"Is Aiqing familiar with military affairs?" Li Mao asked with a smile.

Yang Shen bowed and replied, "I've read a few military books. The minister didn't dare to say that he was familiar with it, but it was not much of a problem to charge into battle and kill dozens of anti-thieves. ”

Li Mao looked at his strong muscles and felt that he was not lying.

But if that's the case, then it's not suitable for him to be the secretary of the military department.

After all, this position requires strategic thinking and sufficient prestige among generals.

"Forget it, you better go and be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites! When there is a vacancy in the cabinet, you fill it. Li Mao decided on the cabinet candidates in one sentence.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Shen bowed to the ground.

Xiao Song was overjoyed when he heard this, if Yang Shenjin could enter the cabinet, it would mean that he would have a strong helper in the cabinet.

As for whether the system is suitable, it is not something for him to consider, anyway, it is up to the emperor to decide.

Li Mao smiled and said, "Flat!" Don't kowtow at every turn in the future, every time I call you up, I find it very troublesome. ”

"Obey the order!"

Xiao Song and Yang Shenjin bowed down at the same time to answer.

Li Mao nodded with satisfaction and said to Lu Bu, "Next, your most important task is to lead the army to take down the Blue Pass, Xiao Pass, and Sanguan. ”

"First go to the scattered level, then hit the Xiao level, and finally hit the blue level."

"I'll give you a month, and you'll have to take down all four levels for me."

Nearly half a month has passed since the flag rebellion began.

In the Tang Dynasty, where the road was convenient, the envoys of the festival degrees in various places should have received the news.

If they choose to support Li Longji and immediately gather troops and horses to come to King Qin, there will only be more than a month to prepare.

If they choose to wait and see, so much the better.

By the beginning of spring next year, Li Mao will be able to prepare at least 100,000 troops, and a single Jiedu envoy will no longer be a threat.

Lu Bu also knew that time was pressing, so he immediately replied, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

"Xiao Xiang, your main task is to ensure the supply of food and grass for the army. I don't want a soldier to be hungry or cold. Li Mao turned his head to Xiao Song again.

Xiao Song replied in a loud voice: "Even if the minister has no food to eat at home, there will be no shortage of food on the front line." ”

Yang Shenjin saw that the other two had things to arrange but he didn't, so he hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what does Weichen do mainly do after he takes office?" ”

"Aiqing doesn't have to be in a hurry!" Li Mao smiled and said, "You have more things to do next, first you have to prepare for the funeral of the first emperor, and then I will be enthroned." In March next year, I am also preparing to hold a term of Enko. ”

Yang Shenjin didn't think it was difficult to do these three things, "Your Majesty rest assured, the minister promises to handle things well." ”

Li Mao looked at him with a big grin, obviously didn't know about the reform of the imperial examination system, so he said to Xiao Song: "Xiao Xiang, after you go down later, you will explain the examination system of the new system to Yang Aiqing." ”

When Yang Shenjin heard about the reform of the system, he immediately knew that he had thought things too simply.

He bowed deeply to Xiao Song, "Then trouble Xiao Xiang!" ”

……

Luoyang warehouse, ten miles back in a week, a total of 300 cellars, each cellar about 8,000 stones.

At this moment, Li Longji was holding a handful of polished rice in his hand.

He is no longer the one who escaped from Chang'an and looked disgraced.

Instead, he changed into a bright yellow dragon robe.

The sunlight that came in obliquely through the vent of the warehouse just shone on Li Longji's wrinkled old face.

Behind him were cow cyclamen dressed in first-class official uniforms, followed by no less than a hundred heavily armed guards.

"Without these 2.4 million stone grain, I will see if the rebel can hold out until next year's summer grain harvest." Li Longji's face was full of smug smiles.

He casually threw the milled rice back into the warehouse, and the little eunuch standing beside him hurriedly took out a handkerchief and stepped forward.

Chang'an was able to be established as the capital in the Tang Dynasty, thanks to the Emperor Yang of Sui, who was so happy.

It was all up to him to build the Grand Canal with all his might to ensure the rations of Chang'an and Luoyang.

At this time, the grain transportation route was to depart from Yangzhou in February, and enter the Bianhe River through the Huai River after April.

Because the water of the canal is still relatively shallow at this time, ships full of grain cannot pass, and they can only wait until June and July to reach the mouth of the canal where the canal meets the Yellow River.

At this time, it was the time of the Yellow River's abundant waters, and ships were also impassable, and they could not enter the Luo River until the water level of the Yellow River fell in August and September.

Even if it took half a year, the journey of transporting grain was only half of the way, and the remaining half was even more troublesome.

First of all, it was necessary to transport the grain to Shaanzhou (now Shaanxi County, Sanmenxia City) by vehicle or mule and horse, bypass Sanmenxia by land, and then re-enter the Yellow River, enter the Wei River, and finally reach Chang'an.

Naturally, it is impossible to transport grain over long distances at one time.

Most of this year's grain is still in the warehouse in Luoyang, waiting to be shipped after the New Year.

As the emperor, Li Longji naturally knew about the shortage of grain in Guanzhong.

After he fled to Luoyang, he immediately let people take care of the warehouse.

In troubled times, food is a more valuable thing than gold.

With this food, he will continue to gather troops and horses.

Thinking of this, Li Longji became even more confident in quelling the rebellion.

"Niu Aiqing, the envoys of all parts of the festival should have received my edict from King Qin, right?" Li Longji wiped his hands with a silk silk and turned back to the cow cyclamen and asked.

Niu Xianke stepped forward and bowed down and replied, "The reply from Wang Yu from Hedong Jiedu and Wang Zhongsi from Shuofang Jiedu should be coming soon. ”

"Zhang Shouju, the envoy of Fanyang Jiedu, Xiao Jiong of Hexi Jiedu, Huangfu Weiming of Longyou Jiedu, and Zhang Shaozhen of Jiannan Jiedu, they should have received the edict."

"The envoys of the Pinglu Festival, the Lingnan Festival, the Anxi Festival, and the Beiting Festival may not have received the edict."

Li Longji thought about it cursory.

Hedong had 55,000 troops, and Shuofang had 64,700 troops, and the two combined had 120,000 troops.

The edict he issued was to let the Jiedu envoy lead the troops out of the nest.

If these two jiedu envoys still obey the command, relying on these 120,000 troops will be enough to recapture Chang'an.

However, are these two knots willing to raise an army to serve the king?

Li Longji experienced the defection of most officials in the DPRK and China, and he no longer trusted the frontier generals.

"Can I still trust Wang Yu and Wang Zhonghe?" Li Longji asked.

Seeing the suspicious look on his face, Niu Xianke's heart suddenly sank, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Wang Yu was born in the Taiyuan Wang clan and is known as a virtuous person, so it is impossible for him to do something to watch from the wall, let alone rebel. Wang Zhonghei is the adopted son of His Majesty, and he is good friends with the former prince Li Ying, and it is impossible for him to take refuge in the enemy. ”

At the mention of the crown prince Li Ying, Li Longji's face instantly sank, as if covered with dark clouds.