Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 899 The grand occasion

After the envoys of Silla withdrew, the hall was still very quiet, and no one spoke for a while.

Li Shimin leaned back slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Silla has always been a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Silla always attacked and was very respectful to the Tang Dynasty. Now it is attacked by Goguryeo, and it is in danger of destroying the country. Let's talk about it! "

The civil servants didn't speak for a while. Silla was attacked by Goguryeo and was about to destroy the country. This is indeed a problem.

However, for generals, this is very simple.

Yu Chigong immediately came out, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Silla is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but Goguryeo is self-propelled. It doesn't take our Tang Dynasty seriously, and it doesn't take Your Majesty seriously at all. We must Only by severely punishing Goguryeo can Goguryeo be suppressed!"

Cheng Yaojin also came out and said: "Your Majesty, if Goguryeo is allowed to annex Silla and then Baekje, then Goguryeo will definitely increase its strength greatly. Goguryeo has always been disrespectful to the Central Plains Dynasty and eyeing it covetously. Therefore, I feel that I must not sit back and watch Goguryeo annex Silla, otherwise Liaodong will suffer endless disasters!"

These words reached Cheng Yaojin's heart, and Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Oh? What does Lord Lu mean?"

Thinking of the news he heard from Su Cheng, Cheng Yaojin said decisively: "Your Majesty, I feel that I should send troops to conquer Goguryeo and rescue Silla!"

As soon as Cheng Yaojin's words fell, the civil servants immediately started whispering to each other. They knew that generals like Cheng Yaojin would definitely propose to send troops.

These generals only think about fighting, and they don't think about anything else except fighting.Haven't you thought about the lessons learned from the former Sui Dynasty?

Ma Zhou immediately went out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I feel that what Lu Guogong and E Guogong said is absurd. In the former Sui Dynasty, there were three expeditions to the east, millions of husbands were recruited, and countless people's resources were spent. They all returned in vain, and the country fell apart. Learn from the past. In front of you, I feel that you should be more cautious about sending troops!"

During the incident, Du Zhenglun immediately came out and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers do not agree to send troops. The lesson from the previous Sui Dynasty, the world is alert! If Goguryeo dared to send troops to invade the Tang Dynasty, then the imperial court sent troops to the east. The Luo Erdong Expedition is really not worth taking such a big risk!"

With the beginning, civil servants came out one after another.

"Although Goguryeo has always been evil-hearted, it also has a lot of awe of the Tang Dynasty. If you choose a courageous and resolute person to go to Goguryeo to reprimand the Goguryeo king, the Goguryeo king will definitely be afraid."

"Choose another eloquent person to go to Baekje, share the strength of them, and urge Baekje to send troops to help fight Goguryeo..."

"Since Goguryeo has captured more than [-] cities and is about to annex the whole of Silla, how could it give up halfway because of a government envoy and spit out the fat that has already been eaten?"

"Baekje obviously reached an agreement with Goguryeo. Silla Bufan is begging for it, and has analyzed all the stakes clearly. What role can the imperial court send an eloquent envoy? Baekje seldom sends envoys here, so it is not respectful to Datang in the first place!"

"Whether it will work or not, how will you know if you don't try?"

"Try it? Silla is retreating steadily, and it is at stake. How can there be time to try? After trying, Silla has been annexed by Goguryeo, and it is too late!"

"That's right, now that Silla is in danger, how can there be time to try it? Only by sending troops quickly can Silla's crisis be resolved!"

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The civil servants and military generals in the entire main hall can be said to be very noisy. There are reasons for sending troops, and there are reasons for not sending troops.

In fact, these reasons are not wrong, the key is how to balance.

So whether it is the minister who insists on sending troops, or the minister who insists on not sending troops, no one can convince anyone!

Sitting on the throne, Li Shimin listened quietly all the time, whether it was the reasons given by the courtiers who supported sending troops or those who did not support sending troops, he knew everything.

In fact, he already had a balance in his heart, so he was calm and not entangled at all.

The debate in the entire court was very intense, and it can be said that most of the courtiers participated in it.

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, there has never been such a grand event!

When Li Shimin decided to attack the Eastern Turks, there was no disturbance in the court, but there was no quarrel at all.

After all, the Eastern Turkic cavalry had all arrived at the banks of the Weishui River, which was a great shame and humiliation to the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the monarchs and ministers were united and had been preparing for the conquest of the Eastern Turks.

If Goguryeo invaded the Tang Dynasty, then there would be no disputes between the court and China, and it must be a unanimous decision to send troops.

Li Shimin was not at all surprised by the controversy in the court, his eyes kept wandering among the courtiers.

He wasn't in a hurry at all, although the entire court seemed to be arguing, but people like Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Li Ji, Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang and others were still silent.

Li Shimin's gaze turned around, and he couldn't help but land on Su Cheng, only then did he realize that Su Cheng was listening with great interest while copying his hands.

Su Cheng didn't make a sound either, but he was completely different from Fang Xuanling and the others.

Although Fang Xuanling and the others didn't make a sound, their faces were very solemn, frowning, obviously listening to the debate around them while weighing in their hearts.

Only Su Cheng was listening with folded hands, his face was very calm, and the corners of his mouth were still slightly curled up.

Li Shimin was a little speechless. Su Cheng didn't mean to attend the Great Court Meeting, it was clearly like going to the theater to watch a play.

Su Cheng was indeed in a very relaxed mood, just like Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing and other talented people were probably not sure whether to send troops or not.

But Su Cheng was different, because he already knew the result, so he felt more relaxed.

Su Cheng didn't open his mouth to participate in the debate either, because he wasn't missing one of them.

It was not difficult for the emperor to decide to send troops, because the court did not dissuade them one-sidedly, but some supported the dispatch of troops and some dissuaded them. Such a dispute was difficult, and the emperor had to make a decision. No matter what the emperor made a decision, it was justified.

Therefore, Su Cheng also felt that there was no need to participate at all.

Even if he participated in such a big court debate, he wouldn't even be able to splash it, it was just a waste of saliva.

For the emperor, it is not difficult to decide to send troops, but the difficult thing is to conquer personally.

The military generals were very supportive of sending troops, and even civil servants supported it, but if the emperor decided to conquest in person, Cheng Yaojin and others might not necessarily support it.

At that time, it will be the real trouble for the emperor.

The civil servants and military generals in the main hall were all blushing, as if this debate would never stop...

(End of this chapter)