"Gao Shibo, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, my Jinan New Army has just been formed, the combat strength is still poor, and the equipment is not complete, it will take some time." Seeing that the patriarch of the family had annoyed Tang Bi's generals, Gao Keren hurriedly got up and came out to play a round game, so as not to embarrass Tang Bi who was seated.

"That's it! My Gao family donated 2,000 pairs of leather armor and 1,000 war horses to Tang Fujun. Everyone, too! The forces of King Jin were expelled as soon as possible, and we should return to the former residence of Jizhou as soon as possible! ”

"I, the Li family in Weicheng, am willing to give 1,000 armor and 500 war horses to help Tang Fujun."

"My Hejian Wei family has 20,000 stones of grain, 2,000 knives and guns and other things."

"I'm a Texas Fu family -----"

"I Cangxian Zhaojia -----"

Soon, the eight Jizhou families present here expressed their respective positions, and each contributed money and material resources to urge Jinan Wang Tangbi to send troops to Jizhou as soon as possible. Tang Bi looked at the mixed feelings in his heart, but he just smiled bitterly and didn't speak.

"Everyone, the donated things can be sent to the camp of the Chinese army in Jinan, Rong will discuss with the prince, and I will give you an answer, please!" Seeing this, Gao Keren hurriedly got up and entertained these family elders.

After listening to Gao Keren's words, everyone also got up and withdrew from the Shuai Mansion in a sense of interest. Tang Bi saw everyone go out, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Gao, you are here to coordinate, otherwise, this mansion will be coerced by him." Tang Bi said to Gao Keren, who returned after sending the guests out.

"My lord, judging from the last general, the combat strength of the soldiers from each family is insufficient, and my newly recruited soldiers still need to practice before they can go into battle, which will take at least half a month." Chud stepped forward and said.

"The government also knows that it is too early to mobilize troops, and the troops from other places cannot be moved lightly, and can only use the existing troops. General Chu De, after going down, went to the chiefs of the tribes to gather the soldiers provided by him and others, and mixed with the new soldiers to hurry up the drill and mature. ”

"Yes, my lord. That's what I'm going to do. After Chu De finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving only Gao Keren in the mansion.

"Mr. Gao, you still need to take a lot of care to come down to appease the families. Make it clear to them that this soldier from this house will definitely come out, but it will take time. ”

"Fujun, the lower officials will do it. However, Xia Guan still thought that he needed to look at the situation again, and then wait and see the actions of the feudal towns, especially the actions of Wang Shichong of Luoyang, it is rumored that he has expanded his army to no less than 200,000, if he does not move, just raising the army will be a huge expense. ”

"Hmmm! That's exactly what I want! ”

After the discussion, Tang Bi turned to the back hall, and Gao Keren also went to find his brother.

Wagang Mountain Gathering Hall.

Now Yang Er is starting to like this Wagang Mountain.

On this day, under the escort of Liang Shitai, after turning around the mountain in front of the mountain, this Wagang Mountain does not know what mountain it is called in later generations, as if it has never been heard of. It was as if with the demise of the Great Sui, this famous mountain also disappeared. But in any case, the current high mountain is beautiful, and when you look north, you can see the Yellow River winding all the way to the east, and you can see that it is far away on a clear day.

After enjoying the scenery of Wagang, at about noon, Yang Er and his entourage returned to the Juyi Hall of the main hall. As soon as he sat down, Yuwen Chenglong handed over a few letters, Yang Er picked up one of them and opened it to see that this letter was sent by Li Taizhi, a thousand households in Shandong Province, from the Military Intelligence Department.

"Huh! It seems that the wealthy families in Jizhou have all been driven to Jinan Mansion by Mr. Yuwen, and some Tang Bi can bear it now. Such a rich Shandong territory has only expanded the new army by 100,000, and there are tens of thousands of landlord armies among them, hehe! This Tang Bi is a bit interesting, why do you keep so much money? After reading Li Taizhi's letter, Yang Er put it down calmly and opened another letter to read.

