At this moment, after hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Shimin also took a deep breath.
He had already discussed this matter with Li Ke and Li Chengqian in private.
Before, when he raised it in the court, no one of the ministers present stood up to raise objections.
At this moment, seeing Wei Zheng suddenly stand up, he was really a little unhappy.
"Hasn't this matter been discussed before?" .??.??
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Are we still going to take it out and talk about it over and over again?"
"I don't want to dwell on this matter all the time."
Wei Zheng said neither humble nor arrogantly: "But this matter is related to the danger of the country, so I have to say it."
"The survival of the country?"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and said, "Wei Aiqing, your words are inevitably a bit alarmist."
"This is not an alarmist statement."
"Since the Spring and Autumn Period, our Central Plains Dynasty has been at war with the barbarians of the Northern Desert, which lasted for thousands of years."
Wei Zheng raised his head and said, "And the blood debt accumulated in this is more than tens of millions?"
"Even, instead of talking about the ancient dynasty, just talk about me, the Tang Dynasty."
"We have been at war with the Northern Desert Turks for decades, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were bloodied on the battlefield in exchange for today's peace."
"But now, Your Majesty wants these barbarians from the past to come and live in our Tang Dynasty. Isn't this an insult and blasphemy to those soldiers?"
Wei Zheng spread his hands and said: "If Your Majesty acts like this, when our Tang Dynasty is in danger again in the future, will there be anyone willing to draw a sword and fight for our Tang Dynasty?"
Wei Zheng is such a person.
He doesn't care about face or not, he will always be straightforward, just like that stupid guy.
Fortunately, he met Li Shimin.
If someone like him met another monarch, even ten heads would not be enough to cut him off.
After hearing what this guy said, Li Shimin also became darkened on the spot.
How could she not have thought this way once upon a time?
But Li Chengqian once said well, if you want to convince everyone in the world, you have to show an all-encompassing magnanimity. If you are always worrying about the past, how can you become the true overlord of the world?
And just when he was about to say a few words in reply,
Li Chengqian, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
"Master Wei."
"Isn't this a bit harsh?"
Li Chengqian said slowly: "It's not like we haven't done anything to summarize the barbarians before."
"Before we pacified the Northern Desert Turks, millions of old Turkic people moved southward and became the New Tang people of our Tang Dynasty."
"Now, more than ten years have passed."
"They not only live and work contentedly in our territory of Datang."
"In the previous wars, he fought side by side with me, the son of the Tang Dynasty, and shed his blood for the Tang Dynasty."
"Nowadays, even the officers and soldiers in the army have accepted that although they look different, they are also one with the same soldiers who are full of dreams of serving the country."
"If this can be considered insulting and blasphemous, then what is not?"
Li Chengqian turned to look at Wei Zheng and said, "Do we have to wait a few hundred years before launching another battle in Mobei, killing and injuring hundreds of thousands of our brothers?"
Anyone who is familiar with history will know this.
The barbarians in the north cannot be defeated, and they cannot be killed.
No matter what dynasty or generation, no matter how the Northern Desert barbarians are beaten, as long as the Central Plains becomes weak, the northern barbarians will immediately resurrect.
This was true for the powerful Qin Dynasty, this was true for the powerful Han Dynasty, and it was also true for the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Even later, the Northern Desert barbarians had formed a very large system.
After the prosperous Tang Dynasty, no dynasty could shake the dominance of the Northern Desert barbarians.
But now, through the Sui and Tang dynasties, and with the efforts and sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of people, the rise of the Northern Desert has finally been suppressed.
It also made the Northern Desert more interested in the Central Plains dynasty.
No threats.
But as I said before, the rise and fall of the Northern Desert nation is an endless cycle.
Tens or hundreds of years later, they will still be on the same scale as before.
It would be easy to say if the prosperous Tang Dynasty was still strong, but what if it was not strong?
For Datang, it would be a disaster.
And wasn't the reason that later led to the downfall of the Tang Dynasty precisely because of the rise of the Northern Dynasty?
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian raised his hands towards Li Shimin and said: "Father, there are no forces resisting the Tang Dynasty in the Northern Desert."
"As long as my father gives an order, they will immediately respond and come to live in my Datang and become my subjects."
"Furthermore, my father and I have promised those people a long time ago."
"As long as they are willing to come, our country's door to the Tang Dynasty will be open to them at any time."
"So, I also want to ask my father for help, and ask my father to grant them the status of Tang people and allow them to live in the Tang Dynasty."
"this……"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and then looked at Wei Zheng.
But before Wei Zheng could speak, a minister named Wang jumped out first.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."
"These uncivilized barbarians are barbaric and have no rules. They will inevitably cause trouble in our country, the Tang Dynasty."
"If some people with ulterior motives come in and gather people to rebel, they will no longer be outside the country but within the country..."
"At that time, I, the son of the Tang Dynasty, will suffer the devastation of war again."
The minister surnamed Wang also knelt down towards Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, think twice..."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian changed his usual easy-going demeanor.
He turned his head and looked at the person who spoke coldly, and sneered: "Your words have never been said by Mr. Wei. Don't you think it's a bit exaggerated?"
"Exaggerated?"
"Your Highness, I might as well tell you the truth, I don't feel that at all."
That The minister surnamed Wang seemed not to be afraid of Li Chengqian at all, and said bluntly: "Those uncivilized barbarians are difficult to control, and they all have a feud with me, the Tang Dynasty."
"Indeed, His Highness the Crown Prince feels that our Tang Dynasty should be open to all rivers and accept everyone who is willing to live in harmony with our Tang Dynasty."
"But no one can talk about feuding well."
"Maybe no one cares about us in the Tang Dynasty, but what about them?"
"If there are people with ulterior motives involved, how is His Highness the Crown Prince's behavior any different from luring a wolf into the house?"
What you said is really ugly.
Basically, he just didn’t point his finger at Li Chengqian and scold him.
When he heard this, Li Chengqian was also very angry.
He looked directly at the other party and said: "In your opinion, how should the barbarians be dealt with?"
"Of course let them fend for themselves."
The minister surnamed Wang still had integrity written all over his face.
"Now the Northern Desert has been pacified."
"Once upon a time, the barbarians in the Northern Desert were already afraid of me, the Tang Dynasty."
The minister surnamed Wang raised his head and said, "Presumably, even if I gave them ten courages, they would not dare to invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty and insult the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"Scared?"
When he heard these words, Li Chengqian really wanted to give this guy a kick on the spot.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Then can you guarantee that these barbarians will not attack our country, the Tang Dynasty, for ten years?"
"this……"
Upon hearing this, the minister surnamed Wang was speechless on the spot.
How could he dare to guarantee this?
It's okay if he doesn't come, but if he comes, won't he have to bear the responsibility?
The minister surnamed Wang pursed his lips, then raised his hands to face Li Shimin, and said righteously: "I am a brave man of the Tang Dynasty. As long as they dare to come, our country will send troops to attack them."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian also burst out laughing.
He pointed directly at the man and said: "Everyone here can do it. If you have the ability, you can do it!"