Queen Sun

Chapter 21 Foreign Affair
The third year of Zhenguan was undoubtedly a turning point in the rule of Zhenguan. Li Shimin's way of governing the country by "governing the country with tranquility" has gradually begun to take effect, especially in Guanzhong and Gyeonggi, and the people's production and labor have gradually resumed. stabilized.

Now that the internal hidden dangers have gone away, the war against the Turks is naturally without delay.No one knows better than Ruoshui the determination of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to work hard.There will never be a born emperor in this world. Those who can stand above all others and be famous forever must have foresight, courage, determination, and perseverance that ordinary people do not have.

Li Shimin is such a king, it is common for him to think about state affairs and even stay up in the middle of the night.Since the beginning of the year, he recalled Li Jing who was stationed in the northern border, and summoned Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, and Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, to Beijing several times.A war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is inevitable.

After the winter solstice, the weather suddenly cooled down.It was already late at night, Ruoshui pulled Chengqian and pointed to the bright candlelight outside, and said in a deep voice: "See, there is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world, if you want to get it, you must pay, even the most honorable emperor in the world Same thing."

Chengqian subconsciously stood up straight. At the age of 11, he had already understood his duties and obligations as a prince rather than power and enjoyment. He replied in a calmer voice than children of the same age: "My son understands. Being royal often means taking on more responsibility."

Ruoshui quietly looked at the eldest son who had suddenly grown taller, and suddenly stretched out his arms to hold him in his arms, and said softly: "Chengqian, if one day, when mother is not by your side, you must remember today's words." You must not forget that the crown prince is not a position that can be indulged at will, and the prince is not the emperor, but everyone will judge him with the eyes and standards of the emperor, and a little bit of lack will be magnified countless times by others, and everything cannot be blamed. All the words on the head of the emperor will be attached to the prince. Pride will be said to be pampered, and gentleness will be said to be cowardly. At this time, you only need to remember that tolerance is great if it is open to all rivers; , You can be strong without desire. Never use your father's height to measure yourself, he is just him, and you are just you."

In my memory, this is the second time my mother spoke to herself in such a cautious tone. Cheng Qian lay on Ruo Shui's chest, feeling a kind of elegant and warm atmosphere surrounding her, which was noticed by her mother. Recently, she felt restless. Feeling.

Ruoshui patted his son on the back. After all, he was only a child. After clearly seeing his father's perfect wrist as the emperor, he felt a deep inferiority complex about his future for the first time.If Ma Zhou hadn't noticed the strangeness of the student and asked himself for help, this mentality would have been very dangerous.So, I brought Chengqian to see the hardships my father, who is the proud son of heaven, has put in after making a perfect decision. Fortunately, it is not too late.

After a long time, Ruoshui felt that the body in her arms seemed to be getting heavier, she must have fallen asleep, she carefully placed her son on the bed, and she sat quietly by the bed.

Soon, there was the sound of the curtain being raised behind him: "Ruoshui, why haven't you fallen asleep yet? Didn't you say you don't have to wait for me?" Although Li Shimin said this, his tone was relaxed and joyful, which is rare recently.

Ruoshui turned his head and made a silent gesture. In the past six months, the relationship between the two has become more and more harmonious, and the emperor has never forced himself in that respect.

The emperor frowned, and said softly: "Why is this kid relying on you again? If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have let them move back to the Lizheng Palace."

Ruoshui laughed and said, "They are all my children, so what's the big deal?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin walked to the bed, bent down, and whispered in his wife's ear: "With them here, how can I hug you?"

"You..." Ruoshui was at a loss for words, and then pretended to be calm, "Second brother, it's really pitiful to be your son, but I would say that it's not as sympathetic as being your prince."

Li Shimin smiled indifferently and said, "Why, Chengqian complained to you again?" While talking, he changed his clothes. He didn't know when he started to do everything by himself. Of course, it was only in Ruoshui. side time.

Ruoshui looked at his son's thin face, and murmured, "There are still so many sons, but we have to bear the pain."

"Okay, why don't you see that your husband and son-in-law have lost a lot of weight?" Li Shimin hugged his wife from behind in dissatisfaction, "Who said he is the eldest son? Besides, no matter what, I just want the Li family to lose weight." The bloodline with the eldest grandson's family has been passed down for a long time and will never be interrupted."

