Of course, it is a matter of pride to be promoted, especially by His Majesty the Emperor, Li Su is indifferent, but there is still a trace of self-worth affirmation in his heart. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, Li Su quickly regained his composure after stealing joy, no matter how much Li Shimin valued him, in fact, he still became a chess piece on Li Shimin's chessboard, but the position where his chess piece fell was more important.

The fact that the important chess pieces are still chess pieces and cannot resist makes Li Su a little helpless.

"Your Majesty knows that I have a grudge with the King of Wei, if the King of Wei enters the East Palace, Your Majesty is not worried that the King of Wei will kill me after he ascends the throne in the future?"

Li Ji glanced at him and said lightly: "What the emperor sees in his eyes is the country, and he has only one purpose for doing anything, that is, the country is eternal, and leaving you to the next generation of emperors is also this purpose, it is undeniable that you are a talent, so Your Majesty is willing to give you a wealth and wealth, as long as you serve the country and the king all your life." However, leaving you to the next generation of emperors is what he can do, as for whether the next generation of emperors will use you or not, whether to keep you or kill you, that is the matter of the next generation, His Majesty was lying in the tomb at that time, and he couldn't care about it. ”

Li Su's eyelids jumped a few times.

The words are very direct, a word to the heart of the emperor, the ruthless side of the emperor is also said without words, Li Ji is a veteran minister who has been in the battlefield and officialdom for a long time, and he really sees the problem very thoroughly, especially, these words are a bit taboo, it seems that Li Ji is such a stable person who will not easily say it, and he can say it in front of Li Su today, it can be seen that he really regards Li Su as his own relatives and juniors.

"In other words, no matter whether the future prince of the Tang Dynasty is the king of Wei or the king of Jin, my chess piece should be decided?" Li Su touched his nose and smiled bitterly.

Li Ji sighed: "The country is like a chessboard, and everyone in the world is a chess piece, how can you be alone?" ”

Li Su's expression suddenly became serious, revealing a bitter and hateful expression, and said slowly: "Then, the problem is ......?"

kicked Li Su without warning, and Li Ji looked at him coldly: "Speak well in front of the elders!" What does it mean for a little fart child who doesn't have any hair to put on a disgusting face that worries about the country and the people? ”

"Actually, it's all ......" Li Su argued weakly, seeing that Li Ji's expression was getting more and more unkind, Li Su had no choice but to return to his normal tone and said, "Okay, here's the problem...... Don't, don't worry, uncle, there's really something wrong with my nephew......"

"Say!" Li Ji glanced at him.

Li Su said with a smile: "Since Your Majesty has promoted me to the knighthood, it can be seen that the new crown prince should be within this year, Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, although the East Palace has been uneasy for a long time, but it is not in a hurry to this extent, Li Chengqian's rebellion has been less than a year, Your Majesty has no need to hastily set up a new prince, uncle knows why?" ”

Li Ji nodded and said, "It's rare that you have seen so far-reaching, and the old man speculates privately, which is also the fourth reason why Your Majesty promoted you to the title......"

"What is the reason?"

Li Ji looked at him and said slowly: "The old man thinks that His Majesty has the idea of going east!" ”

Li Su was stunned: "Eastern Crusade? ”

In the blink of an eye, Li Su suddenly lost his voice in astonishment and said, "Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo? ”

"That's right." Li Ji said in a deep voice: "Goguryeo...... The pain of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Your Majesty is a heavenly khan who is respected and feared by all nations, how can he not personally get rid of this fierce enemy to glorify the temple? If Your Majesty can complete what the emperors of the two dynasties have not been able to accomplish, the name of 'Tian Khan' will be confirmed, and the history books will also be able to make a conclusion on His Majesty's coffin, not to mention, the Sui Dynasty even failed to conquer Goguryeo, and the hateful King of Goryeo actually cut off the heads of my Guanzhong soldiers, and built a Jingguan along the way to show off his martial arts. ”

Li Su gradually showed a look of enlightenment, and said: "Your Majesty intends to deal with the internal worries before the Eastern Expedition, and there must be a prince of the Eastern Palace in the country, and you also need a powerful courtier to assist you, so Your Majesty's recent series of actions will seem a little rushed, all because the Tang Dynasty is going to go east to Goguryeo?" ”

Li Ji nodded and sighed, his expression quite complicated.

Li Su's brows furrowed unconsciously: "Uncle, why does Your Majesty suddenly have the idea of going east?" ”

Li Ji sighed: "A few months ago, the envoys of Silla came to the court, crying to Your Majesty that Goguryeo cut off the land route between Silla and the Tang Dynasty, killed and plundered the people of Silla merchants, and the soldiers and horses in the country were frequently transferred, as if there was a intention to engulf Silla. ”

Li Su said in a deep voice: "Now Your Majesty can mobilize soldiers, horses, grain and grass?" ”

Li Jidao: "After the Shangyuan Festival, Zhang Liang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has been ordered to leave Jingdong and begin to collect grain and grass on the spot for the Eastern Expedition, and the army will be launched in less than half a year at the latest. ”

Li Su's face became a little ugly.

