"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Chang'an Zhongshu Province.
Fang Xuanling and a group of officials from Zhongshu Province were discussing the matter of not having a border conflict with Goguryeo.
At this moment, everyone was arguing endlessly.
Some people believe that the troops should be mobilized immediately and ready to support the Tang soldiers on the border.
Others believe that peace should be the priority and not easily lead to war with Goguryeo.
After all, the Tang Dynasty had just finished fighting Tuyuhun a year ago, although the Tang Dynasty won that war.
But it also consumes a lot of money.
If there was another war with Goguryeo, the people of Tang Dynasty would bear too much of a burden.
Both sides insisted on their opinions, and when Li Tai entered the palace, the two sides were having a heated argument.
Fang Xuanling stood aside and said nothing, quietly watching the people arguing in front of him.
When he saw Li Tai entering the hall, he shouted to him.
"Fang Xiang." Li Tai and Fang Xuanling held hands.
Looking at the noisy officials in front, I couldn't help but frown.
Ever since he knew that the Tang Dynasty was bound to have a war with Goguryeo, Li Tai wanted to take this as an opportunity for himself.
As long as he was in charge of the country, he could command the Tang army and defeat Goguryeo.
He Li Tai must be revered by people all over the world in the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, who will dare to say that this prince has no ability?
Even if something unexpected happens, it will never shake his position as the crown prince.
But now, these people can't even make up their mind whether they want to fight this war or not?
"Everyone, how is the discussion going?" Li Tai stepped in front of the officials and asked.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince." When everyone saw Li Tai, they all bowed their hands in salute.
No matter what, Li Tai is the prince, and he still needs to be polite in front of others.
Even Li Jing slightly bowed to Li Tai.
"Everyone, please sit down and tell us what you think." Li Tai waved his hand and sat down on a chair nearby.
Everyone sat down on the left and right sides.
No one spoke first.
Because they didn't know Li Tai's attitude towards this matter.
"It's only been a little more than a year since the great victory over Tuyuhun, and now Goguryeo is frequently causing friction on our border with the Tang Dynasty."
"I'm afraid they will suddenly attack our Datang border army soon."
"Li Weigong, do you have any advice?" Li Tai's eyes fell on Li Jing.
Li Tai originally had a good impression of Li Jing.
But because of Zhao Chen, Li Tai is now very cold towards Li Jing.
If something had not happened to Hou Junji, Li Tai would not have a single general around him who could help him.
Li Taicai would not ask Li Jing's opinion immediately.
When everyone heard Li Tai's question, they all looked at Li Jing.
Li Jing squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and said slowly: "Gao Jianwu, the princess of Goguryeo, is now suffering from a serious illness, and Yeon Gaesumun controls the military and political power of Goguryeo."
"Although he has eradicated many voices in the court that opposed him in the past two years, among the people, his ability has always been questioned."
"In addition, the extremely cold weather in Goguryeo lasted for two months this year, and the people of Goguryeo continued to riot."
"Yeon Gaesumun must find a way to divert the attention of the people of Goguryeo."
"Your Highness, the battle between Datang and Goguryeo will probably begin soon."
Li Jing's voice sounded in the Zhongshu Provincial Hall.
All the ministers had different feelings in their hearts.
In fact, they all knew very well that there was nothing wrong with what Li Jing said.
In a situation like Goguryeo's, fighting was the only way to survive.
Otherwise, Goguryeo's civil strife alone could defeat them.
Yuan Gaisuwen obviously understood this truth, so he kept testing the Tang Dynasty border troops.
But they didn't want to fight, or in other words, they didn't want to start a war with Goguryeo so early.
Fighting means spending money.
The Tang treasury has been greatly enriched in the past two years.
But the money comes a lot and is spent a lot.
Less than one out of ten can actually survive.
The people have finally lived a better life, but are they going to fight again?
Then wouldn’t the efforts of the past two years have been in vain?
"His Royal Highness, why don't you send an envoy to discuss this matter with Gao Jianwu."
"Although Gao Jianwu is seriously ill, he is not dead yet. If he had asked Yeon Gaesomun to withdraw, this war would probably not have happened." An official from the Ministry of Public Security said.
No one answered.
If Gao Jianwu was useful, he would not have allowed Yun Gaesumun to be so presumptuous.
"If Zhao Chen were here, he would definitely have something to do." Someone in the crowd said this out of nowhere.
Everyone's expressions inevitably changed.
The prince knew last time that the pension insurance plan was thought up by Zhao Chen.
I didn’t even ask, I just denied it.
It also forced Wei Zheng to resign from the position of Shangshu Zuopushe.
If you say something like this in front of Li Tai now, aren't you trying to put eye drops on him?
Sure enough, everyone saw Li Tai's face slowly darkening at that time.
"I don't know who said it just now, but Zhao Chen has such great abilities."
"If it's convenient, could you please let me know and share it with you?" Li Tai said, his eyes falling on Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong.
Among the people present, they were the only ones who had a close relationship with Zhao Chen.
Li Jing was sitting next to him, so naturally he couldn't be the one who said it.
Apart from Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong are the only two people left.
These two guys are the same as Zhao Chen.
What he said just now must have been said by him.
"When has this been going on, and it's still about Zhao Chen?" An official frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face.
When Zhao Chen was in court, his performance was too dazzling.
It undoubtedly stole the limelight of countless people.
When Zhao Chen was around, they naturally didn't dare to offend him.
But now Zhao Chen doesn't even know where he went with the emperor.
Besides, Zhao Chen can still understand military affairs? Isn’t that nonsense?
Now stand up and say Zhao Chen, what's wrong!
"Wang Shizhong is right. Now that this is so urgent, how can we involve Zhao Chen again?"
"Is it possible that all the talented people in our Tang Dynasty are not as good as Zhao Chen?"
"That's the truth. So what benefits did Zhao Chen give you to make you two miss him so much?"
"Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, you must remember that this Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's surname is Li, not Zhao!" Everyone spoke one after another, with angry expressions on their faces.
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong looked at each other, and he felt that these people were crazy.
They didn't say anything, these people just went crazy and sprayed at the two of them.
That said, if Zhao Chen were here, he would definitely be able to think of a solution, but it wasn't the two of them.
Cheng Yaojin is not someone who keeps it in his stomach after suffering a loss.
At that time, he couldn't help but stood up and scolded: "What did your ears hear that those words were said by the two of us?"
"I understand, you don't even have the courage to mention Zhao Chen's name. How afraid are you of him?"
"Shu Bao, do you think that if Mr. Zhao knew that he had such a powerful intimidation in the hearts of these high officials, would he laugh out loud?"
"I don't know about this, but His Majesty will definitely be unhappy." Qin Qiong shook his head.
He also didn't expect that just the mention of Zhao Chen's name would make the officials in front of him so excited.
What if these people knew later that Zhao Chen had already prepared for the conflict between Goguryeo and the Tang border army.
Chapter completed!