Man Tanghong

Chapter 282 Impulsive, suitable for being used?
Li Shimin didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, quietly listening to Li Yuan's instructions.

Li Yuan scolded enough and was tired, so he snorted dissatisfiedly, "Yuan Ji is a little messed up, but in his heart, the friendship between you is far more important than identity, status and power.

As elder brothers, you should tolerate him and protect him a little.

It is his fault that he humiliated you in public today, but you are not allowed to argue with him, let alone make trouble with him, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you.

I dote on you and spoil you, but that doesn't mean I can tolerate you bullying your brothers. "

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin expressed their stances, saying that they would never trouble Li Yuanji and would love Li Yuanji, so Li Yuan let them go.

Li Yuanji took advantage of the topic and acted wildly in the palace, which not only gave Li Xiuning a sigh of relief, but also achieved part of the purpose of reducing the vigilance of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

Although Li Yuan jumped his feet angrily, but at the critical moment, he still maintained his rationality, went along with the flow, and educated his two sons.

Li Yuanji, relying on his foresight and the advantage of being the first to follow up, knew that there was going to be a storm in the palace.

Although Li Yuan didn't have the ability to foresight, and couldn't follow up first, but relying on the political sense that he had honed for a long time, he still tasted something wrong.

He didn't know what the two sons were planning, so he could only take the opportunity to beat them up, hoping that the two sons could restrain themselves.

……

After Li Jiancheng returned to the palace, his expression was gloomy.

Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Wei Ting, and Ren Gui, who had just returned to Beijing, were waiting in Chongwen Hall.

Li Jiancheng entered the Chongwen Hall, and before Wang Gui and others asked, he said directly: "My father just beat me."

Although Li Yuanji slapped him in the face in public and made him unable to step down, although he was worried about it, it was worse than Li Yuan's beating him.

The expressions of Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Wei Ting all changed.

Ren Gui, who didn't know the inside story, looked suspicious, but didn't speak.

Wang Gui's face was cloudy and he said: "Could it be that the sage noticed something?"

The complexions of Wei Zheng and Wei Ting suddenly became uglier.

Ren Gui's expression was still suspicious.

He really wanted to know what Li Jiancheng, Wang Gui and the others had done without telling him, so that a single beating by Li Yuan turned them all into a fright.

Li Jiancheng said with a sullen face, "I don't know..."

Wei Ting hesitated for a moment and said, "What Wang Jun and Yang Wengan did was very covert, and their excuses were sufficient. A saint would never suspect anything if he didn't know the inside story."

Wei Zheng nodded thoughtfully and said: "The sage should be just an ordinary beating. After all, Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang was wronged, and it was the sage's fault. King Qi stood up for Her Royal Highness, and it seemed kind and righteous. He, there is no way to beat him again."

Wang Gui stroked his beard and added: "And then you took this breath on His Highness?"

Wei Zheng nodded his head in agreement and said, "If my expectations are correct, the sage should have beaten King Qin too, right?"

Li Jiancheng felt that what Wei Zheng said made some sense, and nodded his head thoughtfully.

Wei Zheng revealed an expression that was as expected.

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "I always feel that this matter is not as simple as Wei Xima said."

Wei Zheng was taken aback.

Wang Gui tugged at his beard and said, "Could it be because His Highness used to fight endlessly with the King of Qin, but has stopped fighting with the King of Qin these days, and the sage noticed something strange?"

Li Jiancheng was silent for a while, then nodded seriously.

He agrees with Wang Gui's statement.

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

He had been fighting openly and secretly with Li Shimin before, and if he stopped fighting suddenly, it would definitely look abnormal.

Li Yuan had doubts and was also cleaning up.

"In this case, in addition to our secret plans, we have to continue to fight against the King of Qin on the surface, otherwise, we will easily be seen."

Wei Zheng said with a serious face.

Li Yuan could detect the abnormality of the East Palace, so Li Shimin must also be able to detect the abnormality of the East Palace.

Everything they planned in secret was aimed at Li Shimin. If Li Shimin noticed something, then their previous efforts would most likely be wasted.

So I have to guard against it.

Li Jiancheng took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and said, "Then let's fight."

Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Wei Ting all nodded, and then began to plan, planning how to fight Li Shimin openly and confuse Li Shimin.

Li Jiancheng suddenly seemed to think of something, and said: "If my father noticed my abnormality when he beat me, then why did my father beat Shimin?"

Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Wei Ting were all taken aback.

Wei Ting shouted: "King Qin is also abnormal?!"

The expressions of Wei Zheng and Wang Gui changed again.

King Qin also has plans? !
If you want to know it with your ass, it must be aimed at Donggong.

"His Highness should send someone to watch Chengqing Palace as soon as possible to find out what King Qin is doing."

Wang Gui spoke quickly.

Li Jiancheng nodded sullenly.

The reason why Wang Gui said Chengqing Hall instead of Tiance Mansion or Xiuwen Hall was because the eyes and ears of the East Palace only infiltrated into Chengqing Hall, but not Tiance Mansion and Xiuwen Hall.

Li Shimin built Tiance Mansion and Xiuwen Hall like iron barrels, and the people in the East Palace couldn't find any cracks.

