Chapter 469: Doubts
At this time, in Fuluochuan, the capital of Tuyuhun, Wei Cheng was gathering his subordinates to discuss the capture of Tuyuhun.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have been to this damn place for more than two years on the orders of His Royal Highness, and this time we have summoned you here because we have heard many times from the merchants who come and go to Tuyuhun that now His Majesty favors King Qin, and it is possible to abolish His Highness, and in recent months, I have also asked you to ask your brothers in Chang'an privately, and they have also confirmed this matter, and they also said that Your Majesty has returned to charge of Mingwei, so we will take Tuyuhun and welcome His Highness back to the west" Wei Cheng finished speaking and looked at his subordinates below, They are all eunuchs with the same physical deficiencies as themselves.
"Welcome Your Highness back to the west"
"Welcome Your Highness back to the west"
"Everyone, all of us are because of His Royal Highness, we have a chance to live, plus the world says that our eunuchs are a group of eggless people, which will only bring disaster to the country and the people, this time let's let them see, we are also bloody, as long as we can take Tuyuhun, His Highness will have capital, His Majesty will not dare to abolish His Highness easily, and His Royal Highness will have the foundation for the final rise, so this time we can only win, do you have confidence?" Wei Cheng looked at the excited crowd below, pressed his hand, and asked them to listen to him quietly.
"For the sake of His Royal Highness, we will die without regrets, and swear to take Tuyuhun to the death"
"Okay, you all have this ambition, then seven days later, let's do it, let Tuyuhun fall into chaos, and then let's take Tuyuhun together with the thousands of white tiger guards sent by His Royal Highness on the United Frontier, after you go back, you have to be ready, seven days later, act together, first assassinate the leader of Tuyuhun where you are, and collect those slaves who have taken refuge in you, and have the ability to directly control the area, those who are not strong under their hands, quickly merge with others, and don't want others to annihilate, Do you understand" Wei Cheng made the final deployment to the people below, in fact, the specific deployment had already been understood before, and this time it was just Wei Cheng who emphasized it again.
"We understand," they replied in unison after listening to Wei Cheng's story.
"Alright, you all go down and get ready! Something carrier pigeon contacted" After speaking, Wei Chengcheng let them disperse.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" After all of them left, Wei Chengyi was in the secret room and muttered to himself.
At the same time, he also remembered the scene when he met Li Chengqian for the first time.
That was when Li Chengqian cleaned up the people in the East Palace once, as a eunuch left by the former Sui, although he did nothing, he was still suspected, and even beaten half to death.
If it weren't for Li Chengqian, he might have died by now, just because he and the eunuchs around him were all left behind during the former Sui or Li Jiancheng periods.
He still remembers what Li Chengqian said to him.
"You and they are all beaten like this, and you don't open your mouth! For your master's sake, you can really be, and if you were all the king's men, the king would be proud to have people like you."
"Your Highness, our brothers are your minions, we don't have other masters, just because we are all left over from the period when the former Sui Dynasty was restored, we will be like this"
"You said that you are all people left behind during the period of the former Sui and the crown prince, so why don't you leave, this king remembers that there should be many eunuchs who were released from the palace at that time, and what did you do?"
"Your Royal Highness, we are a group of eunuchs, left the imperial city, those with a little savings can still buy some fields, barely survive, no savings, if you have a good life, you can go to the Qinglou to be a turtle duke, and if you have a bad life, you can go to coolies, and no one even wants to be coolies, they all dislike us as eunuchs, and more as beggars, so we all stayed, so we can survive, we are all responsible for pouring night incense and brushing the toilet"
"And are there many people like you?"
"There are a lot, as far as the slaves and maids know, there are thousands of people in the imperial city, and there are thousands in Chang'an City."
"It's all a group of poor people, let it go, and follow this king in the future, and when you are healed, go and gather all those who are willing to follow this king, as long as you are faithful, then if there is a bite to eat from this king, you will not starve to death"
It was because of Li Chengqian's words that these people had the hope of surviving and a goal, and then when Li Chengqian set up an intelligence system, they were the main force, and these people were also the ones who went to Tuyuhun this time, and they were all loyal to Li Chengqian.
"Father, you are treating me as a restaurant" When Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, he just walked into the courtyard where the study was located, and saw that in the small courtyard inside, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, with the ministers he relied on, was eating hot pot and drinking wine.
"Is everything settled?" Li Shimin didn't care what Li Chengqian thought, but asked him if the matter had been resolved.
"It's all settled, I'll tell them to the White Tiger Guard, this is a drill, they have all gone back, and I have already given them an order, get your order early tomorrow morning, they will set off, as for the Eagle Guard, the fourth child has also done it" Li Chengqian heard his father's question, and simply reported to him, but he concealed the matter of the secret guard.
"You've already given the order, that's good, then come over and drink two cups with your father, eat some food, and talk about it tomorrow if you have something" Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin said a word to Li Chengqian, and then called Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who were standing there, to come over and eat.
"Alas, here, let's come over to the fourth child, I just happened to be a little hungry from beating people just now" After speaking, Li Chengqian pulled Li Tai over.
Hearing this, Li Tai rolled his eyes, and the ministers who heard it also looked at Li Chengqian strangely, but when Li Chengqian passed, those ministers along the way hurriedly saluted Li Chengqian and Li Tai one by one.
With the addition of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, this night banquet lasted for a while, and when those ministers left, because Li Shimin had said that he would talk about it tomorrow if he had something to do, they all managed to have a stomach full of questions, and no one asked a word, they all left with a stomach full of questions.
On the contrary, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, father and son, who knew everything, ate very refreshingly without distractions, and left separately after eating.
The next morning, with the announcement of the holy decree by Li Shimin in the morning court, all the doubts of the ministers who attended the dinner last night were solved.
These holy decrees were the fate of the courtiers captured by Li Tai, as well as the report on the White Tiger Guard's drills, and the Tang Dynasty's imminent use of troops against Tuyuhun.
Although the doubts were solved, the matter of exerting force on Tuyuhun, and only sending the White Tiger Guard, still made those ministers quarrel in the court.
As for the other two things, not many people care.
However, even if those ministers quarreled, because Li Shimin had already issued a holy decree, they would quarrel, and then according to Li Shimin's wishes, the military department and the household department would do a good job of logistics and support together.
After waiting for the next court, Li Shimin left Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Jing and other Wenchen behind, and went to the Liangyi Hall together.