I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Chang’an City.

The entire Cháng’ān today is already rising winds, scudding clouds.

Because there are too many Xia Country merchants arrested.

This incident made people alarmed because they were worried about Xia Country’s revenge. Suddenly, numerous news broke out in Chang’an City during the raid.

The news that came out was Du Qi’s response.

Du Qi ordered Li Shimin to release all merchants in Xia Country. If not, the officials of Great Tang will be assassinated.

This is Xia Country’s response.

The news spread all over the sky, and soon it was known by the bad guys. The bad guys had already spread the news to Li Shimin in the shortest possible time. When Li Shimin learned of it, his complexion suddenly changed. .

Du Qi’s threat is highly targeted.

Even Li Shimin was restrained.

Li Shimin immediately summoned Fang Xuanling to enter the palace to discuss matters. After Fang Xuanling entered the palace, Li Shimin said: “Xuan Ling, do you know the news about Du Qi spreading in Chang’an City?”Fang Xuanling said: “The minister is still today I’m busy on official business, so I don’t know for the time being.”

Li Shimin immediately said: “Now Du Qi’s threat is to order us to release the businessman from Xia Country. If we don’t do this, Du Qi will assassinate me. Officials of Great Tang. And Du Qi has already spread the news first, telling all the officials to let the officials resign, or if I refuse to release the people, he will order the assassination of the officials. Xuan Ling, what do we do now?”

Fang Xuanling’s expression also rose in awe.

Du Qi’s response was too harsh.

Too decisive.

Such an arrangement goes beyond Li Shimin’s consideration, and also goes beyond Fang Xuanling’s consideration.

Seeing Fang Xuanling’s silence, Li Shimin was a bit solemn for a while. Because at the moment, if Great Tang resorts to hard resistance, once Du Qi’s people are assassinated, when the time comes, even if the government makes preparations, there may be damage. If Great Tang directly released the merchant of Xia Country, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

Fang Xuanling said solemnly: “His Majesty, the minister didn’t know how to make a decision for a while. Because if you ignore Du Qi’s threat, many officials may resign. And there will be some assassinations. Many officials were killed. So in the end, there must be turmoil in the people and turmoil everywhere. The most critical point is that the continuous killing of local officials is likely to cause local unrest. As for the release of Xia Country’s merchants, it is also tantamount to taking the initiative Give up to Du Qi. So both choices are embarrassing.”

Li Shimin also looked embarrassed.

The current situation is not good.

Li Shimin said solemnly: “Fang Qing, what do you think should be done?”

Fang Xuanling said: “His Majesty, I don’t know what to do for a while! “

Li Shimin sighed in his heart.

At this moment, he began to miss Du Ruhui, because when Du Ruhui was there, Du Ruhui could make a decision immediately if he needed to make a decision. But Fang Xuanling here, if you want to make a plan and analyze the situation, that’s definitely fine. But let Fang Xuanling make a decision, but there is a certain degree of difficulty.

Li Shimin immediately said: “Come, please Retired Emperor.”

The waiter immediately went to inform.

Not long after, Li Yuan came with a cane. Today’s Li Yuan is a dying year. He already has age spots on his face, and his back is rickety.

Li Shimin gave the seat directly. After Li Yuan sat down, he looked towards Li Shimin and said: “The emperor called me, but what’s the matter?”

Li Shimin directly said Du Qi threatens things.

Li Yuan said after listening: “You say that Du Qi threatens you now, so why do you arrest the merchants of Xia Country?”

For outside news, Li Yuan Now he is indifferent. Since all the chess pieces in his hand were handed over to Li Shimin, Li Yuan has never asked anything. Especially in the past few years, Li Yuan himself has become too old, and has no energy to take care of these things, staying in the palace all day.

Especially in the cold winter of last year, he suffered several illnesses, and it was almost impossible to hold it. Fortunately, in the end, Li Yuan survived again, but Li Yuan himself knows that time is limited, at most, only one or two years.

Li Shimin listened to Li Yuan’s question, but sighed in his heart: “Because Li Xiaogong disappeared from Cháng’ān and was taken away by Du Qi’s people. In this Cháng’ān, Du Qi wanted Take away Su Dingfang’s family, then take Su Dingfang’s family; if you want to take Li Jing’s family, you also take Li Jing’s family directly. Now, even Li Xiaogong family is also taken away. So I take the businessmen of Xia Country Grab it, one after another arraignment, to find out Du Qi’s eyeliner, put Du Qi in Cháng’ān’s eyeliner and catch it all.”

Li Yuan said again: “Now you have taken Du Qi’s eyeliner. Eyeliner?”

Li Shimin said: “I haven’t found it yet.”

Li Yuan said solemnly: “Since I haven’t found it, why keep on arresting people? People, why don’t you release them? Interrogation is possible. The problem is that the method of interrogation should not be so profitable! Emperor, what you did was not so frivolous in the past. Why this time involves Li Xiaogong’s affairs, It is really so impatient.”

At this moment, Li Yuan has some hate iron for not becoming steel.

Li Shimin is very good.

It can be called Enlightened Sovereign.

But when Li Shimin involves Du Qi, things are not easy to handle, as if they have lost their mind.

Li Yuan’s voice was very hoarse, but it passed into Li Shimin’s heart, but it was as if there was a drum in the morning and evening, making Li Shimin’s heart tremble. He also recalled his handling of the Xia Country merchants. Indeed, all the Xia Country merchants arrested were temporarily detained. The reason why everyone was detained was to cut off Du Qi’s eyeliner.

