Datang Happy King

Chapter 65 Declaring War on the Turks

Li Shimin looked at the crowd, he originally planned to let Li Jing lead the army.

But he saw Chu Feng again, and he knew that even if he valued Chu Feng, he couldn't directly let Chu Feng lead the army.

After all, this is not a child's play, but if Li Jing is allowed to lead the army, he himself is not worried, but this will not allow Chu Feng to study with him.

In the end, Li Shimin quickly made a decision, "I will march in person, and I want to see Jieli Khan kneeling in front of me with my own eyes."

After Li Shimin raised his troops in Li Yuan, he fought for hegemony in the world, and Li Shimin often went to the battlefield.

Even when he was King Qin, it was the same at that time.

So Li Shimin's ability on the battlefield is naturally not bad.

What's more, if he personally conquers this time, he can take this opportunity to completely wash away the humiliation of the Weishui alliance.

"His Majesty's personal conquest?"

At this time, everyone was stunned, they did not expect Li Shimin to make such a decision.

However, although it was unexpected, it was not incomprehensible. After all, the number of times Li Shimin went to the battlefield was not low, but most of them were when he was not the emperor.

"Think twice, Your Majesty. Since you have decided to go to war with the Turks, as a subject of the Tang Dynasty, I also want to defend the dignity of the Tang Dynasty. However, it is too dangerous for Your Majesty to go to war with the Turks."

At this moment, Changsun Wuji spoke.

Since Li Shimin could not be prevented from using troops against the Turks at this time, then Li Shimin must have objections to conscripting him himself.

Turks are barbaric and unreasonable, everyone knows this.

But the combat effectiveness of the Turkic people is also known. They are nomads, so their combat effectiveness, especially the cavalry, is very powerful.

When Li Yuan first raised his troops, the Turks attacked Taiyuan, and he chose to pay the Turks.

Not only did he survive and have the opportunity to fight for hegemony, but they also borrowed the power of the Turkic cavalry.

This is why Turks have always regarded Datang as their backyard.

They look down on the people and the emperor of Tang Dynasty, because they are arrogant, they only think that the establishment of Tang Dynasty has their help.

They never considered that when Li Shimin and the others endured dormancy, Datang's strength began to recover.

Today's Tang Dynasty does not need to deal with those heroes who are fighting for hegemony, and their strength can concentrate on dealing with the Turks.

"Don't need to say too much, I will personally conquer, and the Tang Dynasty will definitely win this battle."

Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji and said, there is no chance of easing up on this matter.

"Okay, since this matter has been decided, everyone, go down and prepare. As for the Turkic envoy, I will give him a letter and ask him to bring it back to Jieli Khan."

"I want him to understand that it's time for him to perish as a greedy wolf. Back then, I was forced to feed on this greedy wolf for the sake of the people."

When Li Shimin said this, his whole body was murderous.

When Chu Feng saw him, he had to say that Li Shimin's emperor's posture was really good enough.

But it is also the prestige of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but the world knows it.

Naturally, Li Shimin didn't say it out of his mouth. I'm afraid it was also poured out with blood.

Chu Feng knew about the alien races around the Tang Dynasty. Take the Turks as an example, which ones were not crazy.

So Li Shimin can become the khan of heaven and the co-lord of the world, how is it possible not to kill him.

In this way, everyone left quickly, saying it was a discussion, but this time it became Li Shimin's talk.

However, apart from the civil servants, no one else has any objections. After all, the Turkic people have not been harmful to the people of the Tang Dynasty for a day or two.

Chu Feng was the most wronged, and he just made a trip for nothing to see Li Shimin pretend to be forced to go.

Since that day, although some people have said that they cannot fight, they should negotiate a peace, and they can also negotiate the conditions of the Turks.

All those who spoke were sent home temporarily.

So after seeing Li Shimin's determination, everyone stopped talking about it, and only prepared for war.

Two days later, Li Shimin saw Chu Feng again.

