Faced with Cheng Yaojin's request for a competition, Yuchi Gong was not only not afraid, but also showed a joking expression on his face.
He crossed his arms and had a look of disdain on his face.
"Haha, Cheng Dalian, if you say so, I won't be tired anymore. Come on, let's go out and compete."
"I will take care of you later, so don't cry and complain. God calls me mother."
In terms of fighting, he is the most powerful general of the Tang Dynasty, and he is not a wasted person at all.
Although Cheng Yaojin's strength is pretty good, he is still incomparable to him. Trying to deal with his three-level strength is just like playing games.
Being challenged by Yu Chigong like this, Cheng Yaojin turned red with anger.
Originally I just wanted to have fun with my mouth, but now that Yuchi Gong has kicked me in the nose, I can’t do anything now.
Cheng Yaojin rolled up his sleeves and said angrily: "Come on, come on, let's fight with weapons, how dare you underestimate me, Grandpa Cheng!"
A bunch of ministers looked on, He is riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off.
If you are timid now, how can you show off when you go out in the future?
The two of them were still exchanging words, but were interrupted by Li Shimin's impatient voice.
"Quiet!"
"You two bastards want to fight. I will let you fight until you have enough after discussing the business later!"
These two bastards want to fight! People are fooling around regardless of the occasion, and now it is so childish to discuss such a serious matter.
If the two of them were not his confidants, no matter what, he would give them fifty military sticks first.
Seeing His Majesty getting angry, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong did not dare to continue messing around.
They glared at each other, and then sat down with dissatisfaction on their faces.
They turned their heads left and right, not looking at each other.
After the scene calmed down, Hou Junji, the Minister of War, who had been silent, took out a marching map from his arms.
In full view of everyone, he hung the marching map on the wall on one side.
Then he pointed at Liaodong and said.
"Your Majesty, according to the military information collected by the Ministry of War last year, Goguryeo, Tubo, and Western Turks all have troops stationed on the border of the Tang Dynasty."
"Goguryeo has nearly 100,000 troops stationed in Liaodong City. If They can move south to harm Yingkou and invade Youzhou. "Without Youzhou's obstruction, they can move forward and directly harm the hinterland of our Central Plains." They were important grain-producing areas in the past dynasties. If the Central Plains were lost, the Tang Dynasty would be in danger.
Then Hou Junji pointed at Tubo and said.
"Although Tubo is still in a state of separation, the new king Songtsen Gampo has already gathered the power of Tubo."
"If we attack Tuyuhun, we will be threatened by external forces. Tubo will merge into one piece in an instantAs a whole, come to resist Datang. "
When he heard the name Songtsan Gampo, Wang Jian raised his eyebrows.
In a few years, Songtsan Gampo would send an envoy to Chang'an to ask for his hand in marriage. Later, Li Shimin made Wen Cheng The princess married Songtsen Gampo.
During this marriage, Princess Wencheng brought a large number of books, medical skills, craftsmanship, and grain seeds to the marriage, which laid the foundation for the rise of Tubo. Basics.
Moreover, Songtsen Gampo was very good at learning from the Tang Dynasty and sent many people to the Tang Dynasty to learn advanced culture and technology.
Under his leadership, Tubo was in power. In just a few years, it became a powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty.
In the subsequent history, the humble country of Tubo would cause the greatest casualties to the Tang Dynasty.
< p> While Wang Jian was thinking, Hou Junji continued to say"The Western Turks and the Eastern Turks are brothers of the same clan and race. Now that the Eastern Turks have been destroyed by us, hatred has been planted in the hearts of the Western Turks. . ”
“And our territory of the Tang Dynasty now borders a large area of Western Turks, and they have stationed tens of thousands of cavalry on the border. "
"As long as they wave their riding whips, they will go south in an instant. "
After introducing the surrounding countries' attitudes towards the Tang Dynasty and the current situation.
Hou Junji said loudly: "Your Majesty, this war should not be fought. It should be fought a few years later. . ”
“After the alertness of surrounding countries is eliminated, our army will be able to rest and recuperate. "
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"Send several armies when the time comes, and the outcome will be decided in one battle! "
I have to say that Hou Junji, the Minister of War, did a very qualified job.
When he analyzed, he told the reactions of the big countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty, and there were also Supported by more accurate data
"What Hou Shangshu said is good, and I support it. "
"Temporary tolerance does not mean retreat. Accumulating strength now is for a heavy counterattack in the future. "
"Nowadays, the people of the Tang Dynasty have become war-weary in their hearts. If they go to war and use troops, they will be militaristic. "
After Hou Junji finished speaking, he received unanimous support from Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo and others.
Even generals such as Chai Shao, Li Daliang, Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche , and agreed with his words.
There is no need to make impulsive decisions for the sake of face.
Li Shimin nodded solemnly.
His hands tightly grasped the armrests on both sides of the chair, and the veins on the back of his hands appeared one by one.
"Huh~"
Li Shimin took a long breath and tried to calm down. .
He pinched his eyebrows and felt a little headache at the moment.
Civil and Military University.It is a very troublesome thing for ministers to have different opinions.
As the saying goes, in order to fight against the outside world, you must first calm down the inside. If the internal voices cannot be consistent, how can we fight this war?
And what they both said made sense.
It is better to fight or not to fight.
Now both sides are insisting on their own opinions, and both of them are justified, which puts him in trouble.
Li Shimin's profound eyes scanned the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and then focused on Wang Jian, who had a calm expression.
His eyes lit up and he asked with some expectation in his heart.
"Wang Aiqing, after listening for so long, please tell me your opinion!"
After hearing Li Shimin's words, everyone in the audience turned to Wang Jian.
Although this guy is young, what he says carries great weight in His Majesty’s heart, and he is also a good wrangler.
Li Gang, Wang Gui and Xiao Yu, several eloquent people, were all speechless by him.
Wang Jian stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Tuyuhun has invaded our territory of the Tang Dynasty and killed hundreds of people."
"Why don't you fight and keep him? "
After hearing Wang Jian's words, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong's eyes lit up.
Their guess was correct. Wang Jian, a militant, really supported sending troops.
Li Shimin smiled and raised his voice slightly: "Wang Aiqing, tell me your reasons."
Wang Jian nodded and said solemnly.
"If Tuyuhun only plundered the Tang merchants in its territory, besides condemning them, we cannot launch a large-scale war."
"But now, they have invaded Lanzhou and Liang State, that is my territory of the Tang Dynasty."
"We sent troops to conquer Goguryeo because of our reputation. Who dares to find fault with us?"
Yuchi Gong said, clapping his hands. : "Well said! We are well-known for our teachers, how can other alien tribes be so dissatisfied."
Cheng Yaojin was not to be outdone: "That is, if anyone finds fault with us, we will deal with it as well." Yes!"
After the two fools started shouting, Wang Jian continued.
"Before sending troops to conquer Tuyuhun, Your Majesty can write a seal to Goguryeo, Tubo, Western Turks and Xue Yantuo, stating the heinous crimes Tuyuhun committed against the Tang Dynasty."
"Promise them again that this year's tribute will be reduced by half."
"At the same time, we will send heavy troops to guard the border."
"With the combination of kindness and power, they will not dare to act rashly."