Li Shimin is in a very good mood today.

A few days ago, because Wei Zheng played again, he objected to going to Mount Tai to seal Zen, and finally he had no choice but to agree.

It's a little uncomfortable in his heart.

This unhappiness has now completely disappeared without a trace.

As long as we recall the shocking scene of today's military parade, Li Shimin will be satisfied.

With such a strong army, do you still have to worry that Datang can't make the country rich and the people strong?

Even if you don't go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, you can't erase your own merits in the history books, right?

"Your Majesty, this Tang Royal Military Academy has only been established for half a year, and it has played a role far beyond everyone thinks, it seems that it is necessary to further enhance its status in the future."

Empress Changsun usually does not discuss political affairs with Li Shimin, but today she couldn't help but say a word for the Military Academy.

"Yes, not to mention anything else, the training of these queues alone has a very obvious effect on the morale, mental outlook and military discipline of the troops. In the past, everyone didn't understand, but after today, no one should have any doubts. ”

What is the situation of the personnel assigned by the Twelve Guards to the parade, the generals on the tower of the Suzaku Gate today know best in their hearts.

Although some soldiers are quite strong in combat, if you want them to go to the battlefield to fight, they are extremely brave.

But if you want to bind him with a bunch of rules and regulations, it often doesn't work very well.

It's like an arrangement, although the Twelve Guards also attach importance to it, but that degree is completely different from that of the Military Academy.

Originally, everyone thought that standing in a military posture made so many requirements, and it didn't make any sense.

After watching today's military parade, I felt the gap.

"Aya, the cadets of the Military Academy have been able to make a big change in the image of the Twelve Guards in just one month, and the sons want the guards of the East Palace to also receive their training, so as not to embarrass the royal family."

Li Chengqian said something that seemed to make sense on the side.

However, as soon as he said this, many ministers looked at each other with a clear heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a long-term skill today.

Can you come up with this idea of killing two birds with one stone?

This seems to be a simple training of the East Palace guards, but it actually has several effects.

On the one hand, it is equivalent to indicating the recognition of the Tang Royal Military Academy by the East Palace, and it has the meaning of attracting the cadets of the Military Academy.

On the other hand, this can be regarded as a disguised improvement of the combat effectiveness of the East Palace guards, and it can also be regarded as an increase in the strength of Li Chengqian.

Moreover, looking at Li Shimin's appearance, he is obviously very supportive of this training method, and Li Chengqian can be regarded as his favorite.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that it is better to fully popularize the new training methods among the twelve guards, after all, they are the key force of the Gongwei military."

Li Jing on the side unexpectedly stood up and said something.

For a long time, because Li Jing's eldest son, Li Dejian, was very close to Li Chengqian, many people in the DPRK and China regarded Li Jing as a supporter of Li Chengqian.

Now that he has stood up and spoken like this, even smart people can feel a different meaning from it.

Even Li Chengqian frowned, and glanced at Li Jing with a complicated expression.

This military god of the Tang Dynasty is still unwilling to stand in line after all.

However, compared to the unhappiness caused by Li Kuan's reluctance to stand in line, it was much easier for Li Chengqian to accept Li Jing's situation.

After all, this person who didn't even stand in line before the Xuanwumen Change, could he be even more attractive?

"This method of the pharmacist is feasible, and the Ministry of War will negotiate with the Tang Royal Military Academy as soon as possible and draw up a charter. If the training effect of the Twelve Guards is good, then it will be promoted to all the folding mansions in the world. ”

Li Shimin agreed to Li Jing's request with a smile on his face.

However, his smiling face did not last a few seconds before he was interrupted by an urgent report.

"Your Majesty, Liangzhou eight hundred miles urgent!"

Just a few simple words made the lively banquet cold.

Everyone was staring at Li Shimin's position, wanting to know what was going on.

Li Kuan is naturally no exception.

If there is anyone in Chang'an City who has the closest relationship with Liangzhou, it must be him.

So after everyone in the audience looked at Li Shimin, many people immediately turned around and glanced at Li Kuan.

Eight hundred miles expedited, waiting for leisure will not be used.

Once it appears, it will be either a catastrophe or a rebellion or invasion by a strong enemy.

Obviously, Liangzhou has very close contact with Chang'an, and there are no obvious signs of natural disasters this year.

As for the rebellion, Li Kuan, the backstage of the biggest force in Liangzhou, was sitting among everyone, so naturally it could not be a rebellion.

So long there is only one possibility left!

Invasion!

Whether it is the Western Turks or Xue Yantuo, they all have the motive and temptation to invade Liangzhou.

