Chapter 238 Selection of the Chief General

Li Er thought about it again and again, and felt that there was nothing wrong with Li Chengqian's words, so he agreed that what Li Chengqian said made sense.

"What the prince said is very true. Let's follow the prince's words and send a small army to Goguryeo to harass Goguryeo."

"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue; when the enemy stays, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack. These sixteen words are true, and every word is precious. If we use this to harass Goguryeo, it will be just around the corner for our Tang Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo."

"My dear ministers! What do you think about this matter? Or do you have any opinions on the prince's advice!" Li Er asked.

"The prince's words! I have no objection!" Zhangsun Wuji was the first to express his opinion.

"I second the motion!" Jin Wang Li Zhi, Fang Xuanling, Ma Zhou, Yang Shidao, Wei Chi Jingde, and Cheng Yaojin followed closely behind and stood up to express their opinions. "

We second the motion!" Seeing that the big men did not object, the remaining ministers all stood up to agree and echoed.

Even if someone had other ideas in their mind at this time, they did not dare to say it out loud at this time. Everyone agreed with interest.

Li Er was very happy. The better Li Chengqian performed, the more proud Li Er felt, and the more satisfied he was with the prince.

"The plan has been made! But who is suitable to go? We need to discuss it again!" Changsun Wuji said that the selection of generals is very important. "

Does Fu Ji have any suitable candidates? If you have any suitable candidates in mind, you might as well say it out and let me see it." Li Er said.

"I think that Zhang Shigui, the Duke of Guo and the General of the Left Army, is suitable, and I recommend him." Changsun Wuji recommended Zhang Shigui.

Zhang Shigui was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and a person trusted by Li Er. He was not as described in later novels, that he was a despicable and shameless villain who was jealous of talents, persecuted loyal people, and even rebelled.

Zhang Shigui was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He made great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Zhang Shigui was more trusted by Li Er. After

Li Er ascended the throne, he ordered Zhang Shigui to be the "Xuanwu Gate Chief" to prevent the Xuanwu Gate Incident from happening again.

Soon after, Li Er appointed Zhang Shigui as the general of the Left Garrison and also appointed him to the Northern Army, which was equivalent to the position of the commander of the Imperial Guard.

This was enough to show that Li Er trusted and valued Zhang Shigui.

"Father! I think it's inappropriate!" Li Chengqian stepped out and saluted.

"Prince! Zhang Shigui, the Duke of Guo, is a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. He has made contributions to the Tang Dynasty many times and has accompanied Your Majesty in the expedition to Goguryeo. It is most appropriate for him to lead a small army to attack Goguryeo this time." Changsun Wuji said.

Changsun Wuji's words were not unreasonable. After all, Zhang Shigui had fought Goguryeo with Li Er and was very familiar with the terrain there.

Li Er was unwilling to let Zhang Shigui lead a small army to conquer Goguryeo. After all, Li Er knew better than anyone the importance of guarding Xuanwu Gate

. Only when Zhang Shigui was guarding Xuanwu Gate could Li Er sleep peacefully. "Duke Guo Zhang Shigui is old now. I am worried that he will have trouble traveling back and forth. Moreover, guarding Xuanwu Gate is very important. Only someone your majesty trusts can take on this important task."

"Besides Duke Guo Zhang Shigui, who else can take on this important task of guarding Xuanwu Gate and commanding the Northern Yamen Forbidden Army?"

"Besides, the generals who followed your majesty to conquer Goguryeo were not just Duke Guo, so why should Duke Guo travel back and forth?" Li Chengqian said.

In addition to worrying about Zhang Shigui's age and the possibility that he might die on the way, Li Chengqian actually planned to send his military officers from the Eastern Palace to do this.

On the one hand, he could train them, and on the other hand, he could let them establish prestige in the army, which would be beneficial for Li Chengqian to control the army of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

The prince had selfish motives this time, and he only wanted to give his people the opportunity to train and gain benefits.

Zhangsun Wuji was speechless for a moment after hearing what Li Chengqian said. No matter what, what he said was right.

There was really no one more suitable to guard the Xuanwu Gate than Zhang Shigui, the leader of the imperial army.

"What the prince said is very true. There are many generals who have been on the expedition to Goguryeo. It doesn't have to be Zhang Shigui!"

"Even if he didn't follow me on the expedition to Liaodong, with the great country of Tang, there are so

many talented people, I'm afraid there won't be generals who can do the job." Li Er said. Li Er already had candidates in mind. He thought these people were quite suitable, the general of Zuo Wuwei, Niu Jinda, and the current Prince Zhanshi, Special Advancement, and Tongzhongshu Menxia, ​​Li Jie.

Li Er planned to let the two of them be the main commanders, each leading a small army to go deep into Goguryeo to attack and disturb Goguryeo, so that Goguryeo could not rest.

The two of them followed him on the expedition to Goguryeo, and they were very familiar with Goguryeo's geography, mountains, rivers, etc.

It would be the most appropriate to let them go! No one would be more suitable than these two guys.

"Niu Jinda, Li Yu!" Li Er directly named the two generals.

Niu Jinda and Li Yu understood that the emperor was going to let them attack Goguryeo, so they immediately stood up.

"I'm here!" The two said in unison.

"Order the left military general Niu Jinda to be the general manager of the Qingqiu Road, and the left military general Li Hai'an to be his deputy. Send more than 10,000 soldiers to cross the sea from Laizhou to Goguryeo on a ship." Li Er said.

"Your servant Niu Jinda obeys the order!" Niu Jinda said.

"The emperor ordered Li Yan, the secretary of the crown prince, to be the general commander of the Liaodong Road, and Sun Quanlang, the general of the Right Guard, to be his deputy, to lead 3,000 soldiers, to join the soldiers of the Yingzhou Military Governor's Office and enter Goryeo from the Xincheng Road." Li Er issued another imperial edict.

"I obey your order!" Li Yan saluted hurriedly.

The chief and deputy commanders of the two routes had been selected, and Li Er was relieved. With the two of them, Li Er could rest assured.

The troops of these two routes were selected from soldiers who were accustomed to water and good at water battles.

Li Chengqian also took the opportunity to recommend Xue Rengui to Li Er. This time, Li Chengqian asked Xue Rengui to go to the Korean Peninsula, but in fact, there was another purpose.

Li Er also asked someone to draft an imperial edict, ordering Silla and Baekje to cooperate with Niu Jinda and Li Yan and others to attack Goguryeo.

Silla and Baekje were sworn enemies of Goguryeo, so they naturally hoped to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo.

In this way, Silla and Baekje would have the opportunity to annex Goguryeo's territory.

The situation of three powers changed to a situation of equal division of the world.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report?" Li Er asked politely.

Seeing that no one answered, Wang Yuan stepped forward and shouted a classic line: "If you have something to report,

report it, if not, leave the court!" "Tang Dynasty!" After waiting for a while, no one stood up, so the meeting could be announced as over!

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" The ministers knelt down and shouted.

With the ministers' farewell, Li Er stood up and left the Taiji Hall, and the morning court officially ended.

After the emperor left, these people could stand up, walk out of the Taiji Hall, and go back to their respective offices.

A month later, Niu Jinda, Li Yan and others, who were well prepared, followed the planned route and advanced into the heart of Goguryeo.