Datang Longya

Chapter 864 Li Chengqian's Worries
The generals in the early years of Zhenguan are all old now, and they are no longer as brave as they used to be.After the whole world attacked Tang, it was no longer suitable to send them to send troops.

Su Dingfang stood up and said, "His Royal Highness, I am willing to go on an expedition. Although there is not enough food and grass, I will greatly reduce the time for attacking. The current Koryo is a grasshopper after autumn. It looks ferocious, but in fact it has insufficient stamina. It only takes a few days." A big defeat can turn their last stubbornness into a mess."

Li Chengqian nodded, veterans are not suitable for the expedition, but Su Dingfang is a very suitable candidate.

In terms of qualifications, Su Dingfang is only inferior to Yu Chigong and others, not to mention that he has been on the battlefield for a long time, so there is nothing wrong with entrusting the Korean battlefield to him alone.

"Very good, Su Qing, on behalf of my father, I will grant you the title of Army Chief of Hebei Province, leading the frontier army to counterattack Goryeo!"

Li Jing couldn't help reminding: "Xing Guogong, don't kill the Koreans so badly, just force the Koreans to Baekje, Silla, and let them fight. When will they be beaten? , we should send troops to completely turn it into the land of our Tang Dynasty."

Although Zhang Liang's strategy at the beginning was a little immature, it was still very feasible.The whole world attacked all the frontier countries in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty did not forget it, and the fact that it was not liquidated does not mean that it will not be pursued in the future.

Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje, the three small frontier countries, can be used to train soldiers, and by the way force them to make trouble for the Wa people.

Su Dingfang cupped his hands and said: "Duke Wei, don't worry, I will control the killing of my subordinates well."

After finalizing the matter of dispatching troops, all that remains is multi-party coordination and supply to the frontier troops.

Except for the approval of official documents, the Ministry of War has no important work.

After finishing the initial work, Leng Feng received an invitation from Li Chengqian.

"Duke Protector, Your Highness the Crown Prince invites you to enter the palace for a briefing."

The little eunuch who came to invite Leng Feng was respectful and extremely cautious.

After finishing speaking, he waited aside, waiting for Leng Feng's reply.

The imperial palace is the most majestic and rigorous place in the Tang Dynasty, but there are two exceptions among the foreign ministers.

One is Fang Xuanling. Every time Fang Xuanling enters the palace, he basically does not need to be notified to enter directly.When the eunuch who reported reported to the emperor, Fang Xuanling had already arrived at the door.

The other one is Lord Protector Leng Feng. Basically, whether it is the emperor's harem or the prince's east palace, it is like a back garden to this Lord, and no one dares to stop him.

In addition, even Zhao Guogong and others had to report when they entered the palace.

Leng Feng signed an official document, and then handed it to the official: "Give it to Zhang Wei, the president of Shengshi Bank, and ask him to guarantee the speed of financial support for the frontier army."

After flipping through the rest of the official documents, Leng Feng stood up and said to the eunuch who notified him, "Lead the way."

Finally, after waiting for the reply from Duke Protector, the eunuch respectfully led Leng Feng into the palace.

It happened to be lunch time at this time, and the officials of the three provinces and six departments of Zhenguan still had some benefits. If they didn't go home at noon, they could eat in the cafeterias of each department.

After all, for the sake of officials from the three provinces and six ministries, Li Shimin specially ordered the chefs in Tianxialou to train a group of chefs.

The restaurant in the Eastern Palace had already prepared lunch, and when he entered the restaurant, Leng Feng noticed the pot of beef stew in the center of the dining table.

Li Chengqian sat down at the table a long time ago, seeing Leng Feng, he beckoned: "Master, come quickly, let's eat first, otherwise we won't be able to snatch him when the green sparrow comes."

Leng Feng sat at the dining table, picked up a piece of beef, and found that it was actually new meat, not dried meat from the grassland.

The Tang Dynasty banned the slaughter of farming cattle, and even the royal family had to convert the heads of cattle into substitutes for offering sacrifices to heaven.Although there are many cattle and sheep in the grasslands of Jingbei Province, there is currently no suitable transportation method. If you want to transport the cattle from Jingbei Province to the mainland, you can only make them into jerky.And driving cattle into the inland, even the cattle in the grassland can enjoy the same high-level treatment as the inland cattle.

The sauced beef in Tianxialou can only be served on the table when it was trading with Turks and in winter.

Leng Feng couldn't help but said: "Tsk tsk tsk, you are really extravagant, actually eating beef."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Master, you can't teach me a lesson. This beef was sent to the palace by Cheng Yaojin. His cow fell to death and he just ate it."

Leng Feng smiled wryly: "Now that we are late for the beef, the county magistrate at Cheng Yao Jinzhuangzi is probably going to cry to death. His cattle are so delicate that they can die if they fall casually."

Li Chengqian shrugged and did not comment.Anyway, he wasn't the one who killed the cow, he just had to pretend he didn't know.

Leng Feng moved his chopsticks, and Li Chengqian began to eat.

After a while, Li Tai also came over.Every time there is something good in the East Palace, Li Chengqian will notify Li Tai and Li Ke, which has become a common practice.It's just that now Li Ke went to Xianling to observe his filial piety and could not come back.

As soon as his nose moved, Li Tai yelled strangely as soon as he entered the restaurant: "Beef, grandma's, you can also eat beef in summer, big brother, you are awesome!"

Running to the table, Li Tai grabbed the chopsticks and ate them.

After a full meal, the three masters and apprentices were all satisfied.

If you don't know that the beef is from Cheng Yaojin's family, the meal will be so-so.But after knowing that this is a cow slaughtered by Cheng Yaojin's tricks, a little bit of a forbidden feeling will make the taste of the food even better.

People are like this, walking on the edge of danger will bring people a weird sense of excitement.

After the meal, Li Chengqian explained the main reason for inviting Leng Feng.

"Master, if you don't have any important matters in the Ministry of War recently, why don't you go to Jiucheng Palace. The emperor's grandfather and younger sister passed away one after another. The blow to the father is too great. I am still a little worried. However, I have to be in charge of supervising Country, you can't leave easily."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai again: "Qingque, if you have time, go with Master. Father is recuperating in Jiucheng Palace, we as children have to ignore it."

Li Tai nodded: "Yes, although I have an experiment at hand, but I'm not in a hurry, I can go to Jiucheng Palace, master, how about you?"

Leng Feng glanced at Li Chengqian and Li Tai with relief: "There is nothing serious about my Ministry of War. Even if there is, Li Jing can temporarily take over the affairs of Minister of the Ministry of War. It is not a big problem to go there."

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Seeing that Li Chengqian's expression was not very good, Leng Feng asked: "Didn't sleep well last night, how is it? It's not easy to be alone."

Li Chengqian said with a bitter smile: "Of course it's not easy. In order to keep the power firmly in the hands of the royal family, the emperor has seized too much power. The emperor has too many things to deal with. Fortunately, I have been watching politics for a while before, otherwise Really can't handle it."

(End of this chapter)