Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

"I don't agree either!"

"That is, it is impossible to win this battle no matter how you fight it. I don't see how to win it. Instead of this, it is better to give them money and food as His Majesty said before, and wait until my Tang Dynasty becomes stronger, and then deal with the Turks. Not too late!"

"Seconded!"

"This statement makes sense!"

Everyone talked to each other and said one after another.

Wei Zheng saw that none of the people in the six departments had spoken, and Changsun Wuji, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, did the same. He frowned and said, "Shangsun, Shangshu, what's your opinion?"

"The old man wants to hear Ping Kangbo's opinion first."

Changsun Wuji looked slowly at Zhang Dun and said.

Zhang Dun said lightly: "I think we should start a war."

As soon as the voice fell, it immediately caused an uproar.

"Ping Kangbo, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

"That's right, what do you know?"

"How can a military strategist be a joke?"

Looking at the accusing crowd, Zhang Dun frowned, "I don't understand, you understand?"

"Can you use [-] recruits trained for a month to defeat [-] elite Jinwu Guards?"

Hearing this, everyone choked.

Even Wei Zheng, who was dissatisfied with his words, was choked and speechless.

As Zhang Dun said, if he didn't understand, who would understand?

Even Su Dingfang, whom Li Jing placed high hopes on, lost to him in the competition.

They are far inferior to Su Dingfang.

The accusation against Zhang Dun lost its persuasiveness in an instant.

A Yushitai censor snorted coldly: "What kind of climate can be achieved with a mere 2000 people?"

After finishing speaking, he yelled at the ministers of the Ministry of War:

"Military Department, you say something!"

Since they came to the Zhengshitang just now, they have not said a word, and now they are still silent.

It's not just him, but other people in the six parts are doing the same!

Seeing everyone's gazes, a middle-aged minister representing the Ministry of War slowly got up and said, "Our Li Shangshu said that the Ministry of War agrees to fight!"

A minister representing the household department also stood up at this moment, and said in a calm tone: "Our household department Du Shangshu said, fight!"

The people from the Ministry of Industry also stood up and said, "Our Ministry of Industry Duan Shangshu said, fight!"

The people from the Ministry of Punishment also stood up and said: "Our Ministry of Punishment has said, hit!"

At this time, the people from the Ministry of Rites got up with a smile and said: "Our Doulu Shangshu said, fight!"

Among the six ministries, except for the official ministries, all of them agreed to go to war with the Turks.

Standing in the political affairs hall, the other government ministers of the three provinces, six ministries and twelve divisions were all stunned, and immediately looked at each other in blank dismay.

What happened to the six people today? !

Why would they agree to go to war? !

How come it's the same as turning your temper?

You know, in the discussion of going to war with the outside world, the officials of the six ministries have always been very conservative, and what they dislike most is using troops abroad.

Take the Ministry of Households as an example. The Ministry of Households is in charge of the treasury and the money bag, and going to war means taking money from them.

Every penny in the treasury is useful, and officials from the three provinces, six ministries and twelve divisions have to reach out to them for money.

Once a war is launched, it means that the money in the treasury will be greatly reduced.

The amount of money allocated to the six ministries and twelve divisions of the three provinces will naturally be much less than before.

Otherwise, there will be a lot of restlessness in the household department.

The Ministry of Households is unwilling, and the Ministry of Industry is also unwilling.

The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the construction of Datang, such as repairing bridges and roads, and irrigation and water conservancy of houses, etc.

It's all about money.

They are more reluctant to war than the Ministry of Households, and use the money from the war to lay a solid foundation for Datang, isn't it good?

But now, not to mention the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry actually agrees!

Simply incredible!

Everyone was shocked and angry, but seeing that they all agreed, they couldn't refute it, so they had to focus on Changsun Wuji.

Wei Zheng said on behalf of the crowd: "Shangsun Shangshu, please say something!"

Changsun Wuji glanced at everyone, got up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty agrees to fight, so I think it's okay to fight."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Wei Zheng was the first to be dissatisfied and said, "How can you listen to Your Majesty at this time?"

Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes and asked, "If you don't listen to His Majesty, do you want me to listen to you?"

"You must not forget, who conquered most of the territory of my Great Tang."

He pointed to the ground and said with a faint smile.

In a word, everyone fell silent.

As for who conquered most of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, as long as they were within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, no matter who they asked, they would get the same answer.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty was created by Li Shimin!

