"Why did you rebel suddenly? Isn't it about investigating the Li family in Longxi?" Princess Changle asked in shock.

Du Shaoqing shook his head and said that he was not clear, "According to the original plan, we have to boil frogs in warm water to deal with the five surnames and Qiwang, and it is not good for the Tang Dynasty to break up with them now.

I don’t know why, Your Majesty will force the other party to this road. It seems that I have to go into the palace."

"Your husband is careful in everything. You are not a military general. You must never lead the army at that time." The princess reminded her.

Dahu laughed and said, "Although the shopkeeper is not a general, one person can stand up to a group of generals.

Besides, the elite soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty are really brave. If the war really starts, those nobles of aristocrats are nothing. How many people come and die..."

"Dahu, you stupid guy, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Du Shaoqing cursed with a smile.

Then he patiently explained his concerns, "It is right that the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are brave, but that is for outsiders. Now it is a civil strife. Not to mention how many ordinary soldiers are involved in these families in the twelve guards, the middle-level generals and literate generals are probably a terrifying number.

Just imagine, can these people turn around and attack their own family work? Do you want you to go?"

"I won't go. If I'm stupid when I become a soldier, I will turn around and beat my own house." Dahu shook his head directly, "No, the shopkeeper, according to your calculations, is it the source of their rebellion this time the twelve guards? That's all?"

Du Shaoqing smiled and said, "My mind is fast enough, but this is impossible. The court has been raising soldiers for many years and has always avoided anyone holding troops and respecting themselves. Except for His Majesty who can respond to all the calls, it is impossible for others to incite the Twelve Guards to rebel."

"Shh... that's good. As long as the Twelve Guards do not rebel, no one else will be afraid of coming to Chang'an." Dahu said confidently.

Du Shaoqing exposes his fantasy, "That's not necessarily the case.

The Tang Dynasty is still in the system of government troops. Except for the necessary city defense troops, there are no troops stationed in various places. Even the twelve guards were ordered to be summoned during the war.

In the current situation, it is impossible to summon the twelve guards to suppress the rebellion, which is different from the last time that Luoyang disaster relief was released.

So what we can rely on is just the 20,000 imperial guards who guard the imperial city in Chang'an City, so the situation is not optimistic."

Dahu exclaimed: "What?

That's the end? How can the 20,000 army stand the capital?

Shopkeeper, should we go back to our hometown to hide?"

Um??

Du Shaoqing and his wife looked at Dahu in surprise, thinking that they didn't see you being so timid and afraid of things on weekdays, how could you say such things?

"After all, you are a bandit, why are you so timid when you encounter something? You were not like this before." Du Shao said with a clear innocence to Dahu.

Dahu touched his head awkwardly and explained: "That was the ignorance of young people in the past..."

"Young? Ignorance? These words came from the mouth of you, a middle-aged man with a big beard, and it sounds really weird..." Du Shaoqing's eyes were almost falling off. At this moment, he actually saw a shy expression on Dahu's face?

"Ahem, no, everyone used to be alone and only knew how to fight, kill and kill. Now it's not possible. If you are with your family, you will naturally have to admit defeat.

The shopkeeper, we are all over the world, why don’t we go back to Luoxia Town to hide?" Dahu persuaded again.

Du Shaoqing and his wife, Princess Changle, smiled at each other. It is rare that the tiger has a strong and tender affection. This explanation is human nature.

"You are wrong. We are no longer a small person who no one cares about Luoxia Town. Now the Du family is a big tree that attracts wind. Staying in Chang'an to defeat the enemy is the safest. Otherwise, once you go out and lose the protection of the army, the rebels can threaten us at any time."

"Ah? I'm thinking so, is it because I'm wrong?" Dahu slapped his forehead and said silly.

"Don't think about it randomly. I will deal with these major matters. You can help your family with your brothers, and just don't let something happen to your family."

After telling his wife to Dahu, Du Shaoqing went out and headed towards the palace.

When I came to the Imperial Palace, it was like a vegetable market, and the civil servants and military generals were almost crowded, making a quarrel.

Du Shaoqing casually grabbed a civil servant and asked in a low voice: "What's the situation? Why did the quarrel start?"

The man looked up and said, hey, isn’t this Mr. Du?

Without saying a word, he grabbed Du Shaoqing's sleeve and shouted: "The prince consort is here, hurry up, the prince consort is here, don't argue, see where the prince consort is at?"

This is my...

Which side are you standing? Could it be that you are arguing in this hall, just waiting for me?

Prince Chengqian smiled and explained: "Brother-in-law, now everyone is arguing. Some people support forceful suppression, and some support sending people to discuss peace and persuading surrender. Both sides are good at winning the game, so it is difficult to make a decision. I wonder which side you support?

You should know that you are in charge of money and food, and your opinions are very important."

The black-faced Yuchi Gong shouted anxiously: "That's more important? Boy Du has always stood with us. He should not be lenient in dealing with rebels, and he will kill them all!"

Cheng Yaojin secretly said that Yuchi Laohei was talking too much, and reached out to pull him back. He was so anxious that he offended all the aristocratic families in the world.

"What are you trying to do? I know that it is your wife's home, but now it's business..." Yuchi Gong wanted to throw away Cheng Yaojin without knowing it.

Demon Cheng scolded: "You can just beat me? Boy Du is much more intelligent than you, so you can command me?"

"I am his uncle, why can't I command..."

At this time, Du Shaoqing reminded: "Okay, two uncles, it's business now, and solving problems is the most important thing, not from quarrels.

I think your Majesty will make a decision.”

Emperor Li Er sat on the dragon throne with expressionless expression and looked at the ministers without saying a word until his son-in-law named him, and then came to his senses and spoke.