This is the so-called so-called killing mistakes rather than letting go.

So it evolved to the current situation.

After Li Yuan said something, his breathing became a little short because of his emotions. He paused for a while before continuing: “Emperor, according to my approach, it is actually very simple. Right now Great Tang and Xia Country are at a disadvantage, so Great Tang took the initiative to show weakness.”

“Wait until Great Tang has enough strength, it will not be too late to retaliate. The reign of Wenjing and the brilliant style of writing in the past lay the foundation for the rise of the Great Han. But in fact, Emperor Wen and Emperor Han Jing Have you received less grievances?”

“Not a lot of grievances at all. The grievances suffered by the two are too much, not only from domestic pressure, but also from external Huns. Having said that, when the Great Tang was first established, the world was divided by the world, and the northern Turkic was tyrannical, and no one can stop the iron cavalry.”

Li Yuan said: “Under this premise Great Tang is extremely difficult. That is to say, at this time, Great Tang has levelled Turkic in the north and stabilized the internal situation. So the old man’s point of view, you first release Xia Country’s merchants and actively show weakness to Xia Country. In addition, Du Qi took Shazhou and Guazhou and gave them to Du Qi, and negotiated peace with Xia Country, and stopped fighting and stopped fighting.”

Li Shimin After listening, I was thinking inside.

He admits that Li Yuan’s analysis is reasonable.

But these are not the strategies Li Shimin is willing to adopt, not the methods Li Shimin is willing to pursue.

This is not his style.

Li Shimin never answered immediately, but instead opened the mouth and said: “Father Emperor, Rong Erchen, think about it.”

Li Yuan glanced at Li Shimin. He shook his head and said: “The emperor, you are the son of the old man, and your dispositions are clear to the old man. You have always been and refused to admit defeat. In fact, when you came this time, you did not ask the old man for advice, but wanted the old man. The answer is the same as you. It is also to take iron-and-blood measures to directly suppress domestic inspections and directly ignore Du Qi’s threats. In this way, you will have confidence. But you are the emperor and you want to come from me. Get emboldened, today i’m afraid i can’t.”

Li Shimin said: “many thanks Father Emperor.”

Li Yuan said: “Thank me for this coming rotten wood What the old fogey did, you ask for help, the old man didn’t give you what you wanted. On the contrary, he gave you the answer you didn’t want.”

Li Shimin said: “No matter what, there is Father Emperor in , I have the confidence.”

Li Yuan stood up and said: “You are busy with you, the old man is going back.”

He knew that Li Shimin could not be persuaded, because Li Shimin’s Disposition, in fact, is the same as Li Yuan in his bones. It is a matter of recognition, so he will definitely not change his mind.

Li Yuan leaned on a cane, got up slowly, and left slowly.

Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan’s leaving back, and there was a look of nostalgia in those bright eyes. Because by now, the situation is gradually out of control, and even the direction of Great Tang may not necessarily be under Li Shimin’s control.

Everything can only depend on the will of God.

Do your best and obey the fate.

“Hey…”

When Li Yuan walked out, when he walked out of the great hall and stood in front of the great hall, he couldn’t help but sigh. Long sighs and heavy gasping came out, demonstrating Li Yuan’s fatigue. In this sigh, there was a little more hesitation and anxiety, because Li Yuan suddenly felt that the more you don’t want to see things, the more likely he will appear.

Li Yuan does not want Li Shimin to follow Yang Guang’s old path.

I don’t want Great Tang II to die.

But the rise of Du Qi has made Great Tang more and more dangerous, and this situation is very likely to happen.

Li Shimin took another look at the direction Li Yuan was leaving, and immediately looked towards Fang Xuanling, and said, “Chancellor Fang, you also go back to ponder and think about what to do.”

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“The minister follows the order!”

Fang Xuanling got up and left.

Li Shimin sat there for a while, never summoning the Civilian Court Official under his command, but went to the harem for a special visit and met the grandson Wuguo. Although Changsun Wuguo always ignores government affairs and does not interfere in political affairs, but people are like that. The more you don’t mix, the more Li Shimin is willing to share with Changsun Wuguo.

Li Shimin arrived in the palace, waved his hand, and all the maids retreated.

Li Shimin looked towards Changsun Wugou and said, “Guanyin maidservant, because Li Xiaogong and his wife had disappeared quietly before, they were taken away by Du Qi’s people. I ordered the arrest of the Xia Country merchant for interrogation, and now Du Qi It has already been arranged for people to send a letter saying that if I do not release the Xia Country merchant, I will assassinate the Great Tang officials. The current situation, I am also a bit embarrassed for a while!”

Zhang Sun Wugu just got up. , Walked to Li Shimin’s side, rubbed the temple for Li Shimin, and slowly said: “His Majesty, the concubine does not understand any political affairs. The concubine only knows what His Majesty does, there must be a reason for it. The reason. No matter what His Majesty does, his concubine supports His Majesty. No matter what, I want to be ashamed of my heart and ancestors. That’s enough!”

Li Shimin heard it, but It is a pause.

A light flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly burst into laughter, and immediately Li Shimin said: “Guanyin maid, you said so well, I do things without a shame in my heart, and I am not ashamed of my ancestors.”

Changsun Wugu also smiled more on his face.

She is Li Shimin’s wife and the woman behind Li Shimin. All she needs to do is to support Li Shimin.

Li Shimin talked to Changsun Wuguo, and then strode away.

He has made a decision.