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Chapter 819
"retreat?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly, the battle had already reached this point, he was naturally very unwilling to withdraw troops like this.

"Your Majesty, the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo have been seriously injured now, and they will not be able to attack the side in three to five years. Now that there is a foreign enemy, the Tang Dynasty, the two sides will naturally let go of their grievances and fight against the foreign enemy together. Once the Tang Dynasty withdraws, the two sides will There must be a battle. At this time, the Tang Dynasty should accumulate strength, and after the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo are both defeated, they will wipe out the grassland with the autumn wind." Changsun Wuji said.

At this time, the relationship between Datang, Western Turks, and Xue Yantuo was like that of Wei, Shu and Wu in the Three Kingdoms period.

Shu and Wu can work together in the face of Wei's attack, but once there is no such enemy as Wei, the fight between Shu and Wu is called fierce.

For the two countries of Shu and Wu, the other side is the easiest to annex in their eyes.

At this time, the relationship between Western Turks and Xue Yantuo was more complicated than that between Shu and Wu.

The nomads are already full of aggression, and there are also many frictions between the two parties. It is impossible to live in peace.

Although Changsun Wuji doesn't like Lin Xuan, he agrees with a passage in Lin Xuan's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The general trend of the world, the long-term must be united, the long-term must be divided.

This principle applies not only to the Central Plains dynasty, but also to nomadic peoples
And if you want to cooperate, you will be accompanied by war.

Previously, I was worried that the Western Turks or one of the Western Turks would unify the grasslands, which would be too powerful.

However, Datang's dispatch of troops this time has greatly weakened the strength of Western Turks and Xue Yantuo. Even if the other party can unify the grassland, it will lose its threat to Datang.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Guogong's words are justified. At this time, there are floods in Henan and Shandong, and the court is short of money and food. If the troops retreat, there will be enough money and food for disaster relief." Fang Xuanling said.

During this time, whether it was the food and grass for the front line or the food and grass for disaster relief, it was all at Fang Xuanling's disposal.

But it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and he can't make food and grass.

If he used to fight for hegemony, he would have plenty of ways to get food and grass.

But now that the world has returned to the Tang Dynasty, many methods cannot be used.

Many people may be surprised that when the world is in chaos, there will be food and grass, but once the world is unified, the court will often be short of food.

Not so.

Without winning the world, with the support of aristocratic families, you can even send troops to plunder, and even use human flesh as military rations, any method can be used.

But after winning the world, in order not to lose the hearts of the people, and for the stability of the country, he demanded stability instead.

When the aristocratic families are fighting for the world, they support the princes for the purpose of gaining benefits after they win the country.

Now that the world is settled and the benefits are in hand, they will naturally not take out their own food foolishly.

However, a large amount of food in the world is in the hands of the aristocratic family, and the common people cannot move it. How can Fang Xuanling raise food and grass?
Li Shimin remained silent. Recently, because of the floods in Shandong and Henan, and the front-line wars, a large amount of food and grass are needed, and the price of food in all parts of the country has skyrocketed.

In order to raise food and grass, the national treasury and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been emptied. In order to make money, he had to pay attention to the Lin family.

It is indeed the best way to retreat now, but Li Shimin is a little unwilling.

Especially when Goguryeo sent troops, if he retreated now, it would be as if he was afraid of Goguryeo.

How can the proud Li Shimin accept this?

"Your Majesty, Goguryeo is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and sent troops to aid the Western Turks. I believe that Baekje and Silla should be ordered to send troops to attack." Changsun Wuji said.

Speaking seriously, Changsun Wuji was no match for Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui in terms of making plans, and even Cheng Yaojin, the leader of the army, was no match for them, let alone Li Jing.

Those who have read the materials of famous officials in the early Tang Dynasty will find a very interesting phenomenon.

The famous officials and generals in the early Tang Dynasty all recorded their achievements.

However, Changsun Wuji's information is very simple. It only says that Changsun Wuji followed Li Shimin to fight north and south, and what kind of official he became.

There is no mention of any credit for it.

But just such a person is the number one hero of Lingyan Pavilion.

The reason why Changsun Wuji can do this is not just because his sister is the queen of Changsun.

Changsun Wuji's ability to overwhelm everyone and become the number one hero of Lingyan Pavilion, apart from his status as a relative, another reason is that he is very good at trying to figure out people's hearts.

There are many people who are good at reading people's hearts. Normally, all ministers would try to figure out the emperor's mind.

If you want to say the most famous person, you must count Yang Xiu in the Three Kingdoms period.

At that time, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were at a stalemate in Hanzhong, and when they were in a dilemma, Cao Cao sighed: "It's just chicken ribs."

No one knew the meaning of Cao Cao's words, but Yang Xiu said: "If you eat chicken ribs, you will get nothing, and if you discard them, it will be a pity. It's a matter of justice."

Yang Xiu guessed that Cao Cao didn't say anything, and he packed his luggage directly after returning. When asked, he directly said that the prime minister was planning to withdraw.

When Cao Cao learned about it, he was furious, and immediately beheaded Yang Xiu on the grounds of disturbing the morale of the army.

Yang Xiu was very talented, and Cao Cao valued him very much. With Cao Cao's mind, he would never kill Yang Xiu because of this matter.

The reason why Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu was because he was proud of his talent and loved to show off in front of Cao Cao. He wanted to get Cao Cao's appreciation and reuse him, but the result was just the opposite. Cao Cao was very disgusted with Yang Xiu's behavior.

Later, Yang Xiu even participated in the establishment of the reserve, which undoubtedly touched Cao Cao's bottom line, but Yang Xiu still didn't know how to restrain himself, and finally guessed Cao Cao's thoughts randomly in the name of chicken ribs in the Battle of Hanzhong, and was executed by Cao Cao.

The superior does not resent someone who can figure out his mind, especially when he needs someone to do something that he can't say or do, he needs someone to figure it out.

To put it bluntly, the superior wants both face and face.

But he doesn't want to get involved in dirty things, so he needs someone to figure it out, and in the end he can get rid of the relationship after getting the benefits.

But to figure it out is to figure it out, but you have to master the speed.

In this regard, Changsun Wuji did a very good job.

He knew that Li Shimin did not agree to retreat because he was concerned about his face, so he offered to let Baekje and Silla send troops to attack Goguryeo.

It doesn't matter that Baekje and Silla will actually attack Goguryeo.

As long as Li Shimin makes an order, even if Silla and Baekje don't send troops, they will send more troops to the border to make a show.

Goguryeo didn't know the truth and falsehood, so it would inevitably recall the army supporting the Western Turks.

After Goguryeo withdrew, Datang retreated again, Li Shimin's face was saved, and Datang's goal of withdrawing troops was achieved.

Li Shimin pondered: "Just do as the auxiliary machine says."

He also understands that retreating is the best way. Now that he has a ladder, Li Shimin will naturally not let it down.

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers shouted in unison.

"Since the army of the Northern Expedition is about to withdraw, disaster relief in Shandong and Henan must be stepped up. I have received many memorials saying that many people cannot be resettled and have chosen to occupy the mountain as king. I don't want this kind of thing to happen again. If an official dares to greedy for food for disaster relief, he will be severely punished!" Li Shimin said coldly.

(End of this chapter)