"Why do you think that We would put the lives of tens of thousands of Great Tang soldiers in your hands?”
Li Shi Min said after a moment of silence.
"Because I believe that Your Majesty has discerning eyes.”
Li Yi said confidently.
"Alright, I agree."
Suddenly, Li Shi Min waved his hand and agreed.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Gao Shilian, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Chunfeng, and the others were shocked.
They all thought that Li Shiming would refuse. After all, Li Shiming had never joked about national affairs before.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of War, Li Jing, is outside the hall requesting to see Your Majesty. He requests to lead troops to attack Tuyuhun.”
At this moment, a eunuch ran in from outside the hall and reported to Li Shimin.
"What is it? Li Jing was here. Alright, quickly invite him in."
Hearing that Li Jing had taken the initiative to enter the palace and request to go to Tuyuhun, Li Shimin was instantly overjoyed.
After a moment, an old man in his sixties, with white hair and a weathered face, walked in with large strides. He was tall and straight, and his aura was vigorous. He was wearing a purple official robe.
However, his slightly bumpy right foot looked very discordant.
"I, Li Jing, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
After Li Jing entered, he cupped his hands towards Li Shimin.
"No need for formalities."
Li Shi Min waved his hand.
"We were just discussing the matter of Tuyuhun. Originally, the person I was going to send to crusade against Tuyuhun was the Great General of the Right, Yuchi Jingde. However, I changed my mind just now. I'm going to send you as the commander, and then I'll send you a strategist.”
Li Shi Min looked at Li Yi.
When Li Jing heard that Li Shimin had given the position of commander to Yuchi Jingde, he was anxious and was about to defend himself. However, when he heard that Li Shimin had given him the position of commander, he finally calmed down.
However, when he heard that Li Shi Min had sent him a military advisor, he immediately looked at Li Yi curiously.
"Your Majesty, may I know who this young master is? I don't remember such an official in the imperial court, right?”
Seeing that Li Yi was no older than 20 years old, Li Jing frowned.
"His name is Li Yi. He is just a commoner and is not an official yet. The love poems that were popular in Chang 'an City these two days were written by him.”
Li Shi Min seemed to be able to tell that Li Jing was unhappy with Li Yi, so he explained.
"What is it? He had written a few poems that were circulated throughout the city, and he had been appointed by His Majesty as the military advisor for this expedition to Tuyuhun. This was simply absurd!”
Li Jing was furious.
"Moreover, this Li Yi doesn't look like he's even twenty years old. He's really too young. Even with his age, he's not qualified to be a military advisor.”
Li Jing thought.
However, this decree was given by Li Shi Min, so he couldn't refute it.
Li Jing had already made up his mind. Even if Li Yi went with him, he would not listen to any of Li Yi's suggestions.
Li Shi Min could tell what Li Jing was thinking from his expression, but he chose to ignore it.
If Li Yi was truly capable, he would naturally convince Li Jing to listen to his advice.
If Li Yi was just an embellished pillow without any real talent, and if he had proposed this bet out of arrogance, then with Li Jing's restraint, the Great Tang would not have suffered a crushing defeat.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, Li Jing thanked Li Shimin.
"Li Jing, go back and prepare! The army will set off in three days."
Li Shi Min said to Li Jing.
"I bid you farewell."
Li Jing turned around and left.
Only Li Yi, Yuchi Jingde, Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Gao Shilian, and Li Chunfeng were left in Taiji Palace.
"Oh right, Li Yi, you said earlier that if you won the bet, other than wanting Zhen to punish Yuchi Jingde according to the law, you also wanted Yuchi Jingde to accompany you to a restaurant.”
After Li Jing left, Li Shimin asked Li Yi.
"Your Majesty, I was originally a storyteller. However, when I first came to the capital, I had been living under someone else's roof. I told stories in other restaurants, but I was made difficult by those restaurants. Therefore, I wanted to own my own restaurant and be a free, carefree storyteller.”
Li Yi explained.
"That Drunken Sky Tower was smashed because of you?”
Li Shi Min said excitedly.
After learning Li Yi's name last night, Li Shiming had put in a lot of effort to get his men to gather a lot of information about Li Yi. He knew all about the grudges between Li Yi and the restaurants.
"Drunken Night Tower was smashed?"
Li Yi was a little surprised.
"That's right. Why didn't you know?"
Seeing Li Yi's shocked expression, Li Shimin found it funny.
"I don't know."
Li Yi shook his head.
However, he quickly regained his composure and stopped being surprised. He knew that the audience attracted by his story was like the internet-addicted teenagers who were addicted to the game world in the future. In the era of the Great Tang, they had never experienced such an experience.
Therefore, after knowing that Li Yi had left, it was understandable for these angry spectators to do such an irrational thing as smashing the Drunken Sky Restaurant.
"You're really big-hearted. Because of you, their restaurant was smashed, but you don't even know.”
Hearing Li Yi's words, Li Shi Min didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"When I first came to the capital, I was poor and destitute. Because I did not have the money to pay for the food and wine, it was the manager of the Drunken Sky Manor who gave me a chance. I also gave the manager of the Drunken Sky Manor a chance. Unfortunately, the manager of the Drunken Sky Manor did not grasp this opportunity.”
Li Yi said calmly.
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