Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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In an instant, the bloody coup d'état at Xuanwu Gate appeared in his mind again in the ninth year of Wude...

cannot,

There can only be one bloody Xuanwu Gate, and there can be no more two. I can't let my sons repeat the mistakes of their parents.

Immediately, he had an idea in his mind, and assured Li Yuan: "Father, don't worry, I will only punish Ke'er in a small way, and I will strengthen the cultivation of their brothers in the future, so that their brothers and friends will be respectful, and I will not let them be respectful." The scene from that year happened again.”

The scene back then naturally refers to the Xuanwumen Incident.

When Li Yuan heard the words, Lao Huai comforted him a lot. He nodded in relief and said, "It's very good, very good! As for the second matter, let's not mention it for now. Let me ask you first, do you know why Father Huang You suddenly came to Wangbei Pavilion to look for you, why did you suddenly feel tired and bored, why did you make up your mind to give up the old courtiers of the old Wude line and let them withdraw from the court?"

Yup!

Li Shimin also reacted abruptly. This time, the emperor's father seemed to come to him mainly to compromise, and he didn't bargain with him at all. It seemed that everything came so smoothly, and all problems were solved.

Why has he been silent and has not expressed his position for a long time.All of a sudden, it's like changing your temperament, everything has become so natural?

Because he was too excited just now, he didn't speculate on this matter.Now that the father himself actually mentioned this matter, he immediately became interested.

Immediately, he blurted out and asked: "Father, is there any unknown antecedents in this?"

Li Yuan hummed, nodded and said: "Yesterday, Yu Shinan came to the palace to find his father. I chatted with him not only about calligraphy, but also for a whole night at night while holding candles. This is what led to my change today, and my father This is the matter of father's imperial edict of sinning himself today."

"Yu Shinan? What did he tell you?"

His Majesty Li Er was very surprised why the old fox Yu Shinan would persuade his father.It stands to reason that this old fox would never interfere with the affairs of the court, especially this time, with this old fox's temperament, he absolutely couldn't hide in time, so how could he participate in it?

In the knowledge of His Majesty Li Er, Yu Shinan, the Guozijian sacrificial wine, neither belonged to any of the three families of the imperial court, nor had he ever participated in any parties to fight for any interests.They will always be a handful of the most precious clear streams in the court, who will not compete with the world, who will not offend anyone, and who will not cling to anyone.

However, just such a person, with an elegant and pure temperament, would actually get involved in this entanglement between himself and his father.

Strange, really strange, too unbelievable.

"Ha ha……"

Li Yuan looked at his son who was usually omnipotent, and now he was puzzled, and felt a little happy in his heart, and couldn't help laughing.

Then he slowly cleared his doubts and said: "The second thing my father wants you to agree to is related to Yu Shinan, and a young man named Guo Ye is also involved in it. My lord, what is this Guo Ye like?" People? Although my father has heard about Xiao Yu and Pei Ji, in their mouths, Guo Ye is a heinous person, full of crimes, and a hundred deaths can hardly atone for his sins. But why is this young man so rare in Yu Shinan's mouth? Weifu understands the temperament of an old man like Yu Shinan, and it is difficult for him to praise a person. Moreover, the young man he chatted with Weifu the most last night was this young man, Longxi Guoye."

"Guo Ye? Why is this bastard Guo Ye involved?"

His Majesty Li Er was even more confused this time, thinking to himself, what kind of talent is this kid?This is a ubiquitous shit stick.

It's just this shit-stirring stick, why is he everywhere?

Immediately, he asked full of doubts: "Father, what is the second thing? What did Yu Shinan talk to you about, and it is worth the whole night of the two of you talking by candlelight?"

Chapter 675 Emperor's mind art, the way to control

Li Yuan did not directly respond to Li Shimin's doubts directly. On the contrary, his cloudy eyes were shining brightly, and he asked back: "Did you remember what my father said just now, about the current existence in my Great Tang Dynasty hall?" A word on the faction issue."

