Chapter 432: Armament Battle

Although Li Shimin had already said how to deal with this Goryeo Silla matter, in front of the envoys, he still looked at the ministers.

As soon as they saw Li Shimin's gaze, these ministers immediately knew that it was time for them to behave. At that moment, Chu Suiliang, dressed as a Confucian student, came out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that since ancient times, Renjun should act with virtue. I, the Tang Dynasty, Guangxiu Wende, then Goryeo Baekje, its soldiers retreated! ”

As soon as Chu Suiliang's voice fell, the face of the Silla envoy couldn't help but change slightly.

"Lord Chu's words are wrong!" At this time, Li Ji, who was dressed in black, said, "If the Tang Dynasty is indifferent to the Goryeo Baekje joining forces to invade Silla, then what will my Datang vassal state think?" Wouldn't they think that I, Datang, were deliberately conniving at it! And as the country of the suzerain, it is within the bounds of the Tang Dynasty to help the subject country. Therefore, Wechen suggested that the Tang Dynasty should send a large army to teach Nagoryeo and Baekje a lesson! ”

Li Shimin listened to the words of these two people, and couldn't help but show a contemplative look.

And the Silla envoy looked at Li Ji with joy on his face.

"Weichen also agrees with what General Li said!" When Li Shimin's gaze swept to Zhang Yunwen, Zhang Yunwen immediately got up and said, "Goryeo Baekje, thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty, if you just fold the edict and persuade Wende, the minister thinks that the two countries will definitely do something contrary to the yang and the yin, and if the army presses the border, they are forced to obey!" ”

As soon as Zhang Yunwen's voice fell, the eldest grandson Wuji came out and said: "Your Majesty, if the army is to attack it, I am afraid that the division will be unknown!" Besides, the former Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo, the land of Shandong, ten rooms and nine emptiness, and now there are less than six or seven responders, and if you want to start a big war, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it! ”

Li Shimin listened to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, and couldn't help frowning, looking at the Silla envoy.

The Silla envoy hurriedly said: "Dear Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the foreign minister has a blood letter written by our monarch to the emperor, and he also said that as long as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is willing to send troops, Silla is willing to cede the thirty cities near Goryeo to the Tang Dynasty!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin and the ministers were shocked.

However, Li Shimin said quietly: "Oh, since there is a blood book of the Silla monarch, why don't you submit it for me to see?" ”

When Park Zhengyin heard this, he hurriedly took out a small yellow silk package from the placket of his clothes, and slowly opened it, revealing a white cloth covered with red traces.

The chamberlain next to Li Shimin hurriedly stepped forward and brought the package to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin spread out this blood book, and saw that there were words about the current situation of Silla and begging Li Shimin to send troops in square block letters, and as for the cession of the Thirty Cities and the Tang Dynasty that Park Zhengyin said, he did not mention a word.

Glancing at this blood book, Li Shimin said lightly to the Silla envoy: "I have understood the intention of your lord, but the matter of sending troops is not trivial, so I should wait for me to discuss with the ministers tomorrow before making a decision!" ”

When Park Zhengyin heard this, he was about to say something more, but Li Shimin waved his hand: "Come on, serve wine and food, sing and dance!" ”

Park Zhengyin had no choice but to hold back the words in his mouth, sat down after a few cases, and watched a team of palace ladies enter the hall with delicious wine and food, and watched those dancing girls in the field.

When the banquet was over, the Silla envoys and ministers took their own leave of the palace.

Under the lamp of the secluded palace, Li Shimin looked at the blood book in his hand and let out a cold snort.

On the second day of the court meeting, Li Shimin brought up the matter of sending troops to Goryeo, and when he said that the Silla king proposed the conditions for ceding thirty cities, he smiled coldly: "Hmph, this Silla king has a good calculation!" Now the thirty cities near Goryeo may have fallen into the hands of Goryeo and ceded to us? It's just an aggravated bargaining chip to prompt me to attack Goryeo! Besides, this condition was still put forward by the envoy, and it was not indicated on the blood book, who would believe it if there was empty mouth and white teeth? ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, all the ministers began to discuss one after another, and the theme was basically a protest against Silla.

After a while, that Fang Xuanling came out and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say!" ”

Li Shimin smiled slightly: "Fang Aiqing has something to say!" ”

Fang Xuanling bowed slightly: "The old minister thinks that now Goryeo Baekje is jointly attacking Silla, but Silla is not something that can be broken overnight. According to Lao Chen's estimates, if the two countries joined forces to conquer Silla, it would take at least six months. And for me Datang, the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be! It's best to wait until the destruction of Silla, and I, Datang, under the banner of revenge, will bring the Three Kingdoms together into the administrative region! After speaking, Fang Xuanling's tone was gloomy, and his expression was extremely sinister.

Listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin stroked his palm fiercely: "Okay!" Fang Aiqing's strategy is very good! However, it is not so easy to implement! After all, this Silla mission is now in Chang'an City! ”

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Your Majesty can first send an envoy to Goryeo with an edict in hand and read the edict to Yuangai Suwen." Weichen estimates that Yuangai Suwen will not strike the army! When the time comes, it will not be too late for the army to attack again! In this way, the mission went and came one after another, and it took several months, and even if the Silla mission had any opinions, there was nothing to say. In addition, it will take some time for a large-scale armed war. Therefore, the minister estimates that if he sends troops, he will have to wait until February next year! ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty, Minister Zhang Yunwen has something to play!" After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Zhang Yunwen thought for a moment and said.

"Oh? Zhang Aiqing, please speak! ”

Zhang Yunwen sorted out his thoughts and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Lord Fang, you have all neglected one thing!" ”

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin asked suspiciously. Fang Xuanling also turned his head to look at Zhang Yunwen.

Zhang Yunwen said: "It's autumn now, the weather is getting cooler, and in winter, whether it is Goryeo or Silla, the flat ground is covered with snow three feet, but it is not knee-deep, the weather is very cold, dripping into ice, even the bowstring will be frozen very tightly, it is very easy to break, and the army cannot fight in such conditions!" If you want to attack Goryeo, you have to set off in the spring, fight in the summer, and return in the autumn! ”

Li Shimin was taken aback, and then said with a smile: "In this way, Fang Aiqing's words about sending troops in February are deeply reasonable!" ”

Zhang Yunwen said again: "But Your Majesty, since the Tang Dynasty introduced cotton from Gaochang, this matter of keeping out the cold has been solved. Filling the fabric with cotton wool tightens the warmth, and the price is low, suitable for large-scale use. Your Majesty and your colleagues must have already experienced it! ”

The crowd nodded. Since the cotton produced in Gaochang was popularized on a large scale in Longyou, Guanzhong, cotton cloth has spread rapidly. Of course, due to the immaturity of cotton textile technology, the speed of spinning and weaving has never been able to catch up with the speed of cotton production, and a large amount of cotton backlog can often be seen in the warehouse. So, someone stuffed the cotton into the robe and found that it was burning to keep warm. As a result, cotton robes, which are relatively inexpensive warm clothes, appeared.

"The last thing Wei Chen said was, this is a matter of combat readiness! According to the plan of His Majesty and Fang Xiang, next spring, troops will be sent to Goryeo, and Datang still has a few months to prepare for war. This staffing, equipment preparation, logistics arrangements and other matters must be prepared! Zhang Yunwen said solemnly. Seeing Li Shimin's non-stop nodding, he suddenly said, "This battle is very large-scale, and the ministers invite themselves to the battlefield!" ”

Li Shimin was still nodding there, and when Zhang Yunwen saw this, he hurriedly thanked him: "More Your Majesty!" ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then under the reminder of the chamberlain, he realized that Zhang Yunwen was playing tricks with himself just now, and immediately smiled "hehe": "Yunwen, even if you don't take the initiative to ask Ying this time, I will send you to the battlefield!" ”

When those generals heard this, they immediately chuckled.

Zhang Yunwen's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he showed a wry smile: "Isn't this Your Majesty, you haven't let Weichen go to the battlefield for many years?" When I heard about the war this time, my heart itched, and I couldn't help it! ”

"That's it!" Li Shimin laughed twice, and said solemnly, "Don't laugh, let's get down to business now!" Where are the generals of the South and North Ya? ”

"The minister is here!" A group of generals stepped forward in unison.

"You wait, clean up all the troops and horses, and be ready to fight at any time!"

"Whoa!"

"The squire of the Ministry of Works, where is the master craftsman who will be the supervisor?"

Two middle-aged men came out and hugged their fists and said: "Weichen is here!" ”

"Order the two of you to prepare war equipment and food for the army to go on the march!"

"Whoa!"

"Where is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple?"

"Wechen is here!"

"Let you take my edict and go to Goryeo to read it!"

"Whoa!"

……

As Li Shimin's thick baritone voice sounded in the main hall, one after another orders were issued. The war machine of the Tang Empire was slowly started again.