Man Tanghong

Chapter 407 Ren Gui's Wisdom

When Ren Gui spoke at the end, his words were full of dissatisfaction.

Li Yuanji also knew that if he didn't fight for that position, if he didn't kill Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, it would be extremely difficult to survive under Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's hands.

He has done so much, planned so much, just to overcome all difficulties.

It's not that he didn't want to fight for that position.

When he was wronged, when he felt aggrieved, he thought countless times to find a suitable opportunity to enter the palace, like Li Shimin, to chop off the heads of the two brothers, and then force Li Yuan to make him the prince. , and finally ascended to the throne.

But every time this thought surfaced, he would strangle it to death without hesitation.

It's not that he can't be an emperor, if being an emperor is just to sit in that position and let his own preferences give orders, he will sit in it without hesitation.

But being an emperor is not simply sitting in that position, nor is it simply giving orders based on one's own preferences.

As long as you sit in that position, the first thing you have to face is the complicated government affairs, so complicated that even with the support of the knowledge of later generations, you may not be able to handle it.

It has to be dealt with when it comes to state affairs, trivial matters that happen in the homes of officials, and some jaw-dropping trivial matters that occur among the people.

This is the government affairs that have to be dealt with under the condition that [-]% to [-]% of the government affairs are screened out by the Menxia Province.

In addition, you have to take into account the righteousness of the monarch and ministers with the officials in your daily life. If you have nothing to do, you have to have a relationship with the officials, care about the lives of the officials, the private morals of the officials, and the marriage of their children.

From time to time, the disputes among the officials have to be resolved, the relationship between the officials has to be adjusted, and the officials have to check and balance each other on the basis of this series.

Occasionally, he had to deal with the pleadings of the officials and the complaints of the concubines in the harem.

In the spare time, I have to care about the education and growth of a large group of children.

Solve the disputes between concubines and children.

When all the above-mentioned tasks have been completed, we have to consider the issue of expanding the country's territory and the future development of the country.

If there are powerful ministers and sycophants under his hand, he has to fight with the powerful and sycophants.

If you have a powerful family under your command, you have to consider how to deal with the powerful family.

That's all, it's just part of the problem to be solved as an emperor.

What caused natural disasters and man-made disasters, and had to deal with all kinds of rumors, and what had a festival, and had to take care of many gods and gods in all directions, the heavens and the heavens, etc., were not counted among them.

As for giving orders according to one's own preferences, just think about it.

Without weighing the pros and cons of all parties, distributing the interests of all parties, and testing the attitudes of all parties, there is no way to send it out.

Once it is issued, it may become an order that will harm the country and the people.

Only a faint king will give orders according to his own preferences.

Mingjun generally doesn't do that.

Just like Li Yuan, when giving orders, he can only give orders according to his own preferences when it comes to personal promotion and derogation, promotion and demotion, increase and decrease of households, and some personal issues.

In state affairs, especially in many aspects of state affairs.

Li Yuan is almost always cautious, weighing the pros and cons of all parties, testing the attitudes of all parties, and confirming that the interests of the vast majority of people will not be harmed before issuing orders.

Therefore, it is not so easy to be an emperor.

Especially Mingjun, it is difficult to be competent without the talent bestowed by heaven.

This is also the reason why there are only those few people in Qianguyidi.

All in all, when a country's big and small affairs are all decided by one person, even if this person has the knowledge of later generations to support it, it is difficult to make all the decisions easily.

If it doesn't work out, it will be the second Wang Mang.

Li Yuanji didn't want to see this Great Tang who once chopped off his feet on the earth and shouted that I was the only overlord, but no one dared to answer, wither because of him.

Li Yuanji also didn't want to ruin a supposedly strong empire because of him.

So he chose to use his own way to solve the problems he is facing now.

Maybe a little immature, maybe a little whimsical.

Everyone is happy if it succeeds, but he will not regret it if it fails.

