Du He also set his eyes on Wei Zheng.

He knew that the lord and faction were all headed by Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng was the kind of official who believed in governance, and it was his creed that he could not fight without fighting. He may not be as pedantic as Kong Yingda, but his surname is also quite stubborn.

I said that I was defeated by just some shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and only he was the real boss and the boss behind the scenes.

He had not spoken, not as a compromise, but as a more favorable statement.

Wei Zheng saw that everyone was waiting for him to speak, and said unhurriedly: "General Du is well-read, quick-witted, and his mouth is hanging over the river, he is really a model for the younger generation!" Wei Zheng admired, but it seemed to be a little off-topic. Whether to fight Gaochang or not, whether this matter is successful or not is a major military and political matter, what does it have to do with benevolence, benevolence, and Confucianism! ”

He said in confusion, his thick face full of dazed expression.

When Du Hedan heard this, he also secretly screamed.

Wei Zheng is worthy of being a person who has left a great name in history, ten times more powerful than the previous ones, and he is easy to talk about, so he beat the arrogance of the Lord and the faction. But Wei Zheng's words immediately reversed all the disadvantages.

A sentence "Whether you fight Gaochang or not, whether this matter is successful or not is a major military and political matter, what does it have to do with benevolence, benevolence, and Confucianism!" Directly made Du He's previous big phone call invalid, indicating that what they said was wrong and had no practical meaning at all.

Although Wei Zheng did not take any advantage, he pulled the advantages and disadvantages to a new starting line, and no one could take advantage of it.

Many ministers in the hall looked at each other one by one, secretly scolding Wei Zheng for being shameless.

Benevolence and morality are the most powerful weapons of the Lord and the faction, in the past, everything was pulled to benevolence and morality, but now that they have met an opponent, benevolence and morality cannot be explained, so there is a person who has nothing to do with benevolence and morality, and everything is left behind.

"Hey, hey, hey! Lao Wei, you can't be like this, what are you called, it's cheap. In ordinary times, one by one, benevolence and morality, but now I can't stand it, so I say that it has nothing to do with benevolence, righteousness and morality? Others hid their contempt in their hearts, but Cheng Yanjin couldn't hide his words, and scolded him directly.

Du He's heart is happy!

Wei Zheng also vaguely showed three black lines on his forehead, but ignored them.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty didn't even think they heard it, it seemed that one by one they had become immune to Cheng Biting Jin, a hun person, and they all did it: he didn't seem to be there, and there was him as if he didn't have his supreme realm.

Cheng Yanjin saw that no one paid attention to him, and he didn't care, he was used to it.

Li Shimin looked at his love-hate courtier with a big head and said, "Then what is Wei Aiqing's opinion?" ”

"Gao Jian can't say it, but there are a few words I want to ask General Du!" Wei Zheng calmly bowed to Li Shimin, and then asked Du Hedao: "I don't know how much General Du knows about Gao Chang, and how much does he know about the current situation in my dynasty?" ”

Faced with this figure whose prestige was not inferior to that of his father and the eldest grandson, the old fox, Du He did not dare to be careless, and did not answer directly, but just lowered his head and pondered.

Wei Zheng continued: "You also know the importance of the Silk Road to our Tang Dynasty, and together with this war, the Silk Road will be completely cut off. Have you ever thought about what a heavy blow this is to my Datang economy? In addition, my Tang Dynasty has just fought with Tubo, and the national grain inventory is not sufficient, and now I have to go on an expedition, can this grain and grass be supplied? In addition, in this battle, our army does not occupy the sky, does not occupy the land, in case of an accident during the crusade, what kind of consequences will be caused by the defeat of our Datang, this General Du does not know and has he thought about it? ”

Wei Zheng slowly asked three questions gently, his words were not sharp, but they were unusually heavy, because this is the truth!

"If we don't solve these problems and rush to send troops, can we really achieve the desired results?" Wei Zheng's words were not tempting, "If you don't use the sword soldiers, with the power of my Tang Dynasty, it doesn't take half a month, and Lu Wentai will spit out all the plundered property twice, and then ensure that the Silk Road can be passed." ”

Du He was stunned, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes, but he quickly recovered and said, "Lord Wei, what kind of crooked logic are you?" I almost fooled you, I don't deny it, what you said is very beneficial to the development of my Datang, but what you did made my Datang lose its prestige and lose the prestige of the overlord of the world. I don't deny that your three questions do get to the point, but as long as I, Datang, can win Gaochang within half a year, all problems will be solved. ”

"You said that once the war starts, the Silk Road will be completely cut off, and my Datang economy will be dealt a fatal blow, but as long as Gaochang is pacified within half a year, the loss will not be too big, and at the same time, the money and materials in the Gaochang treasury can make up for everything. You also said that whether the grain and grass can be supplied, although I don't know the geometry of my Datang grain and grass, but there will never be no grain and grass for half a year. In the end, you said that if we were defeated, the status of my Datang in the hearts of all ethnic groups would plummet, but as long as we won, it would not be in the way? ”

Wei Zheng couldn't imagine that Du He would walk out of the [***] formation he had laid so easily, and there was a hint of approval in his eyes, and he said: "Isn't war like child's play, and how can you say that you will win?" ”

Du He took a step forward, saluted the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and then confidently said to Li Shimin in the palace: "Your Majesty." For Gaochang, the minister has some opinions, and I want to spit it out! ”

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and smiled, his eyes were full of encouragement, and he raised his hand and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Du He turned around, faced this civil and military official, stretched out his fist and raised his voice: "Recently, I have read some books about Gaochang and learned some things about Gaochang. In my opinion, Gaochang has five major advantages, namely city, people, finance, aid, and Taoism. With each word he spoke, he stretched out one finger and spread all five fingers.

