Li Shimin, one emperor through the ages

Chapter 41 The Heart of the Father (3)
Li Yuan was so young at that time, he was just 23 years old.He was very excited about the imminent birth of his first son, and he was even more ecstatic that he would be a father.Amid Dou's pain and Li Yuan's excitement, their first son finally fell to the ground.Li Yuan remembered, that night, how powerful and powerful the son's cry was in the quiet night.Taking over this young life from the midwife, Li Yuan saw his shiny black eyes staring at him purely.In the child, Li Yuan saw his own extended life and the blood flowing from the clan.The Li family finally has its first heir, and this child will definitely make great achievements for the Li family.So, he named him Li Jiancheng.This child has lived up to his hopes, and has always followed him in unison, acting according to his will, and has never disobeyed him.But now he is so bold that he dares to ignore his words and go privately recruit soldiers!
"Your Majesty, the prince is only worried about privately recruiting troops this time..." Pei Ji saw that Li Yuan had kept his head down and remained silent, and couldn't help but plead for Li Jiancheng.

"Okay!" Li Yuan stared at Pei Ji, waved his hand, and interrupted Pei Ji again.Why didn't I know that he was just worried about King Qin?However, since he violated my will, he should be punished.I am the emperor, and I absolutely cannot allow anyone to be disrespectful to me, let alone ignore my words, including my own son.Otherwise, what is the power of the emperor?How powerful am I?Could it be that, as Concubine Zhang said, I am very healthy and healthy so that they will not cause trouble?Thinking of this, Li Yuan raised his head, looked at Pei Ji and said:
"Don't plead for him anymore, I know how to deal with it. The immediate matter is to send someone to take Yang Wengan quickly. Tell me, who to send?"

"Si Nongqing Yu Wenying is outside the hall, it is most appropriate to send him there." Pei Ji said.

"It's so late, why is he here?"

"I met on the way just now, and I thought that there must be someone to recruit Yang Wenqian, so I left him waiting outside the hall."

"The prime minister is really far-sighted, so go tell him and let him quickly call Yang Wengan to see me tomorrow."

"The emperor has something to say."

Li Yuan shook his head, and waved Pei Ji to go quickly.After Pei Ji left, Li Yuan leaned against Concubine Yin.Concubine Yin hugged him gently, like hugging a child.

"The emperor is tired, why don't you go to rest in the inner room?" Concubine Zhang asked with concern.

"Sit for a while." Li Yuan said with a long sigh.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng are both his valued sons.In comparison, emotionally, he is closer to Li Jiancheng.Because all along, in his opinion, Li Jiancheng seems to be more obedient and easier to discipline.Li Shimin, on the other hand, has a more individual character, and often has some different views from his own when encountering things. Especially when Luoyang was besieged, because he could not attack for a long time, he sent a secret decree to invite Li Shimin to come back, but Li Shimin dared to ignore it.Although later things proved that Li Shimin was right, and very right.It was because of Li Shimin's persistence that he was able to eliminate the two powerful enemies Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in one fell swoop.However, in Li Yuan's opinion, he would rather have an obedient son who lost a battle than a disobedient son who won a battle.Li Shimin's open rebellion has always been in Li Yuan's arms.For a king, a capable son is certainly important, but an obedient son seems to be more important.Since Li Shimin has such a personality, and now has such a great influence, it's no wonder that Li Jiancheng is afraid of him!Li Yuan began to understand Li Jiancheng, and began to excuse Li Jiancheng. However, why couldn't he get my consent first?Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but sighed again.

"Your Majesty, don't be sad about these things, take care of the dragon's body." Concubine Yin persuaded.

"That's right, Your Majesty, now that the crown prince has realized his mistake, let him dismiss the soldiers he summoned, and nothing will happen," said Concubine Zhang.

"Shut up, don't you know that what makes me sad is that he disobeyed my will."

