Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

Li Shimin came to the Xuanzheng Palace, the bedroom of Empress Changsun, in anger. In his heart, only this wife who shared weal and woe could soothe his inner anger.

Seeing Li Shimin coming, the maids of Xuanzheng Palace were about to greet him, and then report to Empress Changsun, when Li Shimin said calmly, "I won't report back, I will go in by myself."

"No." The maid replied.

Li Shimin walked into Empress Changsun's bedroom, and saw Empress Changsun chatting with Hou Junji's wife Zheng Shi.The two of them didn't know what they were talking about, they were talking and laughing, but they didn't even notice that Li Shimin came in.

"Your Majesty sees you." The maid's voice interrupted their conversation, and they realized that Li Shimin was already standing in front of them.

Empress Changsun and Mrs. Zheng quickly got up and saluted Li Shimin. Li Shimin dragged Empress Changsun, "You are pregnant, so don't be too polite." Then he turned his gaze to Mrs. Zheng, "Get up."

Mrs. Zheng knew that Li Shimin must have something to say to Empress Changsun when he came to Xuanzheng Palace, so he took the opportunity to say goodbye to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.Empress Changsun only kept her for a while symbolically, and didn't say any more, just told her to come to the palace often in the future.The Zheng family also immediately agreed to the request of Empress Changsun.

When Mrs. Zheng left the Xuande Hall, Li Shimin said angrily, "Don't they deceive me and don't know what they are thinking? They are all thinking of themselves. When did they think about the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Tang Dynasty. "

"Your Majesty, what happened to make you so unhappy." Empress Changsun asked Li Shimin to sit on the collapsed bed, persuading her.

For Empress Changsun, the wife who had lived and died with him since he was a child, and shared weal and woe, Li Shimin told her the truth about the discussion between Liangyi Palace and the officials about the war in Yunzhou without any concealment.

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Empress Changsun smiled slightly, "Is the emperor angry with my brother?" Then, when she saw that Li Shimin didn't answer, she knew that Li Shimin had acquiesced in her guess, "It's really wrong for my brother to do this, no wonder the emperor Will be angry. However, the emperor can't be angry with Feng Deyi, Fang Xuanling and others."

"You have learned to intercede for them to get rid of their crimes." Li Shimin said lightly.

"The concubine is not trying to excuse them, it's the fact that she is just saying what she thinks. Regarding the peace talks with the Turks, the concubine didn't even think about Feng Deyi and Fang Xuanling. This was just brought up by my brother. Suggestion. Therefore, the emperor suddenly decided to have peace talks with the Turks, and asked them who was the candidate for the peace talks. They hadn't thought about this matter in their hearts, and it must be difficult to answer for a while."

"Oh," Li Shimin didn't expect Empress Changsun to say such a thing, and felt much more comfortable.Then, he carefully savored the meaning of Empress Changsun's words, and felt that he had really made a mistake.If, in order to deal with themselves, they had named candidates who hadn't thought about it, then they really didn't think about Datang or the common people.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's expression softened a lot, and his tone eased a lot, "Just now Mrs. Zheng came to the palace and said something to you. I see that you two were talking and laughing." The person who was placed in the harem for discussion, and he also knew that Empress Changsun never intervened in political affairs.So, I changed my mind and asked.

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Chengqian is 15 years old this year, and he will be 16 next year, and it's time to watch the ceremony. We should also make a decision on his marriage." When Empress Changsun said about Li Chengqian, her face There was a motherly smile on her face.

"Could it be that Mrs. Zheng came here for this matter?"

"It's for the marriage of the princes, but it's not for Chengqian, but for Ke'er." Empress Changsun laughed, "I heard that Hou Junji's daughter and Ke'er hit it off at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival. Hou Junji has a thin skin, don't you?" I am ashamed to tell you about this, but I have to send Mrs. Zheng to tell my concubine."

"Li Ke?" Li Shimin asked suspiciously, "How did he know Hou Junji's daughter?"

"Your Majesty, Ke'er is 14 years old, and it will be fifteen after this year. His marriage should be announced. The concubine is thinking, after we finish Cheng Qian's marriage, we will discuss Luo Ke'er's, and there will be more Qingque's marriage can't be left behind." When Empress Changsun talked about the prince's marriage, it showed her majesty in the harem mother's world.

"Queen, I leave this matter to you." Li Shimin sighed, "The foundation of the Tang Dynasty was not stable. I was busy with state affairs all day long and neglected the education of the princes. Up to now, I have even forgotten about their marriage. Net. Fortunately, you, the queen mother, think about them and worry about everything, it's really hard for you."

"Your Majesty." Empress Changsun leaned her head on Li Shimin's shoulder, "It is the happiest thing for a concubine to share the emperor's worries and problems."

