As a self-aware minister, Li Jing has always been very low-key. Even though the emperor promoted him to be the Minister of War, Li Jing is still very low-key, so low-key that if you don't pay attention in the court, you may not know that there is someone named Li Jing.
What always surprised Li Jing was that the emperor seemed to pay special attention to him.
As the second-in-command of the Ministry of War, Li Jing was not very comfortable in the position of Minister of War, because he felt that with the current emperor's emphasis on military power, he would not be able to control the Ministry of War in his own hands.
For example, the Minister of the Ministry of War is Zhao Cijing, the emperor's brother-in-law, and the nominal head of the Ministry of War, but in fact he is the clay Bodhisattva that the emperor placed in the Ministry of War.
And what about yourself?
He was not from the Emperor's Qiandi family, so it was impossible for him to get this position of real power, but the Emperor just made him the Minister of War.
On the white stone steps, the emperor stood facing the wind, his long sleeves fluttering in the wind, and his figure tall and tall.
"Your Majesty, Li Jing, is here to see you."
"No gift."
Li Zhiyun turned around, helped him up, and asked, "Li Qing, do you know why I'm looking for you?"
Li Jing thought for a moment and replied: "Turk."
"That's right." Li Zhiyun nodded approvingly and said, "In my heart, this conquest of the Turks is a foregone conclusion."
Li Jing didn't ask the emperor why he didn't announce it in front of the ministers just now. He just waited silently for the emperor's next words.
Not long after, Li Zhiyun said: "After three years of gathering, all the warehouses in Guanzhong are full. I have calculated that if we attack the Turks this time, we can use 800,000 stones of food and grass, 450,000 soldiers, and 200,000 war horses.
There will be thousands of soldiers and more than 48,000 pieces of armor and stomach..."
Listening to the emperor counting the war supplies for him one by one, Li Jing's heart began to beat unconsciously.
The emperor's move was not a spur-of-the-moment idea. It was clearly premeditated.
Among this huge amount of materials, grain and grass are the most abundant. Li Zhiyun has already stored millions of kilograms of grain through various means, such as promoting agricultural tools and soil fertilizers, planting early rice and winter wheat, and taking money from private treasury to purchase grain.
The soldiers and horses were directly drawn from various Zhechong mansions in the pass, not to mention 450,000, and they were forced to gather 800,000 troops. However, Li Zhiyun did not do this, because this year's spring plowing would be completely scrapped.
The war horses are new horses transported from Hetao, Longxi and other places. They are all young and strong horses that have just reached adulthood.
In terms of armor, there are 25,000 sets of light plate armor, and the remaining 20,000 sets are armor that was originally to be eliminated. If collected by force, 50,000 sets should be collected.
In fact, according to Li Zhiyun's original idea, one hundred thousand sets of light plate armor should be needed, but time waits for no one.
After finishing speaking, Li Zhiyun asked: "Does the pharmacist think that with such preparations, he can defeat the Turks?"
Li Jing thought for a moment and replied briefly: "Yes!"
"good!"
Li Zhiyun was overjoyed and immediately said: "Pharmacist, I want to use you as the main general to destroy the Turks. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Li Jing was stunned.
"Your Majesty, what virtues and abilities does this official have? Please think twice about taking on such an important responsibility."
He felt very strange in his heart. Shouldn't the emperor hand over such an important matter, including hundreds of thousands of troops, to his absolute trusted commander?
Such as Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and others.
How could it be given to me?
There is a point in saying that you don't trust Li Jing, but it depends on who you compare with.
Comparing Li Jing and Qin Qiong, Li Zhiyun definitely trusts Qin Qiong more.
If we compare Li Jing with those ministers in the court who stick to their own interests, then Li Zhiyun certainly trusts Li Jing more.
What's more, this battle is unusual. Li Zhiyun wants to win if he fights!
The only person who can give Li Zhiyun confidence is Li Jing!
"Pharmacist, I said that I only look at what people do, not what they say." Li Zhiyun looked at him with trusting eyes and put a hand on his shoulder, "Pharmacist, don't let me down.
"
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, took a gentle breath, and bowed his hands.
"I obey."
The emperor, who was still the crown prince at the time, once said this to him when he returned from the south, and he mentioned it again now.
Li Jing knew clearly that the emperor was giving him a chance.
In order to live a better life, he decided to seize this opportunity!
As for Li Zhiyun, he was not worried about Li Jing playing tricks, because although Li Jing was the commander-in-chief, the generals under his command were his confidants. If Li Jing dared to rebel, Qin Qiong and others would directly kidnap Li Jing without Li Zhiyun's orders.
"Okay, let's go."
At dusk.
"Your Highness Jinyang!"
"Your Highness the Princess!"
"Princess!"
Several palace maids chased the little girl running around in front of them, and the anxious look on their faces was visible to the naked eye.
"Your Royal Highness, the front is Liangyi Palace, we can't go any further!" A palace maid panted heavily, with a look of horror on her face.
Baoniang turned her head and glanced at the palace maid chasing her, made a face, and started running wildly again. Although she was young, her calves were very long and she ran very fast.
What's more important is that when passing through various doors, none of the chambermaids dared to stop her. Sometimes they had to obey her orders and stop the maid behind her.
There is no way, who makes the emperor dotes on Princess Jinyang the most in this palace.
"Stop them!" Bao Niang ordered the servants as she passed through the Yiqiu Gate.
Several of the waiters looked at each other.
'what to do?'
'What else can I do? Just obey your orders.'
"You are crazy. The Liangyi Palace is ahead of you. Wherever you let the princess run, we will all be punished."
'Then you stopped the princess?'
'Uh... I'd better stop the people behind me.'
Several chamberlains obediently formed a human wall to block the palace maids behind.
Baoniang laughed, turned around and ran away.
The maids were in great distress.
"You are crazy. You let the princess run around and the queen blames her. Can you afford it?"
"I can't bear it." A chamberlain immediately got out of the way and said with a smile: "Sister, we dare not disobey His Highness Jinyang. Let's get out of the way. Let's get out of the way."
Obviously, they were just showing off to Princess Jinyang.
The maids were too lazy to argue with these chambermaids and chased them out.
At this time, Bao Niang had already seen Liang Yi Palace.
However, she did not go in.
Because she saw the imperial army guarding the Liangyi Palace, and she also saw many uncles and uncles she knew walking into the Liangyi Palace one after another.
From time to time, she saw the Imperial Guards carrying something in.
"What happened?" She tilted her head, looking confused.
Inside the Liangyi Hall.
A huge map of the grassland is spread on the ground. This map is so big that it is divided into thirteen pieces. This map has a long history. It was drawn during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, nearly thirty years ago.
Li Zhiyun wears plain socks and stands in the picture.
Dozens of trusted generals were kneeling on both sides.
"I have called you here for one thing only. To destroy the Turks!"
The words are short and contain a lot of information.
All the generals became more energetic after hearing this. They raised their chests and raised their heads, clasped their fists and shouted loudly: "I am willing to destroy the rebels for your majesty!"
Then, Li Zhiyun began to settle matters with the generals.
When a war begins, don't worry about victory, but first worry about defeat. In a national war, temples are indispensable.
After Li Zhiyun finished talking about the supplies he had prepared, he signaled that the generals could use their talents.
The first person to speak was Yu Chigong. His strategy... well, there was no strategy, just A.
So, Li Zhiyun smiled and asked Yu Chigong to sit down and drink tea.
Following that, Cheng Yaojin also said a few sentences. The core meaning was the same as that of Yu Chigong, so just go ahead with A.
Then, Li Zhiyun also asked Cheng Yaojin to sit down and drink tea.