The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were ashen-faced and could hardly speak, but Li Ce's interest became better and better. He talked freely while strolling, "Also, the barbarian lands like Yanbei don't know how to educate, don't talk about filial piety, The common people are a bunch of ignorant people. There are thousands of well-educated people in our Tang Dynasty. If the people of Yanbei dare to help the rebels resist, we will send hundreds of learned censors from our Yushitai to show them righteousness and believe They will definitely surrender under the words of the saints, and feel ashamed of what they have done, and turn to our arms. Although I heard that Emperor Xia once experienced eight years, wanting to assimilate the people of Yanbei and make them loyal to Empire, but they still crazily attacked the army of the empire like locusts, and attacked the newly appointed chiefs. They have never stopped for eight years. But you don’t have to be afraid. How can Daxia compare with us? We accept the saint’s words When I was teaching, the ancestors of Daxia were still on the grassland without pants, haha! And there is one more, and the most important one," Li Ce turned around with a smile, knelt down on the ground, and said to Emperor Tang Said, "Father, this is very important. It is related to the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty, so we must not neglect it."
With a smile on the corner of Tang Huang's mouth, he looked at his son and said, "Go ahead."
Li Ce raised his head and said very seriously: "My minister dares to ask for the capital to be moved."
"What?" As soon as these words came out, Man Chao civil and military finally couldn't hold on any longer, and they all exclaimed in shock.
"Ah..." Li Ce sighed, and said helplessly, "There is no other way. In order to maintain the dignity of my Bian Tang, this battle must be fought, but when it is over? Although we know that we will definitely win, the loss is estimated to be too high." The meeting is not small, there are countless troops, financial resources, food, weapons, personnel, and civilians. The most important thing is that this war is protracted and consumes a lot of national power. Our army penetrates into the territory of Great Xia. Emperor Xia is really as everyone thinks, and he is extremely righteous, but after the war we suffered a lot, wouldn't Huai Song take the opportunity to enter? Everyone will not forget, right? We are going to war with Huai Song! Everyone must be mentally prepared, we Bian Tang is about to usher in a historic new situation of two-sided war. The outcome is unpredictable and the future is unpredictable. Therefore, I propose that we move the capital immediately, to the barren land in southern Xinjiang, and burn the imperial capital down. , Even if we are chased by Da Xia and defeated by Huai Song in the future, they will get nothing. We hide in the jungle of southern Xinjiang, no one can find us, and we will be mad at them, haha!"
At this time, everyone's faces were already ugly and couldn't be any more ugly, but Li Ce suddenly said excitedly: "Besides, I just thought of an excellent strategy. If we survive this battle by chance, it will also protect my Bian Tang!" Supreme glory and dignity, then after this matter, we can send a royal woman to Daxia to get married. And then send a large number of eloquent officials to accompany him. After Daxia, we will use our plan and say that the princess The spies insulted, and when the crowd was excited, they sent our officials to bribe Daxia's speech officials with a lot of property. Haha, so Daxia will have to go to war with Huai Song, and we will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight , reaping the benefits of being a fisherman, what do you all think of my idea?"
Everyone didn't say a word, and the whole Imperial Palace was dead silent. Suddenly, there was a thud, and someone actually laughed out loud.
Everyone immediately turned their heads and glared at the man.
I saw Xue Changling shaking his robe, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "His Royal Highness is wise, and I am sincerely convinced. I just went blind, and now I deeply think that this battle must be carried out. If Your Highness does not give up, I am willing to fight!" Follow His Majesty's saddle and horse, and do the work of a dog and a horse."
"It's easy to say, I remember you." Li Ce said with a smile, then turned around abruptly, and knelt on the ground, "Father, please give an order. My son has made up his mind. If you don't break Yanbei, you will not be a human being. Even if you do this After ten deaths and no life, I also vowed to perish with Yan Bei in order to preserve my Bian Tang prestige. Just now, my lords said that my blood was boiling, my son begged to bring the loudest people with me, and give my lords a meritorious deed. , the opportunity to go down in history, please grant your permission!" After saying that, he knocked his head deeply on the ground.
Emperor Tang pondered for a moment, and was about to speak, when he heard someone suddenly shouted "Your Majesty", and knelt on the ground.
Elder Liu Ge suddenly said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the old minister suddenly felt that Master Xue's words just now are quite reasonable. It is too hasty to raise troops against Yanbei only after listening to Princess Daxia's one-sided words. We should do more investigations before we can decide on the matter."
"Oh?" Tang Huang raised his voice and said, "Didn't Liu Ge just say that Mr. Xue is a treacherous villain, isn't that not credible?"
Old Liuge's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he tried his best to cheer up, "This is because the old minister didn't think carefully. Now that I think about it, what Master Xue said... there is some truth to this."
Tang Huang turned to look at the veteran General Qi, "Qi Qing, what do you think?"
"The old minister also thinks that what Liu Ge said is very true. The expedition of the army is a military and national event, and it should... be more careful."
Hubu Shangshu said first: "I also feel that the food and grass of the Hubu are not enough to deal with such a large-scale military mobilization when troops are dispatched now, so we should discuss it carefully."
"Yes, yes, it is not a matter of a day and a half for the Ministry of War to send troops to northern Xinjiang. Moreover, there has been no war in our country for many years. Even if there is a war, we must make more preparations."
