Chapter 89: Li Xiuning is so generous!
As the saying goes, the arrogant are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the desperate. Yuwen Bao is arrogant, stupid, and desperate. What can Wei Zheng and Feng Li do to him?
Li Xiuning had met many rogues, but this was the first time she met someone like Yuwen Bao who did things without considering the consequences.
Li Yuanji was slightly stunned and asked, "What did Yuwen Bao do?"
Li Xiuning glanced at Li Yuanji and said nothing.
Seeing that Li Xiuning refused to speak, Li Yuanji did not ask any further questions.
Although he didn't know what Yuwen Bao had done, he could roughly guess that Yuwen Bao must have cut a piece of fat meat from somewhere, otherwise how could he have more food in his hands.
He could roughly guess where Yuwen Bao cut the meat from.
When he ordered the burning of the Luoyang granary, he had already stopped reselling official titles and transferring officials. It was impossible for Yuwen Bao to disobey his orders, so it was impossible for Yuwen Bao to gain any benefits from this.
The only thing Yuwen Bao could sacrifice was the grain allocated to Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.
Given Li Shimin's temperament, once his flesh was cut, he would definitely send people to demand an explanation, or he would definitely talk to him from a distance.
But Li Shimin has not reacted at all until now, which means that Yuwen Bao did not cut Li Shimin's flesh.
Yuwen Bao should have cut off Li Jiancheng's flesh.
The reason why Li Jiancheng did not go to him to question him was probably because he was waiting to see his joke before arguing with him.
Li Yuanji didn't care when Li Jiancheng would come to him to argue. What he cared about was whether Yuwen Bao would be in danger since he had offended Li Jiancheng and was detained by Li Jiancheng's men.
In the past, he didn't take Yuwen Bao seriously and even intended to use him as a pawn.
However, the loyalty and execution shown by Yuwen Bao far exceeded the value of a discarded pawn, and he had to re-examine Yuwen Bao.
Since the reselling of official titles and the transfer of officials have stopped and have not caused much trouble, there is no need to abandon Yuwen Bao anymore.
He should be transferred back and assigned to another position.
"I will send someone to deliver the food that Sister wants. But Sister also knows that the food in my hands is not obtained for free..."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiuning and spoke slowly, but stopped halfway through his words.
But Li Xiuning understood the meaning.
Li Xiuning said angrily and amusedly: "Are you asking me for a favor?"
Li Yuanji said quietly, "I didn't give even a grain of food to my elder and second brothers. Instead, I gave tens of thousands of shi to my elder sister."
After Li Yuanji said this, he stared at Li Xiuning.
I don't need to say more about how close we are, right?
You got it for free once, which made you stronger than Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. It’s a bit unreasonable to get it for free again, right?
Li Xiuning didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.
Li Yuanji regarded her as more important than Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and she was very happy about it. However, when Li Yuanji asked her for benefits, she could not be happy.
Li Xiuning rolled his eyes at Li Yuanji and said, "I see that the soldiers under your command have just been formed, their armor is pieced together, and their weapons are all kinds of different.
I can order the craftsmen in Wei Ze Pass to reforge their equipment and unify their armor and weapons."
Li Yuanji blinked. What else?
Li Xiuning glared at Li Yuanji and said, "If it's not enough, I will ask the craftsmen to melt some Tibetan armor and Tibetan weapons in Wei Ze Pass and forge them for them."
Li Yuanji's eyes lit up slightly, "There are many soldiers under my command who lack weapons and armor... "
Li Xiuning said unhappily, "Just tell the craftsmen how many people there are. They will forge all of them and you won't be short of a piece of armor or a weapon."
Li Yuanji was overjoyed. Li Xiuning was really generous! !
Li Xiuning ignored Li Yuanji's thoughts and reminded him again: "Remember to deliver the food to Shizhou on time..."
After saying this, Li Xiuning walked out of the room without looking back.
Li Yuanji shouted at Li Xiuning's back, "Don't worry, sister. The food you want will be delivered to you on time, not a single grain will be missing."
Li Xiuning walked out of the house quickly, as if she didn't hear Li Yuanji's words.
After leaving the mansion, she became the respected Third Lady again.
After she appeared, He Panren, Xiang Shanxing, Qiu Shili, Zhang Shigui, An Yuanshou and others all appeared beside her and bowed to her.
Li Xiuning glanced at He Panren and the others, and gave them a brief instruction. Then He Panren and the others rushed to where their troops were stationed.
Li Xiuning sent someone to convey the subsequent "combat mission" to Luo Shixin.
Half an hour later, Li Xiuning led a group of personal soldiers, and He Panren, Zhang Shigui, Luo Shixin and others each led their troops out of Weize Pass and headed straight for Shizhou.
Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang did not appear in front of Li Yuanji until Li Xiuning left.
As soon as Xie Shufang saw Li Yuanji, he hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, did the princess embarrass you?"
Li Yuanji sat behind the long table with his arms and legs spread out, glancing at Xie Shufang and saying, "She is my biological sister. How can she embarrass me? She just took some food from me."
Xie Shufang said hurriedly: "After the princess learned that Your Highness had burned the granary in Luoyang, she was so angry that she almost went to Mingzhou to find Your Highness and ask for punishment.
Later he was persuaded by General He.
