Changsun Wuji understood Li Shimin's thoughts all too well.
If it were someone else serving in the military, then they would truly only have the duty to serve.
But if a prince were to serve at the front lines, who would dare send him to charge into battle and die?
Therefore, in Changsun Wuji's view, Li Jue was very likely to be the second Prince Fusu!
But Li Jue was completely different from Fusu. Fusu could be killed with a forged edict, but Li Jue could not be killed even with a real imperial edict!
Once given the opportunity to control the army, he will surely use the pretext of "purging the emperor's corrupt advisors" to march back to Chang'an!
When Li Jing saw that Changsun Wuji was against it, he immediately stood up to express his support.
"Your Majesty, I believe this trend must not be allowed to continue. We must not tolerate Li Jue just because he is Your Majesty's eldest grandson. He should be severely punished!"
"Your humble servant suggests that all of Li Jue's titles be stripped and he be exiled to Xia Prefecture to serve as an ordinary soldier!"
Li Jing immediately unleashed a trump card, and Yuchi Jingde followed suit without hesitation.
Apart from a few truly intelligent people, everyone else was completely baffled by what happened in the imperial court, including His Majesty and Changsun Wuji.
What's going on?
Isn't it always said that Changsun Wuji disliked his eldest grandson?
Why is it the other way around today!
Changsun Wuji desperately tried to save his eldest grandson, but Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde, two staunch supporters of the Crown Prince, wanted to kill him instead!
It wasn't until Xiao Yu stood up to express his support that everyone realized they were fighting for military power!
"Your Majesty, I also believe that the eldest grandson is too reckless and should be sent to the front lines to temper himself for a few years!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed to see that even Xiao Yu had stood up to support him.
He discovered that even without him recruiting people for Li Jue, Li Jue himself had already gathered a group of outstanding talents around him.
"Since everyone agrees, then this matter..."
Just as Li Shimin was about to make the decision, Changsun Wuji immediately objected.
"Your Majesty, I have an objection!"
"If Your Majesty insists on severely punishing the eldest grandson, I suggest that His Highness the Crown Prince be punished just as severely!"
"When His Highness the Crown Prince renovated Zhuque Avenue, he wasted the people's manpower and cut corners. It's only been a few days since the renovation, and some places have already started to collapse..."
"Therefore, I suggest Your Majesty punish the Crown Prince by sending him to govern Shuozhou in order to deal with the Xueyantuo's offensive!"
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin hesitated on the spot. In fact, he really wanted to train Li Zhi. Whether he made Li Zhi a whetstone for Li Jue or Li Jue a whetstone for Li Zhi, he, the emperor, would always be the one who benefited in the end.
The thought of Li Zhi being born in the palace and raised by women filled him with conflicting emotions.
If we send him to Shuozhou, won't he cause a huge mess?
Just as Li Shimin was hesitating, Changsun Wuji spoke up again.
"Your Majesty, Xue Wanche allowed his soldiers to plunder during the eastern expedition. I suggest that he also be exiled to Shuozhou to assist His Highness the Crown Prince in defending the city!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin no longer hesitated.
"Granted!"
The appointment from the court was quickly relayed to the Eastern Palace, and Li Zhi was so frightened by it that he almost wet himself.
"Why did His Majesty send me to govern Shuozhou?"
"Shuozhou is right next to the Great Wall, and it was the first city attacked by the northern barbarians!"
"Your Highness, please do not worry... Perhaps the eunuch relayed the wrong message..."
"impossible!"
"They wouldn't dare joke about something like this!"
Just as Li Zhi was feeling anxious and uneasy, Chu Suiliang ran over excitedly.
"Your Highness, this is a joyous occasion!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhi asked with little interest.
"What good news is it?"
"Your Highness, just now in the court, Lord Sikong went to great lengths to secure you the lucrative post of guarding Shuozhou!"
Li Zhi was furious when he heard this.
"You call this a cushy job?"
Of course!
"Your Highness, the pretext of sending him to govern Shuozhou is that he is actually in charge of the army!"
"As long as you set out to govern Shuozhou, your six guards from the Eastern Palace can accompany you. Add to that the 30,000 troops that Shuozhou already has, and that'll be a total of 50,000 troops!"
Is that so?
Li Zhi was quite tempted by these words, but the thought of Shuozhou's location still made him feel somewhat depressed.
"But Shuozhou is too close to the Xueyantuo. If the Xueyantuo hear that I am guarding Shuozhou, won't they attack with their entire country?"
"Your Highness, rest assured, Lord Sikong has also secured a veteran general for you!"
"who?"
"Could it be General Li Jing?"
Chu Suiliang wanted to slap the kid to death when he heard this. How could this fool be dreaming? Li Jing was in cahoots with Li Jue; why would he bother to assist you?
"Your Highness, General Li Jing is quite old and has long since retired from military affairs. This time, the Minister of Works has assigned you Xue Wanche, the husband of Princess Danyang!"
"oh?"
"Uncle Xue!"
Li Zhi had some understanding of Xue Wanche, after all, he was Princess Danyang's husband and his own uncle. Upon hearing that Xue Wanche would protect him, his worries immediately subsided.
"All right!"
"I will now order my men to prepare our luggage, and we will depart in three days..."
While Li Zhi was packing his belongings, Li Jue received an imperial edict from Li Shimin and set off.
Zongshan is not far from Xiazhou, only a few hundred miles away. In addition, Li Jue's army consists entirely of cavalry, and each man is equipped with at least three horses.
Therefore, they arrived at the Xia Prefecture camp two days later.
The commander of the Xia Prefecture camp was Zhishi Sili, who was a die-hard fan of Li Shimin. Even when Li Shimin ordered him to draw his sword and commit suicide, this guy didn't hesitate for half a second, nor did he ask Li Shimin why he wanted him to commit suicide.
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