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Chapter 822
Gao Xudao's words immediately made the most staunch Zhengtang supporters in the palace silent.

It has only been four years since Li Chongjiu founded the country. There are not no internal conflicts in Dazhao. The new interest groups in Dazhao are still in the process of adjustment. Among them, the contradictions between the poor and the scholars, the contradictions between the merchants and the aristocratic families, and the contradictions between the Han people and the Hu people. Hidden in the dark, it was only under the power of Li Chongjiu, but it was not revealed.

If Zhao Guo experienced a defeat like the Battle of Feishui, it is not impossible for the whole country to collapse.

Therefore, Lu Chengqing and Gao Xudao's persuasion was unreasonable. At the same time, Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng and other important ministers had very ambiguous opinions on Zhengtang.It can be seen that they also have a lot of concerns.

Afterwards, the ministers who tried to stop the Tang Dynasty finished speaking, and the ministers who advocated the Tang Dynasty expressed their opinions.

Many ministers advocated the crusade against Li Tang, mainly because of the full support of Zhao Guojun's generals.Among the civil servants, Zhou Zhou, Ji Chuan, and Lin Dangfeng were also in favor of attacking Tang.

Ji Chuan is even more realistic and used figures to illustrate the advantages of Li Tang and Zhao Guo.

Ji Chuan eloquently said that in terms of military strength, Zhao Jun could mobilize 3 Xibu cavalry, [-] Turkic cavalry, [-] Mohe cavalry, and [-] horses from the Han army stationed in Huaihuang and Yuyi Town.

When it came to Ji Chuan, he paused, bent his fingers and pointed, and this did not include Shi Wei, Xi Clan, Khitan, Ding Ling, and Goguryeo, which were attached to the army.

Below are the most elite troops of our Zhao army, the Wuwei, Tunwei and other six major government troops, and the Tingwei Army. These divisions are well-trained and well-equipped.

In addition, there are Wang Bo, Meng Haigong, Wang Xiongdan, Xiao Xian and other generals, as well as county soldiers stationed in various places, with nearly 20 troops.

In other words, if our army has more than 50 troops in the Tang Dynasty, if it is urgently mobilized, we can recruit 30 brave men from the people.

Hearing Ji Chuan's words, everyone nodded. The other party did not exaggerate Zhao Jun's mobilization power because he advocated attacking Tang. With the participation of various ministries, the mobilization force can reach more than one million.

This is not an exaggeration at all. Although the population of Zhao State is smaller than that of the Great Sui Dynasty, the territory of Zhao State is far larger than that of the Great Sui Dynasty. The Hu people outside the Great Wall can contribute at least 30 horses to Zhao State.

Ji Chuan went on to say: "On the other hand, Li Tang, since Li Yuan's three-way attack failed last year, his troops have suffered serious losses, coupled with the exhaustion of Guanzhong, the serious fleeing of soldiers, and this year's Yang Wengan's chaos, Li Tang's vitality has been greatly improved." Injury, as well as the self-respect of Duan Decao and other generals, plus the newly lost Henan land, these are irreparable losses. '

'According to the estimates of the Department of Fengwen, if Li Tang goes all-out in a full-scale battle, the number of soldiers and horses will not exceed 30.This is their mobilization force after all the people are soldiers.Therefore, the strength ratio between our army and Li Tang is five to three, or even two to one, occupying an absolute advantage. '

All the ministers nodded after hearing this, expressing their approval of Himekawa's estimate.Even the ministers who opposed the attack on Tang Dynasty couldn't fault it.

But Lu Chengqing said: "Ji Shilang, 50 to 30 seems reasonable, but it is impossible for our army to attack Tang. We can't just take one line of troops and divide our troops to attack. The Tang army is on the defensive and fighting inside. It may not be inferior to our army, or even surpass our army, so the advantage is not obvious. '

After Ji Chuan finished speaking, Xue Wanche stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, right now our army has defeated the Turks, Goguryeo, Lin Shihong, and Feng An. The morale of the three armies is high, and the soldiers are in full swing."Within a thousand years, if there are several powerful armies in the world, no one can compete with us.Your Majesty, at this very moment, let Li Tang be leveled, and the whole world be leveled! '

Xue Wanche's impassioned words immediately caused the generals of the military to clap their hands and applaud.

His opinion was completely opposite to that of his elder brother Xue Wanshu, and it was obviously his own decision.

One person came forward to question, Zhao Jun is indeed an elite, but Tang Jun is not a weak brigade, Zhao Jun lost more than he won in previous battles.How can you win easily.

Lin Dangfeng, Minister of the Household Department, also said: "In order to attack the Tang Dynasty, our Household Department calculated overnight. Based on Dazhao's money, food and taxes, if we want to support an army of 50 to attack the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that at least after the autumn grain is harvested next year, if it is The 30 army will attack Tang, and next year's summer rations can be collected. If His Majesty calls for emergency, you can advance the rations of Liyang warehouse and Luokou warehouse, and more than 20 troops can be dispatched next month for three months. '

Gao Xudao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, came forward to question: "However, the military rations in Liyang and Luokou warehouses have been used up in the past few years to fight against Wang Shichong and Du Fuwei, and this year General Song went south to attack Lin Shihong. His Majesty ordered two warehouses of grain to be sealed up before, and they should not be used unless it is easy.Just the grain harvested last year and this year is enough for the army? '

Lin Dangfeng said: "Please don't doubt Gao Shangshu, our household department counts every cent, and there will never be any mistakes." '

Li Chongjiu nodded, Lin Dangfeng presided over the household department, he managed well for himself, he was considered a good housekeeper.So I still trust him.

