"These people! If you want me to say that they are a bunch of people! Mobocracy! We have sent money to the relatives of those people according to the instructions of the head of the family, and we are afraid that they will have a difficult life in the future. But what kind of reaction do you see them? It's just that if you don't thank Dade, after receiving the money, the words are full of the meaning of pushing us out! What did we do? We're sending him money! But if you look at their attitude, those who don't know think they are creditors, and we are here to pay the debts. I really can't figure out what the head of the family thinks," Mr. Li Shimin's bookkeeper in the mansion said first thing when he returned to the mansion to eat after a busy day.

"If you want me to say this, you don't care about it, anyway, you are also a servant hired by the head of the family's house. To put it nicely, you're a bookkeeper, and to put it mildly, you're a money-keeper. All you have to do is control your money and don't let others fill your pockets. At the same time, when the head of the family wants to spend money, you have to do everything you can to prepare it for him, which is what you should do in your own job. As for where the money is spent, what is done with the money, and whether it is earned or lost by spending money on this thing, these are naturally things that the head of the family considers. You don't care so much, in the end, it will only add to the troubles. Hey, eat quickly, it's cold for a while. After listening to the complaint, the wife of the bookkeeper comforted him.

"Well, I know that's the truth. But that's a lot of silver for nothing, a hundred taels for a family! Even if I threw this hundred taels of silver into the moat, he would be able to hear it. But this is good, a hundred taels of silver smashed out and I didn't even see a good face! Don't say it's me, I'm probably a little bit small-bellied, after all, I'm in charge of money, that's my character. Even if the generous and benevolent head of the family sees this situation, he is afraid that he will start a dark fire in his heart. You said that after this thing is done, I must return to the head of the family, what do I say? If I say that those people are grateful to Dade after receiving this money, then this lie will be exposed when the head of the family returns. When the time comes, I won't even be able to keep this job, how can I not worry. After listening to his wife's comfort, the bookkeeper expressed his worries.

"Isn't that easy? You just tell the head of the family that you have distributed all the money in place according to his orders, anyway, the family is now leading troops to go out on military affairs, where is there any air traffic control on your. He just needs to know what is arranged for you, and you do it truthfully. As for the head of the house who knows what will happen to this matter when he returns, then he needs to talk about it then. I can't blame you for it anyway. After hearing this, the wife of the bookkeeper thought of a way for the bookkeeper and said.

After hearing this, Mr. Bookkeeper's eyes lit up, and then he nodded and said, "Oh, wife, you are really my virtuous helper, if I didn't have you, I would have almost messed up, let's do what you say." ”

Some days later, Li Shimin's army, which was slowly advancing, stayed in the camp in the evening of this day, and after the military supplies in the rear, especially the military rations, began to be in short supply, Li Shimin decisively controlled the speed of the march, wanting to delay the encounter with Xue Ju's army as far back as possible. I want to spend some of my most vulnerable moments in my own turf.

On this day, a letter came from the direction of Chang'an City, which was written by the bookkeeper to Li Shimin. It is recorded in detail in the family letter, which family received the silver, and how many taels of silver were used in total for each household of one hundred taels of silver, and whose hands were all distributed. After Li Shimin read this letter, he nodded secretly. At this time, he was very satisfied with the efficiency and reliability of his bookkeeper, but now he did not know that his third brother had rushed ahead of him, and the condolences he had given to these family members were more sincere than himself.

After Li Shimin read this family letter, he was very happy. But then a feeling of dizziness hit me again. Since receiving an urgent report from his father that day, Li Shimin began to occasionally experience this feeling of dizziness in his anger. He knew that this was because of the shortage of military rations, and his worries caused him to be overwhelmed. In normal times, Li Shimin sent someone to grab two pairs of medicine and come back to fry water and drink it, and it would be good to cultivate for a few days. But helplessly, now that we are in the army, it is almost impossible to recuperate in peace. Where did I go to find Lang Zhong to prescribe a prescription to grab medicine and drink water? At this time, just the matter of camping every day already made Li Shimin feel a little anxious. In Li Shimin's opinion, since Xue Juhui sent people to burn down his military supply depot in Chang'an City, it was also possible to launch a surprise attack on his own military camp while he was camping. Therefore, every time he camps, Li Shimin must do everything himself, from the selection of camping sites to every detail of camping. Therefore, invisibly, his workload was increased, and under the rush of Li Yuan's urgent report, his physical condition deteriorated. Li Shimin clearly felt that in recent days, this feeling of vertigo has become more frequent and more severe, and the worst thing is that it has lasted longer and longer.

Li Shimin knew that he had to recover from his illness before he could continue to command the battle, otherwise in this physical condition, he would very likely make some stupid decisions to bury his victory. At this time, Tanma, who had gone to the front to inquire about the news, came back to report the news, reporting that Xue Ju's army had been massed on a large scale in Anding County, which also meant that when he arrived in Anding County, he would have to face the long-prepared Xue Ju army. In this labor expedition, it is not yet known who will die under the work of Xue Ju's army.

So Li Shimin wrote a handwritten letter and sent someone to Shi Liu Wenjing, the marching commander who commanded the Northern Route Army, informing him that Xue Ju's army opposite him had taken precautions, but the area occupied by Xue Ju was not a major grain-producing province, so Xue Ju's army must not have as much food as his side. Therefore, after arriving at the front line, just set up a large camp with peace of mind, wait for Xue Ju's army to run out of military rations and retreat on its own, and then chase after it to cover up, and then you can easily take Anding County.

Li Shimin did not dare to say to his subordinates that there was already a shortage of military rations on his side, and that would have no benefit except for disturbing his own military morale. Therefore, in the letter to Liu Wenjing, he also lied, pointing out that the military rations of Xue Ju's army on the opposite side were insufficient, and he did not mention the shortage of military rations on his side.

(End of chapter)