Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 120 Li Shimin was slapped in the face

"Humph!"

After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin snorted unhappily, "Tianqi Hall, he said to change it, so he changed it."

"I asked me."

"As the crown prince, he was asked to take charge of government affairs, but he was reluctant to do so."

Zhang Sun Wuji said: "Due to the circumstances at the time, Your Highness must have spoken too quickly."

"But it also caters to the intention of the time. Your Majesty, please don't mind it."

Li Shimin called for the desk, pen and ink, and without saying anything more about the matter, he picked up his brush and began to write four sentences in Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.

Changsun Wuji was also watching from the side, and since it was mentioned casually, he would not take the initiative to say more.

……

"Your Highness."

"Why."

"Your Majesty has already agreed. If you just agree, everything will go smoothly."

Wei Zheng followed Li Chengqian's sedan chair and talked as he walked.

Li Chengqian was helpless and could only ask people to stop and get off the carriage.

Wei Zheng chased him away, and others saw that it had a bad influence.

"A year has passed."

Li Chengqian said: "Why rush?"

"Besides, I haven't finished the treatment for my foot disease yet. What if I have to delay things?"

Wei Zheng sighed, "I know this, but Your Highness can agree to it first, and then when it's over..."

Li Chengqian and his companion walked in front, and the sedan chair followed behind.

When you reach Tongxun Gate, you will reach the Eastern Palace.

As he stepped inside, Li Chengqian asked, "Master Wei, why should I agree to this?"

"Your Highness, shouldn't you agree?" Wei Zheng stared. What was he talking about?

The situation has reached that point, it’s a sure thing.

Why are you here again?

Li Chengqian couldn't help but chuckle, "I haven't participated in government affairs for a year."

"There are reasons for this, and I have to put it aside for now."

"But Master Wei..."

He turned around, looked at Wei Zheng with a smile, and said, "When did I say I didn't care?"

"Your Majesty, have you ever said that I am not allowed to participate in government affairs?"

"Have it?"

If you, Li Shimin, tell me to do it, I will do it.

How disgraceful it would be for me, the prince.

Besides, when I was in power in the Eastern Palace, I didn't say that I would not take care of the affairs of the court, and you, Li Shimin, didn't issue an edict saying that I couldn't interfere in state affairs.

Now if I want to interfere in state affairs, I don't need Li Shimin's approval, nor do I need Wei Zheng or you to say anything.

It was as if Li Shimin had issued an edict to take back his power to govern the country.

"what?"

Wei Zheng was obviously stunned on the spot and was unable to come back to his senses for a while.

"It seems...no." He replied subconsciously.

Li Chengqian spread his hands and said innocently, "That's it."

"this……."

Wei Zheng twisted his beard, frowned a little, and said, "So, I have done something unnecessary?"

Li Chengqian smiled without saying anything, put his hands behind his back, and walked forward.

Wei Zheng suddenly shouted "Hi", chased after him and said, "I was confused."

“I didn’t expect this level of joints.”

At that time, the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace was closed and even the officials of the Eastern Palace were unable to enter, let alone the documents and memorials from various government offices.

However, the prince has not been in charge of affairs for a long time, and everyone has subconsciously misunderstood him.

If Wei Zheng hadn't been reminded by Li Chengqian, he probably wouldn't have thought of it.

Don't talk about other people.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal."

Li Chengqian said calmly.

"Your Highness, in this case, I will send the memorial to the East Palace tomorrow." Wei Zheng climbed up the pole and said immediately.

Li Chengqian: "..."

"Don't."

"I think, Master Wei, you are really getting a little senile. You need to take your medicine on time."

"As for this memorial, when the time comes, I will issue the order myself."

Wei Zheng's face turned red. "I am very sober and healthy. Your Highness, please don't look down on me."

"How dare I look down on Master Wei..."

……

Li Chengqian never imagined that a few days later, Li Shimin suddenly proposed at the court meeting that he would go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth next year.

