You must know that you are in charge of money and food, and your opinion is very important. "

The black-faced Yuchi Gong shouted anxiously: "What's the point? Du boy has always stood with us, and he can't be lenient when dealing with rebels. He will kill them all!"

Cheng Yaojin thought to himself that Yuchi Laohei was too talkative, and stretched out his hand to pull him back. He was so eager to offend all the great families in the world.

"What are you dragging me for? I know it's your wife's natal family, but it's business now." Yu Chigong wanted to get rid of Cheng Yaojin without knowing it.

Cheng Motou scolded: "You are the only one who can fight? Du boy is much smarter than you, do you need to command?"

"I'm his uncle, why can't I command?"

At this time, Du Shaoqing reminded: "Okay, two uncles, it's business now, and the most important thing is to solve the problem, not to quarrel.

Whether it's war or peace, I think His Majesty can decide for himself. "

Emperor Li Er sat on the dragon chair with a blank expression and looked at the officials without saying a word. He didn't come back to speak until he was called by his son-in-law.

"Rebellion and treason, how can the laws of the Tang Dynasty be considered a crime?"

With just one sentence, half of the people in the hall gasped. Everyone seemed to be focusing on arguing and forgetting the nature of this incident. Rebellion is a taboo of the emperor and absolutely will not be tolerated.

Yu Chigong couldn't help laughing wildly, "Look, look, what did I say? All the conspirators should be killed, and the good Tang Dynasty and they will rebel, they are all murderers!

Your Majesty, the last general invites you to fight, give me five thousand elite soldiers, and I can bring back as many rebellious heads as possible. "

Looking at his most loyal general, Li Er smiled, "Jing De wait a moment, you will fight the battle."

Then he turned his head to Wu Qunchen and asked, "Who can tell me what is the reason why it is not appropriate to send troops to go to war?"

Um?Don't you mean to act in accordance with the law?Why do you ask this again?

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one was willing to stand up and be this early bird.

Just as Du Shaoqing wanted to stand up, he was preempted by one person. Veteran Wei Zheng, with a thin body like bamboo, stood in front of Du Shaoqing, and at the same time gave the latter a wink to make him back down.

Du Shaoqing was very moved. Wei Zheng didn't let himself stand out because he intended to protect him. What if His Majesty got angry and punished him?Let it fall on this old minister.

"Your Majesty, as you said not long ago, Datang needs five years to recuperate, and it is not suitable to use troops."

"That's for the outside world. Now that the rebellion is on fire everywhere, we have to fight back to meet the enemy." Li Er said in a flat tone.

"However, Your Majesty, if a foreign country invades Datang, there will be no problem for us to fight with the whole country. Everyone tightens their belts and carries it over.

The civil strife is different, it is all the people of the Tang Dynasty.”

Before Wei Zheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by someone: "Wei Xiang, those who rebelled and conspired are only rebels, and they can no longer be counted as common people of the Tang Dynasty."

"72% of the people in the world came to the Tang Dynasty from the troubled times of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, how many rebels and rebels were under the control of the [-]th Route Against the King and the [-]nd Route of Yanchen? Have they all been killed?

Now are they thieves or civilians? "Wei Zheng sternly shouted.

The man was shocked by this momentum, and the other reminded: "It's different, they were thieves to the former Sui Dynasty, and they were naturalized in my Tang Dynasty, so they are ordinary people."

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Similarly, the rebels are always the leaders. Ordinary people gather to rebel only because they are incited, lured, coerced, etc. They don't seem to have the right to choose.

If the Great Tang suppressed the rebellion, these people would be naturalized as civilians, and they would be ordinary people under the rule of the Great Tang.

Your Majesty has a benevolent heart and will not kill at will. The veteran thinks that killing these ignorant people is of no benefit, it will only damage His Majesty's reputation as a benevolent monarch, and even affect His Majesty's status in the hearts of the people.

