Chapter 539: The Imperial Expedition
Wei Zheng and the others' eyes all fell on Li Yong, Li Yong could not be ignored, what made them most nervous was that Li Yong was likely to approve of the emperor's personal expedition, otherwise how could the emperor ask Li Yong? Li Yong raised his head and smiled.
"It's not wrong to listen to what Zheng Guogong said, the saint is the Ninety-Five, and he is a member of the Li Min Society, so it is indeed not appropriate to take risks lightly!"
Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang and others couldn't help but be slightly stunned when they heard this, but they didn't expect Li Yong to disapprove of the sage's personal expedition, okay! This is really rare, Wei Zheng is even more relieved, feeling that last winter's impeachment was not in vain, so that Li Yong finally got back on the right path, Cheng Yanjin was completely stunned, what the hell is Li Yong doing, knowing that the sage wants to drive the expedition in person, why do you still say that? Sure enough, having a saint is willful! Li Er was also a little surprised, and asked with a smile.
"Oh, do you think you shouldn't be in charge?"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"That's not true, the minister thinks what the saint said also makes sense!"
Wei Zheng, Cheng Yanjin and the others were all speechless when they heard this, Li Yong still wanted to be with the mud at this time? Either in favor of the saint's personal expedition, or prevent the saint from going on the expedition, what other choice is there to be? Li Er asked,
"Then do you think so-and-so should be on the expedition?"
Li Yong groaned.
"The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is very important, and the sage will be able to defeat Goguryeo by commanding the battle to improve morale, but the worries of Zheng Guogong and others are not unreasonable, so the minister feels that the sage should make a guarantee."
Li Er asked curiously.
"Oh? What kind of guarantee do you want to make? ”
Li Yong said with a smile.
"The saint can guarantee that the royal commander will only command the troops to fight, and will not wear armor to go into battle, let alone take scouts to spy on the enemy!"
Li Er not only went into battle in person, but also had a habit, he liked to take his guards around to spy on the enemy, so he survived and dominated the world, he could only be said to be the real chosen one, not to mention that Wei Zheng and others were nervous, if the emperor drove his own army not only to put on armor and go into battle, but also to spy on the enemy, then it must not scare people to death? Wei Zheng and the others were very unhappy when they heard it, what they were most worried about was that the emperor would personally go into battle when he drove the expedition, but they didn't expect Li Yong to ask the emperor to make a guarantee in front of the ministers in advance, so Li Yong is also a brave and loyal, however, it would be better if Li Yong opposed the emperor's personal expedition, Cheng Biting Jin They were so excited that they almost didn't call out, Li Yong's move is really wonderful, they are all people who follow the emperor to fight the country, and naturally know that the emperor's favorite thing is to go into battle in person, I also like to take the guards around to spy on the enemy, what if the emperor drives the expedition in person, and has to put on armor to go into battle? What if you have to take the guards to spy on the enemy? When the time comes, if the emperor insists on wearing armor and insisting on taking his guards to spy on the enemy, what will he do? When the emperor was the king of Qin, he couldn't persuade him, but now that the emperor has become the honor of the Ninety-Five, wouldn't he be even more persuasive? So Cheng Biting Jin and they felt that what Li Yong said was really too smart, and the emperor made a promise in front of his ministers that it would be impossible to put on armor and go into battle to spy on the enemy, right? Li Er listened to it but was very helpless, these years of living in the deep palace, what he missed most was the days of the battlefield, he made up his mind to drive the expedition, of course, he wanted to put on armor and go into battle again, but he didn't expect Li Yong to put forward such a suggestion, now it's okay, if he wants to drive the expedition, then he must make a guarantee in front of the ministers, otherwise the ministers will never let him go to the palace, for a while he doesn't know whether to complain about Li Yong, or thank Li Yong, Li Yong's proposal will undoubtedly reduce a lot of obstacles for his royal expedition, But it also cut off his chance to put on armor and go into battle, Xu Shiji said with a smile.
"Sage, Li Yongruo is, the sage is the Ninety-Five, for the sake of the country, how can he put on armor and go into battle again?"
Cheng Yanjin also hurriedly said.
"Yes, if the saint still has to go into battle in armor himself, won't it make the Goguryeo people think that we have no one in the Tang Dynasty?"
Wei Chigong hurriedly said.
"Sage, the ministers can still eat five catties of meat and drink ten liters of wine for a meal, and they can still charge into battle, why should the saint put on armor and go into battle?"
Li Yong said respectfully.
"Sage, there are so many fierce generals in the court, as long as the sage is in command of the Chinese army, he can win a big victory!"
