The current Li Yuan was already rather old, but he spent every day in the palace taking care of flowers and plants, reading books, and drinking wine from time to time. Gradually, he got used to it. After all, he had already been in meditation for several years.
After Li Shimin entered, he saw Li Yuan in the hall. Today, Li Yuan was dressed neatly and said, "Emperor, I heard that news from the Western Regions came back. What is the situation?"
Although Li Yuan had spies, only Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others knew the specific situation. In the current situation, Li Yuan did not know for the time being.
Li Shimin sat down and said, "Imperial Father, Hou Junji led an army of fifty thousand and clashed with Du Qi. In the end, Hou Junji's army was defeated and Hou Junji was captured by Du Qi. "
Hearing this, Li Yuan shook his head.
Seeing Li Yuan's appearance, Li Shimin immediately felt somewhat sullen. He had always wanted to prove his ability in front of Li Yuan. Moreover, in these years, the Tang dynasty was thriving, and the situation was getting better and better. The lives of the people were getting more and more stable. When Li Shimin saw Li Yuan, he could proudly say that he had never lost Li Yuan's face, never disappointed Li Yuan, and never let down the common people of the world.
But this time, Hou Junji's defeat caused Li Shimin to lose face in front of Li Yuan.
Li Yuan continued, "Emperor, you clashed with Du Qi in order to deprive Du Qi of his power. Actually, from the Emperor's point of view, I don't think there is anything wrong. The Emperor reigns supreme. How can he allow others to sleep beside him? This is actually very normal. But since you chose to move against Du Qi and did not go all out, resulting in your defeat, this is bad! "
Li Shimin listened, but he could not stop him. He could only let Li Yuan continue to nag.
Li Yuan's eyes were deep as he slowly said, "Of course, from the beginning, We were opposed to starting a war. Because although Du Qi is in the Western Regions, he has always been respected by others, and I respect others. "
"If you don't touch him, then everything will be fine, and nothing will happen. But if you want to make a move against him, you will definitely encounter the most intense reaction. Under such circumstances, it is not wise for you to start a war with Du Qi. "
"Back then, I didn't see through Du Qi's methods, and I didn't know how many trump cards Du Qi had left behind. Now that so many years have passed, Du Qi's strength has long since increased. "
Li Yuan said heavily, "If you don't want to let Du Qi grow up, you shouldn't have promised him a fief. You made a promise, and now you want to take it back, and you want to deprive him of everything. If it were you, would you be willing to accept such conditions? "
Li Shimin sighed in his heart and opened his mouth to say, "Imperial Father called me over, could it be that it was to reprimand me?"
"Of course not!"
Li Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm getting old now and don't have this leisure time. The reason why I called you here is to ask you about the next steps. "
Li Shimin did not conceal anything, he said directly, "Fuhuang, Erchen has already discussed with the court officials, we have decided to send troops to suppress Du Qi, we want to get to the bottom of this. For this campaign, Zhen will personally lead the army, and Li Jing will accompany me to be in charge of the army. During Zhen's absence, Crown Prince will be in charge of supervising the state, and Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng will be in charge of assisting. "
Li Yuan said, "Emperor, have you ever considered, what if this crusade against Du Qi fails again?"
Li Shimin's expression was confident, he said powerfully, "Imperial Father, Erchen will not fail."
Li Yuan continued, "Back then, when the Great Sui was handed over to Yang Guang, how strong was he? Yang Guang was headstrong and self-opinionated, thinking that the world was under his control, he constantly attacked Goguryeo, again and again, and finally lost the fate of the Great Sui. "
"Goguryeo can't be compared to Du Qi's Four Prefectures of the Western Region. Gao Zhouli's strength can't be compared to Du Qi. Now that you want to suppress Du Qi, you will also face great danger. "
"Once your crusade fails, not to mention whether something will happen if you personally lead the army, even if you come back. But in the case of defeat, it is very likely that the situation inside the Tang dynasty, which had just stabilized, will fall apart again. "
Li Yuan asked, "Emperor, do you really want to suppress Du Qi?"
