Li Yuan looked at the anonymous letter in his hand, read it over and over again, read it back and forth countless times, and finally couldn't help it, and shouted angrily: "Call the prince over to me!" ”

The glamorous Concubine Yin De said coquettishly: "Your Majesty is angry, don't be angry." ”

Li Yuan had no intention of messing around with Concubine Yin De in this plan, and said with a bored tone: "Go down, get out of here." All the people in the West Hall are withdrawn, and no one is allowed to approach without my order. ”

Concubine Yin De didn't dare to have any anger, and Cancan retreated. His qiē was given by Li Yuan, and without Li Yuan, she was nothing.

Concubine Yin De is big-chested, but she is not a person who is willing to be lonely, and this retreat from the West Hall of the Taiji Hall immediately called her confidants and informed Li Jiancheng of the news that Li Yuan was angry when she received an anonymous letter and let him know.

Li Jiancheng has been paying attention to the situation in the north recently, and the northern defense line is arranged by him. The war in the south was fierce, and the outstanding generals of the Tang Dynasty gathered in the south, and Li Shimin was the only commander in Guanzhong. If war breaks out in the north, the general who will lead the army will definitely be Li Shimin. It is impossible for Li Jiancheng, who has made great military achievements, not to be jealous, and to do everything possible to prevent him from making further meritorious achievements and enhancing his prestige in the army.

Therefore, he came in to strengthen the defense line, and dispatched soldiers to patrol and guard in various important places, in case the Turks found an opportunity, and took advantage of the Tang Dynasty to deal with Fu Gongyi, and raised troops to the south, so that Li Shimin's military prestige could be further enhanced.

However, it is indeed unlikely that the Turks will send troops, and Li Jiancheng has received reliable information that Jieli, the lord of the steppe, has not had a good time recently.

In recent years, Jieli has not taken advantage of the Tang Dynasty, and suffered a big loss at the hands of Luo Shixin last year. The 100,000-strong army allowed Luo Shixin to retreat alone. directly led to his prestige plummeting, and his prestige was far less than before. Some powerful tribes have begun to disobey Jieli.

In order to regain his prestige, Jieli has launched a rectification of the grassland tribes. Some are too busy to take care of themselves, and they don't have the idea of moving troops in a big way. It's just that Li Jiancheng is cautious and steady, and he has always done things without leakage. Even so, it is still not intended to give the Turks the slightest opportunity to take advantage of it.

After receiving Li Yuan's summons, Li Jiancheng did not hesitate, put down the qiē in his hand, and rushed to the Taiji Palace to see the driver.

This has just come out of the East Palace. The eunuch Xiaoxi came to meet him.

Li Jiancheng has superb communication skills, relying on the convenience of the prince, and even more up. Almost every position of civil and military officials has his henchmen, even the harem. Li Yuan's favorite Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu all let him win him over, and often reported to him. Because of this, he was able to know Li Yuan's recent situation for the first time. Understand his mindset of thoughts. So as to make changes accordingly. Therefore, Li Yuan was very satisfied with his talented eldest son, and he never thought of abolishing his position as the crown prince at all.

Xiaoxi is a close confidant of Concubine Yin De, and she often reports to him, and they are very skilled with each other.

Li Jiancheng pretended that something had not been dealt with, and returned to the East Palace to wait for Xiaoxi.

"Father-in-law!" Li Jiancheng greeted him with a smile and greeted him, and anyone could feel the style of Corporal Lixian.

Xiaoxi hurriedly returned the salute. With a little excitement, he said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the concubine asked the little one to inform His Highness." His Majesty received an anonymous letter written by someone unknown today, and His Majesty was furious when he saw the letter, and then asked His Royal Highness to go, and also evacuated everyone in the West Hall of Taiji Palace. ”

Li Jiancheng's expression was solemn, realizing that something was unusual, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know the content of the letter?" ”

Xiaoxi shook his head and said: "At that time, His Majesty was very angry, and the concubine Niangniang just opened her mouth and let Her Majesty scold her bitterly, and drove her out of the West Hall, how dare you ask more." ”

Li Jiancheng bowed his head and said: "Father-in-law went back to thank Niangniang for Gu, Gu will never forget her great kindness." ”

Don't be overjoyed, Li Jiancheng rushed straight to the Taiji Palace non-stop, he didn't have time to breathe, and he didn't have time to think about the reason, so he calmly rushed to the Taiji Palace as quickly as possible, so as not to let Li Yuan lose his mind and not listen to the explanation because he was angry because he waited too long, so that he would have a hard time arguing.

"Father!" Li Jiancheng pretended not to know anything and strode into the west hall.

"Get on your knees!" Li Yuantie's face was blue, and his face still showed an uneasy look.

Li Jiancheng knelt down without hesitation, but his expression was confused and puzzled, and he couldn't help but tremble secretly in his heart, and said silently: "Second brother, you finally can't help but make a move?" ”

He slammed his head on the ground and said, "I don't know what mistake my son has made to make my father so angry!" ”

"Bump!" Bang!

Li Jiancheng slammed his head on the ground, and at the same time slammed into Li Yuan's heart, and the anger in his heart disappeared inexplicably, and he was faintly a little unbearable.

Although Li Yuan is lustful and even a little absurd, the only person he really loves most in his life is his wife, Empress Dou, and because of this, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the queen's seat has always been empty. Li Yuan felt that except for the dead Empress Dou, no one was qualified to be a mother in the world.

