The matter of Luo Su and Luo Shi will not be mentioned for the time being.

Because of the dispute between the King of Qin and the crown prince, the great joy of the order could not dissipate the stagnant atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty.

Princess Binh Duong's Mansion.

Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning were lying on a wide rocking chair, in front of them was a pond built by diverting water, and lotus flowers bloomed in the middle of it, bursting with fragrance.

Li Xiuning fell into Luo Xuanye's arms and whispered: "Erlang and Zhang Jieyu had a conflict, and my father reprimanded Erlang, saying that he was arrogant and domineering, saying that he was in charge of the army and was used to autocracy, and now he brought the habits of the military to the court. ”

As she spoke, she said coldly, "Zhang Jieyu, Concubine Yin De, what a demon concubine."

If it weren't for the early death of his mother, how could the relationship between his father and Erlang come to this point now?

These two people were trusted by their father's grace, but they framed the king of the country like this, they really deserve to die!

I really don't know what benefits the prince gave them, so that the two of them can help the prince like this. ”

It stands to reason that Li Xiuning and Li Jiancheng have been together for a longer time, and they should have a better relationship, but it is obvious that people are not machines and cannot be counted like this.

There is a scale in the heart of man.

Whether Li Shimin has been treated unfairly, Li Xiuning is very clear.

The thing that really made Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning begin to drift away from Li Jiancheng can be traced back to when Jinyang raised troops, Li Jiancheng left Li Zhiyun behind.

Luo Xuanye said coldly: "It's nothing more than seeing that their father is old, and they are anxious to find a new backer for themselves and their son."

The prince can give better conditions, the cub is not distressed to sell Yetian, this world is not beaten by the prince, of course he is willing to pay.

Moreover, these people in the palace are all good at observing words and feelings, and it is likely that the father and emperor acquiesced in this matter, and His Majesty is very likely to have a deep fear of King Qin.

After all, he is the emperor, how can he not worry about the powerful political and military group under the command of King Qin? ”

There is another sentence that he did not say, in the current Tang Dynasty, only Li Shimin can threaten his throne, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng does not pose the slightest threat to Li Yuan.

Li Xiuning stroked Luo Xuanye and said: "Husband, my father also has his own hardships, he is jealous of Erlang, but he also has deep love, otherwise Erlang, a courtier with high merit and mastership, would have been given to death by his father a long time ago, and he is too incomprehensible." ”

Now that Li Yuan and Li Shimin have been put here, Li Shimin has made outstanding achievements, and he cannot be deposed casually, but if he is not deposed, Li Yuan feels like a man on his back.

No solution.

Luo Xuanye didn't think so, he had a kind of martial artist's direct thinking, "Madam, now that there are very complicated knots on the pillar, how to untie them the fastest?"

It's not a little bit of in-depth study, but a direct sword split, no matter how complex the knot, a sword can also be untied, this is called a quick knife to cut the mess.

Now His Majesty neither wants to depose the crown prince, nor does he want or dare not depose the king of Qin, he wants to bring the water to the level, but how is this possible?

The Tang Dynasty is not Rome in the far west, and after hundreds of thousands of years of unification, at least in the Central Plains, it is difficult to be the same as Rome. ”

For what Luo Xuanye said can't dare, Li Xiuning understands what it means, Qin King Li Shimin is a trump card of the Tang Dynasty, it is a hole card, although the current world has gradually been unified, but it is only a unification within the Central Plains, and there are still many enemies outside.

The Western Regions states that believed that the Central Plains were unreligious and heretical, the most powerful of which were the Western Turks.

The Liaodong Kingdom, which has the same origin and the same text but has always been dissatisfied with the Central Plains, indirectly led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty.

and the Winter Turks, who have always been in a state of elimination with the Central Plains, are a formidable threat to the Central Plains.

The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook; The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden.

Li Shimin is quite a bit now, using the meaning of Kou to protect himself, as long as there is a military threat from Datang one day, he will still be useful, then Li Yuan will gently let him go.

However, Li Xiuning asked suspiciously: "Husband, what are you talking about Rome?" Is it a country? ”

Luo Xuanye was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Li Xiuning certainly didn't know about the existence of Rome, so he explained: "Rome is the Great Qin of the Han Dynasty, 15,000 miles west of Chang'an!"

If you walk on the road, you have to cross the desert, the Gobi, the plateau, the grassland, the river, and walk more than 20,000 miles to get there.

Rome is different from our Central Plains, their throne is not a natural bloodline passed down from father to son, but inherited by adopted sons, which has the flavor of ancient Zen and is a rather backward system.

