Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

On that day, Li Shimin and his ministers discussed the establishment of a prince in the political affairs hall. Li Shimin preferred Li Tai, while Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others insisted on Li Zhi.After that day, Li Shimin summoned Li Zhi and asked Li Tai if he had threatened him.Li Zhi was reluctant to answer at first, but finally confessed everything.Li Shimin was silent when he heard the words, and for the next few days, he has been thinking about this matter alone. Li Shi returned home after discussing matters in the Zhengshitang. That night, he suddenly fell ill. He had a fever all over his body.The imperial medical department sent people to diagnose and treat, and poured medicine and stones all over, but it was useless in the end.One day later, when Li Shimin saw Li Shiwei going to court, he was surprised and asked why, and the imperial physician ordered him to tell the truth.Li Shimin asked: "Is there no cure for such a strange disease?" The imperial doctor Ling hesitated to answer, and then he hesitated and replied: "Li Shangshu's disease seems to be stimulated by foreign things, and it needs to be suppressed by holy things." " Li Shimin asked what it was a sacred object, and the imperial physician ordered: "For example, if you find a dragon's whiskers, you can suppress it by mixing it with medicine."

Li Shimin never believed in ghosts and monsters, so he immediately reprimanded the Imperial Physician and said, "You preside over the Imperial Medical Office, how did you learn to use alchemist's techniques to treat diseases? What kind of dragon beard? Have you ever seen a dragon?" The Imperial Physician replied in panic: "Your Majesty is true Mandate the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty's beard is the dragon's beard." Li Shimin got up and said, "Well, to save Li Qing's life, I will try it. If you can be cured, it will be your credit; if you can't be cured, it will be your crime. Let's go, let's go and see Li Qing together."

Li Shi was indeed lying on the couch with his eyes wide open, talking nonsense there.Li Shimin came to the bed to have a look, and saw that Li Shi, who had always been heroic and heroic, turned into such an appearance, he was greatly moved.Then he called someone to fetch the scissors, held the scissors in one hand, and stroked the beard with the other, and cut off the long beard under the chin neatly. It's strange to say that after Li Shifu took Li Shimin's beard ashes, he slowly woke up that night.He was very moved when he learned that the emperor came to the mansion to see him in person, and cut off his long beard to use as medicine for himself.The second day was not the time of the court meeting. After the time passed, Li Shi came to the gate of the palace and asked for an audience.

Seeing that Li Shimin was back to normal, with the same demeanor, Li Shimin was very happy, and said, "Okay, it seems that my beard ashes are still useful. The so-called urgent medical treatment, I was determined to give it a try. If it fails, the imperial physician will be punished." Li Shichang couldn't kneel down, kowtowed endlessly, and said in tears: "Your Majesty's illness has actually damaged the dragon's body. It really makes me die." Li Shimin ordered him to stand up, but he kowtowed endlessly, and there was blood on his forehead.Li Shimin hurriedly got up, stepped forward to help Li Shi, and said: "Brother Shiji, we have experienced battles many times before, and our friendship was formed in the joint fighting. I just lost some beards, and I will come back in a blink of an eye. , how can you do this?"

"Your Majesty is now the Son of Heaven, and his dragon body and beard are also related to the fate of the country. It is really worthless for Your Majesty to be a minister like this." Li Shimin sat Li Shifu on the chair and said: "I did this for the sake of the country, not for the sake of you, so thank you! Every big country must be handsome to lead the three armies. This is the cornerstone of the country. I To love you is to love the country and to think about me." After experiencing this incident, the monarch and his ministers felt very harmonious.When it was nearly noon, Li Shimin ordered him to stay for the banquet, and asked him to take out the "earth spring" for Li Shi to drink.During the banquet, Li Shimin suddenly mentioned the topic of Tuogu, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: "I read the "Hanshu" recently and found that Zhou Bo is a very important character. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty commented on Zhou Bo's thick and little writing, which can make the world safe, and it turned out to be true. Compared with Zhou Bo, you are both thick and literary, and you are a step above him."

Li Shi knew that what the emperor said was not aimless, so he hurriedly left the table and said: "I was originally a reckless person, thanks to the favor of Gaozu and Your Majesty, I have today, I dare not compare with Zhou Bo." Li Shimin stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down, and said with a smile, "You are fine. Back then, you did not fail Li Mi and buried him in Liyang Mountain, and you certainly would not fail me. Come, come, don't talk too much, please drink up to the full. lamp." Li Shida was so moved that he didn't dare to sit down, raised his head and drank the wine, and said with tears: "Your Majesty treats me like this, I can only be grateful and serve the country faithfully."

