To put it bluntly, Li Shimin didn't have a good way to take Sun Xiangfu, so he sent Qu Tuquan to beat him, if it was a mouthful of kung fu, Qu Tuquan, who was not politically capable, could not say that Sun Xiangfu was too good.

"I'm done asking what I'm going to ask, but, as a courtier, a colleague, I have a word to advise you, you lack the idea of being a minister with Your Majesty as the mainstay, this is a very dangerous thing, if one day Your Majesty's political views do not match your ideas, you may choose to use your own way to confront, or change Your Majesty, this is actually a nature with what Wang Hao did, so, you know."

Qu Tuquan's words couldn't be clearer, Sun Xiangfu couldn't understand it, this is a warning from his secret guard system to Sun Xiangfu, in the future, the money and power belonging to Sun Xiangfu will be closely monitored by the secret guard system.

Moreover, Qu Tuquan's worries are not without a little reason, Wang Hao is essentially very similar to Sun Xiangfu, they are very capable, and they want to make the world what they imagined, but they just advocate diametrically opposite concepts.

But they forgot that Li Shimin is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, or rather, the real master of this world, he only accepts this world and goes on according to his own wishes, and anyone else can only help him complete his ideas, rather than imposing his own ideas and letting him, the monarch, do what others think.

For example, now, in his heart, Li Shimin wants to take advantage of the fact that he is young and strong, the Tang Dynasty soldiers are well-fed, and the domestic economy is also improving, to establish more meritorious deeds, and truly unify the world, this world, is under the sky, all places, not just the Central Plains.

Sun Xiangfu, on the other hand, wanted him to stop external expansion by force, stabilize internally, and slowly achieve the goal of expansion by non-war means of economic development.

This is in conflict with Li Shimin's thoughts, and Wang Hao is the point that detonated this conflict.

In fact, this point should have erupted long ago during the Eastern Crusade, and at that time, Sun Xiangfu actually opposed the conquest of Liaodong by force under the condition of insufficient preparation.

However, Wang Hao has already figured things out, and Datang can only pinch his nose to deal with it, and the result is that although Datang has achieved a comprehensive victory in the battle of the Eastern Crusade, a total of more than 10,000 people have been killed in the battle.

Perhaps, in Li Shimin's view, this battle loss is very low and acceptable, but Sun Xiangfu thinks that it is not worth it, more than 10,000 young and strong soldiers, that is, on behalf of more than 10,000 families, let them continue to reproduce, a few generations later, it may be hundreds of thousands of people, the key is that the number of people who died in this battle in Liaodong is as high as two or three hundred thousand, these people can actually be regarded as the loss of the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was actually not inferior to Goguryeo's output, if a method similar to Xue Yantuo could be used, then everyone would not have to die, and in the process of development, it would naturally be integrated.

"I never thought of it to be bad for Your Majesty and the country, so ah! If you didn't help me with statistics, I wouldn't know that I had so many industries under my name, and you'd better find out some of the corrupt things under my subordinates, so I can clean them up. Sun Xiangfu shook the booklet that Qu Tuquan had just handed over and said with a smile.

"This is the best, what should be said, what should not be said, I told you, Your Majesty relies on your talent very much, and I hope that this world will become better and better in the future, so next, please continue to do your best for Datang, complete the tasks assigned by Your Majesty, I have other official business, this is my resignation."

Qu Tuquan said, then got up and hugged his fists and said goodbye, while Sun Xiangfu got up and said, "After that, I don't have to wait for you to ask in the house!" ”

"Of course, your entry and exit have always been free, by the way, Your Majesty will hold a banquet in Wangjiang Tower in the afternoon to summon representatives of the Fanbang countries, and important ministers like you should be invited to participate."

"Then thank you very much, I will prepare early."

The two of them came to "you" for a long time, but they were not very comfortable, which was a manifestation of their mutual respect and fear.

Just like Li Shimin's current attitude towards Xiangfu, he likes his talents, but also is a little afraid that after he becomes bigger, he will be out of control and threaten the country in the future.

You know, a lot of times, it's not that he doesn't want to, so he won't do it. For example, in the battle with the crown prince Li Jiancheng, many times, he was pushed forward by his subordinates, and it became more and more intense.

Because if he doesn't go out, his subordinates will have no chance of promotion, and even their lives will be threatened.

