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The generals of the left and right Yingyang Guards are Huan Bin and Wang Jinghui. The two former superiors and subordinates will naturally cooperate well when they fight together again.

The general of the Golden Horde Guard was originally Zuo Pushe Duoduo. Li Cunxi had never deprived him of his military power. Later, Duoduo took the initiative to mention this matter at the court meeting. Finally, Li Cunxi handed over the military power of the Golden Horde Guard to Duoduo's former deputy general Chen Qiong.

Chen Qiong has followed Duoduo for many years and has learned the usage of the Golden Horde Guards thoroughly. Now is the time to test the results.

Li Cunxi continued, "My dear ministers, the army has not yet moved, but the food and fodder must go first. I will leave it to you, my dear ministers."

Yao Ting, completely heartbroken, took the initiative to say:

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Even if I have to sacrifice my own life, I will gather enough food and fodder for the three armies!"

"That's perfect! September 25th is an auspicious day for the armies to march!" Li Cunxi tapped the armrest gently. "Also, continue to hold on to the Tibetan envoys. The Honglu Temple will negotiate with them for a month, and then hand it over to me."

Li Mingyuan bowed and said, "This is my responsibility. I have left them alone for half a month. It is time to meet this Tibetan envoy."

After the court was dismissed, Yao Ting walked towards the official residence listlessly.

Li Huaiyuan stopped him and said, "Yao Ting, let's discuss matters in the government hall."

Yao Ting had no choice but to follow the prime ministers to the government hall.

There is no rush to take out the silver from the treasury. They have to first calculate how much silver it will take to fill this bottomless pit.

The three armies set out at the same time, and food and fodder were of paramount importance. The ministers planned for many days and finally managed to get the food and fodder on the road before the expedition.

Li Mingyuan, as usual, dragged the Tubo envoy along, making a few random remarks about whatever was going on, saying that Li Cunxi was extremely busy and had no time to meet the envoy.

While actively preparing for war, Li Mingyuan had the confidence to drag the Tubo envoy with him. Even if they were discovered one day, the Tang army would have reached Tubo's doorstep.

It was another day of being fooled. The Tubo envoy met Li Mingyuan and the two had a long conversation. Finally, the Tubo envoy could not bear it anymore.

He chuckled and said:

"Master Li."

"I have been in Luoyang for more than a month."

"What does it mean that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty does not meet with foreign ministers?"

Li Mingyuan took a sip of tea. This was the finest tea sent by Jiangdong, and he was already used to drinking it.

Li Cunxi still respected him quite a bit, saying that he was his cousin and gave him a lot of gifts.

He drinks two pots a day these days, and after drinking them, he feels warm inside...

In fact, this was also because he was moved by Li Cunxi. Among so many officials that Li Cunxi wanted to win over, the first one who gave tea was him.

He gave a look and the accompanying official immediately poured him a cup of tea.

The official was young, but he was already a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. He stood there smiling, and his etiquette was impeccable.

"I am old, how can I know the Emperor's intentions?"

"When it comes to my relationship with the Emperor, I'm not even as close as the one who poured you tea."

Li Mingyuan took another sip of tea.

"Ambassador, do you know that this young gentleman is only twenty-one years old, but he is already a sixth-rank official in the Honglu Temple?"

"He has only been in the court for two years, and he has already held such a high position. He is much more powerful than me!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites smiled and bowed, "I still have much to learn from you, sir. I may never be able to master your way of governing and handling affairs even if I study for my entire life."

Li Mingyuan blew on the tea and said calmly, "The way to be an official?"

He immediately laughed: "You don't need to learn this from me. Your uncle is the only second-rank official in this dynasty, and he holds the title of Shangshu Ling. This is a position that no one has been able to hold in decades."

He took a sip of tea and said teasingly, "Even if you learn a little bit from your uncle, it will be enough to benefit you for the rest of your life!"

The Tibetan envoy standing by was stunned. He never expected that this sixth-rank official of the Honglu Temple would have such a strong backing.

Since the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, there has been no official of the first or second rank in the Central Plains, and even officials of the second rank are very few.

However, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Ding Yuan was so glorious that within two months, an important official with the surname Wu was appointed as the Shangshu Ling, a position that had been vacant for decades.

The messenger swallowed his saliva, looked at the young Wu Yancheng, and suddenly thought of another shortcut.

Since the Minister of the Ministry of Rites Li Mingyuan would not bring him to see the emperor, he might as well try his luck with the current second-rank official.

Li Mingyuan noticed the flash of surprise in the messenger's eyes, and smiled secretly in his heart, saying secretly that the fish has taken the bait.

He coughed twice and said to the messenger:

"Why are you taking it so far?"

"Let's get back to the topic. It's not that His Majesty doesn't want to see you, it's simply that he's so busy with official duties that it's difficult for us to meet!"

"Goguryeo is eyeing our Tang Dynasty with eager eyes. Your Majesty has already issued an edict, appointing General Daleha of the Right Dragon Guard as the Grand Marshal of the Hebei Road Army to march north to attack the stubborn Goguryeo."

"The Japanese have also been disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty in recent years. Your Majesty is displeased and has appointed Sun Xiangzhou, the General of the Left Imperial Guard, as the Grand Marshal of the Japanese Army to conquer them."

"Now, the army hasn't moved yet, but the food and fodder must go first. Your Majesty has been unable to sleep all night long because of this food and fodder issue!"

The messenger's eyes flickered when he heard this.

He already knew that the Tang court was collecting food and fodder everywhere. He thought that the court wanted to go to war with Tubo, but he didn't expect that they wanted to attack Goguryeo and Japan.

Both the Former Sui Dynasty and the Former Tang Dynasty had precedents of going to war with Goguryeo and Japan.

Therefore, this kind of thing is not surprising.

But this envoy is not a fool. You just say that you are going to attack Goguryeo and Japan, but who knows who you, the Tang Dynasty, really want to attack?

So he was also cautious.

"We're going to attack Goguryeo and Japan, but I wonder how many troops His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will mobilize?"

Li Mingyuan's eyes flashed, and he growled in a low voice:

"presumptuous!"

"I've already slipped up and said the wrong thing when I told you this, but you're still trying to inquire about how many troops the Tang Dynasty has mobilized to conquer the two regions. Aren't you deliberately trying to gather Tang Dynasty military intelligence?"

"If I had told you this, I would have been killed today!"

The messenger immediately stood up and knelt aside.

"Please don't be angry, sir. I made a mistake. Please don't take it to heart."

"I have absolutely no intention of prying into your intelligence!"

Li Mingyuan didn't listen at all and waved his hand:

"Come here, lock up this rude fellow! I thought he was really here to promote an alliance between the two countries, but it turns out he's here to gather intelligence!"

"I will report this to His Majesty and have you arrested immediately and taken to the Heavenly Prison to await trial!"

The messenger hurriedly said, "I just spoke carelessly, I just spoke carelessly, I really just spoke carelessly!"

He was really anxious.

He originally thought it was just a casual test, but Li Mingyuan arrested him as a spy.

At this critical moment, the Minister of the Honglu Temple bowed and said, "Sir, please calm down."