The next day, Chenshi.
It was getting slightly brighter, and the civil and military officials were already heading towards the Suzaku Gate in small groups.
Today is the day when the emperor convenes a great court meeting, and everyone above the fifth rank in Beijing must attend and cannot be absent.
Outside the Zhuque Gate, there were several breakfast stalls selling golden pancakes. Hot duck blood vermicelli soup, and special bacon steamed buns...
The smoke of fireworks in Chang'an today, and the unique fragrance in the morning, are somewhat the same as those in Xi'an in later generations!
At least when it comes to gourmet food, Datang is already a world leader!
All this is due to a picky eater...
Boom!
"Boss, please have two roujiamo buns. The meat is bigger."
"Dude, make a bowl of duck blood and vermicelli soup."
"Hurry up, you idiot!"
Xu Fenglei sat down carelessly and gave instructions casually.
"Okay, please sit down for a moment. You'll be ready soon!"
When the waiter saw the business coming, he hurriedly greeted him.
After a while, a bowl of fresh soup and two meaty meat buns were placed in front of them.
Chiliu.
Just as he took a sip, he saw someone sitting down next to him.
"Dude, let's have some pancakes."
Changsun Wuji gave the order, looked at Xu Fenglei who was drinking soup, and couldn't help but joked,
"Grandmaster, if you drink soup this morning, aren't you afraid that you will have to urinate urgently later?"
Attending the court meeting is a very sacred and solemn matter, and no mistakes are allowed!
Many officials will even empty their bodies one day in advance and stop eating meat and fish to avoid causing trouble the next day... If they lose their manners in front of His Majesty, they will be doomed!
Of course, several important ministers and veterans would not be so cautious.
But even so, they don't drink porridge or soup in the morning. At most, they eat some cakes, meat buns and the like to fill their stomachs.
After entering Liangyi Hall, there is no place for you to use the toilet!
"What's the point? Isn't there a Gongtong in the side hall?"
Xu Fenglei said nonchalantly,
"I just want to drink this duck blood vermicelli soup right now, why do I care so much?"
"Would you like to try it? It's delicious!"
Changsun Wuji laughed.
"No, no, no... only you, Grand Master, dare to defecate and drown in the palace, how can anyone else dare?"
He said,
"You can use it, let's chat for a while."
"Sir, your cooking cake." The waiter presented the cake respectfully.
Changsun Wuji took a bite and sighed softly while chewing,
"The grand master should know what your majesty is going to do when he convenes a grand meeting this time, right?"
"He wants to fight Goguryeo!"
"You said that the fight against Goguryeo is just a fight. It's nothing. But Your Majesty, he doesn't know what kind of attack he wants... Well, he actually wants to conquer it himself!"
"Isn't this a joke?"
"When I heard His Majesty's thoughts, I was shocked, you know... If Wei Zheng were still here, I'm afraid His Majesty would be drowned by all the spit!"
"This is so outrageous..."
Click, click.
The pancake was a little dry when chewed. Changsun Wuji thought about it and ordered half a bowl of duck blood and vermicelli soup.
He has confidence in his bladder.
"Actually, it's normal. Your Majesty, is Jingji very restless..."
Xu Fenglei took a bite of the juicy meat bun, chewed it in his mouth for a long time, and then drank it down with a mouthful of fresh soup.
In an instant, my whole body felt peaceful.
"If there is anything in the world that is particularly worth remembering, it must be delicious food."
He wiped his mouth and said,
“The only thing you can’t live up to is delicious food…”
Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes.
"You can't be so restless even if you're still in peace! This is irresponsible!"
"Leaving such a big country, leaving so many government affairs to fight a war, and running for adventure! Is this something that a wise king can do?"
"Even if he wins, there's nothing to praise! There was obviously a better plan, but he chose the most thrilling path just for his own fun!"
"If we don't win, or even get into some danger... then what the hell! I can't even imagine it!"
Changsun Wuji certainly didn't dare to complain about this to Li Shimin, so he could only pour out his bitterness to Xu Fenglei.
"Ho ho..."
Xu Fenglei smiled and said,
"It seems that His Majesty has great resistance to achieving his goal."
"Even Changsun Fuji, who has always been a firm supporter, has come to the opposite side..."
Changsun Wuji glared.
"What? Do you support His Majesty?"
"No? Can you just watch him go crazy? Get into a dangerous situation?"
Xu Fenglei waved his hand.
"His Majesty talked to me. In fact, I can understand his thoughts."
