In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Jue, who transmigrated and became the son of the废太子 (cancelled crown prince) Li Chengqian, secretly returned to the longed-for Chang'an from Qianzho...
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Upon hearing this, Li Shimin already agreed with seven or eight parts of the argument, but he was unaware of the opinions of the other generals.
What do you all think?
Upon hearing this, Li Shiji immediately expressed his support.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson's achievements are evident to all. Whether it was personally braving arrows and stones to carry sand and gravel to fill the moat, personally directing the blasting open of the city gate, or personally leading the attack on the city, all of these have won my heart and admiration."
"Therefore, I have no objection to awarding the greatest credit for this eastern expedition to my eldest grandson!"
Li Shiji was the second most meritorious person in this eastern expedition. Seeing that Li Shiji had no objections, everyone immediately stepped forward to express their support.
"Your humble servant has no objection!"
"The eldest grandson of the legitimate wife has made the greatest contribution, and his reputation is well-deserved; the whole world is convinced of his merit!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed to see everyone's strong support.
In this way, not only would his grandson be able to claim the greatest credit for the eastern expedition, but he, as the emperor, could also save a large sum of money.
Li Shimin laughed too soon; Li Tai's next words dashed his hopes of saving money.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared a memorial regarding the issue of the abuse of military merits. Please take a look!"
"oh?"
"Tell us what you think, and let your uncles and elders see!"
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that the standards for rewarding and punishing military merits in the Great Tang should be made more difficult, and the previous standards should not be used as a reference."
"Having reviewed the records of all the wars fought since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have found that there is a huge disparity in equipment and troop quality between our two sides. The reason why our Tang Dynasty was able to win is naturally inseparable from Your Majesty's wise leadership and the bloody battles fought by my uncles, but it is even more due to the strength of our armor and the sharpness of our weapons..."
"Therefore, I have decided to change the original strategy of fighting against a large number of enemies to one against five. The original strategy of equal forces forming a medium formation will be changed to three against one. As for the lower formation, any force greater than one against two will be considered a lower formation!"
In short, Li Tai's plan didn't treat the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty as human beings...