Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace!
A battle report was sent into the political hall.
"In terms of military expenditure, the current consumption is not large."
Changsun Wuji held the war report in his hand,
"Duan Zhixuan used a quick-attack style to defeat the Tuyuhun tribe all the way and made rapid progress."
"Judging from the record, it can be said that the army is unstoppable and will soon reach Tuyuhun King's City."
Li Shimin stroked his beard, but there was not much happiness on his face.
Yes, there is only calmness.
After all, with the current combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty's army, they would win no matter how hard they fought, and this would be the result for everyone.
"These are not important."
Li Jing said in a deep voice,
"The key point is the movements of the Tuyuhun royal family."
"Although Duan Zhixuan's speed is very fast, no matter how fast he hits, the time is enough for Murong to escape and move."
"So, did Duan Zhixuan detach a second army to stop Murong Fuyun?"
Changsun Wuji took a look at the battle report.
"It wasn't mentioned in the battle report."
He raised his head and said,
"He should have joined forces and gathered his strength together, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to be so fast."
Li Jing curled his lips.
"Then there's nothing to be happy about."
He hummed softly,
"If we fight like this, anyone can achieve this result."
"The grassland tribes are different from us. As soon as they saw any movement, they ran away. When the army crossed the border, they turned back again. It can be said that they were not harmed at all."
"Wherever they are, there is a city."
"So, it's useless to pass the push! Tell me how many enemies you killed! Did you have any encounters?"
Changsun Wuji took another look at the battle report.
"……not much."
He said helplessly,
"We've almost reached the royal city, and we've only killed a few thousand people. There's not even a strong resistance."
"But no matter what, he pushed the front very quickly, which is worthy of recognition."
Li Jing's face darkened.
"What is worthy of recognition, I think this is very rude!"
He reprimanded unceremoniously,
"The current Tuyuhun army is obviously just trying to avoid the danger for the time being! Maybe the royal city is nothing to them."
"What they are doing now is definitely to preserve their strength, and then they can take advantage of our army's laxness and take advantage of it! This guy Duan Zhixuan is not reliable enough after all!"
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Isn't this Li Jing going to deal with Duan Zhixuan?
Why do you like to find fault so much!
Obviously the battle report is very gratifying, a good news, but why does it all become a problem here in Li Jing's case?
"Pharmacist, don't be too excited."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile,
"No matter what, the battle report is pretty good. A great victory is ahead."
"As for what to do next, it depends on Duan Zhixuan's on-the-spot judgment. Maybe he can have a good strategy in Tuyuhun?"
"We are sitting in the court, and even if we can talk, it is just talk on paper. After all, no one can analyze it thoroughly on the spot."
"Do you think so?"
Li Er doesn't like to be pointed at when fighting.
So when he became emperor, he also gave the highest degree of freedom to his generals.
You can play it how you want.
I will never do micro-management, I will only help you with logistics and be a good transportation captain.
Everything depends on the result.
"...Your Majesty said so."
Hearing this, Li Jing could only nod helplessly, and then said,
"But I think I still need to give Duan Zhixuan a warning."
"Don't be dazzled by the smoothness in front of you. You should be cautious. The more smooth it is, the more likely it is that there is fraud."
Li Shimin nodded.
"Okay, just follow what you said and give him the decree."
Li Er ordered,
"Give Duan Zhixuan a commendation order, and add the words of the pharmacist."
"Finally, I wish him a triumphant victory."
"that's all."
Swish, swish, swish.
Fang Xuanling started drafting the imperial edict without saying a word.
"Auxiliary aircraft, how long will military expenditures be enough to support them?"
Li Shimin asked again.
"The current consumption can last for more than half a year without any pressure."
Changsun Wuji responded,
"The main reason is that the price of grain is now cheap, and the old grain from the past can be used as food and grass."
"Less than 30% of the cigarette tax has been spent. If all supplies are provided, this war will not be a problem for three to five years! It's just that the supply line is too long."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and patted Xu Fenglei's shoulder.
"It's so comfortable. I've never felt so comfortable fighting before!"
He laughed loudly and said,
"This is all the credit of the Grand Master! Finding such a good thing as tobacco has given us such a rich income!"
"Listen, I am grateful to you, and the emperors of future generations will also be grateful to you! With this money, you don't have to worry about fighting at all!"
