After the Nighthawk commander left, Wang De, the chief eunuch, reported to Li Yuanyu: "Your Majesty, the person who escorted Du Fuwei, the king of Wu, into Beijing this time is General Li Feihu, the deputy general of Li Xiaogong, the governor of Jingzhou and the king of Zhaojun. He said that he had the secret of King Zhao Jun and wanted to present it to His Majesty in person. Now General Li Feihu is waiting outside the Taiji Palace, looking forward to His Majesty's summons. ”

Li Yuan groaned, "Oh? The secret of filial piety? Declare. ”

Wang De shouted in his sharp male duck voice again: "Your Majesty has a decree to announce that General Li Feihu will meet you." ”

Li Feihu slowly walked into the Taiji Palace, saluted Li Yuan respectfully, and said, "Minister Li Feihu greets Your Majesty." ”

After that, he presented Li Xiaogong's secret fold to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan opened it and saw that it was Li Xiaogong who recommended Li Xuan to be the head of the march of the Southeast Road.

Li Yuan looked at Li Feihu and said, "Do you know the content on the secret fold?" ”

Li Feihu replied: "The minister guessed it, and when he left Yueyang, he got confirmation from the Grand Governor. The minister knows the contents of the secret fold. ”

Li Yuan asked again, "Is this what you most of the governors mean?" Why did he do it? ”

Li Feihu replied: "Because the Governor of Yong'an thinks that King Yong'an is really a royal family of the Li clan in Longyou and a rare talent in the Tang Dynasty, he doesn't want to see King Yong'an ruin his future because of politics." ”

Li Yuan sighed: "Most of your family governors have a heart, isn't it a good way to let King Yong'an leave Chang'an?" If King Yong'an's future is ruined because of the dispute between my two sons, I will not be reluctant. Li Xuan became the head of the march of the Southeast Road, and I agreed in my heart, but in this matter, I can't make a decision, and I still need to listen to the opinions of other important ministers of the court. You stay in Chang'an and wait for the outcome of the court meeting. ”

"Yes." Li Feihu replied respectfully.

Soon, Li Feihu left.

Li Yuan sat alone on the dragon chair and muttered to himself, "It's okay for Li Xuan to leave Chang'an." As long as he's not with the people, I still admire him. After all, he is the only son of Xiaoji, Xiaoji has contributed too much to my Tang Dynasty, and in Dingguan, the Guanlong aristocratic group is used by me, and the contribution is great. Li Xuan's cultivation and cultivation will definitely be the future pillar of the Tang Dynasty, which can be reused. ”

Subsequently, Li Yuan ordered: "Summoning the crown prince, the king of Qin, the left servant to shoot Pei Lian, the right servant to shoot Feng Deyi, and the imperial historian Xiao Yu to enter the palace to discuss matters." ”

Half an hour later, the crown prince, King Qin, Pei Lian, Feng Deyi, and Xiao Yu walked into the Taiji Palace one after another.

After sitting down, Li Yuan took out Li Xiaogong's recital and said to everyone: "Let's take a look, see how to reply to King Zhao Jun?" ”

The fold was passed in the hands of the crown prince, King Qin, Pei Lian, Feng Deyi, and Xiao Yu.

When the prince saw it, it turned out to be Li Xiaogong's recommendation of Li Xuan to be the head of the march of the Southeast Road, and his face was gloomy.

After seeing it, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, hesitated, as if he was in deep thought.

After the left servant shot Pei Lin and looked at it, he looked at the prince Jiancheng, and when he saw the prince's gloomy face, he seemed to understand something.

After the right servant shot Feng Deyi, he looked at the crown prince, then at the king of Qin, and finally at the emperor Li Yuan.

After seeing it, Xiao Yu, the imperial historian, looked directly at the right servant and shot Feng Deyi.

Li Yuan took back the fold and said, "Let's discuss it." ”

Prince Jiancheng got up and said: "The position of the chief of the march of the Southeast Road is important, and it is related to the safety of the situation in the south of my Tang Dynasty. Erchen thought that King Yong'an had no political experience, and it was not easy for him to take on such an important position. ”

Li Yuan said noncommittally: "Oh. Then, he looked at King Qin.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was still pondering, and seemed to be very entangled in his heart, and he did not say what he thought.

And the left servant who has always supported the prince, Pei Lian, got up and played: "The old minister thinks what the prince said is very true. King Yong'an was only fifteen years old, and he really couldn't hold such an important position as the head of the march of the Southeast Road. ”

Hearing Pei Lin say this, Li Shimin stood up and said: "Since ancient times, heroes have been young people, how can Zuo Servant Shoot judge whether King Yong'an is suitable for the position of the head of the march of the Southeast Road?" I led the army at the age of fifteen, and at the age of twenty, I became the general of Tiance who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops of the Tang Dynasty, and in the past six years, I have defeated Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, and Dou Jiande. Now I am only twenty-six years old, and His Majesty did not appoint me as Admiral Tiance because I was young. And now in the whole world, no one dares to say that my Tiance General has done badly. Zuo Servant is an important minister of the court, how can he have such a confused idea of raising talents for the country? ”

Pei Lian's face suddenly turned red.

