"Erchen has seen his father." Li Shimin asked the emperor for peace.

Li Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "Shimin, sit down." ”

This was the first conversation between father and son after the death of the secret agent. The palace where the two are located is the Wuning Palace, which is the place where Li Yuan works and deliberates, and is located on the central axis of the entire palace. The roof of the hall is covered with black tiles, and the pillars are red, which makes the exterior of the Wuning Hall look solemn and elegant and plain. The two dragons on the cornices are vivid, as if they want to fly into the air. In the hall, the cloud top sandalwood is used as a beam, and the crystal jade is the lamp. The father and son sat facing each other, with a set of gilded and silver tea sets in the middle, and the palace, which has always been full of the smell of blood, is a fresh place with the fragrance of tea today, at least at this moment.

Li Yuan poured a cup of tea for Li Shimin and said, "You must be very puzzled why I protect Yuanji so much, you must think in your heart Is it just because of the love between father and son?" ”

"Erchen doesn't dare." Li Shimin replied a little timidly.

"You and Yuanji are brothers, we must be united, now that my Datang is not firmly established, you brothers must work together. If the courtiers want to see that there is a rift between you, they will inevitably support each other, and the court will be divided. The last thing I want to see is a rivalry between the court's friends. ”

"The father is far-sighted, and the son has been taught."

Li Yuan added some tea to the silver cups of both of them, and continued: "Taiyuan is the place where my Li family is rooted, although Yuanji is not angry, but at least he is still a prince and can play a deterrent role. Do you want to ask you or Jiancheng to defend Taiyuan, Yuanji is not as good as you two brothers to lead troops to fight. ”

"Father is right. But the father and the emperor will insult themselves, and then they will insult them; The house will destroy itself, and the generations after it will destroy it; The kingdom will cut down itself, and the descendants will cut it down. ”

"Your worries are not unreasonable, Li Yuanji, this kid has to clean him up when he goes back, but at the moment, according to his usefulness, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages."

"Military intelligence emergency, urgent report!" Before Li Shimin could reply, the little father-in-law came in and shouted: "Your Majesty, the front-line soldiers report on the military situation. ”

Li Yuan's face changed slightly, the people around me were so reckless, but they also knew that it should be a very important military situation, and said in a deep voice: "Call him in." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

I saw that the soldier had several blood stains on his body, his clothes were dirty, and his face was even darker.

"What's the matter?"

"Back to the emperor, Master Pei Wenjing Pei was defeated."

"What!" Li Yuan and Li Shimin were both shocked.

"What's going on?" Li Yuan asked.

The soldier replied: "Master Pei has a lot of soldiers, Chen soldiers are in the southwest of Gaojaw and lighter than fortification, Xue Ju, the overlord of Western Qin, sneak attack from the rear, the two sides fought a bloody battle in the shallow water plain, our department was defeated, more than half of the soldiers died, Gaojaw did not hold, so it was lost." ”

"This Pei Wenjing! Where is he? ”

"The elite cavalry led by Xue Ju attacked and killed fiercely, and our department really couldn't resist it. Master Pei has fled back to Chang'an in a hurry with the remaining soldiers. ”

"He's got the face back!" Li Yuan was very annoyed, and as he spoke, he threw the silver tea vessel in his hand out.

"The father is angry, and the son is also responsible for the loss of the high jaw." Li Shimin comforted.

"You're seriously ill, how can I blame you."

After all, the freshness of the palace did not last long.

After two hours, my father-in-law cautiously said to Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, Lord Pei Wenjing is waiting outside the palace. ”

"Humph! Tell him to get in! ”

Pei Wenjing, who had lost the battle, was clubbed outside the palace like a water dog, extremely embarrassed. Seeing this, the father-in-law kindly reminded: "The emperor is very angry." ”

"Oh, thank you father-in-law for your kindness." After speaking, he walked into the Wuning Palace. "Weichen see the emperor."

Li Yuan was even more angry when he saw him, and said with a stern face: "Lord Pei is really happy in this battle, and the loss of the army will also lose the city!" ”

Pei Wenjing's argument was irrefutable.

"Come on, pull Master Pei out and rectify the Fa on the spot!"

