Original "The emperor blindly seeks stability, and it will affect the morale of the army!"
In the study, the Li brothers sat opposite each other, Li Xiaogong's eyes were red. He put the wine glass on the table and said to Li Shimin with pain: "Everyone in Tongguan knows that the bastard snatched Huang Junhan's woman, and everyone knows that he is jealous.
He refused to send troops, but the emperor believed in his words. Are the soldiers all fools?"
Li Shimin silently poured him a glass of wine and sighed, "In fact, some details can tell the truth. Huang Junhan sent 5,000 troops back to Tongguan in the evening of the same day. These troops and generals knew that Huang Junhan was going to surrender. At this time, Li Yang Yuanqing launched the
The attack was still early, and he could have led his army to take over the defense of Yanxiang County and prevent Huang Junhan from surrendering. However, he did not do it, but waited for Yang Yuanqing to cross the river to occupy Yanxiang County. From this, it can be seen that he hoped that Yang Yuanqing would break
After Hongnong's army's retreat, he retaliated against you for impeaching him. This is his cruel heart, but it is not the fundamental reason for defeat. I know very well what the problem is? He obviously led 20,000 troops to help you, but his father
Appointing him as the commander of Tongguan is confusing his responsibilities. In the defeat of this battle, the father has a great responsibility. In fact, Qu Tutong is right. In the first battle, he cannot set up the second commander's lottery to start the pinyin."
Li Xiaogong raised his neck and drank the wine in his glass, and squirted it and said, "You are right. Tongguan has 10,000 troops stationed, which can defend 100,000 people from attacking Tongguan, but he used 30,000 people to defend Tongguan.
Later, Zhao Cijing wanted to save me, but he only gave Zhao Cijing five thousand people, obviously asking him to die. The scout of Tongguan found that Zhao Cijing's army was surrounded and in danger, but he ordered the closing of the gate of Tongguan and not allowed to enter or exit. It was obvious that it was forbidden to
Zhao Cijing died, he was cruel. Even his brother-in-law could be sent to die. Do he really think he could deceive his superiors and hide his subordinates?”
Speaking of this, Li Xiaogong ordered loudly: "Bring them in!"
After a moment, the personal soldiers brought two middle-aged men in. They knelt on the ground, "Small people meet the prince."
Li Xiaogong pointed at them and said to Li Shimin: "These two are witnesses, they are businessmen outside Tongguan. I witnessed the bastard snatching Huang Junhan's woman with his own eyes, so I sent someone to Tongguan to find them."
"Tell me what happened at that time."
A businessman nodded and said, "The villain was selling dry food among the people retreating west at that time. On the official road two miles away from Tongguan, we saw more than one hundred soldiers rushing up on horseback and surrounding a carriage, with four beside the carriage.
The man fought with them, but they killed two people on the spot. The other two were surrounded, and the cavalry dragged a woman out of the carriage. She was very beautiful and drove her across the horse and headed towards Huayin County.
. Later, the soldiers came back. We realized that they were His Highness the King of Qi and reported to the prince. At that time, there were many soldiers transporting food on the official road, and they also saw it."
Li Xiaogong waved his hand and asked him to take them down. He sighed and said to Li Shimin: "At first, I was a little suspicious that Huang Junhan lied to me, but now the evidence is as strong as a mountain. The emperor would rather believe the bastard's side than investigate in detail in Tongguan.
I know that he is trying to maintain stability, but people have their own justice. Has he ever considered the feelings of the soldiers in his heart like this?"
Li Shimin slowly drank a glass of wine without saying a word. In fact, his purpose today was to reach a consensus with Li Xiaogong and to bring him to his side. But he also knew that his father had made a conclusion and nothing could be done.
If you change it again, no matter how much evidence you find, it is useless. The question now is how to make Li Xiaogong choose a position and stand on his side.
He pondered for a moment and said, "I will go to my father today and convince him to send Huang Junhan's wife and children to Hedong. We have already broken our trust in the army. Doing so can at least save a little."
Li Xiaogong's eyes showed gratitude. He also wanted to convince the emperor about this matter. Since Shimin was willing to come forward, it was the best. However, at this moment, there was a sound of running outside the door, and a guard anxiously reported, "Prince, Your Highness, Prince."
arrive."
Li Xiaogong and Li Shimin looked at each other, and both were stunned. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually left the palace. Li Xiaogong quickly stood up, "I'll go to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
He looked at Li Shimin again, meaning to ask him if he would go? Li Shimin pondered for a moment, stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
In front of the mansion, Li Jiancheng was wearing a green robe, wearing a small hat, and standing on the steps with his hands behind his back. He was here to appease Li Xiaogong, but Li Jiancheng was not blindly favoring his brothers. As the crown prince, he knew the stability of the royal family at the beginning of the founding of the country.
And unity is conducive to the expansion and growth of the empire. On the contrary, premature internal strife and division will cause the empire to be trapped in internal friction and unable to continue to expand.
Protecting the fourth brother Yuan Ji can avoid royal scandals, maintaining the image of the Li Tang royal family and father, which is conducive to winning the support of the Tang Dynasty by the people of the world, but he also knows that protecting Yuan Ji is not enough, and he also needs to appease another person involved, Li Xiaogong.
In this way, the division of the royal family can be avoided, and Li Jiancheng can also be said to have done a good job.
At this time, Li Jiancheng stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes at the group of horse-holding guards waiting opposite him. This was the guard of his second brother Li Shimin. He recognized it. It turned out that his second brother was also in Li Xiaogong's mansion, which was a bit coincidental.
At this time, a series of footsteps came from behind him. Li Xiaogong hurriedly walked out and bowed to apologize, "Let His Highness wait outside the mansion for a long time, this is my fault!"
