In Li Zheng Hall, as Li Er finished speaking, no one spoke. It was not that they had nothing to say, but to avoid arousing suspicion.
For example, the current Prime Ministers Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and the others were the current Prime Ministers, but as the saying went, every emperor had his own courtiers. Although Li Yuan was still the highest authority in the empire in name, he was still the boss.
However, everyone present knew that Li Shiming was about to ascend the throne. The reason why he hadn't ascended the throne yet was to inherit the throne. Li Shiming hadn't won the hearts of all the courtiers yet.
Li Shiming was going to ascend the throne soon, so the Prime Minister couldn't speak yet. They were waiting for Li Shiming's trusted advisor to speak.
Li Shiming's trusted aides, such as Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, were also waiting. They were waiting for Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda to speak. After all, they were still the prime ministers of the current dynasty, and these old fellows were all from the great clans.
Whether it was Fang Xuanling or Du Ruhui, they were born into small aristocratic families, not big families like Xiao Yu and Pei Ji.
Li Shiming knew what they were thinking when he saw this strange scene, but he couldn't care less now. He looked at Fang Xuanling and said,"Xuan Ling, tell me, what should we do now?”
He was the famous man in history who cut off all plans for a house! Fang Xuanling had a plan in his mind, but he didn't say anything because he was worried. Now that Li Shimin had pointed it at him, he had no more worries.
Fang Xuanling paused for a moment before continuing,""He was once on good terms with the former Crown Prince Jiancheng. Now that Jiancheng is dead, his rebellion is inevitable. The King of Lujiang, Li Yuangui, was the Governor of Youzhou. He was stationed at the border and had a strong military force.
In addition, the Right Commander General Wang Junkuo and Li Yuan became in-laws. Wang Junkuo was born as a bandit. He was brave, strong, sinister, and cunning. He was very difficult to deal with.
Therefore, the rebellion of King Li Yuan of Lujiang would cause chaos in the north. And now, Tuyuhun has invaded Min Prefecture in the northwest. I believe that Li Yuan is very likely to ally with Tuyuhun.
Now, I have three feasible plans!”
As expected of the famous Fang Xuanling in history. Although he was only a weak scholar, his military strategy was something that no one could compare to. In a short period of time, he had come up with three schemes!
Li Shiming was excited. He looked at Fang Xuanling and said,""Those three plans…"
Before he could say anything, the sound of hooves and shouts came from outside.
"Let's go! Go and see what's going on outside!"
From the sound of the voice, it was probably outside the Li Zheng Hall. Fortunately, Li Shi Min walked out of the door to take a look.
Li Shi Min covered his forehead with his hand as soon as he walked out, looking helpless.
Li Yuanba was riding a horse not far from him, and behind him was the Eastern Palace Guard.
"Your Highness, this person barged into the palace without reporting!”
A guard general looked at Li Shi Min and saluted.
"He is the newly conferred Prince Zhao. From now on, he doesn't need to be notified when he enters the palace.”
Li Shi Min looked at the guards and said helplessly.
"Here!"
After Wei Shuai left, Li Shi Min looked at Li Yuan Ba helplessly,""Third brother! Can't you just follow the rules?"
"Rules? When have I ever followed the rules?"
Li Yuanba curled his lips in disdain.
Cheng Yaojin whispered to Qin Qiong,""Second brother, this little fiend is still the same as always! But why is his skin thicker than mine now?”
Cheng Yaojin's soft voice was heard by Li Shiming, who was in front of him. Li Shiming turned around and glared at Cheng Yaojin. He was not afraid of this troublemaker and was still laughing.
"Let's go! Something big has happened this time!"
Li Shi Min waved at Li Yuan Ba and walked inside.
Li Yuanba casually tossed the reins to a soldier and walked inside.
He casually found a seat and sat down before taking a nap. Speaking of which, he had woken up a little early this morning. In the future, they would go to work at 8:30 am. Usually, they would not get up until 8 am.
Li Shiming ignored Li Yuanba and looked at Fang Xuanling,"Xuan Ling, continue!"
Fang Xuanling nodded and reorganized his thoughts."The best plan is that this is the fourth time Tuyuhun has invaded our Great Tang's territory this year.
In the past, they only attacked for money. If this is the same as before, we can send an army to Dangzhou in the south of Minzhou to prevent Tuyuhun from entering the Great Tang.
As for King Lujiang, we can start with his in-law, Wang Junkuo. Wang Junkuo was brave and cunning. At the same time, he was also very greedy for official positions and money.
Your Highness might as well tempt him with money and official position, let him capture Li Yuan, send him to the capital. This is the first.
Second, if Tuyuhun and Li Yuan have a secret plot, our army must be prepared for war. We will send an army to Dangzhou in the south of Minzhou to block Tuyuhun's path to the south.
Then, he would send his main force to Youzhou to fight King Lujiang to the death. He would end the battle quickly and take down King Lujiang to shock the world.
The third plan, Yanzhou governor Wang Shen and Li Yuan, both sides have a grudge. Wang Shen had surrendered to the Great Tang back then because he had no choice, and his loyalty was unquestionable.
However, there is one thing we can use. When he surrendered to us, he didn't show his allegiance. Why don't we lure him with our official positions and let him be the vanguard to test Li Yuan's strength first? Then, our army will dispatch our army to Youzhou to eliminate Li Yuan's rebel army.
As for Tuyuhun, he still used his previous defensive method to block!”
Of Fang Xuanling's three plans, the first two were to suppress Li Yuan's rebellion as soon as possible, but the cost was definitely not small. The third method was to eliminate them with the least cost, but it would take even longer.
However, Fang Xuanling had never thought of attacking Tuyuhun. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but because the national treasury didn't have the money. In just half a year, the Turks had already invaded the border no less than ten times, and with the fires of war from before, what money could the treasury have left?
Li Shiming turned to Du Ruhui. Any one of these three strategies was extremely feasible, but he couldn't choose the best one.
And the decisive Du Ruhui was his other great strategist.
"Your Highness, I think the best plan is the best. Although it's not our place to place hope on Wang Junkuo, it's the least cost. Furthermore, if we don't eliminate Li Yuan in a short period of time, although it will damage His Highness's reputation, as long as we don't let go of the people involved in Li Yuan's destruction, we can still achieve the effect we want!”
Li Shi Min nodded. The treasury was short of money, so even if he wanted to kill Li Yuan quickly, the treasury wouldn't allow it. However, he didn't give the order immediately. Instead, he looked at Li Yuan Ba who was napping on the pillar and asked,"Third brother, what do you think of this matter?”
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