Chapter 12: Lord Mao's counterattack

But at this moment, Song Jing and He Zhizhang, who had not spoken out for a long time, may have seen the snubbing and embarrassment of the crown prince Li Ying, and the two of them unanimously admonished Li Longji, "Sage, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was originally invited by the two ministers to discuss various matters of Fengzen Mount Tai today, why don't you also take this opportunity to take the test together?" ”

Li Longji comprehended, and even raised his hand to signal Li Ying to speak closely. "Ying'er, He Lao, Song Xiang is your enlightenment teacher, but he has always praised you, so why don't you talk about the deep meaning of this friendly policy, you have a steady temperament and will definitely not be as bad as this rebel, so that Zhang Qing can relax his heart!"

"Oh, that kid will first throw away the wilderness and say his general opinion, if there is anything inappropriate, forget his father and several adults will not hesitate to correct him!"

After Li Ying spoke, Li Mao hurriedly ran to Concubine Wu Hui's side cross-legged and snuggled up to drink tea again and again, but what Li Mao didn't expect was that Mother Wu, who had always been gentle and amiable, was uncharacteristically pulling his ears at this moment and refusing to let go.

"Fellows who don't have a long memory, haven't you heard your father's reprimand just now? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to talk now, don't learn it well, the mud can't support the things on the wall......" "Ah...... Yes...... A-Niang hurts...... Let go, boy? ”

"Aifei, what kind of anger are you, I ...... I didn't mean that! Let go! "Well, isn't the concubine still thinking about disciplining Mao'er for San Lang? You can't look at it, you can't look at it! If it weren't for a few adults praising my Mao'er for her intelligence today, the concubine would really think that Mao'er is an idiot who only knows how to mess around......"

"Huh...... You...... You...... I don't want to say that the hat is enough......" Li Longji said again, and hurriedly grabbed Concubine Wu Hui's little hands and soothed them softly.

And Li Ying stood there, her little face was blue and red for a while, and for a while she didn't open her mouth, and she didn't open her mouth, and finally if it wasn't for Zhang Shuo's deliberate reminder, I'm afraid he would really be stunned like this.

"Father, the child thinks that the main purpose of the policy of harmony is to mediate the war between the two families, so that the people in the country can recuperate for a short period of time, and then enhance the national strength to fill the treasury, although this law is not a big country dignity, but under the multi-faceted interests and power is also the least costly, one of the best methods, in addition, this policy, is not unique to my Tang Dynasty, as early as the Han Dynasty, the second emperor of Wenjing in order not to let the war occur frequently, the people have a chance to breathe, and the Xiongnu single Yu and relatives many times, because there is the dormant cultivation of the two emperors, so after Emperor Wu, there will be a thousand years of merit of the Han army sweeping Mobei and smashing the Yellow Dragon......"

"Yes, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is exactly what the old minister thinks, although the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have been fighting continuously for a hundred years, but when the policy of peace and proximity is exercised, it is the main period when the national strength of my Tang Dynasty continues to grow, so it seems that the policy of Suijin is still not the best time to discard it at this time!"

Zhang said that the old man probably recovered a lot of physical strength after drinking a few hot teas, so when Li Ying talked about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he did not hesitate to express his praise, and after he praised it, the other two old men also couldn't wait to nod in agreement.

On the contrary, Li Longji, who Li Ying was most eager to be praised, stared at Li Mao without saying a word at the moment, and his eyes were full of a little playfulness, as if he was waiting to see Li Mao's joke in this special way.

"Father, why do you keep staring at the child like this! Strange and cautious, the prince's brother said it very well, and the main function of the friendly strategy is to do the greatest thing at the least cost......"

"Oh? You kid used to bow your head and admit defeat, I thought you would have a different opinion? Haha......"

"Brother Mao, you have won the award, in fact, my brother just heard what you said and seemed to have a different opinion, today we gathered together to talk about state affairs, without the many rules of the court meeting, you can express your heart directly, vomit as soon as possible, and don't worry about my brother I blame you!"

"Ying'er, you're right, as the prince, brother, you should have such a bearing and tolerant amount, you will be so cowardly, I'm afraid it's not that you're running out of words, just now you are still imposing to get rid of Tubo and then hurry...... Haha......"

After Li Longji laughed like this, even Song Jing, He Zhizhang and others shook their heads with smiles, but in this way, Mother Wu, who was sitting on the side, looked a little ugly, so that the eyes that looked at the crown prince Li Ying became much sharper.

And Concubine Wu Hui's change is exactly what Li Mao is most unwilling to see, after all, the terrible thing about this woman in the future will surprise everyone present.

In addition, the reason why Li Mao chose to be silent and hesitant at this moment was not because Li Longji imagined, what kind of donkey skills were poor, but because the three old men suddenly dragged poor Li Ying into this complex vortex halfway, which Li Mao never expected, he originally just wanted to face Li Longji and talk about dealing with Tubo, and then attract his little attention.

