Between the Taiji Palace and the Political Announcement Hall, there was a barbican.
At this time, in a small room in the barbican.
Cheng Yaojin and the others pulled a discontented Fang Xuanling to sit at a square table. Fang Xuanling was somewhat resistant to the strong smell of fox, sweat, and fleas on their bodies.
However, he also knew why the three of them had brought him here. However, he also had something important to report to the Emperor, so he no longer acted reserved and directly asked, "Why did the three of you bring this old man here?"
This was the Armaments Department, which was the territory of the Military Department.
Coming here at this time meant that the three of them had encountered a big problem. Along the way, he heard that the Little Yellow Door went straight to the Imperial Palace, so he faintly guessed that this matter was definitely not ordinary.
Hearing Fang Xuanling's question, Cheng Yaojin and the others didn't pretend. The three of them were straightforward people. Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Qin Qiong looked at each other and said, "We just went to see the Emperor. The Emperor is preparing to … to Tubo …"
While speaking, Cheng Yaojin's right hand gently drew a line across his neck.
How could Fang Xuanling not know what this action meant?
Moreover, the Emperor already had that intention. But why did he choose this time?
He clearly remembered that when the Emperor talked about this matter last time, Feng Zi clearly told the Emperor that this was not a good time to start a war!
What's going on?
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but feel anxious.
"What's going on? The Tang Dynasty is lacking everywhere. Although it's a bit better, it's not a good time to use force! And what's going on here? "
Before Cheng Yaojin could speak, Yuchi Gong sighed and said, "Old Fang, this matter is a bit complicated. If you choose Longyou, Jiannan, and Guannei, as long as it's close to Tubo and Tubo, you'll basically be harassed every day. Even Tubo's soldiers will participate in the plundering."
Fang Xuanling turned pale with fright and hurriedly asked, "This … is impossible! How … how is this possible? "
Cheng Yaojin forced a smile.
"When people are hungry, they will even eat mud. Besides, it's not like you don't know that the last locust plague came from Tubo and other places, right? Think about what happened to the Tang Dynasty, and think about the Tubo Dynasty. "
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling's face suddenly changed.
He muttered, "Could it be that Tubo …"
"Yeah!"
Yuchi Gong patted Fang Xuanling's shoulder and said, "Our Tang Dynasty has Zhang Feng, so we've been dealing with the locust plague since the beginning. You should know about this, right?"
Fang Xuanling fell silent.
Indeed.
In the beginning, when Zhang Feng said that there would be a plague of locusts, no one took it seriously. Otherwise, they would have started stockpiling food and then slowly started to control the plague. However, in the end, it still caused serious consequences, not to mention Tubo.
The drought.
Then came the locust plague. Although during this period, the Tang Dynasty did make a lot of money, it also added fuel to the fire in Tubo.
Although this was all a strategy.
At this time, after the incident broke out, Fang Xuanling still felt that it was inconceivable.
What was this?
This was national policy, but if war broke out at this time, then …
Before Fang Xuanling could figure out what was going on, Qin Qiong, who had been silent all this time, slowly said, "Not only that, according to the reports of spies, at least thousands of people starved to death in Tubo and Tuyuhun every day, and there were even cases of cannibalism. As for the survival of the people, the leaders of the two countries did not have a good solution, so unprecedented civil unrest broke out."
"According to the secret memorial, at present, the total number of people in the two countries is more than 100,000!"
"Also, according to the news from General Li Jing in Youzhou, spies in Youzhou found that a large number of Turkic soldiers showed signs of mobilization, suspected to be directed at Tubo. Elder Fang, think about it, if the Turkic army went south to take Tubo, what would happen?"
Hiss —!
Fang Xuanling could not help but be shocked.
He couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. He wanted to leave in a hurry, but before he could leave, Cheng Yaojin pulled him back and said, "Don't worry, this war won't happen!"
Of course, they knew what Fang Xuanling was going to do, but how could they let Fang Xuanling go at this time?
Cheng Yaojin was fine, but Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were not in Chang 'an often. They finally caught Fang Xuanling, who had just returned from the tavern. How could they let him go so easily?
Moreover, they had been rejected three times when they went to the tavern. This morning, they learned that this guy actually took Yu Shinan to see Zhang Feng. What was he doing?
How could they not want to know what Zhang Feng wanted to do?
After all, the magical sabers, spears, and shields that the guy mentioned were treasures!
However, at this time, it was Fang Xuanling's turn to be confused.
"Why do you say that this war cannot be fought?"
Cheng Yaojin said with a wry smile, "The army is short of food. How do you think this war can be fought? Do you want the soldiers to go to the battlefield with empty stomachs? "
Fang Xuanling was stunned. However, after thinking about it, now that there was a shortage of food everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, it was possible that the army was short of food. He could not help but nod and say, "You're right. How about Old Man go to see His Majesty first, and then we'll talk later?"
"No, no, no, Old Fang, you know that we are always away from home. It's not easy to find something good, so we want to talk to you. It's not urgent to see His Majesty."
"…"
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