Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 263 Procrastinate, wait and see
Compared with the sparsely populated Hehuang Valley, Chang'an City is still as prosperous as ever, but Li Shimin's mood is quite irritable.

His father Li Yuan fainted on the bed, coupled with his age, it was hard for Li Shimin to feel at ease.

Li Shimin didn't ask the imperial physician until the imperial physician administered the acupuncture to wake up Li Yuan, what's the situation?
The imperial physician told Li Shimin the truth without concealing it.

Li Yuan's vitality began to wither, and every winter in the future would be a big hurdle, whether he could make it through or not, only God knew, at least he could only do his best.

Li Shimin was very angry when he heard the words of the imperial physician, but there was nothing he could do. After all, life, old age, sickness and death are fates that no one can escape.

However, at least this year, the gate of hell has been passed, and Li Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Changsun came to Li Shimin's side, held Li Shimin's hand, and comforted Li Shimin.

Empress Changsun understood that although Li Shimin imprisoned Li Yuan, Li Shimin absolutely did not want Li Yuan to die.

He hoped that Li Yuan would live a good life, and watched him build Datang into a prosperous and prosperous Tang Dynasty. There were children showing off to their parents, and there was also the will to prove that he was the best heir.

All in all, Li Shimin's feelings for Li Yuan are quite complicated, but Li Shimin absolutely does not want Li Yuan to die.

"Avalokitesvara..." Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun blocking his hand, and now she was the only one who could measure him.

However, Empress Changsun couldn't help coughing a few times, but Empress Changsun immediately apologized to Li Shimin,
"Recently, I have been infected with wind and cold, but it has disturbed the Holy One!"

"Aye suddenly fell ill. You are responsible for these days!" Li Shimin stroked Empress Changsun's forehead affectionately, to see if it was hot, and then he felt relieved and said,

"Don't shy away from doctors, let the female doctor help you to take care of your body, don't force yourself."

"Erlang, don't worry, he's just a little tired, and he will recover after a few days of rest!" Empress Changsun said.

Li Shimin nodded, and asked people to send Empress Changsun back to the palace first. Compared with his father, at least in Li Shimin's eyes, Empress Changsun, who had always been standing by his side, was much more important.

On the way back to the mansion, Empress Changsun couldn't help but glanced back in Li Yuan's direction, feeling in her heart that although the Supreme Emperor had passed the test, her illness was a hidden danger after all.

The marriages of Chengqian, Qingque, Changle and others should also be arranged, otherwise if the Supreme Emperor dies, then their wedding may be delayed.

Li Taiyuan was in Tuyuhun, Changle had already booked the eldest grandson's family, but Chengqian needed to choose a suitable princess.

Of course, apart from Li Yuan's sudden illness, which made Li Shimin a little upset, Li Shimin had a pretty good life these days.

Especially during the Chinese New Year, all the countries in the Western Regions sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty. Obviously, they also knew that the Tang Dynasty sent troops to Tuyuhun, and they wanted to restore the Silk Road.

The only thing left now is to settle Tuyuhun.

This day went to court as usual, but a fast horse galloped all the way from the Jinguang Gate in Chang'an.

The messenger said loudly: "Great victory in Shancheng, Duke Dai defeated Tuyuhun's main force of [-], and King Yan shot and killed Tuyuhun Khan Murong Fuyun!"

It can be said that the messenger entered from the Golden Light Gate, passed through the West Market, and passed through Jude, Buzheng, Yanshou and other cities. The news of the army's victory was immediately known to the whole Chang'an.

Of course, this also counts as the rules of the messengers who come to report the news. If it is good news, everyone should know it as much as possible and celebrate it together.

If it's bad news, it will naturally be "Longyou urgent report, idlers don't stop!" Anyone who wants to get in the way will be killed directly.

In any case, Li Shimin's mood was relatively low because of Li Yuan, but now that he heard the good news from Longyou, Li Shimin couldn't help but cheer up, and handed the good news to the officials in the internal affairs hall with a smile road,

"Li Yaoshi's treasured sword is not old, and he solved the serious troubles of our Northwest with one strike. From now on, there will be no worries in Hexi, and hope in the Western Regions!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to the saint! The country has a good general, and the frontier is safe!" Fang Xuanling stepped forward to congratulate.

"I also congratulate the sage, King Yan inherited the sage's martial arts, showing the royal family's martial power!" Tang Jian stood up and shouted decisively.

Hearing what Tang Jian said, Li Shimin stroked his beard proudly and said,

"It's too good to be true, it's too good to be true. Qingque's achievement is more due to the opportunity given to him by the pharmacist."

