Li Jiancheng was speechless. He really couldn't explain it. Ten days passed, and there was no news in his external supervision hall. Instead, Li Shimin's Tang Feng first got the news.
Li Jiancheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered: "It's mainly because Pingyuan County is a small place and the outer supervision hall did not set up some points there. Wang Shou has always reported it directly. His sudden disappearance caused the news to be cut off."
Li Shimin next to him smiled, "I think this is not the problem. Tang Feng did not set up a site in Pingyuan County. It was Taiyuan Tang Feng who rushed to Pingyuan County to find out the news. I think it is the supervisor who does not take this matter to heart. When there is no news on the third day, you should notify Youzhou or Taiyuan Foreign Supervision Hall. Perhaps Liu Xiangguo was too busy and had no time to take care of this matter. What do you think?"
Li Shimin said lightly and pushed the blame on Liu Wenjing. Li Yuan's face became heavier. Someone always had to take responsibility for this matter. Qu Ling was recommended by Liu Wenjing. Now Liu Wenjing is responsible for the external supervision hall, so he does not take responsibility. Who should be responsible?
Li Yuan said coldly: "From now on, Liu Wenjing will be removed from his post as the chief of the Foreign Supervision Hall, and the Foreign Supervision Hall will suspend all internal and external activities, and Tang Feng will temporarily replace it."
He said to Li Shimin again: "About Pingyuan County's failure, I need a detailed report. I hope that this report will appear on the desk ten days later."
Li Shimin was overjoyed and stopped the activities of the External Supervision Hall, which was a sign of disbanding it. He finally took the lead in this battle and won the first victory. He gave a deep courtesy, "Son Master follows the order!"
Li Jiancheng felt extremely bitter in his heart. The thing he was most worried about happened... Li Jiancheng retreated, but Li Shimin did not leave. He still had something to report. Li Yuan glanced at him, "Is there anything else for the emperor?"
Li Shimin bowed and said, "Father, my son received information from Taiyuan. Xiao Feng, who joined the military officer of Yang Yuanqing, had a lot of complaints about Yang Yuanqing because of family affairs."
Li Yuan was stunned, "Why is this?"
"My son also asked the Xiao clans who were doing business in Chang'an. He said that the Xiao clan was a large clan in Dunhuang, but was killed by Li Zhu, who was in charge of military power in Dunhuang. The clans were killed and the clan property was robbed. Forced to move out of Dunhuang. Li Zhu's person, a son-in-law, also investigated. This person was Yang Yuanqing's confidant who remained in Dunhuang County. Su Dingfang took Dunhuang County, which was directly related to him. Xiao Feng treated Yang Yuanqing because of Li Zhu. There are complaints.”
Li Shimin told the story of the restaurant. Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe Xiao Feng was a little dissatisfied because of this dissatisfaction, but he didn't think that he could win over because of this dissatisfaction. It was unusual for the military officers to join the military in the Records Office to be in charge of secrets. Yang Yuanqing would not Appointing someone who has no trust, so you can't be careless. If you think you can buy him, does the emperor understand what I mean?"
Li Shimin immediately said: "My son understands. He will never be careless."
Li Yuan nodded and said, "Tang Feng, led by Changsun Wuji, is indeed very capable. He reported a lot of important news in a timely manner, such as the assassination of the Princess of Chu, the Battle of Liaodong, etc., so that I could understand Yang Yuanqing's thoughts, and he would definitely still To fight Goryeo, but not now, this also shows that he is very afraid of us. Perhaps we are a little pessimistic, and the Sui army is not as powerful as we imagined."
"Father, my son thought that Shandong gentry was supreme and Guanlong genius was supreme and martial. Although the Sui army was strong at the beginning, it was because Yang Yuanqing had a Fengzhou background, but as his territory continued to expand, his Fengzhou strength was also continued to continue to expand. Being divided, this will inevitably reduce the combat strength of his army. On the contrary, the strength of our Tang army's Long nobles is constantly increasing. More importantly, the Sui Dynasty has been rich in Hebei, which is full of holes. Jingxiang, the national strength of the Sui Dynasty was weakened, but our national strength was increasing. One increased and the other disappeared, and our strength would gradually surpass the Sui Dynasty and eventually defeat it."
Li Yuan smiled and said with a smile: "The emperor's analysis is correct. War is ultimately a contest of national strength. The Sui Dynasty had a devastated north, but we had a rich south. Most of the Shandong gentry who supported the Sui Dynasty had nothing but a false reputation, but supported us.
The Guanlong nobles are strong, and I believe that we will eventually win the world, not the Sui Dynasty."
"Father, my son is considering the next step in Luoyang. I wonder what my father thinks?"
Li Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Why don't you completely wipe out Xiao Xian and then consider the Central Plains after stabilizing Jingxiang?"
Li Shimin smiled, "Father, with Xiao Xian's remaining strength now, he is no longer able to visit Jingxiang anymore. He can only develop eastward and defeat Lin Shihong. The sons thought that Xiao Xian and Lin Shihong were left to fight.
If both sides suffer losses, we will gain the benefits of the fisherman again. In this way, the land of Chudong is within easy reach."
Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "The emperor's words make sense, but attacking Luoyang is a big deal. This matter must be carefully considered. I will discuss with the prime minister and make a decision. I am a little tired, and the emperor will take his leave!"
"Yes, my son is leaving."