Your Majesty, please think twice. "

Li Er laughed and said: "I am very pleased with Xuan Cheng's worries, you are right, I also want to punish only the chief evildoers, end the civil unrest as soon as possible, and the progress of the Tang Dynasty cannot be stopped.

What is being asked now is not the question of popular sentiment, but how to solve this evil, whether it can be solved with military force.

That's all, Mao Gong, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War, so let's talk about it. "

Li Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, was named. After a moment of contemplation, Li Ji said, "Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent. I'm afraid he won't be able to mobilize soldiers to suppress the rebellion."

"What??? Li Shangshu, you have a large number of soldiers, are you timid to fight?" Many people exclaimed and questioned.

Li Ji snorted, and looked at these questioning colleagues like he was looking at a fool, "Now the five surnames and seven Wangs are setting fires everywhere, using local bravery and their own private soldiers to protect the clansmen.

But everyone, don’t forget that these people also have another identity. They are also soldiers of the Twelve Guards of the Tang Dynasty. this.

The twelve guards under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War cannot issue orders to gather troops this time, so the only thing they can rely on is the [-] forbidden troops stationed in Chang'an City.

But the [-] people are the barrier to guard Chang'an, if they take the initiative to attack, Chang'an will be empty, and the consequences will be disastrous! "

A thorough analysis blocked everyone's mouths. At this time, everyone realized how ridiculous the previous debate in the hall was. Chang'an City is in danger. Are you still discussing whether it is war or peace?The initiative does not seem to be with the court at all.

Even the loudest Yu Chigong was silent. As a general, he saw more, that is, according to this calculation, not only could the Twelve Guards not be recruited, maybe many soldiers of the Twelve Guards have become rebels now. up.

With this advance and retreat, the situation is even more urgent.

Changsun Wuji stood up and suggested: "Your Majesty, since a strong attack is not enough, it is better to attack by outsmarting. Even if they gather a crowd of mercenaries, they are still in a state of disunity. They cannot break through Chang'an City, and they dare not even come to attack the city.

It's better to send people to surrender, after all, they are all citizens of Tang Dynasty, maybe the cause of this war is a misunderstanding, maybe they don't want to shed blood and sacrifice so that both sides will suffer, and there is a possibility of shaking hands and making peace. "

"Oh? Auxiliary machine, you mean, pardoned their crime of treason? Treat it as if it didn't happen?

My Great Tang law is your revision of the Tang law, but you, the person who made the law, want to show mercy outside the law? "Li Er asked in surprise.

Changsun Wuji sighed and said: "Your Majesty, it is true that the old minister is very contradictory by standing up and violating the laws he wrote down.

But under the circumstances, the legislation was originally intended to govern the country and protect the people. Now if we can shake hands and make peace, we can preserve the vitality of the Tang Dynasty to the greatest extent without harming it. There is no way. "

"Your Majesty, the old minister seconded the proposal. Maybe it was a misunderstanding. There is a reason for this result. Maybe it was a misjudgment that we set up treason?

Your Majesty, please think twice! "Smart people stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, please think twice"

Many people joined in.

But they misjudged the situation this time. The matter was provoked by the emperor Li Er. What he wanted was five surnames and seven hopes.

Only in this way can the harm of these great thieves to the Tang Dynasty be resolved as quickly as possible. What if the imperial court turns around and negotiates a peace now that swords are on the verge of breaking out?Wouldn't it be right in the arms of the opponent, and let him regain his vitality?If the imperial court wants to overthrow the other party, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky.

"Reverse is rebellious? How can we lower our heads to whitewash the filth and turn a blind eye to the other party's wolf ambition just because the thief is powerful?

What is the difference between you doing this and surrendering without a war?It's ridiculous! "

An angry voice sounded in the main hall, shaking everyone's ears. Everyone looked at the person who made the sound. It turned out to be Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment?

I don't know if it was discussed with the old prince in advance, but Li Er put a smile on his face and asked, "What do you think, Brother Jiang Xia?"

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