He was so shocked that he was burnt inside and tender outside.

If you want to show your determination to create a prosperous era, there is no need to go to Mount Tai.

Why not wait until there is a prosperous era and conquer the neighboring countries before performing the Fengshan ceremony?

Wouldn't that be a greater achievement?

Li Chengqian was confused.

The ministers were also discussing heatedly whether or not to hold the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

The Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai was a recognition of the emperor's achievements.

You can't just be enthroned without any merit. If you really want to be enthroned, that's fine, it just depends on how shameless you are.

Li Shimin was also very stubborn about this and insisted on going no matter what.

He believed that his civil and military skills were sufficient and the opportunity had arrived.

It was the time when he was offering sacrifices to the gods.

But an unexpected incident at the border abruptly stopped him from thinking this.

"Xue Yantuo!"

"Yi lost the barbarian man!"

"I'm going to kill him myself!"

Li Shimin was furious. He paced back and forth, then suddenly stopped and said angrily:

"Tell me, how to beat Xueyantuo!"

"I will go straight to the grassland and destroy Xueyantuo!"

No wonder he was so angry.

On the ninth day of the eighth month, he put aside his lofty words and shouted in a domineering manner in front of so many foreign monarchs, asking everyone to abide by the rules.

Who would have known that just two months would pass in the blink of an eye.

Now was the time when he was thinking about unifying the idea of ​​Fengshan in Mount Tai in the court.

Xueyantuo dared to send troops to attack Li Simo.

This is not a slap in the face, it's simply riding on Li Shimin's head.

How can he not be angry?
"Li Simo is also a glutton."

"I can't even stop him. What does he do for a living?"

Li Simo, whose original name was Ashina Simo, was a Turkic.

When the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, he was captured and was renamed the Prince of Huaihua by Li Shimin. He was given the surname Li and the name Li Simo. Li Simo surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and his Turkic troops were stationed in the north of the Tang Dynasty, between the Tang Dynasty and the Xueyantuo, which was considered a buffer barrier.

This time, the Xueyantuo army was overwhelming and could not be resisted, so they retreated directly into the Great Wall.

But Li Shimin was very angry.

"Your Majesty, it is winter now. It is very difficult to gather troops and move food and fodder."

Fang Xuanling said: "If we go to war with Xueyantuo now, it will be disadvantageous to our Tang Dynasty."

"unfavorable?"

"Oshiyonan, I'm talking nonsense."

"You want me to endure it?"

Li Shimin raised his head and said in a deep voice: "We must fight."

"They don't want the Tang Dynasty to have a safe winter, and neither do the Xueyantuo."

Starting a war in winter is extremely disadvantageous for both sides.

But the Tang Dynasty had fought wars in winter before. It was just that fighting in winter involved too many unstable factors and would result in huge military expenditures.

"Li Ji, you were in Shuozhou before, tell me, can you fight?"

Li Ji said solemnly: "If your majesty says to fight, then we can fight."

He is a military general and it is impossible for him to be against war.

"That's good."

Li Shimin nodded, "It's decided."

"His Majesty!"

Chang Sun Wuji wanted to persuade him, and asked, "Have you considered using a blockade to deal with Xueyantuo?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at the prince, who was like a statue, with his hands tucked into his sleeves to keep warm.

The prince didn't say a word from beginning to end, as if he didn't want to express his opinion on the matter at all.

To blockade Xueyantuo, we naturally have to look at the founder who proposed the blockade.

Li Shimin calmed down and looked at Li Chengqian, saying, "Prince, what do you think?"

Li Chengqian leaned against the bench, without moving a muscle. He spoke slowly, "The blocking method is not applicable to all targets."

"It's just Xueyantuo. It's not like we can't defeat them or get through them."

"In my opinion, instead of talking about this and that, we should think about how to manage the vast grasslands after destroying Xueyantuo and how to make up for the military expenditure."

