Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 417: Mystery in Kyoto
That night, Li Shimin and Pingyang sat at the table and began to analyze the matter carefully. They imitated the thinking of Emperor Hongbao and the Crown Prince in a very rebellious way.

"First, a prince was beaten, and then his power was taken away."

"No, no, no, it's not that simple." Li Shimin shook his finger. "There must be a reason. In my opinion, the biggest problem is that Xia is a little complacent. After he set up a new city in the capital, he joined forces with local tyrants in the capital to monopolize the city. Behind this seemingly winning over the tyrants, what actually scares the royal family even more is the hearts of the 200,000 or 300,000 people brought by the new city." Li Shimin took a sip of tea. "This is the capital, the will of 200,000 or 300,000 people, plus the warlords who are inseparable from the Po Lu Army. If I were the prince, I would never let him stay in the capital. This is too scary."

Princess Pingyang also nodded and said, "Yes, I think so. Otherwise, it is impossible to expel him just because he beat a prince. His power is obviously greater than that of the crown prince. He not only holds the Procuratorate, but also the military power, and even the public opinion of hundreds of thousands of people. If he raises his arms and calls for action at this time, the impregnable Jinling City will fall without a fight and completely disintegrate."

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded, but then changed the subject: "Sister, you know Xia Daosheng so well, is he someone who is being deployed like this?"

Princess Pingyang shook her head: "No, absolutely not. He is arrogant and unrestrained, and there is no way he would swallow such a loss. If this is true, he will definitely stir up a storm in the city."

"Then my previous guess was correct. Emperor Hongbao must have personally issued a secret order to him. Where did he go?"

"They said they were heading south first, but they suddenly headed north to Huangya Pass."

Li Shimin slapped his thigh, his face suddenly changed: "Inspecting the nine passes and twelve borders. Sister, let me ask you, how can a mere fourth-rank inspector inspect the nine passes? Who can do this?"

"The Grand Marshal or the Emperor himself, even the Crown Prince, are suspected of treason."

"Yes." Li Shimin stood up and paced back and forth in the room: "In my opinion, he probably got some extraordinary power."

"But his rank has not changed."

"Inspecting the nine frontiers, fourth rank." Li Shimin walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, muttering constantly.

After a long while, he clapped his hands and said, "He doesn't have the Great General's Seal, but what about the Twelve Army Tiger Talisman? What if Emperor Hongbao gave him the Twelve Army Tiger Talisman!?"

“No way…” Princess Pingyang was also extremely shocked: “That is a national treasure. With the tiger talisman in hand, he alone can control half of the military system of Wei.”

"Looking at the present, if Emperor Hongbao knew that he didn't have much time left and his successors were embarrassing each other, what would he do?"

"If it were a normal emperor, he would definitely choose ministers to assist the country and protect his descendants. But the current emperor has been able to manage the country for decades on his own, so he must have some extraordinary qualities. If he really appointed someone to take charge of the government, it's hard to say, but why would it be Xia Lin?"

"You are wrong, sister. You are totally wrong. Now it is not a question of who is in charge of the public property, but the emperor of Wei is preparing to live in peace!" Li Shimin's eyes were burning at this moment: "Sister, can't you see it? The Wei Dynasty is going to imitate the Zhou Emperor, and Xia Lin is the one who ensures that no one will shoot that arrow at the face of the Zhou Emperor. It doesn't matter who this person is, but the world is going to be in chaos!"

"How do you put this?"

"If I were the emperor, I would try my best to solve the problem even if I knew that my offspring would be at risk. Look at what Wu Hou told Liu Chan. He would never hand over half of Bashu's troops to Jiang Boyue. And what Emperor Hongbao is doing now is not to protect the Wei Dynasty. He asked Xia Daosheng to inspect the border. In my opinion, he wants to protect the foundation of China. The Five Barbarians will eventually unify China after the chaos. Now China is surrounded by chaos. If the Wei Dynasty fights, the barbarians will definitely take advantage of the situation. Persia and the Arabs in the west, the Turks, Goguryeo, and Shiwei in the north, and the monkeys in the south are all eyeing us covetously."

Li Shimin quickly took out the map that Xia Lin had given to the princess and looked around carefully: "Huangya Pass, Shanhaiguan... Hmm..."

After saying this, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, pointed his finger at the border of Xuzhou and said, "He's going to Xuzhou!"

"How can you be sure?"

"The bastard Wang Shichong, in order to get rid of the reputation of being a rebel, has done his best to throw dirty water on my Li family. If Xia Lin, the envoy from the capital, goes there, he can actually represent the court. Wang Shichong will definitely take advantage of the situation. As long as the court still recognizes this person, Wang Shichong's rebellion will definitely be vindicated. After being vindicated, the first thing Wang Shichong will do is to collude with the Li family army on Shanhaiguan to fight against the Li family in every possible way."

"Well...if we gain power, we will definitely not let Wang Shichong go."

"Yes. So he will fight against the Li family even if it is to protect himself. Even if Wang Shichong is vulnerable in our eyes, even with the elite troops of Shanhai, he is invincible. But there is another variable here, which is the court and the Po Lu army. There will be a confrontation in the Central Plains for several years, and this is the time Xia Lin buys for the Great Wei."

