Chapter 2 is a great one Chang'an City at night is majestic and quiet.
The flames of war have faded away, and the bloodstains left by the siege have faded with the passage of time.
The swallow in front of Wang Xie Tang returned, but he didn't know that the old house had changed owners, and he was muttering freely.
The Yang, Yuwen, Pei, and Su families have become a passing cloud, and the Li family, the eldest grandson family, and the Xiao family are in the city.
Everything is changing, nothing seems to have changed, the cicadas of three years ago crawled out of the dirt after all the hardships, and sang softly among the leaves, "Got it, got it, got it", and as for what they knew, maybe only they know it.
In the Qinzheng Palace, the Tang Emperor Li Yuan was annoyed by the noise of the cicadas outside, put down his hand, and shouted outside: "Who is on duty tonight, can you find a way to make the outside quiet for a while, do you have to give an order?"
"Your Majesty, General Changsun has already sent someone to pick it up, but there are too many cicadas this year, and it will be difficult to see the effect for a while" The guards outside heard the complaint and hurriedly bowed down to explain.
"You fools, don't you know how to smoke it" Li Yuan glanced at the frightened guards and pointed with a smile.
The Qianniu Beishen Changsun Mian on duty tonight is the nephew of the eldest grandson Shunde, who is not very clever, but he is loyal to the royal family.
So even if there are occasional mistakes, there is no need for him to delve into them.
One is to take care of the emotions of the old courtiers, so as not to make the guards feel mean and unkind.
"Your Majesty is wise, and the last general will go and prepare wormwood."
The guards who came in to answer showed a look of sudden realization, gave another salute, and went away with joy.
It is common knowledge that almost everyone knows that the smoke from burning wormwood drives away insects.
But in the palace, without orders from above, it is different for anyone who dares to use open fire to get the dictation of His Majesty the Emperor, no matter how big the smoke is, no one else can find fault.
It also saved the brethren from running around under the tree with their tongues sticking out their tongues, tired like wild dogs.
The faint smell of medicine soon surged in the air, and the sound of cicadas immediately subsided, but the feeling of heat became even stronger.
Li Yuan frowned and complained in a low voice: "A bunch of fools, they don't know how to make the smoke smaller.
Stay a little longer, the cicadas didn't smoke to death, I died of heat first" "Your Majesty, your heart is calm and naturally cool" Pei Lian, the right servant who was left by Li Yuan to deal with government affairs, raised his head from the pile and said with a smile.
"This state affair, family affairs, from opening my eyes in the morning to now, there are still a lot of my hearts left, can I calm down" Li Yuan angrily pushed the fold in front of him outward, and complained in a low voice.
"Your Majesty is the emperor," Pei Lin shrugged and responded with a smile.
Li Yuan was speechless, so he had to turn his head away and not look at the smile on Pei Lian's face.
For this old cowhide that is constantly cut and undercooked, the gods can't do anything about it.
But the more this is the case, the more willing Li Yuan is to entrust Pei Lin with a heavy responsibility.
The courtiers have too many times to keep a straight face, and they don't know how to make people feel relaxed at all.
Only Pei Lian, an old cowhide, is treacherous or lucky, and between talking and laughing, many complex problems have been solved.
Seeing that Li Yuan was deflated, Xiao Yu, another Song Guogong who was left to deal with government affairs, smiled and bowed his head silently.
As an upright and cautious minister, he would not joke with His Majesty the Emperor as unscrupulously as Pei Lian.
But he didn't dare to agree with Li Yuan's words that the reason why he was upset was for state affairs.
In fact, for Datang, there is nothing to worry about recent state affairs at all.
Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, was in the south and had completely defeated the separatist forces along the Yangtze River.
Du Fuwei surrendered, and Xiao Xian fled.
Even a few old Sui relics who were far away in Lingnan, forced by Li Xiaogong's military might, have recently frequently sent signals to the Tang Dynasty that they are willing to attach them.
In the north, Prince Jiancheng and Qin Wang Shimin joined forces to defeat Liu Wuzhou repeatedly, and if nothing else, the war in Hedong could be completely ended before the winter of this year.
After removing these two separatist forces, only Wang Shichong's Dazheng and Dou Jiande's Daxia are now able to compete with the Tang Dynasty.
But the weaknesses of these two separatist forces are very obvious, and they can be eradicated separately without the Tang Dynasty mobilizing the power of the country, and only sending one of the kings of Qin or the king of Hejian to lead the troops.
