Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji glanced at each other and saw a trace of solemnity in each other's eyes, they no longer doubted the truth of this matter, so they immediately thought about the impact of this matter, although the Tang Dynasty has risen strongly in recent years, destroyed the Turks and Gaochang Kingdom, and shocked the Western Regions, but the thought of Goguryeo still makes people feel nervous, Goguryeo is like a mountain pressing on people's hearts, because Emperor Yang of Sui has conquered Goguryeo three times, and each time he has mobilized millions of troops in vain, which eventually caused the vitality of the Sui Dynasty to be greatly damaged, finally defeated, as the so-called once bitten by a snake for ten years afraid of the well rope, everyone is afraid that the Tang Dynasty will repeat the mistakes of the former Sui, but if Goguryeo takes the initiative to provoke a war, how can it not be returned? Therefore, if Goguryeo wants to do something, then it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to be instigated no matter what, otherwise the prestige that he has worked so hard to build will not be lost? Du Ru said in a deep voice.

"I didn't expect Goguryeo to be so bold, and really when our Tang Dynasty didn't dare to use troops against Liaodong?"

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and didn't smile.

"The three expeditions of the former Sui to Goguryeo have all returned in vain, Gao Jianwu has made up his mind, we will take this as a warning and dare not move troops easily!"

Fang Xuanling thought about it for a while.

"If Goguryeo dares to use troops to provoke, how can we not return the color?"

Sure enough, the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Fang Xuanling all felt that Goguryeo was going to move troops against the Tang Dynasty, after all, if Goguryeo was going to attack Silla or Baekje, Li Yong didn't need to be so nervous, Li Er didn't explain when he heard it, he flicked his sleeves and said in a deep voice.

"This is the news that Li Yong got it, there will definitely be no fake, so a certain must prepare in advance, if he dares to move troops in Goguryeo, a certain must not sit idly by!"

Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Eldest Sun Wuji all nodded slightly when they heard this, of course they couldn't sit idly by, how could there be any reason for others to come to the door and be a turtle with a shrunken head? Besides, now Datang's national strength is strong! Since Liaodong is about to change, it is natural to mobilize grain and grass, if Goguryeo really wants to move, you not only have to mobilize grain and grass, but also transfer troops, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately raised the issue of transferring troops, Li Er shook his head slightly when he heard it, now the weather is cold, it is too troublesome to transfer troops, anyway, Goguryeo is going to fight Silla, at this time the transfer of troops is just empty consumption of grain and grass, and he has made up his mind to drive the army in person, so it is better to wait for the time to send troops directly to the cost-effective.

"Let's see the situation about the transfer of troops, and then sort out the grain and grass first!"

Li Er said in a deep voice, mobilizing grain and grass is a meticulous and complicated work, quite troublesome, so there is a saying that the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, the four of them discussed, the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling retired, and hurriedly went to prepare, the eldest grandson queen walked into the hall, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, her face was very indifferent, Li Er's two eyes stared directly at the queen, and the eldest grandson queen was surprised.

"Why does the saint look at the concubine like this? Is it possible for the concubine to have flowers on her face? ”

"There are no flowers on the queen's face, but the queen's pretty face is more beautiful than any flower in the world!"

Li Er smiled and said, the eldest grandson queen was charming and white like Li Er, as if she was disgusted and happy.

"No matter how beautiful the flowers are, I'm tired of seeing too much!"

Li Er said with a smile.

"This person is in love! But I don't get tired of watching it for a long time! ”

Although she was already an old husband and wife, Empress Eldest Sun still had a trace of shyness on her face when she heard this, Li Er carefully looked at Empress Eldest Sun's face and said with a smile.

"I thought you would be worried! I didn't expect you to be worried at all! ”

In fact, when the queen retired, he clearly saw a worried look on the queen's face, and the strange thing is that it has only been a long time, why didn't the queen have a worried look on her face at all? Empress Eldest Sun said with a smile.

"At first, the concubine was a little worried in her heart, and just now I asked Li Yong how sure he felt that the sage was in the Eastern Crusade, and he was ten percent sure, and the worry in the concubine's heart disappeared!"

"Oh? Li Yong actually said that a certain Eastern Crusade was 100% sure? ”

Li Er actually felt a little bad when he heard it, he was always full of confidence, but the queen was still worried, why did Li Yong say that he was 100% sure, and the queen was not worried? The eldest grandson emperor explained with a smile.

"Li Yong said that the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is better than that of the former Sui, and artillery and muskets are all siege weapons, aside from these, there is one biggest difference between Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and the Sage's Eastern Crusade!"

Li Er's appetite was also hung up when he heard this, and he asked curiously.

