Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 67
After retiring from the court, Li Yuan left Pei Ji alone.

The two were sitting in the imperial study, and the cook in the imperial dining room brought them lunch, filled with soup dumplings and spicy soup.

The two sat and drank together, Pei Ji was obviously a little cautious, eating unnaturally.

However, Li Yuan was not in a hurry to speak, and after he had finished eating the Hu spicy soup and the soup dumpling, he said, "Pei Aiqing, do you have any suggestions for leading the army to resist the Turks?"

Pei Ji showed a look of panic, and said: "My lord, it's not easy for me to participate in such matters, so it's up to the sage to decide."

Everyone knew that this was a fight between the two princes, and as long as the struggle for imperial power was involved, Li Yuan would have doubts about whoever got involved.

What he needs is someone who is absolutely loyal to him, not to his prince.

For a long time, he felt that Pei Ji was such a person, that's why he asked Pei Ji, and Pei Ji's answer made him very satisfied.

But not what he wanted.

"If you tell me, just say it, I don't know you yet, just say it!"

Pei Ji smiled bitterly, helplessly, he could only open his mouth and said: "Since the Holy Majesty trusts the humble minister, then the humble minister can simply say something, I wonder if the Holy Majesty has considered abolishing the crown prince?"

Li Yuan frowned: "What is Pei Aiqing's intention? Although Jian Jiancheng's achievements are not as good as those of the common people, he has no blemish on his character, and he is also my beloved son. Besides, abolishing the reserve is a major matter, how could I casually move this idea?"

Li Yuan always felt that the disaster of the Sui Dynasty was the fault of abolishing the reserve. If Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty hadn't abolished the crown prince Yang Yong, how could the Sui Dynasty be destroyed by Yang Guang?

He has always been a warning, so for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, he never thought of abolishing Li Jiancheng's crown prince, let alone Li Jiancheng was not at fault.

Pei Ji smiled and said nothing, but Li Yuan suddenly understood Pei Ji's meaning at this time. Since he had no intention of abolishing the reserve, for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, when considering everything, he must put the crown prince first. ah.

Otherwise, if I dote on Li Shimin too much, doesn't this give him the ambition to fight for the throne?

Although Pei Ji didn't say anything clearly, he also pointed out the crux of the problem to him.

Li Yuan suddenly became enlightened, and said: "Pei Aiqing's good plan, good plan."

Pei Ji quickly responded: "Don't dare, I didn't say anything, it's just that the Holy One has figured it out."

Speaking of this, Pei Ji suddenly added another sentence: "The Holy Majesty wants the prince to lead the army, I wonder if he has thought about how to appease His Highness King Qin?"

The Turkic attack on Lingzhou had always been done by Li Shimin before, but now that he is suddenly taken away from this job, if he is not appeased, I'm afraid it will chill people's hearts.

Li Yuan showed a look of embarrassment, and asked, "What do Pei Aiqing think should be done?"

Pei Ji said: "His Royal Highness has gone to the front line to fight, and King Qin can't be idle. Food and grass are very important to the war. It's better to let His Royal Highness King Qin be in charge of food and grass."

Li Yuan had no better way, and nodded in agreement after hearing Pei Ji's words.

Once again in the early court, Li Yuan made this decision out, and ordered Prince Li Jian to be the Marshal of the Army and Horses, leading [-] troops, to resist the Turkic attack, and let him choose the counselors and generals in the court.

Li Shimin is responsible for the food and grass.

After this decision was made, Li Jiancheng knew that it was Pei Ji's credit, so he couldn't help admiring Song Gongqing's ability, so he went to find Pei Ji and settled the matter.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the gift of those two calligraphy and paintings was worth it.

Li Shimin was very angry here, but in the main hall, he couldn't say much, so he could only bear with it.
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After the early dynasty, Qin Wangfu.

After all the generals and civil servants returned to the Prince Qin's mansion, they all stared wide-eyed.

"It's really irritating. We have been paying attention to the Turkic matter for so long, and many things have been prepared. With a word from the Holy Majesty, he left this matter to the prince. I am not convinced by Cheng Yaojin." Cheng Yaojin yelled loudly, Yuchi Gong is also very unbalanced here.

"My lord, go to the Holy Majesty for comment. Why do you want to leave this matter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Everyone looked at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Father has already decided, it is useless to make more trouble, and it will make the father unhappy."

Li Shimin is so shrewd, so he can't see his father's intention. He entrusted the crown prince with the task of leading the army and making achievements, obviously because he wanted the crown prince to take the opportunity to establish his prestige.

If they go to make trouble, it will make his father feel that these generals of his are too presumptuous, it is a small matter not to take him seriously, and make his father feel that he has the intention of treason, that is a big deal.

A military commander with great achievements would overwhelm the Lord, and the emperor would be very worried. If he, a prince, had the qualifications to be emperor, if his achievements were even higher, the emperor would be even more worried.

So this matter can't be troubled, and it will be a bad thing.

"What the lord said is very true. Since the Holy Majesty has entrusted this matter to the crown prince, then the crown prince will lead the army. We will prepare food and grass for them in Chang'an." Li Ji said, glancing at the crowd.

Cheng Yaojin snorted, but said nothing more.

Now that Li Shimin and Li Ji both said that they can't make trouble, it's useless for Cheng Yaojin to say anything.

"Okay, everyone go back."

Everyone left one after another, only Li Ji stayed behind.

"My lord, it seems that the Holy Majesty is determined to support His Highness the Crown Prince. This is not a good thing for you. You should make plans early."

Li Shimin's expression was solemn, and he felt a little uneasy for the first time.

In the past, although he was just a prince, he still has great hope for the future. After all, he has made great contributions, and he has won the favor of his father, and his subordinates are also like a cloud of strong generals.

But this incident made him understand his father's intentions. If his father has no intention of abolishing the reserve, then what's the use of his own efforts?

"What does the Duke of England mean?"

"If it is broken, it will be chaotic. Since the Holy One has no intention of abolishing the prince, the prince might as well win the throne by himself. The prince will lead the army to leave Chang'an City soon. At that time, it is the right time for the prince."

Li Ji's words were harsh and disrespectful, Li Shimin's expression tightened suddenly, he looked at Li Ji, and shouted: "Don't say that again from now on."

If he was asked to do treasonous things, how could he be willing to do it?

He was indeed very sad, but no matter how sad he was, he would not be able to do such a thing. If he really conspired against him, even if he became the emperor, he would have to bear a lifetime of infamy, right?

He didn't like to see this situation, at least in his opinion, he would not do it when there was no end to it.

He still has hope, and he has not failed, after all, there is still a long way to go.

Seeing Li Shimin like this, Li Ji didn't have any worries, because he knew that Li Shimin must have thought about it. Who can be indifferent to the imperial power, let alone someone with great ambitions like Li Shimin?

I just said it a little more directly, and he will let Li Shimin understand it slowly.

(End of this chapter)