Chapter 11 ten

After understanding what happened, Li Shimin first asked about Du Ruhui's injuries, and after knowing that his injuries were not serious, he said calmly: "It's not a big deal. Walking on the street and stepping on your feet is a big deal." It's inevitable!" At this time, the guards led the horse, Li Shimin took the reins, put one hand on the saddle, put his feet on the ground, and got on the horse's back.He ordered the two of them: "You guys go ahead and do your own errands first, and I'll go and explain to the emperor. There can be no delay in enlisting the government soldiers. The edict for the expedition may be issued at any time. Don't be caught off guard when things happen." After finishing speaking, he raised his whip. , and left with a few retinues on horseback.

Apparently, Li Shimin and his close officials made a mistake of not paying enough attention to this matter.It's no wonder that in the past seven or eight years, they have traversed the world and defeated so many heroes, and Yin Ashu is just a rascal, and they really can't be vigilant against such a character.But things in the world are often so weird that big heroes sometimes fall on villains. Li Shimin walked into the Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan sat on the dragon chair with an angry expression on his face, Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi and the prince Li Jiancheng were all standing in the hall, compared with these imposing civil and military people Yin Guozhang, who looked wretched, knelt on the ground with snot and tears.Li Shimin glanced at Yin Guozhang first, then stepped forward to bow to Li Yuan, and at the same time said loudly: "Long live my emperor!" A sentence popped out between his teeth: "King Qin, I'm here to ask you, what is the first word that a person should do in order to stand in the world?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at his father on the dragon chair, Then he looked at the ministers on the left and right with the corner of his eyes. Pei Ji, who was always close to Li Yuan, closed his eyes slightly, as if he was resting, while Xiao Yu and Feng Deyi, who had many contacts with him in the Qin family in private, were covered with eyebrows. Sweating, Li Jiancheng's expression was neither yin nor yang.At this time, Li Shimin faintly felt that something was wrong.He gathered himself together and replied: "Father has always taught his sons and ministers that the first word a person should do when standing in the world is filial piety!"

Li Yuan sneered: "So you still remember, I thought you had forgotten it!" Then he raised his hand and pointed to Yin Guozhang beside him: "I'll ask you again, do you know who this person is?" Li Shimin replied : "It's the head of the country." Li Yuan said: "He is the head of the country. I have to be filial to him, and you have to be filial to him. But, look for yourself, those tiger and wolf soldiers under you What did the collision look like?" Li Shimin noticed that Yin Guozhang had a lot of Jinchuang medicine on his face, and a cloth was wrapped around his head, and he looked really injured.Li Shimin said to Li Yuan: "Father, my subordinates have offended the head of the country, and I really feel guilty in my heart. But you also know that the war is urgent these days. They travel between the Xingtai government office and the palace to pass on military information. Looking at the battle situation ahead, there are some things I really can't take care of—"

Li Yuan slammed his palms on the table and said angrily: "Listen, all of you, what are you talking about? By passing on military information, you can run amok and bump into people on the street?" Pei Ji on the side suddenly opened his eyes and said: " Your Majesty is right, when military discipline has deteriorated to such an extent, what will the common people think? They will think how different our Tang army is from the former Sui Dynasty!" He and Li Yuan have the same accent. Xiao Yu was worried for Li Shimin in his heart, and he said to Pei Ji: "Master Pei, you are going too far, one thing is another thing, didn't you just bump into it on the street, your teeth are still there When you touch your tongue." Feng Deyi also echoed: "Master Xiao is right, the chaos in Hebei is not over now, it's better not to make a fuss about this matter—" "Feng Deyi! Is this a fuss? The voice came from Li Yuan, although he was over 60 years old, but he had been in the army for many years, and his words were full of vigor, which made people's eardrums buzz.

