"As expected of the heroic Zhen, Zhen's favorite son.”
It was over!
After Li Ke heard Li Shiming's words, he subconsciously rolled his eyes. This was causing him hatred! Was there anything more hateful than this?
No, absolutely not!
Just look at the Crown Prince's expression. He couldn't see it with his back facing away, but an extremely ugly expression flashed across little fatty's face.
The other younger brothers were also envious.
He was still young and envious now, but when he grew up and became sensible, it would be hard to say whether he would be envious or resentful today!
"Here you go." At this moment, Li Shimin took out something and handed it to Li Ke,""With this command token, you can mobilize 2,000 soldiers in Chang 'an at will. Anyone who dares to disobey your orders can be killed first before reporting!”
Li Ke originally reached out to take it, but when he heard the latter part, he subconsciously wanted to retract his hand.
He did not expect that there would really be an even more hateful move!
He could mobilize 2,000 troops in Chang 'an Fortress at will!
This reward was really too great. There was no land under the heavens, and no land on the shores was not a subject of the king.
In the world of the Great Tang, aside from the five thousand soldiers of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace who pledged their loyalty to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince was the only one.
All the soldiers and horses in the world were under the command of the emperor.
Now, he had the right to mobilize 2,000 soldiers in Chang 'an Fortress, and he was only 3,000 away from Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
The officials in the court all paled.
Li Tai was envious, his eyes red as he stared at the command token in Li Shiming's hand.
Li Chengqian, who originally did not view Li Ke with strong hostility, could not help but clench his hands that were hidden in his sleeves.
For a time, the hall was very quiet.
Everyone was waiting for Li Ke's choice.
Although Songzan felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, as a monarch, he was more convinced by Li Shiming's demeanor.
"Your son doesn't like to wield knives and spears. Imperial Father, you should take back this item. If Imperial Father really wants to reward your son, why don't you…turn a blind eye to your son in the future?”Li Ke raised his hand and gestured with his thumb and index finger, smiling cynically.
Li Shi Min also smiled and nodded,""Alright then. From now on, I'll turn a blind eye to you and let you do whatever you want, but you have to stop when you're done.”
"Thank you, Imperial Father." Li Ke was happy and expressed his gratitude. His tender face immediately revealed an extremely bright smile.
The matter was settled.
Many people secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai were one of them, but their attitude towards Li Ke had already changed.
Even Li Chengqian gave up on the idea of not being enemies with Li Ke.
Li Ke was well aware of this. He looked at Li Lao Er, who was chatting happily with Songzan, and felt a little depressed.
He really didn't know what Li Shiming was up to.
History told him that Li Shiming wanted his sons to avoid following his old path and killing each other. For this, he had to sacrifice the future of the empire.
In the end, he chose the gentle and weak Li Zhi as his successor.
He had clearly shown that he had no intention of competing for the throne. Li Shiming should be happy and let him leave.
Now, it was the complete opposite.
Li Shi Min was constantly forcing him step by step, causing Li Cheng Qian and the others to view him with hostility.
He could not understand. He could only say that this old man was very evil!
Pustules on the soles of his feet, bad water in his stomach…
"Who do you think is better, the poems of the King of Wei or the King of Wu?”
"It must be the King of Wu. The King of Wei's four-line poem," Chasing the dance and fluttering the sleeves,"" Passing the song and surrounding the beam." Moving branches give birth to chaotic shadows, blowing flowers to send fragrance far away.”
"Although the four lines of the poem are appropriate and the poetry is also considered gentle and beautiful, it can't compare to His Highness Ke's two lines of the Nine Provinces shaking with wind and thunder, the four seas rolling and shaking the mountains!”
"That's right. These two lines are exactly the proof of the Nine Regions of the Central Plains. Soldiers are like wind and thunder, and they are like the rolling of the four seas. These two short lines vividly describe the military power of the Divine Great Land!”