He said seriously,
"First of all, he wanted to clear the way for the kind-hearted prince, and clean up the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding countries, so that the prince can be a successful king and guard this great business."
"Secondly, he really wanted to have fun. After all, he is an emperor on horseback. Seeing his generals fighting in the north and south and establishing extraordinary achievements, he felt itchy, didn't he? So he thought about going crazy again one last time, this battle After that, there are no regrets.”
"The third step is to completely crush Yang Guang. You know, His Majesty is more obsessed with Yang Guang. What he wants is an advantage on one side. What he wants is an all-round crushing. What he wants is One sky and one earth!”
"These three points are the reasons why His Majesty insists on marching in person."
Changsun Wuji's expression changed.
"You can understand it, I can't."
"No matter how you put it, this is too risky and may cause turmoil in the country."
Xu Fenglei smiled slightly.
"I know you can't understand, so we might as well look at it from another direction."
He lowered his voice and whispered,
"Think about it, if His Majesty were to lead the expedition in person, what would be the benefit to you...?"
Changsun Wuji was stunned.
"Benefits? What benefits can I get?"
"Master, can you elaborate?"
When Xu Fenglei said this, his heart skipped a beat, as if he had realized something, but he didn't catch it.
"I'm starting from your personal interests...think about it."
Xu Fenglei whispered,
"If Your Majesty is to march in person, will there be someone left to guard Chang'an?"
"The prince must supervise the country, and this can also be regarded as training for the prince. But no matter what, the prince is still young and needs important ministers to guide him."
"Does that mean that this important minister who stayed behind can take control of the central government and temporarily act as the emperor?"
A gleam flashed in Changsun Wuji's eyes!
"this……"
He hurriedly looked around and saw that no one around him was paying attention. Then he felt relieved and whispered,
"Grand Master, what you said...are not nonsense!"
"Maybe there will be trouble!"
The two ministers were actually discussing the matter of 'temporary monarchy'!
If this reaches Li Shimin's ears, Changsun Wuji doesn't know what will happen to Xu Fenglei. He will definitely not be able to eat it and walk around!
"Don't say much, just stop talking."
Xu Fenglei burped, stood up, patted Changsun Wuji on the shoulder, and said with a smile,
"It shouldn't be too difficult for you to fight for this position."
"After all, your relationship with the prince is so good..."
"Let's go...man, check out!"
After saying these words, Xu Fenglei patted his stomach, paid the bill and left.
Only Changsun Wuji was still sitting on the bench, his eyes flickering and his expression constantly changing...
Xu Fenglei's words were indeed a great temptation for him!
Although he has reached the position of Minister of Public Affairs, Fang Xuanling still weighs on top of him!
This has not yet reached the position of 'one person is less than ten thousand people'!
And if he can use His Majesty's personal command to assist the prince in supervising the country and temporarily assuming the monarch's power... then he will not be inferior to one person!
He will become the ruler of the Tang Dynasty! Even if it's just temporary!
Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji's heart suddenly contracted!
"Even if you can't stay at the top of the mountain for a long time, it's still a worthwhile trip if you can go up and see the scenery..."
He murmured, his eyes gradually becoming firmer.
…
Tai Chi Palace, inside the Liang Yi Palace.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The ministers saluted the emperor and shouted long live the mountain.
"No courtesy, stay on your own."
Li Shimin looked at the ministers below, raised his hand and said,
"Today I am convening a great meeting for the purpose of a war!"
"As we all know, Silla is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. It pays tribute many times. It is a more respectful country among many vassal states. Its leader is very aware of current affairs."
"For a small country that knows current affairs like this, the Tang Dynasty should naturally take care of it."
"But now, the leader of Silla has repeatedly sent letters asking for help, complaining bitterly about Goguryeo's repeated invasions. In less than a year, it has invaded Silla more than ten times and occupied more than fifty cities!"
"I originally wanted to mediate, but that Goguryeo sycophant Quan Gaisuwen dared not to comply with my wishes, still went his own way, and even dared to take advantage of the Tang people on the Liaodong border!"
"It's tolerable, but what can't be tolerated! I want to use the troops of the Tang Dynasty to attack Goguryeo and massacre this beast!"
"My dear friends, what do you think?"
Li Er didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point!
After hearing this, all the ministers whispered to each other:
"Goguryeo is quite ferocious. It occupied more than fifty cities in Silla in one year? Does Silla have that many cities?"
