Li Chengzhou and the others waited for Fan Qingyan's senior brother from Fire Bull City, and with the cooperation of Xing and Sha, they successfully returned Yanyang City to the Tang Dynasty.

A few days later, Li Chengzhou returned to Huoniucheng with his army.

Among the five current cities, Fire Ox is the most central city, and it is the fastest way to reach other cities by giving orders and issuing decrees.

There is also an iron mine next to Huoniucheng, and Fang Changge and Meng Biao also prefer to stay in Huoniucheng.

The known forces in this vicinity have all been subordinated to the Tang Dynasty.

The next step is to discuss with Fang Changge the development trend of Datang in the future.

In the newly built conference hall in Huoniu City, several people who can decide the direction of the Tang Dynasty gathered here, Li Chengzhou, Fang Changge, Meng Biao, Fan Qingyan, and Tomahawk.

Li Xiaojiang couldn't have been there, but he had to be cheeky, saying that he was a personal guard, and begged Li Chengzhou to take him.

Li Chengzhou couldn't stand the soft grinding and hard bubbles, so he agreed.

Meng Biao saw Li Xiaojiang who was following Li Chengzhou.

"Xiao Jiang, why did you follow up, did Taifu call you? Didn't you? ”

"Captain, I am His Majesty's personal bodyguard, and I can't leave half a step! Right, Your Majesty. ”

Li Xiaojiang looked at Li Chengzhou eagerly, and Li Chengzhou couldn't bear this perverted look.

"Ah, yes, yes. Not too much of him, so let's get started, shall we? ”

In order to show that he was really a personal guard, even if there were extra seats, Li Xiaojiang did not take a seat, but stood behind Li Chengzhou honestly.

Fang Changge still controls the core of the entire meeting process, and Li Chengzhou is also happy to hand over this core to Fang Changge.

"I have called you here today to discuss the development process of my Datang Dynasty. I don't know what you think? ”

The people who were able to participate in this small pilgrimage meeting basically had ideas, and Li Chengzhou was probably the only one in the audience who had no ideas, so he sat in his place and listened to their speeches quietly.

As soon as the meeting began, the audience was divided into two factions.

The development faction led by Fang Changge insisted on building on the current five cities, developing the city first, and then slowly drawing it.

The other faction was the pioneer faction led by Meng Biao, who suggested sending more troops out to reconnoitre, expand the Tang Dynasty, occupy territory, and increase the population.

The developmentalists feared that the pioneers would attract a formidable enemy, and the pioneers believed that this strength was not enough to hold on to development.

The two sides fought back and forth, and Li Chengzhou felt that what they said made sense, but he couldn't interject it after arguing non-stop.

Seeing that their attention was focused on each other, Li Chengzhou quietly got up and came to the outside of the conference hall.

Li Xiaojiang originally wanted to follow Li Chengzhou, but when he saw Li Chengzhou going out, he also went out, and even outside the house, he could hear the arguments inside.

"Xiao Jiang, what do you think?"

Li Xiaojiang shook his head: "I don't understand either, I just want to do my own guard work, I am not familiar with the affairs of the court, and the affairs of governing the army are too troublesome, so it is good to be a guard now." ”

"But I think both Taiwei and Taifu are talented people, and their ideas must have been well thought out. It's just that they're going in different directions, and it's not a big problem to listen to any of them. ”

Li Chengzhou nodded, he himself thought so, let them quarrel, whoever has the upper hand will listen to whomever he wants.

The quarrel in the council hall gradually stopped, and Li Chengzhou walked back again.

"What's the result of your argument?"

Fang Changge and Meng Biao glanced at each other.

"Back to Your Majesty, none of us have convinced anyone, and please ask Your Majesty to decide!"

Li Chengzhou rubbed his head, both of them were respected elders, and their methods were better than the methods they had figured out.

"Taiwei, Taifu, your methods are very good, and I can't choose one or the other, and I can't depreciate one or praise the other."

"Otherwise, we will seek common ground while reserving differences! How about we implement these two methods together? ”

"Now we will have more soldiers and fewer officials, so we can not only manage the current five cities well, but also expand them, and expand and develop at the same time."

Li Chengzhou looked at the two elders with blank eyes, only hoping that they could adopt their suggestions, if these two really quarreled, no one would be able to do anything.

Fang Changge and Meng Biao glanced at each other and nodded.

"Your Majesty's!"

Although Fang Changge still did not change in the slightest, Li Chengzhou saw a smile from the corner of Meng Biao's mouth.

These two are lying to themselves? At least they have something to hide from themselves!

They seem to be waiting for their own answers?

After the end of the small court meeting, Li Chengzhou left Fang Changge and Meng Biao behind, and even Li Xiaojiang was kicked out.

"Uncle, General Meng! Are you two hiding something from me? ”

"General Meng, I clearly saw the smile on the corner of your mouth! What's going on with you. ”

Fang Changge stroked his beard: "Your Majesty, don't worry, wait for the old minister to tell you slowly." ”

"What you said today is the result of seeking common ground while reserving differences, which is the result of the discussion between me and General Meng when we chatted with us before, and today we will separate them in the court for the following reasons."

"First, it is to let His Majesty hear the pros and cons of both directions clearly."

"Second, it is to allow His Majesty to make a decision when facing the courtiers in the future, and sometimes the courtiers' words are not necessarily right, or even wrong."

"Third, Your Majesty must control the two kinds of people in the court in the future, one is the civil minister, the lord and the lord, and the lord development, so that they can be useful, can they make political achievements, and can be promoted."

"The other kind of people are military generals, the main battle, the main expansion, so that they will also be useful."

"Where civilian officials fight and military generals seek peace, there are nine times out of ten problems, but it is still necessary to consider everything before it can be decided."

Li Chengzhou listened to the two elders chatter about these things that he never cared about.

After the head of the house finished speaking, he couldn't help but say a word.

"When people are old, they are like a chatterbox that can't be closed, and they don't know how long they can live, a handful of old bones..."

Li Chengzhou hurriedly interrupted Fang Changge's words.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? You're still young, and you can finish the oak in two clicks. Datang still has to rely on you! Such nonsense can no longer be stopped. ”

Fang Changge smiled and said no more.

"The minister retires, if Your Majesty is relieved, then the old minister will distribute and coordinate the resources of these five cities?"

"Uncle, I must be relieved that you will do it yourself, but don't say anything that you won't live long!"

"It's hard for me to accept you like this!"

The head of the room laughed and pulled Meng Biao away.

As soon as Fang Changge left, he immediately discussed with Meng Biao how to distribute the resources of the army, talents, craftsmen, and population.

Li Chengzhou, who was lying in the conference hall, didn't have to worry about it at all, because there were two elders who helped him worry about these things.