Li Ke, the king of Lingnan, came to see Li You.

Li Ke said sincerely: "Fifth brother, the third brother was wrong in the past, thank you for your magnanimity and saving the third brother again." I promise that from today onwards, I will be loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, be a good minister of the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly, and guard the frontier for the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li You smiled and said: "Third brother, the past has passed, and no one will mention it again from now on." ”

Li You is telling Li Ke that as long as you honestly abide by your duty, he will not mention this matter again.

Li Ke said: "Fifth brother, the situation in Lingnan Road is complicated, I want to rush back as soon as possible, I won't participate in my father's Taishan Sealing Ceremony, do you think it's okay?" ”

Although Li You said that he would not pursue him, Li Ke was still a little uneasy, he wanted to leave Chang'an as soon as possible, away from this Longtan tiger's den, he was afraid that if Li You or Li Chengqian turned his face, he would be the next Li Tai.

Li You knew what he was worried about.

He said: "Third brother, I understand your thoughts. Don't worry, the prince's brother doesn't know about the previous things, and I believe that you are also instigated. Now that our brothers have already talked about it, you can rest assured that no one will trouble you.

However, you have a point, the border is very complicated, and it is of course best for you to be in charge there. If you want to go back, I fully agree, and I will tell the prince's brother about this matter. You go to him and your father and mother, and then they will take their leave. ”

Li Ke heard him talk about the matter to this point, and he was completely relieved. He said gratefully: "Fifth brother, you are open-minded. The third brother was respected. As he spoke, he stood up and bowed to Li Youshen.

Li You accepted his salute calmly and said, "Third brother, don't be in a hurry to leave, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

After speaking, he shouted outside: "White Tiger, take the map of southern Xinjiang." ”

After Baihu and the others laid out the map on the ground, Li You pointed to Zhenla (Cambodia) in the west of Linyi and said: "You know the national conditions of Zhenla, are you sure to take it?" ”

Li Ke's eyes lit up and said, "If you add some more troops, it won't be a problem to take it." ”

Li You said: "The ocean-going fleet will soon return, and they will bring back a large number of tropical plants, especially rubber and cinchona trees, which are very suitable for planting in the Linyi and Zhenla areas, which are essential for the economic construction of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Ke said: "So that's the case! Don't worry, I'll start preparing when I get back, and when I'm ready, I'll send you a telegram and wait for the imperial court's order to send troops. ”

Li You said: "In order to make up for the lack of your troops, transfer Duan Zan and Chai Zhewei's leading guards, and Li Zhixian's right guards, a total of 25,000 people, to you, and leave them in Lingnan Road in the future." ”

Duan Zan and Chai Zhewei's leading guards and Li Zhixian's right guards, as well as Huang Zheng's left guards, are all unstable elements, and it is uneasy to stay in Chang'an. They themselves are not sure because they were involved in the events that happened not long ago. If you can leave Chang'an, everyone is willing.

Li You was going to let Li Ke take one away, and he himself would take Huang Zheng's Zuo Weiwei to the Northwest Dao. In this way, not only the scourge of the Chang'an region was eliminated, but also the military strength of the border areas was strengthened, killing two birds with one stone.

Li Ke was very happy, especially when Li You handed over Li Ke's cronies Duan Zan and Chai Zhewei to him, and he really felt Li You's sincerity to him.

Li Ke felt a little regretful in his heart, and said in his heart: "It would be better if Li You was the prince." Alas, it's a pity. ”

In fact, there are many people who think like this between the government and the opposition. However, they only saw the powerful and prestigious side of Li You, but did not think carefully about the negative impact of Li You's ascension to the throne - not only will it cause a certain degree of chaos, but it will also leave a bad example for future generations to seize the throne through conspiracy.

The reason why Li Tai has today's fate is that Li Shimin's Xuanwumen change has played an extremely bad impact.

Then, Li You promised to give Li Ke 2 million yuan in military expenses, and replenish him with a batch of ordnance materials, including 12 radio stations.

Li Ke repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

Li You said: "Third brother, I have a proposal, I don't know if you are willing to accept it?" ”

Li Ke said: "Fifth brother, please speak." ”

Li You said: "I have always relied on myself in the Northwest Province and have not asked the imperial court for any military expenses. Zhenla is known as the country of gold, wealth everywhere, I will give you a policy: you have laid Zhenla, all the wealth there is at your disposal, and the imperial court will no longer be responsible for any military expenses in Lingnan Province within three years. Would you like to? ”

Zhenla's rich Li Ke knew it, and he said happily: "A word is a certainty." Don't worry, when I lay the real la, I will return the 200 million guan military expenses to the imperial court, and I will pay another 500,000 guan interest. ”

Li You smiled appreciatively: "Okay, the third brother has the courage, this matter is settled." ”

Eisai Cuidian.

After listening to Li Ke's story, Concubine Yang also broke out in a cold sweat. She said gratefully: "Li You, this kid really didn't say anything, now it seems that it is no longer possible for you to be the prince." In this case, let's be a good Lingnan king. ”

Since then, Concubine Yang and Concubine Yin have no barriers, and the feelings between the sisters get along very well.

After this incident, Cen Wenwen deeply felt that he was not the opponent of Li You and Li Chengqian, and he was also grateful for the fact that others did not hold him accountable, especially for not persecuting Li Ke and Concubine Yang, and he was determined to be a courtier of the Tang Dynasty in a down-to-earth manner.

In this way, Li You quietly eliminated the unstable factors that existed in Chang'an.

There are many smart people in Datang, such as the generals Li Jing, Li Ji and Fang Xuanling, who felt the subtle changes in Chang'an City through clues and deeply admired Li You.

Emperor's bed.

When Li Chengqian specially selected Li Shimin and Empress Changsun to be together, he reported to them that Li Zhi would preside over the construction of Yong'an Palace.

For Li Chengqian's filial piety, Empress Eldest Sun was very pleased, Li Tai had been taken away by God, and she didn't want Li Zhi to leave her side anymore.

As soon as Li Shimin heard it, he knew that all this was Li You's idea, and he compared Li Tai's and Li You's practices, and had to admit that Li You was indeed a rare talent, and he was not the same in terms of talent and open-mindedness.

"Do I really dislike Li You that much?" Li Shimin said in his heart.

In fact, he has always admired Li You, but when he was a child, Li You was an unlikable child, but Li Tai was smart and cute. The impression formed for a long time has already left a deep imprint in Li Shimin's heart. Although Li You has become more and more outstanding as he grows up, he still can't compare to Li Tai's status in his heart.

Now, Li Shimin is also a little confused, Li Tai has been confirmed by the gods, he is a wicked person possessed by demons, and his image has been greatly discounted in Li Shimin's heart. Li You's image is getting more and more kind.

At this moment, Li Shimin doesn't know which one is more important in his mind, Li Tai or Li You.

Li Shimin was thinking about his own thoughts blankly.

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Northwest Palace.

Pei Dilan witnessed this crisis, and he felt that he had learned a lot of very important things for Li You's admiration. His ideal was to change the caliphate recommendation system of the Great Food Empire and implement a hereditary system like the Tang Dynasty, so as to become a prince in the true sense of the word.

The power struggle in the court of the Tang Dynasty was the real skill he had to learn. He has now summed up the core of the problem - to have real strength, including money, the support between the army and the government and the opposition, to have a broad mind, to be good at uniting people, and so on.

However, there was a question that puzzled him very much in this incident, and he finally couldn't help but ask: "Lao Li, is there really a god, how do you know that the god can thunder?" ”