Chapter 473

The next day, February 15, coincided with the period of shuowang Dynasty. In the morning, Wude hall held a court meeting.

After Shanhu's long live, Xun Lue, the relatives of all the civil and military officials, divided into two groups. Li Shimin's Dragon Robe and crown was sitting on the Dragon chair, and said in a loud voice: "today, I'm looking forward to the meeting of the imperial court and discussing state affairs. I have something important to discuss with you."

As soon as they heard this, their hearts suddenly tightened, and they thought to themselves that it was mostly related to the Tubo war. Not long ago, there was a disturbance in the west of garqin mausoleum. The world was shocked. Is there anything bigger than this?

"Between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, there have been wars for many years. Since the continuation of Wude Dynasty, it has not stopped. Although I wanted the two countries to make a good alliance forever, Tubo refused to marry me, killed my envoys, and attacked the border areas with troops, even killed the meritorious officials of our feudal state. Now, it is disturbing our prefecture and county to kill and set fire to kill the city and the people. This hatred and this hatred will not be shared. " Li Shimin said in a loud voice. His voice was full of power. He said, "now, Qin mubai, the general manager of guanxi daohang military university. He led a series of battles and victories, and defeated Tubo in the magic Moon Valley, dafichuan and Yumenguan, annihilating more than 100000 enemies, which greatly damaged the vitality of Tubo. In my opinion, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue, just as we did our best to suppress the Turkic Khanate at that time. The last strike with Tibet. "

Speaking of this, Li Shimin gave a pause and said: "I have been fighting for half my life, and I know the truth that" those who know how to fight are not easy to fight. ". War, after all, is a weapon that injures the enemy and oneself. It must be used as a last resort. Today, most of the important ministers and relatives of the imperial court are present. I just want to ask the ministers what they mean. I want to launch this great war. Is it feasible? "

When Li Shimin's voice fell, the whole dynasty was quiet. All the ministers heard that the emperor was acting against the usual rules. In the past, when major issues were discussed, they were usually decided by the ministers in the meeting, and then by the emperor. Today, however, it turned out to be the opposite. The emperor first shook out his burden, showed his mind, and let the ministers make comments.

Li Shimin was a bit "unkind" in handling this matter. After all, not every minister dared to easily veto the emperor's opinions, which was a great test of courage and courage. But at the same time, it also means that the emperor seems to be "determined to win" today. In his mind, he may have made up his mind to fight this war. The so-called public discussion is just to escape a self willed name.

So for a while, no one really came out to express their opinions.

"Why, such an important national policy, all the ministers have nothing to say? Do you want to force me to send pen and ink to serve you as I did last time? " Li Shimin said.

As soon as the voice fell, someone really stood up, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

At a glance, it turned out to be Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu is a erudite and talented scholar. He is a noble descendant of the nobles of the former Sui Dynasty and is highly valued by the emperor. Although Li Shimin didn't abandon him after he ascended the throne, his important position had been replaced by Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin's lineage. The most important characteristic of this man is that he is honest and unconcerned. He was at odds with Fang Xuanling and others, and he often spoke out and admonished against Long Yan, but he never compromised and showed weakness. He only knew how to fight, so his official career rose several times. Now he has just been demoted as a foreign official and recruited back soon. Above the court hall, he was called "Xiao Laoniu", that is to say, he was stubborn.

"What's Xiao tejin's opinion?" Li Shimin said. Tejin is Xiao Yu's official name. Wensan official has no real position, but his official quality is very high, which is a false title of honor. Generally, he is very noble and highly respected.

"The old minister said falsely that since your majesty knows well the truth that" those who know how to fight are not wary ", he must remember that although the country is big, those who are wary will die." Xiao Yu said, "in recent years, the battle of the Tang Dynasty has been going on endlessly, and the waste in the country has reached the bottom, and the people have suffered a lot. The old minister ventured to ask his majesty, is Tang still carrying out the benevolent policy to help the world and cure the people, or is he on the road of hegemony

"The rule of benevolence and filial piety in the Tang Dynasty was naturally the implementation of kingcraft." Li Shimin replied faintly.

Xiao Yu was about to argue again when Fang Xuanling stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Say it."

