In fact, Li Yong can also understand Li Jingheng's eagerness to go to the battlefield, but the problem is, Li Jingheng and they don't count! Besides, the emperor will indeed send troops, but can he really lead the troops to the battle? Li Yong shook his head slightly.

"You're wrong, I'm probably not going to lead the troops this time!"

Li Jingheng and they were all stunned when they heard this, in fact, they discussed this matter together, and felt that the candidate to lead the troops was none other than Li Yong, after all, all the princes and county kings in the court were old, and they had just returned from an expedition, how could the emperor bear to let the veterans of the court run around again? And Li Yong was in the prime of life, this Eastern Crusade proved himself again, and made great contributions, in terms of status in the DPRK and China, in terms of qualifications, Li Yong is enough! Even if the emperor is not at ease because Li Yong is young, and sends a veteran who has experienced a hundred battles, then Li Yong is at least the deputy head of the march! But Li Yong said that he would not lead the troops to the battle, and Zhang Zhilong was puzzled.

"Why?"

Why? Because Li Lizhen wants to have a child, he is about to go crazy, how can he let him lead the troops to the battle? But whenever the emperor shows this tone, believe it or not, Li Lizhi directly runs to the palace and pulls the emperor's beard naked? Not to mention Li Liqing, the emperor wants him to go on the expedition, I'm afraid he can't even pass the pass of the Empress Changsun, this time he came back from the expedition, the Empress Changsun was very distressed, and Li Lizhen has never been pregnant, it is estimated that the Empress Changsun is also very concerned, so if the emperor shows that he wants him to go on the expedition, it is estimated that the Empress Changsun will not agree, besides, this time the army is not to start a full-scale war with Tubo, not to capture Tubo, so the emperor does not attach as much importance to the Eastern Crusade, these thoughts flashed in Li Yong's heart, But these are not good to talk to Li Jingheng Li Yong said with a smile.

"No why, I guess!"

Zhang Zhilong and Li Jingheng couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, since Li Yong said so, it is likely to be true, they are still very convinced of Li Yong's words, but they can't understand why, the emperor must have a reason not to let Li Yong lead the troops to the battle, right? Li Yong guessed that the emperor didn't let him go on the expedition, and there had to be a reason, right? Li Jingheng scratched his head and said.

"You're not going to be hurt, are you?"

Li Yong said with a smile.

"I'm not hurt, and if I'm hurt, I'll go to a bar with you?"

Zhang Zhilong said with a smile.

"What does it have to do with not getting hurt and drinking? Don't you say that wine can disinfect and heal wounds? So if you're hurt, you should drink more! ”

Li Yong was speechless when he heard this, he could guarantee that he would never say so.

"If you want to go on the expedition, go home and beg your old man! Either you go directly to the saint, or you will stay in Chang'an obediently! ”

Li Yong smiled and said, begging the old man? Doesn't that mean getting beaten up? Ask the emperor? That's even more unreliable! For a while, Li Jingheng and Zhang Zhilong were a little interested, it seemed that Li Yong didn't have to think about it this time, but a question still lingered in their minds, making them puzzled.

"Li Yong, why do you think you won't go on the expedition?"

Li Jingheng asked, and Li Yong smiled.

"Our credit is already big enough, we have to leave some opportunities for others to make meritorious contributions, right?"

Li Jingheng, Zhang Zhilong and others could only be silent when they heard it, if others said so, they were still suspected of pretending to be forced, but Li Yong was really awesome, this Eastern Crusade, Li Yong's credit was not to be said, it was simply blown up, the former Sui million army suffered heavy losses in the three Eastern Crusades and returned without success, and this Eastern Crusade only used more than 100,000 soldiers and horses to destroy Goguryeo all the way, you can imagine how the history books will boast about Li Yong's exploits, no wonder, those Oirans heard that Li Yong was coming, they all rushed up, Fang Yiai smiled.

"Speaking of which, it's just a fight against Tibet, and you don't need to go out! Last time, Uncle Niu beat Tubo to the ground! ”

Not to mention the geographical advantages of Tubo, just talking about the national strength and military strength, Li Yong feels that Tubo is stronger than Goguryeo, but after all, Tubo is not a local battle, and the Tuyuhun people are more inclined to the Tang Dynasty, so Li Yong feels that if he is about to send troops, it is not easy to say that it is simple, and it is not too difficult to say that it is difficult.

"Don't talk about this, let's get drunk tonight, in order to catch you up and wash the dust, a few of us have worked hard this time, and invited all the newly famous Oiran in Chang'an City! How about enough brothers, right? ”

Li Jingheng said a little proudly, and Li Yong was a little puzzled when he heard it.

"Why do I hear you're a little weak-hearted? It can't be some kind of pitfall, right? ”

A weak heart is a weak heart, but there is absolutely no pit! Li Jingheng said.