Li Ce frowned and said angrily: "What do you mean, my lords? Could it be that we are bullied like this, and we can't fight back? If everything is like what your lords said, what is the face of our Bian Tang? Even if we are going to die, we have to drag Yan Let's put the back together."
"Prince," Master Luo shouted, "What is Yanbei, why is it worth our death for them? Let's take this matter slowly."
"That won't work," Li Ce said resolutely, "My concubine is being insulted, what a big deal it is, as a prince of a country, I can't bear others bullying my country, as a man, I can't bear others bullying my woman , if I keep silent, won't I be ridiculed by the whole country and become the laughing stock of the whole world?"
Elder Liu Ge quickly said: "Calm down your anger, the prince. If the prince can bear his temper for a while today, it will be a sacrifice to the people of Bian Tang, and it will save the lives of thousands of soldiers who may die on the battlefield. No one will say that the prince No, they will only be grateful to you Dade."
"Exactly. Besides, Princess Daxia has not officially married into Bian Tang. Although we have something to do with this matter, their own guards are also to blame. Besides, Yanbei is Daxia's deadly enemy, so what does it have to do with us Bian Tang?" Connection? It’s a big deal to change to another princess, anyway, Emperor Xia has so many daughters.”
"Yes! They have caused such a scandal in the imperial capital of our country, and we haven't pursued it. If they dare to make noise, we will definitely seek an explanation from Emperor Xia."
Li Ce frowned in embarrassment, and said slowly: "But, can my lords endure such humiliation? You are all important ministers of the country. Are you afraid that you will be rewritten in the history books in the future?"
"It's okay!" Everyone shook their heads collectively, "For Bian Tang, this grievance is nothing."
"Hey," Li Ce shook his head and sighed, "Seeing that you adults are so understanding of righteousness, Li Ce feels ashamed. Since everyone is so calm, what else can I say. Secretary, draft a letter, condolences Princess Daxia, then, send her back."
Soon, the early court was over, and all the officials retreated one after another. The Emperor Tang gave Li Ce a few words and returned to the harem.
Sun Di followed behind Li Ce, gave him a thumbs up quietly, and said, "Your Highness's Tai Chi Kung Fu has become more and more proficient."
Li Ce snorted and said with a smile, "It's just a bunch of trash."
"But sometimes, these trash and old people can play a very important role." Li Ce sneered, and then said, "That Xue Changling is not bad, please pay attention, we can't use this person for the time being, let's see."
"Yes," Sun Di nodded, and said, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"
Li Ce stretched out his slender fingers, rubbed his temples, and said, "I haven't figured it out yet. Zhao Chun'er really caught me off guard. I didn't expect her to be so cruel. In order to cause a war between Bian Tang and Yan Bei, she would not hesitate to use her reputation." Let’s make a fuss. Have you met the court lady who inspected it? She really lost her virginity? Also, who saw the person who claimed to be a dead man of Datong?”
"There are three court ladies, all of whom are old ladies in the palace. Their confessions are consistent, which seems to be true. As for the Datong warrior, it is said that when the imperial guards rushed into the princess mansion, he just got off the princess's bed. , and then yelled 'Yanbei Datong' and committed suicide."
Li Ce shook his head and sighed, "Emperor Xia is really willing to spend his money on this kind of thing!"
"Your Highness, are you really going to send Zhao Chun'er back to Da Xia?"
"Otherwise, what should I do? Stay here and raise them?" Li Ce snorted coldly, "I will send Zhao Chun'er back, and Emperor Xia should know that his plot has been revealed. He still has to rely on Bian Tang and dare not tear himself apart from me." Shameless, as long as the bullets suppress all the officials, they will not be able to cause any disturbances in Daxia."
Sun Di nodded and said, "That's right, let the wind and the waves be high, and I will stand still."
At this time, a guard suddenly ran up not far away, his footsteps were chaotic, panting, his head was sweating profusely, his clothes were already half wet, and he shouted all the way: "Your Highness, it's not good!"
Li Ce frowned, stepped forward immediately, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
He only heard the man kneeling on the ground with a bang, and said with a panicked expression: "Princess Da Xia, committed suicide by bumping her head on the Qiangwei Square in the center of the imperial city!"
"What?"
Sun Di exclaimed suddenly, but heard the guard quickly said: "But it's okay, she just hit her head, and it's not a serious problem, but the local people are crowded, causing a little confusion."
Li Ce snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "It's a bitter trick, playing the sympathy card, trying to stir up the people of Tang Jing to build momentum for her?"
Sun Di frowned and said, "You are so panicked over such a trivial matter, whose subordinate are you?"
"Your Highness, the main thing is not this," the guard blushed anxiously, panting and said, "The point is, just now, the Peking University Camp was training soldiers in the Central Camp next to the Rose Square, and those soldiers witnessed the whole incident. , the lower-ranking officers can’t hold back those sons and sergeants at all, the 30,000 troops of the Peking University Camp have gathered on the Central Street, clamoring to attack Yanbei, and they are already heading towards the palace gate now!”
"What did you say?" Not only Sun Di, but also Li Ce's expression changed.
At this moment, another guard also came on horseback, ignoring court etiquette, and shouted as he ran, "Quick! Hurry up!"
"What's the matter?" Li Ce's face was cold, and he didn't show any signs of fun.
"Your Highness..." The man fell off the horse with a plop, his clothes were stained with blood.