Fang Xuanling bowed his hand, turned to look at Xiao Yu and said, "what Xiao tejin just said is out of context. According to Sima FA, although the country is big and warlike, it will die; although the world is safe, forgetting war will lead to danger. It has been more than ten years since your majesty ascended the throne. The Tang Dynasty never initiated war. Fang Xuanling asked Xiao tejin, "what should I do in the Tang Dynasty in the face of enemy invasion?"

"This..." Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and said, "whether it's kingly or overbearing, they will fight back."

"Is it the king's way or the domineering way to fight back?" Fang Xuanling asked again.

Xiao Yu was stunned and glared at Fang Xuanling angrily, "Mr. Fang, do you want to set me up?"

Fang Xuanling gave a smile, and man Chao's civil and martial arts all followed him for a while.

Li Shimin also laughed, waved his hand and said, "Xiao tejin, I know that you are very kind and loyal to your country. But at this moment, please don't say anything useless. What I want to discuss today is the rationality and feasibility of the use of troops in Tubo. The ministers only discussed whether this battle could be won, whether it was necessary to fight, and whether it was cost-effective. "

Fang Xuanling arched a hand, "Your Majesty just said, there is a core word eye in the words, that is the word" cost-effective. "

"It's true that not only I, but also the officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world, will think about this problem." Li Shimin said, "as we all know, Tubo is located on the frozen plateau, barren and desolate. It's not easy to use troops, my people in the Central Plains. They didn't adapt to the living environment there. This is the key difference between Tubo and Turk. Can our army fight on the plateau? If we fight, can we win? This is the first big issue to be resolved. ""Your Majesty, I think that this big problem should be discussed with the generals in the front line, not with the ministers in the court." Fang Xuanling said, "because among the people present. No one has been to the Tubo plateau, no one knows the real situation there, and no one knows the war situation on the front line. No matter what kind of result we come up with here, we take it for granted. Wei Chen thinks that we are actually irresponsible for the war and unfair to the front-line officers and soldiers. "

"It makes sense..." Li Shimin nodded deeply. "What do you think?"

But before Xiao Yu stepped down, he said hastily: "Your Majesty just said that he wanted to discuss the necessity of launching this war. Now, how can we discuss the key to the victory or defeat of the war? So, is your majesty teasing the ministers? Now that your majesty has decided to fight, why discuss it? "

As soon as they heard it, Xiao Yu was complaining about the emperor. In the heart secretly scolds him not to know the current affairs, also in succession pinched a cold sweat for him.

Today, Li Shimin was very patient and didn't get angry. He said, "of course, I'm not teasing you. The necessity of this war depends to a great extent on the outcome in the future. If you know you will lose, who will fight? Xiao tejin, do you think I can do such a stupid thing? "

The ministers laughed again, and Xiao Yu's face became more and more ugly. Had to arch a hand way a "old minister blunder". Step back.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, this is the situation. War is inevitable. It's not that I like to fight in the Tang Dynasty, but that Tubo forces people too much. Not long ago, more than ten counties in western Xinjiang were deeply poisoned by the tea, and the people were displaced. This is more bitter than the war. Even worse. ——Wei Chen thought that the struggle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo originated from the natural opposition between the humanity of the Chinese people who lived in peace and contentment and the humanity of the nomadic people who lived in plunder. This difference and contradiction cannot be reconciled at all. Therefore, such national policies as making peace with the Pro League should be adopted. We can only seek temporary peace. Therefore, the Central Plains and the Hu people are either in a bloody fight, or in a war of peace and kinship, or in a circle of war and kinship. I have thought many times, can the peace and prosperity of an empire only be based on women? What are the men in this empire for? "

This speech, full Dynasty low hush and startle Hua.

Because of the presence. All men of the Tang Empire.

Fang Xuanling was not moved. He looked at his nose and heart, and said in a loud voice: "I think that the time of the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo is coming. The soldiers of guanxi throw their heads and shed their blood. They have been fighting and winning. They have been fighting and winning the enemy's edge. It's the blessing of the Tang Dynasty that heaven has given me! At this time, if we do not take advantage of the opportunity, we will regret it! Your majesty is king and we are ministers. Instead of focusing on the present, we should plan for a long time. It is true that this battle will be very hard, and it will consume countless money and food, and make many soldiers bury their bones in the snow. However, for the sake of long-term plan and for the benefit of future generations, we should pacify Tubo and prevent future trouble forever! "

Fang Xuanling, a scholar, is not young, but this time he speaks out like a brave man, his words are sonorous, impassioned and passionate!

