The battle for the succession of the Tang Dynasty in the past four years of Wude ended with the succession of Li Chengzong, the king of Jin.

The first year of Zhenguan opened, and a year later, Chang'an City.

"Li Chengzong and his gang of dogs together, they are purely faint and treacherous." After Li Shimin drank it in a drunken dream, he could breathe fire in his mouth or heart.

"I remember that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui used to be your subordinates, what's wrong, now they have become traitors under the new emperor?" Li Jiancheng is not like Li Shimin, although he is also the royal family in charge of the seal of supervision, he has never been involved in the affairs of the court.

There are a total of five members of the royal family in charge of the seal of supervision, namely Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong, and Li Jin. Their duty is to supervise the ministers of the court on behalf of the emperor, and they have the right to supervise and report to the emperor (they can also report to the emperor without evidence, and they are not responsible.) This is a system established by Li Chengzong a year after he ascended the throne, and it can be regarded as an arrangement for the royal family.

But in addition to Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong being serious and responsible, Li Shentong and Li Ying only listened to Li Chengzong's shouting, if Li Chengzong saw who didn't deal with it, he would hand it over to the two of them, don't care if you are guilty or not, these two princes will work together to discuss for a night, and they will definitely be able to kill you on the second day, and they will be considered derelict in their duties if they can see the sun on the third day.

Li Jiancheng is alone, does not listen to Li Chengzong's shouting, and does not work against Li Chengzong.

"Those two bastards, when they are discussing matters in the court, they dare to sit next to me, it's simply unreasonable."

Li Chengzong changed the system of the previous dynasty and determined the system of 32 ministers and 12 emperors, regardless of how high your title is and how big your official position is. If you weren't one of these fifty-five people, you would have to go to the cabinet and discuss with the five cabinet ministers.

Li Jiancheng said: "What's the matter? Now everyone is sitting, don't you also say that the Taishi chair is comfortable to sit on! Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are also cabinet ministers now, and they can both represent the emperor, what is the big deal to be on an equal footing with you?"

At the beginning of the first year of Zhenguan, Li Chengzong was in the third day, and the quasi-ministers sat in the palace, which was regarded as raising everyone's identity. It was because of this incident that Li Shimin played twelve letters of opposition, but in the end he did not do Li Chengzong.

At that time, Li Chengzong felt that Li Shimin was greatly stimulated, and he had to play twelve letters to quote scriptures for such a trivial matter. But Li Shimin also has his own reasoning, since ancient times, the monarch is the king, and the minister is the minister. Everyone sits, not in a proper manner, and more importantly, this is contempt for imperial power. Elevating the status of ministers is tantamount to lowering the status of the emperor in disguise.

"Don't you say it, okay? I came to you to ask you to play together, not to listen to you disgusting me. Li Shimin couldn't get used to Li Jiancheng's business, and the life of Xianyun Yehe roared angrily.

"I'm afraid of you, what's going on this time? If it's about choosing a concubine, don't pull me. The emperor has only two sons and a daughter until now, and this is a big deal. ”

The two sons mentioned by Li Jiancheng are Li Xian, the eldest son born to Empress Pei Jing, and Li Yong, the second son born to Tana. Of course, this Li Yong has a natural defect, his mother is from the Western Regions, so it is destined that no matter how good he is in his life, he will not be able to be an emperor.

"What is there to oppose in choosing a concubine, I want to oppose Datang's strategic deployment to the outside world." Li Shimin said.

Li Jiancheng just drank a sip of wine and almost choked him to death.

"You are here for my life, the military government is the territory of Pingyang, and she is the first minister of the military government. This year's strategic deployment is what she brought people to make day and night, and you oppose her?"

Li Shimin said: "A woman is a woman, what kind of strategy is it?" According to her method, how many years will it take for Datang to sweep away the four razes? In order to expand the territory? In the past, the new emperor was still a person with great ambitions, but now I don't know if he was taken bad by the Zimo family, and he has no ambition at all. ”

The Mo family refers to the master and all the brothers invited by Kou Jing, Li Chengzong did not hesitate to bribe one by one with real money, and finally succeeded in digging out this long-lost sect.

"If you're looking for a scolding, I won't stop you, don't call me to find this unhappy. Also, I advise you, Pingyang has a great influence in the court, not only in Li Chengzong's face, but also with Chai Shao's support, you can't fight them. ”

"I'm for the Tang Dynasty, not for Pingyang." As he spoke, Li Shimin remembered the court proceedings that ended two hours ago.

