"Shut up! How dare you criticize me? You're not even good at either literature or martial arts. You just wandered around the Western Regions with me, but you haven't done anything for me."
When Cheng Yaojin saw Cheng Chumo's arrogant look, he immediately became angry. If Li Xiang had not been here, he would have started to beat him up. The two brothers were used to it. They had been tough and thick-skinned since they were young, and they had always been beaten by Cheng Yaojin.
Of course, this also has its advantages, that is, the body's recovery ability is very strong. The two are also the most suitable for serving in the army. As long as they are beaten by Cheng Yaojin, they will be fine in a few days. If they are injured on the battlefield, their recovery ability is also very fast.
When the two heard what Cheng Yaojin said, they felt very aggrieved. Although they went to the Western Regions for support last time, most of the local work had been done, so there was not much for the two of them to do after they went there. They have been busy playing soy sauce for a while. They thought there would be something for them in Fuso, but who knew there would be nothing.
"I've taken note of this matter, father-in-law. It's really hard to arrange it for now, but I need to train troops in Chang'an City. My two uncles, please come with me to train first."
Li Xiang knew that this was Cheng Yaojin's advice to him. He had no way of taking his two sons with him when he went to Fusang. As the chief of logistics and marching, Li Xiang might have some errands there that he could take with him. But after Li Xiang said this, Cheng Yaojin knew that it was impossible.
You can't go too far. Sending Cheng Yaojin to the battlefield is the best outcome for Li Xiang. If you bring your two sons with you, how will you balance the other generals? Will fathers and sons always fight together on the battlefield?
This is just a proverb that has been passed down. If both you and your son were leading troops on the front line, no matter how open-minded Li Shimin was, I guess no emperor would believe it.
"Then you two should follow His Highness and train in Chang'an City. Don't worry about the rest. Your chance will come sooner or later."
Cheng Yaojin felt that it was not worth it at the moment. If he had considered this earlier, he would have stayed in Chang'an City and let his two sons go to the battlefield. It would be really good if they had made contributions. Now that he had made contributions, there was no room for promotion. Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret these days. You could not regret something that had been done long ago. This was a national affair.
"There are plenty of opportunities to go to the battlefield. Even if Fusang is defeated, there is still a lot of land south of Nanzhao. You will definitely have the opportunity to go to the battlefield when the time comes."
Li Xiang had already said something similar, and the two of them were waiting, but they didn't know how long they would have to wait.
"Your Highness is naturally familiar with the battlefield. I wonder how much time Fuso will delay us?"
Cheng Chumo said with some curiosity that although Li Xiang said that there would be a war in the south of Nanzhao, at present the Tang Dynasty could only support one war at most. Before the war in Fusang was over, it was impossible to start the war in the south of Nanzhao. Moreover, according to the intelligence obtained by the two brothers, there was still some instability in Nanzhao, and we still had to spend some time to clean up the place.
"Fuso is just a tiny country. Although it has a large population, its combat effectiveness is not strong due to its lack of iron. According to my estimate, it will only last three to two months at most."
Li Xiang had already sent people to investigate the situation in Fuso. Although their pirates continued to attack the coasts of my country and Goryeo, their real strength was not very strong, and the ships they used did not have strong survivability at sea.
As long as we can take a foothold on the islands of Fuso, all that remains is to send people there continuously. With the combat effectiveness of our Tang army, it will be no problem to defeat them. The people on the Goguryeo side have also been trained for some time and their combat effectiveness is not low.
"Are we really only using the Goguryeo army this time?"
Cheng Yaojin said with some concern. He had never been to Goguryeo and was still skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the Goguryeo army. If he were asked to take the men around Chang'an City with him, then Cheng Yaojin would have no doubt at all. But Li Xiang had already told the emperor that a large number of troops from Chang'an City would not be mobilized this time.
"Father-in-law, you should have heard that there are still quite a few people in Goguryeo. Although we have begun to reclaim the wasteland there, there are still a large number of surplus people. This war can be regarded as finding a place for these surplus people."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, the three people present immediately understood that the casualties in this war would definitely be heavy. If they were asked to fight, it would be equivalent to a policy of reducing the population.
The four old men drank until the moon was above the willows. Li Xiang thought that he would stay at Yongning's place tonight, so he rejected the suggestion of drinking another jar.
"Your mother-in-law hasn't been feeling well these past two days. Tomorrow I'll send someone to bring the two sisters back home and let them stay at home for two days."
Taking advantage of Li Xiang's presence in the capital, Cheng Yaojin planned to bring his daughter back to stay for two days. If Li Xiang wasn't in the capital, even if Cheng Yaojin's family was in trouble, he couldn't just bring his daughter back. After all, her husband wasn't home. If you brought her back, could you afford the responsibility if something happened? Especially since she was the daughter-in-law of the royal family.
"Father-in-law, go ahead and pick me up. When I'm free, I'll come back in the evening and we can have a few drinks. I'm also planning to stay here."
Of course, Li Xiang couldn't really live here, but at this moment he was on the street near Cheng Yaojin's house, with people coming and going outside. After hearing this, everyone looked at the Cheng family mansion with some envy.
According to what they knew, if their daughter married into the royal family, the people in the family would live in fear, just like Cheng Yaojin's family. I had never heard of it before.
Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang also rode out on horseback, so Li Xiang didn't linger at the door any longer. Under the escort of the two, Li Xiang rode his horse quickly to the East Palace. There was no curfew in Chang'an City anymore, so there were quite a few people outside at night.
At first, Li Shimin was afraid that it would interfere with the security of Chang'an City, but now several carts of tax money can be transported in every night, so Li Shimin no longer mentioned this matter. He just increased the number of patrol soldiers. No one can go against money, especially Li Shimin, a money-grubber.
