Since Empress Eldest Sun invited Fang Xuanling to a banquet, Fang Xuanling has indeed restrained one or two, even if Li Chengqian has begun to make a move against the Western Regions this time, he has not done anything.

Of course, this is not just because of the eldest grandson, in the final analysis, he still cares about the Tang Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty's victory over the Western Regions is also about the same as the Tang Dynasty's victory over the Western Regions.

At this point, he still has a clear distinction.

Now, what he needs to do is actually to consolidate the relationship between Tang and Ming, there can be competition between the two courts, but the relationship between Li Er's father and son does have to be reconciled.

Thinking like this, the next day, Fang Xuanling entered the palace to ask to see Li Er.

"Fang Qing entered the palace today for yesterday's business?" Li Er said with a smile.

"Not exactly." Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "Now that Daming is getting stronger and stronger, it's time to summon His Highness back to Beijing." After all, just talking about experience, His Royal Highness has already proved that he is a qualified prince of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Er was stunned for a moment, it was almost impossible to summon Li Chengqian back to Beijing.

At the very least, Li Chengqian would not agree.

Now Li Chengqian has long been out of his control, even if he gives an order, Li Chengqian will definitely shirk it for various reasons.

Last time, he used Li Yuan's death as an excuse to unsuccessfully summon Li Chengqian back to Kyoto, which is very revealing.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling asked at this time, and the purpose was definitely not like this.

As for what Fang Xuanling's purpose was, Li Er only pondered for a moment before he figured it out, and immediately shook his head and smiled: "Gao Ming, this child is also older now, and many times we can't afford to be parents."

At this time, I am afraid it is not so easy to summon Gao Ming back......

After all, today's Daming is no longer what it used to be, even if Gao Ming himself is willing to return to Chang'an, those under his command will definitely stop him.

At this point, many things are no longer in his hands. ”

Li Er's words are quite pertinent.

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling also nodded and said: "Yes, Da Ming is becoming more and more powerful now, and His Highness has indeed created a miracle."

And now, there are more and more people following His Highness, and they also have their own demands. Fang Xuanling also nodded and said, "But in the final analysis, His Royal Highness has always been the crown prince of my Tang Dynasty, and for my Datang, His Royal Highness and Daming have a pivotal position." ”

Speaking of which, Fang Xuanling stopped talking at the right time.

Li Er can understand what he means, there are some things, there is no need to say too bluntly, of course, he doesn't dare to say too bluntly.

Sighing, Li Er shook his head and said, "Fang Qing's meaning, I understand, but even if it is me, there are many things that I can't do." ”

In a word, Li Er's attitude is very obvious.

"But for Datang, Daming ......"

Before Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Li Er directly interrupted: "If I want to expand the territory, I have my peerless warriors of the Tang Dynasty to attack the city for me, why do I need to rely on other means?" ”

After speaking, Li Er waved his hand, "If Fang Qing doesn't have anything else to do, let's retire first, I'm tired." ”

It's not that he's really tired, but there are things he can't say.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, of course he hopes that the Tang Dynasty can become more and more powerful, and if he can integrate the Ming Dynasty, he is naturally willing.

But there is a premise in this, that is, Li Chengqian took the initiative.

Instead of letting him rush to find Li Chengqian, what is the matter?

What's more, he's still a father.

When Fang Xuanling heard this, he had to bow down and leave, in fact, he knew that he shouldn't come here.

How many years has he assisted Li Er?

Who is Li Er, doesn't he know?

It's just that he wants to give an explanation to Empress Changsun, and he also wants to try it.

After leaving the palace, Fang Xuanling returned to the public office with some interest.

And Li Er was alone in the palace at this moment.

As Da Ming set out to make a move on the Western Regions, the eldest grandson and Fang Xuanling began to be unable to sit still.

Just yesterday, Concubine Yang actually wanted Li Ke to do it, you know, in the past few years, Concubine Yang has never said this.

It is conceivable that this is the pressure that the eldest grandson gave her.

And the reason for this is because Li Ke sat in the position of Yin of Chang'an Mansion.

In the past, the eldest grandson could tolerate Li Ke staying in Chang'an because Li Ke staying in Chang'an at that time was not a threat to Li Chengqian, but now it is different.

Thinking of this, Li Er also rubbed his head, and he also had a headache.

It's not that Li Chengqian didn't do well enough, it's still that sentence, Li Chengqian did too well.

It's so good that he, as a father, is under pressure.

It is said that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, but how many are willing to become the front waves that are pushed?

Li Er took a deep breath and said to himself: "Since ancient times, no emperor can tolerate such a strong prince!" Nobody's! Even Emperor Qin and Han Wu couldn't do it! ”

After speaking, Li Er sighed again.

