This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

"It was my father who instructed him to say that..." Li Chengqian thought to himself, and couldn't help but glance at Cheng Jun standing at the palace gate.

Cheng Jun instantly understood the meaning in his eyes and grinned.

In fact, the reasons he gave for attacking the Turks at the Hongwen Academy were originally from Zhang Gongjin.

Li Shimin then spoke up, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Fang Xuanling stepped forward first, held his official tablet, bowed, and said in a deep voice:

"I believe that the Turks are harassing our Hexi region and disregarding the alliance. If our Great Tang does not respond, it will only make the Turks think that our Great Tang is easy to bully and they will take advantage of us. I advocate war!"

Du Ruhui then stepped forward and solemnly said:

“What Governor Zhang just said was absolutely brilliant. Now, our Great Tang must retaliate!”

"I second the proposal!"

"I also second the proposal!"

All the military officers in the ranks stepped forward.

Among the civil officials, Wen Yanbo and Wei Zheng led the others to step forward.

All those in purple robes volunteered for battle.

Outside the hall, courtiers dressed in red, green, blue, and cyan robes stepped forward to second the call for war.

Watching this scene, Cheng Jun sighed inwardly. With the emperor and his ministers united in purpose, the soldiers fighting with their lives, and all their strength being directed towards the same goal, it would be strange if the Turks could not be pacified.

Moreover, Emperor Li Shimin was not the only one advocating for war this time.

If it were Li Shimin who decided to attack the Turks.

It can only be considered that the emperor's decision has been made.

The court officials all felt that they should launch a campaign against the Turks.

This means conforming to the will of Heaven and the hearts of the people.

Cheng Jun also stood up, cupped his hands, and said he seconded the motion.

Li Shimin glanced at the officials, then stood up and said in a deep voice:

“The thoughts of my beloved ministers coincide with my own.”

"Some time ago, the Turkic generals Yarkin and Ashina Dur led their troops to harass our Hexi region."

"Zhang Shigui, the garrison commander of Suzhou, and Zhang Baoxiang, the garrison commander of Ganzhou, handled the situation well, causing the Turks to return empty-handed."

"Our Great Tang has never waged war against the Turks, yet the Turks have repeatedly harassed our borders and bullied our people!"

Li Shimin said coldly, "In the ninth year of Wude, on the banks of the Wei River, I made an alliance with Jieli, agreeing not to invade each other's territory."

"Since the alliance was established, the Turks have suffered many misfortunes in the past three years, including natural disasters and man-made calamities. Whenever this happens, my esteemed ministers in the court will submit memorials suggesting that we should send troops to conquer the Turks."

“I have never agreed, because I believe that a person without integrity cannot stand.”

"As long as the alliance remains in effect, I will abide by it to the end!"

Li Shimin's angry shouts echoed throughout the Taiji Hall:

"However, the Turks disregarded the alliance between the two countries, plundered my people, bullied my citizens, harassed my borders, and seized my cattle and sheep! This caused the people of my Great Tang to wail across the land, and changed the color of my Great Tang's mountains and rivers!"

"How can I sit idly by and remain indifferent!"

Li Shimin shouted:

"My beloved subjects, heed my decree!"

"My mind is made up. Starting today, I will send troops to conquer the Turks!"

Where is Li Jing?!

Li Jing immediately stepped forward two steps, "Your subject is here!"

Li Shimin looked at him and said, "I hereby appoint you as the commander-in-chief, and give you the position of General Commander of the Dingxiang Road Army. Zhang Gongjin will be your deputy and lead the central army!"

Li Jing and Zhang Gongjin both replied in unison, "Your subjects obey the imperial decree!"

Li Shimin looked at the ranks of military officers and asked, "Where is Li Ji?!"

Li Ji strode forward quickly, "Your subject is here!"

Li Shimin said, "I hereby appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the Tongmo Road Army, with Cheng Zhijie as your deputy, to lead the main force from the east to attack into the heart of the Turkic territory!"

Li Jing replied, "Your subject obeys the decree!"

Li Shimin asked in a deep voice, "Where is Chai Shao?!"