Wei Zheng and the others were almost out of luck, Cheng Biting Jin, Li Yong, and what they said was as if the emperor was going to drive the expedition in person, even if the emperor did not wear armor to go into battle, it was not without risk to lead the army, as long as there was a risk, the emperor could not be allowed to drive the expedition in person, besides, if it was just a central command, and there was no need to wear armor to go into battle, then why did the saint have to drive the expedition in person? Although Li Jing said that he was sick, he was full of energy, and it didn't look very serious, so he could command in the middle! Chu Suiliang said in a deep voice.
"Sage, the Son of Heaven adheres to the way of heaven, and should focus on the community, how can he leave Chang'an and drive the expedition in person? Please also think again! ”
"Please think twice!"
"Please think again!"
Li Er said in a deep voice.
"The matter of the Eastern Expedition is very important, and there must be no room for error, since the pharmacist is sick and unable to lead the troops, then a certain must be driven to the expedition in person, and a certain intention has been decided!"
Out of the main hall, Chu Suiliang, Wei Zheng and others sank like water one by one, they never expected that the emperor would want to drive the expedition in person, he knew that this was the case, he should not let the sage issue an edict to the east, but unfortunately, it is too late now, the edict has already been issued, if the order is changed, it will inevitably cause ridicule, careless! At this moment, they also understood that the emperor had made up his mind at the beginning and wanted to drive the expedition in person, according to the emperor's temperament, I am afraid that he will not stop until he reaches his goal! However, they are ministers, loyal to the country, if the emperor has, of course, they have to advise and advise, Cheng Biting Jin They are not like Wei Zheng, but they slapped Li Yong a little excitedly and laughed.
"Okay, boy, you've got yours!"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but turn his head to look at Cheng Yanjin and them, and said in a deep voice.
"As the Son of Heaven, how can a saint take risks lightly? How can we, as ministers, advise the saints, but how can we flatter and ignore the safety of the saints? ”
Wei Zheng spat and sprayed directly, and almost didn't directly scold Cheng Biting Jin for being traitors, even so, Cheng Biting Jin and they blushed a little and said dissatisfied.
"What flattery? Why are we flattering? ”
Yu Chigong also said.
"That is, what the sage said is reasonable, the Eastern Crusade is very important, and it is indeed not to be neglected! Moreover, if it is as Li Yong said, the saint guarantees not to put on armor in person, and there is no risk. ”
Chu Suiliang snorted.
"Nothing risky? Can you, Wei Chi Jingde, guarantee that the saint is not in danger at all? ”
Wei Chigong said firmly.
"If anyone wants to hurt the saint, step on the corpse of my lieutenant Chi Gong first!"
Wei Zheng and the others really want to slap Wei Chi Gong's face, can your Wei Chi Gong's life be compared to the emperor's life? Wei Zheng said with a dark face.
"In short, we will advise the saint and never let the saint take risks!"
Kong Yingda looked at Li Jing and asked.
"Is Wei Gong really sick and unable to crusade? If Duke Wei can lead the troops to the expedition, then the saint will not be able to drive the expedition in person! ”
Li Jing couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he heard this, in fact, he didn't have any serious illness, but the sage obviously didn't want him to lead the troops to the battle, he was walking on thin ice, how could he mix? Li Jing said vaguely.
"After so many years of fighting, many wounded soldiers have been left behind, and the old diseases have recurred, and I am afraid that I will not be able to cope with the bitter cold of Liaodong, and it will be troublesome if I miss the war!"
Kong Yingda, Chu Suiliang, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others shook their heads and sighed when they heard this, and they didn't speculate for more than half a sentence, Wei Zheng and the others didn't look at Cheng Yanjin, they just threw their sleeves and strode away, Cheng Yanjin didn't have a good airway.
"Old man Wei, what do you mean? Look at us like the heinous traitors, and it is not us who instigated the saint to drive the expedition himself! ”
Xu Shiji looked at Li Yong with a smile, when the emperor wanted to drive the expedition in person, when they didn't know about it, Li Yong already knew, could it be Li Yong...... Li Yong didn't have a good airway.
"Don't look at me like that, I haven't instigated the saint, but the saint once revealed by chance, I think the saint is very firm, I'm afraid I can't persuade him to come back!"
Li Jing sighed.
"There is another turmoil between the DPRK and China!"