But now that the crown prince Li Ying is so crossed, the direction of the plot is completely reversed, and the firing object has changed from Li Longji to the prince Li Ying in an instant, so Li Mao immediately figured out the result of his debate.

Because no matter whether he wins or loses, this will be the beginning of the tragedy of fratricide, but in the current situation, Li Mao also knows that he is already difficult to ride a tiger, even if he is willing to throw away his face and pretend to be stupid to admit defeat, and then use this way to show weakness to ease relations with the crown prince Li Ying, but the thoughtful mother sitting behind him may also be resentful and speed up to deal with several princes.

Looking back on the original historical trend and imagining the tragedy of Li Ying's three brothers being killed by Concubine Wu Hui one after another, Li Mao couldn't help but sigh in silence, but his performance caused Li Longji to laugh more and more.

"Haha...... Okay, okay, it's not difficult for you to be a father, you kid don't be so empty-eyed and forgetful in the future, understand? In the future, you will have to learn more closely with your prince brother, understand? ”

"Father, when I was in harmony, I was recuperating in the Tang Dynasty, so isn't Tubo also accumulating strength? And every time I get married, there are tens of thousands of things to marry in the imperial court, skilled craftsmen, ancient books, and medical classics...... It's all giveaway, and the child can't understand why he marries my Tang princess every time he Tubo marries me? ”

Li Mao's sudden questioning caught Li Longji a little off guard, and after a moment's pause, he hurriedly stared at Li Mao to hide his embarrassment.

"This? I am in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tibetan barbarians are naturally flocking to it, and I can't wait for the whole people to learn from my Tang Dynasty style, and a little dowry is the bearing of my ceremonial state, which is ......nothing" Although Li Longji replied quickly, his voice was obviously lowered a lot, because the people present were all first-class intelligent people, and they couldn't hear Li Mao's voice.

Is that really the case? If the Tibetan thieves really admired me, why did Tang Feng attack again every three hundred or seventy-seven years and attack our borders? In this way, will not all the former dowry items be used by the enemy? ”

"This ...... This...... What else can you wonder, of course, that Tibetan thief is a barbarian, and there is no faith at all, well, if you have any different opinions, just say it! There's no need to ask me in such a weird way, I ...... I can't argue with you! Seeing Li Longji bowing his head, Zhang said that the old man hurriedly appeared again and looked at Li Mao.

"His Royal Highness King Shou has a unique vision, in a word, in fact, Your Highness you said this, not only the saints, but also the old ministers, etc., are also well aware, the Tibetan barbarians have always been able to fight, but they can't fight to ask for peace, beggar, and then get some benefits, this is Yangmou, the saint he also had thought about sending and the army, will be a battle to determine the future, but the difficulties are as His Royal Highness said before, Tubo is located in the high cold, not only occupies the advantages of the terrain, and the clansmen are good at horse warfare, the two weigh each other, then and the pro may not be the next policy, Your Highness? Once the war starts, the whole country will be mobilized, and it will be the tens of millions of people in Datang who will suffer......"

Old man Zhang said with emotion, and the meaning of helplessness was even more imminent, from small talk to this kind of heart-to-heart situation, the previous pleasant atmosphere in the hall also became heavy all of a sudden, Li Longji was the first to raise his glass and drink it again and again, as if the tea bowl was not filled with clear tea at this moment, but the bitter wine that could soothe the mood.

Li Mao nodded a few times to himself, as if he agreed with Zhang Shuo's statement, but when he sat quietly for only ten seconds, he continued to open his mouth and go up, because he clearly understood that only by making that cement today and forcibly pushing it into the national defense budget of Datang, then he himself would be better recognized and valued by Li Longji in the next few days, otherwise judging from the daily operation of Li Sanlang, a guy with a childhood shadow and psychological distortion, he would not say what he wanted to do in the future. I'm afraid that if I make a little technological invention, I will be killed by him.

"Zhang Xiang, you are revealing your sympathetic invitation to the people of the Tang Dynasty between the lines, about this, this king is really sympathetic, but have you ever thought about which is more important than the temporary peace or the eternal peace? In order to guard against the invasion of Tibet, my Datang almost raised half of the country's army, stationed at the border at all times, so such a huge team, who is there to support the military pay and equipment over the years, not the blood and sweat of countless hard-working people in my Datang, it is important for us to love the people in the temple, but this king thinks that the policy of governance should also be cautious, I don't know a small governance just collar, a slight miss is a thousand miles wrong, if there is a deviation in the national policy......"

"This ...... His Royal Highness King Shou, the old minister also said just now, this is something that you know you can't do! If His Royal Highness has any good plans in his chest right now, the old ministers are willing to listen to them! ”