When the Xuanjia Army camp was ordering troops, the morning court was starting as usual in Chang'an City and Taiji Hall.

Li Ergao sat on the dragon throne. After listening to several ministers reporting some small things that were not painful, his eyes narrowed and said in a deep voice: "My dear ministers, I received an urgent report yesterday. Jie Li gathered heavy troops to encircle Tuli's troops. Tuli Khan urgently asked me for help, asking our Tang Dynasty to send troops to help him resist Jie Li!"

I don’t know if it’s true or whether Li Er is talking nonsense. Anyway, as soon as this statement came out, the court officials in the court suddenly became uproar, and there was a buzzing sound in the hall, which was a bit like a vegetable market!

Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong closed their eyes and looked thoughtful and did not say a word, because when Li Zexuan offered Li Er a plan yesterday, they were at the scene. As soon as Li Er said this today, these two well-minded veterans guessed what Li Er was going to say next!

"Your Majesty, the old minister believes that the court should send troops to aid Chuli, otherwise Jie Li will be powerful and after unifying the grassland, the next one to attack may be my Tang Dynasty! The court must not sit idly by and watch Jie Li dominate the grassland!"

Fang Xuanling stood up at this time and bowed to Li Er.

Lao Fang had fought with Li Er in the early years, and Lao Fang was definitely experienced in judging the war situation.

"Old ministers agree! Now the Turks are in the same situation as Wu Datang. At such a critical moment, Jie Li must not be allowed to unify the grassland! The court should send troops to reinforce Tu Li!"

Changsun Wuji also stood up at this time and bowed to Li Er and said.

After Changsun Wuji, some civil officials and military generals stood up to discuss.

Li Jing also came to the morning court today. Unexpectedly, he actually stood up and opposed: "Your Majesty, the old minister believes that it is not appropriate to send troops to the Tang Dynasty at the moment!"

As soon as the words came to an end, everyone was shocked. No one expected that when everyone "had a hatred against the enemy" and unanimously wanted to attack the Turks, Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty, would stand up and oppose it. This was really incredible!

Li Er's eyes narrowed, looked at Li Jing, and asked, "Oh? What does the pharmacist mean?"

Li Jing clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has only been preparing for war for more than a month. The 400,000 troops, horses, food and grass needed to attack the Turks have not been fully prepared. How can we rashly start a war against Jie Li? The march into the grassland is no longer as good as quelling the rebellion in the Tang Dynasty in the early years. At that time, the supply of food and grass for the army will become extremely difficult due to distance. The old minister believes that at this time, whether it is food and grass supply or the preparations of each army, it is not advisable to break up with Jie Li and start a war rashly!"

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others frowned when they heard this. Although they agreed to send troops, they had to admit that what Li Jing said made sense. Now is indeed not the best time to go to war with the Turks!

"What the pharmacist said is reasonable. Now my Tang Dynasty has just experienced a great locust plague and is not ready to go to a full war with Jie Li!"

Li Er spoke at this time, but then he changed his mind and said, "But the court cannot sit idly by and watch Jie Li unify the grassland and strengthen his strength. Therefore, I decided to send an envoy to bring a batch of food and supplies into the grassland to assist Tuli Khan in resisting Jie Li! I just don't know who is willing to go~?"

As soon as Li Er finished speaking, the Tai Chi Palace suddenly became quiet!

This question is obviously a "send to the topic". Although there has been a saying since ancient times that "two armies fight and do not kill the envoys", given the current situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, the envoys sent by the court may have gone but never returned. After all, the Turks will not pay much attention to you!

During the Zhenguan period, there was no shortage of good ministers and generals, but this kind of job was obviously a death-death job, even good ministers and generals were unwilling to do it!

The hall was quiet for a long time, but no one spoke. Li Er looked at a middle-aged minister in the fourth row of the civil servants and said, "Maoyue, you have always been skillful in argumentative affairs, and you were on a mission to the Turks last year. You are most familiar with the situation on the grassland. Are you willing to take on the great responsibility again this time?"

Hearing Li Er's "pointing the general", the ministers in the court quickly turned their attention to Tang Jian. Although everyone thought about it carefully, they all felt that Tang Jian was a very suitable candidate for the Turkic mission, but no one spoke out, because the person who spoke out at this time undoubtedly offended Tang Jian to death!

Tang Jian trembled. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked forward and bowed to Li Er and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, and I will never refuse~!"

Tang Jian was straightforward and heroic, did not follow the rules, and had a deep personal relationship with Li Er. Faced with Li Er's "request", he had to agree. This was not because of the orders of the monarch and the subject, but completely out of the righteousness of a friend~!

Li Er glanced at Tang Jian with appreciation and said, "Okay! OK! OK! I am very comforted by Tang Aiqing Gaoyi! With a loyal minister like Tang Aiqing, why worry about my Tang Dynasty's failure to prosper and the Turks will not be destroyed!"

"Your Majesty is so important, this is the old minister's right!"

Tang Jian bowed and said.

Li Er shook his head, then looked at Tang Jian and said seriously: "I have a complete plan when I go on a mission to the Turkic Republic. I will do my best to ensure that Tang Aiqing returns safely!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After hearing this, Tang Jian felt a little relieved. Li Er did not let him care about his life or death. In this way, even if there were risks in this trip, it would undoubtedly be much smaller!

After Tang Jian retreated, Li Er continued: "Jie Li's power is still growing day by day. The battle on the grassland will inevitably be a hard battle, and the outcome is unpredictable. Therefore, in addition to sending Tang Aiqing to the Turks, I also plan to immediately issue an order for all prefectures and counties to recruit 150,000 elite soldiers to Chang'an City for training. Two months later, these 150,000 elite soldiers gathered with the imperial court and drove directly to the grassland to capture Jie Li alive!"

Xiao Yu frowned and couldn't help but go forward and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that the 300,000 troops of the imperial court were directly recruiting 100,000 troops along the way to attack the grassland together? Why should you enter Chang'an just in advance?"

Li Er said seriously: "Because I have to use ten percent of my strength to fight against Jie Li. In this battle, the Tang Dynasty cannot be slackened at all, otherwise it is very likely that it will never be doomed~!"

Xiao Yu said anxiously: "But these 150,000 soldiers and horses entered Beijing two months in advance, the consumption of money, grain, armor and armor will be an astronomical figure. Now, in order to raise 300,000 soldiers and horses, the six ministries of the court are already in short supply. How can they supply an additional 150,000 troops~?"

Xiao Yu is the Minister of Revenue, so he naturally knows the current financial situation of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, he also understands that the Tang Dynasty's attack on the grasslands would be a protracted and bitter battle, but because of this, he has to be careful in his calculations, otherwise the Northern Expedition Army would be in danger of food being out of stock!

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Chapter completed!