Chapter 1234: What is supposed to come will always come.
Early in the morning, inside the Manlu Hall.
As a rule, after Li Shimin got up, he would come to Ganlu Hall to start his day's work.
And it's the same today.
He arrived at the Manna Palace early, put on the cervical spine brace that his stupid son made for him, and began to read the report sent by the cabinet.
Today's report is about the sentiments of the people in various places.
And because the policies implemented by the Tang Dynasty have become increasingly gentle in recent years, there is only good news and little bad news in various places.
Therefore, when Li Shimin looked at it, he felt extremely happy.
But just when he was concentrating on reading, a big face suddenly looked over from above the memorial.
To be honest, anyone would be frightened by such a weird scene, and Li Shimin was no exception.
His whole body shivered violently and he almost fell off the chair.
But when he looked up, he realized that the owner of that big face was none other than his stupid son Li Chengqian.
In an instant, Li Shimin became angry from shame.
He threw the memorial in his hand onto Li Chengqian's face and roared: "You idiot!"
"I didn't even say hello when I came here."
"Are you trying to scare me to death?"
At this moment, Li Chengqian, who was thrown by Li Shimin, was not angry.
On the contrary, this guy kept a good smile from beginning to end.
He sorted out the memorials and rearranged them back on Li Shimin's desk.
"Isn't it because your father is so focused on watching you that you can't bear to interrupt?"
After saying this, Li Chengqian also bowed and said: "My son, I would like to pay my respects to my father."
"Excuse me?"
Li Shimin picked up the memorial with a puzzled expression on his face, and while looking at it to himself, he said: "Is the sun rising in the west today?"
You know, Li Chengqian is punctual only on weekdays when he goes to pay respects to Empress Changsun.
As for greeting Li Shimin, it simply depends on his own mood.
If he doesn't want to come, then he might as well not even show his face.
But one thing is for sure, as long as this place If you show up, nothing good will happen.
At this moment, Li Shimin also realized this.
"If you still want to tell me about the Wuhan Academy, then go back."
Li Shimin also said without mercy: "This matter is not negotiable..."
"Hi, my father."
"Hasn't this been agreed upon a long time ago? How could I go against my father's wishes?"
"Besides, my father's arrangements are all reasonable."
"After all, going to the battlefield means giving your life to the Lord of Hell."
"You have to ask for personal opinions no matter what, right..."
Li Chengqian rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
And when he heard what he said, Li Shimin felt even more incredible.
What's wrong with this guy?
Did you suddenly change your gender today?
Li Shimin looked at him with a puzzled face and said, "Did you take the wrong medicine today?"
"No."
"I'm not sick either, why should I take medicine?"
While talking, Li Chengqian also walked around behind Li Shimin and rubbed his shoulders.
For a time, a feeling of comfort spread throughout Li Shimin's body.
At this time, Li Chengqian glanced at the protective gear around Li Shimin's neck and said, "This protective gear is out of date now. Let me make a new one for my father in a few days."
"Um."
"You are somewhat filial."
Li Shimin said with a face full of enjoyment: "However, if you really have this filial piety, you might as well be less angry with me in the future."
"I don't want to make my father angry either."
"However, even father and son sometimes have different political views..."
Li Chengqian chuckled, then looked at Li Shimin and said, "Besides, didn't my father often do this before?"
"When Grandpa Huang was in power, didn't you always make Grandpa so angry that he wanted to shoot you with his bow?"
Perhaps it was because of Li Chengqian's words that Li Shimin thought of the past.
And when he recalled the past, there was a slight smile on his face.
After a long while, Li Shimin sighed softly.
"Don't say it yet. If you think about it carefully, it's really like this."
"At that time, your grandpa Huang and I had a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days."
"But……"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, turned around and looked at Li Chengqian, and said, "Is this the reason why you go against me?"
"of course not."
"And I'm not going against you either."
Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said: "But Father, haven't you ever thought that your current governing philosophy is becoming more and more conservative?"
"The population of Baekje is probably not as large as our Chang'an City and surrounding areas combined."
"And their land area is not to mention, it is not even one-third of the smallest area in our country."
"If we beat them, isn't that something we can easily do?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin pursed his lips and said: "It is indeed easy to capture."
"But you decided to let the students from the Wuhan Academy go."
"Have you never thought about it, kid? Those people were cultivated by the Tang Dynasty who spent all their financial and material resources."
Li Shimin looked directly at Li Chengqian and said: "If they have three advantages and two disadvantages, wouldn't it be a loss to the Tang Dynasty?"
Obviously, this guy is still struggling with this issue.
Li Chengqian also had no choice about this.
"But my father."
"The reason why we train them is to make them serve Datang."
"Even if we don't go to the battlefield now, we will in the future."
"And instead of doing this, why not let them experience it now?"
"Do we have to wait until we have to go to war with a big country to spend tens of millions? Or even the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to let them find experience?"
Although what he said was a bit exaggerated.
But it's also true.
After all, whether a general is brave in battle depends on his strength and knowledge.
But it also depends on experience.
Let’s use Li Xiaogong and Li Ji as examples.
In terms of theoretical knowledge, ten Li Xiaogong may not be as good as one Li Ji.
But if it were compared to actual combat, then Li Xiaogong would not be sleepy.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been hundreds of battles, large and small, and Li Xiaogong can be found in at least one-third of them.
This also enabled Li Xiaogong to remain calm no matter what happened when commanding in front of the battle.
Just like the time when Li Chongyi was careless and his formation was suicidally attacked by Japanese troops.
Everyone else was panicking, but he was the only one who remained calm.
After punishing his stupid son, he immediately took command of the command post and defeated the Japanese troops until they could not find the southeast, northwest, and southeast.
And what about Li Ji?
He has encountered this situation before.
During the battle in Mobei, Li Jing originally wanted to send Li Ji to attack Jieli.
But who would have expected that he would encounter the main force of Jieli. Although he relied on his defensive experience to keep himself from falling behind.
But he couldn't do what Li Xiaogong did. After stabilizing the decline, he immediately launched a counterattack.
And this is all due to experience on the battlefield, and it is definitely not an answer that can be found by reading a few more books.
After hearing these words, Li Shimin also heaved a sigh of relief.
After all, he was also a commander, so he naturally knew this truth.
It's just that he felt sorry for his students and was selfish.
At this moment, he also looked at Li Chengqian and said, "I understand what you said."
"But you also have to know that one bite won't make you fat."
“Experience must be gained bit by bit, not acquired in one go.”
Li Shimin lowered his head and said: "When the war is over halfway, or when it is about to end, let them go..."