Although this incident made the world's Confucian scholars furious, most of it was just lip service, and none of them really dared to go to the Tang Dynasty to cause trouble.
After all, the news of the execution of three thousand Confucian scholars in the Tang Dynasty had already spread throughout the world.
Nowadays, everyone knows the attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards Confucianism. As long as Confucian scholars dare to make trouble, one Tang Dynasty will kill one, and two Tang Dynasties will kill a pair.
Over time, Confucian voices of protest became smaller and smaller, and things gradually subsided.
the other side.
Ever since Tang Yu announced that Confucianism would be the auxiliary of the Tang Dynasty's rule of law, the entire court had a completely new look.
People who dared not speak out against Confucianism before could finally accuse Confucianism in front of Tang Yu. Coupled with the assistance of Xu Shize and Qi Lufu, Datang was slowly moving on the right track.
In short, Datang is prosperous from top to bottom, and everything is developing in a good direction!
At this moment, in the court hall.
Tang Yu summoned all civil and military officials to the Jinluan Hall to discuss matters.
Looking at the people below, Tang Yu slowly said: "I came to you this time mainly to discuss the Tang Dynasty's military strength. Dear friends, you can speak freely. I want to hear your truest thoughts."
"Right now, the world is in chaos. All the people of Da Chu have military strength that far exceeds that of the Tang Dynasty. Once the world is in chaos, Da Chu will definitely be the first to take action against the Tang Dynasty. If we want to defend the country of the Tang Dynasty, we must take practical actions. .”
Tang Yu stared at everyone with burning eyes, wanting to know what the attitude of the civil and military officials towards the chaos in the world was.
In the end, how many people take the initiative to fight, and how many people take the initiative to surrender!
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers looked at each other in shock, but no one was the first to stand up and speak.
After all, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and with the lessons learned from Jiang Qingshu and others, the ministers did not dare to express their opinions easily. Seeing that none of the ministers were planning to speak, Tang Yu looked at Meng Tian with a half-smile, and said: "Since no one is the first to say it, let Meng Tian say whether you are the main battle or the main surrender for Da Chu. ?”
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Meng Tian.
Meng Tian took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, my answer will never change. I have always believed that we and Da Chu should take the lead in the battle, and not only should we fight, we should also strike first to gain the upper hand!"
What!
There was an uproar in the Jinluan Palace. No one expected that Meng Tian would dare to say so.
Not only to fight, but to strike first?
Tang Yu raised his eyebrows and became interested in Meng Tian's answer, saying, "Oh? Then tell me, why do you want to take the lead?"
Meng Tian subconsciously replied: "Your Majesty, this question is very simple. The relationship between us and Da Chu is inherently incompatible. Da Chu has been coveting my territory of the Tang Dynasty for so many years. Da Chu's ambition is known to everyone!"
"We know that Da Chu will not let us go, so why don't we surrender and let us sit back and wait for death? So I think we should take the lead in the battle. Before Da Chu has launched an attack on us, we take the initiative to attack Da Chu first. Caught off guard!”
Hearing this, many civil servants and generals present nodded, thinking that what Meng Tian said made sense.
indeed.
If the world is really in chaos, the first person to attack Datang will definitely be Dachu.
This is like two ordinary people fighting. When you know that the other person will not let you go, all you can do is give it a try, otherwise the result will be death!
Immediately, many ministers present stood up and echoed: "Your Majesty, I think General Meng's words are very reasonable, and I also recommend the main battle!"
"You want our Tang Dynasty to surrender? He, the Great Chu, is not qualified! I also think that we should take the lead in the battle! We will not surrender even if we die!"
"Fight! I will fight to the death!"
