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Chapter 502: Making a Deal with the Emperor (2-in-1)


Ten days off, Li Er rarely has a day to take a break without going to work, the palace is discussing with the queen whether to go out of the palace today, but an uninvited guest came, it was none other than Du Shaoqing, who had recently made a fuss in Chang'an.Li Er looked at this son-in-law and said with a good face: "Today, Xiu Muzhen doesn't want to be disturbed by political affairs, you kid had better be interesting and say something I like to hear." ”The queen pushed her husband on the side, and said to Du Shaoqing with a smile: "Shaoqing came just right, the palace is worrying with His Majesty, it is rare to rest and relax, is it out of the palace to go shopping, but after thinking about the surroundings of Chang'an, there are no new scenery or things."

You've always been smart and quick-witted, so help with the details. ”Of course, Du Shaoqing heard that this was his mother-in-law helping, and asked with a smile: "It's the middle of summer, and the lotus flowers are blooming on the Qujiang Pond in Chang'an City, why don't you go to the lake?"

”"I can also raft in this palace, and Qujiangchi will swim in the lake every year, it's all clichés, don't go!"

Li Er was dissatisfied."

Then why don't you take a few days off and go to Taiyi Mountain to escape the heat?""

The state affairs are heavy, how can I covet comfort and pleasure and slack off?"

Li Erzheng said.I, Du Shaoqing, can see it, this old man doesn't know what kind of wind he is smoking, he must be deliberately making things difficult for himself.Seeing that his son-in-law stopped talking, Li Er gave an eviction order: "If you don't have a good idea, then hurry up and go back to take care of the marriage at home, don't come to disturb my Yaxing." ”"Hey!

No wonder your old man looked at me from the moment he entered the door, it turned out to be for this?

Dahu's marriage is really not something I deliberately made a fuss, I want to keep a low profile, but the woman is too difficult to find, so I have to make some noise" Du Shaoqing hurriedly explained.Li Er waved his hand and said: "Du Dahu is a hero, I am not a stingy person, I have no meaning to blame, you take care of it, and I will let people send a congratulatory gift when the day comes." ”"The son-in-law thanked his father-in-law for the big tiger.""

Alright, let's step down."

Du Shaoqing: I haven't said anything yet."

I said, I won't talk about politics today, and I'll come back tomorrow!""

What about traveling, I still have an idea."

Empress Eldest Sun looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Your Majesty usually thinks that this son-in-law is rarely coming, but today when people come, you bombarded out?"

I don't know why?

”Li Er snorted and said: "If this kid can leave the marriage of his family, it will definitely not be a trivial matter, there is nothing to do in the DPRK and China, and there is no information, that is, he himself is going to come up with some crooked ideas, but I finally have to live a long day and have a leisure, you kid don't know how to honor the elderly?"

”Du Shaoqing suddenly realized, he really admired it in his heart, he had already guessed his mind without saying a word, and sure enough, the older he was, the more demonic he became."

My son-in-law wants to build a large sports field in Chang'an City, surrounded by stands, lawns in the middle, and running tracks, where horse races and football matches I invented can be held.is afraid that some labor and money will be lost, so "Li Er's eyes lit up, the big theater built by this kid before was very good and popular, so this sports field must not be bad, so he immediately nodded and said: "Labor and money?"

No, it's all your kid who spends money, the treasury can't get a penny, you can't hurt the money, and the people can still make money, it's good.Then do it, go quickly!

”Puff Du Shaoqing wanted to vomit blood, so I said a word, it's not enough to lose money and effort, I didn't even get a good face, and you drove me away?

There is no way, if you have to ask for someone, you have to lower your voice, Du Shaoqing said with a bitter face: "I will give all this money, just honor my father-in-law and mother-in-law and contribute to Chang'an."

But I've paid so much money at once, you have to give me a chance to say something, right?

”Empress Eldest Sun smiled and persuaded, "Your Majesty, why should you embarrass a child?

Shaoqing has always been selfless, and it must be a state affair that he can find you in such a hurry.The two of you talk, let's go to Shaoqing's house today, take a look at Liqin and the two children, and I'll arrange it. ”Du Shaoqing gave a big thumbs up to this intimate mother-in-law in his heart, looking at his unhappy father-in-law, Du Shaoqing went straight to the point and said: "I came to ask my father-in-law for one thing today, I want to defeat Goguryeo!"

I've already huh?

No, aren't you surprised?

Have you already guessed it?

It's impossible" Li Erbai glanced at the other party and scolded: "Just your kid's little tricks, can I not know?"

From the beginning of the army in Taiyuan to now, I have fought for more than 20 years, do you think you can hide it from me?

The reason why the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, a general knows that since the winter, your Du Family Chamber of Commerce has been continuously mobilizing materials to the northeast, and in the past six months, you have tried every means to get Qin Huaidao, Cheng Chumo, Xue Rengui and other noble sons to the northeast, I have long known what you are thinking.So as soon as you come to the door today, I will know why you are here. ”Du Shaoqing smiled, "Just this little bit of caution has been guessed." ”"Not only that, through your material and personnel deployment, as well as the fighters who want to destroy Goguryeo, I have already calculated, and you will come to fight in the ten days before and after.""

