The butt determines the head. There is no right or wrong in politics, but only interests.

The doves led by Tang Jian, Pei Ji and Dou Wei advocated peace talks. It is naturally important to fight or not, but another important reason is like Tang Jian said.

As long as Jie Li's main force stalks to the north bank of the Wei River and restrains the main force of the Tang Dynasty, the remaining partial troops can rage the entire Guanzhong Plain. This time, the Turks went south mainly by cavalry. Under the main force of the Tang army being restrained by Jie Li's main force, the Tang Dynasty had no spare energy to deal with these plundered Turkic partial troops.

Once the Guanzhong Plain is robbed, who will suffer the most? How much money and grain can the people have to be robbed? Of course, the major families suffer the most.

That's why the important officials in the court advocate peace talks, which is in line with everyone's interests. As for compensation and tribute, at most, just ask the people more taxes in the next year, which has no impact on the major families.

Li Xiaogong stood up and said that he would fight, which would affect the interests of major families.

There was a quarrel in the room, and on one side were hawks, mainly composed of one or two senior generals such as Lee Hyo-gong. Their main explanations were two:

First, if you tolerate the Turks every time and dare not fight them, the Turks will become more and more powerful again and again, and the military spirit of our Tang Dynasty will be lost in repeated compromises. At that time, no general dares to fight against the Turkic army, and the entire Tang Dynasty will have no war-free soldiers.

Secondly, this time Jie Li led a 200,000 army south to the south, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if the Turks went south to plunder, they had never had such a large scale, and small cavalry were very difficult to pursue. Now Jie Li actually led 200,000 troops into the hinterland of Guanzhong, with a depth of hundreds of kilometers in the north and south. Once the Turks were defeated, these hundreds of kilometers in depth would become the road to death for the main force of the Turks to return to the northern desert grasslands.

Generally, if the Tang army goes north to attack the Turks, the most difficult thing is not whether they can fight or not, but how do you find the main force of the Turks? There is no satellite map in this era, and there is no crowd of people in the vast grassland. If you want to fight, you have to find people. What? You said you should go deep into the hinterland? You are not afraid of food and grass being cut off. At that time, more than 100,000 people starve to death on the grassland? You said how can Huo Qubing directly attack Huanglong? Brother, let's see what Huo Qubing eats first?

The doves led by Pei Ji, Dou Wei, Tang Jian and others have two views.

First, the problem of not being able to fight. Now the entire Chang'an has 100,000 troops. There are 100,000 troops in the country, but it is basically a carrot and a pit, and it is stationed in various important military towns. If you want to mobilize these troops, one is a problem of food and grass, and the second is that once the army moves, the original defense will be weak, and other hostile forces will be ready to move.

Let’s take a step back, can these king-fighting troops catch Jie Li’s main force? They are mainly cavalrymen, and they can leave as soon as they want. Can you stop them? There are fewer people coming, and they turn around and eat you. There are more people going there and they don’t play with you. What can you do with them?

Second, whether there is a need to fight, the cost of war and the cost of seeking peace, which is higher. The Tang Dynasty had just ended the dispute at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and its vitality had just recovered a little, and another war that swept the entire Guanzhong Plain was about to be launched, which would be a devastating disaster for the new generation of the Tang Dynasty. The cost of seeking peace was relatively small.

The hawks and doves discussed this issue for a whole day. During this period, Li Yuan did not clearly express which side to support. Until sunset, the doves gradually gained the upper hand. The main reason was that after comparing the forces of both sides, generals at all levels of the Ministry of War found that this battle was basically impossible for the Tang Dynasty to win.

At most, they can only fight peacekeeping. After the Turks robbed, they can watch them leave. In this case, it would be better to negotiate peace and kill less people.

But the two sides also reached a consensus that the troops who were serving the king from all directions would still be summoned to gather towards Chang'an. The reason was that they were afraid that Jie Li would really covet Chang'an and prevent him from doing his best to fight, although the possibility was very small.

At dinner time after the matter was over, a group of ministers said goodbye and walked out of the palace in groups of three or three.

"Xuanzhen, Lee Hyo-gong's performance today is unusual. Logically speaking, with his personality, it is impossible to take sides, especially when you and I both advocate peace talks..."

Pei Ji and Dou Wei walked behind the crowd and whispered. Both of them were not young anymore, and Dou Wei was even older and needed someone to support him when walking.

"It's unusual. I'll go back tonight to find someone to go to his mansion to find out. There is also Li Daozong in Lingzhou, so there is no sound at all. With Li Daozong's personality, it's impossible to stop fighting a war. Just let Jie Li come so easily. Isn't he afraid of settle the score in the autumn..."

"Old thief Tang Jian!"

"Where can the Tang thief escape!"

Pei Ji and Dou Wei were still talking, and a few roars suddenly came from the front.

"What's wrong?"

Dou Wei looked up and looked forward, and what caught his eye was a jaw-dropping scene.

"This, this is..."

"Your Majesty dare!"

...

In the dim sunset, a group of people rushed towards this side, and the first one shouted: "Down with the traitor Tang Jian!"

There was chaos ahead, and several guards who were originally maintaining public order outside the palace were swallowed up by angry crowds, screaming and scolding.

Pei Ji and Dou Wei were shocked. Someone dared to attack the current dynasty outside the imperial city.

Before the two of them could react, another angry voice came from the crowd.

"Pei Ji and Dou Wei are there!"

"Down with Pie Pei, defeat Dou!"