"No, it's not the Wei Dynasty." Li Shimin looked up at the window: "It's to buy time for China."

"If the Li family rebels, how will you deal with him?"

"Disposal? Why should I do that? But I and he are definitely incompatible."

Princess Pingyang was silent for a moment: "Why can't water and fire get along?"

"I can't tolerate him. To be honest, I feel a headache when I see him. It's true. He may not feel any better when he sees me. Besides, he and I have different ideas. I will never let an outsider take charge of the nine frontiers." At this point, Li Shimin suddenly looked at Princess Pingyang, and his eyes made Princess Pingyang go numb: "Sister."

"If you have to fart, just fart. I scared you."

"Will you be the emperor?" Li Shimin put his hands on the table, his face visibly excited, even excited: "I can't imagine how prosperous and flourishing the world would be if you were the emperor!"

At this point, Li Shimin actually shed tears: "To be honest, no matter who is the emperor, I will rebel against him, but I am willing to do it for you, sister! With your reputation and status, plus Xia Daosheng's ability to govern the country and my skills in marching and fighting. Sister, I will conquer a huge territory for China! Let all my descendants be the superior people, and let the land illuminated by the sun and the moon belong to my Han Dynasty!"

"Don't talk nonsense! I have never thought of such a treasonous thing as being an emperor or not."

"Li Yuan hates you and me as much as I hate you. He has never had any love for his children. Even if he becomes emperor, people like him cannot create a great and glorious dynasty, sister..."

Just when Li Shimin was extremely excited, he was greeted by a slap from Princess Pingyang: "Asshole! He is still your father after all."

"Sister..." Li Shimin gradually calmed down: "I'm leaving first. You must think about it before you go to sleep. Think about it carefully. Only if you become the emperor, Xia Daosheng will not overturn the dragon throne! Only you can make the people of the world live and work in peace! Only you can establish a great cause that will last forever!"

"You have the blood of the Hu people in your bones."

Li Shimin paused for a moment and smacked his lips: "No, I will also learn from the Tuoba family in the future. If anyone says I am a Hu person, I will kill his entire family."

Princess Pingyang laughed out loud, then reached out and gently stroked Li Shimin's face, which was red and swollen from her beating: "Did it hurt you just now, sister?"

"What the hell is that?" Li Shimin seemed to have found a solution to his puzzle and was extremely excited: "Sister, think about it carefully! Really, we can only rely on you to save the world!"

The departure of this frivolous brother made Princess Pingyang fall into deep thought. Could what Li Shimin said really come true? If she really became the emperor, with Xia Daosheng's ability to govern the country and Er Feng's military and literary skills, one of them would stabilize the country and the other would drive out the barbarians...

All of a sudden, words like "Drinking Horses from the Vast Sea", "Seal the Wolf's Lair", "The Great River in the West", "Liejun Qilian" drilled into her mind like crazy...

She once stood beside Yinshan Mountain, looking out, her heart full of anticipation, and now it seemed that everything was really within her reach.

But this matter was probably not something she could decide. Xia Daosheng was by no means a traitor. Although he disobeyed orders and was unruly, Pingyang had never doubted his loyalty. After all, they had been together for quite a while and she had seen everything he did.

And if I really told him about this, what if he disagrees?
As she thought about it, Princess Pingyang became a little confused. She had expectations in her heart, but besides the expectations, she was more anxious.

Yes, she was moved by Erfeng's words, but she was just a woman after all. Could someone like her really achieve anything great?
When he returned to the room, he happened to see Xiao Douya lying on the bed writing something in a single piece of clothing. The candlelight made her skin look as white as cream. Not to mention men, even women would be moved when seeing her.

“Are you writing again?”

"Yeah, I've been free lately. What happened? Have you finished chatting with your brother?"

"Yes." The princess sat on the edge of Dugu Han's bed. "Sister, let me ask you something. If someone can get the help of Daosheng and Erfeng at the same time, can he conquer the world?"

"The world?" Dugu Han paused. "How about picking stars? It's too easy to get the world. These two are too powerful. Any one of them can be called the common ruler of the world. But sister Li, is there anyone in the world who can take these two people under his command at the same time? They will fight to the point of bloodshed. Ask my old father-in-law to ask Xia Daosheng if he is willing to work for him, or ask Erfeng if she is willing to work for the prince. No one in the world can take these two people under his command at the same time."

After Dugu Han finished speaking, he suddenly frowned, sat up and stared at Princess Pingyang.

"Why are you looking at me like this, sister?"

"There is one person who can." Dugu Han gently showed her fangs and smiled wickedly: "My dear, you asked me that just now, but you actually know it in your heart, right?"

"what do you know?"

"Who in the world can possess these two geniuses at the same time?" Dugu Han crossed his arms in front of his chest: "I think it's probably far away, but it's close at hand. However, you missed one thing, that is, possessing these two people at the same time can also have the Dugu family's financial power to dominate the world."

(End of this chapter)