Ruoshui was silent for a while, lowered his eyebrows and said lightly: "There is a father who is too outstanding, and I don't know whether it is Chengqian's luck or misfortune. Just like Liu Fuling is Liu Che's prince, but no matter how outstanding he is, , and can only be called the master of ZTE after all.”

"Can this be regarded as the Queen's boast to me?" Li Shimin lifted Ruoshui's face and said with a light smile, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, not to mention that our Chengqian is not the kind of Liu Adou who can't afford to support him. Wait until this I've been busy for a while, I'll go talk to Chengqian again."

Ruoshui breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the bloodshot eyes in Li Shimin's eyes, his heart softened suddenly, and he said softly, "The arrangement should be finished, right?"

Li Shimin nodded, his tone was low but firm: "In less than half a year, I will definitely take down the Eastern Turks."

Ruoshui stretched out his hand to cover the opponent's hand: "But the second brother seems to be a little unwilling."

"Is it so obvious?" The emperor asked in surprise, "If Chengqian is not still young, I really want to fight this battle myself."

Ruoshui snorted: "No, even if Chengqian is older, the second brother is not allowed to conscript himself."

"What does that matter? When Chengqian is able to supervise the country, and Wuji and you are there to assist me, what else can I worry about?" Li Shimin asked in surprise, it seemed that Ruoshui was rarely so tough.

Ruo Shui sneered in his heart, supervising the country, supervising the country, the easiest thing to do is to supervise the country.In the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin personally conquered Goryeo and left Liu Ji to assist Prince Li Zhi.As soon as the emperor came back, Chu Suiliang read a copy of Liu Ji, saying that he wanted to do what Yin Yi and Huo Guang did.Poor Liu Jie was given to commit suicide for nothing.

Suddenly, her heart moved, Chu Suiliang?The last time I thought of him should be him, but it is very strange, why I seem to feel a little strange when I hear this name.

Seeing that Ruoshui didn't speak for a long time, Li Shimin thought she was still thinking about what he said just now, so he comforted him: "I was joking, why would I leave you alone to fight and kill?"

Ruoshui came back to his senses, and said with a slight mockery: "Second brother hasn't left me enough?" After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt that these words seemed a bit coquettish. If I really want to go, I might as well take Chengqian with me."

"So you're willing to do that?" Li Shimin said with a smile.

Ruoshui said calmly but firmly: "Otherwise, where will he get the courage and guts to shoulder the whole world? The battlefield is the most reborn place, doesn't the second brother know it best?"

Li Shimin nodded, stroked his son's hair lightly, and sighed: "Now I kind of miss Chengqian's stubborn appearance back then."

Ruoshui leaned over and kissed Chengqian lightly on the forehead: "Let him sleep well, he will be his prince again tomorrow."

The emperor's face darkened, and he pulled up his wife unexpectedly, and kissed the red lips. After a long time, he reluctantly let go, but his arms still tightly locked Ruoshui's soft body.

Ruoshui panted lightly, and said angrily, "Wake up your son."

Li Shimin stared greedily at the elegant and unsurpassed plain face in front of him, but he didn't dare to go any further, he was afraid that he would really hurt her again, so he lowered his voice and said, "Let's go to sleep in another room."

Ruoshui nodded, and the husband and wife came out embracing each other. Behind them, the eldest son who should have been sleeping quietly opened his eyes and smiled contentedly.

In the winter of the third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin appointed Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, as the general manager of the Tonghan march, Li Jing, the minister of the Ministry of War, as the general manager of the Dingxiang Road march, Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, as the general manager of the Jinhe Road march, and Xue Wanche, the governor of Lingzhou, as the general manager of the Weichang Wudao march. The army of [-] split up to attack the Eastern Turks.

In the first month of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing captured Dingxiang with [-] riders and captured the court with blood.

In March of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing and Li Ji joined forces in Baidao, took advantage of the victory and pursued them, exhausted the north of Yinshan Mountain, and captured Jieli Khan.

In less than half a year, Li Shimin collected the land from the Yinshan Mountains in the west to the desert in the north into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and unified the northern border.

(End of this chapter)