The matter of the prince smashing and injuring the teacher Zhang Xuansu spread almost overnight all over the workshops in Chang'an City.

This shows how failed the curfew policy implemented by Li Shimin was, and the news was still spread all over the streets and alleys, and most of them were from the families of some nobles.

On this night, some people in Chang'an City were sad, some people had insomnia, some people sighed, some people were worried, and some people were happy.

For the prince to smash the teacher, ordinary people may think that it is nothing, but in the eyes of these nobles, it is a big deal.

The crown prince, the prince of a country, the next generation of kings, his every move involves the interests of many people in the court.

If the crown prince falls out of favor, then it means that the forces in the court will be reshuffled, who will lose, who will profit, everything will become blurred.

Especially the ****** cadres and others, I'm afraid they will stay awake all night tonight.

In the early morning of winter, the sun has not yet risen, and the sky and the earth are still dark. But at this moment, outside the Taiji Hall, a group of ministers stood early, gathered together and whispered about something, and the factions in the court were clearly distinguishable at a glance.

Today's ministers came very early, and even the small yellow gate outside the Taiji Hall was not yet on duty, so the ministers arrived early.

After a short while, the little yellow gate with a high value hurriedly came, piled up smiling faces and asked the ministers to stand up according to the system and prepare to go to court.

The ministers who were constantly talking about it were silenced, and they stood silently in shifts, everyone had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere fell into a strange atmosphere.

After another moment, a proclamatory eunuch came to announce the court and invite hundreds of officials to enter the palace. After the hundred officials took up their positions, Li Shimin entered the hall with a gloomy face. He was followed by the aggrieved prince Li Chengqian.

As soon as the crown prince came, several ministers in the court and the central government raised their heads slightly, some smiling, some worried, and some sighed.

Li Shimin made a big move to the dragon chair, and Baiguanshan called for worship, and then entered the court meeting.

Li Chengqian sat nervously in the seat of listening to the government, not knowing what kind of storm he would face next.

But the expected storm did not come.

The first to stand up for the shift was the relatively young soldier of the DPRK and the central government, Han Jin. "Your Majesty, the minister has a good song."

"Come on!"

After Han Yu's respectful luggage, he unfolded the notebook in his hand and read it. "In the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, on November 3, the Shengzhou military reported that a team of 100 people from the Xue Yantuo tribe broke into the border villages, burned, killed and looted, causing 12 deaths and 35 injuries to the people, and the cattle and sheep were robbed. The local defenders pursued to no avail and retreated.

On 6 November, three villages on the border of Jizhou were plundered by the Xue Yantuo tribe, killing and wounding more than 100 people.

On 7 November, the border army of a Zhechong province on the border of Shengzhou encountered Xue Yantuo's troops, and a clash broke out between the two sides, in which 22 people were killed and 103 people were wounded, and Xue Yantuo's troops were repulsed, 68 of Xue Yantuo's troops were killed, 307 people were captured, and more than 600 military horses were captured. The above is today's border war report. Minister, I beg your Majesty to appease the injured people on the border. ”

After listening to the military report, Li Shimin's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and spit out a few words: "Xue Yantuo!" Pawn! Soldiers, soldiers and civilians, be caressing! Pass on my instructions, the local county officials, state officials to comfort the injured people, pay subsidies, do not slack off, soldiers who are wounded in battle, and a reward of 10,000 gold, seal the good land, and shade their sons. Order, let the border strengthen military defense patrols, if you encounter Xue Yantuo's troops, annihilate them! ”

Han Ying bowed his head to thank Li Shimin, and then stood in the class.

Li Shimin was very uncomfortable in his heart. Every winter, the Xue Yantuo tribe came back to harass him on the border of the Tang Dynasty, although there was no large-scale invasion of the border, but this small-scale harassment was even more annoying.

This is probably the earliest guerrilla tactic, a shot to change a place, even if Li Shimin wants to exert force, but he can't find the opponent's army at all, if he marches north, the weather is too cold, and the war is not favorable. So all these years he has broken his heart for the northern border.

Xue Yantuo has become a big problem for him, but now, there doesn't seem to be a good solution!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Xue Yantuo tribe has been harassing the border every year, and it is not a way to do it for a long time, do you have a good plan?"

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, many ministers lowered their heads in shame.

A good idea? If there really is a good plan that has been proposed a long time ago, why wait until now?

What's more, the last time the border martial arts exercise was just done, and the effect was okay, but it can't be done again and again, right? Then there is no point.

Seeing the reaction of the ministers, Li Shimin was slightly disappointed, Xue Yantuo is now like a thorn in his heart, and if he doesn't pull it out for a day, he will be uncomfortable for a day.

"I, if you want to conquer Xue Yantuo in person, what do you Aiqing think?" Li Shimin simply threw a bombshell and blew up the silent courtiers in a daze.

Kiss... Pro-conquest of Xue Yantuo? Not kidding, right? For a few small-scale harassment raids, you have to recruit in person? Are you sure you're not here to tease us?

Immediately, several ministers came out: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" ”

"I hope Your Majesty thinks twice!" Many of the other ministers offered consolation.

The eldest grandson Wuji stood up, first saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of winter this year, there have been only a few incidents of attacking the border, which is much less than in previous years. ”

"The minister seconded what the speaker said, Lord Sun!"

"The ministers seconded what the speaker said, Lord Sun!"

It is estimated that Li Shimin has been unhappy with Xue Yantuo for a long time, but this time he did not listen to the persuasion and insisted on going to Xue Yantuo.

"I have a thunderbolt! The treasury is still abundant, and with one blow, it will definitely be able to capture Xue Yantuo, so why delay? ”

Fang Xuanling stood up and advised: "Your Majesty, the thunderbolt fire is powerful, but this thing is afraid of water, and there is a lot of ice and snow in the north, what if the thunderbolt fire can't be used?" Isn't it a waste of national strength? ”

"This..."Probably Li Shimin was too excited before, he didn't expect this, he was speechless for a while, and most of the arrogance in his heart dissipated, and finally put down his hand in despair.

"That's it, let Xue Yantuo's go in advance, and strengthen the border patrol, as for the rebellion of the ethnic minorities in the south... Do you have a candidate? ”

As soon as he heard that there were military merits, Cheng Yanjin was the first to jump out: "The minister is not talented, and he is willing to personally lead the troops to fight!" ”

Li Shimin shook his head and rejected Cheng Yanjin. "These ethnic minorities are not in the climate, and I want to send some young generals to quell the rebellion."

Cheng Biting Jin's eyes rolled, and immediately pushed out his family's six little rabbit cubs. "Your Majesty, the minister's six sons are all strong in martial arts, and it is not a problem to arrange troops, minister, please ask for your own son."

As soon as Cheng Biting Jin's words came out, the other veterans quit one after another, and jumped out to ask for their own kid's life.

Li Shimin looked at the scene in front of him with a headache, and finally couldn't bear it, and slapped the chair heavily and shouted: "Enough!" I already have a candidate in mind! This rebellion just let ... Chen Fei goes. ”

(End of chapter)