In Chang'an, since the end of the Jingxiang Battle, the Tang Dynasty seized the rich and rich Jingxiang land, defeated Zhu Jie's tribe, obtained the two counties of Xiyang and Nanyang, and opened the southern gate leading to the Central Plains.
In order to commend the great contributions made by King Li Shimin of Qin, Li Yuan appointed him as General Tiance, established General Tiance's mansion, and allowed him to establish his own official subordinates.
General Tiance's mansion is still the original Qin Wang Mansion, but there is an extra sign hanging. At this time, many talented people gathered around Li Shimin, Wen Ru Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Yu Shinan, Yin Qiao
Then, Wu Ru Yuchi Gong, Changsun Shunde, Qiu Xinggong, Shi Danai, Duan Zhixuan, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, etc., can be described as full of talents.
Unlike the Sui Dynasty, the factional struggles in the Tang Dynasty were mainly concentrated on two major forces, one was the Qin King's power and the second was the crown prince's power.
At this time, Li Shimin had already formed a wing of the prince Li Jiancheng, and after Li Shimin formed an alliance with Li Xiaogong, he had already controlled 70% of the military forces. In the court, he was mainly the right servant of the Shangshu, Pei Ji, and the Minister of War.
After the reunion, Dou Guan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was the main supporter.
The Crown Prince Li Jiancheng has a weak military force, mainly the faction of Li Shentong and Chai Shao. In addition, King Yuanji of Qi trained 30,000 new recruits in Jingyuan, which also belonged to his gang members, and only barely accounted for 30% of the military force.
Li Jiancheng's power was mainly concentrated in the court, and nearly 90% of the officials in the court and local areas supported him, giving him a powerful civil servant power. It was the strength of civil servant power that enabled him to firmly sit in the position of crown prince, and Li Shimin for a while
It is difficult to shake his position.
However, Li Jiancheng was still worried about the continuous expansion of his second brother Li Shimin's power, especially his General Tiance's mansion allowed him to establish his own official subordinates, which led him to establish a system of officials that was free from the court and was not governed by the court.
This made Li Jiancheng dissatisfied.
In the room, Li Jiancheng paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, while Liu Wenjing sat aside and pondered without saying a word.
Li Jiancheng couldn't help but say hatefully: "I don't know what my father thought about it. It would be fine to give him military power. Now he is allowed to establish his own official position. This is clearly to let him build a small court. Don't my father know how to do this.
The consequence? Isn’t this just to let him seize the throne with me? I really don’t understand the father’s thoughts.”
Li Jiancheng was in a very bad mood. He really didn't know why his father did this. The lessons of the Sui Dynasty were still there. Does his father want to be the second Yang Yong?
He suddenly turned around and said to Liu Wenjing, "Tell me, is my father really that confused?"
Liu Wenjing sighed, "Your Highness, since ancient times, the emperor is still in his prime. The prince is old. This problem will arise. Your Highness think about it, who will finally get the throne in the Han Dynasty?"
Li Jiancheng was speechless for a while, and Liu Wenjing said something to the root of the problem. He sighed. "Does the father really want to destroy me?"
Liu Wenjing shook her head, "I think the emperor may not necessarily want to abolish Your Highness and support the King of Qin. This is the saint's emperor's art, mainly for balance. Once the King of Qin is over, the emperor will inevitably suppress and support the prince, as long as the prince and the King of Qin
If there is an internal strife, the throne of the Lord will be worry-free, and Your Highness does not have to worry too much."
Li Jiancheng sighed in his heart. His father's balance of power was playing with fire. Sooner or later, there would be big problems, but he could do nothing.
Li Jiancheng slowly sat down, and he knew that it was meaningless to be entangled with this issue, so his thinking turned back to reality. He asked: "Superior, what news is there in Pingyuan County?"
Pingyuan County should send an eagle letter every day, but there has been no news for ten days, which really made Li Jiancheng really worried. He vaguely felt that something had happened.
Liu Wenjing shook her head. "There is no news, Your Highness. I think something must have happened."
Liu Wenjing felt sad. Pingyuan County was his relationship, and Qu Ling was his in-laws. If something happened, his daughter would be difficult to protect. It was his idea to let Pingyuan County rebel, because Pingyuan County was close to Douzigang, and once the uprising was uprising, The rebel army could quickly transfer to Douzigang, which was a swamp area and it was difficult for the Sui army to wipe out.
The uprising in Pingyuan County can also drive other counties in Hebei to follow up and put Hebei in chaos again. This will greatly restrain Yang Yuanqing's army and greatly weaken the strength of the Sui Dynasty. This plan is good. , but Liu Wenjing also knew that there was great risks and Qu Ling was not capable of doing so, so he might not be able to control the complicated situation after the war in Hebei. If something happened to him, it would be reasonable.
Li Jiancheng's concern for Pingyuan County was not because he was worried about the life and death of Qu Leng and others. It was because of the affairs of Pingyuan County, which was related to the dispute over intelligence and power between him and the King of Qin.
Before their Taiyuan uprising, their external intelligence had been under his control. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he established the Foreign Supervision Hall on his father's order, and Liu Wenjing served as the chief minister, responsible for collecting outside the Tang Dynasty. He has always firmly controlled the intelligence power of the Tang Dynasty for various forces.
