bastard seizes tang

Chapter 324 Wen Yanbo's Worry

Li Ke stood under His Royal Highness, listening to Li Shimin's words, he had already guessed what Li Shimin meant.What Li Shimin said is probably the matter of Huainan, the Shizhen of Chu Wangfu.

Sure enough, just as Li Ke guessed, Li Shimin said to Li Ke, who was also a group of officials in the palace: "At the beginning of this year, a vision fell from the sky, and a white rainbow pierced the sun, causing disaster to the southeast. Fortunately, the king of Chu went south and sat in Yangzhou. , To control the Huai River and calm the civil strife, this disaster will be solved. Huainan can have today's stability, thanks to the work of the king of Chu."

When Li Ke heard this, he bowed down and said, "The success of Huainan is definitely not the result of my minister alone. Without the help of Cai Guogong and Huainan's prefectures, counties, and military government, I am afraid that my minister would not be able to turn the situation around."

Li Shimin said: "I and all the officials in the court have seen the merits of the King of Chu going south this time. The merits of others should be rewarded, and the merits of the King of Chu should be rewarded even more."

Li Shimin said, paused, and continued: "The stability of Huainan is due to my son's disregard for himself. The people in Huainan love my son a lot. I want to follow the old example of the first dynasty. I will grant you Yangzhou and stay in Huainan forever. Would you like it?"

Li Shimin's intention to order Li Ke to deal with the Huainan matter is not a top secret, or Li Shimin himself intended to use Li Ke to test the attitude of the officials on the matter of the fan, so that the princes will be divided in the future.

In fact, as early as yesterday, Li Shimin had discussed this matter with the ministers of the three provinces in the political affairs hall.Because Yangzhou is located in the southeast, with few soldiers and few generals, it is not a place of dominance, and after this incident, Changsun Wuji contributed to the flames, and it was Empress Changsun's face. The prime ministers in the Zhengshitang did not resist.

However, although many important officials in the court already knew about this matter, at this time, it was brought up in the court, which still caused an uproar in the court.

As far as officials are different from vassals, since the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the world has seldom heard of vassal kings. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it followed the precedent. There was no vassal king. The post has been adjusted every few years, so it is inevitable that Li Shimin's sudden mention of Li Ke's feudal feudalism this time surprised the officials.

However, it is clear that Li Ke's conferring of feudal vassals today was said by Li Shimin after discussing with the prime ministers, and he did not intend to discuss with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Li Ke looked up, but he didn't find Wei Zheng's stubborn donkey, so he understood the reason for this matter.

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty, Wei Zheng and Li Baiyao were the most violent against the division of feudal vassals. As for the political affairs hall, officials who were not prime ministers and assistants were not allowed to enter. If he is not among the prime ministers, he will not be able to enter the political affairs hall, but Wei Zheng is a servant, so he can enter the political affairs hall to discuss matters, but right now he is patrolling Huaibei under the emperor's order, so how can he talk when he is not in Beijing.

Wei Zheng is not in Chang'an, and the left and right servants of Shangshu, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who are known as left and right, have more grace from the eldest grandson empress, so it is inconvenient to speak, and Sikong elder Sun Wuji has contributed to this matter. This matter is in the political affairs hall It happened naturally.

This matter is very important. If Li Ke agrees, it means that Li Ke will go south, and he will be in Yangzhou, and Huainan will be the world town.This is different from Li Ke's official Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor. The official Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor may return to Beijing one day, but he will not leave the fief easily when he leaves Beijing, let alone return to Chang'an.

For a moment, all the people in the hall looked at Li Ke in the hall, waiting for Li Ke's reply, especially Li Chengqian who was standing beside Li Ke.

Li Ke is the biggest threat to Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince. He naturally hopes that Li Ke will take over this matter and go out to Yangzhou. Once Li Ke goes out of the town, he will be completely out of luck with the position of the crown prince, and Li Chengqian's confidant will be in trouble no longer exists.