"This time, I plan to take you with me. Of course, including Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu and the others will all go."

"Yes, I understand." Chu Feng nodded without any surprise.

Li Shimin felt a little strange when he saw it, "Isn't this your character?"

"Of course I don't want to go, but can I refuse?"

"No." Li Shimin shook his head directly, and he didn't know why he valued Chu Feng so much.

Maybe it's his ability, but besides ability, there is also his character.

"Then it's fine. Since I can't refuse, why should I bother, what's more, if there is an accident, can those Turkic people let me go?"

Chu Feng knew that it was obviously impossible. Once the Turks won, they would be domineering. At that time, wouldn't they know that those Turks were begging Li Shimin for themselves before they died?
Based on their personalities, the more Li Shimin was unwilling to give, the more they would ask for it. After all, this was the only way to slap Li Shimin in the face.

So I had to go and have a look, in case I could use myself.

"Your thinking is quite thorough, but it is true. There is another very important issue in the preparation for this big war. I hope to leave it to you."

Li Shimin nodded first, then changed the subject and said.

"food?"

"How do you know?" Seeing that Li Shimin hadn't said anything yet, Chu Feng knew everything.

Is this really a teenager?

When I was at this age, I was considered outstanding, but it seems that I am not as good as Chu Feng, right?

"At the time of the locust plague, although the victims were appeased as quickly as possible and the locust plague was resolved at the same time, the imperial court also consumed a lot of food to relieve the victims."

Chu Feng looked at Li Shimin and said, he can still see this clearly.

This is why Wei Zheng and those civil servants disagreed at the beginning.

The soldiers and horses went ahead without food and grass, and the civil servants were naturally worried about this.

"Does Your Majesty want the minister to buy grain? Or to transport grain?"

Chu Feng knew that Li Shimin was definitely not worried about short-term food and grass.

The previous locust plagues were more in Chang'an and Jinyang and other places in the northwest, not in the places in the south of the Yangtze River.

So this time Li Shimin needs to transfer grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River.

"If you can't handle it, I can let other people handle the matter of transporting grain first, and you can buy grain for me."

"Just now I have received the report. There are several grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River who are hoarding. It is not easy for me to force them to sell grain, so I hope you will do it."

"In fact, I don't necessarily use these grains for military use, but once the war against Turks starts, those grain merchants will hoard them, and if there is any disturbance, the people will definitely panic."

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Chu Feng also understood.

These merchants are probably well-informed and have a keen sense of smell, knowing about the previous conflict between Datang and Turks.

They speculated that there would be a war, so they hoarded money and wanted to make money from the war. After all, for some people, the sound of a gun is worth ten thousand taels of gold.

Li Shimin was worried that the outcome of his battle with the Turks would not be known, and the people would cause chaos because of food.

What's more, during this period of time, the conflict between him and the family has become more acute than before, so he is worried about this.

"Since His Majesty has spoken, I will definitely settle the matter."

Chu Feng did not refuse, anyway, what difference does it make if he is also involved in the officialdom.

He also looks down on those who intend to make war fortune.

After all, it was the common people who were injured at this time.

Besides, even if it's for the father-in-law's share of the Tang Dynasty property, I should go.

"Then get ready and leave in two days."

Li Shimin looked at Chu Feng and nodded and said.

After hearing this, Chu Feng also knew that Li Shimin was still very anxious about this matter.

Two days later, it seems that I have to prepare well.

After Chu Feng left the imperial study, he returned to his mansion. This time, he went to the south of the Yangtze River to do food and grass, and he was very anxious.

But Chu Feng also knew the difficulty. After all, what he wanted to move this time was the lives of those grain merchants.

But it can only be said that the positions are different, and there is no other way.

If the problem of food and grass is solved as soon as possible, then the Turks can be dealt with earlier.

From the perspective of Datang, it can be said that it is a national war with the outside world, so it must be won.

The hidden dangers of Jiangnan grain merchants must be eliminated.

(End of this chapter)