An incense burner was placed in front of the long wooden box.

Li Yuanxing put on his simple robe of King Qin under Qiu Xiang's service. If you want to wear that complicated outfit, I'm afraid it will take about half an hour in modern times.

Li Yun didn't understand it at all, but he didn't know why King Qin was so formal.

Li Yuanxing walked to the wooden box and bowed, bowed ninety degrees, and bowed to the end. It took at least half a minute before he straightened up.

"Your Highness!" Li Yun was even more puzzled.

Li Yuanxing gently opened the box, it was the broken bow.

"A bow should belong to the Li clan in Longxi. This king specially brought it out, but this bow belongs to the Li clan in Longxi, but it can't be placed in the Li clan in Longxi, and this bow will be placed next to the Soul Suppression Tower. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave General Guang to Han Fei, and then Li Ling took this bow to expedition against the Huns, and the result does not need to be said by this king, it is recorded in the history books! ”

Li Yuanxing said, turned around and stood aside, standing sideways.

Li Yun immediately tidied up his clothes, saluted, knelt later, and bowed three times and nine times. His eldest grandson, Li Yingchi, knelt on the ground, and Zuihou did not get up.

Such a thing should definitely be placed in the ancestral hall of the Li family and be worshiped by the Li family for all generations.

"It's glory, or sorrow, or humiliation. What Li Ling experienced was only what he knew best, and he fell! Emperor Wu of the Great Han Dynasty gave him, and the Li family was a heavy responsibility. But if he doesn't, he's a hero, but there won't be any more of you. This king has checked, and the Dunhuang room is the descendant of Li Ling. ”

Li Yun bowed to Li Yuanxing.

"Shen Guogong should not give gifts to this king, saying that it is in the clan. I am your grandson-in-law. At this time, it is about the Li family, whether I Li Yuanxing is the Li family, or the Li family of Longxi, or just the surname Li. At this time, it is not the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, but I, Li Yuanxing, myself! ”

Li Yun didn't speak, but his eyes were sharper.

Li Yuanxing continued: "We look at the problem from another angle, Li Ling Weishenme will lose. ”

"Defeated! I, the descendants of the Li family, would like to be ashamed of the blood of our ancestors! Li Yingchi, who was kneeling on the ground, almost shouted and spoke.

Li Yuanxing shook his head gently.

Seeing Li Yuanxing shaking his head, Li Yun's heart was tight.

"Shen Guogong ......" Li Yuanxing changed his words and shouted: "Grandfather, what do you say? ”

"The weather was not good, there was wind and sand in the desert at that time. Then it snowed again. The road is difficult. The location is insufficient. Thousands of miles to the north is already too deep, and the terrain is favorable to the Xiongnu but not to the Han army. People are not in harmony, fighting alone, facing more than ten times the enemy. How to win? Li Yun's tone was trembling.

Li Yuanxing asked: "Is there anything else?" Even if it's a big disrespectful word, it's okay! ”

"Nope." Li Yun said very resolutely.

Is there really none? Li Yuanxing stared at Li Yun's eagle-like eyes. He wanted to see Li Yun's true thoughts from Li Yun's eyes. But Li Yuanxing was disappointed. Li Yun is still analyzing the problem from the perspective of a military general. Perhaps, the ancients did not dare to doubt the emperor's decision.

Li Yuanxing looked at the bow and said softly: "Li Ling is on the expedition. He is destined to fight to the death! ”

"Your Highness, please clear your mind!" Li Yun's question is true.

"Three o'clock!" After Li Yuanxing stretched out three fingers, his gaze turned to Qiu Xiang: "Go and record." ”

"Please let me record!" Li Yingchi kowtowed heavily in front of Li Yuanxing, you must know that Li Ling has borne hundreds of years of infamy, and as his descendant, he is willing to use blood to wash away that shame.

After Li Yuanxing saw that Li Yingchi was ready, he began to say: "The first one, and it is also a fatal mistake. In the Battle of Liling, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the most conceited, he chose the most unsuitable fighter to start the war, and he did not have enough preparation, nor did he have a perfect jihua, and even arrogant enough to think that his army could win in battle, and never considered defeat, or how to guarantee victory. At least he didn't think about it rigorously! ”

Li Yingchi's hands were trembling, and when he heard these words, his hands trembled so much that he couldn't hold the pen.

"Are you a Li boy?" Li Yun snorted coldly.

Li Ying bit his wrist, and the blood dripped down, but his hand stopped shaking. quickly recorded Li Yuanxing's words.

He was scared because Li Yuanxing was criticizing a great emperor.

"The second point is the factional struggle above the court. The mutual framing and tilting within the Han Dynasty doomed Li Ling to have no delay at all. This is not the fault of one person, but most of the courtiers. ”

"The third point, Li Ling's troops. A ridiculous infantry of 5,000 people dared to go deep into the steppe. Is he loyal, still fighting with others, or unable to resist? Sending troops is wrong. This is not a war of defense, it is not a war of death, it is just an expedition that should not exist at all. ”

After Li Yingchi finished writing, he jumped out from behind the case, and kowtowed heavily in front of Li Yuanxing.

Zuihou summed it up and figured out the order. Li Ling was first captured, and then only used a discordant tactic to slander Li Ling had surrendered, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che killed his whole family, Li Ling was homeless and forced to surrender, in addition, Li Ling was undefeated with 5,000 infantry against 20,000 cavalry of the Xiongnu, and was captured after a few days and nights. ”

After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, Li Yingchi kowtowed again.

