"Cough, cough! Well, Xuancheng!"
"Calm down first. Be rational!"
"We're definitely sending troops! Isn't that why I summoned all of you here to discuss it?"
Caught off guard by Wei Zheng's sudden question, Li Shimin had just taken a sip of tea when he choked on it!
Li Shimin had originally thought that once this group saw the many "benefits" surrounding the Tang Dynasty, they would surely clamor to send troops on an expedition!
Yet what he had never expected was that the first person to actively call for sending troops would actually be that country bumpkin, Wei Zheng?!
And Wei Zheng, who was already excited beyond measure, perfectly embodied a saying from later generations!
Wu Zetian loses her man—loses Li Zhi—loses reason!
"Your Majesty! Those barbarians are running amok on the Tang Dynasty's sacred lands of geomancy, and they've even seized the Tang Dynasty's gold mines by force. How am I supposed to Li Zhi—be rational—about this?"
Wei Zheng's face was flushed red as he unleashed his full firepower. His voice carried boundless excitement and a slight tremor, while the veins on his tightly clenched fists had long since bulged out!
Seeing Wei Zheng looking as though he wanted to devour someone, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Li Jing, and the other generals beside him were all filled with disbelief!
Holy shit!
This was a civil official?
What kind of civil official had such murderous intent?
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others nearby were no better off at this moment either!
These civil officials, who had always been known for their refinement and elegance, now joined Wei Zheng's ranks as well, clamoring to send troops on a punitive campaign and retrieve the gold mines and blessed lands the Tang Dynasty had left outside!
Though they had weathered