Fear?

Is it? Li Shimin asked himself, he had never been afraid of anything in his life. Licking a lot of blood on the knife edge, the heart has long been cold and numb.

But only family affection has left the weakest place in his heart, he is extremely afraid, but he is trying his best to defend it.

Regarding Li Ke's joining the army, he was very conflicted in his heart.

On the one hand, he was pleased with the performance of Li Ke, the third son of the emperor, and when he personally hunted wild deer in the first year of Zhenguan, he even said, "I am also a fruit of Ruying!" ”

But on the other hand, he was afraid that Li Ke's excellence, especially in martial arts and the art of war, far surpassed his two brothers.

How similar is this to Li Jiancheng and him back then?

"Father is not joking, although Ke'er mentioned these words, but he is only twelve years old now, yes, he is only twelve years old, and he has indeed solved the siege of Yanmen at this age, but

I don't think that Ke'er is in the situation of his son, and he can turn the crisis into safety. ”

Although Li Shimin's face was stiff, he still said stubbornly.

When it comes to the siege of Yanmen, he has enough capital for pride. Twelve years old, most of them are nurses who have just come out of their mother's arms, and it is estimated that they will vomit when they see meat, but he directly participated in the war and commanded the army.

He raised his head and said again: "What is the Warring States Zhao Kuo? When he was a teenager, his father Ma Fujun Zhao Hao's art of war was not as good as him, but he was defeated in Changping, how tragic!

The heroic posture of several children, it is difficult to produce one person in a hundred years, and the pen can be put on the horse, at least ...... I don't think Ke'er has this ability. ”

Quibble!

This is an absolute quibble!

Li Yuan knows very well in his heart that the current Li Shimin is a dead duck with a hard mouth, and he may be worried that Li Ke will talk on paper, but can Zhao Guo compare with today? King Zhao Xiaocheng made a desperate bet to Zhao Kuo, but in the case of Li Shimin, he made Li Ke a lieutenant at most, in charge of thousands of people.

Therefore, this reason is completely a manifestation of a weak heart.

However, Li Yuan was not in a hurry, he wanted Wu King Li Ke to change the fate of being kept in captivity in the deep palace, and there was no hope just by what he said.

Perfunctory, no one wants to debunk it.

Therefore, Li Yuan changed the topic, looked at Li Shimin with a smile, and asked: "I often heard that you take history as a mirror and learn the lessons of my cousin, so tell me why he lost the world?" ”

"This matter ......" Li Shimin frowned, what did the emperor mean.

But he still said solemnly: "The reason why Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty lost the world was because he did not hesitate to expropriate the people and extort the people, frequently levy and send conscriptions, coupled with the failure of the three expeditions to Goryeo, the Sui Dynasty made matters worse, and collapsed as a result!"

Of course, there is also your father...... Fueling the fire......"

Hearing this, Li Yuan's face was a little embarrassed, he didn't inherit the memory of his predecessor, who knows what moth he made before, the fall of the Sui Dynasty really has a lot of credit to him.

However, his cheek is also quite thick-skinned, and he said without blushing and breathless: "The reason why the Sui Dynasty fell was because there was no vassal king Gongwei Jingshi......

The Qin Dynasty was so strong that it destroyed the six kingdoms, but the Xiongnu, but it was only fifteen years. However, the two Han Dynasty have stood firm for more than 400 years, which is very strange, and if you talk about the recovered, there is only Liu Xiu.

This is the benefit of the parallel of the Han Dynasty and the county, like Sima Yi's kind of treacherous usurpation of the country and enjoy the country for several generations, it is impossible to appear in the Han Dynasty, if there is...... will also be hindered by the feudal king's diligence. ”

The Emperor Taishang saw this very clearly, not only because he saw it clearly. Liu Bang, Sima Yi, and Zhu Yuanzhang in history all saw very clearly that the vassal king would be in turmoil for a long time, but the benefits outweighed the disadvantages for the stability of the dynasty.

And if the central government can't restrain the vassal king, it means that the emperor is definitely a mediocre king, so it would be better for other descendants to replace him.

Don't look at the rebellion of the Eight Kings in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty, but he still stood firm in the south for more than a hundred years, which was a victory for the Sima family.

