The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 685
There was dead silence in the political affairs hall of Taiji Palace, and none of the six prime ministers was in a hurry to express their views. Judging from the faces of the emperor, prince, and king of Jin, it was known that the emperor and king of Jin were willing to form an alliance with Tubo. In order to attract strong support, they were willing to sacrifice anything. This is the same as the original alliance with the Turks.

Prince Li Jiancheng is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, emphasizing love and righteousness, and he has a strong scholarly spirit. No matter how difficult the court is, he still opposes fighting against alien races. It's normal for Langri Zanpu to ask to marry the younger sister he brought up with his own hands.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Yuan knew that the reason why Liuxiang did not express his opinion was to cherish the feathers, and he did not want to bear the bad name of bringing foreigners into the country. Naturally, I hope that everyone will talk about it, not me, everyone is listening, if this is the case, then what is the meaning of Zhengshitang?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to throw bricks to attract jade." Pei Ji already had a calculation in his heart. After he grew his hair, the scar was also blocked by the hair and the gauze hat. Now he still looks so romantic, as if the years have not left traces on him. of.It's just that although Pei Ji is one of the 'seven phases', his status is not the same as before, and he is no longer Li Yuan's most trusted minister.

"Pei Xiang, please tell me." Li Yuan smiled.

"Yang Tong was in the prime of life, and it was a powerful year. He will not die, and the Sui Dynasty will not be chaotic. The Sui Dynasty soldiers under his control are many and vast, and it is really beyond the power of a country. We should unite all anti-Sui forces to deal with the arrogant Sui army. Therefore, I believe that forming an alliance with Tubo is a god-given opportunity, and Datang must seize it, otherwise Datang will be in a more dangerous situation."

Pei Ji was deeply humiliated by Yang Tong, became the laughing stock of scholars, and had a vengeance with Yang Tong for murdering his son. If Li Yuan was defeated, he knew that he, an important official who opposed the Sui Dynasty and opened the Tang Dynasty, would undoubtedly die, and he had no choice; the only way Assist Li Yuan with all his heart, let Li Tang divide one side, keep a corner, and live on. Only in this way can he survive.This suddenly came with a strong support, how can there be any reason to oppose it?
But Liu Wenjing said coldly: "'Those who are not of our own race must have different hearts', this is the eternal truth. The orthodox dynasty must first not lose righteousness. If Tubo is introduced into the country and poisoned the Hehuang and Guanzhong areas, how will the people of the world think of me? It will arouse the anger of the people of the world, and it will confirm our reputation as a traitor."

Pei Ji snorted and mocked: "If I remember well, Liu Xiangguo has been sent to the Turks many times. It was under Liu Xiangguo's lobbying that the Turkic Shibi Khan formed an alliance with our Tang Dynasty many times. For example, it was because of the restraint of the Turks that the Tang Dynasty was able to successfully occupy Bingzhou and enter Guanzhong; it was because the Turks changed from supporting Xue Ju to stabbing in the back that we had a brilliant victory in Qianshuiyuan. All of this, It has become Liu Xiangguo's status today, and now he has achieved great success, but it is too ungrateful to talk about 'great justice'."

Liu Wenjing has indeed been sent to the Turks countless times, so that the Li and Tang Dynasty realized the purpose of using soldiers from other countries for their own use, and it can be said that they have made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.So when Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, he was granted the title of Nayan, the head of the province, and bestowed upon him Duke Lu.However, Pei Ji, who can only be obedient and flattering, was named Shangshu Youpushe and Wei Guogong, and his status was far above Liu Wenjing.

Liu Wenjing is talented, and his credit is far above Pei Ji, so Liu Wenjing is naturally very dissatisfied. Why is Pei Ji higher than his official position?But he was just complaining in his heart. The real reason for the breakup between their former friends was Li Shimin's defeat in the battle against Xue Ju. In the battle of Qianshuiyuan, the eight generals of the Tang Dynasty were defeated and their soldiers died. Fifty-six out of ten, the generals Murong Luohu, Li Anyuan, and Liu Hongji were all captured.

As the emperor, Li Yuan didn't believe in rewards and punishments, felt unfair, and was even more unwilling to let his son Li Shimin bear the responsibility for the fiasco, so he hesitated when convicting him.Pei Ji, who was deeply rooted in the emperor's heart, followed the emperor's heart, saying that Li Shimin lacked combat experience and did not expect that Xue Ju's secret attack on the Tang army was also normal. Otherwise, he would not be allowed to be Li Shimin's military adviser, so everything is Liu Wenjing's fault.Li Yuan thought that Liu Wenjing was not pleasing to the eye. He wanted to save Li Shimin, but also wanted Liu Wenjing, who always contradicted him, to learn a lesson and improve his memory.In addition, it is also said that Li Shimin suddenly fell ill with malaria, and the person exercising the power of the chief general is actually Liu Wenjing, the Sima of the march.

And Li Shimin also acquiesced to his father's rhetoric, which led to the staunch Liu Wenjing not only breaking with Pei Ji, but also drifting away from Li Shimin, a friend of the past, and eventually became the core figure of Li Jiancheng's family.

From then on, under Li Yuan's help, whenever it came time to make a decision, whatever Pei Ji agreed with, Liu Wenjing would oppose, and whatever Pei Ji opposed, Liu Wenjing would agree with, and vice versa.

"Talking righteousness to a person like you is like playing the piano to a cow. Let's not talk about it, just talk about it." Pei Ji's unceremonious humiliation also aroused Liu Wenjing's shame and anger. It was broken, and he retorted: "Have you forgotten the fiasco of the Battle of Bingzhou? You said that you could keep the enemy out of the country, and you assisted Xiangyi King Li Shenfu to build Bingzhou into an insurmountable line of defense. Because I, the kings and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, believed in you, we launched a full-scale war against the enemies around us. The result? You took over the military power of the king of Xiangyi, and destroyed all the reasonable arrangements of the king of Xinxing, which was in danger. At that time, we knew that there were strong enemies outside Taiyuan like forests, and there were ambushes everywhere, but you tricked King Xiangyi out of the city to die. In the end, we not only lost Bingzhou, but also King Xiangyi, King Huai'an Li Shentong, King Changping Li Shuliang, and King Xinxing. Li Deliang has completely fallen into the enemy's hands. After this battle, not only did he lose Bingzhou, and the royal face was ruined, but also because of the loss of the "Land of Longxing", our army of the Tang Dynasty was at a disadvantage in every battle."

At the beginning, Li Yuan became a stay-at-home in Taiyuan through a series of means, and started his fortune with this. He was not interested in Taiyuan's internal and external rivers and mountains, but Qihui, a Taoist priest who used divination and alarm clocks to tell the world that Taiyuan had dragon spirit, and it was a place to make a fortune.The ancients were extremely superstitious, and Li Yuan, who had a different ambition for a long time, kept it in his heart, and through the power of the Guanlong nobles, he became the post of Taiyuan's left behind step by step.

It's just that before, neither Li Yuan nor the people present were aware of the prophecy of "getting Taiyuan and gaining the world" approved by Qihui for Li Yuan, and they never thought about it.Now hearing Liu Wenjing's words "losing the 'Land of Longxing' will make our army of the Tang Dynasty at a disadvantage in every battle'", everyone's expressions became weird, especially Li Yuan's face changed.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that everything is as Liu Wenjing said. Li Yuan who owned Taiyuan won various victories easily, but after losing Taiyuan, the Li Tang Dynasty lost everywhere, and finally fell into this situation.

In an instant, the Zhengshi Hall fell into a weird atmosphere again. As for the loss of the "Land of Longxing", Pei Ji, who "caused" a series of disastrous defeats in Li Tang, was already terrified and confused.

Liu Wenjing wanted to relieve his hatred, but he didn't intend to just let the ashen-faced Pei Ji go, and continued: "Although Pei Xiangguo lacks military strategy, he is full of talent. , since he was a child, he is a person who knows the book and respects the etiquette, but when he was in Bingzhou, Pei Xiang's various actions were rude in every way, and he even installed cronies in many fortresses. Style of life. After the assassination of Yang Tong in the Daxing Palace, many people were recommending the son-in-law Chai, who was both civil and military, and had a long history of battles, but Pei Xiang strongly recommended the son-in-law Pei who only knew poetry and books. The strange behavior is really puzzling."

"Slander." Pei Ji knew that Liu Wenjing wanted to kill him, and said angrily, "This is for the sake of the country..."

Liu Wenjing said lightly: "I never slandered Prime Minister Pei, I just raised all kinds of unreasonable things based on the facts."

Li Jiancheng and the others couldn't help looking at Liu Wenjing, all of them had a feeling of "farewell for three days, and look at each other with admiration".

His method is too poisonous.

Although he didn't say anything, it has already pushed Pei Ji into an extremely serious predicament. If Pei Ji is not careful, he is very likely to be killed by Li Yuan.But all the people sitting here knew about Dugu's betrayal of the Tang Dynasty, so when they followed Liu Wenjing's rhythm to think about it, they found that Pei Ji's performance in the Battle of Bingzhou was really unreasonable everywhere, and there were deliberate attempts to help Yang Tong everywhere. suspected.

In fact, Liu Wenjing didn't come up with this method himself, but was restrained by Pei Ji during the morning court the day before yesterday, so he was so ashamed and depressed, so he went to Changsun Wuji for a drink.Changsun Wuji knew the cause of Liu Wenjing's depression, so he came up with this idea for him, and said that this method would not annoy the Holy One, but could also clean up and punish Liu Wenjing severely.

Seeing Li Yuan's darkened face, and Pei Ji's earthy complexion, Liu Wenjing was so happy that she almost laughed out loud, wishing she could immediately go to Changsun Wuji for a drink.

"I asked you to talk about Tubo, not these things. There is no need to mention the past." Li Yuan's tone was very calm, as if this matter had really passed away.

But this made Pei Ji extremely anxious and frantic.

Having been a friend and minister for many years, Pei Ji knows Li Yuan too well. Li Yuan appears magnanimous on the surface, but in reality he is very deep in the city, suspicious and suspicious. What a problem, but he will definitely fall on this matter in the future.However, the emperor has already expressed his attitude. If he entangles with this matter again, it will only arouse the emperor's suspicion and attention. In the battle of Bingzhou and the recommendation of lawyer Pei, it was he who was very selfish, but if he really wanted to say it, then It looks very ugly, and the emperor will think: You, Pei Ji, dare to use selfishness in a crucial battle, what else can you not do?So at this moment, he is bound to lose his words.

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