Dou Lin went to see Li Jun suspiciously, Li Jun still admires Dou Lin very much, last time in Beijin, it was with his cooperation that Su Ji successfully entered Beijin, so this time Li Jun also handed over the negotiation with Beijin to Dou Lin to be responsible.

Dou Lin honestly saluted Li Jun and said, "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." ”

Li Jun waved his hand and said, "Please get up, Dou Qing, there are still a few days to leave for Beijin, it's not good to stay at home with your family, what are you doing here?" ”

Dou Lin smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I can't hide it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Beijin people to agree to the two conditions you mentioned, so the minister still wants to discuss with Your Majesty to see if there is room for relaxation?" ”

Li Jun put down the pen in his hand and said: "No, 300,000 stone grain and grass, enough for the Beijin people to use for half a year, you go this time and tell Yan Zongbi, either cut the land, or take all the Beijin people to starve to death." ”

"Your Majesty, although we Datang now have the upper hand, we must also prevent the Beijin people from jumping off the wall in a hurry, the Beijin people have nearly 200,000 soldiers, in case Yan Zongbi doesn't want to be killed, and more than 200,000 people all go south, I'm afraid it will not be good for my Datang." Dou Lin was alarmist.

Li Jun asked with a smile: "Okay, Dou Qing, don't go around in circles, anyway, these two conditions can't be changed, if you have any good way, just say it." ”

Dou Lin gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, that's the case, the people of Beijin now want our Datang gunpowder very much, so if Your Majesty promises that Yan Zongbi can export gunpowder, maybe Beijin will agree, and then ......."

Before Dou Lin finished speaking, Li Jun threw a teacup directly over and scolded angrily: "Bastard thing, gunpowder is a sharp weapon of the country, how dare you fight its idea, I really don't know if you are the official of my Tang Dynasty or the official of Beijin?" ”

Dou Lin was taken aback, and immediately knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty forgive me, the minister doesn't want to sell the gunpowder used by the military now to the Beijin people, the minister is talking about inferior gunpowder, which is recommended by Lord Yin to the minister, and the power is much smaller than the gunpowder we use now." ”

Li Jun immediately understood when he heard it, it turned out that this was all the bastard ghost of Yin Shijing, as soon as he gave Dou Lin an idea and sold the Dou family's favor; Second, if this matter is done by him, it can increase the influence of their Yin and Yang family by a large margin.

Looking at Dou Lin's pitiful appearance, Li Jun couldn't bear to scold anymore, and said coldly: "There is no need to mention this matter, gunpowder is never allowed to fall into the hands of aliens, but you can tell Yin Shijing that his inferior gunpowder can be provided to Ji Meng, Ji Meng's slave hunting group has hit a big nail in Yelang Country, this thing may be useful to them, as for the negotiation with Beijin, you will directly tell Wanyan Zongbi when you arrive, I am these two conditions, if you don't want to, I will fight, I am waiting for him in Yuyang." ”

"No, the minister obeys." Dou Lin immediately replied, and after speaking, Dou Lin said goodbye and left.

As soon as Dou Lin left the palace, he saw Yin Shijing's carriage, and Yin Shijing saw Dou Lin and immediately greeted: "Brother Dou, how are things going?" ”

Dou Lin said angrily: "Yin Shijing, you almost killed me." ”

Yin Shijing scratched his head inexplicably and said: "Brother Dou, it shouldn't be, Your Majesty shouldn't object to this kind of good thing, no, I want to go to Your Majesty in person and make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Seeing that Yin Shijing still didn't give up, Dou Lin had no choice but to tell Yin Shijing what Li Jun said as it was, and Yin Shijing realized that he was wrong after listening to it, because he underestimated His Majesty's vigilance against foreign races.

In fact, Li Jun was a little hesitant when he first heard this idea, but then he thought about it, Genghis Khan learned the gunpowder of the Southern Song Dynasty, and then the Mongols were better than the blue in the use of gunpowder, and they broke through countless fortified cities with gunpowder.

Yin Shijing looked at Dou Lin with anger on his face, so he ignored Dou Lin's objections, and directly pulled Dou Lin into the carriage and ran to Yuchun Tower, Dou Lin is also a prodigal son, it seems that he has to spend a lot of money tonight to calm Dou Lin's anger......

After sending Dou Lin away, Li Jun was still not at ease, Wanyan Zongbi really wanted to be like Dou Lin said, the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and the whole country came to attack, which was no less than a natural disaster for the Tang Dynasty, so he invited Gao Zhe into the palace to discuss the matter.

