"Extremely pedantic!"

Li Shimin accused the so-called "benevolent and righteous country theory" of the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, "History has always been written by victors. As long as we can seize the world, who would say that we are taking advantage of the situation? Historical books can say that we went north to resist the Turkic invasion. It can be said that we were requested by the Sui Dynasty to send troops to help with the war. Didn't there be an envoy from Yang Shidao? It can also be said that we sent troops to protect the lives and property of the people in the Central Plains to fight against the Turkic people. It can be said that Yang Yuanqing led the Turkic army into the Central Plains. The Wutu tribe is the best evidence. If we fail in the future, the emperor's brother believes that Yang Yuanqing would add the crown of the benevolent and righteous country to us?"

Li Shimin's blunt accusations aroused Li Jiancheng's anger. He could no longer bear it, and he retorted: "Well! We don't mention a country of benevolence and righteousness. To people like you, benevolence and righteousness are playing the piano against a cow, we will judge things by facts. You have forgotten the lesson of the disastrous defeat of the Central Plains. At the beginning, you kept saying that the Sui army was restrained by Hebei and was unable to take care of the Central Plains. We advanced to the Central Plains. What's the result? After fighting over the years, when did you defeat the Sui army? When did you defeat the Sui army? This time the Turks invaded the Sui Dynasty, you can guarantee that the Sui Dynasty would be destroyed. The Turks did not have weapons to siege the city, and at most they would come to plunder and leave. Then what? How should we face it?"

"If we can't seize the opportunity? Should we be waiting for the killing!"

Li Shimin was also angry, "Originally, the six counties in Guanbei were in the hands of the Sui army, but later occupied Huining County. The next step was to occupy all the inner roads of the Guanxi Palace. They did not dare to start a war because they were afraid of the Sui Dynasty. Why not surrender now? The knife was hanging above our heads. Do you have to endure it?"

"Shut up!"

Li Yuan was angry by the quarrel between his two sons. He slapped the table heavily and cursed sternly: "Do you treat me as a clay-sculpted straw man? He quarreled unscrupulously in front of me, one was the dignified prince and the other was the General Tiance. How could you be like? Get out of here and get out!"

When the two brothers saw their father getting angry, they were so scared that they dared not argue anymore. They retreated tremblingly and exited the imperial study room. The two of them snorted hard almost at the same time and turned around and left.

The face-to-face dispute between the two sons made Li Yuan extremely angry, although this was also a scene he wanted to see, the two sons restrained each other to ensure the stability of their throne.

But Li Yuan was emotionally unacceptable to his two sons. In addition to the role of emperor, he also played the role of father.

The most important thing for an emperor is to defend and consolidate the throne. His son is his greatest threat. At this time, there is no father-son relationship. He will do everything possible to rack his brains to deal with his son.

But he is not always the emperor, and he will occasionally return to the role of father. At this time, his son's discord will make him extremely angry, and he completely forgot that the conflict between his two sons was caused by him.

Li Yuan's trouble was that he was unsure about the affairs of the Turks. He did not take any country of benevolence and righteousness to heart. He knew very well that benevolence and righteousness is just a cloak, and interests are the foundation.

On the one hand, he agreed with his second son Shimin's theory of opportunity. This time the Turks attacked the Sui Dynasty was indeed their chance to seize the Guan Nei Dao. Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the six counties in Guanbei have been his biggest concern. As Shimin said, this is a sharp blade hanging on their heads.

Originally, the knife was inserted into the scabbard, but as Huining County was forcibly snatched by the Sui Dynasty, the knife was pulled out halfway. The flashing blade of the cold light made their necks feel cold.

But on the other hand, the prince was right. The Turks were not Xianbei. They would not occupy Hedong and founded the country. At most, they would plunder people and property and then withdraw back to the grassland. The Sui Dynasty could not be destroyed by the Turks. Then what? When the Turks retreated, how should they face the counterattack of the Sui army? The failure of the Central Plains War has left an extremely deep shadow in Li Yuan's heart, making Li Yuan afraid of Yang Yuanqing in his bones.

Li Yuan was in a dilemma of extreme trouble.

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Li Shimin returned to the Qin Palace angrily. As soon as he entered the palace, Changsun Wuji came up with him and said nervously: "Your Highness, something happened to Taiyuan Shenfeng."

"What?"

Li Shimin was shocked and immediately forgot the annoyance in his heart. He asked quickly: "What happened?"

Changsun Wuji took out a volume of information and handed it to Li Shimin, "This is the information I just received. It said that because of the fake silver and money incident, the Bafang diners were seized, Li Shouzhong and more than a dozen Tang Feng backbones were killed, the Bafang diners were burned, and Tang Feng in Taiyuan was almost destroyed."

Li Shimin looked at the information carefully and frowned. Why is Li Shouzhong so incompetent? He exposed himself as a small matter like putting off holiday money. He paused for a while and asked again: "What's the situation with other Tang Feng members?"

