"Okay, according to what Zhong Aiqing said, for the majesty of my Tang Dynasty, in order to return peace to the border people, and even more so to return justice to the people. I decided to send troops to Tuguhun. However, Sun Tzu has clouds, and the major affairs of the country of soldiers are also. Therefore, let's discuss carefully how to send troops."

After listening to everyone's speeches, Li Shimin, of course, pushed the boat along the river and decided to send troops to Tuyuhun. There is nothing to discuss about this matter, and the main thing to study is the question of how to send troops.

"Your Majesty, my Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and I have always paid attention to etiquette before soldiers. If the troops are sent in such a hasty manner, it is likely to attract criticism. When the time comes, there will definitely be endless arguments in the court. Therefore, the minister thought that before sending troops, it was best to send the envoy to Tuyuhun for some negotiations. If the time comes, Tuyuhun is still arrogant and unreasonable, and it will not be too late for us to send troops again."

Just after Li Shimin finished speaking, Wei Zheng took it up and said to Li Shimin. This made Li Shimin's face suddenly become a little bad, but soon, he regained his composure. I scolded myself in my heart, a little too calm. What Wei Zheng said is indeed likely to happen.

After all, such a big thing, when the time comes, will definitely be announced at the court. Everyone else is easy to say, but those old pedants are a bunch of brainless people. It will definitely be full of benevolence, righteousness, morality and so on. If you insist on sending troops directly, you don't know what kind of mess you will make when the time comes.

Just like what happened to Li Feng last time, at the beginning, everyone was suppressed by Li Feng's arrogant and tough methods, coupled with Li Shimin's quick action, there was no trouble. However, afterwards, Li Shimin was not less upset about this matter.

"Lord Wei thought about it very much, but. It doesn't hurt to send a few envoys. From the minister's point of view, Tuyuhun is used to being arrogant, and when the time comes, he will definitely not bow his head. It just so happens that it takes some time to prepare for the troops. Moreover, sending envoys can also make Tuyuhun paralyzed, and when the time comes, he will definitely be underprepared. Good for me Datang"

Seeing that Li Shimin's face was a little depressed, Fang Xuanling immediately spoke.

"Well, Wei Aiqing and Fang Aiqing, they are reasonable. This matter will be tomorrow morning. Then agree on the candidates. ”

After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and then he nodded in agreement. Indeed, as Fang Xuanling said, if this matter is done well, it will not only make those old scholars have nothing to say. It can also make Tugu Hun convenient and paralyzed.

For Fu Yun, the king of Tuyuhun, Li Shimin knows too well. He was a haughty and arrogant man. I want him to bow his head. That's just impossible. Besides, Datang has endured it for so many years, and has also developed a culture of Tuguhun being arrogant and unreasonable, arrogant and arrogant. They will bow down and confess their sins. That's the weird thing.

As for that, so it goes. Whether the envoys sent will be in danger or not, Li Shimin doesn't care. It's a big deal, when the time comes, whoever makes a lot of trouble will let whoever go.

In these matters, the generals sitting on the side did not say a word. As the saying goes, there is a precedence in learning the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry. They are generals, and they are experts in leading troops to fight. However, when it comes to these intrigues, they are no match for these ministers sitting opposite.

However, after all, war is a big thing, and there are so many things involved, and it is not as simple as just fighting. Therefore, in every discussion of this war, these ministers must be indispensable.

"Your Majesty, although it is imperative to send troops to Tuyuhun this time, the minister is a little worried, that Tubo country and Tuyuhun are next to each other, which can be described as cold lips and teeth. If they send troops to aid Tuyuhun, it will inevitably make their strength greater. Therefore, we must be well prepared."

Until this time, Du Ruhui, who had not spoken, said with a worried face.

"Well, I have considered this matter in detail, and it is unlikely that Tubo will send troops to aid Tuyuhun. There are three reasons for this.

"First, its strength is insufficient, and it will not easily provoke my Datang. Although since Songtsen Gampo ascended the throne, he began to try his best to govern the Tubo State, but governing the country is not an overnight thing, compared to my Tang Dynasty, their strength is far apart, and they will not provoke my Tang Dynasty for the sake of Tuguhun. ”

Second, Tubo and Tuyuhun have always been at odds, and even have far-reaching hatred. Hate and beware of each other. Even if the Tubo State was willing to send troops, Fu Yun did not dare to borrow troops from it. ”

"Third, and the most important reason, Tubo Gen is not worried, my Datang will attack them. Since they knew that our Datang would not pose a threat to them, what reason did they have to participate in such a dangerous war? Such a harmless and unprofitable thing would never be done by the wise Songtsen Gampo. ”

After hearing Du Ruhui's words, Li Shimin immediately shook his head and began to say, Obviously, he was not worried about the dispatch of troops from the Tubo State.