Ren Gui looked at Li Jiancheng, then at Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Wei Ting, still bewildered.

So what the hell are you talking about?
What did you do behind my back?
Seeing Ren Gui's doubts, Li Jiancheng asked Wei Ting to roughly explain their plan.

After Ren Gui finished listening, she opened her mouth and didn't know what to say.

In his opinion, Li Jiancheng's plan was a good plan, but it was blunt, rigid, and full of loopholes in execution.

He hesitated for a long time before choking out a sentence, "Why do you want to seek far away, Your Highness? If Your Highness needs someone, just send someone to tell the minister."

As the appeasement ambassador of Henan Province and the general manager of Xuzhou, he commanded many troops and could mobilize more troops during wartime. He also had generals such as Cui Shu and Zhang Gongjin under his command.

Although Zhang Gongjin became Li Shimin's man under the recommendation of Li Shiji and Yu Chigong, he can no longer use it in private, but Cui Shu can.

If Li Jiancheng wants to employ someone, he only needs to greet him in private. He can not only help Li Jiancheng prepare elite soldiers, but also help Li Jiancheng prepare fierce generals without leaving any endings.

There was absolutely no need for Li Jiancheng to send Wang Yan to Gyeongju to conspire with Yang Wengan to recruit people.

Although Yang Wenqian is the head of the military in Gyeongju, Gyeongju is not Yang Wengan's word.

There are people from Li Yuan in Qingzhou, people from An Xinggui, and maybe there are people from Li Shimin behind the scenes.

There are so many people with mixed eyes, it is not suitable for making small moves in secret.

Faced with Ren Gui's question, Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "At that time you were preparing for the battle, surrounded by Xiuning's soldiers and horses, I was afraid that the news would leak out."

Ren Gui opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

When Li Xiuning sent troops out of Chang'an and dispatched various troops to pass through Henan Road, there was indeed a risk of being noticed by recruiting troops in Henan Road and even Xuzhou to do some private affairs.

But with risks comes opportunities.

With just a little bit of manipulation, he can freely select first-class soldiers from various prefectures in the name of supplementing Henan Dao and Xuzhou soldiers and horses.

Not only can he complete the tasks assigned by Li Jiancheng, but he can also give new recruits an identity so that they can hide in the dark and come out in the open.

It can even be pulled to the battlefield of Dongnan Road to sharpen it, and quickly produce a team of elite soldiers who can cooperate with each other and show a certain strength.

But Li Jiancheng obviously only values ​​risks, not opportunities.

If Li Jiancheng's plan in Gyeongju is impeccable, then he will definitely admire him, and he will never be speechless.

But Li Jiancheng's plan in Gyeongju seems to be without risk, but it is actually full of risks.

Li Jiancheng has already made a decision, and has already implemented a plan. He has no way to set things right, and he has no way to help Li Jiancheng correct his mistakes. He can only say nothing.

Seeing that Ren Gui had something to say but couldn't say it, Li Jiancheng said, "I know your loyalty. It's just that this matter is too big to leak any news, so I can't take any risks."

Ren Gui sighed in her heart, and bowed, "I understand..."

After saying this, he immediately stepped back and didn't say another word.

Li Jiancheng was very satisfied with Ren Gui's reaction, and after nodding his head approvingly, he began to plan with Wei Zheng and others, after planning how to fight Li Shimin in the open.

Li Yuanji was mentioned by Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng said with an ugly expression, "What do you think of Yuan Ji's actions today?"

Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Wei Ting looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't rush to speak.

Li Jiancheng was obviously very dissatisfied with Li Yuanji's embarrassment today.

But Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Wei Ting felt that although Li Jiancheng lost face today, the benefits he gained were enormous.

Li Yuanji made such a fuss, which fully demonstrated his domineering, arrogant, emotional, and reckless behavior.

This kind of people who can't control their emotions well, and do things regardless of the consequences, and act recklessly, can't act as a big responsibility.

Whether it is Li Yuan or all the civil and military people, it is impossible for this kind of person to take on important responsibilities, and it is even more impossible for this kind of person to have the opportunity to sit on the position of prince or emperor.

Therefore, Li Yuanji's fuss today could almost be said to have wiped out his little hope of competing for that position.

For Li Jiancheng as the prince, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.

Li Jiancheng can clearly rule out a potential enemy, and he can also confidently and boldly develop it into a helper, without worrying about attracting wolves into the house.

The most important thing is that Li Yuanji is easily emotional, impulsive, domineering, reckless in doing things, and very suitable for being used.

Wang Gui said frankly: "Although His Royal Highness King Qi released some today, in my opinion, this matter is only good for His Highness, not bad.

Although His Highness lost face, he ruled out a potential opponent. "

Wei Ting nodded his head and said: "His Royal Highness Qi is impulsive, and he does things regardless of the consequences. If you can make use of it, you may get unexpected gains."

Wei Zheng said thoughtfully: "I remember that in Dongyue last year, His Royal Highness King Qi was struck by lightning and became much smarter..."

Wei Ting couldn't help but said: "Is there a conflict between being smart and being impulsive and reckless in doing things? When you and I get angry, we will do some stupid things."

Wei Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "That's true."

(End of this chapter)