The famous party is the righteous division, but the holy decree of the Eastern Expedition did not say much about the reason for the expedition, only mentioning Goguryeo's "no minister", "no minister" is "loss of courtesy", and the loss of courtesy must be conquered, which is a very domineering reason.

As soon as the will of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was issued, the government and the opposition in Chang'an City all moved.

Outside the city, 100,000 soldiers and horses were ready to go, and the officials of the household department allocated grain and grass overnight.

Li Shimin went east to conquer the holy decree together, and the whole world seemed to be busy.

Li Shimin not only mobilized 100,000 troops from the left and right camps in the capital, but also mobilized more than 100,000 troops from Jiang, Xia, Huai, Ling, and other prefectures, in addition to 50,000 border troops from Yingzhou and Songmo, and local regiments in Pinglu and Lulong towns to train their arms, and even including Turkic, Qiang, Xianbei and other foreign soldiers, with a total of 300,000 troops in each prefecture, which can be described as pouring the strength of the country.

In terms of the generals who led the army, Zhang Liang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was the chief of the Pyongyang Provincial March, with 20,000 water divisions, and the British Duke Li Ji was the general manager of the Liaodong Provincial March, and the two were respectively the commanders of the water and land, and the rest were such as Niu Jinda, Cheng Yanjin, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche and other generals all went out with the army, each leading an army.

When the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs was busy allocating grain, grass and ordnance, Taiji Palace issued another holy decree.

This decree is meaningful.

The emperor drove the expedition in person, and naturally left the most trusted person to stay in Chang'an to supervise the country, and the holy decree specified that the person who supervised the country was Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and the auxiliary ministers were the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, etc.

This decree was no less shocking than the Crusades.

Since ancient times, the emperor personally conquered and left the prince in the capital to supervise the country, which is the norm, but the prince chosen by Li Shimin turned out to be Li Zhi, and Li Tai, the king of Wei, who was in front of Li Zhi, did not mention a word, which had to make the government and the opposition suspicious.

The prince of the prison country is not just a casual one, externally, the prince who is qualified to supervise the country must be the prince of the East Palace, if not, then he also has eighty or ninety percent hope that he will become the prince soon, if the last person to become the prince is not him, then after the new monarch ascends the throne, his fate will be undoubted.

Li Shimin loves Li Zhi of Jin so much, naturally he can't hope to see Li Zhi killed by Xinjun after his death, so there is only one possibility left,—— the possibility of Li Zhi, King of Jin becoming the crown prince in the future, is infinite.

For the courtiers who have been in the court officialdom for many years, the influence and turmoil of this holy decree is stronger than that of the Eastern Crusade, which can be won or defeated, whether it is won or lost, the biggest pot is carried by Li Shimin himself, but the candidate for the prince of the prison country is closely related to his own interests, it is related to whether he is on the right side, whether his future is bright, and ...... Is the head that grows on your neck stable.

Li Shimin's holy decree, has released too many signals, the king of Wei gradually lost the holy favor, the king of Jin rose in the sky, the power of the court began to enter a large-scale self-adjustment, the night of the promulgation of the holy decree, the Jin palace quietly lined up in front of the door, the courtiers wore civilian clothes, carrying the gift list in their arms, standing quietly outside the palace door, there were familiar colleagues met, and they just smiled and nodded to say hello, anyway, everyone did not sleep at night and ran to the door of the Jin palace to line up for the purpose of tacitly, after all, they did not come to buy concert tickets......

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Taiping Village, Li Family.

There is an incense case in the wall of the main entrance, and a sandalwood incense is inserted in the copper furnace on the incense table, and the green smoke is swaying upward.

A family knelt in front of the incense case, and a eunuch was unfolding a yellow silk to announce the holy decree.

“…… Li Sute, the prince of Jingyang County, was promoted to the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the general of Yunlu, the right scattered cavalry, and followed the holy drive to the east to conquer Goguryeo, and three days later, the right gate camp was ordered at the school field. ”

After the holy decree was recited, the eunuch put on a smiling face, respectfully handed the holy decree to Li Su, Li Su took it with both hands, said a sentence of "obey the holy will", and then got up, ordered someone to take a piece of silver cake of twenty taels, the eunuch was flattered and hurriedly thanked him, and left happily after saying goodbye.

Li Su lowered his head and looked at the words on the holy decree, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

is going to fight again, but don't worry about your own safety, anyway, with Li Shimin's side, no matter how much this war fails, it is impossible for the sticks to hit Li Shimin's tent.

But when he thought of the march from Chang'an all the way to Liaodong, the wind and food, the sun and rain, and the marching food that was more difficult than pig food, Li Su couldn't help but feel sad......

I am used to living a life of fine clothes and food, and I have to live that kind of hard and hard life, and the psychological gap is too big to adapt. What's more, from the day of the expedition to the end of the war, Li Su had to accompany Li Shimin, and said "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger", that is to say, Li Su must be careful every day, don't say the wrong thing in front of Li Shimin, don't look at the current situation that he seems to be deeply favored, the emperor has intermittent neurosis, who knows that one day Li Shimin will chop himself up when he is in a bad mood......

