"Pedantic!"

Li Shimin sharply criticized the so-called 'state theory of benevolence and righteousness' of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, "History has always been written by the victors, as long as we can seize the world, who will say that we are robbing while the fire is burning, the history books can say that we went north to resist the Turkic invasion, it can be said that we were asked by the Sui Dynasty to send troops to help the war, isn't there an envoy from Yang Shidao?" It can also be said that we are to protect the lives and property of the people in the Central Plains and send troops to resist the Turks, and it can be said that Yang Yuanqing led the Turkic army into the Central Plains, and the Utu Department is the best evidence. ”

Li Shimin's unceremonious accusation also aroused Li Jiancheng's anger, he could no longer hold back, and retorted: "That's it! We don't mention any benevolent and righteous state, and people like you say that benevolence and righteousness is to play the piano to the cow, we will judge things by facts, you have forgotten the lesson of the Central Plains fiasco, it was you who kept saying that the Sui army was pinned down by Hebei and could not take care of the Central Plains, so we marched to the Central Plains, and the result? After all these years of fighting, how many times have you defeated the Sui army, and which time have you not been beaten to the ground? This time the Turks invaded the Sui, can you guarantee that the Sui Dynasty will fall, the Turks have no siege weapons, at most they will come to loot and leave, and then what? How do we deal with it? ”

"What if you can't seize the opportunity? Shall we be killed? ”

Li Shimin was also angry, "Originally, the six counties of Guanbei were in the hands of the Sui army, and later Huining County was occupied, and the next step was to occupy all the Guannei Dao, because of the fear of the Sui Dynasty and did not dare to start a war, it is better to surrender now, the sword is hanging above our heads, do you have to endure it any longer?" ”

"Shut up!"

Li Yuan was enraged by the quarrel between his two sons, he slapped the table heavily and scolded sharply: "Do you think of me as a clay straw man? quarreling unscrupulously in front of me, one is a dignified prince, the other is a general of Tiance, where are you like? Get out of here, get out! ”

When the two brothers saw that their father was angry, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to quarrel anymore. Trembling and withdrawing from the imperial study, the two of them snorted heavily almost in unison, and turned to leave.

The face-to-face dispute between the two sons made Li Yuan extremely angry, although this was also a scene he wanted to see, and the two sons restrained each other to ensure the stability of their throne.

But the two sons really quarreled in front of him, and Li Yuan was a little difficult to accept emotionally. After all, he is in addition to the role of emperor. He also plays the role of a father.

The most important thing for an emperor is to defend and consolidate the throne, and his son is his biggest threat, and there is no father-son relationship at this time. He will do everything possible to deal with his son.

But not all the time he is being the emperor, occasionally he will return to the role of father. At this time, the discord between his sons would make him extremely angry, and he completely forgot that the conflict between his two sons was caused by him.

Li Yuan's troubles also lie in the fact that he is uncertain about the Turkic affairs, he does not take any benevolent and righteous state to heart, he knows very well in his heart that benevolence and righteousness are just a coat, and interests are fundamental.

On the one hand, he agreed with the opportunistic theory of the second son, Shimin, who attacked Sui this time. It is indeed their opportunity to seize the Guannei Dao, since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the six counties of Guanbei have always been his biggest heart disease, as the people said, this is a sharp knife hanging over their heads.

Originally, this knife was inserted in the scabbard, but when Huining County was forcibly seized by the Sui Dynasty, half of the knife was already drawn. The glittering blades made their necks feel cold.

But on the other hand, the prince was also right, the Turks were not Xianbei, they would not occupy Hedong to establish a state, at most they would plunder the population and property and then retreat to the steppe. It is impossible for the Sui Dynasty to be destroyed by the Turks, so what then? When the Turks withdrew. How should they face the counterattack of the Sui army, the defeat of the Central Plains War has left an extremely deep shadow in Li Yuan's heart, making Li Yuan afraid of Yang Yuanqing in his bones.

Li Yuan was in a dilemma of extreme distress......

Li Shimin returned to the Qin Wangfu angrily, and as soon as he entered the mansion gate, the eldest grandson Wuji greeted him, looking a little nervous and said: "Your Highness, something happened to the Taiyuan Kamikaze." ”

"What?"

Li Shimin was startled, immediately forgot the annoyance in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji took out a volume of information and handed it to Li Shimin, "This is the information I just received, saying that because of the fake money incident, the Bafang wine shop was seized, Li Shouzhong and more than a dozen Tang Feng backbones were killed, the Bafang wine shop was burned, and the Taiyuan Tang Feng was almost destroyed." ”

Li Shimin carefully read the information, his brows furrowed, how could this Li Shouzhong be so incompetent, and expose himself in such a trivial matter as throwing fake money, pause, he asked again: "What is the situation of the other Tang Feng members?" ”

"I don't know for the time being, but judging from the fact that they can still release eagles, it shouldn't have been exposed, Li Shouzhong and more than a dozen backbones were all killed, and the Bafang liquor store was burned, which shows that Li Shouzhong and they kept the bottom line and burned the list."

