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Chang 'an City.
In the meeting hall, Li Shi Min sat on the throne, his gaze sweeping back and forth among the subjects.
At this moment, the atmosphere was solemn. No one dared to speak casually. Everyone was silent out of fear.
"I'm asking you, how should we deal with the two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers? I asked you to formulate a strategy and lead the troops, but can you beat them back?”
Li Shi Min asked sternly.
As soon as he finished speaking, no one in the hall answered.
All the officials looked at each other helplessly.
This question could only be answered by someone with a high position and power.
"Your Majesty, that's an army of two hundred thousand Turks. Now that the cavalry of the Ancient Baye Tribe and the Tongluo Tribe are besieging Wu City and pinning down General Cheng's forces, they are unable to return to help. If we choose to meet them head-on, I'm afraid we'll be in trouble.”
As the most senior official, Zhangsun Wuji stood up and answered loudly.
"Two hundred thousand soldiers…"
Li Shi Min held his forehead and looked like he had a headache.
The 200,000-strong army was enough to break through Youzhou's defense line, break through Wugong City, and reach Chang 'an.
At that time, they would either move the capital or sue for peace. It would be a pipe dream to chase the Turks away.
If he wanted to make peace, he would have to lower his stance and prepare gifts and other things. Li Shimin was still unwilling to do so unless he had no other choice.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
At this moment, an old eunuch rushed into the meeting hall in a panic with a piece of paper in his arms. He shouted,"Your Majesty, a letter from the front!"
"What are you panicking for? Can't you see that I'm discussing something?!”
Li Shi Min was still angry, and he snapped.
The old eunuch was so frightened that he quickly kowtowed and handed the letter over with both hands.
Li Shi Min glanced at it.
At this moment, the hearts of all the officials were hanging in the air.
The Turkic army was heading south, and the news from the front was definitely not good news. Perhaps Youzhou had been massacred, or Martial Arts City had been breached.
However, under the worried gazes of the ministers, Li Shiming's expression suddenly turned into shock, followed by ecstasy.
"Hahahahaha!"
Li Shimin tucked the folded letter into his sleeve and announced loudly,"When the Turkic army captured Youzhou City, Yu 'er led the army to annihilate a hundred thousand Turkic soldiers. She even set up an ambush at Zaihuhu's mouth and killed one hundred and fifty thousand Turkic soldiers and tribal reinforcements!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire place fell silent.
The ministers stood there in a daze for a while, and then a discussion broke out.
"Is this true?"
"Your Highness doesn't have many soldiers, so how can you defeat the Turkic army?”
"This is too shocking!"
“……”
The ministers were still suspicious.
"What are you thinking about? If the Turkic army really broke through the defense line of Youzhou City, they would've already reached Weishui River.”
The person who said this was Qin Qiong.
"That's right. This information must be true.”
Li Shi Min nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, the ministers did not dare to doubt him and all of them spoke well of him.
"The eldest son of the emperor is a genius. He was actually able to lead a small number of soldiers to defeat the Turkic army. This is truly astonishing. His Majesty truly is blessed by the heavens to have such a son!”
"When Your Highness was young, this old official could tell that he was not an ordinary person. Now that I look at him, he is indeed extraordinary.”
"Your Highness is a young genius!"
“……”
The sounds of flattery rose and fell. At this moment, the officials did not notice that Zhangsun Wuji, who was standing in the front row, had a dark expression on his face.
Although Li Shiming looked happy, he was not very happy.
Li Yu was his eldest son, but he was the eldest son of a concubine. Later, he was pushed to Youzhou and stayed there for ten years.
Now, everyone in Chang 'an City still had to rely on the eldest son. It was really hard to say what to say.
However, now was not the time to think too much. He still had to think of a way to support Li Yu.
Thinking of this, Li Shi Min ordered,""Stop talking nonsense. Yu 'er is short of money and food. Duke Su, you will lead the troops and supplies to support Yu' er.”
"Yes."
Qin Qiong took a step forward and cupped his hands to receive the order.
He did not want to stay in Chang 'an for a long time. Now that he had the opportunity to kill the enemy, he was naturally very happy.
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
Zhangsun Wuji took a step forward and shouted,""Now that the Turks have plundered Youzhou, it is likely that disaster victims are everywhere. We still need someone to settle them down and give them food. This person must go in the name of His Majesty.”
Hearing this, Li Shimin thought about it seriously and felt that it was possible, so he asked,"In your opinion, who should we send?"
"Naturally Chengqian."
Zhangsun Wuji said Li Chengqian's name without hesitation.
"Alright."
Li Shi Min agreed without hesitation.
The ministers had no objections.
After all, Li Chengqian was the Crown Prince, and it was a good opportunity for him to gain experience and accumulate merits.
Zhangsun Wuji had already thought of how he could help his nephew.
But he never would have thought that this scheme of his was actually interrupted by Li Chengqian.
"Father, Youzhou is bitterly cold. I'm a bit weak recently. I feel dizzy just standing outside in the wind…"
Li Chengqian shouted.
He really didn't want to go to Youzhou Province.
"Then don't go. Let Ke go.”
Li Shi Min said.
"Thank you, Imperial Father."
Li Chengqian bowed in excitement. At the same time, he glanced at Li Ke behind him, gloating in his heart that this guy was going to Youzhou to suffer.
"Sigh."
Zhangsun Wuji let out a long sigh. He glanced at Li Chengqian and muttered in a voice that no one could hear,""You can't be helped."
……
Late at night.
Chang 'an City had organized an army of 100,000 soldiers, and the aristocratic families had also taken out a lot of grain and money.
Although these aristocratic families could not stand Li Yu, the son of a concubine, they also knew that if the son of a concubine could not stop the Turks, Chang 'an would basically be finished. Therefore, it was not a problem to get more money and food.
Now that the soldiers and supplies were ready, Qin Qiong rode his horse to the front of the team and prepared to march.
"Where is the Third Prince? Why didn't I see his carriage when I came over just now?”
Qin Qiong thought of something and asked the deputy general.
"General, the Third Prince doesn't want to take a carriage. He wants to ride a warhorse with us. He's currently in the central region of the army.”
the deputy general replied.
"The difference between this Third Prince and the other princes is really not small. He is a good seedling for marching and fighting.”
Qin Qiong praised with a smile.
"The Third Prince is really miserable. He has never been welcomed since he was young. Of course, he is much luckier than the eldest son of the Emperor who was pushed out to Youzhou Province at the age of six.”
The deputy general discussed the matter between the princes in a low voice.
"Shut up. This is still Chang 'an. Don't you want your head anymore?”
Qin Qiong berated before spurring his horse forward. He led the 100,000 soldiers and a large amount of money and food toward Youzhou.
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