Man Tanghong

Chapter 48 Second Brother Is Really My Good Brother
"But my granaries in Li and Tang's various places are empty, and the grain collected by local governments every year is not enough for the army to go on expeditions, let alone provide relief to the common people.

Those big families have food in their hands, but they won't give it to us easily.

If you ask them for food, you need to exchange an official position.

My elder brother, my father, and I asked them to beg for food, and we needed to bring out more precious things in exchange.

We can easily take back the official position you gave up.

But what we give up may never be taken back in our lifetime.

Therefore, it is far more cost-effective for you to exchange your official position for food with them than for us to exchange other things for food with them.

The most important thing is that even if you don't sell those official positions, we will have to give them to them sooner or later.

Because most of the scholars in the world are in their hands, if I, Li Tang, want to unify and govern the world, I have to grant my official position to them.

Therefore, it is more beneficial for us to grant the official position by reselling the official position.

Not only did we get a large amount of food and grass, but we also allowed those wealthy families to take the initiative to send the scholars we needed to us. "

Li Shimin tried his best to explain the interests in it in an easy-to-understand manner, hoping to convince Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji didn't expect that Li Shimin's thought of such a small act of reselling the official title would be so far-reaching.

If you think about it further, and take advantage of the opportunity of reselling the official ranks, grant the official position to the concubine of the big family, neglect the direct line of the big family, and finally make the big family strong and weak, and there will definitely be chaos within the big family.

At that time, not only will Li Tang no longer have to worry about the threats of the big family, but he will be able to take advantage of the internal chaos of the big family to cut leeks wantonly.

If you can't defeat the enemy from the outside, you can only start from the inside of the enemy, let the enemy fight in the nest, and reap the benefits yourself.

With Li Shimin's shrewdness, he should have noticed the beauty of this, so he couldn't wait to trick him into reselling the official rank.

The reason why Li Shimin didn't say anything now was because he hadn't agreed to resell the officials.

Li Yuanji nodded slowly, and said with deep conviction: "Second brother is right. For me, Li Tang, such a big event really does more good than harm."

A look of joy flashed across Li Shimin's face, is Li Yuanji going to agree?

But seeing Li Yuanji change the subject, he said with a deep expression: "This matter involves a lot. With my ability, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle it. I still need my second brother to take charge of the overall situation."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji clasped his fists at Li Shimin with a serious face, "Second Brother, just do it, I will definitely cooperate with Second Brother and do my part for Li Tang Jiangshan."

The joy on Li Shimin's face froze, do I want to carry the banner by myself?I want you to fight against the banner!

"Shiro, you should understand what I mean!"

Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji and said in a deep voice.

Just now when Xie Shufang and Changsun Wuji were still there, he had already expressed his thoughts, and Li Yuanji understood.

Now pretending to be stupid with him, how could he believe it.

Li Yuanji slumped on his seat, "Of course I understand what the second brother means. But the second brother is obviously more capable than me, and he thinks deeper than me. He should do better than me. Why doesn't the second brother go by himself?" Do?"

Li Shimin took a deep look at Li Yuanji, "The government and the public know what I want, so I can't speak out about it."

There is no need for Li Shimin to hide his ambitions, because everyone knows that he wants to be a prince.

Li Yuan once again promised him the position of prince. He felt that he was sure of being the prince, so there was no need to hide it.

Li Yuanji said lightly: "Then let the elder brother come forward."

Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji and said, "Brother won't show up."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin, and said with a smile on his face: "You didn't even ask Big Brother, but you said that Big Brother won't show up. Since Big Brother won't show up, why should I show up?
The elder brother is the crown prince, Li Tang's heir apparent.

The huge Li Tang will belong to him from now on. Li Tang is in trouble and needs someone to help, someone needs to bear the infamy, shouldn't he be allowed to come? "

Li Shimin stared, and shouted: "It is precisely because the eldest brother is now the crown prince, so he will not come forward to do such a thing."

Li Yuanji laughed and said, "So I should go? You guys are good people and cherish your feathers, but I'm a bad guy and I'll bear the infamy?"

"This is also for the foundation of the Li family!"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

Li Yuanji asked with a smile: "Then I bear the infamy of the Li family's foundation, can the Li family's foundation be passed on to me?"

"bass!"

Li Shimin stood up suddenly, and stared at Li Yuanji with wide eyes.

Li Yuanji smiled lightly, "Second brother, don't be so overreacted. I'm not interested in that position."

Speaking of this, the smile on Li Yuanji's face faded, and Shi Shiran said: "I'm not interested in that position, and that position will not be passed on to me. Then why should I sacrifice myself to fulfill you?
What can you give me, official rank or wealth?

Do you think I'm missing these things? "

In terms of titles, Li Yuanji has reached the pinnacle of titles with the title of Prince.

In the official position, Li Yuanji also has the title of servant on top of his head, which basically reached the pinnacle of official position.

Even if Li Yuanji made a major sacrifice, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng could not give much.

It's nothing more than adding one and closing the account, or concocting a strategic plan to improve the future.

