Na Ritu didn't understand Li Shimin's meaning and nodded.
"This matter is written in the letter of credence!"
Li Shimin glanced at Na Ritu with a faint smile, then looked at Wei Zheng and the others and asked, "Dear officials, what do you think?"
Wei Zheng's eyelids twitched.
The Emperor's heart is wild again!
Does he really want to start a war?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this old subject feels that we still need to discuss this matter. If we rashly send out troops, as the envoy said, India and the other countries are all waiting for us. If our Great Tang sends out troops now, wouldn't that be the same as declaring war with India?"
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling also hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Seeing that these people had spoken, the officials in the court also hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
What a joke. They had a large family and a lot of businesses. At this time, because they had opened up trade with Zhenla, Tubo, and other countries, they had more businesses. If they started a war at this time, then …
Their losses would be really big.
They didn't dare to say it before because these important people of the Emperor didn't say anything. They didn't dare to be the first ones. But now that they had spoken, what should they do?
They also hurriedly dissuaded.
Li Shimin heard this and couldn't help but frown.
However, he also knew that this matter couldn't be rushed. He waved his hand lightly and said, "You can stay in the Honglu Temple for the time being. I know about this matter, but this is a serious matter. Let me think about it first. After three days, I will give you an answer whether it's successful or not!"
Na Ritu and Du Ruhui heaved a deep sigh of relief after hearing this. They hurriedly bowed and then left.
After the two left, Li Shimin also didn't want to continue the morning court. He waved his hand and Xiao Guizi hurriedly said, "Court is dismissed!"
When everyone was slowly walking out, several little eunuchs called Wei Zheng and the others. When they followed the little eunuchs to the imperial study, Li Shimin was standing on the map and looking at it.
When they entered the imperial study, Li Shimin pointed to the two opened letters of credence on the desk and said, "Take a look at these two letters of credence first."
Hearing this, they picked up the two letters of credence and read them.
The contents of the letters of credence were more or less the same.
They just wanted to submit and ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help them to suppress the rebels in their territory and resist the strong enemies who coveted them.
As for the last clause mentioned in the map, it was not mentioned in the letter. It only said that if it was possible, the envoys could choose the best one, and it would be considered as their king's permission.
What a sly old fox!
After they finished reading it, they couldn't help cursing in their hearts.
Fortunately, the Emperor didn't agree just now. If he did, then …
It was this moment of hesitation that allowed them to save a large amount of military supplies. If what they said was true, their soldiers wouldn't have to go hungry anymore.
After a quarter of an hour, Li Shimin slowly turned around and looked at the people with different expressions. He first asked Yuchi Gong and the other two, "Yuchi, do you three think we should fight this war or help?"
Yuchi Gong hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, if we want to help, it's possible. We only need to send 100,000 well-equipped soldiers without provisions. If what they said is true, then we will have at least 100,000 dans of provisions left for our army!"
"I'm afraid …"
Yuchi Gong paused. Seeing that Li Shimin didn't say anything, he continued, "If we want to fight, I think it's really not appropriate to do it now!"
"Why?"
Li Shimin asked.
Yuchi Gong pointed at the map on the wall and said, "Your Majesty, please look at this map. If what the Emperor said is true, then India and the Turks are attacking us from both sides. If Tubo asks us to help, they will definitely be on guard. If we take advantage of this opportunity to enter Tubo's rear and take Tubo, we will force Tubo into a life-and-death struggle. In this way, we will be attacking them from three sides!
"The most crucial thing is that we don't have any provisions. If we fight, we will be in danger of being completely wiped out. If something happens to these 100,000 soldiers, the western gate will be completely lost!"
Li Shimin's eyes turned cold at Yuchi Gong's words.
They couldn't fight!
This was a rare opportunity!
If they didn't fight now, they wouldn't be able to find another chance like this in the future!
Li Shimin looked at Zhangsun Wuji and the others and asked, "Minister Zhangsun, what do you think?"
What could Zhangsun Wuji say?
If they fought now, it would definitely harm others without benefiting themselves.
However, the Emperor's attitude was so firm that he didn't know what to say. Since the Emperor asked, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, this old subject also thinks that we can help, but we can't fight this battle!"
Li Shimin was completely speechless.
They couldn't fight all of them.
Was the army he had deployed at Longyou Road just for show?
He didn't dare to do this, he didn't dare to do that.
What else could he do?
Li Shimin was a little frustrated.
He waved his hand and said, "You all are dismissed. Let me think about it!"
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