On the Mingde Palace

Tang Emperor Tang Xunli, after a lapse of six years, finally saw his prince standing in this hall again. After everyone saluted, Emperor Tang also spoke: "Today, you also saw that the second prince also accompanied you to the court, and I transferred him back from the northern line, just for today's court discussion, and I am still doing it." Hearing Emperor Tang's words, some ministers who had vaguely guessed in their hearts were even more affirmed: The Eastern Expedition, the march and war, of course, the second prince is an expert.

"Some time ago, I discussed this matter with some ministers, but after that, my Datang encountered a drought and put the matter on hold. Now, the drought has been resolved. He rushed back again, and it was just in time that he could discuss the matter again today. That is the Eastern Crusade of the Great Eastern Kingdom. Ladies and gentlemen, speak freely. Hearing this, the people below suddenly talked about it as if it had exploded. At this time, only the ministers standing at the front and Tang Lanji were silent. Tang didn't speak because he couldn't speak, and he needed to see what the DPRK and China thought about it. And the rest of the people don't speak because they need to be talking at the most critical time, when there is no point in talking around.

Finally, someone stepped forward and replied: "I don't know if what Your Majesty said, as discussed before, the two armies of the left guard and the left wei will be the main force of the attack." "Yes, that's what I've thought was the best thing to do." As soon as these words came out, the people below were even more intensely discussed, and the faces of the ministers who did not speak in front of them were also different. After three days of continuous calling, the content of the daily discussion remained unchanged, and the originally calm court made waves because of this matter. In the past three days, Emperor Tang didn't say a word, every day he watched the heated discussions among the ministers below, Tang Lanji naturally didn't speak, and naturally some people didn't speak.

Tang Liji, who had just returned from the palace, sat at the desk and shook his head tiredly. The morning of the past few days has been too noisy, which makes his brain a little dizzy. Closing his eyes, Xiao Dezi appeared in the study unconsciously, constantly rummaging through a book in front of the bookshelf, turning his back to Tang Lanji and saying, "Have you seen your father?" Taking a breath and slowly exhaling it, Tang Luji rubbed his temples and nodded. Judging by the way you look, your father has made up his mind. Tang Lanji sneered: "Hehe, my father and I have watched a good show these days. After watching this play, it's hard not to make up your mind. Holding a pen dipped in ink, he wrote a few numbers on the paper, wrote in his hand, and still said in his mouth, "Twenty-two officials from the six departments and nine Qing Metropolitan Inspectorates in Beijing from the third rank and above disagree with the Eastern Crusade, twelve did not express their position, and thirty agreed with the Eastern Crusade." Among these twenty-two people, most of them are from the military department and the official department, and the two Shangshu of the military department and the official department do not agree. Among these twelve people, Zhao Xiangguo, the Ministry of Rites and some people have not expressed their position until now. And among these thirty people, the people led by Shangshu of the Criminal Department are now not conceding a single cent, and they are strongly advocating the Eastern Crusade. ”。

Xiao Dezi picked up the piece of paper, narrowed his eyes slightly, and chuckled: "I'm afraid that most of the people who don't agree with the Eastern Crusade are the disciples of General Tian Xi Qitian and Liao Shengyuan." The two of them disagree, and the people below will definitely do their best to maintain it. These twelve people are the forces of Zhao Xiangguo, most of the Zhao clan serve in the court, and most of them are unmanned in the army, so the Eastern Crusade is not very important to them. The reason why I haven't expressed my position until now is probably waiting for your father's decision. Among the thirty people, there were not only ministers who did not usually stand on the side, but also the subordinates of Ji Liang, the secretary of the criminal department, who was the master of the Eastern Crusade ......", frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Oh, I remembered. This man is your third brother's grandfather. I guess this Lord Ji is for your third brother. Now that your eldest brother and you are competing for the position of the crown prince, if you let your third brother make achievements in the Eastern Crusade this time, I am afraid that there will be one more person competing for this position. However, looking at this posture, half of the people in the entire court are from these three families, plus the current two armies of Zuowei and Zuowei, the power of these three clans is not ordinarily large. No wonder your father can't sit still, I'm afraid he will become a puppet emperor if he continues like this. After Xiao Dezi finished analyzing, he was waiting for Tang Lanji's reply, but after a while, he didn't respond, and when he looked up, he saw Tang Lanji looking at himself strangely. Why do you see me that way? Lao Tzu is a normal person, and he has no special hobbies. With that, he hugged his clothes tightly. However, regardless of his words, Tang Luji still stared at Xiao Dezi and said meaningfully: "It seems that your intelligence is really powerful." At the same time, he secretly said in his heart: This person's methods are too powerful, and after only two months of coming to Tang Kingdom, he checked everyone in the Tang Kingdom's court. Isn't that even a lack of privacy for yourself? And it's okay for this person to be on his side, but if he stands on the opposite side, he will probably be more harmful to himself. "You forgot what I do." Xiao Dezi replied after hearing Tang Lanji's words, as if he knew what Tang Lanji was thinking, and said casually, "And you don't have to worry, although I checked you, you are also a character, and you didn't find anything." Don't worry, before I achieve my goal, we are still on the same front, after all, it is still very difficult to find a partner like you. Hearing this, Tang Liji's face showed a hint of danger, he didn't like people and things that he couldn't control, and Xiao Dezi was such a person. But then Tang Lanji relaxed, and there was still room for formulas before both sides achieved their goals.

Tang Luji took a sip of tea and said, "I'm afraid Ji Liang won't be able to do it this time." It is impossible for the father to let the third brother accompany him on the expedition. "Tang Xiangxiang, I have grown up beside your father since I was a child, and I have not participated in any government affairs until now, and I have no advantages in the military formation. Ji Liang also thinks well, how can a big war accommodate people with blank resumes. Xiao Dezi said slowly. Tang Liji laughed at himself: "Just the favor of the emperor is enough. Perhaps in the eyes of his father, the third brother is his second son. "Hahaha, to say that your life is really not ordinary. Forget it, when will the Crusade be decided? Xiao Dezi first laughed at Tang Xianji, and then said with a straight face. Tomorrow, today I will discuss it with my father. Tomorrow the official crusade will be issued. The day after tomorrow, I began to work in the military department, and the household department was in charge of all matters of the Eastern Crusade. Tang Lanji said, "Okay, after you start there, I'll start planning all kinds of things on my side." And this plan must be built on this crusade, otherwise it will not be completed with the strength of the two of us. Xiao Dezi said seriously. It will take at least one month for my side to complete the detailed deployment of the entire Eastern Crusade. Are you in time? Tang said as well. You don't have to worry about this, it will take three months for the whole crusade to be completed, so everything will be in time. Nodding, Tang Liji and Xiao Dezi were not talking, this plan was too important for these two of them, although they had been preparing for a long time, but as the opportunity approached, the two of them were a little worried in their hearts, so the whole book house fell into silence.