Li Tao was noncommittal, and looked at Xie Wan again: "I don't know what the old general thinks?" ”

Xie Wan pondered for a moment and said: "In addition to the reason that Lao Xue said, I think King Lantian also considered that the two of us are neither Princess Taiping's people nor the prince's people, and they control his army and will not participate in the battle between Princess Taiping and the prince, which will make the court situation even more chaotic." ”

Li Tao nodded and said, "I can see that the two old generals are telling me the truth, so I will also tell the truth to the two." ”

"King Lantian, please speak, we will listen!"

"You two say there are reasons, but they are not the main ones. Although I have not led troops, I am sure that I can gain a foothold in the Yulin Army and the Ten Thousand Cavalry, and I can still firmly hold the Yulin Army and the Ten Thousand Cavalry in my hands. As for the battle between Princess Taiping and the crown prince, it is not a big deal, and sooner or later the dust will settle. I have invited you here because I have other considerations. ”

Xue Ne and Xie Wan don't know what to say, they have never led an army but dare to say that they can firmly control the army, isn't this arrogance? As long as anyone with a discerning eye can see it clearly, the battle between Princess Taiping and the crown prince is the biggest result of the current imperial court, but when it comes to Li Tao, it is not a big deal, is there something else in his heart?

Xue Ne asked, "What does the Lantian King have in mind, can you tell me?" ”

"To be honest, I don't want to be an auxiliary general, do you believe it?" Li Tao asked.

The two nodded and said: "King Lantian once resigned as the heir of the emperor's grandson, and twice resigned as the king, no one in the court and the opposition knows, we naturally believe it." ”

Li Tao is not greedy for fame and fortune, and Xue Ne and Xie Wan are still more admired. There are indeed not many people who can do this, which is why they are happy to go to the banquet, if it were someone else, they would have resigned a long time ago.

"But I can't resist Your Majesty's bitter pleas. After all, it's not easy for him to be an old man. As I said earlier, it is not difficult to control the army, and the reason for inviting the two veteran generals here is to take advantage of this great opportunity to get along day and night, and you can often consult the two of you on some things. ”

dared Li Tao to invite them, neither to borrow their fame, nor because they did not make friends with the powerful. Instead, they were treated as teachers to invite them to do things, which made Xue Ne and Xie Wan a little unexpected.

"We're just a martial artist, how can we teach King Lantian. The king of Lantian exalted us too much. The two waved their hands repeatedly.

"Two old generals, you are not right! After the great chaos, it is necessary to take great order, and border defense and armament will be the top priority of great governance. General Xue was stationed in Youzhou for a long time and dealt with the Turks and Khitans. Experienced. General Xie served as the general manager of the Shuofang Army for many years. If you know a lot about Tufan, you must have a unique opinion. In recent years, the imperial court has been in constant trouble, because there is no long-term policy for governing the army and the country, I want to take this opportunity to learn more about the border situation from the two old generals, find a good policy that is beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, and re-promote my Tang Dynasty military prestige! ”

Li Tao's words made Xue Ne and Xie Wan surging in their chests. What Li Tao said was what they had dreamed of but couldn't do all these years. Hearing such words today, how could it make these generals who had been feeling aggrieved for a long time excited?

Xue Ne and Xie Wan couldn't help but stand up. Xiang Li Tao hugged his fist and said: "Lantian Wang ......"

Li Tao hurriedly got up and said: "Two old generals, don't be in a hurry to answer me first, if I am just Zhao Kuo who talks on paper, wouldn't I have disappointed your enthusiasm." Give me three months, and you can see if I can master Yulin and Wanqi, and then you will decide whether I am worth your heart's work. At the same time, even if it is given you three months, you also have time to sort out the insights of these years, and then you can really get to the point, what do the two old generals think? ”

Li Tao's words were both sincere and thoughtful, so that Xue Xie and the others had nothing to say, and they agreed: "What King Lantian said is, we will wait and see." ”

"Okay, the truth is over, it's our turn to show our real skills and try each other!" Li Tao said to the two: "Come, sit down first!" ”

"Competition? How do I compete? After sitting down, the two asked puzzled.

Li Tao asked instead of answering: "The two old generals, it is said that everyone in the army is good at wine, is this true?" ”

"This is true, but when the army is marching and fighting, there are military regulations in the army, so you can't drink alcohol."

"I heard that the two old generals are both masters of drinking?" Li Tao asked again.

The two said modestly: "King Lantian praised it falsely, not as good as back then." ”

"Compete on the battlefield to kill the enemy, there is no chance now, the test is strict in the army, then we have to wait three months to see the difference, today, how about we compare and drink?"

"Huh?" The two didn't expect Li Tao to propose such a test method.

"The wine field is like a battlefield, how? Two veteran generals, do you dare to fight? Li Tao said excitedly.

"Okay, Lantian King, refresh, our two old guys are fighting, you draw the next line, how to compete?"

"That's good!" Li Tao rolled up his sleeves and stood up: "You two are here together, and you are older, let's not come with any fancy, I, Li Tao, will fight the coalition of General Xue Ne and General Xie Wan!" ”

Xue Ne wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Tao: "Do you have a choice on the battlefield?" This is not a wine field, it is a battlefield, two old generals, let the horses come......"

……

Since Wang Hufeng lost to Fan's firm last time, he knew that he had met a master, and what he lost was not only money and face, but more importantly, vision.

Fan's firm's unbelievable business methods really puzzled him. The reason why Wang Hufeng can become the richest man in Chang'an is because he is not a self-righteous person, on the contrary, he is very good at absorbing the advantages of others and making up for his own shortcomings. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win a hundred battles Wang Hu Feng was not in a hurry this time, he was very calm and calmly sent people to constantly inquire about Fan's business trends, and carefully analyzed their superb business strategies at home.

Wang Hufeng was very eager to find a suitable time to defeat this outsider who had repeatedly humiliated him in one fell swoop. But what annoyed and embarrassed him the most was that Fan's firm didn't seem to regard him as a business rival, to put it mildly, it didn't treat him as a dish at all.

The autumn air is exceptionally refreshing, and the wind and rain around Chang'an are happy to harvest well, and people are immersed in the long-lost harvest.

Wang Hufeng was also in a good mood, and his strategy of waiting and seeing the changes finally had an answer, and his subordinates informed Wang Hufeng that the Fan family had recently been buying a large number of furs.

Wang Hufeng's mind moved, and he immediately had an idea, he kept sending people out to inquire about the fur market, and his subordinates quickly fed back the news, the fur market was very stable in the past two years, and I didn't hear that there was good news about a big rise. (To be continued......)