However, after the Dunhuang incident, the father began to feel a little dissatisfied with his intelligence affairs. The King of Qin took the opportunity to propose that the military and political separation should be separated, and the support of his father was obtained. The King of Qin's "Tang Feng" was established.
On the surface, Tang Feng and the Foreign Supervision Hall, one manages the army and the other manages the government, are clearly distinguished, but in fact, both sides manage one, so the boundaries will not be so clear. Tang Feng will definitely collect government information, his foreign The Supervision Hall will also collect military intelligence. Sooner or later, the two sides will have conflicts. The final result is that there is only one one left. This is also the main purpose of the Qin King's establishment of Tang Feng and comprehensively control foreign intelligence.
If you lose intelligence, you will lose the right to participate in major foreign military affairs. This may not be important during the period of unification of the world, but when you participate in the world's struggle, this is undoubtedly an important cornerstone for the final ascension to the throne.
Li Jiancheng knew very well that if he lost his right to speak with the outside world, his position as crown prince was in danger!
Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision: "The Prime Minister can inform Youzhou Branch immediately. I will give them three days and be sure to give me a detailed report on Pingyuan County."
As soon as he finished speaking, a report from the guard came from outside the hall: "Your Highness, there is an order from the palace. The Lord summoned His Highness to meet him!"
Li Jiancheng was stunned and quickly said to Liu Wenjing: "My father summoned me, I want to go quickly. The Prime Minister can arrange an investigation immediately."
"I understand the humble position."
Li Jiancheng gave a few more words, then changed his clothes, sat on a chariot, and hurried towards Wude Hall.
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In the Wude Palace imperial study room, Li Yuan sat on the imperial bed with a very heavy face. He posted a piece of information in front of him. The uprising in Pingyuan County was severely suppressed, more than a thousand people were killed, and Qu Ling and others were beheaded. Kill them all, and even the family members were killed.
Li Shimin next to him whispered: "Father, although this failure was suppressed by Yang Yuanqing himself, it was actually because of the secret of the matter. The father, Yang Yuanqing, used thunder means to suppress the rise of Pingyuan County bloodily.
Things are actually a kind of warning, killing one to warn a hundred, and the minister can foresee that no one in Hebei will dare to have another strange intention.”
With a 'Bang!', Li Yuan slapped the table hard, and he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, "What else can he do if he can't do a small thing?"
Li Yuan held great expectations for the Pingyuan County Uprising. If it succeeded, it would inevitably trigger a second rebellion in Hebei. Li Yuan knew very well that Yang Yuanqing would win Hebei, and someone would gain profit, and someone would lose. Once the foolish people followed him.
When religious rebellion occurs, those who lose their interests will inevitably make trouble, and even Dou Jiande will counterattack Hebei.
As long as there is chaos in Hebei, Yang Yuanqing will be dragged to death by Hebei. However, Yang Yuanqing used bloody killing methods to cut off the source of the chaos in the plains and shocked other losers. Li Yuan also had to admire Yang Yuanqing's decisiveness and ruthlessness, which shows that Yang Yuanqing
His mind is also very clear.
This failure really annoyed Li Yuan. Why did the plan be very good every time, but the person who executed it was so incompetent? Moreover, this information should have been reported by the Foreign Supervision Hall, but now Tang Feng has received detailed information.
At this time, the eunuch's door reported: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Prince has arrived."
"Present him to meet!"
Soon, Li Jiancheng hurried in and bowed, "Son Master, see the father."
Seeing that Li Jiancheng was also present, he felt a little uneasy. He forced a smile and said, "Second brother, it's been a long time since I saw him. I seem to be so angry."
Li Shimin bowed and bowed, "Thank you for your concern, brother is busy with government affairs, so you should pay more attention to your health."
In front of his father, the two brothers always care about each other and there is no place for any discord. However, at this time Li Yuan did not have the heart to realize the deep brotherly love between them.
He asked Li Jiancheng coldly, "Is there any news in Pingyuan County? I really want to know what the situation is in Pingyuan?"
Li Jiancheng's heart was shocked. Could it be that Tang Feng, the second brother, got some news? He didn't know how to answer, but he had to answer, so he had to vaguely say: "It probably should be that the information is not very good. There is no definite news yet. The old minister is
Work hard, and news will come soon.”
"Quick? When will it be soon?" Li Yuan did not relax at all and pressed step by step.
Li Jiancheng lowered his head and whispered: "Four and five days in another!"
"Bang!" Li Yuan slapped the table again and said angrily: "It will take another four or five days, what's the use of raising those wastes?"
Li Yuan threw the information to him, "You can see it yourself!"
Li Jiancheng picked up the information and his face turned pale. Such a serious problem occurred. Li Yuan did not let him go and said angrily: "How do you explain to me?"
Li Jiancheng said after a while: "Father, the plan is for people and the success is for heaven. Qu Feng has already tried his best. Unexpectedly, Yang Yuanqing happened to be in Hebei, and there were too many people participating in this Maitreya uprising, so it is difficult to keep the secret.
He will definitely be reported, and Yang Yuanqing happened to be there, so it can only be said that God will not let them succeed."
Li Yuan's face was a little gentler. Indeed, Yang Yuanqing's sudden appearance was unexpected. We can't blame the prince for being ineffective, but the prince was also a problem. Li Yuan said again: "I mean your external supervision hall, why is there no news yet