The eldest son's stern attitude puzzled Li Yuan, "Why is Jian Cheng so out of his composure?"

Li Jiancheng said anxiously: "Father, my son is very familiar with Zhai Rang's character. He will never be willing to be inferior to others. He has no choice but to surrender to us. If he is allowed to enter Bashu, it is like a dragon entering the sea. Sooner or later, he will occupy Bashu. Then we will regret it."

Li Yuan also felt that the eldest son was right, and he looked at Li Shimin with a stern look.

Li Shimin said coldly: "Why are brother so excited? I just said that the Wagang Army will go to Badong to deploy, and did not say that Zhai Rang will go with me. I know who Zhai Rang is. In a short time, he will be shot and die without any hesitation."

Li Jiancheng also stretched his face, "Who will the second brother decide to appoint who will be the new leader of this Wagang Army?"

"I plan to appoint General Zhang Liang, the cavalry, to take over this army, but I need to remind my elder brother that the Wagang Army no longer exists, and it is now renamed Badong Army."

"inappropriate!"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "Zhang Liang is just a general of the cavalry. With his qualifications, how can he command 15,000 troops? Moreover, such an army that is in charge of one side must be led by the Li royal family. What does the father think?"

Li Yuan nodded, "Jiancheng is reasonable, Shimin, I also think that Zhang Liang can be a general, but he cannot control one side alone. We cannot forget the lessons of Zhang Xuan's teachings in Qingzhou alone."

A hint of undetectable sneer appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth. He seemed to know that the brothers would say this. He hurriedly said: "Reporting to the father, asking Zhang Liang to command this army was just the original idea of ​​Erchen, but the old general Qu Tu had dissuaded Erchen in time. As the brother said, this opportunity to conquer the side alone cannot be handed over to outsiders, so Erchen changed his mind on the way to Beijing. Erchen handed over the army to Xiaogong and asked him to serve as the commander of the Badong Army. I think that with Xiaogong leading the charge, the father should be relieved!"

Li Yuan had absolute trust in his nephew Li Xiaogong, and Li Xiaogong was now in Bashu, so he smiled at his eldest son and said, "I don't think there is any problem if I let Xiaogong serve as the leader."

Li Jiancheng felt a little bitter. He didn't expect that his second brother was so scheming. He first used Zhang Liang to dig a hole to make himself fall into it. Then he introduced Li Xiaogong, leaving Li Jiancheng completely speechless. It was he who proposed to be the commander of the royal family, and Li Xiaogong fully met this standard.

Li Jiancheng sighed in his heart and said helplessly: "Since the father agrees, the minister has no objection."

In fact, Li Yuan did not see that the two brothers were fighting for the Wagang Army. He could also understand the feelings of the eldest son for the Wagang Army. However, Li Yuan had a principle: the army was handed over to the second son Shimin and the fourth son Yuanji, and the government was handed over to the eldest son Jiancheng. Therefore, he supported Li Jiancheng's plan to go on a mission, but accepted that Li Xiaogong was in charge of Badong. This is the concrete manifestation of this principle.

Li Jiancheng returned to the East Palace in depression. Although the second and fourth brothers were responsible for leading the army to fight south and north, it did not mean that Li Jiancheng had absolutely no military power.

In fact, Li Jiancheng also had an army indirectly controlled by him, which was the 30,000 troops he had brought out from the Wagang Army. Although the eastern expedition caused heavy losses to his army, there were still more than 10,000 people. He is currently stationed in Lishi County, Bingzhou. Nominally, he was led by King Li Yuanji of Chu, but in fact he was Li Jiancheng's confidant Wang Bo as the commander.

Li Jiancheng's greatest wish was to restore the army that was loyal to him to 30,000, but his father never refused to replenish his troops. Of course, Li Jiancheng knew very well that this was a tacit understanding between him and his father. His father only wanted to maintain the army that was loyal to him to a scale of 10,000. There would be a little precaution between emperors and princes of all dynasties.

Zhai Rang surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and Li Jiancheng saw the opportunity to expand the army on the front line. The Wagang army was different from other troops and had a deep relationship with him. As long as he proposed it himself, although his father would be reluctant, he would eventually give this army to himself, because he had sufficient reasons and it was difficult for his father to refuse.

However, Li Jiancheng did not expect that his second brother Li Shimin would take action first, and sent the army directly to Badong and handed it over to Li Xiaogong. He clearly did not want to give this army to himself, and his father also followed suit, causing him to lose this opportunity. Why didn't Li Jiancheng be so annoyed?

When Li Jiancheng returned to his study, he sat at the table in a daze. He felt a little upset, but he himself didn't know what he was upset. It was like a huge threat standing beside him, but he couldn't see it or see it clearly.

