Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 167 Li Shimin: Is that rebellious son trying to force me to death?! [Seeking monthly votes]

Your Majesty's Black Armor Army, 3,000 against 100,000.

The prince's iron pagoda, five hundred against forty thousand.

The Xuanjia Army was facing Dou Jiande's mixed infantry and cavalry army.

The Iron Buddha was fighting against the Turkic cavalry led by Jie Li himself.

Although the two armies are not comparable in terms of numbers, they seem to be comparable in other aspects as well.

Somehow, the first thing the ministers did when they came to their senses was to look at Li Shimin.

Perhaps, in their hearts, no one could feel this contrast better than Li Shimin.

After all, he is Li Shimin's son.

It is said that a tiger father will have a dog son. If it is not a dog son, then it is also not a tiger son?
this.
What a shocking and strange father-son relationship!
Just as the ministers couldn't help but feel this way, Li Shimin also came back to his senses from his shock.

He took a deep breath first, then asked Fang Xuanling in a dull voice, "Anything else?"

"This"

Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, then took another close look at the victory report in his hand and said firmly, "There is only one list of commendations, nothing else!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded and said, "In that case, please compile the list of merit requests first, and then submit it to me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling accepted the order respectfully.

Then he prepared to return to his seat.

At this moment, a slightly abrupt voice suddenly rang out: "Your Majesty, there is something I don't understand. Please enlighten me!"

Li Shimin was slightly startled, then he looked in the direction of the voice and frowned, "Sun Fujia, what do you want to ask?"

"Your Majesty, if I heard correctly, the victory report said that the Shuofang army was isolated and without any help. What exactly is going on?"

Sun Fujia asked sternly, "Is it your Majesty's order, or is it the Ministry of War's inaction?"

Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar!

What is the meaning of a single stone causing a thousand ripples!

This sentence immediately caused an uproar in the court.

In particular, the Minister of War Du Ruhui's face turned pale and he turned his head to look at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin coldly asked back: "What do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, it's not about what I want to say, but what Your Majesty wants to do. The Crown Prince went to Shuofang to assist the Grand Commander of the Military Road, Changsun Wuji, in suppressing Liang Shidu. This is for the good of the country and a good thing. Why doesn't Your Majesty send troops to help?"

"How do you know I didn't send troops to help?"

"Then may I ask, Your Majesty, where are the reinforcements?"

Sun Fujia said: "From the victory report, it seems that there is no mention of reinforcements!"

"Humph!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said solemnly, "Just because it's not mentioned doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It could be that Jie Li left too suddenly and our reinforcements haven't arrived yet!"

"But, if I remember correctly, Lord Changsun seemed to have asked Jiang Ling to assist him in destroying Liang Shidu two months ago!"

Having said that, Sun Fujia turned to look at Du Ruhui and said, "May I ask, Minister of War, where are the troops from Jingzhou?"

Du Ruhui hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Li Shimin. Seeing that Li Shimin remained silent, he gritted his teeth and replied, "Because we need to guard against Turkic rebellion, I, under the order of Your Majesty, have transferred the troops from Jingzhou to Mayi County to assist General Li Jing in garrisoning Mayi County!"

"So, the Shuofang reinforcements are gone, right?"

"No no no!"

Du Ruhui quickly explained, "It's not that they're gone, it's that they've replaced the army. His Majesty has ordered Duke Huo Chai Shao and Junior Palace Supervisor Xue Wanjun to lead their troops to assist Shuofang!"

"Oh, so it's because of the delay here that the reinforcements from Shuofang haven't arrived in Shuofang yet, right?" Sun Fujia asked as if he suddenly realized something.

"this."

Du Ruhui hesitated for a moment, then said vaguely, "That should be it."

Sun Fujia snorted coldly, then held up his hut and said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty! I impeach the Minister of War, Du Ruhui, for occupying a position without doing anything, forging an imperial decree, and for plotting to murder the Crown Prince!"

"What!?"

Du Ruhui's face changed drastically, full of disbelief.

The other ministers looked at each other in shock.

But Li Shimin said coldly: "What do you mean?"

"May I ask, Your Majesty, if this is truly your order, don't you find it strange?"

"What's so strange?"

"Return to your majesty!"

Sun Fujia proudly stood up and said, "In my opinion, there are two strange things. First, since the troops in Jingzhou were redeployed to prevent the Turkic rebellion, who was the source of the Turkic rebellion? It must be the Turkic Khan Jie Li!

So, Jie Li has already led 40,000 Turkic cavalry to aid Liang Shidu, so what's the point of stationing troops in Mayi County?"

