Chapter 53 Yang Gongren expresses his stance and reveals his heart
The pension and reward documents for the soldiers of the three armies were quickly sent to the palace and the East Palace.
Li Jiancheng laughed heartily after receiving the document.
"The King of Chu is more sensible than the King of Qin."
No, in the past, when King Qin was General Tiance, anything in the army would never be reported to the East Palace. Even if it was reported sometimes, it would be in a secretive manner.
But looking at the King of Chu, all the details of the pension and the reasons for the rewards in the document were written in great detail, which made people feel full of sincerity at first glance.
Wang Gui smiled and said: "That's natural. The King of Chu is just a concubine. He knows his own weight, so how can he dare to have second thoughts?"
On the one hand, they were worried that the King of Chu would be out of control, but on the other hand, the King of Chu also reassured them. This was because the King of Chu always kept his peace and did not do anything beyond his control. Moreover, they had never seen the King of Chu show his ambition. In addition, they had never seen the King of Chu show his ambition.
Due to King Chu's status as a concubine and King Qin's death, the officials in the East Palace are still relatively worried about King Chu.
Li Jiancheng nodded and said happily: "As long as the fifth brother can always be so sensible, I will definitely use him in the future, give him honor and wealth, and give him full brotherhood."
He was really happy, and he was not as wary of Li Zhiyun as he was of Li Shimin.
Zheng Shanguo pursed his lips and reminded: "But Your Highness, Shence Mansion cannot be underestimated. In Shence Mansion, civil and military forces complement each other. Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Duan Zhixuan, Qin Qiong and others are all talented people in the world. Even if the King of Chu has no ambition, who can
Are you sure that those people will not incite the King of Chu to become ambitious?"
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng smiled.
Yes, Lao Wu may not have any ambitions himself, but what if the people under his command cannot restrain their desire for power and encourage Lao Wu?
"Yes, we need to pay attention to it."
At this time, Duke Fan Yang and the Crown Prince issued more orders. Lu Chisong said: "Actually, Your Highness does not need to worry so much. The King of Chu is no better than the King of Qin. He has no family support behind him. As long as Your Highness slowly disintegrates the military power in his hands, the King of Chu will not have anything to worry about."
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Everyone immediately nodded in agreement.
Unlike the King of Qin, although the King of Chu had military power, he did not have the strong support of the Long family like the King of Qin, so the level of threat was not high. In other words, the power of the King of Chu in the court was too weak.
At present, the East Palace has the support of the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Lu family of Fanyang, which can be said to be powerful. In the past, there was a King of Qin who had the support of the Guanlong family and could compete with them, but the King of Qin is dead, and Guanlong
Aristocratic families either rely on the prince or the saint, so there is no need to worry.
Zheng Yuanxuan said: "Although that is the case, the civil and military forces under the command of the King of Chu must be on guard. I believe that we should find ways to draw together the divisions and defeat them one by one."
Li Jiancheng nodded, this matter indeed needs to be considered.
After passing through Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng is now very sensitive and will not ignore any threats. However, he did not do so immediately, but said: "Slow down now, don't rush to deal with the King of Chu. After all, he is not the King of Qin. If forced
If it goes too far, I'm afraid it will arouse his jealousy. In addition, my father still has some opinions about Gu. Before Gu returns to the court, he still needs to lie dormant slowly.
However, you must make friends with the Cui family, the Pei family, the Dou family and other aristocratic families attentively."
"Yes." Everyone agreed in unison.
Prince Qi's Mansion.
Li Yuanji is talking to Xue Deyin.
"Sir, will Lao Wu be a threat to us after being conferred the title of Supreme Commander?"
"Not only does it not work, but it also has great benefits." Xue Deyin said.
"What do you mean?"
Xue Deyin asked back: "Your Highness, please think about it. King Chu was awarded the title of General Shence. Who in Chang'an least wants to see it?"
"Prince." Li Yuanji said directly without thinking.
Xue Deyin nodded, and then explained: "The King of Chu was named the General of Divine Strategy. The prince will definitely be afraid of him, so he will definitely pay attention to him. In the eyes of the prince, your highness is one of his own, so in the future, once your highness takes action,
It will definitely catch you by surprise. Now that the King of Chu has attracted the attention of the Crown Prince for His Highness, isn't His Highness happy?"
