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Chapter 457 Chapter 468: Xue Rengui is handsome

"Yes." Li Hao nodded slightly, and explained, "Everyone knows that in terms of national strength and military strength, our Tang Dynasty is better than Tubo, but why has Tubo invaded Tang several times, but we have never counterattacked Tubo?"

The ministers did not speak, and some people knew the reason in their hearts, but they just didn't want to talk to Li Hao, Xue Rengui said very cooperatively: "As far as I know, Tubo is located in a plateau area, and the air is thin, unless you are used to living there. , Otherwise, when people from other places go to the plateau, they will develop altitude symptoms due to the thin air, and after developing altitude symptoms, they will be weak and unable to fight at all.”

"That's right, General Xue is very knowledgeable." Li Hao praised Xue Rengui with a smile, but in fact he told Xue Rengui all these things.

Li Hao went on to say: "As General Xue said, the plateau area is not suitable for our Tang army to fight. It is a restricted area for our Tang army. To attack Tubo rashly is tantamount to death."

Li Shimin couldn't let Li Hao sing a one-man show alone, he asked in a timely manner: "What does this have to do with the attack on Tuyuhun?"

Li Hao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Tuyuhun also has a plateau area, and Tuyuhun has a large natural horse ranch. We only need to occupy Tuyuhun and build a military base in the plateau area of ​​​​Tyuhun. Then we can train troops in the plateau area of ​​​​Tyuhun. Let us The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are accustomed to the plateau climate, and within two or three years, we can use Tuyuhun as a springboard to attack Tubo."

"I see." Li Shimin nodded pretendingly, and secretly glanced at the officials to see how they reacted.

All the officials were frowning and exchanging glances with each other. Eye contact is not exclusive to Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

At this time, Chu Suiliang stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate! Our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, how can we send unjust teachers? Besides, Your Majesty has already betrothed Princess Honghua to King Nuoge of Tuyuhun Bo, how can you contradict yourself now."

Hearing this, Li Hao turned his head to look at Chu Suiliang, and said coldly: "Master Chu, you seem to have forgotten that when I was in the Western Regions, I, Li Hao, defeated the armies of the Seven Kingdoms, among them was Tuyuhun."

Chu Suiliang said: "King Tuyuhun has already made an apology to the Tang Dynasty for this matter, so why do you bring up the old matter again?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said with a sneer, "Master Chu, I'll break your legs now and apologize to you, so you don't care about it anymore?"

"You..." Chu Suiliang screamed angrily when he heard the words, then turned to face Li Shimin, saluted and said angrily, "Your Majesty, King Qiongnan's nonsense in the hall is like a rascal in the market, insulting the sacred place of Taiji Hall! Chen Zuo Your Majesty, please expel him from the palace!"

Just as Li Shimin was about to speak, Li Hao also bowed to Li Shimin and said loudly: "Your Majesty, although what I said is crude, it is very reasonable. I ask Your Majesty to order Chu Suiliang to answer what I said. If I break his legs, then Apologize and apologize, will he not care about me!"

All the ministers were stunned, Li Hao is really unscrupulous, where is the Dang Taiji Hall, and asked such absurd question, how can Chu Suiliang answer this question.

Li Shimin's head is still sore now, Li Hao is a guy who can make things difficult for others, he can only smooth things over, waved his hands and said softly: "Okay, you two don't want to argue, my Tang Dynasty is kind to Tuyuhun, but Tuyuhun is right. I am disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty. This cannot be solved by pleading guilty. In fact, after Li Hao defeated the army of the Seven Kingdoms, I had the idea of ​​destroying Tuyuhun, but I thought that Princess Honghua married to Tuyuhun. My son-in-law let Tuyuhun go, now, if you want to destroy Tubo, you must first destroy Tuyuhun, otherwise our Tang Dynasty will be invincible."

The hearts of the ministers sank when they heard the words. Li Shimin was determined to use troops against Tuyuhun, but Li Shimin was right. If Tuyuhun was not defeated, they would not be able to deal with Tubo. In the past, Tang and Tubo lived in peace, and we could still be neighbors. , Now everyone is tearing their faces apart. That is the state where one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. You must die and I will die. Attacking Tuyuhun seems to be imperative.

Li Shimin glanced at the crowd, and then slowly asked: "This time to use troops against Tuyuhun, who should be appointed as the commander, do you have any good generals to recommend?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at the ranks of military generals in a blink of an eye, and he found that most of the important generals in the DPRK and China had a close relationship with Li Hao. Needless to say, Niu Jinda and Zhi Shili, even Su Dingfang and Li Ji, now He also obviously favored Li Hao. He originally wanted to recommend Su Dingfang and Li Ji, but now that he thinks about it, it’s better to forget it. Then, he had a brainstorm and thought of someone, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend Zhang Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment." As the general manager of the march, he set out to fight against Tuyuhun."

"Pfft!" Li Hao couldn't help it when he heard the words, and burst out laughing.

With his smile, Zhang Liang on the side suddenly couldn't hold back his face. He frowned and asked, "King Qiongnan, what do you mean by laughing at Zhang so much?"

"No." Li Hao looked up at the beams of the house and refused to admit it.

Seeing his denial, Zhang Liang had nothing to do, but Li Shimin could tell from Li Hao's reaction that Li Hao seemed to dislike Zhang Liang very much. In fact, he also had doubts about Zhang Liang's talent. During the battle against Goguryeo, Zhang Liang His performance was really bad, so he asked Li Hao: "Poetry Man, Zhang Liang is recommended by the auxiliary machine, do you have any opinions?"

Li Hao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask my eldest grandson, why did you recommend Zhang Liang?"

