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Chapter 469 Du Ruhui's Judgment

Chang'an City.

There are lush bamboo forests near Shaoling.

The Chan water passing through Shaoling Plain is crystal clear, and fish can be seen swimming underwater.

At this moment, Qin Wang Li Shimin was fishing by the water with his counselor Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui picked up the hook and asked with a smile: "I never thought that the King of Qin could put aside important military affairs and steal half a day's leisure to come here to fish with the humble official."

Li Shimin smiled when he heard the words, and said: "My father has been talking about unifying the country and the country. Sometimes I always think about what a country is. In Chang'an City, you can't see the country. My country in the Tang Dynasty In the countryside, in the mountains and rivers, in the Shaoling Plain, in the well-being of every Tang citizen."

Du Ruhui showed a look of admiration, and said: "The King of Qin said that there are mountains and rivers everywhere. Look, King Qin, the Shaoling Plain where I live is named Fengqiyuan, and it was built by Emperor Xuandi of the Later Han Dynasty, so it is named Shaoling Yuan. Does King Qin know what the name of this water is?"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Is this Keming's examination of Gu? Fishing at the foot of this water is called Chanshui, Tongbashui. Sima Xiangru has a cloud in Shanglin Fu, which is divided into eight rivers, opposite and different. The ancients had clouds and eight waters around Chang'an, and the Chan water, Ba water is one of the eight waters."

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui asked and answered, they were all knowledgeable, they couldn't help looking at each other and laughing.

Li Shimin suppressed his smile, put down his fishing rod, stood up and said with his hands behind his back: "I heard that my father intends to remove the post of pacification ambassador for King Shandong Road of Huai'an."

Du Ruhui was thoughtful when he heard the words, Li Shentong had always been on good terms with Li Shimin, and now Li Yuan is going to take back Li Shentong's military power, which is not good news for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin said: "Although the Son of Heaven always likes people to move and not to be quiet, the King of Huai'an is his most important person. Although he has repeatedly lost troops and generals in Hebei in the past two years, at present, my Tang Dynasty has no other options except His Royal Highness King Qin. The replacement of King Huai'an's general, I'm afraid someone pushed it later."

Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui and said: "Sure enough, you can't hide anything from Keming. It was the prince and King Qi who suggested it in front of the emperor. The prince and King Qi have been getting very close recently."

Du Ruhui heard the words and said: "It's not surprising. Right now in the Tang Dynasty, the king of Qin and His Highness the crown prince are fighting in separate courts. The king of Qin has the support of the generals in the military, while the crown prince has a reputation for righteousness. The crown prince is the heir of a country and cannot receive The soldiers are away, so the King of Qi intends to befriend the Crown Prince in order to gain military power and gain a place, and the Crown Prince also intends to befriend the Prince of Qi in order to divide the military power of the King of Qin..."

Du Ruhui saw Li Shimin standing alone on the bank of the river, looking lonely and desolate, so he stopped talking immediately.

Li Shimin said quietly: "Ever since Jinyang raised his troops, Gu knew that he would lose a lot, and he had already made preparations for this. It's just that he didn't expect the crown prince to involve the third sister."

"Princess Pingyang?" Du Ruhui rolled his eyes, and then said knowingly, "The prince made a good move!"

Li Shimin turned around and said, "You say it's a good game?"

Du Ruhui said: "That's right, Princess Pingyang is a person whom even the crown princes can trust and value. Princess Pingyang is a woman who does not give way to men. The most important thing is that she has no intention of spying on the throne of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin said: "I don't know why, but the prince's move is good, how should we deal with it?"

Du Ruhui immediately asked: "Then, does His Highness the King of Qin have a candidate to replace the King of Huai'an?"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, and said, "It's just that they are not as suitable as Sanniang."

Du Ru looked at Chanshui with a dark smile, and said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. It doesn't matter if it's suitable or not, as long as it suits your Majesty."
Li Shimin asked further: "The plan will be released?"

In the Promise Palace.

Li Yuan is looking for the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the left servant of Daoxingtai in Eastern Shaanxi to shoot Liu Wenjing to ask questions.Not long after, the Zhongshu ordered Xiao Yu to go to the hall to deliver the official document, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the memorial of the Zhongshu Province's discussion on the Hebei Dao pacification ambassador and the successor for the past few days. Please read it."

Li Yuan frowned and said, "Why did I say that I want to change Huai'an King?"

Xiao Yu said: "Your Majesty really forgets things a lot. A few days ago, His Majesty ordered the crown prince to deliver an edict to Zhongshu Province."

Li Yuan suddenly said: "I have neglected this matter for a while. Yes, there is indeed such a thing, show it to me."

Li Yuan took the memorial and read it carefully, shook his head, and said, "Not right, not right."

Liu Wenjing asked: "Your Majesty, there is no suitable candidate?"
Li Yuan directly gave the memorial to Liu Wenjing, saying: "You do the sum for me."

Liu Wenjing immediately took the memorial, read it once, pretending to be surprised and said: "Your Majesty, on top of this memorial is my great general of the Tang Dynasty, who is enough to sit in Hedong. Why did your majesty say something wrong?"

Li Yuan said: "Confused, if you change to Bashu, Hedong, Hexi, and Longyou, these generals are not impossible, but the pacification ambassador of Hebei Province, how can you trust others lightly. There are tens of thousands of troops from the Tang Dynasty here, and the land of several states. Li Chongjiu, Liu Heita, Yu Wenhuaji are all eyeing this, not ordinary generals can guard them."

Liu Wenjing nodded and said, "Then, is there anyone in your Majesty's mind?"
Li Yuan looked at Liu Wenjing and said, "There is one person, and I intend to go to Princess Pingyang."

