Prince Li Heng was fully prepared. Just in terms of the knowledge he had mastered, he had done his best, but due to the lack of vision and knowledge accumulation, his mistakes were shocking.

The biggest mistake was that the map was inaccurate and that there was a certain degree of misleading the overall situation. As Li Zaixing said, he misunderstood the terrain and territory of Tubo. According to his usual thinking inertia, he regarded Tubo as a small country with narrow and narrow east and west, with limited strength. It was only because of special geographical reasons that the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to deal with him. Once this problem was solved, he could go straight in and defeat Tubo like destroying the Turks.

If you formulate a plan according to this thinking, there will inevitably be a kind of underestimation of the enemy.

Another mistake was to seriously exaggerate the role of altitude sickness. Perhaps Li Zaixing repeatedly emphasized the importance of altitude sickness in front of Li Mi. When this concept was passed on to the prince, altitude sickness had become an insurmountable existence like miasma, and it reached another extreme.

In addition, the prince was well prepared. He collected all the information on the battles of Tubo since the founding of the country, analyzed them in different categories, and estimated the troops, money, and time needed to wipe out Tubo. He did a good job, but because his foothold was wrong, the conclusions he came to were very different from the actual situation and were far from the actual situation.

Despite this, Li Zaixing benefited a lot. He learned about the various concepts of marching and combat in this era from the plans made by the prince, and saw examples. The speed of marching, the supply of supplies and food, how to allocate and transport them are all real things, and they are not transferred by manpower. Without these objective conditions, we can only talk nonsense.

However, the estimated results are not optimistic. With the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it does not have the strength to defeat Tubo at all. Specifically, it means that the troops are insufficient and the supply of money and food is not enough.

Li Zaixing had heard Yan Zhenqing say something similar. When he heard the prince come to this conclusion at this moment, although he was unwilling to accept such a reality, he could not doubt Yan Zhenqing and the prince's eyes.

He thought for a long time and sighed: "It seems that Yan Zhenqing is right."

"Yan Zhenqing?" The prince was a little surprised: "Which Yan Zhenqing?"

Li Zaixing shook his head helplessly. It seemed that Yan Zhenqing was really not famous now, and even the prince didn't know. Although the prince was under house arrest now, Li Zaixing felt that he might not be eating, drinking and waiting for death. Judging from Li Mi's series of actions, the prince should also be secretly accumulating energy. Otherwise, he would not be so interested in himself, a grass man. Yan Zhenqing has been an official in the court for many years, but the prince doesn't know who he is. From this, it can be seen that he is really a distance from the "famous universe".

Li Zaixing conveyed the conversation with Yan Zhenqing to the prince. When the prince heard it, he deeply felt the same. In particular, Yan Zhenqing's vigilance towards An Lushan made the prince very satisfied. He took a piece of paper and wrote down Yan Zhenqing's name.

"Okay, with your words, I shouldn't make any obvious mistakes in the face of Your Majesty's inquiries." The prince pondered for a moment: "Yu Chaoen, you can sort out the records as soon as possible and then hand them over to Li Zaixing for a look."

"Here." The young eunuch responded, holding a thick stack of manuscripts, and walked aside.

Li Zaixing was almost thundered and was so sturdy that Yu Chaoen was tender inside. This eunuch with a pretty face and a bit of bookish aura was Yu Chaoen?

Even those who are not very familiar with history know Guo Ziyi, while those who have a little knowledge of Guo Ziyi know that he was cheated by Yu Chaoen. Because of Yu Chaoen, during the fierce years of the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi, a famous general, could only stay at home and watch Li Guangbi fight on the battlefield.

In opera, Yu Chaoen has always been a treacherous minister with a fierce face. Li Zaixing never expected Yu Chaoen to be such a beautiful person. Moreover... his calligraphy is also beautiful. Li Zaixing glanced at him just now and felt ashamed. Without any prejudice, this guy's calligraphy is no worse than Yan Zhenqing, and he is one level higher than Du Fu, Li Mi and other Tang people.

Li Zaixing once again doubted whether he had the same name and surname.

"Li Dalang, what's wrong with you?"

Li Zaixing was shocked and hurriedly said, "The prince forgives his crimes. I was worried about the state affairs for a while, so I lost my composure."

"I'm afraid I can't say it all, right?" the prince said with a smile: "Do you have anything else?"

Li Zaixing was about to deny it, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it back. He bowed again: "The prince, I... there is something happening."

"explain."

"Here, there is a guzzling girl named Elmdi next to me. According to herself, she was once the maid of Cao Yenaji. In order to find Cao Yenaji, she came to Chang'an and was wandering around. Now she has returned to me. Because of her, I met some guzzling guys and got a little guzzling girl named Mitra."

"This Mitra is the little orchid who was mistaken for the insect girl a few days ago?"

