"The method you said, they have also done it before. But if this murderous reputation spreads on the grassland, will it have an adverse impact on the benevolent side of my Tang Dynasty? "Li Shimin wants to be the first emperor of the ages, and he still attaches great importance to his reputation.

"Your Majesty, how did you get brainwashed by those rotten people!" Li Dongsheng said: "Since ancient times, the grassland people are afraid of power but not virtue, so there is a saying that the heart of the non-my race must be different, they are not like this for thousands of years, as long as the Central Plains Dynasty is strong, they will take refuge in it, do a kneeling and licking look, when the Central Plains Dynasty is weak, they will raise a big knife and spear and viciously come over to cut the flesh and drink blood on us, so what we do is not to be benevolent and righteous, but a big stick in one hand, a carrot in the hand to play with them in the palm of the hand. ”

"What is a carrot? Just know the turnips. Wang De asked curiously: "Could it be that there is a new radish variety in Lantian Hou?" ”

"Carrots are a type of radish, because they are planted by Hu people, so I call him carrots, this is not important." Li Dongsheng said: "Now Your Majesty wants them to watch the Tang Expedition in peace, only to show our fangs, and then let them weigh whether they can fight or not, or whether they can bear the consequences of being slaughtered by us." ”

"Whether it works or not, let's try it first." Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, no matter what, if you have an idea, try it, Li Dongsheng is right, anyway, such a big thing as the national war can't wait for a few years, and there is no problem in a month or two months.

Seeing that Li Shimin finally stood up and wanted to go back, Li Dongsheng breathed a sigh of relief and finally sent the great god away. Li Shimin took two steps, then stopped and asked, "What do you think about your position below?" ”

If others heard Li Shimin's words, they would faint happily, and His Majesty would let himself choose an official position, what a glory and grace it is. But Li Dongsheng really didn't want to go out to be an official anymore, he said politely: "Your Majesty, now that my parents are old, I still hope to be filial at home." ”

"It's young, it's all twilight. If you are a little wronged, you want to pick a child, this idea is unacceptable. Li Shimin pointed at Li Dongsheng and said, "You wait for me to be appointed." ”

Li Dongsheng bowed to them and said goodbye, Li Ji nodded with a smile, the eldest grandson Wuji didn't see it, Li Dongsheng knew that as long as he was better than the eldest grandson Chong, the enmity between himself and him was completely unsolvable. In the past, it was just a personal grudge, and in the future, it may be a political dispute, Li Dongsheng remembered that in the future, the eldest grandson Wuji was given death by Li Zhi, and even his own uncle could be given death, so you can imagine how far the eldest grandson Wuji offended Li Zhi.

Three days later, Li Shimin issued an edict to establish the prince and make Li Zhi, the king of Jin, the crown prince. The edict spread all over the world, attracting a burst of cheers from the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the East Palace must mean that the Tang Dynasty is stable, and the people of the world are down-to-earth. Even if you, Li Shimin, suddenly die that day, there will be no major turmoil, and the people and officials will just follow the rules.

Another week later, Li Shimin issued another edict, because of the nostalgia for the many heroes who fought the world together, he ordered Yan Liben to paint the portraits of twenty-four heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion. The twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, the proportions are all life-size, facing the north, and enjoy the incense offerings of the Tang Dynasty kings for generations.

The people of Datang have once again made a sensation, this is a major event that will leave a name in history, everyone began to discuss whether the twenty-four people could be put in Lingyan Pavilion, and the civil and military officials were also ready to move, asking everywhere if they had their own names.

However, the third decree made the whole world boil, in order to show the prestige of our Tang Dynasty army and the country, we are ready to invite envoys from various countries to watch the military exercises two hundred miles west of Chang'an.

Li Dongsheng also received a new position, the commander-in-chief of the exercise, and was fully responsible for all matters of the exercise, and he must frighten the envoys of those small countries and make them dare not have ambitions against our Datang.

"Lord Shangshu, what does this headless decree mean? At least give me a hint, where to drill? With that force, what are the taboos? Li Dongsheng went to Li Ji to complain, he was the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he could only find him for this matter.

"Your Majesty said, you are fully responsible for this exercise, as long as you scare those guys and prevent them from making trouble when Your Majesty personally conquers Goguryeo." Li Ji smiled: "Anyway, the bigger the momentum, the better." I'll do my best if you want anything. ”

Li Dongsheng discussed with Li Ji for a long time, and felt that the exercise would be held in 15 days. On the one hand, Li Dongsheng wants to do something new to strengthen the shock, and on the other hand, Li Shimin must agree to the transfer of personnel.

Time passed quickly, and on the day of the exercise, Li Shimin took his ministers and a group of foreign envoys to the scheduled exercise ground, and the viewing platform was placed on a hill, and below was an endless plain, this place was the favorite battlefield of the grassland people in the Western Regions, and the Pingchuan was the most suitable for the cavalry charge.

"How's the preparation going?" Wang De asked with concern: "Your Majesty is very concerned about this, if you lose face in front of such an outsider, the consequences will be very serious." ”

"It's okay, you can rest assured! The guaranteed effect is shocking, and it is a rare spectacle to see in your life! Li Dongsheng said nonchalantly: "Remember to cover Your Majesty's ears." ”

When the envoys and Li Shimin sat down on the viewing platform, Li Dongsheng waved the red flag, and saw a black line in the distance slowly moving over, all the envoys held their breath, they heard the word military exercise for the first time, and listened to others' explanations that it was shown to them according to the process of the Tang army's war, this was a good opportunity to understand the power and strength of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone looked at the exercise ground below wholeheartedly.

When the black line approached, the envoys of the Tibetans and the Turks stood up violently: "Venerable Heavenly Khan, why are they all wearing our clothes?" ”

Li Shimin didn't speak, and motioned with his eyes for you to go to Li Dongsheng, and the two of them walked to Li Dongsheng's side and repeated the question loudly. Li Dongsheng plucked his ears and said: "I'm sorry, I used your clothes because there was a little friction with your country a while ago, and there were more clothes seized, so I took them out and digested a little more this time." ”

The two envoys were speechless for a moment, the two battles were defeated and one was lost, and no one has said how they were defeated, so they can take a good look today.

When the horses passed under the mountain, everyone found out that the horses were real, but the cavalry on horseback were all fake, and one by one they filled their clothes with straw, and Li Shimin asked instead of everyone: "Why use dummies?" ”

Li Dongsheng looked at everyone's eyes and said loudly: "Today is my first military exercise in Datang, and I simulated a case of cavalry attacking my Datang to show my Datang's military strength." ”