I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 132 Secret words in the bedroom, Li Yuan confessed that he would never pass the throne to Li Shimin! (25)

Tai Chi Palace, the emperor's bedroom.

Li Yuan, with his long hair loose, sat on the ground with his head down, wondering what he was thinking.

The servants and maidservants on both sides held their breath, not daring to breathe out.

"Come on."

Li Yuan raised his finger and said softly,
"Go and call Mr. Feng Ge."

"Yes." The eunuch said in response.

After half an hour.

"Chen Fenglun, see Your Majesty."

Feng Deyi took off his shoes and socks, entered the bedroom barefoot, and saluted respectfully,
"Exemption."

Li Yuan's beard shook slightly, and he beckoned,
"Come, sit, sit."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Deyi took two steps forward and sat cross-legged in front of Li Yuan.

The masonry of the palace is quite cold, and it is indeed quite comfortable to sit on when the weather turns hot.

"Deyi, you don't have to be restrained anymore when you arrive at my bedroom."

Li Yuan laughed,

"I asked you to come alone, and I also wanted to say a few words of heartfelt words to you, so don't pretend to be routine."

"do you know?"

Feng Deyi smiled when he heard this.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He cupped his hands, and suddenly felt that it was too formal, so he put it down again.

"Do you know why I called you here alone instead of Xiao Yu and Pei Ji?"

Li Yuan leaned on the steps, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"I don't know." Feng Deyi was honest.

"Because their banner is too clear!"

Li Yuan snorted,

"In my eyes, either the King of Qin or the Crown Prince, I only think about the two of them, but I forget that as a minister of the court, the most important thing to consider is state affairs!"

"They have forgotten their roots!"

Feng Deyi looked surprised.

"Your Majesty, you are serious. The two court elders are by no means abusing the public for personal reasons. They are conscientious in handling official affairs and never show favoritism." He said hastily.

Li Yuan shook his head.

"Forget it, don't talk about them."

He pointed to Feng Deyi and praised,
"When it comes to being old and seeking for the country, among these important central ministers, you have to be the one who can tell the most clearly."

"Although I rejected what you said just now, but after thinking about it carefully, it is the most reasonable statement."

"You're right, the current Tang Dynasty cannot withstand waves. Once the balance is broken, I don't know what troubles will arise later, but if the scar is not exposed, I'm afraid it will grow bigger and eventually become poisonous..."

"Hey! Even if it's me, I still have a headache..."

Feng Deyi nodded and remained silent.

"Finish what you were going to say just now."

Li Yuan stared at Feng Deyi with piercing eyes,

"Since we must focus on the overall situation, what do you think should be done?"

"I want to hear your countermeasures."

Facing the emperor's question, Feng Deyi pursed his lips.

"I have a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not."

He raised his eyes slightly and said tentatively,
"Ask! Speak freely!"

Li Yuan waved his hand and said,
"As I said, this is the sleeping hall. We are not monarchs and ministers, so we should treat it as a conversation between friends! You don't have to worry too much!"

"If you have any questions, just ask, and I will tell you the truth!"

Feng Deyi just nodded after getting affirmative attitude.

"I dare to ask, until now...does Your Majesty still have the heart to store easily?"

He observed Li Yuan's expression carefully, and said softly,
"The current situation in the Tang Dynasty is full of foreign aggressions, such as the repeated invasions of the Turks and Tuyuhun, and the presence of Goguryeo and Xue Yantuo. It seems that a figure like His Royal Highness King Qin is really needed to suppress disobedience and whip Yunei."

"If the Tang Dynasty responds weakly, it may become a Jin Dynasty again."

Li Yuan's face changed slightly.

"Feng Lun, Feng Lun, you really dare to ask..." He said flatly.

"I'm going to die." Feng Deyi immediately bowed his head.

"You are not joking, since you said that today we are friends rather than monarchs and ministers, I will tell you the truth."

Li Yuan caressed his beard and said,

"Your idea is not bad."

"I did think about whether or not to have Yi Chu, but after much deliberation, I finally decided to give up."

"Why?"

"For one thing, there is nothing wrong with the crown prince's conscientiousness, and although he is good at martial arts, he was able to put down the chaos of Liu Heita in Shandong, which shows that he also has military talents."

"Secondly, I have read all over the history books. If a country is governed by civil servants, the country will surely last for a long time, but if it is governed by military generals, it will often be militaristic, causing the country to collapse quickly."

"The former is like the rule of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty; the latter is like the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. He didn't care about the strength of the people and soldiers, and forcibly conquered Goguryeo, causing the death of the second king of the country."

"These are all lessons learned!"

Feng Deyi nodded, expressing his approval.

"You just said that the current situation in the Tang Dynasty is actually similar to that in the early Han Dynasty?"

Li Yuan said again,

"In the past, when Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established the Great Han Dynasty, he was in a state of embarrassment under the siege of Baideng. Even Empress Lu was insulted by the Xiongnu Shanyu."

"But what happened in the end? The two generations of Wen and Jing accumulated strength, and finally Emperor Wu of the Han rose up and wiped out the Xiongnu!"

"The state of the Han Dynasty lasted for a long time. Until now, we still call ourselves Han people. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, you have seen the golden sword prophecy. Even now, there are still people who miss that powerful dynasty..."

"Since there is such an example, tell me, shouldn't I follow it?"

Feng Deyi nodded again.

The emperor quoted scriptures and classics with good reason.

"I thought, starting from me, the Tang Dynasty should accumulate the power of three generations, and a good descendant will come out in the next generation, and he will put down the Turks with the posture of a hero, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty put down the Xiongnu!"

Li Yuan sighed,

"But if it is Erlang, if he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely not be able to hold back the blood in his heart, anxious to fight the Turks."

"It's not that there is no hope of winning, but if you lose, you will lose everything. My Li family dynasty will be destroyed quickly, and the Central Plains will fall into the flames of war again! Why do the people have to suffer?"

"I will never allow this to happen!"

"Therefore, I will not be easy to save, and the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty can only be built! Only he can faithfully implement my strategy."

"I've said all my heart-to-heart words, you understand now, don't you?"

Feng Deyi looked at Li Yuan's complicated expression, and nodded solemnly.

"Your majesty's painstaking efforts, I fully understand!"

he said,

"Since this is the case, the King of Qin must deal with it. We must not let him stay in the center and let his influence expand again! As Mr. Pei Ge said, we can't wait until the disease is terminal!"

"My minister thinks that His Majesty has two options right now."

A ray of light appeared in Li Yuan's eyes.

He said so much, and this is what he was waiting for!

"There is no need to worry about Deyi, if you have any strategy, just tell me!"

Li Yuan raised his head and said.

"Yes."

Feng Deyi paused for a while, and after clearing his mind, he opened his mouth and said,

"The first method is to order the king of Qin to leave Chang'an immediately to become a vassal, away from the center, away from the center of power! Let him completely cut off his desire to compete for the reserve."

"The second method is to directly demote the King of Qin to a commoner for the crime of treason and deprive him of everything!"

(End of this chapter)