Li Er, a big horse, sat on the main seat in the middle with a golden sword, pressed the rioters, and said happily: "We are all here, okay, let's discuss the question of who to fight first today. Most of the surrounding countries were taken down by us, and the border was the Western Turkic barbarians in the northwest, and there was also a small country called Japan.

These are all my lambs under my Tang Dynasty. Who will the next one eat?"

Bai Fan looked at Li Er's arrogant attitude and cursed in his heart, "Li Er, you are inflated. Today's expression is the same as you used to be drunk. Isn't this just standing on the map and pointing at the four sides and shouting who else? Those who know will say that you are not far from the unification of the world, and those who don't know will think that another arrogant monarch is another arrogant and tyrant.

"Your Majesty, the last general will ask for the order to attack the Western Turks. With our 50,000 troops and 100,000 thunder, we will take down the Western Turks in two months." Yuchi Gong was the first to stand up and shouted. As a die-hard supporter of Li Er, he naturally must be the first in every battle.

"Your Majesty, Lao Cheng asks for his order, and it doesn't take 50,000, 30,000."

"Nonsense, Lao Cheng, are you making trouble on purpose? Going to destroy the country for 30,000 yuan? Do you have the ability?" Cheng Yaojin's big talk was the first to quit.

Other generals also accused Cheng Yaojin of countless famous generals here. Is your turn to be the leader of Cheng Fairy?

"Know the rituals, don't mess around.

War is inevitable and you are striving for the first place, but this temple planning is more about victory or defeat. Maogong, what do you think of you as the Minister of War?"

Li Er called Li Ji's general. First, he was the commander of the three armies, and second, he was the top military strategy of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Ji had a headache. He was originally just a military general, and An An knew how to fight and command. But now he has been promoted to the Minister of War. The so-called "butt" determines his mind. The Minister of War is the marshal of a country. What he thinks about is no longer the survival of a city and one place.

I thought that after Old Li Jing retired, this session of the Minister of War was from General Hou Junji. Who knew that after hearing Bai Fan's nonsense, Hou Junji devoted himself to the navy and even wanted to be the head coach. Li Ji now felt that Hou Junji seemed to be right.

Just like today, Li Ji is now the leader of the general. He should not frown and stand with the general, so that he can lead the team in the future. He should nod and support the war.

But the fact is impossible, because he is the Minister of War. He has to consider the country and prepare for the station better than the emperor. He knows that the national finances have been balanced, and if he fights again, he will have to be in debt. The wealthy family who had previously settled for the fairy grains have been beaten and can't be beaten anymore.

But he didn't dare to say this because he said it was a rebellion with his subordinates. Without the generals supporting him, the position of Minister of War would probably not be able to sit for a long time.

After thinking for a long time, Li Ji said, "Your Majesty, I think you should destroy Japan first."

"Hey, Maogong, a poor country in Japan, beat him first? Wouldn't it be that thunder bombs the sky and blows crickets? Is it too boring?

Why are you so weak?” Cheng Yaojin mocked loudly.

"Yes, yes, if you want to fight, you'll hit it."

Many generals opposed it, but this was Li Ji's decision repeatedly. Japan was poor and weak and had no support and was easy to fight. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty had been in place for three years, and it was easy to pinch soft persimmons and was not even pricked. If the Tang Dynasty had eaten him, it would not have much impact.

Li Er did not express his opinion, but instead smiled and said, "Oh? Mao Gong thought he would play a young man first and talk about your point of view."

"Your Majesty, I think that fighting is like eating, and it needs to be progressed step by step. The Tang Dynasty has been fighting for years and its strength has expanded rapidly. We need time to digest it. Although we will win directly invade the Western Turks, it is a big country with an army of 300,000. It is difficult to start a war now, and we are not ready yet.

But if we fight the small state of Japan first, this strategy can prepare for the domestic war and allow the soldiers to train overseas operations. I know that General Hou Junji's navy would have screamed long ago."

Li Ji is worthy of being an old fox. He speaks calmly and has no flaws at all. Bai Fan admires him. These words are the most effective and good strategy without directly contradicting the emperor.

Li Er pondered for a moment, thinking about the word digestion that Li Ji said. After a moment, he nodded and said, "Well, okay, Mao Gong's steps are extremely stable and excellent!

However, Japan is isolated and helpless, just the meat on the chopping board of my Tang Dynasty. I will eat it any time. I thought, it is better to take down the Western Turks first and then digest the territory together. At this time, we will suffer a little hardship and save a lot of effort in the future. What do you think?"

Many military generals applauded. At this time, many of the civil officials were secretly anxious and winked each other. Wei Zheng shook his beard and signaled Bai Fan. The expressions of other civil officials could see, but I'm afraid only the emperor didn't notice them.

Bai Fan couldn't bear to tease Lao Wei anymore, so he stood up with a smile and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate for the Tang Dynasty to use any more weapons now."

Li Er's smile froze instantly. It was not that he was dissatisfied with dissatisfaction, but that he looked at Bai Fan strangely. Haven't you always despise the barbarians? You should support the fight against barbarians and promote national prestige. Is there any shortcut to help you plan? How could you object?

"Jian Zhi, forget it, let's talk about it first, why do you oppose the movement of troops?"

Yes, yes, it's okay, it's not that I can't beat you, why not fight? Other generals yelled, but even though Bai Fan lost his strength, his power was still there, and no one dared to show that he would not give face.

Bai Fan did not directly tell his reasons, but turned around and asked his father-in-law, "Why do you know how much gold and silver are there in the treasury? How much food is there?"

Li Jiancheng naturally understood the meaning of his son-in-law. In fact, if Bai Fan did not stand up, Li Jiancheng would have to stand up himself.

He turned around and advised Li Er: "Second brother, the national treasury has less than one million chunks of money, and the surplus grain is about to bottom out.

Even if we have collected the grain for the autumn this year, the national treasury will not be able to save much next year. Because we have won Goguryeo and Tubo and added tens of millions of mouths to eat, they do not have the normal farming and harvesting ability, and they can only rely on the national treasury to pay for food. If it weren’t for the large output of immortal grain, we would not be able to support so many people.”

This...this...

Li Er paused twice in a row, but didn't know what to say. How could this happen? He only fought for less than three years and got all out? What about our spoils? Didn't Bai Fan say that now, the war will only become richer and richer? Did this kid say the wrong thing? Could he be lying to me? It's not right, I have also planned it myself.
Chapter completed!