I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 358 Take advantage of his illness and kill him!Li Er decided to destroy the Turks!
Tai Chi Palace.

political affairs hall.

Li Shimin sat on the main seat, twirling his beard while holding the letter in his hand, with a somewhat happy expression on his face.

"Look, look, look."

He distributed the letter to the ministers and said with a smile,
"I haven't thought about how to deal with the banditry on the border, but this Tuli Khan rushed to give me a list."

"You dear ladies, do you think this is true or false?"

The ministers of state affairs circulated the Tuli Khan's "submission list" and they were all amazed.

"Since this year, the Turks have been exhausted, and both internal affairs and foreign wars have been messed up."

Changsun Wuji said with emotion,
"Xi, Xiao and other dozens of grassland tribes couldn't bear the tyranny of the Turks and surrendered to my Tang Dynasty."

"Now, even Tuli Khan is about to surrender, tsk tsk..."

"The appearance of him when he came to the city is still in front of his eyes. This is really 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi..."

The rest of the ministers all nodded.

Their faces also showed the same joyful look as Li Shimin.

"In Yichen's opinion, this Tuli Khan should not have surrendered in a fake manner."

Du Ruhui analyzed,

"Judging from previous contacts, this person is still keeping his word, not as cunning and capricious as Jieli Khan."

"But this time, the break between him and Xieli was actually foreshadowed long ago."

Li Shimin frowned.

"Oh? Tell me." He said with great interest.

"Just now the auxiliary machine said that the border barbarians surrendered to our Tang Dynasty. This is where the contradiction between the two khans lies."

Du Ruhui talked eloquently,

"Tuli Khan was ordered to station in the northern part of Youzhou, which is the frontier fortress, but in this fortress, dozens of tribes rebelled and returned to Tang."

"Whoever is Jieli Khan would absolutely not be able to tolerate such a betrayal! Naturally, we must warn Tuli, the actual controller."

"But Tuli naturally refused to accept it. Since Jieli appointed Zhao Deyan from the Tang Dynasty, the tyranny has been complicated and the tribes in the country have been miserable. How can he not rebel? This is the fault of Jieli's governance. Why should he be held accountable?"

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"This Zhao Deyan, I've heard of it before, a petty official, but he is contaminated with countless bad habits in the officialdom, his words are flattering, and his style is perverse. He is also a strange flower."

he joked,

"This kind of person can't get along in the Tang Dynasty, but he can turn the world upside down in Turkic."

"Tsk tsk... With him there, it seems to be better than a thousand troops! Hahaha..."

When he smiled, all the officials laughed.

"A powerful empire is always the fastest to disintegrate from within."

Xu Fenglei commented,

"This Zhao Deyan was reused by Xieli, which obviously accelerated the process of internal disintegration of the Turks."

Du Ruhui nodded repeatedly.

"Yes. What the Grand Master said is true."

He said in a low voice,

"Since the last attack on the Tang Dynasty was resolved, Jieli's prestige has declined greatly. He didn't know it. Instead, he promulgated complicated and tyrannical policies, and the leaders of all the ministries he engaged in were alienated from him. The harmony between people has been lost."

"And in the past two years, our Tang Dynasty has been plagued by many disasters, either drought or locust plague. But the Turkic side is actually worse! The blizzard has killed countless cattle and sheep! There are even some tribes that cannot survive the winter and are annihilated. On the grassland!"

"This caused the Turkic national power to plummet again."

"But with such a mess, Jieli still resorted to military action, sending out troops on the road, attacking Khitan, Xue Yantuo, and Huihe. In the end, they all ended in disastrous defeats, and they almost lost their face."

The weather was unfavorable, and the war was defeated again and again.

If you Turks go on like this, can you keep your status as the leader of the grassland?

"That's right, this Xieli is making foolish tricks frequently."

Li Shimin said with a smile,

"If it were me, after a round of exhaustion, I would have to endure it for a while, accumulate national strength and slowly recover."

"It's good for him. Not only did he not restrain himself, but he became even more arrogant, making enemies everywhere!"

"Khitan and Huihe are not small countries, and Xue Yantuo should not be underestimated. If he does this, he will be surrounded by his enemies!"

"How stupid."

Although it was a criticism, Li Er hoped that the more tricks Jieli Khan made, the better.

"Not only are there enemies around, but also inside."

Du Ruhui said again,
"After the defeat of the army, Jieli forcibly dispatched Tuli to attack Huihe. Tuli was defeated and fled back. He was imprisoned and whipped by him for more than ten days."

