Xiao Yu didn't speak after hearing this, and was silent for a while: "Even you are suspected, it seems that I, Xiao Yu, am really in a place of suspicion." I can't stay with this Li Tang. ”

"What do you mean, uncle?"

Xiao Yu waved his hand and said: "I think I, Xiao Yu, is the son of the Son of Heaven of the Liang Dynasty, the younger brother of the Empress of the Sui Dynasty, and the left servant of the current Shangshu, and the son of Heaven, who also fell into this field." Since Li Yuan and Li Shimin don't want me anymore, I will go to Zhao Guo. It has not been a day or two for the people of Zhao Guofeng to ask for an old man, and Empress Xiao has also written to me many times, persuading me to surrender to Zhao and ensure that I will be prosperous all my life. How about it, nephew, would you like to go with me? ”

Xiao Deyan heard Xiao Yu say this: "Uncle, my nephew has this intention, now that Li Tangjiang is in decline, it is too difficult to expect Li Shimin to turn things around." Although this person has the courage of Xiang Yu and the strategy of Liu Bang, but Li Chongjiu was also a hero at that time, not to mention that at present, Zhao Guo has destroyed the Turks and Goguryeo, and relieved the troubles in the north and east. ”

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and said, "That's right." In this way, my betrayal is meaningful, I just want to see Li Shimin's face at the moment when he learned that he defected to Zhao Guo when he was the left servant of Chao Shangshu, which is also the consequence of the Li family's father and son not reusing me. ”

Xiao Yu said this, showing hatred.

That night, Xiao Yu made a decision, and the next day he took leave from the imperial court and went to the outskirts of Chang'an to sweep the tomb. On the way, Xiao Yu was picked up by someone from the Wind News Division and suddenly left from Chang'an and headed for Zhaodi.

The news of Xiao Yu's rebellion against Tang was not concealed for long. The first to discover Xiao Yu's disappearance was a scribe from Shangshu Province, who learned that Xiao Yu had not returned to Chang'an overnight. immediately told Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin heard the news, he was immediately furious and blocked the news. On the other hand, he sent someone to arrest Xiao Yu.

But when the left servant of Chao Shangshu shot the disappearance, how could the news be concealed by blocking the news. The gossip continued to break out, especially after Chang'an sent people to Weishui, and after the Yellow River was arrested along the river, the news leaked.

Many officials in Chang'an have already heard the news of Xiao Yu's rebellion against Tang and Zhao, and even the current dynasty Zaifu has betrayed Zhao, which is really not trivial. The more you cover it up, the more you can't hide it, which shocks the court. It's like one of the three of Zhao Guo, Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng, and Wang Qi surrendered to Li Tang.

The shock in Li Tang's court is not small, not to mention that Xiao Yu, as a Zaifu, has a lot of secrets about Li Tang. Li Tang's domestic situation was unabashedly exposed in front of Zhao Guo. Now Li Tang Dynasty must be panicked, after Xiao Yu descended to Zhao, then which of the Li Tang officials can be trusted, everyone is in danger at this moment.

Plus Lee Won-gil. Xiao Yu and Xiao Deyan surrendered to Zhao together, and Li Tang officials didn't know who else would announce the surrender of Zhao tomorrow. The officials are all living in fear, but on the surface, under the maintenance of Li Shimin, Chang'an City still maintains a stable appearance.

It seems to be a stable situation. The fuse of the Xuanwumen Incident, Yang Wengan himself, officially declared a rebellion in Gyeongju.

This news. Like dry wood ignited by a raging fire, the situation in Li Tang Hexi was instantly ignited.

Inside the Liangyi Palace. Li Shimin sat next to the dragon chair, and the dragon chair was empty. But everyone knows that it is impossible for Li Yuan to come back and sit on the dragon chair at this moment, so Li Shimin on the side is already at the helm of Datang.

The lights in the Liangyi Hall were bright, and Li Shimin's confidants and important ministers were all playing to Li Shimin.

Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin: "Duan Decao, the governor of Yanzhou, Li Ying, the king of Lujiang, refused to obey the edict of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the matter of returning to Chang'an was also quietly spread in the court, but these two people are okay, although they are against His Royal Highness the Prince, they have not publicly expressed their intention to rebel. But Yang Wengan openly raised troops to rebel, and the banner he played was to raise troops to kill His Royal Highness the Prince, avenge Li Jiancheng, and welcome back His Majesty to take charge of the Tang Dynasty! ”

Li Shimin said: "Yang Wengan is ignorant, for such a person, there is nothing to say, so he ordered to go down to worship Hou Junji as the general of Zuo Wuwei, send troops to attack Yang Wengan, and then send Yang Shidao, the governor of Lingzhou, to attack from Lingzhou and attack from both sides. Lone must act vigorously and resolutely, sweep Yang Wengan, and make an example of a hundred! ”

Du Ruhui said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Shengming, Yang Wengan is purely unwise, the land of Gyeongju is not as good as Gyeongju where Duan Decao is located, and Hedong where Li Ying is located, where the power of Zhao State is beyond the reach of the whip. This rebellion, if it can be quickly suppressed, this will also be a deterrent to Duan Decao, Li Jin. ”

After Fang Du and the others finished speaking, Gao Shilian pinched his beard and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has one more matter, at present, there are many people in the clan who accuse you of killing your brothers in this Xuanwu Sect change, although Your Majesty has tried his best to redeem it, but there are still many people in the clan who resist. ”

Only Li Shimin's half-uncle Gao Shilian dared to say this to him. And everyone else didn't dare to mention the three words Xuanwumen in front of Li Shimin, even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui didn't dare.

Li Shimin said: "My father learned the lessons of the former Sui Dynasty, refused to trust outsiders, and only reused the clan as generals, so he promoted Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong, Li Ying and others. This is nepotism, among these people, except for Li Xiaogong, which one is really capable, and Li Ying is against Lone. Such a clan, don't be alone! ”

Hearing Li Shimin say this, Fang Xuanling and the others all persuaded: "Your Highness can't say that, no matter what, these clans are all relatives of His Majesty, who else can you trust if you don't trust them?" ”

"Lonely people don't trust them," Li Shimin said, "In the Tiance Mansion, such as Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji, Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Liang, Cheng Zhijie and others, which one of them is not better than them by ten times, don't mention them, I still have famous generals like Chai Shao, Yang Gongren, Liu Hongji, and Zhang Gongjin in the Tang Dynasty, and their talents are ten times better than them, so why should they hold the military power." Lonely people are meritocracy, never cronyism, those who are vegetarian should be eliminated, and talented people should be generalized! ”

Li Shimin said that the generals of the Tiance Mansion present were all grateful, this is the monarch they are worthy of allegiance, and they have lived up to their strong support in the Xuanwu Sect.

And Fang Xuanling praised it from the bottom of his heart, this is Gao Ce, Li Yuan has maintained the current of the Tang Dynasty by reusing the clan, and Li Shimin is now usurping power through guò, so he can't use Li Yuan's team, of course, he has to use the generals he trusts as generals to take over military power.

That's why Li Shimin has the intention to get rid of the military power of Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong, and Li Ming. Although Li Shentong also strongly supported Li Shimin's ascension to the throne at the beginning, Li Shimin had already been replaced with iron determination and let his trusted generals take over the military power. (To be continued......)