Datang Library

Just when everyone was congratulating Li Jing on having a good nephew, His Royal Highness Li Er, the crown prince, walked out from the back hall. Seeing everyone talking and laughing at Yan Yan, his face was puzzled. Only after asking others did he know that Bai Fan Li Jing's relatives also congratulated, and said that when Li Jing served the wine, he would definitely invite him!

Walking to the middle of the people who were chatting and laughing, His Royal Highness Li Er's expression became serious. All the ministers knew that something important was going on at a glance, so they stopped playing and waited for the prince's order seriously!

"Everyone, the war is coming! A few days ago, Daoist Yuan calculated that after the autumn, there will be military disasters in the north of the Tang Dynasty! I sent people to investigate quickly, and the result was only yesterday. The Turkic Jieli Khan is preparing his troops to go south. Looted!" Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

What?None of the civil and military officials expected such a thing to happen?

Du Ruhui said, "Could it be that the Turks knew about the changes in my Tang Dynasty and deliberately took advantage of it?"

Li Shimin didn't speak, just nodded slightly, obviously he thought so too!Xieli is a talented Khan who knows how to choose the right time to make a move. If it were him, he would do it at this time!

"Isn't it the Turks? Your Highness and I have [-] troops, and Lao Cheng will kill them all!" Cheng Yaojing yelled.

"Why do you need [-] yuan? Give me Lao Hei [-] yuan, and your Highness will definitely bring Xieli's head!" Yu Chigong who was on the side also shouted.

Li Jing scolded, "Two idiots, if the Turks are so easy to fight, how could it be your turn to do it, and my Tang Dynasty will destroy the country soon? How can he be allowed to come to my north every year to fight the autumn wind?"

Facing the number one military figure other than Li Shimin, Datang Erhei didn't dare to talk back at all, and sat back in embarrassment one by one.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Pharmacist, I'm afraid this time the matter is even more serious! This time the Turkic buckle is not the same as in the past. According to reports from Tanmalai, the Turkic Khan is planning to raise 20 troops to invade our Tang Dynasty. I came from Datang's foundation!"

20?

All civil and military officials exclaimed in unison, what is the concept of 20?

The current military system of the Tang Dynasty still follows the former Sui Dynasty. It uses the Fubing system. There are twelve guards in the country, namely the left and right guards, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right martial guards, the left and right guards, the left and right leading guards, and the left and right Jinwu guards. One army has one general and two generals, and each army has as many as [-] troops and as few as [-] troops, and it is still full!

The Fubing system is actually responsible for farming during busy farming hours and training during slack farming hours. In case of war, the whole country conscripts troops. Although the total number of troops is hundreds of thousands, they are fully staffed during wartime. Not many, besides, the Tang Dynasty has a vast area, so it would take a lot of troops to organize defenses on the four sides of the border. This time, the Northern Anti-Turks, in fact, the number of troops that the Tang Dynasty can dispatch is as high as 10!This is still a situation where we must pay close attention to the confiscation.

An army of 20 against 20?First of all, the number of people is inferior, and secondly, the arms are inferior. The Turks are tiger and wolf divisions who grew up on [-] horses. It is not bad to be able to draw [-] cavalry out of the [-] in the Tang Dynasty!

The infantry, facing the cavalry, is naturally at a disadvantage and is restrained, and suffers in terms of strength and types of troops. Those present are all experienced veterans, or counselors from war ministers, who are well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and us. , Everyone seemed worried for a while!

They can understand, but some people are a little baffled, just 20 soldiers?Since Datang was able to take precautions, eat them!

This person is Bai Fan. Although he is smart and quick-witted, after all, he didn't have enough understanding of military affairs after arriving in Tang Dynasty, and he knew that the northern Turks would come to invade, and he fantasized about overthrowing his opponent at that time. What a sum!

So I only heard a crisp voice, which caught the attention of civil and military officials, "Your Highness, isn't it just 20 barbarians! We have so many people in the Tang Dynasty, the most important thing we need is military strength. Now that we already know what the other party wants. Come to invade, and bring more people to arrest them all, won’t it be enough?”