He was indeed a little powerless.

In all fairness, Li Chengqian is indeed the best successor of Datang, but for Li Er, Li Chengqian is really not ......

Beckoning, Li Er asked softly, "What has Gao Ming been doing lately?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the old chamberlain of the secret spy department walked over from the shadows and said in a low voice: "Your Highness has just got married recently, but he didn't do anything special, but he just sent secret orders to all the county governments of Daming, and the content of the secret orders is unknown for the time being." ”

"Each county has a secret order?" Li Er wondered.

"Yes." The old chamberlain said affirmatively.

"It seems that Gao Ming is going to make a big move again." Li Er shook his head.

Up to now, he actually couldn't understand what Li Chengqian was thinking, but he just had some slight guesses.

"By the way, what about King Zhao?" Li Er asked again.

When the news of Li Chengqian's territorial exchange with Li Yuanjing came back to Chang'an, Li Er and his ministers were also speechless, how could they not know Li Chengqian's intentions.

But that's fine, putting the battle within a controllable range is actually good for Tang Ming.

"There was a small-scale military conflict over there before, and according to the information received, it should be the ghost of King Qiuzi. Now that Daming's army has entered Dazhao, he may have felt threatened, so he took the initiative to lean towards my Datang. The old chamberlain continued, "And although the Duke of Qi didn't promise him anything, he didn't refuse, according to the old slave, the king of Qiuzi may want to use the power of my Tang Dynasty to rebuild Tuyuhun."

After all, according to the information we have, half of the royal family of Tuyuhun back then is now hidden in the Qiuzi Department, but curiously, there is no news from the remaining people.

After His Royal Highness broke Murong Fuyun back then, he didn't find these people in the capital of Tuyuhun.

And the old slave has also sent a lot of people to investigate over the years, but there is still no news at all.

It should have been sent to some place by Murong Fuyun early to hide. ”

Li Er nodded: "Murong Fuyun, that old guy is also an old treacherous and cunning person, and after having the experience of being destroyed by the former Sui back then, he naturally understands the truth of the three caves of the cunning rabbit."

Don't worry about this, they just want to make some moves, and it's not in my Datang territory.

As for the King of Qiuci, you go to a secret letter and tell the auxiliary machine that the King of Qiuci can use it, but you must not let them rely on me to rebuild Tuyuhun in the Tang Dynasty.

Although Gao Ming's kid is a bit of a bastard, after all, it is still my Li Tang's bloodline, no matter what the future holds, it is also my Li family's world.

How can you let a boiled duck fly?

As for proportion, let the auxiliary machine grasp it for itself, and in this regard, I can trust him. ”

The old chamberlain immediately nodded.

Just as the old chamberlain was about to bow down and retire, Li Er asked again: "By the way, what has the King of Shu been busy with lately?" ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu has been busy lately." The old chamberlain smiled when he heard this, "It may be that His Highness has put too much pressure on him, and he has been racking his brains to plan the future development of Chang'an recently."

However, there are not many people around the King of Shu who can be used, and those former Sui ministers, Guanlong, Shandong and other places have not been involved. ”

"The kid." Li Er also shook his head and smiled when he heard this, "Chang'an has developed so far, and it is not enough to say that it has reached the peak, but the space for development is indeed too small, he wants to use this to fight with his brother, where is the chance of winning?" ”

Hearing Li Er say this, the old chamberlain hesitated, but he still didn't open his mouth after all.

Although he has been following Li Er for almost twenty years, he doesn't dare to say some things nonsense.

When Li Er saw him like this, he asked, "What?" ”

"Nothing." The old chamberlain immediately bowed and said.

As soon as he saw him like this, Li Er knew that this old guy must have something to say, so he immediately said: "If you have something to say, speaking of which, the only person I can trust now is probably you." ”

The old chamberlain listened to it.

The emperor's trust is not an honor.

However, the old chamberlain gritted his teeth and still asked, "Does Your Majesty really intend to support the King of Shu?" If Your Majesty really wants to do this, then you have to invest more.

After all, His Royal Highness's power is too huge, and it is definitely not something that the current King of Shu can contend with.

If Your Majesty doesn't mean this, then you have to prepare early, the old slave received the news before, although it has not been confirmed, but it is already clear that the king of Shu not only has the support of the former Sui ministers, but also has contact with the old ministers of Yuanmou.

Even, the king of Shu may have exchanged letters with the king of Zhao.

If King Zhao's situation was not forced by His Highness, then what they wanted was ......"

When the old chamberlain said this, he didn't squeak anymore.

