"Your Majesty, if you can't bear it, you think about it, how much food, grass and military pay are needed for tens of thousands of troops to move, and how much pension is there after the war, and now we still need Xue Yantuo to control the grassland tribes, if Xue Yantuo is exterminated, more than ten tribes will be at war, and the invasion of the border will be frequent, if it is at that time, how to deal with it" Wei Zheng's words are not unreasonable, theoretically speaking, harmony is indeed the most time-saving and labor-saving way, if you send troops to fight, not to mention who will do it first, the huge military expenditure will make people feel distressed.
But although what Wei Zheng said made sense, Li Daozong didn't think so, as a military general, this old guy was short-tempered, where could Xue Yantuo run out and spread wild: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is not appropriate to be friendly, Xue Yantuo's offense has not yet been resolved, if I marry now, where will I put my face in the Tang Dynasty?"
Wei Zheng and Li Daozong insisted on their own words, Li Shimin was a little hesitant, what they said was very reasonable, emotionally speaking, he was still a little inclined to Li Daozong.
And just when Li Shimin hesitated, Wei Zheng had already turned to Li Daozong: "Is my Tang Dynasty's face important, or my Tang Dynasty's people are important, fighting is to die, do you think that the king of Rencheng thinks that face is more important than the people, how many orphans and widows are there in Chang'an City, how many wounded and disabled soldiers, can't you see the king of Rencheng?"
Li Daozong took two steps forward, stood in front of Wei Zheng, and almost met him: "It is precisely because of those disabled soldiers that the old man will not choose to be close, my Datang is those soldiers who exchanged their lives for it, they are not so that Datang is not captured by foreign enemies, they use their loyalty to guard Datang, not rely on harmony" "King Ren Cheng, who doesn't have a wife and children, who doesn't have parents and brothers, obviously the problem that can be solved by being close to your relatives, you have to use the lives of countless soldiers to solve it, you have a little bit of compassion" Although Li Shimin has just clamored for war, this kind of thing is not something he can decide alone, he must consider the will of the people, as well as balance the forces of all parties in the court, and only when everything is coordinated will he make a decision.
Now Wei Zheng and Li Daozong have their own opinions, but it is difficult for him to judge for a while, the more he listens, the more angry he becomes, and finally pats the armrest of the chair: "Enough, don't quarrel about this matter for the time being, let's talk about Wuji and Xuanling tomorrow, and everyone else will step down." ” Wei Zheng obviously wanted to say something, but when he looked up and saw Li Shimin's gloomy face, he hesitated for a moment and responded: "Nuochen retires" "The minister retreated" Li Daozong, Li Xiaogong and others also saluted and retreated in turn.
When the cadres and others had retreated, Li Er took a deep breath: "Xuanling, Wuji, you tell me what you think, what do you think about this matter?"
The eldest grandson Wuji thought for a while: "Your Majesty, aside from other influences, harmony is indeed the best solution, but all of my lords are already married, and some are not adults, so it's hard to say." ” Fang Xuanling thought about the problem more deeply, pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, peace can indeed save a lot of trouble, and can even be exchanged for ten to twenty years of stability on the border, but this Xue Yantuo already has the potential to replace the Turks, if it is with relatives, will it make it grow stronger again and become the second Turk?"
This is a problem, but what Lao Fang said was almost the same as not saying it, both sides of the positive and negative sides let him say, although the opinions put forward were very pertinent, but there was no decisive use, Li Shimin thought for a long time, but there was still no way to make a decision, and he couldn't help waving his hand to let the eldest grandson Wuji and the two retreat.
However, although Li Er's side did not make a decision, the news was irrepressibly dispersed, and it spread in Taiyuan City, and all kinds of gossip were flying all over the sky, making it seem as if Xue Yantuo was going to call tomorrow.
Several princesses in the palace naturally received the news, but these little girls are too young, and the matter of kinship has nothing to do with them, so most of them just listen.
Only Changle felt an inexplicable crisis, there are not many unmarried princesses in the Tang Dynasty, she can already be regarded as the older one, if she really wants to get along with her relatives, she will bear the brunt.
The little girl immediately panicked when she thought of this, although the grassland was so beautiful by Li Muyun, it sounded yearning, but if it was said that marrying to the grass principle was another matter entirely.
So after thinking about it for a night, the girl sneakily ran to Lao Li Yuan's garden the next day, wanting to ask the imperial grandfather for advice.
Li Yuan has been living in seclusion since returning to Taiyuan, usually hiding in the garden and drinking when there is nothing to do, in a daze, and when she saw Changle coming, she vaguely guessed what she wanted to do.
Li Li is also witty, knowing that these old men are all old treacherous and slippery, so when she saw Li Yuan, she didn't go around in circles, and shouted with tears in her eyes: "Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang, save Changle, don't let my father marry me to the grassland, okay?"
Although Li Yuan had already guessed what Changle meant, he was really a little pitiful when he saw the little girl crying, so he patted her head and said, "Silly girl, who said that you are going to be married to the grassland, hasn't your father not made a decision yet?"
” "But the imperial grandfather, I am the only princess of the right age in the palace, if my father agrees to make peace, wouldn't I want to" Li Li was very aggrieved, pulling Li Yuan's sleeve and wiping her tears and snot upwards.
"Who said that there is only you and the right one, but there is actually one princess of the right age."
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and a deep light flashed through his eyes.
"Who else, who" Li Lizhen was stunned for a moment, and counted all the sisters she knew from beginning to end, even her aunt's generation, and found that she was the most likely.
"The new Lieyang County Lord, have you forgotten" Old Li Yuan's voice was a little cold.
But Changle, who was worried, didn't hear it, just raised his head in a daze: "Lieyang Su Wanqing her, she's not" "Li Muyun's fiancée, right" Li Yuan nodded: "But this is not a good thing, haven't you been thinking about that kid all the time, if that Su girl marries to the grassland, I'm afraid your affairs will be half over." ” But at this time, Changle didn't seem to hear what Li Yuan said later, he just frowned and muttered to himself: "How can that be, Su Wanqing is Li Muyun's, no, this matter must not happen, Su Wanqing must not marry to the grassland, I, I want to inform Li Muyun that he must come to Taiyuan immediately":