Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 87
Xia Guo Jiangyang County, the place where Xia Guo's army is stationed.

"This, how can this be the case!"

"What His Royal Highness King Qi has done is really too much!"

"How can the conquest of the army be determined by King Qi? This army is His Majesty's army, the army of Daxia, not his royal guard of King Qi!"

"His Royal Highness King Jin, you should persuade His Highness King Qi well!"

In the handsome tent, a group of people were dressed as military generals, and some were dressed as literati. They all surrounded a man in his fifties, wearing a sapphire-colored python robe and a beaded crown, persuading him with righteous words. .

The old man in the python robe supported his forehead with his right hand. He seemed to be suffering from a headache. He nodded repeatedly and said soothingly:
"Yes, yes, everyone, stay safe and don't be impatient, stay safe and don't be impatient... King Qi, Gu must speak, must speak!"

At this time, the noise in the handsome tent suddenly fell.

The group of people who were still clamoring just now noticed that the surrounding area had suddenly become quieter, and their hearts skipped a beat. They immediately stopped the clamor and noise, and turned their heads in unison.

At the door of the handsome tent, a man in his early thirties with a handsome face, wearing an armor, holding a sword in his hand, looked at everyone present with a playful expression.

Seeing him coming, King Jin, who was surrounded by a group of people and quarreled for a long time, heaved a long sigh of relief, squeezed out of the crowd, walked towards the man and said:
"Old Nineteen, you're here! If you don't come again, I can't bear it, old brother! Hurry up, go and explain to everyone yourself, why did you agree to send troops without discussing with everyone?"

Xia Nineteenth Highness, King Qi Yu Zhaoling heard the words, flicked his cloak, and strode towards the commander-in-chief.

Behind him, King Qi's personal soldiers filed in and lined up on both sides.

Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, King Qi Yu Zhaoling sat directly on the coach seat.

"Upgrade!"

The dozens of personal soldiers in the tents shouted loudly in unison, startling everyone.

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, hesitated for a moment, Qiqi turned to look at King Jin Yu Zhaoli.

Jin Wang Yu Zhaoli felt the gazes of the crowd, but in desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said:

"Nineteen, it doesn't have to be like this..."

King Qi frowned, and interrupted directly:
"Third brother, this is the handsome tent, Gu is the coach appointed by the emperor!"

When King Jin heard this, the words he was about to say immediately became stuck in his throat.

"Upgrade!"

At this time, King Qi's personal soldiers took half a step forward, shouted again, and stared at everyone present.One by one, their right hands were already pressing on the handle of the knife at their waists, and their eyes were full of murderous intent.

Everyone in the tent knew that King Qi did not follow common sense.They didn't have the courage to use their own heads to measure how courageous and unreasonable King Qi was.

After hesitating for a while, everyone finally reluctantly lined up on both sides, bowed and saluted together, and shouted:

"Welcome, Commander!"

King Qi raised his eyes slightly, and the soldiers in the tent immediately took a step back, standing on both sides like wooden carvings.

"Okay, what do you want to ask!" King Qi said solemnly while sitting on the handsome seat.

Everyone looked at each other in private, and there was a moment of silence. Finally, a general stood up first, cupped his hands and said:

"Dare to ask the commander-in-chief, why didn't he report to the imperial court, and didn't discuss with the generals and staff in the army, so he decided to send troops to Yunguo?"

With a cold face, King Qi snorted and said:
"The military situation is urgent, and the opportunity is fleeting. How can there be time to wait for the court to return the order? As for why I didn't discuss it with you... This king is the commander-in-chief of an army, and military affairs can be decided by himself!"

At this time, another middle-aged scribe in a robe stood up and asked:
"Commander, at the time my Great Xia vassal, Bagan Kingdom, was at war with Yun Kingdom. The situation was critical, so I sent an envoy to join me, hoping that the Commander-in-Chief would send troops to rescue and attack from both sides, forcing Yun Kingdom to cease fighting. At that time, it was the Commander-in-Chief who insisted on refusing to send troops , Sit back and watch the Bagan Kingdom be wiped out! Why did the Commander take the initiative to attack the Yun Kingdom within a few years?"

King Qi sneered when he heard this, and said:
"It's a joke, you literati, you know that you want to be vain and face, and you want the dignity of the kingdom of heaven! There is a cloud kingdom between Bagan and my Daxia, even if it is included, can we control it? Is there any benefit? Or say , do you think that the lives of tens of thousands of Da Xia soldiers are not as good as that of a small foreign country?"

The literati was dumbfounded for a moment, fearing that he would say a few more words, so King Qi would grab him and quickly backed up a few steps, hiding in the queue.

"But Marshal, wouldn't it be beneficial for you to send troops at this time?" Another person couldn't help but ask.

King Qi shook his head, proudly said:

"This is not sending out troops, but the court of Yun Kingdom has undergone major changes. The clan of Yun Kingdom has invited us to cede Jianchang Mansion as a condition, and invite our army from Xia Kingdom to enter Tiannan to help him put down the rebellion!"

