"Okay, let me tell you about the strength comparison between the two sides."

In Changle Hall, Yuliangzhou Beigong, Li Yuan was holding a glass of scarlet wine in his hand, laying it against the white bear skin, with a soft chair filled with velvet, and casually telling the emperor's son, as if describing a trivial matter.

"Forty-hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry, at least four hundred thousand, not less than more."

"There are the old subordinates of Tuli, Yushe, Jie Li and others who have been in the south of the desert for many years, as well as Turkic tribes from the north of the desert, as well as the ten tribes of the Western Turkic tribes, as well as the tribes of Geluo, Basimi, Tuqishi and other tribes, as well as the White Huns, Persians, Yanda people, Romans, Arabs, etc., as well as Gaochang, Yiwu, etc., and even the Khitans, Kumoxi, the Jun people, and Shiwei people in the northeast all have many people who belong to Tongyehu. In addition to the Tiel people, the northern part of the Tang Dynasty, almost all Tongyehu people were."

"Forty-hundreds of thousands of people, the arrows shot can cover the sky, and war horses can spread the earth."

Li Yuan raised his glass and took a sip, paused, and he looked at his son.

"We have a record of thousands of miles between us and the Turks, from Dunhuang Yangguan at the western end of the Hexi River, to Yumenguan, to Zhangye, this Hexi Corridor will all the way to Longyou, Shuofang, and then Hetao along the Yellow River, then Daibei to Yanshan Yuguan, and a border of thousands of miles."

"There are four or five hundred thousand Turkic troops on such a long border of thousands of miles. They can attack from any direction. They can even attack the entire line. Hexi, Longmeng, Shuofang, Hedong, and Hebei can place 100,000 troops on each border, and what do you have in your hands?"

"You only have 100,000 troops, and you can't concentrate one place. The sunshine of the defense line of Yuguan in Youzhou has reached thousands of miles. You can only place 10,000 or 20,000 troops in each road. You can only guard the east and west, and you can't care about your head and butt. Besides, you made a foolish mistake after the disaster that you just experienced. Not only did you mobilize all the food from all over the court to the north and distribute it to the victims, but you also offend all the landlords and rich people."

Li Yuan snorted coldly.

"You are going to drag a 100,000 army to the north to fight against the 400,000 Turkic people. Where do you get the confidence? Not to mention how stupid it is to 100,000 to 400,000, and your food, grass, weapons, etc. are not enough. Another thing is that you have just offended the powerful landlords in the world. At this time, the internal situation is unstable, but you have to put the elite troops in the north. You are not afraid, what if you lose?"

"Even if the elite of the court are dragged to the north, then those who have resentment and secretly have evil deeds will take the opportunity to cause trouble? What should you do? What should you use to quell the rebellion?"

Li Yuan said one by one.

Li Shimin sat next to him and listened quietly. Opposite were his two brothers of his mother, Li Jiancheng, King of Hainan and Li Yuanji, the King of Hailing. They just sat there and drank without anyone else.

But Li Shimin felt that they were gloating.

"Father, Tongye Hu has sent someone to make a request. He asked the Tang Dynasty and the Turks to re-define the boundary with the Great Wall. This request is too ridiculous and unreasonable, and I cannot agree to them."

"He made this request, you can bargain." Li Yuan said.

Li Shimin replied, "Wen Yuan said that at this time, we seek peace with the Turks, we will only be considered weak and bullied by them. They will only become more and more greedy and have a bigger appetite. At that time, they might ask the Tang Dynasty to ced the Hexi to them. If we agree, they might ask us to ced the Xiaoguan and Longyou outside Longguan to them. Maybe they will still not be satisfied. At that time, they will ask us to ced the Guanzhong to them. Your Majesty, should I agree to them?"

Li Yuan was dissatisfied when he heard Li San's name.

He snorted and put the white jade wine glass on the table, "Li San, Li San, you are also the emperor, why do you listen to that Li San everywhere? Li San was just a white dick and a wild monk before, but in just a few years, he has become the number one hero of the Tang Dynasty, the official position is prime minister, the title of Duke, and the real title of 2,500 households is unprecedented. I also heard that you also granted Li Chaogang a territory. How big is it? Three hundred miles long on the east, west, south and north, and a very large place, almost three Xiangzhou, right? His Majesty is really generous and generous to Li San, and he has great trust."

"I do trust Li Chao. Li Chao is loyal to me and has made countless contributions to the Tang Dynasty."

"Oh, is that right? But I only saw a villain who, for the sake of power, sowed the disparity between your brothers and our father-son family, insulted your third sister, and hurt my grandson, your prince's leg was broken. He also gave you those messy ways to plunder the wealth of the world, offend the powerful landlords and clans of the world, consumed the national treasury, and owed tens of millions of yuan in bonds. What did the court gain? The national treasury is empty, and now it has to face 400,000 Turks."

"Your strategy against the Turks was basically formulated by Li Chao. It sounded so nice at the beginning, but what was the result? You invited Jie Li to Xiangyang as a guest, but let Ye Hu unify the grassland. This was worse than before. At that time, we only faced one East-Turkish, but now we are facing the entire grassland."