With such a bright prospect, what can still make Li Yuan restless is not something that the courtiers can interfere with.
Last time, Pei Lin dared to speak for the prince and persuaded Li Yuan to weaken the side branches in order to stabilize the backbone.
As a result, it was used for less than two months, and in the blink of an eye, Li Yuan couldn't let go of his flesh and blood affection, so he reactivated the King of Qin, who had cut off some of his wings, and entrusted him with a heavy task. caused Pei to be a villain in vain, and he is still being targeted by the Qin Dynasty, and he will be impeached at every turn.
Seeing that the two henchmen refused to pick up their stubble, Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty smiled and said to himself cheekily, "The emperor's family has the difficulties of the emperor's family, this palm and the back of the hand are all meat, I can't cut off the other side for the sake of one side, I always think that there can be a way to have both worlds, father and son are harmonious, brothers, friends and brothers, but they always end up with the opposite of their wishes."
Pei Lin smiled, pretended not to hear, and continued to bury his head in the fold pile.
Xiao Yu couldn't bear to listen to Li Yuan continue to sigh, hesitated for a moment, and suggested in a low voice: "Your Majesty's family affairs, the minister shouldn't be too talkative.
But recently, King Qin has indeed been persecuted too urgently.
And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I'm afraid he will also lose his status as an eldest brother. ” "Yes, yes" Seeing that someone was willing to talk, Li Yuan immediately hit the snake with the stick, "I am just upset about this, Xiao Qing, do you have a solution?"
"The crown prince and the king of Qin are now both pillars of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty should indeed be cautious, if you really can't make a decision, you can circulate the recent twists and turns of the two to the ministers, and get a charter at the court meeting."
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Xiao Yu shook his head and said in a low voice.
"Alas" Li Yuan had long known that he couldn't ask for a trick from the mouth of an upright person like Xiao Yu, so he sighed and turned his gaze to Pei Lian.
Pei Lin still pretended not to hear, and took the pen to quickly write and draw on the fold.
At this time, Li Yuan was really a little unhappy, coughed heavily, and asked with a straight face, "Pei Qing, do you have a clever plan to teach me?"
"The minister should shoot at the right servant, it is inconvenient to interfere in His Majesty's family affairs" Pei Lin smiled and shook his head slightly.
"Moreover, with the current status of the minister, leaning towards either side will inevitably be unfair to the other.
Let's not talk about it."
"You old fox," Li Yuan scolded with a smile.
"It's just the three of us tonight, what are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that after a hundred years, your majesty will die without a whole body" Pei Lin raised his face and said pitifully.
"I've given you three gold medals to avoid death," Li Yuan sneered and complained.
"If the successor ignores His Majesty's authority, what is the use of His Majesty's giving his ministers a hundred gold medals to avoid death" Pei Lin Zhengse stood up and replied.
Hearing this, Li Yuan's eyes turned cold again.
Of course, he wanted to pass on the country to his eldest son.
Build a benevolent and generous, and after taking over the throne of the emperor, he will not be too embarrassed by a few brothers.
But Shimin's military exploits are there, plus his subordinates are like clouds, will he let Jiancheng sit firmly in the position of the emperor The so-called disregard for His Majesty's authority has happened now, and after his death, who has a way to stop it At that time, he will be held accountable for the former "slander", I am afraid that Pei Lin will really die without a place to be buried.
"Your Majesty's family affairs, Your Majesty's self-determination is enough."
Pei Lin sighed and added with a rare solemn attitude.
The minister only dared to remind that no matter how he was prepared, he needed to do it as soon as possible and cleanly.
No more hidden dangers should be left behind.
It must be known that the emperor's family has no family affection, as it has been in ancient and modern times."
The emperor's family has no family affection.
Chewing on these words, Li Yuan's face became more and more blue.
The words of the three monarchs and ministers today are not without purpose.
With the rapid progress of the war in Hedong Province, the contradictions between Jiancheng and Shimin have become more and more acute.
Just a few days ago, the two of them arrived in Beijing one after another.
In addition to reporting the victory, in the recital, Qin Wang Shimin accused his brother of passively avoiding the battle, causing the army to miss the opportunity to annihilate Liu Wu and Zhou's army in one fell swoop.
Although the crown prince Jiancheng did not compete with his younger brother, he took the trouble to point out that in the battle of the Great Wall, the death of Princess Pingyang hidden a hidden secret.
Some people covet the power of the Women's Army, so they deliberately delay time on the road, and sit back and watch Wan'er fall into danger and ignore it.
