"No, because at this time, the horses are not strong and the sheep are not fat. They have to wait until August to send out troops. Because of this, the saint will ascend the throne in advance, so that there is enough time for us to consolidate our national strength and fight against the Turks.
If we fight, we will win!" What Li Jing was afraid of now was not defeat, but a tragic victory.
Li Yuanxing took out another literary version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and put it on the table: "If my brother wants a book, you must keep one for yourself. I have an idea. The Turks always need to eat. Where is their food?"
Come on, will they rob our granary?"
"Granary? Wulang, do you have any plans?" Li Jing became interested, and his body straightened up a little while he was sitting on his knees.
Li Yuanxing was sitting there cross-legged, kneeling in this position, which was like being tortured!
"Leave the granary for them and add poison or croton powder!" Li Yuanxing said his plan.
Li Jing laughed loudly: "Wulang's plan is feasible to deal with bandits, but not against large armies. There are three difficulties. The Turks come with an army of 200,000, and the Turks' 200,000 troops are not 200,000. In addition, the Turks follow behind them.
Herdsmen, at least four to five million, how much food do I need? Secondly, how much croton do I need? Thirdly, the army food will be tested for poison!"
What Li Jing said was very simple, but Li Yuanxing understood it.
Poisoning 10,000 or 20,000 people will not solve the fundamental problem for an army of 200,000 people. This is the key point.
While chatting, the story of the Three Kingdoms came again. Li Jing picked up the book again and flipped through it while discussing the tactics in it with Li Yuanxing. The two of them really wanted to find a solution to deal with the Turks from this book.
When Li Jing read Changbanpo, he raised his head and glanced at Li Yuanxing.
"Is there a flower on my face?" Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.
"I know why you gave the sword to Shu Bao. Shu Bao is just like Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong in this book!" Li Jing's words touched Li Yuanxing's heart. Li Yuanxing loved the Romance of the Three Kingdoms very much, and there was no one who could talk about this topic.
over.
The sergeants just thought that a prince and a minister were discussing military affairs, and no one dared to disturb them.
But who would have thought that Li Yuanxing would excitedly discuss novels such as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms with Li Jing for a whole day, without saying a few words about the real military situation.
That night, Li Yuanxing returned to his palace of Prince Qin, and was greeted by a seemingly young eunuch in front of the palace gate.
When he saw Li Yuanxing, he gave him a thousand salutes: "Your Highness is returning home. This slave is selected by the palace. Please give me your name!"
"I don't know much about giving names. If the name I mentioned doesn't conform to the rules, please tell me. Just call me Zheng He!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the name!" Zheng He knelt down to thank him.
No matter what the rules are or not, Zheng Hexin said that the prince's words are the rules, and the palace will not care what the name is.
Accompanying Li Yuanxing to the inner courtyard, there is currently no mistress in the palace, and Zheng He is taking care of everything.
"Your Highness, Cui, Lu, and the stewards of the Wang family have all come to see me. They are asking about what kind of woman you like, Your Highness." Li Yuanxing stopped when he heard this. He originally thought that he was too lazy to care about such a trivial matter, but then he thought about it.
It's wrong to even think about it. This is related to your future happiness.
Zheng He was waiting on the sidelines. Even if he could earn a little money by selling information, the King of Qin was his first loyalist.
Li Yuanxing thought about the standards of beauty in the Tang Dynasty. They all said that the Tang Dynasty liked fat beauties, but he had never seen many fat ladies. At this time, Zheng He spoke again: "This time, several families secretly expressed that their families
There are several people between the ages of fourteen and sixteen who are waiting to be married, and one of them will definitely be liked by His Highness!"
The age of fourteen to sixteen shocked Li Yuanxing. He was too young.
He seemed like a weird uncle who was tricking children into seeing goldfish.
Li Yuanxing smiled and waved his hand gently: "I don't like those who are too plump. It's better to be a little thinner. For them, this is enough. If you say too much, it seems that our Prince Qin's Palace is too concerned about this matter.
Since you can be sent here, you should understand that this king wants to appease these big families!"
"Yes!" Zheng He nodded respectfully.
Qiuxiang and the two maids were not brought into Chang'an City. The two people serving here were selected from the palace. I heard from Zheng He that they were also selected by Empress Changsun herself.
"Would you like to give me some gifts to my sister-in-law?" Li Yuanxing asked Zheng He.
Zheng He shook his head: "It's better for Your Highness not to give gifts recently. Your Highness's last gift caused some trouble for the Empress. Those noble ladies came to the door one after another, just wanting to get one piece from the Empress. Fortunately, the Empress gave the gift in advance.
They are given to other concubines. If there are a few more, the empress will definitely be troubled by those women!"
"good very good!"
A smart, independent-thinking and loyal eunuch is definitely a good helper for a prince.
"Tomorrow the merchants will entertain me, please accompany me!" Li Yuanxing said and waved his hand to Zheng He to leave. After sending two new maids to rest, Li Yuanxing became depressed. In this Tang Dynasty, it is serious.
There isn't much nightlife, and there's even a curfew in town.
