Li Shimin said and sighed: "I have seen what I should have seen, and it's time to ...... It's time to go back to Chang'an...... I am the Son of Heaven, every move touches people's hearts, and it is related to countless life and death, honor and disgrace, I have been willful once, and this is only this time. ”

As he spoke, Li Shimin stood up and looked at Chen Zhengtai with a smile: "Let's go south with me tomorrow morning." It's just that...... I plan to hurry all the way to Xuanwu Station, and then take a carriage and return quickly, but ...... Who is Mr. Qingzhu, and who is after I leave, what are the thoughts of these hundred officials in the court, I ...... I'd like to take a closer look.

When Chen Zhengtai heard this, he was relieved!

To tell the truth, he always thought that the news of the emperor's death was a bad idea.

But if there is a little accident, the consequences may be unimaginable.

Now Li Shimin proposed to return to Chang'an, which is a good thing, so Chen Zhengtai seemed to be afraid that Li Shimin would regret it, and hurriedly said: "The son obeys the order." ”

Early the next morning, Li Shimin got up early and dressed up, took the guards, and even gave up Zhang Qian, after all, a eunuch like Zhang Qian was really a little behind, and only dozens of people set off on high-headed horses!

Along the way, there will be different pastures, and you can directly pick up new horses and transfer them to the car, just bring some dry food.

Traveling all the way south, I will occasionally encounter some Turkic stragglers, these defeated soldiers, like lone wolves wandering in the steppe, most of them are hungry and tired, have lost the protection of the tribe, and the people who usually call themselves warriors are now only surviving!

When they saw people, they bowed their heads and obeyed them exceedingly, and if a Han herdsman took them away, they seemed to be unable to ask for them.

rushed all the way to Xuanwu Station, Li Shimin got into the car, and Chen Zhengtai accompanied him in the car.

Li Shimin leaned back on the chair, holding the teacup in his hand, and said: "I am thinking about one thing, the Turks have been the henchmen of the Central Plains since the Sui Dynasty, and I have been deeply jealous of them, but why, how many years have they lost their ambition?" I look at those stragglers, where is the appearance of half a steppe wolf soldier? In the end, it's just a group of ordinary people. ”

Chen Zhengtai thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty is right, it's just that the ministers think that what Your Majesty is afraid of is the Turkic tribe, not one or two Turkic people, there is a limit to manpower, even if it is a powerful warrior, after all, it will inevitably have to eat and drink, will starve, will be cold, will be afraid of the long night, this is human nature, but a group of people together, if this group of people has a leader, there is a division of labor, then ...... The power they burst out was astonishing. The fundamental reason why the Turks were troubled in the past was that they were able to unite and their mode of production was to herd horses, and a large number of Turkic people gathered together to herd horses in the steppe, in order to compete for water and grass, in order to have more space to live, under the organization of the leaders, they formed a Turkic iron cavalry that was unmistakable. ”

"And the principle of our middle is different, the Central Plains is mostly farming, farming places, the most important thing is self-sufficiency, they have a piece of land, the family forages in the field, although they also exchange with people, there will be organization, but this way of organization is much looser than the Turks. In the grassland, anyone who walks alone means starving to death and facing unknown beasts alone, but in the pass, farmers can sweep the snow in front of their own doors. ”

Chen Zhengtai paused and continued: "Therefore, it is not that the people in the grassland are naturally more belligerent than the people of my Han Dynasty, but their mode of production determines that they must be grouped and warlike. And once their organization is defeated, their leaders are slain, and the dragons are leaderless, they become lone wolves, wandering the grasslands, where they alone have no access to enough food, plagued by hunger and disease, and are nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered. ”

"And what about the workers, what about the workers?" Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai, and the combat strength of those workers greatly surprised Li Shimin.

