Inside the Yanjia Palace.

Mei Niang was sleeping, and was suddenly woken up by Ryan, and whispered that the young slave Starry Night was asking to see her. was shocked, and wanted to speak, but when he thought of the recent events, he couldn't bear it after all, so he put on his clothes and came out.

As for **, when I saw the childish slave, I was silent - I had not spoken for too long, and I didn't know how to speak.

After being silent for a long time, Mei Niang shook her head lightly and said:

"Childish slave, Sister Wu knows that you feel uncomfortable, but ......"

"Sister Wu, we haven't played chess for a long time. I wonder if I can teach a game? ”

Mei Niang was stunned, thought about it, and finally nodded.

In an instant, the chess game was laid out on the stone table at the corner of the court - the moonlight was bright, and there was no need for palace lights.

The young slave insisted on the white and then walked, and Mei Niang took a black seed and fell first. After a few hands in a row, the young slave couldn't help but open his mouth after all:

"Today I pleaded with my father and interceded for my eldest brother, but my father just told me to go back."

Mei Niang sighed slightly in her heart, and comforted:

"Child, you should know that Your Majesty must take into account the overall situation in such a major matter."

The slave shook his head and didn't understand:

"I understand, I understand...... But Sister Wu, that's the big brother! The eldest brother that my father has loved since childhood! He dotes on his big brother so much, but he ......"

Annoyed in his heart, the young slave threw down the chess pieces and sighed:

"Sister Wu, I often wonder, will one day, my father treat me like I did to my eldest brother?"

Mei Niang shook her head gently and said softly:

"You don't understand. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not only the son of His Majesty, but also the future lord of the Tang Dynasty. As the lord of all the people in the world, it is his greatest destiny for His Majesty to choose a candidate for the people who can inherit the great unification and continue to make the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Childish slave, you know Your Majesty best, you should know that His Majesty feels heartache more than anyone else in treating His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like this. But......

He must be like this, so that he can be worthy of the common people and the destiny on his shoulders. ”

Mei Niang's words made the young slave sigh a little relieved, and said after a long time:

"Actually, I know it, and even I know it...... knew that Wei Chenghui actually died at the hands of his eldest brother. The father is like this, and it is also to protect him from losing the position of the crown prince. It's just that I don't understand. Why can't my father see through all this, someone is deliberately assassinating the eldest brother? And that Webster, they don't ...... at all I wish my big brother was wrong? ”

Mei Niang shook her head: "You know all this very well, and Your Majesty knows it." It's just that he can't say he knows. Or is that sentence, he is the lord of the Tang Dynasty, how can this Wei family not be the people of the Tang Dynasty?

Although they have bad intentions, if there is no proof of this, how can Your Majesty convict them and put them in prison on the basis of their own speculation? Therefore, although it is known to the Manchurian dynasty that Webster's party intends to abolish the crown prince. But His Majesty still couldn't move.

Because he has no proof. All the more because he is not a mediocre lord. In everything he does, he must be able to stand and convince the world. Only then will he be qualified to continue to favor your brothers, and continue to be dissatisfied with your ministers, but he will not be able to find any reason why he will not be able to keep your brothers by his side.

Childish slave, what Your Majesty cares about most in this world is actually the brothers and sisters born of you, the queen mother.

He can not care about anyone, not even the children of other ladies—in fact, although he loves other kings and princesses, he really doesn't care about them as much as you do......

Therefore, as a parent, you love your son deeply, and you will do your best to think about it and think hard about it. ”

The slave was silent.

After a long time, the childish servant sighed:

"How good it would be if we weren't born into this royal family."

Mei Niang was speechless, and she didn't know how to pick up, so she could only be silent.

……

Outside the court.

Taizong, who took Wang De and secretly followed the young slave all the way here, his eyes were slightly wet.

After a long time, he said quietly:

"Wang De."

"The old slave is here."

"It's time for those people in the palace to clean up their mouths, I don't want to hear anyone wantonly slandering the three children of Chengqian, Qingque, and the childish slave."

"The old slave understands."

"Also, tomorrow I will pass on my will, the prince is in poor health, and the king of Quasi-Jin will enter and leave the East Palace to accompany Cheng Qian. None of the others will be allowed to enter. ”

"The old slave obeys."