Li Shimin bowed and retreated. Li Yuan was the only one left in the imperial study. Li Yuan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at his second son Shimin who was hurriedly walking through the Wude Hall Square. He remembered that the famous sorcerer Yuan Tiangang gave him not long ago
After seeing the celestial phenomena, he said that his Emperor Star was unstable and that great troubles arise in the inner palace. This astrological phenomenon made Li Yuan really uneasy.
What he thought of was the prince Jiancheng, who was only fifty years old this year. In his prime, he would be at least twenty years old. The prince was over fifty years old at that time. Can he wait patiently?
In fact, Li Yuan also knew that the prince was kind and filial and would not have any other intentions, but he was afraid that his subordinates and confidants, such as Liu Wenjing, would persuade him to usurp the throne? The prince was always kind-hearted. If the prince really listened to their advice, he would start
This is also possible after the palace changes.
Li Yuan couldn't help but think of his second son Shimin. If he could add an opponent to the prince and let their brothers fight in internal conflict, this would effectively block the prince's ambition. With an enemy, the prince thought about how to protect the position of the Eastern Palace, but not
Will consider taking his own throne and replacing it.
Of course, Li Yuan would still let the prince ascend the throne in the end, but he didn't want the prince to ascend the throne so smoothly. Only after a lot of struggle can the prince cherish it more. As for the second son Shimin, Li Yuan knew that he could control the world.
The people's ambition... Li Shimin returned directly from the palace to the royal palace and his study. He immediately ordered: "Please come and see me!"
After a moment, Changsun Wuji came in a hurry. Changsun Wuji is currently the chief secretary of the Qin Palace. He is capable and is Li Shimin's most capable right-hand man. He is deeply trusted by him. The intelligence agency founded by Li Shimin is called Tang Fenglou.
Therefore, the Intelligence Agency, also known as Tang Feng, is fully responsible for Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji walked into the study and smiled and said, "I feel that your highness has good news for me."
Li Shimin also laughed, "Your nose is very good! As soon as I returned home, I actually smelled it."
Changsun Wuji said proudly: "Of course, since I am the supervisor of Tang Fenglou, I naturally have extraordinary hearing and hearing. I guess the emperor will take his anger on the slowness of the Foreign Supervision Hall and increase our authority."
Li Shimin nodded with relief, "You guessed that, the emperor has removed Liu Wenjing from his post as the chief of the Supervisory Hall outside the country, and suspended it at the same time. We Tang Feng and the military and political affairs are all in charge. This is good news!"
The two sat down, a maid came in to serve tea, and then stepped down. Li Shimin picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea and said, "I have reported to my father about Yang Yuanqing's military service in the record room."
Changsun Wuji was excited and asked quickly: "What is the attitude of the emperor?"
"The father is very cautious. He believes that the position of joining the military in the Record Office is a great deal. Yang Yuanqing must have trusted Xiao Feng very much before appointing him. The father believes that Xiao Feng will not betray Yang Yuanqing easily. Let us be careful not to steal the chicken and lose the consequences.
Put rice.”
Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji and said, "Actually, I think my father's concerns make sense. Yang Yuanqing still has a lot of means to control his subordinates. We must be careful that Xiao Feng reported us instead. Li Chongshou is my capable general.
I don't want him to fall into this."
Changsun Wuji hesitated and asked, "What does your highness mean to give up Xiao Feng?"
Li Shimin stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and pondered for a long time, and slowly said: "The father just suspended the outer supervision hall and did not completely abolish it. If he wanted to completely abolish it, there was only one way to let the father see the power of Tang Feng with his own eyes, and
The father did not say that this matter could not be done, but just let us be careful, Wuji, you should think about it carefully, I hope you can succeed in the most secure way... Tangfeng Tower is located on the west side of the Qinwang Mansion, and is a three-story small building.
There are dozens of houses around the building. It is a complex of buildings. It was originally part of the Qin Palace. Since it was classified as an official office of the Intelligence Bureau, it was isolated separately and opened a small door to make it a
I have a du li office.
The Intelligence Agency is not listed, and the door is closed. Ordinary people don’t know what kind of agency this is, and even ordinary officials don’t know.
In the afternoon, two soldiers hurried into the intelligence agency with a man. The man was about forty years old, with a medium figure and a little fat. His name was Xiao Yuansong, and he was the leader of the caravan of the Xiao family in Chang'an of Dunhuang.
In the fourth year, Xiao Yuansong was the person who led Yang Yuanqing to capture Yiwu City.
At this time, the Xiao family in Dunhuang had moved to Xiangyang to settle down and gradually became a local wealthy family. After the Tang army captured Xiangyang, they also took good care of the Xiao family in Dunhuang. A child of the Xiao family also served as the magistrate of Xiangyang County.
Xiao Yuansong opened a store in Liren City, specializing in selling Jingxiang tea. His business was booming and earned a lot of profits for the Xiao family. Yesterday, the Qin Wangfu sent someone to find him and inquire about what happened to the Xiao family in Dunhuang. He did not hide it.
Twelve said it.
Today, he was found by the guards of the Qin Palace and said that there was something important to find him. Xiao Yuansong walked into Tangfeng Tower nervously. He didn't know what the Qin Palace was for him to do? He didn't know what the Tangfeng Tower was.
Following the soldiers to a room, a soldier loudly reported: "Report to the Chief Secretary, Xiao's family has been brought here... to be continued) rq