The dark crowd quickly split a group of people and rushed towards Pei Ji and Dou Wei.

"What!"

The situation suddenly exceeded everyone's control. Pei Ji and Dou Wei were both people standing at the peak of power in the Tang Dynasty, but they had never seen such a scene. Angry crowd rushed over and it was impossible to give them a chance to speak.

"Xuanzhen, go quickly and find the imperial guards!"

Dou Wei pushed Pei Ji with a trembling hand. He was already over 70 years old. At the speed of the crowd rushing over, he could not get out.

Dou Wei is worthy of being a person who has experienced two dynasties and is still at the peak of power. He made a quick decision and asked Pei Ji to leave first and his subordinates. This is certainly because he can't get away, but his actions will definitely leave a deep impression on Pei Ji. Once he has a few shortcomings, Pei Ji, who was saved by him, will definitely pull the Dou family.

"Okay! Wen Mok, be careful!"

At this time, Pei Ji's face changed drastically. He knew that time would not allow him to say anything more, so he could only grit his teeth and run towards the palace behind him. While running, he shouted at the imperial guards in the palace and asked them to come out to save people.

"Don't let go Pei Ji, a traitor!"

"Dou Wei, an old thief, who sells his country for honor, colludes with the Turks, and oppresses the people of the Tang Dynasty. You have the same today!"

"I will kill you, a traitor!"

"ah……"

...

Pei Ji looked back and in the dark, Dou Wei had been swallowed up by the angry crowd and let out a shrill scream.

When the crowd saw Pei Ji running back, someone continued to chase him, which scared Pei Ji so much that he ran faster!

"Who are these?"

"Who is inciting, who is behind the scenes!"

"Who dares to attack outside the palace, and who has such a courage? Are you not afraid of killing the nine clans?"

Pei Ji's mind was in the air. The palace was right in front of him. As long as he entered the palace, no matter who dared to pursue him, he would die. As the Zhongshu Ling, who was below one person in the Tang Dynasty, he had this power and a murderous intention!

"Puff, puff!"

Seeing that the city gate was right in front of him, Pei Ji suddenly felt a severe pain in his knee. He was hit by something, but he staggered and fell to the ground. At this time, Pei Ji was only ten meters away from the palace, and he could even see the figures of two guards outside the palace gate.

"Save me quickly, save me!"

Pei Ji had difficulty climbing to the palace, stretched out one hand into the air, and waved at the two guards.

But he was greeted with coldness. He saw that the two guards did not face him, the prime minister of the dynasty, retreated behind him and slowly closed the city gate. At some point, there was no imperial guard on the palace wall.

It was not until this time that Pei Ji realized that someone was asking for his life. This man did not take action from the court, nor did he go from the bottom to take action, but directly destroyed it physically in this violent way.

"Who is it, who has the ability to mobilize the current imperial guards?"

Pei Ji leaned on the ground with one hand, turned around and looked behind him, and angry but young faces appeared in front of him.

They are all young people, and there are a few people from the Imperial College!

"stop!"

Pei Ji tried to shock these young people in their teens and twenty years old with the majesty of the prime minister.

"Do you know what you are doing? Attacking important officials in the court should be punished for death!"

Pei Ji was both harsh and pointed at the crowd that was constantly approaching!

The crowd was filled with a moment of commotion, and Pei Ji was delighted. It seemed that his approach had worked. It didn't take long. As long as there was a moment of pause, these young people who rely on their passion and anger would calm down. As long as they calmed down a little and thought about the consequences of their actions, they would be saved!

Time, you need a little time.

The imperial guards of the palace cannot really watch themselves die. No matter how huge the power behind the scenes is, the imperial guards can only leave a gap of 3 to 5 minutes at most. (I really can't imagine how long it will be used to express it)

If the Imperial Guards did not come out after this time, then the person behind the scenes would not be able to withstand it. Seeing that the prime minister of the dynasty was beaten to death, the Imperial Guards had not come out for so long, it would be impossible to say anything. The general responsible for the palace guards tonight would definitely be a serious crime!

"Cheng Dong, you are the student of the Imperial College. I have personally guided your article! What are you going to do now! Do you know what you are doing?"

Pei Ji shouted, knowing that begging for mercy now is useless, and he can only rely on the prestige of the prime minister and the awe hidden in the hearts of everyone.

"Pei, Pei..."

Cheng Dong raised his fist and a moment of tranquility appeared in his eyes.

"Sir Cui Ren, your palace censor is still approved by me! I won't leave!"

Before Cheng Dong could think clearly, Pei Ji shouted again!

The violent crowd seemed like a mad cow. With Pei Ji's shouts, there was a sign of pause.

There is a chance.

Pei Ji was ecstatic. As long as these ragers could stop, and as long as there was a hint of hesitation, he could survive!

"How dare Pei Thief take advantage of his verbal traits? Now we are here with 600 men of the Tang Dynasty. We will serve the country for seven lifetimes and swear to kill you, a traitor!"

In the darkness, an angry voice rang out.

After hearing the four words "Qisheng Response to the Country", the calm crowd became furious again as if they were injected with chicken blood!

"Pei Pie, you knelt under the Turkic Shibi ten years ago, but now you are going to kneel down and slap my people and rob my wife and children as a lickering dog! That's tolerant, but who is unbearable!"

"We are a man from the Tang Dynasty, who will die and die with you, the old thief, and we will die together with you!"

"Kill the old thief!"

...

Pei Ji was shocked. Facing the crazy man who was violent again, he had no room to retreat!
To be continued...