The Imperial Palace, the royal study.
After a while, the princes who were closest to him arrived first. They saw that Li Shiming did not say anything and waited quietly by the side.
Knowing that there were still people who hadn't come, other than Li Chengqian, the other princes all revealed happy expressions.
In the past, only the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian, was qualified to participate in such a major military event. This time, Li Shiming allowed them to come. Did this mean that he had the same qualifications as the Crown Prince?
Thinking of this, the hearts of the three of them burned. No one did not want to sit on that supreme throne.
But at the same time, they all had questions in their hearts. What was it that they were in a hurry to discuss in the middle of the night?
Soon, the officials who had been summoned began to enter. These were the true elites of the Great Tang, and each of them had the power to decide the fate of the Great Tang!
It wasn't that Fang Xuanling and the others had as much power as the Emperor, but that all the policies, changes, and orders of the Great Tang were decided by these people.
The emperor was not supreme. He could do whatever he said. If the emperor's orders were not approved by the prime minister and the official seal was not stamped, it would not have the most formal legal effect in the government!
It was equivalent to the cabinet in the future, and these people, especially the left and right prime ministers, were equivalent to the cabinet elders.
The emperor could dismiss the prime minister, but it was very difficult for the prime minister to agree to his absurd or selfish orders.
This was also the balance between the prime minister and the imperial power since ancient times!
"Today, I received guidance from an extraordinary person. He said that the destruction of the Eastern Turks lies in combining vertical and horizontal forces.”Li Shi Min said to the officials.
As for the Crown Prince and the other Princes, most of them were just listening in, letting them know how the political affairs were handled!
Otherwise, when they arrived at the place, they would not know anything. They would be deceived by their subordinates and would not even know what had happened!
Strange person?
Destroy the Eastern Turks?
Alliance?
Everyone was pondering the key point of this sentence. They didn't ask who this strange person was, but rather whether it would be useful to annihilate the Eastern Turks!
They were well aware of the dangers of the Eastern Turks. The alliance at the Wei River was not only a disgrace to Li Shimin, but also to them, the civil officials and generals!
If the master was humiliated, the subject would die. If Li Shimin hadn't pulled them along, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and the other generals would have clamored to fight to the death with the Eastern Turks!
Even a Confucian commander like Li Jing had the urge to fight to the death. A general would rather die standing than live kneeling!
Everyone was at a loss for a moment. They looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion. They could not think of a specific idea!
He knew that the Eastern Turks were his targets, but what other faction in the steppe or nearby could he ally with?
The remaining were mostly small tribes and factions, serving as a buffer between the Great Tang and the Eastern Turks.
"Imperial Father, why should our Great Tang ally with other countries? Your son is willing to go to war and destroy the Eastern Turks!”
Seeing that no one spoke, Li Tai stepped forward and asked for a fight.
This was the time to fight for impression points. Li Tai knew that his father would definitely not agree, but he could show his fearless and heroic side!
Otherwise, with a big brother and a small brother, how could he, who was in the middle of the awkward rankings, have the chance to fight for the throne?
After saying that, Li Tai waited for Li Shi Min and the other officials to praise him. No matter who it was, it was still a profit for him.
"Your son is also willing to fight!"
"Your son is also willing to fight and fight to the death!”
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The other three saw Li Tai's actions. How could they let him be the first to take the lead? They hurriedly knelt down and asked for battle.
Among them, Li Chengqian glared hatefully at Li Tai. Did he not know how to respect his elder brother?
The ministers looked on in a daze, while Li Shiming's face darkened. Who here wasn't an old fox? Even Cheng Yaojin, who looked carefree on the surface, had his own delicate ways!
How could they not see the meaning of this action? Were these things that they had left behind from playing in the past supposed to be used at this time?
"Cough, I didn't call you here to talk, but to listen and see more!”Li Shi Min frowned and coughed awkwardly.
He had no choice. After all, these were his sons. Comparing them with Yang Xuan, he suddenly realized that there was no comparison at all.
Even the female Chang Le was more sensible than them!
They even wondered if the next emperor would be chosen from among them. They thought that they should consider it more!
Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and the others stood up awkwardly to the side. Li Tai, in particular, had a dumbfounded look on his face. He did not know why!
"Have you thought of anything?”Li Shi Min didn't care about the princes 'expressions and asked the ministers in a deep voice.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui shook their heads in shame, and so did the others.
Cheng Yaojin scratched his head and said loudly,""Your Majesty, didn't you ask that strange person clearly?”
Li Shi Min was a little embarrassed. Yang Xuan's rules were really infuriating. Who would have thought that the answer to a question would be like this?
Li Jing, who was in the crowd, suddenly thought of something and went forward to pay his respects."Your Majesty, I received a piece of news that might be related to this vertical and horizontal alliance!”
Everyone stared at him, wanting to know what the news was.
"Li Qing, quickly tell me!" Li Shi Min said hurriedly.
"This subject received news that Xue Tingtuo and the Eastern Turks had a conflict over a grassland, but because the Eastern Turks were powerful, they tolerated it!”Li Jing said.
Xue Tingtuo was one of the larger tribes of the Eastern Turks. It was originally a Xue tribe, but because it lived together with the Tintuo tribe, it gradually became Xue Tingtuo's tribe.
When Li Jing said this, everyone thought of the true intention of the alliance.
"Your Majesty, if General Li's words are true, we can join forces with Xue Tingtuo's troops to attack the Eastern Turks!”
"Right, since the Eastern Turks have conflicts with Xue Tingtuo's tribe, there must be other tribes as well. This subject is willing to request that we investigate in secret!”
"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, request to be the vanguard and break through the Turks.”
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As his train of thought spread out, many ingenious ideas emerged.
Li Shi Min also couldn't help but laugh heartily. The best way was to break down from the inside and attack from the outside.
Moreover, not to mention the other tribes, as long as Xue Yantuo's forces cooperated, the Great Tang would have the strength to fight the Eastern Turks!
Moreover, after years of hard work, he was confident that he could eliminate the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop!
Li Shiming first asked Zhangsun Wuji to investigate which tribes were suitable for alliance and which tribes were stubborn.
They then began to make arrangements according to the situation of the army. At the end, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but ask about the key to this plan.
The person who offered this plan!
"I can't say, I can't say!" Li Shi Min waved his hand and smiled.
After completely understanding the solution, his mood improved, but at the same time, he was shocked by Yang Xuan!
He was in Chang 'an, so how did he know what was happening thousands of miles away?
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