Li Jiancheng calmed down a little. As long as he didn't mention Concubine Yin De, he could deal with it calmly. At worst, he could let Gao Biaoren take the final responsibility.

"Father, how could the son-in-law not know the consequences of land annexation? When Yin Guiping came to ask Erchen for help, Erchen felt that it was inappropriate. He just reluctantly agreed because of the royal relatives. Later, Erchen asked someone to tell Gao Biaoren that this matter should be properly resolved, and it could be traded fairly or replaced by land. In short, it could not harm the interests of self-cultivated farmers. Moreover, at that time, he only said that there were ten hectares of land, but how it turned into dozens of hectares of land in the end, and it was actually ten hectares of land per acre. What is the reason hidden in it? Erchen really doesn't know, please let the father know!"

Li Jiancheng said it sincerely, and what he said was completely the truth. He really didn't know that such serious consequences would occur. If he knew, he would never agree.

Li Yuan has also served as a local official for a long time. He has a deep understanding of this kind of official atmosphere of "there are good people above, and the lower ones must be even more important". He knows that Jiancheng is telling the truth.

More importantly, Jiancheng has been with him for many years. In order to understand his eldest son's character, he has always been kind to the people and will never allow the construction of ten yuan to buy a mu of land. This must be caused by Gao Biaoren's intentions and random actions.

However, Li Yuan was not angry yet, and he said coldly: "I will investigate this matter to the end. In my Tang Dynasty, the annexation of land will never be allowed. The person involved will never tolerate it!"

Li Yuan used two "never!" in a row, which made Li Jiancheng deeply feel his father's dissatisfaction with him. He sighed in his heart and lowered his head.

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In the room, Li Shimin stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the few dead trees outside the window, but listening carefully to Pei Ji's statement in his ears, he would not let go of every detail.

At this moment, his heart was filled with pride. A small land annexation case beat the prince to pieces, making him feel the sweetness of victory.

But Li Shimin also knew very well that the prince and Concubine Yin De had no special relationship. The father would not depose the prince because of this incident in the end, at most it would affect the prince's status in the father's heart. However, even so, it was the result he was happy to see.

However, Li Shimin carefully designed this case to convince his father to send troops to the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty and the Turks started a war in the north. Yang Yuanqing had already shrunk his defense line for this. If the Tang Dynasty did not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, there would be no chance in the future.

Now the prince is involved in the Chengdu land annexation case. He has lost influence in front of his father. At this time, he must seize the opportunity to persuade his father to send troops.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin turned to Pei Ji and said, "The land annexation case will be investigated according to normal regulations. If there is, there will be, there will be no. This kind of thing cannot be hidden from the father and the emperor, so there is no need to add fuel to the fire, so as not to backfire."

Pei Ji quickly agreed: "I understand, I will instruct the Censorate to do what His Highness wants."

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work. I will enter the palace immediately and persuade my father to send troops."

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After Li Shimin told Pei Ji, he hurried into the palace. He went to Wude Hall Square. He stood on the steps waiting for the summons, but was thinking about how to convince his father.

Soon, a eunuch hurried over and bowed to salute, "The Lord summoned Your Highness. Please follow me."

Li Shimin sorted out his clothes, quickly walked up the steps, and followed the eunuch to his father's imperial study.

He waited outside the imperial study room for a while, and a eunuch came out and whispered: "Your Highness, please come in!"

Li Shimin walked into the room. But he found Xiao Yu was there too. He nodded to Xiao Yu. Then he knelt down on his knees and kowtowed respectfully to Li Yuan, "I wish you goodbye to my father!"

Li Yuan was not in a good mood because of the prince's affairs. Although he knew that the prince would not do anything to harm the people, the prince was indeed involved in this Chengdu land annexation case, which somewhat disappointed him with the prince.

However, Li Yuan also knew that Pei Ji had a marriage with the prince, so it would be unfair to ask Pei Ji to investigate the matter. Chen Shuda, Dou Gui and others are the prince's party and will favor the prince. This matter can only be held responsible by neutrals. Xiao Yu is upright and fair, and is the person he trusts the most.

Li Yuan waved his hand, "The emperor's son is flat!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Li Shimin stood up, Li Yuan glanced at him, and a smile appeared on his face, "Is there anything wrong with the emperor looking for me?"

"After receiving emergency information from Tang Feng, Yang Yuanqing has personally led an army of 80,000 to Shanyang County. Father, this is an opportunity."

"Chance?"

Li Yuan stared at him meaningfully, "Do you want to persuade me to send troops to the Sui Dynasty? Is that true?"

Li Shimin sighed deeply in his heart. He could feel a hint of hesitation from his father's tone. He knew that his father was still a little undecided. To put it bluntly, he was afraid of the revenge of the Sui Dynasty, and it had nothing to do with the righteousness the prince said.

"Does the father think that the Sui and Tang Dynasties can really coexist for a long time?"

Li Shimin tactfully persuaded his father, "It was not that the Sui Dynasty did not want to destroy us, it was because they did not have the strength yet. If there was no Turkic invasion, the son ministers would dare to assert that Yang Yuanqing would definitely attack Guanzhong in the spring of next year, because he had already tested our falsehood and reality in the battle of Huining County. He did not let us go because we were righteous or afraid of him. Yang Yuanqing did not have such kindness as a woman. He grabbed a large amount of supplies from Goryeo, giving him the confidence and financial resources. He cleaned up the officialdom in Hebei, and no one dared to oppose his decision. Father, the time for the Sui army to attack Guanzhong was ripe."