"Oh? The biggest difference? What is it? ”

Empress Eldest Sun said with a smile.

"It's you, a saint! In terms of the art of war, Emperor Yang of Sui can't catch up with the saint even if he shoots a horse! ”

Li Er couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this.

"Oh? Is that really what Li Yong said? ”

Empress Eldest Sun nodded with a smile.

"Of course I said that, not a word is wrong!"

Li Er couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and ordinary courtiers didn't feel anything about Li Er, but a person like Li Yong, who was talented and didn't do much sycophancy, suddenly slapped his sycophants, which made people unbearable, Empress Changsun said with a smile.

"He also deliberately said that he is not a sycophant, he is telling the truth!"

Li Er couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Li Yong is right, in terms of the art of war, Yang Guang really can't catch up with a certain horse!"

This is said very proudly, Li Er does have such confidence.

"What else did Li Yong say?"

Li Er asked with a smile, could it be that Li Yong was patting on the back, he was a little unpleasant to listen to, no, Li Yong was not patting on the back, this was telling the truth, Empress Changsun was waiting for the emperor's words, and said with a smile.

Li Yong also said that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty mobilized millions of troops in the three Eastern Expeditions, recruited countless husbands, and worked in vain, which shook the country's foundation, Li Yong felt that the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo could not use so many troops, hundreds of thousands were enough, even if it could not destroy Goguryeo, it could also be victorious! So Li Yong feels 100% sure. ”

There is another sentence that Empress Changsun didn't say, that is, if it is in vain, it will not shake the country, the reason why Empress Changsun said so much is to probe the emperor's tone, Li Yong said that it is enough to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, which made her hesitate a little in her heart, after all, Emperor Yang of Sui mobilized millions of troops in vain, can only a hundred thousand troops really work? Therefore, Empress Changsun has some contradictions in her heart, on the one hand, she doesn't want to move too many troops for fear of shaking the country, and on the other hand, she is afraid that she will lose the war if she moves too few troops, in fact, the best way in her heart is to choose a general to lead more than 100,000 troops to Goguryeo, so of course it is good to win, even if it loses, it will not have much impact on the Tang Dynasty, after all, the former Sui mobilized millions of troops in vain, and the Tang Dynasty only mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, even if it lost, it was understandable. Li Er nodded approvingly.

"Li Yong is right, this march and war is not the more troops, the better, dispatch more than 100,000 troops, I think it's about the same!"

Empress Changsun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard this, and pursed her lips.

"At the beginning, the former Sui dispatched an army of millions."

Although she had great trust in the emperor's ability to lead the troops, the difference between the army of more than 100,000 and the army of 1 million was too far, so she still had some doubts in her heart, Li Er said with a smile.

"It's not Yang Guang, it's not Yang Guang, so why do you need a million troops? With an army of more than 100,000 people, a certain will definitely be able to defeat Goguryeo! ”

Li Er is indeed very confident, because now the Tang Dynasty is strong, and there are siege artifacts such as artillery, as well as warm things like cotton to relieve his worries, and the most important thing is that he is also very confident in himself, he is not as ambitious and talented as Yang Guang, so just a big victory can't satisfy Li Er's appetite at all, what he wants is a battle to destroy the country, Empress Changsun asked.

"Does the saint want to go on a personal expedition?"

Li Er nodded as a matter of course.

"Of course, the expedition to Liaodong is a big deal, if you don't drive the expedition in person, you can't rest assured!"

If he just wants a big victory, then he doesn't need to drive the expedition in person, just choose a general from the court to go east, he can get a big victory, even if he sends Li Yong to lead the troops, he can win a big victory, Li Er smiled with relief.

"Don't worry! Li Yong has full confidence, and he also has full confidence, even if Li Yong is sent to lead the troops, he can win a big battle, not to mention a certain royal expedition? Moreover, a certain is now the Ninth Five-Year Venerable, and he will not go into battle in person, so you can rest assured! ”

Li Er said this with some regret, he is now a noble ninety-five and it is impossible to go into battle in person, if he insists on going into battle in person, it is estimated that the courtiers will kneel in front of the horse and not get up, however, the thought of being able to lead the army again, Li Er is still a little excited, those eventful years seem to appear in front of him again, hearing the emperor say that he will not go into battle in person, Empress Changsun is completely relieved, what she is most afraid of is that the emperor will personally go into battle, however, Empress Changsun is also a little speechless, What does it mean that even if Li Yong leads the army, he can win the battle? Li Yong is obviously very powerful, right? At this time, Empress Changsun's heart had completely settled down, and Li Yong also felt that the Eastern Expedition was 100% sure, and the sage promised not to go into battle in person, and when Li Yong walked out of the palace, he was still in a good mood. Cheng Yanjin, who was walking towards him, looked at Li Yong with a surprised expression.

