Li Jing and the others left with doubts, looking at the back of Li Chengqian's hurried departure, the three old men faintly felt that the Tang Dynasty seemed to be about to ignite the war again, and the target of the burning should be Xue Yantuo, who has not been very honest.

Taiji Palace Liangyi Hall, the old man's new study.

Li Chengqian sat quietly on the side and watched the old man copy the "Lanting Collection Preface", without any impatience.

When the old man stopped writing, Li Chengqian stepped forward and pretended to look at it, and at the same time boasted: "My father's calligraphy has become more and more sophisticated, and this wild grass has won the samadhi. ”

Unexpectedly, a good ass slapped on the butt leg, and the angry old man threw the pen: "Get out of the way, don't learn something that has no skills, when will "Lanting Collection Preface" be classified as wild grass!" ”

"Lanting Collection Preface" is a standard line calligraphy, which is a well-known thing, but Li Chengqian really knows nothing about the way of calligraphy, and he can't distinguish what cursive, line, and regular script is, so that he classifies all the incomprehensible fonts as wild grass.

"What have you been up to all this time? It's been a while since I've seen you, but what's the hard thing to solve? After a while, His Majesty Li Er's anger stopped for a while, and called back Li Chengqian, who was hiding in a circle.

"Father, there is indeed one thing that the sons and daughters have unsolved, and I really don't know how to deal with it, so I have come to ask you for advice." Li Chengqian peeked at the old man and found that he didn't seem to have any intention of hurting people, so he leaned over cautiously.

"But about the military school? I heard that you just talked to Li Jing and them, haven't you discussed the results yet? His Majesty Li Er did not shy away from paying attention to Li Chengqian, looked at the newly promoted female official who was helping to sort out the book case, and asked casually.

Li Chengqian also did not show any dissatisfaction, the palace with a big ass was filled with so many people, it was impossible to have anything really secret, and he didn't plan to hide it from the old man when he looked for Li Jing and the others, so even if Lao Li knew, it was not something unacceptable.

"What? Is there any taboo? His Majesty Li Er, who had not been able to answer for a long time, turned his head and looked at his son and frowned.

"The affairs of the military academy have generally come to fruition, and the auspicious day will start in a few days, and what the son wants to say is about the northern border." Li Chengqian's gaze stopped at the female officer who was sorting things out, obviously not wanting outsiders to hear what he was going to say next.

"You guys go out first, and we'll tidy up your things later." The old man blinked knowingly, and drove out all the irrelevant people in the room, leaving the old eunuch Fang alone by his side.

"Father, here's how it ......"

Li Chengqian waited until someone closed the door outside, then opened the chatterbox, starting from the eldest grandson Wuji came to him to talk about Xue Yantuo's civil strife, except for using the Spring and Autumn Narrative to cover up the way he received the news, he did not miss a point.

"Are you saying that Mowgli privately transported 5,000 standard steel crossbows out of the customs? Did he tell you who the recipient was? After listening to Li Chengqian's story, His Majesty Li Er did not express his concern for Xue Yantuo, but asked about the smuggling of the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Father, the matter of the steel crossbow should have gone wrong halfway, otherwise my uncle would definitely not have trafficked in this kind of thing." Li Chengqian knew very well what Lao Li was thinking, so he explained it for the eldest grandson Wuji.

In terms of the degree of favor of the eldest grandson, even if he really transported the steel crossbow to sell, at most he would be reprimanded by the old man, as long as no one came to impeach him, he would not even be able to hurt a single hair.

So even if Li Chengqian doesn't excuse him, he won't have anything.

But the matter itself is not so simple, aside from whether the eldest grandson Wuji is favored or not, just saying that he is Li Chengqian's uncle, Xiao Li can't help but speak for him, if he doesn't excuse him, he will be imprinted in the old man's heart, which is extremely detrimental to his future development.

Moreover, Li Chengqian didn't think that there was any big problem with the eldest grandson Wuji getting some ordnance to sell, the firecracker was now being manufactured on a large scale, and the whole army was dressed up in the past two years, and this kind of thing like a steel crossbow would be eliminated sooner or later, and it was better to sell it than to rot it in your hands.

The last point is that Li Chengqian does not think that his words will change the old man's true thoughts, as an emperor who can be famous through the ages, if the old man is so easy to be influenced by others, it is impossible for the appearance of Zhenguan Shengshi.

As for explaining the favors in exchange for the eldest grandson Wuji, these are secondary things and are not worth mentioning at all.