Li Shimin asked the maid to fill Li Shi's wine again, ordered him to sit down softly, then sighed, and said: "I am nearly fifty years old, and I always feel that my mental strength is not as good as before. Recently, two sons have made trouble, and I am very sad. That day We discussed the establishment of a prince in the political affairs hall, but there was no result. If a young son is really established as an heir in the future, brother, you have to do your best to assist the young master!" Li Shimin uttered such words to support Gu, obviously relying heavily on Li Shimin.Since ancient times, the monarch has chosen a good minister to assist the young master, and he must choose a trustworthy minister.Li Shimin said this meaning now, even though it was still far away from the day when he asked him to be alone, Li Shi was moved beyond measure, he left his seat to thank him, and even bit his blood to show his ambition.Li Shimin didn't go deep into this topic anymore, and just blindly persuaded him to drink.

The so-called toast to a confidant is rare, Li Shi did not dare to introduce Li Shimin as a confidant, but such a great kindness moved him deeply, causing him to drink a large glass of wine one after another, and in the end, he was so drunk that he did not know Fall asleep without realizing it.Li Shimin has never been good at drinking, he just took a few sips lightly, so he is still sober.Seeing that Li Shi was drunk due to excitement, he was also very satisfied, so he took the imperial clothes around him and gently covered him, and asked people to help him into the palace and carry him back to his mansion to rest.

When Li Shijiu woke up and saw the imperial clothes beside him, he was moved again. Li Shimin did this not on a whim, but with deep meaning.In fact, from this time on, he has already begun to outline the things behind him.Looking at all the scholars, no one can be as versatile as myself, so there must be a person who is loyal to lead the three armies by his side.Such a character must not only be loyal, but also handsome.So after Li Jing and Hou Junji, only Li Shikan can take up this post.Li Shimin's concern for Li Shimin is actually to subdue his heart. It can also be seen from this incident that Li Shimin's opposition to Chu has undergone subtle changes from his initial desire to establish Li Tai.

Three days later, after Li Shimin received his ministers in the Hall of Liangyi, he left Changsun Wuji, Li Shi, Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling alone to discuss matters.During this period, Jin Wang Li Zhi also waited by Li Shimin's side. They entered the side hall, which is Li Shimin's resting place.Li Shimin sat on the bed first, and then asked others to sit around the bed.Everyone sat down, Li Shimin took a look at Li Zhi, and said: "Wuji mentioned that Tai'er threatened Zhi'er that day, I asked Zhi'er about it that day. Alas, Tai'er has been pretending all day long, and actually did it behind his back. It really chills my heart to have such a nasty thing happen. I called you here today to discuss the establishment of a reserve."

