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Chapter 1194 Proposal to send troops
With Wei Zheng's words, it was much easier for Li Shimin to speak. He said with relief: "I know you are sincere, and I know your intentions are good, but what Wei Qing said just now is very reasonable, so you are really not suitable Lead the troops out."

"And your mother is not in a good mood these days. If you lead the army, how sad will your mother be? You should stay in Chang'an and spend more time with your mother!"

Having said all this, Li Tai also understood in his heart that it was impossible for him to lead the troops out of the city.

"Yes, my son listens to my father." Li Taigong said.

Today's self-recommendation was considered a failure, but Li Tai did not leave, but stood there quietly after speaking.

Because he wants to stay and participate in the discussion on the dispatch of troops, he is the best candidate for the reserve, and he has come anyway, so why not take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the discussion?

Seeing that Li Tai was still standing there quietly, Li Shimin couldn't help but muttered: "Qingque, go and see your mother!"

Li Tai was looking forward to staying here, but he didn't expect his father to let him see his mother. The mother was no longer as depressed as before, so what else is there to see?

So he couldn't help but thump in his heart, what does Royal Father mean by this?
He has already come, but the emperor wants to drive him away?
Li Tai suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, and said respectfully: "Yes, I'm going to visit my mother right now, and I'm leaving."

After saluting, Li Tai slowly exited the hall.

After exiting the hall, the smile on Li Tai's face disappeared immediately, and his face became ugly.

Since it happened to be the meeting, he thought he would stay and participate in the discussion, but was kicked out by his father, which made him have to think more.

When Li Chengqian was the crown prince, he often participated in court discussions, but it was the emperor's father who took the initiative to let Li Chengqian participate.

But now, even though he has come, his father still drove him out and asked him to visit his mother.

This is a very bad signal, does it mean that the father really didn't want to make him the heir?

Does the emperor really want to re-establish Li Chengqian as the crown prince?
Apart from Li Chengqian, he couldn't think of any other threats.

While walking towards the Lizheng Palace, Li Tai thought about a question, how can he kill Li Chengqian!
If Li Chengqian is killed, no one can threaten him!

In the Hall of Liangyi, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Ji and others are also fine people, and they are full of imagination.

They were not surprised that the emperor did not let Li Tai lead the army, but the emperor let Li Tai leave, which meant that they had to think twice.

Before, they also thought that Li Tai would be the best candidate for the crown prince, but now they couldn't help thinking about it. Did the emperor not want to make Li Tai the crown prince?

Otherwise, Li Tailai is here today, so why let him step down?

After Li Tai withdrew, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Just now Wei Qing said that the triumphant soldiers were very tired, and this is exactly what I was worried about. Although the Eastern Expedition went very smoothly, the momentum was like a broken bamboo, but this time, the soldiers Already exhausted, if we go on an expedition of thousands of miles, I'm afraid the soldiers' bodies won't be able to bear it."

Li Jing said in a deep voice: "What Your Majesty said is very true. The Tubo people are living in a bitter cold place, the people are tough, and their combat power is not weak. If our army meets with tired troops, it may be disadvantageous to the battle situation."

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "Last year's Eastern Expedition, although the battle went very smoothly, but the battle line is so long, and Liaodong is very cold in winter, it is even more difficult to supply, so a lot of food and grass are consumed. Now that we are going to conquer Tubo, I fear that the imperial court will be overburdened. "

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I have already asked Fang Xiang, and it is not a big problem to support a war with the money and grain of the household department. Tubo has always been ambitious, and this time the plot of Tuyuhun is already very ambitious. Sooner or later, it will be my Tang's confidant's serious trouble!"

"So we have to fight every battle! It has only been a few years since the Eastern Turks were destroyed, and the Western Regions have just been stabilized for a few years. I will never allow the Western Regions to have another serious trouble!"

Fighting is a must. Li Shimin has set the tone for this matter, so the next question is how to fight.

Li Ji pondered, "It would have been easy to send out troops when Tuyuhun asked for help. Now that Tuyuhun has been completely defeated, he will have to face Tubo's cavalry directly."

Martial General Changsun said in a deep voice: "The soldiers and horses accompanying the Eastern Expedition are all exhausted troops, so it is not appropriate to mobilize any more, which means that the Shenji Battalion cannot go on an expedition."

This is the most critical question, because the Shenji Battalion is irreplaceable, and this Eastern Expedition has proved the power of firearms.

Fang Xuanling turned around and asked, "Mr. Rong, how is the morale of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion?"

Su Cheng pondered: "Of course the morale is very good. The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are indeed very tired. However, if His Majesty gives an order, they will rush to the battlefield immediately!"

Li Jing shook his head slowly and said: "In war, you must not be arrogant. The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are very courageous and have high morale. This is of course a good thing, but this expedition is also thousands of miles away. I don't think it is necessary to let the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion Dragging your weary body to march."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Firearms are indeed powerful and played a huge role during the Eastern Expedition, but the Western Regions and Liaodong are different after all. This Eastern Expedition is mainly cavalry combat, and the role of firearms is not as great as during the Eastern Expedition. Well, the Shenji Battalion is a tired army, so I don't think the Shenji Battalion needs to go out!"

"Don't forget, even without firearms, our soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are still elite soldiers who sweep the world!"

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling respectfully said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Shimin left the throne and walked slowly to Yutu, and said in a deep voice, "Then gather troops directly from Longyou Road and send troops from Liangzhou, what do you think?"

Directly dispatching troops from Longyou Dao put much less pressure on logistics. Thinking of Hou Junji and Niu Jinda's army defeating the Tubo army in Songzhou, everyone couldn't help but nod.

Although Tubo defeated Tuyuhun this time, they only sent [-] troops, so there is really no need to pay too much attention to it.

Li Shimin muttered: "Then let Xun Guogong Zhang Liang be the chief marching officer of Luosuo Road, and Liangzhou Governor Guo Xiaoke be the deputy chief of the marching..."

After a whole morning of discussions, the dispatch of troops was announced to be over. With the decree issued, the household department and the military department began to get busy.

However, this dispatch of troops did not cause much disturbance in the city of Chang'an. Compared with Goguryeo, Tubo is very strange to the people of Chang'an.

When mentioning Tubo, the people of Chang'an can probably only think of two things, one is that Hou Junji once led the troops to defeat the Tubo army that invaded Songzhou, and the other is that the Tubo princess is very heroic and beautiful.

(End of this chapter)