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Li Er glanced at the ministers, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the chill passed over him.

"Yi Nan Shu'er dares to send troops to invade Mo Nan, if I don't wipe it out, it will be hard to convince all the people in the world!"

"I decided to take this opportunity to send troops to Monan to annihilate the Xueyan Khanate army in one fell swoop!"

"What do you think, who should be appointed as the coach?"

"Your Majesty, it has not been long since the Great Tang conquest of Gaochang, so it is not suitable to use troops."

Before anyone else answered, Wei Zheng spoke first.

"I believe that envoys should be sent to negotiate with the Xueyan Khanate and sign a covenant with each other. The best policy is to ensure the tranquility of the border of the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, you must never sign an alliance with the Xueyan Khanate!"

Changsun Wuji immediately opposed Wei Zheng.

"The little Xueyan Khanate dares to challenge the Great Tang, and must teach him a lesson!"

"Yes, teach these Mobei thieves a good lesson!"

Yuchi said respectfully.

Cheng Yaojin nodded in agreement.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that we should send troops to attack Xue Yantuo, but it is not at this time. We should prepare our troops first, and then send troops after we are fully prepared."

Fang Xuanling bowed and said in a leisurely manner.

Li Er put on a serious face, thinking deeply.

He saw the corner of Li Jing's mouth move slightly, he hesitated to speak, so he squeezed out a smile and said:

"What is Duke Wei's intention?"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, there is only one word - fight!"

Li Jing said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Since ancient times, villains have been afraid of fists!"

"To deal with foreign aggression, the only way is to beat it submissively! Otherwise, the foreign aggression will continue!"

After hearing this, Li Er nodded in satisfaction and said, "What Duke Wei said is exactly what I want!"

After a pause, he glanced at the ministers again: "My Great Tang has swept all the countries, and now the army is strong and strong, so why should I be jealous of a small Khanate?"

"Yi Nan Shu'er dares to harass Monan, who has already belonged to my Great Tang, it is tantamount to making an enemy of my Great Tang!"

"I have made up my mind. Tomorrow, I will dispatch troops and generals to attack Xue Yan's army!"

……

The next day!

Li Er issued a decree in the Hall of Liangyi.

First of all, he ordered the British Duke Li Ji to be the general manager of the march, leading tens of thousands of troops, and went north to fight against the army of the Xueyan Khanate;

Then ordered Zhang Jian, Li Daliang, Li Xiyu, Zhang Shigui and other generals to lead troops to assist Li Ji, and divided into five armies to attack the Xueyan Khanate.

The decree was expedited from [-] li, and Hong Ling was dispatched to deliver it to the generals.

"Report to His Majesty, there is another urgent report at the border!"

Not long after Li Er's order was issued, a servant presented an urgent report from Yanmen Pass.

Li Ermei frowned after receiving the urgent report from the servant.

He thought there was a war at the border.

But when he read the urgent report, he couldn't help laughing.

All the ministers were puzzled when they saw Li Er laughing.

Looking at the dumbfounded ministers, Li Er said slowly:
"I received an urgent report from Youyanmen Pass that a group of recruits from Yanmen Pass had rushed to help Dingxiang privately before my order was issued."

After hearing this, the ministers were all surprised and surprised.

Some ministers couldn't help but whispered to each other.

"The recruits are so bold, how dare they send troops without their will?"

"Who leads? Must be severely punished!"

"Regarding this matter, the relevant people must be held accountable!"

"The recruits rush to help Dingxiang? Is this going to die?"

……

Li Er coughed dryly on purpose.

The ministers who were talking hurriedly shut up.

"When I saw this urgent report, I was as surprised as all the ministers, and even wanted to get angry, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel relieved!"

Hearing what Li Er said, all the ministers were puzzled.

"This urgent report was sent by Zhang Jian, the guard of Yanmen Gate. It mentioned that a recruit who was about to be promoted to brigade commander secretly led fifty recruits to help Dingxiang!"