Sure enough, Li Shimin just glanced at the emergency report, and frowned, "Bold Yi man, can I be bullied when I am a Tang Dynasty?" ”

Li Shimin's mood at this moment was like being suddenly interrupted when he was doing something.

Not to mention how irritable it is.

What an important day it is.

Up and down the Tang Dynasty, there was jubilation, and I felt that the prosperous era had come.

As a result, before this day passed, Xue Yantuo gave everyone a slap.

Wake up!

Who said that no one dared to mess with Datang?

Isn't that what I'm here now?

How can this not make Li Shimin angry?

"Your Majesty, could it be that the Xue Yantuo people invaded Liangzhou?"

Li Jing on the side asked everyone's thoughts.

"Liangzhou is eight hundred miles urgent, Xue Yantuoyi led an army of 100,000 people to appear in Liangzhou, and now many tribes around Liangzhou have taken refuge, and they have already done a bad thing."

Li Shimin handed the fold to Li Jing and said with a calm face.

"Your Majesty, Weichen asks to lead the troops to go on the expedition, not to destroy Xue Yantuo, and vow not to return to Beijing!"

Cheng Yanjin stood up and said that he would lead the army.

Liangzhou is the fief of the Chu Palace, and this Xue Yantuo invaded, and he Cheng Cheng was naturally more sad than ordinary generals.

"Your Majesty, just Xue Yantuo, it is enough for Weichen to lead the 10,000 troops who were read today to the rescue!"

Qin Qiong also stood up.

As a general who followed Li Shimin to conquer the world, he has not led troops to fight for many years.

Now as the governor of the Tang Royal Military Academy, he has found the feeling of fighting on the battlefield again.

In particular, this 10,000-strong army gave him a very good feeling, with them as the core, and then with the defenders of Liangzhou, he was very confident in attacking Xue Yantuo with one enemy and two enemies.

Don't look at the invasion of 100,000 troops of the Xue Yantuo people, according to past experience, the people who really have the strength to fight are 40,000 or 50,000 people, and the rest are herdsmen who follow the wind and fight.

If the war goes well, they can still play a role.

If they were defeated, they would be the first to flee.

"Kuan'er, what do you think?"

Li Shimin ignored the pleas of several generals.

Over the years, whenever there was an opportunity to fight, the generals of the DPRK and China fought for their heads.

During the Zhenguan period, fierce generals were like clouds, and there was no shortage of generals who could lead troops to fight.

For these generals, going on the expedition is equivalent to picking up credit, so this opportunity must be grabbed.

In peacetime, it is not ordinary for a big-headed soldier to be promoted.

Who wants to miss the opportunity to make meritorious contributions?

That is to say, the government soldiers in various places will be relatively less enthusiastic about the war.

"Your Majesty, the Xue Yantuo people have already shown their disobedience when they invaded the Eastern Turkic homeland before. At present, our Datang is making every effort to develop all parts of Hedong Road, and strive to open up a new and stable rear. And to achieve this goal, Xue Yantuo is a roadblock, and now Yinan Khan not only does not think about improving relations with my Datang, but also wants to benefit from the invasion of Liangzhou. Such an act is not enough to indignate the people, not to kill is not enough to establish national prestige, and not to kill is not enough to stabilize the frontier. ”

Ever since Xue Yantuo dared to send someone to assassinate Xiao Mao, Zhenzhu Khan Yinan was already a dead man in Li Kuan's eyes.

Xue Yantuo's millions of people have also become slaves who have contributed to the industrial development of the Tang Dynasty in Li Kuan's eyes.

Now that they have taken the initiative to attack Liangzhou, if they don't take this opportunity to destroy Xue Yantuo, it will be too undeserved.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu said well, not killing is not enough to establish the prestige of the country. Your Majesty, Weichen also supported the comprehensive use of troops against Xue Yantuo. Now that my Datang is a soldier with enough food, launching a local war will not cause any harm at all. Whether it is Liangzhou or Shuozhou, there are cement roads and Chang'an directly. Using a four-wheeled carriage, it only takes a few days to send logistical supplies to the front line, which is just an opportunity to completely solve the problem of stability in the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Fang Xuanling, as Shangshu's left servant, also stood up to express his support for the battle against Xue Yantuo.

Generally speaking, civil officials do not like to fight.

But Tang Chu was an exception.

Even Fang Xuanling followed Li Shimin to fight in the south and north in his early years.

Besides, dealing with Xue Yantuo now is indeed a particularly good opportunity.

If the Tang Dynasty took the initiative to attack, then it would still be very difficult to find the main force of the Xue Yantuo people on the huge grassland.

