When the Li Tang clan relatives in Chang'an and Luoyang and the civil and military officials who stayed in Chang'an heard that Li Jiancheng was going to hold a grand court meeting, everyone was speculating whether something major had happened. It has been almost nine years since Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, except for when he just ascended the throne, Li Jiancheng held a gathering in Chang'an and Luoyang, and the civil and military officials who stayed in Chang'an heard that Li Jiancheng was going to hold a great court meeting, and it was never held again, especially on the day of the great court meeting, many Li Tang's clan relatives and civil and military officials saw that the principals of the four major merchants were also coming here to participate in the great court meeting, and immediately realized that Li Jiancheng was going to make a big move - once the four major merchants appeared, it was very likely to start a new war. The four major merchants are now the largest slave traders in the world, and they are also the largest logistics dealers in Li Tang's army. Li Tang's army, especially the army stationed in the grassland, was the largest logistical buyer of the four major merchants and the largest supplier of slaves. The four major merchants provided the garrisons and their families on the grassland with the cloth, salt, and tea they needed. And the payment for the goods is the subjects of those defeated tribes on the steppe. There are ministers who are familiar with the four major merchants, Li Tangzong personally inquired about the family members of the four major merchants:

"Evergrande is in charge, do you know what the inside story is?"

"Gong Da is in charge, why don't you come to Chang'an to get together at my house!?"

"Zhang Da is in charge, Guanzhong is not as good as Jiangnan, is there any important goods this time?"

"Lu Da is in charge, is there any secret decree from the emperor?" Even the businessman of the Qilu Cao family, who came with the Qilu Heng family, was surrounded by a group of people and asked:

"Cao Da is in charge, your sister is the concubine next to the emperor, can you reveal a little in advance." The businessman of the Cao family also shook his head ignorantly-just kidding, although Cao Yuyan was favored, Li Jiancheng had never talked about his affairs in the harem. And, listening to Cao Yuyan, several eunuchs and palace maids in the palace who exchanged news were killed by Li Jiancheng under the pretext of being caned. Everyone didn't hear anything about the four major merchants, so they slowly leaned towards Da Zongzheng and Youwang Li Ming.

"Da Zongzheng, you are the emperor's closest brother, please talk about it!" Li Ying has experienced so many turmoil and so many bloody storms, and she has long held the purpose of talking less and kowtowing more. Others wanted to ask something, but Li Ying was like a wood carving, silent, and the others wanted to ask something from Li Jin's mouth, but Li Ying just didn't answer. At this time, Mingyu's father-in-law beside Li Jiancheng appeared:

"The emperor has arrived, and the ministers have entered the Hajj to see him!"

"See Your Majesty!"

"All the ministers are flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Jiancheng looked at the people standing under his throne.

"Humph! Ladies and gentlemen! Since I ascended the throne, it has been rare to meet with you, and this time I gathered you together because there is news in the steppe that the Xueyanta Khanate and the Western Turks are now in a mess, and Ashina Niyi, Ashina Sheer, as well as the new Khan Duomi Khan within Xue Yantuo, and the Tumidu Khan of the Hui have all proposed marriage to me. Moreover, in the east, the situation in the Liaodong area also began to change, Goguryeo coup d'état, since Yuan Taizuo led the Goguryeo army to resist the invasion of the Sui Dynasty, the Yuan family in Goguryeo is in full swing, after the death of Yuan Taizuo, Yuan Taizuo's son Yuan Gai Suwen inherited his father's position as the Great Lu, still in charge of the military and political power of Goguryeo. King Yeryo of Goguryeo and his ministers planned to get rid of some of the powerful generals in Goguryeo, and were the first to take out the most threatening threat to his throne. When Su Wen learned of King Rongliu's plans, he invited King Rongliu and his ministers to inspect his army and host a feast. At the banquet, Yuan Gai Suwen killed 100 ministers of King Rongliu, and then broke into the palace to kill King Rongliu and divide the body, and did not hold a funeral for King Rongliu. After that, Yuangai Suwen proclaimed himself the "Great Mo Lizhi", and established the nephew of the king of Rongliu, Gao Zang, as the king and regent. The King of Gozang is in vain, and the military power and state affairs are all controlled by Yuangai Suwen. In order to consolidate his position and divert contradictions, Yuangai Suwen prepared to wage war again. No, Baekje and Silla also sent people to ask me for help. In addition, I would like to tell you a piece of news, the adopted daughter of the former Hyoyi King Li Zhiyuan is the daughter of King Jinpyeong of Silla, King Jinpyeong, Kim Deman, because of some turmoil in Silla, Li Zhiyuan adopted Kindman by his side because of his friend's righteousness, and now, King Jinpyeong of Silla invited Jindeman to return to China to take the throne, I have agreed to his request, and I have been named the lord of Lelang, led the king of Silla, and worshiped as the pillar country, and has asked King Xiaoyi to send Jindeman back to China. However, Silla and Baekje's requests for help were a bit difficult for me to grasp. No, this time I held a court meeting, just to hear your opinions, for the marriage proposal of the countries on the steppe, do I agree or not? Also, Baekje and Silla still won't be saved. After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, everyone present had mixed reactions. It can be heard from Li Jiancheng's words that Li Jiancheng will definitely use troops abroad again. However, the happiest are the military generals left behind in the DPRK and the four major merchants who came to Chang'an. Through Li Jiancheng's continuous outward wars, many martial arts families have been achieved, and the military has received a large number of rewards from top to bottom, of course, many wars are not Li Jiancheng is willing to fight. The Li and Tang merchants, led by the four major merchants, had already made huge profits by borrowing war funds from Li Jiancheng, providing the garrisons and their families on the grassland with the cloth, salt, tea, and snow sugar they needed, and dumping a large number of commodities that could not be consumed in the Central Plains. The slave trade, which bought and sold women and children from the steppes, made a lot of money for the merchants. However, the war on the steppe continued, and the population on the steppe became smaller and smaller. Moreover, the price difference between the slaves on the steppe was more than half that of the slaves plundered from Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, and slowly, the merchants of Li Tang set their eyes on Goguryeo. And Goguryeo also became wary of the Ya people, which made it even more difficult for the supply of goods from the four major merchants. As businessmen, they see money above all else. Nowadays, the four major merchants are more interested in using troops against Goguryeo. However, as a businessman, although Li Jiancheng gave knighthoods to the heads of the merchant families who came to the court today, many people are still spies of the Qilin Secret Guard. However, in the eyes of orthodox officials, merchants are purely ninth-rate trades, and even if you have money, even the daughter of the Cao family has entered Li Jiancheng's harem. Still can't get into the eyes of these officials and aristocrats. As a result, the four major merchants and the Cao family all looked at Li Jiancheng directly. I hope to know if the sword in Li Jiancheng's hand will pierce the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje!?

