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Chapter 532 is preparing for war, preemptive strike

The next day, Li Ke finished washing up, and then went into the palace to meet Yang Fei and the eunuch had already passed on Li Shimin's decree, asking him to go to Liangyi Palace to discuss matters. He wanted to go to Qianqiu Palace to congratulate Yang Fei, and then go to Liangyi Palace. Even though Yang Fei was already the queen, she still lived in Qianqiu Palace. After Li Ke entered the palace for a moment, he arrived at the main hall of Qianqiu Palace. At this time, Qianqiu Palace spoke. Li Ke did not let the palace maids go in and informed him, but walked straight in and found that Gao Yang and Qinghe were chatting with Yang Fei. The three of them didn't know what to talk about, so they were obviously very happy.

Seeing Li Ke, Gao Yang and Qinghe immediately stood up to greet Li Ke, while Li Ke quickly stepped forward and gave Li Ke a favor.

"Mother - Queen Mother" Li Ke couldn't adapt to the title he had been called for the past few decades, and his tone paused for a moment

"Ke'er--" Yang Fei also called softly.

"Mother--" Li Ke bowed to Concubine Yang. He wanted to congratulate Li Ke for a few words, but he couldn't say anything when he was at the mouth. At this time, Concubine Yang stepped forward and pulled Li Ke to the couch and sat down. Li Ke saw the tears in Concubine Yang's eyes. Li Ke's heart tightened and his eyes were wet. He knew that Concubine Yang was happy at this time. What she had in her eyes was humiliation and hardships for more than ten years, but why was Li Ke the same?

"Good boy, I'm crying you." Concubine Yang gently wiped the tears in her eyes and sighed and said to Li Ke.

"Mother, my son is not hard," Li Ke squeezed out a little smile and said to Li Ke.

Gao Yang and Qinghe, beside Concubine Yang, also had red eyes and cried in tears. They had never seen their mother cry, and they had never seen the third brother crying. But today they really saw the mother's crying and the three tears. Qinghe was still young, and she didn't know why the mother - it was not why the mother crying, and why the third brother she cried. It was just that she felt so sad in her heart that she would cry. But Gao Yang knew that this was the mother and the third brother crying with joy, and it was also released for years, decades of hardship to the release of today's pressure.

"Silly child, isn't the mother clear?" Yang Fei said here, and didn't say anything, Li Ke didn't say anything, and then smiled awkwardly.

Concubine Yang knew very well what price Li Ke paid for this time he was named the queen. Although he didn't know how much the price was, Concubine Yang could feel that this price was definitely the result of Li Ke's efforts for nine years. In fact, Li Ke also knew very well what price he had paid. He paid half of the talents in the world and half of the honors in the army, and even most of his honors and status in the military. After all, this battle with Tuyuhun will be the only one for the Tang Dynasty in the next ten years.

Fight one by one, and time is like a pig-killing knife. Even if you have a high prestige in the army, even if you have a great reputation in the army, ten years is enough to exchange for several generals. If Li Ke does not participate in the Tuyuhun war this time, he cannot expand his influence into the army. Who will remember him ten years later? Besides, it has been four years since the last Turkic war. If he has gone through another ten years, it will be fourteen years, and fourteen years is enough to be able to

It is enough to eliminate his influence, prestige and various honors in the army. Changsun Wuji really dared to take the risk of cooperating with Li Ke because of this analysis. Another reason why he could not help but cooperate with Li Ke is that Li Zhi. After Li Zhi followed Li Ke, he pushed Changsun Wuji completely to Li Chengqian. He could not go to Qin and Chu, so he agreed to Li Chengqian's cooperation with Li Ke. He dared to take such a dangerous step. As for Li Tai, he gained great benefits and extended his power.

Entering the military, he put his people in the Han Academy. As long as he is talented and has strong teaching skills in the Han Academy, with his reputation as a good literary and polite person, he will at least part of the Han Academy's talents. Therefore, Li Ke's efforts in this cooperation and transaction are not bad, but Li Ke thinks it is worth it. Even in order to win the honor of Yang Fei, he thinks it is worth it. Moreover, he knows that Yang Fei's reputation for becoming the queen is more than this.

