This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 766: Volume : The Tang Dynasty was furious, and King Zhao took the blame!

Regardless of what Fang Yiai and the others would do for the time being, and who Li Ke was plotting with, he turned his attention back to Gaozhou and Li Er.

Of course, the news has not reached Gaozhou yet, and Li Er still doesn't know what happened to the King of Zhao. At this moment, he is busy preparing to send troops to Siam.

Speaking of which, they have been fighting in Gaozhou for some time.

Li Chengqian has made great achievements in Tianzhu, but there is almost no movement on his side, which is a bit unreasonable.

They sent out troops almost at the same time, so Li Chengqian wouldn't have captured Tianzhu. There hasn't been any movement on their side, right?
However, this time Yuchi Jingde created an opportunity for Datang.

"Old guys like Yuchi really become more shameless as they get older." At this moment, Li Er looked at the news coming from Siam and shook his head involuntarily.

"It is reported that Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Feng Ang and others are discussing the matter."

Soon, Changsun Wuji and others, who had already received the news, strode in.

Li Er did not hesitate, and directly gave the secret memorial that Li Ji had sent back from Siam to the servants to show to everyone.

After looking at it carefully, Changsun Wuji became furious: "Your Majesty, Siam has humiliated the Tang Dynasty to this point, so please ask your Majesty to make the decision for the Duke of E and others!"

"Your Majesty, send troops!"

Feng Ang also said with an indignant look.

We are all smart people. Since we know Li Er's intention, how can we let go of this opportunity at this time?
Hearing this, Li Er also had an angry look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Little Siam dares to frame the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, and now, it has detained many of the princes of the Tang Dynasty. It is really considered that the military of the Tang Dynasty is at a disadvantage!

To pass on my decree and send troops out of Siam, the King of Siam must give me an explanation to the Tang Dynasty. "

For Li Er, all he needs is an excuse to send troops.

It doesn't matter whether the excuse is lame or not.

For a moment, the clouds in Gaozhou moved.

Although Gaozhou is China's future economic center, for now, it is just a smog-filled place where prisoners are exiled.

Over the years, Gaozhou has never been as lively as it is now.

Of course, this is also because the south today does lack many development opportunities.

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At the same time, news from Chang'an poured in.

Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yun State, died in the battle on the border, Li Junxian, the Duke of Wulian County, died on the battlefield, and the bodies of Liu Shuyi brothers were not found.

When such news reached Gaozhou, Feng Ang was stunned, Changsun Wuji was completely dumbfounded, and even guys like Fang Xuanling and Wen Yanbo were speechless for a moment.

The only one who remained calm was Li Er in the palace.

For him, such news is normal. His son has this ability and can understand his intentions. If he fails to do this well, he will be disappointed.

As for people like Zhang Liang, Li Junxian, and Liu Shuyi.

It's not easy for him to do it.

In any case, people like Zhang Liang were the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty. In any case, it was impossible for Li Er to punish them without committing crimes.

Even though Li Er had a lot of ideas about them, he couldn't do it himself. This was the reality.

"Your Majesty, Duke Guo of Qi, Duke Liang, Duke Geng and others are here to ask for an audience." Just when Li Er was pleased with this, his attendants trotted in.

Hearing this, Li Er smiled and said, "Pass it on."

He could foresee the arrival of these people.

Not long after, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others swarmed in.

But this time, everyone was not in a hurry to speak, and everyone stared at Li Er with burning eyes.

They also wanted to know whether the death of Zhang Liang and others had anything to do with Li Er.

At the beginning, everyone still had some guesses.

After all, everyone knows who Li Er is?

To them, this is actually not a bad thing. As long as Li Er is still within the scope of the rules, they can accept it, even if it means eliminating some meritorious officials.

Isn't this better than Li Er's direct attack?

They are also afraid of this kind of thing. As ministers, of course they hope that their monarch will be more kind and less violent.

Today I can wield a butcher's knife against Zhang Liang and the others, but what about tomorrow?

This kind of thing is a precedent, which cannot and is not allowed to be broken by anyone.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing that Li Er had not spoken, Changsun Wuji finally said, "Mr. Yun..."

"King Zhao is so presumptuous!" Before Changsun Wuji could finish his words, Li Er interrupted him and continued, "Even if Zhang Liang and others are incompetent, they are the founding achievements of the Tang Dynasty. How can they be humiliated? Hands of thieves?"

