Li Yuan saw Feng Daiwen put down his pen, and he was also interested in asking people to pick up the poem, and read it in person, "Yongmei, the wind and rain send spring back, and the snow welcomes spring." It is already a cliff with a hundred feet of ice, and there are still flowers and branches. Pretty doesn't compete for spring, only reports spring. When the mountains were full of flowers, she laughed in the bushes. Good, what a poem! ”

Li Yuan finished reading it and put it on the table, and everyone around him got up to watch, "Okay, it is indeed a good poem, generally Yongmei poems are to praise plum blossoms are not afraid of the cold winter, noble character, this poem uses plum to write spring, to metaphor people, wrote a yearning for beauty, after the cold winter is spring, spring is coming, a hundred flowers are blooming, she is laughing in it, good, really good, enlightening the saint, this poem is unique, it is indeed the leader today." Kong Yida touched his beard after reading it, shook his head and read it.

"Haha, okay, since Kong Aiqing is sure that it is so decided, the jade pen and paperweight will be given to the country, and others can also show what they have learned, and those who are outstanding will be rewarded." Li Shimin said with a smile.

In fact, various gatherings in ancient times are also a blind date, the ancient transportation is inconvenient, for many young people have not seen, and everyone is beautiful and rarely goes out, so a party is a blind date between the nobles and nobles to choose objects for their children, of course, there are also people who hold it, the emperor can see his children hope to ascend to the sky in one step.

The next meeting will be even more exciting, many noble family members appeared, playing the piano and painting, dancing, sword dancing, comparable to a feast, but unfortunately all this has nothing to do with Feng Daiwen, under Guang'an's constant attention, he can only sit upright, not squinting, so that Guang'an is very satisfied, a grand party ended in Yingge laughter, Feng Daiwen did not say a word to Guang'an after that, just watched Guang'an sisters follow the eldest grandson.

December 15, the Great Dynasty Meeting, generally at this time of the year is to make a year-end summary, report the year's income and expenditure, and then 10 days will be off, every year the New Year has seven days off, after noon Feng Daiwen was also called into the palace, and when Li Shimin came to the imperial study, there were already more than 20 civil and military ministers waiting here, no nonsense went straight to the topic.

"Today's convening is to discuss the matter of sending troops after the year, Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, is the general manager of the march to the west to lead the three armies, the British Duke Li Ji is the chief of the march of Hebei Province, and Chai Shao, the Duke of Qianguo, is the deputy to send troops to Youzhou, Li Xiaogong is guarding Youzhou to prevent Goguryeo, and other foreign races, Li Daozong, the king of Chengjun County, is the head of the march of Hedong Road, and the Marquis Junji of Chen Guo is the deputy to send troops to Yunzhong, Zhang Liangzhen guards Jiannan Road to guard Tubo, and Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yiguo, guards Longyou Road to guard Tuyuhun, and covers Su Dingfang's detour to Xue Yantuo, From now on, all the people of Datang will be transferred by Wei Guogong. Li Shimin did not hesitate to order, grant the fish talisman,

Everyone received orders one after another, and Li Jing immediately ordered: "Pass the order to the border pass, from now on, loosen the outside and tighten the inside, block the border pass, allow entry but not exit, how is General Feng's armament, grain and grass prepared." ”

"Back to the general manager, there are 1.8 million stones of grain and grass, which have been transported to Youzhou, Shuofang, and Daizhou, and 300,000 cans of fruits, fish, and canned meat, 3.2 million catties of pickled pigs, 3.2 million catties of mutton, kelp, 300,000 catties of sea cabbage, and 1.6 million catties of sea fish," Feng Daiwen stood up and took out a booklet to report.