Under this system, the biggest difference between them and the Central Plains is that they have several emperors governing the empire at the same time, and at most there are four emperors, known as the four emperors ruling together.

Eventually, a powerful emperor split the empire in half and gave it to his two sons, one called the Western Roman Empire and the other the Eastern Roman Empire, and since then, the two empires have been running independently. ”

Li Xiuning, such a knowledgeable woman, couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this, "It's incredible, how can a country have two emperors?"

And being divided into two countries, isn't this unified? ”

Luo Xuanye muttered: "It can't be said that it is two countries, they are still the same country, the officials in the two empires can communicate with each other, and the emperor of one country can be the descendant of the emperor of the other country."

They themselves considered themselves a country, but because the empire was so big, it was governed by two emperors of equal rank.

This is somewhat like the relationship between the Daxingtai of Eastern Shaanxi Province and the imperial court, after the division of Shaanxi Guandong is actually another imperial court, the difference is that Daxingtai of Eastern Shaanxi Province is still a courtier, and the two emperors of Rome have exactly the same status. ”

Li Xiuning suddenly realized what Luo Xuanye wanted to say, if it was in Rome, the fight between the crown prince and the king of Qin would not be a problem at all, and it would be enough to divide the empire into two.

But in the Central Plains, it's too difficult, it's almost impossible.

But Li Xiuning has already kept these words in her heart, she doesn't want to see Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin fight to the point of death in the end, but now Li Yuan's move to end the water is to force the two of them to an irreversible end step by step.

If it was Li Yuanji, forget it, but Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning still has a family relationship with him, and the family is like this, which makes her feel cold.

……

In the palace of King Qin, the atmosphere was very gloomy, because after Li Shimin, the king of Qin, came back from the palace, he was angry and made people tremble.

After Li Shimin saw the eldest grandson, he directly took him into his arms, couldn't help crying, and complained: "Why is my father suspicious of me so much, Zhang Yin's second concubine framed me, I explained, but my father and son don't trust me, is it my mistake that father and son have come to the point where they hate each other like this?" ”

The commander who was able to crisscross the battlefield, but now he is like a child who has lost everything, he is sad here, he is suffering a great psychological torture, and the father who was once able to shelter from the wind and rain seems to have disappeared.

What is the difference between royal and ordinary people in some ways?

It's not that you can be really ruthless when you are born in the royal family, the heart is still made of flesh, and there is no difference in all kinds of unspeakable pain.

The eldest grandson caressed Li Shimin and comforted her, she couldn't know much about her husband, there seemed to be two souls living in his body, one was the extremely emotional side, and the other was the rational side, he was crying here now, but his reason would not be missing.

The eldest grandson understood that what he had to do was very simple, "Husband, cry more, vent these negative emotions, you are still the general of the heavenly policy who stands up to the sky, you have never failed, and this time is the same." ”

Under the soothing voice of the eldest grandson, Li Shimin got a little relaxation, Li Chengqian ran out with Li Lizhi in his arms, Li Shimin took the little doll over, Li Lizhi giggled, and the white little face was very cute.

"Princess, let's hold a dinner, I haven't communicated with the vassals of the Qin Palace's Mansion and Tiance Mansion for a while."

Li Shimin said, and the eldest grandson nodded and said softly: "I will invite all the wives of the ministers." ”

Husband and wife work together, and their profits are broken.

……

In the palace, Li Yuan looked at the crying concubine, and recalled the dispute between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and he suddenly felt a little out of breath.

He is by no means a stupid person, he can even be said to be very smart, the undercurrent of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin is surging, how can he not know it?

But even if he knew, he didn't have the slightest solution.

Jiancheng didn't make any big mistakes, how could he abolish the crown prince of Jiancheng?

Since ancient times, where has the deposed prince survived?

What's more, it's a battlefield warrior like Erlang who regards life and death as a mustard, and human life, even if it is the life of the prince, is probably nothing.

His ears seemed to sound the crying voice of his concubines again, "Your Majesty, the prince is benevolent, after a hundred years, the life of the concubine's heirs may depend on the prince."

If it is the king of Qin, I am afraid that the concubine will not be able to survive! ”

Li Yuan lost his parents when he was a child, and he attaches great importance to family affection.

He closed his eyes slightly, he tried his best to heal the rift between the King of Qin and the crown prince, he wanted to make peace between the two, but it seemed that everything was in vain.

He could only watch his Erlang get farther and farther away from him.