"Fight whenever you want, whatever you want!"
Xu Fenglei: "..."
Will the emperor be grateful to me?
I'm afraid people in the world will scold me to death!
He is going to single-handedly lower everyone's average life expectancy!
"Your Majesty, I and Sun Simiao, Dean of the Medical College, have jointly summarized the top ten dangers of smoking."
Xu Fenglei suddenly raised his head and said,
"I want to promote it and let the world know that smoking is harmful to health!"
"You can see it?"
Li Shimin: "..."
"ah?"
He said in surprise,
"Why? Aren't you trying to reduce the cigarette tax revenue? If this revenue is reduced, the army will have less money to fight the war!"
Xu Fenglei looked serious.
"No reason, just for the conscience in my heart."
He said seriously,
"Smoking is really harmful to the body."
"Many people don't know the dangers of it and choose to blindly follow the trend, which invisibly destroys their bodies. This is something I don't want to see."
"So, I have to let the world know that this stuff is harmful! If everyone still smokes it, it's their own problem."
Li Shimin thought for a moment.
"That's it..."
He frowned, looking a little hesitant.
After all, he was enjoying the dividends brought by the cigarette tax, and he did not want to reduce his income so quickly.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the revenue from cigarette tax will not be reduced too much."
Xu Fenglei added,
"Propaganda is propaganda, and those who should smoke will still smoke."
"What we want to persuade are teenagers and people who cherish their lives... If they have a lot of worries and don't care about their life span, then it doesn't matter. No matter how harmful it is to them, they won't quit."
Li Shimin nodded.
"That's true... just like you told me about the dangers of smoking, but I still can't help but have one, and then another."
He said helplessly,
"It's easier said than done to quit?"
"Unless one day I don't have any worries anymore, then maybe I will quit naturally."
Xu Fenglei was silent for a moment.
That's the truth.
Nine times out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory.
If it were all good things and there were no worries, who would be willing to smoke this crap?
"Go and promote it. What you just said is right, teenagers and children cannot be exposed to this thing!"
Li Shimin ordered,
"We must be on guard here!"
"After they become adults, we should educate them more about the dangers of smoking... Also, we can increase the price when appropriate."
Raise price!
If you can't afford it, wouldn't you have no chance to smoke, or would you smoke less?
In this way, the purpose of reducing the number of smokers can also be achieved, and Datang's profits will not be damaged too much.
"yes."
Xu Fenglei nodded in agreement.
…
After the meeting dispersed, Xu Fenglei was still thinking about how to publicize to get the best effect.
Outside the Xuanwu Gate, there was a straight figure standing there motionless.
When Xu Fenglei walked out of the Xuanwu Gate, the figure trembled suddenly!
Then - the run started!
"Brother!!!"
Xue Rengui shouted and rushed forward like a monkey!
The guards at Xuanwu Gate suddenly became nervous!
Who is this guy?
Where did it come from? alert!
Swish, swish, swish!
Countless crossbows were aimed at Xue Rengui, but Xue Rengui was completely unaware at the moment and hugged Xu Fenglei in a bear hug!
"Rengui?!"
Xu Fenglei was also a little surprised. He hugged the strong man in front of him and said,
"Your boy is back?!"
"Ouch! You miss big brother so much!"
Bang bang bang!
His arm patted Xue Rengui's thick shoulder, making a dull sound.
"So strong! You boy!"
Xue Rengui laughed.
"Of course! I didn't treat myself badly!"
He patted his chest and said proudly,
"Brother, I can protect you from now on!"
Xu Fenglei looked at his high-spirited appearance with a bit of relief in his expression.
This kid... he finally got it through practice!
"Okay, okay, good on you, boy!"
He put his arm around Xue Rengui's shoulders and said,
"Let's go home! Let's go home and eat!"
"We won't stop until we get drunk!"
"Yes!" Xue Rengui responded with a bright smile.
Seeing the two of them leaving arm in arm, the guards at the city gate were immediately stunned!
"This...who is this person?"
"Yes, the Grand Master is so close to him! He must not be an ordinary person."
"I also think...fortunately I didn't miss it just now. If he were shot to death, wouldn't we have to pay for it?"
"..."
It's night at the Duke of Xu's mansion.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Xue Rengui and Xu Fenglei kept clinking glasses, already looking drunk.
