Chapter 650 Cheng Chusi heard Qin Huaidao say no and anxiously told Qin Huaidao that he would not dare to resist the order.

"What order do I resist? You let me be a coward? How can I fight against officials from those aristocratic families in the future? When I fight with them, they will say that I am a coward. How do you let me talk back?

If you do this, I will write a letter to my father and take it back. This time I came here to get new weapons and ensure that those Turks and Tubo affairs will never come back. You will go back first. I am busy!" Qin Huaidao said to Cheng Chusi.

"What weapon do you want to get new weapons?" Cheng Chusi stared at Qin Huaidao and asked. He still believed Qin Huaidao's words, and he knew Qin Huaidao's ability to learn things.

"You don't understand now that I've said it now. I'll show you it. I'll just like it. I'll write a letter and you're busy!" Qin Huaidao said to Cheng Chusi, and he returned to the office.

The steel workshop has an office room dedicated to Qin Huaidao. Qin Huaidao was originally the founder of this steel workshop, and he was also the Minister of Works. He had the power to supervise the steel workshop.

Moreover, the heads of the Iron and Steel Workshop were all appointed by Qin Huaidao. The officials of the Ministry of Works are not loyal to Qin Huaidao, but they are definitely safeguarding them. Qin Huaidao is the facade of their Ministry of Works and the God of Wealth who increases their income.

Everyone knows that the current officials of the Ministry of Works are rich because of the reward measures decided by Qin Huaidao. Whoever dares to violate Qin Huaidao's orders? What's more important is that Qin Huaidao has the power to change the head of the Ministry of Works' workshop at any time.

Soon, Qin Huaidao wrote the letter and handed it to Cheng Chusi, but it was dark now. Cheng Chusi needed to stay here for one night and return to Chang'an tomorrow.

Qin Huaidao started working overnight, opening the mold and pouring, and at the same time, he prepared a large amount of iron sand at the steel workshop. In another room, Qin Huaidao told the workers to start configuring things according to the proportion. Qin Huaidao was preparing to get black gunpowder this time.

Of course, the workers who are all equipped with the fiefs of the Qin Mansion. Here, there are also the fiefs of the Qin Mansion working here. Needless to say, their loyalty to Qin Huaidao is, the living conditions of the Qin Mansion are so good now, who doesn’t envy them?

Especially when I learned that Qin Huaidao might have to go to the battlefield, those fiefs were all ready to go, and in Qinzhuang, some families had begun to wash the armor and polish the weapons. The older veterans at home also told their sons and nephews how to protect Qin Huaidao on the battlefield.

Everyone knows that on the battlefield, even if all the personal soldiers are killed in battle, as long as Qin Huaidao is still alive, then you will not be afraid. If Qin Huaidao dies, all the personal soldiers will be useless.

So, now, many young children working outside in Qinzhuang have returned to Zhuangzi and started practicing martial arts. They had known martial arts before, but they didn't fight. They are unfamiliar. Now, under the guidance of the old people, they have started practicing again.

The Qin Mansion has now drawn hundreds of horses to let them practice riding skills, and sent all the weapons to make them familiar with their weapons.

The entire Qin Mansion was already arranged by the housekeeper, who was not aware of Qin Huaidao. The housekeeper was very worried, but he knew that the more important thing was how to arrange his children to protect Qin Huaidao.

Early the next morning, Cheng Chusi took Qin Huaidao's letter to Chang'an. It was already evening when he arrived in Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, Cheng Chusi is asking for a meeting!" Wang En saw Cheng Chusi come back and immediately went in and said to Li Shimin. At this time, Li Shimin was discussing the battle against Tubo with several ministers. Those ministers were not optimistic about this battle because it was winter. The Tang army fought in the northwest and had no advantage, and the cavalry could not play out!

"Let him come in, why are you coming back now?" Li Shimin said to Wang En. Soon, Cheng Chusi came in.

"I have seen Your Majesty!" Cheng Chusi said with his fists.

"Well, Boping has gone?" Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chusi and asked. All the officials looked at Li Shimin. I wonder what Li Shimin said, Boping has gone, what does it mean and where did he go?

"Your Majesty hasn't. I have advised Duke Hu. Duke Hu said that he is a military general and is not afraid of death or trouble!" Cheng Chusi bowed and said.

"Nothing!" Li Shimin shouted in anger, and stood up excitedly.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from Boping to you. He said, after you read it, you won't let him go!" Cheng Chusi said, and at the same time handed Qin Huaidao's letter with both hands. Li Shimin took it with him very dissatisfied and took it apart.