"As for the name of this recruit brigade commander, some ministers in the palace have heard of it."

There was a bit of anticipation in the puzzled eyes of the ministers.

"This person is Wei Hao!"

Li Er said with a half-smile.

"It's him?!"

"This kid is so bold and reckless, he must be severely punished!"

"Who is Wei Hao?"

"What is the background of this son?"

"It doesn't matter what his background is, anyway, if he is not killed by Xue Yanren, he will not escape the military law!"

……

Many ministers discussed in low voices again.

"Your Majesty, Wei Hao is a person who has committed a crime. Because of the great kindness of the emperor, he was ordered to serve in the army of the Tang Dynasty. He did not expect to disobey the military order and lead the recruits out of the customs without permission. He must be punished severely, otherwise the laws of the Tang Dynasty will be like waste paper!"

Wei Zheng went out to play.

"In addition, Zhang Jian, the guard of Yanmen Pass, must be held accountable for his negligence!"

"Yes, it must be severely punished!"

"Responsibility for dereliction of duty must be investigated!"

"This kid is so bold that he must be severely punished to make an example to others!"

Several ministers echoed.

Li Er looked at Wei Zheng, frowning slightly.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Jian committed the responsibility of dereliction of duty. He cannot serve as the guard of Yanmen Gate, let alone lead troops to assist the British Duke in attacking Xue Yan's army."

Wei Zheng looked very serious, and continued to speak out.

"Now that General Hou is idle at home, I think you can order General Hou to replace Zhang Jian and lead troops out of customs to assist the British Duke.

General Hou is brave and resourceful, and can be a great leader! "

The General Hou that Wei Zheng was talking about was exactly Hou Junji.

"What Zheng Guogong said is very true, the minister seconded it!"

Du Zhenglun, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, echoed it.

"Your Majesty, I also agree to punish those involved."

Changsun Wuji also came out to play.

"Kechen does not agree to replace Zhang Jian with General Hou."

"After General Hou led his army to pacify Gaochang, he was arrogant and rude, greedy for property, and he is still guilty today.

If he leads troops at this time, it will be difficult to convince the crowd. "

"My minister agrees!"

The admonishing doctor Chu Suiliang agreed with Changsun Wuji.

After hearing the remonstrance of the two important ministers, other ministers discussed in low voices.

Li Er frowned a few times.

Of course he understood that the real purpose of Wei Zheng's move was to take the opportunity to let the court reuse Hou Junji.

"Whether General Hou will succeed Zhang Jian to lead the troops will be discussed later."

Li Er glanced at Changsun Wuji, then moved his gaze to Wei Zheng's face, and said in a deep voice.

"As for whether Wei Hao and other recruits should be held accountable, I think this matter is debatable."

"As ministers of the Tang Dynasty, don't think about severe punishment whenever something happens, but broaden your horizons."

"That's right, although Wei Hao and other recruits rushed to help Dingxiang privately, it is against the law. But Dingxiang is in danger, and their starting point for helping Dingxiang is not wrong."

"Wei Hao and other recruits are all bloody, knowing that rushing to help Dingxiang is dangerous, but they don't back down!
If they rush to help Dingxiang, they may not be able to rescue Li Simo calmly.

If you are lucky enough to return to the customs safely, you will also face the consequences of taking responsibility.

However, they still went to Dingxiang resolutely!

May I ask who can do it? "

Speaking of this, Li Er swept a glance at all the ministers in the hall.

"In my opinion, it is my great fortune to have such brave soldiers in the Tang Dynasty!"

"For brave men, why should the court punish them?"

"If the imperial court punishes such brave men, who will dare to work hard for my Tang Dynasty in the future?"

Li Er's words are rigorous and impeccable.

Wei Zheng's expression changed slightly.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Changsun Wuji quickly agreed.

After following Li Er for so long, he immediately understood what Li Er wanted.

Obviously, Li Er did not intend to hold everyone at Yanmen Pass accountable, let alone hold Wei Hao and other recruits accountable.