Chen Zhengtai said: "The advantage of workers over farmers is that they are not self-sufficient, and in a workshop, hundreds of people need to work together to produce, and they often come from all over the world, which makes them need to cooperate and cannot survive in this world alone, so they naturally need to have an organization." They tend to be more knowledgeable than farmers, after all...... Through collaboration, communication can often take place, and the essence of communication is actually to acquire knowledge, which may not necessarily be obtained from books, but can be compared to the muddled peasants, who do not know how many times more knowledgeable. ”

"It is precisely because their production is hundreds of people and thousands, or even more people gathered together, that someone must supervise them, they will divide various processes, and there will be people to coordinate, and those who organize them, to a certain extent, are actually the responsibilities of the leaders of the Turkic tribes in this steppe, the people of the Tang Dynasty, but as long as they can be organized, no one in the world can be stronger than them! Let's talk about Erchen's cousin Chen Zhengye, is he born to be a general? No, what he used to do was just coal mining and mining, but why could he organize Ruoding in the face of the Turks? In fact...... He has to take care of the mood of the workers every day, he must manage the workers every day, and in order to ensure the progress of the project and ensure the construction period, he also needs to divide the workers into small groups, small teams, and take care of their food and daily life, and even ...... Sufficient prestige needs to be established. Therefore, once it is time of war, as long as they are given the right weapons, these thousands of workers can resist to the death under his command. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but bow: "There is a lot of truth, this time, Chen Zhengye has made a great contribution, he is a meritorious escort, and I will definitely give him a generous gift when I return to Chang'an." ”

The carriage was speeding away, leaving only a glimpse of the scenery outside the window, and Li Shimin was a little tired: "Do you know what I'm worried about?" ”

"Your Majesty must be worried about the crown prince."

Li Shimin smiled at Chen Zhengtai: "Yes, you are really my proud protégé, and what I am most worried about now is the prince." I have now banned the news, but I don't know if the prince will be able to control the situation. That Mr. Qingzhu has done so many things, it can be said that he is deliberate, and he must have made some moves at this time, but with the prince, can he really convince the public? ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry so much. ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin couldn't help but say: "Do you think the prince is ......?"

Chen Zhengtai shook his head: "Erchen just thinks that the most important thing to be a man is to be happy." ”

Li Shimin was stunned at first, and then glared at him.

He simply ignored Chen Zhengtai anymore, and directly leaned on the chair to nap, and after a while, he snored.

In fact, what he Chen Zhengtai admires the most is people who can sleep while sitting.

…………

In the past few days, the atmosphere in Chang'an has become extremely delicate.

Emperor Taishang lived directly in the Taiji Palace.

And the prince was also strongly persuaded by Fang Xuanling and others to stay in the Taiji Palace.

There are no two days, and there are no two masters.

At this time, if anyone retreats, then the person on the other side can take advantage of the situation to seize the power.

All the military horses in Chang'an City seem to be visited by people like horses.

Li Yuan had already realized that there was no way out for him.

Only by suppressing the crown prince can he return to power and keep the last period of his life leisurely.

Pei Lin and Xiao Yu were a little anxious.

The two sides are stubborn, and if they go on like this, when will it be a head?

If they don't grasp the situation quickly, with the strength of the old ministers of the Qin Palace, sooner or later the crown prince will ascend to the throne, and at that time, it will be a disaster for them.

Therefore, when Pei Lin was about to lose patience, he rushed to the side hall of Taiji Palace and looked for Li Yuan.

At this time, Li Yuan was resting in the side hall, he was old, and he seemed very tired under the physical and mental torment of the past few days.

Seeing Pei Lian, Li Yuan couldn't help but blame this person for being troublesome, and couldn't help but regret a little that he really shouldn't have come out of Da'an Palace in the first place, but the matter had come to this point, and he knew very well that he could only be at the mercy of this person at this time.

At this time, Pei Lin said: "Has Your Majesty ever thought that if you go on like this, Fang Xuanling and others will inevitably incite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to attack Your Majesty?" ”

Li Yuan's face was solemn, and he didn't speak.

The Li family, since the Xuanwumen Change, is often difficult to trust their closest relatives.

Seeing that Li Yuan had been silent, Pei Lin said again: "Your Majesty, the matter has reached the point where it cannot be delayed, the top priority is to take immediate action and settle the matter, otherwise, I am afraid that the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be." ”

Li Yuan couldn't help but stand up, pacing back and forth, he was already old, his steps were a little frivolous, and he groaned for a long time before he said, "How are you staying?" ”

"Now many families are watching." Pei Lin said: "The reason why they are watching is because they want to know who can call the shots between His Majesty and the Crown Prince." But if they are allowed to wait and see, how can Your Majesty be able to watch the government in front of the court? For the sake of the present, I can only implore Your Majesty to invite people to buy people's hearts......"