Of course, that being said, Li Shimin's attitude is clearly that you can praise King Yan more, and I don't mind.

It's just that Li Chengqian, who was participating in politics on the side, looked at Li Shimin's complacent look, and didn't expect that King Yan would show such ability in the First World War. Compared with him, he was just lame.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help clenching his fists, and his heart was full of resentment.

However, at this time Wen Yanbo stood up and said,
"Saint, now only the main force of Tuyuhun has been defeated, but the war in Tuyuhun has not been completely quelled, but it is not enough to be overly complacent.

Can Manager Li say when the war will be quelled? Only then can it be considered a victory.

Otherwise, the food and grass sent to the front line every month is not a small amount! "

Li Shimin came back to his senses when he heard this, and took out another report, which was the plan about Qinghai sent by Li Tai, saying,
"Qingque sent a plan to garrison troops in the West Sea and try the "Grass Seed Project" in Tuyuhun and other places to fully integrate it into my Huaxia plan, but everyone also took a look and thought this is an opportunity!"

When everyone present heard Li Shimin's words, their expressions couldn't help but change.

At this time, everyone present understood that King Yan's counterattack had arrived. This counterattack had been brewing since King Yan took the initiative to ask Li Shimin to conquer Tuyuhun. He bet that Li Jing would win, and he won beautifully.

But the fact is just as Li Tai expected, he won the bet!

Just like this, it is reasonable and reasonable for Li Tai to carry out the grass planting project in Tuyuhun.

After all, it took five years for the "Grass Seed Project" to be put into practice by Li Tai. The original Yan Wang must be a steady experiment, and it will be slowly advanced step by step.

But when the sage entrusted this task to the crown prince, the king of Yan decisively relied on his own ability and courage to take this opportunity back into his own hands.

At least, those under the crown prince who are implementing the "Grass Seed Project" haven't even come out with the results of the first year. No one knows whether they can do this well, and no one can rest assured to entrust the matter to them.

Therefore, when Li Tai proposed to try the "Grass Seed Project" in Tuyuhun, it was natural that this matter could only be done by Li Tai!
"However, the imperial court's main focus is on the development of Longyou. For Tuyuhun and other places, there may be insufficient support!"

Wen Yanbo stood up and did not object directly, but raised the difficulty of implementing the conditions.

"King Yan always finds ways to solve money and food problems by himself, and never relies on the court!" Fang Xuanling shook his head and said,

"The initial investment is in the charge of Yanwang Mansion, but Yanwang hopes that the sage will allow Yanwang to build a city in Xihai in a legitimate manner.

This new city maintains the Hehuang Valley, and at the same time, the Hehuang Valley continues to support the new city, serving as the horns of each other to defend Hexi.

Otherwise, if the Tuyuhun was finally pacified, it would be ignored. In another ten or twenty years, when a new generation of Tuyuhun aliens grow up, it is feared that the land in the west of the river will be disturbed by the Tuyuhun people again. "

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, the expressions of everyone present couldn't help but change.

To be honest, for the vast majority of people, it is enough for the First World War to bring peace for ten or twenty years, but Li Tai has no intention of being satisfied at all.

To capture Tuyuhun at this moment, he wanted to educate the local people and make them Chinese people, instead of letting the local people continue to grow wildly.

It can be said that Li Tai's decision is feasible both in terms of standpoint and method.

More importantly, whether Li Tai built Gaoling or developed Youzhou, he showed his ability in local construction.

If he is allowed to sit in Tuyuhun, at least in the eyes of the ministers, Li Tai is very likely to succeed.

Of course, in this process, it can be said that both public and private are good, and the only bad thing is the prince.

Under Li Tai's manipulation, he and the prince will inevitably be compared, which is what the officials don't want to see.

After all, the prince's "Grass Seed Project" has received strong support from the royal family and powerful families, but what Li Tai has in Tuyuhun, Li Tai has nothing, only the capital he has accumulated.

If Li Tai does a good job in this matter, or even keeps pace with each other, the prince will definitely be affected.

Therefore, even if everyone knows that this matter is really to give Li Tai a legitimate status, and it is most correct for him to build a city locally, no one dares to say that this matter is feasible.

After all, everyone looked at Li Chengqian's face, but they could see that Li Chengqian's face had turned red at this time, obviously did not expect Li Tai to have a proposal.

"I believe that if this matter succeeds, it will have the merit of opening up the territory, and if it fails, it will only be a personal loss for the King of Yan. You can try it with a small gain!"

At this time, a thick and upright voice sounded in the hall.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.

