The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 167 Unlucky Li Tai

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, the enthusiasm of the civil and military officials in the court obviously dropped a notch. Wei King Li Tai felt that he could not let this matter go unnoticed. This was the first time that he commented on military affairs in the court. If it is left to nothing, it will be a huge blow to those below.

When Li Xiang was in the capital, Wei King Li Tai couldn't hold his head up. He was suppressed by Li Xiang. Finally, this little bastard went to the front line. During this period, Wei King Li Tai also started to run his own Great Wall. At present, it seems that it is It is beginning to take shape. If he suffers a disastrous defeat in this matter, then these people under him will lose confidence in him even more, and some people will even change their families. When Li Xiang comes back, I don't know how many people will pounce on him.

"I would like to report to my father, I heard that during the battle in Tuyuhun, our soldiers captured a lot of Tuyuhun treasures. If they were converted into military expenses, wouldn't it be possible to save a lot of money? That way there would be no need for fiscal expenditures from the Ministry of Household Affairs. , can we persist for a longer period of time?"

After Li Tai said these words, the expressions of the generals present immediately changed. If you do this, you will break the rules. According to the rules set by Li Shimin, no matter what you grab on the battlefield, half of it belongs to you. He and the other half belong to the imperial court. According to what Li Tai said, wouldn't it mean that we won't have anything if we win the battle in the future?
We all know that wealth touches people's hearts. Although the court talks about some big principles every day, it is always for the country and the people. However, only generals who have fought on the battlefield understand that sometimes these trophies are the most important. He can To boost the morale of the soldiers, if you convert these trophies into military expenses and collect them all, then I am afraid not many soldiers will fight desperately in the next battle.

Everyone understands that everyone likes to increase benefits, but if you reduce benefits, even just a little bit, many people will be dissatisfied, not to mention that these people are not idle. In terms of position, they are at the forefront of the empire. It is too late to reward them now. How can we get money from them?

"Your Majesty, this must never happen..."

What Li Tai didn't expect was that his words were immediately opposed by General Li Jing. General Li Jing was like a military god in the entire court. Although he no longer led troops outside, when General Li Jing said a word , all the civil and military generals in the dynasty would not object. Li Tai never thought that he could offend all the military generals with his words?
At that time, the prince Li Jiancheng was considered an outstanding talent and was well liked by the court ministers, but he was incompatible with the military generals. In the end, during the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Jiancheng was directly killed by Li Shimin, which shows the importance of controlling military power. At this time, Li Tai Seeing Li Jing come out to oppose, some people were panicking in their hearts. If they were to become enemies with all the military generals, no matter how good their development would be in the future, their position would not be stable.

"I understand that this matter does not need to be discussed further. The rules on the battlefield are the rules. I am not thinking about any form of change. Please generals, please don't have other ideas."

Li Shimin's words directly vetoed the idea Li Tai had just mentioned. Moreover, when Li Shimin spoke, his eyes were fixed on Li Tai. This meaning is also very obvious. If you have an idea, just say you have no idea and don't give a damn. Nonsense, you almost alienated the imperial court and these generals just now.

Li Shimin relied on these military generals to make his fortune. Naturally, he knew how important the support of these people was. They were not good at doing business at ordinary times. Most of their family wealth was earned from the battlefield. This can be said to be their most important one. If you block their financial resources, how will these people live in the future? Why should they be loyal to you?
"The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War will go back to discuss it and report it to the court tomorrow morning."

It was originally a very happy thing, but it turned out to be like this for Li Tai. Li Tai doesn't understand why the generals are so sensitive to this issue. Even if you said something wrong, you don't have to look at us like this. Well, it's like we dug up your ancestral graves. "uncle……"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he left. Li Tai looked up and happened to meet his uncle, Changsun Wuji, standing next to Changsun Wuji in a low voice.

"Don't talk about military matters if you don't understand them. Didn't you see that I didn't say a word? There are some things that I won't teach you. You need to understand them yourself. If you rely on others for everything, then you will never Don’t grow up, I’ll learn more about the military when I go back.”

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, in his opinion, this nephew only wants to be clever and only wants to make his emperor happy, but when you are making the emperor happy, can you please change your mind?
What's more, your emperor is still not happy after you coaxed him for a long time, and almost ruined the legacy he left behind. If there is a gap between the emperor and the generals, you kid can't expect to live a good life today.

Looking at Changsun Wuji walking away, Li Tai also felt extremely aggrieved. After practicing at home for a long time, he finally had a chance to speak freely, and felt that the method he thought of could also solve the financial crisis of the imperial court. The following is The staff also praised him profusely, saying that it was good now. Instead of making his father happy, he actually put himself in a dangerous situation.

When leaving the main hall, Li Tai saw several important ministers being invited in by Wang De. He suddenly thought of Li Xiang's treatment before. That boy was also able to go over and discuss matters with his father. Why didn't I have this opportunity? Woolen cloth?

When Li Xiang left the capital, Li Tai lamented on the one hand that he could not seize the military power, and on the other hand he was very happy. In any case, Li Xiang was far away from the center. He could do a lot of things in Chang'an City. Looking at it now It has been nearly two months since Li Xiang left. All Li Tai's efforts were defeated this morning, and they were defeated by the emperor whom he wanted to curry favor with.

Thinking about it now, it would be better to do nothing, at least not doing anything is good. But now, everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty felt that they were a waste, especially people like Yuchi Jingde and Li Xiaogong. They looked at me and wished they could give themselves up. Skinned alive, what on earth did I do?

(End of this chapter)