Chapter 558: Preparing for the Banquet

"The little prince's Luoyang army has basically been fully recruited at this time, and there are also reserve militias that are more than enough, and the reason why Zhishen said is also a little bit, after all, these armies are too short to form, if there is enough time, it is definitely a force to be reckoned with! Now that the white-armored cavalry has expanded to eight thousand, I believe that it is also a great force in the face of any cavalry, so the little prince can rest assured! Xue Rengui saw Li Yunfei questioning Lu Zhishen like this, although he didn't understand why Li Yunfei was so concerned about the construction of the army now, but Xue Rengui had this self-confidence, he did it completely in accordance with Li Jing's training method, and this army would definitely not be weak. ***

"Brother Xue! It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's that I'm running out of time! Winter is coming soon! Chunfeng: I think you should know what this means, right? Let's talk about the conclusions you have come to when you observe the heavens day and night! I guess it's time for everyone to know how urgent it is this time! When Li Yunfei heard Xue Rengui's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, if he could wait, Li Yunfei naturally didn't want the war to happen, but sometimes it wasn't because he didn't want it, but because it wouldn't happen.

"Yes! Little Prince! Ladies and gentlemen, I have been observing the sky day and night in recent days, and I have found that the weather in the north is unpredictable, and according to my master's speculation, it is very likely that this winter is a cold winter that is rare in a century, so it is destined that those grassland peoples will have abnormal movements! Li Chunfeng stood up, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but say word by word, Li Chunfeng naturally knew what it meant. There are Turks and Tiele tribes on the grassland, although Tiele is friendly with the Tang Dynasty for the time being, and the Western Turks are also vassal to the Tang Dynasty, but there is one thing that everyone knows, these people are wolf ambitions, and war will break out sooner or later, and often one of the biggest reasons for the invasion of the Central Plains by the steppe peoples is food.

"Little prince! The last general knows what to do, the little prince can rest assured, the last general will definitely train the army harder before winter, and the little prince will not be disappointed! "Xue Rengui heard Li Chunfeng's words, his face sank, among the people present, Xue Rengui was the strongest in national consciousness, even Li Yunfei was slightly inferior, so Xue Rengui naturally couldn't let his own people fall under the iron hooves of foreign clans.

Li Yunfei's soul comes from later generations, at that time, all ethnic groups were already a unified family, and naturally they would not hate any nation, and in Li Yunfei's opinion, these foreign races would sooner or later return to the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there was no distinction between foreign races, and it can be said that Li Yunfei's vision was still very long-term, and naturally Xue Rengui did not deeply experience the pain of foreign invasion. Li Yunfei is just ready to fight with the grassland peoples, the arrival of winter is a test for the nomads of the grassland, and it is also a test for the Central Plains, because the foreign people are short of grain, and they think that the fastest way to get food is naturally to grab it!

"Master! I also know what to do, master rest assured, I will definitely train a cavalry that can compete with the archers on the grassland, and when the time comes, let the master open your eyes! Hey! Hey! Lu Zhishen also roughly understood the seriousness of the matter, Lu Zhishen came from the colder Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the living conditions in Tibet can be said to be much colder and more severe than those in the Western Turks.

However, Tubo's current military strength is not too strong, especially after being scared by the Tang Dynasty, he did not dare to send troops to the Tang Dynasty, but Tubo has had a lot of friction with another country, that is, Tianzhu State, and Tubo has a faint tendency to suppress Tianzhu State. Lu Zhishen has also lived in the Central Plains for so long, and he has seen a lot of the simplicity of the people in the Central Plains, and gradually has fallen in love with this warm feeling, especially here is a person who he has to protect all his life, Lu Zhishen's eyes were full of determination when he looked at Li Yunfei.

"That's pretty much all for today, I just need you to remember that! Huaiying, Dewey, there is one thing that must be 'handed over' to you to do, yes! Dewey, how is your father now? He didn't blame me for 'making' him like this, did he? Li Yunfei turned his head to look at Dewey sitting in the general's seat, and his heart was also full of admiration, he still remembered the first meeting with Dewey, what Dewey was like at that time, but time has passed, Dewey has grown to this point, and it can be regarded as an indispensable existence in Li Yunfei's forces!

"Little prince! Thank you! I believe that my father knows that the little prince can still remember him, and he can smile and bloom 'flowers' in his dreams! Now my father doesn't have to live that kind of worrying life, he plays Tai Chi every day, raises 'flowers', and birds, and his life is also fulfilling, which can be said to be much more down-to-earth than before! Father asked his subordinates to express their gratitude to the little prince many times, if it wasn't for the little prince, how could he live such a quiet and comfortable life now? When Dewey heard Li Yunfei's words, he couldn't help but say to Li Yunfei excitedly, to be honest, Dewey was really 'excited', Li Yunfei could give him a chance to be a new man this time, and he was able to forgive his father and son's felony regardless of his previous suspicions.