So facing Ren Gui's words, Li Yuanji said very seriously: "Even if it will come to the point you said in the end, I want to try."

As for his plan, he did not tell Ren Gui.

When Ren Gui first joined him, he was able to analyze Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin together with Ren Gui, and even secretly criticize Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

It's not that Li Yuanji can't trust Ren Gui, but that Ren Gui has just joined him, so he has to keep it.

In case Ren Gui is the second-five son released by Li Jiancheng, he tells his plan, and Ren Gui tells Li Jiancheng later, then he will never get it done.

Harmfulness is not allowed, and defensiveness is indispensable.

This word can be passed on for thousands of years, and there is a reason for it.

In many things, what the ancestors said is actually true.

It's a pity that people in the world would rather believe their own than the words of their ancestors.

In order to deceive themselves and others, some simply and arbitrarily characterized many words that the ancestors said as dross.

Even if it was because he didn't listen to the words of the ancestors, he hit the south wall and was hit with a broken head, but for a certain amount of face, he insisted on his own opinion of valuation, saying that what the ancestors said was dross.

Li Yuanji is not the kind of person who likes to deceive himself and others. He clearly knows what it means to listen to people's advice to eat enough.

He also clearly knew that he should listen to the words of his ancestors.

After hearing Li Yuanji's words, Ren Gui stared at Li Yuanji for a long time in a daze.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji suddenly smiled and said, "Is there any problem?"

Ren Gui said with mixed feelings in his heart: "Your Highness, is this a decision?"

Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.

Ren Gui said with a complicated expression: "Then you and my ministers will be guilty."

Li Yuanji laughed and said, "I heard from Mr. Sun that one cannot live too comfortably in this world, and one will easily get sick if one is too comfortable."

Ren Gui stared in astonishment.

Too comfortable to get sick?

Wasn't that senior Renrui raised with little bit of ease?
Li Yuanji saw Ren Gui's thoughts, didn't say anything, just pointed to his heart.

Ren Gui subconsciously said: "Heart disease?"

Li Yuanji smiled and nodded.

Ren Gui pondered thoughtfully, savoring Li Yuanji's words carefully.

After a long time, Ren Gui suddenly smiled wryly and said: "I roughly understand what Your Highness means, but I am an old bone, and I can't stand it anymore."

Li Yuanji said with a chuckle: "After the matter is completed, I will try to let you lead the whole army to go out alone."

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

Li Yuanji's words hit his heart right away.

What he needs most now is a chance to lead the army alone, a chance to prove himself.

Li Jiancheng was unwilling to give him this opportunity.

Li Shimin would not give it to him.

Only Li Yuanji can give it to him.

It was precisely because of this that under Quan Xu's lobbying, he left Li Jiancheng and joined Li Yuanji's command.

Now that Li Yuanji is talking about this as soon as he opens his mouth, he really can't bear it.

Seeing that Ren Gui didn't say a word, Li Yuanji laughed again and said, "It seems that Ziwei agreed to help me plan this matter."

Ren Gui smiled wryly and did not speak.

Li Yuanji picked out his weakness with one knife, and he couldn't do it if he didn't agree.

Li Yuanji immediately urged: "Tell me quickly, what should we do?"

Ren Gui adjusted her mood, quickly entered the role of counselor, and muttered: "Since what His Highness wants is self-protection and freedom from restraint, His Highness must not allow His Highness the Duke of Qin to accomplish anything."

Li Yuanji raised his brows and questioned, "How do you say that?"

Ren Gui said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness King Qin has too many capable people, once he ascends to the throne, it is better to use any help to get rid of you and His Highness the Crown Prince.

On the other hand, His Royal Highness, although there are capable people under his command, most of them are civil servants, and there are no generals who can recruit and fight well, and there are no elite soldiers.

So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascended to the great position, even if you want to get rid of you and His Highness King Qin, you have to weigh it carefully.

