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Chapter 22: The People Are Precious

Li Shimin waited for Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui left, so he returned to the imperial desk thoughtfully, sat upright and knelt down, staring at the map on the imperial desk motionlessly and silently.

In my mind, Chen Zhengtai's words were lingering.

Li Shimin has experienced many battles and is a hero among men. His understanding of war is far beyond that of this era. However... he did not even expect that Liang Shi would be betrayed by his subordinates, but why did the nerd sitting in the study make such accurate judgments?

"It seems... I underestimated this person." Li Shimin thought and winked at the eunuch in the distance.

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward in a humble step: "What are your instructions?"

Li Shimin said: "Summon Chen Zhengtai to see you."

"Here!"

Li Shimin touched the document, and had too many doubts in his heart that he had not been relieved. Thinking of seeing Chen Zhengtai again, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little angry again. This guy, the recipe he gave last time, made me feel so bitter.

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Chen Zhengtai never expected that the emperor would summon him at this time. He was not mentally prepared at all. He was really caught off guard and couldn't help but think in his heart, did something happen?

After all, once he was bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the ropes for ten years. The elders of the Chen family have been instilling the history of the Chen family's various deaths in their ears, which makes Chen Zhengtai sometimes feel that when the disaster of extermination will appear in front of him.

He did not dare to neglect, so he changed his clothes in a hurry. He followed the eunuch who was passing the message into the palace. When he arrived at the Daming Palace, he couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the high walls and countless pavilions that could not be covered by the high walls.

Chen Zhengtai took a deep breath and said to the little eunuch who led the way: "Dadfather-in-law, this is Xuanwu Gate, right?"

The little eunuch looked confused and couldn't help but look at him sideways, and said in a sharp voice: "The Xuanwu Gate is where the nobles come in and out. If you don't have an official position, you should go to the side."

Chen Zhengtai looked at the tall city tower in front of him and said to himself, it turned out that this was just a side door, the side door was so magnificent.

When will I enter and exit Xuanwu Gate openly?

This little eunuch looked like he was unfamiliar with no one to get close to.

Chen Zhengtai was too lazy to talk to him, so he entered the palace and the imperial guards checked the little eunuch's fish talisman.

After Chen Zhengtai passed the door, his eyes suddenly became clear. The magnificent palace came into his eyes. He walked away, but it still took a lot of effort and finally... entered the palace.

This is actually just the side hall on the left and right sides of Xuanzheng Hall, which is equivalent to the emperor's study. Compared to the hall, it seems a little cramped. Chen Zhengtai stepped forward and saw Li Shimin, who had been missing for a long time, leaning slightly on the soft couch under the lights.

Chen Zhengtai saluted: "Students have met their mentor..."

Li Shimin was waiting anxiously.

Now that I saw someone, I felt a little relieved, but when I heard the students and my mentor, Li Shimin's face changed slightly, as if he remembered a painful past.

"You don't have to do this."

Chen Zhengtai said righteously and sternly: "My teacher's words are bad. It is said that one day is a teacher and a lifelong teacher. How can students not care about etiquette when they see their mentor?"

Li Shimin: “…”

Chen Zhengtai looked up and observed Li Shimin's wink.

To be honest... Chen's family has already died enough. According to the rules, he should have died ten thousand times. Anyway, he has no worries about debt. Now he has finally had the opportunity to meet a saint, so he cannot miss it. Chen Zhengtai said openly: "What's more, his teacher Yunwen and martial arts, whether in knowledge or martial arts, he is truly the best person in the world. His teacher does not care about students being stupid. He accepts students as disciples. The students are so grateful and have the honor of three lives."

Li Shimin's face became more and more bizarre, and he wanted to refute something, but when it comes to this, it seems that he can't be too stern to scold him.

Li Shimin coughed: "Let memorial be here, take a look."

After hearing this, the eunuch hurriedly picked up the memorials from the case and sent them to Chen Zhengtai in stairs.

Chen Zhengtai revealed the memorial and looked closely. He understood everything at once. Master Liang was awarded the title of the head and the court recovered the land of Hexi. In other words, his mistakes at the beginning have become a precaution.

Chen Zhengtai immediately said: "Congratulations to my teacher, who is so powerful that he is the capital of Liang. But the clown jumping in Liang, and the master's order, the whole world deserves to be broken into pieces."

Li Shimin closed his eyes, and he decided to automatically filter out Chen Zhengtai's words that were so powerful that the world was the heart of the world, and consciously extracted useful information. Li Shimin said: "I remember that you once said that when my army arrived, the Liang army would be betrayed by his subordinates, right?"

