Cheng Qianli gave Ma Phosphorus another resentful look, and then reorganized his words, folded his hands on his abdomen and said: "Okay, even if we don't give advice, we can't just let Tanaka Cheng take the unprepared Anxi army to the Green Ridge." ”

The generals present did not accept his words, and their attitudes were still ambiguous, and Cheng Qianli had no choice but to say to himself: "The expedition of the Gaine army requires the right time and place and the same as each occupy, and our army has traveled a long distance to the Green Ridge." The Tubo army waited for work at ease, guarded according to danger, and there was no time and place, but the only thing left was people. Where are people and now? Isn't it in the hands of our people? Tanaka Cheng is not a stubborn person, let him see that the army's morale is unstable and the soldiers are dying, he will naturally not go against the situation, and he will naturally return home when the time comes. In this way, our brothers in the Anxi Army will not be lost on the battlefield in vain. ”

Li Siye sat still, and his stomach was conjecturing that Fumeng Lingcha did not support Tian Renwan's expedition to Xiaobolu, probably not only because the Tang army was not well prepared, but also because the terrain of the Green Ridge was treacherous. He probably wanted to leave this thousand-mile expedition and the great achievement of destroying the country and destroying the enemy in his own hands, which was in line with his selfish thoughts.

He bowed his head silently, but raised the corner of his eye to look at the people present, and found that most of them were still waiting.

The Ma phosphorus beside him couldn't help it again, stretched out his hand and pressed the table and said, "I'll just ask General Cheng a word, can I?" ”

Cheng Qianli turned around and looked, his eyelids jumped, he really didn't want this person to speak. But he was the only one at the banquet to speak, and the unmanned interface seemed too cold. So he took a deep breath and said, "You ask." ”

"When the army goes out, it has to use money and food, even if it returns, the money spent is still spent, right?"

Cheng Qianli patted his chest and said, "That's nature." ”

"My Anxi army is on an expedition, and it costs tens of millions of dollars and food each time, and it takes more to conquer Xiao Bolu. Tanaka Cheng made careful preparations, if it was because of the right time and place, it would be forgivable to die halfway, if it was because we and others made no effort to return from it, so much money, food, and horses were wasted, wouldn't your conscience hurt? ”

Cheng Qianli stammered: "Ma phosphorus, you ......"

"Wait, I'm not done yet." General Ma Phosphorus stood up from the sheep felt, straightened his chest and pointed to his feet proudly: "Don't count me in, who can sit in this place today, who doesn't have the thought of the four towns of Jiedu in his stomach?" Not to mention our husband Meng Duhu, he is already the ironclad candidate for the next Jiedu envoy. Today, Tanaka Cheng plans an expedition to Xiao Bolu, even if he can't complete the battle, he can lay the foundation for victory in the future. If it is true, as Cheng Zhen's envoy said, due to the instability of people's hearts and died halfway, the expedition not only did not achieve results, but also did not gain lessons, and spent money and food in vain. By the time Fu Mengdu came to power, the treasury of Anxi Mansion was already empty, if he wanted to go on an expedition against Xiao Bolu again, would he be powerless? Every cent of Anzai's money should be spent on the blade, not on infighting, am I right? General Cheng: If one day you sit in the position of the envoy of the festival, should you also consider it the same way? ”

That's beautifully said! Li Siye had already applauded Ma Phosphorus in his heart.

Cheng Qianli's face was slightly astringent, and he pointed at Ma Phosphorus in annoyance and said, "Ma Phosphorus, you, what are you talking nonsense......

Ma Phosphorus pretended to smile at Cheng Qianli honestly, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of stopping: "I'll just say it here, never say it again, and don't say a word." General Cheng, please speak. ”

Cheng Qianli rolled his eyes and glanced at Ma Phosphorus, and was about to speak with his hands on his hips, but he couldn't speak. Both plans have blocked Ma Phosphorus, which is a fart!

He glared at Ma Phosphorus fiercely again, but the other party knelt and poked his sleeves and twisted his head out of the window, and he couldn't see his fierce eyes at all.

Cheng Qianli had no choice but to arch his hand to everyone: "In this case, let's get together, eat two sips of wine, and reminisce about old friendships." ”

When talking about business, everyone was silent, and then they talked to each other, each pouring wine glasses on the table and pushing glasses to change them.

If Li Siye was just interested in Ma Phosphorus just now, now he appreciates and likes it very much, this speech and attitude are very appetizing to him, Datang Anxi is a melting pot, and at the same time all-encompassing, any kind of person can tolerate it.

He picked up the wine jar on the table, poured one for the other party and himself, held it in his hand and said, "General Ma, the two words you just said are worth drinking two glasses of wine." ”

"Where, I speak very annoyingly, which is called saying more and making more mistakes, and saying less and making fewer mistakes. So now I try not to talk as little as possible, so as not to annoy people. ”

Li Siye deeply believes that it only takes one year to learn to speak, but it takes a lifetime to learn to shut up.