"Mother, my son thinks it's worth it," Li Ke said with a smile.

Seeing his son, Yang Fei was brave and energetic, and the majesty of clothes appeared faintly between her eyebrows. He felt both relieved and worried. But he knew his son's personality and what he wanted to do. Even if she was worried, she would not stop him. She would only silently support him.

Li Ke chatted with Concubine Yang for a while, and said a few more words to Gao Yang and Qinghe. Then he left Qianqiu Palace Yi Ai did not follow Gao Yang to Chang'an this time. Li Ke wanted Gao Yang to go back to Taiyuan with him. Gao Yang happily agreed to him.

Li Ke left Qianqiu Palace. When he arrived at Liangyi Palace, everyone was already discussing the recent friction between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun on the Shuofang border. Li Ke greeted Li Shimin. He bowed to the central bosses discussed last time, and stood beside Li Tai without saying a word, waiting for everyone's discussion. However, during this discussion, there was an additional Northwest Road marching chief manager, that is Li Ji, but Li Ke has always despised Li Ji, and Li Ke has a great conflict. In this case, Li Ke did not need to cover up his Tiandu to Li Ji. He played a show in front of Li Shimin, so he ignored Li Jiai.

When Li Shimin saw Li Ke, he found that his expression was very plain. He felt relieved that Li Ke had such a demeanor. Concubine Yang was named the queen, which was a great joy for Li Ke. He also knew that Li Ke had just come from Qianqiu Palace, so when he saw Li Ke showing the expression of Gu Jing Bubo, he listened carefully but everyone's opinions and was very calm, he was very happy. What he feared most was that after Concubine Yang was named the queen, Li Ke would change his mind. Now it seems that his thoughts are redundant.

"Li Ke, talk about your thoughts." Seeing that everyone was discussing endlessly, Li Shimin pointed out Li Ke's fate. Li Shimin attaches great importance to Li Ke's military vision and strategy, which also stems from Li Jing's praise of Li Ke and Li Jing's trip to Taiyuan this time. This fully demonstrates Li Ke's military talent, otherwise Li Jing would not have become close friends with Li Ke.

"Father, son ministers believe that the Tang Dynasty should immediately reorganize the army, send troops to Shuofang, and annihilate Tuyuhun in one fell swoop."

Silent and quiet Liangyi Hall. Everyone turned their eyes to Li Ke. Even famous military generals like Hou Junji and Li Ji looked at Li Ke in surprise. Because Li Ke's suggestions did not conform to the long-standing national policy and tradition of governing the country with Confucianism. For example, invasion and hegemony, between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun did not take the initiative to start a war with the Tang Dynasty. As a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would not take the initiative to attack Tuyuhun and could only prepare for war and defense. However, Li Ke demanded to take the initiative to attack and annihilate it with one blow, rather than just defeating Tuyuhun and making it surrender. How could such remarks that did not violate the national policy of the ancestral system would not surprise everyone?

Cough cough Seeing that all the ministers were staring at Li Ke, Li Shimin coughed softly and said to Li Ke, "What is your reason?"

"The battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun cannot be avoided. Instead of waiting for the Tuyuhun to start a war against the Tang Dynasty, it is better for the Tang Dynasty to take the initiative to attack and make Tuyuhun annihilate it in one fell swoop when it is unpredictable?" Li Ke said lightly, but his tone was tough and unquestionable. "There are many countries in the west of the Tang Dynasty, known as the Western Regions. If Tuyuhun cannot completely destroy Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty cannot open up the business path through the Western Regions. Even if Tuyuhun surrenders, as long as their vitality is restored, they will naturally resist the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Since this is the case, why not annihilate it in one fell swoop?"

"Your Highness, if the Silk Road is opened and the business road to the Western Regions is opened, what should the Tang Dynasty do?" Changsun Wuji asked, "

"Conquer the countries in the Western Regions, set up the governor's office in the Western Regions, govern these countries in the Western Regions, migrate the people to the Western Regions, and assimilate the people of the Western Regions for fifty years, making them the people of the Tang Dynasty." Li Ke said with no time to think about it

"Your Highness, from Yao and Shun to the Tang Dynasty, we have adhered to the national policy of enriching the country and strengthening the people. We do not want to have many disputes. Your suggestions are really unwise." Changsun Wuji retorted.

