Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 177 Li Jing agrees
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best."

Wei Zheng responded, after all, he had heard a little about Li Jing's character, so this trip might not go smoothly.

Li Jing's mansion.

Li Jing knew what was going on after seeing Li Shimin and Wei Zheng coming together, and frowned helplessly.

"Veteran Li Jing, pay homage to Your Majesty." Li Jing bowed to Li Shimin, and then said.

"Aiqing please hurry up, there is no need to be polite." Li Shimin immediately helped Li Jing up, and then said: "Aiqing, what did you think about what I told you last time?"

Li Jing heard that the creases between his brows deepened a bit, then he frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister's answer remains unchanged."

Li Shimin pursed his lips when he heard the words, and then moved his eyes to Wei Zheng who was beside him.

Wei Zheng understood immediately, then stepped forward to Li Jing and cupped his hands, and then said: "General Li, I have always admired you, and never believed that you are a person who is greedy for pleasure and disregarding the country's comfort. Now that the Tang Dynasty is in danger, you If you have any unspeakable secrets or concerns, you can express them."

Li Shimin also echoed immediately after hearing the words: "Yes, yes, you can speak up if you have any unspeakable secrets or concerns, and I will help you solve them."

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Jing frowned, and then continued: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the old minister has nothing to hide."

After saying that, Li Jing also glanced at Wei Zheng next to him with complicated eyes, and then said: "I'm afraid that I will disappoint Lord Wei's respect."

"General Li is worried about the safety of his family?"

Wei Zheng was a straightforward person, especially under such circumstances, he was too lazy to practice Tai Chi with Li Jing, and said straight to the point: "General Li's mood is understandable, after all, we are both ministers. I have already told His Majesty that if General Li is willing to sit in Bingzhou, His Majesty is willing to promise to protect the general's family, even the whole family, for a hundred years."

This can already be said to be a great gift.

After all, this is the first time in history that this kind of thing has really been talked about openly.

Li Shimin looked stiff on the side, but he finally nodded and said, "Wei Aiqing is right."

"I have been negligent about these things before. If Aiqing agrees to go to war, I am willing to personally see Aiqing off in the palace. At the same time, I will swear my Tang Dynasty's life and death in front of civil and military officials. Whether you win or lose against the Turks, I will not do anything to Aiqing's family, and I will never allow anyone to frame them, as long as the general is willing, I can protect your Li family for a hundred years."

Li Jing was stunned when he heard the words, and looked at Li Shimin in disbelief.

For the past few days, he has also been struggling. How could he be willing to watch it fall into the hands of the Turks after he had devoted half his life to this country?
Now that he got this guarantee from Li Shimin, it undoubtedly settled all his worries.

Thinking of this, Li Jing frowned slightly, and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty's words are serious?"

Seeing that Li Jing's attitude softened, Li Shimin felt extremely relieved, and immediately said: "It's true, you are not kidding!"

After getting Li Shimin's affirmation, Li Jing was slightly relieved, then he sighed and leaned over to Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to support Bingzhou."

"The old minister didn't know what to do before, and I hope His Majesty will forgive me."

Seeing this, Li Shimin's expression had been gloomy for a few days, and he finally smiled a little, "What's wrong with Aiqing?"

"I don't know how many soldiers and horses Aiqing needs to go to Bingzhou this time, I will give you all."

After all, Datang has already begun to recruit troops. After the progress, the problem of troop strength can basically be solved.

"If your Majesty is willing to give me one hundred thousand troops, I can guarantee that I will capture the Turks." Li Jing said solemnly.

Although he has never promised Li Shimin to go to war, he has been paying attention to the war in the north during the past few days at home.

Although the Turkic soldiers are strong and strong, they were almost exhausted during the last battle of Weishui, so he dared to conclude that there were absolutely not many Turkic soldiers in this matter.

"Okay, I will give you one hundred thousand soldiers!"

Li Shimin responded, and the boulder in his heart finally fell.

"When does Aiqing plan to go on an expedition?" Li Shimin asked worriedly.

After all, Hou Junji had repeatedly written letters to urge him, so he might not be able to wait any longer.

"Old minister, please prepare today and set off immediately tomorrow morning." Li Jing said in a deep voice.

After speaking, he seemed to have thought of something, and asked again: "Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty intends to let Goguryeo and Youzhou backstab the Turks together. I wonder if there is any reply from Goguryeo?"

As soon as this Li Shimin was mentioned, he became angry, and his complexion sank immediately, and then said: "There is no reply, this Goguryeo just wants to prevaricate us."

"Then I wonder how Your Majesty will handle it?" Li Jing asked immediately, with a bit of worry in his eyes.

"I asked Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to write to them again. If they disagree, we will start a war!"

Li Shimin's eyes were somewhat contemptuous, and then he continued: "Gaoguryeo is just a small vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and it's nothing more than a few days ago, they have been on the verge of making trouble, but at such a critical moment, they dare to break the chain for me? "

"If we don't let them suffer, how can we still have the prestige of a big country?

Li Jing was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Your Majesty can't do it!"

"Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty used to underestimate Goguryeo and think about the government at will. As a result, the three expeditions to Goguryeo ended in failure."

"This shows that Goguryeo's strength should not be underestimated, and we are now somewhat powerless against the Turks. How can we establish a strong enemy for the Tang Dynasty?"

Speaking of this, Li Jing pursed his lips, and then continued: "Besides, Your Majesty wanted Goguryeo and Youzhou to backstab Turks together, just because he was afraid that we would not win. Now that I have given Your Majesty a sure guarantee, His Majesty will let you go." Go past Goguryeo."

Li Jing is finally an old man in the palace, and he has his own way of dealing with these emperors. Under such circumstances, it is obvious that the Tang Dynasty can no longer make enemies, but Li Jing said that Li Shimin let Goguryeo go, which can be said to be enough for Li Shimin face and steps.

Li Shimin pursed his lips and thought for a while when he heard the words, and later found that Li Jing's words were not unreasonable, and they really don't need to go on an expedition to Goguryeo now, then nodded and said: "Aiqing is right, I will send someone to notify now Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, let them stop writing."

(End of this chapter)