At this time, a pair of snow-white and slender hands placed a bowl of ginseng tea in front of him, and then his head felt a warm feeling, and a warm chest leaned against him, "What are you upset about husband?" A gentle voice echoed in his ears.

Li Jiancheng snuggled his head to his warm and soft chest and held his wife's hand at the same time. Although he was upset, his wife gave him an indescribable comfort, allowing him to feel the other side of life. In addition to power, his life also has life, family, wife and children.

At this time, a guard outside the door reported, "Report to Your Highness, Mr. Wei asks for a meeting!"

His wife Zheng smiled and said, "I will avoid it first!"

Li Jiancheng nodded, Zheng gave a gift and retreated. At this time, Li Jiancheng's worries had subsided a lot. He picked up the bowl and drank a sip of ginseng tea, "Invite him in!"

Soon, Wei Zheng quickly walked into the court room and bowed, "See Your Highness!"

"Sir, please sit down!"

Wei Zheng was Li Jiancheng's confidant and his military advisor. When he heard that Li Jiancheng was in a bad mood when he came back from Wude Hall, he knew what had happened and rushed to see Li Jiancheng.

Seeing that Li Jiancheng was smiling reluctantly and could not hide the loss between his eyebrows and eyes, Wei Zheng asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, what happened?"

Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly and told Wei Zheng what happened in the court and the imperial study today. Finally, he said: "Actually, Zhai Rang's Longwu Army has little to do with me. He founded it after I left Wagang. I don't care if I can't get it. I just feel very sorry. After all, I have been in Wagang Village for many years and have a special feeling for the Wagang Army, but my father cannot understand it."

Wei Zheng was as careful as he immediately discovered a loophole in it, "The King of Qin could hand over them to Li Xiaogong without authorization. He could appoint the chief general without the permission of the emperor. Isn't your highness strange?"

Li Jiancheng was shocked. He actually ignored this problem. The cross-army mobilization of more than 3,000 people must be approved by the emperor and must be filed with the Ministry of War. The second brother handed over 15,000 troops to Li Xiaogong. The father seemed to know only today that this was unreasonable!

Could it be

Li Jiancheng was shocked and sweated coldly. He immediately understood that his second brother must have reported his father before and with his father's consent, he dared to hand over the army to Li Xiaogong. Then his father's performance today was actually pretending to be ignorant, and he deliberately agreed to the suggestion that he was not allowed to be the chief general without the royal family.

Li Jiancheng felt a little heartbroken. He was unwilling to speculate on his father without any basis, but if this was the case, then his father would be too hurtful to him.

Wei Zheng understood Li Jiancheng's mood and comforted him, "Your Highness, you don't have to be too sad. In fact, this is normal. Although the emperor is your highness's father, he is also an emperor. As long as he is an emperor, he will use some emperor's minds to more or less. This is true for ministers and sons."

"What emperor's mind skills?" Li Jiancheng asked in confusion.

Wei Zheng did not tell Li Jiancheng openly, but said tactfully: "Did Your Highness see the contradiction between Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji? Sometimes he even argues in front of the saint. The tense hostility of the saint, the saint did not reconcile the contradiction between them, which is puzzling. However, many emperors in history deliberately created conflicts between important officials. The emperor was in the middle and balanced. This is a common technique used by the emperor. The weak ministers are by no means referring to the saint, but just talking about history."

Although Wei Zheng denied it, Li Jiancheng still understood what Wei Zheng meant. His father was deliberately creating conflicts between his second brother and then balancing his relationship with his second brother. But what is the point of doing this?

Li Jiancheng saw that Wei Zheng had not said anything. He stood up and closed the doors and windows, and ordered the guards to stand in the distance. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Mr. and Jiancheng are friends in times of distress, and they are also the ones that Jiancheng trusts the most. Now I am very confused and confused about my father's attitude, as if I don't know the direction in the dark. I beg Mr. to tell me that Jiancheng swears to the sky, that today's words are only in your and my heart, and no third person will know them."

Wei Zheng sighed, "Your Highness has the kindness of knowing Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng would rather be punished by God than hide his highness. I think the problem of the priest is that it is too late to ascend the throne. The priest was only 54 years old that he tasted the sweetness of the emperor's wine. However, the priest was already thirty-one. The priest was healthy and had good maintenance skills. There should be no problem in his reign for twenty years, but his priest was already forty-one years later. Although his priest was unintentional, the priest was under great pressure!"

Wei Zheng's words pierced Li Jiancheng's heart like a needle, and he fell into long-term contemplation.
Chapter completed!