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"Impossible!" Li Shimin spoke righteously, without any doubt, "It was a last resort, and now our Great Tang has millions of troops and is extremely powerful. How could you, the prince of the Great Tang, the heir of the empire, be put in danger again and again."
"If you have an idea, I will allow Tuyuhun to pay compensation and not cede land, but if you want to risk your life, I will never agree."
As Li Shimin said, he stood up and made a loud noise.
Li Chengqian still wanted to step forward, "Father..."
Li Shimin waved his hand, "There is no need to discuss this matter."
The attitude is firm, but Li Chengqian can see that Li Shimin is purely for his own safety.
He has no other emotions involved, which comforts him very much.
After all, in the past, the dialogue between Li Shimin and Li Chengqian would be divided between father and son and emperor.
Faced with his attitude, Li Chengqian disdains it.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty's words are reasonable." Wei Zheng persuaded him from the side, "My Tang Dynasty is a vast empire, and there are many talented people. Your Highness, you don't have to do everything yourself."
"This plan is feasible, but the person who implements the plan must not be you."
"The old minister said something disrespectful. If you have troubles because of this, what should I do in Tang Dynasty?"
Chaowen Wu stood up one after another.
"Yes, His Royal Highness, this matter is too dangerous, not to say that it is almost certain, but you don't need to put yourself in danger..."
"His Royal Highness, you can leave it to me to attack Tubo, and I will definitely lead Tuyuhun soldiers to overthrow the Tubo army..."
"The last general invites you to fight. It's just Tubo. Why does Er Songtsan Gampo need to do it himself? You have to give us old guys a chance to show our strength occasionally..."
"Yes, you can't go, His Royal Highness, if you go, the last general will follow you closely..."
In the court hall, the scene was chaotic for a while, but it could be seen that they were genuinely concerned about Li Chengqian's safety.
Such a friendly court made Li Chengqian helpless, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
"Quiet, quiet..." Li Shimin patted the imperial case, "What does it look like to be noisy? Is your Taiji Hall a square city?"
The words fall...
All the ministers kept their mouths shut.
Li Chengqian said lightly: "Father, how about this, how about we make a bet?"
Li Shimin: "..."
Wei Zheng: "..."
Civil and military officials: "...+999..."
bet?
What a bet...
This war belongs to war, so why does it have anything to do with gambling?
The civil and military officials were puzzled and remained silent.
However, there are also those who watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal.
Cheng Yaojin took a step forward, aggressively, "Your Majesty, I am on your side this time, leading Tuyuhun soldiers to attack Tubo, this is too dangerous, His Royal Highness must not go."
"Just make a bet with His Royal Highness, you will win."
Li Shimin stared at him blankly, I hit your sister, why didn't you f*ck fight him...
Ever since he bet with Li Chengqian, he has gained the reputation of losing every bet.
"Your Majesty, I also support you..." Changsun Wuji stood up from the hall, "Even if His Highness the Crown Prince has a great reason this time, the old officials will stand by your side."
"Yes, Your Majesty accepts the bet from His Highness the Crown Prince, and we are all on your side. Don't you believe me, the civil and military officials in our palace are better than His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Fang Xuanling also stood up to support.
"Your Majesty, the old minister supports you..."
"Your Majesty, the last general also supports you..."
"Your Majesty, bet with His Highness the Crown Prince..."
All the military officials in North Korea and Chinese stepped forward and stood on Li Shimin's side. The unanimity of everyone's thoughts is shocking.
Li Shimin looked at the crowd of excited civil and military officials, and suddenly felt that he had a lot of confidence.
He felt he was on the right side this time.
Justice will prevail.
"Okay!" Li Shimin waved his hand, full of confidence, "Since all my lovers support me so much, I will accept this bet."
Immediately after...
He looked at Li Chengqian, "Chengqian, tell me, what is the content of this bet, and what kind of bet do you want to make."
Li Chengqian looked at the very excited Manchao Wenwu and smiled helplessly.
For the first time, he didn't have anyone's support.
However, Li Chengqian knew that they were all doing it for their own benefit, and if this matter was based on their knowledge and cognition, it would indeed be too dangerous.
Once Murong Bai turns his back on him, Li Chengqian will be in a doomed situation.
But he doesn't care, he still has a killer weapon that he hasn't figured out yet.
Once the Shenwei cannon is released, everything is the younger brother.
Li Chengqian said indifferently: "Well, my minister is researching a new type of weapon. If this weapon can defeat an army of a thousand with the power of ten people, I will hand over the affairs of Tubo to my minister, and my father should not interfere any more. how?"
The words fall...
The hall was shocked.
Where did this frank self-confidence come from? How could it be possible to break through an army of a thousand with the strength of ten people.
Even if it is a crossbow machine, a catapult and other heavy weapons, it is impossible to do this.
But seeing Li Chengqian's confident appearance, they felt a little uneasy.
Chapter 400
Li Shimin frowned after hearing Li Chengqian's words, thinking secretly, what kind of medicine is this kid selling in the gourd?Destroy an army of a thousand with ten men.
