Tai Chi Temple.

It's another snowy day.

The ministers shook off the snow from their shoulders, took three steps and made two steps to their positions, and waited for His Majesty to come to court.

The Tang Dynasty has also been dull these days.

Since a few days ago, the ministers worked together to reject Li Shimin's will to go east, and there has been no major incident in the Tang Dynasty.

And the court is also peaceful.

"It's good if you don't have soldiers."

Hou Junji said silently in his heart.

This and today's court meeting will still be as peaceful as a few days ago.

But the sound of horses' hooves broke the calm of Chang'an City.

"Who dares to ride a horse in front of the palace?"

The leader of the forbidden army stopped coming.

The man rolled over and dismounted, and lay on the ground, panting.

At the same time, the horses could not hold it and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

After a while, the soldier eased up a little, and reported:

"I am under the command of Zhang Jian, the governor of Youzhou, and there is a major military situation in Liaodong that needs to be reported to Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, the leader in white armor knew that the military situation was greater than the sky, and he did not dare to delay, so he ordered his subordinates to take care of this person on the one hand, and on the other hand, he ran quickly towards the Taiji Hall.

"Hurry! Urgent! Zhang Jian, the governor of Youzhou, sent his subordinates to report! ”

This Zhang Jian is the candidate for the general who was finally decided by the previous court meeting.

Previously, Li Shimin wanted to go east, but the civil and military officials were opposed, and he was helpless.

In the end, it could only be hastily decided, and let Zhang Jian lead the government soldiers of Youzhou and Yingzhou to go to Liaodong to guard Liaodong first, and beware of Goguryeo going south.

And now that Zhang Jian sent someone to report the news, it must be a change in Liaodong.

Li Shimin announced the young general in.

And the dusty young general also hurriedly began to report the military situation:

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the Han Chinese who did business in Goguryeo, Goguryeo's domestic politics are turbulent."

"Although Quangai Suwen assassinated the king of Goryeo, Gao Jianwu, there are still many old Gao Jianwu subordinates who are not in charge of him and are running in chaos in Goguryeo."

"At the same time, because of this snow disaster, Goguryeo's grain consumption was serious, and many people became displaced because they couldn't afford food, and began to plunder everywhere, and wolf smoke spread everywhere in Goryeo!"

"On the other hand, our scouts also discovered that Goguryeo had secretly assembled a force of 50,000 soldiers and horses and was heading south."

"Before the last general was ordered to pass on the information, the Goguryeo enemy was less than a hundred miles away from our defenders!"

After listening to the young general's report, Li Shimin's eyes flashed.

Sure enough, as Qin Fan's kid said, Goguryeo itself is also the end of the crossbow, and its own territory is also full of wolf smoke.

Looking at the situation, I am afraid that the disaster is several times more serious than that of Datang.

And the natural disaster coincided with the man-made disaster, the monarch was assassinated, and the ministers usurped the throne, that is called a chaos!

However, this Quan Gai Suwen is indeed a hero, and he can seize such an opportunity to usurp power and seize the throne.

And when the country was in turmoil, it still had the courage to go south and plunder, hoping to borrow the people's power of the Tang Dynasty to help Goguryeo survive the crisis.

If he really gains a foothold, I am afraid that it will become a disaster again in the future.

Quangai Suwen's idea is good, and there is no shortage of courage and courage.

It's a pity that he chose the wrong opponent!

"Just Goguryeo, you dare to invade my Tang territory!"

"Spread my will, all the states of Hebei will rectify the soldiers, and I want to drive the expedition in person!"

When they heard this, the courtiers became anxious.

His Majesty not only plans to fight a battle with Goguryeo, but even plans to go on a personal expedition!

Counselor Chu Suiliang immediately grabbed the ground with his head:

"Your Majesty, no! No! ”

Li Shimin said coldly: "Goguryeo has come to my territory in the Tang Dynasty, why not?" ”

"Your Majesty, I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, can't help this war!"

Zhu Suiliang burst into tears and said: "The heavy snow in Guanzhong this year has made the people miserable. ”

"Now to resist the attack of Goguryeo, it costs a lot."

"If you take the initiative to attack and stretch the battle line, it will be a great burden on logistics! What's more, the royal driving is a huge cost. ”

Saying that, Zhu Suiliang gritted his teeth and said: "If Your Majesty insists on doing this, I am afraid that it will exhaust my Tang Dynasty Centennial National Ancestor!" ”

Then, he stood up, faced the pillar in front of him, and said decisively: "If Your Majesty insists on driving the expedition in person, the minister will die here today!" ”

Good guys, if you don't agree with each other, you will hit the pillar.

Hou Junji couldn't help but be speechless.

But he likes this kind of counselor very much.

You must know that if you really send troops to fight, you will definitely have to requisition a lot of people.

Not to mention the grain and grass consumed on the way, silver taels.

The loss of these people's power alone is enough to make Hou Junji feel distressed.

When the people go to war, who will build a great estate for him?

When the people went to Goguryeo, to whom did he sell the grain he hoarded?

The people are dead, who will cultivate his tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in the coming year?

And according to the current poverty of the Tang Dynasty, if Li Shimin wants to go on the expedition, this military expenditure will inevitably come from these families!

He couldn't afford to pay for it!

The same is true of other families.

Thinking like this, he chose to support the counselor Zhu Suiliang:

"Your Majesty, what the doctors said is very reasonable, please ask Your Majesty to take back your order!"

Maison officials followed suit:

"Please take back your order!"

Li Shimin's face was full of mockery.

The scene in front of me is so similar to a few days ago!

"Yes! I don't want to go to the expedition in person. ”

Zhu Suiliang breathed a sigh of relief.

Hou Junji's face also showed a triumphant smile.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin still has the second half of the sentence!

"But! I have made up my mind about the Eastern Crusade, and I will send troops on the same day! ”

Hou Junji was stunned, he hurriedly showed a sad expression, and said:

"Your Majesty, no! If it's a crusade, this money! This grain! This ......"

However, Li Shimin directly interrupted:

"Spread my will and set up a monument of immeasurable merit at the head of Chang'an City!"

"This crusade, as well as the grain, grass and silver needed for disaster relief, I want to raise donations from major families!"

"Whoever donated how much silver and how much grain they donated were clearly engraved on the monument of immeasurable merit! I want to proclaim to the world and praise his virtues! ”

As he spoke, Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji and other officials from the family with a mocking smile, and said: "Everyone, now that my Datang is at a low point, we must work together to overcome the difficulties!" I believe that victory will eventually belong to Datang! ”

"Please spare your wealth!"

Li Shimin's words almost engraved the word "robbery" on his face.

But these family disciples really have no choice.

You must know that the content of this immeasurable merit monument has to be announced to the world!

If the donation is less, not only will you be infamous as a traitor, but you may even be stinking for 10,000 years.

For the Maison, neither money nor power is necessary.

After all, a big family has ups and downs, even if it falls into a trough now, it will have a chance to take off again in the future.

But this face must not be lost.

The reputation is stinky, and the family is really finished.

What a bad luck!

Hou Junji took a sip and hurried to his house.

He wants to take an inventory of his family wealth to avoid being chased and beaten by the clan elders with crutches when the time comes.

Such a scene, since the promulgation of that edict, has been repeated every day in the mansions of the major families.