Is he laughing at me for being timid? Well! This is a good thing. At least he won’t send me to war anymore. Just thinking about it is really scary.

Han Yi looked at Li Zhi laughing indecisively.

Li Zhi smiled for a long time before stopping the smile, "So you are afraid of war!"

Han Yi said with a serious expression: "Report to Your Majesty, I am not afraid. I also want to fight for the country and open up territory. I believe this is the dream of many men. But this is really not what I am good at, and this war is not a joke. At the least, the lives of tens of thousands of people, and at the worst, the foundation of the country is shaken. I cannot ignore the lives of millions of people and the safety of our Tang Dynasty in order to greed for fame and fortune."

After saying this, Li Zhi couldn't laugh out loud, and a hint of emotion appeared on his face. Regardless of whether Han Yi's words were sincere, these words were worthy of praise: "You dare not be the most loyal to me to the Tang Dynasty, and it also proves that I did not see the wrong person at the beginning and have not found the wrong person now."

Han Yi was stunned and said, "Please forgive me for being stupid. I wonder what Your Majesty meant?"

Li Zhi's face changed and he said seriously: "Actually, I came to you this time, it is indeed about Silla, but it is not for you to command troops. But what I will say next is that you must keep it confidential, otherwise I will not be able to spare you."

Han Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you not listen?"

Li Zhi was stunned and smiled and said, "Of course not. I still have important tasks to entrust to you."

"I obey the order!"

Han Yi nodded and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. He thought to himself, he wouldn't let me cheat again. Now that I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, my life is also very valuable. I would feel that this kind of risky thing is often too much.

This is how humans are. Han Yi in his previous life is alone. Of course, the wind blows the eggshell, and wealth leaves people happy. Life and death are destined, and wealth is in heaven. But now, he has a noble status and has a few beautiful wives. He is also very afraid of death now.

Li Zhi coughed lightly and informed Han Yi of the countermeasures discussed with Dugu Wuyue and Li Ji.

"Dugu Wuyue?"

Han Yi was stunned for a moment, looking a little surprised. How could Dugu Wuyue participate in such a major event?

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I have known Wuyue since I was a child. He does have talent in this area, so I am not surprised by this."

Finally, the kid found an opportunity! What should I do with the military academy? Do I have to do more? Alas. Han Yi seemed to have thought a little too much and tentatively said: "Your Majesty is planning to adopt the strategy of surrounding Wei and saving Zhao?"

Li Zhi nodded.

This is also good, at least there is no need for large-scale mobilization. Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Why don't your Majesty tell the civil and military officials in the court?"

Li Zhidao: "Now the court has its own opinions, and I can stand no matter where I stand."

Han Yi said: "I understand this point. I just want to know how Your Majesty plans to publicize it?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment and said, "Of course he threatened to launch an army to attack Goguryeo, making Goguryeo think that I really wanted to destroy them in one fell swoop, so that he could force Goguryeo and Baekje to withdraw their troops."

Han Yi was silent when he heard this.

Li Zhi said: "What? Do you think this is inappropriate?"

"Weichen really thinks something is wrong." Han Yi said carefully. He can't fight, but if you want to say lies, this is a special skill. He definitely has the right to speak.

Li Zhi said curiously: "What's wrong with this?"

Han Yi said: "I thought Goguryeo and Baekje had considered whether our Tang Dynasty would send troops before attacking Silla, and had conducted many investigations on this. Because they were very clear about the relationship between Silla and our Tang Dynasty. Although I didn't know that they did it for reasons and believed that our Tang Dynasty would not send troops easily, they joined forces to attack Silla. However, if we bluff, it would probably arouse their suspicion because they had considered it long ago. And then again, if we really wanted to launch troops to eliminate Goguryeo, then what we should do should be to hide our intentions rather than telling the other party that I was not here to rescue Silla, but to destroy you."

