I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

He thought, "This Li Ji is usually very serious, but today I'm going to play a good trick on him."

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde were laughing so hard that they fell over.

Cheng Yaojin thought while smiling.

Your Majesty is truly powerful. Li Ji is now under your control.

Yuchi Jingde also joked, "I didn't expect our Lord Li is such a versatile person! He says one thing in front of people and another behind their backs."

He felt that such jokes could make the long march less boring.

After hearing this, Li Shimin said to Li Ji with some sadness: "That kid gave you two sweet dates, and you couldn't resist! Think about me! Was my kindness to you in the past small? Why don't you seem to be grateful to me?"

Li Shimin pretended to be heartbroken, as if he had really suffered a great injustice.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Li Ji was also loyal to him, he just wanted to use this to make fun of him.

"Li Ji, Li Ji! You are not loyal at all! I misjudged you!"

Li Shimin continued to perform. He looked at Li Ji's reaction and laughed secretly in his heart.

Li Ji, who was wearing the armor of a general, sighed helplessly. He was helpless. His Majesty was joking again. It was so childish.

He said, "Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. I, Li Ji, am not good at eating and drinking. If it were the two people beside you, they would have been so grateful that they would have even knelt down and called me father!"

Cheng Yaojin was immediately anxious when he heard this. He shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about! Li Ji? How could I be a flatterer like you?"

His face flushed and he felt a little angry, thinking that Li Ji was slandering his reputation.

He sternly retorted, "My loyalty to Your Majesty is known to all, heaven and earth. How can I allow you to slander me like this?"

Yuchi Jingde echoed, "That's right! Jade can be shattered, but its whiteness cannot be altered; bamboo can be burned, but its joints cannot be destroyed!"

"I, Yuchi Jingde, will always be loyal to Your Majesty!"

He deeply agreed with Cheng Yaojin's words in his heart, and at the same time expressed his loyalty to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was very happy when he heard Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde singing the same tune, and felt that these two people really brought honor to him.

"Well, Li Ji, you see! This is true loyalty!"

Li Shimin thought proudly: "These two guys are really interesting. They know how to cooperate with me."

Li Ji was silent for a moment, secretly amused in his heart. This silence made Li Shimin and the other two even more proud. They felt that they had gained the upper hand in this "verbal dispute" and Li Ji, this "fence-sitter", had nothing to say.

However, Li Ji's next words stunned them. "Your Majesty has granted me one hundred and thirty-two boxes of Xiaobai Gan, ten pots per box."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three people who were laughing just now were stunned, their hearts filled with envy.

Li Ji didn't stop and continued to talk to himself, "We've also prepared a lot of pickled pork, mutton, and candied snacks."

"Your Majesty, I have fought in wars all my life, but this is the first time I have felt such warmth."

Li Ji turned his head and glanced at the silent Li Shimin, and continued, "Your Majesty repeatedly told me to take care of my health. He also told me not to drink the water on the Mobei grassland."

"I told Your Majesty we would boil the water, but Your Majesty was still worried and spent a huge amount of money to provide the entire army with military kettles filled with boiled water brought from Chang'an. Your Majesty wasted time and asked the logistics team to transport so much water, which shows your heart."

Li Ji was deeply moved. He knew very well that His Majesty attached great importance to this expedition and cared about the soldiers, which made him more determined to win.

Li Ji looked up at the blue sky, and then looked at the troops next to the army who were still transporting food and fodder.

"Throughout the dynasties, I have never heard of or seen a war involving less than 200,000 men where logistics could be moved in three days in advance and still not be completed until the army had set out."