Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 151 The Old Crooked Neck Tree

As soon as he left the palace gate, Li Zhiyun saw the crown prince and King Qin, who seemed to be waiting for someone.Seeing Li Zhiyun coming out, the two walked over at the same time.

Well, Li Zhiyun understood, they were waiting for him.

"My brother, see His Highness the Crown Prince." Li Zhiyun saluted Li Jiancheng first, and then clasped his fists at Li Shimin, "Second Brother."

The titles are different, and Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin must have different feelings in their hearts.

Coupled with what just happened in Wudedian, Li Jiancheng knew very well that the fifth child was still dissatisfied with him.

"Fifth brother, you have done a good job this time. You can relieve father's worries, and the burden on your brother will be easier in the future."

"Brother Prince is joking, my younger brother never understands these things. If there is anything unclear about the government in the future, I will ask elder brother Prince for advice, and I hope elder brother Prince will teach my younger brother."

"That's natural." Li Jiancheng felt a little relieved, and said, "This time you have returned from victory, and my brother has already held a banquet for you in the East Palace to celebrate your victory."

Li Shimin rubbed the soles of his feet on the ground, raised his head, and asked, "Brother, I wonder if my younger brother can go together?"

"Okay, after Yuan Ji left, the three of us haven't had a drink together for a long time. When your teacher returned to the imperial court last time, my brother prepared to wait for Zhiyun to come back and have a banquet together." Li Jiancheng had a smile on his face, but he was in a very bad mood.

He doesn't have a problem with the second brother, really.

The second brother can play, he is happy, very happy.But the second brother was able to fight and was smart, so he was very troubled.

Every time he saw his second brother commanding an army to destroy the enemy, there seemed to be thunder in his ears.

'Think about it, the matter between the former Sui Prince Yong and Jin Wang has only passed a few years, forget it!The old crooked neck tree that Prince Yong hanged is still in Chang'an, staring at you every day! '

shudder!

"So, thank you, big brother." Li Shimin smiled warmly, making people feel like spring breeze.

In Li Zhiyun's mind, MMP didn't know whether to make complaints about it or not. These two hanging people definitely used him as a tool for disgusting each other.

The three brothers happily went to the East Palace to drink.

Solitary House.

Dugu Zhen was wearing a bamboo hat and sitting on a wooden stool, fishing by the pond.Beside him, Dugu Sheng Balabala finished talking about today's court affairs.

"Patriarch, the prince has suffered a great loss this time."

"Do you think the prince did something wrong?"

Dugu Sheng thought for a while, and said: "In my opinion, the prince did nothing wrong. King Qin has repeatedly made military exploits and has a high prestige in the army. But the prince is weak in the army, so it is reasonable to want to cultivate manpower. .”

"You've grown up." Dugu Zhen smiled.

There is no right or wrong in political struggle, there are only winners and losers.

Dugu Sheng said humbly: "Don't dare, I hope the Patriarch will teach you more."

"Very well, then let me ask you, why did the prince fail?"

"Because he saw the wrong person." Dugu Sheng analyzed: "The king of Chu escorted grain and grass to Xiangzhou. This is a good opportunity to capture the Yunyang army. The prince seized this opportunity by supporting Shangzhou. If Li Yuan can defeat Zhu Can , or Li Yuan can remain undefeated, the crown prince has a way to let Li Yuan continue to command the Yunyang army. However, Li Yuan lost."

After speaking, he looked at Dugu Zhen.

"anything else?"

"Anything else?" Dugu Sheng asked: "Dare to ask the Patriarch, what else is there?"

Dugu Zhen took a deep breath and reminded: "You forgot someone."

"One person? King Qin?" In Dugu Sheng's opinion, the only one who dares to wear shoes for the prince is King Qin.

Wrong guess idiot!
Dugu shook his head.

Dugu Sheng thought for a while, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he said in disbelief, "King Chu?"

Duguzhen put down the fishing rod, supported his knees with both hands, bowed his waist, and looked quietly at the rippling pool water.

"The Yunyang Army is Li Zhiyun's direct line of troops. If the crown prince wants to seize him, someone in the Yunyang Army must notify Li Zhiyun. Don't forget, the soldiers of the Yunyang Army are Li Zhiyun's people from top to bottom. If people used their hands and feet when Li Yuan attacked Zhu Can, even if Li Yuan was born in vain, he would still suffer a disastrous defeat!"

