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Text Chapter 53 Li Yong also wants to go to the battlefield

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    While Li Shimin and Concubine Yang were discussing Li Min in the palace, the son they said was smart and smart was now being made drunk.  Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the government will also have a holiday, but before the holiday, Li Min will gather all the officials in Dengzhou together. The main task is to eat and drink, summarize the work of last year, and then report on the plan for next year.

    Dengzhou is a state with four counties under its jurisdiction. There are more than twenty officials, large and small, plus the generals of the land and water armies responsible for guarding Dengzhou. However, military generals cannot leave their posts without permission.  Therefore, Li Min had to prepare meals and send them to the army. At the same time, he also prepared fresh meat such as cattle and sheep to reward the army.

    But when the day for the banquet arrived, more than a hundred people came to Li Min's house. Except for the officials who were invited to the banquet, the others were all their family members.  After all, everyone in the Tang Dynasty didn¡¯t know that the food and wine in Prince Qi¡¯s Mansion were unparalleled in the world. Taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, they naturally wanted to bring their families to experience it.

    Fortunately, the Li Min family has a great business and there are many people in the palace, so arrangements were quickly made for these extra people. The officials and male family members were all entertained by Li Min, and Wen Xin naturally took care of the female family members and young children.  The people in Shandong Peninsula are fierce and strong in drinking.

    Although most of these officials are not natives of Dengzhou, they have served as officials here for many years, and they have also been infected with the fierceness of the Shandong Peninsula. They are life-threatening when it comes to drinking, and they are also very courageous. Even Prince Li Min  Dare to drink too.  As a result, the hero couldn't handle the crowd, and the banquet was halfway through.  Li Min lay down.  The next day he heard from Gao Chong that the officials who came yesterday were all drunk in the end.  Then they got drunk and went crazy together, and almost demolished the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion.

    Li Min was also very surprised by this. He usually felt that these subordinates were very effective in doing things, but until today he discovered that these guys who he had always trusted were all drunkards.  Thinking about the fact that they had been entrusted with the important task of Dengzhou development in the past, Li Min was really scared.

    After the banquet for these Dengzhou officials, the next day was the banquet for the royal palace officials. Although the princes of the Tang Dynasty did not have as much real power as the princes of the Han Dynasty.  However, the corresponding officials in the palace are very complete, but many positions overlap with the powers of local officials. Therefore, many palace officials only help Li Min with personal affairs, and their power does not extend to the local areas.

    Today's banquet is even more lively than yesterday's, because the palace officials are all directly under Li Min and are very familiar with each other. They don't care about joking. In addition, there are two active members, Yan Bei and Li Yong.  The banquet was soon pushed to the climax.  But today Li Min didn't dare to drink too much and pulled Xi Junmai and Su Dingfang to his side as shields.  These two warriors on the battlefield were no less impressive in the drinking room. Even when fighting two against many, they were not far behind. In the end, everyone else fell, but the two of them were still only 60-70% drunk. This is the real drinking industry.  Li Min really regretted not taking them with him yesterday.

    By the second half of the banquet, the light drinkers had been carried off, the better ones were going crazy, and the better ones formed a small circle to drink together.  After all, the Chinese New Year is all about being happy. You can relax as much as you want at this time. Even a man with a Hedong lion at home doesn¡¯t have to worry about going home and kneeling on the washboard.

    Led by Li Min, the civil servants were Zhao Fu, Yan Bei and Liu Rengui, the generals were Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai, and there was also Li Yong, who was still a small soldier.  Speaking of which, Li Yong is really perseverant. It may be that his father Li Xiaogong's bloodline is really suitable for the army. After he adapted to the life in the army, even Su Dingfang admired his hard work and carried him behind his back more than once.  Li Min praised him in front of him. According to Su Dingfang, Li Yong is now a qualified quasi-soldier. All he needs now is to go to the battlefield and kill him once and come back alive, then he can become a real warrior.

    "Your Highness, the taxes paid in Dengzhou this year have almost increased by more than six times than in previous years. If the Goguryeo War had not broken out in the last few months, our Dengzhou was hit the hardest. This year's taxes would have definitely been more than ten times higher than in previous years.  , and the income of the people has also increased several times compared with previous years. Now the people in Dengzhou are prosperous and no longer as famished as before. These are all due to your highness. I would like to give you a drink!"

    Zhao Fu stood up, raised his glass and said to Li Min.  Although he is not a royal official, he has the highest status in the entire Dengzhou officialdom, except for Li Min. He is usually Li Min's right-hand man. Therefore, almost all government affairs are handled by him, so he is now considered Li Min's direct subordinate.  Next one.

    "Haha, Zhao Biejia, don't be humble. Who doesn't know now that I, the King of Qi, am a hands-off shopkeeper, and I have to rely on you, Brother Yan, and Rengui to help me handle major political affairs!" Li Min also picked up the wine glass,  By the way, Yan Bei and Liu Rengui were also brought along.  The two had no choice but to have a drink with Li Min and Zhao Fu.

    Compared with civil servants like Zhao Fu and Yanbei,??Su Dingfang, the leader of the military generals, was in a lack of interest. When he was drinking for Li Min just now, he felt like drinking to drown his sorrows. Now he was drinking alone, while Xi Junmai and Li Yong seemed to have something on their minds, and they were talking to each other.  Talking.