"This first, the city, refers to the city" he stretched out a finger again and said: "Gaochang is different from the general Western domain clan, they implement the county system like our ancients, there are five big cities alone, namely Gaochang, Tiandi, Jiaohe, Puchang and Tianshan City, among which the royal city Gaochang and the second largest city Jiaohe are the places where the kings of Gaochang must be repaired in the past dynasties, after more than 300 years of repair, on the solidity of the city, it may not be as good as my Tang Dynasty's Chang'an Luoyang, but it will not be much inferior." The seating place is also a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, after hundreds of years of wind and rain, it has never been lost. If Gaochang is to be captured, these two cities will be the biggest threat. ”

"Second, the people, refers to Baixin!" He took out another finger and said: "Gaochang is the only country in the Western Regions with our Han nationality as the main body, according to the book, since the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains has been in turmoil, resulting in a large number of people from the Qin Yong area immigrating into the relatively calm Hexi region. Later, Fu Jian went east to level six states, wanted to cross the west of the river, and the map had the Western Regions, and sent tens of thousands of troops to the west to seek Pingliangzhou. As a result, the previous wave of displaced people who flocked to Hexi, coupled with the newly joined local residents of Hexi, including the Dunhuang Zhang, Suo, Ma, Song and other prominent families, and the surnames of Longxi Koji and Zhao moved westward into Gaochang on a large scale again. Together with the Han Tuntian officials who had settled here before, the soldiers left behind in the west, and the officials stationed in the west, they merged and constituted the main ethnic group of Gaochang State. In the contact with foreign races in the Western Regions, these Han people deeply felt the way of survival in the Western Regions, in which the strong are divided into chiefs and heroes, the weak are subordinate to others, and the people are strong and strong. So in Gaochang. 'Murder pays death, there is no other prohibition', as long as you don't kill, everything depends on strength to speak. Therefore, the people of Gaochang regard death in battle as auspicious, and the end of illness as ominous. Gaochang Hanmin, who followed the ancient style, although there were not many troops, were all brave and good at fighting. ”

"Third, wealth, this wealth is naturally worth money! Gaochang is not only second to none in military power, but also rich in national finances. In addition to the Silk Road's convenient transportation and trade taxes, natural resources are also abundant. Book of Wei. Gaochang Biography "Cloud: "Gaochang has a warm climate, fertile soil, grain and wheat are ripe at one year, silkworms, more five fruits, and lacquer." There are grass called sheep thorns, and honey is born on them. And the taste is very good. Divert water to irrigate the fields. Out of the red salt, its taste is very beautiful, there is white salt, its shape is like jade, Gaochang people take it as a pillow, tribute to China. So Gaochang's financial resources are quite abundant, even now I don't understand, why Gaochang robbed the Silk Road, I think they don't lack these money and things, I'm afraid there is something else in it! ”

Duhe continued: "Fourth, alliance, refers to allies. The Koji dynasty and the Western Turks have always had a very close relationship, and in addition to intermarrying with each other, the two also have common political and economic interests. The Western Turkic Ebilu Khan also amassed heavy troops in the Khan Futu City, and fought with Gaochang as horns, and assumed a posture of being ready to join forces with Gaochang to meet any enemy at any time. ”

"Fifth, the way, is the way! Gaochang has a natural geographical advantage, from the Yiwu border to the Gaochang border there are more than 400 miles, these more than 400 miles of roads are extremely difficult, the climate is impermanent, and the logistics support task is arduous. I haven't counted the journey of the army from Shazhou to Yumen here! There are moraines of sand and few people, as you must know. ”

"So......" His gaze swept over the crowd, and he said categorically: "If I, Datang, want to go to Gaochang, these five regiments must be overcome!" ”

Some of his remarks were recorded in the books that Li Shimin gave him, and some of them were inquired from An Longma's mouth, and he summed up all his understanding of Gaochang in five words: "city, people, finance, aid, and Tao".

He had prepared it beforehand, so the cash was almost perfect.

His understanding of Gao Chang not only made Wei Zheng and Chu Suiliang stunned, but even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were surprised, and Li Shimin couldn't imagine it, his mouth was grinning and his face was happy.

Cheng Biting Jin's face was depressed, and he shouted: "Du family boy, what are you talking about!" Why do you say that Gao Chang is so difficult to beat, which side of the person are you? ”

Du He smiled confidently: "Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, since you know the advantages of others, why is it difficult to break it?" ”

(To be continued)