Use your own strengths to attack the weakness of others.

Li Zhiyun's chess skills have been guided by me and Zhang Wensu, plus his attributes as a genius boy, so he and I don't seem to have a hard time playing against him.

In fact, Li Yuanji is not bad, he is by no means as brave as Li Zhiyun said, but he is slightly inferior to Li Zhiyun.

So in the face of Li Zhiyun's pressing step by step, Li Yuanji also resisted stubbornly for a while, until he was called to eat by Li Zhiyun one after another, and the situation was a little stretched.

Mrs. Wan, who was watching the battle, took up her heart again, although she didn't have a very clear performance, but according to my speculation, she must be afraid that Li Zhiyun would win and provoke Li Yuanji to be angry.

After a few more rounds, the situation on the chessboard suddenly changed, and Li Zhiyun's white son, who had a good chance of winning, was almost defeated.

The final result was that Li Yuanji was defeated by the difference of nine sons.

Vote for me with a peach, and repay it with a plum.

Zimin and I looked at each other and smiled.

Mrs. Wan breathed a sigh of relief again, looked at the two teenagers under the age of fourteen sitting in front of her with some incredulity, and finally smiled heartily.

Li Zhiyun threw the last sunspot eaten into the box, clapped his hands and got up, "How is it?" I said you're going to lose. Big brother, look at it, do you still use deception to play against him? ”

Li Yuanji still looked at the chessboard for a long time, ignoring Li Zhiyun's words.

After this day, Li Yuanji found another playmate, Li Zhiyun has always been very high, and he doesn't like to be close to people, but he is very tolerant of Li Yuanji.

The turmoil here has just subsided, and I have received two letters - one from Zhang Wensu and one from Shi Bi.

Receiving Zhang Wensu's letter was expected by me, he went to Yanmen Pass with Du Shu, not only to protect his father from being assassinated, but also to see what Li Shimin did.

As Zhang Wensu guessed, Yuwenshu did say to Yang Guangjin that he should beware of those who have military power, and his father also aroused Yang Guang's suspicion because he recruited many people when he quelled the Hedong rebellion.

The countermeasure taken by my father was to show his loyalty to Yang Guang, and he planned to let me go to Jiangdu to meet Yang Guang in person, showing that he had no disagreement with the Great Sui.

As for the letter from Shibi, it told me that my younger brother Li Shimin also wanted to contact him and conspire against Sui, but he refused.

I wasn't too worried about Li Shimin's connection with the Turks, because since Shibi had already chosen me, it was definitely impossible for him to agree to anyone else. And with Shibi's character, he hates people who play with power, although Li Shimin is not too public, but I am almost certain that he is this kind of person.

I was more concerned about my father asking me to go to Jiangdu to meet Yang Guang.

Because of the ghost in my heart, I was actually a little weak-hearted.

Because of Pei Ju's mistake in dealing with the Turks, Yang Guang almost forgot about me.

It wasn't until I stood in front of him that he seemed to remember that Tang Guogong had such a son.

But I don't think he forgot.

Ding Cheng was still standing behind him, he didn't squint, he didn't even look at me.

Yang Guang stood on the imperial steps and asked me to get up.

He hadn't been in or out of the palace for many years, and he hadn't seen Yang Guang again, and at first glance he was too old.

And I was no longer the same immature as I had been, a young man of twenty-five years old, with a beard on my lips.

I can't help but compare myself with him, he is at my age, and he has already begun to plan the imperial business.

Yang Guang looked at me coldly, looked at me for a long time before walking down the imperial stairs and said: "It's been built, I haven't seen you for a few years, I really want to see you." ”

Daddy's countermeasures actually worked again.

Yang Guang saw that I didn't pursue whether my father had hidden ambitions, but he just wanted to talk to me.

Being so close to Yang Guang was a matter of course when I first entered the career, but after so long of ups and downs in officialdom, I had a gratuitous fear of the center closest to the imperial power, and I always felt that this place could eat people at any time.

Yang Guangdao: "What do you think people in the world will say about me?" There was a resoluteness in his words

I stood with my hands over, not daring to answer.

When the emperor asks, it is a big crime for the subordinates not to answer.

But Yang Guang didn't blame me, but said: "When I saw you and Yu Wenhua, I thought of that night many years ago. I have heard that the son of the mayor of the Tang State Mansion has both ability and political integrity, and he is even more modest and polite. Back then, I killed my brother and forced my father, you must think that I am not worthy of being a human being, right? ”

I don't know why he's suddenly bringing up old things, or if he really wants an affirmative answer, but I know that whatever I say right now is not appropriate.

He added, "My eldest brother, who is as humble and courteous as you, but who is nothing else. ”

I was shocked, did Li Shimin treat me the same?

He said a lot, from why he built the Eastern Capital to build the canal, and why he went to Goguryeo three times, and finally why he hid in Jiangdu and refused to return to Luoyang.

"Do you think I don't know the world is in chaos? That's why I don't want to go back, those people ...... They don't understand at all, I am for the eternal stability of the Great Sui River. The purpose of building the eastern capital was to deter the whole country, but also to get rid of the control of the Guanlong clan; The canal was built in order to connect Jiangdong and facilitate transportation; The expedition to Goguryeo was to fulfill my father's last wish, what did I do wrong? ”

His voice was not loud, but he seemed to be heartbroken, "What is wrong with opening the imperial examination, in order to eliminate the authority of the scholar clan and promote the poor people?" If they want to rebel, let them rebel. ”

I arched my hand and said, "Your Majesty's foresight and wisdom, how can ordinary people comprehend it?" All they worry about is to live a stable life, Your Majesty...... If you don't let them be safe, they will naturally rebel. Moreover, the dictatorship of the scholar clan cannot be eliminated overnight, and His Majesty is in a hurry to make Yang Xuangan's rebellion. ”

I didn't say the rest, in fact, in addition, what touched Yang Xuangan's rebellion was Yang Guang's suspicion.

After I finished speaking, I knelt down, because these words were the last thing Yang Guang liked to hear.

Yang Guang didn't get angry, but said: "Compared with before, you are very different." ”

I don't know exactly what he was referring to. But it's not just me who has changed, Yang Guang himself has also changed, compared to his previous ambition, he is now so depressed that even the most basic cruelty and ruthlessness have disappeared without a trace.

He added: "I don't suspect your father, it's just that Riyu Culture and Zi Xingcheng came here to report on their work the day before yesterday, and I suddenly remembered you. ”

It turned out to be a false alarm.

I wrote a letter and asked people to send it to Yanmen Pass, and the news of my father's victory in Yanmen Pass reached Jiangdu at the same time.

Yang Guang was naturally happy, but his happiness was not the same as before, and the whole person became lazy.

I was able to get out of Jiangdu, and I didn't have time to care about Yang Guang's changes, I just wanted to go to Jiankang to have a look.

Xun Yi wrote that he had met Fang Bushi in Jiankang.

It's always the easiest thing to get on the road, and I find someone following me.

(End of chapter)