Two hours ago, the Royal Palace.

Li Chengzong sat on the dragon chair improperly, playing with the folding fan made by the Mo family giant. The fan bones are all fine jade, and the fan surface feels like silk, but it is not afraid of fire or water, which is very magical. The painting engraved on it is the battle of Liu Heimin in Hebei Province and the battle of Jieli Khan in Yumen Pass. This means that there are only two sides to the fan, otherwise Li Chengzong would have to add a lot of great achievements to it. The only regret is that this Chinese painting is too particular about charm, and it always seems that there is always a hazy feeling, and it is more about looking at the momentum than the painting.

"Your Majesty" Li Shimin's voice almost shook Li Chengzong off the dragon chair, and Li Shentong, who was sitting behind him, was also old, and his ears were not good, so he was almost shocked to death by him.

"What is King Qin's opinion?" Li Chengzong did not kill Li Shimin, because he had something to count on in the future, and according to Li Chengzong's estimate, Li Shimin should not be far from death when he finished.

Li Shimin said: "The minister opposes the strategic arrangement of the military government."

"King Qin, what do you mean? Li Xiuning's second brother didn't shout anymore, and when he came up, he called King Qin directly, and he was even more popular later, so he was directly called Li Shimin.

Chai Shao sat behind Li Xiuning and said, "King Qin must have seen something disclosed, of course it can be pointed out."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "This strategic deployment itself is nothing, and the proper use of troops can be called a seamless defense method. But how can I rest on my laurels, the northern Turks are fighting in full swing, and it is a good time for us to break through. The southwestern Tibetans seem to have been unified, but their biggest enemy, Zhangzhung (Zhangzhung is a tribal state that dominated the Tibetan Plateau before. They did not defeat it, and took advantage of this opportunity to destroy the Turks and then the Tibetans, and opened up more than 10,000 miles. ”

Li Jing also meant this, he was the second minister of the military government, when he formulated this plan, he did not raise any objections for various reasons, and Li Shimin took the lead in the court, so he also moved his mind. However, this motivation is motivation, and he did not dare to speak between Li Chengzong's expression of opinions, for fear of making mistakes.

The system of three provinces and six ministries has now been completely dismembered. The central military government is the original military department, but it has greater powers and responsibilities. The remaining four ministries are under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet, and the five Cabinet Ministers can decide through deliberation. The household department was split into the treasury and the internal affairs office, which was the private property of the emperor. The local area has not changed, and in order to unify the system, the four counties of Hexi have also changed back to Longyou Road.

Pei Lin and Xiao Yu and other old people of Li Yuan's dynasty did not speak, first, they did not say that they were laymen in this military business, and they were not insiders. Second, it is the same as Li Jing thought, so let's wait for Li Chengzong to speak.

Li Xiuning said: "Just thinking about expanding the territory, do you know how many soldiers have been killed in the war since Sui? And you have to have a reason to fight, right? I, the state of etiquette in the Tang Dynasty, should I be like those barbarians, starting a war in order to plunder wealth?"

"Aunt Pingyang is right, this is not in line with my always benevolent style." Li Chengzong can be regarded as speaking and expressing his position, but this opening is sour.

"The Turks have been a big problem for the Central Plains Dynasty for many years, they slaughtered tens of thousands of innocent people, and how many soldiers died in battle with them? Kill them, don't be merciful at all, there are reasons. Li Shimin still insisted.

"Strong words, they all say that when is the time for retribution, you kill them, they come back to kill us, can they still have a head?"

Li Shimin chuckled and said: "If you kill them all, you will get it, and what revenge will the dead have."

As ruthless as ever, this Li Shimin failed to seize the heir, this temperament has not only not changed but has intensified, and he used to be able to say a few words, but now he is more fierce than a ghost. It's too much to massacre at every turn.

Li Chengzong said: "Li Jing, can you tell me which plan is better?"

Suddenly, Li Jing subconsciously wanted to stand up, but when he thought wrong, he sat back again.

"Your Majesty, the ministers feel that it is important to rest and recuperate, at present, there are only 300,000 troops in the Tang Dynasty, and Your Majesty has abolished the government military system, and conscription is also a big expense."

