Knowing Li Shimin's evil deeds, Li Chengqian no longer dared to think about Li Shimin's interests, because Li Chengqian only wanted to use the army to deter him, and then mobilize public opinion to force Li Shimin to make concessions.

But now that the eldest grandson Wuji has obtained the power, he is afraid that he will be regarded as a fool if he thinks about it again.

So, Li Chengqian appeared on the school field outside Yandu City three days later.

On this day, the school field outside Yandu City was sunny.

On the high platform directly north of the school field, the umbrella cover is held high, the flag is fluttering, and the halberd, the yellow Yue, the feather fan, and the palace lamp are arranged around Li Chengqian's throne, making the whole throne appear magnificent.

Li Chengqian, dressed in brilliant gold armor, pressed the hilt of his sword, and stood majestically in front of the glorious crown prince's guard of honor.

In front of Li Chengqian, the soldiers of the three thousand relatives of Xunyi were dressed in bright light armor, with bright silver spears in their hands, and long knives hanging from their waists, and they stood there one by one in iron-poured steel.

Li Shiji, Su Dingfang, Niu Jinda, Xu Jingzong, Hao Chujun and other civil and military ministers all dressed up and stood in order.

Behind them were 50,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers in clean clothes and armor, these soldiers stood in the distance and looked up at Li Chengqian and others on the high platform, and their intuition was that they were like heavenly soldiers and gods, and they didn't dare to look at them directly, and they were all excited in their hearts.

"All the ministers and soldiers know that four years ago, King Gu promised His Majesty in Luoyang that Goguryeo would be pacified within five years."

Li Chengqian, who was standing on the high platform, spoke slowly, and his voice was transmitted throughout the school through an earthen loudspeaker, so that every soldier could hear it clearly.

When everyone heard Li Chengqian's voice, they immediately held their breath and listened carefully, for fear that they would not pay attention to one less word.

"Now that four years have passed, fortunately, all the Qing families and more than 100,000 soldiers have worked together, and today the fall of Goguryeo has reached the most critical time.

The work of several years will be determined by this year's war.

Therefore, this battle is very important, and King Gu wants to take up the 50,000 elite soldiers left in Yandu, and personally lead Jiao to Liaodong to destroy Goguryeo. ”

As soon as Li Chengqian's voice fell, some soldiers below immediately shouted Long live, and then tens of thousands of soldiers all followed the mountain to shout Long live.

The sound rumbled like thunder for miles, and all the birds and beasts within a few miles were so frightened that they fell to the ground.

This overwhelming momentum not only frightened the birds and beasts, but also made the civil and military ministers standing on the high platform swallow all the words they wanted to say.

Li Chengqian looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers cheering enthusiastically below, and his heart was also arrogant, and he raised his eyes to see the huge Taihang Mountain Range rolling and undulating, standing majestically in the southwest.

I secretly swore in my heart: All people and things that dare to block my way, even if you are like this Taihang Mountain, I will move you away.

After the shouts of the soldiers stopped, Li Chengqian raised his hands to signal the soldiers to be quiet, and then continued: "Three days later, the army will set off, and from today onwards, King Gu will live in the camp. The East Palace enshrines the general camp to build a hundred stages around the camp, and every night for the soldiers to perform a play for an hour and a half, and the soldiers can watch it at will. ”

"Okay—"

The camp was boiling again, and these soldiers supported Li Chengqian so much, of course, not only because Li Chengqian had done a lot of good things for the people of the Tang Dynasty. The main reason is that the worshippers of the East Palace made up all the good things that Li Chengqian had done into a drama and performed them for them.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian smiled and shook his hand at the soldiers below and walked off the stage, and the minister of civil and military affairs who was standing nearby hurriedly followed, and then all kinds of honor guards rushed away.

After a long time, the soldiers in the camp found that Li Chengqian had left, and they all clasped their fists and saluted towards the high platform: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Li Chengqian came to the tent hall in the camp under the guidance of Liu Kui, and as soon as he sat down, he saw the inner attendant report: "His Royal Highness the Prince Qizuo, Li Shangshu of the Military Department and others ask to see him." ”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he knew that they must be asking about the relatives, so he said lightly: "Send them in." ”

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After Li Shiji and the others came in, Li Chengqian saluted.

