Chapter 646: Family Letter Worth Ten Thousand Gold
After Li Junxian left, Li Shimin sat there expressionless, not knowing what to think about.
Li Mu stood quietly not far behind Li Shimin, with a calm expression.
He naturally heard the words just said and knew what they meant.
But he didn't have the same worries as Li Junxian. Compared with the secret, how could Li Junxian know as much as he did?
Li Mu knew very well that he could only live out his life in the palace. If Li Shimin died in front of him, he would be buried as a sacrifice to Li Shimin.
For him, the outcome has already been determined, and no matter how many secrets he knows, it won't make any difference.
"Select some treasures and rare medicinal materials from the Treasure Pavilion and send them to Qingque."
I don’t know how long it took, Li Shimin said quietly.
"Does your Majesty have any other instructions?" Li Mu asked.
There must be a reason for a reward. Li Shimin didn't say it, so he naturally needed to ask.
"No."
"Yes, I'll do it now, old slave."
After Li Mu finished speaking, he retreated.
"Qingque, I hope you won't disappoint me." Li Shimin murmured.
On the one hand, he wanted to use the affection between father and son to calm Li Tai and make him rein in the cliff.
After all, Li Shimin still cares about the relationship between father and son.
On the other hand, it is also for those who support Li Tai.
When those people see that Li Shimin favors Li Tai even more than before, they will increase their support for Li Tai. Even some people who were not optimistic about Li Tai may also support Li Tai.
At that time, we can catch all these people in one fell swoop.
As for Li Tai's final result, it all depends on his thoughts.
Li Tai wanted to compete for the throne, but Li Shimin didn't think there was anything wrong.
He himself has a deep understanding of how attractive the throne is to people.
Although he launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion back then, it was because of the suppression by Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng that he had to resist.
But when it comes to the reason why he doesn't have the throne, he himself doesn't believe it.
If he really didn't care about the throne, he would just hand over his military power and take the initiative to become a vassal. With the achievements he had made, even if Li Jiancheng succeeded to the throne, he would not dare to do anything to him.
In the final analysis, he was still thinking about that position and was reluctant to let go. The brothers' fight reached a fever pitch and one of them had to die before it could end. There was no other possibility.
Not to mention Li Tai, even the other sons have no idea about the throne?
It's just that they understand that the possibility of them sitting on the throne is very low, so low that it is almost impossible, so they can only hide it deeply.
If any other son had done such a thing, Li Shimin would probably have directly issued an order to keep quiet.
And Li Tai was his favorite son. Relatively speaking, Li Shimin was much more tolerant. As long as Li Tai couldn't afford to rebel, Li Shimin wouldn't do anything to him.
However, Li Shimin knew very well that this possibility was very low.
Even if Li Tai doesn't want to rebel, when the day comes, those who support him will push him to take that step.
Just like he did back then, although he longed for the throne, he felt that he had done the most great service in establishing the Tang Dynasty and should be the crown prince and inherit the throne.
But he never thought about it that way.
However, Changsun Wuji couldn't bear it anymore. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's repeated persuasion, coupled with the situation at that time, made him understand that if he didn't do this, he might not be able to get the throne at all, so he made that choice.
Changsun Wuji and the others supported him so much and even risked annihilation of their clan to rebel with him. Were they really dedicated to the Tang Dynasty?
No, it's not.
If Li Jiancheng was very mediocre, it can be said that they supported Li Shimin for the sake of the Tang Dynasty.
However, Li Shimin knew very well that Li Jiancheng was not mediocre, on the contrary, he was very talented. If he became emperor, he would also be a wise king.
This is also the reason why she has been working hard over the years and does not dare to slack off at all.
He just wanted to prove to Li Yuan that he was no worse than Li Jiancheng.
The fundamental reason why Changsun Wuji and others supported him so much was because their interests were the same as Li Shimin's.
Only when Li Shimin succeeds to the throne can they get what they want, rights, wealth, and titles. All of this must be under the premise that Li Shimin can succeed to the throne.
Of course, they could also betray Li Shimin and join Li Jiancheng.
But in ancient times, loyalty was very important. Once they betrayed Li Shimin, they would be stained.
The most important thing is that Li Jiancheng has his own team, and they have taken refuge in the past. In order to attack Li Shimin and set an example, Li Jiancheng will definitely reuse them, but they will never be able to enter Li Jiancheng's inner circle.
So for their own benefit, they could only push Li Shimin forward.
And Li Tai will eventually face this result. Those who seek refuge with him are just trying to gain the merit of following the dragon.
If Li Tai wins, they will naturally gain rights, but if Li Tai loses, their fate will not be much better.
Therefore, even if Li Tai doesn't want to rebel, when the day comes, he won't be able to do it.
Li Shimin sighed. Although he knew the outcome, he couldn't change anything.
He could issue an order to kill all the officials who had taken refuge with Li Tai, but colluding with the ministers of the DPRK in person was a serious crime. When those officials were impeached, he would not be able to keep Li Tai.
So he could only let things develop, hoping that Li Tai would not rebel.
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"Why did you come back so soon?"
Before the cattle, sheep and horses promised by Xue Yantuo were delivered, Cheng Chumo came back from Chang'an, which surprised Lin Xuan.
"My subordinates went back under military orders. Once the matter is done, they will naturally come back immediately to resume their orders." Cheng Chumo said with an upright face.
In fact, he wanted to stay at home for one more day, but he was kicked out by Cheng Yaojin and had no choice but to come back.
In Cheng Yaojin's words: "When you stay at home, others will think that my son, Cheng Yaojin, is greedy for life and afraid of death. I, Cheng Yaojin, cannot afford to lose this face."
Lin Xuan didn't know this, so he naturally didn't ask any more questions.
Cheng Chumo took out a letter from his arms and said, "General, this is what the princess ordered me to give to you."
When he went back, Lin Xuan and others wrote letters for him to take back. They sent people to deliver them to their respective houses as soon as he returned to Chang'an.
After receiving the letter, several people wrote a reply and sent it to Cheng Chumo's house, asking Cheng Chumo to bring it over.
Cheng Chumo not only had something for Lin Xuan, but also for Yuchi Baolin and Xue Rengui.
Lin Xuan took the letter and opened it directly. As soon as he unfolded it, Cheng Chumo came over.
"If you have nothing to do, just go and deliver their letters to them." Lin Xuan hid the letter behind his back and said angrily.
Cheng Chumo smiled sarcastically and said, "General, my subordinates have resigned."
After Cheng Chumo left, Lin Xuan read the letter.
The letter is not long, only a few hundred words.
The general meaning is that everything is fine at home, so don't worry about him.
Although he didn't say anything about missing him, Lin Xuan could still feel Li Lizhi missing him from between the lines.
In ancient times, communication was not developed, and letters could only be delivered through inns.
However, the post station only delivers urgent official documents and does not accept personal letters.
And Lin Xuan couldn't send his own soldiers to deliver the message home. Otherwise, what would the soldiers below think if the news spread?
Since you are a general, you naturally have to lead by example in order to convince the public.
The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.
It's not just talk.
Lin Xuan put away the letter and sighed.
He has no ambitions, and he wouldn't want to lead an army if he could.
On the one hand, I can't help myself, on the other hand, I also want to do something for Datang, so that the glory of Datang can last longer.