Chapter 97: North invaders go to the south and the court shakes
Li Zheng Palace.
"Concerning Xiao Mian, Mr. Dou thinks he should be killed, and Mr. Xiao thinks he should be let go. I want to hear your brothers' opinions." Li Yuan looked at his four sons.
Li Zhiyun was indifferent. The court was mainly divided into two factions on the issue of Xiao Mian's treatment. The Guanlong faction believed that Xiao Mian should be killed, and their representative was Dou Kang. According to Dou Kang, the Jiangzuo gentry in the south had always harbored evil intentions since the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
, the former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty treated the Xiao family so favorably, but still could not win their allegiance. In this case, it is better to use coercion and kill them!
The other group is composed of officials from the central and southern parts of the DPRK, led by Xiao Yu. They naturally believe that the imperial court should focus on appeasement and not kill without authorization.
In fact, this is not surprising, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xian are a family.
After Lao Li finished speaking, Li Jiancheng remained silent. After Liu Wenjing's incident, Li Jiancheng rarely expressed himself in front of Lao Li. Most of the time, he chose to be a repeater. He either agreed with the emperor's wishes or recognized the wishes of the King of Qin.
Anyway, he himself is not interesting.
Li Jiancheng didn't speak, so Li Shimin naturally didn't take the spotlight, and also chose to stay silent. As a result, all four sons were silent.
Seeing this, Lao Li glanced back and forth at his four sons, and finally landed on Li Jiancheng.
"Prince, tell me."
Let him speak, and he will speak. Li Jiancheng was also unambiguous and said directly: "In the whole world, only the father can be powerful and bring blessings. Children and ministers should follow the father's wishes."
Here it comes again, the same old rhetoric made Li Yuan feel unhappy. In his opinion, the eldest son's behavior was tantamount to confronting himself.
Sometimes, he would regret that he had been too hasty in dealing with Liu Wenjing, but the deal was done, and Li Yuan would not dwell on the past forever. Therefore, he thought that Li Jiancheng was disobedient, that the mud could not hold up the wall, and that he could not bear any small accident.
"Prince, you have been taciturn in court affairs recently and rarely offer advice. Do you have any objections to me?"
"I dare not." Li Jiancheng said neither humble nor arrogantly: "My father is so kind. When I was confined in the palace to reflect, I often lamented that I was too stupid and had done many foolish things in the past. Therefore, I now want to listen more and learn more."
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What this says makes sense at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that the whole article is nonsense.
"That's enough!" Li Yuan was furious, "Don't think that I don't know that you still have complaints against me because of Liu Wenjing's affairs, don't you?"
Li Jiancheng shook his head and said seriously: "To be honest with you, my father, at first, I was a little dissatisfied with your treatment. But then I thought about it carefully and realized that I was really confused. The person Liu Wenqi cursed was his younger brother.
The King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, General Tiance, and his son actually neglected his younger brother for the sake of a minister. I really deserve to die!"
As he said this, Li Jiancheng actually shed tears.
Li Zhiyun glanced at it and was stunned. Good guy, the eldest brother has risen too fast. Now he is at least a 300-point king.
Li Shimin was also a little surprised. He quickly said: "Brother, I have never thought about my brother's fault. In fact, I am also at fault. At that time, my brain got hot and I chased Liu Wenqi..."
"That's enough!" Li Yuan rudely interrupted this scene of respect between brothers and sisters.
He is really annoyed with the prince and King Qin now.
If Li Zhiyun knew Li Yuan's inner thoughts, he would definitely sneer. Because Li Yuan obviously wanted the prince and the King of Qin to fight to the death, but also wanted them to unite at the critical moment. This idea is equivalent to a dream. Because Li Yuan ignored
the subjective initiative of others.
We are all human beings, and we all have our own ideas. Why should we even follow your script in our hearts?
After Lao Li shouted loudly, the prince and King Qin fell silent.
Immediately, he asked King Qi, "Yuanji, what do you think?"
Li Yuanji said: "Father, Mr. Xiao is my father-in-law. He has already greeted me and hopes that I will persuade my father to spare Xiao Mian's life."
"He is your ancestor-in-law, and I am your father. Who do you think you should listen to?"
"Of course you should listen to your father."
"Okay, then tell me how to deal with Xiao Mian."
Li Yuanji thought for a while and said: "My son thought he was going to kill me."
"Why?" Li Yuan asked.
"I remember that my father said that the ministers are doing it for their respective families, not for the court. If Prime Minister Xiao wants to protect Xiao Mian, it is for the sake of the southern family. In this case, it cannot make them happy, so I feel
To kill."
In the past, Li Yuanji was direct and unreasonable, but this time Li Yuanji was tactful and a little bit reasonable.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether Xiao Mian is killed or not, it does not affect the overall situation. Xiao Mian's life or death will not shake the current foundation of the Tang Dynasty.
After listening to Li Yuanji's opinion, Li Yuan did not express his position, but looked at Li Zhiyun.
"Wu Lang, what do you think is the safest way to deal with Xiao Mian?"
Li Zhiyun said: "I think I should keep him."
"Tell me your reasons."
"Yes." Li Zhiyun explained: "There is no harm in convincing people with power and acting in troubled times. But now that the world is gradually becoming peaceful and moving from chaos to great governance, we should convince people with virtue. I have thought about it carefully, as long as our Tang Dynasty does not
If something goes wrong, the South will have no chance of recovery. Keeping Xiao Mian behind will not only show the benevolence of his father, but also deter the ambitious people in the South.
Finally, as long as Xiao Mian is in my father's hands, if something happens to the south in the future, my father can sacrifice him to the flag at any time."
Li Yuan nodded and praised: "That's right."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun lowered his head.
Seeing that the prince and King Qin still didn't respond, Li Yuan had a headache.
"You guys go down first."
"yes."
When everyone stood up, Li Yuan said again: "The prince stays."
As King Qin, King Qi, King Chu and others left, the prince and Li Yuan were left in the room.
Li Yuandao: "Your brothers have gone out. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell me now."
"I don't have any children."
Hearing this, Li Yuan pointed at him fiercely, "Why, you still hate me because of Liu Wenjing?"
"I don't have my son." Li Jiancheng sighed: "Father, when my son was in the palace, I often thought about the past and suddenly realized that I had done many stupid things. My son was jealous of the people's ability to conquer and fight, and always wanted to suppress his younger brother in the court.
Later I discovered that I was really stupid. In the future, I would be extremely lucky to have a younger brother like Shimin.
My thoughts are clear, and I have no desires or desires. Now I only want to work with the people to help my father unify the world and stabilize my Li family."
Li Yuan was speechless and didn't know what to say. After a while, he said: "You can think so, I am very happy as a father."
"Thank you, Father, for your understanding." Li Jiancheng handed over his hand.
Soon after, Li Yuan issued an order to confer Xiao Mian the title of Duke of Jiangling and to raise him well in Chang'an.
Well, this is what is said to the outside world. In fact, it is house arrest and surveillance. However, it is already good that Xiao Mian can save his life. If you still think about being free and happy, you are dreaming.
After learning the news, Cen Wenwen immediately thanked Li Zhiyun. He had tried his best to protect his old master. Whatever happened to Xiao Mian in the future, he would never do anything to him again.
In the bitter cold winter, a knight galloped over from outside Chang'an City. When he arrived at the city gate, the knight fell off his horse.
The soldiers at the city gate took action to help the knight up.
The knight took out the bloody letter and said in a hurry: "The border is urgent... report urgently, Turks are invading the border... report immediately... inform the saint."
After saying this, the knight foamed at the mouth and passed out, and the horse also died of exhaustion from running wildly day and night.