Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 299

"My minister retire."

Li Yuan, who had been discussing the matter for two full hours, rubbed his brows wearily, and waited until all the prime ministers had retreated before turning around and saying, "Da Lang, Er Lang, what do you think of today's events?"

This time, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin looked at each other.

"What my father did shows the prestige of the country." Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, "I'm afraid the Turks..."

Li Shimin raised his voice and interrupted: "Brother is too worried. Father established Li Tang and already ruled the world. Do you still want to bow down to the Turkic savages?"

Li Yuan nodded slightly, and Li Jiancheng also closed his mouth...he only slandered in his heart, and he kept saying that he ruled the world. Is this a reminder of his military achievements?
Li Yuan knew in his heart that the two sons had very different personalities. The eldest son was stable and fearful of the Turks, while the second son was sharp and fearless in the face of the Turks.

In fact, Li Jiancheng was not like this at the very beginning. When Jinyang raised troops, swept Guanzhong, and attacked Chang'an, Li Jiancheng was quite successful, but an incident in the fourth year of Wude greatly reduced his prestige in the army.

Two years ago, while Li Shimin led the army to attack Luoyang, Prince Li Jiancheng sent troops to conquer Jihu and made Fengzhou governor Zhang Changxun to surrender to Tang Dynasty.

It is a pity that Li Jiancheng was afraid of the Turks, so he proposed to abolish Fengzhou, move the people to live in Lingzhou, and cut off the land of Wuyuan and Yuping from the Turks.

When Li Shimin returned to the court, he was promoted to General of Tiance and established the Tiance Mansion. The authority in the army was second to none. He was very dissatisfied with Li Jiancheng's cession of Wuyuan and Yuping that day... Li Jiancheng's prestige in the army has been greatly weakened, and there are also reasons for this .

After all, ceding two states can't be a military exploit, can it?
The Turks are huge monsters hovering over the head of Li Tang's clan. They pose a huge threat to Li Tang's nature. Li Yuan has to obey several times, but with the unification of the world, as the founding king, Li Yuan also has great ambitions... At least, lying How can you allow others to sleep soundly beside you!

Well, although in recent years, the Tang Dynasty has gradually unified the world, and the Turkic Jieli Khan began to invade the south frequently. Guanzhong, Hedong, Hebei, and Shandong have all been looted by the Turks.

But now Li Yuan still has the spirit... After all, Jieli Khan invaded the south several times, but was blocked in the end.

Li Jiancheng once privately proposed to move the capital, but Li Yuan was noncommittal... He also knew that the eldest son's proposal was more selfish, because against the Turks, the second son Li Shimin was likely to become the commander in chief of the army, which was not a good thing for Donggong.

Of course, Li Shimin is not without action in private, he has repeatedly spoken to Li Yuan...the crown prince ceded the land of Hetao, making Guanzhong unstable.

Uh, Li Shimin can see that in the next few years, the Turks will definitely invade the south from time to time, maybe they can hit the vicinity of Jingzhao... Why can they hit the vicinity of Jingzhao?

Of course, it was because the prince Li Jiancheng ceded the land of Hetao, which made the Turks cross the Yellow River and suppress Lingzhou.

You must know that Fengzhou in the land of Hetao is more than 2000 miles away from Chang'an, while Lingzhou is only 1000 miles away from Chang'an. In other words, Li Jiancheng ceded not only Yulin and Wuyuan, but a strategic depth of almost a thousand miles.

This is also the reason why the Turkic main force attacked Hedong last year, but the partial division was able to kill Yuanzhou...too close!

The two sons below were still arguing there, Li Yuan didn't seem to hear or see... Anyway, it was commonplace, and various thoughts were circling in his mind until Princess Pingyang left the bedroom and entered the Liangyi Hall.

"Pingyang is here." Li Yuan waved his hands with a smile, "It is said that I went out to hunt in the city yesterday...be careful."

"Thank you, father." Although Princess Pingyang was dressed in palace clothes, she was heroic and heroic, and she no longer had the weak appearance that Li Shan saw back then.

"Third sister is here." Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "This time the brother-in-law has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he will return home with a big victory."

Li Shimin simply greeted her, "Third Sister."

