Chapter 117 Let's talk

Just as Li Shimin was thinking about how to deal with the people of Suzhou at the hands of Zhang Gongjin and the Turks, the Secretary of Shangshu Pushe Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, the Secretary of the Central Secretary Fang Xuanling, the Secretary of the Sect Gao Shilian, the Secretary of the Ministry of War Du Ruhui, the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel Sun Wuji, the Left Minister of the Secretary of the Shangshu Wei Zheng, the Secretary of the Censor Wang Gui, the Secretary of the Secretary of the Censor Wang Wenben and others walked in. Just as they were about to salute Li Shimin, they heard Li Shimin say, "No need to be polite, let's take a look at the urgent report from Yunzhou first." After that, he ignored everyone and began to ponder.

Feng Deyi and others heard about the Yunzhou urgent report, but they didn't know what the specific content was. Therefore, when they saw Li Shimin's unhappy expression, they did not dare to persuade him, so they had to carefully start reading the Yunzhou urgent report.

The content of the urgent report was very short, but it took a lot of time to pass it on to everyone. Because no one could believe that Zhang Gongjin, a member of the battlefield, would be confused by the Turks' trick to lure the enemy, and then let the other party break through Yunzhou City.

Li Shimin waited for a long time before seeing everyone finish reading the urgent report, and asked in a deep voice, "You have already read the content of the Yunzhou Battle Report. How to solve this problem?"

"Emperor, the old minister believes that as the governor of Daizhou, Zhang Gongjin was in charge of the military of several states such as Daizhou and Yunzhou, and defended against the northern Turks. Now, Suzhou City is broken and Yunzhou is captured by the Turks. It is all because Zhang Gongjin did not understand the enemy's situation and underestimated the enemy's advance, so he should be severely punished." Feng Deyi said.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Gongjin deserves to be punished, but not now." Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Now, the Turks have robbed the food and treasures they need and returned to Yinshan. We don't need to dispatch troops to attack again. The current plan is to first rescue the livelihoods of the people at the hands of the Turks and the people who were robbed in Suzhou and Yunzhou."

"Then what's your idea?" Li Shimin asked back.

"I believe that the envoys should be sent to talk with the Turks in time, and try to redeem the people of Suzhou when the mountain is blocked by heavy snow in the northern grassland." Changsun Wuji said bluntly, "Otherwise, by mid-December, when the mountain is blocked by heavy snow in the grassland, the people will be redeemed. When they return all the way, they will suffer from heavy snow in the mountains. There will not be many people who can live to Suzhou."

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Feng Deyi surprisingly did not object.

Because Zhang Gongjin was defeated by the Turks, Li Shimin did not threaten to send troops to the north, which made him guess that Li Shimin had the idea of ​​redeeming people with money. At this time, he did not need to make any suggestions to send troops to Mobei and was in trouble. Therefore, Feng Deyi focused on the issue of punishing Zhang Gongjin. After reading the urgent report from Yunzhou, he proposed the suggestion of severely punishing Zhang Gongjin. Zhang Gongjin was not only Li Shimin's beloved general, but also had close relationships with Changsun Wuji. Therefore, Feng Deyi wanted to take this opportunity to destroy the two states and eliminate the strength around Changsun Wuji.

"The people of Suzhou and Yunzhou cannot ignore it, but as the governor of Daizhou, Zhang Gongjin has now allowed the Turks to break the city twice. At this time, the court did not make any moves in this matter, how can we explain to the people of Suzhou and Yunzhou?" Feng Deyi asked Changsun Wuji, "If you don't talk about how the people of the two states view the decision of the court, you are afraid that the generals in the army will also complain."

Although Feng Deyi's words were said to Changsun Wuji, the purpose was to tell Li Shimin that if you don't deal with Zhang Gongjin, how can you explain to the people and to the generals in the army leading troops?

