Li Shimin pushed the door open directly and walked in. The four of them froze on the spot, staring blankly at the King of Shu walking towards him.
Then he pushed the confused Li Ke away from his position, sat on the main seat, and looked at his three generals.
"Why are you looking for the King of Shu to plot?"
The three people's faces were extremely ugly. They lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Li Shimin.
After all, the three of them were looking for the King of Shu to conspire... Bah, bah, bah, they were looking for the King of Shu and wanted to go through the back door, but they were caught by His Majesty.
This happened...
Yuchi Jingde finally couldn't help it anymore, raised his head with an ugly smile, quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin also stood up quickly, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am wronged."
"Uncle Bao, tell me, where did I wrong you?"
Qin Qiong's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat. Your Majesty didn't like him very much, but now he came to the King of Shu to use the back door. Although they also wanted to go to the battlefield, who knows if His Majesty would think wrong. ?
If your Majesty suspects that the three of them are conspiring with the King of Shu to rebel, it is either shit or shit.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have no conspiracy. I have two purposes for coming here. First, I heard that the King of Shu has passed away and came to congratulate me. Second..."
"Secondly, I am guilty, please punish me!"
Li Shimin picked up the wine glass on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and snorted coldly: "I don't even know what the second one is, how can I punish you?"
Qin Qiong gritted her teeth and felt confused. She was not welcome anyway, so she should be punished!
"Your Majesty, I confess. I want to find a backdoor with the King of Shu and get a quota for the expedition. I want to lead troops to the northwest to open up territory for the Tang Dynasty. I will die for Your Majesty, even if I die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather. "
"My lord, I have been fighting for half my life, and I don't want to end up dying on the bed of old age."
In fact, Li Shimin had known for a long time that Qin Qiong, the invincible god of death on the battlefield, had recovered from his serious illness. It was said that it was his precious son who cured him.
But Qin Qiong recovered from his illness and rarely went out for activities. He even went to court in obscurity and did not communicate with other people.
He also thought that Qin Qiong really looked down on fame and fortune and no longer wanted to work for him.
Unexpectedly, in private, he still thought about going to the battlefield to kill the enemy through the back door.
Li Shimin naturally knew the reason. Qin Qiong was the first warrior to defect to the Tang Dynasty, but the person loyal to him was not him, but his father. Moreover, during the Xuanwu Sect Incident, Qin Qiong, as his subordinate, never expressed his stance. .
He was naturally very dissatisfied at the time.
However, Qin Qiong's old illness relapsed later, and he quietly withdrew from the court, but he did not embarrass Qin Qiong. After all, Qin Qiong had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
As an emperor, he often sent people to check on Qin Qiong's condition, and he also paid special attention to his two sons.
In history, Li Shimin also betrothed Princess Jinyang, whom he personally raised, to Qin Qiong's son Qin Huaiyu as his wife.
This is enough to show that Li Shimin is still very good to Qin Qiong.
Li Shimin pointed at Li Ke, and Li Ke immediately turned his eyes elsewhere. This room is so beautifully decorated!
This father is really an old man.
"Do you really think that finding him is more useful than finding me?"
"He is just a Shu king and has no military power. Why do you think you can get a quota from him to go to war?"
Li Ke: "..."
Qin Qiong: "???"
Qin Qiong looked at the King of Shu and felt a thump in his heart. This... King of Shu, wouldn't he have deceived him?
But that day he vowed that he would take everyone to conquer the northwest and enjoy the hot food.
He also hinted openly and secretly that he would also go to the northwest for development.
"minister……"
Qin Qiong almost couldn't hold it any longer.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde stood aside, their calves shaking, not daring to say a word at all.
Li Shimin laughed when he saw the aggrieved expressions of the three of them, and said with a smile: "Just kidding with you three, I came here today to look for the King of Shu. I didn't expect you to be here too, still plotting in the room, so I just I want to hear if you want to rebel..."
"The result disappoints me. You don't want to rebel, but you still want to expand your territory in the northwest. I'm very relieved."
"Know integrity, respect virtue, uncle Bao..."
"I'm here!!"
Li Shimin also stood up and said with a smile: "The opportunity for you to be shrouded in horse leather has come."
The three of them looked up at Li Shimin at the same time, and even Li Ke, who was standing aside and preparing to run away, looked at Li Shimin.
Li Ke had to run away. His father would definitely deal with him later. In order to squeeze out the last drop of blood from these generals, he usually encouraged these generals to make great achievements and draw a big pie for them.
"Duan Xuanzhi has withdrawn his troops."
The three of them were very confused. Could it be that they were defeated by Tuyuhun in this battle? This is impossible!
Li Ke muttered from the side: "Maybe he ran away."
Li Shimin turned around and glanced at Li Ke, feeling a little surprised. Only he and Hou Junji, the Minister of War, knew about this matter. Even Li Jing didn't know about it. How did this kid know?
"The King of Shu is right. Seeing that Duan Xuanzhi was approaching fiercely, Fu Yun left more than 10,000 Qiang people to stop the Tang Dynasty's heavenly soldiers. He took his army and grassland herdsmen and fled to the west of Qinghai Lake."
"General Duan chased for dozens of days, but failed to catch up. The supplies could not keep up, so he retreated."
Li Shimin was also very annoyed. These people on the grassland had no fixed abodes and could come and go as they pleased. They would fight if they could win, and they would run away if they could not. If this continued, sooner or later the Tang army would be brought down.
The only way to eradicate it is to attack from all sides, chase and block them, and make it impossible for them to escape.
But in this case, Datang would have to dispatch a large number of troops, at least hundreds of thousands of troops to attack together.
As long as Tuyuhun is captured, the entire Hexi Corridor will be unobstructed, and the army can continue to advance westward, leveling the Western Regions step by step, and taking back the former Han Dynasty.
And when he takes over the entire Western Region, Xue Yantuo will immediately attach himself to the Tang Dynasty and turn around to deal with the Western Turks.
By that time, Datang, relying on the Hexi Corridor and the entire Western Region as its backing, would be able to encroach on Tubo on the plateau bit by bit.
Finally, he saw the right opportunity and captured the entire plateau in one fell swoop, making Tubo a part of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, if they turn around and run the Western Regions, even the Western Turks will have to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
"I will definitely reserve a spot for the three of you to go on the expedition. Go home and prepare!"
"As early as ten days and a half month, as late as three to five months."
The faces of the three people immediately showed joy. Unexpectedly, His Majesty actually reserved a quota for them to go to the expedition!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Qin Qiong looked at Li Shimin, and after a long time, he bowed deeply, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty should watch your performance on the battlefield! I will apologize to Your Majesty when I return."
Qin Qiong knew that it was definitely wrong for him to come to the King of Shu. Even if it was to go to the battlefield, he should not come to the King of Shu. He should go to His Majesty.
"Go for it!"
The three bowed and retreated, leaving only the father and son in the room.
Li Ke smiled and said: "When my father comes next time, you can inform me so that I can go and greet you. It's scary how silent you are."
"Let's get down to business, something happened in Liangzhou." Li Shimin's face suddenly became serious.
Li Ke was stunned. Something happened over there in Liangzhou. Could it be that Tuyuhun came back and attacked Liangzhou City?
But it doesn’t match the time in history.
"The secret guards came with news that the remnants of the Zheng family sold a large amount of weapons to Tuyuhun, and also gave Tuyuhun a large amount of food, and even Duojia among the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes participated..."
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