Du Ruhui followed Li Zheng's words and thought about it over and over again, but he wanted to speak but stopped.

Fang Xuanling's face was solemn, "Now that such a big storm has been caused in the court, I think the five surnames will make more extraordinary actions to prevent the troops from being sent."

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng with a calm expression, "Li Zheng, what do you think?"

Li Zheng sighed, "Since that's the case, your Majesty should not send troops. Your Majesty doesn't want anything else in the court."

Du Ruhui was uneasy, "These five officials of the surnames are really too arrogant and even used such means."

After hearing Li Zheng's words, Li Shimin whispered: "Li Zheng, what do you mean is that the court will not send troops? How can we pacify Tubo if we don't send troops?"

Li Zheng held the teacup in his hand and said, "The mountain man has his own tricks."

Li Shimin took a step forward, stared at Li Zheng and asked again: "If Li Ke had any accidents, should I blame you!"

Looking at Li Shimin's expression, Li Zheng said, "Your Majesty, it's not so easy to pacify Tubo. No one knows how long it will take to fight this battle. If Songtsen Gampo pacified Tubo so quickly and he would pay off the five million chunks soon, we would still lose money."

For some reason, Li Shimin also calmed down a lot when he saw Li Zheng's calm expression.

It seems that this is not an urgent matter.

What am I anxious about?

Are you really frightened by the five surnames?

Li Shimin thought to himself.

Li Zheng continued, "Does Your Majesty want Tubo to pacify? What if Tubo pacify our business?"

Hearing the word "business", Li Shimin coughed twice.

There are some things that fewer people know, the better.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were both unaware of the weapons business.

Li Shimin glanced at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui and said, "You two go to the village entrance first to wait. I want to talk to Li Zheng alone about some things."

"Here."

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui bowed in unison and left.

Wang Ding stood quietly not far away.

At present, there were only two kings and ministers left by the river. Li Shimin put away his clothes and sat aside and said, "Then tell me what you think."

Li Zheng picked up a stone and threw it into the river water. He looked at the ripples on the river and said, "Before the guards went to war, I told His Highness the King of Shu that this time they went to Tubo, they were not going to fight head-on with the Western Turks, but also to investigate military information, and to investigate the future of the army in the rear of Tubo in the future."

Li Shimin said in an inverted voice: "Even if you just investigate the military information, you will still go deeper alone."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the King of Shu is now in Tubo. Songtsen Gampo must not want His Highness, and the Western Turks may not dare to attack the people of Central Plains. Moreover, I have re-used my spy at the time. He will return to Tubo in a few days and continue to do business with His Majesty."

The weapons business has been shut down for half a year, and now it is finally about to start again?

Li Zheng continued: "First of all, the weapons business will be re-used. My spy will be run in Tubo. I have told him to support His Highness the King of Shu. Most likely, His Highness the King of Shu will not fight against the Western Turks head-on unless he had no choice, and the Western Turks may not dare to touch the Central Plains people."

Li Shimin listened patiently.

"Although it is a matter of uncertainty for Your Majesty to go to the Tubo now, I didn't say that I could not go to the Western Turks, right? Even if we don't go to the Western Turks, we will put 30,000 troops on the border between the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty, just treat it as a warning to the Western Turks."

Li Shimin heard a little bit of it when he heard this.

Li Zheng said again: "Of course, the Western Turks' concept of family is not as strong as that of the Central Plains people. Even if we go to surround the Western Turks and seize the people's retreat, the Western Turks may have lost their cans and they don't want their homes."

"It's good to have a little warning. It's really unrealistic to send troops to the Western Turks. You just need to place troops on the border."

Li Zheng picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, "I was a little dry."

Li Shimin asked: "What should we do after we deploy troops on the border of the Western Turks? Will it be useful for the situation in Tubo?"

After looking at Li Shimin, Li Zheng said helplessly: "Why is Your Majesty confused about Tubo? What does the situation in Tubo have to do with us? Songtsen Gampo borrowed five million yuan. Could it be that we have to help him, lend him money and do things? Isn't this stupid?"

Li Shimin glared at Li Zheng, thinking to himself that this kid is saying that I am stupid?

"The five million lent to Songtsen Gampo was just the first one. At that time, I also said that the first one was lent to him, and it was all converted into food and military pay in the court. So far, Songtsen Gampo has not taken a penny, right?"

Li Shimin nodded. Li Zheng was right. He lent Songtsen Gampo five million guan, and the first guan was written in the contract was also the first guan.

Li Zheng closed the lid of the teacup, "When a person speaks, don't just listen to what he said but listens to what he didn't say."

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng, "Then you didn't say anything?"

Li Zheng sighed with emotion: "After pacifying Tubo, Tubo was still Tubo, Songtsen Gampo or Songtsen Gampo. Apart from the contract, there are only those, border defense, commerce, population, military strength, and some land? Your Majesty's appetite is too small."

Li Shimin's brows jumped a few more times, and the kid said it carefully. Do you have to arrange a few words of me?

Did this kid do it on purpose?

I thought to continue listening to Li Zheng.

"We will give him any excess, whatever he has, and what he has, and if His Majesty only focuses on those small interests, he will think that what he has done before will be useless."

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng and whispered: "How come I feel? Although you didn't say a word to scold me from beginning to end, when I connect your words, you are just calling me too stupid, short-sighted, and ignoring the overall situation?"

"How dare you, how dare you scold Your Majesty?"

Li Shimin had a stern face, "I always think that you can say one word enough to finish things. You have to go through several turns and even dislike me. In your eyes of Li Zheng, I am such a foolish person? Or do you think I don't have your vision and ambition?"

Li Zheng shook the fan in his hand and smiled.

Li Shimin stood up in a hurry, "Why are you laughing at? Talk well."

The cold autumn wind blew, and Li Zheng whispered: "Tubo cannot be just Tubo. Tubo wants to become a subordinate. This subordinate does not mean a vassal or a vassal state, but rather it is necessary to include the entire Tubo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This is the ambition that Your Majesty should have."

"Put the entire Tubo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin repeated it and looked in the direction of Tubo unconsciously.
Chapter completed!