Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 131 Xue Lang's Consolation

Her Royal Highness didn't want to complain about her elder brother in front of her subordinates, Xue Lang asked: "This Liu Heitai has already been defeated by the King of Qin once, so the momentum should not be as good as before, right?"

Princess Pingyang shook her head, with a serious expression on her face: "No. There are two reasons why I expected Liu Heita to attack Hebei and Henan. Chang’an must be its goal, to destroy our Great Tang, we must first take Chang’an, as long as Chang’an is taken down, there will be anti-kings everywhere, and the Central Plains will be destroyed without attack.”

Xue Lang nodded. Indeed, according to historical records, Liu Heitai only rebelled in Hebei and Henan, and the governors of several states rebelled against him. If Chang'an is breached, the royal court will be lost. May become a plate of loose sand.

Princess Pingyang continued: "Secondly, Liu Heita belongs to Dou Jiande's old department. Dou Jiande is a benevolent man, and has a high reputation in Hebei and Henan, especially in Hebei. There are still many Dou Jiande's old troops in Hebei. The most important thing was to raise an incident in the name of revenge for Dou Jiande, and naturally many people responded, and after defeat, there were also some people who responded."

The so-called those who win the hearts of the people win the world.Hebei can be regarded as Liu Heitai's territory, and there are many supporters, so he naturally wants to occupy it.In this way, it was Dou Jiande's fault that Liu Heitai was able to cause so much trouble to the new Tang Dynasty.

Speaking of which, after Dou Jiande's incident, there will be so many rebellions by Dou Jiande's former troops, and the sage Li Yuan should bear most of the responsibility.Among the many anti-kings, Dou Jiande is one of the most prestigious and charismatic.

Dou Jiande was able to share joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives for him, and he was loved by his subordinates. There were also many local scholars who supported him.

In order to save his friend Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande was defeated by Qin Wang Li Shimin in the Battle of Hulaoguan. Li Shimin cherished his talent and admired his character, so he did not kill him, but captured him alive and sent him to Chang'an.

It's a pity that Li Yuan did something that was not easy to evaluate at this time, and he ordered Dou Jiande to be executed.

From the perspective of the interests of the family and the country, with Dou Jiande's reputation, it is a great obstacle for the Tang Dynasty to truly recover Hebei and Henan. After all, if Dou Jiande rebels one day, Hebei and Henan will simply be his loyal supporters. cluster.Killing Dou Jiande is a choice that is beneficial to the court.

However, this advantage is based on the fact that the imperial court can appease Hebei and Henan.In these two places, there are still many Dou Jiande's former ministries, and there are also many local scholars who have supported Dou Jiande.If these people are appeased well, these two places will be considered to be truly recovered. If they are not appeased well, these two places will become unstable factors.

Regrettably, the Tang Dynasty did not do a good job in this appeasement work.The officials sent may have seen the reason why Li Yuan ordered Dou Jiande to be killed, or maybe Li Yuan had ordered it. In short, when the guy went to Hebei, he would either pick on Dou Jiande's old subordinates, or arrest and torture people at will. It means to settle accounts after autumn.

To be honest, Li Yuan was also a talented emperor. He founded the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty's political system and laws were all established by Li Yuan and lasted for several generations.

However, looking at Li Yuan's treatment of those anti-kings who were defeated by the Tang Dynasty during Li Yuan's reign, none of Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, etc. ended well.In dealing with these anti-king issues, Li Yuan's mind is obviously not as good as his second son Li Shimin.

The enemy's emperor has such a virtue. Dou Jiande's old subordinates are all masters who lick blood with knives. Liu Heitai made an imposing manner.Otherwise, if Liu Heita is a rascal who is addicted to alcohol, loves to gamble, and even his father and brother hate him, how can he have such a reputation that so many people respond to, and the only person who relies on it is the reputation of Dou Jiande.

Princess Pingyang was clearly aware of this matter, but it was her Aye who made the decision, and as a daughter, she couldn't discuss it too much.

Xue Lang thought for a while, and said: "Let's not talk about how Liu Heita's momentum will develop this time. Just talk about the court. If the king of Qin is still leading the army this time, there is no need to worry too much. If the prince is leading the army , the situation in the DPRK is only afraid..."

Xue Lang didn't finish the follow-up, but Princess Pingyang could understand anyway.Princess Pingyang's black eyebrows frowned slightly, and she sighed: "What I'm worried about is also about this matter. The crown prince, the people of the world and I are all siblings from the same mother. They were originally born from the same root, so why rush each other. If A Niang is alive, we should What a heartbreak."

Xue Lang didn't know how to comfort this matter, he was speechless for a while, picked up the kettle, added some hot water to Princess Pingyang's tea bowl, thought for a while and said: "This subordinate has encountered many difficulties in the past. My mother... ...is A Niang, a person who does not touch the spring water with her hands, sheds tears when she sees the rain, and hurts the spring and autumn. She doesn't even know how much rice is in the market. My father grabbed everything inside and outside the house."

Princess Pingyang was startled, first she gave Xue Lang a surprised look, and then she seemed to understand, her eyes became inexplicably warmer, her frowning brows spread away, and she said softly: "From a woman's point of view, your father is a good husband."

Xue Lang's eyes warmed up, and he said: "Many people praise my father so much. Have I told His Highness? I also have a twin sister. From childhood to adulthood, the affairs of our siblings are all handled by my father. Why? Mom has never worried about when to start school, when to go to school, where to go to school, what extra-curricular specialties should be learned, she only needs to go to her class, and she doesn’t even have to worry about her own basic necessities, because dad is worrying about it.”

Princess Pingyang nodded, waiting for Xue Lang to continue.

Xue Lang took a sip of water and said: "A man has to be busy with work, family and children. Human energy is limited. Because of exhaustion, my father had an accident and was seriously injured and became a vegetable. Does Your Highness know what a vegetable is? ? It means people who are breathing and heartbeating like normal people, but have lost consciousness and are in a deep coma.”

After finishing speaking, Xue Lang paused, and continued: "Father's downfall was a great disaster for us. That year, Xue Qing and I were 15 years old, and we only knew to go to school all day long, and our relationship with the world was endless. We couldn’t tell the difference. But because my mother was unreliable, we could only start learning in a daze, but no matter how hard we tried, my father was declared brain dead by the doctor, and there was no hope of recovery. To make matters worse, my mother was deceived All the money in the family was cheated away! My mother couldn't bear the blow and committed suicide. Xue Qing and I became orphans."

"Youyang..."

Princess Pingyang called out, Xue Lang smiled and said: "Since then, Xue Qing and I have suffered a lot, but I have also learned a truth, how can everything in this world be as expected! We All we can do is 'do our best and obey the destiny'. Do what we can, God knows how things will turn out in the end!"

Princess Pingyang looked at Xue Lang with deep eyes, and almost sighed: "Youyang..."

It seems that there are unsaid words.Xue Lang responded: "The subordinate is here."

Princess Pingyang said: "I understand what you mean. It's a great fortune to have Youyang as a friend!"

Xue Lang laughed: "Actually, my subordinates think so too."

Princess Pingyang couldn't help but "puchi" smile, her depression dissipated.

Xue Lang also laughed, everyone has sad things, the difference is only the attitude towards the problem.After all, people still have to look forward and solve problems when they encounter problems. If they can't solve them... then they can only accept the facts.

(End of this chapter)