Li Chengqian didn't give them time to think, and directly interrupted them lightly: "It should be said that the Lone King has made it clear, we can also be regarded as a monarch and a minister, if you are willing to help the Lone King achieve this great achievement, you can make your wife and son famous in history."

If you don't dare or don't want to, you can leave tomorrow with Zhang Kongzhi, the governor of Yuanzhou, and then return to Chang'an. ”

The ministers were stunned when they heard this, this was not an ordinary conversation, this was the crown prince of the dynasty who talked to them about the rise and fall of the family and the country.

How can you be allowed to hesitate?

Su Dingfang and the others hurriedly got up and knelt down on one knee in front of Li Chengqian, and said loudly: "The ministers swear to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the death." ”

Even Xuanzang folded his hands and bowed down and said, "The poor monk is willing to spread Buddhism here." ”

Li Chengqian nodded when he heard this, his eyes swept over their faces one by one, and finally looked at Wei Chi Gong, who was still standing aside in a daze, and said expressionlessly: "What are the plans of the Duke of Eguo?" ”

Everyone else also looked at Wei Chigong and waited for him to answer.

Wei Chigong was stunned, and then realized that in this tent, Li Chengqian was a monarch and a minister.

Speaking from the bottom of his heart, Wei Chigong agreed with Li Chengqian's plan very much, and he was willing to follow Li Chengqian to make meritorious deeds. It's just that he went north to Lingzhou with Li Chengqian this time because he was entrusted by Li Shimin, and in addition to protecting Li Chengqian's safety, if Li Chengqian did anything wrong, he would also report it to Li Shimin in time.

Wei Chigong thought for a long time before kneeling down on one knee and pondering: "The ministers serve in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the will of His Majesty, and they should act under the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Chengqian smiled indifferently, stepped forward to help him up, and said, "Since the Duke of Eguo also thinks that he should be controlled by the Lone King, then you should not play Your Majesty for what we are discussing today." ”

"Uh......" Wei Chigong's old face turned red when he heard this, and he was uneasy, not knowing how to explain.

Li Chengqian felt funny when he saw this, so he said to him with a smile: "I know this has nothing to do with informants and spies—"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers ......" Wei Chigong heard the whistleblower and the spy, and hurriedly wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Li Chengqian raising his hand.

"It's just that my father doesn't worry about me, so I let you worry more.

But this matter is related to the eternal foundation of Datang, and there are too many people who have sent letters, and it will not be good if they are leaked out.

But don't worry, this matter is very important, and the lonely king will use the password to play his father's emperor here. ”

"Oh!" Wei Chigong almost couldn't stand still, feeling very lost.

Li Chengqian considered that this place was not far from Lingzhou, so he repaired here on the grounds that the rebellion in Xiazhou had not been quelled.

On the one hand, he sent various information to the capital, and ordered the decree of Chang'an City to be issued as he wished, and on the other hand, he monitored the Turkic border state department nearby.

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The seventh month of the lunar calendar is the hottest time of the year, and at this time in previous years, Li Shimin would feel stuffy and unbearable even when he arrived at Jiucheng Palace, and he would even get sick if he was not in good spirits.

But this year, because of the air-conditioning box made by Li Chengqian, Li Shimin didn't feel a bitter summer when he lived in the Taiji Palace, and he could handle government affairs with the ministers of Zhongshu Province in the Liangyi Hall every day.

In his spare time to deal with government affairs, Li Shimin will often miss Li Chengqian, who is far away in Yuanzhou. In the past, he went out to fight, Li Chengqian stayed in Chang'an, because Chang'an City was relatively safe, he didn't care much about Li Chengqian, this time Li Chengqian went to the north, Li Shimin was really worried about his safety.

Fortunately, he can often receive news from Li Chengqian and know that their group is safe and sound, so that Li Shimin can handle government affairs in Chang'an with peace of mind.

On this day, Li Shimin and the officials of Zhongshu Province were reviewing the recital in the Liangyi Palace.

The chamberlain reported that the envoy of Goguryeo's Taichang Cheng Deng Su returned to the court, and Li Shimin summoned him in the Liangyi Palace.

"Your Majesty, Goguryeo Gai Suwen wolf ambition, killing its monarch is good at national affairs, sooner or later for the Tang Dynasty, please ask Your Majesty to increase the garrison in Huaiyuan Town, to Wei Zhen Goguryeo."

Li Shimin nodded with a smile when he heard this: "The Qing family's worries are bad, Goguryeo is far away from the Tang Dynasty and has an additional garrison of several hundred and one thousand troops to no avail.

