When Li Shimin was deep in thought, someone suddenly opened the door and broke in.
It's an old eunuch.
Such rude behavior made Li Shimin very angry.
Why is this eunuch so reckless! Interrupted his thoughts.
"What are you doing? So reckless?!"
Then he said:
"Didn't you know who knocked when you came in?"
The eunuch was frightened and fell to his knees to apologize.
"Your majesty, you villain deserves to die! You are careless!"
"What's wrong? Tell me!"
Li Shimin sat down and asked! His anger remained.
The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, there is a big event in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin jumped up when he heard it!
Isn't the northeastern part of the Tang Dynasty adjacent to Goguryeo?
There were troops from several countries such as Japan and Goguryeo.
If something big happens now, it must be a very important thing.
No wonder the eunuch rushed in so recklessly.
"What! What happened? Tell me!"
he asked anxiously.
"A letter from General Yuchi! It says that the Japanese are approaching the Northeast! There are 100,000 troops, and the number of troops is still increasing. The current situation is very urgent!"
Li Shimin was silent!
what to do? Now Xue Rengui has just gone on an expedition, and it is not known whether he can defeat Japan in the future!
I don’t know if we can get them to retreat.
Now another Japanese army is approaching.
So what to do? what should I do? Li Shimin kept repeating these three words in his mind.
what to do?
A lot of money was invested in strengthening the frontier before.
Now it seems that he felt it was the right choice.
But how long can those things last?
Li Shimin asked: "External forces have gathered in the northeast. It is still freezing cold and the mountains are blocked by ice and snow. Why did they suddenly act again? Why did Yuchi Jingde say anything?"
The eunuch said: "General Yuchi said it. Because the heavy snow in the Northeast this year melted a little faster than in previous years, and now the thickness of the ice and snow is decreasing. They gathered the performance of the army. According to General Yuchi's guess, these people must be looking for opportunities to Attack!"
If these people stay in the northeast all year round, their consumption will be very high.
In addition, the ice and snow are melting, so they want to take risks and try it. After all, once they enter the land of the Tang Dynasty, there will be less ice and snow.
You can also get supplies.
"Let me think about this!"
Finally, Li Shimin could not think of a way.
Directly ordered: "Come, come to court!"
After receiving the order, the eunuch went out to summon the officials.
At the same time, the news that Japan was about to launch an attack spread directly throughout the court.
All the officials began to worry.
But no one dared to spread the news.
For fear that the people would panic.
They were called to the Daming Palace.
Everyone's expressions became panicked.
At the same time, they were also discussing that Li Shimin asked them to come here because Japan was about to attack.
And when Li Shimin appeared, everyone remained silent.
Until he sat on the dragon throne.
Everyone bowed to him.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
"Everyone loves you!"
Li Shimin's face was not very good, and he could feel that he was very tired.
After all, who can look good after this happened?
All civil and military officials did not dare to speak.
Until Fang Xuanling asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder why you summoned us to the court at this time?"
Li Shimin sighed.
Cheng Yaojin was puzzled.
He is outspoken and forthright.
"Your Majesty, if you have any questions, just tell me and let the ministers help you solve your problems!"
Many officials also expressed their concern.
"I just received a message saying that the allied forces of Japan and Goguryeo are now approaching our northeast. I am very troubled now. Is there anything you can do?"
Cheng Yaojin said at this time: "The enemy is about to invade our country. This is undoubtedly provoking the power of our country. I thought, let Yuchi Jingde defeat them! Otherwise, let me go! I will lead the army Go and teach them a lesson!”
Other generals said the same thing.
They scrambled to fight for Li Shimin! Fight for the Tang Dynasty!
This made Li Shimin very pleased.
But a huge problem appeared in front of them.
Li Shimin said: "How much money is in the treasury now?"
Dai Zhou came forward and said: "There are not many left! Because of the Chinese New Year time, all major merchants are closed, production has stagnated, and the tax revenue is pitifully low!"
It is common sense that you cannot fight a war without money.
This is also one of the things Li Shimin is worried about.
Cheng Yaojin came out and said: "Your Majesty, I can donate one million taels to replenish the national treasury!"
He made a lot of money following Li Min.
When Datang was in crisis, he would also provide money.
This is one of the reasons why Li Shimin trusted him.
Fang Xuanling also said: "I can also donate one million taels!"
More and more people are joining in.
But the total number of these people combined is less than 10 million taels.
You know, take what happened before as an example, Li Shimin spent 100 million to repair the defense line.
What can these ten million taels be used for?
It can only last for a short period of time. When the money is gone, there is nothing left.
This is the terrible thing about war, because there are more people and more consumption.
This is also the reason why it took many years for the Tang Dynasty to regain its national strength when it was established.
Because it cost too much money to overthrow the Sui Dynasty, and many people died.
War brings endless suffering to people.
Those who can make peace do not want war.
"I appreciate your kindness! But this money is still a drop in the bucket for the war! Moreover, it is your personal property, so I can't take this money!"
Li Shimin refused.
At this time, an old man stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I remember that when the prince-in-law came to the court, he brought a lot of money..."
At that time, Xue Rengui brought in a lot of money.
In addition, Xue Rengui's shares in Shengtang Group mean he has a lot of money.
So, someone was eyeing his money.
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Yaojin was unhappy.
"Yang Shidao! Those are the money given by the Sixth Prince to his consort, how can we think so? After all, you are also the Supreme Emperor's consort, right? Why don't you pay for it!?"
That old man is none other than Yang Shidao! Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, the youngest son of Yang Xiong, King of Guande of the Sui Dynasty, and the younger brother of Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren.
Yang Shidao was born in the Guanwangfang of the Yang family in Hongnong. A pure and kind person. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, he defected to Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, married Princess Guiyang, and worshiped Yi Tong and the Prince Consort.
The reason why Xue Rengui came out at this time was because the court had no money.
If you can borrow the consort's money, it's your own money. What's wrong with that?
But because of this, Cheng Yaojin gave him a hard fight.
But Yang Shidao said: "I have no money! It's not like the Prince Consort who is so rich, and he is backed by the Shengtang Group! If I can provide money, then as the Prince Consort, that would be perfect!"
Unexpectedly, his idea actually aroused the approval of some people.
