Chang'an Tai Chi Palace

Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun captured Minzhou on the 15th, and Minzhou defender Li Yao was killed in battle, which shocked the government and the public.

Li Shimin glanced at the ministers in the hall with a stern face and asked: "Fu Yun invaded our Minzhou and killed my guard. I want to send troops to attack. What do you think?"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, the civil servants and generals in the court began to argue. A large number of Confucian ministers headed by Kong Yingda insisted on royal teachings and should not use weapons rashly, and cited the Confucius' famous saying, "Although the domain is large, if you are wary, you will perish!"

", we should adhere to the words of the sages.

When Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and other generals heard what these old masters said, they were so angry that they even knocked on the door and said nothing. How could they just wait for them to come to Chang'an in one fell swoop?

The newly appointed Censor Wang Gui came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, during the reign of Emperor Wude, Tuyuhun also invaded the Tang Dynasty from the west and plundered money. Later, they also took the initiative to seek peace. They are nomadic people and their whereabouts are erratic.

Maybe, General Chai only beheaded a mere 500 people last time.

Wouldn't it be nice to send envoys to withdraw from Minzhou and return the people's soldiers to demonstrate your majesty's demeanor as a benevolent and virtuous lord of the state?"

Just when Wang Gui was about to continue bragging, new news from Tuyuhun came again. Fuyun, the Khan of Tuyuhun, proposed to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty for his son Zunwang, and also asked the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to reward the Zunwang with ten thousand taels of gold, and the rest

gift.......

Fu Yun was pretending to be too big. The veins on Li Shimin's hands bulged in his sleeves, but before Li Shimin could speak.

"Your Majesty, since the Han Dynasty, the policy of peace and marriage has always been a national policy for the Central Plains dynasties to make peace with the barbarians and end wars. Liu Bang adopted Lou Jing's suggestion and married the Han Dynasty clan daughter to the Xiongnu Chanyu as the Yan family.

By sending a certain amount of catkins, bamboo silk, wine, food, etc. to the Xiongnu every year, our court can also achieve the goal of "using barbarians to control barbarians" through the princess marriage policy. In this way." Censor Li Yanshou showed off his knowledge.

Of course, Li Chengqian also noticed something strange about Li Shimin. The father and son looked at each other, and Li Chengqian clearly saw the word "fight them" in the emperor's eyes.

"You hit a pig." Li Chengqian interrupted Li Yanshou and walked down the jade steps.

"Your Highness, even if you are the crown prince, you cannot humiliate your subordinates like this." It's not like Li Yanshou has never seen Li Chengqian quarrel with others. Since it's hard to back down when he encounters someone, how else will he gain a foothold in the court in the future.

"Historical Records: The Biography of Liu Jing and Shu Sun Tong records that the emperor named his family member the eldest princess and his wife Shanyu, and sent Liu Jing to make a peace and marriage agreement. Chao Cuo of the Han Dynasty also said in his literary policy on virtuous people: the people will be harmonious and the country will be peaceful.

I don’t need to explain to you what this family and common people mean. It can be seen that even the princess who got married when the Han Dynasty was weak was also selected from your daughters."

Li Chengqian used the word "princess" very seriously, but it was these two words that made the ministers in the palace feel a little nervous. None of them knew that most of the people getting married were pretending to be princesses.

Who doesn't know that the prince in front of him is not a gentleman? What if he picks his own daughter?

"Li Yushi, are you willing to dedicate your daughter to assist the country?"

Li Chengqian smacked his little white teeth and asked very sincerely. Seeing that the prince came to him, Li Yanshou was so angry that he couldn't say anything.

Nonsense, who is willing to push his own flesh and blood into a pit of fire?

"I know that none of you are willing. All of you are parents and know that you care about your children. Have you ever thought about His Majesty?

Is this how you share your worries for me? Don’t you understand the principle of not doing to others what you don’t want others to do to you?"

"You are all seven-foot-tall men, and you all pee standing up. Why did you give in as soon as the enemy came to attack you, and trade a woman for peace of mind? I am really ashamed of you."

Li Chengqian's words hit the hearts of the ministers hard, and many of them lowered their heads, while the generals were all blushing and had thick necks, and were panting.

Li Chengqian reviewed the performance of the officials, snorted coldly, turned around and said to Li Shimin: "Father, Tuyuhun betrayed the previous agreement, invaded my territory, killed my guard, and now he comes to force me to marry the princess. This is really unbearable.

This is intolerable.

Your Majesty, please issue an order to attack Tuyuhun. I would like to bring the Sixth Commander of the East Palace to fight Fu Yun to the death."

"Your Majesty, Tuyuhun is no more than a small country like Zu'er, but you dare to despise the Celestial Empire. I think you should attack it."

"Your Majesty, I, Lao Cheng, haven't read that many books, and I don't understand the truths these old men say, but I can't let those barbarians laugh at me because there are no men in the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. I have heard this before."...

Seeing that the prince had asked for a fight, the assassins who had already lost their patience also came out to support the proposal.

Many civil servants whose faces were heated by Li Chengqian's shame also stood up and asked the emperor to issue an order to start a war with Tuyuhun.

"Your Majesty, Minzhou is located in the throat of the northwest. It connects the two rivers to the south and Yongzhou to the east. It has always been a battleground for military strategists and must not fall into the hands of the enemy. Furthermore, Tuyuhun is a small and barren country, and its national strength cannot sustain large-scale operations.

If this beast is allowed to wander around the border of the Tang Dynasty and kill our people, then where will the majesty of the Celestial Empire be? I hereby request your Majesty to issue an order to conquer the enemy."

At the critical moment, Zuo Pu shot Du Ruhui and stepped forward to make up for it. What should we do? Needless to say, just fight!

Beat those arrogant Qiang people to a pulp and let them know that the power of the Tang Dynasty cannot be violated, and whose warriors are the strong ones.

Looking at the indignant ministers in the palace, Li Shimin felt a little regretful. He was originally going to let Li Chengqian silence the ministers who advocated peace, but who knew that this little bastard got himself involved. Isn't it ridiculous for the prince to lead troops into battle?

But looking at the current situation, it is impossible to disagree. You can't refute the prince's loyalty in front of the civil and military officials of the court. At this point, I can only grit my teeth and agree first, and deal with him after the court.

"I have approved the words of the prince and the request of all the ministers. Zhongshu Sheng issued an edict: Order Qin Shubao to be the general manager of the Xihai Road March, Hou Junji to be the deputy general manager to send 50,000 troops to conquer Tuyuhun, and the prince to be the supervisor of the army to draw six troops

Eight thousand men went out with the army."

Li Chengqian felt refreshed after leaving the main hall. Although he is now the crown prince of a country, he still can't change his warlike habits as a professional soldier. After coming to the Tang Dynasty, he has enjoyed watching others. It will be hard to wait.

How could he let go of such an opportunity?

Besides, these heroes in the early Tang Dynasty did not follow his father out of the river of blood. In addition, Li Shimin was now in the prime of life, and those important ministers did not take him as the prince seriously at all. In their opinion, would it be Li Chengqian's turn to pay back the debt in the future?
Chapter completed!