"This Li San is just a villain who has no lord and no father, just for his own reputation and wealth. The poor court owed tens of millions of debts, but look at the Li family. In just a few years, it has become the richest man in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that the silk of the Li family can wrap up every tree in Zhongnan Mountain. The Li family's money treasury has accumulated like mountains of gold and silver. The Li family's money house issued a banknote that is easier to use than the imperial court's coins. Emperor, Mo Zhen regards Li Chao as a brother. Your brother is Jiancheng and Yuanji. It is not that Li San. He is not really the surname Li, his surname is Zhang!"

Li Shimin did not take this inspiration to heart.

He asked back, "With Your Majesty's opinion, what should the court do now that the Turkic soldiers are in the face of the terrorists?"

Li Yuan smiled disapprovingly, "Actually, the matter is very simple. It doesn't take a hundred thousand troops, just send an envoy to see Tong Ye Hu. Isn't that Zhang San very eloquent, so I'll send him there."

"What did you say when you went?"

"Of course it is a peace talk. I gave Jie Li to Tong Ye Hu as a meeting gift. The Tang Dynasty recognized Tong Ye Hu as the Great Khan of the Turkic Khan. We can define a border with him. Didn't he ask for the Great Wall as the boundary? Then promise him and use the Great Wall as the boundary."

"This is impossible!" Li Shimin looked ugly.

"What's the matter? It's hard to control outside the Great Wall. Instead of refusing to let go now, forcing the Turks to fight hard, and not giving up, and forcing the Turks to make a comeback, isn't this more worthwhile? Don't feel unwilling to accept it. In fact, it's nothing. Give it to the Turks first. The world is so big that the Central Plains and the Five Lakes and Four Seas cannot be completely controlled. Why should you rush to force the outside of the northern frontier?"

Li Yuan did not hesitate to pay tribute to the Turks when he raised an army in exchange for the support of the Turks.

"I remember that at the beginning of the rebellion in Taiyuan, there were Li Mi and Wang Shichong in Henan, Dou Jiande in Hebei, and Sui Dynasty soldiers in Guanzhong. In order to successfully obtain Guanzhong, I also showed weakness to Li Mi and paid tribute to the Turks, so that Taiyuan's backyard was not taken advantage of by the Turks. Therefore, temporary tolerance is nothing. It doesn't matter if you pay tribute to the Turks today, or even submit to the surrender. If you are strong in the future, you can come back one by one."

"Shimin, I don't believe in Zhang San. It's too unwise for you to let Zhang San lead 100,000 troops to start a war with the Turks. You are betting on the national destiny of my Li family."

Li Shimin seriously thought about his father Li Yuan's words.

He thought some words made sense, and tolerate timely and bear humiliation for a while is also for the purpose of turning the tables in the future. But if he asked him to seek peace from the Turks now, he would be able to cede land and pay tribute with money.

"Father, there are many generals in the court who can fight, Li Jing can compete, Li Ji is good at fighting, Qin Qiongyong, Yuchi Gongming, Cheng Yaojin Dan, Luo Shixin is strong, and there are many generals who can fight, but I trust Li Chao more. He can plan and fight, especially with the best overall perspective. When choosing Li Chao as the general, he knows when to fight and when to stop. Li Chao said to me before, this time he went to the Northern Expedition, the fight was actually for the purpose of reconciliation. Fight first, and then reconciliation."

Li Yuan shook his head, "I don't believe in Zhang San."

"Your Majesty, Wen Yuan is called Li Chao. He is the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, the chief secretary of the Central Secretary, and the clerk of the Central Secretary, the clerk of the Ministry of Revenue, the crown prince's grand tutor, the crown prince's secretary, etc. I will never doubt Li Chao's loyalty."

"Maybe he is loyal to you now, but it is wrong for you to hire people like this. Now he is the prime minister, the crown prince's grand tutor, and he also gave him a fiefdom of 300 miles and a real seal of more than 2,000 households. Have you ever thought about it? If he really wins this time, how will you reward merits? Will you be granted the Grand Tutor? Is he granted the Secretariat Order? Emperor, this Li San is only twenty-six years old!"

Li Shimin nodded, "I know that Li Chao is twenty-six this year, but I am only twenty-eight this year, I am still young, and I just need someone like Li Chao who is young, promising and loyal."

Li Yuan snorted unhappily again, "Forget it, you can't listen to what I say now. I said that it was all for the Tang Dynasty and for our Li family, but you always feel that I am alienating the relationship between you monarch and ministers. Forget it, you should do it yourself. Mo Zhen waited until one day before you regret it. There is a saying that is my father's advice to you. You are the emperor and Li San is your subject. Therefore, you should not be friends, and monarch and ministers should never be friends. Don't let your relationship cross this line, otherwise, you will regret it yourself. Besides, Li Chao will always be an outsider, he is not the real Li family. Remember this."

After Li Yuan finished speaking, he asked someone to see him off.
Chapter completed!