"If the Tang Dynasty's laws discuss crimes?"

hiss……

Just one sentence made half of the people in the hall gasp. Everyone seemed to be just arguing, forgetting the nature of this incident, and pursuing rebellion was a taboo of the emperor and absolutely could not tolerate it.

Yuchi Gong couldn't help laughing wildly, "Look, look, what am I saying? The rebels should be killed. The Tang Dynasty and the others still have to rebel, they are all killing!

Your Majesty, the last general asks for battle, give me five thousand elite soldiers, and I can bring in any rebellious head."

Looking at this most loyal general, Li Er smiled, "Jingde waits for a while, you will fight."

Then he turned to the civil and military ministers and asked, "Who is the reason for proposing that troops should not be sent to start a war?"

Hum? Didn’t you say that you should act according to the law? Why did you ask this again?

Everyone looked at each other, but no one was willing to stand up and be the first to stand up.

Du Shaoqing was about to stand up, but was snatched by someone. The old minister Wei Zheng, who was as thin as a bamboo, blocked Du Shaoqing in front of him, and at the same time gave the latter a wink to let him retreat.

Du Shaoqing was very moved. Wei Zheng refused to let him stand up because he intended to protect him. What if His Majesty was angry and punished? Then let him surrender it to this old minister.

"Report to Your Majesty, you said not long ago that the Tang Dynasty will take five years to recuperate and do not act as a military force."

"That's to the outside world. Now that the fire is ignited and rebelled, we have to fight back and respond to the enemy." Li Er said in a calm tone.

"But your Majesty, if it is an invasion of the Tang Dynasty, there is no problem for us to fight the whole country. We tighten our belts and carry them over.

Different civil strife, they are all the people of the Tang Dynasty..."

Before Wei Zheng finished speaking, he was interrupted and said, "Previous of Wei, the only one who rebels and plots against him is the rebels, and he can no longer be considered a commoner in the Tang Dynasty."

"Eighty percent of the people in the world went to the Tang Dynasty from the chaotic times of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, the eighteen rebels and 72 smoke and dust ruled how many rebels were rebels? Have they all been killed?

Are they thieves or civilians now?" Wei Zheng shouted seriously.

The man was shocked by this momentum, and another reminded him: "It's different. They were thieves to the former Sui Dynasty. They were naturalized in the Tang Dynasty, and they were ordinary people."

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Again, the rebellion is always the leader. Ordinary people may only gather to rebel by incitement, temptation, coercion, etc., and they seem to have no right to choose.

If the Tang Dynasty quelled the rebellion and these people were naturalized into the people, they would be ordinary people under the Tang Dynasty.

Your Majesty is kind and will definitely not kill at will. The old ministers think that killing these ignorant people is of no benefit. It will only damage Your Majesty's reputation as a benevolent emperor, and even affect Your Majesty's position in the hearts of the people.

Please think twice.”

Li Er laughed and said, "I am very pleased with Xuancheng's concerns. You are right. I also want to kill only the evil people and end the civil unrest as soon as possible. The Tang Dynasty cannot stop moving forward.

What we are asking now is not the question of the people’s hearts. How to solve this evil and whether it can be solved by using troops.

Forget it, Maogong, you are the Minister of War, let’s talk about it.”

Li Ji, the Minister of War, was named and pondered for a moment. Li Ji said, "Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent, and I am afraid he will be unable to call his soldiers to suppress the rebellion."

"What????Shu Li, you have a wide range of soldiers and generals. Are you afraid to fight?" Many people exclaimed and questioned.

Li Ji snorted lightly, looking at these questioning colleagues like a fool, "Now the five surnames and seven hopes are igniting fires everywhere, using local bravery and their own private soldiers to protect their tribesmen.

But don’t forget that these people have another identity. They are also soldiers of the 12 guards of the Tang Dynasty. They work at home in their spare time and gather troops to fight in wars. This is the military system of the Tang Dynasty. I didn’t expect that I would be trapped here today.

The twelve guards under the Ministry of War were unable to issue orders to gather troops this time, so the only ones that could rely on were the 20,000 imperial guards permanently stationed in Chang'an City.

But these 20,000 are the barriers to guard Chang'an. If you take the initiative to attack, Chang'an will be empty and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

After a thorough analysis, everyone's mouth was blocked. Only then did everyone realize how ridiculous the debate in the hall was before. Chang'an City was in danger, and it was still discussing whether it was a war or a peace? The initiative seemed to be not in the court at all.

Even the most fiercely called Yuchi Gong was silent. As a general, he saw more. If he calculated this way, not only would the twelve guards not only could not be summoned, but perhaps many soldiers from the twelve guards have become rebels now.

With this advance and retreat, the situation is even more urgent.

Changsun Wuji stood up and suggested, "Your Majesty, since it is impossible to attack forcefully, it is better to take wisdom. Even if they gather mercenaries, they will be in a mess and cannot break the Chang'an City, and they will not even dare to attack the city.

It would be better to send people to surrender. After all, they are all people of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps the cause of this war was a misunderstanding, and perhaps they didn't want to sacrifice blood and both sides so much, and there is a possibility of shaking hands and making peace."

"Oh? You mean, have you forgiven their sin of rebellion? It's not happening?

My Tang Dynasty law is the Tang Dynasty law you revised. But you, the person who makes the law, want to be kind to the outside world?" Li Er asked in surprise.

Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I personally stand up and violate the rules I wrote. The old minister is indeed very conflicted.

But due to the situation, legislation was originally intended to govern the country and protect the people. Now if we can shake hands and make peace, we can protect the Tang Dynasty's vitality to the greatest extent, and there is no way to do it."
To be continued...