How could Li Shimin not know about this? Although he was threatening to punish Zhang Gongjin just now, Zhang Gongjin, as his beloved general, made great achievements in the Xuanwu Gate coup. If he really wanted to punish him, he would be afraid that everyone would not accept it if it was light, and he would not bear it if it was severe. Therefore, he just wanted to say it, but he actually did not intend to punish him severely. He felt that he could temporarily let go of Zhang Gongjin's problem and solve the problems of the people of the two states first. By this winter this year, let Zhang Gongjin make some achievements so that he could make meritorious contributions and make demerits.

However, now after hearing what Feng Deyi said, he felt that he had really thought about the problem too simply. Whether Zhang Gongjin punished it not only affects the people's views on the court in two weeks, but also the attitude of the generals in the army towards the breaking of the two states.

However, the two states were destroyed and Zhang Gongjin was responsible for this crime alone, which made him feel biased. Therefore, he chose to remain silent.

"Emperor, I hope the emperor will make a decision in this matter early." Fang Xuanling also spoke out and advised, "The urgent problem that the court must solve is how to resettle the people of the two states. First, they must resettle their livelihoods so that they can survive this winter. Secondly, they must redeem the people of Suzhou at the hands of the Turks as soon as possible. Third, the court must severely punish the generals who caused the Turkic attacks to break the city this time. If the court does not do a good job in these three aspects of comfort, Suzhou and Yunzhou will be destroyed, and countless people will be killed and injured, houses will be burned, and money will be robbed, they will definitely complain to the court."

"Yeah." After hearing Fang Xuanling's analysis, Li Shimin felt relieved and sighed, "Xuanling is right, he wants to give an explanation to the people of the two states." Then he glanced at everyone, "The method for resettlement of the people of the two states will be implemented last time. The food required by the people can be temporarily mobilized from the current nearby prefectures, and the temporary houses used for winter should be organized by the governors of the two states as soon as possible. Regarding how to deal with Zhang Gongjin, the Ministry of War will present a clause to me."

"I obey the order." Du Ruhui, Minister of War, replied.

"As for the peace talks with the Turks and the redemption of the people of Suzhou, I wonder if you have any good candidates?" Li Shimin continued.

Just now, only Changsun Wuji, Feng Deyi and Fang Xuanling had their suggestions, but the others were silent. At this time, when Li Shimin asked about the envoys on the Turkic mission, everyone chose to be silent. It was not that they did not want to recommend them, but that they did not have such people in their hands, and they did not dare to recommend them.

To be on a mission to the Turks, it sounds good to represent the emperor to represent the Tang Dynasty to save the people of Suzhou. However, the purpose of this peace talks was to use money to redeem people with the Turks, which was a thankless thing. If the price you offered did not meet the requirements of the Turks during the peace talks, and once the people who were robbed Suzhou died too much in their hands, who should bear the responsibility? It would definitely be your fault. The people will not understand your difficulties because you and the Turks argue with the money. If the price you offered was too high, the people who redeemed the good of the court and would not be grateful to you, and the people of the Tang Dynasty would say that you were a corrupt and gave the money from the Tang Dynasty to the Turks for free under the threat of the Turks.

Based on these two points, Feng Deyi Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others were silent and did not dare to recommend their own people as the peace talksman.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, how could Li Shimin not know what they were thinking? So, his face became very gloomy. He glanced at Changsun Wuji who was strongly advocating for peace talks next to him and asked in a deep voice, "Fuji, you have been advising me to discuss the problems of the people of Suzhou with the Turks, and I don't know if there is any candidate I like."

When Changsun Wuji heard Li Shimin ask him, he began to feel distressed. Although he proposed the idea of ​​discussing peace with the Turks, he really didn't have the candidate. However, he glanced at Li Shimin with a gloomy face and felt cruel, "Your Majesty, why not ask everyone to recommend it tomorrow in the morning court?"

After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin knew that he was ruling. However, Changsun Wuji was the one who strongly advocated peace talks. If he couldn't tell the candidate for peace talks, others would not recommend them.

So, Li Shimin was silent for a moment, "According to the intention of the auxiliary machine, tomorrow morning, officials above the seventh rank in the capital will be notified to go to the Tai Chi Hall to discuss matters." Then, he waved his sleeves, ignored everyone, and walked out of the Liangyi Hall.

