As soon as he left the palace gate, Li Zhiyun saw the prince and King Qin standing on one side, as if they were waiting for someone. When he saw Li Zhiyun coming out, they both walked over at the same time.
Well, Li Zhiyun understood, they were waiting for him.
"Brother, please see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Li Zhiyun first saluted Li Jiancheng, and then clasped his fists at Li Shimin, "Second brother."
With different titles, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin must have different feelings in their hearts.
Coupled with what had just happened at Wude Hall, Li Jiancheng knew very well that Lao Wu was still dissatisfied with him.
"Fifth brother, you have done a good job this time. You can take care of your father's worries. This will make your brother's burden easier in the future."
"Brother Prince is joking. My brother has never understood this. If there is anything unclear about the government affairs in the future, please ask Brother Prince for advice. I hope Brother Prince will teach me."
"That's natural." Li Jiancheng felt slightly relieved and said, "Now that you have returned victorious, my brother has given you a banquet in the East Palace to celebrate your victory."
Li Shimin rubbed the soles of his feet against the ground, raised his head, and asked, "Brother, I wonder if I can come with you?"
"Okay, after Yuanji left, we three brothers haven't had a drink together for a long time. Last time you returned to the court, I prepared to wait for Zhiyun to come back and have a banquet together." Li Jiancheng had a smile on his face, but he was in a very bad mood.
He doesn't have any objections to his second brother, really.
He was happy, very happy, that his second brother could fight. But his second brother could fight and was smart, so he was very confused.
Every time he saw his second brother commanding an army to destroy the enemy, a sound of thunder seemed to ring in his ears.
'Think about it, the incident between Prince Yong of the former Sui Dynasty and the King of Jin only happened a few years ago, forget it! The old crooked-necked tree where Prince Yong hanged himself is still in Chang'an, staring at you every day!'
shudder!
"So, thank you big brother." Li Shimin smiled warmly, making people feel like a spring breeze.
Li Zhiyun had something in his mind that MMP didn't know whether to complain about or not. These two people were definitely using him as a tool to disgust each other.
The three brothers happily went to the East Palace to drink.
Dugu Mansion.
Dugu Zhen was wearing a bamboo hat, sitting on a stool, and was fishing by the pond. Beside him, Dugu Sheng Balabala finished talking about what happened in the court today.
"Master, the prince has suffered a big loss this time."
"Do you think the prince did something wrong?"
Dugu Sheng thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, the prince did not do anything wrong. The King of Qin has repeatedly made military exploits and has a high prestige in the army. However, the prince is weak in the army, so it is reasonable to want to cultivate more people.
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"You have made progress." Dugu Zhen smiled.
In government struggles, there is no right or wrong, there are only winners and losers.
Dugu Sheng said humbly: "I don't dare, I hope the master of the family can teach me more."
"Very good, then let me ask you, why did the prince fail?"
"Because he misjudged the person." Dugu Sheng analyzed: "The King of Chu escorted the grain and grass to Xiangzhou. This was a good opportunity to seize the Yunyang army. The prince seized this opportunity by supporting Shangzhou. If Li Yuan can defeat Zhu Can
, or Li Yuan can remain undefeated, the prince can find a way to let Li Yuan continue to command the Yunyang army. However, Li Yuan lost."
After speaking, he looked at Dugu Zhen.
"What else?"
"Anything else?" Dugu Sheng asked, "May I ask the head of the family, what other reasons are there?"
Dugu Zhen took a breath and reminded: "You forgot someone."
"A person? The King of Qin?" In Dugu Sheng's opinion, the only one who dares to give the prince shoes is the King of Qin.
You guessed wrong, idiot!
Dugu Zhen shook his head.
Dugu Sheng thought for a while, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he said in disbelief: "King Chu?"
Duguzhen put down his fishing rod, supported his knees with both hands, hunched his waist, and looked quietly at the rippled water in the pond.
"The Yunyang Army is Li Zhiyun's direct lineage. If the prince wants to seize it, someone in the Yunyang Army must inform Li Zhiyun. Don't forget, the officers and soldiers of the Yunyang Army are Li Zhiyun's people from top to bottom. As long as he lets
If people use their hands and feet when Li Yuan attacks Zhu Can, even if Li Yuan is a white man, he will still be defeated miserably!"
