Hearing that Li Shimin was going to completely wipe out Goguryeo, the ministers who had just quieted down suddenly went crazy again!

"Your Majesty, now that the snow is continuous and the people's livelihood is withering, it is really not a good opportunity to send troops! It's better to let Wei Guogong bring 10,000 soldiers and horses and make plans first! As for the destruction of Goguryeo, it will be a long time to come! ”

Wei Zheng stiffened his face, and stiffened his black face as a counselor.

However, Li Shimin did not listen to his advice this time, but said:

"How long is it coming? Fighter planes are fleeting! Such an opportunity to wipe out Goguryeo in one fell swoop, I am afraid that it will not be encountered in decades! How can it be said that the future is long! ”

"I thought that I should quickly gather troops and horses, Chen soldiers Liaodong, and destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop!"

When the other courtiers saw this, they sang against Li Shimin one after another.

"Your Majesty, what kind of fighter is this! The people have suffered enough from the snow disaster, and now that the disaster relief is not over, how can they take it lightly? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! You want the people to die! ”

"Not to mention anything else, this heavy snow alone will bring many difficulties to the march, and I am afraid that many soldiers will freeze to death and starve to death on the way! Don't start fighting by then, our army will lose more than half! ”

……

The words of the ministers pierced the heart more than one sentence.

almost pointed at his nose and scolded Li Shimin for treating the people like mustard.

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned blue.

Those who dared to talk to themselves so unpolitely, except for Wei Zheng's old horseman, were the courtiers of the family standing behind them.

He was patient and explained:

"My Datang was affected, and Goguryeo was also affected. And they were even more devastated! ”

"Not only that, but you also heard what the soldier said. Goguryeo mutiny, weak national strength! ”

"Now, it's a godsend for the destruction of Goguryeo!"

"If you wait for Goguryeo to recover from this heavy snow, I am afraid it will not be so easy to sweep it away at that time!"

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Jing and the others fell into deep thought.

Oh, yes! They just thought that the Tang Dynasty was seriously affected by the disaster and it was not appropriate to raise sword soldiers, but they forgot that Goguryeo was also deeply affected by the snow disaster, and it was far better than the Tang Dynasty.

What's more, coinciding with the alternation of power, it must be in a hurry.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but have a light in their eyes.

Some even have red eyes and gasping for air in their mouths.

This is the best time to make a contribution and seal your wife's shadow!

Once you miss it, you really have to regret it for life!

However, Wei Zheng's words pulled them back to reality:

"Your Majesty, what you said is true, but as far as I know: my Datang has no surplus grain and grass for the expedition, and all state capitals have opened warehouses to help the victims. There is no surplus of food and grass for military supplies. ”

After a pause, Wei Zheng looked directly at Li Shimin: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how can you fight if you don't have food?" ”

This remark was like a basin of ice water, and the generals who were carried away by their achievements were instantly pulled back to reality.

Yes, how can you fight a war without food?

Not to mention fighting to Goguryeo, even if the army marches in the snow, if there is not enough food and grass, I am afraid that many soldiers will freeze to death on the way.

Wei Zheng's questioning also made Li Shimin frown.

"I can think of a way to deal with food and grass! But this fighter is not to be missed! ”

As the generals died down, those ministers who backed the family began to exert their strength:

"Your Majesty! Zheng Guogong is right! I, Datang, have no food and grass for the East! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! The food under this sky has been consumed by this heavy snow, even if you are the Ninth Five-Year Venerable, there is no way to do it! ”

"Your Majesty, give up the Eastern Crusade!"

"Give it up! Your Majesty. ”

And the representative of the family in the court, the prince of Luguo, Junji, is even more directly rotten:

"Your Majesty, this continuous snowfall, even the landlord's family has no surplus food, what should we fight? What about going to Goguryeo? ”

In the end, the matter of the Eastern Crusade was not resolved under the protests of the ministers.

Li Shimin planned for a long time last night, but now it was like a punch on the cotton, and he was helpless.

After all, this court is not his Li Er's hall.

Although you are the Son of Heaven, there are still many constraints behind it.

As Qin Fan said, the five surnames and seven hopes have been inherited for a long time, and their relationship is like a huge spider web, intricate, and most of the courtiers in the court are included in it to speak for them.

In recent years, although the imperial examination has risen, the system of promoting officials is still the mainstream.

Who pushed the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee up?

Of course, there are rich, powerful, and famous families!

And these officials, can they not speak for the family?

Taking a step back, even if the imperial examination is elected, most of the people who can pass the scientific examination are the children of the family.

After all, in this era when paper is more expensive than gold and knowledge is monopolized, it is no less difficult to rely on the title of the family's gold list than to ascend to the sky!

Even in the Xuanwumen Change, he Li Shimin killed his brother and usurped his father, committing such a taboo, but he was still able to sit on the throne.

Behind it is also because of the support of the Shandong scholars.

But these families were a help at the beginning, but now they have become an obstacle to his governance of Datang!

It can even influence the imperial power to a certain extent!

……

In the eyes of the families, this court meeting was their victory, and they succeeded in dissuading His Majesty from the east.

In this way, the saved people will be able to better cultivate the land and take care of the industry for them.

What they didn't know, however, was that in the imperial study, a small court meeting was being held.

Sun Wuji, the chief of Zhao Guo, Chi Gong, the Duke of E, Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, Qin Qiong, and others are among them.

Previously, the Su Guogong Cheng who was vying for war in the court was also among them.

And the person who presided over this small court meeting was Sikong Du Ruhui.

"Zhong Aiqing said, how to raise the grain and grass for this expedition?"

Li Shimin opened his mouth and threw out the theme of this discussion.

But this is not a simple problem.

Previously, in the early dynasty, some officials proposed that the state capitals of the Tang Dynasty had already relieved the people, and there was no surplus grain and grass at all.

But Li Shimin missed this opportunity like this, and he could never agree, so there was this small court meeting.

But in the face of Li Shimin's inquiry, no one dared to answer.

"Your Majesty, what if you let the civil and military officials donate their salaries? I still have 100 stones of surplus food at home, and I can donate them all! Du Ruhui gritted his teeth and said.

However, Li Shimin vetoed it:

"Raising food in this way is a drop in the bucket, not only is it not enough for the expedition, but it is starving for my humerus. It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. ”

Li Jing also said bluntly: "Most of the surplus grain in my court has been used to help the displaced people, and as for the other part of the officials, they are backed by the family, but they are unwilling to help. ”

"But if you want them to donate, it's impossible!"

It's also thanks to the fact that all the people present are their own people, if Hou Junji and the others know that Li Jing has such an idea of beating the family, they have to find a reason to kill him!

Don't look at Li Jing's position as the prince of the country, and he is also the founder of the country, and he is in a high position.

But how powerful is the family? Even if Li Jing can't be killed, it can still be done by transferring him out of Chang'an.

And when the topic was brought to the head of the family, everyone was silent.

After all, the Maison is not to be touched!

"The family! Family! Hoarded so much grain and grass but didn't want to relieve the national disaster! If there is enough grain and grass, my Tang soldiers will definitely return victorious! ”

After the courtiers left, Li Shimin was full of helplessness, and he could only sigh to relieve his depression.

Is there really no one in this world who can move the family for me?

But suddenly, his heart moved, and it seemed that he ...... There is such a person in Wannian County!

"Auxiliary! Quick, follow me to Wannian County again! ”