Li Shimin only felt that his heart was very chaotic, many anxious things were blocked in his heart, and he couldn't find a clue, he needed to calm down, or listen to the advice of the wise man, he asked again: "Is Mr. Fang back?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, Mr. Fang has returned, I heard that he is at home."

Li Shimin was overjoyed, and immediately said to the guard: "Go and invite Mr. Fang, just say that I have something important to discuss with him." ”

Fang Xuanling's return gave Li Shimin a little confidence in his heart, and said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Now we must preserve the strength of Taiyuan Tang Feng, order everyone to stop moving, and if the situation is different, you can evacuate Taiyuan immediately." ”

"I understand that there is another thing to report, which is about the East Palace."

Li Shimin stopped him with a wave of his hand, "Come to my study to talk!" ”

Li Shimin took the eldest grandson Wuji to the outer study, walked to the door and instructed the guards: "No one is allowed to disturb it, and no one is allowed to approach!" ”

"Yes!"

Pushing open the door and entering the room, Li Shimin sat down, and then said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Say it!" What's up? ”

"Your Highness, we found out that the crown prince may have something to do with Concubine Yin De."

"Relationship?"

Li Shimin frowned, "What does it matter?" ”

"We found that the prince's people had a close relationship with Yin Guiping, the father of Concubine Yin De, so we deduced that Concubine Yin Defei may have been bought by the prince."

This news made Li Shimin a little unable to sit still, Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu are the two most beloved concubines of the emperor, if Concubine Yin Defei is bought by the prince, she often blows the wind on the pillow, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to herself, Li Shimin pondered for a while and asked: "How did you find out about this situation?" ”

"Last time, His Royal Highness gave a list of lowly positions, and they were some of the prince's confidant ministers, and the lowly sent Tang Feng to pay attention to these ministers separately, and the people who monitored the prince's Xima Yang Jun found that he had a close relationship with Yin Guiping recently, and they met yesterday, and they went to meet again just now, which is a bit abnormal, so the lowly position feels that there is a problem."

Li Shimin walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and Yang Jun reminded him of Yang Jun's younger brother Yang Rong, who was one of the two major lieutenant generals guarding the East Palace, but he was an out-and-out gentleman, and he often took the guards of the East Palace to the teaching workshop to mess around, and his reputation was very bad.

And the elder brother Yang Jun is the prince's confidant, a person who even dares to betray his own father, it is incredible that the prince still trusts him so much.

Li Shimin knows the weakness of his brother Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng's biggest weakness is that he attaches too much importance to feelings and is too generous to people, the Yang brothers are just because of the crown princess, he reuses them, but forgets their danger, since ancient times, people who are too emotionally attached can't do great things.

Compared to the importance of the Yang brothers, Concubine Yin De is not so important, thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer, he immediately whispered to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Don't make a noise about this matter, continue to monitor Yang Jun, don't let him find out, and at the same time ask to catch some of their brothers' handles as much as possible." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji understood what Li Shimin meant, and the Yang brothers might be of great use in the future, so he immediately bowed down and said: "I understand my humble position, and I won't startle the snake." ”

At this time, Li Shimin heard the voice of the guards outside, "Mr. Fang, Your Highness said that you are not allowed to go in!" ”

"However, it was His Highness who came to me and said that if there is something important, you should go and report it for me."

This is Fang Xuanling coming, and the eldest grandson Wuji immediately surrendered his hand and said: "Your Highness, the humble post will go first." ”

He was very shrewd and knew that there were some things he couldn't participate in, so Li Shimin nodded, "Go ahead!" Arrange the affairs of Taiyuan, although protect the living forces. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji turned around and left, Li Shimin opened the door and said with a smile: "Let Mr. Fang come in!" ”

Fang Xuanling had just returned from Longxi County in the morning, and he had not had time to change his clothes, he looked a little dusty, and he was tired from traveling west for more than a month, making him thin and dark, he was going to the military examination schools in Guanxi to stock military rations and army accounts, and he was going to talk about this matter with Li Shimin tomorrow.

But at this time, Li Shimin couldn't care about talking about the trip to Kansai, so he told Fang Xuanling in detail about what had happened recently, and finally said very worriedly: "The key is the crown prince, he strongly opposes sending troops, which makes his father have great doubts, and more importantly, he will launch a petition from a hundred officials, and the last attack on Xiao Mo was forced to cancel because of the strong opposition of a hundred officials, I am afraid that this time it will be the same." ”

After Fang Xuanling came back, he and the eldest grandson Wuji had been talking for a while, and he knew a little bit about the situation in the court, and he also thought about it, and had a little idea in his heart.

Fang Xuanling could feel the anxiety in Li Shimin's heart, so he smiled slightly: "Your Highness calm down first, there is still some time for this matter, and you can deploy it calmly, in fact, I think the key to this matter lies in the saint, as long as His Royal Highness can convince the saint, even if the prince mobilizes hundreds of officials to oppose it, it will make the saint have a sense of being coerced, and he will be suspicious of the prince's excessive power, he will be even more disgusted with the prince, doesn't His Royal Highness think this is a good thing?" ”

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed, why didn't he think of it?