The previous discussion of sending troops has been in an uproar, and many courtiers have always felt that the imperial court should not go east to Liaodong, and now the emperor wants to drive the expedition in person, so the court is not noisy! Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but touch his head and sigh a little when he heard it, he knew the tongue of those civil officials, but don't end up causing the saint to be angry, regenerating waves, Li Yong didn't have this worry, Li Er has been thinking about the Eastern Expedition for so many years, he must have foreseen this, and he shouldn't be angry about it, the news spread all over the official offices like a gust of wind, and the courtiers who heard the news were all stunned, the emperor wanted to drive the expedition in person? How does this work? How can a dignified son of heaven put his life at risk? Of course, no one in the court doubts the saint's ability to lead the troops, everyone just thinks that it is just for the eastward crusade, and the saint does not need to drive the expedition in person, when the Turks were destroyed, the emperor did not drive the expedition in person, and now it is just to save Silla, how can the saint risk himself? Is Silla important, or is the emperor's safety more important? There is no doubt that the safety of the saint is more important, save Silla, if you can send a general to lead the army to save it, and you have to work with the emperor to drive the expedition in person, then it is okay not to save it, with the words of the emperor and the emperor, the generals of the court and the central government listened to it but their hearts were agitated, what the sage said made sense, it was necessary to teach Goguryeo a lesson, wash away the shame, and revive the prestige of the Central Plains Dynasty. I feel excited again, the headache is that tomorrow the official will definitely oppose the royal driving expedition, and the excited thing is that tomorrow he will officially issue the edict, the imperial driving pro-conquest, the eldest grandson queen walked into the main hall and said with a smile.
"It's been a long time since I've seen His Highness so excited!"
Li Er couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"How many years of long-cherished wishes! It's finally going to happen, how can you not be excited? ”
Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
"Why does the concubine feel that the saint is like being bored in the palace and wants to go out for a break?"
Li Er couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"What the queen said is also reasonable, on the one hand, this is indeed a long-cherished wish for many years, on the other hand, I have been staying in the palace all these years, and I am indeed a little bored, and I miss the days when I galloped on the battlefield!"
Empress Eldest Sun blinked a little mischievously when she heard this, and said with a smile.
"How did the concubine hear that Li Yong said in the Ganlu Hall that if a saint wants to go on an expedition, he needs to be in front of hundreds of officials, and promise not to personally put on armor and go into battle in person, and not to personally investigate the enemy's traces, I don't know if it's true?"
Li Er couldn't help but be a little speechless when he heard this, and waved his hand.
"That's the thing, this kid is really a ghost idea!"
Empress Eldest Sun said with a smile.
"The concubine thinks that our son-in-law's idea is very good, the saint is the honor of the Ninety-Five, and he is the world, even if he is in charge of the expedition, he should be in the middle of the command, how can he charge into battle again? If the saints charge into battle again, how can they deal with themselves? ”
Li Er said with a smile.
"I know that the queen is worried about I, and I also know that I am a social worker, so how can I be in danger? There are guards and fierce generals around him, so there will be no danger! The queen is relieved! ”
In other words, the emperor still wants to put on armor and go into battle, and Empress Changsun is even more grateful to Li Yong when she hears it, if Li Yong doesn't suddenly make this suggestion, she really can't restrain the emperor, Empress Changsun shook her head and said.
"The concubine can't rest assured, if the saint doesn't agree to Li Yong's conditions, then the concubine won't support the saint's personal expedition!"
In the Quartet Pavilion, Jin Shengman and Jin Wenzhi were dumbfounded when they heard the news, they were still guessing who would lead the troops to the expedition, they never expected that the Tang Emperor would actually drive the expedition in person, they were simply overjoyed, the Tang Emperor swept the world with the army, and the talent of his leading troops was praised by the world, and there was no better chance of winning than the Tang Emperor personally leading the troops to the east, and since the Tang Emperor drove the expedition in person, it must be the most elite soldiers and horses, and the people who accompanied the army must be famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, Jin Shengman said excitedly.
"Great! That's great! We Silla are saved! We Silla are saved! The Tang Emperor drove his own expedition and must defeat Goguryeo! ”
Jin Wenzhi was the first to know the news, and he calmed down a lot at this time, and muttered.
"Of course, the Tang Emperor has a great chance of winning the expedition, but the ministers in the court are all opposing, and I don't know if the emperor can go out in the end!"
Jin Shengman's heart sank when he heard this, and he suddenly remembered Li Yong, when they asked Li Yong who he wanted to lead the troops on, Li Yong was vague, and they suspected that Li Yong wanted to lead the troops on the expedition, but now she suddenly reacted and asked.
"You said that the Rongfu County Guild would have known that the emperor was going to take the royal expedition for a long time? Otherwise, why did he let us keep running? Lord Jin, you say, could it be that the Rongfu County Gong persuaded the sage to drive the expedition in person? ”
Jin Wenzhi couldn't help but move in his heart when he heard this, and nodded.
"It is very likely that he must have calculated, the emperor's imperial expedition will cause opposition from the courtiers, so let us continue to run, since the prince of Rongfu County has already predicted, then he must be in his chest!"
Jin Shengman said happily.