"Huh? On this snowy day, why did you kid get into the palace? ”

If he hadn't been on duty today, he would have found a place to drink, so he wouldn't have come out for a walk! Li Yong's eyes lit up when he saw Cheng Yanjin, he needed a big mouth to spread the news of Goguryeo's movements, and Cheng Yanjin was undoubtedly the most suitable person, Cheng Yanjin's big mouth was famous in the court.

"Oh, Uncle Cheng, what a coincidence!"

Li Yong arched his hand and smiled.

"What is a coincidence? The old man is on duty today! ”

Cheng Yanjin didn't have a good airway, at this time, Wei Chigong and they estimated that they were in a good mood!

"Why did you enter the palace in the face of heavy snow?"

Cheng Yanjin was puzzled, Li Yong, this kid is not a diligent person, Li Yong deliberately sighed.

"Hey, isn't that a problem!"

"Something? What's wrong with you? ”

Cheng Biting Jin's head immediately came up, and asked with concern, he was not surprised at all by Cheng Biting Jin's questioning, after all, Cheng Lao Demon was famous for his big mouth, but Li Yong always felt that the expression on Cheng Biting Jin's face was a little gloating.

"Didn't I have a caravan to Goguryeo?"

Li Yong explained, Cheng Yanjin nodded again and again, and asked.

"This old man also knows, why, was he bullied by the people of Goguryeo? Next time Goguryeo's envoys come, blow up their dogheads! ”

Li Yong shook his head and said.

"It's not that they were bullied, but the people of the caravan noticed that something was wrong with Goguryeo, and they were transferring troops, so the people of the caravan braved the cold and galloped back to report the news!"

Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this.

"What? Goguryeo is moving troops? Did they eat the bear's heart leopard gall? ”

Li Yong shrugged slightly.

"People have resisted the attack of three million armies, and it is normal for their confidence to swell!"

Cheng Yanjin shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Can that be the same? Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made the three Eastern Crusades fail, our Tang Dynasty has destroyed the Turks and shocked the Western Regions, he Goguryeo dares to take the initiative to provoke? Li Yong, you can't be mistaken, right? ”

"I went to the palace to find the saint and told it, does my uncle think it will be a mistake?"

Li Yong smiled, Cheng Biting Jin couldn't help but nod when he heard it, if Li Yong was very sure, it would be impossible to enter the palace to report to the emperor, of course it was very unpleasant to be despised by Goguryeo, but there was a feeling of excitement in Mao's heart, Cheng Biting Jin couldn't help licking his lips, grinning, it's going to be a war! It's exciting to think about, as a military general, drunk and dreaming of death every day, isn't this a kind of sadness? Cheng Yanjin said excitedly.

"I didn't expect Goguryeo to have such courage, it seems that the old man has been idle in Chang'an for too long, and the dogs and cubs of Goguryeo have forgotten the prestige of the old man!"

Li Yong listened to the black line on his face, people in Goguryeo know the prestige of your fart! You haven't beaten Goguryeo, I have to say, Cheng Lao Demon is really quite narcissistic, Cheng Yanjin stepped forward and patted Li Yong on the shoulder, and said excitedly.

"Goguryeo dares to take the initiative to provoke, is it tolerable or unbearable, we must give Gao Jianwu a long memory, Li Yong, who do you say about this!"

Li Yong smiled and nodded, and Cheng Biting Jin coughed dryly.

"Li Yong! How does the old man treat you? How is my relationship with your father? And all three of my boys are working under you! ”

Li Yong couldn't help crying and laughing when he heard this, he didn't know what Cheng Biting Jin meant, didn't he just want to go on the expedition? This is all playing the emotional card, Li Yong couldn't cry or laugh.

"Does Uncle want to go on a campaign?"

Cheng Yanjin nodded again and again.

"It's still you kid who understands the old man! The old man has been idle in Chang'an, and the idle ones are about to rust, although Liaodong is farther away and colder, but it is not bad to be able to move his legs and feet. ”

Li Yong said with a smile.

"Don't worry, uncle, wrap it up on me!"

Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it.

"Really?"

If you lead the army, there are too many candidates in the court, Xu Shiji, Wei Chigong, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Xue Wanche...... Therefore, Cheng Yanjin has no confidence that he can lead the troops to the battle, but if there is Li Yong's help, then he has great hope, because it is difficult to guess the candidate for the general manager of the march, but the candidate for the deputy chief of the march is very easy to guess, it must be Li Yong! If you want to fight Goguryeo, you must use firearms, so can there be someone else in the deputy governor?