"Hey...their so-called city is almost the same as our village in the Tang Dynasty. Do you really think it is a city? The leader of the Silla Kingdom is just miserable! If you don't make yourself miserable, how can you get the attention of the Tang Dynasty? Please come to the rescue?”
"makes sense……"
"..."
Xu Fenglei stood at the front of the team, his head lowered as if sleeping.
He drank too much as a duck blood fan just now, and now he feels a little like peeing...
However, he knew that his bladder was an idiot. Every time it was not even half full, it would start crying and crying, but it could actually hold a lot more!
Therefore, he can hold it in.
Changsun Wuji was also silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, Quan Gaisu Wen is a usurper and a rebel of Goguryeo! In addition, he is rebellious and disobeys the emperor's orders. He should send troops to attack him!"
Cheng Yaojin was the first to step out of the queue, cupping his hands and saying,
"I am willing to go to war! Your Majesty, please agree!"
One general took the lead, and the other generals rushed to express their stance. They were all from the main fighting faction!
War is the source of motivation for generals.
Without the war, they would all have to go home and have their children! Only by fighting can you have status and the right to speak!
Except for the eldest Li Jing, who did not express his position, even Li Ji expressed his request for a fight.
"Um."
Li Shimin nodded, stood up and said,
"I am very relieved that all my dear friends have such a fighting spirit! I know that you veteran generals are still willing to use the knife! I am the same!"
"Fang Aiqing, draft a mobilization order and a declaration of war immediately!"
"I will gather an army of 200,000 troops, divided by land and water, to conquer Goguryeo!"
Originally, he did not plan to send so many troops, thinking that at most one hundred thousand would be enough.
It was Xu Fenglei who pointed out that Goguryeo was easy to defend but difficult to attack and very difficult to conquer, so he put away his contempt and doubled his troops! Strive to decide the outcome in one battle!
"According to the order."
Fang Xuanling came out to respond, raised his eyes and asked,
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, which general should I appoint as the Grand Superintendent of Land Routes? Which general should I appoint as the Grand Superintendent of Water Routes?"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers looked at Li Shimin in unison.
Previously, the emperor had expressed that he wanted to personally conquer the war! This is something they strongly oppose!
If Li Shimin mentioned the imperial commander's personal conquest again, then he might not be able to draft this edict!
"Lu Lu, please appoint Xu Fenglei, Duke of Jin, as the general manager."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
Fang Xuanling was a little surprised.
The ministers were also a little surprised.
However, everyone remained silent, which was regarded as the acquiescence.
Although Xu Fenglei has not led troops for more than ten years, no one doubts his ability to lead troops in combat.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Xu Fenglei's record of annihilating the Turks in one battle and capturing Jieli Khan alive is still the greatest result!
"Hey! Why is it Mr. Xu!"
"You are right to choose Mr. Xu. It shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to this battle of Goguryeo and wants to fight a beautiful battle with complete victory!"
"Okay... I originally wanted to compete for the position of General Manager, but now there is no hope. Let's try to become a pioneer."
"Pioneer is pretty good..."
"I wonder who the water marshal will be? Li Jing?"
"..."
There was a commotion among the generals.
All of them are arrogant and arrogant, and they would really dissatisfy ordinary people.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, there were only three and a half men who could be admired by fierce generals such as Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong.
Li Shimin, Xu Fenglei, Li Jing.
Li Ji counts half of it.
These few in command have no temper, and if they were replaced by military commanders of the same level as they thought, even if they were to beat the dog's brains out in the court!
This kind of thing has happened before...
"As for the waterway chief..."
Li Shimin straightened his back, looked down at the ministers, and said sonorously,
"It's me!"
"I will personally lead the Tang Dynasty's 30,000-strong navy, cross the sea and land, and take Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo! Let him capture the thief first and capture the king first!"
"If the raid on Pyongyang is successful, the war will be won!"
Ministers: "???"
In an instant, the Liangyi Hall fell into deathly silence.
The expressions of countless ministers began to distort!
The next second!
"Your Majesty! No! The land route is extremely dangerous, let alone the water route?!"
"Your Majesty! You are abandoning the country and the country without caring about the country! You can't do it!" "Your Majesty! You can't lead a personal expedition. Even if all the generals of the Tang Dynasty are dead, you can't lead a personal expedition. You are me. The foundation of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty! Don't have your own way! If you insist on taking command, I will crash to death on this golden step!"
"Your Majesty..."
The overwhelming opposition and cries were like waves, one wave after another, making Li Shimin's scalp numb!
(End of chapter)
