Chapter Fifty-Seven: Accompanying the Army
"Sanfeng, I heard that Ke'er came to your house yesterday?" Early in the morning, before Mo Shuyu got up, Li Shimin came, and Mo Shuyu didn't want to get up. As soon as Uncle Fu said that Li Ke had come yesterday, Mo Shuyu suddenly remembered yesterday's events and hurriedly rushed to the front hall to meet Li Shimin.
"Exactly, the king of Hanzhong came to the boy's house yesterday and hoped that the boy could cooperate with him." Mo Shuyu didn't dare to fight with Li Shimin on this matter, haha, he didn't want to interfere in the grievances of the royal family and the two dynasties. Any one wrong step is a capital offense
"You did a good job of this, and you knew to notify me as soon as possible. Why didn't you go into the palace overnight yesterday and tell me personally? Li Shimin didn't seem to take this matter seriously, and made a joke about Mo Shuyu.
"This, isn't the kid lazy, thinking that His Majesty will definitely know about this, the kid didn't run away in person." Mo Shuyu saw that Li Shimin seemed to be in a good mood, so he dragged a chair and sat opposite Li Shimin.
"Ke'er went straight into the palace after you left and told me about him. He's smart, and he's the way I used to be. Mo Shuyu couldn't figure out what Li Ke was thinking, and he was really not afraid of the matter being revealed, so he went directly to Li Shimin to explain the situation.
"Your Majesty, don't you blame His Royal Highness the County King?" Mo Shuyu couldn't imagine what Li Shimin thought, and he wasn't worried that Li Ke would rebel against him at all.
"If you hadn't shown up, I might have been afraid that Ke'er would be dissatisfied and rebel. Now it's different, according to your plan, Ke'er is also one of the candidates for the princes in my heart, and he, like me, can't be on the throne if he follows the convention. But he, like me, never gave up for this position. Of all my sons, he is the most capable. "Looking at Li Shimin's appearance, he should be very satisfied with Li Ke, I'm afraid that Li Ke's ideas can easily get Li Shimin's consent.
"But Your Majesty, the king of the county, he... Mo Shuyu also wanted to say that Li Ke had the blood of the previous dynasty, and he also fornicated with the remnants of the previous dynasty.
"Do you want to talk about Ke'er's origin? Speaking of the former Emperor Yang and I or uncles and nephews, how many former ministers are there in the court now? Speaking of which, if I want to send the children out, I'm afraid Ke'er is the best candidate, and then I will be able to win over countless former ministers of the court, and my power in the court will be more stable. Li Shimin also had this idea.
"But Your Majesty is not afraid that once the king of the county breaks away from the Tang Dynasty, he will restore the previous dynasty?" Mo Shuyu is most worried about this, after all, the current people of the Tang Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, in case Li Ke has the idea of restoring the previous dynasty, I am afraid that there will inevitably be a bloody storm at that time.
"Even if he wants to restore, he is still my son, isn't my flesh and blood?" Li Shimin is still relatively open-minded, and he doesn't seem to be worried about whether Li Ke will restore the Sui Dynasty in the future.
"What's more, Ke'er is also a smart person, he won't and won't dare to do this. If I dare to let him go to the Turks, I think he will also control his ambitions. ”
"What? Your Majesty, do you really want to let the king of Hanzhong go to the Turks? What about the minister's plan? "Li Shimin is not afraid, but it doesn't mean that Mo Shuyu is not afraid, in case Li Ke has the heart to rebel, he will either win over Mo Shuyu or kill him. Mo Shuyu doesn't care, who is he with? I'm afraid that Li Ke is not as generous as Li Shimin, and it will not be good to imprison him and squeeze out his value when the time comes.
"Don't worry, I let Ke'er go to the Turks with you is also a test for him, and Qingque will go with him when the time comes, and I will let them fully support your plan. At the same time, I will also send a team of Xuanjia troops to protect you. "Li Shimin sent Li Ke to go to Turkic with Li Tai, I don't know who he wants to test. There is also the protection of the Xuanjia Army, I'm afraid it's just to be on guard.
"Your Majesty wants the kid to agree to cooperate with His Royal Highness the King of the County?" Mo Shuyu also understood that although Li Ke said that he had colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty. But in Li Shimin's heart, Li Ke is his son no matter what, and the situation has not exceeded Li Shimin's bottom line, Li Shimin seems to have acquiesced to this matter.
"Well, you and Ke'er will benefit from joining forces. The power in Ke'er's hands is just enough to help you better defend against the Warriors, and you can help Ke'er win more support. ”
Mo Shuyu can see that Li Shimin was originally optimistic about the heir to the throne Li Ke, not the crown prince Li Chengqian or the king of Wei Li Tai, let alone the famous Tang Gaozong Li Zhi in later generations.
"The boy understands, and he must follow His Majesty's teachings."
Li Shimin saw Mo Shuyu like this, and slowly spoke.
"Today, I discussed your plan with the ministers in the court, and ordered Li Jing to lead the Chinese army of 30,000 as the general of the marching army, Cheng Yanjin to lead the army of 10,000 for the general of the left army, and Qin Qiong to lead the army of 10,000 for the general of the right army, a total of 50,000 troops to start the Northern Expedition to the Turks on the same day. The various departments of the DPRK and China went out to the expedition because of their full cooperation with the army. Mitoyo, you have been appointed as a staff officer of the Chinese army, and you will go out with the army tomorrow. ”
"By the way, I know you don't have a battle armor, so I brought it to you." Li Shimin didn't wait for Mo Shuyu to speak, and waved his hand to let his subordinates lift the battle armor up.
"This Mingguang armor has followed me for many years, and I don't know how many swords I have blocked, so I will give it to you today."
Mo Shuyu didn't listen to what Li Shimin was saying at all, and when he heard that Li Shimin wanted him to go on a northern expedition with the army, he was already stupid. It's not that he is afraid of death, according to his plan, 50,000 troops will go north to the Turks. The odds of victory are extremely high, as long as Li Jing does not send him to death himself, he is a staff officer of the Chinese army, and I am afraid that he will not even be able to see the face of the enemy. He's lazy, fighting, and he can't be as comfortable as at home.
"Your Majesty, can the kid not go?" Mo Shuyu looked at Li Shimin with tears in his eyes, and couldn't wait to go up and hug his feet and beg him.
"What? Zheng Zheng hot-blooded man, are you still afraid of going to the battlefield? What's more, in this battle, as a staff officer of the Chinese army, there will be no danger at all if you follow the pharmacist. Li Shimin thought that Mo Shuyu was afraid of death, so he patted the Mingguang armor beside him and lifted Mo Shuyu up.
"No, this battle kid knows that there is no danger, the kid is lazy. Fighting, I'm so tired. Mo Shuyu said while drawing circles with his hands, describing himself as very tired and tired.
"You're supposed to be a playhouse, huh? Afraid of getting tired? I just want to cure your lazy disease, and tomorrow I will put on armor and a sword. Go to the Northern Expedition camp to find the pharmacist to report! You kid should pay attention, the pharmacist is not like me, you have to follow the rules of the army honestly. Otherwise, you were beaten by the pharmacist, don't blame me for not reminding you. Li Shimin seems to really can't get used to Mo Shuyu being too lazy, and wants to help him cure laziness.
"Then Your Majesty, can you bring a carriage?" Mo Shuyu saw that there was no way, and thought to himself that since this is the case, then I will bring a carriage to the general line.
"Didn't I tell you to go to war, and didn't I tell you to go to the spring and bring a carriage?"