Regarding Li Shimin's move to compete with his brother for merit, Li Yuan was actually very dissatisfied in his heart.
However, regarding Li Jiancheng's accusations against Shimin, Li Yuan also felt very disgusted.
He firmly believes that the second son, who has the noble blood of the Li family and comes out of his own hands, will never be a well-dressed beast, let alone commit the evil act of murdering his sister-in-law.
Although the eldest son, Jiancheng, attached the testimonies of several generals who had experienced that battle and had just surrendered from Liu Wuzhou's army, Shimin defeated Wei Chi Jingde many times and killed Song Jingang, and the generals of Liu Wuzhou's army hated him and deliberately framed him.
Compared with the two, Li Yuan felt that the completion was a little too unqualified.
As the crown prince who will inherit his hegemony in the future, he really shouldn't easily fall for other people's plans to sow discord.
Even in order to fight the contenders for the throne and open the way for his own future, he should come up with some more clever means.
Slandering the other party with this kind of chasing after the wind and shadows will only make the ministers feel that he is narrow-minded, and it will also make him, a father, feel that he is not stable enough.
Understanding Li Yuan's feelings as a father, Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, thought about it and said tentatively: "If Your Majesty is really embarrassed, there is another way for the minister." ” "What way" Li Yuan came back from his contemplation, sighed, and asked in a low voice.
"It's big or small, it's okay to let it go" Song Guogong Xiao Yu smiled and said a procrastination, "Your Majesty is healthy, deaf and clear-sighted, and it will not be a problem to deal with the government for another twenty years."
And with a buffer of ten years, the world will be peaceful. ” "Hmm," Li Yuan nodded slightly.
This is indeed a no-nonsense approach.
In terms of martial arts alone, it is far from the people of the world.
If he blindly supports the construction and suppresses the people, it is estimated that the ministers will also feel unfair.
The strength of the construction lies in the proficiency of government affairs.
When the world is peaceful and he needs someone to help him deal with the government affairs, maybe he will do something that can convince everyone and his brothers, and the position of the crown prince will be easy to stabilize.
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"I think it's better to make a decision early.
So as not to be too big in the future" Pei Lin saw that Li Yuan was about to accept Xiao Yu's proposal, shook his head, and insisted.
"Since Pei Qing is afraid of causing trouble to his family, don't interfere" Li Yuan turned his head with a little disappointment and ordered in a low voice.
"I should have enough time" "The minister was just ordered to express his opinion" Pei Lin bowed and sat down slowly.
Li Yuan didn't want to ignore him anymore.
Although I know in my heart what Pei Lin is worried about, but "tiger poison does not eat children", even if the sons are unfilial in a thousand ways, it is also because they were not taught well as a father back then, how can they say that they will turn their faces and turn their faces Now, when one party is clearly supported, they have to suppress the other party, and Jiancheng and the people of the world are both heavily armed, and if it is not done, it will be a tragedy of brothers and sons cannibalism.
It's better to slow down, slow down, let the two brothers be calm and calm, and leave a little more time for themselves, as fathers.
Seeing that Pei Lin was snubbed, Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Guo, felt sorry for it.
After thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Actually, Master Pei just hopes that His Majesty can grasp the balance in his heart."
It is not the method of urging His Majesty to do anything, it is a headache and a foot pain, which may not be in line with the current situation."
"Hmph" Li Yuan knew that Song Guogong Xiao Yu was helping Pei Lin say good things, so he snorted coldly, and didn't want to get entangled in this matter anymore.
Two of the three monarchs and ministers had a fire in their stomachs, and the air in the room was naturally getting hotter and hotter.
After dealing with a few more things that needed to be decided urgently, Li Yuan took out a copy from the folds in front of him, knocked it lightly, and asked in a low voice: "Have you two seen this about Wang Bo's henchman Zhou Wen on the way to Beijing to send his wife and children to Cheng Mingzhen, a local manager, stretched out his hand to the court?"
Song Guogong Xiao Yu was startled, quickly stood up, and walked in front of Li Yuan to take the fold.
After carefully browsing it three times, he didn't find anything out of line, thought about it, and said in a low voice: "The local official's recital said that Zhou Zhu is Cheng Mingzhen's cousin.
Since they are cousins who haven't seen each other for many years, it is normal for people to hear the news and rush to visit.
Besides, it was just the three of them who went, and Zhou Juncheng didn't delay for a moment on the road."
