Li Chengqian's heart was crossed, and according to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji's instructions, he said in a trembling voice: "Father, the son is the eldest son of the emperor, and he is also the eldest son of the emperor. Erchen bears the glory of my Li Tang and the expectations of all the people in the world. Now that the country is in danger, Erchen feels that Erchen should take up his responsibilities and do something for the country and for us Li Tang. For the sake of the eternal foundation of the Tang Dynasty, even if Li Yi's camp is a sword mountain, a sea of fire, and an abyss, Erchen also feels that Erchen should go to break through, and there should be no hesitation, and he can't do anything that insults my identity as the prince of Li Tang. Li Shimin was stunned, he stared at his son. It was as if he had met Li Chengqian for the first time, and he did not expect that Li Chengqian would have such insight, such courage, and such impassioned words. He stood up suddenly, strode up to Li Chengqian, stretched out his hands to help Li Chengqian, punched Li Chengqian's chest, and said happily: "Qian'er, you did the right thing!" This is my prince of the Tang Dynasty and my eldest son. Courageous and knowledgeable, like my son Li Shimin. ”

Empress Eldest Sun was like a lightning strike, she pounced on Li Chengqian, hugged Li Chengqian tightly, and cried: "Qian'er, why are you so stupid? How can you take the initiative to ask to go to Youzhou? Li Yi in Youzhou is a big devil who kills people without blinking. ”

Li Shimin loudly stopped Empress Changsun and said: "Empress, when the national disaster is at hand, why are you not as good as an eight-year-old child?" Go and get ready for Qian'er, let him go on the road early. ”

Empress Changsun held back her grief, Li Chengqian knelt down and kowtowed to Li Shimin, and left with Empress Changsun.

Li Shimin looked at the backs of Empress Changsun and Li Chengqian, and fell into deep sadness.

On the second day, in the Taiji Palace, Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji bid farewell to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin slowly walked down the jade steps, walked in front of Li Chengqian, caressed Chengqian's immature face with tears in his eyes, his eyes were full of fatherly love and reluctance, and said to Chengqian with concern: "Qian'er, my father has made you suffer again. In Li Yi's military camp, you can be patient for the time being, and your father will find a way to let you come back as soon as possible. If you need anything, just look for your uncle, don't grieve yourself. ”

Li Chengqian wrapped his arms around Li Shimin, buried his head in Li Shimin's arms, and wept bitterly.

Li Shimin also stroked Chengqian's back distressedly, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.

After a long time, Li Shimin wiped away his tears, raised his head, and said to the eldest grandson Wuji, who was standing aside and secretly wiping his tears: "Wuji, you are Chengqian's uncle." I'll leave it to you, please. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Please rest assured, your majesty, even if my eldest grandson Wuji is broken, he will protect him thoroughly." ”

Li Shimin retorted: "I don't want you to be crushed, and I don't want to make any mistakes. Li Yi is hateful, he dared to threaten Yu Me. Sooner or later, I will break his body into pieces, crush his bones and scatter ashes. ”

Soon, Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji got up and left the Taiji Palace, left the imperial capital Chang'an, and went to Youzhou.

Li Shimin was the only one left in the Taiji Palace, secretly sad and crying alone.

Li Xuan slowly walked into the Taiji Palace.

As if he had seen a savior, Li Shimin took Li Xuan's hand and said, "King Yong'an, you have always been resourceful, do you have a way to prevent Cheng Qian from going to Li Yi's territory?" ”

Li Xuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is very much in favor of Lord Feng De and Yi Feng's peace proposal. Because once the war starts, my Datang doesn't have much chance of winning. This war will not end soon, but will become a protracted war. Wei Chen understands His Majesty's sad and reluctant feelings, but seeking peace is the best strategy we can implement now, and there is no way to go to Li Yi's territory. ”

Li Shimin said in disbelief: "Li Yi has an army of 300,000, and our army also has an army of 300,000. The commander of our army is the world-famous general Li Jing, and the soldiers are the Nine Guards Army stationed in Chang'an, the imperial capital, which is the most warlike in our Tang Dynasty. Morally, we use the Son of Heaven to crusade against the unsubordinate; In terms of power, we use the whole country to conquer the two states of Youyou and Ying, and my Datang has so many advantages, how can this war be a protracted war? ”

Li Xuan did not answer, but took out a stack of folds and asked Li Shimin to take a look.

Li Shimin opened the folds and found that the folds were all from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, he couldn't understand why Li Xuan asked him to see these? But as Li Shimin kept flipping through it, he gradually saw the problem. These recitals were all performed by Liu Zhenghui, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Hongji, a waiter of the Ministry of War, without the slightest opinion of Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War. Li Shimin, who has been a scholar for many years, suddenly understood that Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, were overthrown by Liu Zhenghui, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Hongji, the waiter of the Ministry of War. Li Shimin waved his hand, flipped all the folds to the ground, and said angrily: "Bold, presumptuous, Liu Zhenghui and Liu Hongji ignored the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and dared to stand up to the officials, lawless." ”

Li Xuanshang said: "Your Majesty, Weichen knows that you are sincerely courting the old subordinates of King Jiancheng of Xi and King Yuanji of Hailing, as well as the middle factions such as Li Jing and Li Ji, but your old subordinates are not aware of your good intentions at all. Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, this is definitely not an exception, in the Tang Dynasty, this should be a common phenomenon, and Weichen hopes that His Majesty can show your attitude to the entire Tang Dynasty in the early dynasty, and win over King Xicheng, King Hailing Yuanji's old department, and the middle faction to use it for their own use to stabilize the court. ”

Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

The residence of Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the military department.

Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said to Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War: "How can this be reasonable? Li Shimin, who deceived the world and stole his name, clearly told the people of the world that he would grant you and me the high position of Shangshu, but in private he even let his henchmen elevate us and make us puppets and ornaments. Since we are determined not to use us, what is the point of us doing this Shangshu? It's better to resign from this official position and go to Li Yi, at least Li Yi will never dare to treat my thousand-year-old Shandong Hao clan as an ornament and a puppet. ”

After pondering, Lu Chengqing said: "Maybe this was not instructed by him Li Shimin, but his subordinates acted without authorization and dared to act recklessly......"

Cui Gan interrupted Lu Chengqing's words and said, "It's all at this time, are you still speaking for him Li Shimin?" Without his Li Shimin's instructions, would those people in his old department dare to empty us? ”

Lu Chengqing did not argue, but said: "Wait a few more days and see, if this is really instigated by Li Shimin, he wants to empty us." This official of the Tang Dynasty, we don't want to do it. Our Shandong wealthy family voted for Li Yi. ”