Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 502 Showdown
The two entered the palace at the same time, and Li Er had already sent his servants to wait for them at the gate of the palace.

Because of what happened just now, Zhang Yi was still in a bad mood. He didn't speak all the way, but just followed the servant to the palace.

And Xue Li kept looking at Zhang Yi's face. At this time, he was like a child who did something wrong. He followed Zhang Yi obediently, not daring to speak, and just followed him.

But Xue Li also knew what he should do when he saw Li Er. If Li Er asked for his opinion, he would definitely find a way to help Zhang Yi.

It would be a pity if Zhang Yi was not able to march eastward with the army, but it is not impossible without him, so there is no need for him to march eastward with the army. What's more, if Zhang Yi follows, it will limit himself, Not to mention that it's not easy to perform well, once he does well, Zhang Yi will take away part of the credit, which will make people less aware of himself.

Xue Li is not a selfish person, but at this time, he needs military merits, exposure, and people to know his existence. Only in this way can he keep his position in the army and become the leader of the Great Tang Dynasty. A general of the army.

Led by the servant, the two came to the back garden very quickly.

This time it was not a formal court meeting, nor was it a formal appointment. It was purely Li Er who called the two of them for questioning and exchange. The real appointment ceremony would take place two days later.

Both Zhang Yi and Xue Li knew that this exchange would determine their future.

If the situation is good, Xue Li will directly become the vanguard of the Eastern Expedition Army, while Zhang Yi will stay in Chang'an City and wait for the good news from the front line.

If the situation is not good, Xue Li will become a low-level general of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and Zhang Yi will also become a member of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

To be honest, even if it is a bad situation, it is much better for Xue Li now, it is better than his previous life in Hedong, and if he joins the army himself, he will have to start from the bottom. Even if you have great talent and strength, if you don't meet Bole, you may be a low-level officer for the upper limit of your life, because there are too many examples like this.

But Zhang Yi is different, no matter what, he will hint to Li Er today that he will not go with the army.

If Li Erfei wanted to force him, then he would naturally have countermeasures, and he would still do things that were urgently needed.

Led by the servant, the two came to Li Er.

Li Er was sitting in the gazebo at this moment, and his grandson beside him was peeling fruit for him.

"Come on, sit down, I haven't relaxed for a long time, I will take a rest today, and I will call you over to talk."

As Li Er spoke, he raised his hand to signal, and asked someone to move two stools for Zhang Yi and Xue Li to sit on.

Xue Li glanced at Zhang Yi and dared not sit until he saw Zhang Yi sitting down.

"You also know that I called you here this time just to talk to you about the Eastern Expedition. Zhang Yi, we are considered a family now, so we don't need to be so polite."

While Li Er was talking, he found that Zhang Yi was sitting upright, with a serious look on his face, completely gone from the free and easy look of the past, so he couldn't help but say something.

Zhang Yi just smiled, and cupped his fists at Li Er as an apology.

"Okay, let me continue. The day after tomorrow, the court will appoint personnel and related matters. I would like to ask your opinions."

Although Li Er was talking about listening to the opinions of the two of them, Xue Li was still very self-aware. He was nothing now, and if it wasn't for Zhang Yi's recommendation, he wouldn't even be able to reach Chang'an now.

So he sat obediently and listened to Zhang Yi and Li Er's speech.

Zhang Yi is also not polite, now he and Xue Li are the two, Li Er must have asked them to listen to his opinion, so he said:

"I have no opinion on the arrangement of other personnel. Your Majesty can arrange according to the situation, but I still suggest Xue Li to be the vanguard. He was in the court that day. I believe His Majesty has also seen Xue Li's performance. He is fully qualified and qualified. Be the vanguard."

"Moreover, it seems that there is no more suitable candidate for the vanguard position for the time being, just like Cheng Chumo and the others. Although they are old people in the army, they know little about Goguryeo in the east, and the northeast is cold and humid. , unlike the dry and cold Mobei, they may not be able to bear it."

"And Xue Li was born in Hedong, and has some research on Goguryeo. I think he is more suitable to be the vanguard of this Eastern Expedition than Cheng Chumo and others."

Zhang Yi didn't hold back at all, and still recommended Xue Li with all his strength.

When Xue Li heard that Zhang Yi was still helping him and speaking for himself at this time, he also felt more and more guilty about what he said just now.

Li Er said with a smile: "Well, Xue Li's position should not be missed. Basically, no one will compete with him as a pioneer."

"However, what I want to know more now is where you want to be. From the beginning to the end, you have been recommending Xue Li, but it seems that you have ignored yourself?"

Sure enough, Li Er still didn't give up the idea of ​​letting Zhang Yi go to the east with the army.

As soon as Xue Li heard what Li Er said, he secretly thought that it was not good. If things go on like this, wouldn't Zhang Yi
But Zhang Yi said directly: "Repay Your Majesty, this time I will tell the truth. This time, I don't want to go with the army to the east. I am more like staying in Chang'an to share your majesty's worries."

Zhang Yi said it very politely, he didn't want to annoy Li Er so early.

Li Er also began to pretend to be stupid and said in a daze: "What are you doing in Chang'an? I need you to share my worries. What I am worried about now is the Eastern Expedition. If our Tang army can win, then I have no worries at all." gone."

Zhang Yi sighed slightly, he knew that Li Er was planning to let him continue to the frontier, otherwise with his IQ, he would not fail to understand the meaning of his words.

But Zhang Yi didn't want to go, so now he could only have a showdown with Li Er.

"Your Majesty, I just got married. This time, I don't want to join in the fun. Our Great Tang is full of talented people. Among the Tang army, there are countless powerful generals and countless advisers. I am not lacking."

Fearing that Li Er would make excuses again, Zhang Yi continued: "The last time I married Xu Rou, I set out to conquer Tibet three days after I got married. This time I just married Princess Pu'an not long ago. I hope Your Majesty can understand. Minister."

"After all, my servant, as a son and a husband, now, he is also a father."

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Li Er with burning eyes.

(End of this chapter)