And Li Yuanxing unexpectedly mentioned that Li Yun was about to kneel, and Li Yuanxing hurriedly went to help.

"Why?" Li Yuanxing was puzzled.

"This is not to thank His Highness for proving the ancestors of the Li family, but to ask for sin, please sin!" Li Yun's eyes are even sharper, he has lived to be sixty years old, and how many troubles he has experienced. When he was a child, his uncle wanted to kill him to take the throne, and when his father died at a young age, he inherited his grandfather's title.

He fought in the Great Sui and in the early Tang Dynasty.

He fought with people, he fought with the court.

After Li Yuanxing helped Li Yun up, Li Yun said: "This is a plea, I'm too anxious." Just thinking about how to get His Highness to send troops, as long as His Highness sends troops, everything can be swept away. That King Gaochang is hateful, and the interests of our family were snatched away by him, and the interests of millions of yuan every year were snatched away by him! ”

"Li Ling-style failure. Remember this word, personally send this broken bow to Chang'an, and worship it next to the Soul Tower. Qinghe Cui took out the IOU of the year, asked my father to make concessions, and also put pressure on me by the way. After all, it is a matter of interests. No one can take the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to death, anyone. This king can't do it, and neither can the royal brother. The Tang army went on an expedition and would win the battle, and if it did not guarantee victory, it would not fight. Unless it's a battle to defend your homeland! ”

"I'm wrong to wait for the family."

"King Gaochang, just save money for us. After a few years, let him disappear all at once. If the time is not right, this king will not go to war. Let no one mention war. ”

"Your Highness, the old minister has the courage to ask, about the expedition to Goguryeo?"

"Let's calculate the gains and losses of this matter."

"Listen up!" Li Yun's tone was much more respectful than when he first saw Li Yuanxing. Now it's about talking about state affairs, and Li Yuanxing regards himself as the king of Qin. Li Yun's mentality at this time was also correct, and he regarded himself as a courtier of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuanxing asked Li Yun to sit down, and asked Qiu Xiang to bring tea before saying: "Yuan Jihua, Zhenguan transferred troops in the winter of the second year of Zhenguan, and fought in the early spring of the third year of Zhenguan. At that time, both food and grass, armaments, and sergeant training were completely prepared. It's definitely a must-win battle! ”

"Fight a year in advance, please explain to Your Highness!"

"Not only the Hedong family, but also the Guanzhong family, the Daibei family, etc., the entire Datang family is staring at the interests of Liaodong, and they can't swallow it immediately. In order to fight in April next year, this king mobilized all the liliang in the entire Qin Wangzhuang. Originally, these liliang were used for other purposes, you must know that at the beginning of the second year of Zhenguan, when the king set out on the expedition, there would be large-scale locust plagues in at least thirty states. This king will build up water power and transform the fertile land. ”

"How big is the loss?"

"I haven't done the math, but I have an approximate number. All of Hedong Province, southern Hebei Province, and Guanzhong. The 80 million acres of fertile land will appear at least a year later, and 40 million quintals of grain will be consumed in dealing with the locust plague. If there is no war, this is falling. What did my grandfather think about this loss? ”

Li Yuanxing shook his head with a wry smile, and Qiu Xiang hurriedly handed over a cigarette.

Li Yun's face turned white when he heard this, and he was about to leave the seat and kneel on the spot to plead guilty.

And Li Yingchi didn't get up on his knees at all.

The more he listened, the more shocked he became, and the more he listened, the more convinced he became, he sought to win the first battle, and the king of Qin planned to win the Tang Dynasty.

Heaven and earth are the difference!

Li Yuanxing hugged Li Yun: "What I counted just now was a loss, and then a profit." In fact, this account is not easy to calculate, if the family is interested, come to Qinwangzhuang during the New Year, let's sit down and calculate the gains and losses. ”

"Your Highness, please continue."

"Because of the needs of the war, the production of stainless steel and cement was increased. The advantage is that the railway from Chang'an to Luoyang can be repaired a year in advance. And Liaodong will also build steel mills and cement factories there. This can speed up the development of the Datang workshop industry. But Datang's food is still not enough to eat, so there is a discussion of this gain and loss. ”

Li Yun nodded very seriously, he also figured it out, this one went to Goguryeo in advance. Li Yuanxing is also a little passive, but from the perspective of gains and losses, Li Yuanxing did not calculate clearly. That's why he chose to fight, if it was obvious that he was at a loss, Li Yuanxing definitely didn't care about the pressure of the family.

"Please keep talking, Your Highness!"

"Let's talk about Liaodong, where the output of grain is huge. Moreover, the medicinal herbs are extremely abundant, and ginseng can be artificially cultivated. And a fatal suppression of Goguryeo. So, I really don't know how to balance this, on the one hand, the expansion of my agriculture, and on the other hand, the expansion of the workshop industry and the expansion of the pharmaceutical industry. ”

Li Yuanxing smiled.

"However, Gaochang can't move, and now it's a failure to move Gaochang. So His Highness evaded! ”

"That's right! But if I don't even move Goguryeo, I'm afraid the family will try their best to put pressure on me. (To be continued......)

PS: The first update in March