This is impossible.
Although the fighting power of the White Robe Army is terrifying, if ten people are pulled out alone, it will not be able to form an organization at all, nor will it be able to exert its due fighting power.
And Li Chengqian was talking about weapons.
If there were such powerful weapons in this world, it would not be a matter of minutes for Datang to sweep the world.
The civil and military officials in the court were also silent.
They were not afraid of losing, but Li Chengqian's words were too unbelievable.
Is this the gambling content that normal people can come up with?
Obviously not……
Li Chengqian is not a normal person at all.
"Why?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin, and said with a light smile, "Father dare not?"
"Joke! Why don't I dare?" Li Shimin blurted out, and all civil and military officials looked at him. It would be too embarrassing if he didn't follow up.
The head can be broken, the blood can be shed, and the face cannot be lost.
Lishi, I feel that what Li Chengqian said is a bit exaggerated, too exaggerated.
If there are such weapons in the world, what kind of war is there?
"Okay." Li Chengqian replied, "Then we will set a deadline of two months. After two months, we will see the outcome outside Chang'an City."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Then I will wait and see."
Although the civil and military officials didn't know what kind of medicine Li Chengqian was selling in his gourd, they had confidence.
After thinking about it, they realized that the kind of thing Li Chengqian said could not exist at all.
The most powerful siege equipment in the world today is not so powerful, and it has strong limitations.
However, this matter has been settled, so there is no need to talk about it.
Li Shimin swept towards the court, "My dear friends, there are other things to tell."
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
Since the rectification of official administration, local officials have gradually got on track, and many government affairs have been effectively resolved locally.
The civil and military ministers in the court are not as anxious as when Li Shimin first came to the throne.
However, Li Jing, who has always been taciturn, stepped forward, "Your Majesty, there will be a book to play at the end."
"Oh?" Li Shimin showed doubts, and said seriously: "Pharmacist, what do you want to play?"
Li Jing is a powerful general under Li Shimin, and he is also the military god of the Tang Dynasty. Generally, he would never complain to Li Shimin about things that he can solve by himself.
Li Jing stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the military system of the Tang Dynasty has just been reformed, all the government departments have been dismantled and reorganized, and the number of new troops recruited is much higher than in previous years."
"But the logistics support can't keep up, and the weapons and equipment are extremely scarce. Please think of a way, Your Majesty."
During this period, although Datang's ironmaking technology was at the top level in the world, it could not keep up with the speed of Datang's army expansion.
There is no way around this, as the Tang Dynasty has more and more territories, and more and more troops are needed.
Moreover, Li Chengqian personally stipulated that for all Tang soldiers, they would rather be deficient than excessive, strictly control the quality, and those who embezzle military expenses privately will be punished by the nine clans.
Last year, Li Chengqian went to Henan Province for disaster relief, and saw with his own eyes that the armor in the treasury there was already rusted, and some of the soldiers used weapons that could not even kill a chicken.
This made him extremely angry.
After returning, he reformed the department and process of the Ministry of Industry in charge of military equipment, and injected a large amount of funds.
This is the case if you want to reform, you have to have money.
If the treasury is empty and the pockets are shy, all reforms are nothing but slogans.
Li Shimin frowned, "This is indeed a problem. Without weapons and armor, how can it be called an army."
Immediately afterwards, he turned his gaze to Li Chengqian, "Chengqian, you are responsible for the reform of the Ministry of Industry. Now that you have encountered such a difficult situation, what can you do? Why not use your arsenal..."
As Li Shimin spoke, his brows raised slightly.
Li Chengqian not only opened an arsenal, but also set up a blacksmith college specially for training.
Calculated according to the time, the first batch of blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Academy should have graduated.
As long as the blacksmiths who graduated from this blacksmith academy are all blacksmith masters who can stand alone.
In order to open this college, Li Chengqian invested a lot of manpower and material resources.
Countless forging talents were recruited from all over the Tang Dynasty.
The words fall...
The surrounding generals also looked at Li Chengqian greedily. The weapons and armor produced by the arsenal were top-quality equipment.
When Li Chengqian heard it, it was up to him.
He stepped forward and said, "Father, the blacksmith and son can pay, but you need to settle the money yourself."
"Okay." Li Shimin said resolutely: "No problem, you will provide them, and they will be assigned to work in the Equipment Department established by the Ministry of Industry. The salary will be declared by the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Households will allocate it uniformly."
"In addition, the equipment department has doubled in size, and the required expenses will be allocated by the Ministry of Households, and the required talents will be reported to the Ministry of Officials."
"Now that the treasury of our Tang Dynasty is full, it must not be said that the soldiers have no swords in their hands and no armor on their shoulders."
"If there are still problems that can't be solved, just send the book to me, and I will solve the matter myself."
In Li Shimin's eyes, if he made a deal with Li Chengqian, he would win if he didn't lose money.
Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin looked at Li Jing, "Pharmacist, it's good for you to settle this matter like this."
The words fall...
Li Jing nodded again and again, "Your Majesty is so wise, I will be grateful in the end."