Chapter 572

One side is the reputation of Datang, and the other side is the blood feud of 3000 soldiers. Li Jing is now in a dilemma. No matter what he does, he will be wrong.

"No, if we report this to your majesty and wait for the court's order!" Hou Junji also put forward a delaying policy.

If the imperial court orders, they can naturally do it. This is also a bad way.

"No! There are many sour Confucians in the Imperial Hall. They are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality. Once they report to the imperial court, they will certainly let Tuoba chici go. Won't the lives of 3000 officers and soldiers of our army die in vain?" Cheng Yaojin glared.

Many radical generals agreed. This place is two thousand miles away from Chang'an city. It takes ten days even to whip it up. Ten days is enough for the Tuoba tribe to escape. At that time, the imperial court ordered that they could not find the Tuoba tribe.

Li Jing's face also sank. This is where he was embarrassed.

Seeing that the army account was in a stalemate again, Merton stood out and said, "I don't know what to say, boy!"

When Li Jing saw Merton, she couldn't help but brighten her eyes and said, "please talk about the sacrifice of ink.

The generals couldn't help looking at Merton. It can be said that Merton's talent was displayed incisively and vividly in this war. Even if Merton's official spoke lightly, they didn't despise it at all.

Merton took a deep breath and said, "this is an emergency. Whether we choose to maintain the reputation of Datang or avenge 3000 soldiers, there is no mistake. However, the most taboo is pending."

The people nodded deeply. The more the matter dragged on, the more troublesome it was, and the greater the harm to Datang's reputation.

Merton suddenly said, "now that we are in a dilemma, but if we look at the matter from another point of view, we may not have such a difficult choice."

"Another angle?" the generals looked at Merton suspiciously.

"National interest!" Merton said word by word.

"National interest!" the generals were stunned. Although this word was heard for the first time, it did not prevent them from understanding the meaning of this word in an instant.

"Yes, the national interest is the overall interest of the whole Datang. I want Datang to have a foothold in the northwest. First, I rely on the reputation of his majesty and Datang, and second, I rely on the invincible officers and men of Datang. Although Tuoba chici occupied the truth of Li daoyan's treachery, he had damaged Datang's national interest when he waved his knife at Datang." Merton solemnly said.

The generals sighed in their hearts. Sure enough, Mozi was inclined to go to war. They had long found that Mozi was like two extremes. For the Han people, Mozi was extremely generous. He invented various tools and disclosed Mozi's Secret skills, which benefited countless people in the Tang Dynasty. However, in the face of alien races, Mozi was extremely radical. It was he who was most determined to kill Tuyuhun at the beginning, but now Dangxiang tribe and mojiazi were still like this, but what Merton said was indeed reasonable and justified, and it was difficult for everyone to refute, so they bowed their heads and meditated one after another.

"If we let go of the Tuoba tribe lightly, it will not only chill the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also encourage the arrogance of the tribes in the western regions. Today, the Tuoba tribe dares to wave a knife to the Tang Dynasty, and there will certainly be a second Tuoba tribe and a third Tuoba tribe to use force against the Tang Dynasty some day. This is not in the interests of the Tang Dynasty, nor conducive to the stability of the Tang border." Merton analyzed.

The generals immediately took a breath. At this moment, almost most of the generals were convinced by Merton. Merton was right. The northwest was not disciplined and had their own armed forces, just like a separatist regime. After the elimination of Tuyuhun this time, it was the best time for Datang to control the northwest. It was plain sailing, but suddenly the matter of Tuoba tribe appeared , a careless handling may immediately turn all efforts to defeat Tuyuhun into ashes.

"But after all, I made a mistake in Datang!" Duan Zhixuan frowned.

Merton said coldly, "Datang is wrong first, but it's not the reason why Tuoba chici waved a knife to Datang. General Li can hand over manager Li and Manager Gao to his majesty. Why can't Tuoba chici write a letter to his majesty."

The Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to the northwest. There is an organization in charge of these things. Tuoba chici does not have channels to play the imperial court, and Li Jing's army is about to return. Even if it is too late to report to Chang'an City, you can wait until Li Jing returns!

"Not bad!" Cheng Yaojin nodded angrily.

Li Jing's face suddenly sank. Tuoba chici was already guilty of betraying Tuyuhun. Instead of fearing Datang, he used force against Datang again, which has touched Li Jing's bottom line.

"If we send troops to Tuoba tribe, it will almost completely destroy the reputation of the imperial court. Isn't it the same as the violent Sui Dynasty? I'm afraid we will be pointed out by Wanfu when we return to the dynasty!" Duan Zhixuan said with a bitter smile.

In this era, credibility is the first, and the promise of thousands of gold is also very popular in the Tang Dynasty. The generals are also dignified figures. Naturally, they pay special attention to their faces. At the thought of betraying their faith to the various departments of the party, the generals have a fever on their faces.

Merton snorted coldly: "the mission of our soldiers is to safeguard national interests. It is his Majesty's business to forgive Tuoba Chi's resignation. Our task is to send Tuoba chi to resign to see his majesty."

"It's your Majesty's business to forgive Tuoba Chi's resignation, and our task is to send Tuoba chi to resign to see your majesty!" the generals brightened their eyes, and the more they tasted this sentence, the more they marveled.

They all understood Merton's meaning, that is, they carried the black pot of treachery and let your majesty go down to be a good man and forgive Tuoba Chi's words. Of course, the delivery here is by force, and Tuoba chici can't go to Chang'an city without being caught.

In this way, they avenged three thousand soldiers and once again shocked the northwest. More importantly, they did good deeds and successfully safeguarded the credibility of Datang.

"Hahaha, you're still smart!" Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly and slapped Merton on the shoulder. Merton's sentence that our task is to send tuobachi to resign to see his majesty is too much with Cheng Yaojin's appetite.

The generals also looked at Merton with appreciation. If they themselves did not dare to casually destroy the national reputation, but they could help his majesty carry the black pot, the generals had no psychological obstacles at all.

In this way, the generals perfectly solved the problem of Datang's reputation. The biggest reason that prevented them from sending troops has disappeared, and they can't help looking at Li Jing.

"What a national interest!"

Li Jing's thoughts couldn't help flying to the northern attack on Turks four years ago. After the Weishui alliance, Li Shimin and Jieli Khan once agreed that the two countries would always be friends. However, in three or four years, there was a snow disaster in Turks, the country was weak, and fighter planes suddenly appeared.

However, there is still a problem in front of the kings and officials of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the alliance of the Weishui river.

Before the expedition, Li Shimin also asked his ministers whether this was treacherous and contrary to the alliance of Weishui, but he resolutely sent troops to break the East Turks at one fell swoop.

Even his majesty Li Jing can betray the covenant for the sake of national interests.

"Send troops immediately, Tuoba tribe!" Li Jing no longer hesitated and immediately ordered.