"Oh? Wang Shichong actually recruited nearly 200,000 new soldiers in a short period of time? If you add his original soldiers and horses, this Wang Shichong already has more than 30 troops in his hands! After Yang Er put down the letter from Wang De of Luoyang Qianhu, he couldn't help frowning, and a trace of uneasiness suddenly hit his brow.

"Let the messenger from Luoyang come in, and this king has something to say to him." Yang Er immediately ordered Yu Wenhua Long on the side, and Yu Wenhua Long heard this and hurriedly went out to find Wang De's subordinates who had just delivered the letter.

A moment later, Yu Wenhua Dragon brought the person to Yang Er.

"This king asks you, when did the king of Luoyang gather these 200,000 soldiers and horses? Where are these soldiers and horses stationed now? ”

"Returning to the prince, the villain is Wang Qianhu's personal entourage, and Wang Shichong's soldiers and horses reached 200,000 three days ago. When Xiao left Luoyang City yesterday, these soldiers and horses were still in the barracks on the outskirts of Luoyang City. But the intention of moving has been revealed, but where is the desire? It is not yet known. ”

"Hmmm! You hurry back and tell Wang De, and ask him to send someone to inform Wu Bao, the defender of Luokou City, to strengthen the vigilance in the direction of Luoyang. It is estimated that within half a month at the latest, Wang Shichong will send troops and horses to rob Luokou City. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, the villain will fly back to Wang Qianhu."

The prevention of Wang Shichong can only go so far now, and it is not as tense as the arrangement of Tang Bi's troops. After all, Tang Bi still needs to cross the river to attack Liyang City, and this Yellow River is the largest moat.

Yang Erluo paused slightly, picked up the last letter again, and after reading the cover, he immediately laughed.

"Huh! It seems that the fur plan was a success. Li Yuan of Jinyang actually sent Chai Shao to my Luzhou to discuss the purchase of grain. Yang Er closed the letter, got up and walked back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back, and after thinking for a while, he called Guo Yu Wenhua Dragon and said, "Hualong, it seems that you are going to take this trip." ”

"Big brother, don't worry, do you want to go back to Luzhou?" Yu Wenhua Long asked nonchalantly.

"Exactly. Now Chai Shao, the envoy of Li Yuan, the king of Jin, is waiting for news from me here in Luzhou, and you will tell Master Pei Sima when you return to Luzhou, I will not sell grain in Luzhou. In addition, order your brother Chengdu to be the commander, and the sword general Wei Wentong as the vanguard of the front, lead 100,000 elite soldiers to Ji County to station, and bluff to make a posture of crossing the river to attack the land of the Hetao. Hualong, you will temporarily follow your brother Chengdu and be his logistics supervisor, and leave immediately in the afternoon. ”

"Yes, don't worry, eldest brother, the younger brother will definitely bring the words." After Yu Wenhua Long answered, he went out to prepare.

A first snow inadvertently brings the people of the north into winter. This winter is extremely unquiet for the Great Sui who has been emperor for 5 years. Although there was less intrusion from the northern Turks to the south, the excavation of a Yongji canal turned the entire Central Plains and the eastern region into a huge powder keg, and it was seen that the fuse was lit by the princes of that side. Because of the wait-and-see of all parties, the region seems calm for the time being.

And completely different from the gate valve of the Central Plains Domain, Li Yuan of Jinyang at this time had already become an ant on a hot pot, even if the feet of the ministers in the main hall were a little stiff, Li Yuan still had no intention of dispersing the dynasty.

"Princess, we have been discussing for an hour, is there a solution?" Li Yuan asked His Highness again irritably.

"Duke Tang, according to the old man's law, I should submit to the court and ask the court to subsidize my Jinyang grain!" University Shi Wen Daya said.

