone expressed their opinions, various ideas, conspiracies and tricks. Wei Chi was stunned and couldn't help feeling creepy again. He was cold all over. He experienced the taste of minus twenty degrees below the summer. It was so terrible. In the future, you should be low-key and you must not offend these people, otherwise you wouldn't know how to die. Wei Chi once again strengthened his determination to be a good person.

After listening for a long time, he was also scared. After hearing the discussion so enthusiastically, Wei Chi raised his hand and said weakly: "Well, Your Majesty, you all, I have a little suggestion. If you say something wrong, please forgive me and don't punish me for your crime."

"explain!"

Wei Chi hesitated for a moment and said, "Uh... I think, can you start with religion?"

Everyone present was smart. Wei Chi only mentioned a few words and everyone understood. Looking at Wei Chi's eyes, it was very strange. It made the servant feel minus twenty degrees below zero. He quickly raised his hand to clear himself: "I just started purely from the national interests. Yes, in front of national interests, everything else is trivial! I have a passionate patriotism."

Everyone was silent for a while and began to discuss Wei Chi's proposal. He heard Wei Chi's contempt, these hypocritical guys. When it comes to conspiracy and tricks, it should be said that Wei Chi is not as good as these guys in the hall. Therefore, he mentioned it and stopped talking, and listened to their discussion attentively. Occasionally, in places where everyone was not enough due to the limitations of the times, he reminded him a few more words. To put it bluntly, he only occupied more than a thousand years of historical experience.

After discussing for a while, after determining the basic policies, only some details that need to be improved remain, that is, the places where each department will do later. What we have to do now is how to deal with Lu Dongzan in the capital. He is not a good guy. His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while and said, "Wei Chi, Lu Dongzan is handed over to you."

"What?! Your Majesty, are you serious?"

Wei Chi, who was studying strategy theory, was suddenly named and was stunned. After digesting the meaning of His Majesty Li Er's words, he couldn't help but be stunned and asked him to deal with Lu Dongzan, the smart man who was famous in history. Isn't this underestimating the enemy too much?

His Majesty Li Er had a stern face: "You have no jokes!"

Wei Chi scratched his head, frowned and felt worried. Although he had planned to fool Lu Dongzan, he was still a little worried when he really asked him to come to the reception. After all, his reputation was there. After seeing these terrifying guys in the Lizheng Hall, Wei Chi did not dare to look down on Lu Dongzan. What if he was a monster again, what would he do?

When His Majesty Li Er saw Wei Chi's face full of sorrow, he smiled faintly and said, "Can you tell me about your life and also abduct a Jiang Rui to let you take you home. Can't you say that Lu Dongzan is afraid of me, the Tang Dynasty?"

Wei Chi understood now. It turned out that His Majesty Li Er was openly supporting him to fool Lu Dongzan. This was easy to deal with. He had already had a rough prototype in his heart. He had just been inspired by several adults and broadened his mind. How could Wei Chi have many bad ideas in his mind targeting Lu Dongzan?

Wei Chi frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, I have accepted this mail, but I have a suggestion. The reception task should be handed over to the Honglu Temple. Didn't Lu Dongzan say that he would visit the Imperial College and the Medical College? At that time, I will do something in these two places. By the way, your Majesty, I need your support in some places."

His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "It seems that you have a ghost idea. As long as you can complete the task and whatever support you need, I promise you that you need, you need someone and money!"

Wei Chi said with a smile: "You have no jokes. I thank Your Majesty first. At that time, I will definitely ask my wife to settle the accounts and give Your Majesty a detailed bill."
Chapter completed!