This was Li Er's attitude, but this attitude made Changsun Wuji and others a lot clearer.

In other words, this problem is actually very simple now. This matter has nothing to do with Li Chengqian, it is all a problem with King Zhao Li Yuanjing.

In one sentence, Li Chengqian was picked out.

But who among us is the fool?

This is clearly a battle between Li Ke and Li Chengqian. How could it have nothing to do with Li Chengqian? This can only explain Li Er's position from the side.

In an instant, everyone seemed to understand a lot.

"Your Majesty, although the King of Zhao is rude, Duke Yun defeated Zhao and caused tens of thousands of our Tang Dynasty soldiers to lose to Zhao. This is really an act of humiliation to the country. Please punish him severely!" Changsun Wuji immediately stood up and said, A list of Zhang Liang's sins was rattled off.

This is also where Changsun Wuji is smart. Since Zhang Liang's ending is doomed, then at this time, stepping on Zhang Liang will naturally maximize Li Er's interests? If you don't support Li Er at this time, it's really a political loophole.

Although Zhang Liang, Li Junxian, and Liu Shuyi were all important figures in the Tang Dynasty when they were alive, once they died, hehe, sorry, the dead Duke was nothing...

At this time, their greatest value is to serve as a step for Li Er to eliminate dissidents, and they are also the political capital of others.

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Wen Yanbo was about to speak, but Fang Xuanling saw his indignant look and gave him a quick wink.

It's okay for him, Li Junxian. Although he suffered today's calamity because of the original prophecy, he still gave him a decent life.

It would be the saddest and most unacceptable thing for them to accept that he, the founding hero of the country who rode with Li Ershu on the Wei River in fear of the Turkic army in front of the battle line, was really liquidated by Li Er because of the prophecy.

As for Zhang Liang, haha, five hundred falsehoods was his way to die. Even if Li Erzhen attacked him, everyone would only feel sorry for a while and determined that no one would open up for him, not even Wei Zheng.

"Your Majesty, Duke Yun's defeat of Zhao is indeed an unforgivable crime, but Zhao has such strength, shouldn't we pay attention to it?" At this moment, Feng Ang, who had been silent, stood up and bowed seriously. Do things personally.

But his words touched everyone's heart.

Of course, everyone actually knew exactly what the Great Zhao he was talking about was.

For a moment, everyone was silent.

How many years did Li Chengqian spend in that bitter cold land in the northwest?
It already has such terrifying strength, which they never expected.

Of course, this is what Li Er is most worried about.

Don’t forget, Zhang Liang’s defeat was not the strongest combat power of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to use the power of the whole country, what kind of combat power should it use?

Even if the Tang Dynasty is not afraid, it is definitely not something that the officials of the Tang Dynasty are willing to face!
Between Tang and Ming Dynasty, force should not and cannot be used. It is not in the interest of almost everyone.

"Your Majesty, the top priority now should be to rescue the soldiers who were defeated by Duke Yun." Fang Xuanling stood up at this time and said.

He actually knows what the current problem is, but he doesn't want to face this problem. As the saying goes, he has stepped down from his position as a servant. If today's news was not too shocking, he would be I won't come to see Li Er.

Nowadays, he feels quite aloof from everything, and he only focuses on the imperial examination.

Of course, when he raised this question, it was just to change the topic. Everyone knew that Li Er was very jealous of Li Chengqian now. Didn't Feng An's question add fuel to the fire?
As for the soldiers who were defeated along with Zhang Liang, that was a trivial matter, because everyone knew that Li Chengqian could not do anything to those ordinary soldiers.

Although the Changming army surrendered and killed prisoners, they were Western Turks. In other words, they were foreigners. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were not comparable to those foreigners.

In the final analysis, even if Li Chengqian cannot return to Chang'an to visit Dabao in the future, he still hopes to fight back. Under this general premise, it is not a big problem to kill Zhang Liang and others, but if it is like dealing with the Western Turks, he will not be able to defeat the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If he goes on a killing spree, he has blocked most of Li Chengqian's return path, so this seems to be the most urgent problem, but in fact it is the most insignificant problem.

