Chang'an Prince's Mansion.

Since the last time Li Shimin's almost head-to-head move, Li Jiancheng has been waiting for the second wave of his second brother's offensive.

But Li Shimin had no movement at all, and the matter of whistleblowing seemed to have nothing to do with him, he never mentioned it or cared, and he still dealt with his own affairs as before, looking for a sense of storage in front of Li Yuan from time to time, giving him eye medicine for the eldest brother of the prince, and placing a few henchmen in some key positions.

Although Li Shimin is not the crown prince, his power is even higher than that of the prince.

Li Jiancheng's title is a prince, and Li Shimin's titles are General Tiance, Taiwei, General of the Left and Right Twelve Guards, Shang Shuling, Yongzhou Mu, Shaanxi East Dao Daxing Tai Shang Shuling, Yizhou Dao Xingtai Shang Shuling, Liangzhou Governor, and King Qin.

The prince's main power lies in government affairs, especially after the world is settled, Li Yuan's playful temperament makes Li Jiancheng handle most of the government affairs, without the name of supervising the country, but the fact of supervising the country. However, Li Shimin was able to easily mix in Li Jiancheng's field and plunder Li Jiancheng's political capital.

Because the Tang Dynasty adopted a system of three provinces and six ministries.

The three-province six-ministry system is a kind of political system that has been developed for a long time from the Western Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty and further improved by the Tang Dynasty. Among them, Shangshu Province has the highest status and is the head of the six ministries, in charge of the assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials below the fourth grade; the Ministry of Households, which is in charge of finances and the treasury; the Ministry of Rites, which is in charge of tribute, sacrifices, and ceremonies; the military department in charge of the military; The Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry, which were in charge of judicial and auditing affairs and were in charge of engineering construction, were all under the jurisdiction of Shangshu Province, and the boss of Shangshu Province was none other than Shangshu Ling Li Shimin.

Shang Shuling was the head of the central bureaucracy. The highest position in the executive series. Of course, Li Shimin was out on the expedition in the early stage, and he did not have time to fulfill the obligations of this position. The person who is actually in charge of affairs in Shangshu Province is Li Yuan's most trusted brother Pei Lian.

The War of Reunification gradually ended, especially after the Battle of the Tiger Prison, Li Shimin's military prestige had reached its peak, and there was no reward for it, and there was no way to seal it. Li Yuan is even more reluctant to have a headache about this problem, and he will never use Li Shimin's military trump card until the critical time. also left Li Shimin in Chang'an.

Since Li Shimin, who is in Chang'an, has the title of Shangshuling, and the six ministries are under his control, it is a matter of one sentence that he wants to meddle in government affairs. Therefore, Li Shimin has the power to intervene in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty more effectively than Li Jiancheng, the crown prince.

However, Li Jiancheng wanted to meddle in Li Shimin's military affairs, but there was no excuse for him, because Li Shimin, who was not the crown prince in terms of real power, was better than Li Jiancheng.

It seems that Li Shimin's strength is better than Li Jiancheng's, but it is not.

Li Yuan is Li Jiancheng's strongest backing, as long as Li Yuan is there. No matter how much weight and power Li Shimin has, it is useless.

Li Jiancheng understands this. After the incident of selfish hiding soldiers and horses, he took a step closer to being a filial son and handled state affairs more dedicatedly and seriously.

Li Yuan was sincerely happy to see this, and his attitude towards Li Jiancheng was the same as before, and he let go of that little prejudice. At the same time, he and Li Yuanji also had frequent contact, and the relationship became closer, and officially reached a political alliance against Li Shimin, launching a new round of planning.

"The second brother is too unusual!" Li Yuanji angrily found a seat and sat down. complained to his eldest brother, and indignation flashed in his eyes. For Li Shimin, the second brother. Rather than having any good feelings, he is full of jealousy, as he has been since he was a child.

Li Yuanji knew that his parents didn't like him since he was a child, so they left him at home and ignored him, but took his second child Li Shimin with him everywhere. As a child who lacks father's love and mother's love, how can he balance his heart when he sees his second brother so favored? When he grew up, Li Yuanji was lost to Li Shimin by Li Yuan, giving full play to his brave strengths. Li Shimin is like a god in soldiers, and he is also handy with generals. Even if Li Yuanji was a useless soldier, Li Shimin still took care of him, and the fourth brother gave him the opportunity to play and won a lot of military achievements.

Li Yuanji completely ignored this, he thought that he was extremely capable, and it was a matter of course for him to achieve military exploits, and he did not know at all that Li Shimin knew people and was good at his duties, and there was always no shortage of strong soldiers and fierce generals under his command, if he did not take special care of him, he would have relied on Li Yuanji's wisdom and strategy to lead the army to fight there.

Li Yuanji not only did not have any gratitude here, but because Li Shimin was strict in governing the army, he was not merciful at all, and he hated him several times because he made mistakes that embarrassed him.

This hatred is on revenge, in Li Yuanji's eyes, Li Shimin and others are the same enemy, and they are not brothers of the same mother and compatriots at all.

"He appointed Gao Shilian as the governor of Yongzhou, who doesn't know that Gao Shilian is his person, and he clearly doesn't take the eldest brother in his eyes."

Zhizhong is the full name of Zhizhong Engaged in History, also known as Zhizhong Engaged, and is one of the senior adjutants of the State Assassin History. The adjutant of this state and county is not because of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's eyes, but in fact, it depends on what kind of state and county. Yongzhou Zhizhong, it seems to be a petty official, but it is not.