Li Shimin held Empress Changsun in his arms, with a happy expression on his face.I deal with state affairs every day and work day and night, and only here can I feel the feeling of home.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Ke did not come very late, but when he arrived at the Taiji Hall, the officials were already waiting to meet Li Shimin step by step.

When he saluted Feng Deyi and others, and greeted Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others, Li Chengqian's unusual politeness made him a little uncomfortable.At the same time, he felt that something might happen to him today.

"The emperor's morning court." Wang De's voice was still so slender, and Li Ke was used to him shouting during the morning court.Following the group of officials into the Hall of Taiji, after standing still, Li Shimin came to the Hall of Liangyi under the guard of Qianniuwei, walked up the jade steps, and sat on the dragon chair.Li Ke followed the crowd to bow down to Li Shimin and shout long live. When Li Shimin said he was dead, he stood up with the officials.

"The city of Suzhou was destroyed, and Yunzhou was invaded by Turks. I think everyone is familiar with this incident?" Li Shimin's voice was extremely loud in the Tai Chi Hall, "How is the Ministry of War's drafting of the charges against Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Daizhou?"

"My Majesty, the Yunzhou battle report is not very clear about the death toll of the people, the money robbed and the casualties of the war. Therefore, it will take some time before Zhang Gongjin is convicted. Conclusion." Du Ruhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came out of the squad and said.

"This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, without delay, and an explanation must be given to the people of the two states." Li Shimin said in a deep voice, as long as he decided on one thing, he would not procrastinate.

"Your minister leads the order." Du Ruhui bowed and retreated.

"The Turks plundered tens of thousands of people in Suzhou. I wanted to launch an army to crusade, but Zhang Gongjin sent troops without authorization, which made him fall into the Turks' trick to lure the enemy, and the city of Yunzhou was destroyed. Now, the Northern Expedition to the Turks is no longer practical. The most important thing is to attack the Turks." It is to solve the vital problems of the people in the two states and to save the people in Suzhou in the hands of the Turks.

Yesterday, Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, proposed to me to negotiate peace with the Turks and redeem the people of Suzhou with money, and I decided to accept his opinion.As the saying goes, saving people is like putting out a fire. Since we want to negotiate peace with the Turks, we should go as soon as possible.Therefore, today everyone will recommend to see who is suitable for the Turkic mission. "

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, he heard a "buzz", and the hall suddenly exploded like a pot, and all the ministers started discussing with each other.Li Ke was used to such an early morning, and stood silent.But Li Tai glanced at everyone, listening to everyone's discussion with great interest.

Li Shimin sat on the high platform, looking down at the officials in the hall, with no expression on his face.

After about a moment, everyone was still discussing separately, and no one dared to recommend Li Shimin.People who can stand here are not ordinary people. How can they not know that this peace talk is a matter of thankless effort and offending the people.Furthermore, civil servants want to leave their names in history, so they are very noble people.Therefore, they do not want to ruin their reputation for the rest of their lives because of such peace talks.After all, it is disgraceful to use money to redeem the people, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is traitorous to seek glory.The generals are even more reluctant to go out to negotiate. If you let them lead the army to fight and kill the enemy before the battle, they will not hesitate.However, if they are asked to talk peace talks with the Turkic people like literati, they can only choose to avoid it.After all, this is not something they can do.Therefore, everyone chose to avoid and remain silent.

Li Shimin waited for a long time but didn't see anyone standing up to speak, and the expression on his face became more and more ugly.He glanced at Changsun Wuji who was standing in the third row from the left, "Changsun Wuji, do you have any good candidates?"

"Back to the emperor, there is no one to recommend." Changsun Wuji said.

"What about you?" Li Shimin glanced at Fang Xuanling.

"I have no one to recommend." Fang Xuanling replied.

"You don't either?" Li Shimin said angrily, "Could it be that no one in our great Tang Dynasty dares to send an envoy to Turkic? No one is willing to do something for the host people?"

The hall was very quiet, and Li Shimin's voice echoed in the surprisingly quiet Tai Chi Hall.Li Ke forcibly suppressed his urge to step forward, and said to himself in his heart, "Low-key, low-key, must be low-key."

"Father, my son wants to recommend someone." After Li Shimin finished speaking, when the officials were silent for a while, Li Chengqian suddenly came out of class to play.His voice was so high and powerful that everyone in the hall was so shocked that they all turned their eyes to him.

"Oh? You're talking about it." Li Shimin's complexion changed. Although his tone was still cold, he had a good impression of Li Chengqian in his heart.Although this son has always been cowardly, he can still stand up at critical times.

However, when he heard about the candidate recommended by Li Chengqian, the good impression he had just had for him suddenly disappeared, replaced by a wave of anger from the bottom of his heart.What happened to his own son?Why do you always have trouble with your brother?He was not a very benevolent and filial child before, why did he become brotherly without brotherhood after he became the prince?