I'm a marquis in Datang

When the order was given, a servant entered and stood there bowing.

Li Shimin said: "The queen is dead."

The servant's body trembled, and he immediately turned around to inform, followed by Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and the other princes and princesses all entered the palace, kneeling

He landed on the ground just to see his grandson Wugou for the last time.Not long after, someone in charge of etiquette from the palace entered, and arranged for someone to wash and change the eldest grandson Wugou, and put on his clothes again.Everything was ready, the eldest grandson Wugou was sent into the coffin, and then began to decorate the mourning hall.

Li Shimin is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so he doesn't need to appear in the mourning hall all the time.However, Li Shimin has been guarding the spirit in the mourning hall, neither eating nor drinking, especially Li Shimin's face is haggard, and his whole person is very decadent.

Li Yuan died, and Li Shimin was heartbroken.

The eldest grandson Wuji died, and Li Shimin was also heartbroken.

But none of these things hit Li Shimin, but the death of Changsun Wugou completely tore Li Shimin's heart, and made him feel extremely uncomfortable. His mind was full of Changsun Wugou's voice and smile. Gentle as jade.

These memories come out irresistibly.

lingering in the mind.

Can't go away for a long time.

Li Shimin himself was also immersed in such emotions, and he couldn't pull them out no matter what.This was the case on the first day, and it was still the same on the second day, especially Li Shimin himself, who had not eaten or drank for two consecutive days, and was even more decadent and tired.

At this time, Wei Zheng entered the mourning hall, and he saw Li Shi

Min, directly raised his robe and knelt down, said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although it is inappropriate for me to mention government affairs at this time, I have to mention it. Because the current Tang Dynasty is in a precarious state and needs Your Majesty to be in charge. Your Majesty, please put away your sad emotions and deal with government affairs. The funeral of the Empress will be arranged by the Ministry of Etiquette. Right now, Your Majesty has more important things to do."

Li Shimin didn't pay attention to Wei Zheng at all, he was extremely decadent, his heart sank to the bottom, and he was already immersed in sadness.

I can't extricate myself from my emotions.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng's expression became even more serious, and he said again: "Your Majesty, the country is in a difficult situation, and the Tang Dynasty needs His Majesty right now. Please, Your Majesty, you can put the overall situation first. In normal times, I wouldn't say much. , don’t be such a disgusting person. But at this moment, I must persuade you, Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first.”

Li Shimin still ignored him.

In Wei Zheng's heart, he suddenly became anxious, because Li Shimin was urgently needed right now. If Li Shimin didn't take charge of the overall situation, Datang would be very chaotic and the situation would be very bad.

"Tread! Tread!"

At this moment, there was another sound of hurried footsteps, and it was Fang Xuanling who entered.

Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng, seeing Wei Zheng shook his head, he knew

Said that Li Shimin must not listen to persuasion.Fang Xuanling sighed inwardly, saying that the emperor Li Shimin is indeed quite miserable.

It's a pity that the emperor can't be sad.

The emperor has no such right.

Fang Xuanling bowed to Li Shimin, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is news from the border between Tang and Tubo. Tubo is invading, and the v border is in an emergency. Your Majesty, please quickly take charge of the overall situation."

Li Shimin, who had been immersed in grief, suddenly woke up with an eager expression on his face.

Tubo strikes.

This is taking advantage of the fire and looting, which is extremely detrimental to Datang.

Li Shimin was originally immersed in grief and couldn't extricate himself, and he didn't want to wake up.Now, Li Shimin knows that he has to deal with government affairs, because he can't escape.

Li Shimin stood up, his body was shaking a little. After all, the rice grains hadn't been eaten for two days, and his body was a little awkward. He stabilized his body and ordered: "Let's go!"

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Li Shimin to the main hall.

Chapter 1189

Negotiate

In the main hall, there are already important civil and military officials from the court, which Wei Zheng notified in advance.After all, when it comes to Tubo's invasion of the border, Datang is in danger and needs to be discussed by everyone.

As soon as Li Shimin entered, everyone stood up and saluted.After Li Shimin sat down, he looked around at the crowd. He was just about to speak, but his stomach was growling. After all, he hadn't eaten for two days, and his stomach was already growling from hunger.

Li Shimin asked the imperial dining room to bring food, and he said while eating: "There are two things to discuss today. The first thing is still to deal with the attack of Xia Guodu Qi. The second thing is that Tubo invaded the border One thing. If you have any ideas, each of you can speak freely about how to deal with this matter."

"Your Majesty, I propose to ask Xia Guo for peace."

Among the officials, someone stood up.

The man's name is Kong Yingda, a descendant of Confucius.

stream identity.Although Kong Yingda was not the head of any ministry, nor the prime minister of the court, Kong Yingda's own reputation was not simple.He holds the post of Jijiu in Guozijian, and he has no real power in the court, but he is the leader of Qingliu.

When Kong Yingda spoke, it represented the opinions of many people.

Li Shimin frowned.

Make peace!

This is tantamount to admitting defeat to Du Qi.

It was something Li Shimin was unwilling to do.

You must know that Du Qi was just a subject of Li Shimin, a junior of Li Shimin.But now, Li Shimin, as the lord of the Tang Dynasty, wants to ask Du Qi for peace, which is tantamount to sweeping Li Shimin's face.You must know that in the past, if Li Shimin wanted to kill Du Qi, it was just a matter of one sentence, and crushing Du Qi was like crushing an ant.But now, Du Qi was riding on Li Shimin's head.

When Kong Yingda saw Li Shimin's appearance, especially Li Shimin's

They all put down the chopsticks in their hands and stopped eating. He knew that Li Shimin must be angry, but Kong Yingda didn't care, and continued: "Your Majesty, the reason why I said this is very simple. Datang is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and there is not enough If there is no border danger in Datang and no chaos in various places, then Datang can fight Du Qi to the end."

After a pause, Kong Yingda continued: "With the strength of Datang, it is absolutely possible to continue to fight Xia Guo to the end, and continue to compete with Xia Guo. But now, Datang itself is already exhausted, and there is not enough power to fight against Xia Guo."

enough strength to deal with it.If at this time, they forcefully start a war with Du Qi, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Following Kong Yingda's opening, some other officials echoed.Because at the moment, this is indeed an existing problem, and Datang does not have enough strength to deal with it.

Li Shimin was reluctant in his heart, but he had to admit that Kong Yingda's words made sense.Li Shimin took a deep breath, looked at Li Chengqian who followed him to participate in government affairs, and said, "Prince, what do you want?"

how is it? "

Li Chengqian said: "Father, my son believes that the danger of Tubo is just a hidden danger on the border, and it is nothing to be afraid of. If it is because of Tubo's invasion of the border, I will be afraid. On the contrary, it seems that I, Tang, are too timid. My son still With the previous attitude and suggestion, the imperial court issued an edict to recruit people of insight to recruit the people on their own, and organize forces to go to the border to resist the invasion of the Xia Kingdom."

Li Chengqian said forcefully: "As long as someone has the ability to turn the tide,

To stop Xia Guo's attack, then I, Tang Dynasty, can treat him generously and give him enough treatment. It is not a problem to be crowned king or duke.This is the root of the problem.Seeking peace will damage our country's constitution. "

"Your Majesty, I object to this!"

Kong Yingda said righteously: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty can't afford to suffer now! Please think twice, Your Majesty."

At this moment, among the civil officials, many people echoed.