Zhang Xuansu thought about it again and again, and said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Xianggong, I think what you said makes sense, there are some things that we should remind Your Majesty, but there are some things that are too sensitive, let's not mention them, let Your Majesty slowly understand, I suggest that the two of us start with this matter of King Lingnan."

The eldest grandson Wuji and Zhang Xuansu discussed for a while, unified the caliber, and then asked to see Li Chengqian.

Because Zhang Xuansu works by Li Chengqian's side, this matter is up to Zhang Xuansu, and the eldest grandson Wuji is beating the drum on the side. When talking about it, he talked about the change of the era name and the worry about the strength of Li Ke, the king of Lingnan, and the part involving Li You was lightly brushed aside.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Lingnan now has an army of 300,000 and independent financial power, and such a strong strength is already worrying, and the minister is a little puzzled, why does His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest send him 50,000 troops?"

As the saying goes, tribulation shapes the strong, and adversity sees the truth. Li Chengqian has lived in various hardships since he was a child, and he has grown up step by step under pressure. Although his qualifications are mediocre, he is now a mature man. After so many years, he already has his own opinions, and he will not be easily swayed by others.

After a long period of tortuous and even bloody struggle, Li Chengqian finally ascended the throne and became emperor. In this long process, he has already come to the conclusion that in this world, the only person who can really help himself and really help himself is Li You. Eldest Sun Wuji and Zhang Xuansu, although they are also loyal and patriotic, everyone is also playing their own small calculations. If you really encounter a major crisis of life and death, only Li You can help you.

Li Chengqian did not express his position immediately, but after thinking about it repeatedly for a while, he decided that he should not only maintain unity, but also eliminate friction, especially in the matter against Li You, he must have a clear attitude. So, he said, "

Uncle and Master Zhang, you are all ministers of the imperial court, and you are also close to me, and I trust and rely on you very much. I have to say that in some things, you are really not good, especially in the overall situation, not only you but also me, are not as good as the fifth brother.

Let me tell you the truth! Regarding the matter of not changing the era name, my fifth brother and I discussed it together, and now that the imperial court has actually changed the dynasty, is there any difference between changing the era name and not changing it? If you don't change the year name, it will reduce a lot of trouble, so why make a false name?

When I ascended the throne and became emperor, my fifth brother did not come to congratulate him in person, and even after the end of the war against the Japanese slave state, he still did not return. You may think that he is disrespectful to me, but you are wrong, and this is the greatest respect for me.

In this war against the Japanese slave state, the fifth brother relied on his wisdom and achieved a major victory in the destruction of the Japanese slave country with very few casualties, completely eliminated the hidden dangers of the northeast border for the imperial court, established outstanding feats, and won him a great reputation. The reason why he did not return to Chang'an was to deliberately downplay his own merits and attribute the credit to the soldiers under his command and to the imperial court. Isn't that the greatest respect for me?

In dealing with border affairs, no one in the entire imperial court can have the ability and vision of the fifth brother. Through his efforts, almost all border issues around the Tang Dynasty were properly resolved, which provided a peaceful and tranquil environment for the imperial court to concentrate on internal construction.

For the future of the Tang Dynasty and for future generations, the expansion of the imperial court will never stop. Why let the Lingnan King have a huge army, and let them carry out independent accounting, this is not to relax the control of them, but to deliberately reduce the impact of the border issue on the imperial court to a minimum, just imagine, if the mobilization of troops and financial expenditures there are still provided by the imperial court, how big is this influence? As for the hundreds of thousands of troops that you are worried about, will Li Ke's use of hundreds of thousands of troops pose a danger to the imperial court? The fifth brother has thought about this question more than you. You don't understand why the king of Lingnan already has an army of 300,000 under his command, and he still has to send 50,000 horses. Now think about it, what is the purpose of this? I guess you should be clear by now, right? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Zhang Xuansu are both important ministers in the court, and they are both smart people, so they are naturally thorough. The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the minister understands. The Lingnan king's adoption of financial conceit was to encourage them to feed the war with war, reduce the burden on the imperial court, and indeed reduce the impact of the border war on the country. ”

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty, the minister also understands. Among the 300,000 troops of the King of Lingnan, many of them were sent by His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest. These horses, including the 50,000 troops that have just been sent over, can not only enrich the troops under the command of the King of Lingnan, but also monitor the actions of His Royal Highness the King of Lingnan, which is really a double win. ”

Li Chengqian said solemnly: "I will always trust the fifth brother, therefore, I ask you to respect and trust the fifth brother, and there must be no more doubts about the fifth brother in the future." ”

"Wait for me." Eldest Sun Wuji and Zhang Xuansu said together.

The tacit understanding between Li Chengqian and Li You played a crucial role in the healthy development of the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Li You sent 50,000 horses to Li Ke again was not only to enhance the strength of the Southern Expeditionary Army, nor just to monitor Li Ke, he was still protecting Li Ke.

After all, Li Ke had posed a huge threat to Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian was very jealous and disgusted with him, and it was not an easy thing to let Li Chengqian completely untie the knot in his heart, and it was easy to have misunderstandings between them.

What Li You said to do is to let Li Chengqian see that Li Ke is under his Li You's surveillance, so that he will not pay too much attention to Li Ke, in this case, as long as Li Ke does not do anything out of line, his safety will be guaranteed.

In fact, Li Ke understands this truth in his heart, everything he is now under Li You's arrangement, whether it is now or in the future, the only one who can protect him is Li You. Therefore, when he heard that Li You would come to Cam Ranh Bay in autumn, he would definitely run from Phnom Penh City to meet Li You.

Li Shimin became the emperor, and the status of his concubines was naturally reduced, but the eldest grandson queen and the concubine Yin were exceptions. Mother is more precious than son, Li Chengqian and Li You's status has improved, and their mother's status is naturally rising.

In the palace, now Concubine Yang's attitude towards Concubine Yin has already turned 180°, she knows Li You's current status, and she also understands that her two sons all rely on Li You to protect, so she deliberately pleases Concubine Yin, no matter what good things Li Ke sends her, she will send a copy to Concubine Yin.

In short, Concubine Yin is living very comfortably now.

Yangzhou.

After a long journey, Li Duan and the others came to Jinling City.