Chapter 16: The Prairie Announcement War is Coming
Women should look after those who please themselves.
Changsun was not exempt from this sentence. This time the emperor forced her to come to Kunming Pool to relax, but she was unwilling.
Fortunately, the emperor did not force himself on her, and actually took her to visit Kunming Pool.
"Your Majesty." She interrupted softly.
Li Zhiyun is not a pig brother, and there is no such thing as drooling when looking at beautiful women. He naturally withdrew his gaze and started chatting with Changsun.
To be honest, maybe because Changsun is not a concubine in the harem, he and Changsun are feeling particularly relaxed now.
Queen Yang couldn't give him this.
It's very sad to say that since Yang Gongren asked for the crown prince, Li Zhiyun always feels a little strange in his heart towards Empress Yang.
Even though he believed in his wife, when he thought of the Hongnong Yang family behind Queen Yang, Li Zhiyun was filled with emotions.
It is not aimed at Queen Yang, but at the entanglement of the Hongnong Yang family.
Sometimes, he couldn't help but feel sad. If Yang Gongren was suppressed, how would Queen Yang face herself in the palace?
But not suppressing Yang Gongren would only make him more arrogant. In order to prevent Yang Gongren from going to a dead end in the future, Li Zhiyun could only become cold and ruthless.
From the emperor's point of view, family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs are actually the same thing.
"well."
He sighed, lay on his back, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.
Changsun could see the fatigue on his face.
She couldn't help but wonder, what else could trouble the current emperor?
Is it because of yourself?
Thinking of this, she quickly put the idea behind her.
In the end, Wei Zheng failed to persuade Li Zhiyun because Li Zhiyun took over the lake.
The Wei Zheng of today is not the Wei Zheng of history. Although Wei Zheng is still loyal and upright, he will not risk his life to remonstrate.
Historically, Wei Zheng saw that Li Shimin wanted to use himself to build a memorial arch. As for him, because of his loyalty to Li Jiancheng, he was willing to use himself as a memorial arch in order to survive.
But now, it's no longer necessary.
He was a contributor to the emperor's ascension to the throne, and he would only argue with the emperor when he was out of his mind. In Wei Zheng's view, as long as the emperor and Princess Qin don't go too far, he can turn a blind eye and treat it as a crime.
Didn't happen.
That night, a horse galloped to Kunming Pond.
"Jiuyuan urgent report, let me see your majesty quickly!"
Inside the palace.
Li Zhiyun is playing chess with Chang Sun.
"Guanyin Maid, you have to let me."
The candlelight flickers, and the beauty is gentle and graceful.
Changsun took one look at the chessboard and without hesitation dropped the white stone and the five stones on the line.
She cheered: "I won!"
Li Zhiyun left Heizi a little unhappy.
Changsun said proudly: "Your Majesty must abide by the agreement."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
The bet between them is very simple, best of five games. If Li Zhiyun wins, the Changsun family will have to call him brother.
If the Changsun family wins, Li Zhiyun cannot see her casually within one month without the Changsun family's consent.
At this moment, Gao Liangzhong hurried over and whispered a few words in Li Zhiyun's ear.
"I'll go right away."
After saying that, he asked Changsun, "Mr. Guanyin, please rest first."
After saying this, Li Zhiyun left in a hurry.
Side room.
After Li Zhiyun read the emergency report from Jiuyuan, he took a deep breath and ordered: "Go back to the palace!"
As soon as the sky started to turn white, Qin Huaiyu from the Yue State Palace began to practice boxing and kicking in the yard.
Qin Qiong, wearing his military uniform, glanced at his son who was practicing martial arts hard, turned around and left quietly.
Walking to the palace gate, I saw Zhao Cijing, the Minister of War, Li Jing, the minister, Cheng Yaojin, Xu Shiji and others.
Everyone looked at each other with suspicion in their hearts.
Wude Hall.
Li Zhiyun asked people to pass the news about Jiuyuan to the generals and ministers, and then waited quietly.
