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Chapter 690
Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace.

There are more than a dozen cold plums beside the hall, and the courtyard is filled with cold fragrance.
The guards and eunuchs outside the hall were all standing in the corridor, not daring to breathe.

In the hall, Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son are sitting and talking.

Li Shimin said frankly: "Three generations, the lord who governed his country well and the king who loved and raised his people must establish a simple law, so that the superior can love things and support the subordinates, and the subordinates will try their best to serve the superior, and the superior will be able to do their best. The world is not trapped. Therefore, we should give the land according to the manpower, take the land according to the production, and supply it to the court, and take it out according to the income of the court, so as to use it for the court. These three things must be used together and cannot be lost.”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Yuan laughed happily and said: "Shimin, you can say something very insightful, it can be seen that you have really put in a lot of hard work for Shang Shuling these days."

Li Shimin said: "Father's daily teachings are more beneficial to my ministers. Today, my ministers discussed with the ministers about the death of the Sui Dynasty. The truth is that the king cannot learn from it, and the ministers cannot advise. Wei Zheng, the minister of the State of Zhao, has a very good saying, The son thinks it can be used as a lesson. He said that the people are like water, and the king is like a boat.

Li Yuan pinched his beard and said: "This sentence is very good. There is an old saying that it is better to steal animals and steal officials. Robbers are no more evil than one person's harm, but the country and the people's struggle for profit is the worst harm."

"Father's words are true and reasonable."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "You don't despise Wei Zheng because he is an enemy minister. It can be seen that you are taking people one-sidedly. This is very good. Zhao Guo still has many capable ministers, not only Wei Zheng, such as Wen Yanbo, Both of them can complement each other, besides Lu Chengqing and Wei Zheng are also talents. When I have pacified the Zhao Kingdom, we should use them and not let the talents be buried."

Li Shimin said: "Father, Li Chongjiu has suppressed the local gentry in Hebei for the past few years, and the Hebei gentry is no longer as good as before. According to my son, if Hebei is pacified in the future, I am afraid that the people's hearts will not be easy to follow."

Li Yuandao: "This is what I am worried about. Lu Chisong and Cui Mingan replied that in order to cooperate with our army to attack Zhao, they secretly recruited Hebei gentry. There were not many people who responded. I think this time to attack Zhao, we can't attack Wang Shichong like that. The Sifang prefectures and counties have responded, and if the fighting continues city by city, I don't know how long it will take."

Li Shimin said: "Father, Li Chongjiu has been running Hebei for a long time, and he has a way of buying people's hearts. It is not easy to pacify Hebei. In my opinion, it is better to cut the grass and roots, and then plant seeds in the field, so that the crops will grow well in the future. It’s a once-and-for-all strategy.”

Li Yuan listened with his eyes fixed and said: "After all, the killing is harmful to the peace of heaven. When you led the army across the Yellow River to attack Taiyuan, you defeated Lu Chongmao and slaughtered the city of Xia County afterwards. The government and the people criticized this. It took so much effort to suppress this matter for you. Now it’s not a city in Xia County, but there are tens of millions of people in Hebei, don’t you want to slaughter them all the way?”

Li Shimin said: "What my father taught me is that my ministers are not thinking carefully."

Seeing Li Shimin like this, Li Yuan stepped forward with some guilt and said: "I know you are a decisive person. It is good for a man to be cruel, but you must pay attention to his methods. Although the prince's talent is not as good as yours in this regard, he will not make big mistakes in his actions. In the future It can be regarded as a conservative king who cannot take over the world immediately, but can rule the world immediately."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Father, my son is only a warrior, and the prince's talent is ten times that of my son. In the future, my son is willing to assist the prince to achieve my foundation in the Great Tang Dynasty."

Li Yuan said with a smile: "I am relieved of your brother Timu."

"Your Majesty, Prince Qi has arrived outside the palace."

After hearing this, Li Shimin said: "Father, my son will retire first."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Shimin, after you became Minister of the Book, Emperor Father has a feeling that you will be treated with admiration after three days of separation. Keep working hard and don't disappoint Emperor Father."

"promise."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin walked out of the hall, put on his shoes, and took the sword from the servant. At this time, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji arrived together.

The three brothers met in front of the hall.

Li Shimin avoided the road first and saluted at the side: "Shimin pays homage to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is a thousand years old."

"Excuse me." Li Jiancheng said gently.

Li Yuanji on the side also bowed down and said: "Yuanji pays homage to His Highness King Qin, His Highness is a thousand years old."

Li Shimin smiled, and the three of them greeted each other.

Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Gu is about to enter the palace to discuss the matter of defeating Zhao with the emperor. Second brother, you have dealt with Li Chongjiu for a long time. You know the details of the Zhao state and are proficient in military strategy. Why don't you go in and give the emperor and Gu a staff, a staff officer?" , and make up for any deficiencies.”

Li Yuanji also said: "Yes, His Royal Highness King Qin is used to fighting, defeated Xue Ju, Wang Shichong, and made great achievements in battle. He must give some advice."

Li Shimin said: "His Royal Highness, the King of Qi has praised you absurdly. Shimin's victory at the beginning was just a matter of luck, and he dared not say that he was proficient in military strategy in front of the prince. The matter can be decided by the father and His Royal Highness. Shimin doesn't have to." It’s superfluous.”

Li Jiancheng said a few more words, and the two said a few homely things, and then Li Shimin left.

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji watched Li Shimin go away with his sword in the hall.Li Jiancheng said: "You said that we invite him to the palace to discuss, is it true that King Qin is not willing, or is he not willing."
Li Yuanji sneered and said: "Prince, of course the King of Qin is really bad."

"How to say it?"

Li Yuanji said: "Right now, the King of Qin is deliberately getting out of the matter and not intervening in the matter of begging Zhao this time. He is deliberately setting aside. In case we lose, he has nothing to do with it. Appoint him as a general and take back the military power."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "It turns out that this is a success. What a king of Qin, he is so scheming."

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng flicked his sleeves heavily, and immediately entered the hall together with Li Yuanji.

When Li Yuan saw the two of them, he asked anxiously, "How's the military rations in Guanzhong going?"

Li Jiancheng said: "Father has transferred half of it, and the rest is also being prepared."

Li Yuan said: "It's too little. This spring when Wang Shichong was attacked, the national treasury was consumed by more than half. This autumn when he attacked Xiao Xian, although Hejian Wang Li Xiaogong told me that the military expenses were self-financed, it still consumed a lot of the national treasury. How much money and food are still in the treasury?" , I know that you don’t have to report good news but not bad news, so I kept the matter from me.”

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji looked at each other.Li Jiancheng said: "Father, it is this time to attack Zhao. We don't have enough money and food on hand, but my ministers and King Qi have already discussed a strategy to deal with it."

Li Yuandao: "How can you tell me?"

Li Yuanji said: "I have discussed with the crown prince, and I can sell some humble titles in the court to wealthy households in the private sector to raise money and food from the private sector."
Li Yuan shook his head and said: "The matter of conferring the title is just a drop in the bucket."

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