Pei Wenjing shouted: "Spare your life, Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin stepped forward to dissuade: "Father is confused? This is in the Wuning Palace, not in the barracks, how can you kill people here? ”

Li Yuan had an epiphany: "But this is really hateful, and I lost my high jaw." In this way, the expansion of Western Qin's power will be even more difficult to deal with. If you don't cut it, you can't do it Chop! ”

"Father, Gao Ji was originally stationed by his sons, but now he has lost, his sons have most of the responsibility, and his father wants to behead, even his sons and daughters will be beheaded."

"You!"

"Father, can you spare Master Pei's life for the sake of his merit to the society and kindness to his father."

Li Yuan thought about it, but no. Needless to say, thanks to Sheji, when I angered Emperor Yang of Sui and was trapped in prison, it was Pei Wenjing who went all over the place, and all parties lobbied to relieve me of the predicament. Now it's enough to leave him alone: "Put Master Pei in prison first, and then listen to me." ”

Pei Wenjing was overwhelmed with joy, and Li Shimin motioned to Pei Wenjing to thank the emperor for his grace not to kill.

"Emperor Xie Longen, can forgive the villain a cheap life." Pei Wenjing knelt on the ground and said. Two guards put him in prison. Li Shimin didn't say anything more, knowing that his father was angry now, it was useless to say anything, he could only operate behind his back.

He decided to take the money one by one to visit the Lord's Mansion, which played a pivotal role in the imperial court.

The first is Gao Junming.

"Master, King Qin is visiting."

Li Shimin? What can he do here? Gao Junming was quite puzzled: "Please let him in." ”

Li Shimin knew Gao Junming's personality very well, and as soon as he came in, he put the silver on the table, and the silver was really happy. Gao Junming was stunned: "I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin, please take a seat, but what does His Highness mean by this?" ”

Li Shimin said: "Presumably, you know all about the defeat of the Gao Jaw army." ”

"I've heard of it below, but the hateful thing is that the power of Western Qin has grown again." Gao Junming responded.

"I am responsible for this defeat, but now Lord Pei Wenjing is locked up in prison, half of which was received by King Daiben, and I also ask Lord Gao to give good words to the emperor when he goes to the court to rescue Lord Pei from prison."

Gao Junming understood as soon as he heard it, although he was the prince's person, such a dazzling silver two in front of him, just saying a few words, it was not a violation of principles. Without saying a word, he agreed to Li Shimin.

Bidding farewell to Gao Junming and leaving Gaofu, Li Shimin went to Taifu Xie's mansion again, followed by Feng Derui and Li Zhenghang.

The first few people all gave King Qin face and accepted the silver taels. Among these people, Li Zhenghang is the most difficult, Li Shimin knows that this person is extremely upright and not so easy to buy, not to mention that he still has a feud with Pei Wenjing.

At this time, Li Zhenghang was still fishing in the back garden, and heard the arrival of the King of Qin. He hurriedly called someone to invite King Qin to the study.

Li Shimin still took out the silver first. Even if he knew Li Zhenghang's personality, he just wanted to give it a try, and he didn't plan that this trip would be successful. Li Zhenghang was not very surprised when he saw the silver, he knew that King Qin probably came for Pei Wenjing's matter. "Your Highness, forgive the villain for not being able to accede to your request."

Li Shimin was not surprised by his answer, and it would be strange if he agreed. "Lord Li, this king knows that there are some festivals between you and Master Pei, and things must always be one yard at a time."

"Your Highness misunderstood, I don't hold a grudge against the past, it's just that Pei Wenjing killed people for personal gain. Moreover, this defeat, Pei Wenjing's fault is indeed very great, and he really can't plead for him at this point. I hope Your Highness will forgive me. ”

Li Shimin thought about it a little, and saw that Li Zhenghang's attitude when he said these words was so firm, it was useless to say more, so he had to do it. "Then Master Li will be busy first, and this king will take his leave."

"Please also ask Your Highness to put away the silver."

Li Shimin had no choice but to bring the silver back in its original form. Although he touched the nail, Li Shimin still admired Li Zhenghang from the bottom of his heart, thinking about how few people are so principled and upright in today's court. Everyone is just going with the flow and flattering.

For a country to prosper, it is better to have more officials like Li Zhenghang, so that it can truly benefit the people and contribute to the country.