Li Yuan looked at him puzzled and said, "Invite people to buy people's hearts? ”

"The clan's henchmen are in great trouble with the Chen family, and the Chen family has taken in fugitive slaves everywhere, which has angered everyone's interests. Chen's establishment of a city in Shuofang is even more intolerable. Chen's instigation of His Majesty to open the imperial examination, and the imperial examination was even more miserable. Even what they did in Yangzhou, how could they not make the world tremble? For the sake of the present, it is His Majesty who should come out and preside over the overall situation and issue an order to depose the harsh government of the past......"

Chan ...... Chen Zhengtai? When Li Yuan heard this, he immediately understood Pei Lian's plan.

It can be said that this is actually a good move.

Chen Zhengtai is also uncertain about his life and death now, and the Chen family is leaderless.

Their strength has also suffered a heavy blow.

At this juncture, if the Chen family is opened, it will definitely be able to reassure the people, and once it has the support of the broad clan, then ...... Even Fang Xuanling and these people have no way to recover.

After all, everyone knows that the prince and Chen Zhengtai are inextricably linked, and if the prince makes a promise to invite people to buy people's hearts, many people will also have concerns.

But the Emperor is different, if the Emperor Taishang can re-ensure the status of the world, the imperial examination, the construction of the city of Shuofang, and the new policy of Yangzhou, all of them will be deposed, then the world will be bowed down.

At this moment, getting their support is equivalent to the fact that among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, there are nine adults who will support Li Yuan, and behind them are families, and these people control a huge majority of the land and population!

At that time, Fang Xuanling and others, even if they want to turn over, it will be difficult.

It's just that......

Li Yuan couldn't help but say: "I look at Chen Zhengtai, I have a good impression, how can I bear to take their Chen family under the knife?" ”

Pei Lin said: "Your Majesty, you must not be a woman's benevolence, now that you have come to this point, success or failure is in this move, I implore Your Majesty to make a big plan as soon as possible, as for Chen Zhengtai, it doesn't matter, he is already dead nine times out of ten, it is a big deal Your Majesty's next will, you can give preferential pensions, and there is no big problem to chase the name of a county king." But what does the abolition of these evil governments have to do with Your Majesty? In this way, it can also appear that His Majesty has a clear distinction between public and private. ”

Li Yuan's heart was actually in a mess, he was not a decisive person in the first place, and now he was still sighing and continuing to pace back and forth.

Xiao Yu on the side said: "Your Majesty continues to hesitate like this, once the matter fails, can Your Majesty still be the emperor?" The ministers are bound to die without a place to be buried, as well as His Royal Highness King Zhao, as well as the clan relatives, why does His Majesty only care about one Chen Zhengtai, but regard the net worth of the clan relatives and ministers as child's play? The arrow is ready to be sent, the longer the time drags on, the longer the night is and the more dreams there are, that Fang Xuanling, I heard that he has begun to secretly mobilize people. ”

Li Yuan's eyes straightened, then he took a deep breath, and finally said, "You can do it yourself." ”

After all, he still couldn't make up his mind.

However, this sentence you do it yourself, but it obviously has another meaning, Pei Lin and Xiao Yu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked out of the hall.

Walking all the way, Pei Lin glanced at the person beside him, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is not a person who has achieved great things after all, he keeps plotting, and sooner or later it will cause a big disaster." ”

"Not necessarily." Xiao Yu said: "It is precisely because Your Majesty is like this, so I am willing to swear to the death." ”

Pei Lin glanced at Xiao Yu deeply, and seemed to understand Xiao Yu's thoughts.

Not bad.

It is precisely because Li Yuan is such a person that everyone is willing to give up their lives, if it is someone else, who can guarantee that after Li Yuan is supported again, Li Yuan will not turn against them? Who can be sure that there will not be a cunning ending that the lackeys cook?

Moreover, once Li Yuan regains power, he will inevitably obey him and Xiao Yu, and at that time, won't he and Xiao Yu have the final say in the world? In this way, the families of the world can rest assured.

Fei Lin nodded and said, "That being the case, then...... Draw up an edict for the Emperor Taishang immediately. ”