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.

Jianchang Mansion is in the territory of Yun Kingdom, close to Xia Kingdom.

Relying on the danger of the great river here, Xia Guobingfeng was firmly contained here, unable to advance an inch.Back then, the founder of the Xia Kingdom, the Taizu, wanted to unify the world, but he also lost his troops and generals here, and returned in a big defeat.

If they won the Jianchang Mansion, when Xia Guo faced Yun Guo, whether he would advance or retreat would depend entirely on Xia Guo!

King Jin reacted abruptly when he heard the words, and said:
"Nineteen, this is not a joke, are you sure it's true?"

King Qi heard the words and said proudly:

"So what if it's true or false? We don't know, and neither do the prefectures and counties of Yunguo! Anyway, as long as you take advantage of the chaos and get it to Jianchang Mansion, the fake can come true!"

Hearing King Qi's words, some people in the tent were excited, some were silent, and some immediately jumped out to object.

"Marshal, if it's false, use weapons recklessly and destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries, it will be a catastrophe!"

"Yes, Marshal, this matter should be reported to His Majesty, let's make a decision!"

"Marshal, even if you want to send troops, I'm afraid it's too hasty at this time. The army's military preparations are not yet complete, so let's wait first!"

Looking at the people in the tent who tried their best to dissuade him, King Qi suddenly smiled and said:
"Everyone, are you worried about starting a war and affecting your business?"

As soon as these words came out, the group of scribes who tried their best to stop the generals immediately fell silent like a goose being strangled by the neck.

Yunguo has business channels, and it specializes in doing business in foreign countries in the West.

Seafood, jewellery, tea and rice grains from Yunguo, warhorse gems from Fanbang in the southwest, silk, porcelain and salt from Xiaguo.Countless goods gather here and are continuously transported to western countries through Yun Nation.

Jiangyang County, as a place bordering Yun Kingdom, naturally has great interests to play.Almost [-]% of the people in this account rely on this to get countless silver every year.

"Why does the commander-in-chief defile people's innocence out of thin air? We don't know what kind of business it is!"

"Yeah, I'm against sending troops, it's just because the army doesn't have enough food, grass and equipment..."

When King Qi heard the words, he regained his energy suddenly, and pointed at the last person who spoke.

A personal soldier immediately understood, stepped forward, and put his hand on his saber.

The next moment, the light of the saber flickered in the military tent.

The person who was still talking just now hadn't noticed what happened when his huge head fell to the ground.

In the handsome tent, everyone looked at King Qi in horror.

They never expected that King Qi would be so courageous that he would actually dare to kill someone!
"After copying his house, the army will have the necessary supplies!" Qi Wang sneered while scanning the crowd.

Everyone was afraid in their hearts, and lowered their heads guiltily, for fear that if they said one more word, they would end up like this person.

King Jin, who had been in a daze for a long time, finally came to his senses at this time, stood up abruptly, and said anxiously:
"Nineteen! You, what are you doing!"

"For the sake of Great Xia, let it be prosperous again!" King Qi said boldly, word by word, with burning eyes.

The soldiers on the side also looked at King Qi in unison, their eyes were full of heat, and they almost shouted in response to King Qi's slogan!

King Jin almost couldn't catch his breath, his trembling lips were about to say something, but he suddenly remembered that there were still people in the tent, so he forced himself to calm down, and said in a deep voice:

"Go down first, Gu and King Qi, we still have something to say!"

All the generals and scribes breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't even bother to salute, and hurriedly withdrew from the camp.A group of personal soldiers also left the commander's tent under the signal of King Qi.

Seeing the crowd leaving, the King of Jin finally couldn't bear it anymore and said:

"Nineteen, nineteen! After all, you have been practicing on the battlefield for a long time, why are you so uncontrollable today! The country's southwestern frontier army's ills are known to everyone in the court, but what can we do? We have to open our eyes and close our eyes. Eyes! Besides, you are going to send troops soon, and you still have to rely on these generals, otherwise you will charge forward and let us go..."

Seeing King Jin chattering endlessly, King Qi had no choice but to sigh helplessly and explained:
"Third brother, don't blame me! Before leaving, the father secretly hinted..."

King Jin, who was eloquent at first, froze for a moment and fell silent.
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Yongzhou, in the tent of the frontier army of Yunguo.

At this time, the leader of the frontier army, Zhendong General Shi An, holding the letter in his hand, fixed his eyes on the mysterious man wearing a cloak in front of him, and said with a deep expression:

"what is this?"

"Since the general has read the letter, why do you still ask me?"

Shi An lowered his eyes, looked at the letter in his hand, and said in a deep voice:
"I do not believe!"

"Don't lie to yourself, General, I'm sure you won't mistake this handwriting!" the cloaked man said in a deep voice.

