Li Shimin said that he had to see Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong.

Liu Shilong bowed his hand to Li Shimin and said, "Erlang doesn't have to be so polite when he speaks, if there is a place where Shilong is useful, Shilong is willing to be driven by Erlang."

Samurai Tong also said, "Jiro has something to say, please speak."

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Li Shimin looked at Wu Shitong, Liu Shilong, and everyone in the tent one by one, and said,

"All of you here are friends with Liu County Order, and now he is still being held in Taiyuan County Prison. Even if my father had the intention of releasing him from prison, because Gao Junya had sent him to prison at that time, if his father proposed to release him, I was afraid that Wang Wei would be suspicious."

"Shimin thinks it would be better for the county officials or Wang Wei to put it forward. I don't know if General Wu and Township Chief Liu are willing to persuade Wang Wei to put forward an order for the release of Liu County."

Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong, when they heard that they were asked to persuade Wang Wei, both of them felt that this was an opportunity to show their sincerity to Li Shimin, so they readily agreed.

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This time he went hunting in Yuquan Mountain, Li Shimin originally planned to test whether Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong could take it for his own use, but he didn't expect that the two of them had already taken refuge in Li Yuan, but Li Yuan was not very at ease with them and did not regard them as confidants.

Today, Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong said disobedience in public, which is tantamount to falling into the crime of rebellion and cutting off their own way of retreat, and they can only follow Li Yuan and Li Shimin in the future.

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After Wu Shi Tong offended Yang Su and returned to his hometown, he first got acquainted with Wang Wei and then Li Yuan, and he already had a plan in his heart.

After promising Li Shimin to persuade Wang Wei to release Liu Wenjing, in order to further win Li Shimin's trust, Wu Shitong did not shy away from saying what he thought directly.

"Erlang no longer needs to be suspicious of Shi Tong in his heart, I am only in a hurry to show you my heart today, and it is also forced by the times."

"If there is chaos today, the Great Sui has no power to return to the sky, and I, Brother Liu and the Tang family brothers, are all people with property in Taiyuan."

"The Great Sui is about to die, Wang Wei can hardly be counted on, we are selfish, we must try to keep our own property, and among the five counties in Shanxi, only Tang Guogong is the most reliable person."

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Tang Jian also said in a hearty voice, "What Brother Wu said is really from his heart, we are not better than the small people, they can avoid other places when the war is in chaos, but we and the family and land cannot move away, so we can only take refuge in the Ming Lord for self-protection."

Li Shimin listened to what he said to be reasonable, and it was human nature to hope to avoid disasters.

Wu Shi Tong continued, "Now that Hebei, Shandong, and Henan are in chaos, Shanxi is still stable under the control of Guogong, but I am afraid that after the strength of the world's heroes grows, it will be difficult for the five counties of Shanxi to be safe, and I hope that Erlang will persuade Guogong to make plans as soon as possible."

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Today's Li Shimin is as anxious as Wu Shi Tong, and wants to persuade Li Yuan to consider raising troops to start an incident, but at this critical time, Li Yuan did not say a word about raising troops.

Since the return of the bandits in the Bird Mouse Valley, Li Yuan has hidden in the other courtyard and avoided Li Shimin, and Li Shimin didn't know what Li Yuan was thinking in his heart.

What to do next, Li Shimin didn't dare to make a decision, and wanted to see Li Yuan discuss it in detail before making a decision.

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Li Shimin comforted Wu Shitong and Tang Jian, "You don't have to be anxious, how to do it next, my father has his own opinion in his heart, and he will do his best to ensure the safety of the five counties in Shanxi."

"No matter what, my father will not leave you alone. After the New Year's Day, the people of the world will give you accurate news."

When everyone heard Li Shimin say this, they put aside the matter of raising troops for the time being, began to let go of drinking and eating meat, and continued hunting in the afternoon, and returned to Jinyang City until dark.

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When Guanyin saw Li Shimin coming back, she hurriedly asked him about the situation of Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong.

Li Shimin sat on the kang with an unhappy face, and said to Guanyin, "The ideas we discussed last night didn't come in handy at all, and you and I wasted all our efforts."

Guanyin asked disappointedly, "Is it true that Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong still seem to be close to Grandpa, but in fact they swear to follow Wang Wei to the death?"

Li Shimin sighed with a calm face, "Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong are really hateful, they don't follow the path designed by Ah Wan, they do this, where is the face of Ah Wan's sister?"

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Guanyin listened to Li Shimin's tone of voice strangely, as if she was ridiculing herself, she squinted at Li Shimin, and said dissatisfiedly, "Are you playing tricks on me?"

Li Shimin couldn't hold back his laughter, he looked at Guanyin with a smile, and his voice changed to a happy tone, "The situation is better than we expected, too good to be expected."

Guanyin only then knew that Li Shimin was teasing her, pretending to be angry, grabbing the duster on the kang head and holding it high, making a gesture to hit Li Shimin.

Li Shimin rightly complained about Guanyin, "Sister Maid is really unreasonable, I dig out my heart to amuse you, but you want to beat your family Langjun, this situation really makes me sad."

Guanyin stared at Li Shimin, still with a serious face, and said, "You speak to me well and tell me what happened carefully."

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Li Shimin recounted the whole story to Guanyin as it was.

Guanyin listened carefully, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

She and Li Shimin analyzed, "It is also reasonable for Wu Shitong and Liu Shilong to do this, smart people like them should be able to see the situation clearly, know what is beneficial and what is harmful, and those who seek profit will naturally act towards profit."

