Chapter 60                                                                                                                             �

“圣上贤明之至,身边又有李靖,李君羡,程咬金等能征善战的武将,应当致力于开疆扩土,房玄龄,杜如晦等人,应该为圣上解决后顾之忧,如此,方才是为国为民的好臣子!”

Xu Tian said with a sneer.

紧接着,他又意识到不对劲,自己没事和自己的岳父和家仆说这些作什,他整理了一下思绪,道:“呵呵!岳父,老房,老李,刚才是我失态了,咱们可是自家人,干嘛因为朝廷的事情争吵.”

李世民,房玄龄,李积三人听的正起劲,徐天突然不说了,三人自然是不会罢休,李世民笑着说道:“呵呵,贤婿啊,正因为咱们是自家人,坐在一起谈论此事,方才稳妥,不会被外人知道.”

"Haha! Yes, we are talking about it, so we must make it clear. Besides, what you said makes sense, and I was so excited when I heard it!"

Li Ji also said with a smile.

房玄龄沉思了片刻,道:“姑爷,我承认你说的这些,有几分道理,可是,若是圣上一味的开疆扩土,必然要制造杀劫,生灵涂炭,我大唐的好儿郎,不知道多少要惨死沙场,难道这样就是对的了吗?”

Fang Xuanling's question also made Li Shimin and Li Ji fall into deep thought. This is true. If you blindly expand your territory, you will not know how many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty died in battle on the battlefield, nor how many creatures were slaughtered.

"Oh! I didn't want to continue talking about this, but I can't help but be so interested in you, my father-in-law, and I can't help you."

"Okay, I continue to say that the three of you have too narrow horizons. You only see that when you expand your territory, there will be soldiers who will die in battle and suffer from the devastation of life, but you will not look at this matter from a long-term perspective."

"For example, the Turks were in full swing, and the Tang Dynasty was at a time when the national strength was weak, and all the civil officials of the Tang Dynasty did not agree to fight the Turks to death."

“However, what do these civil servants know?

In addition to being able to govern the country, do they understand what war is?

Do you know what a fighter is?"

"At that time, it was the time when the Turks were full of confidence. The Turks at that time would definitely not think about fighting guerrillas. They just wanted to confront our Tang Dynasty head-on, and one battle would determine the world!"

“What about now?

My Tang Dynasty was rich and powerful, but the Turks were awake and started to fight guerrilla warfare. Even if they were repelled, they would not lose much!"

"The Turkic terrain is complex, with grasslands, basins, and changing climates. It is difficult for me, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to enter. This is the loss of time, place, and people!"

"The Emperor compromised and bowed to the Turks in exchange for temporary peace, which really gave the Tang Dynasty a chance to breathe, and thus flourished and strong, but also left the hidden danger of the Turks for the Tang Dynasty!"

"In one sentence, this is called the merit in the present and the sins are for the future!"

Xu Tian said in a deep voice.

The merits are in the present, and the sins are in the future...

Li Shimin murmured, these words were simply to his heart. At that time, the compromise was indeed exchanged for peace and gave the Tang Dynasty time to recover.

However, he missed the best opportunity to destroy the Turks. The ambition of the Turkish wolf is always a disaster for the Tang Dynasty. Isn’t this the sin for thousands of years...

Li Ji stopped talking at this time. At that time, he and Li Jing, Li Junxian, Cheng Yaojin and others were the main station sects, but the civil servant group headed by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng were extremely powerful in the court, and some gentry interfered and forced them to seek peace.

"Haha, son-in-law, my old house doesn't agree with what you said. Can you guarantee that the emperor can defeat the battle with the Turks?"

Fang Xuanling said with a smile, still disagreeing with Xu Tian’s statement.

"Old house, there are Li Jing, Li Junxian, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao and others. How much do you think our Tang Dynasty has the chance of winning?"

Xu Tian looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.

Forehead……

Fang Xuanling was speechless. He was really hard to answer this question. If the answer is low, it will definitely make Li Shimin and Li Ji dissatisfied. If the answer has high chance of winning, wouldn’t it be a slap in the face?

"There is at least 70% chance of winning!"

Just as Fang Xuanling was hesitating, Li Ji said in a deep voice.

He still conservatively estimated that as long as the whole country is working hard to ensure that the soldiers have sufficient food and supplies, the chances of winning will be at least more than 90%.

"It seems that Old Li understands, the chances of winning are so high, but my ministers from the Tang Dynasty don't let the emperor fight. Isn't this a timid and cowardly or incompetent person? What else can it be?"

"The Lord did not insist on such a right thing, and was led by his ministers, leaving such a great disaster for future generations. Isn't this the result of the present and the sin for the future generations!"

"Old House, I shouldn't say anything. Is it because my Tang Dynasty had no chance of winning when facing the Turks, so I had to compromise and surrender?"

"Are my sons in the Tang Dynasty cowards, are they not bloody?"

"Others are stepping on your head, and you don't stand up and resist. The next step is that others will shit and pee on your head. If you can accept this, that is a coward!"

When Xu Tian said this, he picked up a chopstick of West Lake vinegar fish and took another sip of wine.

Fang Xuanling, who was standing beside him, looked as if he continued to refute what Xu Tian said, wouldn’t he say he was a coward and a coward?

Moreover, he completely realized at this moment that when the Turks forced the emperor to bow their heads and surrender, they should firmly support the emperor and fight to the death with the Turks!

"The Emperor should have resolutely fought against the Turks at that time, and mobilized the whole country to destroy the Turks, and included the Turks' territory in the territory of our Tang Dynasty!"

"In this way, those small surrounding countries are honestly believing in favor of their surrender?

If you take the initiative to offer your country, your people in the Tang Dynasty will be above all else. You will enjoy happiness for generations to come!"

"This is called sin in the present and achievements in the future! It can be called the emperor of the ages!"

Xu Tian said again, he was also a little excited when he said this.

When later historians mentioned Li Shimin, they all said that he could be called the emperor of the ages, but they were just OK, not that he was.

Why is there such a comment?

It was because the Tang Dynasty had done too many marriages for peace, and it was also a dynasty with almost no expansion of its territory.

"Haha! Well said! Son-in-law, I must tell the Lord your remarks, that I believe the Lord will praise you and do what you said!"

Li Shimin said with a smile.
Chapter completed!