Li Shimin sighed and said, "Imperial Father, you said so much, in fact, isn't it because you don't want Erchen to suppress Du Qi? Speaking of which, I am your son, Du Qi is closer to you than to me. If the Tang dynasty wants to suppress Du Qi, they will send 100,000 troops, and then they will recruit 100,000 government troops. To defeat Du Qi, it won't be a difficult matter. "
Li Yuan said, "In the end, you still want to suppress him. Have you never thought that you can't bear the consequences? Han Xin is a person, his success is because of the same person, his defeat is also because of the same person. Once the later generations have another you, Li Shimin, success is because of Du Qi, defeat is because of Du Qi, it will be a bit ironic. Currently, the Tang dynasty has just gotten on the right track. Are you sure you really want to send troops? "
In Li Yuan's heart, he did not want to send troops.
Li Yuan's temperament was more stable.
Because the Tang dynasty's current peace was not easy to come by. As for Du Qi in the Western Region, the four provinces of the Western Region did not belong to the Tang dynasty. They were conquered by Du Qi with his own strength. Therefore, Li Yuan did not covet the provinces of the Western Region.
After listening to Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin was silent. A moment later, Li Shimin said, "Imperial Father, no matter what, I will send troops. The Tang dynasty does not tolerate provocation. What's more, Du Qi is here. I want Du Qi to give me an explanation. The civil and military officials of the Tang dynasty are full of talents. How can we be afraid of Du Qi? "
Li Yuan shook his head. Li Shimin did not listen to advice at all. In Li Yuan's view, Li Shimin was so stubborn. He always had his own opinion and did not listen to advice.
Li Yuan sighed. He took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Shimin. He said, "Arrange some bad people to keep an eye on the names on this letter. Once they make a move, kill them. "
Li Shimin opened the letter and saw the names on it. Many of these people were known to Li Shimin. Some were in the palace, some were in the East Palace, some were in the Chang 'an Local Government, and some were all over the country.
The number was not small, more than 50 people.
Li Shimin saw the names and was very puzzled. "Imperial Father, what do you mean?"
Li Yuan said, "You are the Emperor. The Tang dynasty in your hands can only prosper and cannot fall. Our Tang dynasty will never be the Great Sui. We must never repeat the Great Sui's mistakes. Some of these people are under me, some are under the former Crown Prince. They all escaped the disaster after the Xuanwu Gate incident and then did their own things. "
"You are the Emperor and have great power. The past has long been scattered with the wind and will not have any impact. Because you have to go to war. If you win, it's okay. Once you lose, it may cause turmoil. "
"So, arrange some people to keep an eye on these people."
Li Yuan said, "Once they make any move, kill them directly. In addition, after you go to war, arrange some bad people to keep an eye on my palace. Don't allow anyone to go in and out to avoid trouble. "
When Li Shimin heard Li Yuan's words, his face showed a shocked expression.
Li Yuan was helping him.
Li Yuan cared about him.
At this moment, Li Shimin's eyes were faintly moist. Because he never thought that Li Yuan would give him the list in his hands.
Li Shimin said, "Imperial Father, thank you."
Li Yuan shook his head and said lightly, "No need to thank me. I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for the long-term stability of the Tang dynasty. What happened in the Great Sui cannot happen in the Tang dynasty. Our Tang dynasty must never repeat the mistakes of the past. Now, stability should be the first. "
Li Shimin said, "No matter what, thank you, Imperial Father."
Li Yuan waved his hand, no longer in the mood to talk, because he had already given Li Shimin what should be given. Li Yuan also did not want anything to happen to Du Qi, but he did not want anything to happen to Li Shimin even more. He especially did not want the Tang dynasty to be in turmoil.
The Tang dynasty was not only Li Shimin's Tang dynasty, but also his Tang dynasty.
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