“…… In addition, tomorrow you go to the Splendid Palace and tell Concubine Shu that King Wu is old, although I can't bear to leave Beijing, it is not good to stay in the palace for a long time. ”

"The old slave understands."

After Taizong finished his order, he finally looked deeply at the pair of young men and women, and finally turned around and left.

……

On the 7th day of the eighth month of the 15th year of Zhenguan (it is recorded as the 17th day of the seventh month. This has been changed because it needs to be changed).

Because Taizong heard that there was a secret word from the prince among the ministers, he summoned all the close ministers and pointed to the house: "If you build this house to govern the world, the structure will be completed, and you should not change it; It is easy to be a tile, and if it is shaken, it will be damaged. If Mu Qigong changes the law, it is not constant in its virtue, and there is a lot of trouble. ”

It is the idea of the ministers to secretly discuss the easy storage.

On August 10, the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Chen Dadeok, the official Langzhong, made the Goryeo state return to the dynasty, which was to report that his country heard of the death of Gaochang, and was afraid, and the diligence of the pavilion was added to the constant. I would like to ask Taizong to levy it.

Taizong pondered for a long time, and said: "In the four counties of Goryeo, tens of thousands of soldiers will attack Liaodong, and he will save the country, don't send the boat division out of Donglai, from the sea to Pyongyang, the combination of water and land, it is not difficult to take it." But Shandong Prefecture and County have not recovered, and I really can't bear to work hard! ”

He did not send troops to Goryeo.

On the 16th of the month, because Taicang has a performance, the road has been abundant year after year, whether it is Kyoto or the official warehouses in various places are due to the negative release, and the warehouse is damaged, and finally the grain chestnut overflows the warehouse, causing more than one rat infestation.

Taizong heard that he was both happy and worried, and Wu Zhao, the right person, was on the side, but he smiled and congratulated, and said that he could stop the cat and rat infestation, Taizong took it for granted, and then the inner division found a number of pairs of royal cats in the Western Regions to pay tribute, and gave Taicang, and even passed the decree that all the warehouses in the world can raise cats and prevent mice.

In one day, the price of cats in the market suddenly rose, especially the Persian tribute in the Western Regions, because of the fierceness and fierceness of the best at fighting rats, the price is extremely high to 100 dollars.

Hu Shang from afar didn't know why, and he was surprised, but sighed: "The Tang Dynasty is a fierce general, why not worry about the peaceful and prosperous world?" Who dares to invade it? ”

There are courtiers surnamed Wei, who will think that they will play it, listen to it on the table, and show it greatly. However, Taizong didn't like it, and even said to Wei Zheng:

"I have two joys and one sorrow. Year after year, Chang'an Dousu is only worth three or four dollars, which is a joy; The north has been serving for a long time, and the border is safe, this is the second joy.

However, in the prosperous world of peace, arrogance will be born, and arrogance will be in danger, which is my great worry. ”

Wei Zheng heard it and praised it.

Taizong then decreed, from now on, slightly reduce the use of the palace, but also take the gold and silver treasures made in the car to play a few cars, the edict as a resource, to give the people in the world who have no tile to live in, as the capital of the family.

For a time, the world praised Taizong's benevolence.

In addition, Li Ji and the state served as the governor of the prefecture for 16 years, and the order was prohibited, and the people admired it. Taizong patrolled Jinyang, praised his merits on the Great Wall, and then on the third day of November, he was appointed as the secretary of the military department.

When Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan heard about Taizong's eastward seal, it was an opportunity for the Tao to take advantage of it, so he committed a crime.

When Taizong heard this, he ordered Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou, to lead his troops to the east of Xue Yantuo, and took Li Ji, the secretary of the military department, as the head of the march of Shuozhou Road, leading 60,000 troops, riding 1,200, and Tunyu Fangcheng. He also appointed Li Daliang, the general of the right guard, as the head of the Lingzhou Road march, leading 40,000 troops, 5,000 cavalry, and tun Lingwu. Zhang Shigui, the general of the Right Tun Guard, was in charge of the march of Qingzhou Road, leading 17,000 troops and sending troops to the clouds. Li Xi, the governor of Liangzhou, was known as the head of the march of Liangzhou Road and attacked Xue Yantuoxi.

When the generals resigned, Taizong said: "Xue Yantuo is conceited that he is strong, and he has traveled thousands of miles south over the desert, and the horses are tired and the soldiers are thin. Where the way of using troops, see the advantage of advancing quickly, and it is not conducive to retreating quickly.

