When Li Er's voice came out, Empress Changsun soon came to her senses.
yes……
If you don't stay in a cold place for a long time, why go to all this trouble?
This is obviously...obviously a sure win.
Even if we don't say that we are sure of victory, at least we are completely sure of it.
Empress Changsun felt relieved immediately.
Li Er felt much more relaxed!
Good thing!
At this moment, Du Ruhui suddenly said again,
"Your Majesty, this... did Your Highness mention the issue of food and grass? If there is not enough food and grass, the army will be outside..."
It must be said that this issue is not a trivial matter.
After all, the 10,000 Yulin Army currently carries only half a month's worth of food and grass.
Now that Li Sheng's three thousand people have been added, it will take less than half a month, or about ten days.
In such a short time, I'm afraid there won't be enough food and grass.
From this perspective, Li Sheng's request for duck and goose down seems less optimistic, and even has a scary meaning of "please bury me generously"...
But Li Eryi laughed even more happily when he heard this.
"Keming is really thoughtful! But Sheng'er also said that this time the army is going out, they really don't need extra food and grass from me. Sheng'er has already said that in the letter."
"In this expedition, the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty should be polite and eat their food when they enter the countryside, and get food on the spot!"
As soon as Li Er said this, Du Ruhui was shocked, but also felt relieved.
His Highness is so confident, so he is probably really sure!
Li Er waved his hands excitedly.
"You guys, please listen to me. No matter what the cost, take whatever amount the treasury needs and arrange this batch of duck and goose down for me!"
"One pound or two less, I'll just ask!"
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling took a deep breath, "I will obey your Majesty's orders!"
"We will fully support His Highness in the expedition!"
A colleague beside him bowed to accept the order, and Wei Zheng also bowed to accept the order.
But he didn't speak, because at this moment...
Wei Zheng's brain was in chaos.
Until the moment he left the palace, he was still in a state of disbelief.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui left with him. Seeing that Wei Zheng seemed a little strange, he asked, "Brother Xuancheng, why is he so confused? This is a time of national crisis, and His Highness went to danger to defend the country. How can we be half-hearted?"
Du Ruhui also looked at Wei Zheng with concern on his face.
It seems like he has something to say in his stomach.
Wei Zheng shook his head.
"No...I know, I will naturally cooperate fully with this duck down. But this time your Highness wrote a letter, I always feel..."
"Your Highness is not only confident in keeping the Turks out of the country, but also..."
"and?"
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other.
"What's wrong, brother Xuancheng? What did you see?"
"And I feel that His Highness is planning to rush all the way to the Turks' lair."
Du and Fang were immediately dumbfounded.
Go straight to the Turks’ home base?
This...isn't this a joke???
The Turks have an army of 390,000, and His Highness is confident that he can contain them, so everyone is already very happy.
How is it possible to go straight to someone else’s nest???
This conjecture was too exaggerated, and Du Ruhui, Fangxuanling and both of them quickly put it behind them and stopped thinking about it any more.
Only Wei Zheng's eyes always had a gleam of horror...
"But...that's not right. In Mobei, there is China to the south, and there are vegetation and food only to the northwest. There is desert in the middle."
"If we are fighting in the south of Mobei, that is, in the Youyan generation, it seems that there is no need to spend so much time and money on special cold-proof clothing..."
"But the Northern Desert is barren, so how can we find food? Then there is only..."
"The only one along the Silk Road... is it further northwest?"
Even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui thought it was ridiculous.
Even Wei Zheng himself found it unbelievable to think so.
but……
Eliminate various areas that are inconsistent with the requirements in the letter.
So Li Sheng's target is only north of Mobei?
But that place... is too far away.
In the Han Dynasty, the country was so prosperous. After that, the monarch also spent countless money and prepared a large amount of materials before sending Zhang Qian out of the fortress and embarking on a Silk Road.
But now... how could Li Sheng arrive at such a long distance.
Zhang Qian was on an envoy. Wherever he went, he reported his identity as an envoy to the Han Dynasty, and the small states along the way would give him some face.
But if someone is sending an envoy, Li Sheng is sending troops, which will inevitably cause hostility wherever he goes.
Among them, the 390,000-strong Turkic army bore the brunt.
How can this reach such a far place? Unless His Highness is chasing the Turks all over the place.
But... there are 13,000 people, and even the number of troops under His Highness's independent command is only 3,000...
Can this small number of troops chase an army of 390,000?
Wei Zheng thought about it all the way and couldn't come up with any answer until he returned home.
In the end, I had to shake my head and give up the idea.
Since it is basically impossible, there is really no need to think about it again and again.
…
South of Chang'an City.
Deep inside the Wang family mansion.
In an exquisite garden, there was a large round table of white jade carved from a single piece, and several old men were having a banquet.
Around me, there are groups of dancers and singers, playing the strings, bamboos, music, and music...
It’s all lively!
Several old men exchanged cups and cups, all of them glowing with excitement.
If this scene were seen by anyone outside the mansion, their jaws would break into pieces in shock.
What the hell is this time, are you still in the mood to play music, dance, drink and have a carnival?!
But that's the thing, Wu Xing Qi Wang has a profound background, and he is indeed in the mood.
"Brother Wang, drink some more! Drink some more!"
"Brother Cui, can you have another drink? Hahahahaha!"
"Today is the day of great joy for my five surnames and Seven Hopes, how can I not drink!"
"Drink again! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha again drink again!"
"It's so obvious! Hahahahahaha!"
All the old people were so excited that they pushed cups and changed cups.
After three rounds of drinking.
Bang!
Wang Jingcai slapped the wine glass heavily on the white jade table, his eyes turned red, and he said fiercely, "God's way is good! God's way is good!"
When the atmosphere was cheerful and lively, Wang Jing suddenly showed a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, which seemed very sudden.
But no one among the several old men present felt that there was a problem. Instead, they all nodded.
Cui Baihe and Lu Changgeng's eyes turned red immediately.
"This evil thief, Marquis Shengxiang, has suffered so much since he was born this year."
"The imperial court governs the world. We and other aristocratic families have no merit, but we still have hard work, right? These many scholars, these many great Confucians, aren't they all trained by us? Hateful, hateful..."
"But how does Li Er treat us?"
"Now that the Turkic King's army is heading south, sooner or later he will be called Li Er's head. Only then can the hatred in our hearts be relieved, huh!"
The more everyone talked, the more the atmosphere became more and more intense. One of them couldn't help but have another drink each and started drinking like crazy.
At this moment, a pair of inconspicuous footsteps were walking in Wang's mansion, quickly approaching the backyard.