"Nothing, I came here uninvited. It was abrupt. I probably apologized."
Li Jiancheng smiled slightly, and his eyes fell on Li Shimin behind Li Xiaogong, "Are you here too?"
Li Shimin stepped forward and bowed to salute, "I know that Xiaogong is in a bad mood, so I will comfort him."
"Is that so? What a coincidence, I'm here to comfort Xiaogong."
Li Jiancheng looked at the sky again, trying to hide the unnatural slightest on his face, "The weather is not very good, it should be raining!"
Although the second brother Li Shimin can't talk about the position of crown prince, the precedent of the Sui Dynasty will still make people involuntarily associate it in that direction, not being in his position or not doing his own politics. Since he became the crown prince, Li Jiancheng
Naturally, he would consider the stability of his position as a prince. In addition to gaining the trust of his father, he should also prevent external threats. Among all his brothers, the second brother Shimin is undoubtedly his greatest threat.
Li Jiancheng said that the weather was bad, and reminded his second brother that he should say goodbye and leave. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin had no intention of leaving, so he just smiled and was still standing behind Li Xiaogong.
Li Xiaogong was the master. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, he quickly smiled and said, "Don't stand at the door of the mansion and talk, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please come in."
Along the way, Li Jiancheng wanted to say a few words to his second brother. However, the two of them had a look in contact with each other, but they couldn't find anything to say. He originally wanted to ask about the war in Longxi. However, when it comes to Longxi, it will inevitably touch Li Shimin's failure to enter Beijing.
, that would be even more embarrassing, and both of them were silent.
Li Xiaogong invited Li Jiancheng to your guest room. The three of them sat down. Li Jiancheng sat in the first place. Li Xiaogong and Li Shimin sat on both sides. Two maids served incense tea.
As the prince, Li Jiancheng could not leave the palace at will. He could not stay outside for too long. It was impossible to greet and test him around. Since his second brother refused to leave, he could only make it open and honest.
Li Jiancheng pondered for a while and said, "I'm here today. I mainly want to talk to Xiaogong. I hope you can understand the good intentions of the emperor."
Li Xiaogong held the tea cup and slowly savored the tea. He didn't say anything. Li Shimin next to him didn't say anything, but a little absent-mindedly fiddling with a jade pendant in his hand. It seemed that his brother Li Jiancheng's words had nothing to do with him. He was just a listener.
Li Jiancheng said while his eyes were gradually attracted by the jade pendant on his second brother's hand. He suddenly recognized that the jade pendant was the butterfly-shaped jade pendant that the fifth sister Princess Guiyang took out when she complained in front of her father the day before yesterday. Zhao Cijing asked her to kiss her.
How could the jade pendant be in the hands of his second brother Shimin?
Has Princess Guiyang already talked to her second brother? Li Jiancheng found that his second brother Shimin was actually deeply involved in this matter. He was shocked and wondered how this matter would evolve?
He was thinking in his heart, but his words did not stop. He said earnestly to Li Xiaogong: "The Tang Dynasty has just been established. At this time, maintaining unity and stability within the royal family is particularly important. It is related to whether we can finally achieve the world. The emperor actually knows it.
Things are not as simple as King Qi said, but he had no choice but to calm the situation at this time and make everyone forget about it as soon as possible, so as not to affect the reputation of the royal family. I hope Xiaogong you can understand the painstaking efforts of the emperor."
Li Xiaogong still didn't say anything, but Li Shimin finally couldn't help it and sneered, "I can understand the good intentions of my father, but my brother's explanation is unconvincing, and it is even counterproductive!"
Li Jiancheng looked extremely unhappy on his face. The reason why he didn't want his second brother to be here was because he was afraid that he would interfere in this matter, so he put his efforts to persuade Xiaogong to waste. Now what he was worried about really happened.
The anger in Li Jiancheng's heart suddenly ignited. He took a deep breath, restrained his dissatisfaction, and said in a rare and tough tone: "You said! How could it be difficult to convince? Where would it backfire?"
Li Shimin didn't care about his brother's attitude, he still said calmly: "The floods were flooded in the Middle Ages, Gun used the method of encirclement to control the flood, which made the flood even more overwhelming. Yu used the method of diversion to control the water, and finally calmed the floods, and today
What is so similar. The King of Qi violated the law was a trivial matter. If he revoked his military post and punished him seriously, the matter would be resolved. The soldiers would only think that the emperor was fair and strict. The prince violated the law and was the same as the common people, which would only make the father's reputation.
But the father took the method of blocking the crime and refused to punish the King of Qi, which directly led to the disastrous defeat of Hongnong County. Was Huang Junhan's surrender accidental? But now the father still refuses to admit it and continues to block the crime even more severely.
, thought it would be possible to get rid of it, but I didn't know that although this could block the mouths of the soldiers, it could not block the hearts of millions of soldiers. A small thing became more and more troubled, which was heartbreaking. As the prince,
Instead of persuading the father to admit his mistakes, he is protecting the King of Qi and promoting the fire, so that the father goes further and further on the road of mistakes. Shouldn’t the brother reflect on himself?”
Li Jiancheng was furious and stared at his second brother Shimin and said fiercely: "What do you want? Let your father beat the fourth brother to death and then issue a self-criticism? Maybe this is exactly what you hope for, anyway, brotherhood will be for you.
Say, it's optional."
Li Shimin quickly glanced at Li Xiaogong from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that he was full of resentment, he knew that this resentment was not aimed at him, but at his elder brother Jiancheng. His purpose was achieved. Li Shimin's tone gradually became flat, "I just talk about the matter."
, Since there is a conclusion at the court meeting, can I still force my father to admit his mistakes and blame him? I still say the same thing, justice is in the hearts of others, and one day I will regret protecting Yuanji."