The Tang Army's army in Pingnan was confronting the Jiangnan coalition army along the Yangtze River, and the macro battle situation was the Tang Dynasty attacking and the coalition army defending, but due to the involvement of the northern Turks, in the micro war situation in the south of the Yangtze River, it was the Tang army defending and the coalition army was in an offensive situation.

No one knows when Song Que will choose to attack, and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry, even if it has lasted from last winter to the present, he still seems to be waiting for something, and has not launched a large-scale offensive against the Tang army on the opposite side, and it is precisely because Song Que has been forbearance that the Tang Dynasty court has always attached great importance to the movement of the Jiangnan coalition army, and even invested huge manpower and material resources for this at the expense, because Li Yuan knew that Song Que was an extremely terrible opponent, If he doesn't move, if he moves, his momentum will inevitably be earth-shattering, as unstoppable as a tiger out of the gate, if that's the case, the Tang army's defense line in Jiangnan will inevitably be unable to block Song Que's ferocious attack, and therefore, Li Yuan has to pay close attention to any movement from the Jiangnan coalition army, in order to ensure that Song Que will not be left with any chance, so that he can break through the Tang army's defense line and then wantonly destroy the land in the north of the Tang Dynasty, so as to hit the economic foundation of the northern Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan was staring at Song Que and the Jiangnan coalition army he led, but at this time, a shocking news suddenly came from the south: Song Que and a generation of grandmaster Sanren Ning Daoqi made an appointment, both defeated, at this time Song Que had returned to Lingnan to recuperate, and handed over all the military power of the coalition army to his son-in-law Kou Zhong...... This is undoubtedly a happy good news for Li Yuan, without Song Que in the Jiangnan coalition army, the young Kou Zhong will definitely not be able to convince the public, even if there will be no civil strife because of this, but if he wants to maintain the previous offensive tense of the Tang army, he doesn't even think about it, on the contrary. The Tang army in the confrontation can wait for the opportunity to move, ready to attack at any time, and the departure of Song Que is equivalent to a complete reversal of the offensive and defensive momentum of the Tang and Song sides, so that if it is not for the main force of the Tang army to be contained by the northern Turks and cannot all go south. Li Yuan will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to mobilize the troops of the whole country to go south, so as to pacify all the resistance forces in Jiangnan in one fell swoop.

In other words, for a period of time, the Jiangnan coalition army finally could no longer pose a huge threat to the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Emperor Li Yuan temporarily let go of this piece of heart disease, so naturally, he also put his mind on it. It was placed in another place that made him very sad.

And this place is the dispute between the crown prince and the king of Qin, which has become more and more fierce in the court at this time.

Did the King of Qin ever have the idea of replacing the crown prince as the heir to the throne, Li Yuan believed that even if he had not had such a thought at first, when he won one victory after another on the battlefield and his prestige in the army was too high to attach, in Li Shimin's heart, he would definitely have such a thought. The problem, however, is the thought. But he never showed it, so either this son's emotion finally defeated ambition, and he finally gave up this idea because he didn't want to kill his brother, or Li Shimin's ambition was no longer than that. What he fancies is already his throne at this time, so he will be so forbearing, in order to one day. He will suddenly attack and achieve his own goals in one fell swoop.

Could this son of his be the kind of person he least wanted to see? In all fairness, Li Yuan certainly hopes that this son is the first kind of person, who can take care of his sibling affection and tolerate his brother everywhere, however, he knows more clearly that people's hearts are the most difficult things to see, so if Li Shimin's heart at this time is really the second kind of thought, then for Li Yuan, it is definitely a great disaster, because he will not only bear the danger of King Qin's rebellion for the entire Tang Dynasty, but also face the betrayal of his own son. Li Yuan's heart may not be able to withstand this heavy blow.

However, the problem at this time is not so simple, Li Yuan can clearly perceive that due to the prince's party pressing on the Qin King's family at this time, the King of Qin's heart at this time is already extremely angry about his brother's actions, in this way, even if he did not want to rebel before, it is very likely that he will rise up under the persecution of his brother, and Li Shimin has always planned and then moved, therefore, if he has really changed his inner thoughts and started to plan actively, Unless the day he launches it, absolutely no one will be able to detect it.

Li Yuan thought sadly, because he wanted to kill the spirit of this heroic son before, hoping that he would know how to restrain himself, so not only did he not stop the prince and the king of Qi from slandering and suppressing the king of Qin, but instead favored the prince and the king of Qi at some times intentionally or unintentionally, which led to today's situation, at this time, Li Yuan was already a complete old man, and he clearly understood that his time was running out, however, if he let him witness his sons killing each other for the throne before he died, So for Li Yuan, what a sad thing it was.

