A few days later, Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty and the general of the auxiliary state, said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "The Turkic Jieli wolf has ambitions, and he always has the idea of annexing my Tang Dynasty. And if our Tang Dynasty wants to rise and become a great power, it will inevitably have a decisive battle with the Turks. The strength of the Turks lies in the excellent war horses and the proficiency in mounted archery. The minister implored to leave Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and go to my Datang and Zhou Horse Farm, first, to breed good horses for the army, and second, to train soldiers to ride and shoot, so that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks should be prepared in advance. ”

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin immediately approved Li Jing's recital, and ordered that all the horse farms in the state should be handed over to Li Jing to command, and at the same time ordered the twelve guards stationed in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to take turns to go to the state and hand it over to Li Jing to train in riding and archery.

A few days later, Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an of the Tang Dynasty, said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "The minister requests to resign from all official positions and go to the mountains of Zhongnan to live in seclusion. ”

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin also happily approved Li Xuan's performance, but issued an edict requiring Li Xuan to be informed of major national affairs and major political decisions. Li Xuan's opinions can go straight to heaven without going through Shangshu Province, and enjoy the right to perform soloists.

In fact, as early as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were appointed as the left and right servants of Shangshu, Li Xuan was already in a state of semi-seclusion, every day except for the time of the early dynasty, he would change into official clothes, and the rest of the time he was dressed as a Taoist priest in Zhongnan Mountain and the ninth princess Li Qing traveled everywhere, the major policies of the imperial court, the edict of Emperor Li Shimin, and the speeches of hundreds of officials, he only listened, but did not mix anything. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows that His Majesty the Tang Emperor's first confidant is gradually fading out of the core of power in the Tang Dynasty in a negative way.

Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty and the general of the auxiliary state, said that when he asked to raise horses and train soldiers for the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin happily approved it. At that time, Li Xuan saw a kind of relief from the face of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin. It was a relief. Li Xuan understood in his heart that Li Jing, the auxiliary general who held the military power of the Tang Dynasty, gave Li Shimin, the new monarch of the Tang Dynasty, a lot of spiritual pressure. Li Jing is like a god in his army, and he is the god of the Tang Dynasty and the number one person in the Tang military, which makes the Tang Emperor Li Shimin very jealous. Li Xuan knew in his heart that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was not only afraid of Li Jing in his heart. In fact, he is still afraid of another person, and that person, like Li Jing, is the two characters that Li Shimin fears the most. That person is himself, and there are many means. A resourceful self.

Once the Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked Li Xuan: "Sun Wuji, the chief of the Guanlong aristocracy, and Cen Wenwen, the chief of the southern scholars, are both talented and resourceful, and I am the son of heaven, how should I control them?" ”

Li Xuan replied: "The chief of the Guanlong nobility, Sun Wuji, is in good power. Power can be both good and bad for a person. Good place. It will become the driving force for this person's hard work and stimulate the person's potential; The bad thing is that once a person can't control power well. If you have power and act recklessly, you will harm the people, endanger the society, and ultimately harm yourself. Therefore, the minister suggested: For the eldest grandson Wuji, while not fully confirming that he has the corresponding ability, he must not be granted the corresponding official position, so as not to hurt himself. endangered the community and lost His Majesty's trust in him; Cen Wenwen, the head of the Southern Shi clan, is good at figuring out and guessing a person's psychology. Such a person, if he meets a Ming monarch, he will inevitably become a famous minister who has spread far and wide through the ages, and if he encounters a faint monarch like Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui, he will inevitably become a notorious and infamous minister who has been infamous for thousands of years. So, what is the fate of Cen Text? It is entirely up to His Majesty. If Your Majesty aspires to become a generation of Ming Jun, Cen Wenwen will inevitably find out Your Majesty's psychology and do his best to assist Your Majesty. In order to achieve great things, if Your Majesty is greedy for personal enjoyment, Cen Wenwen will also guess Your Majesty's mind and take it by force. plunder the world to make His Majesty's life more stable and comfortable. Your Majesty is like the source of a river, and the officials and people are the places where the river flows, and if the source is clear, the river will be clear, and the officials and the people will benefit; If Your Majesty's source begins to become turbid, then the officials and the people will inevitably follow suit. Then the whole world may not be able to drink clean river water, and the whole country will be **dirty. Therefore, as long as Your Majesty has always maintained his sanity and restrained himself, Cen Wenwen will inevitably follow in His Majesty's footsteps, faithfully assist His Majesty, and achieve beautiful talks through the ages. ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin recognized Li Xuan's words very much, but then Li Shimin was full of jealousy, although Li Shimin did not ask, but Li Xuan knew in his heart that the two people that Tang Emperor Li Shimin was most afraid of were not the eldest grandson Wuji and Cen Wenwen, but himself and Li Jing, who held military power, and the words he wanted to ask but did not ask were: "I am the Son of Heaven, how should Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, and Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state, be controlled?" ”

The emperor is the loneliest holder of power, and while he reuses everyone, he also deeply fears these people, because these people are the ones who can most threaten his position. There is only one dragon chair in the whole world, and he tries his best to firmly guard that chair, and anyone who approaches that chair is the object of his jealousy.

Since his rebirth, Li Xuan has always hoped to enter the core of Datang's power, participate in the formulation of Datang's national policies, and promote the all-round development of Datang's economy, society, and science and technology, so as to achieve the goal of returning to future generations. But now that Datang has just experienced more than ten years of war, and has been ravaged by the Turks, there are ruins everywhere, and there are no people for thousands of miles. Even if Li Xuan wants to engage in commodity economy, the common people will not buy it, and they can't even eat enough, who will buy those things? The current situation makes Li Xuan very confused, and what makes Li Xuan feel even more powerless is that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin is deeply jealous of him. Li Xuan had no choice but to leave the core of Datang's power, live in seclusion in order to protect himself, and wait for the people of Datang to solve the problem of food and clothing, and then find a way to enter the core of Datang's power and carry out reforms.

Hearing that Li Xuan also asked for seclusion, Li Jing, the general of the Tang Auxiliary State who had just arrived at the Bingzhou Horse Farm, smiled helplessly and said, "Little fox, do you also see Your Majesty's jealousy of you?" Your Majesty is afraid of my use of soldiers like gods, but what you are afraid of is your resourcefulness and those unbelievable immortal methods. ”

Si Tiantai had just returned to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Yuan Tiangang, the supervisor of Si Tiantai, looked at the sky and said: "The tree is big, and the people are jealous." The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more than is lost. King Yong'an, you, the biggest variable in Datang, originally this time, I had the best chance to see what you wanted to do in Datang, but I didn't expect that because of Your Majesty's jealousy, you took the initiative to retreat. Next time, I must find out, what exactly do you want to do in Datang? (To be continued.) )

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