Chang'an, Taiji Palace.

The advent of Xu Fenglei had an immediate effect on Li Chengqian's training.

Although he stayed for a short time, Prince Chengqian was no longer crazy, but honestly began to learn.

This naturally made Li Shimin, the old father, feel a little more energetic.

Inside the upper study.

"Your Majesty, the prince has been studying these days."

The attendant in the East Palace knelt on the ground and said respectfully,

"The books I read are all the learning of Huang Lao, such as "Tao Te Ching", "Nanhua Sutra", and there are also Buddhist scriptures such as "Buddha Says Amitayus Sutra".

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince studies all day long, and he is fascinated."

Li Shimin frowned.

"Why do you suddenly like religious scriptures?"

He groaned,

"You're not going to eat fast, are you?"

This kid.

Before that, he said that he wanted to be a chief in the Turkic steppe, drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl.

Now that you've changed your body, you're looking to the empty door again?

"Not really. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just reading, and the rest is no different from usual. ”

The waiter replied.

Li Shimin was relieved.

"It's okay to just read the classics. I have always been fond of Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures. ”

He bowed his head and said,

"Speaking of which, there was once a monk named Xuanzang who went out of the customs with the customs clearance document of the Tang Dynasty, it has been almost ten years, I don't know if he arrived in Tianzhu Kingdom and got the true scriptures ......."

"Stand down."

The chamberlain saluted and retreated.

Li Shimin took a leisurely sip of tea, and the addiction to talking about scriptures and classics came up again, and he casually ordered:

"Come on."

"Go and inform King Wei, and say that I will go to him for a walk later, and ask him to pick up a few good books and taste them together."

"Yes." The waiter in the house answered the sound and left.

At that moment, there was a sound of footsteps.

"See Your Majesty."

"See Your Majesty."

The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling came together, these two powerful prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty are really under one person and above ten thousand people.

On weekdays, major matters in the court are also discussed and finalized by the two of them and the emperor.

"All here? What's going on? ”

Li Shimin raised his hand with a smile and said,

"Excuse me, excuse me, sit."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Both of them sit.

"Your Majesty, there are two pieces of news that the minister and the prime minister are coming."

The eldest grandson Wuji was the first to speak,

"Good news, bad news."

"I don't know which one Your Majesty wants to listen to first."

Li Shimin laughed.

"I've always played this game, I've always liked bitter and then sweet."

He said,

"Let's talk about the bad news first, I want to turn the bad news into good news first."

Fang Xuanling nodded and said in a deep voice:

"The envoy of the Yanqi Kingdom brought the letter of the King of Yanqi asking for help."

"The Gaochang Kingdom, together with the Western Turkic invasion of Yanqi, almost wiped out the country, and the losses were innumerable."

"Yanqi has always submitted to the Tang Dynasty, and the tribute has not been interrupted for many years. The king was also always respectful to His Majesty. ”

"This time, he asked Datang to uphold justice, and His Majesty could not ignore it."

Li Shimin suddenly showed displeasure.

"Gao Chang?"

"Is it the small country that is extremely disrespectful, and also blocks the Silk Road and prevents the Hu merchants of the Western Regions from entering the Tang Dynasty?"

He said with a calm face,

"What's King Gaochang's name?"

Fang Xuanling responded:

"Back to Your Majesty, the king of Gaochang is named Lu Wentai, and he has indeed been arrogant, and he once sent troops with the Western Turks to invade the border of Yizhou in the Tang Dynasty."

"Now, it is also because the Yanqi Kingdom has opened up a new road to the Central Plains, which has caused the Western Regions merchants to divert to Yanqi, resulting in Gaochang being unable to extort and plunder the merchants, so he has a grudge, so he sent troops to invade."

The eldest grandson Wuji snorted coldly.

"A small country, even dare to jump up and down, making a fuss on the Silk Road, it's really looking for death!"

He said unceremoniously,

"Destroy it with troops!"

"Your Majesty, the Silk Road is extremely important to my Tang Dynasty, it is the blood vessel of foreign trade! You must not be pinched in your hands by Gao Chang like this! ”

Li Shimin's expression was calm.

The Silk Road is naturally important.

Lu Wentai was so arrogant that he didn't take Datang in his eyes at all! If it's a small border country, it's just that, let him be arrogant.

But the geographical location of Gaochang is very critical.

If you look down on the world, Gaochang is an unavoidable pass on the Silk Road! If this pass is blocked, it will be impossible for business travelers to enter and exit.

