There was an instant silence in the main hall, and everyone turned their attention to His Majesty the Emperor, waiting for his words!
"Okay! I approved it!"
"I will give you 100,000 soldiers and 30,000 good horses!"
What?
At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were wondering if there was something wrong with their ears.
What did His Majesty the Emperor say?
One hundred thousand soldiers?!
Thirty thousand good horses?!
"Your Majesty, with the strength of the Eastern Turks, there is no need to make such a fuss. One hundred thousand is too much..." Li Jing thought that His Majesty Li Er had said something wrong and wanted him to take it back. However, before he could finish his words, His Majesty Li Er was
He raised his hand to interrupt.
"No! Not much, this is just right!" His Majesty Li Er said in a majestic manner.
"I want you to lead one hundred thousand soldiers to capture the Eastern Turks and capture Jieli Khan alive. Can you do it?!"
boom!
As soon as His Majesty Li Er said this, the entire Tai Chi Palace exploded!
Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor has gone crazy?
How could he say such "astonishing" words!
When the ministers heard this, they immediately became anxious.
"Your Majesty! You must not do this! Now the Tang Dynasty is in dire straits, and there is no extra national power to attack the Eastern Turks!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I hope I can take my life back!"
The civil and military officials quickly tried to persuade him, hoping to refresh His Majesty Li Er and stop doing stupid things!
You know, the current Tang Dynasty is weak, how can it withstand such a big war!
If we really start a fight with the East Turks, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?!
No matter what you say, you can't let His Majesty the Emperor act recklessly!
His Majesty Li Er was not surprised at all when he saw such a fierce reaction from the civil and military officials. He had already expected such a scene.
His plan to attack the Eastern Turks will definitely be strongly opposed by everyone!
But he has already thought of a countermeasure!
"Okay! You all should be quiet!" Li Shimin asked the ministers to calm down and continued: "I know that the current situation of the Tang Dynasty is indeed not suitable for the northern expedition against the Turks."
"And the most critical one is the issue of food!"
"If Lian tells you now, not only do we have food! It's also enough!"
"Not only can we conquer the Turks in the north, but we can also solve the people's livelihood problems. Then do you still object?!"
At this time, all the ministers in the Tai Chi Hall were shocked.
The emotions in my heart are even more complicated.
Even if it is a dream.
In the government affairs in recent days, everyone has been arguing endlessly about sinners!
But His Majesty Li Er remained silent and in a trance.
Originally, everyone thought that His Majesty Li Er was silent because of guilt!
But who would have thought that His Majesty Li Er was holding back his ultimate move!
But this ultimate move is a bit too big!
It’s so big that no one can accept it in a short period of time!
As if anticipating the reaction of the ministers, His Majesty Li Er did not give them enough time to think, and continued to speak: "Publish my decree, and from now on, we will launch a fund-raising campaign in all areas of Guanzhong, and set up merit monuments at the main streets in each area.
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“This fundraiser only accepts food and horses!”
"Notify all the aristocratic families in Guanzhong immediately!"
"The results of this donation will be recorded in detail on the merit monument to show to the world!"
"Once the merit monument is established, it will never be replaced!"
After His Majesty Li Er finished speaking in one breath, everyone was stunned!
No wonder His Majesty the Emperor was so proud just now.
It turns out...it turns out he was trying to get the attention of those aristocratic families!
This plan!
It’s simply ridiculously high!!!
For the Monument of Merit, all the major families will definitely bleed a lot!
Given the social status of these aristocratic families, if they donate less, they will not only be reviled by the whole world!
It is also invisibly lower than other aristocratic families!
Those officials who entered the imperial court through the Guanzhong family all shuddered in loneliness!
This plan is so awesome!
The key is that for those aristocratic families, this cannot be called a conspiracy!
This is obviously a conspiracy!
For a time, those officials who had contact with the Guanzhong family couldn't help but worry about them.
After this fundraising, I am really exhausted!
Although as early as the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination system was introduced to elect officials.
But even after His Majesty Li Er's reform to Yuan Zhenguan, more than half of the officials in the court came up through the inspection system.
In ancient times, books were extremely expensive, and only children from aristocratic families could afford them.
Therefore, throughout the dynasties, many talented people came from aristocratic families.
Even the current emperor Li Shimin is closely related to the Shandong gentry!
It can be said that the current Emperor was able to securely ascend the throne precisely because of the support of the Shandong nobles!
But Li Shimin has great ambitions, and he is absolutely unwilling to be a puppet emperor!
Therefore, he must take action to suppress these aristocratic families.
Only in this way can the status of the imperial power be consolidated!
And this fundraising is undoubtedly a good opportunity, not only to suppress the Guanzhong family, but also to get rid of an Eastern Turk.
Kill two birds with one stone!
"Okay! Since none of you have any objections, let's end the morning court today and withdraw from the court!"
His Majesty Li Er didn't want to give those aristocratic families much chance to breathe, so he immediately announced his withdrawal from the court.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be taken lightly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, given the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, it is really not appropriate to make such a drastic move. I hope Your Majesty will think twice before taking any action!"
"Your Majesty, the Turks were also severely affected by this natural disaster. We don't have to rush for a while. They will never be able to recover within a few years!"
"That's right, Your Majesty, we still have plenty of time. We can hide our strength and bide our time. When the time is right, it won't be too late to deal a devastating blow to the East Turks!"
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In the court hall, the ministers spoke out one after another against attacking the Turks.
This time, Li Shimin did not stop them from speaking, but watched everything quietly!
Seeing His Majesty Li Er's silence, all the ministers in the court became more energetic, and voices of opposition immediately filled the entire Tai Chi Hall!
His Majesty Li Er's eyelids trembled slightly. Hearing these voices of dissuasion, he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart!
"Hide your strength and bide your time? Let me ask you, how do you hide your strength and bide your time?" Li Shimin's eyes widened in anger.
Seeing His Majesty the Emperor, the ministers quickly shut their mouths for fear of getting into trouble.
The originally noisy Tai Chi Hall suddenly became quiet and completely silent.
Now, the ministers did not dare to kick him out of anger, and could only watch His Majesty Li Er in silence as he spoke.
"Let me ask you, this time the Turks went south to plunder, you are the one who suffered?!"
"The suffering people of the Tang Dynasty in the borderlands!"
"You each have a salary from the imperial court and are protected by the imperial court. Naturally, you can stand and talk without pain in your back!"
"But have you ever thought about the suffering of the people on the border?!"
