Seeing that everyone listened carefully, Wen Yi continued to speak: "I am going to put all this money in the name of the Emperor Taishang, and then buy part of the shares in all your properties in his name, and this part of the shares will not participate in dividends, but as a reward for arranging the trials of the children of the royal family. Roughly speaking, the Emperor of the Ether will take a stake in your property in exchange for the opportunity for future royal children to enter your industry to learn and practice. ”

Everyone silently weighed the pros and cons of this matter, and after a while, Li Mengwei took the lead in speaking: "Wen Xiang is a good strategy!" This will not only allow us to accept the money with peace of mind, but also connect more closely with the royal family, so why not? I Lao Li agreed. ”

Someone picked the head, and the rest of the people began to follow up one after another, not to mention that the Tang Dynasty is thriving day by day, the price of refusal alone is too great, and the Jiangnan Xie family, who offended literature and art, would have withdrawn from the stage of history long ago if it wasn't for Li Jiancheng's plea, how to forget the lessons of the past and the future. Besides, there is an even more terrifying His Majesty Li Shimin behind literature and art, let him be unhappy and destroy you in minutes!

After a banquet, not only did they share the treasure contentedly, but they also went further in their relationship with the royal family, which was perfect!

In the morning of the next day, Wen Sanwu presented the letter of state and the IOU of Dongying, and described in detail what happened in Dongying. Hearing that Su I Ezo dared not pay back the money, Li Shimin was not angry, and the hungry and thirsty generals below shouted one after another. Each ear red neck thick begged to send troops to take a good look at this arrogant Su I Ezo.

Li Shimin knew the real situation, so he was not angry, and calmly comforted the red-eyed generals. At this moment, Xiao Ming's voice suddenly sounded in Li Shimin's head: "Your Majesty, General Li Jing, the commander of Guannei Dao, called, I told him that you are now in a court meeting and it is inconvenient to answer the phone, but he said that there is an urgent military intelligence report, do you want to answer it now?" ”

Li Shimin immediately thought that it was likely that there was a problem on the Turkic side, waved his hand to silence everyone below, and said, "Connect it." ”

Soon Li Jing's calm voice came into his ears: "Your Majesty, according to the news from 007, Jieli has gathered 100,000 troops to prepare to go south again, including 10,000 heavy cavalry, 40,000 light cavalry, and the remaining 50,000 are all indiscriminate people. How we should respond, please let Your Majesty know. ”

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "I know, I am holding a court meeting now, and I will give you instructions after we finish our discussion." ”

Li Jing: "Obey." ”

Li Shimin hung up the phone, quickly put away the smile on his face, and the whole person instantly turned into the appearance of the commander of ten thousand armies, and said solemnly: "According to the latest news, the Turks have gathered 100,000 troops and will go south in the near future. Can Zhong Aiqing have a way to deal with it? ”

The already high-spirited generals became more and more excited, and they went out of class one after another to ask for their lives to go into battle to kill the enemy! The civil officials also lost their former elegance and played one after another to teach the Turks a painful lesson!

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile when he saw the hundred officials working together like this: "The words of the Aiqing are exactly what I want, and I think so too!" This time, I am ready to go on a personal expedition! Be sure to capture Jieli alive! ”

The civil officials were instantly dumbfounded, because the last battle of Niangzi Pass was really beautiful, so they had long since stopped taking the Turks, a northern power, in their eyes, so they kept asking for troops, but the imperial expedition was not something they could accept. Wei Zheng, the head of the civil official, was the first to jump out: "Your Majesty thinks twice, as the so-called 'gentlemen do not stand under the dangerous wall', besides, the Turks are defeated generals, how can Your Majesty need to drive the expedition in person?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of civil officials jumped out to second. Li Shimin smiled and said: "Don't worry, Aiqing, I don't want to go into battle to kill the enemy again, but to see the power of the newly formed Xuanjia Army with my own eyes." The weapons and equipment, marching tactics, and logistical supplies of the Xuanjia New Army are all different from other armies, and it is precisely a touchstone that needs a touchstone to test their power. How could I miss this opportunity? The matter is settled, and there is no need to discuss it again. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji came out of the class and asked: "Since Your Majesty has decided to drive the imperial expedition in person, who will preside over the government?" ”

Li Shimin looked at literature and art, and literature and art were so frightened that he thought that he was going to top the cylinder again. Who knew that Li Shimin said: "When I was driving the expedition in person, the government was handed over to the three elders of the Royal Council of Elders, Yin Wang Li Jiancheng, to preside, and the minister assisted from the side. ”

This time, not only literature and art, but even hundreds of officials were taken aback, why did they choose such a sensitive character if they were not good at picking! That's your eldest brother, the former crown prince Li Jiancheng! If you robbed someone else's throne and didn't kill him, even if you were benevolent and righteous, how could you dare to hand over the government to Li Jiancheng? Aren't you afraid that people will take advantage of your absence in Chang'an to have a coup d'état?