The message was very brief and contained a lot of information. Jieli had won consecutive battles on the grassland, but Yinan was defeated and had already begun to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty.
It has to be said that despite the betrayal of Xue Yantuo and other tribes, Jieli is still strong and invincible. At least when facing the grassland tribes, they are in a state of crushing.
Not long after, Yuchi Gong was the first to say: "Your Majesty, it's time for us to send troops, otherwise Xue Yantuo will be defeated and the Turks will definitely go south again."
Zhao Cijing said: "Now the warehouses in Guanzhong are full, the ordnance is complete, and the morale of the three armies is strong, and they can fight."
The generals naturally want to fight.
But Wen Yanbo, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said: "Your Majesty, our country has finally recovered a little strength in the past two years. If we start a war at this time, I am afraid that it will greatly deplete the country's power. I think we might as well support Xue Yantuo secretly and continue to consume our profits.
Then continue to develop and recuperate.”
Wen Yanbo's method is actually safer and safer, but Li Zhiyun cannot adopt it this time.
Because he knew that starting next year, large-scale natural disasters would frequently visit various places in Datang.
If he doesn't take action this time and waits for the next time, it will probably be four or five years later.
The longer the time drags on, the more detrimental it will be to Datang. Because by then, Datang will be busy providing disaster relief in various places, but the grassland will be able to develop stably. In fact, Jieli will even have the opportunity to eliminate Xue Yantuo and unify the grassland again.
For Datang, it was not as simple as losing an opportunity, but it also meant that Datang would once again face the unified Turks.
And with Jie Li as a person, there will never be peace on the border of the Tang Dynasty.
By then there will be disasters inside and powerful enemies outside. Just thinking about Li Zhiyun's scalp will go numb.
Cheng Yaojin sneered coldly, "Didn't we support Xue Yantuo in the past few years? It's because they failed to live up to their expectations. Your Majesty, the general thinks that we can't wait any longer and must send troops now to annihilate the Turks!"
"The general seconded the proposal!" The generals agreed one after another.
Li Zhiyun did not answer immediately, but asked the prime ministers for their opinions, mainly Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, and Chen Shuda.
Yang Gongren supported Wen Yanbo, while Pei Ju and Chen Shuda thought they could give it a try.
Then, Li Zhiyun made another show and accepted the opinions of many parties.
Finally, he said slowly: "To fight, we need men, weapons, and food and fodder. Now, our Tang Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, more than a million stones of food and fodder, and complete weapons, armor and stomach. I think I can fight the Turks!"
Hearing this, the generals were extremely excited.
Wen Yanbo advised hard: "Your Majesty, the spring plowing has just begun, and we are rushing to attack the soldiers. It is not appropriate to move lightly at this time."
The generals suddenly became unhappy and glared at Wen Yanbo.
Li Zhiyun knew that Wen Yanbo was telling the truth, but he couldn't agree. Now was the best time to take action. If he missed this opportunity, he would have to wait another four or five years.
Four or five years!
Who wants to endure four or five years of having trouble sleeping and eating?
However, Li Zhiyun did not act arbitrarily, but said: "My dear friends, go back first, and I will think about it carefully."
In fact, he has decided to fight against the Turks. The reason why he did this was just to give Wen Yanbo face. It was also a gesture.
I can listen to advice.
All I can say is that this is all a routine.
The emperor said he wanted to think about it, but the generals focused their anger on Wen Yanbo because they felt that it was Wen Yanbo's obstruction that made the emperor hesitate.
As a result, after the court dispersed, the generals ridiculed Wen Yanbo.
Li Jing did not get involved in this matter, but silently prepared to go back.
But it was a pity that Gao Liangzhong stopped him.
"Li Shilang, Your Majesty has sent a message to see you."
"See me?" Li Jing was stunned, and then asked in a low voice: "May I ask Mr. Gao, why did your Majesty see me?"
"My servants don't know either. They will know when Mr. Li goes there," Gao Liangzhong said.
With doubts, Li Jing followed Gao Liangzhong to see the emperor.