He valued and admired his fifth brother Zhiyun, but Zhiyun turned a blind eye to his efforts to win over the prince.
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Highness, with the wisdom of the King of Chu, he must have guessed the estrangement between you and the prince. He cannot always be alone. What I mean is that the King of Chu must win over you. Your Highness
I understand in my heart that the King of Chu is the most popular general in the clan, and if the King of Chu can help me, not only will I be able to gain a lot of strength in external wars, but within the court, Your Highness’ voice will also have greater weight."
Not only Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others understood this, Li Shimin himself also understood this.
Looking at the foreign campaigns in the past few years, he felt that he was infallible only when the King of Chu went on an expedition. If it were Li Shuliang, Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, or even Qi King Li Yuanji, he would not feel safe.
And the King of Chu was his brother, so his status was naturally higher.
"I know what you mean, but the King of Chu is still unwilling to get involved, and I have no choice."
He could only hint at this kind of thing, but couldn't say it explicitly. And the King of Chu had been pretending to be stupid, so he couldn't break it directly, otherwise it would be a disaster to push the King of Chu towards the prince. When Yuan Ji and the prince approached, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
, but if the King of Chu also gets close to the prince, that will be the most troublesome thing.
Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, actually I think you don't have to worry too much. Although the King of Chu is unwilling to get involved, his heart for the Tang Dynasty is true. As long as Your Highness agrees with Chu on some matters,
If the king remains consistent, then even if the King of Chu is not His Highness, the Crown Prince will think that the King of Chu is His Highness. At that time, the King of Chu will have no choice."
"That makes sense." Yu Zhining said: "Your Highness, the King of Chu cannot be careless in his affairs. The Crown Prince has no generals. If the King of Chu leans towards the Crown Prince, Your Highness will be restrained by the Crown Prince in the army."
Li Shimin thought about it, nodded and said: "I understand."
On the other side, Li Zhiyun drank too much and did not return to his tent to rest. Instead, he was dragged to his tent by Li Yuanji.
"Fourth brother, I really can't drink anymore." Li Zhiyun waved his hand and poured himself a cup of tea.
Li Yuanji pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "How can a man do this if he doesn't drink?"
Why do you think I am you, wine barrel!
"Fourth brother, you shouldn't say that kind of thing today, we are brothers." Li Zhiyun said, changing the subject.
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji no longer bothered Li Zhiyun about drinking. He slammed the wine cup on the table and snorted: "Zhiyun, there are some things you don't know, so you think he is a good person. At that time, he entered Taiyuan.
, but he is still unwilling to rescue Jinyang, and he even asked me to transport food and grass to him? What a joke! How much food and grass can Jinyang get if he holds on for several months! He neither saves people nor sends food to him, but instead asks me to give it to him.
Grain, tell me if he has evil intentions!"
At that time, Song Jingang cut off the connection between Taiyuan and Hedong, and the court's grain and grass could not be transported to Taiyuan. If he transported grain through Hebei, he would undoubtedly go around a huge circle. Li Shimin had no choice but to ask for grain from Jinyang and levy local conquests.
grain.
Li Zhiyun had heard about this matter.
So, he comforted him and said: "Fourth brother, you also know that at that time, Song Jingang went deep into the east of Hedong, and there was no peace in Hedong. The court's grain and grass could not be transported to Taiyuan for a while. The second brother had an army of 100,000, and it was inevitable that people would eat horses and chew them.
There are some things he does that are not comprehensive enough, so you have to understand him."
"Hmph!" Li Yuanji took a deep sip of wine and tutted: "A hundred thousand troops. In the blink of an eye, he has a hundred thousand troops in his hands. We brothers are really unable to catch up with him."
Taking another sip of wine, Li Yuanji suddenly said: "Zhiyun, I have heard from the prince brother about Li Yuan's matter. Don't blame me. This matter was all caused by that old man Liu Wenjing. Otherwise, he would never do it."
I will plot to seize your soldiers and horses. When we return to Chang'an this time, we will go to see my elder brother together. When the time comes, I will hold Liu Wenjing's head and ask him to apologize to you."
It turns out that Liu Wenjing is trying to seize her military power, you piece of shit, just wait for me!
Li Zhiyun was slightly wary, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "Fourth brother, I don't take that matter seriously, but every time I think of those old brothers who were defeated in Nanyang, I can't help but feel uncomfortable. After all, they are the old soldiers who followed me in Jinyang.
.”
Hearing this, Li Yuanji actually believed it. He patted the table and said, "Just don't take it to heart. As for that loser Li Yuan, I have long seen that he is not useful, so my eldest brother still thinks he can be used."
Use it!"
Do you have a position in saying this?
"Okay, fourth brother, no matter what, we can survive the crisis this time because we brothers work together. We must not go against the wishes of the second brother. Fourth brother, a younger brother shouldn't say anything about his elder brother. It's just a younger brother.
I hope we four brothers can be in harmony." Li Zhiyun looked serious.
Seeing his fifth brother trying so hard to persuade him, Li Yuanji couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "Zhiyun, you are so smart in fighting, but your vision is really bad. Can't you see that the second brother is going to fight against the eldest brother?"
Trying to seize the crown prince’s position!”
Li Zhiyun immediately opened his eyes and showed facial expressions of "shock", "disbelief" and "complete denial".
"Fourth brother, you are drunk!"
As he said that, Li Zhiyun walked over and took the wine bottle from his hand, and said solemnly: "Fourth brother, don't say such things again. We are brothers. Second brother is definitely not that kind of person."
"Innocent!"
Li Yuanji pushed Li Zhiyun away, glared at Li Zhiyun, and said: "Fifth brother, do you know that in the Political Affairs Hall, those sons of bitches named Dou fully support the second brother, and in the military, he fights hard
He seizes power for his life and never reports to the prince on important matters in the army. Everyone knows what he wants to do!"
Li Zhiyun was slightly silent. It would be really stupid to pretend to be stupid at this time.
so.
He covered his face, tears streaming down his face, and his low sobs caught Li Yuanji's attention.
"Zhiyun, a real man, why are you crying!"
"I didn't cry."
"I heard it all."
"I didn't cry!"
"Okay, okay, you're not crying." Li Yuanji sat back, looking at the candlelight, his eyes astigmatism, "Zhiyun, I know you don't believe it, and you even don't want to believe it, but escaping can't solve the problem, the second ambition
Bi Lu, we brothers are in danger."
Li Zhiyun wiped away his tears, with red eyes, and whispered: "I saw some signs before, but I still didn't want to believe it. Big brother, second brother, we are brothers, how could we..."
Hearing this, Li Yuanji patted him on the shoulder, raised his wine bottle and drank heavily.
"Zhiyun, you are kind-hearted, so you don't want to admit it, but this is the fact. Chen Shuda became the prime minister because of our second brother's secret tricks. If one day, you block his way,
He will die the same way. His heart is hard and he will not care about us."
Li Zhiyun wiped his eyes again and found that there were still no tears. He had no choice but to put some saliva on his face and draw a tear trail on his face.
"Fourth brother, no matter what, I believe in the eldest brother's character, and I also believe in the second brother. They are elder brothers, and they will be able to handle it well. I am just a younger brother, and I don't want to interfere with my elder brother's affairs."
"You, there are times when you regret." Li Yuanji shook his head.
After drinking with Li Yuanji for a while, Li Zhiyun stood up and left.
If he continued chatting with him, Li Zhiyun was afraid that he would not be able to handle Li Yuanji's unbridled talk.