It seems that there is a reason why the nobles of the Tang Dynasty were busy creating humans at night.
Li Yuanxing couldn't sleep, so he sat cross-legged at the table to practice calligraphy. It seemed that he needed to build some chairs.
The next day, Yan returned to the building.
In the early morning, all the clerks in Yangui Tower put on new clothes, cleaned the streets, and made the entire Yangui Tower spotless. All the businessmen had already gathered at Yangui Tower in the early morning, and every businessman put himself under pressure.
Put on the good clothes from the bottom of the box and try your best to leave a good impression in front of the new King of Qin.
People in the Tang Dynasty generally had two meals a day. The first meal was about ten o'clock in modern times, and the second meal was at four o'clock in the afternoon. Many people went to bed after six o'clock, and ministers would eat and drink a little when they got up in the early morning.
, otherwise you will still be hungry and faint by the time you get to the morning. Of course, wealthy people will also have some late night snacks.
But ordinary people only have two meals.
When Li Yuanxing was in Qinwangzhuang, he always ate according to his own schedule, three meals a day.
The chefs just thought it was the King of Qin and had this habit, so they didn't tell Li Yuanxing how ordinary people eat.
Li Yuanxing only thought it was lunch at around twelve o'clock, but who would have thought that Zheng He would arrive at about nine o'clock in the morning, saying that all the merchants were already at Yangui Tower, and they would arrive in less than half an hour.
It's time for the banquet. King Qin, you should be ready. This is a formal occasion, so naturally you have to wear royal robes.
Trouble, this dress is very troublesome.
Li Yuanxing believed that it would be impossible to put on all this complicated clothing on his own. He would not be able to figure out any buttons, not to mention that there were several layers outside of here.
It took the two maids a full quarter of an hour just to help Li Yuanxing get dressed.
When it came to his hair, Li Yuanxing really didn't want to do it anymore, so he just took a hair tie and tied it up.
Li Yuanxing had half-long hair in modern times, and he had never had a haircut in such a long time. But counting both sides, it has been more than a month, and he can already tie his hair with a hair tie.
"Your Highness should wear a crown!" Zheng He advised.
As a prince, the necessary appearance is very important. Li Yuanxing's hair is too short. For modern men, it is considered medium-long hair. But for the Tang Dynasty, it was too short. It was so short that if you needed to wear a crown, you would need to wear a crown.
The silk thread is tied to the top of the head. Li Yuanxing wore it once.
On the day Li Er ascended the throne.
There is only one feeling, pain, unbearable pain, not to mention that the thing is quite heavy, even pulling my hair hurts.
"I won't wear it!" Li Yuanxing refused directly.
"Your Highness, the censors will definitely..." Zheng He was interrupted by Li Yuanxing before he could finish his words: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Seeing that Li Yuanxing was a little unhappy, Zheng He didn't dare to say anything more and left with his head lowered. After Li Yuanxing looked at the crown that symbolized his status, he picked up the crown again and pulled the crown.
The belt is in his hand.
When he came to Yangui Tower, he happened to meet Gao Jian and Gao Shilian. He was stunned when he saw Li Yuanxing holding the crown in his hand. Li Yuanxing pointed to the top of his head, and his half-length hair was hanging on his head.
There seems to be no way to get a bun on top of the head to wear a tiara.
These are all small details. Gao Jian is naturally not meddlesome. He bowed to Li Yuanxing according to etiquette. Li Yuanxing extended his hand to help him: "Don't treat me as a prince. This elder is not used to saluting a junior." After that, Li Yuanxing said.
He gave the simplest hand gesture: "That's all."
Gao Jian smiled and cupped his hands.
For Li Yuanxing, the star king from the sky, the ministers around Li Er were in awe.
In the Yangui Building, several dignitaries were waiting at the door. They were all stunned when they saw Li Yuanxing appear. Li Yuanxing said with a smile: "Don't stare at the top of my head, and don't talk about my hair."
Something like that. I am wearing a crown today, so don’t let those censors have the opportunity to bother me."
A few very obvious jokes warned these businessmen not to talk nonsense, and relaxed the tension in everyone's hearts.
Li Yuanxing was welcomed to the second floor, where he naturally sat in the most distinguished position, while Gao Jian sat next to him.
Zheng He stood aside and asked the merchants to salute the King of Qin according to the etiquette, and then said on behalf of Li Yuanxing: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has ordered that the food be served first and that everyone drink together."
Eating is a trivial matter. These businessmen have all eaten before coming.
Not to mention that they were worried, they didn't know what Li Yuanxing wanted to do. Besides, eating in front of a high and mighty prince was also very depressing. The boss of Yanguilou was really thoughtful, and all the dishes he served were exquisite side dishes, but the portions were not large.
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After Li Yuanxing tasted every dish, he thought that the food in the Tang Dynasty was definitely green food, but the craftsmanship was a bit poor, presumably due to the lack of craftsmanship and spices. But these are trivial matters. When the people have money,
Naturally, countless people will study how to eat well, dress well, and play well.
I also drank a few glasses of Tang Dynasty wine. It was light but very fragrant and flavorful.