Seeing that Wei Zheng was anxious, Li Chengqian stopped being anxious. His goal was achieved, which was to let Wei Zheng stop those people's mouths.

"Shizhong Wei, only by using the word "forbearance" can we resolve this situation."

"Don't we do anything and just watch people suffer like this?"

Li Chengqian filled Wei Zheng's tea cup and then said: "Of course not, we cannot afford a large-scale decisive battle with Jie Li, but we can temporarily block them in Dingxiang, north of Mayi. I believe General Li Ji can do it.

There is still money and food available for the imperial court on such a small scale."

"Next, in accordance with the national policy of providing tranquility to the people, we should do light corvee and low taxes, and rest and recuperate, so that the people can support the imperial court even more.

Following the example of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he cultivated a large number of fine horses and formed a large-scale cavalry force to restrain the fine Turkic cavalry. In this way, within three years, he would have the strength to confront Jieli head-on.

Thanks to Qian Bucai, we have established some workshops in Weinan and Lantian. Whether it is weapons and equipment or people's livelihood supplies, I believe that after a period of time, we can supply the army and the people in large quantities. So what we lack most nowadays is time."

After listening to Li Chengqian's words, Wei Zheng understood that the prince wanted him to take the lead in fighting the courtiers who were leading the battle. No, this was the emperor's intention. Wei Zheng couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

"His Highness asked the old minister to be the awl who came to the fore." Who is Wei Zheng? He was a famous prime minister in the Zhenguan Dynasty. If he couldn't figure it out, he would have died in that land a long time ago.

Li Chengqian knew what kind of person Wei Zheng was. Such a person would not trade the country's future and destiny for his own reputation, so Li Chengqian had no intention of hiding it.

"Those so-called warring factions just want to take advantage of this matter to gain fame, or some of them have some ulterior motives. Cheng Qian thinks that such a ghost must be subdued by an upright and upright person like Shi Zhong.

This is also the real purpose of Cheng Qian's visit today. I wonder what your servant wants?"

Wei Zheng thought for a moment and then asked: "How can an old minister be as good as a man of one generation?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I'm not the only one who supports you, I believe someone will come forward when the time comes."

Tai Chi Palace

Li Ke tidied up his court uniform. He didn't listen to Cen Wenwen. Everyone in the court and the public asked for a fight. No matter whether his father was willing or not, he couldn't displease everyone and chill the hearts of the ministers.

As long as he stands up, he will be the first prince to take the lead in the battle. At that time, he will definitely win the recognition of most of the courtiers, and he can take the opportunity to cultivate his own power. In time, he will definitely replace Li Chengqian and enter the East Palace.

After the court ceremony, Li Ke was the first to leave. He didn't care about the anxiety in Cen Wenwen's eyes: "Father, I have a story to tell."

Seeing Li Ke standing up first, Li Shimin was a little confused. What did this kid want to do? Then he suppressed the doubts in his heart and said:

"Father, recently Jie Li ignored the covenant with our court and invaded our border without any reason, attacked my city, and killed my people. His crimes are too numerous to describe. I respectfully ask my father to issue an order to form a strong force. I am willing to be a great leader."

Tang and the old thief Jieli fought to the death in the desert."

After saying this, Li Shimin really wanted to go down and slap this guy. Are you able to get this limelight? Of course, there is no way to refute this, after all, what he said is also the intention of most courtiers.

"Get up, dear friends, what do you think of what the King of Han said?"

Xiao Yu left the mission and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that what the King of Han said is absolutely true. This thief cannot be allowed to run rampant."

"Your Majesty, what the King of Han and the Duke of Song are saying is reasonable. I think we should have a fight. Let them develop and they will inevitably lose their tails." Wang Gui said while stroking his beard, as if what he said was a golden rule.

The masters all came forward, and Quan Wanji, who was the chief historian of the Han Dynasty, also stood up: "Your Majesty, Hu Qi has been invading my territory and plundering my people all year round. If we don't start a war, the imperial court will lose the support of the people."

After Quan Wanji finished speaking, Cui Renshi, Zheng Kang, Lu Chengqing and other family representatives also expressed that they should go to war with Jieli.

"Why, are you just going to use Tumo Xingzi to fight against the enemy? Now we are going to fight with an egg against a stone. Let's go back and think about it and talk to the court." Wei Zheng walked to the front of the class.

Seeing Wei Zheng come out, Li Chengqian's childlike innocence was aroused. This version of the Tang Dynasty's version of the verbal battle with Confucian scholars was rare. Although he was the director behind the scenes, how Wei Zheng would criticize them was unexpected. Li Chengqian could not imagine that he would also be angry to death.

Well, old man Wang Gui was trembling as he walked.

If he was angry to death, then Wei Zheng would have offended the Taiyuan Wang family terribly. Wei Zheng's words were like dropping a grenade among the courtiers.

This angered the ministers who were leading the battle. Wang Gui stepped on his short legs and pointed at Wei Zheng with his Chao Hut: "You Wei Xuancheng have always regarded yourself as a loyal minister. Why, now you are scared to death. Don't you also agree to start a war? How can you

Repeatedly?"

"Wei Xuancheng, you are clearly trying to boost other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. From my perspective, what you said about loving the people like a son is just talk."

"Wei Xuancheng is no more powerful than a barbarian, so he can only take advantage of his temporary power. As long as I work hard and work hard, the barbarians will be short-sighted and will surely submit to the superior state."

"Wei Zheng, your majesty is wise and powerful. There are many famous generals in our dynasty, not to mention small ones. Sir, you should not say this." Cui Renshi, Lu Chengqing and others jumped out to accuse Wei Zheng, who was as afraid of the enemy as a tiger.

"Ruling a big country is like cooking small dishes. Don't be impatient when doing things. Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue can no longer come up with money and food to supply troops to fight the Turks on a large scale. Don't you have the money to starve the soldiers to fight?"

Last year, refugees were everywhere in Guanzhong and Hebei. Not to mention the expenses incurred by the imperial court, it was difficult for the people to make ends meet. How could they support the imperial court?

In addition, the granaries near Chang'an are almost empty. Once a war breaks out, the farming season will be delayed. Not to mention military rations, the common people will have no food to eat. Is this going to be like the former Sui Dynasty, where the government forced the people to rebel?

You talk about benevolence, justice and morality, and are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but how you treat state affairs like this is no different from those treacherous and sycophantic ministers of the former Sui Dynasty that you talk about."

Wei Zheng stepped forward and saluted Li Shimin: "I ask your majesty to temporarily calm down the anger of the thunder, not to start a war lightly, and to accumulate strength to wait for the opportunity. In the past, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, knew how to endure humiliation and bear the burden, and Xu Tu would retaliate. How about your majesty, the emperor of the country, is not as good as the emperor of a small country?

Jun."

After finishing speaking, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Cen Wenwen and others stepped forward to second the proposal and agreed with Wei Zheng's advice.

For a moment, Li Keke dodged. When he looked at Cen Wenwen, he saw Cen Wenwen gently shook his head. Li Ke understood that Cen Wenwen wanted him to admit defeat and stop talking, otherwise there would be nothing he could do.

In the end, he still knew the weight of these important ministers in front of him.

Li Chengqian: "Father, my son and I thought that the words I gave to my servants were actually good words of gold and jade. It is really inappropriate to start a war at this time."

In this way, the mouths of those ministers in the court who had no time to express their opinions were blocked by Wei Zheng and others. When Li Shimin asked them if they had any other opinions, all the ministers had no objections, and all they said was this.

Anyone who talks about starting a war is misunderstanding the country, the king, and the world.
Chapter completed!