Feng Deyi replied: "The army is on standby, this should be the order of His Royal Highness the King of Qin." He didn't order the army to attack the palace. ”

Emperor Li Yuan asked, "Why?" Why is that? King Qin is in control of the entire army of eight guards, and there is no longer any power that can stop him in the imperial capital of Chang'an? ”

Feng Deyi pointed to his heart and said: "King Qin is a person who values feelings, he has scruples in his heart, and he also cares about the father-son relationship with His Majesty, and the brotherhood of the prince and the king of Qi." ”

Li Yuan said slowly: "Shimin has scruples, that Feng Aiqing, what should we do?" ”

Feng Deyi said: "Having scruples is the only weakness of His Royal Highness King Qin now. His Majesty must firmly grasp this weakness of His Royal Highness the King of Qin and expand it, so that he will completely give up attacking the Imperial Palace. In this way, Your Majesty and Datang can turn the crisis into safety and turn the danger into a disaster. ”

Li Yuan hurriedly asked: "Feng Aiqing said quickly, how can you firmly grasp the weakness of the people of the world and expand it?" ”

Feng Deyi said: "This time, Your Majesty must stand on the side of King Qin, reward Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin, severely reprimand the crown prince and King Qi, show extreme love to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, arouse His Royal Highness the little father-son affection for His Majesty, and at the same time strictly order the crown prince and the king of Qi to admit their mistakes to the King of Qin, so that even if His Royal Highness the King of Qin has absolute strength, he is ruthless and can't do it because of his family affection." ”

Hearing Feng Deyi's strategy, Emperor Li Yuan stood up and said easily: "The people of the world are still too soft-hearted. If he is more ruthless, this Tang Dynasty will be his. It's a pity that his heart is too soft, and he buried such a good situation in vain and missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

After scrutinizing the details, Emperor Li Yuan and Feng Deyi left the Taiji Palace together and returned to the Qianyuan Palace. In the Qianyuan Palace, Emperor Li Yuan sat on the dragon chair and ordered:

"Order the left and right Qianniuwei, and the left and right Jin Wuwei to obey the order of General Tiance of Qin King Li Shimin, and the whole army will change their clothes, and the whole body will be vegetarian, mourning the king of Henan who died in the Tang Dynasty, Li Daoxuan, the prince of Tan Guo, and Luo Shixin, the governor of Jiangzhou."

"Order the entire Luoyang garrison to change their clothes and keep their whole body in vein."

"Order the crown prince to be built, and the king of Qi Yuanji to redeem the bodies of Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin from the traitor Liu Heimin at all costs, and send them back to the imperial capital Chang'an."

"Order the Ministry of Rites to select the names of Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin, and after being decided by Li Shimin, the king of Qin, report to me."

With the issuance of Emperor Li Yuan's edict, the left and right Qianniuwei and the left and right Jin Wuwei of the imperial capital Chang'an began to change their clothes, and their whole bodies were vegetarian. Since then, the twelve guards stationed in the imperial capital Chang'an have all been redressed.

In the eastern capital of Luoyang, the crown prince Jiancheng, the king of Qi Yuanji, the prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng, and the prince Feng Li, the commander of the six guards of the East Palace, gathered together.

Qi Wang Yuanji said proudly: "Brother Prince, Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin are dead. Now, in Luoyang City, he is the confidant of King Qin, and the highest position is Luoyang Changshi, Qin Wangfu Records Office Joining the Army Fang Xuanling, Luoyang Sima, Qin Wangfu Records Du Ruhui and two people. Brother Prince, let Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also lead a few soldiers to the front line, what do you think? ”

The crown prince was quite moved.

The crown prince Xian Ma Wei Zhengjin admonished: "Your Royal Highness the prince, this matter must not be allowed. Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin are already dead, if Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are allowed to die at the hands of the traitor Liu Heimin, it will be too great a blow to the morale of my Luoyang garrison. The four highest officials in Luoyang City were killed one after another, and the soldiers were disheartened and scattered and fled. The battle against the traitor Liu Heimin will not be able to fight anymore. As for the imperial capital Chang'an, not only will it completely anger Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and force him to do bold and unpredictable things, but the entire Tang Dynasty will think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not open-minded enough, declare personal vendettas, and wantonly eradicate dissidents, which is very unfavorable to His Royal Highness the Prince's ascendancy. ”

Prince Jiancheng glanced at Wei Zheng with a little dissatisfaction, and Wei Zheng continued: "The identities of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also require us to be extremely cautious in getting rid of them. Fang Xuanling was born in the Qinghe Cui clan of the Shandong Hao family, a relatively small family in the Shandong Hao family, but his wife was from the Fanyang Lu family among the four major families of the Shandong Hao family; And Du Ruhui is from the Guanzhong Du clan of the Guanlong aristocracy, the Guanzhong Du clan has a huge influence and has a great right to speak in the Guanlong aristocratic group. Du Ruhui's grandfather and father have all been high-ranking officials at the former Sui Shangshu level, and his uncle Du Yan is the chief staff and military advisor of King Zheng and Wang Shichong, and many of his uncles are all holding important positions in the power center of my Tang Dynasty. If you get rid of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and provoke the dissatisfaction of the Qinghe Fang family, Fan Yang Lu family, and Guanzhong Du family, the three families will be forced to Li Shimin, the king of Qin, which will be too much to lose. ”

After listening to Wei Zheng's analysis, Prince Jiancheng frowned.

At this time, the chief eunuch Wang De walked into the mansion built by the prince.

Wang De conveyed Emperor Li Yuan's edict to the crown prince Jiancheng, Qi Wang Yuanji, the crown prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng, and Feng Li, the commander of the six guards of the East Palace: the Luoyang garrison should be kept in force and the corpses of Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin should be redeemed at all costs.

Qi Wang Yuanji was dissatisfied: "Why? Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin, two ant-like existences, how can they be worthy of being promoted by their father and emperor? The two generals of the defeated army, lost their power and humiliated the country, and mourned them, which truth is this? ”

Feng Li, the commander of the six guards of the East Palace, echoed: "My Luoyang garrison must not mourn the general of the defeated army. ”

The crown prince Jiancheng and the crown prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng also believed that the edict could not be followed. If the Luoyang garrison mourns Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin, it is equivalent to telling everyone that Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin have no history, only merit. They're right, who's wrong? Then it can only be that the prince is wrong. It is equivalent to telling everyone that the prince Jiancheng assassinated Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin, which is too big a blow to the prince's prestige.

Wang De, the chief eunuch, said coldly: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has already controlled the eight guards of the twelve guards in the imperial capital Chang'an, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the crown prince Xian Ma Wei, and the six guards of the East Palace led Lord Feng's mansion are now surrounded by the army of His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Your Majesty has shown weakness to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, why are you still strong?" ”

Prince Jiancheng said in surprise: "Controlling eight of the twelve guards? How did he do it? ”

Wang De, the chief eunuch, said: "Li Daoxuan and Luo Shixin died in battle, and the King of Qin issued an order from the general of Tiance, which was supported by the left and right military guards, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right Wei Wei, and the left and right leading guards and the eight guard armies. His Majesty hopes that the crown prince and the king of Qi will also be able to show weakness to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and now the situation in the imperial capital of Chang'an, the society of the Tang Dynasty is in the middle of King Qin's thoughts. If he ordered a large army to attack the palace, no one would be able to resist it. ”

The crown prince Jiancheng, Qi Wang Yuanji and others all sat down in their chairs and did not say a word for a long time.