He picked up the wine cup and solemnly introduced himself: "I am Li Siye, a native of Jingzhao Gaoling, and now I am the commander of the jumping camp, and I am in the military with the front team. ”

"I've heard of you a long time ago, like thunder." Ma Phosphorus held the wine bowl in both hands and said: "Jingzhao Mansion Fufeng Ma Phosphorus, the current Luntai Camp Detention Officer. By the way, I am a descendant of the Han Fubo General Ma Yuan. ”

His historical knowledge is not solid, he doesn't know who Ma Yuan is, what merits he has, and his face just showed a blank look, and Ma Yuan's expression has gradually solidified and cooled.

He hurriedly adjusted his expression and suddenly realized: "Oh, it turned out to be a descendant of General Fubo, and the merits of the ancestors have been continued on you." ”

Ma Phosphorus smiled humbly, held the wine cup and said: "It's just that he should be inspired by the deeds of his ancestors and not fall into the wisdom of his ancestors." ”

Li Siye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he was really lonely and unheard, if he exposed his stuffing in front of Ma Phosphorus, it would be too embarrassing.

Today's banquet at the wine restaurant was General Cheng Qianli's treat, and the two took this opportunity to drink two more glasses, but there was only wine and no food, can only drink wine fill their stomachs?

The banquet was soon over, it was completely dark, and the curfew that restricted access to the city had begun, but it did not work for the generals, who parted ways with each other at the door of the wine shop, turned on their horses and went back to their respective homes.

Li Siye drank a stomach of wine, and after giving up his hands with General Ma, he went to the stable in front of the door to lead the black fat, but he heard someone behind him calling him: "General Li." ”

When he looked back, it was Gao Xianzhi, who was coaxing.

The other party seemed very humble at the moment, and the twelve cloaked followers didn't seem to be around.

Gao Xianzhi took the horse and came up and said to Li Siye: "General Li, if it's convenient, you and I will go together, and I'll tell you something." ”

"Okay, General Gao, please first."

Gao Xianzhi turned over and got on the horse, Li Siye then turned over, the two rode side by side, and asked in a greeting manner: "At the banquet just now, why didn't General Li say a word?" ”

"Didn't you speak?"

Gao Xianzhi turned his head sideways and said, "I heard that you have a great relationship with Fu Mengduhu, and he brought you with him the first time he returned to Chang'an with Gai Zhongcheng, I thought you would stand up and support General Cheng." ”

Li Siye suddenly became vigilant in his heart, is this to set his own words, or to test his attitude?

He thought about what to say and what not to say, and then he slowly spoke, "General Cheng's mouth is very stupid, it is impossible for Fu Meng to protect someone around him who is heavy enough and sharp teeth, and send him out...... Is it to test the attitude of the crowd? I think that the next time there will be such a banquet, the real spokesperson of Fumeng Duhu will stand up, and some people who don't know what to do will also be excluded. ”

Gao Xianzhi's eyes lit up, and he tilted his hand sideways and smiled appreciatively: "General Li is really smart and careful, it seems that you must be called at the next banquet." ”

Li Siye turned his head and took a closer look at Gao Xianzhi's expression. His guess was correct, Gao Xianzhi was the one who was suitable to stand up and organize the party for Fu Meng Lingcha. Now he has to think about it carefully, not only to consider taking sides, but also to consider the overall situation.

Although Tian Renwan is an envoy of Anxi, he has no foundation in Anxi, and it is very likely that he will be overshadowed by Fumeng Lingcha and a group of generals. But even if Fumeng Lingcha put Tian Renwan in the air, he couldn't do anything, and Jingjie was in the hands of the Jiedu envoy, and he had no right to transfer troops. In this case, in the past two years, Anzai's internal system may be ossified, leading to mutual conflict and inaction.

This is what Li Siye doesn't want to see, he is still waiting to be promoted, time waits for no one.

"Actually, there is no conflict between the expedition to Xiaobolu and the expansion of the post station, and the two major events can be carried out at the same time."

Gao Xianzhi's body shook, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Wait, stop, don't make up for it." Li Siye hurriedly said: "Listen to me tell you, I know about this, when I went to Beijing with my husband and Meng to visit him this year, I went to visit the mansion of Li Linfu, the right minister. Li Xiang once proposed three things in Anxi in the future, the aftermath of the raid, the removal of sand pirates to expand the post station, and the expedition to Xiaobolu. Now that the aftermath of the turquoise has been completed, since Fumeng Duhu is against Tanaka Cheng's expedition to Xiao Bolu, it must be to expand the post station and clear the sand bandits. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled to hide his embarrassment, then shook his head and said: "The Anxi Mansion Treasury doesn't have so much money, so it can only do one of the big things, if it is an expedition to Xiao Bolu, it will not be enough to expand the post station." It will only be possible to wait for the next year's new lease and commercial taxes to come up. ”

"If it's just about money, then it's better to say that the expansion of the trade road post can be repaired if there is a lack of money."

"How can you build a thief without money? Not to mention the construction of a post station in the desert. ”

"Why can't you, you can use the power of the people to do it, don't you know the empty glove white wolf?"

Gao Xianzhi opened his big mouth and smiled exaggeratedly: "Empty glove white wolf, which military book is this a strategy?" How come I've never heard of it? ”