The night of the Tang Dynasty was still stuffy. At this time, Chang'an had already beaten the Jingjie drum, but the palace was still brightly lit.

A bright moon in the sky, and the palace walls were white. On the top floor of Taiji Hall, the highest point of the palace, Li Shimin looked at the quiet Chang'an City with his hands behind his back.

Suddenly there was footsteps behind him, and Empress Changsun slowly walked to him.

Li Shimin did not look back, but just sighed softly and said, "Has Guanyin maid been asleep yet?"

Empress Changsun reached out to hug her husband's arms and said softly: "Your Majesty cannot sleep at night three times in a row. How can I fall asleep in peace and comfort..."

"well!"

Li Shimin sighed again, patted the back of the queen's hand with his hand, and said softly: "Once upon a time, I never feared anything. I felt that I could survive many times of oppression due to storms and storms. Why did I lose my original courage when I became the emperor now?"

"Because you are the emperor, you are no longer the King of Qin."

Empress Changsun spoke quietly and said with some distress: "As the King of Qin, you only need to be good at fighting. No matter what difficulties you encounter, you will be able to cut through all the way. But you are an emperor now and you have to maintain the whole world. That's why you seem indecisive and cringe when encountering things. This is not losing your martial spirit. I think this is the real great benevolence and courage."

Since ancient times, no one knows a husband is better than a wife. If anyone in the world knows Li Shimin the best, he will definitely be the Empress Changsun who has been with him for the rest of her life. Li Shimin kept patting his wife's hand lightly, and the expression on his face seemed very sad.

Who could have imagined that emperors with great talent and strategy throughout the ages would also have sorrow.

He still looked at Chang'an, looked at the lights of thousands of families all over the city, and suddenly spoke: "I have received the secret report from the Hundred Riders. The grassland has turned yellow since early July. According to the old local herders, this is a disaster that is rare in a century. This winter, the grassland will inevitably blew with white hair."

Empress Changsun listened quietly, and only then said softly: "This is a natural disaster..."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "The Turks do not have to do production, so it is more difficult for the Han people to resist natural disasters. In order to survive this cold winter, Jie Li will inevitably go south to plunder. I am afraid that the battle between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty will never be avoided..."

He stopped here and then said: "Short after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, there were only 600,000 regular soldiers and horses, and most of them were government soldiers and infantry, and they were also scattered in various places. Even if I could summon urgently, I could only draw up 300,000. And the Turkic cavalry had at least one million!"

Empress Changsun suddenly spoke with anticipation: "Your Majesty, our nephew..."

Li Shimin waved her hand and interrupted her, saying in a deep voice: "He can't play a big role, so don't have too much hope. When fighting for the world, the strong generals can attack the city and capture the village. The reason why the third brother was able to sweep the world was because all the anti-kings were fighting for the country. Everyone must bite the bullet and fight him. If we don't fight, we will slowly occupy the entrenched land. But now it is different. Now it is a war between countries, and the role that the powerful generals can play is greatly reduced!"

"Why is this?"

Empress Changsun was obviously puzzled.

Li Shimin sighed and said helplessly: "Because the Turks will not fight against peerless generals, our Tang Dynasty is vast, and the Turks are all cavalry. They can plunder everywhere by their advantage. They can avoid them when they encounter hard bones that cannot be chewed. Even if the child is really as powerful as his third brother, he cannot be divided into tens of thousands or tens of thousands of people alone. As long as the Turks avoid him, the child will play a very poor role."

"Your Majesty has other powerful generals!"

Changsun spoke again and said hurriedly: "Cheng Zhijie, Li Ji, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, and our brother-in-law Chai Shao, these people are all powerful generals, and Your Majesty can send them all out."

Li Shimin laughed and said, "You still don't understand Guanyin maid. What I lack now is not a powerful general, but a large army that can fight against the Turkic cavalry. The generals under my command can indeed fight, but you can't let them go alone. The Tang Dynasty can only draw 300,000 troops. If we divide our troops to fight against one million Turkic cavalry, the ending is simply unimaginable, and everyone will be eaten by the Turkic little by little."

Empress Changsun's face turned pale.

After a long time, the queen's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had a good idea, and said with a desire: "If we can create a battle situation and attract all the Turkic troops together, and then the Tang Dynasty and the other party have a tough battle, then our nephew will be able to exert our power."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, his face obviously became wonderful.

Changsun followed and said, "Your Majesty should still remember that we used this move back then. At that time, the Tang Dynasty did not have an advantage, but used various means to force the rebel kings from all over the world to gather in Siming Mountain. In that decisive battle, the third brother beat the sea of ​​corpses and blood, he could penetrate millions of troops by himself. If this time he could force the Turks to fight, our nephew could knock them down alone."

Li Shimin gasped heavily, suddenly hurriedly shook Changsun's arm and said, "I will summon all the ministers now to see if I can come up with some strategies."

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious..."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Changsun quickly stopped him. The queen's eyes were obviously strange and she whispered: "Have you forgotten that the Turkic envoy is in the city."

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, then his tiger's eyes flashed and he said thoughtfully: "The two countries are fighting, and the envoys will not be killed. According to the rules, I will have to hold a state banquet."

"The state banquet is an opportunity!"

Changsun spoke quickly and said softly: "When the Tang Dynasty is playing a play, put all the strategies on the surface, and then release the Turkic envoys back, forcing the Turks to follow our plans."

Li Shimin suddenly frowned and looked at his wife, saying with a deep meaning: "Guanyin Maid, tell me the truth, who taught me this method just now?"

Changsun opened his mouth.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I have been a couple with you for more than ten years. Guanyin maid, don't hide it from me. You are so grand by nature. You can't think of such a way. Tell me, who is it?"

Changsun suddenly bowed his knees and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to speak and call Li Yun into the palace. Our nephew has three strategies for Pingtu. The solution just now was what he said."

Li Shimin was stunned.

Empress Changsun said again: "It's just that this child is too cautious and he doesn't want to reveal it even if he is in a good position. The reason why I learned about his method was that Duke Lu secretly sent someone to report it!"

Li Shimin was stunned again and couldn't help but say, "In other words, he is unwilling to share the worries of the country if he has a plan?"

The queen was worried that her husband would be angry and hurriedly said, "It's no wonder that he is. This child doesn't know his life experience yet. He only thinks he is a refugee. Since ancient times, a gentleman has not stood under a dangerous wall. He is afraid that if he says too much, he will cause trouble."

Li Shimin frowned and suddenly said, "How come Cheng Zhijie sent someone to report to you again?"

Changsun explained: "Duke Lu heard from Cheng Chumo. Your Majesty, don't you know yet. Our nephew took four more apprentices. He is very busy now. He has to lead the refugees to do business and train five melon kids to learn things. The three strategies for Pingtu that I mentioned are what he taught Cheng Chumo and others."

Li Shimin smiled, his smile was meaningful.

The emperor suddenly looked outside Chang'an City and said with great meaning: "I understand. This child is foolish to me. He actually wants to tell me the plan, but he is afraid that he will take responsibility if he says too much. So he let me know by teaching his disciples, and then I will definitely be unable to bear to ask him for questions."

Empress Changsun also laughed, with a hint of doting and indulgence in her laughter, and said, "If you ask him for a question, it is a matter of asking him to do things. At that time, no matter whether it is right or wrong, he will not need to bear the responsibility."

Li Shimin laughed and scolded, saying, "I clearly have Ba Yong of my third brother, but I just want to learn from others to play with my brain."

Changsun Rourou sighed and suddenly said with a strange look: "I hope he will not be like my third brother."

Li Shimin's eyes turned dark.

The emperor looked at Chang'an with his hands behind his back, and his expression was hesitant. After a long time, he suddenly said to a corner in a deep voice: "Transfer my order and urgently call Li Yun to enter the palace late at night!"

After saying this, he immediately said: "I will invite Li Xun, the great master of Zongzheng Temple, to enter the palace, and Li Xiaogong, the first royal family, and a couple, to send a message to Li Shentong, the King of Huainan, to ask him to come as much as possible, and he said that this is my request. Tonight, the Li family will do a major event."

Look!

Someone in the corner responded respectfully, and then he heard the steps away.

Li Shimin's eyes flashed a few times, and suddenly looked at Empress Changsun and said, "Guanyin maid, you go to Tai Chi Palace with me. We, husband and wife, personally beg our father to come out."
Chapter completed!