This is Li Yuan's predicament, if he is really a faint king, if he really ignores family affection, no matter how great Li Shimin's credit is, it is nothing more than shouting into the palace and hacking to death.

Although his contribution in the process of founding the country is not as great as Li Shimin's, his control of the empire is undoubted, and it is by no means something that Li Shimin can shake.

If he decisively gives up Li Jiancheng and makes Li Shimin the crown prince, the hearts of the people in the Tang Dynasty will not be unconvinced, Li Shimin's prestige is absolutely enough to become the prince, and even many people in the people have begun to speculate when Li Shimin will be made the prince.

But he didn't do it, he wanted to keep Li Jiancheng's crown prince, and he couldn't bear to completely let Li Shimin's credit be in vain, so he caused the current result.

In this, there are also some inexplicable emotions.

It was a king's fear of losing power, and the strength of King Qin made him feel like he was already a flower of tomorrow.

King Qin's strength made him angry!

"King Su, how can there be such pain in this world?

Where did that son go?

When Jinyang raised troops, Erlang and Dalang were still close, and they got the world, but they came to this point, this point......"

How so?

If Luo Su was here, he would probably say, because you Li Yuan are too incompetent, the world doesn't fight by yourself, but relies on your own son.

Because Li Jiancheng just wants to sit back and enjoy his success, he doesn't do any meritorious things, and he can't do anything.

In the land of Zhuxia, since King Su, for 1,600 years, merit has been one of the greatest legitimacys.

As the sun set down, the brilliance cast on the palace gradually dissipated, and darkness engulfed the entire hall.

……

Li Shimin sent an invitation to the ministers of the palace, Luo Xuanling took his wife Gao to the palace for a banquet, and when he was in the carriage, Gao whispered: "Husband, this time I went to the Qin Palace, if the princess asks about family matters, what should the concubine say?" ”

Luo Xuanling held Gao's hand and said without hesitation: "Madam, you are the cousin of the princess, and the Gao family is once again noble because of King Qin.

Since I came out, I have been the deputy commander of the palace of King Qin, and I have served under King Qin all the way, and everyone knows that I am the descendant of King Qin.

If I lose in this struggle for the throne, my only ending will be to die a bloody battle for King Qin!

So we have nothing to say, and the princess asked, and you just have to show your loyalty.

If the princess has a daughter in the future, one of them will marry our son.

The relationship is too close, we have no way back, King Qin must become the Son of Heaven!

Anyone who dares to stand in the way of this, I will crush him! ”

Gao Shi trembled, this is the first time, the husband and wife said such a thing, and her softness held Luo Xuanling's hand, "Husband, don't worry, the concubine and the princess have had a good relationship since childhood, and my family will definitely be able to stand out under the Son of Heaven." ”

It is fortunate to have a good wife in the family.

After Luo Xuanling's carriage stopped in front of the Qin Palace, there were also several carriages parked in front of the Qin Palace, it was Yu Chigong and others who arrived, and after seeing Luo Xuanling, Yu Chigong hurriedly greeted: "Qingyu, you are fast enough, enter together." ”

Luo Xuanling also greeted with a smile, "General Wei Chi came quickly, and General Qin came quickly, but it seems that I am a little sluggish." ”

This is true, Wei Chigong and the others live far away from the Qin Wang's Mansion, and Luo Xuanling's mansion is relatively close, so you can imagine how quickly Wei Chigong and the others came.

Wei Chigong smiled, quite honest, "King Qin is summoned, of course it should be faster, so as not to delay the big event." ”

is really worthy of being Li Shimin's confidant and favorite general, no wonder Wei Chigong has a unique position among the generals, this is Li Shimin's absolute hardcore confidant.

Especially after Luo Xuanye's status was too high to appear as Li Shimin's shadow, Luo Xuanling and Wei Chigong took this position.

A few people were talking, Luo Xuanye's carriage arrived, and everyone saluted one after another: "See Her Royal Highness the princess and meet the princess." ”

Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning returned the salute, and the group went to the mansion together.

After Luo Xuanling and Wei Chigong and others met, they all had one thing in common, that is, they only called words or official positions, but did not call them titles.

Why is that?

Because everyone in the Qin Wangfu was ashamed to mention it, there was almost no national dukeship in the entire Qin Wangfu, and Luo Xuanling's county dukedom had already reached the top.

Why is this so?

Because Wei Chigong and others are not the direct courtiers of Li Yuan, the Son of Heaven, but the courtiers of the Qin Palace, to a certain extent, Wei Chigong and others are not the founding heroes.

It's weird, but it's not weird.

