Chapter 186: Eight Red Dates
Guanyin first pointed to the first pair of two jujubes, one large and one small, saying that it represented the competition between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and said that it was the first general trend that Li Shimin faced.
Li Shimin nodded in understanding, and asked Guanyin, "What do you think I have to compete with my eldest brother?"
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Guanyin took out three dates from the food box, and placed them under the two dates, one large and one small, in turn.
"First, it is more important than whose status is in Grandpa's mind; second, who is more prestigious among the ministers of civil and military affairs; Thirdly, who can accomplish greater merit than when the world is pacified."
"The status in Grandpa's heart determines the status of the two of you in the future."
"If you want to become important in Grandpa's heart, you have to improve it by establishing more merits."
"People's hearts are oriented to profit, and their momentum is like water. Your prestige in the hearts of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs will be determined by the change of your status in the hearts of Grandpa and the size of your meritorious deeds."
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Speaking of people's hearts like water, Guanyin couldn't help but sigh, "There are many people who are high and low in the ministers of civil and military affairs, and some people support you when you gain power, and someone steps on you when you lose power. Because the uncle is the rightful heir of the grandfather, and he is the son of the world, some people who tend to be inflammatory, will now begin to move closer to the uncle."
Li Shimin pinched the jujube in the middle, put it in his mouth, bit off half of it, and said with a smile, "If you meet such a person, I will eat him at once."
Guanyin smiled and said, "It's easy to say, but in reality, winning people's hearts is often the most difficult thing."
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After saying Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, Guanyin pointed to the other three pairs of dates and said one by one,
"The second pair of dates refers to the next two stages. First, the west entered the pass, and Dingding pass; After that, it will go out of the border and go eastward and sweep the world."
"The third pair of jujubes is the two means of winning the hearts of the people of the world. The first temptation is to benefit, and the second is to deter it. If you lure them to advantage, you will follow them, and if you deter them, you will make the defenders everywhere look down on the wind."
"The fourth pair of jujubes refers to the two routes that go west into the pass. One is to cross the Yellow River from Fenyin, pass through Hancheng and occupy Yongfengcang; The second is to go south to the east of the river, cross the Yellow River through the Pujin Ferry, and knock on the Tong Pass to enter."
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Guanyin finished talking about all the four pairs of dates, put the dates on the case together, put them in the food box, and looked at Li Shimin with an inquiring gaze, "Brother Shimin, do you think I'm right?"
Li Shimin was thinking about every word Guanyin said, when he heard Guanyin ask him and praised, "Ah Wan is incomparably intelligent, and she only uses eight red dates to sort out our future path clearly."
As he spoke, he grabbed Guanyin's slender jade hand that was collecting jujubes, which was soft and delicate, soft as boneless, and warm, so that Li Shimin was reluctant to let go. He whispered, "Sit down on my brother's side."
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Guanyin stood up, under the traction of Li Shimin, bypassed a few cases, sat beside him, leaned the head on his shoulder, and said softly, "I just thought about it roughly, and how to do it in the future needs to be considered by Brother Shimin in detail."
Li Shimin held Guanyin's slender hand with his left hand, his right arm wrapped around her waist, his cheek pressed against her soft fine hair, and said emotionally, "With the help of Ah Mai, why should Brother worry about the great cause? In the next few days, I will seriously consider what you have said, come up with a feasible strategy, and then let the maid correct me."
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The phrase "Xiao Biesheng is newlywed" is not suitable for the nominal couple of Li Shimin and Guanyin.
But "not seeing each other for a day, like every three autumns", is suitable for this deeply affectionate couple.
Today is the reunion of the two people, it should be a lingering affection, and when they complained to each other, they were unexpectedly disturbed by the serious topic of their family and country.
It wasn't until Li Shimin saw Guanyin slowly put the jujube in the box that he suddenly woke up and realized that Guanyin had ardent expectations for his return today.
Thinking of Guanyin's elaborate makeup, Li Shimin secretly hated himself for living up to her tenderness and sweetness.
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Now Guanyin leaned on his shoulder, whispering, delicate breathing, Li Shimin no longer wanted to let this beautiful time pass in vain, he held Guanyin's back with his right hand, stretched out his left hand to support her legs, and put Guanyin on his lap.
Guanyin sat on Li Shimin's shoulders, the two looked at each other, Guanyin's eyes were affectionate, and there was shyness on her face that could not be concealed.
Today, Guanyin wore light makeup, swept the moth eyebrows, and applied a little powder, Li Shimin found that the maid sister who was by his side all the year round was so enchanting and moving.
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Looking at Guanyin's beautiful eyes, Li Shimin suddenly felt angry, and he gently leaned over to kiss her long eyelashes and her eyelids. Guanyin closed her eyes, let Li Shimin's hot lips gently skim, and her cherry lips opened slightly, as if expecting Li Shimin to be able to attack the city and seize the land like a battlefield.
Li Shimin finally lived up to expectations, hugged Guanyin tightly, the fragrance was soft, the wife was in his arms, and he could feel the sound of each other's heartbeats. He imprinted his lips deeply on Guanyin's cherry lips, which was the first time he kissed his wife deeply since he got married.