"Secondly, the Turkic support for Liang Shidu is no secret. Everyone can imagine that the Turkic focus is on Liang Shidu. So why did they redirect troops from Jingzhou to Mayi County? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

"Based on the above two points, I believe the Minister of War has evil intentions. Even if it is Your Majesty's order, it was issued under his deception!"

"defamation!!"

Du Ruhui was so angry when he heard this that his face turned red and he quickly pointed at Sun Fujia and shouted, "He is slandering me!!"

Upon seeing this, the ministers looked at each other and couldn't help sighing.

But Sun Fujia sneered and said, "If you say that I am slandering you, you must have evidence. Minister of War, can you explain these two points to me?"

"I"

Du Ruhui opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped himself.

It’s not that he couldn’t help Sun Fujia solve his doubts, but that he simply didn’t dare to say it.

Because this order was indeed issued by Li Shimin, but the fundamental reason for issuing this order was to seize Li Chengqian's military power and prevent him from using the Jingzhou troops to form his own Eastern Palace Guard.

However, no one expected that Li Chengqian would make such a great contribution by utilizing the Eastern Palace Guards.

When you fail, everything you do is wrong. If you succeed, anyone who hinders you is wrong.

this is the truth.

Therefore, Sun Fujia was able to leave Du Ruhui and Li Shimin speechless with his questions.

But Sun Fujia's attack was not limited to Li Shimin and Du Ruhui, but also to the officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Families who had just mocked him.

But he continued, "I'm just a civil servant. I don't understand military affairs. If I can think of something, the ministers and generals should be able to think of it, right?"

"This"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials lowered their heads.

Sun Fujia slowly walked up to the Li family official and said with a faint smile, "Censor Li, I remember you just said that I was engaging in personal worship, right?"

"Master Sun, I didn't, I didn't."

The Li family official had cold sweat on his forehead and wanted to deny it with a wry smile.

But Sun Fujia didn't give him a chance at all, and immediately suppressed his smile: "If hoping that your country can win, and hoping that His Royal Highness can win, is personal worship, then I, Sun Fujia, am a personal worshiper!"

Then he looked around at the other officials from the Five Surnames and Seven Families and said coldly, "You say that I, Sun Fujia, have read so much that I've become a dog. But I, Sun Fujia, can tell you that from the books I've read, dogs are the most loyal, because they know how to protect their masters and homes!"

Swish swish!
When the officials from the Five Surnames and Seven Families heard this, their faces instantly turned red.

What is face-riding output!

What does it mean to open it up close to the face!
What this sentence means is that they are worse than dogs!
Moreover, this sentence also reveals the essence of their aristocratic family's existence.

In their hearts, their own interests are the most important, and loyalty does not exist at all.

Anyway, there is no eternal empire, only eternal family.

The emperor was just a passer-by.

Therefore, as soon as Sun Fujia finished speaking, they collectively broke down.

But then the Cui family official said angrily, "Sun Fujia! It's not that we don't trust the prince, but we feel that this is a matter of state and we can't be too hasty!"

"Yes, Sun Fujia, you are slandering us!"

"Your Majesty! Please make the decision for us!"

Other officials from aristocratic families stood up one after another, knelt down and cried to Li Shimin.

Seeing this, Li Shimin felt a headache and raised his hand to support his forehead.

If he had known this would happen, he felt that he should not have promoted Sun Fujia to the position of Counselor.

Isn't this just causing trouble for yourself? !
However, faced with the chaotic situation in the court, he could not just sit there and do nothing, so he gave each of them fifty lashes of the cane, preparing to make a big deal out of a small matter.

He thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, Sun Fujia! The matter of the Minister of War is my order!"

"but."

He then changed the subject and continued, "The mobilization of troops isn't solely to guard against Jie Li, but rather because other tribes on the grassland are also fighting. I'm afraid they'll take advantage of Jie Li's absence to plunder the borders of the Tang Dynasty. After all, Jie Li is their leader. Without Jie Li's supervision, I'm worried they'll violate the alliance!"

"So, there is no problem in stationing troops in Mayi County."

"As for the delay in sending reinforcements, the Minister of War has indeed failed in his duty. I will fine him six months' salary as a warning to others!"

Hearing this, Du Ruhui breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time looked at Sun Fujia with lingering fear, thinking that this was a cruel person, not only cruel to himself, but also to others. It would be better to avoid provoking him in the future.

"Of course, what Censor Li and the others said was indeed inappropriate. We are all colleagues and scholars. How can we be so vulgar?"

After saying this, Li Shimin glared at the officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Families with annoyance, and whispered, "What a nasty thing to say, 'dog, dog!' This is my court, not a market!"

