Yuan Tiangang said: "Your Majesty, Mount Tai's sealing of Zen is a grand event for the ages, and your achievements are far superior to the ancient emperors." No amount of grandeur is enough to highlight your great deeds.

But there is one thing that Poor Dao thinks is a little inappropriate. ”

Li Shimin asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Yuan Tiangang said: "To organize such a grand celebration, the identity of the operator should be consistent with it, the identity of a county king is inevitably too low, at least it should be the identity of a prince, otherwise, it will inevitably make people feel that there is a fly in the ointment." ”

Li Shimin understood what Yuan Tiangang meant, he wanted to take the opportunity to restore Li Tai's status as a prince.

The relationship between people and the depth of their feelings are not determined by factors such as people's talents, knowledge, cultivation and achievements. Among the princes, Li Shimin admires the crown prince Li Su the most, but Li Tai is the favorite.

Although Li Tai has done many outrageous things, none of them are aimed at Li Shimin, so it does not affect the relationship between Li Shimin and him.

Li Tai was belittled, and Li Shimin just wanted to give an explanation to the crown prince Li Su and the ministers. With the passage of time, the past has gradually faded, and Li Shimin has been looking for opportunities to prepare to restore Li Tai's status as a prince. Yuan Tiangang's proposal hit his heart.

However, Li Tai did things in the past, which was a little too much, and Li Shimin had to consider the feelings of the crown prince Li Su and the ministers, so he did not immediately express his position on Yuan Tiangang's words.

He pondered for a moment and said, "You go down first, and the matter of sealing the Zen ceremony will be done according to your opinions." ”

Li Tai and Yuan Tiangang saluted and withdrew.

On the way, Li Tai asked, "Daoist, what do you think of this matter?" Will my father agree? ”

Yuan Tiangang was a famous astronomer, astrologer, forecaster and physiognomist in the early Tang Dynasty, and he once predicted the fate of Tang Dynasty celebrities such as Du Yan, Wang Qi, Wei Ting, Zhang Xingcheng, and Ma Zhou.

Li Shimin once asked Yuan Tiangang to tell a fortune and ask about his lifespan. Yuan Tiangang said that he couldn't see the situation of Li Shimin after the age of 52. When Li Shimin died, he was 52 years old.

Li Tai was very convinced of Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang, who was dressed in Taoist uniform, twisted his gray beard and said, "Is there a time when what the poor Taoist said is inaccurate? ”

Li Tai said respectfully: "The Taoist is my god man, and what he says is naturally true. ”

Yuan Tiangang said: "Your Highness, rest assured, there will be news soon." ”

After Li Tai and Yuan Tiangang left, Li Shimin looked at the drawing again, smiled with satisfaction, and called Cen Wenwen and asked him to put the drawing away. Said to him: "You go and call Wei Zheng." ”

After a while, Wei Zheng came, but he didn't come alone, and he was accompanied by Chi Gong, the secretary of the military department.

Wei Chigong said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the Japanese slave country is so bold that he actually killed the envoy sent by Niu Jinda to negotiate. As he spoke, he handed over Niu Jinda's recital.

After reading the recital, Li Shimin sneered, and was very unhappy in his heart. He was preparing to hold a ceremony to seal Zen here, but the Japanese slaves actually blocked him, if this did not destroy the Japanese slave country, he would not have the face to hold any ceremony.

He came to Wei Zheng to discuss the canonization of Li Tai, but now he has no heart to talk about this matter anymore. He sent people to call Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji and others to discuss the matter of sending troops to the Japanese slave country.

Because his righteous son Hou Yingjie was trapped on Kyushu Island, Hou Junji was anxious, and he said: "Your Majesty, the Japanese slaves simply don't know whether they are alive or dead, and they dare to kill my Tang Dynasty's negotiation envoys, which is a naked contempt for my Tang Dynasty's Tianwei."

The minister suggested that he simply mobilize a large army and destroy it. The minister asked for orders to lead the troops to the battle. ”

Li Jing is old and thinks that he will have fewer opportunities to lead his troops to fight in the future, and now that there is such an opportunity, he should not seize it quickly.

He said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that this Japanese slave used to send troops to harass Silla and Baekje, and sometimes to harass the coastal areas of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Jing is the chief of the general staff, and as long as there is a war, he will have something to do, and he will be able to guarantee his status in the army.

Wei Chigong supported the opinions of Li Jing and Hou Junji.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng thought that the imperial court had just finished fighting Goguryeo and should recuperate. However, there is no other way to go for such a problem as killing the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, and war is necessary.

Therefore, they were also in favor of sending troops to the Japanese slave state.

During this time, Li Shimin was immersed in the glory of the first emperor of the ages, and the little Japanese slave country dared to despise his heavenly power so much, and he was already furious.

He had already made up his mind that he would send troops even if everyone was against it. Now seeing that everyone agrees, he felt a little more relaxed, and said: "Okay, since everyone agrees, let's study the specific plan for sending troops." ”

Li Shimin sent people to spread out a map of the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, and everyone discussed it together.

At this moment, the recital of the crown prince Li Su arrived.

He had already requisitioned the navy of Jiangnan Province, and the navy of Shandong Province and Huaibei Province along the way, led by Cheng Chumo and Liu Renliang, went to Pusan Port to join Wang Baosheng's navy of Hebei Province.

In his recital, he suggested that if the imperial court sent someone to the Korean Peninsula to preside over the overall situation, it would be arranged by the imperial court. If the imperial court did not send people, Xue Rengui would be the commander-in-chief of this war.

He had already authorized Xue Rengui to serve as the interim commander-in-chief, and if the imperial court sent someone to go, he would hand over the command to someone appointed by the imperial court.

Li Jing said: "The minister thinks that instead of sending people from Chang'an to the Korean Peninsula, it will be delayed for a lot of time just on the road. Xue Rengui has made rapid progress over the years and is a rare military talent. He should be up to the task. ”

Although Xue Rengui was young, he had excellent performances in previous wars, and he also left a deep impression on Li Shimin in the recent war against Goguryeo.

Li Shimin asked, "What are your opinions?" ”

Except for Hou Junji, everyone nodded in agreement. Hou Junji is really not at ease because his son is on Kyushu Island. However, Xue Rengui was recommended by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he had no opinion.

He thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a reluctant feeling, the minister wants to participate in this war, and after the minister goes, obey Xue Rengui's command." ”

Li Shimin understands his mood and thinks that under the current situation, he is not in Chang'an, and the ministry is operating as usual. It was better to fulfill him, so he agreed to Hou Junji's request.

Hou Junji was so anxious that he rushed to the Korean Peninsula that afternoon.

Because of the affairs of the Japanese slave country, the matter of Li Tai's canonization of the prince was no longer followed, and Yuan Tiangang was also very unhappy.

He felt that the crown prince Li Su was his nemesis, and he was secretly thinking about how to deal with Li Su in his heart.