The eldest prince stood there in a daze, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

What's going on? It shouldn't be! Or was his father not satisfied with his answer?

He wasn't really stupid after all, he understood this, and he didn't dare to look up at Li Shimin's eyes that were almost spitting fire, so he hurriedly answered yes and retreated in a low-key manner. I could only hear Li Shimin's roar from behind, "Remember to call your second brother, idiot!" ”

Pushing open the door of the imperial study, the eldest prince saw the second prince and the third prince with strange faces, knowing that the roar of the emperor made the two younger brothers hear, he was a little embarrassed on his face, and his heart was even more lost.

The second prince walked into the imperial study, closed the door, and Li Shimin asked him to stand opposite him, still asking the same question.

The second prince's mood at this moment was the same as that of the previous eldest prince, he was both excited and apprehensive, and he replied: "Father, those family lords in the court have never been monolithic, and the sons think that you should unite with those weaker gate valve families to suppress those who are strong. ”

At this point, he paused slightly, and secretly raised his head to observe his father's face.

"Hmm" Li Shimin felt that what his son said made some sense, and said approvingly: "I know how to make good use of the way of balance, yes, continue to speak." ”

Seeing that his father did not oppose his opinion, the second prince's confidence increased greatly, and even his voice became a little louder: "Father, you suppressed them fiercely and scared them, these family gate valves know your power, and they will naturally surrender to your feet, so that the disaster of the family gate valve will be eliminated." ”

Li Shimin's face was extremely dark when he heard these words, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was very unhappy in his heart.

This second son, who was really as stupid as his brother, praised him for his good use of the way of balance, and he got carried away.

Conquer those families? Do you think it's a kid fight? , mixed with disappointment and annoyance, Li Shimin did not speak for a long time.

At this time, the second prince also understood that his father was afraid that he was very dissatisfied with his answer, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

After a long time, Li Shimin finally sighed, waved his hand and said, "You step down, go back to your palace, and remember to call your third brother in." “

"Yes," the second prince replied with sincere fear: "The son of the minister retires." He exited the door.

After a while, the third prince, who had been notified by the second prince, came to Li Shimin and was asked the same question.

Outside, Liu Jin saw that the second prince had left, and immediately put his ears slightly against the crack in the door.

In the middle, the second prince thought for a while, and Fang said: "Erchen secretly thinks that my royal family should sit and watch the infighting of the family of the gate valve, and master the way of balance, not to make one side dominant, and then slowly promote the son of the family from the poor family, over time, it should be able to weaken the influence of the family gate valve." ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly in his heart, although this son said it well, he was a wise man, because this is exactly the policy that the successive emperors of the Li family have been implementing.

This strategy seemed feasible, but at the beginning of the dynasty, the imprint left by the six great families in the empire was too deep, it was too difficult to suppress them, and the children of the poor were easy to corrupt, so this policy still failed after all.

He waved his hand slightly and said, "You stand down." His voice was unusually gentle.

In his opinion, although this son has no opinions, he can accurately explain the ruling strategy of the emperors of the Li family, obviously he is still more concerned about government affairs on weekdays, and he has put some thought into it, and he is not talking nonsense like the two stupid sons just now, which is worthy of praise.

The third prince bowed down and withdrew outside the imperial study.

Outside, Liu Jin's figure stood straight, his eyes did not squint, and he couldn't see that he had just overheard the emperor's conversation.

The third prince smiled at him and left.

Liu Jin waited for Li Shimin all the year round, and naturally he couldn't stand outside anymore at this time, and after seeing the three princes go away, he walked into the imperial study.

Seeing Liu Jin walk in, Li Shimin's brows frowned imperceptibly, he looked at Liu Jin and said, "Liu Daban, you go out first, I want to stay alone for a while." ”

Liu Jin's heart sank, he had been supporting the emperor when he was still in the palace, and he knew his character very well. In the past, when the emperor was in a bad mood, he always needed him to speak out, but at this moment, although the emperor spoke to him in a relatively gentle tone, he sent him out and treated him obviously not as close as before.

Even though he knew that it was difficult for him to survive, but at this moment he confirmed a little bit about it, after decades of friendship between master and servant, the emperor abandoned it, Liu Jin was inevitably a little sad in his heart.

Your Majesty, since you are ruthless, don't blame the old slave for being unrighteous.

He retreated silently.

Looking at Liu Jin's somewhat gloomy back, Li Shimin's heart first passed a trace of unbearability, and then his gaze gradually became firm.

His illness must not be spread, otherwise those families will be like cats that smell fishy, making countless small moves in private, and if these people are really well prepared, they may interfere with the smooth inheritance of the throne.

Moreover, to whom the throne will be passed, he did not fully think about it.

He needs time.

Li Shimin let out a long sigh in his heart, he was full of worries about the future of the Chu State.

Their Li family's country has accumulated more and more evils, and what is needed at this time is a male lord like Li Yunlong, the founding ancestor of the country, to sweep away the demonic atmosphere and prosper the great Chu. It's just that the eldest son and the second son are shallow, and no matter which of them hands the country is handed over, Li Shimin is not at ease.

As for the third prince, he was directly excluded by Li Shimin, he was not assertive, and I heard that he couldn't even restrain the subordinates in his palace, and the subordinates often did not punish when they made mistakes, which can be described as incompetent and cowardly.

If God can give him ten years, he has the confidence to cultivate an heir, but unfortunately, he is seriously ill, and his time is short, so time is running out!

Thinking about it, there is only one general among the two dwarfs, Li Shimin smiled bitterly.

Rongguo Mansion, in the study.

Yang Shen was holding a piece of paper in his hand, which was recording the whereabouts of the Tuhun envoy Lu Tianpu, and synthesized the results of the joint investigation between the Yang family's secret department and the Wen family's spies. The latest news came back that this guy had arrived in Jizhou.

"You should do it," Yang Shen thought to himself.

He estimated that Lu Tianpu was likely to have arrived in central Jizhou by now, which was the most suitable place to do it. It's too early to be close to the Zhili area, and it's too eye-catching to do it here; It was too late for Lu Tianpu to approach Qingzhou, and if he died here, the Yang family would inevitably be suspected of being melon fields and plums, and both of these places were suitable.