All the ministers were shocked when they heard this, and at the same time began to exchange glances, they were ready, as long as Li Hao put forward any slightly outrageous advice, they immediately formed a group to oppose it, during this period of time, they have repeatedly made Li Hao deflated, and they are already a little addicted, and they even faintly feel that Li Hao is not far from falling out of favor.

If they knew that Li Hao deliberately cheated them all this, if they knew that Li Shimin and Li Hao worked together to trap them, if they knew that Li Hao would renew his life for Li Shimin, Li Shimin now treats Li Hao as a son, I don't know if they will collapse and have a mental breakdown, it is estimated that they will form a group to go crazy.

Li Shimin is very talented in acting, raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Hao, and said indifferently: "What do you want to do with poetry?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Hao shook his body and said in a loud voice, "Four days ago, Datang Daily received an article submission, the content of the article, which tells the story of the Western Turkic Khan Ashina Helu is fighting hard and wants to be unfavorable to my Datang, and now this matter is known to everyone in Chang'an, and the people are angry, agitating and clamoring for the imperial court to use troops against the Western Turks, and the minister suspects that this matter must be done by spies from other countries, intending to destroy the diplomatic relations between our Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks, and cause a war between the two countries. ”

The ministers were disappointed when they heard this, they thought that Li Hao was going to report something big, but it turned out to be this matter, they basically knew about it, and they thought the same as Li Hao, it is estimated that those people with bad intentions are doing it, and this matter cannot be turned over, it is not a big deal.

What made the ministers feel the most unhappy was that they couldn't oppose Li Hao in this matter, their thoughts were the same as Li Hao's, how to oppose it, they couldn't hit Li Hao, they were very unhappy, and what was even more unhappy was that they thought that Li Hao was stinky shit, and this stinky shit actually had the same idea as them, they felt that they were polluted.

"Oh?" Li Shimin pretended not to know, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Isn't Datang Daily your industry, inciting the people to agitate the article is from Datang Daily, and you are also responsible for this matter." ”

"The sin of the minister deserves death." Li Hao bowed and said, "Although the Datang Daily is the property of the minister, the minister rarely cares about business matters, and the editors of the daily newspaper are not familiar with political affairs, so they naturally don't know the adverse effects of this matter. ”

"That's it." Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's not strange if you don't know, where do you know these things, and this is not a big deal, by the way, since someone has submitted an article to your newspaper, it should be possible to find out the person who submitted the article." ”

Li Hao shook his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, this is also where the minister is angry, the manuscript of the article is anonymously delivered, and when the door is opened in the morning, the manuscript appears on the ground in the courtyard, presumably someone threw it in at night, and I don't know who voted it, and it can't be traced." ”

"That's it......" Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, and said, "That's it, the people are impetuous, send people to appease them, someone fanned the flames and we didn't light the fire, so what could we do, whether to fight or not, I have the final say, and there is nothing to be done to forgive those who have evil intentions." ”

At this moment, Fan Lihua suddenly came out and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Fan Lihua has something to do." ”

Li Shimin glanced up at her and said, "Speak!" ”

Fan Lihua said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this may not be a rumor. ”

The ministers were shocked when they heard this, and they all looked at Fan Lihua, I don't know why this Fan Lihua suddenly said this, this matter is obviously a rumor.

Li Shimin looked at Fan Lihua suspiciously, and asked, "Why did you say this?" ”

Fan Lihua said: "Your Majesty, the minister has also read that article, and the sentences in it are true, the minister has worked for the Western Turks, and he knows the situation of the Western Turks well. ”

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed when he heard this, his face suddenly sank, and he asked loudly: "Who has that article?" ”

Li Hao hurriedly took out a Datang Daily newspaper folded into a square from his arms, held it high with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister brought it, and the minister originally planned to show this article to His Majesty." ”

"Bring it on!"

Xu Lian stepped down from the platform and handed the Datang Daily to Li Shimin, Li Shimin opened the Datang Daily and searched for it, and soon found the article and read it carefully.

After reading it, Li Shimin twisted his eyebrows, shook the newspaper in his hand, and asked Fan Lihua: "Fan Lihua, are you sure that everything in this article is true?" ”

Fan Lihua nodded vigorously: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is willing to guarantee with a head, what is said in the article, every sentence is true, not only that, the current Khan of the Western Turks, Ashina Helu, has also said something disrespectful to the emperor." ”

Li Shimin twisted his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked loudly: "What disrespectful words?" ”

Fan Lihua said in fear: "The minister doesn't dare to say it, this statement is extremely disrespectful to the emperor, and he also mentioned His Majesty's name!" ”

"Say!" Li Shimin had a tiger face, and said with great dignity, "I forgive you for your innocence!" ”

"Yes!" Fan Lihua said, "Ashina Helu once said that one day, he will lead the army to attack Chang'an and personally take down His Majesty's head!" ”

"Bastard!" Li Shimin's eyes widened sharply when he heard this, and he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair suddenly, stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly, "This thing that doesn't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth wants my head, hum!" I'm going to take his head first! ”

"Your Majesty is angry!" Hearing this, Li Hao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, military affairs are a major matter of the country, and you must not act rashly, Your Majesty is now angry, and you can't make a decision in anger!." ”

"Don't make a decision when you're angry!" Li Shimin turned his head to stare at Li Hao and scolded loudly, "What, are you afraid of the Western Turks? ”

