Chapter 355: Fighting Poison with Poison

This inference made Li Xuan himself startled, he didn't expect that at this time, Li Shimin already wanted Li Zhi, the king of Jin, to be the prince of the Tang Dynasty? This is the ninth year of Zhenguan, in history, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, became the prince of the Tang Dynasty and inherited the unification, but when Li Zhi inherited the position of the prince, but Zhenguan was seventeen years, and it was eight years later. Li Xuan never thought that at this time, Li Shimin would want Li Zhi to be the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he started to prepare so early. What made Li Xuan even more unexpected was that in fact, in the fifth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taishang Li Yuan and Tang Emperor Li Shimin had already begun to join forces to prepare.

Since Li Xuan guessed Li Shimin's thoughts, he would definitely find a way to keep Li Zhi, the king of Jin, in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Looking at the aggressive officials of the Southern Scholar Clan, who were shouting the laws of the Tang Dynasty one after another, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin with embarrassed faces, Li Xuan also felt very embarrassed in his heart.

At this time, the political pattern of the Tang Dynasty was very balanced, the emperor and the ministers were checked and balanced by each other, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had supreme authority, but the ministers could rely on the Tang Dynasty law to restrain the emperor. The political pattern at this time is not like that of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, when the emperor monopolized power and dictated the dynasty, and the power of the world was concentrated in the hands of the emperor, and the emperor could do whatever he wanted. At this time, the political pattern was that the Tang Emperor and the three major political forces in the world - the Guanlong aristocracy, the Shandong Hao clan, and the Southern Shi clan ruled the world together, if the Tang Emperor Li Shimin wanted to monopolize the power and the cadres were arbitrary, the Guanlong nobles, the Shandong Hao clan, and the Southern Shi clan would not allow it, and the provincial capital under the door refuted the edict of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and declared the edict issued by Li Shimin invalid; Shangshu Province will collectively protest and refuse to carry it out, and when the time comes, no matter how angry the Tang Emperor Li Shimin is, there is nothing he can do.

If Li Shimin wants to get his edict out of the palace and issue it. Then there is only one way: the edict conforms to the laws of the Tang Dynasty and obtains the unanimous consent of the Guanlong nobles, the Shandong wealthy clan, and the southern scholars. And this is a process that requires mutual consultation and mutual compromise.

But at this time, it is impossible to negotiate in any way. Although the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had his long-term considerations and had a reason why he had to leave Li Zhi, the king of Jin, in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, it was very unruly according to the Tang Dynasty, and the three major political forces would definitely not agree.

If he really followed the requirements of the three major political forces and let Li Zhi, the king of Jin, leave Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin would definitely not be willing in his heart. Finally, a prince with both ability and political integrity was selected for the Tang Dynasty, but Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was sent to the fief to become the vassal king. This will definitely be difficult for the Tang Emperor Li Shimin to accept;

At this time, Li Shimin was also reluctant to expose that the prince of the Tang Dynasty in his picture was the intention of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and now the timing was too inappropriate, if Li Shimin launched Li Zhi, the king of Jin, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the Guanlong nobles who supported the prince Chengqian, the Shandong Hao clan who supported the Wei king Li Tai, and the southern Shi clan, they would definitely make a fuss and have been resisting Li Shimin to make such a decision. Everyone spent so much effort and fought with each other for so many years, and in the end, the crown prince Chengqian and Li Tai, the king of Wei, whom they each supported, did not become the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but let Li Zhi, the king of Jin, pick peaches. Become the prince, the three major political forces, no one will be willing? When the time comes, the Guanlong nobles, the Shandong Hao clan, and the Southern Shi clan will inevitably unite. Boycott the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and boycott the Jin King Li Zhi. Li Shimin and Li Zhi will inevitably face attacks from all directions.

Li Xuan felt the difficulty and thorniness of the problem.

It is impossible to prevent Li Zhi, the king of Jin, from not going to merge with the state and becoming a vassal, and the law of the Tang Dynasty is there. No one can get around it. However, according to the request of the secretary and supervisor Xiao Yu, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was allowed to go to Bingzhou and become the king of the domain. That's also not a no-no. Li Xuan's heart actually knows that the weak crown prince Chengqian, and the talented and virtuous Wei king Li Tai are not enough to become the prince of the Tang Dynasty and inherit the unification, since the Tang Emperor Li Shimin chose Li Zhi, the king of Jin, then Li Zhi must have his superiority, and Li Shimin must think that Li Zhi is virtuous and talented enough to succeed to the position of prince. And Li Xuan has a lot of trust in Li Shimin's vision and judgment, so he decided to help Li Shimin to complete Li Shimin's long-term plan.

Li Xuan looked at the menacing southern scholars, the Shandong wealthy clan who were ready to move and were ready to support their allies, and the Guanlong nobles who were motionless and watching the changes, suddenly Li Xuan's inspiration flashed, he thought of an idea, since he couldn't prevent the Jin King Li Zhi from going to the state to become a vassal domain, then why not push the boat down the river and let the Jin King Li Zhi go to the state to become a vassal domain? Although this is not in line with the plan of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, as long as there is one more person at the same time that Li Zhi, the king of Jin, goes to merge the state to become a vassal, then it will inevitably make a major change in things, and finally let the Guanlong nobles, the wealthy clan of Shandong, and the southern scholar clan agree that Li Zhi, the king of Jin, will stay in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

So, Li Xuan stood up and said loudly to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Lord Xiao's performance, and the minister implores Your Majesty to allow His Royal Highness the King of Jin to go to Bingzhou for the benefit of the people." ”

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin was taken aback, his face was bitter, and his heart seemed to be dumb and eating Coptis chinensis, but he couldn't say it.

And the officials of the wealthy clan in Shandong, who had been waiting to move on the sidelines and were ready to support their allies, also stood up one after another after seeing Li Xuan also stand up, and echoed loudly: "Please agree to the request of the secretary and supervisor Xiao Yuxiao, and allow His Royal Highness the King of Jin to go to Bingzhou to benefit the people and my Tang Sheji." ”

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty suddenly had a gloomy face, and fell into a situation where he was ready to go crazy and go berserk at any time.

At this moment, Li Xuan continued: "The minister thinks that His Majesty should follow the request of the secretary and supervisor Xiao Yuxiao, and according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, except for the crown prince, send all the other princes to their respective fiefdoms, so as to maintain the discipline of my Tang Dynasty, so as to benefit my Tang Society and the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

As soon as Li Xuan's words came out, the entire Tang Dynasty Hall was suddenly quiet.

Everyone gloated and looked at the officials of the Shandong Hao clan and the Southern Shi clan, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin also showed a smile on his face, looking at Cen Wenwen, Xiao Yu, Cui Gan, Lu Chengqing and others with interest.

Xiao Yu, the secretary and supervisor, proposed to send Li Zhi, the king of Jin, to Bingzhou and become the vassal king, but no one expected that Li Xuan, while agreeing, added a fire, and asked the Tang Emperor Li Shimin to send all the other princes in Beijing to their respective fiefs. (To be continued.) )

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