"Indeed, this is indeed a top priority now." Changsun Wuji, a shrewd person, immediately stood up and catered to him when he heard this, "This is the reason why Goguryeo violated the power of the Tang Dynasty back then. Your Majesty, this matter Son, don’t take it lightly..."

We are all smart people. Now Li Chengqian has the ability to challenge the Tang Dynasty. The possibility of landing in Dabao in the future has increased. If you add trouble to that person today and wait for someone to come back to Dabao in the future, you will not find it for yourself. Aren't you happy?

Besides, wouldn’t bringing this up now also cause trouble for Li Er?
In a word, why bother if you offend two emperors?
As for Feng An, he mentioned it first, so it doesn’t matter. At most, it’s just a reminder to Li Er. As for Li Chengqian, haha, he is the local emperor of Lingnan. As long as he remains loyal to the king, not many people can shake him. s position.

"Indeed." Li Er nodded and said, "This is indeed a top priority." As he said that, Li Er looked at Feng Ang and smiled, "Speaking of which, it seems that Duke Geng has never experienced the scenery of the northwest, right? I have never seen how high-spirited Zhao Wangting is. I am afraid that this time I need Duke Geng to go there in person.

It has long been heard that Duke Geng defeated Lingnan with three arrows, and only Duke Geng could suppress the arrogant and powerful generals of the Imperial Court of Zhao. "

Upon hearing Li Er's words, Feng An's face turned dark.

He finally understood why everyone said that His Majesty was a small-minded person. He just mentioned it, and Li Er gave him an unlucky job.

It’s not that this errand is difficult. On the contrary, no matter who goes on this errand, they will get what they want. The key is that this errand is embarrassing!

When had the Tang Dynasty ever felt so aggrieved?
Since Li Er came to the throne, the most embarrassing moment was the Weihe Alliance. But a few years later, Li Er asked the Tang army to recover the shame of that year, including the benefits.

Moreover, in fact, this matter can be solved by just arranging the Minister of War. It is indeed overkill for him, the Duke of the dynasty, to go there in person.

But Li Er said so, what could he say?
"Your Majesty, please let Duke Geng go..." Changsun Wuji was about to speak, but Li Er waved his hand and said, "This matter is settled. Duke Geng has lived in Lingnan for a long time and does not know much about the current situation in the northwest. It’s really time to take a trip to the northwest.

After all, there is a difference between the world of the future and the world of today.

If you know more about the Northwest, Lingnan will know how to move forward in the future. "

Li Er is really not just petty.

Based on his understanding of what Li Chengqian had done in the northwest over the years, if Li Chengqian came to Dabao in the future, how could Lingnan still imagine that he was like a local emperor like before?

If Feng Ang can't change his mentality in time, then, haha, Li Chengqian will not show mercy to him.

In other words, this is also Li Er's grace.

When he said this, Fang Xuanling, Wen Yanbo, and Changsun Wuji all understood, and they stopped talking.

As for Feng An, he actually understood it, but he still didn't take it seriously.

Lingnan has been like this for many years. Who can change all this?
"Your Majesty, the defeat of Duke Yun this time still shows that our Tang Dynasty does have some problems in military and political affairs, and it is time to make corresponding changes." Changsun Wuji stopped entangled with Feng An's problem and said instead , "This is also an opportunity for us to take advantage of Duke Yun's defeat to carry out a series of reforms in military and political affairs."

As a servant of the court, he wanted to make some achievements of his own.

For example, Fang Xuanling promoted culture and education, but eventually retired and focused on the imperial examination. After he took over, he naturally hoped to make some achievements.

Reform is the core of his politics.

Of course, at the beginning, his reforms had nothing to do with military affairs. They mainly focused on industry and commerce. Firstly, the Ming Dynasty had the best mirror. Secondly, this was also the core of Li Er's governance in recent years.

Such reforms are actually more likely to produce results.

It's just that Zhang Liang's defeat at this moment allowed him to find a way out. It was indeed easier for people to accept it by opening a gap through military and political affairs than directly tearing open a gap between industry and commerce.

"The military and political affairs of the Tang Dynasty really need to change." Fang Xuanling is such a smart person. Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, he immediately stood up.

They are all ministers of the same palace, not to mention the people carrying the sedan chair, even if he is a servant of the court in the past, he should support him at this time.

This is the court.

Li Er was not in a hurry to speak. He pondered for a moment and then said, "This matter needs long-term consideration."