Li Hao hurriedly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister fought on the battlefield, how could he have been afraid of any enemy, although the Western Turks are also strong and strong, but they have not yet entered the eyes of the ministers, the minister is just thinking about the people of the Tang Dynasty, my Tang Dynasty has just conquered Goguryeo, the loss is not small, and it is really not suitable to go to war now." ”

"Isn't it appropriate to go to war?" Li Shimin snorted coldly, "Is I short of money or lack of food?" Li Daozong, tell me, is there a shortage of money or food in the household department? ”

Li Daozong arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, since the Tang Dynasty has Zhenguan rice, the grain of the whole country is enough for three years, and there are 600,000 stones of grain stored in the treasury, and there is no shortage of grain, as for the money, there is no shortage of it, because the king of Qiongnan traded with the Wa Kingdom and got 12 million taels of silver, half of which went into the treasury, and the 6 million is waiting for His Majesty's instructions on how to use it." ”

Obviously, Li Hao has already gotten angry with Li Daozong.

Li Shimin pointed at Li Hao, and said with a high spirit: "Listen, you listen, our Tang Dynasty now wants grain and food, money and money, and the army is strong, even if the three Western Turks can defeat it, for such a rude barbarian, how can I tolerate him!" ”

Fan Lihua hurriedly echoed when she heard this: "Your Majesty Shengming, Xitu has been watching the territory of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and it needs to be solved as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will grow and it will be difficult to destroy, this is the reason to fight the fire while it is small." ”

Li Hao glared at Fan Lihua angrily when he heard this, and said loudly: "General Fan, are you afraid that the world will not be chaotic, is the anonymous article your masterpiece?" ”

Fan Lihua glared when she heard this: "King Qiongnan, please don't spew blood." ”

"Am I spewing blood? Hehe......" Li Hao sneered, "Whether you did it or not, everyone knows it." ”

The ministers were stunned for a while, obviously it was just a trivial matter, how did it become like this, Li Shimin really wanted to send troops to conquer the Western Turks, it was very strange that Li Hao actually opposed sending troops, which didn't seem to be in line with Li Hao's style, didn't he always advocate being domineering to the outside world, why is he so cowardly today?

The ministers were puzzled in their hearts, but what Fan Lihua said was so true that even they had to believe that the Western Turks might really want to use force against the Tang Dynasty, and if that was the case, this battle might be inevitable.

Chu Suiliang has begun to quietly glance at others, he feels that he has touched the direction of the wind, and now the direction of the wind is that Li Hao insists on sending troops alone, but Li Shimin insists on sending troops, and Fan Lihua also insists on sending troops.

Although their group of Wenchen has always been the main and not the main war, but there is no absoluteness in the world, if they really send troops to the Western Turks, it seems that there is no loss, after all, now the Tang Dynasty has many generals and generals, and there is enough money and food, if they can solve the Western Turks of the tiger and wolf generation as soon as possible, and never suffer in the future, why not, and most importantly, they can step on Li Hao again.

Just when Chu Suiliang glanced at other ministers, Li Shimin had already begun to ask others by name, and Li Shimin was the first to ask Li Ji: "Duke Mao, do you think you should send troops to the Western Turks?" ”

Li Ji arched his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different, the Western Turks have been annexing small neighboring countries in recent years, growing stronger and stronger, occupying the Silk Road, and being so disrespectful to my Tang Dynasty, Fan Lihua is right, the fire needs to be extinguished, and the enemy needs to be punished as soon as possible, and when the Western Turks become stronger and stronger in a few years, I am afraid it is impossible for us to destroy them." ”

"Hmm." Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, looked at Xue Rengui again, and asked, "Xue Rengui, what do you mean?" ”

Xue Rengui said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister and the British Duke Fan Lihua have the same idea, and the minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Li Shimin asked Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, Su Dingfang and Li Daozong again, and all four of them agreed to send troops.

Li Shimin sat on the throne and clearly saw that the ministers were making eye contact with each other, and when he saw that the ministers were almost talking, he raised his voice and asked: "I want to send troops to the Western Turks and conquer the Western Turks, do you have any objections?" ”

Li Hao was the first to raise his voice: "Your Majesty! The king of the Holy Ming should take the country's society as the priority, don't fight for a moment, and hope that Your Majesty will think twice! ”

In addition, none of the ministers spoke, and all the ministers looked at Li Hao with a proud smile, and today they were ready not to say a word, as long as they did not oppose sending troops, this was the biggest blow to Li Hao.

Li Shimin smiled proudly, looked at Li Hao with a playful face, and said: "Poetry madness, all civil and military officials support sending troops, what else do you have to say?" ”

Li Hao sighed and said helplessly: "In this case, the minister has nothing to say, His Majesty insists on attacking the Western Turks, and the ministers are willing to ask His Majesty to be the chief of the marching army and conquer the Western Turks. ”

Fan Lihua suddenly said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Fan Lihua also asks Your Majesty's vassals to be the chief of the marching army, lead the troops to conquer the Western Turks, do not break the royal court of Sanmi Mountain, and swear not to return to the court!" ”

There was a slight sound of discussion above the court, Fan Lihua actually competed with Li Hao for the right to command the army, this is a fragrant bait, as long as he has a little ability, he will be able to lead the troops to defeat the Western Turks, and meritorious service is not a problem, and Li Hao, as the god of the Tang Dynasty and the first military attaché, if he can't even snatch Fan Lihua for the position of the head of the march, then the shame will be thrown to his grandmother's house.

The civil officials were secretly excited, and the opportunity to step on Li Hao came again, only to see Chu Suiliang immediately come out and say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Fan Lihua is more suitable to serve as the general manager of the march against the Western Turks. ”