Chapter 168 It’s also difficult for the Tang Dynasty

After several important ministers came to the back hall, they heard Li Shimin sighing before they entered the door. Everyone understood what was going on. Everyone thought that their children and grandchildren would all be outstanding, but God is fair. It may be that your children and grandchildren take all the advantages.

Li Tai's best place is in literature, and he should develop well in this area. However, Li Shimin gave him hope before and made him think that he could get the crown prince's position, so this guy abandoned his advantage and instead became You want to develop in all aspects, but in some aspects you are simply not the right person. For example, the idea you proposed this morning, can this matter be changed easily? This is related to the foundation of the entire army.

"Everyone, sit down and serve tea."

Li Shimin steeled himself and asked these people to find a place to sit down. Although the emperor and his ministers were different, they had all worked together for many years. As long as it was not a particularly important occasion, everyone could sit down and discuss matters.

"Qingque didn't mean that. You two have to bother to explain it to him."

Li Shimin felt a headache when he talked about this matter. If the idea Li Tai mentioned was spoken by ordinary people, the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty might not think much about it. After all, everyone has the right to speak. But if it were said in the mouth of a prince of the imperial court, they would probably feel that the emperor was also working on this matter, and it might become a reality sooner or later, and then it might shake the morale of the military.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The two of us will naturally explain it to the people below. As long as we don't make decisions about the officers and soldiers on the southwest front, I believe this rumor will be self-defeating. I just ask the Emperor to give more instructions to His Highness the King of Wei. Such language must never be spread in the future."

Li Xiaogong is also a member of the Li family. Li Jing, the current number two figure in the military, is not suitable to say this, but as a member of the royal family, he can naturally say this. Criticizing Li Tai is like criticizing his own junior.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. I will settle the accounts with him another day. Has your Ministry of War conducted any deductions? If the war continues, how long will it take?"

Li Shimin quickly moved on to the next topic, but everyone saw Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Tai. As long as everyone was not stupid, they could all see that Li Tai was getting further and further away from that position. Okay, if there are any more naughty operations in the future, then there will be no hope at all.

These people are also people who do practical things. It is impossible for them to be confused because of Li Tai's affairs. When they heard the second half of Li Shimin's words, they knew what Li Shimin was thinking. Li Shimin really I want to solve Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, but unfortunately the time is not mature enough now.

If there had been no expedition to Goryeo a few years ago, the Tang treasury would not have been so empty. A mere Tuyuhun would not be a problem. But now we can’t even come up with next month’s military expenses. If we continue to order the soldiers to attack If so, it would be too risky. It doesn't mean that we can't win, it just means that there can't be any mistakes in the middle. This is too high a requirement for a war.

"When I returned to the emperor, I made some estimates of the battle situation. Combined with the battle reports they sent back from the front line, if we want to solve Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, we need all the officers and soldiers on the southwest front line, at least about 60,000 people. This battle will take three months to half a year, and this is when all parties are progressing smoothly."

The reason why Li Shimin let General Li Jing stay in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is because he understood that military affairs are no small matter, and General Li Jing never tries to figure out the holy will, and always does the kind of things he says. Therefore, Li Shimin Only with a thorough understanding of the military situation across the country, if it were another person, he might have followed his own words. He was indeed happy at the time, but for the battle situation on the front line, it was indeed a disaster.

After everyone heard this, they stopped interrupting. They all knew that the emperor's brain was very useful, and he was much better than them by drawing inferences from one instance to another. General Li Jing had said so. There might be differences on the front lines, but they were also different. Not far.

Tang Jian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, originally wanted to say a few words. After all, there was no money in the official warehouse, but after listening to General Li Jing's words, he chose to remain silent. We can squeeze out one month's money, and two months. You can stop everything else, but if it lasts from three months to half a year, then just stop eating!

"It seems that you all have an idea. Can we just make peace?"

Li Shimin said unwillingly that this time the war against Tuyuhun was at its peak at the beginning. He originally wanted to eliminate Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, but the current expenditures are too high. The army spends nearly 100,000 yuan on the front line every day. With so many people still without resettlement, it is indeed not suitable to continue to delay the process.

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

When the people present collectively said this, Li Shimin knew that these people had discussed it, and Li Shimin also knew what the following people meant. They were just afraid that he would be so happy that he insisted on ordering the army in front to attack. After defeating Tuyuhun, the entire imperial court's finances would go bankrupt.

If Tuyuhun was a prosperous place, the various lands and money it occupied might be able to bring the imperial court back. However, except for some cattle and horses, Tuyuhun had no other gold and silver items, and it might not be able to Bring them all back.

"Then let's negotiate and let them get the best conditions for me, Datang."

There was a trace of reluctance in Li Shimin's words, but Li Shimin was a famous emperor through the ages, and he would never take great advantage of his own preferences. Many things could still be taken into consideration based on the actual situation, so in this case, Li Shimin chose to negotiate.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Emperor Changsun sent someone back. Before the negotiations, he hopes that the court will take the following actions to cooperate with the negotiations on the southwest front."

Changsun Wuji took out a letter from Li Xiang. Many of the things in it were extremely important. Changsun Wuji kept praising him when he read it. Now that the emperor is sure that he wants to negotiate, he must take this letter. We have to come out and show it to the emperor. After the emperor approves it, we can make a series of actions across the country, and then let Tuyuhun's agents get the news, which will then affect the negotiations between the two countries on the southwest border, so that we can get the maximum Interests……