In the Storm Pavilion in the sea pool, Li Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, behind him, Li Shimin knelt on the ground, not daring to move, he knew that this was Li Yuan's punishment for himself, although Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng, but if he said that he had no guilt in his heart, it was also false.

"Back then, when you were young, our family of six people, life was not good, although the father was a Tang Guogong, but because of the surname Li, so Yang Guang was jealous, although you are my son, you did not enjoy much glory and wealth, but at that time, each other loved each other, do you remember how you got on the war horse?" Li Yuan said faintly. The six people in his mouth are Li Yuan and his wife, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xiuning and Li Yuanji.

"It was the eldest brother who carried me on the war horse." Li Shimin's head lowered and said in a low voice. There was a hint of complexity in his eyes, Li Yuan's words reminded him of when he was a child, brothers, friends and brothers, although the family was always worried about whether Yang Guang would kill him, but the life was still very warm. He doesn't know when the relationship between himself and Li Jiancheng has deteriorated, is it time to canonize the crown prince?

"Yes, every time I was an official outside, your eldest brother was in charge, taking care of your mother at the top, and taking care of your brothers below. At that time, hey, now that I think about it, my father would rather go back to the past! Li Yuan's voice was very calm, but the calm was terrifying, even Li Shimin also showed a trace of panic in his heart, he regretted that he came to the Fengbo Pavilion alone, at this time, if Li Yuan wanted to kill himself, it was still very simple.

"The retainer is guilty." Li Shimin had no choice but to whisper.

"Get up!" Li Yuan didn't say anything, and sighed: "The throne is a good thing, didn't I just covet the throne back then, so I would raise troops to go south?" You are also one, there is only one throne, to be honest, in the world today. Only if you become the emperor can you defeat Li Xin. Do you know why I know your talents, but I can't make you the prince? ”

"Erchen is not the eldest son." Li Shimin said without thinking. He knew that this was the biggest obstacle preventing him from becoming the crown prince.

"Yes, because you are not the eldest son, if you are made the crown prince, what do you make those big families think? The patriarchal system, the patriarchal system, although it has its flaws, but it maintains the rules. No one can spoil it. I'm good, you're good, and Li Xin is good. Li Yuan sighed: "If you kill your brother, you will break this rule." ”

"Becoming a king or losing a king, if the sons can dominate the world, these will not be a problem." Li Shimin's eyes were firm, and he looked at Li Yuan and said.

"Okay, okay, if only you had this confidence." Li Yuan nodded after hearing this. said: "Leave some of the blood of the prince and the king of Qi!" Anyway, they are also the descendants of my Li family, so I can't let the two of them die! Li Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, looking at Li Shimin who was kneeling on the ground, and finally turned into a long sigh and said.

"Yes." Li Shimin hesitated for a while. Then he said: "As long as they think they are the courtiers of Da Zhao, the sons and daughters will ensure that they will be rich and prosperous for life." Li Shimin's meaning is very simple, as long as the sons of the two honestly surrender to Li Shimin, there is no danger to their lives.

"Now that it's built, it's dead. Then you are the crown prince, and on the day of your mother's birthday, I will decree that you will be the prisoner of the country. In another month, I will give you the throne. Li Yuan's voice was very calm, and it made Li Shimin feel scared.

More importantly, he wished that Li Yuan would abdicate immediately, because if it continued like this, he would at least have to wait until September to inherit the throne, and in addition, it would take another half a year to straighten out the relationship between all aspects, and it would take another half a year at the earliest, and at the earliest, it would be at the end of the year before he had the energy to arrange the affairs of the army and prevent Li Xin's Northern Expedition.

Li Shimin must win this war, otherwise, don't wait for Li Xin to attack Xindu, even the people inside Dazhao will also take their lives. He really hoped that Li Yuan could give him more time.

It's just that Li Yuan even said the words of Chan to give up the throne, can he ask for more? Although Li Shimin is a little thick-skinned, he really can't do this kind of thing.

"Father, Li Xin will definitely go on a big northern expedition at the beginning of next year, I don't know if my father is ready?" As soon as he thought that Li Xin was about to go on a northern expedition, he still asked seriously.

"What do you think?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Shimin and said: "You are the crown prince, and you are also the first commander in my Da Zhao when marching and fighting, and you have the most say in this matter, so you can talk about it first." ”

"After the Great War of Shandong, we had 300,000 soldiers and horses, of which 100,000 troops were in Youzhou to resist the Turks, 50,000 in Taiyuan, 50,000 in Liyang, 50,000 in the plains, and Xindu had 50,000 people. In the final analysis, it was because of the lack of troops in the DPRK and China, Li Xin's soldiers and horses were at least 500,000, and Erchen believed that in addition to the generals, it was more of a problem of soldiers, and we still had fewer soldiers and horses. Li Shimin said boldly.

"And what are you going to do?" Li Yuan glanced deeply at Li Shimin and said.

"The young and strong people of the people can't be recruited, otherwise it will affect next year's spring ploughing, so they can only be selected from the family. As many young people as there are in the family, these young people should be in our hands, and only in this way can we get enough young men and soldiers. Li Shimin arched his hand and said: "With a little training, these people can become soldiers, even if they can't fight against Li Xin, but they can still defend the place." Moreover, with these people in hand, if those families have other ideas, we can also deal with them calmly. ”

Li Yuan nodded after hearing this, Li Shimin did this, not only to deal with Li Xin's attack, but more importantly, he was worried about the rebellion of the family, these big families have a good relationship with Li Jiancheng, and now that Li Shimin has killed Li Jiancheng, it is not good that these families are angry and have taken refuge in Li Xin, so Li Shimin is helpless even if he has great ability. That's why it is required that all the young people, private soldiers, and tenants of the family be in their hands.

"Will those big families agree?" Li Yuan shook his head and said, "This is to cut off their roots, and these people probably won't agree." ”

"No, following us, there may be a glimmer of life, but following Li Xin, these family's private soldiers and tenants will be Li Xinde in the end, and even their foundation land will not be owned by them, for this, these people will definitely agree." Li Shimin said with confidence.

"Okay, I'll help you figure this out." Li Yuan thought about it, and decided to help Li Shimin, not because he liked and admired Li Shimin, but more importantly, this matter was related to his own country, so he would help Li Shimin. (To be continued.) )