Without drawing anyone between you and His Highness King Qin, I will definitely not attack you, and I dare not attack you.

In addition, unless you and His Highness King Qin have weakened the power in your hands to the point where he can deal with it, he will not easily attack you.

Therefore, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascended the throne, with you and His Royal Highness King Qin as checks and balances, he would not dare to do anything to you. Relatively speaking, you will be safer.

Even if you put aside the disputes in the court and live a free life, His Highness King Qin can still suppress His Highness the Crown Prince.

On the other hand, if His Highness King Qin takes the throne, neither you nor His Highness the Crown Prince will be able to suppress it with all your might.

Even if you and His Royal Highness work together, it is still very reluctant.

So if you want to achieve what you want, the best way is to suppress His Highness King Qin and help His Highness Crown Prince ascend the throne. "

While analyzing Ren Gui's words, Li Yuanji said, "But my elder brother is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

Ren Gui nodded and said: "So you should take advantage of the current time when His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin are fighting fiercely, and strengthen yourself as soon as possible.

In this way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ascended to the great position, whether he can secure that position depends entirely on your wishes.

Under such circumstances, he would never dare to move to you, a big tree worthy of his reliance, until he has resolved the threat of His Royal Highness King Qin. "

Li Yuanji pondered and said: "But in this way, I will definitely confront my second brother. My second brother will try to get rid of me, and then take the position of my eldest brother."

Ren Gui smiled and said: "Don't worry, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely help you with all his strength. Because it is absolutely impossible for him to watch you fall under the hands of His Highness King Qin.

Because you fell, his position will not be guaranteed. "

Li Yuanji said again: "Then what if my second brother suddenly kills me?"

The smile on Ren Gui's face faded, and she thought about it: "If His Royal Highness King Qin unexpectedly kills you, then I really have nothing to do. You can only be on guard, Your Highness.

But if you plan to kill him, then with the power in your hands and the righteousness of His Royal Highness, you can deal with it calmly.

After all, no matter how strong His Royal Highness King Qin is, he is only a minister.

Under the circumstances that the righteousness of the monarch and ministers still exists, if the ministers deceive the emperor, it will cause public anger.

Once the position is determined, those who are uncertain will stand firmly by His Highness the Crown Prince's side.

With the help of these people, together with His Highness the Crown Prince's own strength, and your help, we will definitely be able to handle His Highness King Qin's plan. "

Li Yuanji nodded slowly and said: "In this way, my elder brother and I will check and balance my second brother, and my second brother will check and balance my elder brother."

Ren Gui nodded and said, "His Royal Highness will also use you to check and balance His Highness King Qin, and use His Highness King Qin to check and balance you."

Li Yuanji said with emotion: "The ruler is weak and the minister is strong, and the three parties check and balance. Then the three of us brothers may have to fight for the rest of our lives."

Ren Gui smiled wryly and said: "Since Your Highness doesn't want to fight for the big position, and doesn't want to be controlled by others, that's the only way to go. Besides, if this kind of situation really happens, the most dangerous people should be us courtiers.

After all, even if the three of you brothers make trouble, it's not easy to kill each other easily.

But those of us who are courtiers have become pawns for you to fight with each other. "

Li Yuanji clapped the table and said, "Let's plan like this first. If there are any changes in the future, we will make adjustments."

Ren Gui nodded slowly.

The plan does not change quickly, in case Li Jiancheng kills Li Shimin again and successfully kills Li Shimin.

Then they don't have to think so much.

You can directly call on a group of civil and military people who do not deal with Li Jiancheng to force the palace and force Li Yuan to abolish Li Jiancheng.

Then support Li Yuanji to sit on the crown prince.

Li Jiancheng had poisoned Li Shimin before, and the reason why he didn't cause too much trouble was that besides having Li Yuan cleanse him, the bigger reason was that Li Shimin didn't have to worry about his life.

