The crown prince Li Heng is fully prepared. In terms of the knowledge he possessed, he had done his best, but he was limited to the lack of vision and knowledge, and his mistakes were shocking.

The biggest mistake is that the map is not accurate, and there is a certain mistake in grasping the overall situation. As Li Zaixing said, he misunderstood the topography and size of Tubo, and according to the habitual inertia of thinking, he regarded Tubo as a small country with limited strength from east to west. Once this problem is solved, it is possible to drive straight into Tibet and defeat the Tibetans like they are destroying the Turks.

If we formulate a plan according to this thinking, there will inevitably be a kind of thinking of underestimating the enemy in it.

Another mistake is to grossly exaggerate the role of altitude sickness. Perhaps Li Zaixing emphasized the importance of altitude sickness many times in front of Li Mi, and when this concept was transmitted to the prince, altitude sickness had become an insurmountable existence like miasma, and it went to the other extreme.

In addition, the crown prince was very well prepared, he collected all the information on the Tibetan war since the founding of the country, analyzed it by category, and estimated the troops, money, food and time needed to exterminate the Tibetans. He did a good job, but because he had the wrong footing, he came to a conclusion that was very different from the reality and far from it.

Despite this, Li Zaixing benefited greatly, and he learned about the various concepts of marching and warfare in this era from the plans made by the prince, and he saw examples. The speed of the march, the supply of heavy grain and grass, how to allocate it, how to transport it, these are all real things, and they are not transferred by manpower. If we talk about the use of troops in isolation from these objective conditions, we can only talk about it.

However, the estimates are not encouraging. With the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it does not have the strength to defeat Tubo at all. Specifically, there is a shortage of troops, and the supply of money and food is not enough.

Similar words, Li Zaixing has already heard Yan Zhenqing say it, and if he hears the prince say this conclusion at this moment, although he is unwilling to accept such a reality, he can't doubt the vision of Yan Zhenqing and the prince.

He thought for a long time and sighed lightly: "It seems that Yan Zhenqing is right. ”

"Yan Zhenqing?" The prince was a little surprised: "Which Yan Zhenqing?" ”

Li Zaixing shook his head helplessly, it seems that Yan Zhenqing is really not famous now, and even the prince doesn't know. Don't look at the prince who is now under house arrest, but Li Zaixing feels that he is probably not eating and drinking and waiting for death, judging from Li Yu's series of actions, this prince should also be secretly accumulating energy. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so interested in himself as a grass farmer. Yan Zhenqing has been an official in the court for many years, and the prince doesn't know who he is, which shows that he is really a distance from the "Famous Universe".

Li Zaixing relayed a conversation with Yan Zhenqing to the prince, and the prince heard it and felt the same way. In particular, Yan Zhenqing's vigilance against An Lushan made the prince very agreeable. He specially took a piece of paper and wrote down Yan Zhenqing's name.

"Well, with your words, in the face of His Majesty's inquiry, I shouldn't have too obvious mistakes." The prince pondered for a moment: "Yu Chaoen, you sort out the records as soon as possible, and then hand them over to Li Zaixing for a look." ”

"Whoa." The young eunuch answered, holding a thick stack of manuscripts, and walked aside.

Li Zaixing was almost scorched by thunder. Yu Chaoen? This eunuch with clear eyebrows and a bit of bookish air is Yu Chaoen?

Even people who are not very familiar with history know Guo Ziyi, and most people who know a little about Guo Ziyi know that he was very pitted by Yu Chaoen. Because of Yu Chaoen, in the years when the war was fierce in the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi, a famous general, could only stay at home and watch Li Guangbi fight on the battlefield.

In the opera, Yu Chaoen has always been a traitor with a vicious face, and Li Zaixing never thought that Yu Chaoen was such a beautiful person. And...... His calligraphy is also beautiful, Li Zaixing glanced at it just now, and he was immediately ashamed of himself. If you say it without any prejudice, the calligraphy of this product is not worse than Yan Zhenqing, and it is a grade higher than Du Fu, Li Mi and other Tang Dynasty people.

Li Zaixing once again doubted whether it was the same name and surname.

"Li Dalang, what's wrong with you?"

Li Zaixing was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The prince forgives his sins, and the minister was worried about state affairs for a while, so he lost his temper." ”

"I'm afraid it's not true, right?" The prince said with a smile: "Do you have anything else?" ”

Li Zaixing just wanted to deny it, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back. He bowed again: "Prince, minister...... There is indeed one thing. ”

"Say."

"Wow. There is a orchid next to the minister, named Al Maddie, according to herself, she used to be the maid of Cao Ye Naji, in order to find Cao Ye Naji, came to Chang'an, and was displaced, and now it is owned by the minister. Because of her, the minister got to know some Hu people, and he also got a little orchid named Mitra. ”

"This Mitra is the little orchid who was mistaken for a bug girl a few days ago?"

