At noon, in the Imperial Palace.
Li Shi Min calmed down after he roared.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible.”
"I also don't want to sacrifice the Fourth Princess, but…" Du Ruhui said.
"But what?"
Li Shi Min's eyes were red as he asked in a hoarse voice,"Du Ruhui, where is your decision? What was there to hesitate about? When have I ever tried to let you be punished for your words?”
"Your Majesty, if we want to fight, we have to be fast. We have to take advantage of the fact that the Turks have yet to join forces with the others to fight the slow ones.”
Du Ruhui said," The army is still on the way to assemble. It is estimated that there are as many as 100,000 people. However, our army has a weakness.”
"Grain?" Li Shi Min was also a veteran, so he instantly saw the problem.
"Your Majesty is wise. It's precisely the problem of rations! In the eighth year of Wude, our Great Tang had just experienced a locust plague and was short of rations.”
Du Ruhui said,"Chang 'an now has 3,000 black-armored soldiers and 24000 prefectural soldiers. We can only sustain our rations for half a year. With 100,000 people marching north, I'm afraid we will run out of rations before we can even leave Youzhou.”
"In addition, the northern provinces have been destroyed by the Turks, making it impossible for them to harvest anything. They even have to pay money and food to help them rebuild their homes.”
Li Shi Min fell silent.
Du Ruhui bowed again." If Your Majesty insists on fighting, you can continue to levy rations in the north. However, it will repeat the disastrous defeat of the previous Goguryeo."”
"Hiss…"
Li Shimin took in a breath of cold air. He suddenly remembered the song that was popular in the Sui Dynasty,"The Song of Death in Liaodong".
Du Ruhui continued," At that time, millions of people in the Northern Lands will starve to death in the winter. The army will run out of food in the enemy's territory, and all the elites will be wiped out.”
"The result will be the same as the previous dynasty. The hungry people will rebel, and the court will be powerless to suppress them. The army will be in chaos, and foreign enemies will take the opportunity to invade.”
"Our Great Tang will be in danger.”
"Your Majesty, please think of the country and not raise an army out of anger.”
After saying that, Du Ruhui bowed solemnly.
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and waved his hand.
"Old subject, take your leave!"
Du Ruhui saw that the time was about right, so he stopped persuading him and turned to leave.
A few young eunuchs ran in, wanting to pick up the pieces on the ground.
"Get out."
Li Shi Min casually shouted, and the eunuchs were so frightened that they trembled and ran out.
"Father, what are you doing…"
A voice as clear as an oriole's came from behind him.
It was the voice of the Fourth Princess, Li Lizhi.
"Zhen…has nothing to do. Go back and accompany your mother.”
Li Shi Min didn't look back, nor did he dare to.
He felt as if his throat was blocked by something, and his voice became hoarse.
"Hehe, no, Imperial Father, the weather has turned cold recently. I sewed a thick cotton shirt for you.”
Seeing that Li Shiming didn't turn around, Li Lizhi ran to him playfully.
She placed a thick white cloth on the table in front of Li Shiming.
Then, she looked at Li Shiming excitedly, waiting for his praise.
Li Shi Min reached out his trembling hand and grabbed the cloth with such force that the veins on the back of his hand popped out.
Creak…
The fingers that were pinched until they turned white made the sound of bones cracking.
"Father, you…"
Li Lizhi was frightened by Li Shiming's abnormal behavior and took two steps back.
"Zhi 'er, be good. Go find your mother…"
Li Shi Min lowered his head, his voice extremely gentle.
"Your son will take his leave…"
Li Lizhi was so scared that her eyes turned red. She turned around and ran out.
"Girl, why was she born in the Imperial family?”
Li Shi Min raised his head, clutching his heart as he watched her leave with a sad expression.
Until her back disappeared.
"Ah!"
He howled like a wounded wolf.
Clang!
He lifted the case in front of him and smashed it to the ground.
The thick coffee table followed in the footsteps of the teacup and smashed into the ground.
"Damn heavens, if this is retribution, why don't you take it out on me!”
"Whoever dares to touch my family, I will kill them!”
" KILL!!"
His maniacal roar resounded throughout the entire side hall.
……
At the same time, in the bedroom of the main building of Champion Marquis's Residence.
Li Mo lit up the small charcoal stove that Li Fufeng had brought from his room and started fiddling with it.
Beside him, there were many bottles and jars of wine.
One of the jars of wine was heated on a small charcoal stove.
There was also a curved iron pipe on the small charcoal stove that blocked the mouth of the jar.
"Husband, what are you doing?"
Li Fufeng asked curiously.
"Hehe, distilled liquor, you'll know when you see it!”Li Mo chuckled.
A rich fragrance of wine was emitted from the heated wine jar.
Then, at the end of the metal tube, drop after drop of pure alcohol dripped onto the empty can beside it.
"What's the use of this?" Li Fufeng became a curious baby.
"Hehe, you'll know when you try it!”
Li Mo took a bottle filled with distilled alcohol and poured half a cup into a teacup.
Then, he poured half a cup of tea and handed it to Li Fufeng.
Li Fufeng was caught off guard and drank it in one gulp. With a puff, it sprayed all over Li Mo's face.
"Such strong wine…"
"But it smells so good!" Li Fufeng exclaimed.”
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