Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

During the Spring Festival period, Li Xin had nothing else to do except to participate in some more activities, and His Majesty Li Er was extremely busy. On New Year's Eve, it is essential to hold a banquet to entertain the ministers, and Li Xin is also included in the banquet. He originally thought it would be a good opportunity to eat and drink, but unexpectedly, the emperor's banquet was not for everyone to have a good meal. Anyway, it was just back and forth to change cups, compose poems, sing and dance... yes, dance.

Li Shimin led a group of unshaven middle-aged uncles, and even veterans in their sixties and seventies, "dancing with demons" in the main hall. Li Xin was so dumbfounded that he almost couldn't even eat.

This is also his ignorance. According to the records in the literature, at the banquet in the Tang Dynasty, the host danced with the guests, which was a manifestation of the guests' enjoyment. The famous "Qin Wang Breaking the Battle", which is what Li Shimin is dancing with the ministers at the moment, was originally written at a joyful banquet celebrating the victory of the war.

But frankly speaking, Li Xin didn't appreciate this kind of music, he just silently gnawed half a sheep's foot covered in spices in the corner.

The first day of the new year after New Year's Eve is the rumored Zhengyuan Dynasty. In addition to the civil and military officials who were supposed to attend the court meeting, envoys from various countries will also come to the court meeting on this day, kneel down to worship the great Li Er Majesty, express their submission to him, and offer tribute. However, His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, accepted the greetings from the envoys of these dependent countries, and then rewarded them with valuable silk and porcelain as gifts in return.

Just by looking at the process, one can tell that the Zhengyuan Dynasty will last for a long time. Moreover, compared with the ordinary court meeting that is usually used to discuss government affairs, the Zhengyuan Grand Court Meeting has a little more etiquette. In layman's terms, it means not doing business and just putting on a show. This is also the result of Li Shimin's intentional reduction of expenses due to the severe drought in Guanzhong this year. I believe that in a few years, the Tang Dynasty will become truly "rich", and the grand occasion of the Great Court Meeting will be even more shocking.

After the court meeting was over, Li Xin planned to blend in with the crowd and retreat, but he was dragged up by Cheng Yaojin and went straight to the imperial study.

Li Xin struggled subconsciously, and realized that he had no choice but to accept his fate and let the other party manipulate him.

"Uncle Cheng, why are you dragging me?" Li Xin asked.

Cheng Yaojin was a little angry, and said: "A military emergency."

"Why do you need me for an emergency military situation? Aren't your old generals and Your Majesty enough to solve the problem?" Li Xin spread his hands with a wry smile. Although he thinks he knows a lot, he still doesn't dare to take part in such important events as wars, which cost lives at every turn.

Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and said: "Who said what do you want? You just stand by and listen, just learn from it. This is what His Majesty meant. After all, you are a general, so you can't be ignorant of war affairs, right? "Li Xuandao was a good player on the battlefield back then.

What if you don't know anything about it? I don't want to go to the battlefield! In the future, I still want to hug my wife and children to warm up the kang!

Li Xin really wanted to say that, but in the end he still didn't dare to say it. He knew that Cheng Yaojin hated melons the most.

The two came to the royal study. Li Shimin had already waited inside with Chen Yin.

Li Xin saluted obediently and then stepped aside, standing and acting as a wooden stake with his eyes wide open. Li Shimin ignored him, but looked at the crowd seriously and said: "Just now, I was reported by the military that the Turks invaded our Datang border town again, looting thousands of people and countless grains! According to the opinions of the two lovers, what should I do?" disposal?"

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin immediately knelt down and said, "My minister is willing to lead 50,000 troops to wipe out the Turks for His Majesty!"

Chen Yin shook his head, and said, "Nowadays, the national grain stockpile is not much, and we can't afford to move 50,000 horses."

Cheng Yaojin hesitated for a moment, then said: "Thirty thousand horses are also acceptable."

Chen Yin did not continue to answer the conversation, but turned to Li Shimin and said, "The weather is very cold now, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to get results if we rush into the Turks. Once the battle is blocked, I will be in a dilemma. It will weaken the momentum of our army, which is not good."

Li Shimin was originally the one who couldn't afford to suffer, and he was more inclined to fight back, so he said a little unhappy: "Then I can only swallow my anger now, can I suffer from this big loss?"

Chen Yin bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, forbearance for a while is to fight back better. After the autumn harvest this year, our army will have sufficient logistics and will surely win a battle. Why bother?"

Li Shimin also knew that what Chen Yin said was correct, so he was silent for a while.

Cheng Yaojin started bluffing and shouting that he must mobilize troops no matter what, saying that the dignity of the Tang Dynasty should not be violated, and he looked like a brainless militant.

Li Xin watched Cheng Yaojin's performance quietly, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: Jiang is really old and hot.

On the surface, Cheng Yaojin played the role of a stupid general, who looked very unintelligent, but in fact he removed himself from the decision of whether to send troops or not without leaving a trace.