Therefore, only Li Ji was summoned by His Majesty Li Er to discuss military affairs. Moreover, Li Ji was also the Minister of War, which was his job, and his major was even more appropriate.

In addition to not writing military books, Li Ji, also known as Xu Maogong in storytelling, followed Li Er to pacify Dou Jiande, destroyed Wang Shiyun, conquered Liu Heita, etc., and made countless contributions and was deeply trusted by Li Er.

"Although the governor of Songzhou Han Wei was defeated at Gansongling, the loss was not great. You should be able to stand for more than a month when you retreat to Songzhou." Li Ji, the Minister of War, pointed out the mountains and rivers on the sand table and said: "I think that we should mobilize heavy troops to fight back against Tubo and not make it rampant."

To severely attack Tubo, at least it must return to its previous territory, which is also the goal that His Majesty Li Er wants to achieve.

Although Tubo's attack surprised him a lot and began to re-examine the newly emerged enemy, the strategic focus of the Tang Dynasty was not there at this time.

Xueyantuo in the north, Western Turks in the Western Regions, and Goguryeo in the northeast were the key concerns of the Tang Dynasty, and even used troops to attack one after another.

Therefore, showing the military strength of the Tang Dynasty, showing off its muscles, and hurting Tubo, making it restrain its edge, which also prevented the Tang Dynasty from fighting on both sides.

His Majesty Li Er stared at the sand table and said slowly: "Song, Pan's army has come from the town, and has been there for more than ten years. Now Gansong Ridge has been lost. Can the army from the Governor's Office be defended by Han Wei after a small fall?"

In the second year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty established Songzhou as the Xia Governor's Office, which was mainly responsible for managing the Dangxiang and other Qiang ban states. There were not many troops stationed. His Majesty Li Er was therefore worried that the gateway to western Sichuan would be lost.

After pausing for a moment, His Majesty Li Er said again: "I want to send heavy troops. If Songzhou is not lost, it will be easier to attack Tubo under the city; if Songzhou is not protected, it can also be attacked and recaptured, fight against Tubo again and quell the rebellion of the Qiang chief."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Ji bowed and said, "This is a perfect solution to be prepared for any trouble."

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment, pointed to the place near Songzhou and said, "Shiji, I plan to transfer Dangmi Road, Bailan Road, Kuoshui Road, Taohe Road, and a total of four palace soldiers to attack Tubo. Is it feasible?"

Li Ji quickly calculated that the four palace soldiers should have 50,000 infantry and cavalry, which is already a very strong force.

"The four-way government troops are enough!" Li Ji had thought about it and suggested: "Maybe a general can be sent to lead the Kuoshui government troops as the vanguard and go to Songzhou first to aid."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said with thought: "General Niu Jindalei, the Left Wu Guard, followed the conquest, so he ordered him to be the general manager of Kuoshuidao's marching?"

Li Jidao: "Long live your keen eyes to recognize talents, and Niu Jinda is enough to be able to do this."

His Majesty Li Er smiled and waved his hand. The counterattack strategy was planned intact, and the rest was to send generals who could accustomed to fighting to lead troops to fight.

It was the first time that Li Ji had seen such a finely made sand table. He was extremely envious of him, who was leading the war as a profession.

Seeing that the strategy was formulated, Li Ji tentatively said: "Long live, this thing is exquisitely made. Only by pointing to the drawing situation before he knew that Emperor Guangwu's 'captives were in my eyes' was not a false statement."

His Majesty Li Er smiled proudly and said, "I know your heart. This Ministry of War should indeed have a sand table model for you to plan."

"Your Majesty is wise, I am the one who thinks this way." Li Ji bowed and said, "To plan and draw the situation, this thing is a powerful tool."

His Majesty Li Er slightly said, "I had known this as a powerful tool, and not only summoned people to modify and improve the false mountains, rivers, terrain and other places, but also let craftsmen imitate it. In a few days, all the sand table models in the world will be made."

Li Ji was overjoyed and complimented again: "In this way, the power of our Tang army can defeat the six heirs and pacify the eight deserts. I am so grateful to you for congratulations to Your Majesty."

Li Er laughed and said, "Although this sand table is a powerful weapon, it takes a lot of hard work for all the officials to fight!"

The king and his minister discussed some details of the battle, and Li Ji retreated. His Majesty Li Er stayed in front of the sand table for a while until the palace servant came to ask for when to have a meal before turning around and leaving.

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The eight words "the south is empty and the north is real, the east is noble and the west is rich" refer to the living conditions in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty.

Because the north is where the palace and imperial city are located, it is densely populated and most of the official houses are present. However, the southern region, especially the Nansanlifang, is located in a remote location and is commonly known as "outside the wing", and has relatively few residents.

In the west of the city, there is a Xishi City. Merchants from Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, as well as Goryeo, Baekje, Silla, Japan and other countries all live in Lifang near Xishi City, and are also known as the "land where rich people gather".

Jing'anfang where Xu Mansion is located is neither east nor west, nor between the north and south of Chang'an City. No matter how real or wealth is, it has nothing to do with it.

The only thing that made Xu Qilin feel some comfort was that it is said that the great writer Han Yu lived here. Of course, this will happen a hundred years later.

Zuiren Restaurant, which is the one opened by Boss Xu, is also ranked in Jing'anfang in terms of scale. It is this name that makes Xu Qilin couldn't help but complain - what the truth is it, it's so vulgar.

Therefore, Xu Qilin suggested that Boss Xu change the name of the restaurant and add a couplet in front of the door to make it elegant and elegant. People in the Tang Dynasty liked this.

In the private room, there are all tables and chairs, and the dishes are fragrant.

Here, Xu Qilin made an appointment with Tang Yiyi, had a meal, some wine, and discussed Xiaobo's affairs properly.

"Looking at this decoration, you will know that it is Xu Lang's work." Tang Yiyi was extremely good at speaking, and seemed to have adapted to this sitting posture. She raised her glass to signal to Xu Qilin, and said, "Xiaobo is also able to serve Xu Lang, and she is also lucky to have escaped the sea of ​​suffering."

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "This matter depends on the many beautiful words of Mrs. Tang to prevent the fake mother from interfering."

Tang Yiyi pondered for a moment and said, "Xiaobo is a Hu girl. She has not been naturalized and is not excellent in studying poetry and lyrics. She is not popular with her fake mother..."

Xiaobo next to him lit his little head like a chicken pecking at rice and kept saying, "Yes, yes, I'm stupid, it's not worth it if I raise it."

Tang Yiyi smiled and touched Xiaobo's face, then put away her smile, and said to Xu Qilin: "It's just that there are some dissatisfactions in the yard recently. The fake mother is angry and worried. It may be inappropriate to raise this matter."

Seeing Xiaobo's little face moving on, Tang Yiyi smiled helplessly and continued, "Why would Xiaobo go back with me and serve me personally, and there would be less beating and scolding. When the fake mother is in a good mood, I will definitely succeed when I talk about this matter again."

Xu Qilin frowned slightly, thinking that being too hasty would make the fake mother even more reluctant, so a lion called him a big mouth.

Tang Yiyi's method is also good. As her personal maid, she can indeed save a lot of trouble.

At this moment, the door of the private room was gently knocked. Xu Qilin responded, and Boss Xu walked in with a smile on his face, holding a pen, ink, paper and ink, and walked in with a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!