"Your Majesty, we"

"Alright, this is settled! I'll also fine you half a year's salary, and you won't be allowed to attend court for three months! Go back and reflect on your actions!"

The official of the Wang family originally wanted to make some excuses, but was interrupted by Li Shimin without any question.

Upon hearing this, the officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Families looked at each other, gnashing their teeth and swallowing their anger, respectfully accepting the punishment: "We obey your order!"

After the words were spoken, the other ministers looked at each other in confusion.

They never expected that Sun Fujia was so powerful. Not only did the emperor admit his mistake, but even the arrogant Five Surnames and Seven Families were defeated.

This is simply a comeback!
The opportunity for Sun Fujia to make a comeback was just a sudden piece of good news.

It can be said that Sun Fujia relied on Li Chengqian to be able to single-handedly fight against the entire court. If they imagined that it was Li Chengqian himself who was standing here today instead of Sun Fujia, they really couldn't imagine what kind of situation that would be.

Putting aside other things, the officials of the five surnames and seven families would definitely not end up like this.

Just as the ministers were daydreaming, Sun Fujia's voice rang out again: "Your Majesty, since Shuofang has achieved such a great victory, shouldn't the Tang Dynasty seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, ally with the Hurkhanate, and send troops to attack Jie Li?"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Jie Li lost 40,000 Turkic cavalry. This is a great opportunity!" Yuchi Gong echoed.

"Your Majesty! If we miss this opportunity, Jie Li will definitely seek revenge on us when he recovers!" Qin Qiong said holding the sceptre.

Cheng Yaojin also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty! In my opinion, the Crown Prince can turn the tide in Shuofang. He should lead the entire army to attack Jie Li!"

"That's right! Jie Li sent his troops to fight against our army. He should be the first to violate the alliance. We should fight back against him!"

"Your Majesty! Let's go to war with the Turks!"

The other generals also echoed their words.

Li Shimin's heart was moved. He turned to look at Li Ji and asked, "Mao Gong, what do you think?"

"This"

Li Ji hesitated for a moment, then looked around at the generals and said thoughtfully, "Since our army has won the victory in Shuofang and successfully pacified Liang Shidu, it means that the Tang Dynasty has taken the initiative in the Hetao region!"

"Logically speaking, we should really pursue the victory!"

"but."

After he finished speaking, he changed the subject and continued, "I'm still a little confused about Shuofang's victory. I need more detailed information from Shuofang."

"What are you confused about? Didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince win? Could the good news be false?" Cheng Yaojin directly asked three soul-searching questions.

Li Ji immediately shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "I'm not doubting this victory, but I don't understand how we won!"

"That's right! I don't understand how this victory came about!"

Chang He echoed casually, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Sun Fujia: "But I believe in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Uh,"

Li Shimin's mouth twitched, and he was suddenly speechless.

At this moment, Hou Junji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "If I heard correctly, the victory report said something like this: The prince summoned 5,000 surrendered soldiers and vowed to fight the Liang army to the death!"

"At this time, the Iron Buddha, who was sent by the Crown Prince to rescue the Shuofang Army, was being besieged by the Jie Li army!"

"As for the black-armored guards who came to protect the emperor, it seems they haven't arrived yet!"

"In other words, the turning point that led to the Crown Prince's victory was when he summoned the 5,000 surrendered soldiers!"

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but recall the past, then turned to look at Fang Xuanling and asked him for confirmation.

Fang Xuanling subconsciously looked towards Li Shimin and found that Li Shimin was also looking at him. He picked up the victory report again, examined it carefully, and nodded, saying, "Prince Pei is right. The turning point was indeed after the Crown Prince summoned the 5,000 surrendered soldiers!"

"Then, let's think about it, what kind of situation could make the prince swear to fight a decisive battle with the Liang army?" Hou Junji continued.

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

But Sun Fujia suddenly said, "Isn't it because of your Majesty's wrong decision that the reinforcements were delayed and we were surrounded?"

Damn it!
That’s enough, Sun Fujia!
Li Shimin's face turned dark in an instant.

The other ministers looked up at the sky, as if they heard nothing and saw nothing.

After all, they are all professional actors, and they won't laugh no matter how funny the things are.

Hou Junji said thoughtfully, "Even if they were surrounded, given Zhangsun Wuji's character, he would definitely find a way to help the Crown Prince break out, rather than asking him to gather the surrendered troops and fight a decisive battle with the Liang army!"

"This"

Hearing this, Sun Fujia was suddenly speechless.

Because he also felt that this matter was somewhat unreasonable.

Just as the two of them fell silent, Li Shimin suddenly asked, "What did the prince say when he swore the oath?"

As soon as he said this, Fang Xuanling trembled all over and couldn't help hiding the victory report in his hand behind his back.

