On one side is the credibility of Datang, and on the other side is the blood feud of three thousand soldiers, Li Jing can now be said to be in a dilemma, no matter what he does, he will be wrong.

"Why don't I wait to report this matter to Your Majesty and wait for the order of the imperial court!" Hou Junji also proposed a delaying policy for the sake of embarrassment.

If the court orders it, they will naturally do it, which is also a method that is not a solution.

"No! Most of the people in the court are those sour Confucians, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, once reported to the court, they will definitely let go of Tuoba Chici, then the lives of our army's 3,000 soldiers will not die in vain. Cheng bit Jin's eyes and glared.

Many radical generals have echoed, this place is two thousand miles away from Chang'an City, even if it takes ten days to go back and forth, ten days is enough time for the Tuoba tribe to escape, and when the court orders it down, the Tuoba tribe can't find it.

Li Jing's face also sank, this is what he is embarrassed about.

Merton saw that there was a stalemate in the military tent again, and he came out proudly: "The boy doesn't know whether to say a word or not!" ”

When Li Jing saw Merton, his eyes couldn't help but light up and said, "Please talk freely about the ink sacrifice wine."

The generals couldn't help but look at Merton, Merton's talent can be said to be vividly displayed in this war, even if Merton's official is light-hearted, everyone does not have the slightest contempt.

Merton took a deep breath and said: "This is an emergency, whether we choose to maintain the credibility of the Tang Dynasty or avenge the three thousand soldiers, there is no mistake, but the most taboo is unresolved. ”

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, the more this matter dragged on, the more troublesome it became, and the greater the harm to Datang's reputation.

Merton suddenly changed his words and said, "Since we are in a dilemma now, but if we look at this matter from another angle, maybe it will not be so difficult to choose. ”

"Another angle?" The generals couldn't help but look at Merton suspiciously.

"The National Interest!" Merton said word by word.

"The National Interest!" The generals couldn't help but be stunned, although this word was the first time they had heard of it, it did not prevent everyone from instantly understanding the meaning of this word.

"Yes, the national interest is the interest of the entire Datang as a whole, and my Datang wants to gain a foothold in the northwest, one is to rely on the credibility of His Majesty and Datang, and the other is to rely on the invincible soldiers of Datang. Although Tuoba Chici occupied Li Daoyan's treacherous truth, the moment he waved his knife at Datang, he had already damaged Datang's national interests. Merton said solemnly.

The generals sighed in their hearts, sure enough, the Mo family was inclined to go to war, and everyone had long found that the Mo family was like two extremes, and the Mo family was extremely generous to the Han people, inventing various tools and disclosing the secret skills of the Mo family, so that countless people of the Tang Dynasty benefited from it, but in the face of foreign races, the Mo family was extremely radical, and he was the one who was the most resolute to kill Tuyuhun at the beginning, and now for the party tribe, the Mo family is really like this, but what Mo Dun said is indeed reasonable, and everyone is difficult to refute, and they have bowed their heads and pondered.

"If I let go of the Tuoba tribe lightly, it will chill the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and secondly, it will fuel the arrogance of the tribes in the Western Regions, today the Tuoba tribe dares to wave a knife at the Tang Dynasty, and another day there will definitely be a second Tuoba tribe, and the third Tuoba tribe will use force against the Tang Dynasty, which is not in the interests of my Datang, and it is not conducive to the stability of the Datang border." Merton analyzed.

The generals suddenly gasped, at this moment almost most of the generals were persuaded by Merton, Murton was right, the northwest departments were not subject to discipline, and they had their own arms, just like a separatist regime, this time after the elimination of Tuyuhun, it was the best time for the Tang Dynasty to control the northwest departments, it was smooth sailing, but suddenly there was a matter of the Tuoba tribe, a careless handling, I am afraid that all the efforts to defeat Tuyuhun will immediately turn into ashes.

"But after all, my Datang is at fault first!" Duan Zhixuan frowned.

Morton shouted coldly: "Datang is at fault first, but it is not a reason for Tuoba Chici to wave his sword at Datang, General Li can hand over Manager Li and Manager Gao to Your Majesty to deal with, why can't Tuoba Chici write to Your Majesty to plead his case." ”

The Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to the northwest ministries, and there is this institution responsible for these things, Tuoba Chici is not without channels to play the imperial court, and Li Jing's army is about to return, even if it is too late to report to Chang'an City, you can wait until Li Jing returns!

"Not bad!" Cheng Yanjin nodded indignantly.

Li Jing's face sank suddenly, Tuoba Chici had already worn a guilty body, because of the betrayal of Tuyuhun to make meritorious service and exonerate the crime, not only did he not have the slightest awe of Datang, but he used force against Datang again, which has touched Li Jing's bottom line.

"If we send troops to the Tuoba tribe, it will almost completely destroy the reputation of the imperial court, isn't it the same as the violent Sui, I am afraid that I will be pointed out by Wanfu when I return to the court!" Duan Zhixuan smiled bitterly.

In this era, reputation comes first, and the matter of a promise is also quite popular in Datang, and the generals are also figures with heads and faces, and naturally they also pay special attention to their faces.

Merton snorted coldly and said: "The mission of our soldiers is to safeguard the interests of the country, and it is Your Majesty's business to forgive Tuoba Chi's resignation, and our task is to send Tuoba Chi to see Your Majesty." ”

"It is Your Majesty's business to forgive Tuoba Chi's resignation, and our task is to send Tuoba Chi to see Your Majesty!" The generals' eyes lit up, and the more they tasted this sentence, the more they were amazed.

They all understood what Merton meant, that is, they were treacherous black cauldrons, and let His Majesty be good people and forgive Tuoba Chi. Of course, the delivery here is to send by force, and Tuoba Chici can't go to Chang'an City with his hands tied.

In this way, they avenged the revenge of 3,000 soldiers, and once again shocked the northwest departments, and more importantly, they betrayed His Majesty to be good people, and successfully maintained the credibility of Datang.

"Hahaha, it's still your kid smart!" Cheng Biting Jin laughed loudly and slapped Merton on the shoulder, Merton's sentence Our task is to send Tuoba Chi to see His Majesty is simply too much with Cheng Biting Jin's appetite.

The generals also glanced at Merton with appreciation, if they were themselves, they naturally wouldn't dare to destroy the country's reputation casually, but if they could help His Majesty carry the black cauldron, the generals didn't have any mental obstacles at all.

In this way, the generals perfectly solved the problem of Datang's credibility, and the biggest reason that hindered everyone from sending troops had disappeared, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Li Jing.

"What a national interest!"

Li Jing's thoughts couldn't help but fly to the battle of the North Turks four years ago, when after the Weishui Alliance, Li Shimin and Jieli Khan had agreed that the two countries would always be together, but only three or four years later, when the Turks had a snow disaster, the country was weak, and the fighter plane suddenly appeared.

However, there is still a problem in front of the Tang monarchs, that is, the Weishui Alliance.

Before setting out on the expedition, Li Shimin also asked the ministers whether this move was treachery and violated the Weishui Alliance, but he resolutely sent troops under the advice of the ministers and broke the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop.

Even if His Majesty reneges on the covenant for the sake of national interests, he, Li Jing, can naturally do it.

"Send troops immediately, Tuoba Tribe!" At that moment, Li Jing no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered.