The government is in charge of the province, the government affairs hall.

Since the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin has come here every day to discuss the affairs of the prime ministers, but Li Shimin's face is the most ugly today.

Just last night, Li Shimin received an urgent case from the Turks. He knew that Jie Li had rejected his request to welcome the host to return to China.

Since Li Ke went north, Li Shimin has known that it is not easy to take Li Ke back, but he still has some expectations for Zheng Yuanshou's trip north, but as the news came, his hopes were shattered.

The martial virtues have passed, and at the beginning of Zhenguan, it has been half a year since Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, but in this half year, Li Shimin still lived in the Eastern Palace and failed to enter the Tai Chi Palace.

As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words are not smooth. As an emperor, Li Shimin always lives in the East Palace is not a solution.

But the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan himself refused to leave the Tai Chi Palace. Although Li Shimin was the emperor, he was also a son of man and could not drive Li Yuan out.

If Li Shimin wanted Li Yuan to take the initiative to give up Tai Chi Palace, he still lacked a huge achievement. At present, Li Shimin even his parents and children are still in the Turkic state, so how can he talk about achievements? Li Shimin was inevitably upset when he thought of these.

"I believe you all know the news about the Turks. The Turks and the Tang Dynasty are not inferior to the Western Han Dynasty of the Huns. If the Turks are not eliminated, the northern line of the Tang Dynasty is unstable. Can all the good plans?" Li Shimin's face was as deep as water. He sat on his head, looked at the people in the Political Affairs Hall and asked.

The Political Affairs Hall was usually the place where the prime minister was the director, but today Li Shimin issued an edict to the officials of the civil and military affairs, and all the officials of the third rank or above in Chang'an City were here.

Before Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Jing, who had recently been transferred to the Minister of War, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to defeat the Turks, you must first obtain the land of Xiazhou, and if you want to obtain the land of Xiazhou, you must first kill the Liang Shidu. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Liang Shidu has been abducted for a long time. I think the most urgent task is to get rid of the Liang Shidu and take back Xiazhou."

Since the founding of Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty, Jie Li went south several times and did not eliminate the Liang army. The confrontation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks will always fall into a passive position.

Li Shimin said: "The troubles of Liang Shidu have been around for a long time. Since the pharmacist said, he must have been calculating."

Li Jing said: "The Liang Shidu is not capable of being a mediocre person. The one who can rely on Xiazhou to cause trouble for the Northern Line is nothing more than the support of the Turks. If you want to force it forward, it may cause too much trouble, which will inevitably attract reinforcements from the Turks. I think that if you want to take Xiazhou, you should start from within it."

After hearing Li Jing's words, Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully and said, "Pharmacist, let me say it in detail."

Li Jing said: "Mr. Liang did not know the destiny. He resisted the Tang Dynasty and was a mantis chariot. Although he was a madman, most of his subordinates were sober. I have contacted Liu Min, the governor of Xia, and Liu Lancheng, under Liang Shidu, to secretly discuss the separation of the superiors and subordinates and capture Xiazhou."

Master Liang recognized the Turks as the main one, and was willing to be the lackeys of the Turks and guard the southern gate for them. However, this did not mean the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. How could Shuobei men, who were mostly bloody, be willing to be the lackeys of the Turks, let those Hu people ride on their heads and shout at them.

Not to mention the distance, Liang Shidu's cousin Liang Luoren complained about Liang Shidu's trip, but he had not yet broken up.

The Tang Dynasty was the main story of the Central Plains and occupied the righteousness. Li Jing ordered people to secretly contact the Xia Governor General Liu Min and Sima Liu Lancheng. When they hit it off, they had the idea of ​​alienating Xiazhou and conspiring to seize Xiazhou.

Li Shimin listened to Li Jing's words and nodded in agreement: "The pharmacist hits the point, which coincides with what I think, so the matter will be handled by the pharmacist."

"No!" Li Shimin ordered, and Li Jing leaned over and responded.

Just as Li Jing's promise fell, Chang Tu, who was originally waiting outside the door, suddenly walked in.

"Report to Your Majesty, Zheng Yuanshou, the Taichang Qing, asked for a visit." Chang Tu entered the inner room and told Li Shimin.

"Is Zheng Yuanshou back?" Li Shimin looked surprised when he heard Chang Tu's words.

Chang'an is thousands of miles away from the Turkic Khanate. The message Li Shimin received was sent by messengers day and night, and hundreds of miles in a hurry. This was just delivered yesterday. It is logical that the mission has already arrived, and no matter how fast it is, it will take at least three days to arrive in Beijing. However, Zheng Yuanshou has already returned today.

Li Shimin's first reaction was that Zheng Yuanshou knew that he had a humiliating mission and quickly returned to Beijing to apologize.

In fact, Li Shimin also knew that Zheng Yuanshou was not easy to go north this time. Li Ke was in Jie Li's hands. Unless Jie Li was so arrogant that he could not add more, how could he put the chips in his hands back?

Seeing Zheng Yuanshou so panic, Li Shimin had already calmed down most of his anger and said to Chang Tu: "Accurate!"

Chang Tu retired and took Zheng Yuanshou to the Political Affairs Hall.

"My memory Zheng Yuanshou was insulted by the emperor's order and failed to welcome the King of Shu. Please punish Your Majesty."

Li Shimin raised his hand and signaled Zheng Yuanshou to stand up and said, "Jie Li is a wolf's ambition, it is not easy to welcome Ke'er back. I won't discuss the apology for the time being. Let's talk about your experience in going to the Turks this time."

Zheng Yuanshou said: "The lower officials rushed back to Chang'an under the order of the King of Shu, for this reason."

Follow the order of the King of Shu?

Li Shimin listened to Zheng Yuanshou's words and showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Although Li Ke is a prince, in the eyes of officials from aristocratic families like Zheng Yuanshou, the identity of a prince does not seem to be enough to make them obey their orders.

Li Shimin asked, "What's the matter with Ke'er?"

Zheng Yuanshou took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Li Shimin, saying, "This is written by the King of Shu, please read the holy text of Your Majesty."

Li Shimin took the letter from Zheng Yuanshou's hand, opened the letter suspiciously, looked down, and with only a few glances, a wave of waves emerged from the empty space in his heart.

"The father, the emperor, and the son, Li Ke, asked him for help: "Son, I have heard that, 'Therefore, I know the beginning of myself, and then I know the others', I have lived in the Turks for half a year, and I have gained some gains from the affairs of the Turks. The strength of the Turks was in various tribes on the grasslands. The son, I thought that if I wanted to defeat the Turks, I would first divide the tribes. In the northwest of the Turks, there was a tribe named Xueyantuo in Yu Dujun Mountain."

If this letter was taken out from Li Jing or Li Ji and others, Li Shimin would not be surprised except to appreciate it. However, when Li Shimin thought that this letter was written by his nine-year-old third son, he was inevitably surprised and happy.

What was shocked was that the nine-year-old boy had such a look and was happy about it. This nine-year-old boy was his parent-child.

"Keming, look, and after reading this letter, I will pass it on to everyone." The gloom on Li Shimin's face suddenly dissipated, and he handed the letter in his hand to Du Ruhui's hand and smiled.

Du Ruhui was the secretary of Li Shimin in his early years and fought with Li Shimin in all directions. Therefore, although Du Ruhui was a civil servant, he also knew about the war. He looked at Li Ke's letters for a few times, and his expression became excited.

Du Ruhui handed the letter to Fang Xuanling, who was starting to attack, and stood up to Li Shimin and said, "The King of Shu is very kind, I think it is okay. Although the King of Shu is young, he has such a vision. He can be called a virtuous person. I congratulate you on Your Majesty!"

Du Ruhui's words reached Changsun Wuji's ears, and Changsun Wuji frowned slightly inadvertently.
Chapter completed!