Li Chengdao met the gazes of hundreds of officials and said in a tender voice,
"Do you know why I said that you've been enduring humiliation for the past two days?”
"Because to resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the interior."
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Zhangsun Wuji from the Qin King Faction, Li Gang, Dou Gui, and Pei Ju from the Eastern Palace Faction, and Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, and Feng Deyi from the Old Official Faction all had unnatural expressions.
As the saying goes, to resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the country.
He was referring to them.
If the little Emperor had openly told them that he was going to attack the Turks and capture Jie Li alive, they would have found it laughable, but they would have also gone to King Qin's Mansion to rescue Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Er, and Li Yuanji as quickly as possible.
In the end, all the officials in the court still felt that Li Chengdao was fooling around and rebelling. Even if he became the Emperor, they would not agree that an eight-year-old child could govern the Great Tang.
Li Chengdao continued,"
"The so-called peace in the palace is not just because you will do something in Chang 'an that will make me angry.”
"Part of the reason is that I can't leak any information about my plan.”
"You guys did well."
Li Chengdao said gratefully,
"You have put Zhen at ease. You are worthy of being the backbone of the Great Tang, and you have not done anything out of line in the two days that Zhen has been away from the palace.”
"..." All the officials looked a little unnatural. The knife was already on their necks. How dare they?
Pei Ji grinned. He had not forgotten that when he had wanted to leave Taiji Palace, he had been shouted back into the shop by the imperial guard.
"So, you guys have contributed greatly." Li Chengdao glanced at the officials and grinned.
"Do you think this matter will damage your reputation if it gets out? I don't think so!"
" The people of Chang 'an will only praise the civil and military officials of the Tang court for their understanding of the big picture and righteousness. For the sake of the country and the people, they endured what ordinary people could not endure, which is why they returned with this great victory!”
The civil and military officials were overjoyed when they heard this. If that was the case, then the hardships they had suffered these two days would be worth it. The gains would be far more than the sacrifices!
Pei Ji grinned when he heard that. The little Emperor's mouth really could talk.
They had imprisoned them in Taiji Palace and said that they had paid a huge price to capture Jie Li alive.
If the news spread, the people of the world would probably fight to praise the officials.
If things weren't good, the history books would leave a heavy mark on the civil and military officials because of today.
It was worth it!
The people from the old ministers 'faction, the Eastern Palace's faction, and the Qin King's faction all smiled. They looked at Li Chengdao with admiration in their eyes. The little Emperor really took a long time to come up with something. If he had said so earlier, wouldn't we have obediently cooperated? Why did we have to cause such an unpleasant scene from before?
"Your Majesty, how did Jie Li get caught?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.”
When the four Regional Kings saw the expressions of the civil and military officials change from anger to laughter, they were amazed. The little Emperor's mouth was really powerful!
Even if he wasn't the emperor, just telling stories was enough to make a fortune.
Hearing Xiao Yu's curiosity, Li Shenfu stroked his long beard and said with a smile,
"This old man is the party involved!"
"This time, the Turkic Jieli Khan has heard that our Great Tang has a new Emperor, so he has led two hundred thousand soldiers to attack Chang 'an.”
Hiss--
The officials couldn't help but gasp. Fang Xuanling exclaimed,"
"How is this possible? His Majesty has only been on the throne for three days, so how did the Turks learn of this so quickly?”
Li Shenfu pointed at Li Cheng and said," His Majesty informed me.”
Fang Xuanling: "???"
The civil and military officials were even more stunned. The Emperor had informed them. If he informed them, wouldn't he be bringing trouble upon himself?
But when they saw the Jie Li Khan in the sack, the officials pricked up their ears and continued to listen.
"His Majesty brought us and the six thousand elite soldiers who entered the palace to help the king.”
Li Shenfu's expression was a little unnatural when he heard the words 'enter the palace to serve the king'. He continued,
"Eight hundred li away from Chang 'an, we encountered six thousand Turkic vanguard troops disguised as prefectural soldiers.”
"Wait!" Li Gang raised his hand to interrupt him and said,
"Disguised as a soldier of the Great Tang? How did the Turks do it? Where did he get his armor?”
As he spoke, Li Gang thought of something and his expression changed. He bowed to Li Chengdao and said,
"Your Majesty, this subject requests an investigation into who is funding the enemy and giving the six thousand Turkic soldiers armor!”
Li Chengdao waved his small hand." There's no need to check. I gave it to you."”
Li Gang: "???"
All the officials in the court looked at him blankly. You gave it to me? You're the emperor of the Great Tang! Aren't you helping the enemy by giving the Turks this armor?
Li Gang was stunned for a long time. After he came back to his senses, he asked in puzzlement,"Why are there no more than six thousand pieces of armor?”
Li Chengdao glanced at him and said seriously,""If you give us too much, we won't be able to beat you."
“……”
All the officials gaped and looked at Li Chengdao in disbelief.
Pei Ji's mouth twitched." And then?”
"Then His Majesty had us disguise ourselves as women to seduce those Turkic soldiers.”
Li Shenfu's expression became unnatural again, but in order to restore what had happened, he thought for a moment and said,
"As you know, the Turkic soldiers are like wolves and wild beasts. How can they not become beastly when they see the women of our Great Tang?”
Chen Shuda gasped.""Those Turkic soldiers actually took a fancy to you disguised as women?”
The four Regional Kings glared at him.
Chen Shuda hurriedly corrected himself,"They are worthy of the word 'barbaric!"”
Li Shenfu was too lazy to argue with him and continued,
"Just like that, we wiped out the six thousand soldiers in batches, then encountered the two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers.”
"After passing the password, Jie Li asked us to discuss the matter.”
"Wait a little longer!" Pei Ji couldn't help but interrupt him and said in confusion,"
"Passwords? How do you know the Turkic marching order?”
"That password was designed by His Majesty," Li Shenfu said patiently.”
Pei Ji: "???"
The officials looked at Li Chengdao suspiciously.
Why is your shadow everywhere? Are you a Turkic Khan or the Emperor of the Great Tang?
Li Shenfu continued,
"After seeing the Turkic Khagan, His Majesty laid his cards on the table with Jie Li.”
"Before Jie Li can react, His Majesty will knock him unconscious and throw him into the sack. We will take our men and rush to Chang 'an.”
"Don't they know that their Khan is missing?" Fang Xuanling couldn't help but ask.”
"How could I not know?"
Li Shenfu sighed." After the Turkic Tuli Khan learned that Jie Li had been captured by us, he led an army of two hundred thousand and chased after us.”
"They chased us all the way to the bank of Weishui River.”
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