When the Xuanjia Army battalion was ordering troops, Chang'an City, in the Taiji Palace, the early dynasty was starting at this time.

Li Ergao sat on the dragon chair, and after listening to the reports of several ministers on some painless little things, he stared at him, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Aiqing, I received an urgent report yesterday, Jieli gathered heavy troops, concentrated on the Tuli department, Tuli Khan urgently asked me for help, and asked my Tang Dynasty to send troops to help him resist Jieli!" ”

I don't know if it's really something, or if Li Er is talking nonsense, anyway, as soon as this remark came out, the princes of the Manchu Dynasty in the court were in an uproar, and there was a "buzzing" sound in the hall, which was a bit like a vegetable market!

Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong closed their eyes and made a contemplative gesture without saying a word, because when Li Zexuan offered Li Er a plan at noon yesterday, they were on the scene, and as soon as Li Er said this today, these two thoughtful veterans guessed what Li Er was going to say next!

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the imperial court should send troops to aid Tuli, otherwise Jieli will be powerful, and after the unification of the grassland, the next one to attack may be my Datang! The imperial court must not sit idly by and watch Jieli grow big on the grassland! ”

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

Lao Fang had followed Li Er to fight in the north and south in the early years, and Lao Fang was definitely experienced in judging the war situation.

"The old minister seconded the proposal! Now that the Turks are in the same boat as the Tang Dynasty, at such a critical moment, Jieli must not be allowed to unify the grasslands! The imperial court should send troops to reinforce Tuli! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also stood up at this time and bowed to Li Er.

After the eldest grandson Wuji, some civil and military generals stood up and seconded the proposal.

Li Jing also came to the early court today, and unexpectedly, at this time, he actually stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is not appropriate for the Tang Dynasty to send troops at this time!" ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked, no one expected that when everyone was "hating the same enemy" and unanimously wanted to crusade against the Turks, Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty, would actually stand up and oppose it, which is really a bit unbelievable!

Li Er stared, looked at Li Jing, and asked, "Oh? What does the pharmacist mean by this? ”

Li Jing hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has not been fully armed for more than a month, and the 400,000 soldiers, horses, grain and grass needed to attack the Turks have not yet been prepared, how can they boldly start a war against Jieli?" Marching into the grassland is no better than in the early years in the Tang Dynasty to quell the rebellion, at that time, the supply of grain and grass for the army will become extremely difficult because of the distance, Lao Chen believes that at this time, whether it is the supply of grain and grass, or the preparation of the army, it is not appropriate to tear the skin with Jieli and start a war! ”

When Fang Xuanling, Eldest Sun Wuji and others heard this, they couldn't help frowning, although they agreed to send troops, they also had to admit that what Li Jing said was reasonable, now is indeed not the best time to start a war with the Turks!

"What the pharmacist said is reasonable, now that my Datang has just experienced the Great Locust Plague, I am not ready for an all-out war with Jieli!"

Li Er spoke at this time, but then he changed his words and said: "But the imperial court can't sit idly by and watch Jieli unify the grassland and strengthen its strength, so I decided to send an envoy to bring a batch of grain and grass materials into the grassland to assist the Turki Khan in resisting Jieli!" I just don't know, who is willing to go~? ”

As soon as Li Er's voice fell, the Taiji Hall suddenly became quiet!

This question is obviously a "proposition", although since ancient times there have been "two armies at war and not beheading."

to envoy", but with the current situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, the envoys sent by the imperial court are likely to go and never return, after all, the Turks will not pay so much attention to you!

Zhenguan once had no shortage of good ministers and fierce generals, but this kind of errand was obviously sent to death, even if it was a good minister and a fierce general, he was not willing to do it!

The hall was quiet for a long time, and still no one spoke, Li Er looked at a middle-aged minister in the fourth row of the Wenchen team at this time, and said: "Mao Yue, you are known for your skillful arguments, and you were the most familiar with the situation of the grassland last year, are you willing to take on the big responsibility again this time?" ”

Hearing Li Er's "point general", the courtiers quickly set their eyes on Tang Jian, although everyone thought carefully in their hearts, they all felt that Tang Jian was a very suitable candidate to envoy to the Turks, but no one echoed it, because the person who echoed it at this time was undoubtedly offended by Tang Jian to death!

Tang Jian's body trembled, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked forward and arched his hand to Li Er: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go to the Tang Dynasty for the Tang Dynasty, and he is willing to go to the soup for His Majesty, and he will not give up~!" ”

Tang Jian is straightforward and heroic, does not follow the rules, and has a deep personal relationship with Li Er, in the face of Li Er's "request", he had to agree, this is not because of the order of the monarch and minister, but completely out of the righteousness of friends~!

Li Er glanced at Tang Jian appreciatively and said, "Okay! Good! Good! Tang Aiqing is high-minded, and I am very relieved! With loyal ministers like Tang Aiqing, why worry about my Tang Dynasty not prospering and Turkic immortality! ”

"Your Majesty's words are serious, this is the righteousness of the old minister!"

Tang Jian arched his hand and said.

Li Er shook his head, then looked at Tang Jian Zhengse and said, "I have a perfect plan for this envoy to the Turks, and I will definitely do my best to ensure Tang Aiqing's safe return!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Tang Jian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, after all, Li Er didn't let him live or die, in this way, even if this trip is still risky, it is undoubtedly much smaller!

After Tang Jian retreated, Li Er continued: "Jieli's power is still growing day by day, and the battle on the grassland is bound to be a bitter battle, and the outcome is unpredictable, so in addition to sending Tang Aiqing to envoy the Turks, I also plan to immediately order all states and counties to recruit 150,000 elite soldiers to come to Chang'an City for intensive training. ”

Xiao Yu frowned, and couldn't help but step forward and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you say earlier that the 300,000 troops of the imperial court directly recruited 100,000 soldiers along the way to attack the grassland on the way to the Turks?" Why do you want to enter Chang'an with 150,000 government soldiers in advance? ”

Li Er said with a serious face: "Because I want to use ten percent of my strength to fight with Jieli, in this battle, Datang can't be half slack, otherwise it is very likely that it will not be recovered~!" ”

Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "But these 150,000 soldiers and horses entered Beijing two months ahead of schedule, and the consumption of this money, food, and armor will be an astronomical amount, and now the six departments of the court are already stretched thin in order to raise 300,000 soldiers and horses, how can they supply an additional 150,000 troops~?" ”

Xiao Yu is a secretary of the household department, so he naturally knows the financial situation of the Tang Dynasty now, of course, he also understands that the Tang Dynasty's attack on the grassland will be a protracted and bitter battle, but because of this, he has to be careful in his calculations, otherwise the Northern Expedition army is likely to face the danger of running out of food!

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