As the saying goes: If people from afar are not satisfied, then they will cultivate Wende, and I will let him go first today. ”

Li Shimin had the idea of pro-conquest of Goguryeo in his heart, and it was not appropriate to make it public now, so he was vague.

Deng Su had already reported the situation of the envoy, and when he saw that his opinion was not adopted, he retreated.

Li Shimin also dealt with a lot of government affairs today, and was about to disperse the court and go to the back garden to enjoy the lotus, but he saw the chamberlain come in and report: "Your Majesty, the scholar of the Chongjiao Palace, Yan Shi, has submitted the recital of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Quickly announce his entry into the hall." ”

After a while, Yan Shigu approached the Liangyi Palace, and after the salute was completed, he presented Li Chengqian's handwritten recital, Li Shimin read it at a glance, and snorted angrily: "It's really a group of wolf cubs who can't be raised." ”

The ministers below didn't know what was going on, and they all looked at Yan Shigu in surprise, and before Yan Shigu could speak, Li Shimin signaled to the inner servants to pass on Li Chengqian's performance.

Yang Shidao and Ma Zhou glanced at each other after looking at each other, and Yang Shidao said carefully: "The rebellion of the Turkic Lanshan Department has been quelled, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the six rates of the East Palace to escort him, so it seems that it is no longer appropriate to give the power to control the governors of the northern lands. ”

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, he just saw that the Turkic Lanshan tribe dared to rebel and attack Li Chengqian, so he was angry.

They have forgotten that the main content of Li Chengqian's writing of this note is to ask for the military power of a Lingzhou governor's mansion in the Hetao area, the three central governor's offices of Yuanzhou, Yanzhou, and Gyeongju, and the thirteen small governors' offices.

When Li Shimin heard that Yang Shidao did not agree to give Li Chengqian the governor's mansion to protect himself, he immediately said angrily: "The prince and deputy of the crown prince's country are in great danger, and it is natural to control the local soldiers and generals wherever he goes. ”

Ma Zhou saw that Yang Shidao did not talk about the key points, and hurriedly added: "As Your Majesty said, if anyone commits a rebellion, the prince's car is in danger, and the army should go to the aid on the emperor's edict, and if they dare to postpone it, they should be punished by the clan, so there is no need to give His Royal Highness the crown prince the right to control." ”

Ma Zhou said very clearly where Li Chengqian was in danger, and the military and civilian officials there should desperately protect him, so there is no need to give Li Chengqian the right to control.

When Li Shimin heard this, he also understood that when Li Chengqian left Chang'an, he took five or six thousand soldiers and horses with him, and the general governor's capital was not as many as his. With these elites, no matter what danger he encounters, he can resist for a while, and then order the transfer of troops to rescue him, who would dare not go?

Although he can figure out these things, Li Shimin will not suspect that Li Chengqian has other purposes in wanting military power.

Because of the color, he said: "Let me think about this matter again."

But you don't have to worry too much, the soldiers and horses of the governor's mansion of all prefectures are only tens of thousands of people, can Chengqian still dare to attack Chang'an? ”

Yang Shidao and Ma Zhou did not dare to take over these words, they were just worried that Li Chengqian would get military power to do things in the north, and they did not suspect that Li Chengqian would dare to rebel.

Li Shimin was in a very bad mood when he received such news, and he stood up and was about to go out, but when he saw the attendant hurriedly coming in, he said unhappily: "What's the matter?" ”

The chamberlain was so frightened that he said: "Return, go back to Your Majesty's military department, Li Shangshu has an urgent matter to ask to see." ”

When Li Shimin heard that Li Shiji was in a hurry, his heart sank, and he hurriedly sat down and said, "Announce him coming in." ”

As soon as Li Shiji walked into the Liangyi Palace, he was about to salute Li Shimin and said loudly: "Don't be busy saluting first, what is the matter." ”

Li Shiji hurriedly stood up straight and said, "Your Majesty's military department received a request from Li Simo today, and because of the important matter, the minister had to rashly ask to see him. ”

As soon as Li Shimin heard that it was Li Simo's performance, his anger surged upward, his eyes widened and he said loudly: "He still has a face to plead guilty, bring it up and show it to me......

The chamberlain hurriedly handed Li Simo's recital to Li Shimin, who was obviously very annoyed with Li Simo when he opened it with his chest rising and falling and his breathing heavily.

But when he looked at it, his mood changed, especially when he saw Li Chengqian ordering Cheng Wuting to behead a thousand Lanshan generals and their families in public for more than an hour, and even those who looked vicious, he couldn't help but gasp.