"Hmmm! Speak! Li Jiancheng saw that the ministers and generals of the Manchu Dynasty were looking at him, and he couldn't help but roar. Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, he was a little angry, and everyone knelt down and didn't speak. In fact, it is no wonder that after Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, most of them were arbitrary, and even if they were to discuss with someone, they were only discussed on a small scale, and they were rarely discussed on such a large scale. Therefore, in addition, this time there are not only the upstarts promoted by Li Jiancheng after he ascended the throne, but also the old ministers who went home together after Li Yuan's abdication, and today's topic also involves the direction of Li Tang's army. And the upstarts after Li Jiancheng ascended the throne were also a little undecided, the atmosphere was a little cold, and Li Jiancheng's face was a little ugly. At this moment, a voice broke the cold atmosphere.

"Your Majesty! Minister Xu Jingzong has a word! ”

"Speak!"

"Your Majesty! Now that Baekje has asked for help from our country, it is already a vassal country of our dynasty! And the future lord of Silla is the lord of our court, and the little mouse of Goguryeo dares to offend the authority of our great country, and the minister thinks that our dynasty should be a volunteer soldier and raise troops to defeat Goguryeo. ”

"Chen Dou Yan thinks it's impossible! Since ancient times, the sage has taken righteousness! That Goguryeo did not invade our country, but our country invaded other countries with rude soldiers, and the minister felt that it was rude! ”

"Lord Dou's words are wrong! When the Northern Wei Dynasty had just split into the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty, Goguryeo colluded with the Turks, invaded Youzhou, and kidnapped tens of thousands of people! During the Northern Qi Dynasty, Goguryeo once again invaded Beizhou, killed Beizhou Assassin History, and slaughtered the city! During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the former Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo colluded with the traitor Gao Baoning to plunder the counties of Hebei. Tens of thousands of people were killed! Excuse me, Lord Dou! These things are real!? Dou Yan was speechless for a while! Xu Jingzong was about to ask, but someone interrupted:

"Your Majesty! Chen Dugu Changning wants to ask Lord Xu, please ask Your Majesty for permission! Li Jiancheng nodded.

"Lord Xu! Goguryeo is hateful, but they are only itchy skin moss, and they are not broken. And my Central Plains has always been the western and northern barbarians, at the beginning of the Wuhu chaos, the Guanzhong area was occupied by the Hu people, Chang'an became a ruin, those Hu people are from the Western Regions and the northern grassland! And Goguryeo is just looting, besides, now that my Tang Dynasty is strong, Goguryeo has just experienced turmoil in the country, and in order to consolidate its strength, it attacked a small country like Silla Baekje. There is a way since ancient times: no profit if you don't cut down! Besides. The Turks and us are feuding, and now that the Eastern Turks have died, we should take advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation to take the Western Turks into our pockets and open up the ancient silk road by the way, which is the best policy! Dugu Changning said this, Li Jiancheng was a little tempted - Li Tang faced the western and northern frontiers, it can be said that since the unification of Qin Shi Huang, has been a great trouble for the Central Plains, Qin and Han dynasties, the Xiongnu located in the west and north of the Central Plains have been enemies of the Central Plains, and then to the Western Han Dynasty Emperor Wu hit the Xiongnu royal court, captured the Xiongnu Da Dan Yu's state minister, clan uncle and others, so that the Xiongnu people retreated to Mobei, the Central Plains and the grassland peoples entanglement lasted for hundreds of years, clans, Qian, Qiang, Xiongnu, Rounan, Turkic, Xianbei and other ethnic groups. constantly competed with the Central Plains people and established their own dynasty. That period of history has always been a hidden pain for the people of the Central Plains. In addition, since the opening of the Silk Road in the Western Han Dynasty, since then, whether or not to control the Western Regions has become an important indicator of whether a country is strong or not. Li Jiancheng's heart slowly leaned to the west.