Xue Yantuo couldn't hide that Simo was not prepared for a quick attack, and Simo entered the Great Wall and did not retreat quickly.

I have ordered Simo to burn and shave the autumn grass, and the other party's grain is running out, and there is nothing to be found in the wilderness. Fang just stepped forward to report that the branches and skins of his horses were about to be exhausted.

Qing and others should be the horns with Simo, there is no need to fight quickly, before it will retreat, fight for a while, and it will be broken! ”

Xue Yantuo was frightened, and hurriedly sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, paid tribute, and asked for peace with the Turks.

December 12, 15th year of Zhenguan. Xue Yantuo's envoy came to see him, and he asked to make peace with the Turks.

It's night.

Tai Chi Temple.

Taizong was wearing an ink fox dragon robe, and watched Wang De and Ming'an and other servants add charcoal braziers, and then said in a deep voice:

"This Xue Yantuo sent an envoy to ask for marriage, and also named him to marry the Turks. What do you think? ”

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he said:

"Lord, this Xue Yantuo has already been defeated like this. Our army is strong and strong, why don't we take it and never suffer in the future? ”

Wei Zheng and Wei Ting are all reasonable.

Taizong looked at Fang Xuanling, who had been silent, and asked, "Fang Xiang is silent, do you have any objections?" ”

Fang Xuanling heard Taizong ask, and replied: "Lord, the old minister thinks that with the strength of my Tang Dynasty today, it is only a matter of a moment to defeat Xue Yantuo. However, in this way, I, Datang, will inevitably tell the truth and say that we are suspected of taking the opportunity. ”

Taizong was stunned, and then groaned to himself.

The eldest grandson Wuji disagreed: "With the words of the room, can you allow that Xue Yantuo to disturb my realm repeatedly?" ”

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "We should not allow him to commit such an offense, but in the end, we can't help but take advantage of the reason." Lord Eldest Sun, over the years, our Datang Dynasty has conquered countless battles, but no one will surrender to all those who are destroyed. Why? It's just that it takes up the word morality. Therefore, if you bully it, it is not appropriate. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Fang Xiang's words are wrong, speaking of which, Xue Yantuo has repeatedly violated my realm, let's send troops to fight for it, what does it mean not to occupy morality?" ”

"Then what Lord Wei means, is this battle, where should it end? Will it drive it back to its territory, or will the Tang Iron Cavalry sweep Xue Yantuo?

Although Xue Yantuo is currently defeated, but its national strength is not empty, coupled with its strong people, everyone can fight, if it is really urgent, it will pour out with the strength of the whole country - the current weather, and in recent years, my Tang Dynasty soldiers want to return, and they must have no intention of fighting. What do you think will happen if you continue to fight? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng glanced at each other, and then they were silent.

After a long time, the eldest grandson Wuji said:

What Fang Xiang said is reasonable. I wonder what the Lord thinks? ”

Taizong also sighed:

"That's what I'm worried about...... It's almost the end of the year, and it's bitterly cold over there, and the soldiers are eager to return home, so they are naturally looking forward to going home. If it is a long war, not to mention that it will force Xue Yantuo to tilt the whole country, even our soldiers will be dissatisfied.

But it was as they wished...... I also feel quite unwilling! ”

Taizong was stupid and slapped the table.

The ministers were silent for a moment.

At this time, the outside world suddenly reported that the King of Daojin and Princess Jinyang heard that the important ministers had been discussing for a long time, and Taizong had not eaten, so he personally served it inside.

Taizong's heart was disturbed, and when he heard that his beloved son and daughter were so considerate, he was relieved, and he thought that the ministers were old and the weather was cold, so he was busy with the two of them.

After a while, I saw the young slaves and An Ning who were each dressed in snow-white fox furs, and entered hand in hand.

Taizong was exempt from courtesy, and said with a smile: "You two are always so knowledgeable. ”

The young slave stepped forward with De'an and a group of servants, put the hot meal on the table of Taizong and the ministers, and then said softly: "The father and the ministers work hard, the young slaves are useless, and they can get help or two, and their hearts are also happy." ”

When the ministers heard this, they sighed more and more that King Jin was benevolent. Taizong and the eldest grandson Wuji were even more happy.