Chai Shao stepped forward and said, "Your subject is here!"

Li Shimin said, "I hereby appoint you as the General Commander of the Jinhe Road Army, to advance along the Yellow River from the west, and to coordinate with Li Jing and Li Ji from afar."

Chai Shao bowed respectfully: "Your subject obeys the decree!"

Li Shimin's voice rang out again: "Where is Li Daozong!"

Li Daozong stepped forward, holding his official tablet, and announced, "Your subject is here!"

Li Shimin said slowly and deliberately, "I hereby appoint Zhang Baoxiang as the General Commander of the Datong Road Army, with Zhang Baoxiang as his deputy, to advance northwest from Lingzhou!"

Li Daozong declared loudly, "Your subject obeys the decree!"

Li Shimin spoke again, "Where is Wei Xiaojie, the Inspector General of Youzhou?"

Wei Xiaojie strode forward, "Your subject is here!"

Li Shimin stared at him and said, "Minister Wei, I hereby appoint you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Heng'an Road Army, to guard the Yan-Yun region and prevent the Turkic army from fleeing eastward!"

Wei Xiaojie replied in a voice as firm as a rock, "Your subject obeys the decree!"

Li Shimin asked, "Where is Xue Wanshu, the governor of Lingzhou?"

Xue Wanshu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your subject is here!"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I hereby appoint you as the General Commander of the Changwu Road Army, to take the northeast route to attack the rear of the Turks and monitor the every move of Tuli Khan."

Xue Wanshu replied, "Your subject obeys the decree!"

After appointing the commanders of the six main armies, Li Shimin looked at the officials and said in an unquestionable tone:

"This army of over 100,000 men is under the command of Li Jing and will be divided into six routes to attack the Turks!"

"Regarding provisions, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui shall oversee the supply, and there must be no mistakes!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui bowed and said, "Your subjects obey the imperial decree!"

Li Shimin then waved his hand and said, "Court adjourned. All my ministers, go and prepare!"

After saying this, he led Zhang Anan and Li Chengqian, with the entourage clearing the way, towards the outside of the palace.

"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"

Cheng Jun and the civil and military officials watched them leave, thinking to themselves that this scene was almost exactly as recorded in historical books...

After the court session, the civil and military officials walked much faster than usual.

After greeting him, Cheng Jun hurriedly followed Li Jing to the Ministry of War and then headed back to the Censorate.

On the way, he saw Xiao Yi and Ma Zhou. The two greeted him and then quickly left, as if they had something important to do.

Cheng Jun entered the Censorate and saw Wen Yanbo instructing Clerk Feng on his duties. After Clerk Feng left, Cheng Jun strode over and asked:

"Uncle Wen, where did Xiao Yi and Ma Zhou go?"

Wen Yanbo said slowly, "I will have them go and inspect a few of the military governorships."

"Once the inspection is over, those military commanderies will head to the front lines."

After speaking, Wen Yanbo looked at Cheng Jun and said:

“Nephew Chuxia, if nothing unexpected happens, your father will be going to war with the army today.”

So fast... Cheng Jun's heart skipped a beat, "Then I'll go see my dad off."

"go Go."

Wen Yanbo waved his hand and said.

Cheng Jun left the Censorate and went to the Ministry of War.

When the officials of the Ministry of War learned of his purpose, they first arranged for him to sit down in the Ministry of War and asked him to wait a moment while a meeting was being held inside.

Cheng Jun drank his tea while waiting for the Ministry of War meeting to end.

After a quarter of an hour, Cheng Jun heard footsteps and looked over to see Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing walking towards him, chatting and laughing.

Cheng Jun stood up, first bowed to Li Jing, then looked at Cheng Yaojin and said:

"Father, when are you leaving?"

Cheng Yaojin grinned and said, "I'm going back to pack my things, tell your older brothers, and then I'll set off with the army."

"Is there anything you want to say to me?"

Cheng Jun said earnestly, "Be careful on the road."

Cheng Yaojin waited for him to continue, but found that he closed his mouth and remained silent.

Seeing this, Li Jing gave a thumbs-up and praised:

"Concise and to the point, worthy of an imperial censor."