The governance of other local states and counties is not at all in the eyes of princes such as Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, but the governance of Yongzhou is different.

Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is in Yongzhou, a state and county that has risen to the top, with a very high status and great power.

Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, the Yongzhou pastor has been appointed by the closest prince, and the prince has never dealt with the affairs of the state and county, and the affairs of the state and county are handled by the other drivers and the middle of the government.

Yongzhou is Xiao Yu, who is the prime minister, and Yongzhou Zhizhong is the new Gao Shilian...... The maternal uncle of Princess Qin's eldest grandson.

Li Shimin directly asked Li Yuan to let his maternal uncle serve as the governor of Yongzhou, and his intention was very obvious, deepening his control over Yongzhou. This control of Yongzhou is equivalent to the control of Chang'an, the capital of the country.

Li Jiancheng said: "Don't be angry, the second brother is the pastor of Yongzhou, and he arranges his own people to be in the middle of the government, what can we do?" He said it casually, but his heart was full of jealousy.

With such a powerful and powerful younger brother, as the crown prince, even though he is equally talented, he still feels a chill down his spine and is very jealous. However, his city government was a thousand times better than Li Yuanji, so naturally he didn't show it.

"Big brother, I'm thinking about you!" Li Yuanji said eagerly: "If you go on like this, you will be too passive everywhere, so we should strike first." It's really not good, I'll do it, kill the second brother, and keep the eldest brother and the prince safe. ”

"Don't be reckless!" Li Jiancheng's face sank, this matter was said by Wei Zheng, it was thoughtful, and the words came out of Li Yuanji's mouth, which was recklessness and nonsense.

Li Yuanji saw that Li Jiancheng was angry, sat aside depressedly, and stopped talking.

Li Jiancheng sighed with a little headache: "Your heart for the eldest brother, the eldest brother understands." It's not that the eldest brother doesn't want to fight back, it's just that your second brother is not an idle person. If you don't have full confidence and make a rash move, you will only take the first step to expose your flaws, and let the other party grasp the handle, but make a mistake. Don't look at the second brother pressing step by step, but just like you and me, they are all within the bottom limit of the father, and they are sued to the father. At most, it is a reprimand, and it can't hurt in the slightest. He's forcing me to do it, your eldest brother isn't stupid, how could he fall for his calculations? Don't look at me being constrained everywhere, it's actually your second brother's expression that can't sit still. I'm the crown prince, and the more it drags on, the better it will be for me, so he's approaching everywhere. He can't go with me, and he can't consume me. After all, he will be the first to act, the first to show his flaws, the first to let the world know his ambitions, and make his father dissatisfied with him. If he strikes first, he loses! ”

Li Jiancheng has already seen through the current overall situation, of course, he still hasn't said a word: if he can block Li Shimin's offensive.

Li Yuanji said: "Since the eldest brother has his own plans, the fourth brother can only support it." However, I think the second brother's power in Chang'an Yongzhou's generation is too great, and the younger brother is afraid that the second brother will suddenly lose his heart and go crazy, which is not good for the eldest brother. ”

"You have a point!" Li Jiancheng muttered: "But don't worry too much, the guards of the Prince's Mansion of my East Palace plus the guards of your King Qi, as well as two thousand Changlin soldiers, the entire palace, the strength of the two of us can only be compared with the Yuancong Forbidden Army in the hands of my father." Although the second brother's Xuanjia army is brave, they are not our opponents. Of course, if you can avoid Yongzhou, then you can follow. ”

He looked at Li Yuanji thoughtfully.

Li Yuanji laughed and said: "My thoughts are the same as those of my eldest brother, which is the same as what heroes see." Yongzhou was partly beaten by the second sister, and partly by the second brother, here we have congenital deficiencies. I still mean that, move the capital, move the capital away from Chang'an, and choose a place that the second brother can't control, which is beneficial to the eldest brother. ”

Li Jiancheng asked: "You mean the Nanyang Xiangdeng generation?" ”

Li Yuanji said softly: "That's the case, in terms of topography, Chang'an and Luoyang can indeed be the national capitals, but the second brother's power in Chang'an is terrifying, and Luoyang is his stronghold, except for these two choices." The Nanyang Xiangdeng generation lives in a place where the terrain is dangerous and the transportation is convenient, the water resources are abundant and the territory is wide, and it is the best place that can be attacked and defended, and it is completely outside the power of the second brother, within my jurisdiction. With me Li Yuanji here, the second brother can't move the eldest brother at all. ”

Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment, and before that, Li Yuanji also mentioned the matter of moving the capital, but he let him veto it at the beginning. It is true that the prosperous generation of Nanyang Xiangdeng is true, but the real establishment of the national capital in that place is definitely not as good as Chang'an Luoyang. As a thousand-year-old ancient capital, Chang'an Luoyang still has the value of preserving zài.

How could Li Jiancheng not have this foresight, for the sake of the interests of the Tang Dynasty, he refused at that time.

But this time, he hesitated, and said half-loudly: "In this way, you mention it to your father, if your father wants to move, the eldest brother is fighting with you to move the capital to Deng Nanyang." ”

In order to consolidate his position, this time he made the decision to endanger the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuanji was overjoyed and said with a smile: "It's so decided, big brother, don't worry, although Nanyang is separated from Luoyang by a line, the gate of Fangcheng is guarded by my cronies." As long as the reason for consolidating the national capital is to regain the defense line of Fangcheng, why not be afraid of the second brother. ”

He had no idea that his henchmen had already let Luo Shixin and Pingyang take it down. (To be continued......)