Li Shimin accused the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng of the so-called "theory of benevolence and righteousness" "History has always been written by victors. As long as we can seize the world, who would say we are taking advantage of the situation? Historical books can say that we went north to resist the invasion of the Turks.
We were asked by the Sui Dynasty to send troops to help the war, wasn’t there any Yang Shidao on his mission? It can also be said that we sent troops to fight against the Turks to protect the lives and property of the people in the Central Plains. It can be said that Yang Yuanqing led the Turks army into the Central Plains, and the Wutu tribe was the best
The evidence, if we fail in the future, the emperor thinks that Yang Yuanqing will add the honor of a country of benevolence and righteousness to us?"
Li Shimin's blunt criticism aroused Li Jiancheng's anger. He could no longer bear it, and he retorted: "Well! We don't mention a country of benevolence and righteousness. To people like you, benevolence and righteousness are playing the piano against a cow, so we will
As for the matter, you have forgotten the lesson of the disastrous defeat in the Central Plains. At that time, you kept saying that the Sui army was restrained by Hebei and was unable to take care of the Central Plains, so we advanced to the Central Plains. What was the result? After fighting over the years, how did you defeat the Sui army?
, When did you get beaten up in shame? This time the Turks invaded the Sui Dynasty, you can guarantee that the Sui Dynasty will be destroyed. The Turks have no weapons to attack the city, and at most they will come to plunder and leave. Then what? How should we face it?"
"If we can't seize the opportunity? Should we be waiting for the killing!"
Li Shimin was also angry, "Originally, the six counties in Guanbei were in the hands of the Sui army, but later occupied Huining County. The next step was to occupy all the inner roads of the Guanxi Palace. Because he was afraid of the Sui Dynasty, he did not dare to start a war. Why not surrender now?
They are all hanging above our heads, do you have to endure it?”
"Shut up!"
Li Yuan was angry by the quarrel between his two sons. He slapped the table hard and scolded sternly: "Do you treat me as a clay-sculpted straw man? He quarreled unscrupulously in front of me, one was the dignified prince and the other was the General Tiance.
,How come you are like? Get out of here and get out of here!"
When the two brothers saw their father getting angry, they were so scared that they dared not argue anymore and retreated tremblingly. They left the imperial study room. They almost snorted heavily and turned around and left.
The face-to-face dispute between the two sons made Li Yuan extremely angry. Although this was also a scene he wanted to see, the two sons restrained each other to ensure the stability of their throne.
But Li Yuan was emotionally unacceptable to his two sons, in addition to the role of emperor, he also played the role of a sharp kiss.
The most important thing for an emperor is to defend and consolidate the throne. His son is his greatest threat. At this time, there is no father-son relationship, he will try his best to deal with his son.
But he is not always the emperor and occasionally returns to the role of father. At this time, his son's discord will make him extremely angry. He completely forgot that the conflict between his two sons was caused by him.
Li Yuan's trouble was that he was unsure about the affairs of the Turks. He did not take any country of benevolence and righteousness to heart. He knew very well that benevolence and righteousness is just a cloak, and interests are the foundation.
On the one hand, he agreed with his second son Shimin's theory of opportunity. This time the Turkic attack on the Sui Dynasty was indeed their chance to seize the Guan Nei Dao. Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the six counties in Guanbei have always been his biggest heart disease. As Shimin said,
It's a sharp blade hanging on their heads.
Originally, the knife was inserted into the scabbard, but as Huining County was forcibly snatched by the Sui Dynasty, the knife was pulled out halfway, and the cold blade made their necks feel cold.
But on the other hand, the prince was right. The Turks were not Xianbei. They would not occupy Hedong to establish a country. At most, they would plunder people and property and then withdraw them back to the grassland. The Sui Dynasty could not be destroyed by the Turks. Then what? When the Turks withdrew,
How should they face the counterattack of the Sui army? The failure of the Central Plains War has left an extremely deep shadow in Li Yuan's heart, making Li Yuan afraid of Yang Yuanqing in his bones.
Li Yuan was in a dilemma of extreme trouble.
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Li Shimin returned to the Qin Palace angrily. As soon as he entered the palace, Changsun Yuanji came up with him and said nervously: "Your Highness, something happened to Taiyuan Shenfeng."
"What?"
Li Shimin was shocked and immediately forgot the annoyance in his heart. He asked quickly: "What happened?"
Changsun Yuanji took out a volume of information and handed it to Li Shimin, "This is the information I just received. It is said that because of the fake silver and money incident, the Bafang diner was seized, Li Shouzhong and more than a dozen Tang Feng backbone were killed, the Bafang diner was burned, and Tang Feng in Taiyuan
Almost destroyed.”
Li Shimin looked at the information carefully and frowned. Why is Li Shouzhong so incompetent? He exposed himself as a small matter like putting off holiday money. He paused for a while and asked again: "What's the situation with other Tang Feng members?"
"I don't know yet, but judging from the fact that they can still release eagles, it should not be exposed. Li Shouzhong and more than a dozen backbone were all killed and the bartenders were burned in the eight directions, which means that Li Shouzhong and the others have defended the bottom line and burned the list."
