Gao Lishi was very puzzled. Every time he saw His Majesty in the past few days, His Majesty would praise his son Xiao Bao and daughter-in-law Cuckoo. What was going on? The two children were indeed good, but there was no need to praise them every day.
Thinking of His Majesty's question, he replied, "I reckon that if what Your Majesty said is true, the northern part of Hebei Province has already belonged to Xinluo. Moreover, Xinluo is strong. After all, their country is small and easy to govern. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo will have a very easy time dealing with it.
Unlike the Tang Empire, where the land is vast, there are many people, the geography is complicated, and disasters occur frequently. Xiao Bao and the others have many things to consider. They have to consider everything when dealing with it. It's difficult. In my impression, they never seem to play like other children. "
Speaking of this, Gao Lishi's eyes were slightly red, and his heart ached.
Li Longji listened and ate a few mouthfuls of radish skin. The rich taste of aged vinegar stimulated him to breathe a few times, and he felt much better.
After Gao Lishi finished speaking, Li Longji took a bite of the cake. As he chewed, he said in a vague voice, "If they were born in Xinluo, I would not lose the northern part of Hebei Province. The population there is small, the winter is bitterly cold, and there are many mountains and few plains. Xiao Bao will not occupy that place.
I have no doubt that the first place to be lost will be the eastern part of Henan Province. They will also take away Deng Province, Lai Province, Jili Province, and the place near the sea that they named Bohai Bay.
Then it will be Huainan Province and Jiangnan Province because they are all close to the sea. Countless Xinluo gunboats cruised on the sea. The place that they occupied on the Tang Empire's shore was built with tall reinforced concrete cities with cannons on it. If I send troops to attack, the catapults will be destroyed in the artillery fire before they can be transported to their positions during the siege.
Then it will be risking people's lives to build ladders. As for the battering rams and other things to attack the city walls and gates, there is no need to send them. When the ladders were moved forward, the soldiers raised their shields and rushed forward. Countless light and heavy machine guns spat out flames at the same time. There were also grenades and hot air balloons that were specifically looking for commanding generals to bombard.
We lost our morale. I asked for peace and negotiations. Xiao Bao said peace with a smile, proposed trade, and began another kind of invasion. Hercules, tell me how scary it is. "
Gao Lishi nodded repeatedly as he listened. When Li Longji was done, he asked with concern, "Your Majesty, are you tired from dealing with government affairs during the day? Or did you not sleep well at night? "
"How do you know? I had a nightmare last night and woke up in the morning. I dreamed that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had died and then reincarnated in Xinluo. I've analyzed it according to the psychology Xiao Bao taught me. I feel that it's because I heard the news of Xinluo during the day. I'm so happy that I keep thinking about it. Then, it's because Xiao Bao and Cuckoo have been away for too long. Help me think. Isn't that the case? "
Gao Lishi continued to nod and said awkwardly, "It's not good to ask them to come back. It's too far away. Otherwise, we can send a telegram first and ask them to assemble a broadcasting station and a radio. We can use Zhang Zhong's things to communicate."
Li Longji fell silent and began to compete with the food in front of him. When he was 80% full, he stopped and said, "I'm worried because of the dream. It's fine. I'll be fine after dealing with a few things."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. Your Majesty, you can think of it this way. Even if Xiao Bao and Cuckoo die and reincarnate in Xinluo, their hearts will definitely be with the Tang Empire. They will definitely find a way to come back to you and prove their identity to you. Then, they will continue to support the affairs of the Tang Empire, right?"
Gao Lishi could only follow along and persuade him.
"Yes, yes, yes. Hercules, you've thought it through. Even if their bodies are not of the Tang Empire, their souls are still. I believe that even if they are at the ends of the earth, they will find a way to come back. With their abilities, no one can stop them. Even if they are further away, they will fly back like a balloon. I just need to wait patiently. "
Li Longji rubbed his stomach and said in a good mood.
He stood up and walked out with Gao Lishi, intending to personally see the progress of the construction in the palace.
Not long after they left, a voice came from behind, "Reporting … Zhang Xiaobei, Wang Xiaoyuan, and the other Patrol Inspectors called last night."
Li Longji was happy at first, but then his face darkened. "Why are you only showing me last night's telegram now?"
"Your Majesty, it was too late last night. They didn't say that it was urgent and didn't want to disturb your rest." The person handed the telegram to Li Longji with both hands.
Li Longji snatched it over and said, "They aren't anxious, but how can I not be anxious? In the future, when they call Xiao Bao, they must immediately show it to me. Eh? It's actually colluding with the enemy. The Chen Family is really unlucky. They hid in the remote Tonghua and were still caught by Xiaobei and the others. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Heaven's net has wide meshes.
Look, I've said before that they are definitely unique to the Tang Empire. No one can snatch them away. The fate of the Tang Empire is clearly displayed on them. So many Patrol Inspectors couldn't find them, but they sneaked over and caught them. They even colluded with the enemy. If this isn't the fate of the Tang Empire, what is? "
Li Longji muttered to himself. Gao Lishi was waiting anxiously at the side. He wanted to take a look, but he was afraid that it would affect His Majesty's mood, so he could only continue to wait.
Li Longji also continued to grumble, "The value of the copied items is estimated to be 600,000 strings of coins. There are also a lot of cows and sheep, but they didn't give it to me. They said that it was enough to compensate for the official robes and salaries of the two families. It's just a bunch of small trinkets. As for the Gu Family, they took back all the benefits that I've taken from them over the years. Lishi, don't you think it's very interesting? "
"Yes, yes." Gao Lishi replied. At the same time, he rubbed his hands anxiously. Fortunately, he could tell from His Majesty's words that the little fellows had caught someone again. Furthermore, it was the crime of colluding with the enemy. It was a huge crime.
