Chapter 273 Chapter 273: Entering the palace for an audience
Muchuan and Li Zhi, after the success of their plan, went to a restaurant to celebrate.
For several days in a row, they all went out to drink, and the relationship between Muchuan and the prince naturally improved.
Although Muchuan's relationship with the prince had improved, he didn't know what Taizong thought, and he was worried.
Every day when I go to work, I feel a little worried. Will Emperor Taizong suddenly become angry with himself?
Just when he thought of this, when he was just looking at the official document, he heard a summons coming!
"Xuan, Muchuan, enter the palace to see the emperor!"
Muchuan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly stepped forward to receive the imperial edict.
"Your Majesty, Muchuan accepts the order!"
Muchuan was quite worried, but he still followed him into the palace.
At this time, Li Shimin was reading in the imperial study.
When he saw him coming, he put the book down.
Muchuan wanted to kowtow and salute, but Li Shimin asked him to sit down beside him.
Li Shimin said with a smile on his face: "My dear, do you know why I recruited you today?"
Muchuan was stunned for a while, then said quickly: "It must be about the matter of Feng Deyi, right?"
Li Shimin laughed when he heard this.
"Yes and no, it's that matter, but I don't care about that matter. Now there is an extremely important matter but I am very concerned about it!"
When he said this, he looked worried.
There was some speculation in Muchuan's eyes.
"I wonder what your Majesty is talking about?"
Li Shimin sighed and said: "Xue Yantuo!"
At this time, Li Shimin lowered his head and sighed, and the strands of white silk appeared in surprise.
Muchuan was shocked to discover that Li Shimin had a lot of white hair, which seemed to be accumulated from years of hard work and years of fighting.
There was a bit of surprise in his eyes.
Li Shimin is no longer a young and powerful man.
He just said: "Xue Yantuo? Hasn't he already surrendered to our court? Why does your majesty still..."
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "It would be great if that was true, but it is not the case. Xue Yantuo had a fierce confrontation with our Tang Dynasty many years ago, but now although he has submitted to our Tang Dynasty, he is still
It’s a piece of my heart in the Tang Dynasty!”
When he said this, he suddenly felt a little cruel.
"I know that Xue Yantuo has always treated the Tang Dynasty in an obsessive and overt way, and harbors ambitions in his heart. If he continues to indulge in this way, there will be endless consequences for future generations!"
When he said this, a murderous aura emerged from his body.
After hearing this.
Muchuan understood immediately: "What your Majesty said is..."
Li Shimin nodded slowly and said: "As expected, he is indeed my favorite minister. I immediately knew that the thing that worries me the most, Xue Yantuo, is that this country has terrible ambitions towards the Tang Dynasty. Even so,
I decided to send troops to defeat him!"
Muchuan was stunned when he said these words.
"What your Majesty said is..."
Li Shimin laughed and said: "Mu Chuan, I know in my heart that you are a general, so I specially recruited you to the palace today, just to hope that you can make your talents useful to me!"
Muchuan understood immediately!
"Your Majesty wants me to accompany the army on the expedition?"
Li Shimin shook his head and nodded, and then said with a smile: "It is true, but it is not true. I want you to be the general of the army and cooperate with Jiangxia King Li Daozong to attack Xue Yantuo!"
Muchuan said quickly: "I am just a low-born person, so how can I take on such an important responsibility?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Of course it's not your destiny. You go alone to control the army alone, but you are ordered to go out with your Jin Yiwei and many soldiers from the Ministry of War!"
Muchuan had some doubts in his heart: "Why did your Majesty make such a choice?"
Li Shimin said solemnly: "Although I have led the generals single-handedly in the army, it is inevitable that there will be lawbreakers and people with bad intentions. If this happens, you will personally kill them for me!"
His expression became fierce.
After Muchuan heard this, he said: "But...but...how can I take on such an important task..."
His words were full of rejection. He didn't want to leave the capital. He had his subordinates, a prince, and his own glory and wealth here. If he followed the expedition to fight on the plateau, he didn't know whether he would live or die.
Plus……
Now Jin Yiwei plus peripheral members only have less than a few thousand people.
Although the Jinyiwei is slowly growing in power, there are too few people. If people are really taken away, what will happen to the Jinyiwei in the capital?
This has just occurred to him.
Li Shimin said calmly: "You don't have to worry so much, I said you can take on this task if you can. I know that you don't have many people on hand, so I will give you the opportunity to recruit troops.
Opportunity to recruit 30,000 people!”
Muchuan was stunned for a moment, didn't this hand the military power into his own hands?
There was a little more surprise in his heart.
Instinctively something feels wrong.
When Li Shimin saw him like this, he wrote a handwritten edict himself.
"This is my order to you. You can recruit your own troops and give you the opportunity to build a government, but..."
When he said this, he immediately showed a faint smile.
"After the battle, you have to take care of everyone.
return!"
Li Shimin's wishful thinking was immediately exposed.
Muchuan rolled his eyes for a moment, but then he immediately looked steady and solemn.
And he also understood in his heart that Li Shimin was not giving himself military power. It was clearly to allow him to recruit troops and then enrich the country's military strength.
But he also wanted to work hard, and Li Shimin didn't want to take on any trouble, so he just wanted to leave all these things to himself.
His heart was filled with a sense of helplessness. This old fox was much better at playing politics than he was.
He sighed and had no choice but to accept it.
"Wei Chen takes orders!"
Li Shimin laughed loudly, patted his shoulder and said: "You are a very promising person, but you must seize this opportunity. If you can really go out and return safely, your resume will not only be
It’s just a few ordinary strokes!”
Muchuan pretended to be grateful and quickly kowtowed and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will definitely never forget this kindness!"
When he said this, he couldn't help but complain about this stinky old fox in his heart. Although he did give himself a lot of favors, he wants to use himself as a free tool. No one can play with you, Li Shimin.
Thinking of this, Muchuan couldn't help but accept his fate.
Then he had no choice but to thank him and retreat.
When Li Shimin saw him leaving, a faint smile appeared on his lips. Wang De walked out and said: "Your Majesty, this..."
