The hot summer has finally passed, the weather is slowly getting colder, and it is the harvest season of the year, compared with last year's natural disasters, this year's Guanzhong area is still smooth, and even for the entire Datang, only the south has suffered some floods, and other places have not suffered much disaster, it seems that even God is helping Datang. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A year's recuperation, coupled with the promotion of sweet potatoes and corn, two high-yield crops, made Datang harvest enough food at once, but Li Shimin was very calm, on the surface Datang was still very calm, and few people knew about the preparation to attack the Turks, but under this calm surface, there was a turbulent dark tide.

After the autumn harvest, Li Shimin once again summoned the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Xiu to the Liangyi Palace, and as soon as the two of them came in, Li Shimin immediately took out a copy of the fold and handed it to the two of them and said, "You two look at this!" ”

Li Xiu was busy with the autumn harvest, after all, there were too many sweet potatoes and corn harvested this year, and he also needed guidance from the Ministry of Agriculture, but he didn't expect to be suddenly summoned here by Li Shimin, and let them watch the recital, which made him a little strange.

"Jieli Khan was extravagant and brutal, killing the loyal and good, and being close to the traitor, this is one of them; Xue Yantuo and other tribes have defected, this is the second; Turkli, Tuoshe, and Desire Valley were all offended by Jieli and had no place to be ashamed, and the third ......" The eldest grandson Wuji also read out the content of the fold in a low voice at this time, and Li Xiu next to him also became more and more surprised the more he looked at it, because this was Zhang Gongjin's request for Li Shimin to send troops to the Turks, and also listed six reasons for the defeat of the Turks, each of which was very pertinent.

"Your Majesty, does this Zhang Gongjin know about attacking the Turks?" After Li Xiu read this recital, he couldn't help but be surprised at the moment, it is said that the matter of attacking the Turks is extremely secret, except for the three of them in the palace, others don't know at all, in fact, Li Shimin has always planned that he will not announce this matter until he really sends troops, so as to achieve the effect of the surprise attack.

"Only the three of us know about this matter, I have never told anyone, and I have done a very secret job in preparing for the war before, even Fang Xuanling and they only thought that the imperial court was going to expand the army, and they didn't know that they were going to attack the Turks!" Li Shimin said with a light smile at this time.

"In this way, Zhang Gongjin should have seen that the Turks were weak, so he persuaded His Majesty to send troops to attack, but it coincided with His Majesty!" The eldest grandson Wuji also smiled at this time.

Zhang Gongjin was able to make such a judgment, it is not surprising, firstly, he guarded the frontier and saw the situation of the Turks very clearly, and secondly, he was brave and strategic, when Li Shimin was ready to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, he was hesitant in his heart, and even wanted to ask God to ask for divination, but after Zhang Gongjin knew, he threw the turtle shell of the fortune teller into the ground, and did not believe in any ghosts and gods at all, and said that even if the result of divination was not good, would he not launch a coup d'état? This also made Li Shimin finally firm up his determination to launch the Xuanwu Gate.

"Zhang Gongjin is really far-sighted, and each of the six reasons listed to attack the Turks is extremely abundant, so now is indeed ripe!" Li Xiu finally said at this time, he really hadn't paid attention to Zhang Gongjin before, but now it seems that this person is a rare talent, at least Cheng Yanjin and others don't have his vision.

However, Li Xiu was also strange in his heart, with Zhang Gongjin's talent, his status in history in the future should not be worse than Cheng Yanjin and others, and I heard that he was still very young, only in his thirties, but although he was one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, except for some strength in attacking the Turks, he didn't hear much of his name later, but he was not as active as Cheng Yanjin and others, which is a little strange.

Li Xiu couldn't understand that Zhang Gongjin's status in history was not as good as Cheng Biting Jin and others, in fact, what he didn't know was that Zhang Gongjin's talent was indeed stronger than Cheng Biting Jin and others, but his lifespan was far worse than that of Cheng Biting Jin and others, and Zhang Gongjin in history died in the sixth year of Zhenguan, and he was less than forty years old when he died, so it can be said that he died young, but his ability was not as good as his Cheng Biting Jin and others lived longer, and participated in a series of external campaigns in the Tang Dynasty, so his fame was naturally greater than Zhang Gongjin.

"Haha~, I think the same way, Zhang Gongjin has a long-term vision, even he said that the time to attack the Turks has come, and I am more confident!" Li Shimin also laughed at this time and said, although the Turkic civil strife has greatly reduced Jieli's strength, but the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and Datang still took the initiative to attack the Turks on the unfamiliar grassland, which made Li Shimin not confident that he could win.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now is also the time to officially prepare for the dispatch of troops, even if we have made preparations before, but if we want the army to set off, it will take a period of time to integrate, in addition to logistical preparations, etc., these will take time, and if it enters winter, in case the grass is closed due to snow disasters, I am afraid it will cause great difficulties to the army, so it is better to attack the Turks sooner rather than later!" The eldest grandson Wuji said solemnly at this time.

Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, the food is very sufficient, and there is still a period of time before winter, which used to be the best time for the Turks to go south, and for the Tang Dynasty, if they want to attack the Turks, they can finally choose this time, and it is even best to end the use of troops against the Turks during this time, so as to avoid affecting the actions of the army due to the cold of winter.

"Your Majesty, the minister also agrees to immediately raise troops to attack the Turks!" Li Xiu also said solemnly at this time, although he knew that in the original history, Li Shimin was the Turks who attacked during the late winter and early spring, but now the history has been changed by him, and no matter from any point of view, now is a good time to attack the Turks, so he is also in favor of advancing the time of the attack.

Hearing what the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Xiu both said, Li Shimin couldn't help but show an ambitious expression, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, immediately summon Li Jing into the palace!" ”

Li Jing was the candidate for the main general that Li Shimin and Li Xiu had discussed a long time ago, and he was originally guarded outside, but a month ago, he was transferred back by Li Shimin, mainly to summon him at any time, and then appoint him as the chief general of this attack on the Turks, and discuss with him the details of the attack on the Turks, so that he can better realize Li Shimin's military goals.

After receiving Li Shimin's summons, Li Jing also entered the palace immediately, but when he came to the Liangyi Hall and found that Li Xiu was also in the palace, his face showed a little embarrassment.