Li Ke and the others had just arrived at the restaurant and had yet to enter.
Suddenly, a eunuch hurried over and said in a low voice,""Your Highness the King of Shu, you are here. His Majesty is looking for you.”
Li Ke frowned." Why is Father looking for me?”
The official shook his head, his voice a little anxious." His Majesty didn't say it clearly. He only told His Highness to go to the Purple Mansion Hall quickly. The ministers are all there.”
Alright, hearing this, Li Ke knew that the matter of drinking was ruined.
"You guys go in and drink. Put it on my tab.”
Before leaving, Li Ke and Qin Huaiyu left a few words of instruction before they boarded the carriage and rushed towards the Imperial Palace.
After arriving at the palace, Li Ke found that his brothers were also here.
The leader was Crown Prince Li Chengqian, his face was full of smiles, and there were ministers around him fawning over him.
Behind Li Chengqian was the harmless Li Tai. The two of them were born from the same mother, so their relationship was naturally very good in the eyes of outsiders.
However, Li Ke smiled coldly.
Perhaps Li Chengqian still did not know that after he was exiled, the person who wanted to sit on the crown prince's seat the most was his younger brother.
Behind Li Chengqian were Li Kuan, Li Zhi, and the others.
The rankings here largely explained the status of the princes in the palace.
However, Li Ke did not have the heart to do these meaningless fights, so he found the last position and stood properly.
The wine was not finished, and his beautiful dream was disturbed by Yuchi Baolin. Li Ke fell asleep after listening for a while.
Li Shimin sat upright on the golden dragon throne, displaying his regal aura.
He first warned the princes not to go out today, especially at night.
Then, he asked Fang Xuanling and the other ministers if any major events had happened in the provinces recently.
"Your Majesty, the Eastern Turks have been restless again. They've been active along the Yellow River, cutting down trees and building ships. They're plotting something."”
Li Shi Min frowned. Eastern Turks again!
The Eastern Turks had been active in the previous dynasty, and he had led his troops to retreat several times when he was the king of Qin. He had never thought that they would make a comeback.
Compared to the ten great sects, the Eastern Turks were clearly more troublesome.
"Do you have a way to repel the Turkic army?”
When the Emperor spoke, the ministers fell into deep thought. No one spoke first.
The Eastern Turks had come prepared and were clearly not so easy to deal with.
At this moment, Du Ruhui stepped forward and said decisively,""Your Majesty! The Eastern Turks have clear ambitions and are mortal enemies of the Great Tang.”
"I implore General Li Jing to lead his troops to the Yellow River and defeat the Turkic army!”
Li Shimin's dragon head paused." I have the same intention. Luoyang is close to the Yellow River, so it's easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we use Luoyang as the defense pass, we will definitely defeat the Turks.”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The ministers all praised.
Prime Minister Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said cautiously,""Your Majesty, the Yellow River flows rapidly. The Eastern Turks 'logging and building of ships is probably a lie. Their real goal is to build a bridge!”
Everyone was shocked.
No one had expected this. If the Eastern Turks built a rope bridge on the Yellow River and transported their army over, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At this moment, Wei Zheng walked out and said bluntly,"Your Majesty, this subject believes that the Prime Minister is overthinking things. The Turks are not good at swimming, and if they cross the river using a rope bridge, they will suffer a great loss in strength. In this subject's opinion, the Turkic army will not easily take risks.”
Wei Zheng's words made sense.
The Eastern Turks 'attack this time was too strange.
Some of the ministers supported Fang Xuanling, while others supported Wei Zheng.
Li Shi Min's brows furrowed. If he couldn't confirm the movements of the Turks, he might be too hasty and lose Luoyang.
"Son, what do you think?"
Li Shiming turned his gaze to the princes.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian smiled confidently and immediately said,""Imperial Father, your son believes that there is nothing to be afraid of whether it is building a bridge or crossing a river!”
"Our Great Tang has one million soldiers, and our soldiers are strong. If the Turkic army charges ashore, we can just charge back!”
Li Shi Min frowned.
If he did this, Luoyang City would be handed over to the other party.
At that time, even if they could recapture Luoyang, they would lose the hearts of the people.
"Tai 'er, what do you think?"
Li Shi Min turned his gaze to Li Tai, his face filled with love.
Among all the princes, Li Tai was the one he thought the most highly of.
The King of Wei, Li Tai, walked out with a smile and said respectfully,""Imperial Father, this subject believes that there must be something fishy about the Eastern Turks crossing the Yellow River.”
"Your son believes that the Turks are using this as a diversion. The disturbance around the Yellow River is a deliberate attempt to draw our attention.”
"When General Li Jing leads his troops, the Turkic army will most likely sneak into the Yin Mountains. I hope Imperial Father will consider this carefully!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers were shocked!
Even Taizong and Li Shimin were shocked.
Li Tai's opinion was unique.
The Eastern Turks had always marched on land, and crossing the Yellow River was already a strange thing.
After hearing Li Tai's words, everyone suddenly realized that this was most likely a scheme of the Turks!
"What Tai 'er said makes sense. In this case, we have to guard the Yin Mountain area strictly.”Li Shi Min said in a deep voice. Suddenly, he realized that one of his princes was missing.
"Where is the King of Shu? Why isn't the King of Shu here?"
Hearing this, the eunuch shrunk his head and quickly pulled Li Ke's sleeve. He whispered,""Your Highness, His Majesty is calling for you!"
Li Ke opened his eyes hazily, thinking that the morning court session had ended, so he walked out directly.
This move stunned the ministers.
The Emperor was asking the King of Shu a question. Why did the King of Shu turn around and leave?？
The eunuch was even more dumbfounded and almost knelt down in front of Li Ke. He hurriedly said,""Your Highness the King of Shu, come back quickly. You haven't retired yet!”
Hearing this, Li Ke finally understood. He silently turned around and returned to his original position, as if nothing had happened.
The ministers 'gazes were strange, thinking that this King of Shu was too bold.
Li Shimin was embarrassed and asked,"King of Shu, where were you going just now?”
Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the others snickered, looking like they were waiting for a good show.
"Father, I slept late last night, so I went back to catch up on my sleep."”
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