"Why is your heart weak? No heart! ”

The night is getting darker, the lights are on, Li Li said with a smile.

"It seems that Lang Jun won't be able to come back for a while, so you don't have to wait, just go and rest!"

Li Xueyan, Zheng Liwan, Wu Shun. Wu Cao and the other women agreed, got up and retreated, Li Lizhi leaned on the soft collapse and was quietly distracted, Yingluo came with a fragrant tea, and complained slightly.

"Grandpa hasn't come back so late, I heard that King Li Xiaojun and they have spent a lot of effort to invite a few newly famous Oiran in Chang'an City, Grandpa shouldn't come back?"

Li Li said with a smile.

"It's okay if you don't come back, it's so late, the weather is cold, Lang Jun still goes on horseback, if you go to the Hejian County Palace, it's okay to spend the night."

She didn't think that Li Yong would stay overnight in the Qinglou, since she and Li Yong met, Li Yong had not been to the Qinglou much, and had never stayed in the Qinglou, as she was talking, Chunlan, who was in the outer room, was surprised.

"Grandpa is back!"

Li Yong strode in with a cold stride, still with a pungent smell of wine, Li Lizhi and Yingluo hurriedly got up to greet him, Li Yong's body not only had a pungent smell of wine, but also mixed with a fragrance, although Li Lizhi didn't mind Li Yong going to the Qinglou, but smelled this mixed fragrance still felt uncomfortable.

"Is there any hot water, I'll take a shower first!"

Li Yong rubbed his brows and said, Chunlan hurriedly said.

"There's hot water, I've been preparing it!"

Li Li said with a smile.

"Lang Jun, let's drink a cup of hot tea first to get rid of the cold!"

"I won't go in, lest the inner room be full of alcohol!"

Li Yong smiled, Yingluo hurriedly brought hot tea, Li Yong drank it all, and then turned around to take a bath, Chunlan waited for Li Yong to take a bath, Yingluo waited for Li Lizhen to remove the skirt, and not long after, Li Yong strode in, but there was still a faint smell of wine, Li Yong, who walked into the inner room, went straight to Li Lizhen, and hugged her to the bed, Li Lizhi was a little funny.

"Didn't you say that Li Jingheng and they took a lot of effort to find a few oirans? Haven't you had fun yet? ”

Li Yong gasped.

"There are a few Oiran, but I'm just drinking and listening to music, and nothing else!"

Li Lizhi's heart melted when she heard this, and her slender and slender thighs suddenly wrapped around Li Yong's waist......

It is inevitable to socialize after returning from the expedition, even after drinking wine for several days, Li Yong can finally take a breath, only the cavalry of the Shenji battalion has returned to the camp with him, and the artillery battalion and musket battalion are still behind with the army, so Li Yong just went to the camp for a turn, and then Li Yong went to the firearms prison, which is the top priority in his plan, this crusade fully proved the power of firearms, and in the future, both the emperor and the ministers of the court will pay more attention to firearms, so to speak, after this war, firearms are officially famous all over the world! The officials and craftsmen of the firearms supervisor are also very happy, this time the firearms of the Eastern Crusade shined, and their firearms battalion will definitely have a heavy reward, and the emperor will definitely pay more attention to the firearms supervisor in the future.

"Meet the Princess! Congratulations to the county prince for making another great contribution and shining for all generations! ”

Li Yong dismounted and said with a smile.

"It's quite neat, rehearsed in advance?"

Zhang Chunning said with a smile.

"Everyone has been looking forward to Grandpa's coming, so I've prepared a little to congratulate Grandpa!"

Is this just a little bit of preparation? Look, it's been rehearsing for days, right? Li Yong said with a smile.

"Rejoice and rejoice, this Eastern Crusade has won a complete victory, and the saint is also very happy, our Shenji Battalion and the Firearms Supervisor have made a lot of contributions, and after the army all returns, the Saint will be ceremoniously rewarded, and our firearms supervisor will all have a share!"

Everyone was very excited when they heard it, after all, they were just guessing before, but now that even the grandfather has spoken, there will definitely be a heavy reward, seeing the excitement of everyone, Li Yong immediately restrained his smile and said with a light smile.

"However, everyone can't relax, because Tubo sent troops to attack Tuyuhun rashly, and the saint is likely to send troops to the battle, and our firearms supervisor must also prepare in advance, okay, let's disperse!"

In the hall, Li Yong listened to Zhang Chunning's detailed report while flipping through the copywriting.

"There is a lot of production of muskets and artillery, and the production of ammunition has also kept up!"

Li Yong nodded, and Chunning hurriedly said.

"That's that, for the great cause of the imperial court's crusade, our firearms supervisors have not been idle for a moment."

Li Yong put down the copywriting in his hand and asked.

"Is there any new progress in the development of muskets and artillery?"

