In the Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin was discussing with the ministers how to deal with the family's plan, when someone suddenly came to report and interrupted their discussion.

"Silla and Goguryeo came at the same time?" Li Shimin frowned.

From the time of the establishment of the state power of Goguryeo and Silla, the war between the two countries has hardly stopped, almost every year in small wars and every few years.

And Goguryeo has always been a thorn in Li Shimin's heart, why? Looking at the map, Goguryeo is like a knife stuck in the throat of a rooster, can it make Li Shimin comfortable?

Of course, this is a joke, and what really makes Li Shimin feel unhappy is that Goguryeo is an agrarian country!

That's right, his state system is very similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, which relied on agriculture to build the country, and had a stable logistical support and political and military system.

To put it bluntly, it was a small Tang Dynasty.

The nomads in the north have a great deal of randomness, they live on free-range cattle and sheep, they have no fixed residence, no stable logistical supplies, and often live a life of meal by meal.

Therefore, in Li Shimin's view, the biggest threat to the nomads in the north is their instantaneous explosive power, if once the war starts, their combat effectiveness is very strong at the beginning, but the time to fight is long-lasting, that is, the time to compete for national strength.

At this time, the nomads had no logistical supplies, and sooner or later they would be defeated.

But Goguryeo is different!

They have complete logistical supplies, grow rice and wheat, and have the conditions to fight a protracted war. Moreover, the people of Goguryeo are fierce, and their combat power should not be underestimated.

Once their battles with the Sui Dynasty can be seen. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty devoted all his strength to launch two large-scale attacks of hundreds of thousands of people in a row, but he did not defeat such a small country as Goguryeo, but instead lost tens of thousands of soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and returned in disgrace, which shows the strength of their combat effectiveness.

In addition, the climatic conditions and terrain of Goguryeo are very restrictive, and July is the rainy season, with heavy rains and muddy roads, which affects the march. August, September, February and March is the cold season, and the weather is cold and freezing, which affects the combat strength of the troops and the supply of grain and grass.

It can be said that Goguryeo is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a difficult bone to gnaw, and Li Shimin doesn't know how many times he can't sleep staring at the map of Goguryeo.

In the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the Tang Dynasty, except for the south side that is a little more stable, none of the other three directions makes Li Shimin feel at ease.

Hearing the arrival of the Goguryeo envoys this time, Li Shimin also had a little headache.

Why a headache? Isn't the visit of an envoy a good thing for peace?

In fact, Goguryeo ostensibly paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty and bowed down to its vassals, but secretly built fortifications on the border with the Tang Dynasty, obviously preparing for future wars.

But Li Shimin still can't do anything about him, everyone has come to pay tribute and come to claim his ministers, how can you let me send troops to attack him?

Therefore, Li Shimin felt a headache when he heard that the envoys of Goguryeo were coming, because it meant that he had to perform a good show of benevolence and gentlemen in front of the envoys against his will.

"Goguryeo... Goguryeo... When the order went down, the Goguryeo envoys disappeared for the time being, and I received the Silla envoys first. ”

As soon as the words fell, Wei Zheng jumped out to stop: "Your Majesty, no!" Goguryeo and Silla are both vassal states of our Tang Dynasty, and at this time, the two countries sent envoys at the same time, how can Your Majesty favor one over the other? If it causes a misunderstanding between the envoys of the two countries, how should Your Majesty solve it? Taking a step back, if the envoys of the two countries do not feel that there is anything, but it reaches the ears of the envoys of other countries, it is also a bad thing. I hope Your Majesty will think twice! ”

Li Shimin listened to Wei Zheng's words, and a wave of evil fire sparked in his heart, wanting to attack, and finally endured this breath.

Wei Zheng is good at admonishment, and Li Shimin once praised Wei Zheng, such as "With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed properly; With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses. ”

This classic remark was what Li Shimin said to Wei Zheng.

However, after sitting on the throne for a long time and getting along with Wei Zheng for a long time, Li Shimin gradually felt that something was not good.

Because Wei Zheng is too wide, any trivial things, as long as he doesn't like it, he has to take care of it, even Li Shimin raised a bird to play, he had to be nagged by him, what do you mean by this emperor?

Therefore, Li Shimin's attitude towards Wei Zheng has gradually changed, from humble advice at the beginning to impatience now.

"Wei Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I have made up my mind, the matter of the Lu family is almost discussed, before I make the next move, please don't do it. Alright, you guys disperse, I want to meet with the Silla envoys. ”

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows, and was about to say something, but was pulled by the eldest grandson Wuji on the side, and shook his head at him slightly, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Wei Zheng glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then saw Li Shimin with a cold expression on the dragon chair, and finally sighed, didn't say anything, and left silently with the other ministers after saluting.

In less than a stick of incense, the Silla envoys entered the palace to meet Li Shimin with a hint of pride.

This time, the Silla envoys came to visit the Tang Dynasty on the orders of the Queen of Silla.

The last time the Silla envoy was assassinated, Li Shimin in order to compensate the Queen of Silla, he was sealed and sent gold and silver treasures. After receiving such a great favor, the queen of Silla must send someone to think about it.

So this time, Queen Silla presented another peerless jewel. It's not a night pearl, but it's not much less valuable than a night pearl.

Li Shimin was obviously very pleasantly surprised to receive this gift, and after carefully studying the jewel for a while, he was amazed by this thing, and with a wave of his hand, it was a thousand taels of silver in return.

"Your Majesty, Weichen came this time, in fact, for one thing." The Silla envoy said respectfully.

"Oh?" Li Shimin put down the orb, handed it to the eunuch on the side, and asked, "What's the matter, just say it." ”

The envoy suddenly knelt on the ground with a "plop", touched his head to the ground, and shouted sadly: "Your Majesty, in recent years, Goguryeo and Baekje have continued to intrude on the border of my Silla, making my Silla people miserable, and I hope that Your Majesty can uphold justice for Silla!" ”

Li Shimin's face gradually became gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "I know that Goguryeo has not been very peaceful recently, and often sends troops to harass you, so... How do you want me to do justice for you? ”

The Silla envoy slammed his head on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty to send troops to attack Goguryeo and alleviate the danger of Silla!" ”

Quiet! The temple suddenly fell into a deathly silence!

Li Shimin did not speak, and the Silla envoys did not dare to look up at Li Shimin. The two sides just maintained an eerie atmosphere.

After a long time, Li Shimin broke the silence with a light cough.

"It's very important to send troops, I can't be the master for a while, you better go back first, let me think about it."

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