Everyone wants to see, they are all people who have mixed up in this hall, can't they see that if they agree to this plan, doesn't it mean that they agree to King Yan's fight with the crown prince.

In the end it was that dazed young man who dared to speak out about such things, probably because he thought he had lived too long.

Everyone's eyes fell to the direction of the voice, and they happened to see a little old man standing upright, neither humble nor overbearing.

Oh!It's Wei Zheng, then it's okay, this guy has a strong personality and pursues excitement, so it's reasonable to say such things.

However, Li Chengqian fixed his eyes on Wei Zheng, fearing that he was going to swallow Wei Zheng.

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and said with a wry smile, "Aiqing, do you also think it should be developed in the West Sea?"

Wei Zheng saluted Li Shimin, "Reporting to the saint, King Yan is right after all.

Now I have the opportunity to completely solve the border troubles of Tuyuhun. If I miss it, then ten or twenty years later, the alien race will make a comeback, and I am afraid that there will be another war.

Dai Guogong is over [-] years old, we can't let him lead the army to fight again! "

"What you say, it seems that there is no general in Tang Dynasty except for the pharmacist!" Li Shimin said displeased when he heard Wei Zheng's words.

"But according to King Yan's plan, as long as it is implemented smoothly, at least this war will be avoided in 20 years!" Wei Zheng saluted Li Shimin.

"If King Yan's plan doesn't go well, I'm afraid this war will be brought forward!" Wen Yanbo said lightly.

"Since the King of Yan was able to kill Khan Tuyuhun today, if Tuyuhun gets into trouble next time, King Yan will be in charge of the expedition. If Tuyuhun comes, he will have to replace him with a new Khan!" Wei Zheng said calmly.

Wen Yanbo looked at Wei Zheng in disbelief, because Wen Yanbo did not expect Wei Zheng to support Li Tai so much.

However, the reason why Wei Zheng supports Li Tai in this way is because after the crown prince handed over the "Grass Seed Project" to Xu Jingzong, Xu Jingzong replaced the economy with administration, and there have been gradually expropriation, land occupation, and arrest of fugitives. The people are living in dire straits, but there is already some vague resentment among the people.

But because the crown prince stood in front of him, Wei Zheng did not directly remonstrate, but hoped to introduce King Yan, so that Xu Jingzong could see how King Yan worked!
Because Wei Zheng lived a life of admonishing Li Shimin directly, he never thought it was a problem for the prince to make mistakes.

Li Shimin would be wrong, and King Yan didn't miss it. If he made a mistake, it would be fine to correct it, but if Xu Jingzong continues to toss, there may be turmoil in this place.

You must know that the place where the "Grass Seed Project" is currently implemented is called Longyou, and it can reach Tianting directly.

Therefore, Wei Zheng's behavior is more or less a warning to the prince, but whether the prince can understand it is another matter.

But Li Shimin nodded when he saw Wei Zheng's support, and turned his attention to Fang Xuanling.

After all, whether I want to make up my mind in the end depends on Fang Xuanling's final opinion.

Fang Xuanling pondered for a while, looked at everyone but all looked at her, calmly said,

"The battle report only said that Duke Dai took Shancheng and defeated Murong Fuyun, but it didn't say that he completely won Tuyuhun.

Spring is coming, so why don't you ask King Yan to resume spring plowing in the Hehuang Valley and prepare enough food and grass.

As for whether to build a city in the West Sea, it is better to wait until Dai Guogong completely wiped out Tuyuhun!
After all, didn't the King of Yan say that the cast city would be dependent on the Hehuang Valley? I believe that the King of Yan was still very willing. "

Listening to Fang Xuanling's opinion, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts how Fang Xuanling's muddy harmony was.

But I have to say that no one has anything to say. After all, the people present don't know the situation on the front line. They all basically think that Li Tai is wearing the glazed armor given by the prince, and killed Murong Fuyun directly on the battlefield. He discarded his armor, and then killed him with an arrow as he fled all the way.

Now he puts Li Tai in the Hehuang Valley, so that Li Tai is only an administrator and no longer gains military exploits, which is naturally a good thing for Li Chengqian.

For Li Tai, the development of the Hehuang Valley is even more inevitable. Let Li Tai stay in the Hehuang Valley, I believe Li Tai is also very happy.

Under such circumstances, at least until Li Jing completely pacified Tuyuhun, this matter was delayed.

For political matters, there may be no solution, but there will definitely be a way to delay. Now Fang Xuanling has given a solution that everyone can accept, that is to delay first and wait and see.

(End of this chapter)