On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the holiday of the Tang Dynasty officials ended. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe Imperial Court held its first court meeting of the new year.

As the secretary general of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Zhongshu Shilang Cen summarized the work plans of various ministries and made a government work report for the new year.

The report is long and boring. The officials of the various ministries are very clear about their own work, and they do not need to read the Cen text. It is not the work of this department, and it has nothing to do with officials of other ministries. As a result, everyone is coping and a lot of people are drowsy.

At this moment, a side report came: a large number of Xue Yantuo's cavalry appeared on the border of Longyou Road and Guannei Province, and there were already skirmishes on the border.

Needless to ask, this was arranged by the Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo tribe, and he wanted to maintain pressure on Datang in order to force Datang to make concessions to him.

The Khan Yi man of the Xue Yantuo tribe is in Chang'an, isn't he afraid that he will be detained?

The ancients paid attention to morality, and they had to be famous in war. In particular, Tang Taizong Li Shimin regarded himself as a hero and a righteous man, and he disdained to commit such despicable acts. Even if he wants to start a war with the Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo tribe, he will be ordered to withdraw from the Tang Dynasty first, and the two sides will compete on the battlefield.

As soon as the side newspaper came, the ministers were in good spirits, and everyone's attention was focused on this thorny matter.

The generals asked for battle one after another, and they wanted to lead their troops to the battle. Most of the ministers preferred to make peace as soon as possible and settle the dispute with the steppe tribes.

Among the generals, Hou Junji, the general of the right guard, first said: "Your Majesty, Xue Yantuo deceived people too much, and the minister asked to send troops to Xinzhou to attack Xue Yantuo. ”

Su Guogong Cheng also stood up and said: "The minister is also willing to fight." Your Majesty, let your ministers teach those steppe barbarians a lesson. ”

Then, Wei Chigong, Zhang Liang, Changsun Shunde and other generals all asked to fight.

At this time, everyone noticed that Li Jing, the highest-ranking general among the Tang generals, did not express his position.

Li Jing is known as the god of war, and has participated in hundreds of large and small battles, and has almost never tasted defeat. In terms of military talent and military exploits alone, he is the first person in the Tang Dynasty worthy of the name.

Li Jing is a legendary figure, the "third prince of Nezha" in the mythological story is his son, and he himself is also the prototype of the "Tota Heavenly King" in Journey to the West.

At this time, he was silent, his eyes staring at the void in front of him, as if an old monk had settled down.

"Li Jing." At this time, Li Shimin spoke.

"The minister is here." Li Jing hurriedly agreed.

Li Shimin asked: "Li Jing, tell me, how to deal with this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the time is not yet ripe for war at this time. The deployment of the army and the reserve of food and salary are not sufficient, so the minister suggested that it should wait until after this autumn.

However, if the emperor decides to go to war, the minister is willing to lead the troops to the battle. Li Jing said.

At this time, the generals said in unison: "Your Majesty, let's fight." ”

Li Shimin didn't say anything, he asked the eldest grandson Wuji, and said: "The eldest grandson Wuji (on formal occasions, the emperor calls the ministers by their names), you can talk about it." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the Central Plains is different from the grassland, spring ploughing is about to begin, and the war at this time will inevitably affect this spring's farming. Therefore, the minister thought that it was not appropriate to go to war. ”

The ministers echoed the speech of the eldest grandson Wuji.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Li Shimin said: "I also think that it is not appropriate to start a war at this time. However, in the face of Xue Yantuo's pressing step by step, how should this matter be resolved? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." Wei Zheng finally got out of his mouth.

"Wei Zheng, you can say it." Li Shimin said.

Wei Zheng said: "The minister wants to impeach, but he doesn't know who to impeach. His words caused a lot of discussion.

Li Shimin also said a little curiously: "This is fresh, you Wei Zheng has always acted rigorously, and today's words are not like your style." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that someone has abolished the public for personal reasons, but the minister doesn't know who to impeach in this matter." Wei Zheng said.

Li Shimin asked, "Just say it directly." ”

Wei Zheng said: "The princess and relatives are a major event to appease the grassland. The original peace has passed, and the agreed time has passed. Chen believes that this is a kind of dishonesty and damages the credibility of my Datang. ”

At this point, there was silence in the hall. His subtext is so clear that everyone can hear it. This is accusing the emperor, saying that he wants to abolish the harmony because he cherishes his daughter.

"Lord Wei, be cautious." The eldest grandson Wuji reminded.

Sure enough, Li Shimin was angry, and he said, "Are you accusing me?" I ask you, do I not want to make peace as agreed? Xue Yantuo's Yi Nan proposed to marry Xinzhou and the wolf king. Now you are also sending troops to demonstrate on the border, how do you let me get along? ”

Wei Zheng said solemnly: "Yi Nan's request is his own business. Datang should abide by his trustworthiness and only agree to be friendly, and not agree to any other conditions. In doing so, Datang did not lose its righteousness, but also safeguarded Datang's interests.

Yi Nan Festival has branches, and he will lose his trust in the world. If Datang does not meet his other unreasonable demands, and starts a war with Datang, although the minister is a civil minister, he is willing to hold a three-foot Qingfeng sword and die on the battlefield. ”

Wei Zheng held his head high, spoke loudly, and looked resolute.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

There was a voice of support for Wei Zheng in the main hall.

At this time, the crown prince Li Chengqian stood up and spoke, and he said: "Father, ministers, I don't agree with Lord Wei's opinion. ”

Li Shimin said: "Okay, prince, you can say it." ”

Li Chengqian said: "The matter of harmony has already been discussed. However, the Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo tribe temporarily made other unreasonable demands, and he had already broken his promise. Why did Datang still make peace with him? ”

At this time, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, saw that the crown prince Li Chengqian had come out, and immediately aimed their fire at him.

At their behest, their ministers accused the prince of ignoring the overall situation. Those who supported Li Chengqian also joined the battle group one after another. There was chaos in the main hall.

Yesterday, Li Tai, the king of Wei, was humiliated by the crown prince Li Chengqian and others in the teaching workshop, and he had long wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge. He finally couldn't help it and jumped out on his own.

Li Tai said: "Father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's proposal, the sons and ministers do not approve. Erchen understands the painstaking efforts of His Royal Highness the Prince, and as an elder brother, it is understandable to cherish Princess Anning. Even the sons and daughters don't want Princess An Ning to marry into the deserted grassland.

However, compared with the interests of the Tang Dynasty, as a child of the royal family, it is an unshirkable responsibility to pay for the country, even if the sons are asked to do so, the sons will not hesitate to accept it.

Since ancient times, the marriage contract of the people cannot be broken, let alone the harmony that has been announced to the world?

Therefore, the sons and daughters support and pro. ”

Li Shimin's brows furrowed slightly imperceptibly. He turned to Li Ke, the king of Shu, and said, "Li Ke, you can also talk about it." ”

Li Ke, the king of Shu, Li Chengqian, the crown prince, and Li Taiming, the king of Wei, fought in secret, but he and Li Tai were united in the matter of attacking Li Chengqian.

He said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cherishes his relatives and is worthy of admiration, but when it comes to the fate of the Tang Dynasty, the sons agree with the opinions of King Wei and Lord Wei Zheng. ”

Li Tai and Li Ke are very sinister, they both emphasized that Li Chengqian was in a private relationship and cherished Princess Anning, so they objected to the harmony.

The crown prince Li Chengqian was said to be a little anxious, and when he said a word, he was immediately ridiculed by all the ministers.