"Ling Wen'er, you tell me again, why didn't the beggar Zhongxiang take the bait!" Song Lingwen recounted in detail what he had seen and heard in the Ya tribe, and also specifically mentioned the dream of the beggar statue of the big leader of the Ya tribe.

"Your Majesty! The beggar is clearly in the name of the gods to mythologize his status, hum! Pretending to be a ghost, a newborn unweaned child, just born and said that the stars in the sky fell and reincarnated, what a thing! Dare to compare with my Chinese Holy Sect! Your Majesty! The beggar Zhong is like this man with eagle eyes, and he also said that his son is holding a piece of coagulated blood like a saber in his hand! This is the rhythm of the war against us Li Tang! If this person is not eliminated as soon as possible, it will definitely be my Datang in the future! Li Jiancheng smiled and said in his heart - Ling Wen! I appreciate the attitude of being prepared for danger in times of peace, but this ghost and god thing must not be taken lightly. Moreover, this Da Zuorong is really not an ordinary person, he was the founding monarch of the Bohai Kingdom later. With the help of the capital left by his father, the beggar Zhongxiang, he founded the Bohai regime in the northeast!

"Lingwen! Don't underestimate your opponents, know that you can only overwhelm them in battle if you value them strategically and be wary of them tactically! Never defy your opponents. We must remember the truth that proud soldiers will be defeated! Song Lingwen lowered his head:

"Yes! Your Majesty! Wechen did lose his words. Seeing Song Lingwen's depressed appearance, Li Jiancheng gently patted Song Lingwen's shoulder.

"Lingwen! Don't be discouraged! You're young! It's not uncommon to experience setbacks! Don't be discouraged by this little thing. You still have a long way to go! Now it's not as good as back then, back then, Mi Ming was the chief envoy of the Lujiang Palace, in fact, the pressure on the bright side was blocked by Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, to help you block, and I solved the trouble in the dark, and now, you are also a court official. Don't lose your fighting spirit because you can't do something well. You know, you're the young talent I discovered when I was in Hedong! From the time I became the eldest prince of Tang Guogong, you have followed me all the way! After going through so many ups and downs, I still have a lot of ways to go before I ascend the throne, if you don't want to go down with me! Then you resign! I will give you a good salary! Someone who can't keep up with me! I won't wait for him! Li Jiancheng knows that Song Lingwen is loyal and cautious! However, if you are not under enough pressure, you often need someone to protect you, but you also need to beat it often! Most importantly, Song Lingwen is involved in the pattern of today's imperial court. Since Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, the distribution of hundreds of officials in the imperial court is as follows: there is a noble group headed by the military nobles of Guanlong, a group of princes and heroes under Li Jiancheng's original hands, and a group of generals composed of the former Qin King Li Shimin, Zhao King Li Yuanba, and Qi King Li Yuanji's old department. These groups were divided into several factions, for example, the Guanlong aristocratic group was divided into the former Sui subordinate group and the Li Yuan meritorious group group, and the prince meritorious group was divided into the noble old faction headed by Li Gang, Yu Zhining, Wang Gui and others, and the commoner faction originally recruited by Li Jiancheng in the Hedong area. The civilian faction is divided into the old faction of Wei Zheng, Xu Jingzong, Di Zhixun, Huang Wenqing and Di Renjie, Song Lingwen, Xue Rengui and other young Zhuang factions, plus Li Jiancheng carried out the imperial examination, so that there are more connections in each faction, but there are also more turmoil, however, the biggest trend is that the forces in the entire court are reintegrating, and the general group composed of Li Shimin, King of Qin, Li Yuanba, King of Zhao, and Li Yuanji, King of Qi, is merging with Li Jiancheng's original prince because of the war launched by Li Jiancheng. Now the main contradiction is the Guanlong aristocratic clique and the Li Jianchengchen clique. Li Yuan has retired to the Emperor Taishang, making the original Li Yuan Meritorious Group and the former Sui Group slowly squeezed out and impacted. And it was precisely because of this impact that at the court meeting that day, the Longxi Dou family and the Dugu family Mingli hoped that Li Jiancheng would agree to marry Xue Yantuo's new Khan Bazhuo, as well as Ashina Nishu, Ashina Sheer and others, in fact, it was to use this incident to secretly vent his dissatisfaction that he would leave the center of power. And within Li Jianchengchen's clique, the struggle is also going on. Wei Zheng, Xu Jingzong, Di Zhixun and other new upstarts secretly had some contradictions, Pei Kuan and Qu Tugai were a little jealous of Di Renjie's powerful position, and only Song Lingwen remained neutral and did not participate in any struggle. Therefore, Song Lingwen must not be out, and he must not let others cause a storm in the court again with Song Lingwen's out. After Song Lingwen heard Li Jiancheng's half-threatening and half-encouraging words, a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead!

"Your Majesty! The minister must redouble his efforts to live up to your high expectations! Li Jiancheng nodded.