Li Zhi felt thoughtful when he heard this. After a moment, he nodded slightly and said, "You are not unreasonable, so what do you think you should do?"

Han Yi said: "When it goes against the way, to be honest, Your Majesty told the civil and military officials of the court that Silla is a vassal state of our Tang Dynasty. If we don't save it, how could the surrounding vassal states surrender to the Tang Dynasty? We just sent troops to rescue Silla and did not want to make a big move. We just went to surround Wei and save Zhao. In this way, the civil officials would not object. It was just that during the war, we could be false and real, so we spread doubts, so that Goguryeo believed that we were actually under the guise of surrounding Wei and saving Zhao, but actually to destroy them. Even if we were just suspicious, I believe that Goguryeo had to guard against us and would definitely divide our troops to defend our attack. As long as Goguryeo and Baekje divided their troops, the morale ahead would definitely be reduced, and the Silla crisis would naturally be eliminated."

Pre-war propaganda is very important. This is a deception tactic, which means that the other party cannot detect our intentions, but it does not necessarily mean that lies. The truth can sometimes be used as lies.

Li Zhi pondered for a while, but still couldn't decide which solution could make the other party believe that the Tang Dynasty sent troops to destroy them. It was really hard to judge, because you were not the other party, and you didn't know how the other party would consider it after receiving your information. However, Han Yi's words made him feel that he had to consider this matter carefully, so he said: "I have to discuss this matter with Sikong and the others. But I came to you today not because of this matter, but about preparing for the later elimination of Goguryeo. Sikong and Wuyue both believed that if they wanted to destroy Goguryeo, they would have to destroy Baekje first, so that they would need enough ships to cross the sea to fight, but I don't want Goguryeo and Baekje to notice our intentions, so you can have a way to cover it up."

Han Yi pondered for a while and said, "I thought of a plan, but I don't know if it's feasible."

Li Zhi said happily: "I just knew that I had not found the wrong person, come on quickly."

Han Yi said: "Let the merchants build ships!"

"merchant?"

Li Zhi said: "You mean long-term luck and Wanli?"

"No, it's Shandong Group."

Han Yi shook his head and said, "Changyun and Wanli are only responsible for shipbuilding. First of all, they must have orders before they can build ships. We don't need to let Changyun and Wanli know the inside story. We just need to discuss with the two major groups of Guanzhong and Shandong. However, the Shandong region is adjacent to Baekje, which is the base camp of Shandong Group. It is naturally the most suitable for handing over to Shandong Group to do this. Now, our Tang Dynasty vigorously develops water transportation, hoping to connect the north and south closer. We can build a port in Jiaodong area, which will lead to Yangzhou and other coastal areas in the south of the Yangtze River, as a transit station for north and south transportation.

More importantly, the Shandong Group is private, and I believe this will not attract the attention of Baekje. Moreover, the imperial court can still make money for shipbuilding. The ship invested by the imperial court is definitely the largest and best. Even the two major groups in Guanzhong and Shandong do not have this strength. However, in normal times, there is no need for so many ships. When the war is over, they can be rented to Shandong Group and Guanzhong Group for use."

Today's merchant ships are not very different from warships, they are nothing more than being more solid. It is reasonable to make the merchant ships stronger!

Li Zhi nodded and said, "But how to hide and form a navy?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "This is even simpler. Shandong Group and Guanzhong Group have to go to sea to deliver goods after building ships. This delivery requires people to recruit people. The court can recruit people in the name of merchants. And of course, the navy must go to sea. At that time, the navy will participate in the merchants and train them while delivering goods."

Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he said, "This idea is quite good, so you can arrange this matter."

Han Yi said: "This Weishi is willing to go, but Weishi has many festivals with the Shandong Group. His Majesty must first explain it to them clearly so that Weishi can talk to them."