But for Wei Chigong and others, this is quite a shameful thing, what kind of treatment did they get when the Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were founded?

During the Zhou Dynasty, these heroes were the lords of one of the princes!

You can build your own temple, have your own country, and be a king.

Time has changed, and it is no longer possible, but when the Han Dynasty was founded, people like them were also a prince with a lofty status.

But when it's their turn, what do they get in the end?

It's not as good as Pei Lian's boastful people, this blood is really not worth it, and this injury is really aggrieved.

Luo Xuanye was ashamed of this, and Wei Chigong and their generals were even more ashamed of this, and they didn't know how hot the flames were burning in their hearts.

These flames burned themselves and Li Shimin.

After the group entered the mansion, the ladies were all taken to the courtyard at the back to enjoy the flowers with the princess, Li Xiuning also went, she didn't want to participate in this matter, all the noble women surrounded Li Xiuning, in this palace, Li Xiuning was the only one who was better than the eldest grandson, and the two of them were the center and focus of everyone.

After entering the hall, Luo Xuanye naturally sat in the first position on his left hand, except for Li Shimin, he was the first among all in terms of qualifications, merits, titles, official positions, and honors.

As long as there is an occasion for him to appear, no one has ever argued with him, and the rest of them have done their own things in order, Li Shimin came out of the back hall, and everyone got up and saluted together: "See His Royal Highness King Qin." ”

Li Shimin sat on the cushion, let everyone be flat, looked around for a week, sighed and said: "Drink first, and summon you here today, it's true, alas." ”

Seeing this, Wei Chigong directly answered and asked: "King Qin, is it that the villain has slandered you in front of His Majesty again, it is really hateful!" ”

Wei Chigong is bold and careful, although he is a little domineering, but he is not really brainless, he said this on purpose, Li Shimin sighed: "My father reprimanded me again, thinking that I acted autocraticly, thinking that I was not like him, it was really difficult, it was more difficult than on the battlefield." ”

Luo Xuanye and the others were silent, the reason why Li Yuan thought that Li Shimin was autocratic was because Li Shimin often contradicted Li Yuan, this was to protect his subordinates.

"When I was born and died, I thought it was the best torment in the world.

Remember when we confronted Liu Wuzhou in Hedong?

I didn't eat for two days, I didn't take off my armor for three days, the soldiers were exhausted to the extreme, and I couldn't hold on at that time, but I was thinking at the time, if I didn't chase it, it would just be a victory that could be seen everywhere, and Song Jingang still had a chance to collect the remnants.

So I kept chasing, chasing, and finally regained Hedong.

When I fought with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, how difficult it was, everyone followed me from that time, remember.

After paying so many sacrifices and paying so many prices, I didn't expect it to be even more difficult than at that time. ”

Speaking of Li Shimin, he burst into tears, and the rest of the civil and military generals recalled the original battle, which was the past that they were unwilling to recall.

"King Qin, now that the crown prince has colluded with the demon concubine and suppressed you in all aspects, is it tolerable or unbearable, we must fight back, so that Your Majesty can see clearly who is really suitable to be the prince!"

Take the heir!

This is the most important thing that everyone thinks is right now, and as for the government affairs of the country, it is difficult to do anything at the moment when the government decrees are chaotic.

After all, there has never been a dynasty, and the courtiers have to face the three orders of the emperor, the crown prince, and the king of Qin, and the effectiveness of these three orders is about the same.

"How easy is that? The crown prince did not do any wrong, which is why His Majesty hesitated. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji, these think tanks, looked at each other a few times, and then said slowly: "How can the prince not make mistakes?

Weichen saw that the prince was fierce and had the heart of rebellion, he arranged his subordinates in other states, and also held the military power, and before he also sent elites from other states into the East Palace to enrich his East Palace guard rate.

At the foot of the imperial city, he has a large number of armored soldiers, who is he going to guard against?

What is he trying to do?

It's not about rebelling, it's about what you want to do? ”

As soon as these words came out, it was not a question of whether Li Jiancheng wanted to rebel or not, but that he had to rebel!

In this era of unobstructed information, it is very simple to make a man rebel.

Many things that seemed inexplicable to people later are normal things now.

What will become of the news coming from the imperial city to the ears of the leading generals on the border depends on the person who transmits the message.

During the Han Dynasty, the abolished prince Liu Qi, and the later Jiujiang Li King rebelled like this, Liu Che didn't want to kill him, but the messenger wanted him to die, so he deliberately said two words vaguely, and forced him to rebel, and finally died.