Lin Dangfeng said: "Your Majesty, I think that Guanzhong is exhausted now. If we use the method of trapping and killing again, even if we take Guanzhong in the future, I am afraid it will take ten years to restore it. In the future, it will be easy to clean up Guanzhong, and it can also use Chang'an as a starting point to communicate with the Western Regions. The convenience of business and trade is several times that of Huaihuang Town. '

Li Chongjiu also knew that this was also the opinion of the Zhao Guo merchants represented by Lin Dangfeng. They had long taken a fancy to the huge trade on the Silk Road starting from Chang'an.

Therefore, I strongly advised Li Chongjiu to attack Chang'an first, and at the same time not to cause Chang'an to suffer too much loss and destruction.

Next, several people put forward the pros and cons of cutting Tang.
But one morning, the court meeting in the main hall did not come up with any results.

Li Chongjiu and the officials in the palace gave a banquet, while he went into the side hall to rest, but it can be guessed that many people did not enjoy the meal, and the debate about attacking Tang Dynasty at the banquet still did not stop.

When Li Chongjiu got up and went to the side hall, Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan, three Zhongshu servants, followed him.

Li Chongjiu said: "Ji Shilang, if you want to persuade me to attack Tang, then wait a little longer and talk about it later!"

Ji Chuan said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, that's not the case. We just got the news from the Department of Rumors that Xue Shou, Li Shimin's secretary of Tiance Mansion, joined the army. He came to the capital secretly ten days ago and visited Xue Wanshu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. According to the details of the Department of Rumors, I found out that they had a secret discussion for an hour before Xue Shou left."

Xue Shou is no stranger to this person, Li Chongjiu, Li Shimin has always used this person as a lobbyist, visiting various places and carrying out secret orders.

But now the other party is actually visiting Xue Wanshu, and Xue Wanshu has proposed against the strategy of attacking Tang in the court. Does this mean that the two are related?
Li Chongjiu thought of this and asked, "Is Xue Shou still in Youjing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Department of Rumors has already sent people to monitor, but they didn't do anything because they were afraid of scaring the snake away. If they order arrests, they can be brought before His Majesty in an hour."

'Then I will see Xue Shou in an hour and remember to live. '

'promise! '

Li Chongjiu was very pleased that the efficiency of the rumor department was really high, and it was not in vain to spend a lot of money on the rumor department in the past few years.
Li Chongjiu said: "Zhang Aiqing, do you think the strategy of defeating Tang is feasible?" '

Li Chongjiu looked at Zhang Xuansu. Zhang Xuansu had made many suggestions for Da Zhao in the past few years, and he rarely made mistakes. There was a saying in the court that Zhang Zifang was reincarnated.And Wen Yanbo is Xiao He who is known as Li Chongjiu.

Moreover, Li Chongjiu is willing to listen to Zhang Xuansu's opinion before making a decision before making any major decisions.Therefore, Zhang Xuansu's influence in Li Chongjiu's mind can be seen to be extraordinary, so Ji Chuan and Yu Shinan both pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what Zhang Xuansu meant.

Zhang Xuansu lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, although I advocate the attack on the Tang Dynasty, what Lu Yushi and Gao Shangshu said today is not unreasonable." '

When Li Chongjiu heard what Zhang Xuansu said, he almost didn't say anything, so he asked: "Zhang Aiqing, it is obvious that I have concerns in my heart.Where is Yu Aiqing? '

Yu Shinan cupped his hands and said, "This matter is of great importance, and I dare not make a judgment lightly." '

Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan were all cautious. Among the ministers, Ji Chuan, Zhou Zhou, and Lin Dangfeng, the young and strong faction, most advocated attacking Tang.

But among the generals Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan and Xue Wanche were the most active in attacking Tang.In the court of Zhao State, there was a very obvious situation where military generals were in charge of the battle, while civil servants were cautious.

Since ancient times, military generals have mostly been the main battle, because they have military merits because of fighting.Civil servants have always been cautious, because there are variables in wars, and they are better at getting credit from political negotiations.

This is also the reason why there were too many martial masters fighting in the court in the past, and the Wen masters were peaceful.

Li Chongjiu said: "I see, I will go to eat first, and you can think about it later. The court council in the afternoon will make a general decision." '

Li Chongjiu was about to turn around when Zhang Xuansu took a few steps forward and came to Li Chongjiu's side and said, "Your Majesty, when the Sui conquered Chen and the Jin conquered Wu, although they all conquered the whole country, it seemed that the strength of the two countries was very different. They are all very cautious, planning for a long time after several years of work, and they are not too hasty. '

When Zhang Xuansu said this, Ji Chuan immediately objected: "Back then when Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought in Xingyang, Xiang Yu couldn't support him, so he agreed with Liu Bang to use the gap as the boundary, but Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's words afterwards, and pursued Xiang Yu, and finally Gaixia Victory.If Liu Bang hesitated at that time, how could he win the world in one battle? '

Zhang Xuansu said: "At that time, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang had been fighting fiercely for a long time. Xiang Yu's momentum was exhausted, and Liu Bang won by chasing after him. But now our army has been fighting the Tang army for several years, and it is just a match. Is Li Tang really at the end of the road?" '

Seeing that Ji Chuan was about to argue with Zhang Xuansu, at this time Li Chongjiu said: "You two lovers, there is no need to argue, I have made a decision in my heart!" '

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