This will undoubtedly harm the interests of Datang! And the longer it passes, the greater the damage!

But......

"How is Li Jing doing over there?"

Li Shimin asked.

When a big country sends troops, it is most taboo to fight on multiple fronts.

Before the results of Tuyuhun's side come out, he can't raise soldiers again!

"Your Majesty, that's the good news."

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled,

"Li Jing used his soldiers like a god, and Murong Fuyun, who was beaten, fled repeatedly, killing tens of thousands of Hu pawns, capturing tens of thousands, and capturing hundreds of thousands of livestock on the way!"

"The three-way army pursued to the Tocharian Desert, and Xue Rengui, Qibi He Li, and Hou Junji pursued the three-line vanguard and completely wiped out the remnants of Tuyuhun!"

"Murong Fuyun was defeated again! On the way to escape, he was killed by his subordinates, and his head was captured by General Hou Junji and brought back to the army! ”

"Since then, Tuyuhun has been completely pacified!"

"This is the battle report of Chief Manager Li Jing, please read it for Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he handed over the battle report in his sleeve.

Li Shimin just listened to this brief report, and he was already overjoyed!

"So neat?"

"Good! Good ......."

He glanced at the battle report a few times, slapped his thigh sharply, and praised,

"Okay!"

"This damn Murong Fuyun is finally dead!"

"Li Jing fought this battle beautifully! Reward! ”

"Come on, quickly draft the holy decree, change the title of Li Jing to the Duke of Weiguo, and add 500 households to the city!"

Fang Xuanling got up and drafted the purpose.

Li Jing, who has worked hard and made great achievements, can only be regarded as truly standing on the same level as the heroes of the Xuanwumen Incident.

At the beginning, there were only 200 households in his food estate, and now there are 1,000 households...... That's all a battle after a battle, wow!

Of course.

He is also considered to be the end, after this battle, Li Jing will also become the mascot of the military world like Xu Fenglei, and it is absolutely impossible to dispatch these two bigwigs until the critical moment.

"Your Majesty, other meritorious ministers......"

The eldest grandson said without scrupulousness,

"Do you want to reward them one by one?"

"Especially Hou Junji, this person is a guilty person, and now he is still alive, and he has made a lot of military exploits, in terms of bravery, no one in the army is comparable."

"How he should reward and punish his merits, please let Your Majesty decide."

Li Shimin's smile was retracted.

Hou Junji.

It's a name that gives him a headache.

Li Jing's battle report also mentioned him - there are indeed many military achievements, there is nothing to say, and there is no trace of water, all of them are real hard battles.

According to his previous style, it is naturally a credit to offset the fault, and there are many more, and he can be rewarded again!

But this time......

When he was separated from Xu Fenglei, he promised to dispose of Hou Junji.

Now like this...... How to dispose of it?

Again and again, he can't be untrustworthy!

“…… Think about it. ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice,

"Wait until they get back."

"Either way, it's exciting news!"

"Gnaw off the bone of Tuyuhun, presumably those khans on the grassland will also put away their restless hearts."

"As long as I am still here, they will always have to submit!"

Fang Xuanling and eldest grandson Wuji both nodded.

People are forgetful.

The Tang Dynasty's soldiers have not been bright for five years, and Xue Yantuo, Hui Hui, and Khitan are afraid that they have forgotten the fear of being dominated by the Tang army.

This time, let them reminisce about it!

"Including this Gaochang Ko Wentai!"

Li Shimin ordered,

"I have always saluted first and then soldiers, this is true for Murong Fuyun, and it is the same for him!"

"Give him an order, as long as he is willing to come to Chang'an to apologize in front of me, compensate for the loss of Yanqi Kingdom, and cooperate obediently from now on, then I can still give him a chance."

"If you are still obsessed, thinking that you can be lawless when you are in contact with the Western Turks, then the story of Jieli Khan and Murong Fuyun will be repeated in him!"

"Xuan Ling, you have a will! Don't be too polite! Yidi has a beastly face, fears power but not virtue, but is polite but is considered weak by them, and there is no need to give them a good color! ”

Fang Xuanling's expression was grim.

"Yes!"

He unfolded the decree and wrote it with a pen.

Although he is a civil official, his Fang Qiao's wording has always been tough!

After all, Datang's style is like this.

"As for King Yanqi, also give a reply, and Datang will give necessary assistance."

Li Shimin said again,

"For my own vassal state, I naturally help if I can."

