Tibet

Li Ye shook his head, "I can't guess, military advisor, just tell me!"

Li Bi smiled slightly and said: "In the past, the Tang army fought against the Tubo army on the plateau. The Tang army was not adapted to the plateau area. It lacked physical strength and declined in strength. As a result, the Tang army's soldiers were far from being a match for the Tibetan soldiers.

Now they are fighting the Tubo army in the hinterland of Longyou. The Tang army's soldiers have returned to normal, their combat power has been greatly enhanced, and they have superior equipment. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the Tang army completely defeats the Tubo army and drives them back to the plateau. "

Li Ye gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "With the military advisor by my side, I am like a tiger with wings."

Li Mi smiled and said: "But I heard that His Highness nicknamed himself Flying Shark, not Flying Tiger!"

Li Ye burst out laughing, "Isn't the word "tiger" taboo? If you name it Feihu, you have to change it to Fei Da Chong!"

Li Bi also laughed and said: "What about General Tiger Ben? His Highness may not be aware of the taboo issue, but the court doesn't care about it, which means it doesn't care that much anymore."

At this time, it was lunch time, and Li Ye got up and went to eat with Li Mi.

There is a Huashan Restaurant opposite the official office. The quality is considered to be above average, but the business is very good. Basically, they are all officials under King Qi. Especially at noon, there is a stand-up restaurant, which is the fast food of the Tang Dynasty. They are divided according to grade and price. , given the corresponding names, hundreds of copies can be brought out quickly.

Huashan Restaurant has more than 20 kinds of stand-up dishes, basically all kinds of noodles. The most popular ones are mutton pancakes with side dishes, three-color steamed buns and fried meat sauce noodles. In fact, they are all set meals, one main dish. For a meal, a few plates of delicious side dishes and a small gourd of wine can be enough for a few tens of pennies.

Li Ye and several senior officials were seated in the elegant room on the third floor. They also ate at a table, but the quality was relatively high, including rice, miso soup, barbecue, fried eggs, fried fish, side dishes and sake. Each person had a portion, served on a red lacquer plate. Bring it to you.

Li Ye didn't ask for rice. He replaced the rice with pancakes, but it was just as fast. Basically, he just ordered the rice and it was delivered immediately.

"How much does this one cost?" Li Ye asked with a smile.

Today is Chen Huan's treat. He smiled and said: "Your Highness's portion costs three hundred and fifty coins. It's two portions. Normally it's two hundred coins. I was afraid that Your Highness wouldn't have enough, so I doubled the amount of everything, except for the wine." One serving.”

"Why is it made so quickly and served right after ordering?"

Li Mi smiled slightly and said: "The trick is to eat what to eat, and usually they eat and cook what to eat, so they can prepare in advance, making hundreds of pancakes, frying hundreds of eggs, and boiling a big pot of meat sauce. , all kinds of side dishes are soaked in jars. If there are more people ordering, prepare more, and if there are few people ordering, prepare less."

Wang Changling also smiled and said: "It's okay if you don't want to come to the restaurant. Just say hello a day in advance and the restaurant will send a batch to the government office."

Li Ye ate a piece of Hu Pancake. It felt very ordinary. It was not as good as Chang'an's. Chang'an was freshly baked and served. This one was baked and kept in a steamer to keep it warm, so it naturally became a little soft. Of course, fast food can't do anything about it.

"Hey! Where is Li Bai?"

Li Ye found that Li Bai was not there and seemed to have not seen him in the past two days.

Wang Changling said with a smile: "He went to Xixiang County in Yangzhou. There was a Chang'an Imperial College professor named Fang Lide. He taught the Three Classics thoroughly. I invited him to come before, but he refused, so Taibai went to invite him in person."

Li Ye nodded, "Talents are very important. We must recruit all kinds of talents as much as possible. We need famous talents in the world, and we also need all kinds of outstanding craftsmen. I suggest setting up a talent recruitment department to specifically look for and recruit all kinds of talents. .”

From ancient times to the present, all talented and strategic kings will recruit famous people from all over the world to work for them. Even if they have nothing to do, they can just keep them. In this way, when people in the world mention who so-and-so is working for, naturally, these famous people will work for them. The king will become famous in the world, and he will become the lord of the world.

This is actually a kind of soft power.

Speaking of recruiting talents, Wang Changling took out a volume of poems and essays, "This was sent to me by a friend from China. Du Fu wrote "Three Officials and Three Farewells". It was about the suffering caused to the people by the Battle of Anyang, which caused a sensation in Chang'an. Your Highness, take a look."

Of course, Li Ye knew that he would memorize it in his previous life. Du Fu was not well-known at first, but he wrote a lot of poems about the country and the people after the Anshi Rebellion. After his death, people discovered his value. The Song Dynasty was especially respected and hailed as the Saint of Poetry, and "Three Officials and Three Farewells" refers to the various people's sufferings he witnessed on his way back to Huazhou from Luoyang.

"Where is he now?" Li Ye asked.

Li Mi said: "It seems that he is an official in Huazhou."

Wang Changling shook his head and said: "I heard that his writing of "Three Officials and Three Farewells" offended the emperor. He has been dismissed from the Huazhou Sigong Army and has disappeared with his family."

Li Ye nodded, "Try to find him as much as possible. Although our temple in Longyou is small, we can still give him a room and a bowl of food."

Five days later, Li Ye set off again, taking 10,000 cavalry, 40,000 camels loaded with grain and supplies, and more than 100 officials and their families to Jincheng County, Lanzhou. The journey was long and difficult.

Li Ye did not take the Xilianyun Plank Road, but took the Baoxie Road. The key is that horse-drawn carriages can be used on the Baoxie Road, which is very important to Li Ye's family and the families of officials.

In particular, the Xilianyun Plank Road was too narrow and dangerous, and it was scary to ride on a horse. You had to lead the horse. Li Ye also had a little daughter who was only a few months old. How could she endure such a long journey.

The carriage was covered with thick carpets and mattresses, so even if it was a little bumpy, it wouldn't be uncomfortable.

It was already midsummer, but it was very cool in the Qinling Mountains. There was no heat at all, and there was even a bit of coolness in the morning and evening.

That afternoon, the team stopped and camped in an open area. The soldiers set up camp and began to bury pots and make rice.

Li Ye's family also got off the carriage and lived in a big tent. Several women lived in one big tent, and twelve female guards lived in small tents around it to closely protect the big tent.

There is a small lake in front, the water quality is very clear, there are large grasslands around the lake, but it is surrounded by towering mountains.

The scenery looks nice, but in fact it is not comfortable to live in. There are too many mosquitoes in summer. Fortunately, the army has a special anti-mosquito ointment, which is made from mugwort and other medicines. The effect is very good. In addition, everyone wears tighter clothes. I also brought a mosquito net, so even though there were a lot of mosquitoes, I felt safe sleeping.

It was just that the camels and horses were pitiful. There was no other way. The soldiers had to use mugwort to smoke the mosquitoes, which only gave some relief.

The tent where Li Ye's family lives is the Plum Blossom King Tent, which occupies a large area with a public area in the middle and five branch tents on the sides, which look like petals, so it is also called a tent within a tent.

There is also a large mosquito net cover inside the small tent. It is actually a large spun gauze cover. It is made of bamboo strips and spun gauze. It is very finely made and not cheap. This kind of cover is used by the Chang'an Palace and wealthy families, otherwise it will be difficult to use in summer. Sad.

The night was very late and everyone had fallen asleep. Li Ye was sitting by the lake, with his family's tent behind him.

At this time, a slender figure quietly came out of the tent and came to Li Ye's side.