"Huh?" Li Shimin was a little moved when he saw the new weapon mentioned by Qin Huaidao, and it was so powerful that Qin Huaidao said.

But I was still worried for Qin Huaidao. Just now, these ministers also had the intention of blaming Qin Huaidao. Li Shimin explained to them that it was not Qin Huaidao's idea to attack Tubo, but his own idea, but they completely ignored it. Until now, they still have to shift the blame to Qin Huaidao.

"Well, this bastard!" Li Shimin finished reading it and cursed, and Cheng Chusi was standing there.

"You go back first!" Li Shimin collected the letter and said to Cheng Chusi, who immediately bowed and left.

"Your Majesty, this battle, Duke Hu must go to the front line. If he doesn't go, I believe other ministers will be dissatisfied. Although I know that this incident was not caused by Duke Hu, he was strongly advocating the war at the beginning.

Now that the fight has started, and the Turks have increased their troops to Tubo, it is unreasonable. If Qin Huaidao is a civil servant, then he will not go, it is okay, but Qin Huaidao is a military general. If there is any accident on the front line, I believe everyone will not let Duke Hu go!" At this time, Changsun Wuji sat on his chair and looked at Li Shimin and said,

From the time he learned that the Turks had increased their troops in Tubo, he knew that the opportunity had come, so he immediately arranged for the ministers to start pushing the responsibility to Qin Huaidao. After all, Changsun Wuji was a minister and also a person Li Shimin relied on. To discuss the matters on the front line, Li Shimin would definitely come to him, so Changsun Wuji needed to give Qin Huaidao eye drops at this time.

"Auxiliary machine, you know the importance of Boping to the empire. I can't let Boping go to the front line at this time. If something happens, the loss will be huge for the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and reminded him, and also stated that he did not want Qin Huaidao to go to the front line.

"Your Majesty, I know, but it is impossible not to let him go in order to calm the anger of the ministers. Please think twice!" Changsun Wuji bowed and said.

"Please think twice!" The other ministers bowed and said. Li Shimin stared at Changsun Wuji, but Changsun Wuji did not look at Li Shimin.

"Okay, let's not talk about this matter, but talk about what we need to prepare for this time. The worst result is that the Tubo army came to our northwest border and arrived at our place. I believe that our Tang army can still withstand it. At most, some residential areas on the border, and the people need to migrate to the inside." Li Shimin sat down and looked at them and started talking.

"Your Majesty may not be able to stop your Majesty. If the Turks and Tubo joined forces this time, if they did not get enough benefits, they would never withdraw their troops. They would definitely attack in Chang'an. Now the 16th Tang army needs to increase their troops, from the original 36,000 to the current 60,000!" Changsun Wuji sat there and spoke.

"Well, the soldiers from all over the country also need to be prepared. Once needed, the soldiers from all over the country also need to be recruited." Another minister also spoke.

"In addition, in terms of military rations, we need to prepare in advance. The grain collected from various places this year needs to be stored. Moreover, can't the sweet potatoes in the northwest be dug now? This sweet potato needs to be dug out in advance and needs to be transported to the rear in case of emergencies!" Changsun Wuji continued to speak, and Li Shimin nodded.

"I don't know if the sweet potato is ripe or not. I need to ask Gao Ming about this!" Li Shimin nodded and said.

"In theory, it's almost the same. It's August now, and September is about to enter. The other grains are almost collected, and they are sweet potatoes!" Changsun Wuji thought for a moment and spoke. The August they said was the August of the lunar calendar, which was in the Tang Dynasty, but there was no such thing as the Gregorian calendar.

Then they continued to discuss. After the discussion, Li Shimin asked them to go back and left Changsun Wuji alone.

"Auxiliary machine, Bo Ping can't go out this time, you know the importance of him!" Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and said. He knew that as long as Changsun Wuji said something, many ministers would shut up.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I want him to go, but that he must go. Otherwise, how can I give an explanation to the people of the world? I know that Duke Hu has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but merits are merits and demerits." Changsun Wuji also said very persistently.

"Hey, why are you two just incompatible with water and fire? Wrong, he has nothing to do with you and is very protective of you. Why do you want to be with a junior? It's because of beauty?" Li Shimin continued to stare at Changsun Wuji and asked.

"Your Majesty is wronged by me. I have no objection to the matter of beauty. After all, he and Chong'er have separated. It is the freedom of marriage to whom I am. Moreover, I cannot tolerate Duke Hu. This time I am just talking about the matter!" Changsun Wuji immediately denied.

"Then I ask you to say among those ministers this time that you don't want Duke Hu to go to war?" Li Shimin didn't believe what Changsun Wuji said at all, and asked directly.
Chapter completed!