"Yes, why do I think the surname Zhou is leaving a way back for his wife and children" Li Yuan calmed down and raised his voice a little to question.
"Pei Qing, what do you think?"
was ordered by Li Yuan again, Pei Lin had to stand up, stepped forward, and gently bowed his hand at Li Yuan, "Your Majesty has seen this performance, Your Majesty is right."
Zhou's son is indeed leaving a way back for himself.
But what he is wary of is not His Majesty, but the old lord Wang Bo" The reason why Li Yuan took out this inconsequential fold was to knock Pei Lin and give himself a bad breath.
At this moment, listening to Pei Lian's words, he couldn't help but sneer again, and pouted: "Pei Qing knows so clearly, could it be that he has already asked Zhou Wen I remember that after he arrived in Beijing, he locked himself up, and rarely visited guests, how could he single-handedly hit Pei Qing" "The minister hasn't seen Zhou Juncheng" Pei Lin smiled and explained in a low voice, "The minister didn't ask about the process of being famous."
The minister is just guessing.
Wang Bo has a reputation for repeatedly, and when he changes ministers, when he meets such a lord, he will also leave a way for his children and grandchildren to live in advance."
"Are you saying that I will definitely kill him, and I will be so unbearable in your eyes" Li Yuan glanced at Pei Lin and asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty likes to kill.
Rather, the law of the Tang Dynasty is not allowed to be desecrated.
Pei Lin continued to smile, as if he had already guessed that Li Yuan would play this trick with him, "If Wang Bo surrenders and rebels, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, his henchman Zhou Wen will definitely die."
If Zhou Juncheng's wife and children follow him, they will inevitably be implicated."
"If you go to Cheng Mingzhen, if Cheng Mingzhen can protect them, who gives him the power and who gives him the courage" Li Yuan knew that Pei Lin admired Cheng Mingzhen very much, so he picked up this piece and started.
Seeing that the other party was approaching his trap step by step, he suddenly raised his voice and couldn't help sneering.
"No one gave him this right" Pei Lin took half a step back and responded with a smile.
"But the minister wants to ask, if Wang Bo really rebelled, after His Majesty killed his envoys, will he continue to pursue orphans and widows, if so, Your Majesty only needs to write a holy decree, demanding that the women and children be beheaded together, and the minister believes that Cheng Mingzhen will definitely not have the courage to disobey at that time.
It's just, Your Majesty, will you?"
After that, his eyes were blazing, and he was facing Li Yuan's eyes.
Li Yuan was stunned by the question, and laughed and said, "Okay, you old immortal splash, you dare to ask me what I did and what I didn't do."
"Your Majesty knows in your heart, so why ask others again" Pei Lin laughed, gave a salute, and turned around and walked back to his seat.
"Persecuting orphans and widows" Li Yuan was amused by Pei Lian, and the unhappiness that had accumulated in his stomach just now was swept away.
"In that case, it doesn't matter who I have become, forget it, I won't be able to defeat you.
Throw in the towel yourself.
This surnamed Zhou is a talent, and his calculations are really accurate."
"I've been rolling in the bandits' nest, and I can still live until now, how can I be a fool" Seeing Li Yuan's face turn bright, Pei Lin didn't want to continue to fight with the other party, "There is one thing, Your Majesty must not have heard of it."
The one surnamed Zhou had a grudge against General Cheng back then.
But in the end, he entrusted his wife and children to the enemy."
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"There's such a thing, let's hear it" Li Yuan's interest was aroused at once, pushed the song aside, and asked with a smile.
Pei Lin sorted out his thoughts and said in a low voice, "The minister is also strange about Zhou Juncheng's actions, so he sent someone to Hebei to inquire."
As soon as I inquired, the story was really twisted."
While laughing, he told Li Yuan about the grievances and hatred between Cheng Mingzhen and his cousins Zhu Xinghua and Zhou Wen.
Including how Zhou Wen's sister was plundered to Juluze, how she was protected by the cuckoo, but the past of poisoning at the wedding was also carefully excavated.
Li Yuan, the son of the Tang Dynasty, is the third generation of the prince, where have he heard of such folk legends, but he has only heard of the case with his palm.
After Pei Lin finished telling the whole story, he sighed and commented in a low voice: "The daughter of the Zhou family does not forget the enmity of her parents, and she can be regarded as a strange woman.
It's a pity, it's a pity. ” "But she also failed General Cheng's grace to protect him many times" Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, was also full of emotion, sighed, and said from another angle.