Li Shimin only felt very confused. Many anxious things were blocking his heart and could not find any clues. He needed to calm down or listen to the advice of the wise man and asked again..."Is Mr. Fang back?"
"Your Highness Huijiu, Mr. Fang has come back. I heard that he is at home."
Li Shimin was overjoyed and immediately said to the guards: "Go and invite Mr. Fang, and I will ask him for discussion with me if I have something important."
Fang Xuanling's return gave Li Shimin a little confidence, and said to Changsun Yuanji: "Now we must preserve the strength of the Tang Feng in Taiyuan and order everyone to stop their activities. If the situation is different, we can evacuate Taiyuan immediately."
"I understand that there is another thing to report, which is about the Eastern Palace."
Li Shimin waved his hand and stopped him, "Come to my study to talk!"
Li Shimin took Changsun Yuanji to the outer study room, walked to the door and ordered the guards, "No one is allowed to disturb you, nor are you allowed to get close!"
"Abide by the order!"
He pushed open the door and entered the room. Li Shimin sat down, and then said to Changsun Yuanji: "Say! What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, we find that the prince may have something to do with Concubine Yin De."
"relation?"
Li Shimin brows: Frown, "What's the relationship?"
"We found that the prince's people had close contacts with Yin Guiping, the father of Yin Defei, and it was inferred that Yin Defei might have been bribed by the eldest son."
This news made Li Shimin a little unable to sit still. Concubine Yin De and Concubine Zhang were the two most beloved concubines of the father. If Concubine Yin De was bribed by the prince, she would often blow the wind beside her pillow, which would probably be detrimental to her. Li Shimin pondered and asked:
"How did you find out about this?"
"Last time, Your Highness gave a list of humble officials, who were some of the prince's confidant ministers. Husband sent Tang Feng to pay attention to these ministers. Among them, the people who monitored the prince Xima Yangjun found that he had close contacts with Yin Guiping recently and met him yesterday.
I went to meet again just now, which was a bit abnormal, so I felt something was wrong."
Li Shimin walked a few steps behind his back. Yang Jun reminded him of Yang Rong, the younger brother of Yang Jun, who was one of the two major generals guarding the Eastern Palace, but he was an absolute playboy. He often took the Eastern Palace guards to teach.
Having acquaintances with a bad reputation.
And his elder brother Yang Jun is the prince's confidant, a person who even dares to betray his father. It is incredible that the prince still trusts him so much.
Li Shimin knew the weakness of his brother Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng's biggest weakness is that he valued feelings too much and was too generous to others. The Yang brothers only used them because of the Crown Princess, but forgot their dangers. Since ancient times, too
People who value feelings cannot accomplish great things.
Compared to the importance of the Yang brothers, Concubine Yin De seemed not so important. Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer. He immediately whispered to Changsun Yuanji: "Don't make a name for this matter, continue to monitor Yang Jun, don't let him
Discover that at the same time, God must seize as many handles as possible from their brothers.”
Changsun Yuanji understood what Li Shimin meant. The Yang brothers might be of great use in the future. He immediately bowed and said, "I understand the humble rank and will not alarm the enemy."
At this time, Li Shimin heard the voice of the guards outside, "Mr. Fang, Your Highness can't say that anyone can go in!"
"But, your highness came to me and said that there is something important, so you can report it for me."
This is Fang Xuanling's arrival, Changsun Yuanji immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, that humble position is gone first."
He was very smart and knew that he could not participate in some things. Li Shimin nodded, "Go! Arrange things in Taiyuan, even if you protect them."
Changsun Yuanji turned around and left. Li Shimin opened the door and smiled and said, "Let Mr. Fang come in!"
Fang Xuanling just returned from Longxi County in the morning. Before she could change her clothes, she seemed a little dusty. The more than a month of traveling west made him thin and black. He went to various military schools in Guanxi to stock military rations and military
According to the ledger, he is planning to discuss this matter with Li Shimin tomorrow.
But at this time, Li Shimin no longer had time to talk about his trip to Guanxi, so he told Fang Xuanling in detail about what happened recently, and finally said very worriedly: "The key is the prince, he strongly opposed sending troops, so that his father's emperor would become aware of his own.
There is a big doubt, more importantly, that he will launch a petition for all officials. The last attack on Xiao Xian was forced to cancel because of the strong opposition of all officials. I am worried that this time it will be the same."
After Fang Xuanling came back, he had talked with Changsun Yuanji for a while. He knew a little about the situation in the court, and he had considered it and had some thoughts in his mind.
Fang Xuanling could feel the anxiety in Li Shimin's heart, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness calmed down first. There is still some time to do this matter, so I can deploy it calmly. Actually, I think the key to this matter lies in the Lord. As long as your Highness can convince the Lord,
Even if the prince initiates opposition from all officials, it will make the emperor feel threatened and suspicious of the prince's power too much. He will be even more disgusted with the prince. Don't your highness think this is a good thing?"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, why didn't he expect it?