The first one to jump out against this time was the great Confucian Kong Yingda: "Your Majesty must not, the hidden king has not been a director for a long time, and it is really inappropriate to accept the government rashly, it is better to hand over the matter of supervising the country to the eldest prince Chengqian." It is also a matter of course for His Majesty to personally conquest of the crown prince to supervise the country. ”

Li Shimin was furious and said, "When did I make the crown prince? What is the purpose of daring to say such a ridiculous thing! ”

Wei Zheng saw that Kong Yingda was frightened, and hurriedly came out to support him: "If this matter is Your Majesty's negligence, you can blame Master Kong." It has been more than half a year since His Majesty ascended the throne, but he has not yet appointed a crown prince, which is really inappropriate. I also ask Your Majesty to appoint the crown prince first and then discuss the matter of the royal conquest. ”

Li Shimin said word by word: "The crown prince is my successor, how can he be so hasty? Cheng Qian is too young to take over government affairs, how can he be established as the prince now. This matter will be discussed in the future, and now I will let the Hidden King supervise the country, and you must cooperate honestly, if anyone dares to be careful, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Wei Zheng was also a bull temper, and immediately took off his official hat and knelt on the ground and said: "Not listening to good words is the act of a faint king, not setting up a prince is the act of a mediocre king, and acting arbitrarily is the act of a tyrant. Please revoke your order or revoke your official position! ”

Kong Yingda saw that Wei Zheng had gambled on his official position for himself, so how could he not say anything? At that moment, he knelt beside Wei Zheng, took off his official hat and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

The two bigwigs made a bird, and the other civil officials still had any scruples, and they fell to their knees after a while. Li Shimin was so angry that his face turned blue, and when he saw that the matter seemed to be a little big, he hurriedly came out to play a round and said: "What are you colleagues doing? I don't think Your Majesty has done anything wrong. Why did you react so much? Cheng Qian is a disciple of Benxiang, Benxiang knows a lot, he really does not have the ability to supervise the country now, why do you want to force it? ”

Before the words fell, Wei Zheng scolded: "What do you know about this traitor? A kingdom shall not be without a king for a day, nor shall it be without a prince for a day. If it weren't for His Majesty's favor, how could you, a child, be the first prime minister! ”

Wenyi didn't fight with him, turned to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Xiang, they don't know why they have such radical actions. It's better to let Weichen talk to him well. ”

Li Shimin snorted heavily and then threw his sleeves and left. The hundred officials stood on the spot one by one, not knowing whether to go back or continue to stand in the hall. Literature and art arched his hand to everyone and smiled: "Colleagues, I want to invite all my colleagues to have a banquet together, I don't know if it is possible to appreciate your face?" ”

A few people who knew something inside, such as the eldest grandson Wuji, agreed one after another, Wei Zheng snorted coldly and got up and walked out, it seemed that he also agreed. Needless to say, other minor roles.

At noon, literature and art had set up a banquet in the mansion and waited for hundreds of officials to come. The smiling eldest grandson Wuji joined hands with Wei Zheng, who was sinking like water, to arrive first, and Wenyi politely welcomed the two into the living room. After a while, all the bigwigs of the DPRK and China were present. After three rounds of drinking, literature and art turned to the topic: "There is a reason why Your Majesty has not established a prince for a long time, and this matter is not suitable for publicity now, and please pay attention to confidentiality." ”

Everyone nodded, and Wenyi continued: "Here's the thing, when Your Majesty was still the King of Qin, he often looked through all kinds of history books, and found that the fall of the dynasty was almost all caused by the wrong choice of heirs, and no dynasty was destroyed in the hands of the Ming monarch. And the princes of the Ephrite dynasties are all the eldest sons, but is the eldest son really a qualified heir? Not necessarily, that's why His Majesty has delayed the appointment of the crown prince, but is ready to take another method to determine the heir. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately asked, "I wonder if Prime Minister Wen can tell me what method His Majesty wants to use to choose an heir?" ”

Wenyi said: "In fact, the method is very simple, that is, to expand the selection of heirs, and after various assessments, select the most suitable person from among the royal disciples to be the heir. ”

Wei Zheng said angrily: "Ridiculous! If Your Majesty is blessed with longevity and health, this method is feasible, but what if? How should Xinjun choose? Wouldn't Datang collapse in an instant! ”

Wenyi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Wei Xiang, listen to me." Do you know why His Majesty formed the Royal Council of Elders? The Council of Elders is now only responsible for educating the children, but in His Majesty's vision, the Council of Elders has another right, which is to appoint a new king! His Majesty was prepared to stipulate the length of the reign of each emperor, and when the term of office was up, he would have to abdicate and let the new emperor ascend the throne, while the old emperor would directly serve as the Grand Elder of the Council of Elders. If this plan can be successful, then if something happens to the reigning emperor, the previous emperor can continue to rule, and if the reigning emperor becomes a faint emperor, then the Council of Elders has the right to directly abolish the emperor and appoint a new one, and because of the existence of the previous emperor, the 'kingdom without a king' can be avoided in any unexpected situation. If this plan succeeds, then His Majesty needs to set an example, which means that he needs to decisively let go of the supreme imperial power in his hands in the future! This kind of self-sacrificing perseverance for the sake of Datang is not something that anyone can do! Can Wei Xiang understand His Majesty's approach now? ”

Wei Zheng was stunned, he couldn't figure out what was going on in this era, first of all, the literature and art above the ten thousand people under one person had no ambition to monopolize the government at all, and he was an emperor who was willing to give up the top imperial power in the world in order to make the country develop for a long time! How is it completely different from what I think! But that's fine, although this plan sounds a bit outrageous, but what will happen to Datang if it really succeeds? The country is eternal, and the eternal will no longer be a sycophant!