In short, the crusade with the army was definitely a chore for Li Su, and Li Su was unwilling to do so in his heart.

seemed to guess Li Su's reluctance, and Li Shimin's holy decree promoted Li Su to an official year.

"Doctor Yinqing Guanglu", "General Yunlu", "Loose Cavalry Standing Attendant", are all three-grade officials, although it is an idle official position, and has no real power, but the gold content is particularly high, especially the "Loose Cavalry Standing Attendant", it is an honor that only the emperor's personal courtiers have, this official does not seem to have any duties, it seems that he can't control anything, but it is an official position around the emperor, and he can go straight to heaven when he encounters anything.

Of course, with Li Su's ability, he can accompany Li Shimin to give him advice and let him avoid some detours, and Li Su is fully qualified for this official position.

"Crusade with the Army?" Li Daozheng looked stunned, and then quickly returned to normal: "The Eastern Expedition is the Eastern Expedition, you are a person with great ability, since Your Majesty named you, it is to take a fancy to your ability, you do it well, not to mention adding officials to the knighthood, but only to make a few more contributions to the Tang Dynasty, so that my Guanzhong children have fewer casualties, it is a great merit......

Pointing at Xu Mingzhu, Li Daozheng said slowly: "The incense of our Li family is still in your mother-in-law's belly, even if you save some merit for him, you can teach my grandson to be free of illness and disaster after he is born, and to live a safe and happy life." ”

Li Su turned his head to look at Xu Mingzhu, and then sighed: "Yes, the child will definitely do his best to share His Majesty's worries and save merit for my unborn child." ”

Li Daozheng showed a look of relief, and then his face was a little gloomy: "The battlefield is ruthless, the sword and gun have no eyes, you go out with the army, remember to take care of yourself, don't put yourself in danger, you have not been the material for practicing martial arts since you were a child, it is okay to follow Your Majesty to come up with ideas in the handsome tent, don't charge into battle in person, that's not what you should do, understand?" ”

Li Su nodded, and said with a forced smile: "Dad, don't worry, the child has always been greedy for life and afraid of death, and it is impossible to go to the battlefield to fight with the enemy, if his life is in danger, the child must turn around and run, if he doesn't run fast, Dad, don't recognize my son......"

Li Daozheng slapped him and scolded with a smile: "Is it my son who runs for his life?" Lao Tzu went through a hundred battles back then, no matter how difficult and dangerous Lao Tzu never escaped, you are good, the army has not yet set out to fight with the idea of fleeing for your life......"

Sighing, Li Daozheng said softly: "...... If you really encounter hardship, can you escape or ...... Run, it's better to die than to live, it's better to live than anything else, your ability is not on the battlefield, but in the curtain, don't use it in the wrong place. ”

Li Su blinked and said with a smile: "Isn't Dad the one who hates escaping the most?" Why did you make an exception when you came to the child? ”

Li Daozheng glared at him fiercely and said angrily: "Because you are my species!" You live more than anything else! ”

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When the lights were held, there was silence in the inner courtyard wings.

Li Su knelt on the edge of the bed, quietly watching Xu Mingzhu hanging his head and silently packing his luggage for him, crying silently while cleaning up.

Li Su was a little distressed, and sighed: "Madam, leave these things to your subordinates, you are pregnant, don't be too tired." ”

Xu Mingzhu sniffed and said in a low voice: "The subordinates don't know what the husband needs on the march, and the concubine is not tired of this matter......

Li Su smiled bitterly: "Madame, be happy, don't cry, your appearance makes me very uncomfortable, I always feel that you are sending me to the funeral, which really affects my heart of loyalty to the country......"

Xu Mingzhu's face turned white with fright, and he hurriedly said: "The expedition is imminent, don't say these frustrating words, it's unlucky!" ”

Li Su got up and took her hand, took her into his arms, and said with a smile: "It's just a short separation, don't worry about me, I always follow Your Majesty's side, just for Your Majesty's advice, never go to the battlefield to fight, no worries about your life, Madame is at home to raise the baby, I ...... Strive to come back early and see our children born with their own eyes......"

Xu Mingzhu buried his head in his arms and said faintly: "The concubine has only been pregnant for four months, this battle has been protracted, I heard that Your Majesty has been planning for many years, how can she return triumphantly in just half a year?" Since the husband has already set out on the expedition, he should concentrate on the war, do not think about the small family, and wait for the husband to return with the concubine and the children at home......"

Li Su nodded and sighed: "The timing of the expedition is really wrong, how good it would be if it could be a year late, it would be good for Datang and us, but it's a pity ......"

Xu Mingzhu suddenly straightened up from his arms and said with a forced smile: "The emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and the husband is to do things with his heart,...... The princess should have also gotten the news, her husband is about to go on an expedition, time is precious, let's go see Her Royal Highness the princess, and say goodbye to her, she is lonely in the Taoist temple all day long, and the most bitter person is her ......"

Li Su hesitated for a while, and then said with a smile: "There are still three days to go on the expedition, don't worry, it's the same to say goodbye tomorrow, I will accompany my wife and children tonight." ”