"Datang is not short of money, Li Xuantong, don't you say?" Li Shimin asked.

After Li Xuantong and Qi Shanxing were transferred back to Chang'an, one was the housekeeper of the treasury and the other was the housekeeper of the Internal Affairs Office, and the two of them together were the Tang Household Department. These two people only listen to Li Chengzong's orders, and whoever asks for money has to take the approval written by Li Chengzong.

Li Xuandao: "The treasury is abundant, but there are many places to use money. At present, the Emperor Taishang wants to expand the mausoleum, and His Majesty wants to build the Jin King City (Qianniuzhuang was renamed the Jin King City. There are also many soldiers who died in battle, as well as miscellaneous expenses, which are not old or young. ”

"How much can be used, you said a lot of circles, and there is no focus." Li Shimin doesn't believe that there is no money, Li Chengzong has been on the throne for a year, and the price of salt in Datang has been lowered by a full thirty percent, and there are no salt merchants in Datang.

"What do you think I'm doing? King Qin asked you something!" Li Chengzong said innocently.

"Two million guan"

"Ahem" Li Chengzong coughed urgently.

"A million, yes, a million." Li Xuantong hurriedly changed his words.

Li Shimin said: "Enough, these are enough, to deal with the Turks at this time, it will not take 100,000 people, and it will not take more than a year to pacify." General Li Jing, you definitely have the ability to do this, right?"

Of course, Li Jing wanted to say yes in his heart, but after thinking about it, he still said: "I don't know, this battlefield is changing rapidly, it's not sure!"

Li Shimin was angry, although he had long known that it was Li Chengzong who was above the court, but he was still uncomfortable and panicked.

"You speak!" Li Shimin pointed to the three people behind him, but Li Jiancheng was not there.

Li Shentong and Li Ying hurriedly lowered their heads, these two people were still a little afraid of this Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong persuaded in a low voice: "Forget it, they are all against the lack of people on our side, and we will discuss it next time."

The rest of the royal family are all soy sauce, and sitting is completely chaotic, and it's the same whether they say it or not, no one listens anyway.

Completely deflated, Li Shimin also sat down, and something was wrong.

Then some painless trivial matters were solved by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, and Xu Jingzong.

As a result, Li Shimin of the next dynasty found Li Jiancheng, who lived in the original Jin Palace, to drink.

Li Jiancheng kept making eyes, Li Shimin said: "If you are sick, hurry up and find Sun Simiao, a few days ago, Guanyin's body was very bad, and she still relied on Sun Simiao to turn the tide, that old Tao is a little capable, no wonder the emperor attaches so much importance to it."

"You're sick, I told you not to talk about it." Li Jiancheng said in a deep voice.

"Don't say it, don't say that Datang is going to die, don't do it if you have a great opportunity, I really don't know what Pingyang thinks, it's a misguided country!"

"Li Shimin, are you fighting fire?" Li Xiuning shouted behind him.

Li Shimin turned around and looked, and he was not afraid of her and said: "I am not wrong, you are just misleading the country."

Of course, Li Jiancheng immediately persuaded him, and the two of them were also restrained, anyway, they didn't do anything, but swear words were flying all over the sky.

In the palace, Li Chengzong hugged Li Xian, who was more than a year old, looked at it and put it down. When he arrived at Li Yong, Li Chengzong leaned over and looked at it directly, but he didn't even hug him.

"Hold it!" Li Chengzong has to take a look at it every day, which is a problem.

Zhu Bajie thought to himself, it is better to follow Princess Mingyue to have a future, and His Majesty likes Princess Mingyue. In the past, when the princess was a child, His Majesty hugged her for half a day, and she had to see her four or five times a day to feel at ease. When it came to the two princes, the treatment was obviously too much worse.

A little eunuch walked over and said a few words next to Zhu Bajie's ear.

"Your Majesty, the five ministers of the cabinet are here."

"Let them in!" Li Chengzong said.

After Fang Xuanling and the others came in, of course, there was no need to say much about saluting, but all of them didn't look very good.

"Who scolded me?" Li Chengzong asked.