Zhang Chunning couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, this time the muskets and artillery of the Eastern Crusade were all shining, how could he not have expected that as soon as his grandfather came back, he would ask if there was any new progress in the development of muskets and artillery?

Could it be that the grandfather is still dissatisfied with the power of today's artillery and muskets?

"In this crusade, artillery and muskets have made great contributions, do you feel very complacent? Are you satisfied? Don't you think you don't need to delve into firearms anymore? ”

Li Yong asked lightly, there is indeed this kind of mentality, but Zhang Chunning is not stupid, and hurriedly said.

"Of course not, Xia Guan has always remembered the teachings of the county prince, but because of the war this year, everyone has been very busy, so ......"

Li Yong said lightly.

"So the craftsmen who are busy researching firearms have to rush to make firearms and artillery?"

In an instant, Zhang Chunning sweated like rain, although he had become an official to the prison, but as long as Li Yong said a word, he could only go to work as a craftsman again, and it was even possible to be kicked out of the firearms prison.

"The lower officials should be damned, it's all the negligence of the lower officials, and they forgot the mention of the grandfather!"

Zhang Chunning said in panic, and Li Yong said lightly.

"Research and development is not an overnight thing, but to continue to explore, continue to conceive, continue to test, never stop! Whether it is in wartime or not, you can't relax, this time it's all your fault, not only you are lax, everyone else is also lax, this time is also a reminder to you, you must introspect! ”

Zhang Chunning wiped the cold sweat on his body and hurriedly said.

"Yes, yes, the lower officials must introspect!"

"There was an explosion of gunpowder in the warehouse? What's going on? ”

Li Yong frowned and asked, Zhang Chunning hurriedly said.

"The grandfather has repeatedly emphasized that open flames are strictly prohibited, and the lower officials have always been in accordance with the rules formulated by the grandfather to ......"

Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"Now I want to know why it exploded, what went wrong, and how to avoid such incidents in the future."

Zhang Chunning wiped his sweat and hurriedly said.

"Grandpa Qi, the people guarding the warehouse were all killed, so I don't know why it exploded."

Li Yong asked with a frown.

"Nothing else has been discovered?"

Zhang Chunning thought for a moment and hesitated.

"That warehouse is far away from the mountain, and Xia Guan happened to see it on the mountain when it exploded, and Xia Guan felt that the power of the explosion was not great......

The explosion was not very powerful? There is a lot of gunpowder in the warehouse, how can the explosion not be powerful? Li Yong straightened up and asked seriously.

"Are you sure?"

Zhang Chunning period Ai Ai Dao.

"This subordinate is not sure, after all, the subordinate has never seen so many gunpowder explosions, but his intuition feels that something is wrong, maybe some gunpowder is damp and fails."

He did feel that the power of the explosion was a little less at that time, but he couldn't figure it out, could someone still steal gunpowder? The point is, what are you doing when you steal gunpowder? Some spies from Fanguo? Or are you yelling at the hell? Then they should steal muskets and cannons! Even if they want to steal the gunpowder research formula, they only need to steal some, and they don't need to steal a warehouse of gunpowder, right? Besides, isn't it already possible to make gunpowder and imitation muskets? Then there should be another possibility, his fingers lightly tapped on the bookcase, Li Yong fell into deep thought, he couldn't help but think about it too much, after all, there are many signs that Li Chengqian is likely to have the idea of rebellion, will Li Chengqian have the idea of firearms? Through this Eastern Crusade, the power of firearms has been thoroughly proven, and Hou Junji also had a Shenji battalion under him when he went on the expedition, which can be said to have a deep understanding of muskets, and he Li Yong was not in Chang'an with the army, would Li Chengqian have the idea of using firearms? Since Li Er saw the power of firearms, the imperial court began to strictly control saltpeter, Li Chengqian is afraid that it is not easy to collect raw materials without revealing traces, if Li Chengqian has the idea of firearms, it can only be someone who is looking for a firearms supervisor, so it is very likely that someone in the firearms supervisor will be bought by Li Chengqian's people, Li Yong asked in a deep voice.

"Are muskets and artillery missing?"

Zhang Chunning hurriedly said.

"The muskets and artillery are all numbered, and according to the instructions of the grandfather, everyone has a detailed record, and there can be no mistakes! This subordinate dares to guarantee! ”

Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"Check again to make sure that nothing is lost, and the scrapped muskets and artillery should also be checked!"

In fact, Li Yong also felt that it was unlikely that the muskets would be lost, after all, it was useless for Li Chengqian to steal a small number of muskets from the firearms battalion, and it was impossible to hide a large number of muskets from stealing them.

"Who is idle to steal gunpowder? Maybe you're feeling wrong, or maybe the gunpowder is really damp, so check it out secretly, just in case. ”

Li Yong didn't seem to care.