"No! This is self-inflicted humiliation! Not to mention whether the imperial court can help me with Jinyang's food, the imperial court will inevitably use this to let my Jinyang explain the matter of the alliance with the Turks, which is widely spread by the people, how can the imperial court not know? Are you really blind when you are in the court? It's just that the imperial court now relies on me to guard the north gate for it. Besides, even if the imperial court doesn't care about the crimes of foreign Turks with me, how much grain can it support me in Jinyang? How much should I Jinyang give up for this? The old man felt that it was better to ask the court for food than to find the Turkic Sha Bo Luo Khan. Dou Wei hurriedly said to stop.

"Sichang, does Luzhou Sima Pei Shiju really refuse to sell me grain? Is there room for manoeuvre? Isn't it okay for the company to pay a high price? Li Yuan looked at Chai Shao again and asked.

"Uncle Yue, my son-in-law understands in many ways, Luzhou in Hedong is actually not short of food, and even has a lot of reserves, it may be that it is unfortunate that Yang Guang, the king of Jin, is not in Luzhou, right? If the son-in-law can ask King Chitose of Jin in person, it is estimated that he can also explain his grain sales. Chai Shao bowed his head and replied ashamedly.

"Tang Gong, it's okay if Luzhou doesn't sell my Jinyang grain, why do you still need to mobilize heavy troops to garrison Ji County? The Jin army of Luo Songbu, which was originally stationed in Puxian, also raised the defense level of our army. Tang Jian hurriedly interjected.

The civil and military forces in the main hall immediately began to discuss, and they all speculated about the intention of the Hedong Army to transfer troops.

"Tang Gong, my Pei family is a Hedong family, and I have lived here for a long time. Naji County is not more than 30 miles west of Pujindu, the oldest ferry on the Yellow River, it may be that the Luzhou Jin army wants to take advantage of the lack of food in Jinyang to attack my Hetao! But it was a good time, Tang Gong still remembered that a few months ago, the Sui Emperor had a secret letter asking the King of Jin to ask for the land of Hetao for him? Shang Shu Pei said out of class.

"Hmmm! It seems to be so. But does he dare? At this time, come to provoke me, aren't you afraid that my father will lead troops south in one fell swoop? It's a big deal that both sides lose, and everyone is having a hard time. Li Yuan slapped the table and shouted loudly.

"Tang Gong, now our army's food will last for another 20 days at most, if it can't be solved as soon as possible, it will inevitably mutiny. The only place around which you can get grain is Luzhou, Hedong, so it is better for our Tang army to take advantage of the heavy snow before it arrived, and went south to rob him of the Hedong grain depot. General Liu Hongji admonished, and now the most anxious thing is him, the general of the Jinyang army.

As soon as Liu Hongji's argument about war came out, the palace was immediately divided into two factions, some supported the mobilization of troops, and some were extremely opposed. Li Yuan shook his head when he saw it, he knew that mobilizing troops at this time was definitely the next step, but no one could come up with a good solution.

"Lord, there is a strategy to solve the grain shortage in Jinyang!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from a position close to the door of the hall, and this sound was full of energy, as loud as thunder in the main hall, which was not something that ordinary Wenchen could make. The voices of the crowd stopped arguing and turned their heads to look at the temple gate.

Li Yuan, who was extremely annoyed, was also shocked by this sound, and hurriedly looked up. I saw that the person who spoke was squeezing through the crowd and walking to the front, and went straight to Li Yuan's side.

"Uncle Yue, this person is a famous person who voted for me in Jinyang not long ago, named Li Jing, the word pharmacist, and a native of Yongzhou Sanyuan. He is now my attendant in the Jinyang Army. Chai Shao hurriedly went out of the class to introduce to Li Yuan, it turned out that Li Jing had been introduced by the horse Chai Shao a month ago, and brought to Li Yuan, Li Yuan saw that he had a good appearance and extraordinary speech, so he let him serve as a military attendant in the Jinyang Military Department, and exercised under Tang Jian, a waiter in the military department. It can be regarded as the highest position he can give to a young man who is just starting out. It's just that after a long time, Li Yuan has long forgotten about this person.

