There is no need to elaborate on what kind of person Li Shimin is.
Face is almost his lifeblood.
Now, when Baekje slaps him in the face like this, how can he still sit still?
He focused his gaze directly on Li Chengqian and said: "Qian'er, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, you might as well tell me what should the Tang Dynasty do now?"
Li Chengqian, who had been silent until now, stood up from the crowd after hearing what Li Shimin said.
Immediately afterwards, he also said slowly: "Now our country is also in a troubled time."
"Both civil servants and generals in the imperial court are undergoing large-scale reforms."
"Therefore, I feel that we should not send troops at this time..." ??
Hearing these words, not to mention all the ministers in the room, even Li Shimin was stunned.
Li Shimin could ask this question.
And it was Li Chengqian who asked, which basically explained his attitude.
After all, Li Chengqian was a staunch fighter from the very beginning, and he stood firmly on Silla's side.
And most of the people in the court knew that after the palace banquet of all nations came to court.
Li Chengqian had been preparing to rush to Silla's aid immediately after using force in Baekje.
But now, everyone knows what he will say.
However, when Li Chengqian opened his mouth, everyone was shocked.
What's going on with this guy?
Why did the war madman suddenly change his gender?
And Li Shimin was stunned for a long time before he said: "Qian'er, do you know that Silla is my vassal of the Tang Dynasty."
"At this moment, Baekje disregarded the feelings of allies and brazenly used force against Silla."
"And as the sovereign state, if we don't send troops to develop during the term, wouldn't it mean that we have to implement what we say?"
"In the future, won't some people say that the Tang Dynasty and Baekje colluded to destroy Silla?"
Hearing this, all the ministers in the room nodded their heads.
Li Ji also slowly spoke: "As the saying goes, if the peninsula is all in the hands of Baekje, if they allied with Japan in the future, Put it all together.”
"Then they can directly take advantage of the geographical advantages and invade the Koryo Road or even the Northeast Road."
"So, this battle must be fought..."
As Li Ji spoke, the veterans around him also spoke one after another.
A strange scene also appeared above the court.
You must know that no matter which battle was fought before, Li Chengqian and his group of emerging generals were always on the side of the main war faction.
The veterans, on the other hand, stood on the neutral side and waited quietly for Li Shimin's arrangements.
But now it has completely reversed, with the emerging faction standing aside in silence.
On the contrary, veterans came forward one after another to express their attitudes.
At the end, Cheng Yaojin even stood up and said: "The behavior of Baekje now is just like that of my naughty son."
"As their father, we in the Tang Dynasty will definitely stand up and give two children a slap in the face if we see them fighting at this moment."
"Otherwise, wouldn't everyone in the world be laughing at us for not being able to raise a son?"
Okay.
As soon as this guy opened his mouth, everyone in the audience burst into laughter.
Even Li Chengqian almost burst out laughing.
After all, it is a country.
But now Lao Cheng directly compared him to his own son.
Dare I ask, is there any more cruel words in this world?
And Li Shimin also cleared his throat and said: "Of course, if you know the rules, there is something wrong with it."
"But his words are rough or not. After all, Datang cannot ignore this matter."
"Otherwise, how will the Tang Dynasty govern the surrounding vassal states in the future?"
"When the time comes, won't all the vassals in the world stand up and you beat me, and I beat you?"
"If this happens, where will the dignity of Datang be?"
"The national prestige of our Tang Dynasty
Where is it?"
Speaking of this, Li Shimin turned his attention to Li Chengqian again: "So Gan'er, what do you think?"
Why did it end up being blamed on me again?
Li Chengqian was also speechless about this.
However, he also has his own plans.
Otherwise, with his temper, he would have already asked Li Shimin for orders to dispatch the Liangzhou Army.
At this moment, Li Chengqian also slowly said: "Father, my son and I still have the same idea, and it has not changed at all."
"The Tang Dynasty is indeed in a troubled time now, and military reforms across the country have not yet been completed."
"Even some generals who will be sent to other places have not graduated from the Military Academy."
"If a war breaks out now, who will be in charge of the whole army? Who will be in charge?"
"Therefore, my suggestion is..."
Li Chengqian looked up at Li Shimin and said: "First blockade Baekje and prohibit domestic merchants from selling grain and other materials to Baekje."
"And this can be regarded as a warning from the Tang Dynasty to Baekje..."
Although Silla and Baekje are not barren lands.
But with their current national strength, it is not easy to feed the people of the country.
They purchase a lot of food supplies from the border of Datang almost every year.
But now, by cutting this off for them, Datang has actually shown its attitude.
Therefore, when Li Shimin heard this proposal, he nodded.
"Of course this is a warning."
"But it has no effect on the crisis Silla is facing now."
Li Shimin looked up at Li Chengqian and said: "After all, if Baekje wants to go to war, it will definitely prepare food and grass in advance."
"And based on their current reserves, I'm afraid it's enough to last until Silla's demise."
"Father is right."
"So, I have a second plan to go along with it." r> Li Chengqian raised his head and said: "I have said before that if we want peace in the northern part of our country, we must either annex Baekje and Silla."
"Either let the two countries live in harmony and become friendly neighbors with Datang."
"But now, they have become my vassal of the Tang Dynasty. If they suddenly use force to annex them, they will definitely be reviled by the world."
"Although the second point seems not difficult to achieve, it requires both countries to have a peaceful monarch."
"I have met Silla Jin Baijing. He is a good old man and he is definitely a person who advocates peace."
"But Baekje, especially Buyeo Yiji, you have also seen it."
"Not only is he ambitious, but he is also capricious. How can he live in peace if he is left in Baekje?"
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian also sighed in a decent manner and said: "But as I said just now, our Tang Dynasty is also in a troubled period now, so it is really inappropriate to send a large army."
“Besides, teaching people how to fish is not as good as teaching people how to fish.”
"Instead of letting Silla rely on us to defend against Baekje."
"It's better to select elites from the army to rush to Silla with new weapons in the form of an ordnance battalion."
"The elites of our army can help Silla train soldiers and improve their combat effectiveness."
"And our army's new weapons can further enhance Silla's combat power."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Li Shimin and said, "In this case, there is no need for us, the Tang Dynasty, to send any more troops there."
All things considered, Li Chengqian's only purpose was this.
That was what made Li Shimin willingly send out the elites from the Wuhan Academy.
You know, Li Shimin has been keeping a close eye on the people from the Wuhan Academy since they started training.
After all, he, Li Shimin, was nominally the principal of the Wuhan Academy, the first military academy in the Tang Dynasty and the first military academy in Chinese history.
And those people are equivalent to his students, Li Shimin, how could he be willing to let these people fight in person?
That's why Li Chengqian came up with this plan and plotted against Li Shimin...