"I will never forget that my father took me to stand at the top of Chang'an City, watching those guys who had accepted a large amount of gold and silver as they proudly withdrew their troops."
"I will never forget, my father said, if you want to take it, you must keep it." .??.
"The humiliation at this moment is the avenging of the shame at some point in the future!"
A look of yearning appeared on Li Chengqian's face.
"So that year."
"We set off with enthusiasm."
"We all know that without defeating the Turks, Datang's border troubles will be impossible to eradicate."
"Without eradicating border troubles, the people of the Tang Dynasty will never be able to truly recuperate and recuperate."
"So that war is no longer fought for a certain person."
"It is to safeguard the nation's opportunity for rebirth after suffering so much."
Li Chengqian's face showed a fierce look again.
"This opportunity was bought with our blood and lives."
Li Chengqian roared directly: "The Turks can't take it away, and no one can take it away!"
"A four-pronged attack, gathering all the heroes of the Tang Dynasty."
"Uncle Li, uncle, teacher, uncle, and General Su, General Xue, etc."
"They fought together under the same battle flag, using their own blood and lives to avenge the shame of our nation."
"In that war, we were like destroying everything, knocking this empire that once laughed at us at our feet."
"They claimed to be the strongest elite cavalry team, but they were beaten to a pulp by their teacher. They cried for their father and mother."
"In that war, more than 100,000 people surrendered, and even that old boy Jieli became our prisoner."
Li Chengqian said with a cruel smile on his lips: "The once arrogant Turkic Khanate could only tremble under our feet at that moment..."
Speaking of which.
Li Chengqian turned to look at Wei Zheng and said: "What I said today is not to emphasize to you that in the future, the countries in the Western Regions will become as powerful as the Turks."
"But I want to tell everyone in the world." "Our Tang Dynasty is no longer the weak Central Plains dynasty a hundred years ago."
"The Tang Dynasty cannot be bullied, and the people of the Tang Dynasty cannot be humiliated."
"If anyone dares to touch a hair of the people of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will break through his capital."
"If anyone dares to hurt one of my fellow citizens of the Tang Dynasty, I will take my sons of the Tang Dynasty and beat them until their race is exterminated."
Li Chengqian then looked at Wei Zheng and said, "So, don't talk to me about royal principles, let alone benevolence and righteousness."
"In my eyes, there is only my country and my home."
"And all the people of the Tang Dynasty are my family."
"He from the Qiuci Kingdom sent troops to kill my brothers and sisters."
"All I can do is lead the troops to bring back the disaster they caused to my brothers and sisters."
Li Chengqian had a smile on his lips, and stared at Wei Zheng without blinking: "The enemy can do something, and so can I."
After saying this, Wei Zheng was speechless.
This was the first time that he was left speechless by someone.
As for the people watching, some were surprised, some were angry, and some had excitement on their faces.
Especially Li Shimin, he now wants to applaud his son.
"The enemy can do it, and I can do it too."
"That is nice……"
Li Shimin said with a face full of emotion: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, our Tang Dynasty is no longer the dynasty that could be bullied by others a hundred years ago."
"The royal way is only spoken to those who can understand human speech."
"If you can't understand people's words, all we can give you are sharp swords and flaming cannonballs."
"They massacred our people, why can't we avenge our own people?"
"They looted our treasures, why can't we get them back?"
"Is there any reason in this world that you can only be beaten passively, but you can't fight back?"
Li Shimin looked at the crowd and said: "Today's topic has reached this point, then I
Just say one thing."
"The imperial court is not superior, and we are not superior to others."
"The people are water, and the imperial court is a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
"The existence of the imperial court is to maintain the survival of the people and allow them to move around better."
"And the soul of the Tang Dynasty is not me, but the millions of people of the Tang Dynasty in the world."
This sentence was also said to him by Li Chengqian once.
It was only after he thought about it several times that he understood the truth behind it.
And he wanted to tell these truths to all the ministers in front of him today.
Let them know who is in charge.
The people are supreme, the king is subordinate, and the officials are secondary.
And when he said this, Li Shimin slowly stood up and said loudly: "Whoever dares to touch a hair of our people, my troops will destroy their capital."
"Whoever dares to harm our people will be punished by me with my troops until their race is exterminated."
Li Shimin looked around at everyone and said: "This will be the national policy of the Tang Dynasty in the future!"
That’s it for now.
What else is there to say?
This has been designated as a national policy by Li Shimin. What other crimes does Li Chengqian have?
All the generals bowed down first and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Subsequently, the civil servants group, headed by Changsun Wuji, and some centrists also knelt down and shouted sagely.
Only a few people were still standing there, somewhat at a loss.
Among them was Wei Zheng, who was confronting Li Chengqian.
His chest rose and fell violently, and he looked straight at Li Chengqian.
After a long time, his clenched fists slowly loosened, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
Saw this scene.
Li Shimin's expression changed subtly.
Later, he added: "If something happens, we will start to act, but if nothing happens, we will retreat."
After the court was quiet for a few seconds, Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Dismiss the court."
Before anyone could leave, Li Shimin said: "Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Li Chengqian will go to Gansu with me." Ludian, I still have something to discuss with you."
Several people did not hesitate and followed Li Shimin's footsteps, leaving the Tai Chi Palace and heading straight towards the Ganlu Palace.
…
Inside the Manna Hall.
After Li Shimin sat down, everyone stood up.
Wei Zheng suddenly made an unexpected move.
In front of everyone and Li Shimin, he bowed deeply towards Li Chengqian.
"Before, the veteran's mind was really too narrow-minded."
"Perhaps I didn't react, or maybe I was stupid because of my reading and just thought that what I thought was right."
"So much so that I can't even tell what the righteousness of family and country is."
He cupped his hands and said: "I made a mistake today, I hope Your Highness will forgive you..."
After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "I hope your Majesty will forgive you..."
Wei Zheng's behavior was not an act.
He was really convinced.
Earlier, he had always stubbornly believed that Li Chengqian was an ignorant guy.
But what Li Chengqian said today completely shattered all his views on Li Chengqian.
Similarly, Li Chengqian also shattered his three views with his words today.
But at this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
What does this mean?
Did Wei Zheng and Li Chengqian admit their mistake?
Wei Zheng has always been the tough guy.
After all, he is someone who even Li Shimin dares to fight against.
But today, he was convinced. How could this not surprise people?
Even Li Shimin was in a daze. It took him a while before he came to his senses.
He hurriedly got off the stage and helped Wei Zheng up, saying, "Wei Aiqing, I don't blame you."
"His Majesty……"
Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin with a moved face: "Your Majesty does not blame the old minister, but the old minister must blame himself. The old minister really has no face to serve as an official..."