Everyone was startled.

The prince was too confident in what he said.

Of course, the Tang Dynasty also has this confidence.

However, the war hasn't even started yet and we're already thinking about grassland management.

Isn't this a bit too hasty?

"Your Highness is right."

Li Xiaogong smiled and said, "We don't have to worry about not being able to defeat Xueyantuo."

"Duke Zhao, Duke Liang, Duke Zheng, you should think about how to govern the grassland without Xueyantuo."

The crowd shook their heads.

The prince's words were equivalent to a final decision to declare war on Xueyantuo.

After all, His Majesty wants to fight, and the Prince wants to fight.

Both palaces have the same attitude.

What else can the ministers say?

It’s not like I can’t afford to fight.

"Then it's decided."

"Destroy Xueyantuo!"

Li Shimin asked, "Who will go to fight this time?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch reported that the commander of the new army and the chief instructor of the new army were asking for a meeting outside the palace.

"What are they here for?"

Although Li Shimin said this, he still called people in.

"Ha ha!"

Cheng Zhijie strode forward, waving his hands in a hurry, "Your Majesty, I heard there was a war, so I came here in a hurry."

"You didn't miss it?"

"My three thousand new soldiers are clamoring for battle."

Tang Jian was very unhappy with Cheng Zhijie's behavior, but at this moment they were on the same front.

That means asking for a fight.

"Your Majesty, the new army has been in training for more than half a year. It's time to show their prowess."

Tang Jian said respectfully.

"You guys have mastered it so quickly?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, you don't know, they are all a group of good seedlings, and their training is progressing rapidly."

"What about thoughts?"

"Also caught up." Tang Jian said.

Li Shimin was tempted and decided to bring out the new army to test its effectiveness no matter what.

This is an opportunity.

"Okay, let the new army attack Xueyantuo together this time."

Li Shimin said: "Go back and prepare. Once my edict arrives, set off immediately."

"Your Majesty, are you a little anxious?" Changsun Wuji said hurriedly.

It was he who proposed the new army. If the fight went well, he would be credited with it; if the fight went badly, he would also be at fault.

If we are hastily pulled out to fight, who knows what will happen.

"Duke Zhao, why are you so anxious? I am not in a hurry even when I am leading people to fight."

Changsun Wuji had nothing to say.

Li Shimin didn't care about anything else and immediately made arrangements for the commander-in-chief and his officers.

There are too many capable generals in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was reluctant to make the arrangements, but finally made the final decision.

With Li Ji as the chief commander, Cheng Zhijie as the deputy commander, Li Daliang, Zhang Jian, Zhang Shigui and others each leading troops, totaling 150,000 troops, they went out of the pass to destroy the Xueyantuo.

"This battle must be shown to all nations. They dare not violate my rules and challenge the might of the Tang Dynasty."

"No matter who they are, we will raise an army to attack them and destroy their country to stop the war."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said domineeringly: "Either you send Yishi Yinan here to kneel and beg for mercy, or you bring his head to see me."

“I don’t want to see a third situation.”

"I will obey your majesty's order!"

"Long live the Tang Dynasty! Long live your Majesty."

I don't know when, but these two ten thousand years have become a routine.

"British Duke."

In front of Cheng Zhijie and Tang Jian, Li Chengqian said: "The new army has only been trained for a short time, so it is better to assist rather than lead."

"Your Highness...!" Cheng Zhijie immediately became anxious.

Isn't this telling Li Ji that the new army doesn't need to serve as the vanguard?
What else to fight?
Li Chengqian glanced at Cheng Zhijie and said, "Duke Lu, don't rely on your status as a duke to disobey the commander-in-chief."

"The first rule of the new army is to obey orders in all actions."

The new army is the seed of thought.

You can go to the battlefield, but you cannot be the main force in command.

After a battle, three thousand men lost hundreds of their lives, all of them seriously injured.

(End of this chapter)