The corners of everyone's mouths, including Li Shimin, twitched when they heard the report, although they knew that Feng Daiwen had prepared in detail, but this meat, fish, and vegetables were millions of catties, and they couldn't help but look confused, and they could eat so well in this war? In this era of scarcity of materials, if so much meat was enough for a million troops to eat for a year, "Ahem, that Feng Aiqing, I heard that you let the government soldiers eat meat every day, and you prepared so much meat for military rations, but there is so much money to pay?" Li Shimin asked in horror.

"Back to the saints, the grain and grass are all delivered by the merchants in advance, and they only need to be deducted with the loot, and at present, not a penny of the national treasury has been used, and other food is also exchanged for woolen clothes, and Lingnan seafood is only exempted from taxes for two years, and salt, tea, iron knives, farm tools, and fishing boats are exchanged, and clay pots can be recycled, so the expenditure is not large." Feng Daiwen looked at the account book and replied.

"That's very good," Li Shimin put his mind at ease, after all, it would be irrational to drag down Datang if there was a battle.

"At present, there are 23,000 sets of new rattan armor, 10,000 sets of new steel armor, 40,000 long-handled steel knives, 10,000 crossbows, 180,000 arrowheads, 80,000 sets of horseshoes have been installed on war horses, 60,000 sets of cotton clothes, 120,000 sets of wool combat clothes, and there should be some after the year, and the follow-up team can receive equipment." Feng Daiwen continued to report.

"Yes, it is completely possible to form an elite, General Feng will set off in Shuofang after the year, prepare for the army, as soon as the vanguard arrives, immediately change clothes and set off, and the rear army, the merchant group will be handed over to you." Li Jing thought for a moment and said.

"Chief, the last general asks for the position of vanguard," Feng Daiwen ordered.

"No, you are more important to my Datang, just in case, you will stay in the rear army." Li Jing frowned.

"Chief, you listen to the last general's reason, the first general is familiar with the equipment of the new army, the second general is familiar with the equipment of the new army, the second general has a way to bring 20,000 people to raid, and the last general can bring 10,000 people to respond, and the others can only bring more than 10,000 people to quickly raid at most, this is the confidence of the last general," Feng Daiwen said proudly.

"Cavalry raids, I'm afraid you can bring tens of thousands." Li Jing said amusefully at Feng Daiwen's words.

"General Bu Mo is talking about 10,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry," Feng Dawen explained.

"The skis you trained? I can't let you take a soldier's life as a child's play. Since there hasn't been much snow in Chang'an this year, they don't believe in the usefulness of skis, so Li Jing naturally didn't dare to make a rash decision.

"Chief, the last general will never joke with the lives of his brothers, he is saying that the last general is the vanguard of 10,000 cavalry, and the infantry is to guard the prisoners, and the prisoners along the way cannot be left alone," Feng Daiwen said solemnly.

Now Li Jing doesn't know how to answer, everyone is still thinking about how to fight, you are thinking about how to receive prisoners, in fact, this is also Feng Daiwen's self-confidence, 20,000 fully armed soldiers, well prepared, even if the Turks come to a million in the ice and snow, they are not afraid, as long as they are not surrounded, they will freeze to death in the vast grassland.

Li Shimin nodded to Li Jing who was looking at him, in fact, Li Jing was mainly worried about Feng Daiwen's accident in the grassland, firstly, he was a quasi-horse, and secondly, Feng Daiwen's contribution to the Tang Dynasty was also obvious to all, and thirdly, Feng Daiwen was really important to the military, and Li Shimin Tong discussed the establishment of the Martial Arts Academy many times, and he also understood that Feng Daiwen was a painstaking worker, and the general went to the Martial Arts Academy to teach newcomers after he left office in old age, not only to avoid high merit and shock, but also to avoid rabbits and dead dogs, seeing Li Shimin nodded, Li Jing said solemnly: "That's good, Officially appointed you as the vanguard of the expedition to the west, with 30,000 troops, and immediately set off from Shuofang after receiving the order, and the personnel are at your disposal. ”

"Well, the personnel will be selected from the Shuofang army." Feng Daiwen stood up and answered loudly.