"Hehe, this businessman goes east and west, how can he say that he is losing money? It was enough to make a fortune to transport the grain of the imperial court to the army, and then collect goods from the local area and sell them back to Chang'an along the way. The Cai family has a lot of caravans, even if it is transported twice a month, they are not afraid of insufficient manpower, and they will neither miss the major affairs of the court nor have no business to do, so the minister does not feel that there will be losses. ”

Cai Cong said with a smile, the ministers gasped, Cai Cong has been in business to such a point, it can already be said that he is almost invincible, if he is any family other than the Cai family, if he takes such an errand, I am afraid that there will be no other end except for the destruction of the family, but the Cai family can still make money!

"Alright, you go down first! Go back and talk to your uncle, and ask him to go to the household tomorrow to discuss the errand. Li Shimin sent Cai Cong away as he spoke, and letting Cai Cong come today was just to remove him from military power, but now that it has been lifted, he can naturally let him go.

Cai Cong walked out of the Taiji Hall and saw many people standing in the corridor, all of them with excited and apprehensive faces. There are Li Jing's son, the son of the eldest grandson Wuji, as well as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Cheng Yanjin...... sons, all looking forward to it, wondering if they could go with the army.

Seeing Cai Cong come out, they all looked at Cai Cong and wanted to know some news. Cai Cong looked at them and said, "Eldest grandson will rush you home!" Your Lao Tzu wanted you to go on the expedition, but His Majesty felt sorry for Changle and didn't let you take the risk. ”

After Cai Cong finished speaking, he saw that Changsun Chong seemed to have been defeated, all his spirit was gone, and he leaned against the pillar in a gloomy manner, and he no longer had the vigorous spirit just now. The others were even more worried now, for fear that Cai Cong would say something bad.

"Don't look at me like that, just prepare whatever you need to prepare! It's very cold outside, so don't freeze to death outside. Especially you Cheng Chumo, I really don't know what you think, just how dare you put you in the vanguard army, you are probably not your own, right? ”

Cai Cong said jokingly, everyone's spirit immediately rose a knot, and the waist pole was straightened. Especially Cheng Chumo's eyes were about to rise to the sky, and his smiling mouth was grinning to the back of his ears. Changsun Chong sat on the ground, his face was as red as a monkey's buttocks, everyone was the only one who couldn't go out with the army, and he felt that his face was hot.

Cai Cong didn't care about their reactions, looked at Du Wei and Du He who were excited, and said to them, "Is it convenient to take a step to speak?" ”

The two brothers froze for a moment, they had already offended Cai Cong last time, what could he do with his brothers? However, he still nodded and followed Cai Cong to a secluded place.

"The army will not be able to return to Chang'an in a year and a half, you know this, right?" Cai Cong said solemnly. The Du family brothers nodded, they were not stupid, and naturally knew that the war could not end so early.

"Then have you ever wondered how long Du Xiang's body can last?"

"Please make it clear to the Marquis of Chang'an, my brothers are grateful." Du Wei took a deep breath, clenched his fists and bent down respectfully and said. Du He also hurriedly bent down to salute, the last time he went home after being drunk and crazy, he found that his father's health was deteriorating, Cai Cong was telling the truth, not cursing his father, he really wanted his father to rest more.

"Originally, I shouldn't have talked too much about your family affairs, but your father's time is really running out, and he really hopes that you will go out with the army and earn military merits, and you will not rely on his shadow to live under His Majesty's reward in the future. But I really can't bear to look at Du Xiang's generation of great sages, and when he dies, there is no one around him to send him to the end, alas~ Du Xiang is afraid that he will not survive next March. Now that you have said that, let your brothers decide for yourselves. ”

When Cai Cong finished speaking, the two brothers couldn't cry anymore, Du Wei covered his mouth and didn't dare to cry, Du He cried heartbreakingly, and did not hide his sadness. Cai Cong sighed and walked away, he is not Li Shimin in the end, he can't be as hard as iron, he always has a sense of guilt for Du Ruhui, if he started thinking about Du Ruhui to regulate his body a year ago, he may be able to prolong his life for a few years.

But for the sake of a bet, he turned a blind eye to Du Ruhui's condition, and the imperial doctor sent by Li Shimin did his best, but he was weak in the end!

How did the Du family brothers decide, Cai Cong didn't know, and he didn't want to know, and if he knew more, he would inevitably get troubled. He went straight to the barracks after leaving Chang'an, the new army was about to go on the march, he actually didn't have anything to worry about, there were always people to die in the war, but there were more deaths and fewer deaths, and who died.

The war drums are beating, the sound of rapid rain is inspiring, and 10,000 people are standing together neatly and endlessly, which is called a spectacular! Cai Cong watched them and was silent for a while, not knowing how many people would come back alive.

"The Turks have no faith, they claim to be ministers, but they send troops to help Liang Shidu, repeatedly, cunningly, and really hateful. His Majesty has decreed that three days later, an auspicious time will be sent to attack the Turks, and our new army will also go on the expedition.

If you are not as skilled as someone on the battlefield, Lao Tzu will cry for you, and you will not be less than you will be given a cent. If you are unlucky and are shot by a stray arrow, Lao Tzu will also be very sad, and the bereavement will not be missing you.

But if any of you were to freeze to death, Lao Tzu would not be sad and scolded at his corpse. Why? Because the whole army in the world is combined, none of you know how to survive in the ice and snow, the new army's medicinal materials for treating frostbite and frostbite are the most complete in the Tang army, if this is the case, who else is frozen to death, don't say that it is a soldier brought out by Lao Tzu, understand? ”

"Understood!"

Cai Cong spoke foul language, but the soldiers below felt very cordial, and their answers were like thunder, and they were all excited.

"And! Lao Tzu is unlucky, too young, His Majesty the Emperor will not let me go on the expedition, this time you are under the command of Meng Baolai, and listen to the command of General Li Jing and Li. I can't take care of you in the army, I know that wars always have to kill people, but I want to die Turks, Hu people, and even other people from the Tang Dynasty, you all give Lao Tzu all the beards and tails to come back alive, even if those parts are missing, you must come back alive, don't be afraid of becoming a burden, the family can't support you, Lao Tzu supports you, who called your family boss has money, it's not a problem to feed you, understand? ”

"Understood, understood, understood."

The soldiers shouted in unison, it is good to follow this kind of general, do not say anything benevolent and righteous, just say the most intimate words, and say a few words that make people want to die for him.

"Good! Now they are going to prepare, they should write to their families, and if they want to confess to their favorite girls, they will talk about it when they come back alive. The people above the brigade remained, and the others disbanded. Cai Cong is not a mother-in-law, and after saying three or two sentences, he let them disperse, leaving only a small number of people.

(End of chapter)