As long as you are not a fool, you can see why Li Chengqian went on a killing spree in the Western Regions.
First, he wanted to seek justice for those dead Tang people.
He was telling all the Tang people who went to the Western Regions to do business that there was a powerful motherland behind them to protect them.
As long as foreign enemies dare to touch their finances or harm their lives.
Then Datang would spare no effort and deal a devastating blow to the opponent.
Secondly, he is also telling all the people in the Western Regions.
The people of the Tang Dynasty cannot be touched, and the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty cannot be touched.
If anyone wants to have a chance with Datang, it depends on whether your bones and muscles are strong enough to withstand Datang's anger.
To put it bluntly, he was using Qiuci Kingdom and those few disobedient small countries to establish the Tang Dynasty's prestige in the Western Regions.
But these people always adhere to the principles of nature and human relations, and the principles of nature and human relations.
It really made Li Shimin angry.
Especially these guys, they dare to threaten me...
Li Shimin was really angry and laughed.
He looked at the audience of ministers and said, "Did you hear it? Did you all hear it?"
"These noble men from Henan are threatening me."
"They want me to punish my son."
"Punish this person who has just made a contribution to the imperial court, punish this person who used his life and property as a bet to win the Western Region trade line for the people of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin still looked at everyone and said, "What do you think I should do?"
At a moment like this, who dares to talk nonsense?
If he followed Li Shimin's wishes, it would be tantamount to going against the entire Henan family, and also offending all Confucian scholars.
And if it goes against Li Shimin's wishes, it would be even more stupid.
As a saying goes, you can't offend your boss by offending anyone.
As a courtier in the court, how many people are willing to offend Long Yan?
But don’t tell me yet, there really is one.
That is Wei Zheng.
This guy doesn't care about anything else.
At this moment, he walked directly out of the ranks of officials and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made great contributions to the court and the people, but he has made great contributions to the world!"
"After your majesty registers, he will set a national policy and convince everyone with my way as the king of the Tang Dynasty."
"Whether it's fighting against the Turks in the Northern Desert or fighting against the Northeast Third Division."
"We, the Tang Dynasty, have never committed any indiscriminate killing of innocent people even once, and this is why the people of the world all love the Tang Dynasty."
"But today, His Royal Highness broke the rules."
"Especially the things he did to destroy the city and kill the soldiers and innocent people."
"Not only are humans and gods outraged by such things, but they are also heinous crimes."
"If there is turmoil in the Western Region in the future because of this, it will be an immeasurable disaster..."
Wei Zheng bowed straight to Li Shimin: "If Your Majesty does not punish His Highness the Crown Prince, it will be difficult to convince the public..."
"good."
"well said."
Following the words, Li Chengqian applauded and walked out of the crowd with a smile.
He glanced at Wei Zheng and said, "Master Wei, I have to say that you really care about the people of the world and the country."
Hearing this, Wei Zheng snorted coldly and said, "His Royal Highness, your words are serious."
"As a minister, it is natural to share your Majesty's worries."
"As an official, you naturally have to consider the people of the world."
Wei Zheng held his head high and said, "This is all my responsibility."
"good."
"It's your job."
"That being the case, I have a few questions that I would like to ask Mr. Wei."
Li Chengqian said: "I would like to ask Mr. Wei, do you still remember how many years we have fought with the Western Regions and how many years we have fought with the nomadic tribes in the north?"
Hearing this, Wei Zheng was obviously stunned for a moment.
He said: "When the Tang Dynasty was founded, we never had any enemies with the Western Regions, but we fought with the nomadic tribes in the north for thirteen years."
"Thirteen years exactly..."
Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "You seem to have remembered it wrong."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned and looked at Li Chengqian with confusion in their eyes.
Li Chengqian lowered his head and said with a smile: "Actually, if we really want to calculate it, I'm afraid it will have to be calculated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."
"Which of the strong walls and clear fields built by the God of War Li Mu, and later the Great Wall built by the First Emperor, were not designed to fight against these foreign races?"
"Further back, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered Mobei three times and fought five major battles, destroying all ten houses in China."
"What he wants is to protect the people of the Central Plains from misfortunes and foreign intrusions."
"No daughter from the Central Plains will ever endure hardships and marry into a foreign country for the sake of peace in her hometown."
"But as a result, Emperor Wu failed, and the northern peoples rose again in the late Han Dynasty."
"Even during the Jin Dynasty, there was a cruel and dark era like Wuhu Luanhua."
"I don't need to tell you what kind of life the people of the Central Plains lived during those hundreds of years. You bachelors should all know very well."
"Then, after a lot of calculation, the Turks appeared in front of us."
"How much blood debt have they owed me, the people of the Central Plains, over the past few hundred years?"
"How many ownerless and lonely graves have been created?"
Li Chengqian glanced at the crowd and said, "Do you still remember?"
Seeing Li Chengqian say this, Wei Zheng sneered.
"Your Highness, what is your purpose in saying this?"
He said: "Do you want to use this excuse to emphasize that you are right to kill people and massacre the city?"
"Whether it was wrong for me to kill is not for you to decide."
"It will be decided by the people in the audience and the people all over the world."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Wei Zheng, his eyes full of coldness: "Master Wei, if you deny me because you are unhappy with me, I will not make any excuses to you."
"But you are not just denying me now, but you are trying to influence the national policy of Datang."
"Master Wei, let me tell you in one sentence."
"The royal way can be used, but the target must be clearly identified."
"If the other party is a human being, we will naturally use human methods to talk to the other party."
"But if the other person is a dog, I can only use a stick to teach him the truth."
Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and said, "Okay, I'll keep talking, and you just keep listening."
"At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the ambitious Turks deliberately supported several major northern political powers."
“The protracted period that led to that brutal civil war.”
"Although I was not born in that era, you are all witnesses of that era. Do you need me to say anything?"
Li Chengqian looked at the crowd and said: "And when our Tang Dynasty unified the north and south and began to struggle to recuperate, the Turks violently invaded the south again."
"It has once again brought a tragic blow to our nation, which is struggling to recover."
"Since my grandfather, the Tang Dynasty's armies have been chased by Turks on various battlefields."
"Because of our backward technology, backward tactics, and lack of cavalry, we were miserable and for a time we were passive and vulnerable to beatings."
Many of these people present were witnesses of that war.
When Li Chengqian talked about these things, many people secretly clenched their fists, as if they had returned to that dark era.
"Others won't tell me, but they will talk about my deceased Uncle Qin, Uncle Yuchi, and Uncle Cheng. How many scars are left on their bodies from that time?"
"And because he has been fighting in the bitter cold for many years, my father suffered from a persistent headache, which has not been cured even now."
"So, the Turks are no longer just an enemy to us, but a shame, a shame that is stamped on all of us."
"Later, our Tang Dynasty became stronger."
Li Chengqian said with some excitement in his voice: "Our Iron Army of the Tang Dynasty can finally use their swords..."
