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"If this is the case, should we also use the same method on the Turkic side of the Northern Expedition?"

"The Turks have invaded our border with the Tang Dynasty every year. Should we simply stay in retreat and let the Turks plunder our land in the Central Plains?"

"After they return with their full harvest, we will come out of the city and continue to live a slash-and-burn life, year after year, day after day, allowing them to bully us?"

As soon as Wei Zheng said these words, Li Shimin's face changed instantly.

Wei Zheng's words seemed to be blaming Changsun Wuji, but in fact they were insinuating himself.

I haven't even avenged my previous revenge on the Weishui Alliance. What the other party meant by saying this was obviously referring to my original concession.

Thinking of this, anger rose in Li Shimin's eyes, and he glanced at Changsun Wuji coldly, and then glanced at Wei Zheng with slight dissatisfaction.

Finally, his eyes fell on Fang Xuanling and said:

"Xuanling, what do you say about this matter?"

When Fang Xuanling saw His Majesty the Emperor calling his name, he stroked his beard and said:

"Your Majesty, this matter seems difficult to handle now, but it is actually simple."

"Oh, I wonder what Xuan Ling means by this?"

Seeing what the other party said so lightly, Li Shimin instantly became energetic.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this Japanese invasion is nothing more than scabies."

"Your Majesty only needs to follow the requests of several adults and send additional manpower to keep the enemy off the coastline and prevent them from landing."

"In this way, within a few months, the Japanese invasion will be eliminated."

After hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if the Japanese could not get ashore for several months and could not get any supplies, then they themselves would all be trapped and die at sea.

"Xuanling's plan is very clever, but if I follow your plan, how many soldiers will I need to send?"

"This..."

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Fang Xuanling also started to get into trouble. If too many troops were sent, people would have to eat as much as horse chews every day. With this expenditure alone, the people in the Ministry of Revenue would cause trouble for themselves.

But if there are too few troops, not only will they not be able to achieve any effect, they will even have to run around trying to catch up with the Japanese, which is not conducive to the war.

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling coughed and said:

"Your Majesty, how many troops should be sent? You should ask the people in the Ministry of War how many available troops they have now."

After Li Jing was dismissed from all his posts by Li Shimin, Li Ji took over as Minister of War. After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he stood up and said:

"The Prime Minister is surprised by this statement. The coastal defense line of Lingnan Road is not under the control of our military department. Previously, it was under the control of the Lingnan Road March Chief."

"Now that His Majesty has established five administrative envoys in Lingnan Road, this matter should be under their jurisdiction."

After hearing what Li Ji said, everyone's eyes turned to Li Shimin.

Because they know that the position of the chief marching manager of each province is a position temporarily appointed by the imperial court during wartime. There has been no war in Lingnan Road, so naturally there is no position of chief marching manager.

As for the newly established economic envoys of the five Lingnan Provinces, it was just a temporary idea of ​​Li Shimin. The decree had just been promulgated, and the real appointment had not yet been made.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Shimin coughed in embarrassment, then looked at the crowd and said, "My dear friends, you also know the situation before Lingnan Road. It was used by exiles and decentralized officials."

"I have never designated a suitable candidate before because I was worried that if ordinary people went there, not only would they not be able to restrain Chu Mo, they would even be exploited by him."

"Nowadays, there is a Japanese invasion there, and I am also troubled by it. I wonder if you can recommend any suitable candidates?"

After hearing what Li Shimin said, everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing who to push out.

At this time, Du Ruhui, who had been standing in the crowd without speaking, suddenly stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, Lingnan Road is a barren mountainous area, and now Japanese invaders are rampant. If troops are transferred from elsewhere, I am worried that the soldiers transferred there will not be accustomed to the local environment and are not good at naval warfare. They may not be able to match the Japanese pirates."

"What's more, His Majesty will use troops against the Turks again soon, and there are very few people available in the court. If he sends people to Lingnan at this time, the Turks may not be able to make the trip this year."

"What Keming said is absolutely true, but I wonder if you have any plans?"

After hearing what Du Ruhui said, Li Shimin reacted immediately.

Yes, if the army is sent to Lingnan at this time, then don't think about the Turks.

But if we don't send them, Lingnan will be a tricky job.

Just when Li Shimin was in a dilemma, Du Ruhui spoke again:

"Your Majesty, from what I can see, there is no need to send additional manpower to Lingnan. As Xuan Ling said, these are just scabies. The imperial court only needs to issue an order, and Chu Mo can solve it on its own."

Hearing that Chu Mo could solve the problem by himself, Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly:

"If Ke Ming has any clever ideas, please tell me quickly."

Du Ruhui smiled slightly and then said:

"Your Majesty, didn't you just issue a decree a few days ago for Li Junxian and Samurai Xun to form a navy there in the name of opening the Maritime Silk Road?"

"Before, you were worried about military expenses, so you restricted the number of naval forces. Now, the imperial court can use the Japanese invasion as an excuse to let Li Junxian and the others expand the size of the navy and recruit local people for defense."

"The expansion of the army this time is nominally used to deal with Japanese invaders. After the Japanese invaders are eradicated, they can be directly transformed into imperial guards to restrain Chu Mo."

"As for the military expenses, the purpose of forming this army is to help Chu Mo guard the coastal defense line and deal with Japanese invasion. Naturally, he has to bear the expenses himself."

"The imperial court only needs to sell weapons and equipment to him at a fair price."

Hearing this, Li Shimin and everyone were shocked.

A good one-trick, three-bird strategy not only solved the Japanese problem and expanded the military strength, but in the end, Chu Mo used his own money to restrain himself.

Just when everyone was protesting Du Ruhui's plan, an extremely discordant voice came out.

Changsun Wuji frowned and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, I think this plan is inappropriate. According to Chu Mo's insidious eyes and his cunning fox-like temperament, how could he not figure out the reason clearly? Therefore, I'm worried that these last things are just They just made wedding clothes for each other."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin frowned. He thought about it carefully and felt that it was indeed what Changsun Wuji said, and it was likely that Chu Mo would be fulfilled in the end.

Just when he was about to speak and give up this plan, Li Ji beside him suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, why are you so worried?"