Princess Pingyang has been stationed in Jinyang for many years, and her husband Chai Shao was under Li Shimin's command most of the time, but Chai Shao was much older than Li Shimin, and he had a good relationship with Li Jiancheng. in a neutral position.

Of course, in Li Jiancheng's opinion, Princess Pingyang should be close to the East Palace... You must know that Li Huairen was recommended alone!

Li Yuan really liked this daughter very much, he asked again and again, rewarded a lot of precious medicinal materials casually, and ordered a banquet to be held in the side hall Wanchun Hall.

"Today's family banquet..." Li Yuan paused, then turned around and asked, "Is Huairen here yet?"

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin didn't change their faces, but they were a little surprised. It seemed that the young man held a lot of weight in his father's heart... He was invited to the banquet even though he clearly said it was a family banquet.

The palace servants at the side leaned over and said, "The Duke of Guantao is passing the news outside the hall."

After a while, Li Yuan pointed at Li Shan who was walking quickly into the hall, and scolded with a smile: "I go to the imperial medical office to give lectures every day, but I haven't entered the palace for a long time, why?"

Li Shan saluted, and said seriously: "My nephew would like to go to the palace to talk to my uncle from time to time, but I am worried that the sage is busy with state affairs and dare not disturb each other."

Uh, it can be regarded as a straight talk.

Li Shimin, who knew Li Shan best, couldn't stop laughing in his heart. Ling Jing had told him long ago that Li Shan had kept his head shrunk these days.

But Li Jiancheng was about to smooth things over when he heard a burst of laughter.

Li Yuan laughed so hard, "I'm afraid Huairen will be reprimanded by Zhongshu Sheren again?"

Princess Pingyang was confused, but Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin could understand... This refers to Cui Xin, who had strongly advised Li Yuan to give Li Shanzhong a book.

Li Shan pursed his lips, "Uncle's words... my nephew doesn't understand."

"Don't understand?" Li Yuan took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "It is said that the day before that day, you indulged in Pingkangfang, and Cui Sheren will naturally take revenge on you!"

"Uncle!" Li Shan snorted, blushing hard, "Uncle..."

Li Shan never imagined that the old man Li Yuan had such a big mouth...he just said this!

Li Yuan also came to his senses at this time. Last time, Li Shan emphasized and emphasized...this matter must not be leaked.

"I heard that Cui Xin intends to choose a son-in-law..." Li Jiancheng asked tentatively, "Huairen intends?"

Li Shimin rolled his eyes, "But Cui Xin is the Qinghe Cui family..."

The relationship between Li Shan and the Cui family of Qinghe... Everyone in the court knew that if Cui Bo was killed, could he be married to the Cui family of Qinghe?
Li Jiancheng knew better that Cui Hao, the prince Qianniu, and Li Shan also had a gap.

"There is absolutely no such thing, absolutely no such matter." Li Shan desperately denied it, and at the same time kept eyeing Li Yuan, who was a bit embarrassed in the first place.

Li Yuan coughed twice, and then closed his mouth again under Li Shan's expectant eyes... He only heard Yuwen Shiji mention this matter a few days ago.

Li Shan entered the palace for an audience, and after he left the Taiji Palace, he was reprimanded by Cui Xin, a member of Zhongshushe... probably reprimanded Li Shannian for not being a weak crown, wandering around Pingkangfang, writing some pornographic poems, being young and misbehaving...

Yuwen Shiji just mentioned it casually, but Li Yuan knew it as soon as he heard it... Cui Xin was venting his daughter's anger, and Li Yuan had done similar things.

In the early years, Li Yuan's fifth daughter, Princess Changguang, was married to Zhao Cijing of the Zhao family in Tianshui. The latter's sons used to raise concubines, and Princess Changguang was treated coldly... Li Yuan reprimanded his son-in-law for this. No return, the bones were not retrieved.

Li Jiancheng was thinking in his heart, the Qinghe Cui clan was attached to the East Palace, and many of his children worked in the East Palace, if Li Huairen married Cui Xin's daughter...

But Li Shimin was a little suspicious. He suspected that Li Shan did it deliberately... because he had contacts with Cui Xin, and he was also a child of the Cui family in Qinghe.

(End of this chapter)