The Qiuci army had been stationed there for half a month.
At this time, Chang 'an City was already full of spies from the Turks and other countries. Even Tubo's spies were active.
Although the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had entered the Turks' territory to help them quell the rebellion, the high cost had already overwhelmed Tubo.
But even so.
Tubo's crisis was still not over.
But a new problem had appeared.
That was the shortage of food!
Tubo was already short of food. Coupled with the consumption of 100,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, this undoubtedly made Tubo's situation even worse.
It was already on the verge of collapse.
Yesterday, what the envoys of Tubo and Tuyuhun said in the morning court made Li Shimin feel as heavy as a mountain.
Most importantly, Zhang Feng's academy was newly opened and he had a lot of things to do. Li Shimin didn't want to bother Zhang Feng with everything. Otherwise, when Zhang Feng entered the court, wouldn't he have no fun?
Furthermore, Zhang Fengshen would become the target of public criticism. .
This was what Li Shimin didn't want to see.
But at this time, how could Li Shimin sit still when Li Chengqian said this?
Although Zhang Feng didn't say anything, Li Shimin vaguely knew that Zhang Feng was waiting for him!
Otherwise, with Zhang Feng's character, he would have told Li Chengqian long ago. Why would he wait until now?
When changing clothes and disguising himself, Li Shimin called Li Chengqian aside and asked, "What else did Feng say?"
"He said … he was going to make some strong crossbows with the rest of the iron weapons and a ballista that could shoot 3,000 steps. . "
"What?"
Li Shimin was shocked.
However, Li Chengqian said speechlessly, "But Feng Zi said in the next moment that this thing used up too much steel and that he was going to change it to something else. As for what it was, he didn't say."
This time, Li Shimin really couldn't sit still.
With a wave of his hand, he led Little Guizi, the three Chamberlains of Gold, and the hundred Chamberlains of Gold that had already set off, out of the palace in a hurry.
A ballista at three thousand paces …
There was also the powerful crossbow that Zhang Feng had mentioned before, which had a shooting range of three hundred paces. There were also the firearms. These things had been lingering in Li Shimin's mind.
He also wanted to pacify the border.
However, they didn't have the strength to do so. Once they started a war, not only would it be a waste of manpower and resources, it would also be met with strong opposition from the civil officials.
Moreover, no one knew who would win or lose in a war.
What if he failed?
All of these were problems.
…
Two hours later.
Li Shimin left the Imperial City from Yanxi Gate. Even though he was going directly from the Imperial City to the Residence of the Sixteenth Prince, Li Shimin still had to go through a lot of trouble before he finally stopped in front of Zhang Feng's residence.
Without waiting for Little Guizi to report, Jia Daoren stepped forward and asked directly, "May I ask if you are Lao Li?"
Little Guizi suspiciously sized up Jia Daoren before nodding his head. ,,.
Seeing this, Jia Daoren hurriedly said, "Quickly invite him in. My master is already waiting in the study!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
This brat was still acting as usual.
He was purposely luring him out of the palace!
"Enter!"
Li Shimin didn't hesitate and directly called out from within the palanquin. Unexpectedly, Jia Daoren waved his hand and led the palanquin into the residence.
As soon as he entered Zhang Feng's study, Zhang Feng came forward to welcome him.
"Lao Li, oh Lao Li, it's really difficult to see you now!"
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "Where do I have so much free time?"
As they spoke, the two of them sat down. Zhang Feng smiled and asked, "Is it because of the matter in Qiuci City?"
Li Shimin nodded.
"This morning, I heard from Lord Zhangsun that he wants us to pack up the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and prepare to evacuate or enter the palace in Tianzhu!"
When Zhang Feng heard this, he asked, "Is your information accurate? When I heard it from Li Gan, I didn't quite believe it, but now … "
"It's true!"
Li Shimin solemnly explained the cause of the matter to Zhang Feng.
When Zhang Feng heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.
It seemed that some things were really beyond his expectations. He also didn't know that this delay had already been delayed for half a month!
During this period, he had been busy with the matters of the academy. How could he have the time to care about these things?
However, at this time, Li Shimin said again, "Yesterday, today, do you know how many spies have been caught in Chang 'an City?"
"Hmm?"
Zhang Feng was stunned. .
"Catching spies?"
"Yes!"
At this time, Zhang Feng suddenly remembered why everyone had taken a detour after entering the city gate and why Niu Weili insisted on letting him sit in the palanquin.
They were f * cking guarding against spies!
Damn.
What was going on?
When did the Turkic spies become so fanatical?
Could it be related to the war in Qiuci?
When Li Shimin saw that Zhang Feng was deep in thought, he said again, "This is nothing. Tubo and Tuyuhun are basically in a state of collapse. The armies of Tianzhu and the Turkic Turks seem to be preparing for a war. 300,000 troops have already retreated from Zhenla and are approaching Qiuci. The outside world doesn't know about these things. This was all said by Lord Zhangsun this morning. Also, spies have infiltrated the palace and the palace is temporarily under martial law!"
"…"
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