In fact, things were indeed as Li Chengqian guessed, and the old man didn't have any special reaction after listening to his explanation, just a simple 'oh', and then asked, "Are you sure that those steel crossbows were robbed by Xue Yantuo?" What if the lieutenant is too late and they chase in the wrong direction? ”

"Erchen thinks no, they have been in the Western Regions for many years, and if they make a mistake in tracking the enemy, then the Western Regions Legion will be wiped out long ago." Li Chengqian said firmly.

"So do you think it's possible that they actually killed Isuki?"

The old man's questions were one after another, but it seemed that none of these questions needed to be answered by Li Chengqian, as long as he was a person, he knew that no matter how strong the combat power of the two thousand 'fangs' was, it was impossible to break through to Xue Yantuo's tooth tent without losing his combat power at the same time.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian touched his chin with a slight stubble, and slowly shook his head: "Impossible, the combat power of the 'fangs' is clear, not to mention that there are five thousand steel crossbows in the hands of Xue Yantuo, even if there is none, at least more than half of the 'fangs' can be left under the assault of the tooth tent." ”

"That's it, you have to think about things when you encounter them, although many things can't be seen with your own eyes, but if you think about it more carefully, you can still deduce some problems." His Majesty Li Er really never forgets to teach his son, and he can find a reason to train him casually.

Faced with such a situation, Li Chengqian did not have any other good way except to be cautious, and pondered for a while before he said slowly: "Father, do you think we need to take this opportunity to give the northern border in one fell swoop?" ”

"Why?" Facing his son, Lao Li made no secret of the desire for land in his heart.

"The lost steel crossbow is the best reason." Li Chengqian's desire for land is no less than that of the old man, and even surpasses it: "Of course, if we are not in a hurry, we can move the Turks to Yinshan and use them as bait, and if the Xue Yantuo people do something to them, then give us a suitable reason." ”

"What about Xue Yantuo's civil strife, how are you going to solve it?"

"Why should we bother to take care of it, let them fight well, and it will be easier to manage in the future if there are fewer people." Li Chengqian said a little cold-bloodedly.

In ancient times, human life was not valuable, and the lives of people of different races were even less valuable, so no one would condemn Li Chengqian for being inhumane, on the contrary, there were many people who supported him, although this was somewhat inconsistent with the humanitarian views of later generations, but ...... This is antiquity.

His Majesty Li Er also did not think that there was anything wrong with Li Chengqian's statement, and the reason why he did not express his position was just to ponder whether this might affect his rule, not how many people would die.

After a long time like this, after Li Chengqian had drunk the tea from the two major tea jars, the old man finally stopped tapping his hand on the table: "Then do as you say, transfer Li Simo to the foot of Yin Mountain, and I will give those to the Turks and let them recuperate there." ”

"In addition, order Su Dingfang to be on strict alert, the Western Regions Legion does not have to be withdrawn, let them enter the Hetao area and station, and pay attention to Xue Yantuo's movements."

"Oh, my son obeys." Li Chengqian put down the teapot that belonged to him in his hand and replied in a deep voice.

"Alright, you can go back." His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and drove Li Chengqian out.

After Li Chengqian's departure, the old eunuch Fang slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, do you want to draft a decree now?" He didn't speak just now, but he listened to all the conversations between Li Er's father and son, and now asking a question is also the proper meaning of the question.

"Not necessarily!" Li Er waved his hand.

Su Dingfang and the Western Regions Army were originally the men and horses of Li Chengqian's family, and now this can be regarded as returning the people to him, and the order is just communicated with the military department.

And what Li Er needs to do now is how to guard against Li Chengqian.

No matter how favored a person is, he must be subject to certain constraints, and as the emperor, Li Shimin cannot completely believe in Li Chengqian just because he is his son.

As for why Li Shimin was obviously guarding against Li Chengqian, but he just returned his descendants to him again, it was because other people's children could not die.

Fighting the enemy means dying people, and who dies is also a very particular question. Sixteen Wei is Lao Li's descendant, this is his capital to ensure that his country is eternal, and he can lose less if he can.

But the two major armies in Li Chengqian's hands are different, these two armies have become stronger and stronger after years of tempering, and sending some to consume can just reduce Xiao Li's strength, which is a very cost-effective thing for Li Er.

After all, accepting Li Chengqian's subordinates for nothing will give people the impression of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, and repaying it again and again can leave people with a generous and notarized impression.

Li Chengqian, who left the Liangyi Palace, also understood the truth, and even he could think of more reasons for the old man, but what made him helpless was that he was powerless to change all this.

The old man had become more and more aware of his threat to the throne, so it was impossible to let his descendants enter the Gyeonggi confines, which was already an irreversible fact.

Instead of continuing to dwell on this issue, it is better to go back to the palace quickly and see if there is any new news from Cui Yu.

(End of chapter)