"Yes, who can say clearly whether it is right or wrong," Li Yuan nodded lightly, "There were some decrees in the previous dynasty, which were indeed too biased towards the wealthy."
It must be known that although Li Shu is weak, he is really forced to a dead end, and he will also become a fire in the prairie fire."
"Either you die or I die, the result is often that the jade is burned" Pei Lin nodded, and his words seemed to be meaningful.
"This dynasty will not repeat this mistake" Li Yuan nodded and said solemnly.
"I shouldn't be able to, at least I'll find a way to avoid it.
Pei Qing, Xiao Qing, although the two of you are hereditary nobles, you also have to give me a lot of advice. ” "It's an honor to be a minister" Pei Lin and Xiao Yu straightened their bodies and arched their hands squarely.
"A lesson from the past, a teacher for future generations" Li Yuan's mood was still silent in the twists and turns of the story, and he couldn't extricate himself, "I have grown so big, I haven't heard of similar things a few times."
How could Zhou Wen think that he would be so relieved to entrust the child to Cheng Mingzhen?"
"How can there be a sheep uncle," Pei Lin smiled and said an allusion. compared Cheng Mingzhen to Yanghu, a famous general in the Western Jin Dynasty.
"That's right, since he was able to let go of life and death in order to take care of his brother and sister's affection, how can he let the hatred continue after a few years" Song Guogong Xiao Yu nodded, admiring very admiringly.
"I didn't expect this young man to be so open-minded," Li Yuan was also very emotional.
For the sake of the throne, his two sons did not hesitate to find ways to kill each other.
And the children of ordinary people's families can spare the enemies who murdered them for the sake of their cousin's happiness.
In contrast, Cheng Mingzhen's character is becoming more and more admirable.
"I remember that Pei Qing recommended him many times, you seem to appreciate him from the beginning, isn't it because of this?"
"No," Pei Lin shook his head slightly, "The minister recommended him that day in order to recruit talents for Datang."
Later, he felt that this son was very close to the minister. ” "It's a similar personality.
He, like Pei Qing, is a person who knows how to be flexible" Li Yuan laughed and commented.
"Well, Your Majesty Xie praises" Pei Lin admitted calmly, "Chen feels that he still has the foundation of being a man in the troubled times."
This is very rare.
Nowadays, there are more and more generals in my Tang Dynasty, but there are few living people who have compassion."
"Hmm," Li Yuan smiled and nodded, "I appreciate him too."
My Datang is not a Great Sui, and I can't let good people suffer, but the villains are getting more and more nourishing the more they live.
I want to find a cheap errand for him, what do the two Aiqing think?"
"Your Majesty Shengming" Song Guogong Xiao Yu thought about it and responded first.
"If you want to rebuild the prosperous world, you must have a rule that praises the good and punishes the evil.
Otherwise, the people of the world will take the chaotic officials and thieves, corrupt officials and corrupt officials as models, and they will not know what courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame are, how can the country be stable."
The words "chaotic ministers and thieves" made Li Yuan frown.
But with his open-mindedness, he would not be embarrassed by Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, so he smiled and said in a low voice: "Duke Song is reasonable.
As the saying goes, "The king of Chu has a thin waist, and many people in the palace are starving to death."
"Every word and deed of the imperial court, the people are watching.
If we don't ask about right and wrong, good and evil, the more reckless the more we will enjoy the glory and wealth, and how can we force the people to understand etiquette and righteousness to confer knighthood on people like Wang Bo, which is an expedient measure that I have to do in order to pacify the world as soon as possible.
After the world is peaceful, it is natural to eliminate some of the notorious people who are outside, so as to correct my Datang atmosphere" "That's how it should be," Pei Lin responded with a smile, "Wei Chen remembers that when he went to recruit General Cheng that day, he said a word to Wei Chen.
The so-called troubled times mean that people can't live without creating evil, and His Majesty is determined to rebuild the prosperous world, and it is precisely necessary to start from the order" "What he said is also appropriate," Li Yuan smiled and nodded, "I remember that he has been helping Jiancheng to guard the military ration bar and change an errand for him, what do you think?"
Pei Lin smiled and sent a favor to Cheng Mingzhen.
"The Zhaozhou battalion has been training for several years, and it should come in handy.
It can be used as a surprise soldier and inserted behind Liu Wuzhou" "If the war in Hedong ends as soon as possible, Your Majesty can also transfer King Qin away from the distance as soon as possible, maybe the brothers will think of each other's benefits instead" Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, thought about it and responded with a smile
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