My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

Li Shimin was quite surprised when he heard Xu Hui say this.

In his mind, the Tang army had always been invincible.

Last time,

He heard that Li Tai had deserted, setting a very bad precedent.

His soldiers all followed suit.

This greatly angered Li Shimin.

Later, Li Chengan joined the army and managed to curb the desertion trend.

Unexpectedly, deserters appeared as soon as the army set off.

Xu Hui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. It is not that anyone deserted, but that Li Tai himself withdrew 3 troops and handed them over to Su Wan."

"Oh, is that so? I haven't heard of it."

"As the saying goes, a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders. Since His Majesty has appointed Li Tai as the commander-in-chief..."

Then he would have the authority to deploy troops.

"But what is his purpose in doing this?"

Su Wan suggested to him, "The eastern battlefield is certainly important, but the western battlefield should not be ignored either."

Last time,

Li Chengan was fighting against Yanqi in the Western Regions, and both sides were bloodthirsty.

Meanwhile, Yanqi was actively preparing for war and had allied with Gaochang, showing signs of restlessness and ready to attack the Tang border at any time.

If the Tang Dynasty were attacked from both the east and the west, it would be extremely dangerous for our Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Su Wan requested to lead troops to fight against Yanqi in Li Tai's place.

"Nonsense, utter nonsense!"

Su Wan is a woman; what would she know about military strategy and warfare?

Upon hearing this, Xu Hui pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, you should not underestimate Su Wan."

Although Su Wan is a woman

However, quite a few people followed Su Wan to the Western Regions to fight against the Yanqi.

"Oh, who are they?"

"People like Luo Cheng, Duke of Yue, Ashina Simo, Murong Shun, Tuoba Chici, and the eldest brother king of Shanbei all went."

Li Shimin's expression changed upon hearing this.

He couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in the hall: "Is everything you said true?"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. Those people are no ordinary individuals."

"Luo Cheng, the Duke of Yue, was the son of Luo Yi and held great prestige in the court."

Murong Shun was the leader of Tuyuhun, while Tuoba Chici was originally the leader of Dangxiang.

The eldest brother Wang at the back of the mountain has tens of thousands of troops.

Furthermore, Ashina Simo had an army of 10 under his command.

They are not going to fight against Yanqi; they are going to seek refuge with Li Chenggan!

"This is outrageous! This is utter rebellion!" Li Shimin grew angrier with each word. "Without my permission, Li Tai actually dared to hand over the imperial army to Su Wan!"

What's the difference between this and handing it over to Li Chengqian? It's infuriating!

Upon hearing this, Xu Hui quickly advised, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Don't blame Li Tai.

Li Tai had his own difficulties in doing so.

Li Shimin pointed to the west with his right index finger: "My beloved concubine, do you see? My decision was absolutely correct, wasn't it?"

Li Chengan is a real menace; he must be killed.

Wherever he goes, he creates a political center, just like Lü Buwei back then.

When Lü Buwei was in Xianyang, he was visited by a constant stream of people.

Later, Ying Zheng demoted Lü Buwei to Luoyang.

However, Luoyang once again became a political center, and the carriages that went to visit Lü Buwei stretched for miles.

Ultimately, Ying Zheng issued an edict ordering Lü Buwei to commit suicide.

"You don't need to get too excited. How can the Crown Prince and Lü Buwei be the same?"

Li Chengan is your son.

Li Shimin gave a bitter smile: "My beloved concubine, you are wrong. There is no father or son before imperial power."

"Your Majesty, since you have mentioned Touman Chanyu and Modu Chanyu and his son, I would also like to discuss this with you."

So, when Maodun beheaded Touman Chanyu, was it Maodun's fault or Touman Chanyu's?

"Touman Chanyu was the father, and Modu was the son. Since the son murdered his father, it is naturally Modu's fault."