Li Chengqian raised his hand expressionlessly and said, "Zhu Qing is flat!" ”

He was wearing armor, and when he moved, the armor blades collided with each other, making a "clanging" sound, which looked very powerful.

When everyone got up, Li Chengqian didn't give them a chance to speak, and said directly: "The lonely king went on an expedition to Liaodong, and the governor of Yandu Niu Jinda stayed in Yandu, and Xu Jingzong, the secretary of the Taili Department of Yandu, stayed to assist the governor of Niu. ”

Li Shiji stood up before Niu Jinda and Xu Jingzong received the order, and asked with an ugly face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led the army to Liaodong in person, does Your Majesty have a will to make peace with the imperial court?"

If Li Chengqian wants to go out of the customs to fight, he must discuss it in the court, and the hundred officials agree to it and then issue a decree from the court before he can go out.

Now Li Chengqian obviously did not have a clear intention, and he directly bypassed the Youda Xingtai and directly announced it to the 50,000 soldiers, which made it difficult for these ministers to accept.

Li Chengqian did not move and directly dismissed: "It is King Gu who promised His Majesty that he will be in peace for five years, and as for how to fight everything, it is up to King Lone." ”

Li Chengqian: This is a strong argument, and your full responsibility for the expedition to Liaodong does not mean that you have the right to go out of the customs?

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Xu Jingzong was also a little embarrassed and wanted to speak.

Li Chengqian looked at him and said, "You are the Shangshu of Yandu Daxingtai!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers are your courtiers regardless of whether they serve in Yandu Daxingtai or not, but His Royal Highness the Prince's personal expedition to Liaodong no matter what the opinion of the imperial court is, even the ministers are difficult to obey." Li Shiji stood up again and said slowly, this is to be forced.

"Oh, why is that?" Li Chengqian asked knowingly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be destroyed soon, as long as the Tang Dynasty will send troops to conquer it within three months, why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally lead the army there."

Li Chengqian listened and asked quietly: "As soon as you say this, King Gu will understand, Goguryeo is about to perish, and if King Gu goes, he will perish, and if he doesn't go, he will perish, right?"

Li Shiji knew that it was not good, but he also stubbornly said: "Exactly." ”

Li Chengqian didn't speak but slowly got up with a solemn expression, the nail leaves on his body clanged, Li Chengqian walked slowly to the middle of the tent, his eyes swept over the ministers.

Then he looked at Li Shiji and said: "If the lonely king doesn't go, the merit of destroying the country is yours, and the lone king's work is the lone king's."

But what do you think?"

This sounds reasonable, but when you think about it, it doesn't make any sense. Li Chengqian is the crown prince and the courtiers are not of the same level, and whether Li Chengqian goes to Liaodong or not has little impact on the rewards that the ministers who participated in the expedition to Goguryeo.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister has no such intention." Li Shiji said busily.

"Since you don't mean that, let's go and prepare for the dispatch of troops, right?" Li Chengqian said directly.

"Please forgive His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the difficulty of obeying orders!" Li Shiji is also very tough, after all, Li Shimin is still there.

Li Chengqian's expression suddenly turned cold, and he turned around slowly, and his face was strong...... Little by little, walk back to the throne.

The faces of the ministers in the tent also changed dramatically, and their hearts rose to their throats.

Li Chengqian sat down and said in a deep voice: "You should all know in the past few days, Your Majesty severely punished Li Xiang. ”

Li Chengqian's words are no less than a nuclear bomb exploding in the hearts of the people.

Li Shimin severely punished Li Xiang in Chang'an, that was not to give Li Chengqian any face, which made Li Chengqian feel in crisis?

Li Chengqian wants to personally lead his troops to destroy Goguryeo, if it is to use the supreme deed and prestige of destroying the country to deter the court?

You must know that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goguryeo were all defeated and returned, and Li Shimin has never forgotten to conquer Goguryeo all these years, in order to surpass Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in his merits?