For this matter, Li Ke was actually well prepared in his heart, and without the slightest hesitation on his face, Li Ke replied to Li Shimin: "Thanks to my father's trust, I ordered my minister to go to Yangzhou, and I will take the order. "

As soon as Li Kezhi's words fell, the whole hall was suddenly quiet, and a needle could be heard, and it was even a little terrifyingly quiet. For a moment, all the ministers unconsciously held their breath.

Li Shimin intended to send Li Ke out of Yangzhou, but Li Ke agreed without hesitation. What does this mean?Is it because Li Ke is willing to withdraw from the battle for the reserve position?Or is it because Li Ke has no intention of competing for the crown at all, but just wants to be his virtuous king honestly?
It seems that at the moment when Li Ke responded to the matter of the outer town, the situation of the whole Tang Dynasty changed suddenly. The three kingdoms turned into a struggle between Chu and Han, and the rest were naturally Wei Wang Li Tai and Prince Li Chengqian.

Just when Li Ke's answering voice reached Li Chengqian's ears, an almost uncontrollable smile appeared on Li Chengqian's face.

Li Ke withdrew from the battle for the throne, which meant that his position as the crown prince had become a little more stable, how could Li Chengqian not like it.

"That's very good. In a few days, the Concubine of the King of Chu will be a feudal concubine in Yangzhou. At this time, it is considered settled." Li Shimin nodded and said to the courtiers.

At this time, none of the civil and military personnel in the Manchu Dynasty dared to come out to oppose this matter. After all, whoever dared to handle and oppose this matter at this time would be against Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, and the Changsun family. What's the difference?

In this way, it seems that Li Ke's withdrawal from the reserve position battle in Yangzhou, a foreign town, seems to be a certainty.

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After the court was over, all the ministers in the court also had their own thoughts. Obviously, what happened in the court hall today was too weird. Looking at what happened in the main hall just now, it is still like a dream.

Li Ke had just left the Liangyi Hall and was walking down the jade steps of His Highness when an old man appeared in front of Li Ke.

"Veteran Wen Yanbo pays homage to Your Highness." The censor Wen Yanbo walked up to Li Ke and bowed his hands.

Seeing Wen Yanbo face to face, Li Ke raised his hand to support Wen Yanbo, and said to Wen Yanbo: "Doctor Wen, get up quickly, Doctor Wen is here, could it be that he is waiting for the king to come?"

Wen Yanbo replied: "The old minister is here to wait for His Highness."

Li Ke asked puzzledly: "I don't know why Doctor Wen is waiting for the king here?"

Wen Yanbo said: "The old minister is here to remind His Highness that although His Highness is now in charge of going to the foreign town of Yangzhou, people in the court are unpredictable, and there have been many incidents in the court recently, His Highness still needs to be more careful, don't worry about it It's a loss."

Li Ke is kind to Wen Yanbo, Wen Yanbo is a gentleman with sincerity, he has always kept this matter in mind, and he regards Li Ke as his nephew to take care of him. The situation in the court has changed drastically, and Wen Yanbo is also worried about Li Ke's safety. I made a special trip to stop here to remind Li Ke.

Li Ke asked: "Dr. Wen said that you can enter the rumors about this king and the crown prince in the court and the opposition?"

Wen Yanbo nodded and replied: "His Royal Highness and the Prince's siblings are in harmony, which is a good thing, but most of the things are not fabricated, and only empty holes can come to the wind. There are some things that old ministers are courtiers, so it is inconvenient to say more, Your Highness understands."

How could Li Ke not know Wen Yanbo's intentions? Li Ke was also slightly moved when he looked at Wen Yanbo's old and cloudy eyes.

Li Ke gently shook Wen Yanbo's palm with both hands, and said to Wen Yanbo: "Li Keming feels the affection of Doctor Wen, but it's just Doctor Wen, but please rest assured, Li Ke is not a dull person, and he has his own way in everything."

(End of this chapter)