The five ministers of the cabinet said that they were powerful, but they were not easy to do. None of the ministers like Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, and Feng Deyi looked at them, and they all gritted their teeth with hatred. If you don't find a reason to scold them every day, maybe these old ministers won't be able to sleep. Another point is that the cabinet handles the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment on behalf of the emperor, but it is not the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Xu Jingzong is the best at sueting, and he said with a face full of grievances: "Today, Lord Xiao Yu is too unreasonable, and there is a problem with the amount of money for the Ministry of Industry to build the river embankment." He pointed to his nose and asked me if I had repaired the embankment, and then I was scolded. The rest are the same, and there is no one who is not scolded. ”

"Is there any evidence?" Li Chengzong asked.

Wei Zheng said: "Not yet, but there are tens of thousands of inconsistencies on the books."

"Forget it, a few old adults won't be able to last a few years, give them face. As long as the quality of the embankment is correct. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the people of the Mo family have gone to see it, and there is no problem with the quality of the project."

The Mo family is Li Chengzong's private manufacturing bureau, and some high-tech things are being developed by them, and the headquarters is in the fortress under the East Palace.

Fang Xuanling said: "Regarding the strategic deployment, the ministers and others have discussed it, and they feel that King Qin's idea is not without merit, so"

"What if you win?" Li Chengzong asked first.

A few people look at each other, this is all won, what else is not how?

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Fang Xuanling asked.

"Datang's current population is too small, but its territory is not small. There are more deserted places, and there is no one on their own territory, so why are they grabbing land? Is it just to look at the map?" What Li Chengzong is afraid of is traffic, the distance between the north and the south and the east and west is too far, and it has been ten days and a half months since a person received the news, not to mention that the population is not enough.

Ma Zhou said: "But when the Turkic civil strife is settled, I am afraid that they will make the first move."

"Then you have to find a way to keep them fighting forever. I didn't say you, Ma Zhou. You've been with me the longest time, but you haven't learned any of my wisdom!"

"The subordinate is guilty." Ma Zhou thought to himself, I am not as bad as Your Majesty.

Ma Zhou felt that the ruthlessness of the ten Li Shimin was not as ruthless as Li Chengzong, Li Shimin was at most murderous, but Li Chengzong wanted to make people never turn over, which was not a heavyweight idea.

"Daoist Yuan Tiangang asks to see Your Majesty." A eunuch replied.

As soon as he said that it was Yuan Tiangang, Li Chengzong's face immediately changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Call him in."

"Your Majesty" Yuan Tiangang is now the imperial engineer of Li Yuan's mausoleum.

Li Chengzong spread out a picture on the ground, pointed to the picture and asked, "Are you expanding the mausoleum?" Do you want to build a dungeon? It's not that I'm thinking about it, do you think you have the intention to take revenge on me? If you don't want to rob the tomb, you want to be disgusted?"

Yuan Tiangang really thinks so, disgusting people don't commit crimes.

The master was angry, and the five big dogs in the cabinet didn't wait for Yuan Tiangang to speak again, and they bombarded indiscriminately, and Yuan Tiangang couldn't lift his head. To say that this is a quarrel between cultured people is really profound, sentence after sentence, when it comes to the back, they have deviated from the topic and don't know how far, but people can come back.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, the emperor is satisfied with this drawing, and he also nodded." Yuan Tiangang was planning to go out on the one hand, and on the other hand, he thought the same as Li Shimin, what a faint monarch! The opportunity for immortality has been missed, and there are also these dog-legged ministers, except for knowing that they can't do anything but know how to shoot horses, and they don't have anyone who dares to speak out and advise.

"Yo he, you're trying to blackmail me! What's the matter, do you think you're Princess Pingyang? Be careful that I chop you with a knife. Since Li Xiuning committed suicide with a knife to blackmail Li Chengzong, and Li Chengzong did let go of Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, one group felt that Li Chengzong was indecisive, did not kill the main enemy, and his soft-hearted remarks spread far and wide.

Right now, Li Chengzong is worried that he can't find someone to try the knife for himself, and he will dye some blood to kill this nonsense rumor!

"Your Majesty, the poor road can't be changed, and the poor road can't explain to the emperor." Yuan Tiangang was also a little scared, but Li Yuan was not easy to bully, so he changed the drawing without authorization. Li Yuan found that the goods were not right and could not spare him, he was also afraid.

"Just change it slightly, he won't go to see it after you finish repairing, even if you go to see it, it's not a matter of fooling his old man with your mouth?"

"This"

You are a faint gentleman who picks the door, and even your own grandfather is fooled! Yuan Tiangang scolded in his heart. (To be continued.) )