Li Jing hurried to the palace before dawn. He did not sleep well that night. His heart was hanging in the air and he was extremely nervous.
In the royal study, Li Eryi had not slept all night and was looking at the map of the Great Tang's border defense.
"I, Li Jing, pay my respects to Your Majesty." Li Jing came to the royal study and cupped his fists at Li Er.
Li Er didn't even raise his head." Minister Li, you're here. Do you know why I'm looking for you?”
Li Jing's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, it must be about Zhen Ying and Cheng Chen. After all, he hadn't been assigned any other tasks recently.
Sigh, it's a blessing or a curse. If it's a curse, it can't be avoided!
Li Jing sighed in his heart, then lifted his clothes and knelt down." Your Majesty, I'm guilty!”
"This subject has taught my daughter poorly, so please punish her, Your Majesty. However, I beg Your Majesty to consider Zhen Ying's past contributions and forgive her crimes. This subject is willing to bear it alone!”
Eh? Li Er was stunned for a moment. He looked up at Li Jing and asked in confusion,"How does Minister Li plead guilty?"
Eh? Li Jing was also stunned. He raised his head and cupped his fists."Your Majesty, didn't you ask about my daughter and Cheng Chen?”
Li Er smiled helplessly." I heard from the Empress that the children's matters should be settled by themselves. If it really doesn't work out, I'll intervene.”
"Zhen called you here today to discuss state affairs.”
When Li Jing heard this, he shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Your Majesty, has anything happened recently?”Li Jing asked.
"You do it." Li Er waved at Li Jing. Li Jing first cupped his fists and bowed before walking over.
"Minister Li, you've fought many times with the Turks, and your military skills are far beyond the reach of the officials. Take a look, if the Turks invade the south, where will they send their troops?”Li Er asked.
"Your Majesty, are the Turks going to invade the south again?" News from the border? Is the news reliable?"
Li Er shook his head." There is no war at the border. The Turkic invasion of the south was just Cheng Chen's guess.”
"Guesses?" Li Jing frowned." Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. It's not good to jump to conclusions without sufficient evidence.”
"In recent years, our Great Tang has lived in peace with the Turks, and our national strength and economy have greatly developed. If war breaks out, all these achievements will be instantly wiped out.”
Li Er sighed."How could We not understand this logic? But it's not our Great Tang provoking us, but the Turks baring their fangs again."”
"Look, this is the information sent by the spy.”
Li Jing took the report and examined it, his expression changing. The Turks are hoarding rations. Are they really going to invade our Great Tang?”
"Now you understand Zhen's worries.”Li Er sighed." If Cheng Chen hadn't guessed that the Turks were about to invade the south, our Great Tang would have suffered a great loss!”
Li Jing was very shocked. He cupped his fists and said,"May I ask Your Majesty, how did Cheng Chen guess it?”
Li Er smiled and said," You might not believe it, but Cheng Chen guessed it from the price increase of mutton. I had doubts and asked the spy to send the news. That was how I got this information."”
Then, Li Er told Li Jing about Cheng Chen's idea of " war determines the economy."
After Li Jing heard this, he was dumbfounded. After a long time, he exclaimed," Genius, he's really a genius! Your Majesty, for our Great Tang to have such a prodigy, the heavens truly bless our Great Tang!”
"Haha, I think so too." Li Er laughed.”
"Minister Li, I won't hide it from you. I was still thinking about who could replace you as the War God. After Cheng Chen appeared, I felt at ease.”
"One day, when Cheng Chen comes of age, he'll be able to ensure that our Great Tang will be safe for a hundred years!”
Li Jing nodded heavily." Your Majesty is right. This subject believes that not only can he ensure that the Great Tang will have no worries for a hundred years, but if Cheng Chen's talent is fully displayed, he will definitely be able to bring the Great Tang to unprecedented heights. He will definitely be able to assist Your Majesty in establishing an unprecedented Tang Dynasty!”
" An unprecedented Tang Dynasty!" When Li Er heard this, he couldn't help but feel his blood boil.
The past emperors had all hoped to create an unprecedented dynasty that would leave a legacy for generations to come.
Li Er's dream was also to become the first emperor in history!
Now, he saw hope in Cheng Chen!
Lin Zi descending from the heavens is truly a blessing for the Great Tang and Li Er!
After being excited for a long time, Li Er slowly calmed down. He looked at Li Jing and smiled."It's too early to say that. Let's look at the present.”
"Minister Li, can you guess the route of the Turks 'invasion?”
Li Jing looked at the border defense map on the Dragon Book table and frowned." Your Majesty, take a look.”
"The Great Tang borders the Turks with five prefectures: You, Yun, Ling, Shuo, and Hui.”
"The Serenity Plains, the Cloud Plains, and the Hui Plains have very large borders with the Turks. The Cloud Plains and the Hui Plains only share one border, and most of the two are desert plains that are not suitable for marching.”
"According to the Turkic army's past routes, this subject believed that they would choose one of the three prefectures.”
"But I can't say for sure. After all, there were no signs of the Turks invading the south.”
Li Er frowned." Minister Li, you should know that the Great Tang's military forces are unable to defend all five provinces. Even the three provinces are stretched thin.”
"If your guess is wrong, then our Great Tang will suffer tremendous losses.”
Li Jing naturally knew the consequences of making a wrong guess, but he truly couldn't guess the route of the Turks. After all, there was simply too little information.
"Your Majesty, this subject is incompetent. I truly can't accurately guess the path of the Turks.”
Li Eryi immediately revealed a sorrowful expression. Li Jing had fought the Turks the most, so if she couldn't guess, who could?
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in Li Er's mind. Right, could that brat come out? After all, he was the one who suggested it.
Li Jing saw the slight change in Li Er's expression and cupped his fists.""Your Majesty, I recommend a person who might be able to share your worries.”
Li Eryi raised his eyebrows." Minister Li, quickly tell me."”
Li Jing faintly smiled." This person is Cheng Chen. Your Majesty, Cheng Chen's talent isn't something we can estimate. This subject believed that he would be able to guess from the clues that the Turks were about to send troops.”
"Then we can definitely determine the Turkic route.”
When Li Er heard this, he laughed." Minister Li, you're thinking the same thing as me!”
"Alright, zhen will go and consult that brat!”
"Zhen still has a score to settle with him!”
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