Chapter 319 No one can understand the king's mind

"Come on!" Li Shimin said to the eunuch below the steps.

The eunuch General's newspaper was presented to Wang De on the steps, and the general Wang De's newspaper was handed over to Li Shimin. Li Shimin opened the military newspaper and read it carefully. He read it very seriously, so he had read it for a long time and placed it on the jade case. This made the ministers very puzzled. What exactly did the emperor want to read the military information so carefully and cautiously?

Li Shimin glanced at the group of ministers in front of him, and then thought about Li Ke who was fighting far away in the desert. He remembered the various performances of Li Ke during the past interview with Li Ke, and sighed slightly.

"Emperor—" Wang De saw that Li Shimin did not speak, and the ministers in the Tai Chi Hall could not guess the content of the military newspaper, so he did not dare to speak at this time, so he reminded in a low voice.

"Well--" Li Shimin came to his senses when Wang De called out, glanced at the ministers and stared at Wei Zheng's face. He remembered that Wei Zheng's proposal was to let Li Jing be the chief marching officer and Li Ke be the deputy position of Li Jing. At first, Li Shimin also felt that Wei Zheng was deliberately helping Li Ke, but he knew Wei Zheng's nature. Wei Zheng was a very principled person, and he could not ignore the company for personal relationships. Therefore, Li Shimin treated Wei Zheng with Wei Zheng. Therefore, Li Shimin treated Wei Zheng with great concern.

After careful consideration, the suggestion was discovered. It was that if Li Ke was still the deputy position of Li Jing, he would express his greatest reward after victory, but would learn a lot when he followed Li Jing, which was to teach Li Ke the strategy of military strategy in disguise. Wei Zheng's superficial meaning was like this, but Li Shimin thought of something deeper, that is, Wei Zheng meant to focus on cultivating Li Ke so that Li Ke could become the cornerstone of the future military of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, Li Shimin also knew very well that when he and a group of ministers who conquered the world back then, who could still support the Tang army? The generals were incompetent and exhausted the three armies to death. Li Shimin understood that the Tang Dynasty was able to move from difficult times to today, and to have the military strength to fight against the Turks today. In addition to his own and his ministers' ability to govern the country, the Tang Dynasty's morale was very stable and the army's morale was very high. Because the Tang Dynasty had Li Jing and such a war god who had never been defeated.

Therefore, behind Wei Zheng's proposal, Li Shimin was also reminded that Li Ke was to learn military strategies from whom Li Jing and cultivate him to become the decisive needle for the Tang Dynasty's military in the future.

Because Li Shimin thought of this, he kept suppressing Changsun Wuji's memorial to recommend Li Ji without commenting, and secretly instructed Fang Du and the others to recommend Li Jing. The reason why he dragged on this is actually very simple. He just saw how many people in the court would participate and how great Changsun Wuji's prestige was.

Li Shimin did this not to say that he did not believe in Changsun Wuji or did not trust Changsun Wuji. It was just that as a king and emperor, he and Changsun Wuji were first monarchs and subjects, and then close friends.

Secondly, there is another reason why Li Shimin dragged his choice to Li Jing and refused to announce it, that is, he wanted to test Li Ke, whether he was considering the overall situation or being greedy for power. As the emperor of the horse, Li Shimin knew Li Ke's state of mind. When a general had the opportunity to command hundreds of thousands of troops to fight and could win, he would never give up such rights easily.

Therefore, Li Shimin has been waiting for Li Ke's report, wondering whether Li Ke can give up and whether he can give up. If he waits until he gives up, it means that he is not greedy for power and can give him greater power in the future. If he does not know how to make choices, he can be the commander of the entire army, but there may not be such opportunities in the future, and his rights will be limited to a certain range.

"Wei Aiqing, what do you mean?" Li Shimin asked.

Wei Zheng knew what Li Shimin meant when he was staring at him, so he was not vague and said, "I recommend the Secretary of Military Affairs Li Jing as the Chief General of the Army, and the Chief General of Bingzhou, Li Ke, King of Han, was the Deputy Chief General of the Army."

"Well——" Li Shimin was obviously very satisfied with Wei Zheng's answer. He nodded slightly and turned his eyes to the generals of the Li Kehan ​​Wang Party, such as Cen Wenben, Ma Zhou, Sun Fujia, Chu Suiliang and others. The meaning was self-evident, just to make them support Wei Zheng's proposal.