After hearing this, Dugu Sheng was shocked.
Dugu Zhen continued: "The Yunyang Army went to Shangzhou, but Li Zhiyun didn't seem to notice it at all and kept slowly returning to Chang'an from Xiangzhou. This shows that he has already been confident to recapture the Yunyang Army. Otherwise, who can easily
Give up the direct troops?"
"So, the prince lost to the King of Chu this time." Dugu Sheng swallowed.
"It can be said that the prince misjudged King Chu." Dugu Zhen smiled.
"Did you misunderstand King Chu?"
"Yes, he thought King Chu had no scheming, but in fact King Chu's scheming was deeper than he thought." Dugu Zhen's eyes flashed.
Dugu Sheng did not agree very much, and said politely: "Master, the King of Chu may be smart, but he is not so smart that others cannot see through him."
Hearing this, Dugu Zhen wanted to pick up a fishing rod and slap this idiot.
"Stupid! Do you think the King of Chu is a kind person? Even if the matter in Shangzhou is my arbitrary guess, the matter in the court today is definitely not simple."
After being scolded, Dugu Sheng did not dare to express his opinions at will, so he said cautiously: "Master, please elaborate."
Dugu Zhen was also tired and could only slowly explain: "For the post of Hexi pacification envoy, the King of Chu recommended four people to Li Yuan: Warrior Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Tang Jian, the minister of Zhongshu, Pei Ju, the imperial censor of the palace, Huangmen
Minister Yang Gongren. These four people, the warrior Xun and Tang Jian, are Yuan Cong of Jinyang and confidants of Li Yuan. Pei Ju and Yang Gongren have recently returned to the Tang Dynasty and do not belong to the prince or the king of Qin."
"At this time, Li Yuan has already vetoed Dou Jing and Zheng Shanguo as Hexi pacifiers, which shows that Li Yuan does not want to use people from the prince or the king of Qin. The four people recommended by Li Zhiyun are very interesting, two are Li Yuan's confidants, and two are
Xinchen. If Li Yuan wants to go to Hexi with his confidants, Li Zhiyun doesn’t need to say that both Tang Jian and the warrior Xun are suitable. Li Zhiyun’s proposal will be adopted quickly. It is nothing more than a discussion on whether Tang Jian or the warrior Xun should go."
"But no, Li Yuan might not have decided who would go, so he asked Li Zhiyun to continue. At this time, Li Zhiyun mentioned the advantages of Pei Ju and Yang Gongren, and Li Yuan had to consider the success or failure of the matter itself. That is,
Pei Ju and Yang Gongren went to Hexi, which can indeed better appease the local tribes. As you can see, because of his own reasons, Pei Ju was supported by the prince, but was rejected by the King of Qin and Pei Ji, and Yang Gongren finally took advantage. "
After listening to Dugu Zhen's long speech, Dugu Sheng remained silent for a long time without speaking.
This feeling is difficult for ordinary people to experience.
If you look at flowers, they are flowers; if you look at flowers, they are not flowers.
It seems that Li Zhiyun is the King of Chu, but the King of Chu is not Li Zhiyun.
"The head of the family, King Chu, really has such a scheme?"
Dugu Zhen hesitated and said: "It's hard to say now, but Li Zhiyun is definitely not as stupid as the rumors say."
People's hearts are far apart from each other, and he is just guessing, with no evidence.
Dugu Sheng suddenly asked: "Master, will the King of Chu also want to seize the direct descendant?"
The atmosphere suddenly became silent, and Dugu Zhen turned to look at him, "Why do you ask that?"
"Because the Princess of Chu is from the Yang family, Yang Gongren is also considered a member of the King of Chu. Could this be the King of Chu taking the opportunity to support Yang Gongren and increase his power in the court?"
Duguzhen was silent for a while, showed a smile, and asked him, "If this is really the case, what do you think?"
Under Dugu Zhen's gaze, Dugu Sheng thought for a while and shook his head, "My nephew doesn't know."
The Dugu family is not placing bets now. They are just watching from the sidelines in the struggle to seize the heir. No matter who participates, it is the same to the Dugu family.