"Afterwards, he brutally begged Tuli for soldiers and horses. His words were particularly harsh, as if he was training his son. He also threatened that if Tuli didn't give him troops, he would send troops to destroy his tribe!"

"Whoever is Tuli, I can't stand it! We must turn against him!"

"Therefore, I think——this surrender should be sincere, and Tuli really wants Jieli to die!"

After some analysis, the conclusion he drew naturally convinced all the officials.

Li Shimin also nodded approvingly, saying:

"Du Aiqing is right, and I also feel that this Tuli is sincerely surrendering to Tang."

"As soon as he lowered the list, he completely broke his face with Xieli. Next, we can see the division of the Turkic Khanate."

"I reckon that with Jieli's temper, he will be furious when he hears the news, and immediately dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion!"

"Then..."

His eyes became deep.

"What do you Aiqing think, is it to be saved or not?"

Li Er said slowly,
"If I accept this surrender form, it will be tantamount to agreeing to protect Tuli, but at the same time, I have signed the Weishui alliance with Xieli, agreeing not to invade each other."

"It seems a bit difficult..."

pat, pat.

His fingers tapped lightly on the table.

The men in Old Li's family seem to have this habit when they think.

"Your Majesty, I believe that if Jieli attacks Tuli, he must send troops to rescue him!"

Changsun Wuji said in succession,

"Xieli has always been dishonest, and the number of covenants torn up is beyond count! The so-called Weishui alliance is just a stopgap measure, how can it be regarded as an iron alliance?"

"If Your Majesty sticks to this, it will be too pedantic."

"Now the Turks are exhausted, and they are making enemies everywhere, and they are already on the verge of collapse! If we don't seize this opportunity to send troops, we will definitely regret it in the future!"

"Your Majesty, please prepare early!"

As soon as he bowed his hands, all the ministers expressed their opinions.

"My minister agrees."

"The minister seconded the proposal, and there is no need to negotiate a contract with the barbarians."

"The minister also seconded the proposal, beat his mother!"

"..."

They have never forgotten the blood and fire that the Turks brought to Datang, and the humiliation they brought to the people of Tang!
This blood debt must be paid back in blood!And, the sooner the better!
But at the same time, there are voices of opposition in the political affairs hall:
"Your Majesty, in the past two years, you have been diligent in government affairs, and your ministers have worked hard. It can be said that the Tang Dynasty has gradually improved, but in terms of national strength, it is far from being at its peak. Even the first years of the Sui Dynasty were not comparable."

Xiao Yu cupped his hands and said,
"If you use troops rashly and consume a lot of resources, the court may not be able to afford it."

"If you can store it for a few more years, the burden on the country to send troops will be reduced, and you may have greater confidence."

He did not object to sending troops, but felt that it was still too early.

Having just experienced drought and locust plagues, the treasury's money to relieve the victims is somewhat stretched.

Large-scale use of troops to dry up the Turks?

I'm afraid I'm going to squeeze the people again, so I'm tightening my belt...

"I also agree with Elder Xiao Ge's point of view."

Wei Zhengdao,
"The Turks want to fight, but given the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, it is only appropriate to send troops to protect the descendants, and it is not appropriate to trigger a big war."

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the Turkic heritage is profound. No matter how unbearable it is, it cannot be wiped out casually. The Zhenguan Dynasty has just started, and it must not fall into the quagmire of war."

He stood in line with Xiao Yu, and some words made the passionate atmosphere lessened.

Strictly speaking, Datang has no peacemakers.

There are only early fights and late fights, so even if the two parties disagree, there will be no hostility between them.

It's all for the sake of the country!
So--

All eyes fell on Li Shimin.

Now, the emperor needs to make a decision, whose opinion to adopt!

At this moment, Li Shimin's heart was also a little surging.

Killing the Turks is also his long-cherished wish!
But Xiao Yu and Wei Zheng's words had to be considered.

Can the current Tang Dynasty afford such a battle to destroy the country?

Thinking in his heart, Li Shimin's eyes turned slightly.

At this time, there was one person on the court who had not expressed his opinion.

"Listen."

Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei and said in a deep voice,
"What do you think? Should we send troops?"

Swish swish.

In an instant, all eyes turned to Xu Fenglei.

As soon as the grand master opened his mouth, the palace trembled three times!
His status is very important; his words are likely to influence the emperor's thoughts and change the country's policy!

No one, can be ignored.

"Go back to Your Majesty."

Xu Fenglei smiled lightly and said,
"The minister is just six words—"

"While he is sick, kill him!"

Li Shimin's pupils shrank.

"Taking advantage of his illness to kill him?"

