If Li Chengqian could let go of this competitive and aggressive mind, in fact, many things are simple and smooth. Instead of always trying to compete with Gu Qing, it is better to forget Gu Qing and set up an opponent for yourself, which will hinder yourself. Your opponent will always be yourself. As long as you raise yourself again and again, you can truly improve yourself. Sometimes, in the unconscious effort, you will find that you are already ahead of your opponent.

Li Chengqian was quiet for a long time before speaking, "Chu Suiliang, you dispatched and coordinated the troops, horses, food and grass, Pei Xingjian, the Shangshu Province has been stepping up its contact with Xue Rengui during this period. You should report everything you lack to me. You don't have to go through the Ministry of Revenue, I will directly approve it."

"I accept the order."

Pei Xingjian and Chu Suiliang said in unison and then retreated.

Outside Chang'an City, Gu Qing sat at his home and looked at the military newspapers from the West. This time, the military newspapers not only gave Li Chengqian but also gave him one. Dashi and Persia finally started a war. After waiting for more than half a year, we finally saw the results.

After reading Xue Rengui's letter, Gu Qing wrote the four words "care for safety" in the reply letter and sealed it with wax and handed it to Fan Jian and said, "There is something I have to tell Xue Rengui in the letter, please reply to it."

"Yes!" Fan Jian hurriedly left with the letter.

Gu Qing turned around and looked at the huge map, and was worried about the sea. Now the Tang Dynasty's sea ships can reach the coastline of Nanzhao. Nanzhao is actually not far from Tianzhu, and it can only be reached in two or three days. I don't know how far the sea ships in the East China Sea have been built. In this era of backward information, he has no way of knowing what the situation is on the other side of the Central Plains.

According to what Li Zhi said before, the unexpected iron ship should be able to go into the sea now, and it will take some time to go into the sea until it is actually used. Yan Liben must ensure that the iron ship is running well before going to sea. It will take several days in the confirmation process.

In other words, it will take at least ten days for the sea ship to arrive in India.

"Head of the family, Mr. Cheng is here." The servants in the family came to report.

"Let him come in." Gu Qing's eyes were still looking at the map hanging on the wall.

Cheng Chumo came to Gu's house, walked into the study, and saw Gu Qing whispering in a low voice looking at the huge map, "There has already started war in the west."

"I know." Gu Qing nodded and turned to look at Cheng Chumo, "This time the situation is different from the past. Now the Tang Dynasty can be more at ease and more fearless to deal with the West."

"Yes." Cheng Chumo sighed.

"But how many people will not be able to come back this time?" Gu Qing whispered.

"Do you have wine? I want to drink." Cheng Chumo said.

Gu Qing waved his hand to ask the servants at home to drink wine. The two sat together. Gu Qing poured the drinks for Cheng Chumo and said, "So many years have passed, and you are not as reckless as you were back then."

"Am I very reckless back then?" Cheng Chumo said.

"If it were you back then, could you sit there?" Gu Qing asked with a smile.

"That's true." Cheng Chumo nodded and drank wine. "In the words of my old man, the old man in the Tai Chi Hall would rush to lead his troops to the battle, but everyone knew that every time he went to the battle, he would probably not be able to come back. In fact, my old man was also worried when he saw other veterans going to the battle."

"We are newborn calfs who are not afraid of tigers, but they know the dangers of the battlefield."

"Chumo, why are you suddenly so sad?" Gu Qing asked.

"It's not sad or to figure it out." Cheng Chumo said: "My Cheng family is now a big family. The old people at home have grown old for so many years. I am not the child of that year. Thinking about it, I should take on the family business, and I can't let the old people at home always carry it."

"You finally realized it." Gu Qing patted Cheng Chumo's shoulder with relief.

Cheng Chumo looked at Gu Qing solemnly and said, "Gu Qing, do you say I want to support my family now, right?"

"Yes." Gu Qing nodded.

"Supporting a family requires making money." Cheng Chumo drank a large bowl of wine and said, "So when will you give me your secret recipe for new wine?"

"At that time, I wanted to give it to your old man, but it was your old man who didn't want it." Gu Qing also poured a cup of tea for himself and said, "By the way, I have to quit drinking during this period, so you can drink less on weekdays."

"Secret recipe!" Cheng Chumo emphasized.

"Don't worry about this secret recipe. Besides, the new wine is particularly troublesome to brew. Then I will give you some wine koji and you can take it back and brew it yourself." Gu Qing asked the servants at home to serve the dishes.

“Try my new dish, vegetable salad!”

"Vegetable salad?" Cheng Chumo looked at a large bowl of vegetables placed in front of him and said, "Isn't this just a vegetable leaf? A large bowl is still raw."

Just as he was about to say this, Cheng Chumo turned to look at Gu Qing, eating the lettuce in his own bowl.

"Gu Qing." Cheng Chumo looked at the lettuce in front of him and said, "Do you have any meat here?"

"I have been vegetarian lately." Gu Qing nodded seriously, "Don't worry, you can eat it. When you first eat it, it's easy to get rid of your stomach. Just eat it a few more times. Last time my father-in-law also had a stomachache that lasted a day. This is crude fiber and has the effect of promoting internal circulation. For people like you who are in the forest of wine and meat ponds, it is best for you to eat some of this."

Cheng Chumo took a bite for the difficulty and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to eat.

The west

Xue Rengui followed Songtsen Gampo and Lu Dongzan and drove his horse all the way on the yellow soil. He came to a high slope from here where he could see the battle between Persia and Dashi at a glance.

Now the two armies have finished fighting, and the armies of both sides are on display and confronting each other.

Songtsen Gampo looked at the things in Xue Rengui's hand and asked curiously: "What is in your hand?"

"It's a telescope, you can see the situation in the distance." Xue Rengui handed the telescope in his hand to Songtsen Gampo and said, "Look at it too."

I took Xue Rengui's telescope and looked at it. The situation in the distance in the telescope became much clearer. The two armies were facing each other. From here, it was clear that the Persian army was gathering in small groups, while the Dashi Army was a large area. From the rear, you could also see the temperament of the Roman army. There was also a Roman army that could not be seen at a glance at the rear.

Putting down the telescope in his hand, Songtsen Gampo looked solemn, "This battle between Roma and Dashi seemed to have mobilized the whole country's strength."
Chapter completed!