"The concubine is guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Oh, it seems that I am old." After a long pause, Li Yuan sighed again, and said, "Concubine Zhang, you are not guilty. You and Concubine Yin are by my side all day long, which is my comfort. You Don't worry, I won't punish the prince severely, but let him suffer for a few days."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Concubine Zhang said.

"The Crown Prince and the King of Qin are truly blessed to have a father like you," Concubine Yin said.

"My only wish now is to hope that their brothers will live in harmony and stop being jealous of each other. The two brothers will live in peace and harmony. After a hundred years, one will be the emperor and the other will be the great general who protects the country. My Great Tang Dynasty will be passed down from generation to generation, and the country will grow stronger and stronger. Prosperity, people live and work in peace and contentment. Back then, when I rebelled against Emperor Yang and became emperor myself, that was what I thought in my heart." Li Yuan raised his eyes to Concubine Yin and Concubine Zhang, and said sincerely.

"Your Majesty is really great. He has worked so hard for the country and the people." Concubine Zhang said looking up at Li Yuan.

"I'm also doing it for myself." Li Yuan lowered his voice: "I only say this to you two. If I don't become the emperor, how can I get two concubines."

"Your Majesty is martial and handsome. Even if you don't want to be an emperor, if you meet a concubine, you will fall in love at first sight."

"You, you can really talk." Li Yuan held Concubine Yin's glamorous and peerless face.

Seeing that Li Yuan was happy, Concubine Yin said very gently: "Your Majesty, after learning the lesson this time, the crown prince will definitely not dare. For your original thought, let him be spared this time." Concubine Yin said.

"Will Your Majesty talk to the King of Qin and let him learn a lesson?" Concubine Zhang said.

"Yes, this is a good idea." Li Yuan raised his head and said to Concubine Zhang: "You tell Li Yong to go and announce that the King of Qin will come to see me."

"Your Majesty is too tired, should I announce King Qin's arrival tomorrow morning?" Concubine Yin persuaded.

Concubine Zhang looked at Li Yuan and said, "Concubine Yin is right, Your Majesty's dragon body is important."

Li Yuan nodded, and asked Yin and Zhang Erfei to help him into the inner room.

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In the early morning, the earth has just woken up, and the faint summer sun, like flowing gold, quietly pours in through the exquisite carved windows.Li Yuan opened his eyes habitually, rolled them, and looked around.He saw Concubine Yin's half-naked breasts and her pretty face.

"Truth, it looks like my Dou clan—the mother of the crown prince and King Qin!" Li Yuan shouted in his heart.His gaze rested greedily on Concubine Yin's tender breasts, as if he wanted to do something, but felt powerless.

"May Dou's spirit in heaven bless her sons to live in harmony!"

After Li Yuan muttered, he sat up resolutely.Concubine Yin woke up, saw Li Yuan who had already sat up, called "Emperor" softly, and was busy arranging his clothes.

"Come here!" Li Yuan shouted loudly: "Hurry up, King Xuan Qin is here to see you."

With the help of Concubine Yin, Li Yuan walked through the thousand corridors and came to the imperial study.He sat dignifiedly, slowly savoring a bowl of warm ginseng soup delivered to him by Concubine Yin.Li Shimin came, he came in a hurry, before the attendant informed him, he had already appeared in front of Li Yuan.

"I pay homage to my father." After Li Shimin finished speaking, he gave Li Yuan a deep bow and waited quietly for his father's words.

He personally arranged this attack on the prince, as if he had arranged a major battle to defend his home and country, and he was very happy in his heart.In Li Shimin's view, the father, who regards the imperial power as big as the sky, will not let the prince Li Jiancheng's disobedience go this time.Even if his life is not wanted, his crown prince will definitely be dismissed.When the time comes, who will succeed me?The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more satisfied he became. On the surface, he didn't dare to show any doubts.

"The crown prince has already confessed to his private recruitment of soldiers." Li Yuan looked at King Qin, and said slowly: "Now, I have detained him in the iron stone room. I called you here, and I want to hear your opinion on how to deal with it." Of?"