Li Shimin's heart was full of blood, so he almost jumped out of the Jinluan exhibition hall and cried out, "my confidant, the pillar of the country.".

But at the moment, he kept calm and said, "the key to what Fang Aiqing said is" long term ". In fact, I want to say that Fang Aiqing has always been strongly opposed to war. Because he has been in charge of the income and expenditure of the whole country. He is my manager of Datang. No one knows more about Datang's family and the loss brought by a war. Now, even Fang Xuanling is fighting like this. Does he really mean that this battle is the aspiration of the people? Don't listen to me. Let's all express our opinions. "

As a matter of fact, 99% of the people already know that this battle has to be fought.

At this time, Chang sun Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a postscript to what Fang Xianggong said. I think this battle must be fought. But how to fight. Who should be sent to fight is more important than anything else. "

Everyone, including Li Shimin, was awakened in their hearts. Today's core topic has been picked out by the core characters!

Yes, the key to this battle is not only the rise and fall of the two dynasties, but also the future pattern of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, it will also determine the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the future court officials.

This kind of time. Chang sun Wuji will no longer sit back and watch Leng Mingzhe protect himself. He has to take the initiative. Otherwise, waiting for him may be a declining trend.

"Good question." Li Shimin nodded in praise and said, "in fact, what we are going to discuss today is this military and national event. Who should I send in charge of a war like Tubo? As in those days, I sent Li Jing. But now Li Jing is too old and ill to make it. Who should I send? "

As soon as the emperor's words came to an end, Fang Xuanling said, "Wei Chen thought that the generals would be used in the expedition against Tubo. There are many generals in my court, but there are few generals and troops who are really familiar with Tubo and adapt to the situation. Qin mubai, the commander-in-chief of the Guanxi army, inherited his father's martyrs' experience in Guanxi for a long time, and defeated Tubo many times. He is indeed a good candidate. "

If you say that, a fool will object. Because I really can't find a more suitable person to fight Tubo than Qin mubai. Li Ji has a high reputation and ability, but now he is busy dealing with Xue yantuo in the grassland!"Weichen once again agreed with Fang Xianggong that Qin mubai was the only one in charge of the expedition against Tubo." Chang Sun Wu Ji arched to start, suddenly the words front a turn, say. "However, Qin mubai is still a little young after all to shoulder the heavy responsibility of such a grand national war. Wei Chen suggested that your majesty select experienced veteran generals as its auxiliary wings. At the same time, the central government must send important officials to serve as the commander of the army! "

I heard the word "March long history". In the hearts of all the people, there was a sense of awe in their hearts. Didn't the imperial court send the guards to watch Qin mubai? What he meant by this was that he secretly told Qin mubai that he was not very obedient and had to send someone to guide him to fight the battle according to the emperor's will and the court's will, or did he say Qin mubai is ambitious. Be on guard?!

When Li Jing defeated Turks, he didn't send such a person! They are all famous officials and generals. They all listen to Li Jing's unified command honestly. Li Jing has to give full power to the emperor. Even princes like Li daozong dare not speak twice!

"The history of military commanders stationed by the imperial court?" Li Shimin repeated the sentence slowly, gently twisted his brow and said, "situ thinks, who should be sent?"

Once again, the people were slightly surprised. The emperor said this perfectly, and directly asked "who should be sent", instead of saying "is it necessary" - the implication was that the emperor actually agreed!

It seems that only changsun Wuji can appreciate the emperor's mind!

"Wei Chen thought that this war was related to the country's lifeline and the rise and fall of the nation. If the emperor was not in charge, he would have to send the prince to subdue the army to inform the world and inspire the three armies!" Chang sun Wuji bowed his hands with deep eyebrows and said in a loud voice, "Li Tai, king of the Wei Dynasty, is the most suitable person for his virtue, talent, modesty and decency. He is also a strong adult and can bear the hardships of the military."

This words, like a heavy pound bomb, on the spot all people's hearts were thumped up!

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