"I don't know yet, but judging from the fact that they can still release eagles, it should not be exposed. Li Shouzhong and more than a dozen backbone were all killed, and the bartenders in the eight directions were burned, which means that Li Shouzhong and the others kept the bottom line and burned the list."

Li Shimin felt very confused. Many anxious things were blocking his mind and could not find any clues. He needed to calm down or listen to the advice of the wise man. He asked again: "Is Mr. Fang back?"

"Report to Your Highness, Mr. Fang has come back and I heard that he is at home."

Li Shimin was overjoyed and immediately said to the guards: "Go and invite Mr. Fang, and I will ask him for discussion with me if I have something important."

Fang Xuanling's return gave Li Shimin a little confidence, and said to Changsun Wuji: "Now we need to preserve the strength of the Tang Feng in Taiyuan and order everyone to stop their activities. If the situation is different, we can evacuate Taiyuan immediately."

"I understand that there is another thing to report to the East Palace."

Li Shimin waved his hand and stopped him, "Come to my study to talk!"

Li Shimin took Changsun Wuji to the outer study room, walked to the door and ordered the guards, "No one is allowed to disturb you, nor are you allowed to get close!"

"Abide by the order!"

He pushed open the door and entered the room. Li Shimin sat down and then said to Changsun Wuji: "Tell me! What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, we find that the prince may have something to do with Concubine Yin De."

"relation?"

Li Shimin frowned, "What's the relationship?"

"We found that the prince's people had close contacts with Yin Guiping, the father of Yin Defei, and it was inferred that Yin Defei might have been bribed by the prince."

This news made Li Shimin a little unable to sit still. Concubine Yin De and Concubine Zhang were the two most beloved concubines of the father. If Concubine Yin De was bribed by the prince, she would probably be detrimental to her. Li Shimin pondered for a while and asked, "How did you find out about this situation?"

"Last time, Your Highness gave a list of Bei Zhi. Some of the prince's confidant ministers. Bei Zhi sent Tang Feng to pay attention to these ministers. Among them, the people who monitored Prince Xima Yangjun found that he had close contacts with Yin Guiping recently. He met him yesterday and went to meet again just now. It was a bit abnormal, so Bei Zhi felt that something was wrong."

Li Shimin walked a few steps behind his back. Yang Jun reminded him of Yang Rong, the younger brother of Yang Jun, who was one of the two major generals guarding the Eastern Palace, but he was an absolute playboy. He often took the Eastern Palace guards to the sects and had a very bad reputation.

And his elder brother Yang Jun is the prince's confidant, a person who even dares to betray his father. It is incredible that the prince still trusts him so much.

Li Shimin knew the weakness of his brother Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng's biggest weakness was that he valued feelings too much and was too generous to others. The Yang brothers valued them just because of the Crown Princess, but forgot their dangers. Since ancient times, people who valued feelings too much could not accomplish great things.

Compared to the importance of the Yang brothers, Concubine Yin De seemed not so important. Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer. He immediately whispered to Changsun Wuji: "Don't make a name for this matter, continue to monitor Yang Jun, don't let him discover it, and at the same time, you should seize some of the handles of their brothers as much as possible."

Changsun Wuji understood what Li Shimin meant. The Yang brothers might be of great use in the future. He immediately bowed and said, "I understand the humble rank and will not alarm the enemy."

At this time, Li Shimin heard the voice of the guards outside, "Mr. Fang, Your Highness can't say that anyone can go in!"

"But, your highness came to me and said that there is something important, so you can report it for me."

This is Fang Xuanling's arrival, and Changsun Wuji immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, that humble position is gone first."

He was very smart and knew that he could not participate in some things. Li Shimin nodded, "Go! Arrange things in Taiyuan, even if there is vitality."

Changsun Wuji turned around and left. Li Shimin opened the door and smiled and said, "Let Mr. Fang come in!"

Fang Xuanling just returned from Longxi County in the morning. Before he had time to change his clothes, he seemed a little dusty. More than a month of traveling west made him thin and black. He went to various military schools in Guanxi to stock military rations and military accounts. He was planning to discuss this matter in detail with Li Shimin tomorrow.

But at this time, Li Shimin didn't care about talking about his trip to Guanxi, so he told Fang Xuanling in detail about what happened recently, and finally said very worriedly: "The key is that the prince, his strong opposition to sending troops has caused great doubts from his father. More importantly, he will launch a petition for all officials. The last attack on Xiao Xian was forced to cancel because of the strong opposition from all officials. I am worried that this time it will be the same."

After Fang Xuanling came back, he had talked with Changsun Wuji for a while. He knew a little about the situation in the court, and he had considered it and had some thoughts in his mind.

Fang Xuanling could feel the anxiety in Li Shimin's heart, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness calmed down first. There is still some time to do this. You can deploy it calmly. In fact, I think the key to this matter lies in the lord. As long as your Highness can convince the lord, even if the prince initiates the opposition from all officials, it will make the lord feel threatened and will be suspicious of the lord's power. He will be even more disgusted with the lord. Don't your Highness think this is a good thing?"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, why didn't he expect it?

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Chapter completed!