His Majesty the Emperor had a weak heart and shifted the topic away, and everyone else was silent, but Cheng bit Jin and grinned widely, laughing: "Your Majesty has a weak heart?" ”

His Majesty Li Er was so angry that his teeth itched, but after many years of getting along, he knew the temperament of this old bastard, and the more he competed with him, the more he never finished, and in the end, he didn't hesitate to make a big noise, and he could still be punished seriously? It can only be the emperor himself sulking......

Ignoring this old rammer, His Majesty Li Er said: "Fang Jun asked me yesterday to launch the sailors to go to sea before the arrival of winter to find the main force of the Goguryeo sailors, and the battle will be decided to lay a solid foundation for the eastern crusade in the spring, and it can also inspire the whole army and boost morale. All of you Aiqing are famous generals who are accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, is it feasible to come to the staff and staff together? ”

Fang Jun settled down and waited to listen to the opinions of the famous generals.

Strictly speaking, these people here are the military figures with the highest military power, the most seniority, and the most experience in the empire, and they all gather together to discuss state affairs, and they have some flavor and rudiments of the "military committee" of later generations......

"Wechen thinks it's feasible."

The first to speak out was Li Ji.

This gentleman is now the left servant of Shangshu, the head of Zaifu, and bears the honor and prestige of "the first person in the military" after Li Jing, which can be described as the pillar of the temple and the leader of the courtiers, but he is still light and quiet, and he looks like a master in the world.

There are not many words, but the position is clear and very weighty.

Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County and the secretary of the ministry, immediately nodded and agreed: "At the time of the Eastern Expedition, the land route must be the main force, but the battlefield is changing rapidly, and any situation can happen, if you can ensure the safety of the sea route outside the land route, then no matter how the battle situation collapses, you can keep the baggage transportation unimpeded, and hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expeditionary troops are already invincible." ”

Li Xiaogong gradually retired, and had withdrawn from the center of imperial power, and Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, took over his position as the "first general of the imperial family", and the degree of favor was even greater than that of Li Ji.

These two men were the first to express their positions, and their attitudes were the same, and they almost set the tone for today's bill.

Of course, the venue is the gladiatorial arena of interests, every meeting is a competition for interests, no one is willing to give their own interests with both hands, even if the overall situation has been decided, but also to do their best, must not be honest and in the same stream......

Wei Chi Gong coughed lightly, his face much darker than Fang Jun was full of solemnity, and he said hesitantly: "It is said that Fang Yuma's proposal is indeed a move by Lao Cheng to seek the country. There is only one question, I don't know if the house has thought about it, the sea is boundless, the coast of Goguryeo is also thousands of miles long, there are many good harbors where the sailors can be stationed, and now it is less than a month before the beginning of winter, and it is only two months before the north wind is strong and the sea is frozen. In such a hurry, if you want to find the main force of Goguryeo's sailors, it is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. ”

It stands to reason that Wei Chigong's remarks are not unreasonable.

The news that the royal sailors went out to sea to find the sailors of Goguryeo to seek a decisive battle, and this news must not be hidden, and the Goguryeo side will definitely be able to receive the news. Everyone knows that the Tang Dynasty Royal Sailors are invincible across the seven seas, and even if Goguryeo is conceited and proud, it is impossible to collide head-on with the Royal Sailors and fight it out.

Their only chance of victory is to dodge the sharp edge and wait for the opportunity to sneak attack......

Of course, everyone present is the best of the best, and they can see that the reason why Wei Chigong opposes Fang Jun is not just for strategic reasons.

Wei Chigong has a down-to-earth temperament, does not flatter, and is loyal to His Majesty Li Er, there is no doubt about this.

However, he asked a woman from the Langya Wang clan as a continuation......

As for the "black and white lady", that's just folklore......

The Langya Wang family has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, although it has gradually died down in the official career, but the heritage is deep and flourishing. Wei Chigong's wife and Wang Xue'an are not the same branch, but from the Eastern Jin Dynasty Prime Minister Wang Dao's third son Wang Qia, which can be regarded as the descendant of the Langya Wang family.

Wang Qia is the cousin of Wang Xizhi, the "sage of calligraphy", it is said that the two are as kind as brothers, and this person is "good at all books, especially able to do it", and he is also a calligrapher......