Hearing this, Li Yuanji smiled thoughtfully.
Immediately afterwards, Xue Deyin changed his tone and said seriously: "But Your Highness, we don't have much time."
"Sir, please elaborate."
"Your Highness, now that the King of Qin is dead, the title of the prince has been decided long ago. In the future, the courtiers will gradually turn to the prince. And the King of Chu is jealous of the prince. He will definitely suppress the King of Chu step by step and take away the military power of the King of Chu. When the time comes, the prince will become a powerful man.
Gradually becoming richer cannot be said to be less powerful.
We only have one year, and we must get rid of the prince within one year, otherwise the prince will return to the court in the future and be unstoppable. We must decide the situation in one fell swoop before the prince can consolidate his power!"
Li Yuanji nodded, and then said worriedly: "But the King of Chu controls the troops and horses in the capital. If we want to take action in Chang'an, I'm afraid it will not be easy. Moreover, the palace guards are all the people of the father, and we want our people to sneak into the palace."
It’s not easy.”
Xue Deyin said: "Then do it outside."
"Outside?" Li Yuanji was thoughtful.
Xue Deyin said: "Didn't His Highness want to reveal something about the death of King Qin to King Chu? You can start doing it now."
Hearing this, Li Yuanji nodded heavily.
"After some time, I will invite King Chu to hunt."
Xue Deyin nodded and said: "Your Highness does not need to worry about King Chu. As soon as the prince dies, Your Highness will directly force the saint to abdicate. When your Highness ascends the throne and his title is confirmed, what can the King of Chu do as a concubine?
After ascending the throne, if His Highness is afraid of the King of Chu, he can directly deprive the King of Chu of his military power, imprison him, or kill him."
Hearing this, Li Yuanji agreed: "You are right. Although Lao Wu has military power, he is not a direct prince, and he does not have the advantage of me. When the matter is determined, if he understands the truth, I can spare his life.
If he doesn’t know what’s going on... hum.”
"Your Highness is wise." Xue Deyin bowed his head with his hands raised. However, from an angle that Li Yuanji could not see, a trace of ridicule appeared at the corner of Xue Deyin's mouth.
After the death of King Qin, the battle officially became intense. The prince, King Qi, and King Chu each had their own plans.
However, some people are in the light, some are in the dark, and some people think they are in the dark but are actually in the light.
Time entered October of the fifth year of Wude, when the prince was prohibited from participating in government affairs and King Qi was supervising the construction of King Qin's tomb, King Chu began to show off his elegance in the court.
In the past, the prince and the King of Qin were competing for glory, and the courtiers often ignored the King of Chu.
However, now that King Chu has begun to come forward, many people have seen King Chu's ability. One by one, things are handled in an orderly and reasonable manner.
And Li Yuan was undoubtedly even happier.
Because the better the King of Chu behaves, the more conducive it is for him to use the King of Chu to check and balance the prince.
Wude Hall.
After going to court, Li Zhiyun and the six prime ministers discussed the court affairs for some time before gradually dispersing.
Yang Gongren deliberately fell one step behind and went with the King of Chu.
"Your Highness."
"Xiang Yang."
Yang Gongren thought to himself: "I heard that His Highness has recently informed the East Palace of all affairs concerning the government. Is this true?"
"Is there anything wrong?" Li Zhiyun asked ignorantly.
Yang Gongren pursed his lips, looked around, and pulled King Chu into his carriage.
And this scene happened to fall in Pei Ju's eyes. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he seemed not surprised.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Pei Xuanji asked.
Pei Ju watched the servants harnessing the carriage, and slowly looked away from Yang Gongren's carriage, which was already drifting away.
"It's okay, it's just that the wind doesn't stop in Chang'an."
"Wind?" Pei Xuanji has followed his father for a long time, so naturally he will not regard the 'wind' here as a normal wind.
"My lord, do you mean that the government is unstable?"
Pei Ju chuckled and patted his son on the shoulder, "Let's go back to the house and talk about it."