Chapter 410: Pre-War Mobilization

Although Zhang Yunwen said to give it a try, he didn't have much bottom in his heart. After all, the prince's marriage is not a trivial matter, and there are very few factors that he can influence.

"Uh, Xiaozhi, you said you want to marry the Wu clan as your wife, is it a concubine or a side concubine?" Zhang Yunwen asked.

Li Zhi didn't want to think about it: "Of course it's the concubine!" ”

Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Xiaozhi, you really dare to think about it!" Although the Wu clan is also considered a meritorious hero, the Wu family has long since declined, and your father and the emperor and the hundred officials will definitely not agree! Even if it's a side concubine, I'm afraid it's still a little hanging! ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he immediately said nervously: "So, brother-in-law, you can help me!" ”

Zhang Yunwen pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, what I can help you is very limited, the most important thing is for you to fight for it yourself!" Well, in this case, I'll take the Wu clan as a sister, and then inform some ministers and ask them to help support them too! Then bring it up to Your Majesty! But in front of His Majesty, you kid have to keep gritting your teeth to admit it, don't let go, if you have the slightest compromise, then I'm afraid this matter will be over! ”

Li Zhi nodded firmly: "For the sake of Mei Niang, I will not compromise!" ”

Zhang Yunwen said worriedly: "I'm afraid that the pressure you are bearing, in addition to your father and emperor, there are also your uncle and others, you have to be careful!" ”

Li Zhi said "um", but said to Zhang Yunwen worriedly: "Brother-in-law, you have to move quickly, don't wait until you have selected the show girl, and then propose it to your father!" ”

After saying goodbye to Li Zhi, when he returned home and told Li Yu about the matter, Li Yu couldn't help but smile and said: "Hehe, which Wu clan does the ninth brother like, it makes sense." The Wu clan was born with a thousand charms, but it was a look of pity for me, which naturally made people moved. But Xianggong, you agreed to this matter so hastily, aren't you afraid that the Wu clan will not agree? ”

After being reminded by Li Yuyi, Zhang Yunwen remembered that he didn't seem to have asked Wu Meiniang's opinion, uh, and Princess Jinyang, after all, Wu Meiniang is now Princess Jinyang's maid.

It took two days for Zhang Yunwen to finally get the matter done. first asked Wu Meiniang about her intentions in Zhaoling. When she heard that Li Zhi wanted to marry herself, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but be stunned, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, and she said in disbelief: "No, the concubine is several years older than His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Zhang Yunwen explained it well, and this Wu Meiniang believed it. Then, he proposed to accept Wu Meiniang as a righteous sister. Wu Meiniang thought about it, and finally nodded in agreement.

As for Princess Jinyang's side, it was Li Zhi who was persuading. Li Zhi coaxed Princess Jinyang for a long time, and Princess Jinyang agreed to let the Wu clan out. However, Li Zhi has paid a lot for this.

When everything was ready, Zhang Yunwen stubbornly raised the matter with Li Shimin.

After listening to Zhang Yunwen's words, Li Shimin's brows couldn't help frowning, and he said: "Yunwen, do you know that since I established a young slave as the crown prince, several major families in the world have proposed to me to marry the girls in their families to young slaves. I selected for a long time, and then I selected the Taiyuan Wang family as the crown princess. As for this side concubine, although it has not been determined at present, I originally wanted to leave it to the heroes of the court. ”

Zhang Yunwen listened, and his face remained unchanged: "That Wu clan is now the sister of Weichen, and Weichen can be regarded as a hero!" Doesn't that also meet Your Majesty's qualifications? ”

After Li Shimin was silent for a moment, he said: "Okay, as long as the ministers of the DPRK and China don't oppose too much, I will agree!" ”

Zhang Yunwen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" ”

Because Zhang Yunwen had gone to various important ministers' mansions before, such as Tang Jian, Fang Xuanling and others, he paid a visit and won the support of many people. And Li Zhi didn't know what conditions to use in exchange for several of his teachers to support him, so when Li Shimin proposed Li Zhi's marriage at the court meeting, most of the ministers supported Li Zhi's approach, or chose to remain silent, except for the eldest grandson Wuji and others.

Faced with such a situation, Li Shimin had no choice but to agree to let Li Zhi marry Wu Meiniang as a side concubine.

However, Zhang Yunwen later heard that Li Zhi had knelt at the door of Li Shimin's hall for nearly half an hour, and was reprimanded by Li Shimin. And that Wu Meiniang has been holding on to Zhaoling for so long, which is also a reason for Li Shimin to relax.

