Chapter 50: What is missing is backbone
Chen Fei obviously saw that Li Shimin had actually made a move. Li Shimin is now the crown prince, and he is one step away from becoming the emperor. And at this time, the Turks came, if you want to say that war broke out at this time, who would be the biggest loss for An? I'm afraid it's Li Shimin. Li Shimin is almost an emperor now, and Li Shimin doesn't want to take risks.
Don't look at Li Shimin as a general, but if you want to talk about identity, Li Shimin is also an out-and-out politician. Li Shimin now thinks of the same idea as those civil officials, that is, he is about to dominate the world, and peace is about to begin, and he himself defeated Li Jiancheng and became the crown prince. He was one step away from becoming an emperor and reached the pinnacle of his life. If you don't want to take risks the most at this time, it is Li Shimin. At this time, in case, even if it is a risk, Li Shimin does not want to take it.
Now the Turks are so good at time card, these civil officials want to be a founding hero peacefully, and Li Shimin also wants to be peaceful as soon as possible and be able to enjoy the wealth of the emperor. So now in fact, Li Shimin doesn't want to fight, the reason why he mobilized local troops to come to King Qin, in addition to ensuring his own safety, there is also another that is, to collect local military power. Now the consolidation of local military power has been achieved, but the problem of the Turks has not been solved. But now the Turks don't want to attack Chang'an City, but they want Datang to send a county lord and 10 million yuan to go, and this Li Shimin is actually a little moved. If you can send a daughter to the Turks, and give some money to the Turks, then the Turks can withdraw their troops, and it is not impossible.
As an emperor, Li Shimin will never feel sorry for any daughter, let alone any wealth. As long as he can sit on the throne, then he will be willing to give it. Although the chances of the Turks attacking Chang'an are very small, they are afraid of what happens! This is the case in case of an opportunity, so Li Shimin is at this point in time, Li Shimin really doesn't want to take the risk in case. Therefore, Li Shimin began to be silent, and he already had the idea of agreeing. This is also the thinking of a politician, so Li Shimin has now changed from a general to a politician.
Chen Fei took the initiative to come out and said, "Prince, the minister wants to settle an account with everyone!" There is something about what will happen if my Datang sends the county lord this time and sends 10 million yuan to the Turks? ”
"Say it!" Li Shimin replied.
And Chen Fei immediately said: "Your Majesty, send a county lord, that is, the crown prince's daughter, that is just a daughter." It doesn't cost much to raise a daughter, and judging from the cost of the royal family, it won't exceed 10,000 yuan. So, that's not much. ”
"Nonsense, how can the emperor's children's affection be calculated by money?" Yu Wenshi said.
And Chen Fei immediately said: "Then if you marry a county lord to a Turk, how much is her relationship with the prince's children worth?" And how much is the county lord's homesickness worth? Also, if she marries a county lord, how much are her tears worth? ”
"Then, because peace was exchanged for peace, then the blood of my Tang soldiers will be hit? How much are these things worth? If peace is pinned on a woman, then how much is the dignity of my Tang Dynasty soldiers worth? Then, the people of the Tang Dynasty ...... "Chen Fei is ready to do the same calculation to see if those civil officials are ashamed."
"Enough! Needless to say, these are things that don't have a shadow, you don't have to say it. Li Shimin suddenly said loudly.
Li Shimin is weak-hearted, in fact, he also wants to sacrifice a daughter, but now that Chen Fei has been counted down in such a series, Li Shimin is also a little annoyed and angry. However, Chen Fei also said reasonably, so he couldn't say anything, so he could only drink Chen Fei.
"My daughter of the Tang Dynasty must sacrifice for my Datang, this is their innate responsibility. Therefore, no one can evade responsibility, so it is understandable that the prince married a county lord in the past. Yu Wenshi added.
And the civil officials also nodded silently, obviously agreeing with this statement. After all, in ancient times, the role of the princess was also used to win people over. Either to win over those officials and nobles, or to win over foreigners, so princesses rarely have the right to choose their own marriage. So everyone heard about the kiss, this is not something that cannot be accepted. And they have a precedent, that is, there was a precedent of harmony during the Han Dynasty, so as latecomers, they don't think they will have any problems.
"Your Majesty, what about the 10 million yuan? Don't you think it's too much? Chen Fei asked.
However, Yu Wenshi said: "If you want to fight, then hundreds of thousands of troops also need to be rewarded, and the city walls must also be repaired." It is even necessary to buy the people's food stockpiles, which require a lot of costs. Therefore, even if it is to defend the city, the cost of such a battle of hundreds of thousands of people is not necessarily less than that of directly giving it to the Turks. And defending the city still has to die, and the Turks will not die! ”
This Yu Wenshi and his righteous words are righteous, obviously since it will cost money, then defending the city will kill people, and then the Turks can save peace and will not cause casualties, which is naturally a good deal for the Turks. This seems to be no problem, but if he can, Chen Fei really wants to trample this grandson to death!
"Prince, is that what you mean by this Yu Wenshiji?" Chen Fei suddenly asked.
Yu Wenshi was furious: "You actually dare to question the prince, what is your identity?" An eight-rank petty official, dare to question the prince? ”
Chen Fei was not afraid, but said, "Prince, is this what you mean?" ”
"This ......" Li Shimin was also a little hesitant, as if he couldn't answer.
Chen Fei immediately understood that Li Shimin still didn't want to fight, after all, the person who was about to become the emperor was of course unlikely to be willing to take risks. This is also human nature, once people reach the time of success, it is inevitable that courage and backbone will be lost. Even if it is Li Shimin, he is still alone, so he naturally does not want to take risks. It is actually human nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil. But Chen Fei couldn't accept the compensation for affinity.
Chen Fei took off his official hat, then put it on his left hand, and said, "Prince, if you insist on sending the county lord to send Nagong to make peace, then what hope do I have for Datang?" If it is a government with no backbone and no blood, it doesn't matter if Lao Tzu is an official! ”
Chen Fei immediately threw his official hat on the ground in the Taiji Palace, and then said: "If you are a spineless official and serve a king who has no courage and backbone, I will not serve!" ”