"When necessary, I will arrange for a garrison to defend his country."

Strike hard at your enemies!

For the younger brother, it is like a spring breeze.

In this way, the image of this big brother stands!

Siyi, natural guest service!

"Your Majesty."

The eldest grandson Wuji exclaimed,

"After the news of Datang's easy destruction of Tuyuhun spreads, then Lu Wentai will not dare to make another attempt."

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, can not be too frequent, as the old saying goes, warlike will die."

"If you can convince people with Weide, it will naturally be the best, so as not to let Wei Zheng chew their tongues."

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

That's right.

If Tuyuhun had just been destroyed, and troops were immediately dispatched to fight Gaochang, there would definitely be a reaction from the DPRK and China.

If nothing else, Wei Zheng was the first not to agree!

If you fight, you can not fight without fighting......

A moment later.

Fang Xuanling had already prepared the holy decree, got up and retreated, and went to the door.

The eldest grandson Wuji did not get up, but after Fang Xuanling left, his smile retracted.

"Your Majesty, the last time you asked the minister to investigate, the minister already had some eyebrows."

He whispered,

"The musician called Chengxin was not a musician from the East Palace, but from the Music Workshop."

"Someone arranged it."

"And this satisfaction seems to have been trained for a while, which made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fascinated and did such a ridiculous thing."

Li Shimin's face sank.

He wasn't stupid after all, and when the incident happened, he was extremely angry.

But afterwards, he immediately realized that something was wrong!

How did such a musician enter the East Palace during the prince's lockdown?

Xu Fenglei didn't pursue this matter, but just sent his satisfaction to Liangzhou, and didn't mention half a sentence later...... It's also suspicious.

That kid isn't a fool either! Being on the outside again, can he not see it?

Therefore, Li Er chose to investigate secretly.

I didn't expect ...... News came so quickly.

"Who is it?"

His tone was calm, but no one knew if it was the silence before the storm.

"Wei Ting has intervened in the affairs of Le Fang."

The eldest grandson Wuji responded,

"He is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and everything is in accordance with the rules and regulations, so people can't find anything wrong."

Li Shimin suddenly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Understood, all understood.

Why Xu Fenglei didn't mention a word, he also understood.

“…… I see. ”

He waved weakly,

"Stand down."

The eldest grandson Wuji pursed his lips.

"Your Majesty, is this matter over here, and will not be pursued further......

He pondered for a moment, then finally began to speak.

Li Shimin closed his eyes and just raised his hand.

"Yes."

"Wechen retired."

The eldest grandson Wuji slowly got up and left the upper study.

Inside, there was silence.

"It seems that I am indeed confused......"

Li Shimin raised his head and lowered his hand, muttering to himself,

"I shouldn't, shouldn't ......"

……

It's night.

In the palace of King Wei.

Li Tai held a few carefully selected ancient books, and his heart was full of anticipation.

"Is my father here?"

"He's supposed to be here at this point, we're going to have dinner together."

"Go and see! Long Yuan didn't come! ”

He was urging in his mouth.

Several of the palace attendants ran errands back and forth.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, Your Majesty did not come."

"Your Highness, there is no movement at this time."

"Your Highness, why don't you have dinner first? Maybe Your Majesty will have to have dinner before coming? ”

Li Tai waited left and right, and waited until it was completely dark, and half an hour had passed for dinner, but he still didn't wait for Li Shimin's trace.

In his eyes, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"Okay, let's go to Cai first...... I've been hungry for a long time. ”

Li Tai muttered,

"My father is really, he said he was coming, and he didn't say an hour, so I waited for so long in vain."

"I'll wait for him for another hour at most, and if he doesn't come, then I'll just go to sleep! Don't wait for him! ”

In these words, there is a bit of a taste of anger.

He had even already thought about how he would complain when his father was late.

However......

After a dinner......

Dinner is almost digested, and it's time for supper......

Li Shimin still didn't come.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty, he ...... Will it not come? ”

The attendant on the side yawned and said cautiously.

Li Taiyi raised his eyebrows.

"Fart! No jokes! My father clearly said that he was coming, and all his attendants came to pass the word, how could he break his promise? ”

He said unhappily,

"There must be something important delayed!"

"He's coming! Even if I don't come, I will definitely send someone to inform me, and I will never be asked to wait here! ”

When the chamberlain saw that he was angry, he was immediately silent and did not dare to say more.

Li Tai just stared at the door.

If he can't wait for his father, he has to wait!

Wait all night!