After drinking a few glasses of Sanliu, Li Xiao was still not drunk at all. It was not because he had a good alcohol tolerance. It was because of the fact that Sanliu was called wine, but it was better to say it was a drink. It was sour and sweet at first, and it was very strange after drinking two more glasses.

Li Xiao held the wine glass and looked at Xue Rengui in front of him.

A powerful general in his early forties, but he didn't seem to be very happy when he was drinking. Indeed, eight years ago, Xue Rengui became famous in Liaodong and achieved a brave record that made Emperor Taizong admire him.

But since he returned to Chang'an and served as the general of Xuanwumen, he has been there for eight years.

The handsome general back then has a belly and has gained a lot of weight.

When he is middle-aged, Xue Rengui has also wasted some time.

The Xuanwu Gate General was not only the emperor's trust in him, but also made him lose more opportunities to make achievements. If Xue Rengui continued to stay in the capital, it would probably be difficult to make any major progress.

"Mr. Xue, the man will die, and the tree will live."

Li Xiao also saw that Xue Rengui was quite straightforward, so he did not hide his thoughts. Moreover, as a later generation, he knew very well that the great cause of conquest for Liao that Emperor Taizong Li Shimin did not complete was completed by Emperor Gaozong.

Li Zhi was relatively weak in his other aspects as an emperor, but it was still very good to destroy Goguryeo and Turks.

"Mr. Xue's bravery is well known to everyone in the world and is deeply trusted by the emperor, so he can only serve as the general of Xuanwumen. However, although this position is important, it also restricts Mr. Xue's development. What Mr. Xue lacks now is not the trust of His Majesty, but further qualifications."

Xue Rengui is now a fourth-rank general and a real-time general, but it is difficult to go further.

Why?

Because Xue Rengui was just a general and a powerful general in the past, but he never became a general who was the only one. He never even stood alone, how could he be among the senior generals?

Although most of the founding generals died, there are also generals such as Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wanche.

What Xue Rengui needs now is to go out, rather than staying in the capital and being the emperor's personal bodyguard. Only by going out and proving his ability to be the one who stands alone can he be able to go higher in the future.

"Since the court intends to fight Goguryeo again, this is an opportunity for Mr. Xue. Why don't Mr. Xue ask His Majesty to fight in Liaodong? With the reputation of Mr. Xue's people who scared the Goguryeo people in Liaodong, he is qualified to be a deputy general?"

Xue Rengui was very moved when he heard this.

He was not qualified to lead the troops to conquer Goguryeo, but he was not qualified enough. But if he took the initiative to ask to be a deputy general, this would definitely be possible.

Why didn't I think of it before?

"Mr. Xue also fought more than ten battles in Liaodong, and fought fiercely for more than a year. He is very familiar with Liaodong and knows his enemies even more well. Going to Liaodong is to make achievements."

Xue Rengui drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and became a little excited for a moment.

Yes, eight years have passed, and how many more years have he lived? From a young man who was a young man to a middle-aged man, his sword is almost rusted.

If you wait any longer, there will be no chance in this life.

"It's indeed an opportunity." Xue Rengui sighed.

When Emperor Taizong personally conquered Liaodong, he attacked cities and land all the way, killing countless enemies. However, because he only led 100,000 troops to go out, he surrounded An City for a long time. It was almost late autumn, and the grass was dry and the water was frozen, and the soldiers and horses could not stay for a long time. He was eventually forced to return to the army and failed to achieve the expected goal of going out.

However, in this battle, ten cities including Liaodong were captured, more than 70,000 households were captured, more than 40,000 Goguryeo soldiers were killed, and thousands of Tang army were also killed, and seven or eight out of ten horses were lost.

Although he was unable to fight again in person after that, Emperor Taizong did not stop and did not launch a large-scale attack. Instead, he sent partial troops to attack and harass him, causing his people to deal with it, delaying the farming time and damaging the national strength.

Niu Jinda, Li Ji, Xue Wanche and several generals were sent to disturb Goguryeo on a few occasions.

It can be said that this strategy was still very effective at that time. Now, eight years later, the Goguryeo people were tired of dealing with the attacks of the Tang army's partial divisions and delaying the farming period, and there was a shortage of food in the country.

If the Tang army launched a large-scale attack on Goguryeo at this time, it can be said that the time is ripe.

Xue Rengui also knew that because of the domestic food shortage, the Goguryeo people began to join forces with Baekje and the Marine people to invade Silla, and sent troops to attack the Khitan in order to seize food, grass and livestock from outside to alleviate the increasingly serious food shortage.

King Jin Chunqiu of Silla repeatedly sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty for help, and the Khitans also came to the capital to cry and beg the court to send troops.

Now the emperor is interested in sending troops, and several veterans and important officials have agreed to send troops. The only thing they are still discussing is the scale of the troops, whether to gather heavy troops to launch a large-scale attack, or to send a side-line army to teach a lesson.

"Sanlang, if I can really go out to Liaodong, you will be my personal guard at that time." Xue Rengui smiled and sent Li Xiao to the door of the hall.

"Thank you, Mr. Xue, for your support." Li Xiao did not refuse directly.

"Wulang, you will send Saburo back to Lantian in person. You can go to Lantian to see your uncle, say hello to him on behalf of his father, and tell me a message, and say Saburo is my little friend, and ask him to take care of him."

"Okay." Xue Wu was a little shocked. This Li Sanlang was so powerful. After half a day, his father actually valued him so much.

"By the way, today the palace has given some things, including beef, mutton, wine and meat. You can get some for Saburo later."

Xue Wu was very generous. His father didn't say how much he took. He called him to take charge and directly asked someone to load a car of things.

A fat sheep that had just been slaughtered, there were ten kilograms of beef, chicken, duck, fish and meat, and a lot of rice, flour and other things, and even two jars of wine.

When he came, Li Xiao only brought a pound of white sugar. As a result, when he went out, not only Xue Wulang accompanied him out in person, but even gave him a car of gifts.

The Xue family, who was guarding the door, widened their eyes. What is this person's origin? Why didn't he report to his own house when he came?

"Goro, you're so kind. How dare I collect so many things?"

"This is what my father told me personally, and it is not worth much money. If you take it back, it will be just right to improve the food." He patted Li Xiao on the shoulder, "As for your family affairs, you don't have to worry. I will go to Lantian to ask my uncle later. The Zhang family invaded your family's things and will definitely help you get them back."

"I will never thank you for your kindness, and Li Xiao will always remember it in my heart." Li Xiao bowed and said with gratitude.

"We brothers can be called together in the future. Brother Li's knowledge makes me admire you very much. Don't think that my father is a martial artist, but he rarely admires people in normal times, but today you convinced him. Awesome!" Xue Wu gave Li Xiao a thumbs up.
Chapter completed!