"Your Majesty forgives the courage of your ministers, may I ask Your Majesty, why do you think that if you identify the Tubo Kingdom, you must think that my Tang Dynasty is harmless to it?"

After hearing Li Shimin's analysis, everyone can understand the first two reasons. However, the first two reasons are not enough, you must know that once the Tang Dynasty captures Tuyuhun, then Tubo will lose the barrier of Tuyuhun. The Tang Dynasty can directly threaten the Tubo State.

Moreover, as Li Shimin just said, the current strength of the Tang Dynasty is stronger than that of the Tubo State. In this way, they will inevitably make a desperate gamble and risk death. As long as the forces of the two countries are combined and they occupy a favorable position, when the time comes, it is not certain who will die.

After all, in the face of life and death, national hatred, what is this. Between countries, there are only interests, and nothing else.

Unless, as Li Shimin said, the Tubo State decided that even if the Tang Dynasty occupied Tuyuhun, it would not pose a threat to it. In that case, they would definitely not care if Tuyuhun lived or died. No fool would do a thankless job. What's more, if you're not careful, you can still get yourself in.

"Hehe, speaking of which, I learned about this when I was chatting with King Yong. Because, as long as my soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrive in the country of Tubo, most of them will have physical problems, or even lose their combat power completely. If my Tang Dynasty really attacked the Tubo Kingdom, wouldn't this be self-defeating?"

After hearing Du Ruhui's words, Li Shimin immediately said with a smile on his face.

"Ah...... Why is this not adaptable? ”

When everyone heard Li Shimin's words, they were immediately startled, thinking to themselves, if this is really the case, it will be really scary. It's just that they can't figure out the reason for this.

"Well, so can you say that. According to Yuoh, this is called altitude sickness. The meaning probably means that the country of Tibet, where it is located, is extremely high. After ordinary people go up, the body will have various adverse reactions, such as headache, dizziness, vomiting, and weakness. I didn't ask the specific reason. However, I have sent someone to investigate it thoroughly, and it is exactly as the Brave King said. ”

This so-called altitude sickness was indeed heard by Li Shimin and Li Feng when they were chatting. When he heard this, he was shocked, and when he returned, he immediately sent someone to investigate in detail. As an ambitious king, all the countries around him are his imaginary enemies. How could he not look up such important information? Sure enough, the results of the investigation were the same as what Li Feng said.

As for why Li Shimin didn't know the specific reason, of course, Li Feng didn't bother to explain it to him in detail.

"There is such a strange thing, well, in this way, the possibility of this Tibetan country sending troops is indeed extremely low. However, Your Majesty, in this case, after this Tubo, it will become a big trouble for my Datang henchmen. ”

After hearing Li Shimin say this, Du Ruhui and the others were surprised for a while, and they also recognized Li Shimin's judgment. However, soon, Du Ruhui immediately began to worry more again.

This time, the Tubo State did not send troops, because their strength was not good, and even more because it was unprofitable. But what about after that. After they slowly develop, with such a natural barrier, wouldn't they beat you if they want to, but if they can't beat them and return home, you can't do anything about it.

"This Du Aiqing doesn't have to worry, there is a solution to this matter. As Du Aiqing said, this is just a kind of adaptation, just get used to it. As long as I am Datang, I occupy Tuyuhun. Although the topography of Tuyuhun is not as good as that of Tubo, there are some places that are not far behind. When the time comes, as long as the soldiers are stationed there for a year and a half, they will be able to adapt to that climate."

At this time, Li Shimin suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart. After all, this feeling of being flaunting in front of people is something that everyone likes. What's more, in front of these knowledgeable and ghostly ministers, it feels even better.

"Hehe, the minister has been taught today"

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Du Ruhui suddenly looked very humble, saluted Li Shimin, and then sat back in his place.

"In this attack on Tuyuhun, I am not worried about the Tubo State, but a little worried about the Turks. Although, the last time Dingxiang, the battle of Yinshan, defeated and captured Jieli, and severely damaged the Turks, and then, the Turks fell into civil strife. However, the Turks, who grew up on horseback since childhood, are fierce and aggressive. Adult men, with a little training, can become good soldiers. Therefore, in the Turkic country, the strength of the army is still not to be underestimated. ”

"Therefore, in order to avoid accidents, the battle of Tuyuhun must be resolved quickly to prevent any accidents on the Turkic side."

"Based on this consideration, this expedition to Tuyuhun is still led by the pharmacist, what do you think of Aiqing?"

Indeed, Li Shimin was not worried about the Tibetan side, but worried about the Turks. In order to ensure that the war could end as soon as possible, he had already decided in his heart that Li Jing would be directly in charge.

Of course, everyone will have no opinion on Li Shimin's proposal. You must know that this Li Jing is the god of the Tang Dynasty, he is in charge, who dares to say anything.