Since Li Chengqian had already decided to prepare to take command of the expedition, he had to make some preparations in advance. After all, Li Chengqian is not a man who is not sure of winning people.

Early the next morning, Li Chengqian summoned all his subordinates to the Cheng'en Palace. Although the main hall of the East Palace is the Hall of Xiande, Li Chengqian has never used it.

For a long time, the place where Li Chengqian's office was located was the Cheng'en Palace, which was arranged by Li Chengqian according to the place of the later generations. Therefore, Li Chengqian will naturally feel very comfortable to use.

Seeing that everyone was sitting at the conference table on the left and right, Li Chengqian said: "Yesterday, my father and emperor have decided that at the beginning of spring this year, the palace will personally take command to conquer Tibet and the Western Turks. ”

Hearing Li Chengqian say that he would lead his troops to the battle, everyone present instantly came to their senses. They are all military generals, so they naturally hope to go into battle to kill the enemy.

Cheng Chumo opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know if you can also bring me with you this time." ”

Since Cheng Chumo served as the general of the crown prince's guard, Li Chengqian rarely arranged for him to do anything. lest others say that Li Chengqian pretends to be noble.

said that he was not in command of the prince's ten rates, but in fact, he still used Cheng Chumo to firmly grasp it in his hands.

Therefore, Cheng Chumo was worried that Li Chengqian would leave him in Chang'an City like the first few times. If that were the case, he would rather find Li Shimin to resign from the crown prince and the general.

Li Chengqian naturally understood what Cheng Chumo was worried about, so he said with a smile: "Don't worry, this palace has already told my father." You and your younger brother Cheng Chuliang are in charge of being the grain overseers this time. ”

"I hope you will not live up to the expectations of this palace, if there is no food available for my three armies at that time, I will not blame this palace for not remembering the old feelings, and use your heads to correct the military regulations."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured that as long as the grain and grass in the hands of our brothers, others will not even think of taking a grain." Cheng Chumo said excitedly.

Later, Li Chengqian said to Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan: "Everyone else is a pioneer officer of all Zhengyin. However, there are two of them in this expedition, so the palace hopes that the two of you can open the way and build a bridge for the palace to meet the mountains and waters. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured that there are two brothers, me and Tingxuan, to serve as the vanguard officer. It is guaranteed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be able to break through all the way. Xue Rengui opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian.

Later, Li Chengqian explained the arrangements of everyone in detail. Inevitably, everyone present was happy.

In the end, Li Chengqian opened his mouth and said to Xiangli Wentian, who was sitting on the side: "How are you preparing for the hidden weapon that this palace asked you to build?" ”

"According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's explanation, four thousand Zhuge crossbows have been manufactured. As for the insinuations of the main princess, it is currently in the production of intense production. It is estimated that 4,000 pieces could be completed in another month. Xiangli Wentian said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this, and then continued to speak: "You don't have to follow this palace when you go on the expedition, because this palace has more important things for you to do. ”

"My subordinates are willing to listen to His Royal Highness the Prince's arrangement." Xiangli Wentian opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian opened his mouth and said to Xiangli Wentian: "What this palace asks you to do is to build an underground palace under the newly built Yong'an Palace. In the future, this underground palace will be where your Tiangong Pavilion is located. ”

"So it's up to you to decide how this dungeon should be built and how big it needs to be. There is only one requirement of the main palace, and that is that no one can enter or come out alive without permission. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it is not difficult to build an underground palace as a Tiangong Pavilion. The difficulty is how to hide from the eyes of everyone. Xiangli Wentian said to Li Chengqian.

"This palace is not going to let you build it secretly, but let you build it in the open. It's just an ice cellar that claims to be an ice cellar. Li Chengqian said.

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Xu Liang opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness the Prince, if this matter is known to the emperor, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has other intentions. ”

"This palace has also thought of this, so it has already greeted his father. When the time comes, the decree to build the ice cellar will be issued by the father. ”

"But how can the entire Tiangong Pavilion be built perfectly in the name of building an ice cellar. It depends on his ability to ask the sky. Li Chengqian said.

Hearing that Li Chengqian had already greeted Li Shimin, Xu Liang naturally had nothing to worry about. So he continued to sit next to him and said nothing.

And Li Chengqian went to open his mouth and said to Zhang Yajiu: "The four thousand pieces of stainless steel chain mail that this palace wants, I don't know how you have built it?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, this stainless steel chain mail is very time-consuming to build. And it was together with the war horses, so so far the subordinates have only built more than 2,000 pieces. ”

"But in a little more than a month, it should be done. It will definitely not delay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's expedition. Zhang Yajiu got up and said to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this, and then continued: "In addition to the stainless steel chain mail, the main concern of this palace is the Qiankun knife. I wonder if you can complete the steel chain mail and the Qiankun knife at the same time? ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to worry about this, now all the parts of the Qiankun Knife have been built. All that's left is to install the mechanism. Zhang Yajiu opened his mouth and said to Li Chengqian.

At this time, Xiang Li Wentian also got up and said to Li Chengqian: "My subordinates have already started to install the mechanism, and it can be completed in another month." ”

"It's just that my subordinates are a little worried, and I am afraid that there will not be enough craftsmen in the future. After all, when we built Yong'an Palace, we also had to draw out some of it. ”

"After the construction of Yong'an Palace starts, a large number of craftsmen will arrive. Among them, if the craftsmanship is exquisite, you can put it into the Tiangong Pavilion. Li Chengqian opened his mouth and said to Xiangli Wentian.

Li Chengqian asked Cui Yong to contact Wang Hai and asked Wang Hai to provide him with 8,000 war horses. Moreover, the war horse that Li Chengqian wants also has special requirements.

That is 2,000 green horses, 2,000 red horses, 2,000 white horses, and 2,000 yellow horses. He was also asked to deliver to Chang'an City a month later.

In the end, Zou Fengchi was asked to make a total of 4,000 cloaks. Of course, there are certain requirements, and the colors are also divided into four colors: blue, red, white and yellow. The patterns embroidered on it are the green dragon, the red bird, the white tiger, and the Xuanwu.

The war horses and cloaks that Li Chengqian asked for were all prepared for the Four Elephant Guards. At this stop, Li Chengqian wants to play the prestige of the Four Elephant Guards, so that everyone in the world knows that Li Chengqian has a tiger and wolf force under him.

After explaining everything, Li Chengqian prepared to leave the Cheng'en Palace. But at this time, Xiao Guizi ran in with a smile on his face.

and came to Li Chengqian's side and whispered in Li Chengqian's ear. At the same time, Li Chengqian's face also showed a trace of an intriguing smile.