He murmured, couldn't help but clapped his hands and said,

"Okay! These six words are incisive enough!"

"So that means, you support Quick Wars?"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"Today's Turkic is a sick country with powerful enemies outside, divisions inside, and natural disasters!"

He said loudly,

"If you don't do it now, when will you wait?"

"Datang's current national strength is not considered strong, but everything is afraid of comparison!"

"The prairie barbarians have always been tough! Now that we are weak, it is the historical moment when the gap between the enemy and us is the greatest. If he recovers, this bone will be hard to crack!"

"Therefore, I think that troops should be sent out, and large soldiers should be sent out. Taking advantage of the opportunity to protect Tuli, we should start to deploy a war to destroy the country now!"

Li Shimin: "!!!"

All the ministers: "!!!"

Good guy, they are radical enough, I didn't expect the grand master to be even more radical than them!
They haven't even released a flat A yet, so you've just made a big move!

"Listen, do you really think we can fight this battle?"

Li Shimin pinched his fingers and said in surprise,
"Can you win?"

He has the courage to fight.

Even if it is to mobilize the entire Tang army to fight a war of annihilation, he will not hesitate.

But the question is... can you win!
As long as you can win, everything is easy to say.

But for now, he has not seen the key conditions for victory or defeat.

"Can win."

Xu Fenglei said firmly,
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that this battle has been deduced many times in my mind."

"We, Datang, will win!"

Win!

If these two words come from someone else's mouth, it is Tu Yile.

But who is Xu Fenglei?

He's straight up!

From joining the Tiance Mansion to now, as long as the conclusions he has spoken, there will be no unfulfilled conclusions!

Never missed it!

The myth of invincibility continues to this day, even Li Shimin has blind obedience to him like a conditioned reflex.

No way, I'm just brainless.

It's okay for me not to believe it, if you tell him to miss it once, or make a mistake once, I won't believe it immediately.

Can it be done?

"……it is good!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said,

"I believe in you!"

"Actually, since the Weishui alliance, I have been brewing a revenge plan."

"Why can the Turkic people go on a rampage and kill me in front of me, but I can't?"

"Nowadays, the army of the world has been reset, and the Tang Dynasty has soldiers available! Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity must not be missed!"

"I have decided to send troops to destroy the Turks!"

On this day, Li Shimin was determined to destroy the Turks, and Datang changed from a strategic defense to a strategic offensive.

The military deployment has already been carried out in an orderly manner in the dark...

……

East Palace.

As soon as Xu Fenglei stepped into the courtyard gate, he saw Li Lizhi trotting all the way up.

"Master, Master!"

she shouted,
"Birthday gift!"

"Ouch..." Xu Fenglei hugged her, and said in a daze, "What... what birthday gift?"

Li Lizhi's expression turned from happy to disappointed when he heard his question, and his mouth was pouted.

In the next second, he broke free from Xu Fenglei's embrace.

"Smelly master, bad master!"

she hummed,

"I even forgot Lizhi's birthday!"

"Don't like Master anymore, I hate you!"

Xu Fenglei: "..."

What?
birthday?

Today is the little girl Lizhi's birthday?

"Uh……"

He scratched his head, embarrassed.

Having said that, he just remembered that Lizhi's birthday seems to be in these few days.

ugh...

After all, in his previous life, he was an idiot who couldn't remember his own birthday, so how could he bother to remember other people's birthdays?

But no matter how you say it, disappointing the apprentice is indeed a dereliction of duty as a master.

In the courtyard, several children ran out.

Even the eldest grandson Wugou, who had improved slightly, came out and looked at Xu Fenglei.

"I heard that it's coming."

She touched her stomach subconsciously, and waved to Li Lizhi,

"Lizhi, don't mess around."

"Your master has so many things in his daily life, he must be negligent."

"Come, come here."

Li Lizhi curled her lips, and bounced back to her mother's side.

"Master, you forgot Lizhi's birthday, Lizhi doesn't blame you, but... you have to make up for Lizhi's birthday gift!"

She grabbed her mother's hand and made a face at Xu Fenglei.

"You girl..." Changsun Wugou smiled helplessly, his eyes full of doting.

She has always had a calm temperament, so she is more fond of the lively beauty.

"Okay, okay, I will supply you, I will supply you with everything you want as a teacher, okay?"

Xu Fenglei touched his nose, and could only admit it,

"Human little devil is big..."

"Come, join us to the table." The eldest grandson Wugou greeted, "It's Lizhi's birthday, although we don't have a lot to do, but the family should have a good meal and celebrate it."

(End of this chapter)