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Chapter 1135 Scolding the Ministers
The Liaohe Plain was originally connected to the grassland and was located in a chaotic place where various Hu people lived together. There was not much land. Therefore, before this, Shi Luodie only condoned the Turks to plunder money and food, and did not implement the drastic move of dividing the land.

When more military intelligence is delivered one after another, and they learn that the Turkic army is dividing land in Hebei and attacking the foundations of the aristocratic families, I am afraid these ministers will really go crazy.

Faced with such a big mistake, these usually arrogant officials were all discouraged. Taking advantage of the favorable situation created by the general trend, Li Yan acted like an emperor and reprimanded him unscrupulously: "And Changsun Shunde is a waste."

"The Emperor and I relied on him so much that we entrusted him with the important Liaozhou. But how did he defend it? You always say how brave and skilled he is in battle, and how unparalleled he is. You even want to describe him as the best general of the Tang Dynasty."

"Now it's good"

Having said that, Li Yan took two steps forward, raised three fingers angrily, and wished he could stick them on Changsun Wuji's face.

He said with great heartache: "He has placed a full 300,000 Turkic cavalry in the inland of Hebei. The 29 prefectures and 174 counties in Hebei, with a population of nearly 6 to 7 million, will all be ravaged by the Hu cavalry."

"I don't blame Changsun Shunde for not being able to defend the Liaohe Plain, but he let the barbarians into the inland, which was a serious dereliction of duty. I will never forgive him."

"And you all, you all boast of your extraordinary intelligence and foresight, and you flaunt your seniority as important ministers of the previous emperor and your contributions to the prosperous Zhenguan era. You are arrogant and complacent, and you always criticize this and scold that."

"It's like planning a battle from afar and winning it from thousands of miles away."

"I respect you and listen to you in everything. I think as long as I trust you, I can continue the legacy left by my father. But now, let alone continuing the glory, I can't even maintain the current peace. Three hundred thousand bandits have invaded the interior."

"This is your ability. The new dynasty has not yet begun, and the 19th year of Zhenguan has not yet ended, and you have given me such a big surprise? How can I explain this to all the officials? How can I explain this to the people? How can I explain this to the old emperor who is sleeping in the Daming Palace?"

A series of accountability made all the important officials in the hall unable to raise their heads, and their faces were all red.

They were all old-timers, boasting of their rich experience, and looking down on the emperor. Now that Li Yan had mercilessly exposed them, scolding them like a grandson, they felt ashamed and embarrassed.

They wanted to defend themselves, but the current situation made it impossible for them to say anything.

Everyone was reflecting on themselves, wondering if they had become too complacent and that was why such a big mistake had occurred.

Zhang Sun Wuji also had a depressed look on his face at this time. Facing the emperor's ruthless rebuke, he did not have the courage to argue at all. In his heart, he kept scolding Zhang Sun Shunde, saying that he was so incompetent and a waste.

It's no wonder that the emperor scolded you. Even I, as your nephew, have been embarrassed. You can't win the battle, and you can't defend the city. You can't even guard the gates, and you let the enemy ravage the Central Plains and slaughter the people. Changsun Shunde's wisdom has been completely ruined now.

If the court officials knew about this, they would impeach him for dereliction of duty. He would forget about guarding the border and he might not be able to keep his title as Duke Xue.

It feels so good to ride on the heads of these old guys and act arrogantly.

After a full quarter of an hour, he scolded these people severely, vented his anger, and supported the majesty of the emperor. Li Yan returned to his seat a little tiredly, picked up the teacup, took a few gulps, and exhaled.

"Okay, I will remember your sins first."

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up and discuss what to do next. The most important thing now is how to save the situation and eliminate the Turks in Hebei. Don't let them wreak havoc on the Central Plains."

"As for your question, we will discuss it later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. We are overwhelmed." The ministers bowed to thank the emperor for his grace. Everyone put on the shackles of a crime and meritorious service on their backs, and then they stood up tremblingly.

Li Yan knew that this was the worst that could happen.

He scolded everyone, showed off his power, reminded everyone of the difference between the great and small kings, and stopped when he saw the opportunity. He really wanted to punish them, but it was impossible to do so at present. Firstly, the law would not be enforced on many people, and too many people were implicated in the incident, and the emperor could not afford the loss.

Secondly, these people's arms are thicker than his thighs, so it is impossible to strip them of their titles or remove them from their official positions, and there is no need to do so.

Besides, the matter has just begun. The scale of this chaos will be comparable to that of Yang Guang's period. Removing them now will only help them get rid of this trouble in advance. Li Yan wants to keep them and let the situation deteriorate little by little under their personal control.

Even the nobles would have nothing to say.
Although the ministers were scolded by the emperor and lost face, no one complained. The main reason was that the matter was too big and they were guilty. The emperor's scolding was still a light punishment. Once all the ministers in the court knew about it, they would probably be held accountable again.