Although Li Shimin was killed from the battlefield of the corpse mountain and sea of blood, killing the enemy during the battle and killing and surrendering after victory were not the same thing at all, and it can be seen from his handling of the Turks and Xue Yantuo after the surrender that he did not like to kill and surrender.

After a while, Li Shimin put Li Simo's recital on the ground and said, "Look at him, he's still slandering Cheng Qian!" ”

The inner servant hurriedly picked it up and sent it to Yang Shidao, Yang Shidao looked at the dark road at a glance, this seems to be something that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can do.

Ma Zhou also smiled bitterly when he saw it, and Li Chengqian's own recital only said lightly: After the army broke through the Lanshan Division, the first evil was beheaded, and the accomplices flowed to Jiannan to Jiaowu King to control logging and shipbuilding.

Of course, Yang Shidao and Ma Zhou will not say much about these things that Li Chengqian has already done, the point is that Li Chengqian will directly bring the remaining two or three thousand Lanbu herdsmen under the jurisdiction of Datang.

This court must have an explanation, otherwise those Turkic nobles who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty must have ideas.

At this time, Li Shiji also looked at Li Chengqian's recital, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty's ministers think that the Qiang and Hu in the north are mixed, the people are fierce, and His Royal Highness the Prince's noble status is not suitable for a long time, and he also asks His Majesty to issue a decree to announce His Royal Highness the Prince's return to the court." ”

Ma Zhou: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Yang Shi said: "The minister also seconded the proposal!" ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Shiji and the three of them a little embarrassed, he was still thinking about using Li Chengqian to sabotage the marriage between Datang and Xue Yantuo, how could he call Li Chengqian back now?

But he also had some responsibilities for Li Chengqian to mess around in the north, and in the end he couldn't control it.

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!" Li Shimin was hesitating, and Liu Zheng, a scholar in the middle school, stood up.

Everyone in the hall looked at Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng didn't care, seeing Li Shimin signaling him to continue, he continued: "Your Majesty, the Turkic clan has been surrendering to my Datang for more than ten years, and the soldiers and horses they have raised on the border of Datang over the years have been strong. However, they only resisted Xue Yantuo for three years for my Datang, and then retreated to the south of the river under the pretext, which shows that their loyalty to my Datang is limited. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he remembered what Li Chengqian said when he was leaving, and couldn't help but nod.

Seeing this, Liu Zheng glanced at the others proudly before continuing: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dealt with the rebellion of the Lanshan Department harshly this time, this is also the way for the Lanshan Department to take death. If the Turkic tribes have to fight against the Tang Dynasty because of this, then they will have to be left behind. ”

"What Liu Zhongshu said is certainly reasonable, but the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should not be taken lightly, so it is better to announce His Royal Highness the Prince's return to the court first, and then make plans." Li Shiji still sticks to his point of view.

Liu Zheng said-for-tat: "The safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very important, but the minister thinks that at this time, he should increase the troops of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and not summon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the court." Otherwise, the Turks thought that I, the Tang Dynasty, would not dare to touch them, and would be even more restrained. ”

Li Shimin looked at everyone and was very entangled in his heart, for the sake of Li Chengqian's safety, it was the best choice to call him back at this time.

Because even if there is no problem with Li Chengqian's life safety, if he messes up this matter, it will not affect him as badly.

However, first, Li Chengqian was obviously unwilling to return to the court, and second, Li Shimin himself did not want Li Chengqian to lose his prestige in front of the Turks, so he was in a dilemma.

Yan Shigu, who had been standing next to him, came out at this time and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also sent back a note written in code, and when the minister came to Taiji Palace, he had already handed it over to Bai Nei Shi for translation. After the translation of the recital, it will be sent immediately, and His Majesty might as well read the recital of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before making a decision. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he said: "Then let's see." ”

It didn't take long for the old ghost to come to the Liangyi Hall and present Li Chengqian's password note, which was certainly not what he told Wei Chigong that he wanted to deal with the entire Turkic clan.

Instead, he made it clear that he would appease the Turks in the future, and then after he got the power to control the governors, he would force the Turks to fight with Xue Yantuo, and had plans to win over the Shangdang Xiangqiang people.

Li Shimin also felt feasible after seeing Li Chengqian's plan, so he silently handed the song to Li Shiji.

Li Shiji saw that Li Shimin had agreed to Li Chengqian's request in his heart, although he still didn't worry about Li Chengqian's nonsense, but he didn't dare to say more.

So on the same day, Li Shimin ordered Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, to control the troops of the 17 governors in the north, from the Lingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion below.

(End of chapter)