Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 169 Counterattack

The Ganlu Hall is the place where the emperor keeps his books. It occupies a very large area. There are side halls on the left and right, and a separate study room. It is also the place where Li Yuan reads daily.

At this moment, in the main hall of the huge Ganlu Hall, there was a deathly silence.

There was a long silence, and no one spoke. It was the first time that the emperors and princes of the early Tang Dynasty were called father and son.

The love of father and son, the righteousness of monarch and minister, are entangled here.

Li Yuan had no expression on his face, and turned his eyes back and forth on the faces of the two sons. After a short thought, he understood what Da Lang meant.

The intention is nothing more than two.

Firstly, if the Palace of the Prince of Qin is allowed to deal with the affairs in Shandong, plus Li Daoxuan, Qi Shanxing, Tian Liuan, and Shuang Shiluo who just reported the battle report, and perhaps Cheng Mingzhen who killed Liu Heita, whether or not there is a Daoxingtai in Hebei has already been determined. It doesn't make much sense anymore.

Li Daoxuan controls the military power, Cheng Mingzhen appeases Shandong, and several major state capitals are under the command of King Qin.

It can be foreseen that Hebei Road will be as monolithic as Shandong Road, and will completely become the sphere of influence of Prince Qin's Mansion.

Li Jiancheng's position as the crown prince will be shaky like a weak grass in the wind.

This is difficult for Li Jiancheng to accept, and it is also unacceptable for Li Yuan... He never thought of abolishing the crown prince and establishing the king of Qin.

Second, if Li Shimin completely controls Hebei Road, plus Shandong Road, Yizhou Road, and most of the world is in his hands, will Li Yuan, the emperor, still sit firmly?
If it is said that Li Yuan would never have imagined that before a stick of incense, after all, his two sons would win the heir apparent, and he himself was only in his 50s this year. He could ride a horse, pull a bow, and eat meat, let alone Bajiro... Two or three times is fine.

In other words, although Li Yuan was afraid of Li Shimin, he always considered it from the perspective of the prince Li Jiancheng.

But now... that's what Li Jiancheng said just now.

Although Shandong Road is Li Shimin's sphere of influence, the appointment and dismissal of officials, and the military power are all appointed by Li Shimin himself, and there is no need to report to Li Yuan...but the deployment of troops is not included.

Li Shimin actually transferred troops to Shandong... This is a taboo.

If you can transfer troops from Shaanxi Province to Hebei, will you transfer troops to other places?

Or will troops be transferred from elsewhere?
Even...will they transfer troops to Chang'an?
The founding kings of all dynasties may not have encountered such a situation as Li Yuan... Generally speaking, the founding kings are often the leaders who directly control the military power, but now Li Shimin's prestige in the army is higher than Li Yuan.

And Liu Bang can control Han Xin after conquering the world, and Qin Shihuang can let Wang Jian take care of him after he destroys the six kingdoms... After all, he is an outsider and a courtier.

But Li Yuan couldn't, rashly cutting power and even killing the prince who had made great achievements in the military... would probably cause a chain reaction. After all, Li Tang established the country and always ruled the world with the children of the clan.

Li Yuan didn't underestimate himself, but he didn't think he was better than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty... Li Yuan might not have such a level that Emperor Wu of the Han could wipe out the prince who plotted chaos without showing up.

Li Jiancheng exhaled lightly, and he clearly saw the suspicion in his father's eyes... no matter how much, as long as there is, that's enough.

And Li Shimin secretly scolded his elder brother for being too vicious in his heart... To put it nicely, it is the father and son inside, to put it badly, it is to accuse himself of having evil intentions.

Whether there is any evil intention...it doesn't matter.

Li Jiancheng pointed out the most critical point, Li Shimin has the ability to do illegal things, as long as he thinks about it, he can do it!
After a long silence, Li Yuan looked at the eldest son with a calm expression, then at the second son with a bitter face, rubbed his temples, shook his head and said, "Erlang, why?"

It's such a headache, I made up my mind in the afternoon, to sleep with Concubine Yin De tonight, but now I have to think about it.

Although Li Jiancheng tried his best to persuade him, the weak side of Li Yuan's character still prevailed. He didn't believe...or he didn't want to believe that Li Shimin might make a mutiny.

Because, Li Yuan knows his second son very well, he is a person who strives for perfection... no matter in which aspect.

If one ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, one will surely become a wise ruler of a generation, how can one be willing to be stained with taint?
It has to be said that Li Yuan's perception of Li Shimin is quite accurate.

This is indeed the case. In the last years of Wude in history, Li Shimin actually had the upper hand, but he was forced to the corner by the prince and King Qi. It was not until it was repeatedly confirmed that it was impossible to replace Li Jiancheng that he launched the Xuanwumen Mutiny.

Even so, Li Yuan has lived for more than ten years. Don't think that Li Shimin is absolutely sure of his self-confidence... Think about Zhao Wuling who was starved to death in the sand dunes.

Li Shimin took a step forward and knelt down on one knee, "Father, my son did indeed send a partial teacher to cross the river."

"More than ten days ago, Tian Liu'an, the general manager of Weizhou, sent a messenger to Beijing. After thinking about it for a long time, he sent a letter to Shandong Road, ordering Jiang Guogong to deploy [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, a total of [-] partial divisions. Soldiers."

"Baby is really helpless. Liu Heitao led an army of [-] to attack Guantao, and another [-] Turkic cavalry besieged the city."

"Xiangzhou and Weizhou are also in jeopardy, and Sanhu's tens of thousands of troops are standing still. Is it possible to let Liu Heita sweep Hebei?"

Li Yuan loosened his brows slightly and nodded slightly. Although he was displeased, he also accepted Li Shimin's reason.

This is a reason that Li Jiancheng cannot refute.

It's not that I want to violate the taboo of mobilizing troops to cross the border. It's really that the third brother Li Yuanji doesn't do anything about personnel. He led an army of tens of thousands and refused to go north, just sitting and watching Liu Heitai storm Weizhou.

And Weizhou, Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing from Xiangzhou were all from the Prince Qin's residence, so Li Shimin was naturally anxious and secretly sent troops to help.

And why did Li Yuanji stop moving forward?

Naturally, it was instigated by the Prince of the East Palace, Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng was dumbfounded for a moment...he really couldn't find a reason to refute.

"But I really didn't expect..." Li Shimin said with a wry smile, "The Turkic army returned to the north, and Liu Heita still has tens of thousands of troops under his command. The strength of the troops is so disparate, that Huaiyang Wang's brother actually joined Qi Shanxing, and Wang Junkuo defeated Liu Heita."

"Erlang, get up." Li Yuan gently raised his hand, "This is from the same root..."

After a long sigh, Li Yuan emphasized his tone, "Don't abolish the public for personal reasons!"

Li Jiancheng, who was holding back his breath, and Li Shimin, who was relieved, bowed at the same time.

Li Yuan pondered in his heart, "Daoxuan is already the Marshal of the Hebei Road Army, and ordered him to return to Beijing immediately after recovering the Hebei provinces."

"To appease all things in Shandong... Cheng Mingzhen, the general manager of Luozhou, is up to the important task?"

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin looked at each other, but neither of them said anything.

The former is because of speculation that Cheng Mingzhen has already invested in the Qin Palace, and the latter is because the lethality of Li Jiancheng's previous words has not faded away.

There was another sigh, and Li Yuan couldn't remember how many times he sighed this night, "Dalang, is there a suitable candidate in the East Palace to go on a tour to appease Shandong?"

Luozhou is the capital of Hebei. Cheng Mingzhen was appointed as the manager just now. It was recommended by you, the crown prince, and now he is withdrawing... That's a child's play, and the East Palace can only be hired again.

"Prince Xima Wei Xuancheng is a well-known scholar in Shandong. He has a long reputation and can inspect Hebei." Li Jiancheng paused, and added: "The prince's guest Cui Hao is a child of the Qinghe Cui family, and he is also famous."

Li Yuan nodded, "These two are ordered to patrol Shandong to appease the people."

This time, Li Yuan didn't ask Li Shimin... You kid has taken too much advantage, you can't take advantage of it all!

Li Shimin himself didn't care about this, and guessed in his heart... Although Wei Zheng and Cui Hao are famous scholars in Shandong, when it comes to pacifying Hebei, the counselor Ling Jing, who was once trusted by Dou Jiande as his confidant, may be better at it.

(End of this chapter)