"In my opinion, the finishing touch is still the last two sentences. I don't know the true face of Mount Lu because I'm in this mountain!”
……
After the tense atmosphere disappeared and the banquet continued, everyone began to compare Li Tai and Li Ke's poems.
Li Tai's poem was criticized as almost useless.
Soon, the civil and military officials gave up comparing the two poems and started arguing over Li Ke's poem.
Generals preferred the phrase 'the nine prefectures shake, the wind and thunder rush, the four seas churn and shake the mountains.'
The civil officials preferred not knowing the true face of Mount Lu, only because they were in this mountain.
Hearing the whispers behind him, Li Tai couldn't help but grit his teeth.
" Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Tang." As the dispute between the civil and military officials grew more and more lively, the Tubo Great Minister Lu Dongzan stood up and bowed respectfully."The might of the Great Tang army is just as His Highness Ke said. The Nine States are shaken and the four seas are in turmoil. It is said that the Great Tang intends to wage war against Tuyuhun.”
The discussions in the hall instantly disappeared.
Although the battle against Tuyuhun was not a secret, the Great Tang was still in the preparatory stage.
Songzan Ganbo's expression turned cold as he smiled and explained,""Your Majesty, please don't be angry. We Tubo people hate Tuyuhun just as much.”
"I completely agree with His Majesty sending troops to attack Tuyuhun. Tubo can join forces with the Great Tang to attack Tuyuhun!”
Hearing this, everyone came to a realization.
So he wanted to split the cake and divide Tuyuhun with the imperial court!
Not everyone had the right to share the cake with the Great Tang!
The emperor and ministers of the Great Tang snorted in unison. Li Shimin laughed heartily and raised his hand."Thank you for your good intentions, Zanpu. A small Tuyuhun is not in my eyes. If the Great Tang army points at it, Tuyuhun will fall apart!”
"His Majesty has underestimated the enemy." Lu Dongzan shook his head regretfully and said solemnly,""Tuyuhun is located in the mountainous jungle at a high altitude. The Tang army must have no experience fighting in the rugged mountains at a high altitude before, right?”
"Coincidentally, there is a battalion of Tibetan elites in the envoy group escorting our Tibetan Zanpu. They are best at fighting in high-altitude and rugged mountains. Why don't Your Majesty choose a Tang army and choose an environment similar to Tuyuhun's border? The two armies can exchange pointers. If we can let the Tang soldiers know about the elites fighting in the highlands and mountains, it will be a token of our gratitude to the Tang Empire.”
The Tang Dynasty monarch and his subjects all understood that Lu Dongzan's words were pleasant to the ears, as if his lips were smeared with honey.
It was a challenge.
First, he wanted to regain his face from the loss of the literary contest.
Secondly, he wanted the Great Tang to lose so that he could participate in the division of Tuyuhun!
Li Ke secretly sized up Li Shi Min and nodded when he saw his expression turn serious.
Not arrogant, not bad, not bad.
Battles on the plateau could not be fought on the plains.
Even thousands of years later, fighting on the plateau was still a difficult problem in military warfare.
Not to mention now.
To be honest, Li Ke did not find any Tang army that was suitable for fighting on the plateau.
As far as he knew, Tuyuhun was indeed destroyed in history, but Tubo also participated in the division and almost divided Tuyuhun with the Tang army!
It could be said that he had taken advantage of her!
"Alright, I agree." Li Shi Min replied in a low voice, and then his eyes swept across the ministers of His Highness.
Finally, it fell on Cheng Zhijie." Zhijie, your Right Military Guards will choose a battalion to fight. As for the battle environment similar to Tuyuhun, you have to find it tonight. Don't delay tomorrow's exchange!”
"Yes!"
At this moment, Tang Chao's monarch and his subjects were somewhat perturbed, and their hearts were slightly heavy.
Songzan and Lu Dongzan looked at each other with a smile on their lips. They slowly raised their glasses in a relaxed manner.
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