Sitting in the Ganlu Palace, Wang Rong looked at a Go endgame on the table, so he stepped forward to take a look with great interest. Because he has also been learning to play Go for the past two years, although he is not very good.

Zhang Pu said, "I use white seeds."

Wang Rong looked at it for a while, then picked up the sunspot and put one.

Zhang Pu didn't move, just looked at Wang Rong's lips shyly, and whispered, "I know you're setting up a game, and if you succeed this time, let me ...... Serve you in your own way."

Wang Rong looked at her dignified posture, but suddenly there was a very subtle blasphemy expectation in his heart, and said, "I'm a little reluctant to you."

Zhang Pu said in a trembling voice: "It's my own will, it's very strange. Dare to ...... anything in front of you."

She snuggled up and muttered, "The best thing in this life is that I met you, everything is different."

Wang Rong also felt that everything was different, the whole world was gradually moving towards a direction that he was completely unfamiliar with, and everything seemed to be the same as before, and it seemed to be a little different.

The sky had just dawned, the palace lights outside had not yet been extinguished, and the carved windows were glowing with orange and yellow light. Zhang Pu's eyes were misty, his face was still tired, his movements were soft and weak, and he didn't seem to have recovered from last night's exhaustion.

She cheered up and still carefully served Wang Rong and dressed and tied. Wang Rong persuaded with good words: "Zhang Pu doesn't have to go to court, he can sleep more."

Zhang Pu stretched out his hand to smooth the material on his shoulder, and said softly, "Taking care of my husband, I feel that I am a woman, this is God's favor to me."

Wang Rong was moved and a little excited, and his mood was very comfortable in the morning.

Zhang Pu was really careful, she combed Wang Rong's hair to the fullest, and helped him put on his clothes as neat and tidy as ironed. The slender fingers caressed Wang Rong's body, soft and comfortable, as if there was a trace of affection through the muscles, straight to the heart. It was as if he was not doing something, but enjoying the tenderness of the moment.

"Suddenly I felt so powerful, as if I could do anything!" Wang Rong said comfortably.

Zhang Pu said softly, "The Holy One is the Son of Heaven, and he is already very strong. There is a place in the Holy Shrine that fascinates me......

"That place is huge?" Wang Rong asked seriously.

Zhang Pu's powder fist hit Wang Rong's chest, and he looked coquettish. Wang Rong was praised by her, and felt very good about herself for a while.

At this time, the emperor's chariot and honor guard had already arrived outside the Ganlu Palace, and only they were waiting for the emperor, and no emperor was standing at the door waiting for them to prepare.

Everyone was silent, in addition to not daring to make a noise, there may also be a reason why they have not fully recovered from the morning, and people always have few words in the morning.

The faint light, the dim lights, the dim air and the morning mist were all peaceful.

Wang Xu stood at the foot of the steps, waiting patiently. Zhang Qian was supposed to be on duty today, but last night Zhang Yu suddenly had diarrhea, and he could only act as a substitute, this Zhang Qian was really a lazy donkey grinding and urine.

After a long time, I saw the queen and a group of palace ladies send out the neatly dressed Wang Rong. Wang Rong stepped down from the pedestal, and before getting on Luan, he looked back again.

A group of people gathered around the guard of honor, passed through the Ganlu Gate along the long street of the central axis, and went to the Liangyi Palace.

The sky was getting brighter, but before the sun rose, the chill was still biting, and the leaves on the roadside were covered with a white layer of frost.

In the East Cabinet of Ministers, the three-day gathering of important ministers is as usual.

Etiquette, soon some people talked about the war against the Western Regions, seeing that it was late autumn, it was time to make up your mind to prepare for the winter army, and war has always been the top priority of the government!

There are two main strategies recently, and there are many discussions about the civil and military affairs. One is to attack Pusha in the Western Regions from the east, west, and south in three ways, and the proponents of this strategy believe that it is more safe, as long as it is not broken by each one, there is always a weak resistance in the three roads that can advance rapidly.

The other advocates a joint attack all the way, mainly because of the financial burden. Pusha is very powerful, known as the whole people are soldiers, and the total number of troops may reach hundreds of thousands. In order not to be broken by each of them, the Tang State Third Route Army had to mobilize hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, and the cost was incalculable.

At the time of the dispute, Wang Rong was very decisive today

Confident, he quickly spoke: "I am determined to drive the expedition in person, and push and attack all the way!"

Wang Rong's tone was in a confident and unquestionable attitude. More than two dozen people suddenly stopped talking.

Wang Rong looked back and said, "The Pingxi army only needs more than 100,000 people. The Tiger Ben Army transferred more than 20,000 cavalry and the Yulin Army transferred 30,000 cavalry infantry troops to form the First Army of the Pingxi Army, which was the offensive force; The 50,000 guards are the Second Army Corps of the Pingxi Army, occupying and repairing the cities and fortresses along the way, and in order to prepare for the response, to ensure the retreat and the food route."

When Huang Fujian heard this, he immediately stood up and prayed, "Holy Heaven, think twice. If this is the case, the actual strength of the front is only more than 50,000 people, and the ministers heard that there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Pusha country. Being outnumbered and alone is not a safe strategy."

"The strength of the army is not only the number of people." Wang Rong said calmly.

This kind of deployment was not a whim, but a conclusion he came to after weighing and considering the fiscal revenue and expenditure; Moreover, as the supreme commander of the forbidden army, he is a professional martial artist, and he knows the combat power of his own army.

However, just as Huang Fujian admonished, the war is ever-changing, and Wang Rong was also a little hesitant.

But today, suddenly a powerful intuition in his heart strengthened his confidence!

