Although Li Shimin is a generation of Ming monarchs, there are actually some elements of great joy in his character, especially as he grows older, this tendency is becoming more and more obvious, for example, in the original history, Li Shimin once did not listen to everyone's dissuasion, like Yang Guang of the former Sui Dynasty, raised the whole country's troops to attack Goguryeo, although he achieved great results, but did not achieve the strategic goal of the reservation, and the reason why he was so bent on going his own way, his character of great joy is also the most important factor.

Of course, although the personalities of Li Shimin and Yang Guang are a bit similar, the difference between the two is still very big, for example, Li Shimin is more rational than Yang Guang, and he is also more capable, he can maintain his sanity at critical moments and use reason to control his feelings, so that there will not be too many mistakes in decision-making, so Li Shimin can become a generation of Ming Jun, but Yang Guang is the representative of the faint king.

Mount Tai Feng Zen for an emperor, is simply the highest level of ceremony, that is much more grand than the general sacrifice to heaven and earth, and after the seal of Zen, the emperor himself is equivalent to the recognition of heaven and earth, no one dares to say that Li Shimin is not right in the future, so he is also extremely eager for this matter.

But it is precisely because he cares too much that Li Shimin has lost his usual calmness and wisdom, so he invited the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Xiu to come to discuss, until he got a positive answer from the two, Li Shimin put his mind at ease and began to discuss with them the details of going to Mount Tai to seal Zen, after all, Mount Tai is not close to Chang'an, and the emperor's travel has never been a trivial matter, not to mention that he will bring countless ministers with him, it can be said that Li Shimin to Mount Tai is not easier than the army to go out.

However, at this time, Li Xiu thought of one thing, hesitated for a moment and quickly said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed a good thing for Mount Tai to seal Zen, but before going to Mount Tai, there is one more thing that needs to be prepared!" ”

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin was chatting at this time, thinking that Li Xiu had any ideas, and asked casually at the moment.

"If Your Majesty goes to Mount Tai, hundreds of officials will definitely accompany you, and the domestic government affairs will definitely be affected, if this news is known to the outside world, maybe someone will take the opportunity to make trouble, of course, there should be no problem in the Tang Dynasty now, I am worried about several strong enemies in the outside world, such as the Western Turks in the Western Regions, Xue Yantuo in the Northwest, etc.!" Li Xiu said solemnly at this time.

The reason why Li Xiu proposed to let Li Shimin be careful of the enemies in the outside world to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble is because he suddenly thought that in the original history, Li Shimin also wanted to go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, but he failed to succeed, because on the way to Mount Tai, Xue Yantuo suddenly united various tribes to send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Turks who were already attached to the Tang Dynasty at that time.

In the face of Xue Yantuo's threat, Li Shimin, who had already gone halfway, had to return to Chang'an, and then transferred troops to meet Xue Yantuo, and this time Li Shimin was also ruthless, sending Li Ji, Li Daliang, Zhang Shigui and other famous generals to jointly attack, defeating Xue Yantuo in one fell swoop, capturing more than 50,000 people.

The people of Xue Yantuo, who fled back to Mobei, encountered a snow disaster again, which led to heavy losses in Xue Yantuo, most of the people and animals froze to death, and since then they have been in a slump, and three years later they were directly destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, as the so-called "The anger of the Son of Heaven, millions of corpses, and thousands of miles of blood", Xue Yantuo's fate is a good interpretation of the meaning of this sentence.

Hearing Li Xiu's reminder, Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned, and then said with some suspicion: "Li Xiu, are you thinking too much, we have just conquered Gaochang, and the reinforcements sent by the Western Turks also took the initiative to surrender to my Tang Dynasty, which has greatly affected the prestige of the Western Turks, and I am afraid that they will not have the courage to send troops again, as for Xue Yantuo, although he had different intentions before, but after our suppression, he has been very honest in the past few years, and even sends people to pay tribute every year, do you really think they will be so bold?" ”

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if they have the courage or not, the important thing is whether they have the strength or not!" At this time, Li Xiu spoke again, "Whether it is the Western Turks or Xue Yantuo, they can mobilize more than 100,000 troops, and they are now respectful, it is only because our Tang Dynasty is too powerful, they know that they are not opponents, so they dare not resist, but if they find an opportunity, I am afraid that they will bite us back at any time, and Your Majesty has to be wary of this!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that the horse's worries are still very reasonable, and this Feng Chan is very important to His Majesty, there must not be any mistakes, if these frontier affairs are interrupted, it will not only affect Feng Chan, but may even bring some adverse effects in the future!" At this moment, I saw that the eldest grandson Wuji also opened his mouth to persuade, generally as long as it does not involve vital interests, he and Li Xiu have always advanced and retreated together, not to mention that he also agrees with Li Xiu's opinion this time.

Li Shimin also showed a contemplative expression when he heard the last sentence of the eldest grandson Wuji, although he did not explain it, but with Li Shimin's understanding of the eldest grandson Wuji, he could naturally hear the meaning of his words, this time Li Shimin wanted to go to Feng Zen, mainly to eliminate the stain of his improper position, but if Feng Zen was interrupted, he would definitely fall into the hands of others, and even make people feel that God did not want him to wash off the stain on his body, which would cause a greater blow to his reputation.

Thinking of the above, Li Shimin couldn't help but show a solemn expression, this time the matter of sealing Zen really can't afford any mistakes, as for the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo, just like Li Xiu said, the key is that they have the strength to threaten the Tang Dynasty, so they must also be prepared.

"Li Xiu, I understand this reminder, and I will summon Li Ji and the others over to discuss the precautions of the Western Turks and other forces." Li Shimin finally nodded to Li Xiu and said.

Seeing that Li Shimin accepted his suggestion, Li Xiu finally put his mind at ease, and then discussed with Li Shimin the matter of sealing Zen, such a big thing, Li Xiu naturally had to participate, in fact, he was also very curious about this kind of thing, after all, even if it is the emperor, there are only a few people who are qualified to seal Zen.

It is worth mentioning that since the Song Dynasty's Song Zhenzong forcibly went to Mount Tai to seal Zen under the pretense of heaven's will, and made a farce of "the book of heaven fell from the sky", since then, the history of Mount Tai Feng Zen has come to an abrupt end, and the emperor of later generations probably does not want to be ridiculed by the second Song Zhenzong, so he only holds a sacrificial ceremony to Mount Tai, and no longer carries out the sealing of Zen.

After talking about Feng Zen, it was not early at this time, and Li Xiu was about to say goodbye and leave, but at this moment, he suddenly saw Li Shimin hesitate for a moment, and then he spoke again: "Li Xiu, you should have heard about Hou Junji, right?" ”