“…… Guanyin, do you mean that you dreamed that the blue finch was captured by the Turks? ”

In the west garden of the palace, the sleeping palace of the eldest grandson queen, the eldest grandson queen, who had just woken up from a nightmare, briefly told Li Er what she had dreamed about, Li Er frowned and said thoughtfully.

Empress Eldest Sun was still palpitating at this time, obviously she had not recovered from the previous dream, she grabbed Li Er's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Erlang, the concubine always feels that this is not a dream, this dream is too real, and counting the days, Qingque and they should also go to Taiyuan, you say, Qingque should not have an accident, right?" ”

It is said that the mother of the child is worried, not to mention that Li Tai has never left the palace so far away since he was born, and now it is a time of tension between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, how can the eldest grandson not worry?

Hearing this, Li Er's heart couldn't help sinking, he was already a little worried about Li Tai's safety, otherwise he wouldn't have sent so many forbidden troops to go north with Li Tai this time, and then listening to Empress Changsun tell such a real nightmare, Li Er would inevitably have some ominous premonitions in his heart!

Despite this, Li Er's face was still as usual, and he gently patted Empress Changsun's back and said comfortingly:

"It's just a dream, Guanyin, don't think about it, Qingque is protected by a thousand forbidden soldiers, and the two brothers of the Dugu family are also top masters, they will never have an accident easily, let alone an accident in Taiyuan! There are 70,000 soldiers in Taiyuan Prefecture, and there are several barriers between Taiyuan and the Turks, what you see in your dreams will never come true! Relax, don't think too much! ”

These words were not only what Li Er said to Empress Changsun, but also to himself, in his opinion, the defensive force around Li Tai was so sufficient, it was really impossible for the situation that Empress Changsun saw in her dream!

"But...... The concubine is still not sure, Erlang, what news has come back from Qingque's side recently? ”

Empress Eldest Sun patted her chest lightly, and after taking a few breaths, she looked at Li Erdao.

She already had a qi disease, although after more than half a year of conditioning, she gradually improved, but at this moment, she was excited, and she suddenly felt a little breathless.

Li Er also clearly felt the strangeness of Empress Changsun, he held Empress Changsun's hand and said:

"Qingque has not sent the message back, but the news has not been sent back, it is the best news, he has a telegraph with him on this trip, if there is something, he will definitely send the telegram back as soon as possible. If you are still not at ease, Guanyin, I will send him a telegram early tomorrow morning to ask him about the situation over there, now don't worry too much, relax, relax, and continue to rest, it is still early in the morning! ”

Li Er's affirmative tone made Empress Eldest Sun feel a little relieved, she breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Okay!" That Erlang, you remember to have someone send a telegram to Qingque tomorrow, and as soon as Qingque returns with news, send someone to inform the concubine! ”

Ordering the emperor to do things is somewhat out of line for the queen, but Li Er and the eldest grandson empress have a deep relationship with the young couple, so he naturally won't care about this, he smiled and comforted: "Guanyin, you can rest assured, as soon as there is news tomorrow, I will let someone inform you, now it's better to sleep quickly!" ”

"Hmmm! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Empress Eldest Sun smiled with relief, and the two of them lay down again, and after a while, the sound of steady and regular breathing sounded in the dormitory.

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“…… Your Majesty, the notice of conscription has been urgently issued to all prefectures and counties from 800 li, and the Ministry of War has formulated conscription plans for various localities, and all localities are actively selecting elites, and it is expected that in a few days, there will be elite soldiers from various prefectures and counties entering Beijing one after another! At that time, the 150,000 army will be stationed in a plain under Niushou Mountain in the south of Chang'an City, backed by Fengshui, and built to the east! ”

(Fengshui, one of the "Eight Waters of Chang'an", is located in Juxian County, south of Chang'an, about 20 miles east of Niushou Mountain)

In the early dynasty, Li Jing, the secretary of the military department, reported to Li Er the progress of the recent preparations for the imperial court, which inevitably mentioned the conscription of government soldiers into Beijing that Li Er had asked before.

Although Chang'an City is the largest city in the world today, the city has a population of one million (don't underestimate this population of one million, the city of this era is not full of high-rise buildings like modern times, the floor area ratio of residential buildings is very low, and many noble nobles, dignitaries and dignitaries are often dozens of hundreds of acres, in this case, Chang'an City can live in a million people is really not easy), can be stuffed into the camp of the twelve guards of the capital is the limit, there is really no ready-made place to build a camp of 150,000 troops!

Therefore, the 150,000 elite soldiers recruited from all over the city can only be stationed outside the city, and the location of this military camp must be close to the water source!

Hearing this, Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said: "The 150,000 troops are stationed in a camp, the location of the camp is very important, the bank of Fengshui in the south of Chang'an is a good place, Li Jing listened to the order, and the military department immediately set up a camp on the bank of Fengshui in the south of the city, and all the materials needed were allocated by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and as soon as the elite of the 150,000 soldiers arrived, they immediately carried out centralized training!" ”

Li Jing hugged his fists and said, "The old minister leads the order~!" ”

Li Er bowed his head, then looked at Xiao Yu in the Wenchen team, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Aiqing! ”

"The old minister is here!"

Xiao Yu stepped forward and arched.

Li Er opened his mouth and said: "Today there will be a sum of military funds, which will be charged to the household department, and this military capital will be mainly used to supply the elite of the 150,000 government soldiers who are about to enter Beijing. ”

Xiao Yu frowned, and asked, "The old minister dared to ask, is the military fund that Your Majesty said come from the fundraising conference that will be held in Lantian County this afternoon?" ”

Hearing this, the rest of the ministers in the Taiji Hall also cheered up and listened attentively.