"Li Jing, you just said that there is a way to help me Jinyang solve the current food shortage, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Li Yuan looked at the handsome young man in front of him and said with some disbelief.

"Huh!" Li Jing chuckled lightly, and said to Li Yuan: "Duke Tang can exchange 4 million stone winter grain for Jinyang within ten days, and there is no need for gold and silver. ”

As soon as Li Jing's words came out, there was a louder discussion in the hall, which was mixed with the laughter and contempt of many officials.

"Be quiet, and listen to Li Jing." Li Yuan slapped the table and scolded Baiguan Dao loudly. Immediately there was silence in the hall.

"Duke Tang, in fact, we are all in the Jin Dynasty, and Yang Guang's plan is not even aware! Now that this is the case, there is no way to recover, so I have to be willing to gamble and lose! As long as Chai Sichang goes to Luzhou again, he will bring more empty grain trucks along the way. Said to Sima Pei Shiju in Hedong that I, Jinyang, am willing to withdraw the troops of Hetao, and the grain shortage in Jinyang will be solved immediately. ”

"Bold! It's nonsense, the land of Hetao is the newly occupied land of my Jinyang, it is not easy to come by, how can I give up easily? The generals, mainly the general Liu Hongji and others, immediately shouted first, and there were many evil speakers among them.

Li Yuan, who was the head of the company, also turned pale after listening to Li Jing's words, and asked in a sullen voice: "Li Jing, you have come to my Jinyang for a short time, I don't know about my Jinyang and the Turkic alliance this summer, and I don't know the origin of it. ”

"Father-in-law, listen to my son-in-law." After Chai Shao heard Li Jingxian's voice, he hurriedly persuaded him.

"It doesn't hurt if Si Chang has something to say."

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law is also walking in the rivers and lakes, knowing that although this Li Jing is young, he can pinch and calculate, and he is resourceful, and he is a rare junior elite in my Jinyang. There are many incomprehensible points in Li Jing's words, and it is not too late to listen to his detailed explanations before making a decision. ”

"Oh? Since Si Chang interceded, then Ben Gong listened to his words again. Li Yuan also felt that there was something wrong with his approach, so he took advantage of the situation to let Li Jing finish what he had just said.

"Brother Pharmacist, just now you said that I Jinyang fell for the plan of the King of Jin, Chai didn't understand what he meant, and please explain my doubts about the hundred officials of Jinyang." Chai Shao looked at Li Jing and asked softly.

Li Jing also hurriedly bowed his hand to Chai Shao and said, "Thank you, Chai Gongzi." ”

Then he raised his head and said to Chai Shao and everyone in the hall: "Tang Gong, Chai Gongzi, my lords. Xia Guan only came to Jinyang not long ago, and he didn't catch up with my Jinyang's exchange of furs for food, so he was fortunate to be an outsider. As the saying goes: the authorities are obsessed with bystanders. It wasn't until my Jinyang fur exchange for food was suddenly put on hold that the lower officials suddenly became aware of the strangeness of this matter. Originally, Li Jing was also puzzled, so he inquired carefully, until he learned that Yin Lu Zhaolin, the governor of Zezhou, was now sitting in Luzhou, and everything was figured out, and he had an epiphany about the strange way here! ”

"Brother Pharmacist, that Lu Zhaolin Chai also knows, he was first recommended by the divine doctor Sun Simiao to enter the Jin Wangfu as a staff member, and later became a confidant of the King of Jin, and his ability is extraordinary. Later, when Zezhou discovered iron ore deposits, he was exceptionally promoted by the King of Jin to the governor of Zezhou, and he focused on making some iron coal for the King of Jin there. Even if it is transferred back to Luzhou, it is normal! Chai Shao told everyone what he knew about Lu Zhaolin.