Liu Wenjing said: "Since Your Majesty has not made a decision for a long time, it is obvious that Princess Pingyang has something wrong."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "You're right, Sanniang is not young anymore, and she doesn't have a husband's family yet. Before the queen died, she told me to take good care of her. I kept her in Chang'an these few years, just to let her enjoy this life. Prosperity and wealth, no longer galloping around."

Liu Wenjing clasped her fists and said, "Your Majesty's love and care really moved me."

Li Yuan said with a wry smile: "What's the use of being touched by Aiqing? You are also a parent, and you know that parents in the world have the same thoughts. I will not hide it from you. Our father and daughter have been at odds for many years..."

"Your Highness, you are still blaming Your Majesty for the marriage proposal."

Liu Wenjing was also a witness at the beginning. When Li Hu went to Li Yuan's mansion and asked Li Yuan to marry him, it was Liu Wenjing who led the way for Li Hu. The events of that year are vaguely visible.

Liu Wenjing asked: "Does Your Majesty regret today's decision?"

No matter from the relationship between Li Zhiwan and Li Yuan's father and daughter, or Li Chongjiu, Weng's son-in-law did not succeed, but made a strong enemy for Datang.

Li Yuan looked at Liu Wenjing when he heard the words, his tiger eyes moved, and he said in a cold voice: "I have nothing to be ashamed of, and I have never regretted it in my life. Li Chongjiu is not a pity, it's just that San Niang has suffered."

"Yes," Liu Wenjing lowered her head and said under Li Yuan's majesty, "Then His Majesty's question will be answered."

"what is the answer?"

"If Li Chongjiu is still in Hebei, I think it would be really embarrassing for Princess Pingyang to leave the town." Liu Wenjing replied.

"Then do you have someone in your chest?"

Liu Wenjing raised her head and said: "Based on my guess, His Majesty really does not want to find someone to replace King Huai'an to guard Shandong. It's just that King Huai'an lost his troops repeatedly and the courtiers had many opinions. That's why he has this intention."

Li Yuan nodded slightly.

"Then I suggest that it is better to send a general to increase the number of troops in Shandong, so as to stabilize the situation!"

Li Yuan clapped his hands and laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said: "He who knows me is also a benevolent person."

Liu Wenjing smiled slightly, but she sighed in her heart that Du Ruhui really judged things like a god, and predicted exactly what Li Yuan thought in his heart.
Li Yuan picked up the memorial again, this time the names of the generals on the memorial were all pleasing to the eye, and he said: "Zhao Ren, who do you think is competent?"

Liu Wenjing cupped her hands and said, "The prince of Lueyang County, the king of Xiangyi County is enough?"

Hearing this, Li Yuan thought carefully.

Because Li Yuan was born in a noble family, he put a lot of emphasis on using the noble family, especially the Li family clan. This is also related to the fact that he was extremely worried about handing over the general power to generals with different surnames after seeing the chaos in the previous dynasty.

For example, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County who lived in Bashu, was Li Yuan's nephew, the governor of Lingli, Pu, and Jiangzhou, and Li Chen, the King of Xiangwu stationed in Hedong, was the grandson and nephew of Li Yuan's seventh uncle Li Wei.There is also Li Shentong, the comfort ambassador of Shandong Province, who is Li Yuan's younger brother.

Before Taiyuan County fell, it was Qi Wang Li Yuanji who stayed in Taiyuan. Even when Jinyang raised troops, Li Yuan led an army of 7 troops into Chang'an, and his daughter Li Zhiwan's [-] troops responded in Chang'an. .

Among the various scholars, Li Jiancheng was in charge of the state, and while he was away on an expedition, he led the army, and Li Shimin had always been the leader of the army.One is that Li Shimin is used to fighting, and the other is that Li Yuan only trusts Li Shimin.

Later, Li Shimin and Li Yuan worried that he had made too much contribution, so they transferred him back. Afterwards, Liu Heitai rose again in Hebei, divided into Li Shentong, Li Yuanji, and Li Jiancheng.

Therefore, in the memorial to Li Yuan from Zhongshu Province, there is also a row of generals beginning with the character Li.

As for Liu Wenjing's Lueyang County Lord and Xiangyi County King, they were originally candidates to replace Li Shentong.The Duke of Lueyang County is called Li Daozong, who is the nephew of Li Yuantang. He crossed the river with Li Shimin and Li Chongjiu, and he performed well when he fought back against Hedong. He was regarded as the rising star of the Li clan, and he was called the next Li Xiaogong.

It's just that Li Daozong is too young and has little qualifications, otherwise he would be the best candidate to replace Li Shentong.

As for the king of Xiangyi County named Li Shenfu, he is the younger brother of Li Shentong. He has been in charge of Li Tang's campaign against Liang Shidu before.

Li Yuan was very satisfied with Zhongshu Sheng, Liu Wenjing and the joint nomination of these two people.

Li Yuan said to Xiao Yu immediately, "It's just these two people, take the memorial to the provincial council for a discussion, and it's settled like this."

Xiao Yu took the order to retreat immediately.

Li Yuan was in a better mood, looked at Liu Wenjing and said, "Zhaoren, I heard that you have been getting close to Li Mi recently?"

Liu Wenjing didn't know why Li Yuan suddenly mentioned it, and said immediately: "Weichen and Li Mi are related by marriage, so they move around a little, but they are not that close."

Li Yuan nodded and said nothing.

On the contrary, Liu Wenjing was full of doubts.

At this moment in the East Palace, after Li Jiancheng learned what Li Yuan and Liu Wenjing said today.

At that moment, Li Jiancheng was furious and said, "Liu Wenjing, you spoiled my good deeds."

(End of this chapter)