Li Er didn't hide it this time, but generously admitted: "That's right! It's the fundraiser I'm going to report today's afternoon! ”

This is the first time that Li Er has admitted in front of the civil and military officials that the military funds of the 150,000 army are mainly from the fundraising conference held by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, the hundred officials were just guessing before, but now when they heard Li Er confirm it in person, they couldn't help but be a little at a loss, and some of them had a smile on the corner of their mouths, such as the eldest grandson Wuji!

Xiao Yu said with a serious face: "Your Majesty really thinks that just these businessmen from the people can raise enough military funds to supply 150,000 troops for several months?" ”

The rest of the ministers also muttered at this time, obviously, in their opinion, with the help of private merchants, it is impossible to raise so much money, after all, the concept of businessmen and heavy profits has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is the hearts of these scholars!

Li Er smiled indifferently and said: "Can you, you can see before dusk today, if the money raised is not enough, I will think of another way, no matter what, before the army sets out, I will definitely raise enough money and food!" Xiao Aiqing only needs to wait for the end of the fundraising meeting to lead the household officials to take over the military funds and do a good job of overall scheduling! ”

"The old minister's order!"

Speaking of which, Xiao Yu is not good at saying anything, although since ancient times, it has been important that a court does not compete with the people for profit, but now that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is imminent, no one cares about this kind of emergency.

Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said, "The situation in the north is becoming more and more tense, and the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is becoming more and more urgent. ”

Hundreds of officials arched their hands one after another: "The ministers obey the order!" ”

Li Er saw that the matter that should be discussed was almost discussed, so he spoke: "Zhong Aiqing has something to do, so let's retreat if there is nothing to do!" ”

After waiting for a while, no one stood up, and the attendant standing on the side of the hall shouted in a sharp voice: "Retreat~!" ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty~!"

In the congratulatory sound of the hundred officials, Li Er got up and left the Taiji Hall and headed towards the Ganlu Palace.

"Zhao Song, you go and arrange for someone to go to Qin Tianjian to send a telegram to Qingque with a telegraph, and ask him about the situation over there!"

When he returned to the Ganlu Palace, before he had changed into his regular clothes, Li Er instructed Zhao Song beside him.

In the palace, there is a telegraph, which is placed in the Qin Tiantai, which is temporarily kept by the Qin Tianjian.

The functions of the Qin Heavenly Prison are to observe the celestial phenomena, calculate the solar terms, and formulate the calendar. From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Southern Dynasties, Taichang belonged to the Taishi Lingzhang Tianshi ephemeris. The secretary of Sui Province belonged to Taishi Cao, and Emperor Yang changed Cao to prison. In the Tang Dynasty, the Taishi Supervisor was changed to the Taishi Bureau, and then it was renamed the Secretary Pavilion, the Hun Tian Supervision Yuan, and the Armillary Yi Supervisor several times, or it belonged to the Secretary Province.

At this time, the Qin Tianjian was equivalent to the ancient version of the National Astronomical Observatory, which undertook the important task of observing the heavens and promulgating the calendar. Qin Tianjian is equivalent to the director of the National Astronomical Observatories. Because the calendar is related to the agricultural time, and the ancients believed that the changes in the heavens and personnel directly corresponded, the position of the Qin Tianjian is very important.

The reason why the telegraph is kept in Qin Tianjian is mainly because the Qin Tiantai of Qin Tianjian is located higher, which is convenient for electromagnetic signals to be transmitted farther when sending telegrams, which is what Li Zexuan said to Li Er before!

At the beginning of the rebellion in Guancheng, Li Yu took a telegraph machine on the pagoda of Songyue Temple, a hundred miles away, and sent a message to the academy about the situation of Guancheng, which is the principle! Before the telegraph relay station was built, the communication distance of the telegraph could only be increased in this way, although the improvement was limited, but it was still enough to transmit the news from Chang'an to Taiyuan!

In addition to the telegraph, before that, Li Er had selected several people from the palace attendants to be sent to Yanhuang Academy to learn how to use the telegraph, so now even if Li Tai is not in the palace, there are people in the palace who can use the telegraph!

"Oh~!"

Zhao Song bowed down to receive the order and turned away.

"Go and call Li Junxian to come and see me!"

After Zhao Song left, Li Er instructed one of the attendants in the hall.

"Oh~!"

The chamberlain bowed and turned to leave.

"The last general has seen Your Majesty!"

After a while, Li Junxian dressed in military uniform, walked into the hall quickly, bowed and saluted.

"Excuse me!"

Seeing Li Junxian coming, Li Er put down his hand, got up and walked in front of Li Junxian from above, and said straight to the point: "I called you over today because I have something for you to do!" ”

Li Junxian clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please command!" ”

Li Er nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I ordered you to select a team of 100 elite horses, the number of people does not need to be large, more than ten people are enough, you let them leave for Taiyuan City immediately, and then check if there are Turkic spies in this Taiyuan City!" After checking Taiyuan City, check the county seat of Yunzhong County! If there is any abnormality, immediately cooperate with the local Zhichong Prefecture to exterminate it! ”

Li Junxian was a little confused when he heard it, but he still bowed down and said, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

"Hmmm! Go ahead! ”

Li Er waved his hand and said.

"Whoa! The end will be retired! ”

Li Junxian hugged his fists and turned to leave.

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