When Li Er heard this, he also sat up straight, and this was the first time he had heard the news.

"Are you sure?" Li Er asked.

The old chamberlain shook his head: "I can't confirm it for the time being, but there is some news that the King of Shu has been in contact with the old ministers of Yuanmou, and although the correspondence between him and the King of Zhao is not close, there is always one every six months." ”

After speaking, the old chamberlain bowed down and stood aside, silent.

Li Er fell into deep thought.

The old minister!

When the eldest Sun Anye rebelled, there was a shadow of Yuanmou's former ministers, but Li Er had no evidence at that time, so he couldn't take this opportunity to kill all of Yuanmou's former ministers.

Of course, even if there was evidence, Li Er at that time could not do this.

You know, not to mention that at that time, even now, the former ministers of Yuanmou are not without strength in the court.

Let's put it this way, he Li Er was the number one person among the heroes of Yuanmou back then!

The rest are Liu Hongji and Changsun Shunde, all of whom are heroes of Yuanmou.

Of course, Yuanmou heroes and Yuanmou former ministers can't be generalized, Yuanmou heroes plus Li Ercai are seventeen, but there are more Yuanmou former ministers.

"Did the King of Shu have any dealings with Pei Mo of the Ming Dynasty?" Li Er pondered for a while and asked.

The old chamberlain nodded and said, "Yes, but not much, the last letter was from when the Emperor Taishang had just died." ”

When Li Er heard this, his brows furrowed.

Although Li Yuan died, Li Yuan still had some supporters.

And among Li Yuan's many grandsons, his favorite is precisely Li Ke.

If Li Yuan handed over his last team to Li Ke before he died, it is also possible.

The key is that Li Yuan may really want Li Ke and his brothers to kill each other, Li Yuan said this back then.

"Wait a minute, take your time." Li Er said while thinking, "Back then, Pei Mo and the others took some of the heirs of Yuanmou's former ministers to Daming, and now they are in Daming to govern the six cities of the grassland.

And the six cities of the grassland are now the industrial powerhouses of the Ming Dynasty, right? ”

"Yes." The old chamberlain said, "Except for some extremely important industries, almost all of the industries in the people's livelihood are in the six cities of the grassland. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, a few years ago, Daming Riyue Mountain also opened a Yuan firm, which is reported to be a descendant of Emperor Wen after changing the Yuan Dynasty? It's called Yuan Rong, right?

The name Yuan Rong, I had heard it in the early years, it should have been in the early years of Wude, when I entered the palace, I happened to see this person.

In other words, Yuan Rong is actually also the person of the first emperor. ”

The old chamberlain nodded again, they had actually confirmed this.

"The reason why Yuan Jing went to plot against Qingshuichuan was also because the emperor found me back then and personally planned for him." Speaking of this, Li Er seemed to understand everything, and immediately smiled, "What a big game of chess!"

If all this can be connected, in fact, the King of Shu, the King of Zhao, the former ministers of Yuanmou, the former ministers of Sui, and the descendants of Emperor Wen are all chess pieces that the emperor has long arranged.

Now the reason why King Zhao is willing to make his Great Zhao Wangting a 'battlefield' for Tang Ming's battle is to provoke a head-on conflict between Tang Ming, thereby weakening the strength of the two countries, and giving the King of Shu an opportunity to take advantage of? ”

Speaking of this, Li Er was stunned.

Is that really the case?

He actually couldn't explain it, let alone explain it clearly.

But if that's the case, then Li Yuan really has a big plan.

"Interesting, so interesting." Li Er suddenly came to his senses, "If that's the case, then I'm in spirit."

In this way, you immediately send someone to determine whether the information is true or not.

As for the King of Shu, don't care, let him come, I want to see if he is qualified to play a game with me and his brother on this big chessboard in the world. ”

Li Er is an extremely aggressive person, fighting with the sky, the earth, and his father, and now, when he meets several of his sons, he still wants to fight!

At the moment when he connected all of this, Li Er only felt that his blood was boiling.

If he said that he was still a little bored fighting with Li Chengqian, but if there were a few more people playing chess, then he would be mentally refreshed in an instant.

Of course, the reason why fighting with Li Chengqian is more boring is just because he is entangled.

After all, objectively speaking, Li Chengqian is indeed the best successor of Datang, but he is not the most satisfied.

He is also in the prime of life now, but he has no intention of suppressing Li Chengqian, let alone being completely overwhelmed by power, and he has not had time to rise up the mind of not going to love and living forever.

If it is really a few years later, Li Er will gradually get older and be corrupted into the bone marrow by power, hehe, what is the best successor of Datang, bullshit is not!

(End of chapter)