"Yes, the student said it."

Li Shimin stared at Chen Zhengtai and asked back.

"How did you know?"

Chen Zhengtai thought to himself that he had just blurted out for a moment, but he never thought that he had become Zhuge Liang before the incident.

Now that Li Erlang wants to tell the reason himself, he can't tell him that this is because I am so familiar with history. In most cases, this mentor wants to treat himself as a demon, chop it up and feed it to the dog, and then sprinkle a little chicken blood on his coffin to suppress evil.

Therefore, I must give Li Shimin a reasonable explanation.

He looked up and saw that Li Shimin was looking at him brightly at this moment. He took a breath in his heart. This is the best or bad thing for me.

"There is only one reason."

"Oh?" Li Shimin's face became even more serious, and his tiger eyes stared at Chen Zhengtai.

Chen Zhengtai said calmly: "Mr., what is the biggest reliance of Master Liang?"

The word "Chen Zhengtai" instructor became more and more casual, so that Li Shimin felt that he gradually lost his sense of incongruity.

Li Shimin thought for a moment: "Liang Ni colluded with the Turks and used the Turks, which is what I fear most."

Yes, if it weren't for the fact that Liang had occupied Hexi and colluded with the Turks, he would have just been a native of the country with his mere Xiazhou power in Li Shimin's eyes.

Chen Zhengtai smiled and said, "The key to the problem is here. Master Liang colluded with the Turks. With the Turks as his backer, this is his benefit. But his teacher... The so-called gains and losses are the ones. He has gained the support of the Turks, but what is he losing?"

"What he lost, not to mention the people's hearts, the most important thing is... who is the Turk? These Turks are Hu people, thriving in the desert thousands of miles away. Students are bluntly speaking, compared to the Tang Dynasty, although they only had 100,000 cavalry, in fact, they were just a group of beggars with only force."

"The Liang army recognized the thief as his father. The Turks were already a disciple. Suddenly, there was a son. If this son occupied Xiazhou, how could he let him go easily? He had to blackmail him. This Xiazhou was not rich, and the Turks were extremely vicious. If they were plundering in this way, then... Although the Liang army had the Turks as their backers, for the soldiers and civilians of Xiazhou, they realized that their lives had become more miserable since the Liang army joined the Turks. The Liang army had to send people to plunder the people repeatedly, and even the food and salary in their own army would be reduced. Although he appointed many tribes to restrain the army, his tribes, seeing that he was so unpopular, and feared that the heavenly soldiers of our Tang Dynasty came, wouldn't they have any other ideas?"

"This is also the reason why the students asserted that as long as His Majesty advances westward, the bandit army will inevitably cause civil unrest. The mentor only saw that the Liang army had tens of thousands of troops and horses, and saw that the Turks were backed by the Liang army. However, what they could not see was that countless soldiers and civilians were plundered. They were eager to see that our Tang Dynasty could slander the people and save the people from water and fire. And they could not see that there were already people inside the bandit army who were very dissatisfied with the Liang army's actions. It is precisely because of this that the students dared to assert such a thing."

Those who have always recognized thieves as fathers have no good ending.

Because you recognized a father, but after all, he wanted to eat meat. Although you are not someone else's biological child, you can't eat meat, your father eat bran. Anyway, he is not his biological child. Although this godfather promises to protect you, he naturally has to exploit you on weekdays.

Chen Zhengtai’s “information” is actually a bit far-fetched, a bit like later generations’ analysis and understanding of the topic essays.

But when Li Shimin heard this, his expression became even more solemn.

Information in this era is not well developed, and most people are confused and knowledgeable.

What's more, you have to analyze other possible things from one point and finally make a more accurate judgment.

This alone, such a person... is enough to be called a talent.

Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Chen Zhengtai in surprise. If Chen Zhengtai was a person like Changsun Wuji or Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin would not find it strange, but the person who analyzed it in front of him was a very clear person and even made accurate judgments on the situation in Hexi. He was just a young man who had never been exposed to countless official documents and had only hid in his study.

Chen Zhengtai seemed to feel that his reasons were not sufficient, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Liang thought that he could rest assured by relying on the Turks. However, the key to success or failure lies in the hearts of the people. If the people want, they will be invincible and invincible. As the teacher praised the king as being less expensive, the people are more noble. As the saying goes, "The people are more noble, and the country is second, and the king is less noble..."

"Bold, who is you? How dare you talk nonsense!" At this time, a sharp shout interrupted Chen Zhengtai's words.
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