Chapter 427 Bad Father-in-law

"Although Xue Rengui has made great military achievements, what our Tang Dynasty lacks the least is famous generals with great military achievements. The crusade against Goguryeo is of great importance. If there is no one who convinces everyone and has high prestige to lead the army, others may not obey."

"By then, let alone destroying Goguryeo, Goguryeo may even use it to make our army collapse. By then, it will not be a failure, but will cause greater losses. Please think twice, Your Majesty." Li Ke said.

Li Ke's opposition naturally had his reasons.

In the era when the Tang Dynasty was full of generals, what was lacking the least was generals with great military achievements, but what was lacking was a commander who could lead all the armies.

There were many great people like Xue Rengui in the entire history of the Tang Dynasty, and there was nothing strange about them.

In the Tang Dynasty, if you haven't destroyed a country, you are embarrassed to say that you are a famous general.

"Then tell me, who in the Tang Dynasty is suitable to be the commander-in-chief now, who has the ability to command all the armies and make them convinced." Li Chengqian said.

The destruction of Goguryeo is of great importance and is related to the future strategic goals of the entire Tang Dynasty. If all the previous efforts are wasted because of the inappropriate choice of commander-in-chief, it will affect the entire future situation.

He, Li Chengqian, is an emperor who can listen to other people's advice.

He will carefully consider the opinions put forward by Li Ke.

"I think that Li Jie, the Duke of Ying, is qualified for this job. It is most appropriate for Li Jie to be the general manager of the Liaodong Road and command all the armies." Li Ke said.

As a veteran of three dynasties, Li Li had made great military achievements. He was not only experienced but also highly respected. If he was appointed as the chief military commander of Liaodong Road and commanded all the troops, Qili Hebi would be convinced. Li

Chengqian had no objection to the candidate recommended by Li Ke. Li Li was indeed the best choice in terms of prestige and qualifications!

It was not bad to appoint him as the chief military commander of Liaodong Road!

Speaking of letting Li Li command all the troops to attack Goguryeo, Li Chengqian could not help but think of an allusion.

It is said that when Li Li went to attack Goguryeo, he wanted to take his son-in-law Du Huaigong, a Jingzhao man, with him so that he could establish merits and have a good future.

No one expected Du Huaigong to give up this golden opportunity. With his father-in-law around, it would be a piece of cake for him to make achievements.

Du Huaigong refused on the grounds that his family was poor, but Li Zhen thought it was no big deal, so he promised to provide him with money and insisted on taking him to Liaodong.

Seeing that his plan failed, Du Huaigong refused again on the grounds that he

had no slaves and horses, and still refused to follow Li Zhen to Liaodong. Li Zhen saw that he was refusing, so he ordered people to prepare slaves and horses for him. This left Du Huaigong speechless and he had to agree to follow Li Zhen.

Just when everyone thought that everything was settled, Du Huaigong took advantage of Li Yan and others not paying attention and hid in Qiyang Mountain.

Everyone was puzzled, how could there be such a stupid person in this world, your father-in-law took care of you so much and let you follow him to make achievements, how could he treat you badly, Du Huaigong was ungrateful and even let others go, what a jerk.

So everyone decided to find Du Huaigong and take a good look, whether he was crazy or kicked by a donkey, otherwise why would he leave such a good thing and run to the deep mountains and forests to hide.

As Li Li's son-in-law, he knew very well what kind of person Li Li was. Li Li didn't want to take him as his son-in-law, but wanted his life. He would not be stupid enough to go to Liaodong with his father-in-law. Li Li

wanted to establish his prestige by killing his relatives for the sake of justice, so he was unwilling to be a chicken killed by his father-in-law.

If he died, his wife would have to remarry! How could he let such a thing happen?

When someone found him and asked the reason, Du Huaigong cried and said to them: "Why did Mr. Li want to bring me along? He obviously wanted to use me as an example to scare others."

Naturally, people did not believe Du Huaigong's words. They all thought that Du Huaigong did not know what was good for him, so they told Li Zhen what Du Huaigong said.

After hearing this, Li Zhen was not as heartbroken as people imagined. Instead, he shed tears and said: "Du Lang is casual and unrestrained. I had the same idea, but I never thought that he would see through me. Forget it. Since he doesn't want to go with us, let him go!"

Everyone was shocked by Li Zhen's words. Du Huaigong's words came true unfortunately! Although this son-in-law is not a son, as a father-in-law, you can't treat him like this!

Therefore, Li Zhen had Du Huaigong released and did not ask him to go with them.

"Since you strongly recommend Li Zhen, then I will appoint Li Zhen as the chief commander of the Liaodong Road Army and Xue Rengui as the deputy chief commander of the Liaodong Road Army." Li Chengqian said.

Since Xue Rengui could not be the chief commander of the expedition against Goguryeo, he could still be a deputy commander.

Li Ke and others had no objection to Li Chengqian's decision.

The court issued an edict to appoint Li Zhen as the chief commander of the Liaodong Road Army, commanding all the troops to go on an expedition against Goguryeo.

After receiving the edict, Li Zhen went to the house of his son-in-law Du Huaigong. Knowing that his father-in-law was coming, the Du family was naturally very happy and they were busy entertaining their father-in-law Li Zhen.

When Li Yu was having dinner, he told his son-in-law and daughter the purpose of his visit. Du Huaigong's face changed drastically on the spot.

He had treated him with good intentions, but this old man was so sinister that he wanted to trick him to Liaodong and kill him to establish his authority.

He had no idea what kind of person Du Huaigong was.

He was just lazy and unrestrained on weekdays. If he went to Liaodong, he would definitely violate military law.

At that time, his father-in-law Li Yu would definitely be merciless and drive him out and behead him to show the public, and enforce military law.

He and Li Yu had been father-in-law and son-in-law for so many years, who could not know what kind of person each other was.

But it was not good to refuse in person, so Du Huaigong had an idea and started his performance according to the historical script.

First, he said that his family was poor and he had no money to eat. If he went to Liaodong, there would be no one to take care of his family!

Li Li was not a pushover. He countered Du Huaigong's moves and resolved all of them, forcing him to go with him.

Du Huaigong simply gave Li Li the best strategy of the thirty-six strategies and ran away to see what Li Li could do to him.

Li Li was completely helpless. Finally, after hearing what Du Huaigong said to others, he gave up the idea of ​​taking his son-in-law to Liaodong. After Li Li

and Xue Rengui were ready, they led the army to attack Goguryeo.

Before leaving, Li Chengqian came in person to see them off and personally poured a bowl of farewell wine for each of them, wishing them a successful return from their expedition against Goguryeo.

After drinking the farewell wine, Li Zhen and the other man mounted their horses and set off. Li Chengqian watched them leave before returning to the Daming Palace.