Taiji Palace, the emperor's dormitory.

Li Yuan wore his long hair and sat on the ground, his head bowed and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The slaves and maids on both sides held their breath, and they didn't dare to come out.

"Someone."

Li Yuan raised his finger and said softly,

"Go and call the old man of the pavilion."

"Yes." The messenger came out.

Half an hour later.

"Minister, see Your Majesty."

Feng Deyi took off his shoes and socks, entered the dormitory barefoot, and saluted respectfully,

"No courtesy."

Li Yuan's beard shook slightly, and he beckoned,

"Come, sit, sit."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Deyi took two steps forward and sat cross-legged in front of Li Yuan.

The masonry of this palace is a bit cold, and it is indeed quite comfortable to sit on when the weather is getting hot.

"Deyi, when you get to my dormitory, you don't have to be restrained anymore."

Li Yuan smiled,

"I asked you to come alone, also to say a few thoughtful words to you, but don't pretend to be routine anymore."

"You know what?"

When Feng Deyi heard this, he smiled.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He arched his hand, suddenly felt too formal, and put it down again.

"Do you know why I called you alone, not Xiao Yu and Pei Lian?"

Li Yuan leaned on the steps and squinted slightly.

"I don't know." Feng Deyi is honest.

"Because their flag is too clear!"

Li Yuan snorted,

"In my eyes, it's either the King of Qin or the crown prince, I only think about the two of them, but I forget that as a minister of the court, the most important thing to consider is state affairs!"

"They've forgotten their roots!"

Feng Deyi looked shocked.

"Your Majesty is serious, the two pavilion elders are by no means people who abolish the public for personal reasons, they are conscientious and conscientious in handling official affairs, and they never show favoritism." He busied.

Li Yuan shook his head.

"That's it, let's not talk about them."

He pointed to Feng Deyi and praised,

"Speaking of Lao Chengmouguo, among these central ministers, you have to be the most clear."

"What you said just now, although I denied it, but if you think about it carefully, it is the most reasonable remark."

"You're right, the current Datang can't withstand the waves, once the balance is broken, I don't know what chaos will be caused later, but if this scar is not revealed, I am afraid that it will get bigger and bigger, and eventually it will be poisonous......"

"Hey! Even if it's me, I have a headache......"

Feng Deyi nodded and remained silent.

"Finish what you were going to say."

Li Yuan stared at Feng Deyi, his eyes blazing,

"Since you want to focus on the big picture, what do you think should be done?"

"I want to hear what you can do."

Faced with the emperor's inquiry, Feng Deyi pursed his lips.

"The minister has a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not."

He raised his eyes slightly, and said tentatively,

"Ask! Speak one's mind! ”

Li Yuan waved his hand and said,

"I said, this is a dormitory, we are not kings and ministers, we should be talking between friends! You don't have to worry too much! ”

"If you have any questions, just ask, I will tell you the truth!"

With an affirmative attitude, Feng Deyi nodded.

"The minister dared to ask, until now...... Does Your Majesty still have the heart to save easily? ”

He carefully observed Li Yuan's expression and said softly,

"At present, the situation in the Tang Dynasty has many external troubles, such as the repeated invasions of the Turks and Tuyuhun, as well as Goguryeo and Xue Yantuo. It seems that a figure like His Royal Highness the King of Qin is indeed needed to suppress the unsubordinate and lash out at Yunei. ”

"If the Tang Dynasty is weak to deal with it, it may become a Jin Dynasty again."

Li Yuan's face changed slightly.

"Feng Lun, Feng Lun, do you really dare to ask......" he said lightly.

"The crime of capital punishment." Feng Deyi immediately bowed his head.

"You don't joke, since you said that today we are friends and not kings and ministers, I will tell you the truth."

Li Yuan stroked his beard and said,

"Your idea is not bad."

"I did think about whether to save easily, but after thinking about it, I finally decided to give up."

"Why?"

"First, the prince is conscientious and not at fault, and although he is good at civil governance, in terms of martial arts, he can also quell the rebellion of Liu Heimin in Shandong, which shows that he also has military talent."

"Second, I have read all the history books, if the country is governed by civil servants, the country will be long, but if the military generals hold the government, they will often use military force and cause the country to fall quickly."

"The former, like the rule of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty; The latter, like the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, did not spare the people and troops, and forcibly conquered Goguryeo, causing the second country to die. ”

"These are all lessons from the past!"

Feng Deyi nodded in approval.

"You just said that the current situation in Datang is actually similar to the early Han Dynasty?"

Li Yuan said again,

"In the past, when Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty Taizu Gao established the Han Dynasty, he was embarrassed by the siege of Baideng, and even Empress Lu was insulted by the Xiongnu Shan Yu in a letter."

"But in the end? Wenjing two generations accumulated strength, and finally Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rose up and swept away the Huns! ”

"The Han Dynasty has a long history, and until now, we still call ourselves Han Chinese. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, you haven't seen the golden sword, and even now, there are still people who miss that powerful dynasty......"

"Now that you have this example, you say, should I learn from it?"

Feng Deyi nodded again.

The emperor quoted scriptures and classics, and there was reason and evidence.

"I think that since I started, the Tang Dynasty should accumulate the strength of three generations, and there will be another good descendant in the future generations to pacify the Turks as a hero, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified the Xiongnu!"

Li Yuan sighed,

"But if it is Erlang, if he ascends the throne, he will definitely not be able to hold back the blood in his heart, and he will be in a hurry to fight a decisive battle with the Turks."

"It's not that there is no hope of winning, but if you lose, you will lose everything, my Li family dynasty will quickly fall, and the Central Plains will fall into war again! Why did the people suffer? ”

"I will never allow this to happen!"

"Therefore, I will not be easy to store, and the future son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty can only be built! He is the only one who can carry out my strategy. ”

"I've said all the words of my heart-to-heart confession, you always understand now, right?"

Feng Deyi looked at Li Yuan's complicated expression and nodded solemnly.

"Your Majesty's painstaking efforts, Weichen understands everything!"

He said,

"That being the case, King Qin must deal with it, and must not let him stay in the center and let his influence expand again! As Pei Ge Lao said, you can't wait until you are terminally ill to be cured! ”

"Weichen thinks that Your Majesty has two ways to use it at the moment."

Li Yuan's eyes showed a gleam.

He said so much, and that's what he was waiting for!

"Deyi doesn't need to worry, what strategy do you have!"

Li Yuan raised his head and said.

"Yes."

Feng Deyi paused for a moment, straightened out his thoughts, and then said,

"The first way is to order the King of Qin to immediately leave Chang'an to become a vassal, away from the center, away from the center of power! Let him completely cut off the heart of contention. ”

"The second way is to directly demote the King of Qin to a concubine and deprive him of everything for the crime of rebellion!"

(End of chapter)