"That's it...... It seems to be ......reasonable," Li Shimin fell into deep thought.

In ancient times, it was a strange circle, Qin died without a vassal king, so Liu Bang implemented the parallel of the county and the state. Cao Wei learned the lessons of the Han Dynasty, so he engaged in centralization of power and raised the emperor as pigs, and then the Sima family usurped the country and thought that Cao Cao was undesirable, so he restored the parallel of the counties and states of the Han Dynasty, and then there was the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, which was one more king than the Rebellion of the Seven Kings......

Therefore, based on historical examples, many founding monarchs will hesitate to give the vassal king real power when considering the follow-up governance.

Although Li Shimin is not the founding ancestor, this task fell on him.

………

On March 3 of the fourth year of Zhenguan, the county seat of Longmen County, Jiangzhou, Hedong.

The county seat is in a hurry at this time, the crowd is crowded, it is not lively, the streets are all set up stalls to sell, there are hot things to eat early, and there are also bamboo strips and linen cloth......

On the corner of a crowded street, a low-key and delicate carriage pulled up on the side of the road, next to several men of imposing stature with sabers at their waists.

"What Mr. Ma said, then Xue Li is haunting this Xiu Jie Street today? Lone has been waiting for days. If you don't hurry back to Chang'an, I'm afraid my father will scold Lone. ”

A childish voice came from the carriage, although it was slightly immature, but it was sonorous and powerful, as if the edges and corners were deliberately sharpened by a repair knife.

"Ahem" A middle-aged man coughed a few times, it can be seen that he is not in good health, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I inquired about some news at noon yesterday, that Xue Li was originally behind the gate, but his family was in the middle of the road, and he only had three acres of thin fields in his hands, so he barely survived, and he went to the county seat to sell some firewood every day......

"That's all right...... This opportunity was brought by the emperor's grandfather with great difficulty, and he must cherish it. The young man sighed.

At the same time, Xue Li, who was carrying a few bundles of firewood, walked into the county seat, and his route was extremely regular, first going to the Yuelai Inn to supply, and then leaving about a third of the firewood to sell on the street.

"Ouch~ The fresh mutton bun just out of the cage is here, eat one mouthful full of fragrant, eat two mouthfuls full of oil, ensure that you are in full swing to eat, and you are satisfied......"

"A new bun stand?" Xue Li was taken aback, swallowed his saliva, took out a penny from his coat, and said, "Bring me a mutton bun, just take it now." ”

After that, one hand handed over the money, and the other hand had already pinched the hot, sticky, and steaming meat bun.

But who knows, the shopkeeper stretched out his other hand without smiling and said, "Guest officer, the meat bun in our store costs two pennies a penny, and there is still a penny short." ”

Xue Li frowned, and then took out a penny from the blanket, the price given by Yuelai Inn today is ten pennies a bundle, but this is the firewood that has been saved for ten days.

I wanted to satisfy my cravings, but I didn't expect that the steamed buns that used to cost one penny would be sold here for two pennies.

However, the meat bun in front of me is indeed a circle compared to the meat bun set up by other stalls, and it is also whiter and more fragrant.

The shopkeeper stretched out his hand to take the money, and suddenly a smile bloomed on his face, and he took out a piece of paper with a unique shape in the drawer under the steamer and handed it to Xue Li, saying: "This is the store's Jifu card, this is a rare thing from Chang'an, as long as you collect five, you can get a free meat bun." ”

Xue Li was stunned, and after swallowing the meat bun in his mouth, he took this Jifu card and threw it on the ground.

"You!" The shop is small and the two are angry.

However, then Xue Li sucked the meat on his fingers with his mouth, and said lightly: "Although Xue Li doesn't understand it, he knows that your meat bun is much more expensive than others, although it looks bigger, but after all, it is not as cost-effective as a penny." ”

After that, he turned around and put the two bundles of firewood on the ground again, and said in a deep voice: "Since your buns are not as cost-effective as others, this is doomed...... Xue will only come this time, if he comes again next time......"

He shook his head, tightened the hemp rope that ran through his waist, tied the firewood on his back more firmly, and said in a low voice: "If there is a next time, it means that Xue will return to his hometown in fine clothes and no longer be burdened by money, then...... What's the point of a penny? ”