Therefore, if he can't prevent things from happening in the end, then at least, Li Yuan hopes that when he is dying, he will not see such a situation, and therefore, after thinking for a period of time, Li Yuan finally came up with a way that is not a way, even if he buries his head and becomes an ostrich, as long as he can prevent him from seeing the tragedy of their brothers fratricidal before he dies, Li Yuan will have nothing else to ask for.

So, Li Yuan called his second son, Li Shimin, and asked him for his opinion on this idea.

"What?" Li Shimin looked at his father in surprise: "What you mean is that you want me to leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang to establish myself as the king, and from then on rule the entire Kanto region and no longer accept the jurisdiction of Chang'an!" Li Shimin looked at his father in disbelief and said, "Father, are you going to divide this country into two?" ”

"But that's the only way to prevent your brothers from continuing to fight, isn't it?" Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin and asked. In the face of Li Yuan's questioning, Li Shimin could only be silent, and the former King of Qin was not without fierce arguments, but now, what can he do, his father's favoritism, the unbreakable alliance between the eldest brother and the three dungeons have forced him into a desperate situation, and at this time, he has long had no way out.

Li Yuan's voice was very sad: "I know, even if you didn't think about rebelling against your eldest brother in the past, now you can't back down, but you should also know that if you really choose to do that, no matter the outcome of the outcome, I, as a father, will lose a child forever, don't you know what kind of blow this will cause to your father?" That's it, since ancient times, I can only break the family for the country, but now, in order to be able to protect everyone between your brothers, I can only break the country for the family, as long as you can get along in harmony in the future, my father can also rest assured after death! ”

Li Yuan's words revealed a sense of helplessness in sorrow, no matter what, he was indeed a good father, hoping that his family could live in harmony, but the reality could only extinguish his hope, forcing him to make such a self-deceptive choice.

Infected by Li Yuan's sadness at this time, Li Shimin was also excited, so he finally agreed to this decision without fierce opposition, and with his character and understanding of the current situation, he should never agree with Li Yuan's idea.

In this way, Li Yuan persuaded his second son Li Shimin, and then he told the prince Li Jiancheng and some close ministers in the court of this idea, hoping to get their approval and support, however, this time he encountered great resistance, not only the prince's strong opposition, but also all the ministers close to him.

Xiao Yu, a relative of the country, first objected: "Your Majesty broke the country as a home, although it is indeed for the sake of the prince and the king of Qin, but even so, can the contradiction between the prince and the king of Qin be completely eliminated, and even if the prince and the king of Qin can maintain peace in the face of His Majesty, the division of the country will inevitably make their descendants break out into a fierce annexation war for the unification of the country, thus repeating the story of the confrontation between the east and the west of the previous dynasty, and the ending of the confrontation between the east and west Wei, and the later confrontation between Qi and Zhou, His Majesty and we are both descendants of those who have been parties in the past, so it must be very clear that since His Majesty can make such a big sacrifice for the sake of the two Highnesses, why can't he think more long-term for the descendants of the two Highnesses? ”

Feng Deyi, the right-hand servant who exercised the power of the prime minister, supported Xiao Yu's opinion, and at the same time once again advised Li Yuan: "The division of the country is harmful to everyone!" Persuade him to think twice.

Compared to the other ministers, as Li Yuan's old friend, the left servant shot Pei Lian's words were much more meaningful, "Your Majesty! He said to Li Yuan: "King Qin may indeed have suffered a lot of grievances in Chang'an, but if King Qin leaves Chang'an, then the next person to be wronged may not only be His Royal Highness the Prince!" Seeing Pei Lian talk eloquently, first he explained Li Shimin's power and prestige in the army, and then further explained that Li Shimin's strength in the Kanto region at this time had completely surpassed that of Guanzhong, and finally came to the conclusion: If the King of Qin went to Guandong, after Luoyang became self-reliant, if he could stay in Luoyang comfortably, if he had the heart of rebellion, then there was no need to wait for Li Yuan's death, as long as he dared to raise troops to attack Guanzhong, then the entire land of Guanzhong would definitely not stop King Qin's footsteps.

If the words of Xiao Yu and others only shook Li Yuan's determination, then there is no doubt that Pei Lian's words were straight Li Yuan's neck was cold, because if Li Shimin could stay in Guanzhong all the time, then Li Yuan only needed to increase the monitoring of this son to prevent him from making a move, at that time, if he released this son out of Guanzhong, then this son would really be like a dragon entering the sea, and there would be nothing to restrain him, and if he really had the heart of rebellion at that time, If you don't even want to wait until you're dead to start a rebellion...... Li Yuan himself didn't dare to imagine it anymore. (To be continued......)