"Well, I also know it's risky. Although you are young, you are still relatively stable in doing things, and you will not act rashly without eighty percent of the certainty, and you can be regarded as an old man seeking the country. Li Shimin lay on the recliner and looked at the stars in the sky and said: "But I think I've been thinking about the Eastern Crusade for many years, and I really don't want to wait any longer." ”

"Your Majesty, it's just two or three years to wait, and it's not a long time for a national war." Li Dongsheng still persuaded bitterly: "Tubo and Turkic are eyeing each other in the west, they are all behemoths, once they join forces, my Datang will also have a very hard time dealing with it, although there are grenades such as big killers, but Your Majesty, you also know that no weapon is invincible in the world, and grenades also have various restrictions, but they don't know it at present." Let's talk about fighting on two fronts, although our Datang treasury is abundant, but once it becomes a stalemate, no matter how rich the treasury is, it will not be able to support it. If the Eastern Crusade or the Western Regions are defeated, the invincible prestige of Datang over the years will be lost, and those small countries that have been subdued or ambitious will be ready to move, and then my Datang may have the worry of destroying the country. It's better to wait for three or five years, the Tang Dynasty has a solid treasury and complete armaments, and at that time, no matter how much we conquer the east and west, we will definitely conquer everything, and time is on our side. ”

Li Ji also said: "What Lantian Hou said makes sense, now Goguryeo is afraid of the might of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no obvious change at present, so the eastern expedition to Goguryeo is actually not so urgent, Your Majesty might as well settle the Tubo and Western Turks first, at least the hidden danger of fighting on two fronts has been lifted." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Shimin and didn't speak, and he also knew the reason why Li Shimin was in a hurry, so he had thoughts that he shouldn't have. Li Shimin didn't seem to hear Li Ji's words, and looked at the stars in the sky for a long time before saying: "I know the truth you said, and I didn't want to leave this problem to future generations at the beginning." The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was imminent, because my body could not wait. ”

Li Ji and Li Dongsheng raised their heads violently when they heard this, their faces were panicked, the emperor's physical condition has always been top secret, he is involved in the inheritance behind him, I don't know how much he is paying attention to, and now he said it so lightly. Seeing their panicked expressions, Li Shimin said: "Since last year, I have felt that my body is often tightened in the chest and abdominal pain, and my legs and feet feel numb. In addition, when I get up in the morning, I often feel dizzy, and I only eat half of what I used to eat, and I can't even ride a horse when it's serious. The result of the doctor's diagnosis was that I had a wind disease, and I was asked to rest quietly and not be too tired. The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was very important to the Tang Dynasty, and even the Great Sui was so powerful that it suffered defeat somewhere, so I had to fight this battle in person, if I waited for three or five years, maybe I wouldn't be able to move, and how would I go to the expedition in person? ”

Li Dongsheng looked at Li Shimin, who was lying in the dim light of the torch, showing his exhaustion, and his heart was sour. A generation of Ming Jun has gone from the prime of life to the twilight of his life, and the whiteness of his sideburns and the wrinkles on his face tell the world that he is old, especially in the past six months, the rebellion of the prince Li Chengqian and his favorite Li Taimou, the two heavy blows have devastated him greatly.

Originally, Li Dongsheng thought that Li Shimin was just happy with his achievements, because he was not in the right position, so he wanted to use various political achievements to show that he was the most suitable person to be the emperor, but today Li Dongsheng found out that he just wanted to lay a good foundation for Li Tang Jiangshan, so that his descendants could be more relaxed, and he wanted to be able to strangle all kinds of hidden dangers when he was alive, and after his death, the prince would be able to stabilize the situation in peace, and it would be a real prosperous era in a few decades.

"Your Majesty..." Li Ji had tears in his eyes, he had not followed Li Shimin for a long time, but Li Shimin had an unexpected treatment, and now when he heard Li Shimin's words that were almost his last words, his mood was agitated, and he couldn't say words of comfort.

"Don't say anything that comforts me." Li Shimin said: "I have already seen it, now you will think about how to avoid a two-front battle, or a war to determine Goguryeo." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Li Ji aimed their eyes at Li Dongsheng at the same time, Li Dongsheng was also very helpless, this is not a romance, ask the military advisor for anything, I am also an ordinary person, and I am not a smart Yixiu, how can I come up with a way in such a hurry.

"Your Majesty, soldiers, the great affairs of the country. How can such a hasty decision be made, and the casualties must be huge by then. As long as you wait for three years to appease or subdue the Tibetans and the Turks, then the Guanzhong Prefecture will win a great victory over the Eastern Crusade, and the ordnance, grain and grass will be more sufficient. ”

Li Shimin and the three of them were still staring at him, Li Dongsheng sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I really can't do it... "Li Ji and the eldest grandson Wuji know Li Shimin's character, that is, stubbornness, as long as he wants to, then he will never look back. So neither of them persuaded them, so they waited for Li Dongsheng to come up with an idea.

"Lantian Hou, you have always been resourceful, just help Your Majesty come up with an idea, how to take care of both lines, I see that Your Majesty can't sleep at night, he is really anxious to be an old slave. Even if I beg you. Wang De also played the emotional card.

Li Dongsheng was also afraid of them, now that the night was dark, the palace found that the emperor was not there, and the torches were a little bit, all kinds of moths in the wild, and the insects came to the firelight, and they heard the sound of crackling, and then there was the smell of insects being burned, and mosquitoes biting. I can't stay still anymore.

While patting the mosquitoes, he said, "There is a solution, but I don't know if it will work." ”

"You tell me first, don't hide it." Li Shimin's eyes lit up, so he forced him, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.

"If Your Majesty insists on going eastward, then peace must be guaranteed on the western front, or that those guys in Tibet, Turks and the steppe will not dare to provoke on the border, and Weichen suggests a military exercise."

"Military exercises? What is the meaning? Li Shimin felt very tall when he heard this term.

"When the time comes, my Datang will invite the countries of Tibet, Turks, and the Western Regions to gather in Gaochang, and then let my Datang army use my various weapons to show them, so that they can feel the military might of Datang, and then stay at home obediently."

"If the exercise is useless, or is there a country to offend my Datang?" It was the eldest grandson Wuji who spoke, and he was now the opposite of Li Dongsheng.

"Then we will send an army to the steppe to feed the war and drag down their national strength. As long as we can hold out for two years, the crusade will be over, and when the time comes, we will free up our hands and destroy them with our backhand. Li Dongsheng said loudly: "As long as we let go of our subordinates and go to the grassland to do it, then no one can stop my Datang soldiers!" ”