His Majesty Li Er is such a smart person, he immediately asked by inference: "Could it be that this is also related to the old fox Yu Shinan who came to find his father last night and had a long talk all night?"

Li Yuan didn't speak, but nodded slightly with a smile on his face, obviously confirming that Li Er's guess was correct.

His Majesty Li Er recalled it for a while, and blurted out: "I vaguely remember my father said that now the Great Tang Dynasty needs various factions to check and balance each other, instead of continuous faction fighting and fighting against each other."

"That's right." Li Yuan nodded, and asked again, "Your Majesty, if there are no old ministers with martial virtues such as Xiao Yu and Pei Ji in the court from now on, there will be no more of them to restrain Changsun Wuji and others. Royal Father Let me ask you, how should you deal with it? Are you going to let Changsun Wuji and others sit on the throne, and finally the power will be lost to the government and the people, and you, the ninety-five-year-old, will be lifted up?"

hum~

His Majesty Li Er's mind suddenly buzzed, and his face was extremely ugly, obviously frightened by the words of his father, Emperor Li Yuan.

But soon, he shook his head repeatedly and denied it: "No, it's impossible. Father, your words are too alarmist. Wuji is the eldest brother-in-law of the minister, Fang Xuanling, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Tang Jian, Li Maogong They are the former ministers of the ministers when they were in Tiance Mansion, how could they join forces to empty the ministers? They followed the ministers in the South and North Wars and fought with each other with their lives in exchange for their current status. Without the ministers, how could they Have their glory and wealth today?"

"Oh, you, you, emperor." Li Yuan shook his head for a while, and sighed rather sadly, "The biggest problem with you is that you care too much about old feelings. People's hearts are people's hearts with insatiable desires; desires, greedy and bottomless desires. It is the most terrifying. In your eyes, these foreign ministers have always been closer and more trustworthy than the two brothers who died at your hands. Why? It is because you think they cannot shake your throne. But don’t forget, Anyone who loves power and position has a heart that can never be satisfied. Otherwise, why did the father want to restore the throne and replace you again when he was so old? An eldest grandson Wuji really can't treat you Shake it up, but what about ten or a hundred eldest grandsons? The most frightening thing is that they will form a single rope, with one party dominating the government and the opposition, and then swaying your imperial power to gain the greatest benefits for their factions. Hehe, to What old love in the past, what life and death together, are all floating clouds, Huanger..."

"No, no, father, I believe that Wuji and the others would not do this!" His Majesty Li Er still shook his head paranoidly, and retorted, "Furthermore, without the old officials of Wude, the court will There are also Wei Zheng, Wei Ting and others in the world, they can also restrain Wuji and his party dominance, and can check and balance Wuji and his reckless behavior."

"Wei Zheng? Wei Ting? You mean the old ministers who built the prince's mansion in the past?"

Li Yuan couldn't help but sneered, shook his head with a gloomy face, and hummed: "What can these people do? Apart from being tough and not afraid of death, how can they be the opponents of Changsun Wuji and others when it comes to the real chapter? Hehe, there are disciples but no disciples, military power but not military power, it’s just lip service. That’s right, if you want to become a generation of Mingjun, you really need these hard bones who dare to speak out to support your facade, hmph, but if you really want to rely on them Checking and balancing Changsun Wuji and others, you will regret it in the future."

In Li Yuan's eyes, Wei Zheng and Wei Ting, the old ministers of the remnants of the party who have been established, are nothing more than the most dispensable of the three lines, purely soy sauce.

His Majesty Li Er immediately lowered his head and fell into deep thought when he heard Li Yuan's evaluation of Wei Zheng and others.

In fact, why didn't he know the limitations of people like Wei Zheng, just like what his father said, apart from being unafraid of death and daring to speak up, these people really have no practical use at all.

He secretly compared Changsun Wuji and other members of the Tiance family to a sharp blade, a sharp double-sided blade, a double-sided blade that can kill the enemy if used well, but can hurt oneself if used poorly.