It is because Li Yuan also pinned his love for Empress Dou on several of Empress Dou's children, that is, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, and Pingyang, and became an emperor who protected the calf to the extreme. Among these children, Li Yuan loves Li Shimin the most, Li Yuanji is the most worried, but Li Jiancheng and Pingyang are relieved.

This is also closely related to the environment of the Li family, Li Jiancheng was born early, as the eldest he is ten years older than the second Li Shimin. Therefore, the burden of being in charge of the family only falls on Li Jiancheng alone, plus he is a heavy person, young and old, and behaves properly. In the early years, he and the Dou family were allowed to be officials in other places, and Li Jiancheng took care of the Li family's family business in his hometown at the age of a weak crown, handling the affairs of the clan, and never let him worry about half a snack. And the second Li Shimin is mischievous, likes to go to the horse falcon and the market rangers, and often gets into trouble when he is young, Li Yuan Dou can't rest assured, so he has always taken Li Shimin by his side to discipline. Between father and son, Li Shimin and Li Yuan have been in contact with each other for the longest time, and the relationship is naturally the most intimate. Li Yuanji was actually similar to Li Shimin when he was a child, the same naughty and mischievous. The difference is that Li Yuanji is too ugly and ugly, with genetic mutations, and is not liked by the Dou family, so he has not been able to enjoy the same treatment as Li Shimin.

Now the most obedient and sensible boss, who has never even been scolded, slammed his head on the ground. Li Yuan, who was protecting the calf, was not feeling good in his heart, and he couldn't let out the fire in his heart.

"See for yourself!" Li Yuan threw the anonymous letter in front of Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng looked at the content of the letter, but there was a trace of doubt in his eyes: he always thought that Li Shimin had made a move, but this little trick was too pediatric, right? If Li Shimin uses this method, he is not qualified to be his opponent Li Jiancheng at all, and it is not enough to stuff his teeth.

"What do you have to say?" Li Yuan looked at his beloved son angrily.

Li Jiancheng bowed down in the ground and said: "The son is wronged." ”

Li Yuanqi said: "Could it be that what is said in this letter is not true? Compared with a mysterious person who didn't dare to leave his name, he was naturally more willing to believe in his son in front of him, who had never had to worry about him.

Li Jiancheng said with a little trepidation: "Most of them are true, but Erchen definitely has no intentions, let alone any intention of plotting the West Palace." ”

In the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan lived in the West Hall of the Taiji Palace, commonly known as the West Palace.

Li Yuan said angrily: "So, you did recruit two thousand strong brigade commanders Lin Jun to arrange for them to be stationed at Changlin Gate?" also specially recruited three hundred Turkic soldiers from Youzhou in the East Palace? ”

Li Jiancheng said truthfully: "Erchen does not dare to deceive in any way, it is indeed as said in this letter." It's just that there are a lot of things that Erchen can't help himself here, and he is forced to do nothing. ”

"Hmph, then I want to hear how you can't help yourself!" Li Yuan said with a sneer, although his tone was still stern, it obviously gave Li Jiancheng a chance to defend himself.

Li Jiancheng bowed three times and said: "Back to my father, my son is trusted by my father, gives him the position of the crown prince, and entrusts him with important tasks. I only hate to be shallow in my studies, and I failed to fight for my Tang Dynasty in the south and north like my second brother, and share my father's worries. Therefore, in recent years, in my free time, I have been studying military affairs hard, studying the art of war, and training the guards in the palace, hoping to be like the second brother in the future, and share the worries of my father and emperor in the decisive battle. also strictly selected the East Palace guards, and eliminated all those timid and incompetent people, leaving only some capable soldiers. Then recruit talents from outside the world and expand the East Palace. Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly: "I know that I am martial arts in the Tang Dynasty, and brave people are like crossing the river, flocking here, but in just a few days, not only fill all the vacancies, but also have a lot left." At that time, Erchen felt that it was okay to exceed a little, so he asked his subordinates to stop continuing to raise until now, and the extra people were accepted together. Who knows that the amount exceeded is as many as more than 2,000 people. At first, Erchen felt that he could cut some of them, but after strict selection, he found that these people were really rare talents. Erchen couldn't bear to lay them off, so he made an exception and arranged for them to go to Changlin Gate. This matter is indeed the fault of the son, and I ask my father to forgive me. ”

"Get up!" Li Yuan heard Li Jiancheng say this, and also knew the reason, and said sharply: "If you hadn't made a mistake first, there would be no today." ”

Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, standing cautiously with his head down and humbly being taught, Li Yuan's mentality had changed significantly from anger to reprimand, and he hurriedly said: "What my father taught me is." ”

Li Yuan said unceremoniously: "What about the Turkic cavalry?" ”

Li Jiancheng said: "The child knows that the fierce enemy of my Tang Dynasty in the future must be Turkic. It also recruited some Turkic cavalry to understand their habits, understand their tactics, and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses for reference. ”

"That's it! I see. Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different, how can it arrange for the Turks to run rampant in the East Palace, and immediately disband the Turkic cavalry when they go back. ”

"Sons obey orders!" Li Jiancheng bowed for a long time.

Walking out of the West Hall, Li Jiancheng did not have any joy of escaping, but was full of doubts, as shrewd as Li Shimin, who had been lurking for three years, but it was this stinky trick when he made a move, which was really incomprehensible...... (To be continued......)