This is not that Li Shimin is not broad-minded enough, or he does not trust Sun Xiangfu's character, but he is worried that Sun Xiangfu will accumulate wealth and political power too quickly, and in the end he will be pushed forward.

In just a few years, he has established a force that is no less than the five surnames and seven families in all aspects from a grassroots grass people with no roots, what will it look like in the long run?

Will the people gathered under him have more ideas when the time comes?

These things have never been considered by the heartless Sun Xiangfu, but Li Shimin, as the emperor, must be considered.

After Qu Tuquan went out of the door, Sun Xiangfu also breathed a sigh of relief, with Qu Tuquan's play, it can be seen that Li Shimin wants to turn the page on Wang Hao's affairs, as for the money he talked about, and political advocacy and other things, it is just an entry point, Li Shimin really wants to discuss this matter with Sun Xiangfu, even if he doesn't talk to him face-to-face, at least he should send a knowledgeable person like Sun Wuji to talk about it.

Sun Xiangfu, who turned around and went back to the house, saw Yu Xiu'er dressed in home clothes, thinking about it, she had been listening outside the study for a long time just now, "Husband, but you listened to the words of Commander Qu Tu?" ”

"Listen to it, listen to it, as long as Xiu'er you talk to me, whatever you say, you can listen to it."

Anyway, Wang Hao is dead, in the future, no matter how bad things in the court, they must be within the control, Sun Xiangfu has already planned, after the sports meeting, he will return to Jingzhou, plant some fields with peace of mind, tease the children, and live a leisurely rural life for a few years.

"That's good, husband······"

"Grandpa, Prince Wang Xu is here."

Yu Xiu'er was planning to talk to Sun Xiangfu about the way of the minister! I heard Zhang Ke shouting outside the courtyard.

"Uh, that, Xiu'er, you should avoid it first! Don't eavesdrop anymore, if you find out, it's very embarrassing. ”

Hearing this, Yu Xiu'er glanced at Sun Xiangfu, turned around and walked towards the back house.

With Wang Xu, Sun Xiangfu was naturally not polite, and when he entered the small courtyard of the study, Sun Xiangfu immediately gave Zhang Ke an order to strictly prohibit anyone from approaching, and then saw Wang Xu said with a smug face, "The task assigned by Brother Zhengming has finally been successfully completed, but it is a pity that those who have accompanied me to practice martial arts since childhood." ”

Sun Xiangfu was stunned when he heard this, and said, "What did you say?" The people you sent to kill Wang Hao were all disciples who lived in your Wang family since childhood? ”

"Uh, of course? Only these people who have been with me since I was a child, can I trust them, but now they are all dead. ”

Seeing Wang Xu's regretful expression, Sun Xiangfu suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.

People like Wang Hao, who are used to planting shadows around others, don't they put some people around Wang Xu?

"Wang Hao's corpse, did Your Majesty ask your Wang family to go and collect it?"

Wang Xu shook his head and replied, "This is not true, it is said that before His Majesty returned to the camp yesterday, he was cleared out of the camp by Qianniuwei, and he did not wait for diplomacy." ”

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu's expression froze, and he shouted, "Didn't you treat diplomacy to the next place?" Oh no, we've been tricked. ”

"Medium? Isn't Wang Hao already dead? Hearing Sun Xiangfu's chattering shout, Wang Xu asked with a confused expression.

At this time, more than 200 miles north of Dingxiang City on the edge of the desert, more than 20 people who filled the water tank on the camel's back with water, prepared to set off again, only when they entered the desert, they were truly safe, because the sand that was constantly blown up would cover the camel's tracks, and no one knew the direction they were walking in one night.

And the leader of this group is none other than Wang Hao, who should have been hacked to death in the barracks yesterday afternoon.

"Childe is really clever, in such a situation, he can get out safely, as long as he enters this desert, no matter how much Sun Zhengming wants to kill you, it will be useless." Wang Xu, who had fled back to Dingxiang City from Ningyuan County and was lurking, handed some food to Wang Haodao.

"Is it a clever plan? In fact, it's nothing, Sun Zhengming is not good at intrigue and trickery, his mind is very easy to guess, once he does these things, he will definitely come out frequently, and he doesn't know my ability to figure out people's hearts.

Since I am sure that Li Shimin will not kill me, it must be because I have a bait that Li Shimin can't resist, then, if Sun Zhengming wants to kill me, he has to take dangerous moves, and he is definitely reluctant to sacrifice the lives of his subordinates, so he will definitely ask my stupid brother Wang Xu for help. ”

"Then why did Gongzi calculate that Wang Xu would send someone to pretend to supply the fruits and vegetables of the army to the barracks!"