If Li Shimin was really poisoned to death, first of all, Li Gang, Pei Ju and others under Li Jiancheng's command would not be able to spare Li Jiancheng.

Whatever he said, he would roar at the court and force Li Yuan to abolish Li Jiancheng.

The reason why Li Gang, Pei Ju and others support Li Jiancheng is not because they have already taken refuge in Li Jiancheng, nor is it because they want to make a contribution from Li Jiancheng.

It's because Li Jiancheng has great righteousness on his shoulders.

It was not Li Jiancheng who was supported from the beginning to the end, but Li Jiancheng's righteousness and the eldest son inheritance system that had been passed down for many years.

If Li Jiancheng personally disintegrates the righteousness in himself, then Li Gang, Pei Ju and others will abandon him without hesitation.

The reason why people don't have to stand in line is because they are so stubborn.

It is because people really rely on ability, age, and seniority to eat.

As long as the person sitting on the throne is not a barbarian, even if the dynasty changes every day, he can still occupy a high position.

People don't need Li Jiancheng to enjoy meals, so naturally they don't need to be used to Li Jiancheng.

"So how should the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi Province and Duji Province deal with it?"

Li Yuanji chatted with Ren Gui for a long time, but he didn't expect the answer to this question.

Obviously, at the beginning, they were discussing this issue.

Ren Gui stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, as the Minister of the Daxingtai of Hebei Province, is naturally to rectify the soldiers of Hebei Province, in case of emergencies."

Li Shimin can use the soldiers and horses of Eastern Shaanxi Province and Duji Province to plan Chang'an, so naturally Li Yuanji can use the soldiers and horses of Hebei Province to plan for Eastern Shaanxi Province and Duji Province.

As long as Li Shimin dared to stab Chang'an from the east, Li Yuanji could also stab Li Shimin from Hebei Road.

Anyway, Li Shimin's people are east of Chang'an, and Li Yuanji's people are east of Li Shimin's people.

And to the east of Li Yuanji's people is the sea.

Therefore, if Li Yuanji used Hebei Dao's soldiers and horses to plot against Li Shimin, Li Shimin would have to face the enemy, and Li Yuanji only needed to deal with Li Shimin wholeheartedly.

Li Yuanji nodded with a smile when he heard Ren Gui's words.

Although Ren Gui's words still did not meet his expectations, they even coincided with some of the ideas he had in mind when he asked Li Yuan for the Daxingtai Shangshuling of Hebei Province a year ago.

But he is still very satisfied with the answer given by Ren Gui.

To be precise, he is very satisfied with Ren Gui.

It took him a lot of time to come up with the idea, but Ren Gui just said it casually when chatting with him.

It can be seen how talented Ren Gui is and how alert his mind is.

It is pure waste for such a person to go to guard Xuzhou.

After despising Li Jiancheng's blindness again in his heart, Li Yuanji smiled and said to Ren Gui: "Then do this, and then I will copy some of the military documents from Hebei Road and send them to you.

For some important ones, you can come to me to have a look.

If there is anything that needs to be adjusted or prepared, you can tell me, and I will pass it on to Li Jing and Luo Shixin. "

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji paused for a moment, and then said cheerfully: "Of course, you can convey to them directly, you just need to copy some of the things that are within the purview of you, Daxingtai Youpushe, Hebei Road. Just send me a specific document."

Hearing this, Ren Gui got up quickly, bowed and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness, I will spare no effort to help Your Highness achieve what you want in your heart."

Li Yuanji nodded and said nothing more.

It's not too early.

Li Yuanji ordered someone to find a place for Ren Gui to stay temporarily.

Ren Gui didn't know whether she was eager to show her ability, or to understand the current situation of Hebei Road so that she could start working later, so after the accommodation was arranged, she was not in a hurry to fall asleep.

Instead, he asked Li Yuanji for the documents that had been sent back from Hebei Road for nearly a year. It seemed that he had been studying hard all night.

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