Everyone knows that the Jiangnan scholars are reluctant to get involved in the Eastern Crusade, and now that the overseas Chinese surnames and Wu surnames in Jiangnan are united, everyone just wants to make a fortune quietly, and they do not want to have their money and grain requisitioned by the imperial court for military funds. As the leader of the overseas Chinese surname in the past, the Langya Wang family is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

It's just that I never thought that after being suppressed by Fang Jun, the Jiangnan Shi clan would actually change to Wei Chigong, who was deeply favored by the emperor, as the spokesperson in the court......

This was somewhat unexpected.

However, what is even more unexpected is that after Wei Chigong openly opposed Fang Junzhi's strategy, without waiting for everyone present to carefully ponder the implications, he still reacted with the implications, and took two sips of the tea cup slowly, leaned back on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and recuperated......

Who can not understand the meaning of this attitude?

My wife is the daughter of the Langya Wang, and I myself have received a lot of benefits from the Langya Wang, so here I speak their wishes on behalf of the Langya Wang. As for whether you all agree with it and how you oppose it, it's up to you, anyway, the court speaks freely, and we don't say anything rebellious, just a statement, right?

So, let's all play to your heart's content, as long as you don't scold your mother, Lao Tzu shouldn't hear it and won't say anything......

The crowd couldn't laugh or cry.

Langya Wang thought that he had climbed the emperor's henchman as Gao Zhi'er, but his daughter sent it over to let this ramming scourge for many years, but when he encountered serious things, he was so vague and perfunctory, if he knew the truth at this moment, he was afraid that he would have a desperate mind to bring a knife to Yu Chigong......

His Majesty Li Er was also helpless.

This old black seems to be rough and unscrupulous, but in fact, he is well versed in the way of self-preservation, and at present, almost all forces in the army are inclined to Fang Jun's proposal, if Wei Chigong vigorously opposes it, not only will he stand on the opposite side of these people, but it will not help.

That's right, but isn't your perfunctory attitude too much?

Anyway, it's also your Yue's family, and it's too cunning to take advantage of the benefits but not do anything......

In this way, the strategy is determined.

As for how to implement it, it is something that needs to be considered within the Ministry of War, which is also the result of Fang Jun's repeated struggles for power for the Ministry of War. This is reasonable, the court only needs to determine the strategy in the general direction, if the courtiers are all speaking, as in the past, anyone can influence the specific tactics, and it is inevitable to procrastinate and complicated.

What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of War?

You just have to tell me who to fight, and as for how, that's my own business......

Of course, in a war of this magnitude like the nation's eastward crusade, it is still possible for the water route to be decided by Fang Jun, can you still expect the emperor's land army to obey the dispatch of the military department?

No matter how high the power and responsibility of the military department is, it must be placed under the emperor, there is no doubt about it.

Unless Fang Jun doesn't want to mix it up......

When the major event was decided, Li Daliang sighed: "He has been a minister in the same hall as Fang for more than ten years, and at this moment I really envy him for being able to sail south and appreciate the charm of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River." In a few years, a certain horse must not be pulled or bowed, and he will have to follow the example of Fang Xiang to travel in the mountains and rivers and exile the countryside. ”

This gentleman was born in a family of eunuchs, is a well-known local family in Jingyang, his father lived in the Sui Dynasty Shuozhou governor, Wuyang County Duke, since childhood literary and martial arts.

However, even if he was born in such a prominent family, he was indifferent to fame and fortune, and his family had little surplus wealth, and he was very poor.

His Majesty Li Er was dissatisfied: "Aiqing Ershun has not yet reached the age of sixtieth, he is strong and energetic, and he has served the court for a few more years since he was a good student, why is he so negative?" ”

In his expectation, once he drove the expedition in person, he would leave the scheming Fang Xuanling and the steady and brave Li Daliang to assist the prince in Beijing, so that he could calm the army's morale and have no worries. However, now Fang Xuanling Zhishi, who to choose to stay in Beijing to control the hundred officials to assist the prince, has already annoyed him, if Li Daliang is unintentional about state affairs, is it difficult to let Li Ji, the first person in the army, sit in Beijing?

Without Li Ji's strategy of war, in the face of Goguryeo's stubborn resistance, His Majesty Li Er himself was a little weak-hearted......

Li Daliang said gratefully: "The old minister just felt it for a while, when this empire is excited, he will help His Majesty achieve the great cause of the ages, and he will never give up!" ”

His Majesty Li Er was satisfied.

The old ministers of the court are getting old, and there are only a few civil and military officials of the new generation who are as outstanding as Fang Jun, and the rest make it difficult for him to be completely reassured. After handing over the empire to the young officials, will they be able to take the lead and protect the empire along this splendid path?