Xu Fenglei is also on full fire today, drinking beautifully! He, who is said to never get drunk after a thousand drinks, was actually a little tipsy.
There is a saying that if the wine is not drunk, everyone will get drunk.
When you are happy, you can drink freely and let yourself get drunk. There is nothing wrong with that.
"Brother, let me tell you!"
"That Songtsen Gampo, I shot an arrow through the clouds and went over, and all I heard was a whoosh!"
"Guess what?"
"What's going on?" Xu Fenglei cooperated and started to praise him.
"Oh! That kid was shot to death by me!"
Xue Rengui laughed and said,
"I couldn't help but shoot! I originally wanted to kill him within three arrows! But I didn't expect it to be just one!"
"Zampu of Tubo died in my hands like this! Do you think...isn't this ridiculous?"
Xu Fenglei drank the wine in one gulp.
"Yeah...ridiculous!"
He smiled and said,
"So, no one would ever think that this was the work of the Tang Dynasty!"
"You completed your mission very well! It is precisely because of the perfection of your key link that my strategy can be implemented!"
"Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is victorious in Tuyuhun, and Murong Fuyun is running away with his head in his arms!"
"And I heard that there is also internal strife in Tubo, and it is divided into two factions. Now they are fighting fiercely, and there is a faint trend of splitting!"
"These... are all the result of that arrow of yours!"
Xue Rengui waved his hands repeatedly.
"Who am I? I am just a chess piece in your hand, big brother. I will go wherever you tell me to go!"
He said sincerely,
"If you want to talk about credit, everything is due to your planning, big brother!"
"Without a younger brother, there will still be someone who can complete the task brilliantly."
Xu Fenglei grinned.
"You kid, you are a lot more tactful now... You must have learned this from Cheng Zhijie."
Xue Rengui waved his hands repeatedly.
"Master Cheng didn't teach me this, and I'm not tactful. That's what I really think."
He said hurriedly,
"Brother, you have to believe me!"
Xu Fenglei nodded.
"Brother naturally believes in you."
He whispered,
"But no matter how you put it, you did a great job in this matter! Even His Majesty wants to meet you!"
"Tomorrow, I will take you to the palace, and you must behave well! That may be your boy's chance to rise to the top!"
Xue Rengui looked stern.
"I understand, little brother!" he said solemnly.
After working hard and achieving great results, I only got one chance to be 'interviewed' by the emperor.
This opportunity is extremely precious!
If the emperor is satisfied, he will definitely be a general in the future! You may start out as a general!
If I disappoint His Majesty, I might have to start from an unknown school captain.
"By the way, have you dealt with those people under your command?"
Xu Fenglei suddenly asked again,
"This matter is a secret among secrets!"
"Apart from His Majesty, you and me, even your masters don't know much!"
"Therefore, this matter must not be leaked! Once leaked, the impact on Datang will be immeasurable!"
Xue Rengui shook his head.
"They were nice people, so I didn't think about dealing with them in the first place."
He said in a deep voice,
"So, this is what my little brother did..."
As he spoke, he told Xu Fenglei his strategy in detail, and also repeated what he said to his subordinates in Xue Yantuo.
Then, Xue Rengui looked at Xu Fenglei carefully.
"Brother, you think I'm like this... I should be foolproof, right?"
He looked at Xu Fenglei's expression and whispered,
"Although these soldiers are all Turks, they really love the Tang Dynasty! Each of them loves the Tang Dynasty even more than the Tang people, for fear that the Tang Dynasty will be humiliated! I was shocked!"
"It is precisely because of this that I am even more reluctant to deal with them... Brother, please forgive me for my willfulness."
"If you feel it's not safe...I, I'll deal with them now. I haven't disbanded the team yet. They are all in Chang'an, not a single one is missing."
Xu Fenglei looked at Xue Rengui with complicated eyes.
Xue Rengui's heart skipped a beat and he became a little at a loss.
Brother...are you angry?
Because you didn't clean your tail? well……
I should have known I shouldn't have such kindness...
"Rengui, you have grown up after all..."
Just when Xue Rengui was thinking wildly, Xu Fenglei stood up, patted his shoulder, and said with emotion,
"True generals, true wise men!"
"Your strategy is very good! Big brother approves it!"
"When Your Majesty sees you, he will definitely feel like he has found a treasure! Your boy... has a bright future!"