"I see that their words and deeds are not pretended, we can believe the words of the two of them, but we must explain the two of them, and don't make Wang Wei suspicious, so that we can play a greater role in the future."

Li Shimin nodded, "The more Wang Wei believes in the two of them, the better it will be for us, and when I saw them recently, I told them not to show their flaws."

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Guanyin continued, "Judging from what Wu Shi Tong and Liu Shilong said, Grandpa has not been able to make up his mind, and it seems that he still has too many scruples."

Li Shimin also felt the same way, "I think Grandpa is too careful, doesn't trust anyone, and doesn't want anyone to know what he really thinks in his heart. When it comes to the New Year's Day, we see Grandpa and want to find out what he really thinks."

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Two days later, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Yuan really returned from the other courtyard to the Taiyuan Left-behind Government Office.

Since Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were not by Li Yuan's side, Li Shimin and Guanyin accompanied Li Yuan to keep the New Year.

There are no children at home, and the atmosphere of the New Year is not lively, Guanyin asked the kitchen to prepare wine and food, and the three of them chatted while eating around the kang.

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After not seeing each other for more than ten days, Li Yuan didn't look very happy, he didn't talk much, he didn't talk much, and he seemed to be preoccupied with something important in his heart.

Seeing that Li Yuan was unhappy, Guanyin asked Li Yuan tentatively, "What is Grandpa thinking?"

Li Yuan put down the double chopsticks in his hand and sighed, "The current situation is becoming more and more dangerous, life and death are on the line, every step is terrifying, and I often can't sleep at night these days."

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Li Shimin asked, "Why didn't Grandpa do it early?"

Li Yuan took a sip of wine from the wine cup and said slowly, "Now is the time. The Turks in the north have repeatedly caused incidents, and Qu Tutong and Wei Wensheng in the south still have heavy troops. If we raise an army, I am afraid that we will be attacked on our backs."

Li Shimin asked Li Yuan, "Grandpa, even if we don't have an accident now, do we have to prepare in advance?"

Li Yuan said worriedly, "Under the current situation, how dare you act rashly? If you prepare in advance, you have to let some civil and military officials know, do you know who is trustworthy and who is not? If you're not careful, you'll get the news."

"After revealing the news, we have to act hastily in order to protect ourselves, but the consequences of hastily acting will be unpredictable."

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Li Shimin also knew that Li Yuan was in a dilemma and it was difficult to make a decision, so he advised Li Yuan, "Grandpa, it seems that such a major event involving the life and death of thousands of people, if you don't prepare in advance, it will be too hasty to start an incident whenever it happens."

Li Yuan was still worried, and he told Li Shimin and Guanyin what he was most worried about.

"Now your eldest brother and third brother are still in Hedong, and your third sister's whole family is in Chang'an, if they come to Jinyang, it will arouse the suspicion of the imperial court.

He said to Li Shimin solemnly, "When to raise the matter, we will discuss it in detail later, but now the time is not ripe, you should not mention it again."

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Seeing that Li Yuan would not allow him to raise troops again, Li Shimin turned the topic to saving Liu Wenjing from prison.

"When is Grandpa going to release Liu Wenjing from prison?"

Li Yuan thought slowly and methodically while picking up vegetables, stopped in mid-air, looked at Li Shimin and said, "Liu Wenjing's matter can be big or small. To put it mildly, he is a traitor, and it may be a capital crime. To say that according to the laws of the Great Sui, he should not be punished."

"When Yang Xuangan rebelled, Yang Guang punished his nine clans, and his in-laws were all punished. But in the matter of Li Mi, Yang Guang has not yet issued a clear edict on how to deal with the crime."

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Li Shimin said, "Yang Guang has not issued a clear edict, according to the law of the Great Sui, Liu Wenjing is innocent. The subordinate officials are not guilty, but they are imprisoned, if Grandpa doesn't ask, won't the other officials shudder when they see it?"

Li Yuan looked helpless, "I also thought about releasing him from prison, but I was afraid that Wang Wei and Gao Junya would oppose it."

"If there is a dispute, I am afraid that Wang Wei will report to Yang Guang, but it may lead to the death of Liu Wenjing."

"Yang Guang didn't know about Liu Wenjing yet, but once Wang Wei reported it, it would attract Yang Guang's attention, and if he issued an edict to punish Liu Wenjing, the consequences would be irreparable."

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Li Shimin once again remembered what his mother finally confessed, and his mother said that his father was indecisive and true, and his father was comprehensive and thoughtful in everything, but it was difficult to make a decision.

He told Li Yuan about the arrangement for Wu Shi Tong and Liu Shilong to persuade Wang Wei a few days ago.

Li Yuan warned Li Shimin, "Wu Shi Tong and Liu Shilong are now stepping on two boats, and you can't trust their words."

Seeing that his father was still cautious, Li Shimin comforted Li Yuan, "Grandpa, I also know that they are stepping on two boats, but let's let them see that our boat is more stable than Wang Wei's boat. Wu Shi Tong and Liu Shilong are both smart people, who can be relied on by you and Wang Wei, they have their own calculations in their hearts."

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Li Yuan listened to Li Shimin's words, and only then did he relax a little, but he still advised, "Be careful to make the Wannian ship, you still have to be careful everywhere in the future, don't mention it to anyone, you and my father and son have plans to raise troops."

Regarding the release of Liu Wenjing, Li Yuan's attitude is also ambiguous.

He told Li Shimin, "Don't be anxious about Liu Wenjing's affairs, wait until the Zhengdan is over, and see how Wang Wei acts."

Li Shimin was inconvenient to argue with his father, so he had to agree to obey Li Yuan's arrangement.

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