After listening, Dugu Sheng fell into shock.

But Duguzhen continued: "The Yunyang army went to Shangzhou, but Li Zhiyun seemed not to notice it at all, and has been slowly returning from Xiangzhou to Chang'an. It can be seen that he has already had the confidence to take back the Yunyang army. Otherwise, who can easily Abandon the soldiers and horses of the direct line?"

"In this way, the prince lost to the King of Chu this time." Dugu Sheng swallowed.

"It can be said that, and it can also be said that the crown prince misunderstood the king of Chu." Dugu Zhen smiled.

"Misread the King of Chu?"

"That's right, he thought that the King of Chu had no scheming, but in fact, the King of Chu had more scheming than he thought." Dugu's eyes shone brightly.

Dugu Sheng didn't agree very much, and said euphemistically: "Patriarch, the King of Chu may be smart, but it's not so that people can't see through it."

Hearing this, Dugu Zhen wanted to pick up the fishing rod and whip this idiot.

"Stupid! Do you think the king of Chu is a kind person? Even if the matter in Shangzhou is the old man's arbitrary guess, the matter in the court today is definitely not simple."

After being scolded, Dugu Sheng didn't dare to express his opinions casually, so he said cautiously: "Patriarch, please explain in detail."

Duguzhen was also tired, so he could only explain slowly: "The king of Chu recommended four people to Li Yuan for the post of comfort envoy in Hexi, the warrior Xun of the Ministry of Industry, Tang Jian, the minister of Zhongshu, Pei Ju, the servant of the imperial court, and Huangmen. The servant Yang Gongren. These four, the warrior Xun and Tang Jian are the confidantes of Jinyang Yuancong and Li Yuan. Pei Ju and Yang Gongren have recently returned to the Tang Dynasty, and they do not belong to the Crown Prince nor to the King of Qin."

"At this time, Li Yuan has already rejected Dou Jing and Zheng Shanguo's appointment as He'an pacifiers, which shows that Li Yuan does not want to use people from the prince and the king of Qin. The four people recommended by Li Zhiyun are very interesting, two are Li Yuan's confidantes, and two are New minister. If Li Yuan wants to go to Hexi with his confidants, Li Zhiyun doesn’t need to say that Tang Jian and Samurai Xun are both suitable, and Li Zhiyun’s proposal will be adopted soon. It is nothing more than discussing whether Tang Jian or Samurai Xun should go.”

"But no, Li Yuan probably didn't decide who would go, so he asked Li Zhiyun to continue. At this time, Li Zhiyun revealed the advantages of Pei Ju and Yang Gongren, and Li Yuan had to consider the success or failure of the matter itself. That is, Pei Ju and Yang Gongren Going to Hexi can indeed better appease the local clans. As you can see, Pei Ju was rejected by the King of Qin and Pei Ji because of his own reasons, although he was supported by the prince, and Yang Gongren took advantage of it in the end."

After listening to Dugu Zhen's long speech, Dugu Sheng remained silent for a long time.

This feeling is difficult for most people to understand.

Look at the flower is a flower, look at the flower is not a flower.

See if Li Zhiyun is the king of Chu, see if the king of Chu is not Li Zhiyun.

"Patriarch, King Chu, do you really have such a scheming plan?"

Duguzhen hesitated and said: "It's hard to say now, but Li Zhiyun is definitely not as stupid as rumored."

People's hearts are separated by belly, and he is just guessing, and there is no evidence.

Dugu Sheng suddenly asked: "Patriarch, will the king of Chu also want to seize the heir?"

The atmosphere was suddenly quiet, Dugu Zhen turned to look at him, "Why do you ask that?"

"Because Princess Chu was born in the Yang family, Yang Gongren is also considered a member of the King of Chu. Could it be that the King of Chu is taking this opportunity to support Yang Gongren and strengthen his power in the court?"

Dugu Zhen was silent for a while, then smiled and asked him, "If this is really the case, what do you think?"

Under Dugu Zhen's gaze, Dugu Sheng thought for a while, then shook his head, "Nephew doesn't know."

The Dugu family is not betting now, and they are watching from the sidelines in the struggle to win the heir. No matter who participates, it is the same for the Dugu family.

(End of this chapter)