"Not bad. After being greedy for money, they took it out and asked me to help organize a competition for the children of the Tang Empire. They wanted to cultivate a love for the Tang Empire from the moment they were children. Hehe, hehehehe, they actually drew my head so big and my body so small. Lishi, can you guess who drew this? Oh, here, take a look for yourself. "
As Li Longji spoke, he realized that there was a problem. Gao Lishi also waited for him to take a look, so he casually passed it over.
Gao Lishi was very surprised. There was a drawing on a telegram? He took a look and saw that there was indeed a drawing of a cartoon with a big head. Below was an explanation of the drawing. It was a square drawing of 20 centimeters on each side, 3 centimeters on the top, 3.5 centimeters on the left, a horizontal line … 4.2 centimeters on the left, 3 centimeters on the bottom, 5 centimeters on the left, 4 centimeters on the bottom, a 39 degree arc …
After reading it, Gao Lishi suddenly understood and said, "So that's how it is. It's really a waste of telegram resources. Your Majesty, this subject thought that it was Xiaobei who suggested that Xiaozhu draw the drawing and Xiaohai calculate the location. The location where the telegram was received must have been drawn by someone else. To be able to use data to replace intuition, Xiaohai's skill is really impressive. "
"Look at the content, look at the content." Li Longji really didn't think about the cartoon drawing before. At this moment, he was equally shocked.
Gao Lishi quickly finished reading the content of the telegram. His mood was the same as Li Longji's, very happy.
Li Longji said, "Reply, I approve. Let them help me catch more bad guys over there. When they come back, I allow them to take a picture with me, just like when they draw for me. The kind with my autograph, haha."
After receiving the order, the person who delivered the telegram turned around and ran out to deliver the report.
Li Longji and Gao Lishi once again walked towards the construction site.
However, just as they walked a short distance, another person who delivered the telegram hurried over.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiaobao has sent a telegram."
Li Longji's expression became serious. Zhang Xiaobao's telegram was different from Zhang Xiaobei's, so it must be something important.
He took a look at it and said to Gao Lishi, "Why else would I say that when I dreamt that they were born in Xinluo, I would wake up in fright? Xiao Bao is always scheming against people. Take a look."
Gao Lishi took a look and nodded vigorously.
The content of the telegram was very simple. To be precise, it was a supplement to the telegram sent by Xiaobei and the others.
Why did it have to be the children of the Great Tang to hold a children's competition? In line with the Great Tang's care as a superior country, it was better to invite the children of Japan, Xinluo, and other small countries in the southwest to participate in the finals in the capital.
100,000 people from Xinluo, 200,000 from Japan, and 50,000 from the southwest could come in families to participate in the friendly competition in the Great Tang. At the same time, they could tour the capital of the superior country.
All the expenses would be paid by the Great Tang. Each person would also be given a gift worth no less than 100 strings of coins, two sets of exquisite clothes, a set of fine glassware, and a medicine box that would be prepared at home, including commonly used medicines.
If the participants had outstanding results, there would be more valuable prizes and rewards from the emperor of the superior country.
Gao Lishi understood the purpose of Zhang Xiaobao's plan in the telegram. Oh, it was not a plan. It was a plan to appease the surrounding countries, the kind that could show friendship.
"Xiao Bao called a few days ago and said that they had invited important people from Japan to the Great Tang for a tour. It must be to cooperate with Xiao Bao. Xiao Bao must have known what Xiaobei and the others were going to do and chased after them. This way, they can go and hunt for Duo Food in peace."
Gao Lishi analyzed the situation.
"Lishi, do you think that if they come to the capital, they won't cause trouble when Cuckoo fights Duo Food?" Li Longji asked.
"Precisely."
"No, no." Li Longji shook his head. "Has Minister forgotten Xiao Bao's style of coming up with plans?"
"Style? Is His Majesty saying that his plans are always chained together? "Gao Lishi looked at the telegram again and shook his head." How could this subject not see it? Perhaps Xiao Bao did not think it through and was just casually coming up with a plan. "
No matter how Gao Lishi looked at it, Xiao Bao wanted to use money to attract people and then numb the surrounding countries so that they would not be disturbed when he dispatched his troops. Moreover, the amount of money used was not small. The travel expenses, accommodation, and food in the capital, as well as the gifts, added up to more than 30 million strings of coins.
All of this was for the sake of obtaining victory on another battlefield, using money to buy time. But who would pay in the end?
Gao Lishi began to worry and said to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, this subject has secretly calculated and found that 30 million strings of coins might not be enough. Who will pay? The national treasury? Your internal funds? The Zhang Family and the Wang Family? Xiaobei and the others definitely won't be able to fork out that much money. "
Li Longji waved his hand. "The national treasury's money cannot be touched. It's fine if I fork out a portion of my money, but I would feel the pinch if I were to fork out all of it. As for the power generation, ask Xiao Bao who will pay for it. Is it the national treasury, me, or his family?"
Li Longji instructed the person who delivered the telegram.
After that, he was not in the mood to visit the construction site. He just waited there and got someone to bring tea and sunflower seeds.
Nearly half an hour later, the person who delivered the telegram ran over and shouted, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xiaobao has replied and said that we don't need to fork out any money. There are others who are willing to fork out the money."
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