The core of the debate is whether Li Mi rebelled, but actually whether to send troops to confirm Li Mi's rebellion.
There is a big difference between the two.
If Li Mi wants to rebel, then it can be said that this is Li Mi's ambition. But if the court directly sends troops to suppress it, it can only mean that Li Mi has rebelled, and the people who follow Li Mi are also rebels.
This is the core of the debate.
That is, did Li Mi rebel alone, or did Li Mi and some people rebel together?
Once troops are sent to suppress it, there is nothing to say. Li Mi and his followers are all rebels and should die.
In this way, even if Dugu Huaien did not rebel, he was still a rebel in the eyes of the court.
Because the imperial court has never verified the truth of the matter.
Now the Wude Palace is clearly divided, the prince, King Qi, Liu Wenjing, and Pei Ji are cooperating with the emperor Li Yuan.
Li Shimin and Xiao Yu preferred the three phases of Guan and Long.
As a result, the remaining soy sauce maker, Li Zhiyun, a melon-eater, instantly became obvious.
"King Chu, what do you think?" Li Yuanji asked.
Seeing that you are paralyzed, you are riding a horse without me and you cannot speak, right?
Grass!
Speaking of Li Zhiyun, Li Yuan then remembered that there was a son in Wude Hall who had not spoken.
"Zhiyun, what do you think this should be?"
For a moment, all eyes were focused on Li Zhiyun.
Li Zhiyun said calmly: "Father, Li Mi blatantly resisted the decree and changed his route to go south. He must have rebelled. There is no doubt about this. But Erchen didn't understand, what was the use of holding my officials of the Tang Dynasty hostage? Could it be that he thought
By holding these people hostage, can we, the Tang Dynasty, let them go?"
King Chu is indeed a fool!
Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing and other important ministers all laughed in their hearts.
He couldn't see through such an obvious intention of the saint. How stupid he was!
Li Shimin also sighed silently, King Chu's performance was really eye-catching.
To be honest, Li Yuan is also a little disappointed with Li Zhiyun. Sure enough, he is still too young and cannot see through the intentions of political means.
However, Li Yuan didn't think there was anything wrong. At Li Zhiyun's age, it was normal for him not to understand this. The calculation was that if Li Zhiyun could see through it, then Old Li would really feel terrible.
Li Zhiyun answered like this, and Old Li naturally lost interest. He turned around and asked, "Li Mi openly resists the decree. He must be treason. Who can arrest him?"
Dugu Zhen silently clenched the corners of his clothes, his eyes showing bloodshot eyes.
Pei Ji cupped his hands and said, "Since Li Mi is going south, he must go to Ruzhou. He can be captured by Master Sheng Yan and Shi Wanbao stationed in Yiyang."
Li Zhiyun was silent. Master Sheng Yan was Jinyang Yuancong, a close confidant of Lao Li. These words were said by Pei Ji. All of this was planned. It can be said that Lao Li was going to confirm that Li was conspiring to rebel today.
Even if the opinions of Dugu Zhen, Dou Wei and others are ignored. In Li Zhiyun's view, with this situation developing to this point, Lao Li will never give up because of the opposition of others.
Dou Wei said: "Li's conspiracy to rebel is unforgivable, but the Tang officials accompanying him will be forced by him. I hope your majesty will understand clearly."
Clearly aware?
Old Li Xin said that if I had noticed clearly, there would be no need to do so much work today.
"Can Mr. Dou guarantee it?"
"Not only can I guarantee it, but the thirty-seven families of Guanlong can also guarantee it." Dou Wei looked directly at Li Yuan calmly.
At this moment, Li Zhiyun could clearly feel that the atmosphere in Wude Hall was very solemn. It was like the calm before the storm on the eve of the duel between two beast kings.
Li Yuan's eyes were more sinister than ever before, "Is Prime Minister Dou trying to warn me?"
Dou Wei said calmly: "Your Majesty's words are serious, I am just thinking about your Majesty's strategy."