Li Shimin said respectfully to Li Yuan: "Erchen agreed with King Zhaojun's suggestion, and also recommended King Yong'an to be the chief of the march of the Southeast Road. ”

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin in surprise and said, "You really decided to agree to Li Xuan to be the head of the Southeast Dao march, and not let him stay by your side and give you advice?" ”

Li Shimin replied, "Erchen agrees." King Yong'an, as the head of the march of the Southeast Road, can still make contributions to our Tang Dynasty, but if he stays in Chang'an, he will only suffer all kinds of despicable frame-ups and shameless attacks, and he will not be able to show his talents. ”

Seeing Li Shimin's performance like this, Li Yuan was appreciative. The most important quality of a politician is pragmatism, and the people of the world have done it.

After that, Li Yuan looked at the right servant Feng Deyi and the imperial historian Xiao Yu.

Feng Deyi stood up and said, "Forgive the ministers for being stupid, and ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment." ”

Xiao Yu also stood up and said, "Please Your Majesty." ”

Li Yuan looked at Feng Deyi and scolded with a smile: "Old slippery head." You're the right servant, tell me what you think. ”

Feng Deyi stood respectfully, but his mind was running rapidly.

His Majesty has been supporting the crown prince recently, and he should have rejected it as soon as he saw Li Xiaogong's performance, but now, not only did he not reject it, but also took the trouble to convene an inner court meeting; Now the crown prince and the left servant shoot Pei Lin have all opposed, and only the king of Qin supports it, and the situation is obviously favorable to the prince, but Your Majesty has to listen to my thoughts. Could it be that His Majesty has changed his mind and begun to support King Qin? Then he denied it: "Impossible, Your Majesty will not turn to support King Qin without warning." The problem lies with Li Xuan, maybe His Majesty also admires Li Xuan very much, but he doesn't like Li Xuan's involvement in the dispute between the prince and the king of Qin, and the previous Yong'an King Li Xiaoji should also be a reason. His Majesty agreed in his heart that Li Xuan should be appointed as the chief of the march of the Southeast Road.

After coming to this conclusion, Feng Deyi looked at the crown prince, and then said to Li Yuan: "The old minister thinks that the position of the chief of the march of the Southeast Road, at present, only Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, is the most suitable. ”

Li Yuan smiled faintly: "Oh? Why? ”

Several others were curious.

Feng Deyi replied: "Because the position of the chief of the march of the Southeast Road is very special now. It is the original official position of Du Fuwei, the king of Wu of my Tang Dynasty, who commands the 36 counties of Jianghuai and hundreds of thousands of Jianghuai troops. Anyone sent by the imperial court to do this position needs to rely on the 200,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty under the command of Li Xiaogong, the governor of Jingzhou and the king of Zhaojun. Without the support of King Zhao Jun, anyone to lead hundreds of thousands of Jianghuai troops who had just surrendered would be tantamount to a big joke. Hundreds of thousands of Jianghuai troops put forward any conditions, as long as King Zhao Jun does not support it, or does not move, the person appointed by the imperial court can only agree, he can't agree if he doesn't agree, he has no strength, how can he alone resist hundreds of thousands of troops who are not consistent with him? In this position, King Zhao plays a decisive role, so we must pay full attention to King Zhao's suggestion. It is best to agree to Zhao Junwang's request. ”

After listening to Feng Deyi's words, everyone suddenly realized.

The crown prince Jiancheng said: "Li Xiaogong is bold, he dares to blackmail the imperial court. ”

Li Yuan's eyes were jealous, and he said slowly: "He has this strength. ”

In the end, Emperor Li Yuan agreed to Li Xiaogong's request and agreed that Li Xuan should be the chief of the march of the Southeast Road.

When Feng Deyi left the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan threw an appreciative glance at him, admiring his thorough analysis and deep understanding, and seeing some problems that he didn't even pay attention to.

As soon as he walked out of the Taiji Palace, the young and majestic King Qin was already waiting outside the palace, bowing to Feng Deyi and saying, "Thank you for your help." ”

Feng Deyi accepted it calmly and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, be more careful in the future." ”

After Li Shimin bowed his hand and thanked him, he turned around and left.

Soon, the crown prince and the left servant shot Pei Lin also walked out of the Taiji Palace, and after Feng Deyi saluted the prince, he said: "Your Royal Highness the prince, Your Majesty has already made up your mind to let Li Xuan be the chief of the march of the Southeast Road before convening the inner court meeting. The old minister wanted to refuse, but His Majesty insisted on letting the old minister say it. I hope the prince is not to blame. ”

"Father, you actually had an idea before?" The crown prince fell into thought.

Soon, he figured it out, and he looked at the left servant and shot Pei Lian. Pei Lin nodded secretly, indicating that what Feng Deyi said was true.

The crown prince Jiancheng comforted Feng Deyi and said: "Feng Xiang, I was helpless at that time. Since his father has moved his mind, who can stop him from making decisions in his own way? ”

With that, the three of them left together.