Early in the morning, three carriages came to the door of Li Xiu's house, and the guards at the gate seemed to recognize the owner of the carriage, so instead of intercepting it, they immediately opened the corner door next to it to let the carriage in.

"Wan Niang, I heard that you pulled two carts of things over, are you planning to move your family to Liaodong?" Li Xiu saw Wanniang who was supported by the maid from the carriage, and couldn't help but laugh and laugh, he happened to be lazy today and didn't go to the financial supervision office, but as a result, he was reported by someone just after breakfast, saying that Wanniang was here again.

"Sir is making fun of me again!" Wan Niang couldn't help but sneer when she heard Li Xiu's words, but she didn't show any shy expression, speaking of which, when she first asked Li Xiu to bring things to Pei Xingjian, she was very embarrassed, and deliberately pulled Li Xiu to a place where there was no one before saying, but now she is directly pulling the things she wants to send into the house.

"Wanniang, don't listen to your uncle's nonsense, it's bitter cold in Liaodong, and it's no better than at home in the barracks, it's always good to send more things!" At this moment, I saw Princess Pingyang also come out of the inner house and smiled.

"Haha~, I'm just kidding, Uncle Ma is waiting for me to fish, you two can talk!" Li Xiu also immediately spoke, and after speaking, he said goodbye and left, as for the things that Wan Niang brought, someone would naturally arrange to send them to Liaodong.

At that moment, Li Xiu came out of the inner house, took his fishing tools and came to the river, and sure enough, he saw that Ma Ye was already sitting there on the Diaoyu Tai, speaking of the fact that since Ma Ye was sick last time, Li Xiu also tried to spend as much time as possible to accompany him, after all, people are old, and they like to find someone to chat with, although Ma Ye's family has the Guanghua County Lord and the mother and daughter of Hate Er to take care of them, but they are women after all, and Ma Ye still prefers to talk to Li Xiu about some things.

"How's the preparation going at the court?" As soon as Li Xiu sat down, Ma Ye turned his head and asked him, since the imperial court decided to attack Goguryeo next year, Ma Ye has been particularly concerned about this matter, and almost every time he sees Li Xiu, he has to ask about the progress of the preparations for this matter.

"It's still the same, all kinds of materials are being mobilized, the army is also training, it can be said that there is no problem with manpower and material resources, the only problem is the selection of generals to attack Goguryeo, and the generals have already quarreled because of this incident, and no one will let go of this opportunity." Li Xiu replied with a smile.

"Hehe, those people are not stupid, they naturally refuse to let go of this good opportunity to make military achievements!" Ma Ye smiled calmly at this time, he had already expected this kind of contention, and even he didn't have to go to the court at all, he could imagine that the martial artists were arguing for a place.

"Yes, but they quarrel and quarrel, in fact, it can't change anything, because the selection of all the main generals must be drawn up by His Majesty himself." Li Xiu smiled again at this time and said, as the closest minister to Li Shimin, he naturally knew some news that other ministers did not know.

"Oh? The generals who His Majesty personally planned to go on the expedition? Could it be that His Majesty really intends to take the royal conquest in person? Ma Ye couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then said with a shocked expression, although there were rumors that Li Shimin would personally drive the expedition, but the rumors are rumors after all, and since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for the last time when the Turks were beaten to the banks of the Weishui River, no emperor has personally led the troops to the expedition.

"If nothing else, I'm afraid Your Majesty is really going to conquer Goguryeo this time." Li Xiu also sighed helplessly at this time, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji had some objections to Li Shimin's personal expedition, after all, the Son of Heaven was in danger of the world, and it was really not appropriate to move lightly, but Li Shimin was bent on going his own way, and it was useless for anyone to persuade him, of course, he had not announced it yet, and it was estimated that he was afraid of arousing the opposition of the ministers, and he might not suddenly announce the news until next year when he was about to go on the expedition.

"Your Majesty's decision is really a bit rash!" Ma Ye was also silent for a moment when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then he also sighed and said, even if he knew that if Li Shimin drove the expedition in person, he would definitely use more troops, and the certainty of defeating Goguryeo would be greater, but Ma Ye still felt that Li Shimin's decision was not very rational, but even Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't persuade him, let alone others.

"I have also discussed with the eldest grandson, since I can't persuade Your Majesty, I can only try to assist Your Majesty, I hope to make this war more smooth!" Li Xiu also spoke again at this time, and when he said this, he couldn't help but show a little worried.

There is a saying in the art of war, called "unexpectedly win, first defeat", that is, before a war begins, do not only see the benefits of war, but also consider the harm that will be brought to one's side in case of defeat.

And Li Shimin has made this mistake now, he wants to destroy Goguryeo, so as to push his prestige to the peak, but forget that if he fails, it will not only cause a serious blow to Datang, but also have a great impact on his personal reputation, in contrast, a mere Goguryeo can not be compared with the prestige of Datang and Li Shimin, if this is a big gamble, it is equivalent to Li Shimin taking ten points of bets to bet on the other party's five points of bets, winning in the end, in case of losing it is still himself.

"Your Majesty is indeed a genius who uses soldiers, but he has not personally led the troops for many years, I am afraid that he is a little rusty with the use of soldiers, this time it is best to choose a capable general to assist him, but it is a pity that the old general died and retreated, and now among the people who can be used in the court, I am afraid that there are only a few people left such as Hou Junji and Cheng Biting Jin, originally I thought Hou Junji was the most suitable, but before he went to the southwest, I am afraid that next year will not be able to catch up with the next war, but if Cheng bites the gold, he is still inferior to Li Jing and others in the use of soldiers, I've been very worried about that. Ma Ye spoke again at this time.

"The candidate for the main general is indeed very important, but now only General Cheng is the most suitable, although Su Dingfang has been able to take charge alone, but he is still inferior in terms of qualifications, and he can only serve as the chief general of a partial division at most next year, and it is estimated that His Majesty will choose General Cheng in the end." Li Xiu thought for a moment and spoke.

Compared with other generals, although Cheng Yanjin also entered the palace from time to time during this time, he was not as nervous as others, because there were not many people in the court who could compete with him for the main general, so the pressure on him was also very small.

But just as Li Xiu's words fell, he suddenly heard a person behind him laughing loudly: "It's too early for the horse to speak, the old man is coming back this time to compete with Cheng Yanjin!" ”