Since the Taiyuan incident, Li Shimin has been by his father's side. Although he has led the army alone in recent years, he can get his father's guidance and feel his father's strong support before and during each battle.Father's views on the war often have many disagreements with himself, and later facts proved that most of them were right.Compared with himself, the father has many far-sighted plans that are superior to others.Whenever Li Shimin understands these things, he often feels a sense of enlightenment.At such times, he would sincerely applaud his father.He would say to himself in his heart: I must work harder, and I can be as foresight as my father when I encounter problems.

During Li Yuan's battle for imperial power, Li Shimin learned a lot and also showed off his genius military command ability.Li Shimin understood that this time he was competing with the prince, he was actually secretly challenging his father.He believed that he could defeat his eldest brother, the prince, relatively easily, but he was not sure whether he would be recognized by his father.The green is better than the blue because of the blue, and it needs to wait for a certain amount of heat to do it. Li Shimin doesn't know if he has such a heat at this time.After sending someone to the palace to inform the prince of recruiting soldiers privately, Li Shimin thought a lot, and even tried his best to guess how his father would deal with the prince, but he never expected that his father would ask him for his opinion on this.

"My son believes that this matter is the power of the father, and everything should be decided by the father." After all, Li Shimin is the wise king of Qin, with a quick mind and quick response, and he blurted out the answer.

Li Yuan seemed to be unambiguous, covering him with his eyes, and asked word by word: "What if I insist on you making the decision?"

"My son is not worthy!" Although Li Shimin still blurted out, his voice was not as crisp as last time.

"Why don't you deserve it? You and the prince are the two sons who are closest to me, and the prince and you are the most authoritative in the world. Now, besides me, you are the only one who wants to deal with the prince. If I want you to decide, you are worthy."

"Since my father said so, I have no choice but to obey. I believe that to deal with this matter, we must first find out...the prince, why did he privately recruit soldiers."

"Does it matter?"

"My son thinks it's very important."

After hearing this, Li Yuan was greatly disappointed.Li Shimin, you clearly know why your eldest brother wants to privately recruit soldiers, but you still need to find out the reason.Could it be that, no matter what the reason is, is there anything more important than disobeying the father's order?Alas, you disappoint me.Li Yuan was thinking about it when he suddenly heard an attendant shout:
"Si Nongqing, Yu Wenying, please see me!"

He's here, so fast, is there any bad news?This thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and he couldn't help shouting loudly:
"Xuan!"

"Xuan Si Nongqing Yu Wenying has an audience!"

Following the attendant's shout, Yu Wenying walked into the imperial study room quickly, knelt down on his knees, and said in a panicked voice after the monarch and his ministers finished their salutes:
"Wei Chen pays respects to the emperor!"

Li Yuan covered Yu Wenying with his eyes, waiting for his reply, but Yu Wenying didn't speak anymore, just looked around.

"King Qin stays, and the rest leave for me." Li Yuan ordered loudly.

"Report to the emperor, Yang Wenqian has rebelled before my minister arrived in Qingzhou." Yu Wenying said hastily after the guards had retreated.

It turned out that although Yang Wengan was only the governor of Gyeongju, he had many advisers around him because he had Prince Li Jiancheng as his backing.Hearing that the matter of recruiting soldiers was exposed, Yang Wenqian immediately summoned everyone to discuss.As a result, everyone believed that once such a thing was exposed, the crown prince would not die because of the family relationship, but none of the people involved in this matter in Qingzhou could survive.Since it's a death anyway, it's better to reverse it altogether. If everyone works together, there may be a glimmer of life.So, he simply did not do anything, and on the day Li Jiancheng was called into the Palace of Renzhi, Yang Wenqian announced his rebellion.

After hearing about Yang Wengan's rebellion, Li Yuan didn't panic in the slightest, but only uttered two words from between his teeth:
"hateful!"

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After hearing the word "hateful" popped out between the emperor's teeth, Yu Wenying, who had just stood up, fell to her knees again with a thud.

"The humble minister deserves to die, I beg the emperor to forgive me."

"Go ahead, it's none of your business." Li Yuan said calmly.