Then Wei Zheng and other old officials of the remaining party can only be a bowl of refreshing tea soup.When one's mind is not clear, lost direction and confused, one can try one or two, so as to refresh one's mind in time.

But if you want to use this cup of tea soup to do other things, that's bullshit.

For a moment, Li Yuan's words made him feel a little terrified, and he secretly regretted it. How could he be so negligent because he claims to be the unparalleled generation of genius?

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan sighed heavily: "My son, ministers will always be ministers. They can only be useful or not. You can't trust them with everything. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you are destined to I am alone in this life, so how can I have any friends? My father came from here. Before my father became the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how did Pei Ji and me know each other? A quilt, this is not an exaggeration at all. What about Xiao Yu? He was even cited as a confidant in his life by his father, and he would say everything. But when it comes to the critical moment, they will really affect our Tang Dynasty, the Li family. Didn't the father have to be ruthless at the time? Which of these old martial arts ministers were not the close companions and subordinates of the father? Who didn't share the hardships with the father? However, the ministers will always be the ministers, this time The emperor beheaded Ma Su with tears and kicked out all the old officials of Wude, isn't that the best proof?"

Speaking of this, Li Yuan's brows flashed fiercely, and he said in a deep voice: "Remember, you are the king of a country, you are the king of ninety-five, you have no friends, and you are doomed to be alone in this life. Take out your Xuanwumen." The two elder brothers came out fiercely, split the thorns, and eradicated all people and things that hindered you, the Tang Dynasty, and the Li family. As an emperor, your way of controlling your subordinates is not only the left and right, In addition to mutual checks and balances, we must never tolerate any personal feelings. Because in this world, this country, there is only one surname, and that is——Li's!"

After finishing his sentence, Li Yuan leaned against the back of the chair and gasped for breath again. Obviously, he was exhausted and his body couldn't hold on anymore.

Listening to Li Yuan's words now, Li Shimin seemed to have transformed a little bit, his expression was cloudy and his eyes were flickering.

After a while, he suddenly made a long bow to Li Yuan, and said: "Father, my minister has been taught. Thank you, Father, for your guidance."

Li Yuan waved his hands with difficulty, and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to say polite words, because you and I are both surnamed Li, because this world belongs to our Li family. My son, my father not only hopes that you can listen to these words, but also Take today’s words to heart.”

Li Shimin hummed, and asked softly, "Father, did Yu Shinan tell you all this?"

Li Yuan nodded and said: "If Yu Shinan and I hadn't analyzed the situation in the court so thoroughly, how could I have said it so thoroughly? Hehe, my son, you are mistaken. This old thing Yu Shinan is better than Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others I don’t know how many times better. Even Kong Yingda, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who is the descendant of Kong Shengren, is no match for him. In this world, besides Yu Shinan, how many people are there who can truly master the emperor’s mind?"

"hiss……"

His Majesty Li Er took a deep breath, feeling very surprised in his heart. I also knew that Yu Shinan was a talent, but I didn't expect him to be so great. Before my relationship, I was also confused by the illusion of this old fox.

At this time, His Majesty Li Er asked Li Yuan with an attitude of humbly asking for advice: "Father, in that case, I should not expel Xiao Yu and other old officials with martial virtues from the court, but should keep them in office. Continue to check and balance these people like Wuji?"

"No no no..."

Li Yuan said three words in a row, and said slowly: "Pei Ji is old, Xiao Yu was involved in the big case in Shuzhou, and other old officials with martial arts virtues can't be reused. These people can't keep up with the times. It's useless. Hehe, since the emperor no longer meddles in political affairs, the old officials of Wude should also withdraw. Hehe, these people are hard to make, so they should be replaced."

"Change?"

His Majesty Li Er shouted in surprise: "Father means to let the ministers re-cultivate a new faction, and check and balance with the old officials of Tiance Mansion like Wuji, so that the court can return to the situation where the three factions stand together ?”

"My son is smart!"