    "Brother Su, it seems like you have something on your mind. Can you tell me for everyone to hear?" Li Min could actually guess a few things, but he pretended to know nothing and asked.

    "Your Highness, the general has nothing on his mind!" Anyone can tell Su Dingfang's worries, but not to his boss, Li Min.

    "Haha, actually I know even if you don't tell me. Have you seen that over there in Goguryeo, our army of the Tang Dynasty is unparalleled, but as generals, you can only stay in Dengzhou to protect the king, and you will inevitably feel a little depressed.  ?" Li Min asked with a smile.

    Ever since the war started in Goguryeo, Su Dingfang and his group of militants have been itching. Unfortunately, as guards of the palace, they can't go anywhere without Li Min's permission. Even the Dengzhou defenders can't go anywhere.  They all have more freedom than them. At least when the fighting on the front line is tense, the defenders in the rear also have the opportunity to be mobilized to the battlefield.

    "This" Su Dingfang showed a bit of embarrassment when he saw that Li Min had exposed his thoughts. He was an ambitious man. A small prince's Sima could not satisfy his desire to become a marquis and a general, but a military general wanted  The only way to get to the top is through military exploits, so Su Dingfang and those who had the same idea couldn't hold back when they saw others performing meritorious service on the battlefield.

    Seeing that Su Dingfang was embarrassed to say it, Li Yong stood up impatiently and said: "Hey, Liulang, didn't you once tell me that soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers? Look at how hard I am training now. In fact,  I just want to make a contribution on the battlefield and let everyone see that my father is not the only one in our Hejian Palace!"

    "Okay! Jiulang has ambition!" Yan Bei was the first to jump up and cheer irresponsibly. Others also looked at Li Yong with admiration. They didn't expect that the former playboy would have such ambition.

    After listening to Li Yong's words, Li Min secretly admired him in his heart, but he didn't want him to go to the battlefield anyway. After all, Li Xiaogong gave Li Yong to him and threw him into the army for training. After all, this was for Li Yong.  It's always good, and there is no danger, but if there is something wrong on the battlefield, then Li Min really has no way to explain it.

    It was precisely with this idea that Li Min immediately rolled his eyes at Yan Bei's applause, and then ignored Li Yong and said directly to Su Dingfang: "Brother Su, you don't have to worry about this, I've already done it."  Arrange that after the New Year, I will send a batch of wine and meat to General Niu in the name of the labor force. At that time, you will count the people in the palace who are willing to go to the battlefield. After the labor force, they will stay in the army. Niu  The general owed me a favor, and I will definitely help you arrange it."

    Since his subordinates have the idea of ??going to the battlefield, Li Min will not stop him. It would be best if he can make meritorious service. Even if he cannot make any meritorious service, he can still contribute to the war in Goguryeo. After all, he really hopes that the war in Goguryeo will end soon.  Not only would there be a source of slaves, but Dengzhou's business could also be restored.

    "Yes, the reason why General Niu was able to defeat Tubo in the first place was because Liulang had done a lot of work, and that was why General Niu was made the Duke of the country in one fell swoop. In addition, it was also thanks to us that we defeated the Tibetan ambassador, which triggered the  In the war between the two countries, General Niu also owes me some favors, so he should make good use of it then!" When Li Yong heard that Li Min allowed the royal guards to go to the battlefield, he immediately jumped up with joy, and Su Dingfang  He knelt down even more excitedly, bowed heavily to Li Min, and then stood up.

    Li Min looked at Li Yong's excited look, but showed a look of helplessness, but then turned to a determined look and said: "Others can go, except you!"

    "Why, why can't I go?" When Li Yong heard this, he immediately felt cold water pouring down his head. He was stunned for a moment and then asked with an angry face.

    "When my uncle handed you over to me, I was responsible for your safety. Do you want to go to the battlefield and perform meritorious service? Yes, but you must wait until I ask your father for permission. If he agrees, you can go." Li Min looked rogue.  He said, the New Year is coming soon, and after the New Year, Su Dingfang and the others will leave, and there are only a few days left. It is simply a dream to get permission from Li Xiaogong who is far away in Chang'an in these few days, unless someone can do it now.  This is only possible by phone or telegram.

    "Youyouyou are cruel!" Li Yong was not stupid, and he immediately understood that Li Min was deliberately making things difficult for him.  He wanted to resist, but he was now a guard of the palace, and his personal freedom was in Li Min's hands. As long as he didn't speak, he couldn't even think of leaving the palace.

    Thinking of this, Li Yong sat on his seat angrily and started to drink wine to get angry with himself.  Although Su Dingfang thinks Li Yong is a good prospect on the battlefield, he also knows his identity.Unfortunately, even if he tried to persuade her, Li Min would not agree, so he didn't speak anymore.

    Although Li Min used his power to temporarily suppress Li Yong's idea of ????wanting to go to the battlefield, what he did not expect was that perhaps it was destined by God that not only Li Yong used a special method to go to the battlefield, but he was also forced to  Helplessly, he risked his life to participate in the upcoming battle for the destruction of Goguryeo.

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