Wang Rong said quietly, "I want to use this battle to prove the strength of the Tang Kingdom."

That instinct and impulse, that's it, he wants to prove himself! Prove the strength you have, prove the effectiveness of your series of military reforms, and don't want to be questioned.

A contest of fear and courage. The reduction of military power did come from the fear of internal threats to the throne. However, Wang was unwilling to admit that he had thrown in the towel in the face of fear. He regained his courage because he felt that he could do anything at this point!

At this moment, Lang Zeqing took the lead in standing up, clenching his fists and cutting the railway: "The minister asks for the order to go out with the car, and saddle the horse before and after the saint."

Wang Rong immediately turned his head to look at Lang Zeqing, not that he was too careful, but that every proposal of these ministers did have its considerations.

Lang Zeqing and the generals were obviously very supportive of the war, and he also supported a strong attack all the way to reduce financial expenditures and make the resistance smaller. But in order to show his public intentions, he didn't instigate the emperor to take risks, so he took the initiative to ask Ying and followed him!

That's probably what General Lang is thinking about?

Chu Luxu also stood up and said: "The last general has always been the saint's forerunner, this time to attack the Pusha country, may the saint not give up, and the last will be the forward."

The generals have asked for help.

Wang Rong patted the armrest of the throne and said categorically: "Then Chu Luxu is the forward, Lang Zeqing is the commander of the first army of the Pingxi Army, the second army of the Pingxi Army is the commander of Chu Luxu, and Fan Jun is the commander of the Pingxi army, and the army needs grain and straw!"

The next day, a holy decree came out of the palace, and the war machine of the Tang Kingdom immediately began to operate!

In accordance with the order of the Privy Council, Lang Zeqing first set up a command branch of the First Army of the Pingxi Army in the forbidden garden in the northern suburbs of Chang'an City, and sent people to summon the four officials of the command division and the army branch of the forbidden army under his command, and then gathered the officials of the two divisions organized by the Privy Council.

At this time, the army was still in a state of dispersion. With the regiment as a unit, some regiments are stationed in Chang'an City, and some regiments are in a state of dismissal. Now under the recruit system, the first thing Lang Zeqing did was to let the various yamen cooperate and mobilize the army first.

A group of more than 100 people gathered in the lobby of the simple school barracks, and under the eyes of everyone, Lang Zeqing wore an armor cloak and held a goose-winged knife given by the emperor before, and walked to the north to stand down under the guidance of several personal soldiers holding things.

Everyone looked up, their eyes focused on his face.

Lang Zeqing stood up straight, unfolded the holy decree with his own hands, held it up to display, and asked the soldiers to walk down with the holy decree in their hands, and slowly walked around among the people, so that everyone could get closer and see it carefully.

This was followed by the Privy Council's redeployment order and the letter of assignment.

Lang Zeqing waited silently for a while, and saw that no one raised any objections. He picked up the Great Seal with one hand and the Holy Decree with the other, and said: "According to the edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, this commander is appointed as the commander of the First Army of the Pingxi Army, and from now on, he will have the right to command, transfer, deploy, and punish all units of the forbidden army as follows: Fifteen regiments, including the first regiment of the first brigade of the first division of the first army of the tiger army, and the third regiment of the second brigade. If there is a battle

Those who disobey military orders will be dealt with according to military law!"

As he spoke, he put down his things, raised the scabbard of the Imperial Goose Wing Knife, and said solemnly, "God bless my emperor, and your longevity is boundless!"

After some gestures, Lang Zeqing pulled up the imperial power, emphasized the status of the imperial power granted by heaven, and affirmed his military power. When everyone heard the worship of the emperor, how dare they be contemptuous, and hurriedly bowed together: "God bless my emperor, longevity is boundless!"

The shouts of the crowd were like an acknowledgment to Lang Zeqing, and everything was logical.

Lang Zeqing raised his hand to calm the noise in the hall, and said, "All command the officials, sign military orders, and send them to all levels of command. Commanders at all levels signed cinnabar tickets and ordered all soldiers to assemble at the Forbidden Garden campus in the northern suburbs within 15 days. If you overdue, you will be punished by the army!"

The crowd bowed and said, "The lower officials obey the order."

This barracks became the shogunate of the First Army of the Heisai Army, which was organized during the war, and issued military orders from the shogunate. In fact, the officials of the four yamen, the Privy Council, the Military Department, the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the Craftsman's Academy, were divided among the officials of the Privy Council, the Military Department, the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the Craftsman's Academy, and they first issued military orders to the commanders at all levels under their rule in accordance with the military orders of the commanders of the First Army Corps; Commanders at all levels then use the military orders jointly signed by the military departments as evidence, and after obtaining the verification of the deputy commanders and the civilian officers in charge of the heralds, they gather the officers and men of each capital and team.

When the First Army of the Pingxi Army is mobilized, the original officials of the Fourth Department of the Forbidden Army will not be able to control it, and the commanders will act in accordance with the military orders of the commander-in-chief Lang Zeqing and the officials of the Shogunate of the Command Division.

Weapons, armor, grain and grass, as well as the requisition of civilian men and materials, were controlled by Fan Jun and his subordinates, and the army did not have to worry about logistics, but only war.

Today, mobilizing the army is more complex than before, and it requires the common approval of all yamen. And there are so many people who handle it that there is no secrecy to start a war.

Everything is bright and on the table!

Wang Rong took Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry and Li Si, deputy envoy of the Craftsman Academy, as the supervisor of the army, and in the process of mobilizing the army, he inspected and observed the progress everywhere. Wang Rong was always asking about the actual operation process, and he was also testing the war machine he had designed.