The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"It's mainly about the court." Li Fu said, "No matter what the truth of this matter is, second brother, I think it's better not to let His Majesty know."

If Li Yuan knew that the cavalry on the grassland was his good son who had discussed with others and used this as an excuse to get the military power to deal with Li Shimin, wouldn't Li Yuan be even more sad?

It's true that Li Fu helped Li Shimin, but he didn't want to hurt Li Yuan.

Finding out the matter of Wucheng only gave Li Shimin an excuse to deal with some officials in the court and add some means.

And we can't use this matter to make Li Yuan sad again.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"I know what you think. His Majesty treats you very well. You don't want His Majesty to be sad about this again." Li Shimin said, "His Majesty is also my father. Similarly, I don't want him to be sad."

"If it weren't for His Majesty, I would still be a commoner in the countryside." Li Fu smiled and said, "So, I still hope that no matter what happens in the future, His Majesty can live a stable and happy life."

Li Fu looked at Li Shimin seriously.

Similarly, Li Shimin looked at him in the same way.

"Do you think I am a person who can't even tolerate my own father?" Li Shimin said, "I thought you understood me better than those officials."

Li Fu shook his head helplessly.

"My second brother is so broad-minded that few people can compare to him from ancient times to the present. We can see this from Wei Zheng's affairs." Li Fu said, "But, there are too many helplessness in many things. Your Majesty's other sons should also be making small moves in secret."

Li Shimin did not deny it.

There have been many news that the princes who were enfeoffed in their fiefdoms have the heart of rebellion.

The last time Lujiang Prince Li Yuan rebelled, Li Shimin thought of friendship and let him go, but it seemed that other people did not want to appreciate this kindness.

In the future, if someone dares to rebel again, they will be hit hard by the court, and Li Shimin will not be soft-hearted anymore.

If this trend is not suppressed, there will be more messy things in the future.

Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said: "Are you worried that the relationship between me and Your Majesty will be provoked by other people with ulterior motives?"

Li Fu nodded.

During the period when Li Yuan was the emperor, it was not that there were no other sons who wanted to secretly restore the throne, let Li Yuan become the emperor again, and then he would become the prince, in order to overthrow Li Shimin.

However, these things were secretly resolved by Li Shimin and Changsun, and they did not succeed.

But time and time again, can the father-son relationship between Li Shimin and Li Yuan withstand such tests?

After Li Yuan abdicated, he still lived in Taiji Palace, but soon after, he would move to Da'an Palace, and he never moved again until Li Yuan's death.

Taiji Palace was a palace built by the previous dynasty. The terrain was low and the palace was humid.

As for Da'an Palace, it was originally built by Li Yuan for Li Shimin, who had made great contributions. Da'an Palace is not even comparable to Taiji Palace in terms of specifications or geographical location.

It can be said that Li Yuan, the retired emperor, did not live a life that was in line with his status as a retired emperor.

"Once or twice, my second brother would not doubt anything. Three or five times, plus the people around him fanning the flames, even if my second brother is broad-minded and determined, he will inevitably have different ideas from before under many considerations. In fact, people are like this."

"I don't deny that what you said makes sense." Li Shimin said: "But I can tell you clearly that for Your Majesty, no matter what happens in the future, Your Majesty is my father, and I am Your Majesty's son. It is unacceptable to treat my father badly."

Li Shimin's attitude was firm, and his words were even more confident.

Li Fu smiled.

"In that case, I feel more relieved. As for His Majesty, my second brother is also relieved. Even if His Majesty will stay at the manor in the future, I promise my second brother that nothing beyond his control will happen at the manor." Li Fu said, "Whether it is His Majesty, my second brother, or me, we are all Li family members. No one wants the court to be stable and the Tang Dynasty to be prosperous and strong more than us."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Li Shimin said.

After learning from Li Fu what Li Yuan and he talked about at the manor, he didn't take it to heart.

He wanted to see Li Fu mainly because of the problem between Wei Zheng and the officials of the current East Palace.

Although he said so much to the people below that day, it is unknown how much they listened to.

"It has been a while since Wei Zheng left for Hebei. During this period of time, there have been a lot of good news." Li Shimin said, "I asked Li Jing to find XueWan Che, there is news now. "

"Once Xue Wan Che is back, does my second brother have ideas about the northern grasslands?" Li Fu asked.

It shouldn't be so fast.

Li Shimin shook his head.

"It's not the right time yet, but just to be prepared, I want to prevent them from going south." Li Shimin said: "Jing De also said last time that the one who knows the Turkic people's fighting methods best is this Xue Wan Che. There will still be wars between the Tang Dynasty and the grasslands, or even more than one war. I need Xue Wan Che to train his troops in case of emergency.

The last time Jie Li went south, I confronted him outside his military camp. He said that he went south to see the rebels. He just wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in my Tang Dynasty to make a profit, but I scared him back.

This time, so many things happened in Chang'an City. If the news spread to the northern grasslands, I'm afraid they will be unable to restrain their thoughts again. "

Last time, I was able to scare them back, but what about this time?

The same method may not work the second time.

"Even if they go south, we cannot have a large-scale war in our current state." Li Fu said.

"Of course I know this, but we have to prepare as soon as possible." Li Shimin said.

As expected of Li Shimin, who led troops to fight against people on the grassland at the age of sixteen, his guesses and precautions were completely correct.

Li Yuan has made up his mind to abdicate. Once Li Shimin ascends the throne and the court regime changes, Jie Li will definitely go south.

And now the strength of the two sides is so different that even Li Fu may not be able to stop the Weishui Alliance.

"Second brother, do you still remember that day at Xuanwu Gate when I was guarding the Qin Palace? "Li Fu asked.

Li Shimin nodded. He didn't understand why Li Fu brought up this matter at this time?

Because of Xue Wanche?

This matter can be turned aside in the face of the overall situation.

"When I went to the army with my second brother, my second brother went to find Jie Li. Didn't the oil paper bags I brought to my second brother be used when we were in the Qin Wang Mansion?" Li Fu smiled and said, "If you want to prepare, do it as soon as possible."