Convinced, your ability is even more accurate than Lao Junguan Yuan Tianshi!"

Du Shaoqing was convinced, this old father-in-law's keen sense of war is really not something ordinary people can do.Li Er smiled slightly, looked at Du Shaoqing and said, "Hehe, I have also thought about it, will you kid cut first and then play, and don't come to me, so what?"

”Du Shaoqing was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "How is it possible?"

How dare I make a decision on such a big thing as a war between the two countries?

Without His Majesty's approval, I wouldn't have enough head to cut off. ”"Then why don't you ask me for advice when you mobilize the grain and grass and accumulate strength?"

Li Er deliberately made it difficult."

If this doesn't work out, this can be interpreted as the Du Family Chamber of Commerce aiding the border soldiers and so on, at least it didn't violate Tang Law.Of course, Your Majesty, you see that we are all ready for everything, and Goguryeo is like meat in our mouths, so why don't we eat it?

Therefore, everything is ready for this battle, and it is time for His Majesty to give an order to this east wind. ”Du Shaoqing stood with his hands down, looking at Emperor Li Er cautiously, he couldn't figure out whether his kind of first cut and then play would touch the bottom line of an emperor, but if he went through the formal channels with great fanfare, even if he destroyed the country, it had nothing to do with him.Li Er didn't say anything and just looked at Du Shaoqing, and suddenly laughed after a long time."

Do you know what I admire about you the most?"

Du Shaoqing was slightly surprised, looked at the other party's smile, and stood back a little unnaturally, "Your Majesty, ministers are not good men" I almost vomited blood with one sentence, and a lot of words were held back, so angry that I kicked Du Shaoqing and scolded: "I am not good at men!"

”Then he said calmly: "I love you not only because I love talents, not just because you are my son-in-law, but because you know how to advance and retreat, never arrogant and arrogant, and even have no desire for power, there are too few people who can do this." ”"Don't you keep scolding me for not doing my job and not seeking progress?"

Du Shaoqing quipped."

Everyone has their own ambitions, but they can't ask for it."

Li Er sighed.Then he stopped chatting and talked about the war, "I don't agree with the matter of destroying Goguryeo, the two countries are not child's play, and you know the truth that you will die if you are belligerent."

You can wage war at any cost for the sake of brotherhood and a gambling contract, but as an emperor, I will never waste money with my sword.Datang has had enough wars in recent years, and the territory has expanded too fast, but governance is a problem, so five years of peaceful development is not empty talk, and there will be no more wars in at least two years. ”Du Shaoqing was stupid, and said anxiously: "If you don't agree to start a war to destroy the country, then what about the marriage between my third brother Du He and my sister Chengyang?"

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Otherwise, if you nod and agree to the marriage, that's fine, and you can save money without fighting. ”Li Eryi thought it was wrong, didn't it become that you kid used a war to blackmail me into marrying my daughter?"

Marriage?

Since the gambling contract has been made, it cannot be changed, you have no jokes, and Du He can't do it, so he can only blame him for not having this blessing. ”"That's not right, you agreed to destroy the country in three years, but now it's good, we want to destroy the country and marry a daughter-in-law, and you don't let the war go, and it's a one-sided bet for a long time, deliberately teasing the two of us?

Just say that you don't want to marry your daughter?

”Seeing his son-in-law complaining, Li Er's face turned pale and he scolded: "How can you talk?

I am the Son of Heaven, how can I tease the courtiers?

The terms of the covenant were made by you, and you didn't notice anything wrong at the time, and now you don't want to?

There is no clause in our gambling agreement to help you promote the destruction of the country. ”It's over, Du Shaoqing is dumb and can't say if he eats Coptis chinensis, this old father-in-law is too difficult, isn't this a pit?"

If you don't have anything else to do, then forget it, it is estimated that the queen is almost ready, and I have to rush out of the palace to see my granddaughter, by the way, you follow and come to your house as a guest, you can't cook a few good dishes yourself."

Saying that, Li Er was about to go out.Du Shaoqing was anxious, he was ready to fly in front of him, but he was stuck here, where did he still have the heart to cook?

Besides, you have also been a guest at the homes of other ministers, and the ministers cook in person?

Seeing that the emperor was about to step out of the Lizheng Palace, Du Shaoqing gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and shouted: "Wait a minute, what if I can destroy Goguryeo without a single soldier of the Tang Dynasty?"

Can you promise to go to war?

”Oh?

Li Er stopped, turned around and said disdainfully: "Boy, I know that you have the ability and brains, but war is different from others, the battle to destroy the country is not a shopping mall transaction, even if I personally raise 200,000 troops, I dare not say that I will be able to destroy the country in one war."