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After Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin returned from Xihe, Li Yuan did not immediately send troops south, but marched west to Guanzhong, he ordered his subordinates to reorganize their troops and horses, and discussed with the main civil and military officials about the strategy of marching.
During this period, Li Shimin and Guanyin were not idle, and both of them were studying a set of practical and feasible best strategies for entering Guanzhong every day.
Li Shimin realized that the competition between him and his brother Li Jiancheng had just begun, and now it can be said that they are neck and neck.
The eldest brother Li Jiancheng, as the eldest son, is in a noble position, and in accordance with the patriarchal law of the Rite and Religion, he inherits Li Yuan's inheritance.
Li Shimin has been following Li Yuan's side for a long time in recent years, giving advice and planning to raise troops, which has won Li Yuan's respect.
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However, the power of the Rite Sect and the patriarchal law is too strong, as long as Li Jiancheng is clumsy and does not make major mistakes, Li Shimin can hardly shake Li Jiancheng's status even if he tries hard.
Therefore, even Li Shimin did his best to show his talents to help Li Yuan pacify the world and become the emperor, and he replaced Li Jiancheng as the crown prince, and the hope of inheriting the unification was extremely slim.
Every time he thought of this, Li Shimin's heart became impetuous, entangled in the contradiction between advance and retreat, and he could not extricate himself.
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Guanyin persuaded Li Shimin not to be too entangled in the troubles of the coming day, but to do a good job in the present, if you can't even do today's things well, how can you talk about the coming day?
In the mutual comfort and encouragement of the soul, Li Shimin settled down the heroic heart of wanting to go to the blue sky and catch the bright moon, and the two of them contemplated and formulated a strategy for entering Guanzhong.
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The strategy was established, and Guanyin said to Li Shimin, "Brother Shimin, this strategy is the painstaking efforts of you and me for many days, and you must present it to Grandpa before he decides to send troops. Now that Grandpa has Uncle, Pei Lian, Tang Jian, Wen Daya and others by his side to give advice to him, as for whether Grandpa uses it or not, you should let him know that we have come up with such a plan."
"If Grandpa acts according to this strategy, everything will go smoothly, and if he does not act according to this strategy, he will encounter setbacks, then in the future, he will value your opinion more and more, and your position in his heart will become more and more important."
Li Shimin said, "I understand what Ah Wan thinks in her heart, this is the method of "inner fighting" mentioned in "Guiguzi".
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Guanyin earnestly asked Li Shimin's opinion, "Brother Shimin, I have a few disrespectful words about Grandpa, I hope you don't blame you when I say it."
Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Li Shimin nodded and said, "As long as it is beneficial to say it, where will Brother blame you?"
Guanyin sighed, "Grandpa is not a saint either, maybe one day if he is confused by a traitor, he will be alienated from you, and at this time, the technique of "internal attack" will work."
"When you are snubbed, when Grandpa is proud, he may leave you behind; When he is frustrated, he will think of you and ask you to help him out of danger."
"If it is difficult to achieve great things without you, Grandpa will think of you at every critical moment."
Li Shimin also felt helpless, and couldn't help but sigh, "If you choose this path, you are doomed to a bumpy road ahead. Fortunately, in good times and bad, there is a maid as a companion."
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On this day, Li Shimin went to see Li Yuan and prepared to present Li Yuan with a strategy for entering Guanzhong in the west. He went out of the middle side hall of the west gate, and along the road in the palace, he came to the side hall of the east gate.
Jinyang Palace has seven halls and two halls, the main halls are in different courtyards, the two side halls before and after the east gate are in the same courtyard, after staying in the Jinyang Palace, Li Yuan deals with daily affairs in the side hall of the east gate.
Li Shimin arrived at the west gate of the courtyard of the side hall of the east gate, and a eunuch led him to the back side hall of the east gate.
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There is a square couch in the middle of the main hall of the side hall, and there are several cases in front of the couch, which used to be the place where the emperor sits, and now it is Li Yuan who sits behind the case.
When Li Yuan saw Li Shimin enter the hall, he did not change his sitting posture, he held his hand fold in one hand, and pointed to the low couch on the east side with the other hand for Li Shimin to sit.
Li Shimin didn't dare to be rude, and saluted his father with a crossed hand, and then sat upright on the east couch.
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Li Yuan saw Li Shimin sit down, put down his hand, looked at Li Shimin and smiled, "What is the matter with Erlang seeing me?"
Li Shimin took out the written strategy and said to Li Yuan, "Shimin recently drafted a strategy for entering the Guanzhong in the west, and brought it to Grandpa to see if it is feasible."
Li Yuan raised his left hand, folded it according to the stack of hands on the case, and said to Li Shimin, "As for how to act next, civil and military officials also have different suggestions, some suggest to stabilize the foundation of Shanxi first, and some suggest to enter Guanzhong as soon as possible.
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Li Shimin did not rush to give the strategy to Li Yuan, and then he said, "Shimin thinks that he should enter the Guanzhong with lightning speed."
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