In the face of the pressure of the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Chu Li Yuanji, has Li Shimin been passively beaten?

Of course not!

Although he is invincible, he is by no means a martial artist who only knows how to wield a gun and a stick.

is playing politics and soliciting people's hearts, and he is also a master, he is a real hexagonal warrior.

When Li Shimin fights, he either does not move and wears out the opponent's mind, or he moves like a thunderbolt and completely defeats the opponent in a battle.

In terms of political fighting, he is the same, either he doesn't move, as long as he moves, it is a one-hit kill, he has been making various arrangements, secretly planting his own people, especially in the East Palace and the Imperial Palace.

If he wants to engage the prince, he will kill him with one blow, so that the prince has no room to turn over!

……

Time into the sixth year of Wude, Li Yuan, who has not changed much in political affairs, began to adjust the official system.

According to the calculated astrological signs, Li Yuan first made some adjustments to the left and right twelve guard generals.

In the edict, the names of the left and right twelve guards were changed.

The left and right Yiwei were changed to the left and right Qilin Wei.

The left and right Xiaowei were changed to the left and right Qinglong Wei.

The left and right guards were changed to the left and right Suzaku guards.

The left and right guards were changed to the left and right white tiger guards.

The left and right Hou Wei were changed to the left and right Xuanwu Wei.

The left and right guards were changed to the left and right dragon guards.

The generals of the twelve guards are all high-ranking officials of the third grade, and in the Tang Dynasty, the high-ranking officials of the third rank are basically the apex of the official position, if there are no other opportunities.

Above the general, the original general was changed to the general manager, and he was a high-ranking official from the second rank.

These twelve guards commanded hundreds of Zhichong mansions in the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, and they were basically the apex of military attachés.

There are also left and right Qianniu Wei and left and right Yulin Wei, which directly dock with the emperor, which is regarded as a palace guard, and is the emperor's own army, not commanding the government soldiers.

After the Tang Dynasty unified the world, Luo Xuanye was appointed as the general of Zuo Yu Lin Wei, which is now the general of Zuo Yu Lin Wei, but after this restructuring, he was removed from his post and his responsibility for the palace of Su Wei was removed.

Probably because of his proximity to Li Shimin, Li Yuan made adjustments.

He had always been the general of Zuo Xiaowei before, and now he has returned to the old department, and Li Yuan asked him to re-serve as the general manager of Zuo Qinglongwei, and he is currently the only general manager of the twelve guards of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to the army, politically, Li Yuan thoroughly determined the names of the three provinces and six ministries, namely Shangshu Province, Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province.

Li Shimin is Shangshu Ling, but no matter what happens, the prime minister is Shangshu's left and right servants, the servant of Menxia Province, and the Zhongshu Order of Zhongshu Province, Shizhong and Zhongshu Ling are usually not one, but two, and now there are six prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty.

The power of the six Shangshu and Shilang in Shangshu Province was also very great, and by changing the names of these institutions, Li Yuan showed his presence and influence on the Tang Dynasty, and in this era, it was very important to establish orthodoxy, which was an important source of political prestige.

Li Jiancheng frequently began to move, trying to weaken Li Shimin's strength, while Li Shimin quietly waited for an opportunity to completely cut off Li Jiancheng's political life and complete the great cause of seizing the throne.

can complete the abolition of the prince, as the eldest grandson Wuji said, it must be a rebellion, normally speaking, it is difficult to sit on the prince to rebel, but this is not the case for Li Jiancheng.

Because Li Jiancheng is too anxious!

He can't wait to defeat Li Shimin and prove to everyone that he is no worse than this younger brother, so he left too many flaws.

Li Shimin found out that Li Jiancheng was actually transporting armor and weapons to the border general!

This made him unbelievable, he didn't understand how Li Jiancheng could do such a stupid thing, the prince of the East Palace colluded with foreign vassals, and also participated in the matter of armor and weapons.

It's like rushing to give yourself a knife!

Of course, Li Shimin will not give up this opportunity, but if he wants to kill with one blow, then there must not be the slightest accident, in addition to denouncing this matter, he must also make preparations for the future.

Clouds loom over Chang'an!

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The conflict between the prince group and the Qinwang group, the initiator is Li Yuan, the Li royal family seems to have a characteristic, the innate cruelty and ruthlessness, the unyielding hidden in the blood and the extreme pursuit of feelings, together constitute the complex characteristics of the Li royal family, this characteristic can even be said to dominate the history of the Tang Empire, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin father and son are the first generation of this bloodline talent, and the wind is surging. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Tang Empire"

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