After Gao Zhe entered the palace, Li Jun was looking at the map of Liaodong, in the past six months, with Su Ji, a big undercover agent, the people of Jinyi Wei have basically figured out the terrain and military defense cloth of Beijin, Li Jun saw Gao Zhe coming, and immediately walked over with a smile and took Gao Zhe's hand and said: "Old general, come and see, if I attack Jin first, how many soldiers are needed?" ”

Gao Zhe pointed to Manchuria, the capital of Northern Jin, and replied: "Your Majesty, at least 600,000 troops are needed. ”

Li Jun waved his hand and said: "The old general said that it was funny, Beijin is full of 200,000 troops, and I feel that if you want to destroy Beijin, you only need 200,000 troops, and you don't need 600,000 troops." ”

"Your Majesty, don't forget, Beijin has always been a soldier, Beijin people live in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, so their children are not born like our Tang Dynasty, can be properly taken care of, and the children who can survive are all healthy people, these children ride sheep at the age of three, ride horses at the age of seven, and will not become a real warrior until they are fifteen years old. Gao Zhe poured a plate of cold water on Li Jun.

Li Jun arched his hand and said: "Old general, I have been taught, I don't know if the old general knows the conditions I put forward to Beijin this time?" ”

Gao Zhe replied with a smile: "This old minister already knows, and there is nothing wrong with His Majesty's request." ”

"What should I do if the whole country of Beijin comes to attack?" Li Jun asked worriedly.

Gao Zhe waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Wanyan Zongbi is not a person who wants to do things, this person is a person who seeks the country, he should not be so impulsive, and even if he comes to attack the whole country, it will be good to fight back." ”

"Okay, I can rest assured that there is an old general." Li Jun said with a laugh.

Gao Zhe arched his hand at Li Jun and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister also has a question for you?" ”

"Oh, old general, please."

Gao Zhe shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, what did you say the war was for?" ”

"Needless to say, of course, the soldiers are fighting to protect their families and defend the country." Li Jun replied without hesitation.

Gao Zhe shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't think so, the old minister feels that the war is for the benefit of the country. ”

Gao Zhe's words made Li Junmao pause, and Li Jun sighed: "The old general's words are reasonable, it seems that I will change my thinking in the future." ”

"Your Majesty has this idea is the blessing of the world, Your Majesty is the emperor, it is Your Majesty's business to protect the family and defend the country, the old minister is a general, and it is the old minister's business to seek benefits for the country." Gao Zhe said with a smile.

Li Jun nodded approvingly and said, "Old general, I still have an idea, the old general might as well check for me." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Old general, I have felt a lot in the recent period, especially after going to the military academy a few times, I found that the ideas of these young people are very different from the previous art of war, so I want to build a new army within five years, and by then I am afraid that some veterans will also retire, old general, do you say that this is a big resistance?" Li Jun asked very worriedly.

Gao Zhe touched his beard and smiled: "Your Majesty, don't worry, when the time comes, you don't need to pick them up, those old guys will retire by themselves, the veterans know both the benefits of war and the harm of war, so they are basically all gone, at this time let the young people go up, it is not necessary, but the old minister has one condition to ask His Majesty to agree." ”

"Old general, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Your Majesty, the old minister begs to take up the post of military academy teacher, the old minister wants to personally teach these young people the way of the battle formation, if they are allowed to develop freely, it is very likely that there will be a bastard like Zhao Kuo, and then it will be too late to humiliate the country." Gao Zhe said very seriously.

Li Jun immediately nodded and said: "The old general's hard work I understand, don't worry, old general, don't talk about teaching in the military academy, you just want to be the principal I will allow it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."

"By the way, old general, there is one more thing, I want to hear your opinion, that's the case, I haven't led troops or fought in battles, so I don't know much about the battlefield set, in order to avoid chaotic command in the future, of course, I also learned something from the generals by the way, thinking about the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, the old general, you will be the first and auxiliary minister of the Military Aircraft Department, how about it?" Li Jun said with a smile.

Gao Zhe said with relief: "Your Majesty's studious heart, the old minister admires, the old minister feels that the four generals of the Beijing Army plus Wei Taishi and Chief of Staff Dou can enter the military aircraft department to discuss the military with His Majesty, as for the old minister, he will want to teach students in Yushan for the rest of his life, so the old minister of the military aircraft department should not be involved, and it is most suitable to have Wei Taishi concurrently serve as the first auxiliary minister of the military aircraft department." ”

Gao Zhe's concerns Li Jun understood that Gao Zhe was the first marquis of Wanhu since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and his son would marry a princess in the future, and the commanders of the two armies in the four armies of the Beijing Army were Gao Zhe's juniors.

But what kind of person is Li Jun, how could he let Gao Zhe go so easily, so Li Jun took Gao Zhe's hand and said affectionately: "Old general, don't worry, I believe in you, and I hope that the old general can help me do more things." ”

"Since Your Majesty said so, then the old minister is disrespectful." Gao Zhe had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Li Jun has long been premeditated in the matter of the Military Aircraft Department, the separation of military and political affairs is a major matter of the country, not the slightest sloppiness, the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department is to facilitate the establishment of the cabinet in the future, and Xiao Wangzhi will retire in two years, if it is implemented according to Li Jun's plan, then Xiao Wangzhi is the last prime minister of Datang who holds the military and political power at the same time, and from now on, the two first and auxiliary ministers of the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department will be in charge of the Tang Dynasty.