Now if Li Chengqian's achievements in conquering and destroying Goguryeo surpass Li Shimin, and then the class teacher returns to Chang'an, he can do whatever he wants.

The tent hall was completely silent, this is no longer an ordinary government affair, this is a major matter involving the throne, and if you don't say it well, you will either offend Li Chengqian or offend Li Shimin.

The father and son are not easy to mess with, and the relationship is also extremely complicated, there have been several times before Li Chengqian had the opportunity to sit on the throne, but every time he did not ascend the throne, let Li Shimin and the world know his name of benevolence and filial piety.

What will be the result this time?

Li Chengqian saw that the ministers did not speak and continued: "It's not that the lonely king protects his shortcomings, even if Li Xiang is not wrong, His Majesty has nothing to say if he wants to punish the lonely king."

But the reason for this incident made the lonely king shudder. ”

"I don't know why?" Niu Jinda walked out and asked with his fists clenched.

Niu Jinda was the governor of Youzhou arranged by Li Shimin, and later built Yandu City and changed its name to Yandu Governor. Although he was dispatched by Li Chengqian, he was still more loyal to Li Shimin in his heart.

"Because Li Xiang smashed the Jinbiaomen Taoist Temple in Chang'an City."

"Jin Biao's Taoist priest confuses His Majesty, and vainly claims that he can refine life-prolonging medicine, which is indeed a harm to the country, but it is just a disease of scabies, and the emperor's eldest grandson is reckless when he is young, and it is not a bad thing to suffer a little setback."

Niu Jinda expressed his opinion, and the Taoist priests of Jinbiaomen and Li Xiang were not a big deal.

Li Chengqian snorted coldly when he heard this: "The reason why Li Xiang went to smash the Taoist temple of Jinbiaomen is because those Taoist priests openly declared: Your Majesty has a life-prolonging medicine, and it doesn't matter if the Tang Dynasty wants the crown prince or not. ”

"What!"

Not only was Niu Jinda surprised, but the ministers in the entire tent hall were thundered.

It is not a trivial matter for the imperial court to appoint the crown prince, it is to prevent turmoil in the imperial court because of the succession to the throne, and the importance of the country is related to the safety of the common people in the world.

"The demon road should be killed, Your Majesty really shouldn't cover it up like this." Hao Chujun was the first to stand up and speak.

Ren Yaxiang, Shangguan Yi, Su Dingfang, and Xu Jingzong also echoed one after another, and they would support Li Chengqian no matter what he wanted to do at this moment.

Li Shiji and Niu Jinda also stopped talking, and in their hearts they also hoped that Li Chengqian could ascend the throne as soon as possible, Li Shimin has now shown the characteristics of a faint monarch, and if it continues, war will inevitably break out in the East Palace and Taiji Palace.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Li Chengqian said lightly: "Since you have no opinions, you can go and prepare, this time the battle to destroy Goguryeo will be more beautiful......

"The ministers obey."

When the ministers heard this, they bowed and bowed and withdrew from the hall together.

After the ministers left, Li Chengqian waved his hand and ordered the guards in the tent to retreat, then got up and walked to the center of the tent and stretched out his arms.

"Is there any news of Chang'an?" Li Chengqian asked lightly.

Liu Kui sighed in his heart when he heard this, Li Chengqian had to ask about the news of Chang'an City several times every day in the past few days.

However, there is a pattern between Chang'an City and Yandu's flying pigeons, and every day at dusk he receives news from Chang'an City, which Li Chengqian knows better than anyone else.

Liu Kui didn't dare to complain, but said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not flown back yet." ”

"Hmm!" Li Chengqian nodded, and the inner attendant continued to unload his armor.

I thought to myself: Even if I go back to Chang'an City when I get a great merit, I can't launch a military admonition for no reason and let Li Shimin abdicate?

You've got to let them strike first...... Or let the world think that they have done something to me.

When Li Chengqian thought about this, he lightly ordered: "Send the news that King Gu is going to lead the troops back to Chang'an." ”

Liu Kui said puzzledly: "Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince going to hide from Chang'an?"

"Send it back, King Gu personally led his troops to Liaodong and couldn't hide it."