Ji Tang

Chapter 71 Changes in Xuanwu Gate ([-])
I didn't eat any meat, and I was still hot and dirty. It was simply not worth the gain.

Now both the government and the public are spreading rumors that he was ruthless and poisoned his own brother.

"Actually, the situation is very clear now. We don't need to be so decisive. The King of Qin can't succeed without the various civil servants and generals under his command. We lure each other with heavy profits and are not afraid that they will not submit." Li Jiancheng said.

"What the elder brother said is, then who should we start with?" Li Yuanji said.

Li Jiancheng whispered in Li Yuanji's ear for a while, and Li Yuanji nodded repeatedly.

After waiting, he went out happily.

"I hope it will work!" Li Jiancheng was not optimistic about this strategy, but he did not want to fight with his brothers, but he could only do this. He hoped that the King of Qin could retreat in spite of the difficulties.

The next day, he secretly presented a cart of gold and silver utensils to Yuchi Jingde, the deputy guard of the left army, and wrote a letter to attract him, saying: "I hope to receive your condescension and favor, so as to deepen the friendship between us."

But what he didn't expect was that Yuchi Jingde declined and said: "Jingde, a man of Peng Hu Weng Mou, suffered chaos in the late Sui Dynasty and was rebellious for a long time. His crime cannot be punished.

The King of Qin gave me the gift of rebirth, and now I have given him the name of a vassal. I should kill myself as repayment. I have not done anything for His Highness, so I dare not give him a heavy reward.

If you have a personal relationship with His Highness, you are acting selfishly and forgetting your loyalty for personal gain. What use will it be to Your Highness! "

That's right, Yu Chigong refused without hesitation. This made Li Yuanji angry. Who was he and when had he been rejected by others?

Yuchi Gong told Li Shimin about this matter. Li Shimin didn't say anything, but comforted Yuchi Gong and reassured him.

Soon, Li Yuanji secretly assigned someone to assassinate Yuchi Gong. However, after Yuchi Jingde learned the news, he opened all the doors and lay still. The assassin came to his yard many times, but finally did not dare to enter. Room.

As a result, Li Yuanji framed Wei Chigong to Li Yuan, and Yuchi Gong was imprisoned in a special prison ordered by the imperial edict for interrogation and treatment, and was prepared to kill him.

But because of Li Shimin's repeated requests, he was able to save his life, and he was able to survive.

Li Yuanji also falsely accused Cheng Yaojin, the general manager of the Ma Army, and Li Yuan released him as the governor of Kangzhou.

Cheng Yaojin said to Li Shimin: "The king's assistant ministers are almost gone, how can the king himself last long?

I, Cheng Zhijie, will not leave the capital until my death. I hope that the king will decide on the strategy as soon as possible. "

Later, Li Yuanji used gold and silver cloth to seduce Duan Zhixuan, the right guard, but Duan Zhixuan refused to obey.

Li Jiancheng said to Li Yuanji: "Among the wise and talented people in the Qin Palace, the ones who deserve to be feared are Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui." Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji framed the two of them against Gao Zu, causing them to be expelled.

Now Li Shimin was a little panicked. The civil servants and generals around him were dismissed and disparaged. Only Changsun Wuji, the confidant, remained in the palace of Prince Qin.

Changsun Wuji, his uncle Yongzhou Zhizhong Gao Shilian, the chariot and cavalry general Hou Junji from Sanshui on the right, Yuchi Jingde and others persuaded Li Shimin day and night to punish Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

I hope that King Qin will put the overall situation first and make up his mind early, but Li Shimin was a little hesitant when the time came.

Li Shimin asked Li Jing, the governor of Lingzhou, for advice, but Li Jing did not agree; he also asked Li Shiji, the commander-in-chief of the march, for advice, but Li Shiji also did not agree.

However, their ethics were respected by Li Shimin.

After this incident, Li Shimin valued the two of them even more.

Later, when the Turks invaded, Li Jiancheng recommended Li Yuanji to replace Li Shimin in the expedition.

He also transferred Li Shimin's general Cheng Yaojin and others to serve under his command.

At this point, Li Shimin has become a complete loner.

But the matter is not over yet at this point. After Li Yuanji mastered Li Shimin's elite, he was not ready to let Li Shimin go, and even conspired to lure Li Shimin into Kunming Pool and kill him.

Li Shimin learned the news and discussed with everyone. Changsun Wuji and others advised Li Shimin to act first to gain strength and to act later to suffer disaster.

But Li Shimin said: "The killing of flesh and blood is a great scandal throughout the ages. It is true that I know that the disaster is coming, but I plan to fight against them again after the disaster starts. Isn't this okay!"

Yuchi said respectfully: "As a human being, who can be willing to die!

Now we swear to support the king to the death. This is a gift from God.

The mechanism of disaster is about to be launched, but the king still maintains a calm attitude and is not worried about this matter.

Even if the king takes himself very lightly, how can he be worthy of the ancestral temple and the country?

If the king refuses to adopt my proposal, I will prepare to flee into the wilderness.

I can't stay with the king and let others slaughter me! "

Changsun Wuji also said to Li Shimin: "If the king refuses to listen to Yuchi Jingde's advice, things will be hopeless now.

Yuchi Jingde and others will definitely not follow the king anymore. I should follow them and leave the king. I can no longer serve the king! "

"You, you guys!" Li Shimin sat down naked and said helplessly.

"The king is acting doubtfully now, which is not wise; and being indecisive in the face of difficulties is not courageous.

Moreover, the king has raised more than [-] warriors, and those who are outside have entered the palace, donning armor and carrying troops. The situation has been accomplished, and the king is at peace! "Yu Chigong said.

This was his last advice, and Li Shimin didn't know what to do for a while.

Once you take this step, there is no turning back.

But thinking that if he died, both his wife and children would be in danger.

The prince was kind and might let them go, but Li Yuanji would never let them go.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin was shocked. Even if it wasn't for himself, he couldn't lose for the sake of his wife and children.
So he said: "Now that things have developed to this point, I have nothing to hesitate about. I will do as you say!"

At the end, in order to strengthen Li Shimin's confidence, the aides said: "The King of Qi is vicious and perverse, and he is unwilling to serve his brother after all.

Recently I heard that the guard Xue Shi once said to King Qi: "The king's name can be combined into a Tang character. It seems that the king will eventually preside over the sacrifices of the Tang Dynasty." '

The king of Qi said happily: "As long as we can get rid of the king of Qin, it will be easy to capture the prince." '

Before Li Yuanji's plan to cause trouble with the prince succeeded, he already had the idea of ​​capturing the prince.

If the desire to cause trouble is not satisfied, what can't be done!

If these two people get their wish, I am afraid that the world will no longer belong to the Tang Dynasty.

With the king's wisdom, catching these two people is as easy as picking up grass on the ground. How can you forget the national plan just to abide by the moral integrity of ordinary people! "

Everyone asked again: "Why does King Shun look like a human being?"

Li Shimin replied: "A saint."

"When Shun dredged the well and did not come out, it was like mud in the well; when it was painted on the roof, it was like ashes on the roof. It was able to bring relief to the world, and it was a method for future generations! It uses a small stick to receive, a big stick to move, and covers what is stored. That’s why it’s great.”

This is to use Shun's small stick to accept and the big stick to move, with high aspirations to inspire Li Shimin.

Now everything is ready and all he needs is the east wind, but Li Shimin is still unsure, so he asks someone to predict the bad luck.

(End of this chapter)