However, Her Royal Highness the Princess declared that she would make sure to teach you a lesson when she sees you.
I originally wanted to talk to Your Highness, but the Princess was staring at me, so I didn't have the slightest chance."
Li Yuanji nodded after thinking for a moment, "Sister didn't embarrass me, you don't have to worry."
Xie Shufang was worried that Li Xiuning would make things difficult for him, so he was explaining to him why he didn't inform him earlier.
Li Xiuning obviously did not tell Xie Shufang the truth about the burning of the Luoyang granary.
Otherwise, Xie Shufang would not have said that.
When Xie Shufang heard Li Yuanji's words, he was obviously relieved.
Li Yuanji ordered: "Find a few smart people and go back to Luoyang City to tell Chen Shuda, Wei Zheng, and Yuwen Shiji that they can either kill Yuwen Bao first and I will kill them, or I will let Yuwen Bao go."
Xie Shufang stared in astonishment.
What happened in Luoyang City? Why were Chen Shuda and Wei Zheng also in Luoyang City, and Li Yuanji threatened to kill them?
Li Yuanji didn't care about Xie Shufang's reaction and continued, "Tell Yuwen Bao to hand over the grain in his hands to Li Sixing, and then bring the soldiers guarding the granary to Weize Pass."
Not only Yuwen Bao is under his command in Luoyang, but Li Sixing is also in Luoyang.
Li Sixing did not give him a single word from beginning to end, which meant that Li Yuan had issued a gag order on Li Sixing.
But even if Li Sixing can't say it explicitly, he can at least hint at it, right?
But Li Sixing did nothing.
He thought he should have developed some friendship with Li Sixing in the past few months, but Li Sixing didn't seem to think they had any friendship.
In that case, he would put Li Sixing on the fire and see what choice Li Sixing would make.
If Li Sixing begged for mercy from him, then there was still a possibility of conquering Li Sixing.
If Li Sixing asked Li Yuan for help, then Li Sixing would never be subdued by him.
If Li Sixing could not be subdued by him, then there was no need for him to keep Li Sixing in his house.
Xie Shufang didn't understand Li Yuanji's thoughts and wanted to ask Li Yuanji for clarification, but seeing that Li Yuanji had no intention of speaking, he could only bow and say, "I will do it immediately."
Li Yuanji nodded.
Xie Shufang hurriedly left the room.
As soon as Xie Shufang left, Li Yuanji said to Su Dingfang, "Go and check the defenses of Weize Pass to see if there are any omissions. If there are any, tell me in time so that I can make arrangements early."
Although Li Xiuning had rearranged the defense of Weize Pass, Li Yuanji still asked Su Dingfang to check it again.
It’s not that he doesn’t trust Li Xiuning. With Li Xiuning’s ability, the defense she arranged would definitely be foolproof.
He just felt that Li Xiuning's method might be easy for Li Xiuning to use, but it might not be easy for him to use.
So he still had to check it again before he could feel at ease.
Li Xiuning also said that the Turks have assembled an army of 200,000 and are heading south this time. They may make a feint in Shizhou and appear in Weize Pass.
Once the Turks appear at Weize Pass, Weize Pass will be in danger.
Li Zhongwen, left behind by Li Xiuning, could not withstand the attack of 200,000 Turks, and he could not rely on Li Zhongwen for his life.
"I understand..."
Su Dingfang bowed and agreed.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Li Yuanji say again: "Count the number of soldiers under your command, as well as their height, waist length, leg length, etc., and report to me."
Su Dingfang was stunned, his eyes slightly widened, and he said in astonishment: "Your Highness wants to..."
Li Yuanji asked him to count the number, height, waist circumference, and leg length of all the soldiers in Zuo San Tongjun Mansion, which obviously meant to tailor-make iron armor for the soldiers in Zuo San Tongjun Mansion.
He was a little surprised.
Li Yuanji nodded and said, "My sister borrowed 30,000 dan of grain from me and promised to repay me by forging armor and weapons for my soldiers.
We won't be staying in Weize Pass for too long, so we have to get this done as soon as possible."
Li Xiuning has already made her words. If he doesn't quickly follow through on them, what if Li Xiuning changes her mind?
The weapons and armor he was short of were not three or four hundred, but three or four thousand. If Li Shimin wanted to take them out, he would have to feel the pain.
Li Xiuning was so generous because she didn't know the inside story.
Su Dingfang was surprised and asked hurriedly, "Your Highness, isn't it a bit too early to equip the soldiers of Zuo San Tong Jun Mansion with armor now?"
Although the soldiers of Zuo Santong Military Office had been fighting bandits everywhere on the way to Weize Pass, they had already developed a certain pattern of coordination.
But no matter what, they were surrendered soldiers and generals. It is not appropriate for them to accompany the armor until they have made enough merits to wash away their status as surrendered soldiers and generals.
Not to mention tailor-made armor.
If the officers and soldiers in the Left One and Left Two Military Headquarters knew about this, they would definitely have objections.
Li Yuanji stared at Su Dingfang and said with some amusement: "I only said to forge armor for them, but I didn't say to send it to them now."
At this point, Li Yuanji said with emotion: "Let them know that following me is still a promising path. Otherwise, how could they risk their lives for me?"