……

Tai Chi Palace, inside the Ganlu Hall.

Li Er sat behind the desk, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others who were familiar with him knew that at this moment, he was thinking about how to start a war with the Turks next.

After a long time, Li Er opened his eyes, had a panoramic view of everyone's faces, and said in a deep voice:

"You agree?"

Fang Xuanling laughed and said, "If His Majesty agrees, we will agree."

Li Er looked at him, shook his head and said: "During the Weishui alliance, you have been persuading me not to make any big moves."

Du Ruhui said in a deep voice: "That's what His Majesty said first, the fight cannot be started, and the minister waited to persuade."

"Hahahaha!"

The corner of Li Er's mouth curled into a curved smile, and he said, "So confident in me?"

Li Jing said solemnly: "Your Majesty says yes, then it will be possible."

"Then let's fight."

Li Er hummed and spoke.

He has confidence in himself, but he is not sure about Datang's family background.

However, the thought of Zhang Dun.

He felt that he could give it a go.

Maybe... it can give Datang a future!

Chapter 485

In the political hall.

The ministers of the three provinces and the twelve divisions are still earnestly persuading the people in the six departments to repent.

He is also persuading Changsun Wuji, hoping that he can speak his mind directly instead of making excuses.

They are even more persuading Zhang Dun.

"Ping Kangbo, you can't beat him. If you beat him, we will lose all the wealth we have accumulated with great difficulty in Tang Dynasty!"

"That's right, our Tang Dynasty is now in a state of waste, how can we have a fortune to fight against the Turks?"

"You don't know how powerful the Turks are, so you think about going to war with them!"

"Before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we raised our noses. It would be good if they didn't beat us, but we still want to beat them?"

"Ping Kangbo..."

Zhang Dun looked at the ministers who were persuading him with a smile on his face, collected all their words into his left ear, and then automatically filtered them out of his right ear.

Pretend you didn't hear it.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps sounded outside the Political Affairs Hall.

"The decree arrives—"

The middle-aged eunuch ran over panting, and shouted at them at the top of his voice.

With a quick swipe, all the civil and military officials focused on the middle-aged eunuch.

Then, everyone stood up and bowed to the imperial decree.

The middle-aged eunuch opened the imperial decree, looked at the contents above and read aloud to all civil and military officials:

"Imperial decree: I will let all my lovers discuss matters in the political affairs hall, and discuss whether to go to war with the Turks."

"I don't know the result of what you discussed, but I want to tell all my lovers that Datang must fight this battle!"

He heard the middle-aged eunuch chanting forcefully the contents of the imperial decree.

All civil and military officials were shocked, looking at the imperial decree in the middle-aged eunuch's hands in disbelief, their hearts were filled with turmoil.

Your Majesty really wants to fight?

No matter what, we should wait until our discussion is over before issuing the imperial decree!

Everyone looked at each other, and from the words in the imperial decree, they heard Li Shimin's determination.

This battle cannot be fought.

Must hit!

This is what Li Shimin wants to tell them!

The civil and military officials took a deep breath. Since it was His Majesty's intention, it was too late for them to say anything, after all, the imperial edict had already been issued.

Everyone had no choice but to bow their heads to the imperial decree and said:

"The ministers obey the order."

The middle-aged eunuch hummed, then put away the imperial decree, turned around and left quickly.

Civil and military officials walked out of the political affairs hall in a dispirited manner, and headed towards the imperial city with a dejected expression on their faces.

Zhang Dun looked at the empty political hall, shook his head secretly, and then walked out.

As soon as he stepped out of the political affairs hall, Zhang Dun saw Changsun Wuji standing at the door, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.

When Zhang Dun walked out, Changsun Wuji said slowly:

"Zhang Dun, what do you think is the chance of winning the battle between Datang and Turks?"

Zhang Dun pondered and said, "I don't care what the odds are, I'll only know after the fight."

Changsun Wuji looked at him deeply, and said, "Do you know that since you entered the court as an official, this old man has always looked at you displeased."

"However, I have to admit that your ability is extraordinary. Not to mention in Chang'an City, above this court, even if you look at the whole world, you will not be able to find a second Zhang Dun."

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "To hear the words of praise from Shangsun Shangshu, I didn't come in vain today."

"If you want the old man to praise you again in the future, in this battle between Datang and Turks, you should fight hard and win him."