Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Thinking of this, Li Shimin pulled Li You to the front of several ministers and said, "This is the vanguard of my seat, who is the first hero of this expedition to Goguryeo!"

Cheng Yaojin laughed and patted Li You on the shoulder, and said, "Old Cheng knew that His Royal Highness was a prodigy in war, and the thunderous means of conquering Tubo is still unforgettable to me!"

"It's ridiculous."

Li You smiled, not arrogant.

"Having merit but not being proud of it, His Royal Highness is too modest."

Fang Xuanling stroked the goatee on his chin and said with a smile.

After chatting for a while, everyone got on the war horse and followed Li Shimin towards Chang'an City.

"While I'm not in Chang'an, can the world be at peace?"

Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo, feeling at ease, and smilingly asked Fang Xuanling about the Tang Dynasty during this period.

Fang Xuanling's expression changed slightly, and the expressions of Wei Zheng and others around him also changed, a little embarrassed, a little hesitant, and a little scared.

Li Shimin naturally took their strange expressions in his eyes, thinking that they might have messed up some government affairs during his absence.

Li Shimin couldn't help shaking his head, thinking narcissistically, as expected, without Zhen sitting in Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty would still not be able to do it!

"It's okay to say anything, I won't blame you," Li Shimin said comfortingly.

"Your Majesty, please atone for my crime of obstructing God's hearing!"

Fang Xuanling turned over and jumped off the horse. His words were so loud that the surrounding ministers listened carefully.

Immediately, they also followed Fang Xuanling and dismounted, and the civil and military capitals of the whole dynasty knelt down under Li Shimin's horse one by one, and said in unison, "Please, Your Majesty, atone for my crime of obstructing the heavens~"! "

Li Shimin's eyebrows suddenly twisted together, and he dared to obstruct Tian Ting, but he has always been the anti-scale of the emperors of all dynasties.

Because if the emperor doesn't know what's going on in the world at all, then he can't handle government affairs according to the specific situation. This crime is even more serious than deceiving the emperor!

"What happened in the Tang Dynasty?!"

Li Shimin's smiling face slowly faded, and his voice was as cold as frost.

Li You's complexion also changed slowly. He knew that all the civil and military officials dismounted to plead guilty, which means that these people must have concealed a major event, which may even touched the Jiangshan community of the Li family!

Fang Xuanling's head rested on the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty, during your absence in Chang'an, Xue Yantuo provoked the border of Xiazhou several times..."

"But they were just a test, not a real attack. The ministers felt that His Majesty was leading an army abroad and should not tell you about it, so the ministers made a presumptive opinion, just urging you to return to the court as soon as possible in the letter. ."

"Fang Xuanling!" Li Shimin was furious and roared loudly, "How dare you?! Let me ask you, once Xue Yantuo officially marches, and I am far away in Goguryeo, how are you going to deal with this!"

The reason why Li Shimin was so angry was because of the inconvenience of communication in this era and the delay of information. For example, Xue Yantuo attacked the Tang army today, and Li Shimin would need at least several days to know about it.

If Xue Yantuo marched into Xiazhou while Li Shimin was far away in Goguryeo, the news would first be sent to Chang'an, then to Li Shimin's hands, and then Li Shimin's decision would be transmitted back to Chang'an, and then to the border. This period of time would be very long!

It is possible that by that time the day lilies are cold!

Li Shimin is very tolerant in other places, but once he threatens the Jiangshan Sheji of the Tang Dynasty, he will become a terrifying existence.

Fang Xuanling and the other officials knelt on the ground one after another, not daring to move at all. This jaw-dropping scene appeared on the official road in Chang'an.

"In case Xue Yantuo really invaded Xiazhou, or even further away, I'll ask you—you Fang Xuanling, and you, how many heads do you have for me to chop off! Huh?"

Li Shimin's face was flushed, and his previous smile and good mood had disappeared at this time.

Seeing that Li Shimin continued to get angry, although Li You knew that these ministers were indeed wise this time, as Li Shimin said, in the event of irreparable losses, these ministers would all bear the main responsibility.

But on top of this official way, an emperor of a country scolds a minister of a country, if it is seen by other people, it is really ugly.Even if it falls into the eyes of people with a heart, it will turn into a rumor that the world is in chaos.

"."Father, please rest your thunder's anger for a while."

Li You rode forward and persuaded in a low voice: "Although they have committed the crime of obstructing God's hearing, they have a good starting point. Now I am in the Tang Dynasty when it is time to hire people, and my son asked the father and the emperor to think that they can be considered talents. , who made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty in the past, and spared them the death penalty."

Li You naturally knew that although Li Shimin was furious, it was impossible to kill them all because of this incident, so he moved a step to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was tired of scolding, and it happened that Li You came out in a timely manner to smooth the game. Li Shimin couldn't help but took a deep breath and said, "Wait for the thief, you are daring, you should be executed!"

"But I remember that you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and I will spare you the death penalty, but there is no escape!"

"You are too daring to obstruct Tian Ting! Each of you will get a hundred sticks!" Li Shimin said coldly.

When the ministers heard that "the death penalty can be avoided, the life penalty is inevitable", but when they heard that they were going to receive a hundred sticks each, they couldn't help but feel cold.

Li You also raised his brows when he heard it, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to be so angry.

Fang Xuanling only felt a sudden pain in her buttocks, but she still knelt down and said respectfully, "Chen wait, thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

After Li Shimin got angry, he also punished the officials who dared to obstruct Tianting, and then called Li Xiaogong and Cheng Yaojin to his side to ask about Xue Yantuo.

Chapter 892 Ask Li You if you are in a dilemma

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Xue Yantuo has become less honest since the third day after you and His Royal Highness left the Tang Dynasty. The news I received at the beginning of the period was that Xue Yantuo frequently mobilized troops outside Xiazhou, and the minister ordered the dog to lead Cheng Chumo. sent an army to Xiazhou to stabilize the border defense."

Cheng Yao replied: "In the beginning, Xue Yantuo just transferred troops, and there was nothing unusual, but in the following period, Chu Mo found that there were often a small group of cavalry under Xue Yantuo's account wandering back and forth outside Xiazhou City!"

"Moreover, the army under Xue Yantuo's tent would often suddenly march towards Xiazhou, but stop not far from the border, and then circle around. But other than that, their army did not take a step beyond the thunderous pool. So we It is believed that Xue Yantuo is only testing or provoking us, but not actually attacking.

"Therefore, in order not to disturb Your Majesty, I suppressed this matter." Cheng Yaojin said slowly.

Although he looks vulgar, he becomes very careful when he talks about the war, and his speech is very organized.

"This damn Xue Yantuo!"