Changsun Wuji was taken aback when he heard the words, frowned and thought about it, and suddenly regretted it. Although Zhang Liang's portrait had already been included in the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, to be honest, he felt that Zhang Liang should be the most incompetent one in it. He was promoted by his seniority, but the words had already been spoken, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Zhang Liang's government is clear and bright, he restrains the powerful, and helps the poor and weak. Although the chief executive is not outstanding in battle, he still has experience in leading an army, and it is no problem to destroy a little Tuyuhun."

After listening to him silently, Li Hao asked with a smile, "Is that all?"

Changsun Wuji was very dissatisfied with Li Hao's attitude, frowned and asked coldly, "What else do you want?"

Li Hao smiled indifferently, raised his eyebrows and said: "When Your Majesty personally conquered Goguryeo, although I was in Qiongnan, after I came back, I asked the British Duke about the details of this battle. You should know that I don't know if I'm bragging. Great, I analyzed it carefully, and found that His Majesty failed to conquer Goguryeo, and Zhang Liang, the chief commander of the Pyongyang Road March, should bear a lot of responsibility."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was shocked, and even Li Shimin couldn't help frowning. In fact, he had always been worried about his failure to conquer Goguryeo, but he always thought that he was defeated by the bad weather in Liaodong. Now he actually said that Zhang Liang was responsible for this matter, so he hurriedly asked, "What does Shikuang say?"

Li Hao said slowly: "Your Majesty, when Zhang Liang was conquering Goguryeo, he served as the commander-in-chief of the Pyongyang Road March, in charge of [-] military ships and [-] sailors. May I ask your Majesty, what was the task assigned to Zhang Liang at that time?" What?"

Li Shimin said slowly: "Naturally let him advance by sea, take Pyongyang by surprise, and open up the main road for our land army."

Li Haodao: "That's it, Your Majesty, do you know why Lu Dongzan was able to attack Chang'an City in one fell swoop this time? Apart from Lu Dongzan's wonderful use of troops, a big reason is that Lu Dongzan knows that soldiers are precious and fast. When Chang'an got the report of the battle, Lu Dongzan had already led his troops into Guanzhong. Zhang Liang, as the general manager of the Pyongyang Road march, did not follow His Majesty's order to capture Pyongyang City immediately after he captured Beisha City, which caused serious delays. The opportunity to fight gave the Goguryeo army enough time to react, causing His Majesty's Eastern Expedition to be delayed again and again. Didn't Your Majesty ever think that my Tang Dynasty has such a strong military force, sending an army of 15, and His Majesty personally marched, The morale is high, why did it take so long to conquer a small Goguryeo? It has not been conquered until winter?"

After what Li Hao said, Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately. Yes, he was quite annoyed when he heard that Zhang Liang failed to capture Pyongyang immediately, but he didn't blame Zhang Liang, because he was very angry about the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo. , Zhang Liang kept persuading him, and Zhang Liang came from a civil servant, so he asked Zhang Liang to be the chief commander of the march.

At this time, Li Hao said again: "I also heard that when Zhang Liang led his army to station troops under Jian'an City, the soldiers under Zhang Liang's military discipline were lax, and they often went out to gather firewood to find food. The soldiers in the army were at a loss. Faced with such a situation, Zhang Liang, the commander of the first army, was so frightened that he couldn't do anything. He sat on the bed, unable to speak, and even forgot to run away. However, the soldiers under Zhang Liang saw In this situation, I mistakenly thought that he was fearless in the face of danger, and he was so courageous that he stood up to fight the enemy calmly, but his lieutenant arrived in time, beat the drums and beat the enemy force, and broke the enemy army."

Speaking of this, Li Hao turned his head to look at Zhang Liang, and asked with a smile: "Master Zhang, are you going to fight in Goguryeo? Or just for fun?"

Zhang Liang's old face was flushed with shame when he heard the words, and he wanted to stuff his head into his crotch. What Li Hao said was the truth. Li Shimin also knew about this, but Li Shimin didn't blame him. Admit bad luck.

However, what Li Hao said was a bit hurtful. It hurt people's self-esteem, and even the face of Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji was very upset at the moment. He just wanted to defend Zhang Liang, but he heard Zhang Liang suddenly. Angrily said loudly: "That's right, I, Mr. Zhang, is not good at military affairs, so please Your Majesty choose someone else to conquer Tuyuhun!"

Changsun Wuji was so angry when he heard the words, Zhen Nima leaned on the wall with mud, and the labor and management wanted to defend him, but this guy gave up on himself first.

The officials were speechless for a while. It seems that Li Hao made Zhang Liang very angry. However, Zhang Liang is a bit timid in nature. It can also be said that he bullies the weak and fears the hard. Li Hao is in the limelight now, so he dare not fight against Li Hao hate.

Li Shimin heard the words and said: "In this case, Shi Kuang, you have always been good at military affairs and have a unique eye. Can anyone recommend it?"

Li Hao cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have so many powerful generals in the Tang Dynasty, it is really easy to conquer a small Tuyuhun, but if you want this battle to be fought easily and beautifully, I would like to recommend General Xue Rengui."

Li Shimin nodded when he heard the words: "Well, Xue Rengui is brave and good at fighting. Although he has not debuted for a long time, he has made many achievements in battle and has never been defeated. I also think it is good. Xue Rengui, come out!"

Xue Rengui strode out and saluted Li Shimin: "My humble minister is here!"

Li Shimin said with dignity on his face: "I named you the chief commander of the Xikaidao march, led [-] troops, conquered Tuyuhun, captured Nuogebo alive and returned to Chang'an! How dare you!"

Xue Rengui clasped his fists excitedly when he heard the words: "This humble minister is duty-bound!"

(End of this chapter)