Li Jing has black hair, he praised his nephew just now for his cleverness, but he didn't expect him to be a newborn calf, he is simply a rookie, with such childish words, why did His Royal Highness let him come to discuss matters?

With a slap on Bai Fan's head, Li Jing reprimanded Bai Fan. In fact, he was helping him out of the siege. He patiently explained the current situation to him.

Li Shimin didn't care about Bai Fan's mistakes, but he was a little happy. There were times when this kid didn't know, it seemed that he wasn't so evil, he was just a mortal!

"Everyone, it's not just a disadvantage of insufficient troops. Yesterday, in order to prepare for the war, I specially sent someone to count the treasury, and finally came to a very bad result. The treasury has no food and money. Fifty thousand guan! Therefore, whether it is military strength or logistics, it is not enough to support our war!"

what?

What is worse?This is called adding insult to injury!

Bai Fan is speechless, a Tang treasury, only [-] guan?This style of painting is wrong!When he bribed himself back then, the Prince Qin's Mansion alone took out [-] guan!Why is such a huge country running out of money now?

How did he know that Princess Changsun was trying to plot against Yuan Tiangang back then, and the Prince Qin's mansion didn't have much money. It was just an imaginary number to pay out ten thousand guan to pray for blessings. Only when he was forced to do so, he responded ruthlessly, which is already half of the savings of Prince Qin's Mansion!

But spending on Yuan Tiangang is worth it for no other reason, it is because Yuan Tiangang is the leader of the Taoist school, and he holds the order of the Taoist sect in the world. With his support, the Taoist sect in the world is the help of King Qin. This power is enough to fight against the five surnames and seven schools today , then even if the King of Qin raises troops to take over the position in the future, there is a way to help control the world's public opinion, which no amount of money can buy!Therefore, if Bai Fan was really eaten to death by the talented Changsun, no matter how he counted, he would not lose money!

"No, Your Highness, at that time you gave Laojun Guanla [-] easily! Why is the treasury only [-] now? Where did the money go?"

Fang Xuanling looked at the innocent Bai Fan and said with a smile, "At the beginning, almost half of the family property of King Qin's mansion was spent on you. Do you think that King Qin is as rich as a mountain? You are a mere child, if it is not because of your senior brother, Old Master Yuan, who has great magical powers. , you can have a reputation of fifteen thousand?"

Bai Fan retorted, "But, isn't my [-] guan used to build a mansion? It costs [-] guan to build any house, but the national treasury can even build a palace. What's the situation? "

Everyone laughed, and Du Ruhui said, "You don't know yet, kid? That house of yours is called a mansion? In our eyes, it's just a farmyard, and you still need [-] guan? It doesn't cost you a hundred guan. The house is requisitioned by the cheapest civilian labor, the craftsmen are approved by the supervisor, and the materials are obtained locally, and there are mountains nearby, so where will the money be spent?

You don't think I'll really build you a million-dollar mansion, do you? "

Well, that's not right, so I still have [-] guan left?Where did it go?Could it be buried under my house?Bai Fan stared at Fang Xuanling, wanting him to give an explanation!

Fang Xuanling blushed. It was really wrong to hide this matter from Bai Fan. He said embarrassingly, "You boy, would this old man be greedy for your money? The princess said before that Bai Fan is too young and has no one to manage the house , I am afraid that such a huge amount of assets will be lost, she has temporarily kept it for you, and now the money is in the Qin Palace!"

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Mr. Fang, you tricked me

Bai Fan felt great hatred in his heart!Are you sure you're not fooling me, a child?Didn't you just buy Yuan Tiangang for five thousand guan?Has something to do with me?[-] Guan turned around and returned to the Prince Qin's Mansion. I don't know if there is still a fraction of the money left. I can't even imagine it.

After understanding everything, Bai Fan was a little annoyed, as if he had been tricked by a group of conspirators!