"Prince Mingjian, that's exactly the case. This is ...... Actually, it was really a misunderstanding. Li Zaixing scratched his head helplessly, and then said: "Although Al Maddy is a woman, she is loyal to Cao Ye Naji. Hearing that Cao Ye Naji was in the palace, she wanted to see Cao Ye Na Ji side, and the ministers ......"

Li Zaixing didn't speak any further, and waited quietly. He had made his words clear, but he had left room for more. If the prince is willing to help, of course it is even better. If he didn't want to, he didn't ask for it, so as not to embarrass the prince.

Li Zaixing lowered his head, unable to see the prince's expression, but he could feel the prince's mood. The prince hesitated for a moment: "You went to the Yang family because of this incident?" ”

Li Zaixing secretly smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that this matter really did not escape the eyes of the prince, but he didn't know which ear reported to God, so quickly passed the news into the palace and reached the prince's ears.

"Returning to the prince, that's exactly the case. Of course, the minister also went to express his gratitude. When the minister met His Majesty, thanks to the guidance of the concubine from the side, the minister did not make a big mistake. It's ......"

The prince interrupted him and asked, "That's why you went to Yang's house?" ”

"Exactly." Li Zaixing said: "The minister is a ranger, he has kindness to repay kindness, and he has revenge and revenge, and he is a man's true character." ”

The prince's face twitched, and he stopped talking. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "Thank you is still reasonable, for the sake of a maid, you actually went to the Yang Mansion to ask for help, this is really a bit excessive." A bearded girl, can she casually see the concubine of the Son of Heaven? What do you think of the palace? ”

"The minister is stupid, please ask the prince for advice."

"Alas, that's it, who made the insect girl also my favorite little sister. Well, I'll figure it out. In a few days, it will be Shangsi, and then the Son of Heaven will lead everyone to Qujiang Pond to play. If it's convenient, maybe let them meet. ”

"Prince Xie."

"That's it." The prince waved his hand and signaled that Li Zaixing could retreat. "A good man, and a martial artist, think more about how to serve the country, make meritorious contributions, and repay Your Majesty's grace of not killing is a big thing. An orchid isn't worth your effort. ”

Li Zaixing did not refute and retreated. He wouldn't have quarreled with him in order to correct the prince's ideological prejudice. What the prince thinks, that's the prince's business. What he does is his freedom. Not to mention the crown prince, even if he is the son of heaven, he can't control his thoughts.

What is this called, free will?

……

Less than two days later, Yu Chaoen sent the sorted notes to Li Zaixing. This note is very well organized, not only neatly copied and organized, but also accompanied by pictures, which is clear at a glance. Even if Li Zaixing hates Yu Chaoen in history very much, he has to praise it at this moment.

Yu Chaoen smiled silently, reserved with a little pride, and it could be seen that he was also very satisfied with his work.

"Da Lang took a closer look, he was wrong now, and he still had time to change it. Presented to His Majesty, it can't be changed. ”

Li Zaixing nodded again and again: "Okay, I'll think about it carefully, if there's any problem, I'll tell you again." ”

"Make." Yu Chaoen said with a smile: "Da Lang knows the strategy, and it is inevitable to lead the troops to the expedition in the future. If I have the opportunity, I hope to work with Dalang. ”

Li Zaixing shuddered. Working with you? Forget it, I don't want to be Guo Ziyi. However, he also knew that it was already the practice of the Tang Dynasty to supervise the eunuchs, and if he had the opportunity to lead the army to fight in the future, he would inevitably have to deal with the eunuchs, and no one could guarantee that it would not be this Yu Chaoen.

The power of eunuchs was sometimes staggering. He heard Li Mi say that two years ago, Anxi's deputy capital protector Gao Xianzhi attacked Xiao Bolu and won a complete victory, but he offended the capital protector Meng Lingcha, not only was his battle merit hopeless, but even his life was in danger. It was the supervisor Bian Lingcheng who entered the performance to defend Gao Xianzhi, and Gao Xianzhi survived. Fumeng Lingmeng was transferred, and Gao Xianzhi was promoted to the protector of Anxi.

The rights and wrongs between Fumeng Lingcha and Gao Xianzhi are put aside first, and as soon as Bian Lingcheng enters the performance, he can negate the performance of Fumeng Lingcha, the protector of Anxi, which shows that the Son of Heaven's trust in the eunuchs of the prison army is far better than that of the border generals. To offend the eunuch is to offend the Son of Heaven, Guo Ziyi's later experience is actually not the first, and it will not be the last.

"If there is such a day, it will be an honor to be happy again."

"There's going to be a chance." Yu Chaoen sighed lightly, looked into the distance, and his eyes lit up: "I can see that the prince is very fond of Dalang." Wang Zhonghei and Huangfu Weiming died in vain, and the country needs talents who are familiar with military strategy. ”

When Li Zaixing heard this, he somewhat understood what Yu Chaoen meant, but he didn't dare to answer. The death of the two people mentioned by Yu Chaoen just now is not just the loss of two famous generals. Both of these men are **, and their deaths involve complex and dangerous court struggles, and the protagonists of both sides of the struggle are the Son of Heaven and the Crown Prince