"Well, he's just a Fuyu Long! What's the pity? Staying in Luoyang is just a waste of money and food!"
"Then your Majesty is not worried that he will become an unbound tiger? After all, he is the prince of Baekje?"
"Mei Niang, you don't understand!" Li Zhi smiled and waved his hand: "Then Fu Yu Fengzhang can't even tolerate the ghost chamber Fu Xin, how can he tolerate Fu Yu Long? Don't worry, Fu Yu Long can catch up now Even if he leaves, he won’t dare to leave, Datang is his only place now!”
"Not bad!" Empress Wu raised her palms and smiled: "That's true. So Liu Renyuan really made a good move!"
"Yes! It's not surprising that he can persist in Baekje for so long. After all, he is also a veteran who followed the late emperor. But it would be commendable to take the initiative to offer Fu Yulong as the governor of Ungjin Governor's Mansion! The former is just a general of an army, and the latter This is the state of mind of the Prime Minister of the DPRK. I was inspired by him and selected one person from the Japanese envoy to go to Baekje with me, just in case of emergencies."
"So your Majesty plans to reuse him?"
"Let's take a look first!" Li Zhi smiled and frowned again: "But now the military headquarters in Shandong have all been mobilized. If we mobilize troops from the military headquarters in Henan and Jianghuai, it will take time. Only I’m afraid the war will be delayed, which is a big problem!”
"What's the difficulty? Just recruit soldiers!" Empress Wu said with a smile: "Let Li Yifu allocate the necessary money, food and armor. If it doesn't work, just replace them. Isn't that what the prime minister does?"
"If you don't make a substitution, you're right!" Li Zhi laughed: "Mei Niang, from this sentence, it seems that you have made great progress during this period. Since ancient times, the first thing for an emperor is to select talents, and then each If you occupy the position and have the authority, those who are able will be superior, and those who are not will be subordinated, and the world will naturally be governed. I also know that Li Yifu is a greedy villain, but it doesn't matter, as long as he can be used by you, but remember one thing, A villain can be used for a while but not for a lifetime, do you understand?"
"I understand!" Empress Wu knew that this was her husband's reminder, and nodded quickly. When Li Zhi ascended the throne, the prime minister was Changsun Wuji, who was Gaozong's uncle and the number one minister in Lingyan Pavilion. He has been Prime Minister for more than thirty years, and he has made great achievements, and his tail is not lost.
So Li Zhi used the help of Li Yifu and others to drive Changsun Wuji out of the court, and forced him to commit suicide for treason. In return, Li Yifu and others were given high status as ministers, but deep down in his heart, Li Zhi knew very well who these people were.
At this point, Li Zhi also felt that his eyes were swollen and his temples were beating wildly. He knew that his wind was about to attack again, so he quickly closed his eyes. Empress Wu quickly massaged him gently and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you feel uncomfortable again. Do you want to call the imperial doctor?"
"No need, I'm just a little tired. I'll be fine after a while. Anyway, that's what the imperial doctor said when I called him, so why call him?" Li Zhi sighed. He looked at the stack of unread memorials on the table: "Mei Mom, come and see the rest, if it’s important, just ask me, if it’s not important, just give me my approval!”
"I obey!" Empress Wu was secretly happy. She asked the eunuch to help her husband onto the brocade couch beside her. She sat next to several cases and began to review them carefully.
Chang'an, Da Ci'en Temple.
"So, the imperial court is going to let the poor monk serve as an interpreter for the army?" Dinghui asked.
"That's right! A few days ago, the imperial court wanted to select a few people who were proficient in Japanese from the mission to serve as interpreters for the army, and the poor monk thought of you!" Master Guiji said with a smile. Since Master Xuanzang, the presiding master, was already old, the Da Ci'en Temple at that time In fact, he is mainly in charge of the temple affairs. He is a tall man with ear-length beard, thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, broad chest and back. If it were not for the scar on his head and wearing cassock, he would not look like a Buddhist monk at all. The man in the door looks like a fierce general.
"Thank you for your support, senior brother!" Dinghui hesitated and asked: "It's just that Dinghui is from the Japanese country, and this time the army is going out, -"
"Are you going to ask why we should choose you as the interpreter if the army goes out to fight against the Japanese?" Qiuji said with a smile: "Let's put it this way, the purpose of the army going out this time is to counter rebellion, not to provoke. I will take you forward. If you go, you can reduce unnecessary conflicts, which is not in line with the purpose of Buddhism?"
"That's it!" Dinghui nodded: "If that's the case, the poor monk is willing to help! But the poor monk also has a request, and I hope senior brother will grant it!"
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"The poor monk has a good friend named Yiji Lianbode. He also wants to serve the Tang Dynasty. I wonder if he can go with the poor monk?"
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Your friend is also in our temple?"
"Yes, let's live in the same courtyard as the poor monk!"
"That's it!" Qiuji pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Well, since my junior brother has spoken, I will tell you for you. It shouldn't be a big problem!"
"The poor monk has already thanked senior brother!" Dinghui clasped his hands and thanked Guiji. Guiji hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Dinghui and said with a smile: "Junior brother, you don't have to thank me. If you want to thank, just thank the saint in the palace, right?"
"The saint in the palace? Senior brother, are you talking about the emperor?" Dinghui showed an expression of disbelief.
"Yes, I won't hide it from my junior brother. Your trip to Baekje was appointed by the saint!" Qiuji showed a meaningful smile: "This is not only because of my diligent and studious junior brother, but also because of your father!"
Baekje, Sixian City, and the Governor's Mansion.
"Everyone, there is news about the reinforcements!" Liu Renyuan said with joy on his face: "The imperial court has issued an edict and has ordered the recruitment of troops in Qing, Lai, and Deng prefectures of Shandong, and shipbuilding in Hai, Chu, and Si prefectures. It should be ready by the end of summer. Help is coming from across the sea!”
"Very good!"
"Finally the reinforcements are waiting!"
"It's finally over. With reinforcements and a boat division, we can give the Japanese and Baekje bandits some color!"
Du Shuang was not as happy as everyone else. He frowned: "Recruiting soldiers, why not dispatch local soldiers? Wouldn't it be more useful than the temporary recruitment of Ding Zhuangding?"
"Du Changshi didn't know something!" Liu Rengui on the side sighed: "Before I crossed the sea, I checked the military offices in the states in Shandong. There were many vacancies in each government. After I crossed the sea, I made another northern expedition to Goguryeo. I was afraid that the military offices in various places There are no more government soldiers to recruit!”
At this point, everyone's expressions were not good-looking. According to the opinions of later generations, the combat effectiveness of the army raised with money must be stronger than that of the government soldiers. However, not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the government army system had not yet declined. There are seasonal trainings, and they are also selected from wealthy farmers. Naturally, they are much more powerful than the young men temporarily recruited from bankrupt farmers.
Ahem!
Liu Renyuan coughed twice and said with a smile: "It is a good thing to have reinforcements after all. It is still spring and there are still a few months until the end of summer. Even the weak soldiers will be much better after a few months of training. At least they can be used." Come to defend the city! And we can also do something in these few months! Saburo, don’t you think so?”
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