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Chapter 56 Did You Know It Already?beat him up

Li Jing thought that his nephew should be a nephew, but Li Jing likes to call him a nephew!Being ridiculed by others, he wanted to save him, and comforted him, "Forget it, you are a baby, why do you need so much money? Where can you spend it? When the country is in crisis, stop worrying about it!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Boy, don't be so stingy. This is because the poverty of the country will take advantage of you as a baby. I promise you that one day the country will be prosperous and strong, and you will pay back your ten thousand pennies with interest." !"

Bai Fan didn't know what to do, he got up and thanked him, "No need, Your Highness kindly accepts Bai Fan's heart, just like what uncle said, the national crisis is at stake, and anyone who is willing to donate this ten thousand guan family property for our Great Tang to defend against the enemy, It’s just a mere coin, it’s enough for Fan to earn some money in the future, besides, the [-] guan was provided frugally by many parties in the Qin Palace, Fan is also suspected of cheating, now it’s just right, Fan doesn’t have to feel guilty about it anymore!”

Everyone in the lobby nodded after hearing this. This child is different from ordinary children, he is quite polite and generous, and can distinguish right from wrong, very good!

Li Shimin laughed loudly, "Originally, I saw you go out to visit mountains and rivers for three months, and when you came back, you slaughtered your enemies with your own hands. I thought you were a narrow-minded kid who must be punished, but I didn't expect you to give Gu a big surprise!"

Bai Fan jumped up like a cat that stepped on its tail, "Who ran out to play in the mountains? Who will be punished? That bastard Cui Jian is so reckless, shouldn't he die?

I led a few young disciples to work hard to visit the four places in the north, just to prepare for the next day's war against the Turks, so that they could be swallowed up. The six of us came down in March in the mountains and became skinny and dark. How could His Highness be so slanderous?Have you ever seen someone who turned into a beggar after traveling in mountains and rivers?snort!I thought you were some enlightened master, but I didn’t expect that, hehe.”

Bai Fan said that he was about to step out, but was slapped down by Li Jing and shouted, "Presumptuous! How dare you disrespect the prince? Hurry up and apologize!"

Bai Fan straightened his neck and shouted loudly, "I don't! I'm not sorry. Why did I apologize? I just recognized you as an uncle and you hit me again and again? Is this how you treat someone as an uncle? If this is the case, it is better for me to be alone. Once you're ready, don't worry about it!"

Bai Fan was so wronged that he was about to shed tears. The so-called authorities were confused by the onlookers. This matter was clearly a misunderstanding. Li Er was just a joke, but the speaker had no intention of listening to it, and it hurt Bai Fan's heart inadvertently. It was just a moment of childishness, and Li Jing was out of love for him. After all, a crime of offending the crown prince would make him suffer a lot!

Although all the ministers couldn't understand why the child was so noisy, there were always a few people who understood, and Du Ruhui was one of them. He could hear the implication from Bai Fan's words. Could it be that he Do you know that there will be war in the north?

Thinking of this, he got up and saluted Li Shimin, "Your Highness, this matter is a misunderstanding. According to little brother Bai, did he know that there was going to be a war in the north three months ago? He didn't go to visit the mountains and rivers. , but went to spy on the enemy, and I hope His Highness will calm down! The matter is important, it is better to ask clearly!"

How could Li Shimin get angry with a child? In his opinion, the more noisy Bai Fan is, the more it proves that he is just a childish mortal, and not really an uncontrollable evildoer. After listening to Du Ruhui's words, his attitude became even lower. He said to Bai Fan, "Okay! It's Gu who said something wrong. Dalang misunderstood it for a while. Don't take it seriously. In this way, since you said that the three-month asceticism is to defeat the enemy, then tell your story in detail. If It was really a misunderstanding, how about I apologize to you?

Oh, not only Gu, but also let the pharmacist apologize to you! "

Your Highness, you, Li Jing, don't understand. Why does Your Highness treat your nephew like a junior?