At this moment, Li Yuan didn't care about Yang Wen's rebellion, but this made the prince even more angry.Why is this villain so blind that he can't even see through a trusted aide, and entrusted such an important matter to a rebellious minister with a ruthless heart.Thinking of this, Li Yuan sighed angrily:

"This prince! Sinister!!"

At this time, Yu Wenying had already withdrawn tremblingly, and only Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son were left in the imperial study.

"Father!" Seeing that Li Yuan was too angry, Li Shimin called softly.

"King Qin, tell me, is Yang Wen being ordered by the crown prince to start the army?" Li Yuan asked calmly after pondering for a while.At this time, Li Yuan was not only angry with Prince Li Jiancheng, but he was more concerned about Qin Wang Li Shimin's attitude towards his brother Li Jiancheng.

Li Shimin is regretting the statement that he wanted to find out the motive of the prince's private recruitment of soldiers.Because after he said that, even though Li Yuan didn't show any emotion, the smart King Qin still clearly felt his father's displeasure.From this point of view, the emperor's views on this matter are already clear, and it is impossible for him to suspect that the prince will rebel against him.It's just that I didn't expect that stupid Yang Wenqian to actually turn the other way.The father still has to ask himself about this matter, so it can be seen that the father still firmly believes in his original opinion: the prince will never rebel.In other words, Father is using this matter to examine himself.Thinking of this, Li Shimin seemed to be suddenly enlightened, just when he heard the question from his father, he replied:

"Yang Wengan is Yang Wengan, and the prince is the prince."

"Be clear."

"My son believes that the prince will not order Yang Wengan to raise troops."

"why?"

"The crown prince is the same as the ministers, he is the father's own son, and he will not oppose his father."

Li Yuan was happy when he heard this, but he was more surprised.How did my son become so fast all of a sudden.Just now I wanted to get to the bottom of it, to find out the reason why the prince recruited troops, and now he is here to intercede for the prince?Li Yuan thought so in his heart, but he looked at Li Shimin closely, and asked angrily:
"But, hasn't he already objected? Disregarding my will and recruiting soldiers without permission?"

King Qin couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.From his father's stare, he had already seen it very clearly.Father is also blaming himself.This belief made him suddenly think of himself, and sometimes he would disobey his father's orders, especially when Luoyang was besieged... Could it be that his father is still worried about this matter?Li Shimin asked himself in his heart.Immediately, he defended himself, saying that the reason why I did this was entirely for the sake of the Great Tang Dynasty, to wipe out two powerful enemies in one fell swoop, but the prince was different, what he did was to expand his own strength...

"You answer me." Li Yuan interrupted King Qin's thinking and urged.

"My son thinks that he shouldn't be like this, he shouldn't disobey his father's order on this kind of thing." Li Shimin blurted out.

"On this kind of matter?" Li Yuan repeated King Qin's words in his heart, and couldn't help feeling pain in his heart.It can be seen that this Erlang of mine still thinks that he can go against my will in some matters.This is simply ridiculous!If the emperor's order can be violated, how can the majesty of the emperor exist? !Since I already know what's on his mind, I don't need to ask any further.Thinking of this, Li Yuan sighed slightly, and asked in a slow voice:

"Yang Wengan conspired against him, where should he go?"

"My son is willing to lead [-] soldiers and horses to calm down in person." Li Shimin replied.

"Okay, I will work hard on you one more time, and quickly calm down this rebellious minister Yang Wengan."

"My son takes orders." After Li Shimin finished speaking, he paid his respects to Li Yuan and left in a hurry.

Li Yuangao sat behind the desk and watched Li Shimin off. When he was no longer in sight, he sighed a long time and said in his heart:

"My son, my father has never been afraid of anything. Now, the world is unified, and the Tang Dynasty is unprecedentedly stable. However, I am here to worry about you two brothers! I hope my ancestors of the Li family will bless you, and I In the Great Tang Dynasty, there will be no such thing as brothers killing each other."

(End of this chapter)