Li Ji glanced at him and said, "Do you think it's inappropriate?" ”

Li Su sighed and said, "Of course it's not proper, it's too inappropriate...... Your Majesty has been invincible in the southern and northern wars throughout his life, and I am afraid that this eastern crusade will put His Majesty's name in the water......"

Li Ji's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Do you think Datang will lose this battle?" ”

Li Su sighed: "Even if it is undefeated, it is difficult to win, and most of it will be a lose-lose result." ”

Li Ji's expression became more and more solemn.

Li Ji is a veteran of the battlefield, with more than 100 battles in his life, and he has rich experience, if someone else said so, Li Ji would only sneer twice, and then make a "arrogant and frivolous" comment, but the person who said this at the moment was Li Su, and Li Ji had to face it squarely.

Li Su is not very old, but Li Ji never dared to underestimate his own nephew, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty could ignore what he said, because Li Su had this weight that made people stop and listen, because once Li Su became serious, he always had something to say, and he rarely said something wrong.

"Lose-lose? Why did Zi Zheng say this? Li Ji asked in a deep voice.

Li Su glanced up at him, and said softly: "Uncle is a general of a hundred battles, all those who fight, first of all, must be famous, followed by the right time, place and people, and finally Zhengqi complements each other, Uncle carefully think about Your Majesty's Eastern Crusade, it ...... Is there really a certainty of victory? Even if the nephew doesn't say it, the uncle must be a little hesitant in his heart, right? Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made several expeditions to the east, either defeated or returned in vain, Your Majesty does not want to think about it, if Goguryeo is so easy to conquer, it should have been included in the territory as early as the Sui Dynasty, why is Goguryeo still alive until now? ”

Li Ji's face became more and more obscure, he was silent for a long time, and sighed: "The old man has been thinking about it for a long time these days, and the more he thinks about it, the more unsteady he becomes......

Li Sudao: "I think...... The Eastern Crusade has not yet arrived, Your Majesty is too anxious this time, the emperor thinks of raising troops, if he is defeated in the coming day, it will hurt the lives of my thousands of children, uncle, let's try to persuade His Majesty to temporarily rest the idea of the Eastern Crusade, and in a few years, my Tang treasury is solid, and the soldiers are exquisitely trained, and it is when the soldiers are strong and strong to conquer Goguryeo, and the hope of victory is much higher than now. ”

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The veterans returned happily after eating and drinking, and they drank so red that they even had to rely on the trilogy to help them get on the horse, obviously everyone was very drunk in Li's house.

Only Li Ji was preoccupied when he left, and his expression became more and more melancholy.

Seeing off the veterans, Li Su's mood was not very good.

Eastern Crusade, the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties thought about it day and night, and each emperor regarded Goguryeo as the ultimate boss, as if he could pick up countless purple equipment by brushing this boss.

It is not surprising that Li Shimin has this thought, Tian Khan, he must always do something that the previous emperors could not do, and only when others keep calling Tian Khan can he bear it with peace of mind.

However, was Goguryeo really so easy to be defeated? The Sui Dynasty repeatedly launched attacks on Goguryeo, and on which occasion did it really come back with a great victory? There are many reasons why Emperor Yang of Sui was overthrown, among which one of the most important reasons is that Goguryeo was drained by three expeditions to Goguryeo.

Now that Li Shimin is going to follow the old path of Emperor Yang of Sui, Li Su really feels very worried. However, helplessly, Li Shimin's heart for the eastward expedition was very strong, and even Zhang Liang had been sent out to fight in the front, and Li Su was powerless to change even if he wanted to persuade him.

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There are still changes that Jin Jue has brought to the Li family, and they are obvious.

The servants and maids raised their eyebrows, being an errand in the county marquis's house and being an errand in the county government are two concepts, the grades are different, and the mood is not the same, although Li Su himself doesn't understand, it is also an errand, why is the county office so jubilant, and people who don't know think they were knighted when they see it.

There is also a change, Xu Mingzhu has become less talkative recently, although he still takes care of Li Su's food, clothing, housing and transportation very thoughtfully, and he is also smiling in front of Li Su, but Li Su sensitively sees the unhappy color in her eyes, Li Su is confused, and asked several times, Xu Mingzhu always smiled and said that it was okay, Li Su asked several times to no avail, so he had to give up.

Chang'an City is still calm, there is no sign that the Tang Dynasty is about to usher in a big war, the courtiers still go to the court every day to discuss matters, and the people are still living and working in peace and contentment, busy for their livelihoods.

A few days later, Li Su stretched his waist and yawned at home, and was about to turn over and continue to sleep, when there was another guest at home.

Recently, there are many people who have come to visit Li Su, including ministers and nobles of the DPRK and China, and some of them are gentlemen, some of them are here to congratulate, and some simply explain their intentions, just to cling to them.

Li Su was so annoyed that he simply explained to Steward Xue that the newly promoted Li County Duke was too excited because His Majesty was promoted to the Lord, and as a result, he had a stroke and was lying on the bed with convulsions, and he didn't see any guests.

However, Steward Xue, the guest who came today, couldn't stop it, and even Li Su had to personally welcome him out of the hall, because theoretically, this guest could slap Li Su and really have a stroke.

The guest who came was surnamed Xu, and he had no officials, no lords, and no power, but this three-no-person was Li Su's father-in-law.