After the three brothers Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji received Li Yuan's holy decree, they came to Li Yuan back and forth, and saw Li Yuan sitting on the dragon chair, closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, and the ground was full of shards of brushes, inkstones and porcelain.

"See Father. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info"Li Yuan saw the three brothers Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji:

"What? Didn't Yuanba come? The waning moon replied:

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Zhao has not returned from hunting outside, and he is not in King Zhao's mansion." After Li Yuan listened to Wanyue's words, he knew that Li Yuanba, the king of Zhao, liked martial arts and wars, and now in Chang'an, he had no military affairs to be busy, and now he had a spare time, so he naturally spent his days hunting every day. The three brothers Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji took turns to look at it, and immediately understood why Li Yuan was so angry - Originally, Li Yuan was just a prince in a corner of Guanzhong, and there were eight or nine who could sit on an equal footing with him, but now, Xue Ju, Du Fuwei, Xiao Miao, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, Liu Heimin, Wang Shichong, Fu Gongtuo, who of these people are not heroes in the world, heroes in troubled times. Now that they are all dead, only Li Yuan is left, the Central Plains has been unified, Li Yuan's eyes are naturally fixed on the grassland, and the tone of the letter of the Khan is too aggressive, and no one will be able to stand it. However, the three brothers Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji all had different thoughts in their hearts. As the crown prince, Li Jiancheng naturally had to say first:

"Father, for the Turks, our Li Tang will definitely send troops to the grassland, but now is a favorable opportunity."

"What? Why not the right time? Li Yuan's eyes were forced to look at Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin was also secretly staring at the excitement, and Li Yuanji was a little conflicted in his heart - on the one hand, Li Yuanji didn't want Li Jiancheng to anger Li Yuan and be deposed as the crown prince, because if that was the case, whether it was according to the order of the eldest or youngest, or according to military merits, the successor to the crown prince would definitely be the king of Qin. Even if the King of Qin is dead, and Li Yuanba, the king of Zhao, is still there, his military exploits and order are difficult to cross the two mountains of the King of Qin and the King of Zhao, and the forces supporting him in the court are still very weak; However, Li Yuanji had some expectations in his heart, hoping that Li Jiancheng could be pulled down from the throne of the crown prince. Li Jiancheng explained to Li Yuan in detail:

"Father, the son said that now is not the best time to conquer the Turks, and there are these considerations." The grudge is that Li Jiancheng has said:

"Father, now that our dynasty has experienced several wars, the military strength is scattered, if you want to send troops to the grassland, you must first shrink your troops, but now Qilu, Hebei, and Jianghuai have just been pacified, and the barbarian land in the south is not stable, and the most important thing is that the grassland is located in the plain, and a large number of war horses must be used to conquer the Turkic steppe. Since the turmoil of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks and the Western Regions have taken advantage of the situation, and there is a shortage of war horses in the Central Plains. Compared with the Turks, our cavalry is still small, and now most of our military horse farms are concentrated in the Longxi area, if we force a battle with the Turks, then our Longxi horse farms will definitely be attacked first......" Li Jiancheng did not continue. Everyone present understood that what Li Jiancheng said was true. So one by one, they didn't refute Li Jiancheng. Li Yuan was also woken up by Li Jiancheng's 'basin of cold water'. However, if Li Yuan was allowed to swallow this breath like this, Li Yuan's heart was also panicked.

"Could it be that I am a grandson of the Turks like this?" Neither Li Shimin, the king of Qin, nor Li Yuanji spoke, and Li Jiancheng came up with an idea in his heart.

"Father, another reason is that now that the little sister has just died, my father has issued an order to arrange it according to the national funeral ceremony. As the saying goes, the country has a big funeral, and it is bad luck to send troops. This reason made Li Yuan slowly have a step down:

"Hmmm! Indeed it is good, O people! Motoyoshi, what is your opinion? Li Shimin has also experienced many battlefield battles, so he naturally knows the importance of war horses, and Li Yuanji will not oppose Li Jiancheng, and he also nodded in agreement. However, Li Yuan was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, Li Jiancheng saw it, and immediately added:

"Father, the son has another proposal, that Pingyang Xiaomei was also a military general during her lifetime, and when she was buried, there should be weapons, and there should be stone statues of sergeants and military horses to guard the tomb. Also, at the time of the festival, there should be a samurai dance festival. How about having the Turkic envoys watch the ceremony from the sidelines? When the time comes, it will be regarded as a military parade, and it will be a good way to show off our Li Tang's strength. After Li Yuan heard Li Jiancheng's suggestion, he nodded. Li Shimin was unwilling to let Li Jiancheng dominate the limelight, so he immediately said:

"Father, the son thinks that although the prince's brother's advice is good, there are still some flaws......"

"Oh! O people! Say whatever you want! ”

"Father, the son thinks that now the Turkic Lili Khan has been stationing his main iron cavalry in Monan since the last time, and he lives in Dingxiang, I am afraid that he still has a plan against our dynasty, and now this army and horses are difficult to assemble for a while, it is better to let the generals of Tiance Mansion scattered in various places also come back, if the Turkic Lili Khan has any changes, it is better to be prepared." As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, Li Yuanji immediately sneered:

"Second brother, you don't want to be a saint. You asked your father to issue an order to let your old department of Tiance Mansion return to Beijing, is it for the sake of your father or for the sake of chaos! As soon as Li Yuanji's words came out, Li Shimin's face changed greatly.

