Chapter 424: Declaration of War
There was a contradiction between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, and many officials in the court knew about it, but they didn't expect this contradiction to reach the point of going to war.
Therefore, when they Wei Chigong took the initiative to ask Li Shimin to declare war on Goguryeo, they couldn't help but talk about it.
"How could the Duke of E suddenly make such a request?"
"Who knows, maybe that's not what he meant."
"Shhhh......h
Looking at these courtiers who were talking a lot, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly, then stood up and bowed to Li Shimin.
"Qiyu's father and sons, the ministers believe that the Goguryeo Emperor has ten charges against Lu Quan Gai Suwen, one of which is to brutally kill the monarch and kill the lord of Goguryeo, second, to be disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, third, to attack the Tang Dynasty vassal state Silla without authorization, and fourth, to snipe the Silla envoy, and the fifth ......"
Gao Ming counted Quangai Suwen's crimes one by one, and when he heard his words, many officials in the court couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
Are these the same Goguryeo charges they told Gao Ming at the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet? Now that Gao Ming said it in the court, what does it mean?
Just when they were wondering, Gao Ming had already finished talking about the so-called "ten crimes" of Quan Gai Suwen, and made a summary of them.
"Quangai Suwen's crime is unforgivable, and the retainer thinks that he should be punished!"
Gao Ming only said that he wanted to kill Quan Gai Suwen, and did not say that he wanted to crusade against Goguryeo, but the officials present all understood that in fact, this was all the same thing.
Quan Gai Suwen is not only the great opponent of Goguryeo, but also the actual controller, if the Tang Dynasty wants to kill him, he must first defeat Goguryeo!
If it was before, there would definitely be many people jumping out to stop Gao Ming at this time, but at the last Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet, almost all the officials above the third rank said that Goguryeo should be defeated, if they come out to oppose Gao Ming now, wouldn't they become villains who rebelled?
Civil officials cherish their reputation and naturally do not make such mistakes, while military generals are always looking forward to war.
Especially those generals who only have official titles and no titles and honors, after hearing Gao Ming's words, they can't wait to jump out one after another.
"Holy Lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right!"
"Your Majesty, Quangai Suwen should be punished, Goguryeo should be killed, and the last general is willing to go!"
"The last general is also willing to go!"
After a while, the middle of the court was full of generals, and almost all the generals present had already come out.
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin immediately burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, good! In that case, then declare war on Goguryeo, and give the order, I will take the royal conquest in person! ”
“……”
As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, the entire court suddenly became silent, but it didn't take long for the ministers led by the eldest grandson Wuji to jump out.
"Your Majesty must not, if Your Majesty drives the expedition in person, then there will be no master in the court!"
"Yes, Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, and you can't easily get into danger."
"Weichen seconded the proposal, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"
Hearing their words, Li Shimin immediately frowned.
"I can take the prince's tank, there is absolutely no danger, as for the lack of owners in the court, don't worry, after I set off, I can let the prince supervise the country."
What the? Let me imprison the country? Isn't that not only to get up early every day, but also to deal with government affairs until late at night?
No, this thing must not be done, it is better to fight Goguryeo than to supervise the country!
Thinking of this, before the courtiers could speak, Gao Ming suddenly couldn't wait to jump out.
"Father, the emperor must not, the son is too young, too simple, not only is he sparsely learned, but also has a reckless personality, I am absolutely not good at this kind of thing, so you should come to this prison country!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, the ministers also ordered to agree.
"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is extremely true, the matter of the royal conquest still has to be considered in the long run!"
"Yes, yes, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"
"Weichen seconded!"
Seeing that there were so many people opposing, Li Shimin could only glare at Gao Ming, the culprit, indignantly, and then nodded towards the ministers.
"Okay, since all of you Aiqing have said so, let's stop the matter of the imperial conquest, spread my will, send an envoy to declare war on Goguryeo, and a month later, send troops to Goguryeo!"
"Yes!"
After saying everything that should be said, Li Shimin announced his retirement from the dynasty, and Gao Ming took Huzi back to Furong Garden.
After returning to Furong Garden, Gao Ming told Su Wan'er about the court, and when Su Wan'er heard that Li Shimin sent an envoy to declare war on Goguryeo, she immediately frowned.
"Since my father is no longer in charge, who is the boss this time? Is it the Duke of England or the Duke of Hubei? ”
As she spoke, Su Wan'er's voice trembled a little, and her face was full of worry.
Seeing her expression, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly, and then directly hugged her into his arms.
"Wan'er, you're a smart woman, in fact, you have already guessed right? In the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, except for the old man himself, I am the only one who can be the commander, who called me the Tiance general of the Tang Dynasty? ”
Although Su Wan'er had indeed guessed this result, when Gao Ming told the truth herself, she couldn't help crying.
"Woo woo woo...... Why do you want Lang Jun to go, can't others go? The concubine is so worried, woo woo woo woo ......"
"Alas!"
Looking at Su Wan'er, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, Gao Ming suddenly sighed helplessly, and then gently patted her back.
"If you have gains, you must have to pay, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I enjoy the dignity and glory of one person and ten thousand people, so I naturally have to pay the corresponding obligations for all this, do you want your husband to be a coward who has no responsibility?"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Su Wan'er hurriedly shook her head.
"No, of course the concubine body is not like that, but...... But ......"
"No, but!"
Gao Ming said as he gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then smiled at her.
"I am completely prepared, there will be no accidents, in this world, no one can defeat me except myself, and Goguryeo is naturally no exception!"
Looking at Gao Ming's confident face, Su Wan'er felt a little more relieved, she thought about it, and then bit her lip.
"That'...... Lang Jun, you must promise to be a concubine, don't force yourself, everything is for your own safety, even if it's not for me, it's for our children. ”
Speaking of this, Su Wan'er immediately touched her lower abdomen, and when she saw this scene, Gao Ming was stunned at first, and then her eyes widened.
"Wan'er, what do you mean...... Say...... I'm going to be a dad? ”
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Su Wan'er suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, and immediately gave him a roll of the eyes.
"What did Lang Jun say? It's like being a father for the first time. ”
"Uh......"
Gao Ming originally wanted to say that he was really a father for the first time, but when he thought of his cheap sons Li Xiang and Li Ju, he could only quickly change his words.
"That...... You heard me wrong, I just said 'I'm going to be a dad again', hehe...... Hey, hey, hey......"
Su Wan'er: "......"