Although excited and happy, Li Shimin still felt dissatisfied.

Because what he most wanted was not to send troops to the east, but to do so.

However, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step. We must first settle the matter of the Eastern Expedition before we can continue.

If we directly propose to command the imperial army in person, it will only oppose the government and the opposition, and even the ministers who support the sending of troops will oppose it.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "What you said is very consistent with my wishes. I have thought about it carefully in the past two days and feel that the court has a great chance of winning, so the court should send troops to conquer Goguryeo!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" everyone said in unison.

Since we have determined to send troops, the next question is naturally who is the general who leads the troops.

Who will be the general of the army?

Everyone had their own thoughts, and the civil officials thought of Li Jing at the same time.

Li Jing is the well-deserved No. 1 general in the world.

To be fair, Li Jing is of course the most suitable candidate. There is nothing else. Li Jing has the strongest military ability, so it is safest to let Li Jing lead his troops to fight.

Both Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang and others were a little hesitant because Li Jing's merits were too high!

Emperor Yang of Sui failed in the three campaigns of Goguryeo. If Li Ji succeeded, wouldn’t he be suspected of being a great success?

So, will the emperor ask Li Jing to lead the army to the east?

Just as Wei Zheng and others were hesitating, someone had already left the list.

Cheng Yaojin did not hesitate at all and went out loudly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to the east and never let down Your Majesty's high expectations. I will never return to Chang'an until I defeat Goguryeo!"

Yuchi Gong, Li Ji, Li Xiaogong and others were all behind, and they all went out to ask for orders to go to war.

There were only two generals in the hall who did not move, one was Su Cheng and the other was Li Jing.

Li Jing's face was calm and silent. Since the defeat of the Eastern Turks, he has not come out to walk around except to go to court. Why?

Of course, it is because of his high achievements and he is afraid that the emperor will be suspicious.

The destruction of the Eastern Turks has become a historical achievement, and the significance of the Eastern Expedition to Liaodong is very different. However, the three expeditions of millions of men in the former Sui Dynasty were in vain!

If Li Jing wins another victory in the Eastern Expedition, the more he thinks, the more he feels a little colder.

He was very confident about the Eastern Expedition. Even if he didn't have a cotton jacket and firearm, he was confident that he would defeat Goguryeo. Although he could not destroy Goguryeo, he could still teach Goguryeo a lesson.

What's more, now that with cotton coats that can keep warm and powerful siege weapons like cannons, it is easier to attack Goguryeo!

The master of high moral character is not a joke, it will be fatal!

The more you make, the better, especially when it comes to leading troops!

Like Su Cheng, although he made more and more contributions and became more and more famous, the Communist Party of China only led a Shenji camp and did not have much prestige in the army. Such contributions are enviable, and they are famous all over the world but safe.

So as Cheng Yaojin and others took the initiative to ask for the fight, Li Jing could only remain silent.

Not only was Li Jing worried, he didn't think the emperor wanted him to lead the troops. He was afraid that Chu Suiliang, Wei Zheng and others would ask him to lead the troops.

Su Cheng didn't say anything, because he knew that the emperor wanted to command the emperor in person, so, you can fight for a ball, what's the point of fighting for?

Kong Yingda took the lead and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Duke Lu, Duke E, and Prince Hejian are all powerful generals and the best of the three armies. However, when the east expedition to Liaodong, Liaodong was hard and cold, the road was long and difficult. I think only Duke Wei can take on this great task!"

Li Jing couldn't help but feel a sudden heart. Kong Yingda was a great scholar of the world and was indeed a straight minister. He was devoted to the country and the country, and did not understand the will of the saints.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Oh, pharmacist, I can certainly believe in the ability of pharmacist to lead troops."

After hearing this, Li Jing hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am old and have been exhausted from fighting for many years. Now my legs and feet are not flexible. Even riding a horse is a bit troublesome. How can I lead the army to fight? Please forgive me for decades of hard work."

"Now there are many famous generals in the court, the soldiers are also elite soldiers with hundreds of refining weapons, and powerful weapons like cannons. Your Majesty only needs to click one general and will be able to defeat Goguryeo!"

Li Shimin asked with concern: "I often send the imperial physician to treat you, isn't it good yet?"

Li Jing said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your sympathy, I am just able to move in front of you now. It's not that I don't want to share your worries, but that I am really afraid that I will miss the major events of the Eastern Expedition due to illness!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh: "If the pharmacist leads troops to fight east, I am very relieved. However, the pharmacist has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty throughout his life, but his health has been damaged. Now it is the time to live a life of care. I really can't bear to the pharmacist go on the expedition while he is sick!"

Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others frowned after hearing this. No matter whether Li Jing was really sick or not, he could not lead the troops, since Li Jing was unwilling to lead the troops to the battle and the emperor did not want Li Jing to lead the troops to the battle, he naturally had to find another candidate for the battle.

Who is it?

Cheng Yaojin?

Yuchi Gong?

Lee Hyo-gong?

These are all powerful generals and famous generals of the world. Of course, it is no problem to ask them to lead their troops to fight a war in the Western Regions.

However, when talking to Liaodong, everyone couldn't help but shake their heads when they thought about it.

It's not why, it just doesn't feel unreliable or unstable.

To fight Liaodong, you must send a resourceful general. Of course, it would be even better if you are brave and resourceful!

Who is it?

Since Li Jing cannot go to the battle, then only Li Ji can do it.

Although Li Ji is better than Li Jing in terms of prestige, meritoriousness, and ability to lead troops, he can only choose Li Ji except Li Jing.

Seeing that Li Jing was unwilling to lead his troops to fight, Cheng Yaojin and others couldn't help but feel that they had more opportunities.

At this moment, Su Cheng left the list and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others watched Su Cheng leave the line. He was already out of the way. Could it be that Su Cheng also wanted to ask for his life to go to war?

If this is a small country, Su Cheng may lead troops to fight, but if it is the Eastern Expedition, Su Cheng is not qualified enough, right?

Although Su Cheng was also a Duke of the State and had great achievements, Su Cheng had never led troops to fight a war.

Cheng Yaojin and others were so happy when they saw Su Cheng stepping out. They all winked at Su Cheng, wanting Su Cheng to recommend him.

Su Cheng said respectfully: "Report, Your Majesty, the matter of going to the expedition has been decided. Although our Tang Dynasty is strong and we have sufficient food and grass, Goguryeo has been preparing for war and should not be underestimated. Therefore, I think the generals who went to the expedition must be cautious."

Li Shimin was still thinking about the imperial commander's personal expedition, so of course it was impossible to decide who would lead the troops to the expedition, so Su Cheng gave Li Shimin a step.

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, although my Tang Dynasty has cotton coats and cannons, and I have even more elite soldiers and generals, I cannot be careless. The three campaigns of Goguryeo in the former Sui Dynasty were all futile, so we should be more cautious!"

"I decided to mobilize 150,000 troops to fight east, but the candidates for generals to go to war will be discussed later!"
Chapter completed!