The next day, Li Shimin was discussing specific marching routes with Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenben, Hou Junji, Xue Wanche and others. His purpose in this in-person expedition was to solve Goryeo through a battle, and at the least he wanted to drive Goryeo back to their territory. Therefore, in terms of marching routes, Li Shimin discussed with everyone again and again, trying to be foolproof. During this period, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng both mentioned summoning the Northern King Li Ke into the palace to listen to his opinions, but were rejected by Li Shimin. Seeing that the emperor was so determined, they stopped mentioning this matter.

It took nearly two hours for everyone to discuss the marching route.

At this time, Wang De quickly walked into Liangyi Hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Northern King is asking for a meeting!" Wang Dehui reported.

In the past, anyone who met Li Shimin under such circumstances probably Wang De would not be willing to communicate. After all, the emperor was discussing military and national affairs. If it weren't for the 600-mile rush at the border, who would have anything more important than military and national affairs? But Li Ke was an exception, especially when Li Shimin refused to summon Li Ke when the ministers discussed military affairs and refused to summon Li Ke, Li Ke's request for a meeting outside the hall at this time made Wang De active. He believed that Li Ke's arrival could solve more military affairs problems.

"You ask him to wait outside the hall. Wait until the military affairs are discussed, and then let him in!"

However, Wang De never expected that the emperor's attitude was so cold that he dared to look at him coldly, and he showed a sense of blame in his eyes. Wang De had lived in the palace for decades and had never experienced any kind of storms. How could he not know the reason why the emperor treated the Northern King like this, so he could only bow down.

When Li Shimin had an update, everyone discussed the details of food, grass and supplies, and everyone withdrew from Liangyi Hall in turn. Only then did Li Shimin let Li Ke meet him.

"Son, please see your father!" Li Ke respectfully saluted Li Shimin.

"Is there anything you have to do?" Li Shimin asked lightly.

"Father, you have to personally conquer Goryeo and let your ministers stay in Chang'an. Your ministers feel that they are unfilial!" Li Ke cried in a low voice. His move was learned from Li Zhi in history. Li Zhi in history used this trick to deal with Li Shimin, which was a great success.

"You—" Li Shimin was moved by Li Ke's filial piety and said in a gentle tone, "Why are you crying? The dignified King of the Tang Dynasty, you are also a veteran on the battlefield, and you are still crying. Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Father--" Li Ke responded to Li Shimin's words, stood up and stood respectfully in front of him.

"If you don't want to stay in Chang'an, then what do you want to do?" Li Shimin asked.

"Father, you went north to Liaodong, and the northwest had just experienced a war. The remnants of Tubo's forces have not been eliminated yet. The people of the new Tubo are unstable. The countries in the Western Regions are also very cautious about the Tang Dynasty. My son is afraid that something will happen." Li Ke said here, and looked at Li Shimin, and saw that he was listening carefully, he said loudly, "I want to ask for an order to go to the northwest to patrol the border!"

"Yeah——" Li Shimin said lightly, "I am neglecting the issue of the northwest. I went north to Liaodong to fight against Goryeo. The countries in the Western Regions and the remnants of Tubo will use this to make trouble. This is a must-have, so you can go northwest, so I will feel more at ease when I go north to fight against Goryeo."

"Thank you, Father--" Li Ke said with gratitude. He did not expect Li Shimin to agree so happily. He believed that since Li Shimin was already suspicious of him, he would definitely not let him leave Chang'an under such circumstances. It would take some effort to leave. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin agreed to his request in one go.

"Ke'er, what do you think of your father's expedition to Goryeo?" Li Shimin suddenly asked Li Ke.

Li Ke did not expect Li Shimin to ask this question suddenly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. But he reacted very quickly and thought about it and replied, "Father, Goryeo has begun to invade my Chinese land since the Sui Dynasty. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty on the surface, they were clear in their ambitions and always peeked at the thousands of miles of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty could never tolerate the existence of such a vassal country. Now, since the Tang Dynasty has the ability to pacify Goryeo and seize the land it lost back then, we cannot leave this problem to our descendants."

Li Ke's words were not very passionate, but they still satisfied Li Shimin. He kept nodding frequently.

"Then you think, how should I destroy Goryeo?" Li Shimin asked again.

This question really stumped Li Ke. In Li Ke's heart, the Tang Dynasty was not the time to destroy Goryeo. Because in his plan, it was the best time for the Tang Dynasty to send troops when Goryeo was disrupted due to opium. Therefore, he had not thought about this question carefully about how to destroy Goryeo in a battle. But today Li Shimin asked himself, but he could not answer nonsense.