Not to mention a group of young boys on the northeast border, without the Tang Dynasty destroying Goguryeo with one soldier, wouldn't the former Sui Daye Emperor want to die unjustly?

It's useless to brag with me, if you can really destroy the country without the power of Datang, you don't need to ask me for instructions at all, I am very willing to see that Datang has such a powerful talent to help sweep away the United States. ”"Okay, a word is a certainty, if someone participates in the concert on the grounds that we are raising troops for no reason, Your Majesty must not forget to speak out today, the minister has asked for instructions, and Your Majesty agrees."

Du Shaoqing cut the railway.Li Er didn't believe it at all, waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, as long as you don't tire the people of the Tang Dynasty, you kid toss it as you want, do you really think the war is a joke?"

A bet has not been gambled and played, and now another one has been set, who is amused?

Let's go, I only have a day off for ten days, and I was delayed by you for another hour. ”"What if I could borrow 200,000 troops from the alien races north of Goguryeo?

Can the country be destroyed?

”Du Shaoqing seemed to have regained his confidence and said softly.You Li Er was stunned, and the thoughts in his mind turned sharply, as if he was deducing the feasibility of his son-in-law's words, and gradually the face of this battle-hardened emperor changed, becoming more and more serious.After a long time, Li Er asked seriously, "You're not kidding?"

Do you really want to borrow troops from other races?

”"The original plan was that I would go all out to pay for the logistics, and borrow 100,000 yuan from the Tang Dynasty warriors to help fight a war to destroy the country, but I neglected that Your Majesty loved the people like a son, so I could only choose another way.You are right, the lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty cannot be damaged casually, then borrow troops from foreign races, 200,000 foreign soldiers and horses, although the equipment and literacy are inferior, they can't reach 100,000 Tang warriors, but the victory is that there are many people who do not hesitate to consume, and they should be useful.Even if we don't succeed in the end, we will only lose some money and food. ”Li Erbai glanced at his son-in-law, who was a little embarrassed, and scolded: "Just some money and food?

You are really wealthy, Goguryeo is not the vulnerable Gaochang, you have to spend at least three times the price of attacking Gaochang, although your Du family Chamber of Commerce contributed, but in the end, it is still the money of the Tang Dynasty?

Boy, you are really stubborn, even if you can really borrow 200,000 troops and carry out this strategy of driving away tigers and wolves, how can you guarantee that after the deed is completed, let them spit out the land they won?

You must know that those alien races in the north are not easy people, who is not envious of the powerful Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo?

When the time comes, it will be easy for you to make a fuss with the gods, and it will be difficult to send the gods, and the Goguryeo that you have laid down will be divided by others, won't you, the one who paid the money, make wedding dresses for others?

”Who knew that Du Shaoqing laughed out loud, "Your Majesty, my father-in-law, if there really was that time, you wouldn't still be watching your son-in-law make a fool of himself on the wall like today, right?"

Our gang are all Datang people, we have been tricked and bullied, and the damage is also Datang's face, you can't ignore it.The army of 200,000 is swinging to the northeast, and how many aliens have to obediently spit out the fat meat!

”Du Shaoqing's words all touched Li Er's heart, so the other party smiled and said nothing, and after listening quietly, he commented: "If you came up with this strategy earlier, why did you hide it until today?"

No one will refuse at the court meeting. ”"It was also because you were forced to think of this desperate trick, after all, cooperating with an alien race is a bit of a risk of seeking the skin of the tiger.And if the court meeting is discussed, the military exploits will have nothing to do with Du He, and then you will have a gambling contract to marry Chengyang's sister to someone else" "You kid, how can you keep an eye on the trivial matters of these children's private affairs?"

What can it be?

”Li Er scolded with hatred, but he didn't hide his appreciation in his eyes."

There is another question that needs His Majesty's approval, that is, if there is a fight and the other party dispatches the navy, can we Datang use the Lingnan Navy to help?

Even if it's a deterrent. ”Li Erdao: "You are a brother-in-law with the Lingnan Feng family, and you come and go more frequently than my officials, you ask my approval?"

I'm afraid you didn't discuss it with Feng Ang a long time ago.Although I don't want the Tang Dynasty to participate in the war, if Goguryeo dares to send troops to attack and harass the people of the Tang Dynasty, I will naturally fight back angrily and mercilessly. ”Come on, Du Shaoqing is waiting for this sentence, with the emperor's help, no matter whether the battle in the northeast is won or lost, someone will clean up the ending, and the Du family is not afraid of being involved in causing trouble."

After talking about business, let's go to my house, Xuanxuan also thinks about you and her grandmother all day long."

Du Shaoqing hurriedly pulled the emperor out.Li Erxin said that how did he get such a son-in-law?

Changing your face is the same as flipping through a book?"

By the way, don't forget about the construction of the sports field, although the treasury does not pay for it, it will send people to supervise the construction, don't be perfunctory" Du Shaoqing: