The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 741
Li Yuan had already entered Shu, and the mess in Jingzhou naturally fell on Li Jiancheng.He has a lot of follow-up matters to deal with. Apart from handing over the territory with the Sui Dynasty and withdrawing the troops on the Han River defense line, the key is to get rid of the aristocratic families who linger and seize their money and food for the court.

Li Jiancheng also knew that these people would no longer work for Datang, they only cared about their own interests.However, there were less than three of the aristocratic families who entered Shu with his father, and the number of people involved was extremely large. If there was a big fight, the heads would roll and the blood would flow like rivers. This also made him unable to make up his mind.

Inside the East Palace study, there were only Li Jiancheng and Chen Shuda, and Li Jiancheng's guards were guarding outside, no one was allowed to approach.

He knew that his father had always arranged many spies by his side. If he hadn't been careful all these years, he would have been abolished long ago.

After the example of Li Shimin, the royal father doubted him more than before, so at this time, he should not be careless.

"Chen Xiangguo, I heard that many people from Su's residence went to the house of Tongyi doctor Su Gui, what's going on?" Li Jiancheng asked.

"Your Highness, it is Su Wei, the father of Dr. Su Tongyi, who died of illness. Everyone went to worship." Chen Shuda replied: "Su Wei was first rejected by Yang Tong, and when he went to Xiangyang to seek an official, he was ridiculed by the Holy One. Wei was full of remorse, and fell ill in a fit of anger, the key is that Su Wei was old and his body could not bear the torture of illness, so he died of illness today."

"Hey...this is the fate of treacherous ministers." Li Jiancheng smiled coldly and said contemptuously: "If Su Wei, like Yu Shinan and Li Baiyao, retreated into seclusion and kept his integrity, and did not receive officials from Yu Wenhuaji, he would not end up in such a miserable situation. , Yang Tong spared his life, it is an extrajudicial favor."

Chen Shuda was noncommittal, and changed the subject: "Your Highness, the Holy Majesty has already entered Shu, should we also attack the aristocratic families who are staying?"

Li Jiancheng smiled wryly: "The involvement is so extensive, there are too many people involved, I really can't bear it."

"If you can't bear it, you have to bear it." Chen Shuda sighed and said, "Wu Chuan Si Ke is staring at His Highness. If His Highness doesn't follow orders, His Highness may not be able to protect himself."

"I know not to kill him, because even if he doesn't do it, Wu Chuansi who stayed in Xiangyang will take action. Wu Chuansi is a sharp blade in the hands of the father. If the father didn't leave any secret order, I wouldn't believe it if he was killed. There are even Supervise my secret orders. In the final analysis, my so-called left-behind, assistant, and new monarchs are actually puppets in the hands of my father." Li Jiancheng sighed: "My father has gone too far this time..."

Chen Shuda was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "You can't say that completely. The Holy Majesty has already given them a choice. They are looking for death on their own. They can't blame anyone. What's more, after the Holy Majesty paid for the families of the soldiers who died in battle, it was extremely expensive to copy money and food from the nobles of Guanlong. Many. But at this critical moment, His Royal Highness King Jin paid a lot of money and food to take to Dangchang, so he forced Sheng to make up his mind to deal with the aristocratic families in the territory. Although this is drinking poison to quench thirst, if not, Datang will die of thirst. "

"This is the crux of the problem. In fact, money and food are not the problem, and the father is too attached to power. My father doesn't even trust his sons. How can I not understand him?" Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly.

Chen Shuda nodded silently, "Maybe. However, it is also one of the tacit agreements reached with the Sui Dynasty. It is said that the Sui and Tang dynasties jointly suppressed and killed the aristocratic family. It can even be said that the Guanlong nobles conspired for a while. The case was entirely promoted by Yang Tong behind the scenes, but Yang Tong stood behind the scenes and let us act as knives. This is the fundamental reason why he is willing to truce. Instead of threatening the Tang Dynasty with war, we can concentrate on liquidating the Guanlong nobles. And all the great families."

"That's true." As the person who directly reached the truce agreement, Li Jiancheng naturally knew it well, but it was not written on paper, and Chen Shuda couldn't see it.However, this tacit understanding still cannot be hidden from the wise man.

At this time, Chen Shuda lowered his voice and said: "I came here today, and I have another matter to tell Your Highness!"

Li Jiancheng said, "Chen Xiangguo, please tell me."

"Your Highness, please pay more attention to His Royal Highness King Qi." Chen Shuda said:

"What's wrong with Yuan Ji?" Seeing Chen Shuda's extremely serious expression and bitter tone, Li Jiancheng was taken aback.

"Your Highness, King Qi is not a person who is willing to be mediocre. I have long discovered that he has the desire to seize the throne. It was not until the Guanlong nobles were purged that his ambition was confirmed." Chen Shuda said solemnly: "The humble minister is definitely not trying to sow discord, please Your Highness must not be careless, and must be extremely careful."

"Did Xiangguo discover something? Or is there any clear evidence?" Although Li Jiancheng didn't quite believe that Li Yuanji had the ambition to seize the heir, Chen Shuda was prudent and cautious.

"Weichen was ordered by the sage to clean up the Guanlong nobles in Xiangyang City together with Wu Chuansi. Although Weichen has never been out of the city, he still sent several officials to the various manors outside the city. Everyone said that King Qi At that time, it was extremely lewd and brutal, and even a woman with a little bit of beauty could not escape the clutches of the King of Qi. After being replaced by Han Zhi, although he did not rape the poor woman, he also took a lot of precious jewels privately, and then shipped them to King Qi's house overnight. The mansion. However, the food soldiers and the servants of the various manors and the young and strong slaves did not commit any crimes, and they were all reported to the imperial court, and the accounts were also done clearly." Chen Shuda said.

Li Jiancheng was very puzzled, frowned and said, "Doesn't this mean that he is greedy for pleasure and has no ambition?"

"I also thought so at the beginning, but after knowing one thing, I completely changed my mind." Chen Shuda said solemnly: "King Qi racked his brains in order to expand Wuchuanwei. First, he persuaded the emperor to give him [-] soldiers from Private armies of various families and clans, but he was afraid that General Dou Cong would give him some recruits who did not go to battle, so he reached an agreement with Dou Cong in secret, at the cost of not moving part of Dou's Yizhou farm, in exchange for [-] elite soldiers. King Qi not only immediately appointed his confidants to control this army, but also rewarded these elite soldiers with the embezzled property. He cares so much about this army, but turns a blind eye to the food and soldiers. His Highness does not find it strange ?"

"Chen Xiangguo is saying that he did it on purpose?" Li Jiancheng understood.

Chen Shuda nodded: "As the saying goes, what you can't get is always the best. And he put on a gesture of not caring about the army on the surface, but it just shows that he cares more about military power than anyone else. The act of lust and greed is completely pretending It was shown to His Majesty, so that His Majesty thought that he was a greedy and lustful person who could not become a big weapon. His behavior is 'excessive and inferior'."

"Wei Chen followed the vines to investigate and found out his behavior that many people didn't know. He found that the reason why the new army was so powerful, and the reason why it couldn't even beat King Jin's Red Armored Army, was not because he was good at training the army, but because he used a kind of The training is done in an extremely brutal way. Anyone who failed the training was hunted down by him, and then he selected people from the people to supplement. Under the butcher knife, everyone did not work hard to train. Compared with the army of beasts, these soldiers have no group concept, one and two are selfish, and Wu Chuanwei's various bestial deeds are raised in cruel training. King Qi is a jackal disguised as a dog, cunning and vicious , Insidious, and will not give up until he achieves his goal, His Highness must keep an eye on him, be careful, so as not to be harmed by him."

"Thank you Xiangguo for your advice, I will keep it in my heart." Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and said, "Is it because of Wu Chuanwei that Xiangguo asked me to attack the aristocratic family staying in Xiangyang as soon as possible?"

"That's right." Chen Shuda nodded and said, "The King of Jing and Concubine Chai, who are good friends with His Highness, have 12 soldiers in their hands. Can the Holy One not worry that His Highness will follow the example of the King of Jin and stand on his own? The Holy Majesty only trusts King Qi and Wu Chuanwei now, and I am worried." Coincidentally, the Minister of Chengguai has some imperial decree that is not good for His Highness, so I advise His Highness to complete the task of the Holy Majesty as soon as possible."

"I understand." Li Jiancheng sighed.

"That's good." At the end, Chen Shuda sighed again, "The old minister is the prince of Nan Chen. He was a minister of Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. He has experienced too many things in his life. He has seen through the scorching world. He has already put life and death at risk. Only then dare to tell the truth."

Li Jiancheng smiled miserably, the Tang Dynasty has become like this, father and son brothers are still fighting for power and profit, and calculating each other.

If the Tang Dynasty is not dead, who will die? ?

It is unreasonable for the Tang Dynasty not to die.

……

When Li Jiancheng recovered from the pain, he realized that it was getting late and Chen Shuda didn't know when he would leave.

After this conversation with Chen Shuda, Li Jiancheng finally made up his mind to uproot the aristocratic families staying in Xiangyang at all costs, even if it caused huge turmoil.This is not only for Datang, but also for his family.

While he was thinking about it, a guard reported at the door, "His Royal Highness, Wu Chuan Guard Chief Shi Hanzhi is asking to see you."

"Invite him to serve tea in the Lizheng Hall."

"Here." The guard obeyed and left.

Li Jiancheng knew that it was time to come, even if he didn't want to go to war any more.After calming down a little, he got up and walked towards the Lizheng Hall.

(End of this chapter)