After Silla's envoy retreated, the hall was still quiet and no one spoke for a while.

Li Shimin leaned back slightly and said in a deep voice: "Silla has always been a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Silla attacked from time to time and was very respectful to the Tang Dynasty. Now it has been attacked by Goguryeo and is in danger of destroying the country. Let's talk about it!"

The civil servants didn't say anything for a moment. Silla was attacked by Goguryeo and was about to destroy the country. This is indeed a difficult problem. Whether it is not good or not, it is beyond the reach of it.

However, it is very simple to say to the generals.

Yuchi Gong immediately stepped out and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Silla is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but Goguryeo is a soldier without taking our Tang Dynasty seriously, and he did not take His Majesty seriously. He must severely punish Goguryeo to suppress Goguryeo!"

Cheng Yaojin also listed: "Your Majesty, if Goguryeo annexes Silla and then annexes Baekje, then Goguryeo will definitely have a great increase in strength. Goguryeo has always been disrespectful to the Central Plains dynasty and is eyeing it covetously. Therefore, I feel that I must not sit idly by and watch Goguryeo annexes Silla, otherwise there will be endless disasters in Liaodong!"

This ended up in Cheng Yaojin's heart, and Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Oh? What does Duke Lu mean?"

Thinking of the news he heard from Su Cheng, Cheng Yaojin said decisively: "Report to Your Majesty, I feel that I should send troops to conquer Goguryeo and rescue Silla!"

As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, the civil officials immediately started to discuss it. They knew that generals like Cheng Yaojin would definitely propose to send troops.

These generals were thinking about fighting, and they would not think about anything else except fighting. Haven’t they thought about the lessons of the former Sui Dynasty?

Ma Zhou immediately stepped out and shouted: "Your Majesty, I feel that what Duke Lu and Duke E of the State said was very wrong. Three Eastern Expeditions in the former Sui Dynasty, one million people were expended, and countless people were spent, all of them returned in vain, and the country collapsed. The lessons of the past are right in front of me. I think we should be more cautious when sending troops!"

The minister Du Zhenglun immediately stepped out and bowed: "Your Majesty, I do not agree with sending troops. The lessons of the former Sui Dynasty will make the world alert! If Goguryeo dares to launch troops to invade the Tang Dynasty, then the imperial court's mission to send troops to the east is a matter of course, but if it is an expedition for Silla, it is really not worth taking such a big risk!"

With the beginning, the civil servants came out one after another.

"Although Goguryeo has always been thief-hearted, he is very respectful of the Tang Dynasty. If he chooses a brave and resolute man to serve as an envoy to Goguryeo to reprimand the King of Goguryeo, the ministers of the King of Goguryeo will definitely be afraid."

"Please another eloquent person to go to Baekje, and say that it is powerful, and urge Baekje to send troops to help fight Goguryeo in his heart..."

"Since Goguryeo has captured more than 20 cities and is about to annex the entire Silla, how could he give up halfway and spit out the fat meat that had already been eaten in his mouth because of a government envoy?"

"Baoji obviously reached an agreement with Goguryeo. Silla Bufan tried hard to find out and analyzed all his interests clearly. What role can the court send an eloquent envoy to the imperial court? Baekji rarely sent envoys, and he was not obedient to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Can it work? How can I know if I don't try it?"

"Try it? Silla is retreating step by step and is in danger. How can I have time to try it? After trying it, Silla has been annexed by Goguryeo, and it is too late!"

"You are right. Now Silla is in danger, so how can you still have time to try it? Only by sending troops as soon as possible can you solve Silla's danger!"

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The civil servants and military generals in the entire hall were quarreling. There were reasons to send troops, but there were reasons not to send troops or not.

In fact, none of these reasons are wrong, the key is how to weigh the trade-offs.

So no one can convince anyone whether it is a minister who insists on sending troops or a minister who insists on not sending troops!

Li Shimin sat on the imperial throne and listened quietly. He knew everything, whether it was the reasons given by the minister who supported the troops or the reasons given by the minister who did not support the troops.

In fact, he had already weighed the pros and constrained, so he was calm and did not worry at all.

The debate in the entire court was very fierce, and it can be said that most of the court officials participated.

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, there has never been such a grand occasion!

When Li Shimin decided to launch troops against the Eastern Turks, the court was calm, but there was no quarrel at all.

After all, the cavalry of the Eastern Turks reached the banks of the Weishui River, which was a great humiliation for the monarch and ministers of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the monarch and ministers united as one and were always preparing for the expedition of the Eastern Turks.

If Goguryeo invaded the Tang Dynasty, there would be no dispute in the court now, and it would definitely be unanimous resolution to send troops.

Li Shimin was not surprised at all about the controversy in the court, and his eyes were always on the court.

He was not anxious at all. Although the whole court seemed to be a quarrel, people like Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Li Ji, Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang and others had not spoken out yet.

Li Shimin's eyes turned around and couldn't help but fall on Su Cheng. Then he realized that Su Cheng was listening with great enthusiasm.

Su Cheng didn't say anything, but it was completely different from Fang Xuanling and others.

Although Fang Xuanling and others did not speak, their faces were very serious and frowned. They obviously weighed their pros and cons in their hearts while listening to the debates around them.

Only Su Cheng was listening with his hands, his face was very calm, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Li Shimin was speechless. Su Cheng was not attending the grand ceremony, but clearly he was going to the theater to watch the opera.

Su Cheng was indeed in a very relaxed mood, just like Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing and other talented people might not be able to decide whether to send troops.

But Su Cheng was different. Because he already knew the result, he felt relaxed.

Su Cheng did not speak up to participate in the debate because he was not alone.

It is not difficult for the emperor to decide to send troops, because the court does not mean one-sided dissuasion, but some support to send troops and some dissuasion. Such a dispute is difficult, and the emperor needs to make a decision, no matter what the emperor makes, it is a thing of the past.

Therefore, Su Cheng also felt that there was no need to participate at all.

Even if he participated in such a big debate in the court, he couldn't even splash it, and it was just a waste of saliva.

For the emperor, it was not difficult to decide to send troops, but the difficult thing was that the emperor personally led the army to fight.

The military generals were very supportive when sending troops, and even civil servants supported them. However, if the emperor decided to lead the army in person, Cheng Yaojin and others might not be supported.

At that time, it will be the real trouble for the emperor.
Chapter completed!