So, Li Ke began to frown, and immediately thought about the problems Li Shimin encountered when he was conquering Goryeo, and wanted to give him some reminders to avoid making mistakes.

Seeing that Li Ke was thinking hard, Li Shimin did not disturb him, but waited quietly for Li Ke.

After a while, Li Ke replied, "Father, the first priority is food and supplies. Goryeo has been demobilized and the Tang Dynasty is in the north to fight against Goryeo. I believe that Goryeo has already known that they did not send envoys, which shows that they are ready to fight against the Tang Dynasty. In this case, they will firmly clear the walls and defend the whole country. If our army wants to win, the food and grass must keep up. It is probably difficult to get food locally in Goryeo."

"The second is that we cannot disperse our troops. The father is the 20-strong army in the north to attack Goryeo, but there are too many cities in Goryeo. If you want to capture a city, you will send troops to guard it. This will not only reduce the number of the main army, but also have to defend the captured cities, but also give the Goryeo army a chance to counterattack." Li Ke continued.

"If you don't guard the city, what do you mean?" Li Shimin asked back.

"Annihilation of the enemy is the best, and occupying the city is the next best!" Li Ke answered word by word.

"Kill prisoners?" A cold light shot out from Li Shimin's eyes.

"Father, sometimes you have to do this!" Li Ke saw Li Shimin's cold gaze and knew that he did not agree with his suggestions, but he still advised him. Because he knew very well the ugly face of the Goryeo people. This is a man who surrenders when you hit him, and he continues to attack your country when you let him go. He did not want Li Shimin to make such a mistake, which would ruin the lives of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

"You keep talking--" Li Shimin said coldly, obviously not wanting to listen to Li Ke's advice.

"Third, the king of Rencheng has lived in Chang'an for a long time. His father can take him to sponsor military affairs!" Li Ke did not make any suggestions, but recommended Rencheng King Li Daozong to Li Shimin. He thought that the military generals around Li Shimin were a bit too thin. There were Li Ji and Li Daozong in history, but now Li Ji is guarding the gate, and Li Daozong is not among the generals Li Shimin's conquest for Goryeo this time, so Li Ke suggested.

"Yeah-- have you finished speaking?" Li Shimin asked lightly.

"My son has finished speaking!" Li Ke replied.

"Then you go down! I will ask the military letter to transfer the order. When I leave Chang'an, you can go to the northwest!" Li Shimin sighed.

"No" Li Ke bowed and left Liangyi Hall.

However, when he withdrew from Liangyi Hall, he didn't know what Li Shimin's slight sigh was for.

Li Ke returned to the mansion, and in the evening, the Ministry of War issued a transfer order.

Two days later, Li Shimin vowed to the north to attack Goryeo outside Chang'an City. In front of the three armies, he issued an edict to the world, declaring the five sure-win ways of this eastern expedition to Goryeo: "One is to attack the small with big attacks, two is to attack rebellion with conspiracy, three is to govern and take advantage of chaos, four is to wait for labor with leisure, and five is to be happy with resentment."

When Li Shimin's edict was finished, all the soldiers shouted long live.

Then, Li Shimin began to have a few miles of morale again, "The existence of old China in Liaodong was from Wei to Zhou, and was placed outside the jurisdiction. The Sui family had four teachers who had lost their laws and returned, and killed countless good deeds in China... I thought about it for a long time and stopped sleeping. I will be the revenge of China's children!"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience shouted long live, and their blood was boiling and their fighting spirit was high.

Because the Sui Dynasty failed to conquer Goryeo three times, Goryeo built the corpses of the fallen soldiers of the Sui army into a Jingguan. In ancient wars, in order to show off his martial arts, the winner collected the enemy's corpses and sealed the land was called "Jingguan". "After I died, I returned to the mountain. How tall the mountains are, how vast the sky is. The mountains have trees and the country has sorrows. The soul returns to look at the rivers and mountains." The cold wind blows, and the thin soil on Jingguan is blown away, and the thick white bones below are immediately exposed. The so-called corpse and sea of ​​blood is not just an adjective. The loyal souls of hundreds of thousands of martyrs keep shouting and summoning here.

The fall of the Sui Dynasty was not far from the Zhenguan period, and many of the fathers of the soldiers in the army died in Liaodong.

How could the children of the Tang Dynasty forget this unforgettable hatred?

In this wave of indignant fighting spirit, Li Shimin's frame slowly left Chang'an City.

ps: I don’t want to say too much. Since I have agreed to say that the third update will be done on the 26th, I must do it. However, if there is a problem with the update during the day, the third brother can only write to the chapters he promised at night. I hope everyone will continue to support "Return to the Tang Dynasty" and continue to support the third brother.
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