At this time, Xiao Yu next to him said, "I agree with His Highness the King of Qin. Yang Yuanqing is indeed very likely to be preparing to attack the Tang Dynasty next spring."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, "Why did you say this?"

Xiao Yu smiled slightly, "In fact, it can be judged from some clues, such as his preparation for issuing silver and money. This is obviously aimed at the Tang Dynasty. He first used silver and money to disrupt the prices in Guanzhong, causing prices to soar, and the public was resentful. Then he took the opportunity to attack. This was his usual trick. For example, since October last year, his army actively prepared for Hebei and carried out intensive training. In October this year, the Sui army began preparing for war again, and also carried out intensive training, which was almost exactly the same as last year.

Another point is that he could easily destroy Dou Jiande, but he did not take action. It is obvious that he wanted to leave a relaxation zone between the Sui and Wei dynasties, at least it means that he did not want to attack Li Mi. After analysis in this way, his next goal is very likely to be Guanzhong or the four counties in the southern part of the Guannan. I think the possibility of Guannan is greater, but it is actually a continuation of his capture of Huining County."

Xiao Yu's analysis was very thorough, and Li Yuan felt a little heavy. After the Sui army captured Huining County, what he was most worried about was whether Yang Yuanqing would continue to attack the four counties in Guannan, Honghua County, Anding County, Beidi County and Shang County.

If the four counties in Guannan were captured, Guanzhong would face great strategic threats, and the Tang Dynasty would most likely have to move the capital, eventually losing Guanzhong, Longyou and Hexi.

This invisible pressure made Li Yuan wake up often in his dreams, but he was unwilling to face it and did not want to think about it.

Today, his second son Shimin and Xiao Yu made him unable to deceive himself anymore and could only be forced to face the crisis.

At this time, Li Shimin saw his father's concerns and continued to persuade: "Father, I think God is favoring the Tang Dynasty. At this moment of crisis, God gives us another chance to allow the Turks to invade the Sui Dynasty from the north. Father, such an opportunity will really not be encountered in the future. If we do not seize this opportunity, we will regret it for the rest of our lives."

Li Yuan finally sighed, "Then tell me your plan!"

Li Shimin was excited and his father was willing to listen to his plan. Then things were obvious. He had a long time ago and bowed and said, "Father, Erchen's plan is very simple. To seize the benefits as much as possible, Yan'an County and Huining County must be taken. As for Diaoyin County, Shuofang County and Yanchuan County have too few populations and have no strategic value, they can be ignored for the time being. Erchen thinks it is best to take Lingwu County. Now the population of Fengzhou is also concentrated in Lingwu County. If Lingwu County can be taken, we can do not have territory. Move all the population of Fengzhou and Lingwu County into Guanzhong. Seizing the population is the key. Then drive the Sui army back to the east of the Yellow River, then the entire Guan's inner road will be our territory and will completely change our current passive situation."

In fact, Li Yuan has been obsessed with Hedong Road, and Taiyuan is his starting place. He dreamed of taking it back. He interrupted Li Shimin's explanation and asked, "What about Hedong Road, have you not considered it?"

Li Shimin shook his head, "After the war with the Turks, even if the Sui army can defeat the Turks in the end, the Sui army will inevitably suffer great losses. In this case, they will only protect their core interests. Judging from Yang Yuanqing's deployment of heavy troops in Hedong County and Henei County, Hedong Road is the core interests of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Yuanqing will fight to the death with us, but if we do not move his core interests and just take down Guannei Road, then Yang Yuanqing will tolerate and eventually recognize this ending. We will have time to expand our army and strengthen our strength, and then the situation of the coherence of the Sui and Tang Dynasties will be formed."

Li Yuan thought for a while, looked at Xiao Yu again and sought his opinions. Xiao Yu pondered for a long time and said, "I think I can take advantage of this opportunity to take Luoyang."

Li Yuan was shocked all over. He slowly closed his eyes and said slowly after a long time: "You guys let me think about it again!"

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Li Yuan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the brilliant palace of Tai Chi Palace, thinking for a long time without saying a word. He was actually convinced. Indeed, Yang Yuanqing would not let the Tang Dynasty go because of his fear.

Sooner or later, he would have to face the large-scale attack of the Sui Dynasty. First of all, the four counties in Guannan were not protected. Instead of moving the capital miserably in the future, it would be better to be firm in your mind now, seize the opportunity of the Turkic invasion south, and seize the Guannei Dao and Luoyang.

In fact, there is another more important reason. His long-term unfavorable war against the Sui Dynasty has caused general dissatisfaction among the Guanlong nobles. He even knew that the Lonely Family secretly sent food to the north. If he did not do anything, the Guanlong nobles would completely abandon the Tang Dynasty, and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty would collapse and the Tang Dynasty would be over.

No matter whether he is willing to go this step or not, no matter what the consequences, he must go out. Thinking of this, Li Yuan finally made up his mind to use the Tang Dynasty's 300,000 national troops to capture Guannei Dao and Luoyang.

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Chapter completed!