Besides, the emperor was not targeting any one person. A credit that everyone had a share of was not really a credit; and a criticism that everyone was criticized for was naturally not a criticism. When they stood up again, they did not dare to act carelessly as before. Instead, they were very cautious, and really had the intention of serving the emperor in front of them.

Everyone picked up the Northern Army newspaper from the ground and looked at it carefully.

Seeing that the atmosphere was very tense and no one was talking, Xiao Yu spoke first: "Your Majesty, this incident was indeed somewhat unexpected. The situation analyzed by Lord Changsun before was not wrong, and we all agree with it."

"But who would have thought that this Shi Luodie would not play by the rules."

"In the past, if the Turks wanted to reach the inland of Hebei, they would have to defeat the Grand Military Governor's Office of the Southern Desert first. There are more than 200,000 cavalrymen and 500,000 to 600,000 herdsmen under the Ashina clan. This barrier alone is not something that Shi Luodie can easily conquer."

"After that, we will have to face more than 100,000 soldiers guarding Liaodong, as well as the Yanshan defense line in the north of Youzhou. These are not something the Turks can easily cross."

"But who knows, this bandit chieftain Shi Luodie, I don't know whether to praise him for his military prowess or stupidity. He recklessly led 300,000 cavalrymen into the heartland of our Tang Dynasty without leaving any retreat route, and abandoned the cities he had captured in the rear without leaving any soldiers to guard them."

Xiao Yu showed an expression of confusion and said doubtfully: "It's easy for them to come in, but how are they going to get out?"

"Don't they know that this is not how wars are fought? If this were the case, our Tang Dynasty could organize a team of soldiers and charge at the Khan's court regardless of the consequences. However, we would then have to face sieges from countless tribes on the grasslands, and there would be no way back!"

Cen Wenben also said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Turks are courting their own death. No matter how much trouble they cause in Hebei, once my troops from all directions begin to surround them, they will be doomed even if they have a million troops."

"As long as the border towns and passes are intact, Hebei will be a den of dragons and tigers. They can get in, but they can't get out."

Afterwards, all the ministers spoke up. No matter how they analyzed it, they could not figure out what the Turks were trying to do with this attack. Not only could they not figure it out from the perspective of marching strategy, but they could not accept it even from the perspective of the strategic situation in the world.

He left the northern grasslands alone and plunged into the heart of the Central Plains. If he couldn't return in the spring, the Right Wise King would cut off his retreat. He had just gotten rid of his puppet status and regained half of the real power of the Khanate. Now, let alone the dream of the Khanate, even his life would be in danger.

This move was so stinky and a complete dead end that no one would have thought of it.

Several important officials discussed for an hour but could not come up with a clear idea. Finally, Li Yan said impatiently, "Forget it, go down and think about it slowly. Now that things have happened, it is meaningless to consider whether Shi Luodie is smart or stupid."

"I need to kill this group of villains in the shortest possible time. No matter what, they cannot affect the Kaiyuan New Dynasty next year."

Everyone was startled and nodded silently. The new dynasty had already decided on the reign title.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, he used fourteen reign titles including Yonghui, Xianqing, Longshuo and Linde.

This made Li Yan very upset. When he was a child, he was deducted ten points in an exam because he couldn't remember the reign title of this kid. He didn't understand why you, as an emperor, would change the reign title every day?
Can changing the reign title change the world situation?

After everyone nominated Yonghui, Li Yan rejected it directly. He felt that none of the reign titles used by Li Zhi were very auspicious, whether it was Yongwei, Xianqing, Longshuo, or Linde, they all had some meaning of continuing the prosperous Zhenguan era.

Those who seek the best stay in the middle, and those who seek the middle stay below.

"Xuan" itself implies being content with enjoyment and not striving for progress, while "Kaiyuan" gives people a sense of working hard, forging ahead, renewing everything and having a bright future. Just imagine that the prosperous Zhenguan Era was just the beginning, and how prosperous the future Tang Dynasty would be.

When this implication was explained, all the ministers nodded in agreement and thus decided to name the new emperor Kaiyuan.

Then everyone began to discuss the deployment of troops. Regarding these specific matters, the ministers present were more experienced than Li Yan. After a brief negotiation, they quickly agreed on a containment strategy.

One hundred thousand troops were dispatched from the Liaozhou Grand Marshal's Office, one hundred thousand troops were dispatched from the Yanshan defense line, another one hundred thousand troops were dispatched from Hedong, one hundred thousand troops were dispatched from Luoyang, and one hundred thousand troops were dispatched from Qi, totaling a total of five hundred thousand troops, who all surrounded Hebei.

The Turkic cavalry were trapped and killed in one fell swoop by ambushing them from all sides.

There was nothing fancy or brilliant about what the ministers said, but using regular troops to fight the enemy was a very safe and appropriate way of dealing with the situation.

Although the Turks' move was unexpected, it would have posed a fatal threat if it had happened at a time when internal conflicts in the Central Plains dynasty intensified, the people were living in poverty, local forces were growing stronger, and the central government lost control over all parties.

(End of this chapter)