In fact, for Han Yi, the Yuan family is easier to talk about, but the Yuan family has invested all the money in Guangdong and Guangxi. Even if the imperial court invests, he will not be able to develop Shandong anymore, because Guangzhou still has to build ships and go to sea to let the Shandong Group develop Shandong, which is reasonable.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will talk to Cui Jieren."

On the evening of that day, Li Zhi found Li Ji and Dugu Wuyue and discussed what kind of publicity they should adopt. After some research, he finally decided to adopt Han Yi's scam. After all, scams are still good for fraud, because if you want to launch a large-scale attack, you have to mobilize a large number of troops in the country, which will lead to many flaws. The Tang Dynasty is so open and there are all people in China, and maybe there will be spies from Goguryeo and Baekje.

Moreover, a large-scale attack will definitely be opposed by many ministers and not received enough support. Even if you act on the surface, you will be hindered.

Han Yi’s scam can avoid these two points. First, rescue Silla. There is enough reason. As for hiding and doing some secretly, who knows what you are going to do? Don’t know is the most terrifying thing. Only in this way can you confuse Goguryeo.

After this agreement, Li Zhi immediately summoned the ministers and generals in the army to formally discuss the matter.

But Qi Bi Heli, Xue Rengui and others did not know the inside story, and they still hoped to take the opportunity to eliminate Goguryeo, and Xu Jingzong and others did not know the inside story, so they firmly opposed sending troops.

Li Zhi didn't say anything, so he let them fight.

Is it political? In the end, it means compromise with each other.

Finally, Li Ji stood up and proposed a strategy to surround Wei and save Zhao. We just rescue Silla. We don’t need to mobilize troops or cause trouble. Just resolve the Silla crisis. After all, Silla pays tribute to us every year. If we don’t save him, how can we become this boss in the future?

First of all, Lu Chengqing and Xu Shi took the lead in compromising. A group of such awesome generals, if you let them stay at home and take care of their children every day, how will they agree? As long as they don’t hurt the foundation of the country and fight, they can accept it. Their anti-war purpose is also because they cherish the people. For the sake of national interests, because wars always kill people. There were so many wars during the Zhenguan period. Not long ago, 100,000 troops were dispatched to eliminate the Western Turks. One after another, who can stand it? It is insufficient manpower and it is difficult for the country to develop.

They compromised, and Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu were embarrassed to persevere, so they nodded and compromised.

After unifying the opinions, Li Zhi immediately issued an edict, first criticizing Goguryeo and Baekje. You two bullied Silla, not heroes. Our Tang Dynasty was a benevolent and righteous army, and the overlord of the world, so how could we ignore it and decide to send troops to rescue Silla. He also appointed Li Ji as the commander of the marching in Liaodong Road, sent 20,000 troops from Liaodong area to attack Goguryeo, and Liu Renyuan, the commander of Henan Road, sent 20,000 troops from Jiaodong area to support Silla.

In addition, Xue Rengui, Qi Bi Heli, Ashinamishe, Liang Jianfang, Cheng Mingzhen, and Gao Kan all went out with Li Ji. Even Han Yi's father-in-law, Xiao Rui was sent to manage logistics, because when Emperor Taizong of Tang conquered Goguryeo, Xiao Rui was in charge of logistics.

In other words, except for the generals of Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian in the northwest, all those who could fight were able to fight were left, leaving Yang Sine and other generals to defend the capital. This was because Yang Sine had never been to the Liaodong region and had always been in the south of the Yangtze River. Those generals had participated in the war against Goguryeo, so Li Zhi did not let him go.

Goguryeo and Baekje have not yet reached the Tao. Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu have become suspicious first. You are too big to surround Wei and save Zhao. These generals can stand alone. Only when Jie Li was destroyed, they formed such a big battle, and the commanders came out in full swing. Even if they beat Asana Helu, Li Ji, Xue Rengui and others, Pei Xingjian was demoted before. Cheng Yaojin took him along, but now they are going to rescue him. If you create this lineup, what are you going to do?
Chapter completed!