"How else to say that Wang Xu is stupid! The Wang family is the most powerful family in Dingxiang in addition to the imperial court, and is responsible for the supply of vegetables, fruits and food in Dingxiang, which is the most trouble-free and possible way to achieve the goal.

He only thought that there was no proof of death, and Li Shimin would have no way to deal with him, but in fact, it was not, which would make Li Shimin even more jealous of the Wang family and the forces that Sun Zhengming could control. ”

Wang Xu's means of getting out are actually not clever, he just figured out Li Shimin's thoughts, and then used the actions planned by Sun Xiangfu and Wang Xu that he directly predicted to make a bet with Li Shimin, and the result was that he proved to Li Shimin that Sun Xiangfu and these people are actually no different from himself, and they will also disregard the imperial power in vain in order to achieve their own goals.

And this matter has also become the straw that overwhelmed the last hesitation in Li Shimin's heart, Li Shimin chose to let go of Wang Hao in this way, which can not only calm the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the ministers, but also achieve the strategic intention of speeding up the completion of Wang Tu's hegemony in his heart, and can also take this opportunity to beat Sun Xiangfu, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

"Hehe, this time when I arrived in the Western Regions, the sky was high and the birds could fly, and the sea was wide and the fish could swim." Wang Xu laughed and said, and began to eat and drink, although he was a little older, he didn't want to go to Mobei to live in seclusion, but to follow Wang Hao to the Western Regions to stir up the wind and clouds, and influence the future direction of the world.

However, Wang Hao, who also started to eat, looked at the southern sky, with a slight trace of worry on his face, he didn't think that he was safe now.

In the Sun Mansion Courtyard, Sun Xiangfu didn't bother to explain so much to Wang Xu, at this time, his mind was rapidly analyzing Wang Hao's whereabouts.

It is impossible to go east or south, one direction is contrary to Wang Hao's destination, and the other direction is completely controlled by Sun Xiangfu, which is not a good choice for him.

And to the west, where everyone knows where he is going, he will not go.

Then, with Wang Hao's character, he categorically would not allow his life to be controlled by others again, so he had only one choice, the Northern Desert.

Although the environment is harsh, it is also an excellent escape route, even if there are tens of thousands of troops, if you want to be in the vast desert, it is difficult to catch the small pair of men and horses who are lightly armed, but because the more people pursue, the more you need a lot of supplies, resulting in a large number of people and horses, it is difficult to continue to pursue.

After finding Zhang Ke outside the courtyard wall, Sun Xiangfu hurriedly ordered, "Zhang Ke, gather everyone, bring all the horses, I will personally go to hunt down Wang Hao." ”

"Uh, in what direction?"

"Northern Desert."

"Shall I get some camels?"

"No, just use a horse, run away and throw it away, I'm going to go into the desert before it gets dark today."

"No."

Zhang Ke received the order, and the whistle of the Sun Mansion guards for the emergency assembly suddenly sounded.

In less than five minutes, Sun Xiangfu, who had changed into a neat costume, went out of the palace gate with the guards and horses, and at this time, on the street outside the door, Wang Deyong was leading a group of internal servants to arrive.

"Young Master Sun, Your Majesty has a decree, please go to the banquet hall of Wangjiang Tower immediately and preside over the negotiation of the agreement with the representatives of Fanbang later."

"I'm not available, please get out of the way."

Wang Deyong was stunned when he heard this, "Not available?" This is His Majesty's decree, do you want to resist it? ”

"Resist the will, resist the will! Kill Wang Hao, this official, I shouldn't ······"

The horse's buttocks whipped with a crisp sound, Sun Xiangfu directly turned the horse's head, took more than two hundred guards, more than five hundred horses, and walked the street on the other side like a tide, rushing out of the city.

"Quick, go outside the city and inform General Dugu ······"

Behind Sun Xiangfu, Wang De sounded in a shrill voice, which made Sun Xiangfu, who had run dozens of meters, even more sure that Wang Hao was not dead, and that he had fled north.

Yu Xiu'er, who was in a daze, chased her out of the house, and only had time to see Sun Xiangfu's back, at this moment, she felt a little spinning, how could this guy, as soon as he came to Wang Hao's matter, he was easy to lose his mind!