The problem is that even if another plan is concocted to go to the future, for Li Yuanji, it can only be regarded as icing on the cake, and it is better than nothing.

That being the case, why did Li Yuanji make a major sacrifice.

Li Shimin stared deeply at Li Yuanji for a long time, and then said slowly, "I will tell my father about this matter. If my father knows about it, he will definitely agree."

As long as he told Li Yuan that Li Yuanji would resell the officials and titles only to the concubines of the big family, it would cause chaos within the big family, and Li Yuan would definitely agree.

Li Yuan would never hesitate to let a notorious son bear some infamy and restrain a confidant for Li Tang.

"Second brother, is this going to kill me?"

Li Yuanji stood up, stared at Li Shimin and asked.

Li Shimin snorted coldly, but said nothing.

Li Yuanji bowed to Li Shimin, "Then ask my second elder brother to tell my father, let my father send Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda to help me, then let my elder brother send Wang Gui and Wei Zheng to help me, and then ask my second elder brother to send my grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling came to help me."

Take care of me, right?
Limit one for six, can you play?
I bear the notoriety of wantonly reselling official titles, so I won't die.

But the six of them must die.

"you!"

Li Shimin stared at Li Yuanji angrily.

Li Ji straightened up slightly, and stared straight at Li Shimin, "What? The second brother is reluctant to part with Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling? Then why is the second brother willing to part with me as a younger brother?

With a brother like Second Brother, am I lucky that I will live a long life? "

Li Shimin's ears turned red immediately.

I don't know whether to be angry or ashamed.

Li Yuanji's words were very embarrassing.

Li Shimin couldn't bear it.

"Shh..."

Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and left the front hall of Luoyang Palace angrily.

Li Yuanji sat down, slumped on the seat carelessly, and fell into deep thought.

He didn't take Li Shimin's threats seriously.

If Li Shimin really wrote a letter to Li Yuan, please ask Li Yuan to force him to come forward and resell the official title.

There is a great chance that Li Yuan will agree, and will also agree to send Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda to him.

Although Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda are deeply trusted by Li Yuan, Li Yuan will definitely not feel sorry for them if they can use them to restrict the powerful families and powerful families.

Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda are not Pei Ji, and Li Yuan will not give up things that are beneficial to Datang for their sake.

Gritting his teeth, Li Jiancheng would agree, and would also send Wei Zheng and Wang Gui to him.

When Li Jiancheng was in the conquest of the Quartet in the Tang Dynasty, in order to raise food and grass for a large army, he often dealt with aristocratic families and powerful families.

Therefore, if Wei Zheng and Wang Gui can be used to restrict the powerful families and big families, Li Jiancheng will definitely agree.

Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng agreed and sent someone.

Li Shimin can't do without sending someone.

At that time, even if Li Shimin was unwilling in every possible way, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng would force him to send his eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling are very important to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin is absolutely reluctant.

Li Shimin must be able to see through the joints, so he will never write a book.

Li Shimin will only find another way and find a way to get him to agree.

As for the hard-line words with Li Shimin today, he is not worried about whether he will turn against Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was wronged by himself, and he was speechless after being refuted by him. Li Shimin had no face to hold grudges against him.

The reason why he fell into deep thought was because Li Shimin's words reminded him of one thing.

That is, some people will take advantage of Datang's troubles and turn against them.

And it was at the time of the conquest of Liu Heita.

One is Gao Kaidao, the king of Beiping County in Youzhou, and the other is Fu Gongyou under Du Fuwei's subordinates.

Gao Kaidao betrayed Datang and cheated Li Yi, and almost killed Li Yi.

Fu Gongyou rebelled against Du Fuwei, who was suspected by Li Yuan and died in fear.

Gao Kaidao and Fu Gongyou didn't deserve his attention.

But Li Yi and Du Fuwei deserve his attention.

Because Li Yi and Du Fuwei have many strong generals in their hands.

Li Yi has not had much contact with Li Jiancheng yet, nor has he given the Xue brothers under his hand to Li Jiancheng as bodyguards.

With the news of Gao Kaidao, it should be possible to exchange the five Xue brothers from Li Yi, right?
"With the Xue brothers in hand, and Xie Shufang, the third left army of the palace should be able to make preparations. With elite soldiers and strong generals, no matter how strong you are, Li Shimin, you don't dare to manipulate me like today."

Li Yuanji had an idea in his mind, and immediately prepared to ask Xie Shufang to do something.

But before he could speak, he remembered that Xie Shufang was sent away by Li Shimin.

So he can only wait.

After waiting for half an hour, Uncle Xie hurried back to the side hall.

Li Yuanji immediately told Xie Shufang, "Go and find out where King Yan is now for me, and then send someone to tell Ma Zhou to hand over the errand at hand to Li Sixing and wait for me outside the city."

Li Yuanji was going to ask Ma Zhou to meet Li Yi. The reason for letting Ma Zhou go was because Ma Zhou hadn't been put on the table yet.

If Xie Shufang or Li Sixing were to go find Li Yi, they would definitely be targeted.

A prince who sent his confidants to find a warlord and vassal, anyone could guess that there was something tricky about it.

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