Fang Xuanling and others knew that Li Shimin was angry, but they had no choice. Who would do such a thankless thing? Even if they were willing to recommend talents, there was no suitable candidate.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

The Liangyi Palace's question about the candidates for peace talks on missions to the Turks spread wildly to the Eastern Palace, and also to the Han Palace, the Wei Palace and the Qi Palace outside the palace.

When Li Chengqian heard the news in the East Palace, he excitedly said to Wang Renbiao and Cui Zhiji, "What do you think if I suggest that Zhao Jie be the Turks when this peace talks?"

When Wang Renbiao heard Li Chengqian's words, his face changed rapidly, "Your Highness, you must not."

"What's wrong? This is a good opportunity to express your feelings to your father." Li Chengqian said excitedly.

"Your Highness, although the Turks were on missions represent the emperor and the Tang Dynasty. However, no matter whether the negotiation was successful or not, the people would not forgive a person who gave the Tang Dynasty money to the Turks." Wang Renbiao said hurriedly. "Besides, Shangshu Changsun and the important officials in the court did not recommend others. Therefore, the emperor would ask the ministers to recommend it tomorrow's court. It can be seen that peace talks make this position really a thankless job. If that is the case, why should we fight for it?"

"Oh." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "What you said is some truth, but isn't it cheaper for the King of Han?"

"The King of Han will not recommend him," Cui Zhiji said affirmatively, "How can you not understand this with the King of Han's intelligence? Therefore, I have an idea to attack the King of Han."

"Speak quickly, speak quickly." Li Chengqian asked anxiously when he heard that he could hit Li Ke, "What's the idea?"

Cui Zhiji glanced at Li Chengqian, carefully approached his ear, muttered for a long time, and saw Li Chengqian nodding from time to time to agree. After Cui Zhiji finished speaking, Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing, "Zhiji, you have a good idea. Li Ke has been favored in front of his father many times, so I will see how they will end tomorrow." After that, there was another burst of laughter.

Also in the Wei Wang Mansion, Li Tai said to Wang Gui in his study, "Teacher, how should I do the candidates who will recommend the Turks to the tomorrow's government?"

"Your Highness, why should we participate in such thankless things when we go on a mission to the Turks?" Wang Gui said with a smile, "How could Turks Jie Li be so easily satisfied? Since he had plundered the people of Suzhou, he was ready to ask the Tang Dynasty for a price. No matter who was on a mission to the Turks, the peace talks would not go too smoothly. The end result was that the Tang Dynasty had to pay a lot of money to redeem the people of Suzhou.

Nowadays, the people of the Tang Dynasty are not rich and the national treasury is not sufficient. It is a last resort for the court to use a lot of money to redeem the people of Suzhou during this period. The people will not be dissatisfied with the actions of the court, but the peace talks require money, and the money is still a lot. Do you think the people will be satisfied with such a result? At that time, no matter whether the person in the peace talks represents the court or the emperor, the people will vent their dissatisfaction on him. We will not do such things that are not worth the loss. So, let’s watch the wall and see what they will do.”

What Wang Gui said naturally refers to Li Chengqian and Li Ke. After hearing Wang Gui's words, Li Tai was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Since that's the case, why don't we push the King of Han or the Prince of the Han Dynasty to this position?" Li Tai stopped talking, but Wang Gui knew his purpose.

"Whose fault is the tiger rhinestone and the turtle jade is destroyed in the trunk?" Wang Gui did not answer Li Tai's question directly, but highlighted the sentence "The Analects of Confucius Ji's family will attack Zhuanyu".

Li Tai did not understand why his teacher asked the allusions in "The Analects of Confucius", but since Wang Gui asked him, he pondered for a moment but still answered, "The clerk of the dictionary shall not resign his responsibility."

When Wang Gui heard Li Tai's answer, he nodded with satisfaction, "Your Highness understands it. Since the peace talker will be criticized and scolded by the people, how can the recommender be spared?" Wang Gui also said like Li Tai and said this abruptly. He knew that Li Tai would understand what he meant.
Chapter completed!