Chapter 745 Opposition abounds

Seeing Wang De coming out, these people also stopped talking, and then walked into the main hall one by one. Li Shimin stood next to the sand table, and Li Xiang was also standing next to it. The grandfather and grandson must have been talking for a while. It's not short. To find these people should be a major step.

The sand table only became available in the past six months. There was no such thing at all in the past. Even some maps drawn were very different. There was no way to find it accurately from above. But since Li Xiang made it After the sand table came, everyone liked to talk about things next to the sand table. They played and looked at the sand table, which gave them a feeling of dominion over the world.

Li Shimin especially likes this feeling. Now in many places in the palace and the Ministry of War, Li Shimin has ordered the construction of many sand tables. If there is no sand table where you are, then when you explain things, Li Shimin will feel very uncomfortable. They were disgusted with it, so the officials below were well-educated, and they also knew the importance of the sand table. Now this thing is almost a must-have for every government office in the Tang Dynasty.

"You are all here. I am looking at things about the southwest region. Soon this boy will visit Nanzhao. You have some knowledge of the situation there. I called you here today to discuss it. Let's discuss it. How should we continue our relationship with Nanzhao?"

Without the ministers in the court, there are only these few confidants, so Li Shimin can speak more directly. If you have spoken to this extent, is there anything left to discuss? It is obvious that they have taken a fancy to their country. Ever since they captured Tuyuhun, the pace of the Tang Dynasty's conquests has not stopped.

"Then there's nothing more to say. We can just send troops there. According to the information that Weichen knows, their domestic army is not large. They can only support tens of thousands of people to death, and they are distributed across the country. We If our army gets there, it will take no effort at all, and it will probably take only three to five months to force them to surrender."

Cheng Yaojin became excited when he heard this. Although Cheng Yaojin could not lead his troops out of Beijing because of Li Xiang, he was still very interested in expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty. After hearing this, Cheng Yaojin After speaking, Li Shimin was very happy in his heart. He thought the same thing, but he couldn't say it out loud on the surface. If the emperor of a country acted like a warmonger, spreading it would be detrimental to his dignity.

Cheng Yaojin represents the military generals within the imperial court. When Cheng Yaojin said this, Li Xiaogong, General Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde remained silent. Although Cheng Yaojin said it a little rudely, it is true. represents what they mean.

"Wei Chen thinks there is something wrong with this matter."

Fang Xuanling rarely expressed what he meant directly, and always said it in a more euphemistic way, but today I saw so many people here, especially the military generals, and they were also the most important ones in the country. A great general, if they really made the decision, then they would not have the chance to say these words, which would have a profound impact on the entire Tang Dynasty.

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Cheng Yaojin and the others frowned. If they hadn't been together for a long time, they would have scolded each other immediately. What's wrong with that? We are also competing for the living space of the entire Tang Dynasty. Yes, according to what His Highness Taisun said, we are competing for the living space.

"Wei Chen also thinks there is something wrong with this matter."

What surprised everyone was that although Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were both civil servants, the civil servants were basically on Changsun Wuji's side. Changsun Wuji was the representative of the civil servants, and Fang Xuanling had always been isolated from the entire civil servant group. Outside, but how could the two of them unite today?

It’s not just Cheng Yaojin and others who are surprised, including Li Xiang and Li Shimin. They don’t understand the situation today. Although you two are both civil servants, the feud between you two has been going on for many years. It is precisely because these two people fight with each other that it usually gives Li Shimin a headache.

One person is the prime minister of the imperial court, so there is no need to talk about his rights. The other person is his brother-in-law. He has already submitted to him since he started the army. He has helped him with a lot of things. He is also the biological uncle of his children, whether it is Whoever becomes the emperor may have Changsun Wuji's rights all over the world. This is the advantage of Uncle Guo.

In the past, Li Shimin was worried that if the fight between these two people escalated, it would be detrimental to the entire Tang Dynasty, but today, the two people actually had the same opinion. This was the first time in many years.

"You two beloved ministers, you may as well speak directly if you have something to say. This is the first time that I have seen you two have the same opinions in all these years. I would like to hear what you have to say today."

Li Shimin's words shocked the two people. Although Li Shimin was worried about the two people fighting each other, if he was more worried, he would definitely be more worried about the two people colluding. Once the two people colluded, then the civil servants of the imperial court would be They will be invincible. Even if the general group wants to fight with them, they have to think about it.

When a dynasty is in danger, the status of the generals will rise sharply. After all, they have to guard the safety of the dynasty. But if the dynasty is in peace, then there is no way that the generals group can be compared with the civilian officials. Now if it were not for Li If the elephant rises strongly, the Wujiang Group may become even more lonely.

In addition, Li Shimin advocated the imperial examination, which further strengthened the voice of the civil service group. All the new blood came from the imperial examination. Although there were a few military examination candidates, in peacetime, Cheng Yaojin and the others had such a status. Who could How many martial arts people do you like?

"Please, Lord Changsun."

"Prime Minister please."

If they had such a right to speak before, the two of them would have wanted to fight each other, but now they are actually giving in, which makes the people around them even more confused. You two took the wrong medicine today. Yet?

In terms of official positions, Fang Xuanling is naturally the first among civil servants. Who makes him the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty? But in terms of influence, Changsun Wuji should be the first. Many people have long said that, Changsun Wuji was the most powerful family in the Tang Dynasty. Who gave him the innate advantage?