Sure enough, Cen Wenben, Ma Zhou and others were all thoroughly thoughtful people. In addition, Li Ke had already given instructions, he saw Cen Wenben go out and said, "Report to the emperor, I am the empress who agrees with Wei Secretary and recommends the Secretary of Military Affairs Li Jing."

"I also recommend Li Jing, Minister of War!" Ma Zhou said.

"I also recommend Li Jing, Minister of War!"

Li Ke and his group of Han Wang Party were all hard-core, saying that when they saw these Han Wangs support Li Jing, the centrists naturally knew that this must be what Li Ke meant. Many of them wanted to surrender to Li Ke when they saw Li Ke at their peak, but they didn’t have a chance. Isn’t it the best time to be loyal to them in the future? Therefore, many centrists have served to support Li Jing as the chief supervisor of the march road.

With the participation of this part of the ministers, the number of people supporting Li Jing as the general manager of the marching was more than average. Changsun Wuji looked at the group of his gang behind him and could only shake his head helplessly and sigh.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Shimin spoke, "Just just now, Li Ke reported that the Northern Expedition Army suffered heavy losses after capturing Dingxiang City. In particular, in the winter in the north of Mo, the supply of supplies of supplies was insufficient, which would affect the morale of the army. Moreover, he believed that the Turks had been defeated and the soldiers were depressed. In addition, he suggested that this was the best time to attack the Turks Jieli. Therefore, he hoped that the court would send a large army to fight against Jieli in the north."

When the ministers in Tai Chi Hall heard this, they thought that the memorial was the same as saying it was not said. They muttered in their hearts, would such a military newspaper require 600 miles to be expedited? Do Li Shimin need to read it so carefully and cautiously?

Unexpectedly, he heard Li Shimin say again, "Also, Li Ke suggested that the Secretary of Military Affairs Li Jing be the chief general of the marching, Li Ji be the deputy chief general of the marching, commanding the army to fight against the Turks in the north, and he was willing to be the vanguard general."

Li Shimin had no expression when he spoke the content of the military newspaper, but Fang Du, Changsun Wuji and others who were closest to him still saw a hint of relief in his eyes. This shows that Li Shimin was very satisfied with Li Ke's report.

Li Shimin did not give the ministers a chance to speak, and continued to speak, "Since there is such a minister in the court that supports Li Jing as the chief marching chief of the Northern Expedition of Turks--" Li Shimin said here, his tone paused, and he looked at the hall and suddenly became quiet, and then he spoke, "The Secretariat of the Central Committee is a sage, appoints Li Jing as the chief marching chief of the Northern Expedition, Li Ke as the chief marching chief of the Dingxiang Road, Zhang Gongjin as the chief marching chief of the Tonghan Road, Huazhou Governor Chai Shao as the chief marching chief of the Jinhe Road, and Lingzhou Governor Xue Wanche as the chief marching chief of the Changwu Dao, all of which were Li Jing Jiedushi, and from now on the cover, he ordered the branch to attack the Turks."

Li Shimin's appointment was announced, and the ministers were upset. The special Changsun Wuji and the ministers seemed very frustrated, but they did not dare to speak out at this time. Then they heard Li Shimin continue to say, "In addition, Fang Xuanling will work together with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (the Tang Dynasty was the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Civil Affairs)."

"In addition--" Li Shimin said here, and looked at the Left Chief of the Shangshu Di Xiaoxu who was standing not far from the court and said, "Di Xiaoxu is old and is busy with official duties. He is afraid that he will not be able to do it. He will be appointed as the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, and Cen Wenben is appointed as the Right Chief of the Shangshu, and supervise the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to be responsible for money and grain."

It is normal for Li Shimin to let officials in this position be supervised by the fourth rank of the Shangshu, to supervise money and grain, but suddenly the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Cen Wenben was promoted to the Shangshu Youcheng. Is this a signal from Li Shimin? This made the ministers confused. It was only a common sense promotion that the ministers could only be said by the ministers who were promoted to the Shangshu Youcheng, who were above the fifth rank of the Central Secretariat to the fourth rank of the Shangshu Youcheng, who was above the fifth rank of the Central Secretariat, who was below the fourth rank of the Shangshu Youcheng, who was above the fourth rank of the Minister, who was not able to say anything. Di Xiaoxu's Yin Qing Guanglu official was from the third rank of the Shangshu Youcheng, who was below the fourth rank of the Shangshu Youcheng. Although he was only a casual position, it was also a comfort to a minister like him.
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