However, his actions were soon discovered by Yuchi Gong in the back, who couldn't help but say with some amusement: "Zhongshu Ling! What are you doing, sneaking around?"

Swish!
All the ministers' eyes turned to Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling's face changed instantly, and he said in panic, "I didn't do anything!"

"Ah!"

Yuchi Gong laughed: "You didn't do anything, why did you hide the victory report?"

"I'm not hiding, I am who I am."

"Hey! Let me see!"

Before Fang Xuanling could finish his explanation, Cheng Yaojin quickly snatched the victory report from his hand and unfolded it to examine it. "Wow, there are so many words at the end! How come the Minister of the Central Secretariat finished reading it before I even heard a few words?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the ministers changed.

Li Shimin, in particular, felt a pang in his heart and had a bad premonition.

But Fang Xuanling shouted in a deep voice, "General Cheng! Stop messing around! Give it back to me!"

"Oh! Why are you in such a hurry? I'm just taking a look. I also want to know how the prince won the battle! Learn from him!"

Cheng Yaojin laughed and then carefully examined the text. After a moment, he couldn't help but look depressed: "What is written here? Why can't I understand it?"

"Hahaha!"

The ministers burst into laughter.

Yuchi Gong, in particular, was laughing so hard that he fell backwards, completely disregarding his image and mocking Cheng Yaojin: "Old Cheng! You can't even read a few words, so don't try to imitate others in reading the victory report, or you'll be embarrassed and become a laughing stock!"

"Humph! I can barely read, but how many do you, Old Yuchi, know? If you're capable, read it to everyone!"

"How difficult is this?!"

Yuchi Gong looked at Cheng Yaojin with disdain, then stood up from his seat and tried to snatch the victory report from Cheng Yaojin's hand.

But Cheng Yaojin played a trick on him. He just threw the victory report to him, then rushed forward with a smile and pressed him to the ground.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling rushed forward and wanted to bring back the victory news.

However, a gust of wind came from nowhere and brought the good news to Sun Fujia.

Finished!

When Fang Xuanling saw the good news coming to Sun Fujia, he immediately felt disheartened.

At this time, Sun Fujia was taking off the victory report from his face with a confused look on his face, and turned to look at Fang Xuanling who was lying on the ground.

He didn't know why Fang Xuanling was like this, and couldn't help but look at the victory report in his hand with curiosity.

Who would have thought that it would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it. As soon as he looked at it, his face changed drastically and his chest began to rise and fall, as if a surge of rage was rising in his heart.

"Hahaha--"

He suddenly threw his head back and laughed, his anger turning into laughter: "Well, well, well! Well done to you, you Minister of the Central Secretariat! How dare you lie to the emperor in front of all the civil and military officials in the court!"

"What!?"

The audience was shocked!

But Fang Xuanling hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! Stop Sun Fujia!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall was in an uproar.

Even Li Shimin was a little at a loss.

However, Sun Fujia was like a fearless fighter at this moment.

He ripped off his official robes with a 'hiss' and shouted angrily, "Even if Your Majesty dismisses me today! Even if I die, I will tell all the ministers how the Crown Prince won!"

"Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told the surrendered Liang army! We Han people in the Central Plains have dignity!"

"Even if we die, we will never abandon the dignity of our country!"

“Sun Fujia——!”

Fang Xuanling rushed forward, almost pleading, "Stop talking!"

"Hahaha!"

Sun Fujia laughed wildly for a while, then stared at Fang Xuanling and said word by word, "Master Zhongshu Ling, what are you afraid of?"

"I"

Fang Xuanling stood there in a daze, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing this, all the ministers sighed.

At this time, Sun Fujia said solemnly: "I think what His Royal Highness said is right! And what he did is right! This is how the Tang Dynasty should be!"

“What is national dignity?”

".No cession of territory, no compensation!"

".No tribute, no marriage!"

".Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

"If the enemy can go, I can go too!"

"The prince guards the country's gates, and the king dies for the country!"

"Whoever offends the Great Tang will be punished, no matter how far away they are!"

Boom!

The entire hall was shaken, and the faces of all the ministers changed drastically.

I rub!

Is this going to pierce the sky of the Tang Dynasty? !

Now they finally understood why Fang Xuanling chose to recite the key points, and why Fang Xuanling was so abnormal?!

Because every other word and sentence in the victory report is repeatedly rubbing Your Majesty on the pillar of shame! !
Does he dare to read it?!
Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to do it!

But just because he doesn’t dare doesn’t mean others don’t dare!
However, just as Sun Fujia finished reading, a cry of surprise came from the direction of the emperor's throne: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?! Quickly call the imperial physician!!"

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