Feng Deyi gave a shock, and only then did he find out the direction of the wind in the hall today, knowing that his words of flattering the King of Qin had offended the Emperor, so he hurriedly said: "Damn me, I said something wrong." Li Yuan said: "You Do you know where I am wrong?" Feng Deyi looked terrified: "Forgive me for being blunt, please make it clear to the emperor." Li Yuan continued: "The Sui Dynasty died of tyranny. On the top, they relied on their meritorious deeds and acted recklessly, becoming a great harm to the country, making the people of the world intolerable, and forcing everyone to rise up against the Sui Dynasty. You have seen today that some soldiers in the court are like this to the head of the country, but what about ordinary people? If it is not strictly investigated, in the long run, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Li Yuan seemed to be speaking to Feng Deyi, but in fact he was reprimanding Li Shimin. While speaking, Li Yuan observed Li Shimin's expression.Li Shimin's expression was still calm, as usual, he couldn't see what the son was thinking.This is exactly where Li Yuan became afraid of Li Shimin. "He is only twenty-six years old, why is he as old as sixty-two?" Li Yuan thought to himself, he winked at Pei Ji, and then said: "Pei Ji, you are a servant, you talk about this What should I do?" Pei Ji understood, took a step forward and cupped his hands: "In my opinion, the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui who caused the accident should be severely punished." Li Yuan followed his words and asked: "Then according to your opinion, what should be the law of heavy responsibility?" Pei Ji replied Said: "Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui collided with the father of the country, and then attacked with a knife. According to Tang law, they should be expelled for at least three thousand miles." Li Yuan turned to look at Li Shimin, and asked, "King Qin, what do you think?" ?”

Li Shimin slowly raised his eyes and looked at Li Yuan who was high above him. The two looked at each other. Li Yuan's gaze was a little cold, like the weather outside the hall.Li Shimin saw something in his father's eyes that he had never seen before, but he couldn't tell what it was.He said in a calm tone: "I think this matter shouldn't be handled like this." Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then a burst of anger appeared on his face: "Why, even I want to show my filial piety to the world, but you Qin Wang Can you not be filial? The soldiers and horses of the entire Tang Dynasty must observe military discipline, so the soldiers of your Qin Palace can not obey military discipline?" Li Shimin argued: "My son said that this should not be done, but he didn't Didn't say it won't be dealt with!" Li Yuan snorted angrily: "Then how do you say how to deal with it?" Li Shimin replied: "In order to rule the army, first rule the generals, and the generals are responsible for subordinates who do not obey the military regulations. With the palace, the ministers did not strictly discipline them, and asked the father to punish the ministers and remove them from the army. As for Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui, they have fought with the ministers for many years, and they have been born and died. They have made great contributions Yu Guo, I also hope that the father and emperor can remember his old honor, and save the world from heavy responsibility." When Li Shimin said this, Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows.Li Yuan and Pei Ji looked at each other, and there were knowing smiles in their eyes, which was exactly what they expected.

Since defeating Wang Shichong, Li Yuan has been secretly looking for an opportunity to deprive Li Shimin of his military power.Li Yuan is the nephew of Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and he was in charge of the imperial guards of the Sui Dynasty for many years. He knows more about the murder of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty than others. Li Shimin is deeply guarded.He has woken up from a nightmare more than once. In that dream, he became Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and Li Shimin was wearing the golden chain chain armor that Emperor Yangdi loved to wear when he was a general, and he was holding a long lance to him step by step. Walking over, he finally raised his lance high and stabbed him in the chest.At the beginning of the year, after Liu Heita was put down for the first time, there were not many opponents left within the Great Wall of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Yuan's desire to weaken the power of the Qin government became more and more urgent.Therefore, when Liu Heitai rebelled for the second time, he tried his best to delay not sending Li Shimin to quell it until there was nothing to delay.Today, two important officials of the Qin Mansion overturned Yin Ashu's carriage and faced each other with knives. This "accident" undoubtedly provided him with a good opportunity to attack the Qin Mansion, so before Li Shimin entered the palace, he took the first step with his most trusted friend. The minister Pei Ji secretly discussed how to use this incident to achieve his goals as much as possible.Pei Ji was a scheming person, and he immediately pointed out to Li Yuan that if Li Shimin's military power was taken away directly on the charge of lax restraint on his subordinates, the purpose would be too obvious, and it would probably anger the forces of the Qin government and bring about unpredictable consequences.Therefore, he suggested that Li Yuan use a roundabout strategy to blame the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui who caused the accident.Pei Ji knew that Li Shimin had always loved his subordinates like brothers and sisters, and that his friendship with Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui was extraordinary. If he blamed these two people heavily, Li Shimin would definitely rescue them desperately.According to his temperament, it is very possible to take the blame for them by sacrificing himself.