"Huh! Scold! That's it! Dewey, Huaiying, your task is to have more contact with the salt gang in the future, and it is best to obtain evidence of their tax evasion and tax evasion, as well as the ways to sell 'private' salt! This is really simple for Dewey, after all, as the current leader of the Cao Gang, although the Cao Gang has been returned to the public, but the affairs of the Cao Gang are still in your hands, so this matter must be done by you, do you know? Dewey! Li Yunfei looked at Dewey with his eyes tightly, Li Yunfei knew that these salt merchants were cunning and abnormal, and they must not be '' too quickly, and they must put a long line to catch big fish.

"What does the little prince mean that these salt merchants are not serious merchants? And weren't the salt merchants all merchants allowed by the imperial court? Why is this still happening? Belch! The subordinates know what to do! When Dewey heard Li Yunfei's words, his eyes widened, and he looked at Li Yunfei in disbelief. Dewey knew that the salt merchant was different from his Cao Gang, which was formed by the green forest, and although it still had some status in the rivers and lakes, it was just a thief in the eyes of the government. However, the salt merchants were those merchants appointed by the imperial court, that is, the so-called officials and merchants, could these officials and merchants still do those things that only ordinary merchants would do? But since Li Yunfei told him to do this, Dewey naturally wouldn't postpone it!

"When people live in this world, aren't they just swayed by money, beauty, and power? Although these salt merchants have a lot of money in their accounts every year, who has a time to be content? Now the salt merchants have formed a salt merchants' guild, and these salt merchants and some officials are 'traitors', which has brought immeasurable losses to the imperial court. My father had long intended to rectify these 'traitor' merchants, but unfortunately, these salt merchants were too cunning to be managed by anyone! Li Yunfei sighed, Li Yunfei also probably knew why Zheng Hao'er's father would be a small Yangzhou prefect! Li Yunfei later learned that the Yangzhou prefect had changed but did not know how few, and before these Yangzhou prefects took office, they were all clean and honest, but after taking office, they changed to another person, all of them were greedy and greedy, and they did not repent.

Zheng Guanghe is the descendant of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and he is also the elder brother of the imperial concubine, he has long looked down on everything, so he is naturally the best person to take office in the prefect of Yangzhou, no wonder these salt merchants will run from Yangzhou to Luoyang! I'm afraid that the plague last time was just an excuse, but it was really Liu Qingyun who was moved, and Li Tai was missing again, so that these salt merchants in Yangzhou had a keen sense of smell and smelled that the sky had changed, so they all came to Luoyang to beg Li Yunfei to seek refuge!

"Little prince! Wechen has a saying that I don't know whether to say it or not! Since the little prince decided to become a salt merchant, should the salt merchants refuse the invitation of the little prince this time? Originally, Weichen didn't treat them very well, but this time he happened to break off with them! Di Renjie also looked down on these salt merchants, I don't know how many times, whether these salt merchants wanted to bribe Di Renjie explicitly or implicitly, but they were all returned by Di Renjie. Di Renjie saw that Li Yunfei was determined to deal with these salt merchants, and the anger in his heart that had long been annoyed by the salt merchants burned suddenly.

"Nope! No! No! This banquet is still going to go, not only I am going, you are also going, Dewey is also going! Brother Xue may have to accompany his sister-in-law, so it's free! It's not my job to take advantage of it, and to deal with these 'treacherous' prey, you need a good hunter! This time, we will also put a long line, maybe we can catch a big fish, and then lay a big net to catch them all! When Li Yunfei heard Di Renjie's words, he let out a strange smile, and then stretched out his finger and pointed at Di Renjie and the others.

"Hey! Hey! Master! Wouldn't that allow me to go? Then I can let go and drink! You don't know, how I've come these days, my wife said that I looked like a drunkard, and I was afraid of scaring my junior brother, so I didn't let me drink! But I'm hungry! You can't just leave me alone! The drunkard smashed his mouth, and then looked at Li Yunfei with a smile and said as if flattering, the drunkard at this time is indeed a rare sober appearance, and he is much more 'spirited' than before, it seems that he does not have a drink, Li Yunfei smiled, and he should let the drunkard talk like this.

"You! I really don't know what to do, you can only drink less wine, but you are like soaking in the wine jar all day long, full of wine, even if your wife doesn't talk about you, I also want you to drink less wine, since you have not drunk for many days, I think it is better to be free! I won't take you this time! Li Yunfei looked at the drunkard's pitiful appearance, and couldn't help laughing, he couldn't help but be a drunkard, he was able to stop drinking, this is a miracle in Zhang Han's opinion, right? So, I couldn't help but joke at the drunkard.