The envoy to Goryeo, Honglu Temple Shaoqing, returned to Chang'an in the winter moon. As Fang Xuanling expected, Na Yuan Gai Suwen very politely entertained the envoys of the Tang Dynasty and respectfully accepted the edict, however, he had no intention of stopping the war.

The young secretary of Dali Temple snorted coldly, and returned to Chang'an with the delegation to report the news to Li Shimin. After Li Shimin heard this, he smiled faintly, but he asked all the ministers to step up their pre-war preparations.

Li Zhi's marriage was held in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.

The prince's wedding is celebrated by the whole world.

This lively wedding is celebrated from the lunar month to the first lunar month, along with the New Year. In these two months, it was really singing peach blossoms and dancing low willows. In the wide Vermilion Bird Avenue, you can see those performers everywhere, and all kinds of acrobatic illusions such as throwing ropes and unchaining are presented in front of the eyes of Chang'an residents. The exotic dance, echoing the sword dance and fan dance of the Central Plains, seems to want to decide the winner. When those shopkeepers saw such a good opportunity, of course, they would not miss it, and even put their stalls directly on Suzaku Avenue. Regarding the behavior of these merchants, Jin Wuwei, who was in charge of the security and cleanliness of Chang'an City, did not see it. Groups of laughing children chased through the streets with windmills and snacks in their hands, knocking on the places where they were performing.

In such a festive atmosphere, the Tang army was in full swing to reorganize the army. One by one, the military generals who were idle at home or stationed in the place gradually gathered in Chang'an after the New Year. I don't know how much of the truckload of military rations and all kinds of materials was transported in the direction of Yingzhou. In the Tang military circles, the atmosphere of the war gradually became stronger.

Just when the war was about to start, there was an unexpected person in Zhang Yunwen's house.

"Brother Su, why are you here? Aren't you in the Western Regions? When I was the only one who came home and saw Su Dingfang, I couldn't help but be stunned at first, and then said in surprise.

Su Dingfang's face was full of dust, and when he saw Zhang Yunwen, he laughed and said, "Didn't you hear that there was a war here in Goryeo, and the eldest brother rushed back?" ”

Zhang Yunwen knew that he was joking, and said at the moment: "It's just right to come, Your Majesty is about to launch a war to destroy the country, and you come back to participate, but it's much better than staying in the Western Regions where birds don't!" ”

Su Dingfang smiled and said in a deep voice: "It's really not a secret, brother!" My brother received the order half a month ago, and asked me to return to Chang'an within 20 days after receiving the order. After inquiring along the way, I found out that there was a big rod to fight on Goryeo's side. The scale of Your Majesty's battle this time is truly unprecedented! In addition to transferring me back, there is another general from the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. When I passed by the Qilian Mountain Battalion, I went in to rest for a while, and when I inquired, I learned that the entire Qilian Mountain Camp had also transferred nearly a quarter of the middle-level officers. The need for so many generals shows that the number of people participating in the war is really extraordinary! ”

Not only Su Dingfang, but within two days, Zhang Yunwen also received an edict from Li Shimin, asking him to select 2,000 students from various departments in the Datang Military Academy in case of emergency. Of course, most of the 2,000 people selected are old students who have been in the academy for three or four years.

In addition to the assembly of generals, the soldiers also began to assemble. In addition to the more than 100,000 recruits now stationed outside Chang'an City, Henan. The military offices in Hedong and Hedong are also in a state of readiness at any time.

This nervous mobilization has been spreading in the army since February. However, Li Shimin and everyone had no intention of setting off. The reason is simple, the preparations are not done yet.

Although truckloads of grain and grass were transported to Shandong and Yingzhou, the grain and grass transported by this land transportation in the past few months were only for two months for the army. As for other supplies, they are also insufficient. Under such circumstances, Li Shimin had no choice but to continue to wait.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Yunwen suddenly remembered that when Zhenguan conquered the Eastern Turks in the fourth year, he had used the hands of the family to transport military rations. Why not follow suit now? Moreover, in the coastal states of the Tang Dynasty, there are countless huge ships, and the merchant ships and naval ships echo each other. If these ships were used as a means of carrying heavy loads and traveling by water, wouldn't there be enough capacity to supply the army and transport advance supplies?

When Zhang Yunwen put forward this suggestion to Li Shimin, Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then bowed his head slightly and readily agreed.

Therefore, Li Shimin sent Wei Ting, the Taichang Qing, and Cui Renshi, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to be responsible for coordinating the dispatch of military rations in the entire Hebei region. The emphasis was on using the ports north of the Yellow River to requisition or lease ships from those merchants to transport military rations. and Xiao Rui, the servant Shaoqing, was responsible for the transportation of military food in Henan. The military rations in this land of Henan are mainly supplied to the Tang naval army.