"Go down first! I'm going to ask you to go to the Tartar tribe and talk to them again! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! Wechen retires! After Song Lingwen left, Li Jiancheng sighed:

"The world says that the emperor is good, but in fact, sometimes, being an emperor is really tiring!" Li Jiancheng issued an order to Mingyu's father-in-law:

"Mingyu! Quickly pass the decree, and order Yu Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Di Renjie, Xu Jingzong and several other adults to enter the palace to see me quickly! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! After Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Di Renjie, Xu Jingzong and others entered the palace, Li Jiancheng Wei Zheng, Xu Jingzong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Di Renjie said:

"Everyone! I was wrong! I was really wrong! ”

"I underestimated the ambitions of the beggars! Originally, I thought that I would use the method of dealing with the Xueyantuo Khanate and the empty Juelu in exchange for the war between the Ya tribe and Goguryeo, but what I didn't expect was that the Ya tribe was not fooled, not only was it not fooled, but it also made territorial claims to me! I was so careless! After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xu Jingzong, Di Renjie and others immediately knelt down:

"Wait for a capital offense!" Li Jiancheng hurriedly helped Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Di Renjie, Xu Jingzong and others up.

"Hey! Everyone, love Qing! Hurry up, please! It's all my fault. Li Jiancheng understands that as a king, he must be strong many times, but many times, he has to be weak and pretend to be pitiful, so that the ministers and capable ministers under him can work together! Especially in the pre-Sui period, Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo in eastern Liaodong made the powerful Great Sui go up in smoke. This time, Song Lingwen's envoy was unfavorable, and it was difficult to guarantee that no one would make a fuss in the court.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I have an idea in my heart, and I hope to hear your opinions! ”

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"I pondered for a long time, and felt that I still agreed to the conditions of the Ya tribe and formed an alliance with them! When the time comes, that's it, whoever knocked down the land will be who's own! ”

"Your Majesty! The minister was afraid that Goguryeo was insatiable, and, according to Song Lingwen, the leader of the Ya tribe, begging Zhongxiang, also claimed to be another species of Goguryeo, and the minister was afraid that the Jin tribe would secretly collude with Goguryeo on the grounds that it was another species of Goguryeo on the grounds that it was another species of Goguryeo, and help Goguryeo resist our Tang Dynasty! If Goguryeo and the Tatar tribe really collude together, I'm afraid it's not my blessing for the Tang Dynasty! Xu Jingzong first voiced his suspicions.

"Your Majesty! I don't think this will necessarily happen! ”

"Lord Wei! You say, it doesn't have to happen! Then please ask your reason. ”

"Your Majesty! You must know that there were a lot of Goguryeo slaves sent by the Tatar people to our Li Tang, and the Tatar people made a lot of money, not to mention, if we don't spend money on their lives, furs, deer antlers and other things, and don't send the cloth, salt, sugar, grain and other things they need, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Goguryeo people to survive the cruel winter in the northeast. ”

"Huh! What Master Wei said is indeed reasonable, but don't forget, there is a saying among the people, called the death of the Zhang butcher, do you eat hairy pigs? Besides, without our trade, wouldn't they be able to pass through Goguryeo? ”

"What Lord Xu said is reasonable, but, judging from Song Lingwen's statement, the beggar Zhongxiang is an ambitious person, and an ambitious person is also a rational person, when the time comes, and Goguryeo occupies Baekje and Silla, is it difficult to guarantee that Goguryeo will not annex the Jin tribe?"

"Lord Xu, but don't forget, our Li Tang is also going to annex the Ya tribe, and if the beggar Zhongxiang proposes to tear the earth and seal the king, it is because he doesn't believe us, so in my opinion, the beggar Zhongxiang is likely to secretly collude with Goguryeo, or, when attacking Goguryeo with us, he will fight back!" As soon as Xu Jingzong said this, everyone present, including Li Jiancheng, frowned - this kind of thing is very likely. Wei Zheng knew that if he entangled with Xu Jingzong on this issue, he would end up in a disadvantageous position. However, Wei Zheng is not an incompetent person.

"Lord Xu, there are many things that are just like doing business, as long as the people who do business with you think that you have absolute capital, then this business will definitely not be able to run." Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng:

"Hyun Sung, what do you think of?" Wei Zheng tidied up his clothes and knelt respectfully in front of Li Jiancheng:

"Your Majesty! With all due respect, there are three things that are needed for a great war—soldiers, generals, and military rations. Soldiers, with the military strength of my Datang, it is really a gesture to transfer hundreds of thousands of troops, military rations, although Your Majesty has only been on the throne for several years, but, to support the Central Plains folk business, now my Datang merchants are like clouds, and the military food and salary are sufficient, but now, the generals that our army can take are mostly concentrated in the west and north, and now the situation in the west and north makes it difficult for these generals to mobilize to the east! ”