For Li Shimin, he always threatened himself with being beaten.
Li Chengqian was also speechless.
What's going on?
If I don’t want to say it, can I say it if you hit me?
Really are.
Who doesn’t have any backbone anymore?
I was thinking about it.
Then Li Chengqian smiled very spinelessly at Li Shimin and said, "Father, this is easy to say."
"You only need to think about the relationship between these two parties and Datang."
Hearing this, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked with some confusion: "What does the relationship between him and my side have to do with whether we send troops or not?"
"Of course it matters."
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "Don't forget Father, after all, these two countries are our enemies of the Tang Dynasty."
"Although our Tang Dynasty is powerful now, neither of these two parties dare to invade, but one day in the future, sooner or later, they will set their sights on our Tang Dynasty."
"So no matter from which aspect, we will have to use weapons against them sooner or later."
Hearing this, Li Shimin became even more puzzled: "Since we will have to use weapons sooner or later, why not take this opportunity to take down these two parties in one fell swoop?"
"Because these two parties, no matter who they are, are not made of clay and paper."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Father, although the Tang Dynasty is strong, it is not strong enough to win against these two countries alone."
"And once we join it, it would be fine if we win, but if we fail, we will be dragged into an endless quagmire."
"When the time comes, the money in my father's treasury will be continuously squandered to the border."
"Father, think about it, if we had this money, what could we do?"
"Wouldn't it be better to leave it to the Ministry of Industry to build a bridge and build a road?"
"How about we leave it to the Ministry of Rites and invite more people from those places to our Chang'an City to sing praises to our father?"
Li Shimin is an absolutely smart person.
At the beginning, he was also dazzled by the advantage in front of him.
After all, he really wanted to help Datang eliminate all border troubles.
He also really wanted to build a great empire for Datang in his lifetime.
So much so that he forgot that some things must be done slowly and gradually, and being too greedy will only have the opposite effect.
At this moment, hearing Li Chengqian's words finally made him calm down.
Li Shimin looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Then what do you think we should do now?"
"Simple."
"Originally, I was planning to propose to my father to use a strategy to drive a wedge between the two of them."
"After all, our Tang Dynasty has serious internal problems and it is not suitable to start a war, but we cannot leave these two parties alone, otherwise, if they are allowed to get bigger, the consequences will be disastrous."
"But I didn't expect that these guys started fighting on their own before we could instigate them. Then we can just enjoy the result and watch the show quietly here."
Li Chengqian said nonchalantly: "Anyway, if one of these guys dies, we will have one less enemy. There is nothing wrong with that."
"But……"
Li Shimin still had concerns.
He looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Don't forget, Xue Yantuo's Yinan is the khan given by your father."
"And that guy Yi Nan has announced a long time ago that he will become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin looked down at Li Chengqian and said, "It's just that in these years, your father has been busy with internal government affairs and external wars, and has not dealt with them."
What he said is also true.
Yi Nan had indeed announced that he would become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty a long time ago.
But the vassal relationship between countries is just that.
When Yi Nan announced that he would become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, his purpose was more to disgust Xie Li.
But now Jie Li has long been overthrown. This guy has been a prisoner in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty for six or seven years.
As a result, Yi Nan only recognized the vassal relationship with Datang in name only, but in fact he had not sent a single wool tribute to Datang in these years.
"But in the final analysis, we and Xue Yantuo are allies."
Li Shimin said with worry on his face: "If Yi Nan comes to ask for help, what will we do?"
Li Chengqian answered very simply: "We still won't send troops."
"But this will inevitably make Datang and Xue Yantuo at odds with each other."
"If we are at odds with Xue Yantuo, wouldn't that mean we forcefully push them to the Western Turks?"
"Father, there is no need to worry about this."
"No matter what happens, Xue Yantuo would not dare to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Chengqian said confidently: "After all, the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty are separated by a vast desert, but Xue Yantuo is very close to the Tang Dynasty."
"I think Yi Nan is not a fool and would not choose to turn against the Tang Dynasty at this time."
"Besides, I understand Zhao Youlin's character. Now that he has reached this point, he has made up his mind to have a fight with Xue Yantuo."
"So now my father only needs to think about what excuses you should use to excuse Xue Yantuo when he comes to ask for help."
Hear these remarks.
Li Shimin also felt a sense of enlightenment.
"Okay, if that's the case, then do as you say."
"Father is wise."
Li Chengqian bowed down directly.
"Okay, don't hold me back here."
Li Shimin raised his head slightly and said, "Go to the harem and see your mother."
After finishing speaking, he did not forget to remind you: "Don't blame me as a father for not reminding you."
"Recently, your son has not said anything about going to the palace to pay your respects to your mother, so she has been angry with you. Remember to be careful when you go."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but grin secretly.
The mother-in-law has a claw.
Li Chengqian also secretly blamed himself for being mentally retarded.
Why did you forget about yourself as a wolf mother?
You know, if Li Shimin is angry, as long as you talk to him carefully, there will always be a way out.
But if the wolf mother is made angry, it will not be as simple as a beating...
…
Standing outside Kunning Palace.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.
I don't know if I should go in.
Go in, and you'll definitely get a beating.
If you don't go in, then you can run away. The monk can't run away from the temple. You may have to get a more severe beating next time you come.
Moreover, if Li Shimin told the wolf mother that he was entering the palace, but did not come to greet her, and the wolf mother was angered and went to Prince Qin's palace to beat him, it would be really embarrassing.
What can Li Chengqian do?
He is also very desperate...
In the end, he could only bite the bullet and walked into Kunning Palace.
When he arrived at the main hall, he saw Queen Changsun sitting by the window through the crack in the door, holding a book in hand and tutoring Xiao Li with his homework.
I don’t know where this was taught.
But it must be a very difficult question for Li Zhi.
So much so that he kept scratching his head and scratching his head, but he never came up with a correct answer.
And the wolf mother is definitely not someone who spoils her children.
At this moment, he also took out the three-foot-long ruler, faced Li Zhi and said with a cold face: "Bring it here."
Li Zhi hurriedly put his little hands behind his back, shaking his head at his mother with fear on his face.
That look was so pitiful.
But if pretending to be pitiful was effective, Li Chengqian wouldn't have been forced to escape from the palace at the age of seven or eight.
Empress Changsun grabbed her son's hand, swung the ruler three times, and beat Li Zhi until he cried...