"Crown Prince Mingjian, that's exactly what it is. This matter... is actually a misunderstanding." Li Zaixing scratched his head helplessly and continued: "Although Almadie is a woman, she is loyal to Cao Ye's Ji. Hearing that Cao Ye's Ji is in the palace, she wants to see Cao Ye's Ji, and I... "

Li Zaixing did not continue talking and waited quietly. He had already made the words very clear, but left room for nothing. If the prince was willing to help, it would be better. If he didn't want to, he did not ask for help, so that the prince would not be embarrassed.

Li Zaixing lowered his head and could not see the prince's expression, but he could feel the prince's mood. The prince hesitated for a moment: "Is it because of this that you went to the Yang family?"

Li Zaixing smiled bitterly and thought to himself that this matter really failed to escape the prince's eyes. He just didn't know which god of ears was. He quickly spread the news into the palace and into the prince's ears.

"Reporting back to the prince, this is exactly the case. Of course, I will also express my gratitude. When I met Your Majesty, it was thanks to the imperial concubine's advice from the side that I did not make any big mistakes. Therefore..."

The prince interrupted him and asked, "It's because of this reason that you went to the Yang family?"

"That's right." Li Zaixing said seriously: "I am a wanderer. If you have kindness and revenge, you will be the true nature of a man."

The prince's face twitched a moment, and he wanted to say something. After a moment, he waved his hand and said, "It's still reasonable to thank him. For a maid, you actually went to the Yang Mansion to ask for help. This is a bit too much. Can a Hu girl see the emperor's concubine at will? What do you think of the palace?"

"I am stupid, please give me some advice."

"Oh, forgot, who made the cuckold girl the most beloved little sister? Let's think of a solution. In a few days, the emperor will lead everyone to visit Qujiangchi. If it is convenient, they may be able to meet."

"Thank you, Prince."

"Forget it." The prince waved his hand and signaled that Li Zaixing could retreat. "A good man, and he has martial arts, think more about how to serve the country, make achievements, and repay Your Majesty's grace of not killing. A gui is not worth your efforts."

Li Zaixing did not refute and retreated. He wouldn't have a fight with him to correct the prince's ideological prejudice. How did the prince think that it was the prince's business. What he did was his freedom. Not to mention the prince, even the emperor could not control his thoughts.

What is this called, free will?

...

Less than two days later, Yu Chaoen sent the sorted notes to Li Zaixing. The notes were sorted out in detail, not only neatly copied and clearly organized, but also accompanied by pictures, which were clearly visible at a glance. Even if Li Zaixing hated Yu Chaoen in history, he had to praise him at this moment.

Yu Chaoen smiled and said nothing, with a bit of pride in his reserve. It can be seen that he was also very satisfied with his work.

"Da Lang looked carefully. Now that he was wrong, he still had time to change it. He submitted it to His Majesty, but it was impossible to change it."

Li Zaixing nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll think about it carefully. If there is any problem, I'll tell you again."

"Make." Yu Chaoen said with a smile: "Dalang is well versed in strategy, and it is inevitable to lead troops to fight in the future. If you have the opportunity, I hope to work with Dalang."

Li Zaixing shuddered. Working with you? Forget it, I don’t want to be Guo Ziyi. But he also knew that eunuchs were already a practice in the Tang Dynasty. If he had the opportunity to lead the army in the future, he would inevitably have to deal with eunuchs. No one can guarantee that it would not be Yu Chaoen.

The power of eunuchs is sometimes amazing. He heard Li Mi say that two years ago, Anxi deputy governor Gao Xianzhi attacked Xiao Bolu and won a great victory, but he offended the guardian Meng Lingcha. Not only did he have hopeless military achievements, but he was even in danger of life. It was the military supervisor Bian Lingcheng who came in to defend Gao Xianzhi's grievances, and Gao Xianzhi was in a desperate situation. Meng Lingmeng was transferred, and Gao Xianzhi was promoted to Anxi governor.

The right and wrong between Meng Lingcha and Gao Xianzhi was put aside first, and once the order incoming, the report of Meng Lingcha, the Anxi Protector, could be denied. It can be seen that the emperor trusted the eunuchs in the military supervision more than the border generals. Offending the eunuchs means offending the emperor. Guo Ziyi’s later experience was actually not the first, nor the last.

"If there is one day, we will be happy again."

"There will be a chance." Yu Chaoen sighed lightly, looked into the distance, his eyes lit up: "I can see that the prince loves Dalang very much. Wang Zhongsi and Huangfu Weiming died in vain one after another. The country needs talents who are familiar with military strategies."

When Li Zaixing heard this, he understood Yu Chaoen's meaning, but did not dare to answer. The deaths of the two people mentioned by Yu Chaoen just now were not just the loss of two famous generals. These two people were **, and their deaths involved complex and dangerous palace struggles, and the protagonists of both sides of the struggle were the emperor and the prince.
Chapter completed!