"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty seems to see your threat to the eldest grandson Wuji."

On the way back, Duhe said quietly.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Your Majesty can naturally see it, but don't worry too much." ”

"Send someone to pass on the book in the willow and come to the palace to see me." Li Chengqian turned back to the attendant beside him.

After Li Chengqian said that, he turned his head to look at Li Zhi again, and asked knowingly, "Pheasant slave, why is your face so ugly?"

Li Zhi raised his head and glanced at Li Chengqian timidly, and said in a low voice: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it is the younger brother who has drunk too much." ”

"King Gu originally wanted to ask your father to reward you with martial arts when you left the Tang Dynasty, and she would help you govern the vassal country. Since you don't want to go out, it will be a scourge for her to stay in Datang, and even you will be affected by her if you don't kill at this time. Li Chengqian said lightly as he walked.

Li Zhi just lowered his head when he heard this, Li Chengqian couldn't see his face, and he couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Li Chengqian returned to the palace, and Liu Zheng was already waiting for him.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Flat."

"I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has commanded his ministers?" Liu Zheng straightened up and asked.

"You send a letter to Shen Guogong, who is retired in Jiucheng Palace, and greet him. Tell him that His Majesty is very concerned about him in Luoyang, and ask Shen Guogong to write a letter to His Majesty about his life in Jiucheng Palace. Li Chengqian commanded directly.

Shen Guogong is Gao Shilian, who was arranged by Li Chengqian to retire in the Jiucheng Palace, which is far away from Chang'an and Luoyang, and many ministers in the court and China were dissatisfied with this.

"Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ask Shen Guogong to write a letter to His Majesty?" Liu Zheng asked suspiciously.

"The lonely king wants to arrange some old ministers to go to the Jiucheng Palace to retire, and some people who don't go to the hotel always slander the lonely king for being ruthless, but people always have to go to the old age when they are old.

The court represents the herdsmen of the heavens, and the hundreds of officials in the court are related to the survival of the society and the well-being of the people in the world, and the metabolism of the country is a normal thing.

But the lonely king is not a ruthless person, and it is also common sense for the officials to give the court a place of honor, and now it is time to ask Shen Guogong to explain his doubts to the world. Now Liu Zheng can still believe that Li Chengqian has said his thoughts.

"Obey the order!" Liu Zheng listened to it and sure enough, there was no more doubt.

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Li Shimin, who was pretending to be drunk, heard that Li Chengqian and the others had left, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "It's getting more and more domineering......

Li Shimin rested for a while, and then sent someone to send Ma Zhou over.

"Your Majesty."

"Ma Qing's family is flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ma Monday looked up and saw Li Shimin holding two copies of the music in his hand, and hurriedly stepped forward to take it.

"I am preparing to go to Goguryeo at the beginning of next year, and Zhongshu Province will send a document to Chang'an Shangshu Province, and order the six departments to prepare." Li Shimin spoke very calmly, and said that his royal driving was the same as ordinary government affairs.

When Li Shimin spoke, Ma Zhou had already finished reading the two notes, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty's personal levy is a very important matter, and it is necessary to consult with the courtiers. ”

Ma Zhou was also very clever and did not directly dissuade him, but only asked to convene ministers to discuss and issue an edict.

"I am now in Luoyang, and I can't summon the Manchu civil and military to come here to discuss this matter. Ming issued an edict without hurry, Ma Qing's family followed my hand, and informed Shangshu Province to prepare first. Li Shimin said and wrote a handwritten edict by hand.

Zhenguan Dynasty is a system of three provinces and six ministries, and a formal edict needs to be drafted by Zhongshu Province, reviewed by Menxia Province, and implemented by six departments of Shangshu Province.

Li Shimin's handwritten edict actually had little effect on Ma Zhou.

Sure enough, Ma Zhou did not accept Li Shimin's hand, but bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in charge of the country, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince happens to be in Luoyang, why don't you summon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the ministers in Luoyang to come together to discuss, and the East Palace will issue an order to drive the expedition in person?"

Li Shimin knew that Ma Zhou did not support his imperial expedition and would not help him fool the minister, so he put down the edict he had just written, and said angrily: "Cheng Qian naturally supports my imperial expedition, you go and pass on the decree." ”

"Obey the order!" Ma Zhou bowed and slowly withdrew.

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On the second day, Luoyang was there.

Li Shimin convened officials above the sixth rank in Luoyang to discuss the matter, and Li Chengqian sat next to Li Shimin as a special throne for the prince of the state.

After the hundred officials finished saluting, Li Shimin did not directly announce the matter, but asked Li Chengqian in an inquiring tone.

"Cheng Qian, now is the critical time to destroy Goguryeo, I want to order you to continue to supervise the country, I want to drive the royal army to Goguryeo, what do you think?"

"Father, wait a minute, Rong Erchen will ask the masters." Li Chengqian's voice was gentle and authentic.

Li Shimin's face suddenly became gloomy.

Li Chengqian made a polite appearance, got up and bowed to Gao Jifu and said, "Mr. Gao, please solve the doubts of the lonely king." ”

When Gao Jifu heard this, it was like eating ginseng fruit, his eyes were shining, and he solemnly returned to the salute: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sensitive and studious, and the questions he asks are the key to governing the country for the king. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Jifu saluted Li Shimin, and then carefully said: "His Royal Highness the Prince: Your Majesty is a generation of heroes, the son of the Holy Tomorrow, who has governed the world for 18 years, and the people are happy in the world. Between Gu Pan, the four countries were subdued, and all countries came to the court, and the prestige covered the heavens and the earth, and it was beyond reach.

Now if you want to cross the sea to conquer Xiaoyi in Liaodong, if you want to defeat the enemy and destroy Goguryeo in one battle, it will not lose its prestige.

In case the army is frustrated, the prestige is damaged, and the division is even more angry, the safety is unpredictable. The minister thought that since Li Shangshu and General Su had been able to defeat the enemy, they could increase their military strength a little and let them continue the eastward crusade. ”

Gao Jifu said this very clearly, Li Shimin now has a high prestige at home and abroad, and he should be used to deter enemies at home and abroad.

If Li Shimin suffered a defeat in Goguryeo and his prestige was damaged, the enemies inside and outside the Tang Dynasty would inevitably wait for an opportunity to cause chaos.

If Li Shimin raised a large army to attack Goguryeo like Emperor Yang of Sui, the entire Tang Dynasty would be very dangerous.

Li Chengqian said with a look of sudden realization on his face when he heard this: "According to what Mr. Gao said, it is not appropriate for my father to enlist in person. ”

Li Shimin watched Li Chengqian acting in front of him, he was almost angry, and snorted angrily: "You are the prince of the prison country, if you have anything to say, you can say it directly to me, why do you need to act like this?"

Li Chengqian hurriedly got up and said, "If the son is wrong, the father's lesson is that why he is angry with thunder and hurts his body?"

Then he stood in the middle and made an innocent appearance.

Li Shimin's chest rose and fell angrily, and he looked at Li Chengqian speechless for a while.

"Your Majesty, the royal conquest is a major event of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, and it is also appropriate for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ask the master carefully." Liu Xiangdao walked out and said with a look at the authenticity.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that it is inappropriate for Your Majesty to personally drive to Goguryeo, and you can send a brigade to divide the division!" Wei Chigong also came out to admonish.

"What do you think of the auxiliary?"

As soon as Li Shimin saw the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs come out to dissuade him, he hurriedly asked the eldest grandson Wuji to come out and speak.