In this case, there is a very high probability that it will be fruitless.

Now it's different, Yinan Khan took the initiative to lead an army of 100,000 to invade Liangzhou, as long as the 100,000 army was cleaned up, Xue Yantuo would be greatly injured, and he would not have the strength to resist the Tang Dynasty at all.

Now that the cement road from Liangzhou to Shuozhou across the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty has begun to be built, the entire grassland will be incorporated into the actual rule of the Tang Dynasty just around the corner.

How could Fang Xuanling be willing to give up this opportunity?

"Your Majesty, the main force of the Xue Yantuo people is now near Liangzhou, we can divide the troops into three routes, part of which will go to Liangzhou and entangle the Xue Yantuo people; the other part set out from Shuozhou to attack the rear of the Xue Yantuo people; Then arrange a group of men and horses to go north, until they reach the tooth tent of the Xue Yantuo people. The three-way soldiers and horses don't have to think too much about joint command, they directly fight each other, how to weaken the strength of Xue Yantuo's people to the greatest extent, how to fight. When the snow falls, the class will return to the court. ”

Li Jing's suggestion is very special.

He didn't even think about the outcome of this battle, but wanted to directly take this opportunity to completely defeat all the tribes on the grassland.

It doesn't matter if you are Xue Yantuo or other tribes, as long as you run into it, you will clean it up.

When there are no tribes in the entire grassland that can bring harm to Datang, then it is time for the slave catchers in Liangzhou, Dengzhou, Shuozhou and other places to set off.

Of course, he didn't say it on this occasion.

"Your Majesty, the Hundred Cavalry Division heard a message some time ago, and I heard that an envoy from Xue Yantuo appeared in Goguryeo. This time, Yinan Khan sent troops to attack Liangzhou, and I don't know if there will be any movement on the Goguryeo side. ”

Li Zhong didn't want to speak, but he felt that this news might have a great impact on the war, so he couldn't help but explain it in Li Shimin's ear.

"Huh?"

Li Shimin was originally unhappy with Goguryeo, but now when he heard Li Zhong mention that the envoys of the Xue Yantuo people appeared in Goguryeo, he had already sentenced Goguryeo to death in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is sure that Goguryeo does not dare to take the initiative to invade the Tang Dynasty on a large scale now. Even if it is to cooperate with Xue Yantuo's actions, it is nothing more than sending some soldiers and horses in the border area to attract some of our troops. As long as you send a general to Youzhou and bring 10,000 soldiers and horses to prevent accidents, it is enough. ”

Li Jing sat very close to Li Shimin, and Li Zhong did not deliberately put his tone very low, so he also heard the content of Li Zhong's report.

"Destroy Xue Yantuo first, and then clean up Goguryeo next year!"

Li Shimin said coldly.

How can the wrath of the Son of Heaven be borne by ordinary people?

"Your Majesty, the advice of the Duke of Wei Guo is always to seek the country. Weichen thought that the army that went to Liangzhou to rescue could be led by Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, and as for the other two lines of soldiers and horses, Weichen also thought that he could give young generals more opportunities to exercise. ”

Although now in the Tang Dynasty, there are still many fierce generals who can really fight well.

But the Tang Dynasty has been established for twenty-four years, and many generals are actually old.

If new blood is not cultivated, in another ten years, Datang will have an embarrassing situation where there will be no generals.

Li Kuan can see this, and Li Shimin can naturally see it too.

It's just that he didn't think too much about it before, and felt that he was still in good health, and when he was in power, it was enough to calm the Quartet, and the situation that there was no general to use would not happen at all.

It's a big deal that he drove his own expedition.

Historically, the conquest of Goguryeo was fought by himself.

"Your Majesty, Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang, the level is naturally there. But against Xue Yantuo's 100,000 army, such a major battle, Wei Chen still thinks that it is better to send a veteran who has experienced a hundred battles. ”

When the eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Kuan gave the fattest piece of meat to Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, who were very close to him, he immediately stood up and objected.

If he really lets him do it, the influence of the Chu Wangfu in the army will definitely increase dramatically at that time.

This wasn't what he wanted to see.

"What Mowgli said is reasonable. Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to lead troops to Liangzhou and destroy Xue Yantuo's gang of jumping clowns for Your Majesty. ”

The words of the eldest grandson Wuji naturally touched the hearts of many people.

Zhang Liang immediately stood up.

With Datang's current strength, everyone knows that it is inevitable to win against Xue Yantuo.

At this time, everyone felt the benefits of the cement road.

In previous years, sending troops from Chang'an City to Liangzhou would be quite troublesome.

Now it's unhurried and instantaneous.