"Fourth brother, what nonsense are you talking about?" Li Jiancheng immediately blocked his body between Li Shimin and Li Yuanji:

"Second brother, the fourth brother is still young and open-mouthed, you can forgive the fourth brother! Fourth brother, you too, Shimin is your second brother after all, do you have an idea to speak? Li Shimin's scruples were in front of Li Yuan, and he didn't attack again, but Li Yuanji secretly made a grimace to Li Shimin - as if to say it again, how about it? I've got you right! Li Shimin's resentment towards Li Yuanji increased greatly: 'Hmph! You're going to have to do it first! When I have the opportunity, I must let you and Li Jiancheng behind you roll into the dung heap together. Li Yuan also felt that Li Shimin's suggestion was not very good, and it was suspected of forming a party for personal gain, but it was not unreasonable, it was difficult to assemble soldiers and horses for a while, but the general was different, and a fast horse could arrive.

"O people! As a brother, you are too intolerant, okay, pass on the military department, order the old generals of the Yuan Tiance Mansion, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others to come to Beijing quickly, in addition, the crown prince Li Jiancheng, the king of Zhao Li Yuanba, and the king of Qi Li Yuanji, you also quickly mobilized the elite soldiers and fierce generals under your command, gathered in Chang'an, and stood by at any time, and ordered Luo Yi, the governor of Hebei Province, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, the deputy governor of Hebei Province, to strengthen the defense of the sixteen states of Youyun, to prevent the eastern Turkic Lili Khan's troops from entering the Central Plains, and ordered Jing Chu to be the governor of Taiwan. Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, the head of Jianghuai Xingtai University, and Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, also quickly returned to Beijing to report on their work, and attended the funeral of Li Xiuning, the princess of Pingyang. When the imperial decree was written, Li Yuan said to Li Jiancheng:

"It's done! Xiuning's funeral matters are up to you. ”

"Yes! Father, son and son take orders! After the text of the Ministry of War was sent to Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others immediately came to the palace of King Qin on a fast horse.

"His Royal Highness King Qin, I am waiting for a foreign job, thinking about His Highness day and night, and now I finally meet His Highness again." Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji met with Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others in the Qin Palace, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, hugged these old generals one by one.

"Generals, this king misses you too! Come! Go inside, this king has prepared a feast for you! At the banquet, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others narrated their lovesickness to Li Shimin one by one.

"His Royal Highness King Qin, you don't know! My Lao Cheng is the governor outside, but in that place, there is no war, there are only official documents every day, and I am illiterate, so I made a mistake and made a lot of jokes. Once, an official named Yu Axe sent an official document to my Lao Cheng, I Lao Cheng looked at it, saw it as the word godfather, and said with a smile, this person's name and surname are called Godfather, and no one answered after shouting for a long time, and the scribe next to me told Lao Cheng that the person who sent the official document was not called Godfather, but Yu Axe, hey! So fortunately, someone reminded me, otherwise, I Lao Cheng would have one more godfather. Hahaha! After everyone heard Cheng Biting Jin's joke, they all laughed, and Qin Shubao said on the side:

"Oops! Lao Cheng! It's not me Qin Shubao who said you, I wanted you to read more books, but you didn't read it, now it's okay! Make jokes like that! Cheng Yanjin said with a smile:

"Brother Qin, you also know, what kind of virtue my Lao Cheng is, let me Lao Cheng study, then it is better to let me Lao Cheng chop wood, at least you can use the axe of Shang An Lao Cheng, if you want me Lao Cheng to take that book, I'm afraid it will be heavier than a mountain." Under the jokes of Cheng Yanjin and Qin Shubao, the atmosphere of the whole banquet was very lively, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and Niu Jinda had read some books after all, and they did not make any jokes in their posts, but now what Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and Niu Jinda were thinking in their hearts was that now Li Shimin transferred them back from the foreign office, what was the matter. Li Shimin didn't say anything more, and vigorously persuaded the people present to drink:

"Generals, today we will only talk about Fengyue, only about parting, come! Drink! After Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others left, the eldest grandson Wuji said to Li Shimin, the king of Qin:

"Your Highness, why didn't you tell them at the banquet?" It turned out that just a few days ago, the eldest grandson Wuji proposed to Li Shimin, hoping that the king of Qin would strike first, and now Li Jiancheng's status as the crown prince is unshakable, so that Li Shimin will recruit Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others who were placed in other places to return to Chang'an, wait for the right time, kill Li Jiancheng, replace him, and at the same time force Li Yuan to abdicate, because these people are all anti-thieves and generals, and they will definitely support Li Shimin's actions when the time comes, Li Shimin agreed to the proposal of the eldest grandson Wuji, And this plan was not revealed to Tang Jian, Liu Hongji, Sheng Yanshi and others who stayed in the capital, because most of these people were born in the capital or had a marriage relationship with them, and Li Shimin was afraid that the news would be leaked. However, at the banquet, why didn't Li Shimin say it right away? Li Shimin explained:

"Mowgli, Cheng Biting Jin, Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others have just returned to Beijing, and many people's eyes are staring at them, let them go first, and then talk about it!" The eldest grandson Wuji nodded:

"His Royal Highness King Qin!"