Time is pulled forward by half a month.

When Li Yuan learned that Li Shimin had captured two kings in a battle, he was also stunned by this news, he knew that Erlang could fight, but he didn't know that Erlang was so capable of fighting.

He is happy that from now on, the Tang Dynasty will dominate the world, and he, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, will become the real son of Zhuxia. The Tang Dynasty was about to dominate the world.

But after he calmed down, he suddenly realized that Erlang's prestige was bound to increase greatly with this big victory, and he was even higher than him as an emperor.

Before becoming the emperor, he was very satisfied with Erlang, and the Wang family praised him for having a dragon and a phoenix before he was born.

And then Erlang's performance was completely in line with this evaluation, and Li Yuan was also proud of it. But when he ascended the throne as emperor, things began to change.

He gradually became suspicious of Erlang. Power is intoxicating and can make people's hearts constantly change.

With Jiro's brilliant victories one after another, his prestige in the imperial court has grown higher and higher, and this time it has swelled enough to threaten him.

Li Yuan did not want to see Li Shimin's prestige and power continue to expand.

So he began to vigorously enhance the power of the prince, and even let Wang Xuanjing, the banner of the Wang family, serve as the prince's master, this series of actions are all to enhance the power of the prince, suppress Li Shimin, and maintain the balance of power in the court.

From the moment he ascended the throne as emperor, Li Yuan had gradually changed from his father to a political and power creature. All family affection must be ranked second in front of power.

Li Shimin's report was quickly delivered to Li Yuan, and when he saw Erlang asking to keep Dou Jiande alive, he suddenly thought of a way in his heart.

Erlang Li Shimin captured Dou Jiande in a battle, and said that as long as he surrendered, his life would be saved, if Dou Jiande's life was left, the old ministers of Dou Jiande in Hebei and Shandong would feel Erlang's kindness, but if he killed Dou Jiande, Erlang would lose his trust in Hebei and Shandong.

At that time, the old ministers of Dou Jiande in Hebei and Shandong will inevitably no longer inherit his kindness, and Erlang's prestige will also be severely frustrated, and then he can issue an edict to appease these people, and then select one of them to enter the court with a high enough background and give it to high-ranking officials.

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible, and more importantly, this plan could be described as killing three birds with one stone. Dou Jiande is only a district Qianshou from a district, and he promotes benevolence and righteousness in Hebei and Shandong, what qualifications does he have? It's just right to kill him, don't worry about him making trouble in the future.

Second, he can deal a blow to Erlang's prestige, make him lose his trust in Hebei and Shandong, and maintain the balance of power between the DPRK and China, and third, he can also win the hearts of the people in Hebei and Shandong.

It perfectly solves the political dilemma at hand.

As for the other problems after killing Dou Jiande, they have been completely ignored by him. In his opinion, although Dou Jiande is the lord of Hebei and Shandong, he has a low background and is not worthy of his attention, and even in his mind, Dou Jiande is just a fluke.

Once he died, the gate valve family in Hebei and Shandong would immediately abandon him.

Li Yuan's thinking is still stuck in the mode of aristocratic politics, the same as Yang Guang back then, and even his political level is not as good as that of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian.

Li Yuan issued an edict to let Li Shimin kill Dou Jiande.

Above the court, when Wang Xuanjing heard this edict, his whole face also changed, you must know that it was not only Li Shimin who promised to save Dou Jiande's life, but also Wang's family opened his mouth to save his life, and now Li Yuan wants Li Shimin to kill Dou Jiande, which is completely slapping Li Shimin and Wang's face.

Li Shimin is your Li Yuan's son, he can not care and can bear it, but Wang's face is not for you to wantonly spoil.

And is Dou Jiande so easy to kill? It promotes benevolence and righteousness in Shandong and Hebei, and is widely popular, once he kills Dou Jiande, it will inevitably lead to the surrender of Shandong Hebei and rebellion.

Since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court has imposed heavy taxes on Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangnan, but the proportion of officials of the gate lord clan in Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangnan is much lower than that in Guanzhong.

With the wealth of Shandong, Hebei, Henan, and Jiangnan to support the center, but unwilling to share the rights of Shandong, Hebei, Henan, and Jiangnan families, how can there be such a good thing in the world.

After experiencing the rule of the Sui Dynasty, especially Yang Guang's rampant conquest in Guandong, the wealthy nobles of Shandong and Hebei no longer have any sense of trust in Guanzhong.

Even Kanto and Guanzhong were in a state of hostility, which gradually emerged since the founding of Liu Song.

Liu Song set the capital of Chang'an and supported Guanzhong with the power of the world, which had already made the Kwantung region feel political and economic unfairness, and it became more serious after the Sui Dynasty.

In particular, those bad things that Yang Guang did have exploited the people in the Kanto region excessively, wantonly oppressed, and made the people miserable, how could Kanto have a good impression of Kansai?

After Dou Jiande rose to power, he implemented benevolent governance to the Kanto region, and the people were able to recuperate, which made the people feel that they were a person, not a cow or a horse. Compared with Li Tang, they trust Dou Jiande more, and now that Dou Jiande has been killed, what do you think the people of Kanto will do?

Now Dou Jiande has been killed, but the strength of Hebei and Shandong has not been greatly damaged. How could they possibly surrender?

What's more, Li Shimin broke his promise, he represents the Li Tang court, that is, the Li Tang court is untrustworthy, how can this make the people of Kwantung believe in the Li Tang court again?

Wang Xuanjing didn't think about it, and said directly: "Your Majesty, although Hebei and Shandong have fallen, their strength has not been damaged, if they kill Dou Jiande, Hebei and Shandong will rebel!" Please think again, Your Majesty! ”

"Wang Qing is too worried, who is Dou Jiande? Buyi Qian's first ear, coinciding with the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, was lucky, how can it represent the people of Hebei and Shandong? ”

"Killing him is his humble body, arrogating to the king, Hebei and Shandong, the widow will issue an edict to appease, don't worry about the prince!" Li Yuan waved his hand and said indifferently.

"Your Majesty, Dou Jiande has a reputation for promoting benevolent government in Hebei and Shandong, how can he kill without permission?" Wang Xuanjing continued to advise.

"Okay, Wang Qing is too worried, the widow has his own plans!" Li Yuan was continuously bumped by others on the top of the main hall, and his face suddenly turned angry, and he said impatiently.

Wang Xuanjing's face suddenly turned pale, and Li Shimin stepped forward to persuade him, but Li Yuan did not compromise in the slightest, and directly issued a tough edict, asking Li Shimin to personally supervise the killing of Dou Jiande.

Li Shimin was depressed in his heart, but he didn't dare or wanted to disobey the orders of his father Li Yuan, so he had to escort Dou Jiande to the execution ground and kill him.

Wang Xuanjing's face was expressionless, but there was infinite anger in his eyes. After waiting for the next dynasty, he returned to the mansion and directly ordered his cronies to recruit all the descendants of the Wang family in Chang'an.

(End of chapter)