In late August, various places are busy collecting grain. In particular, Xue Rengui's army was all arranged to go out, busy collecting food in the pass. While the whole Guannei was busy, Du Qi seemed quite leisurely. Apart from dealing with the memorials sent from China, he basically had nothing to do.
Most of the time, Du Qi walked around the city to see the busy Chang'an, and then returned to the army to copy some materials. After all, there was not much to do.
On this day, when Du Qi was looking through the materials on harvesting grain from various places, Shangguanyi entered with a smile on his face.
Shangguan Yi saluted and said: "Your Majesty!"
Du Qidao: "Shangguan, what good news is there for you to come today?"
Shangguanyi replied: "Your Majesty, there is news today that Huating County in Longzhou has completed the grain harvest. The completion of this batch of military grain harvest means that all the grain in the entire Guanlong area has been collected, and we will start Enter the stage of drying. After the drying is completed, it can be weighed and sent to the granary for statistics.¡±
"Right now, the soldiers of the various armies are already helping the people in various places to harvest food. When the harvest is finally completed, then this year's autumn harvest will be completely completed."
After a pause, Shangguanyi said: "This year's grain harvest is very good. Whether it is the grain harvested by our army or the grain harvested by the common people, the harvest is excellent and a bumper harvest."
"Good, good, good!"
Du Qi said three good words in a row.
For Du Qi, he delayed for half a year without sending troops, and let Li Shimin develop in Jiangdu. In the end, the Guanlong area had a great harvest and the people's hearts were allied, so he didn't waste so much energy in the Guanlong area.
Du Qidao: "In the past six months, Li Shimin has quelled the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and stabilized the situation. And we have also stabilized the situation in the pass, and it took such a long time. Next, after the grain is harvested, we can prepare send troops."
Shangguanyi said: "It is true."
Having said that, Shangguanyi paused and said again: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Du Qidao: "But it doesn't matter."
Shangguanyi said: "When Xue Rengui led the troops to harvest the grain, the minister promised Xue Rengui that as long as he successfully completes the grain harvest, then after this task is completed, he will be rewarded with a hundred altars of fine nectar and jade liquid."
Du Qidao: "It's just a hundred jars of wine, no problem, give it to him."
Shangguanyi said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Qi said again: "Speaking of which, there is another matter right now. Now it will take up to ten days. The harvest in various places should be completed, and all the troops will start to return. In such a short time, all the remaining warships, Can it be completed on time?"
Shangguanyi said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I went to the water village before. The warships built now have five more warships. There is still about half a month, enough to build more warships." boat, make sure we can go south smoothly."
Du Qidao: "That's good."
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier entered and reported: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent letter from General Xiao."
Du Qidao: "Submit it."
The soldier presented the letter to Du Qi, and Du Qi opened it for inspection. After reading it, he had a look of surprise on his face. This letter was sent back by Xiao Yuanqi. He set off from Jianmen Pass with the army, and got a letter from Ma Zhou on the way. When he learned that Li Chengqian had been captured alive, he wrote a letter and asked the soldiers to send it back as quickly as possible.
After reading the news, Du Qi understood the whole context. He looked at Shangguanyi and said, "Shangguan, although Xiao Yuanqi's progress is the slowest, but he was the first to capture the Tang army's commander-in-chief and won the victory in the first battle in Sichuan." Victory. Xiao Yuanqi has already captured Li Chengqian alive during this journey, ending the entire war in Central Sichuan. Next, Xiao Yuanqi will mop up all parties and stabilize the situation in Central Sichuan."
Shangguanyi took the letter, and after he read it, a bright smile appeared on his face.
It's finally done.
Shangguan Yi said: "This time, Ma Zhou's plan has made great contributions. As for Yang Lu, Tang Ziyong, and Yang Zhengjian, it is enough to give them rewards. Let Ma Zhou have full authority to arrange the rewards and report to His Majesty for approval. After all, they have established great merit."
Du Qidao: "It can be arranged like this."
Shangguanyi continued: "Your Majesty is wise!"
He reported many other matters that needed attention, and then got up to leave and leave.
After all, there are many things to arrange.
Yangzhou, Jiangdu.
Datang Palace.
Li Shizhen?Sitting in the palace, reviewing the memorial. For Li Shimin, this half year was extremely critical. In just half a year, Li Shimin's army pacified Jiangnan Road, and even brought Lingnan Road under his command. The only problem is that the entire Jiangnan Road is prosperous and prosperous, but the Lingnan area is far behind.
Many places still have miasma and are sparsely populated.
Even so, Li Shimin felt that he had some confidence. Because in half a year, at least in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there is vitality again, and the confidence to be able to fight Xia Guo has been accumulated.
When Li Shimin was busy, it was Wei Shuyu who entered.
Wei Shuyu is now by Li Shimin's side, he is a confidant, although the official position is not comparable to that of Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, but Wei Shuyu can enter and leave the palace at any time. Wei Shuyu is in charge, and he is obviously a bad person, who controls the intelligence system. After standing still, Wei Shuyu saluted Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin said: "You don't need to be too polite, what's the matter?"
Wei Shuyu said sternly: "Your Majesty, the latest battle reports have been sent back. In Youzhou and Bingzhou, Xia's army does not have to be exhausted. Whether it is the Yue King Li Tai or Li Ke, they are exhausted to resist and are in a passive situation. As for the Shuzhong side , Xia Guo¡¯s army has entered the Shannan East Road, and the prince is still resisting with the help of Jianmen Pass.¡±
Today's Wei Shuyu hasn't received the latest news yet, so he doesn't know the situation.
Li Shimin said: "This situation is also expected. Xia Guo's army is powerful and powerful. Although Li Tai, Li Ke and Li Chengqian have some troops, it is extremely difficult to resist."
Wei Shuyu said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
After a pause, Wei Shuyu continued: "In Guanzhong Chang'an, Du Qi's army has begun to harvest grain on a large scale. I predict that once Du Qi's autumn harvest is over, he will go south. Explain that there will be a battle."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Du Qi's autumn harvest is over, and we have completed the grain harvest in the south. We have enough grain in our granary, and our navy is well prepared. It is not so easy for Du Qi to go south. Shuyu, you What we need to do now is to find out the situation clearly, and we must keep an eye on the movement of Xia Guo's army."
Wei Shuyu said: "I understand!"
After a pause, Wei Shuyu continued: "There is one more thing, and that is that the war is about to happen, and now the various places have been pacified. Now, it is necessary to gather troops from all over Yangzhou to prepare for the war with Xia Guo."
Li Shimin said: "You just arrange it."
To say that Li Shimin's strength is slightly insufficient now, but Li Shimin has enough geographical advantages, and now he has recruited troops again, so Li Shimin has the confidence to fight again.
Wei Shuyu responded, and hail some other things, then turned around and went down to arrange things.
Li Shimin sat alone in the palace, with a fighting spirit in his eyes. In the fight between him and Du Qi, Datang lost countless people, but he still had the fighting spirit in his heart, thinking of defeating Du Qi who went north again, and wanting to win the Central Plains once again. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com