The importance of the thirty-seven Guanlong families was so great that Li Yuan did not dare to ignore it casually. In his budget, he did not consider that Dou Wei would bring out the entire Guanlong family to suppress him because of a single Dugu Huaien, but Dou Wei really wanted to suppress him today.
did so.
Li Jiancheng said: "Prime Minister Dou, your Majesty must believe in Dugu Huaien, but Li Mi's methods are cruel and he is just afraid of what might happen."
Li Yuan pursed his lips, said nothing, and looked at Dou Wei coldly.
As a good friend of Li Yuan, Pei Ji naturally knew that Li Yuan did not want to give up such a good opportunity.
"From my perspective, it's better to capture Li Mi first and we will know after the first trial."
"If Li Mi dies, wouldn't this matter be without evidence?" Li Shimin asked.
He knew that things would definitely get worse. His father was too impatient, too impatient! Now the world is not stable, how can we fight among ourselves!
At this moment, Dugu Zhen suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Dugu Huaien is the nephew of an old minister. There is something I want to report to Your Majesty alone."
Hearing this, Lao Li nodded in agreement.
The small court at Wude Hall dispersed.
The prince and Liu Wenjing came together.
"Xiang Liu, why do you have to express your position alone?"
"Your Highness, I am not asking you to express your stance, but your stance is what His Majesty expects."
Li Jiancheng frowned slightly. The counselors in the East Palace had already made clear their interests to him and bluntly said that this was a good time to attack the Dugu clan. However, he was unwilling to do so in his heart, because doing so would completely push the Dugu clan away, leaving no possibility of relief.
.
This is not what he wants to see.
However, in this matter, my father obviously wanted to be on his side.
Li Shimin also understood the truth deeply. Although he spoke favorably for Dugu Huaien in the palace, he did not dare to refute Lao Li directly. If it were based on his relationship with the Dou family, he would definitely say that Dugu Huaien was not guilty and vigorously
Support Dugu Zhen.
But the reality is that his statement was very tactful. This is enough to show that Li Shimin also knew that Lao Li was behind this incident.
It is precisely because of this that Dou Wei and Dou Kang are now quite critical of Li Shimin, but they also know where the biggest obstacle to this matter lies, so they do not always keep this small matter in mind.
Dou Wei was sure that Li Yuan did not dare to bet, and he was not the one who could touch the Guanlong family. What really made Dou Wei angry and wanted to put pressure on the whole Guanlong family was not Dugu Huaien, but Li Yuan's attitude. Li Yuan only took over Chang'an.
How long has it been since he wanted to cross the river and burn the bridge now?
There is simply no bottom line!
"Your Highness, farewell." Dou Kang clasped his fists towards Li Shimin, then followed Dou Wei on his horse and left.
Li Shimin looked at the backs of the two of them, looking very melancholy.
He could understand the pressure the Guanlong family had on his father, but now was not the time to resolve it. Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Xiao Xian and others were still eyeing it. Without the support of the Guanlong nobles, how could the Tang Dynasty unify the world?
Not far away, Li Zhiyun got rid of Fengxiao Li Yuanji and rode forward.
Today in Wude Hall, he only said one sentence. But this sentence will definitely disappoint Lao Li, because he did not directly support Lao Li, but pretended to be stupid seriously.
If it were Li Shimin pretending to be stupid, others would see that he was pretending to be stupid. But he, Li Zhiyun, has always been unknown, and no one would suspect him in a short time.
Every gain must come with a loss. After today, two-thirds of the doors of Guanlong families have been closed to the prince, and the remaining one-third is gradually closing.
And Li Shimin's performance cannot be said to be perfect, because he did not directly express his support for Dugu Zhen.
Before, Li Zhiyun didn't understand why Li Yuan was so anxious to attack Guan Long, but today he finally understood.
Dou Wei's sentence about thirty-seven families in Long was really infuriating.
In particular, the threat was still the emperor of Tang Dynasty.
No one can tolerate this kind of thing.
It now appears that today's disputes had already formed as early as the beginning of the dynasty, when Li Yuan appointed the six prime ministers of the political affairs hall.
Three and a half of the six phases represent Guanlong's interests. With Li Yuan's character, how can he tolerate it forever?