Li Ke had known that Changsun Wuji would say this, because since he began to ask himself what the Tang Dynasty did after opening up the Western Regions Business Roads, Li Ke thought of his thoughts. However, even if Li Ke guessed Changsun Wuji's thoughts, he still said what he said. He did not want Li Shimin and everyone to be able to do it now, but wanted everyone to express their position and plant a seed of invasion here.

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Wei Zheng also began to advise. He did not agree with Li Ke's approach, believing that the Tang Dynasty should first be polite and then soldiers, rather than take the initiative to attack. Xiao Yu and Wang Gui did not agree. Xiao Yu and Wang Gui were both scholars and were deeply influenced by Confucianism. They opposed Li Ke and naturally guessed it, but he did not refute it, allowing everyone to comment and refute his advice.

But at this time, Li Ji seemed to have found an opportunity to attack Li Ke's arrogance. Seeing that so many central ministers did not agree with Li Ke, he also stepped forward and said loudly, "Your Highness, in Shuofang, the Tang Dynasty was defensive, and Tuyuhun was on the offensive. At present, the Tang Dynasty must first defend its territory and fight back when it is invincible. It should be to use static to control its movements. How can it take the initiative to attack and let its army be exposed to Tuyuhun's iron cavalry? Your Highness is a fallacy."

Li Ke didn't want to refute it. He came to Liangyi Hall today and said what he said just to express his position. But seeing that Li Ji took the initiative to refute against him and dared to say that his words were a fallacy. Li Ke didn't want to hold it back so much. Other central ministers criticized him, but he didn't say anything, but Li Ji dared to contradict him, so he didn't want to tolerate it. He wanted to teach this guy a lesson. He said lightly, "Master Li, be invincible, look for an opportunity to find an opportunity to attack the enemy. Is this your strategic deployment? But you thought of the Tang Dynasty Shuofang's

How long is the border line? How many guards are there in the Tang Dynasty? How weak is the defense of the Tang Dynasty? In this case, as long as you take a defensive moment, the army will be dispersed, the deployment of the troops will be uneven, the Tuyuhun cavalry who are rushing and moving in kind will definitely find flaws and attack forcibly. What should you do then? Can you support troops within a period of time? Besides, when Tuyuhun sends troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, the fighter jets at that time will be beneficial to them and disadvantage us. At that time, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will face a powerful enemy, and the soldiers will suffer serious losses."

When Li Ke said this, seeing that everyone Li Ji looked unhappy, he continued, "Also, passive defense will only extend the war time, increase the number of casualties, and ignore the Tang Dynasty. Do you not know this? Sun Tzu's law of war said: Therefore, if the soldiers hear the clumsy, they have not seen the cleverness for a long time, and the country has benefited them for a long time, so if they do not know the harm of using troops, they cannot know the benefits of using troops. Does General Li not understand this principle? So what qualifications are there to command troops?"

After Li Ke finished speaking, he smiled coldly and then walked in his words

Li Ji wanted to refute Li Ke, but saw Li Shimin say coldly, "Today's discussion ends here and discuss it tomorrow."

He saw that Li Ji was refuted by Li Ke and had to humiliate himself before saying this. He wanted to leave some face for the veteran who followed him to fight. He knew very well. If he wanted to continue quarrel, Li Ji would definitely lose, and would still be defeated completely. Li Shimin's affirmation of Li Ke was due to his whim he had been taking Meng Zhao's examination in the past few days. He wanted to know exactly the strength of the Army Academy. But in the process of Meng Zhao's military strategy, he was surprised by the depth of the young general's strategy and solid theory, so he asked him how he learned so much. After careful investigation, he realized that these military strategies were all from Professor Li Ke. Therefore, today he would summon Li Ke to Liangyi Hall and take the initiative to call Li Ke and speak.
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