Shi An didn't answer, and remained silent for a long time, lowering his head to look at the letter held in his left hand and the prayer beads on his right wrist.

"General, here is the letter, please make a decision early, don't..."

The man in the cloak froze immediately after he finished speaking, and looked at Shi An in disbelief.

Shi An's brows were erected, his face was ferocious, and his right hand had already been inserted into the cloaked man's chest at some point.The bright red blood, following Shi An's arm, flowed onto the Buddhist beads on his wrist, and then dripped onto the ground.

"you you……"

The man in the cloak stammered a few words, but couldn't continue. His eyes were dim, and his vitality was gone.

Shi An's face twitched, making it even more ferocious.He violently pulled out his bloody right hand, then casually put the letter in his hand on the candle and lit it.

The paper was swallowed by the flames, turned into fly ash, and fell to the ground.

Shi An shouted in a deep voice:

"Come on!"

Hearing the order, the guards outside the tent rushed in immediately, looked at the cloaked man lying on the ground, looked astonished, and said:
"General, this..."

Shi An said in a cold voice:

"Deal with it! Then beat the drums and raise the account to gather generals!"

"Yes!"
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In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, those who can be used by Xiao Cheng's subordinates are gathered here.

Cheng Bushi took the lead to take a step forward, cupped his hands and said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the camp in the suburbs of Beijing and the troops from all sides in Beijing have been fully trained, a total of [-] soldiers and horses!"

The ability to train [-] soldiers and horses is still due to Wang Xiao's strict army management.

Before Wang Xiao came to power, all the soldiers and horses in the capital were either paid by the rich and powerful, or a group of old, weak, sick and disabled.

It was Wang Xiao who wasted a lot of energy and transferred the frontier army to guard Beijing in rotation every few years, which gave Xiao Cheng a little bit of confidence.

"Divide the army into two divisions, one with 6 troops under martial law at all times. The remaining 2 troops will be responsible for the defense of Beijing!"

"Yes!"

Ma Minwen also followed closely, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I moved around and prepared enough food and salaries for the army for three months."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng shook his head and said:

"Not enough! Continue to collect, at least half a year's food and salary!"

Although Xiao Cheng has already prepared a backup, just in case, the food and salary are still a lot of good.

Hearing this, Ma Minwen bowed his head and thought about it for a while, a little confused:
"If the cost is not considered, enough food and supplies can be collected, but in this way, I'm afraid the tight treasury will be even more tense."

Xiao Cheng said with a sullen face:

"It's about the survival of the imperial court. We must first settle the matter at hand. Otherwise, the country will be gone, so what's the use of keeping money? Qu Qing, please cooperate with all your strength. If it's not enough, you can withdraw it from the palace treasury!"

When Qu Cheng heard this, he immediately cupped his hands and said:

"I should do my best!"

Jin Shengyuan, who had been standing aside without speaking, suddenly took a step forward and said:

"Your Majesty, if there is not enough food and supplies, my miscellaneous family can help you adults!"

During these years of dormancy, the miscellaneous family acted as a merchant.In terms of collecting supplies, it can be said that the entire court of Yun Kingdom is also inferior to them.

Xiao Cheng saw that Jin Shengyuan took the initiative to stand up, nodded slightly, and said softly:

"Okay, I will leave this matter to your miscellaneous family! After the matter is completed, you will benefit from your miscellaneous family!"

Jin Shengyuan bowed his head hastily, saying that he did not dare, and only said that it was only natural to do things for Xiao Cheng.

Seeing that Xiao Cheng was too nervous, Cheng Buzhi couldn't help it, and persuaded him:

"Your Majesty, there is an old Taiwei guarding Shicheng County, why are you so worried?"

Xiao Cheng looked dignified and said:

"If that's the case, I won't be worried, I'm just afraid..."

In the middle of Xiao Cheng's speech, he suddenly stopped, with a look of astonishment on his face.

Seeing Xiao Cheng's sudden behavior, several people were also taken aback, and said:
"Your Majesty, you are..."

In the line of sight that ordinary people can't see, the Ceka in Goldfinger's backpack [Dedicated to serve the country] automatically turned into a white light, flew out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and disappeared.

Xiao Cheng's expression changed, he was stunned at first, then stunned, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Everyone was a little frightened by Xiao Cheng's performance, thinking that Xiao Cheng was under too much pressure and lost his mind.

Without further ado, Feng Bao leaned forward, supported Xiao Cheng, and said in a panic:
"Your Majesty, don't scare your slaves!"

Xiao Cheng couldn't stop smiling, waved his hands, and said:

"I'm fine... General Cheng, didn't I secretly send two thousand Miao soldiers to the border of the Li Dynasty? Send someone to let them come back!"

Originally, I wanted to use it as a follow-up. If the situation changes, it will actively cause a war and trigger the card effect.

I never thought that the Ganye Temple would be so cooperative!

　This section is not very easy to divide into chapters, so I will post the big chapters directly. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)