After hearing the words, everyone glanced at Li Zhi. The matter was very clear. If Li Shimin was unwilling to appoint Li Zhi as the reserve, he would not talk about the establishment of the reserve in front of Li Zhizhi.From this point of view, Li Shimin has always wanted to make Li Tai the prince, so today, his heart may have turned to Li Zhi.But Li Shimin didn't say it clearly after all, what he thinks now is just speculation. When Li Shimin mentioned Li Tai, his heart suddenly felt sad, tears welled up, and he sobbed: "One of my sons rebelled in Qizhou, and another son used despicable methods there to fight for the crown prince. It seems that they behaved like this. It's because I can't teach." He said here, lay sideways on the bed, and burst into tears. Changsun Wuji winked at Li Zhi, signaling him to go with him to comfort him.Li Zhi was quite obedient, so he turned around and went to fetch a dry towel from the maid. The eldest grandson Wuji came to the bed and hugged Li Shimin, and comforted him, saying: "Your Majesty, this matter is over, why be so sad?" The towel was handed to Li Shimin. Li Shimin tore off the dry towel, threw it to the ground, stretched out his hand and pushed Changsun Wuji away, and shouted: "What is over? I have been a hero all my life, but in the end my own brother and son have betrayed me one after another. So what about the people of the world? They dare not speak, do they also have anti-me in their hearts? You are all around me praising the great governance of the world, the obedience of the barbarians, and the prosperity of the world. It seems that it is all nonsense .Hey, I’ve been emperor for so many years, so I’ve been deceiving myself. Tell me, what’s the fun in this?” Seeing Li Shimin's peculiar expression today, and a little hysterical, everyone couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay, and dared not face each other. Li Shimin jumped up suddenly, stretched out his hand and pulled out his saber, and shouted: "What's the fun of my life? I'll just die, so as not to be annoying." After he finished speaking, he turned the blade, and saw that the blade was about to slip across his neck.This move started hastily, which surprised the people present, but they reacted very quickly.Changsun Wuji shouted: "Your Majesty, don't do this." Fei stepped forward and hugged Li Shimin's right arm holding the knife, and Li Zhi also grabbed his left arm with sharp eyesight.After all, Chu Suiliang was young, so he jumped up, clasped Li Shimin's right wrist with both hands, forcibly opened his hand and took out the handle of the knife, and a thrilling incident was resolved. Li Shimin shouted: "Why are you stopping me? It's the cleanest death." Changsun Wuji sat Li Shimin on the bed, then knelt down in front of him together with everyone, crying loudly: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Li Shimin was so excited just now that he had the idea of ​​seeking death, but now that he was stopped by everyone, the anger in his heart was slightly lowered, so he didn't want to take the knife to kill himself again.He wiped away his tears with his hands, and sighed: "I have worked so hard to govern the country, but I have ended up like this. You say, what do you think if it happens to you?" Fang Xuanling burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty has said many times that we must focus on the big picture. Your Majesty will unify the universe, rule the world, and make the barbarians obey. This is not a lie. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there has never been such a virtuous person as Your Majesty." Your Majesty, how can His Majesty not believe it? Comparing it with the rebellion of King Qi and the Crown Prince, it is really the same day and the moon. The old minister has followed His Majesty to this day, and dare not be fooled by a word of falsehood." When Chu Suiliang saw the knife in his hand, he hurriedly handed it to Li Zhi to put it away.According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, courtiers are strictly forbidden to enter the palace with a knife. In the past, the eldest grandson Wuji brought a knife into the palace by mistake and was almost beheaded.Chu Suiliang handed over the saber, kowtowed and said: "The change of the king of Qi and the prince is all caused by their closeness to the villain. The world is so big, there are no surprises, and it is normal for some minor disturbances to occur. Your majesty belongs to the country. I have always been broad-minded and can accommodate everything, and I can't mess up my mind because of trivial things." Li Shi also paused and said: "Your Majesty has been the sustenance of my ministers and others for many years. If your Majesty ignores your body, it means you disregard your ministers. I hope your Majesty will think twice." Li Zhizao was so frightened that his face turned pale, and wept, "Royal Father, the Queen Mother has already left my son and minister. If you leave again, my son and minister will become lonely in the world. Father, if you want to do this, you should take your son away first." kill it." Li Zhi's words were frank, which moved Li Shimin's face.The eldest grandson Wuji on the side gave Li Zhi an appreciative look with satisfaction, thinking that it was very appropriate for him to say such words. Li Shimin looked at everyone, his mind gradually calmed down, and he called everyone to stand up and talk.Seeing that Li Zhi was still sobbing, and the figure of the elder Sun Jiamin flashed past his heart, a pity welled up in his heart, and he said, "Zhier, don't cry. Come, sit down in front of me. You are right." , your mother left early, you are only fifteen years old this year, I can't let you become a lonely person, and I can't fail your mother." Seeing Li Shimin speak like this, everyone knew that he had changed his mind, so they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the crown prince's position is now vacant. If it goes on for a long time, there will be changes. I think it must be decided early." Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi again, and said slowly: "I've made up my mind, let Zhi'er be the crown prince." The people present basically favor Li Zhi as the crown prince.Although Fang Yiai was in the party of the King of Wei, they had a good relationship in private, but they had nothing to do with Fang Xuanling.As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, they were all overjoyed, and Changsun Wuji immediately said: "I would like to obey the order: if there are any objections, please kill them!" His eagerness was beyond words. Li Zhi was overjoyed when he found out that he had indeed become the crown prince. He knelt down immediately and kowtowed: "My son is still young, and the position of crown prince is more important than a thousand jun. I beg my father to think about it carefully. There is an emperor brother above me, my father It is best for the emperor to choose a sage to live among them." Li Shimin's appointment of Li Zhi as the prince was obviously not what he wanted. It was mainly at the request of important ministers such as Changsun Wuji and weighing the situation as a last resort.He was a hero all his life, and he didn't like Li Zhi's cowardly character at all.He knew that a person's character is natural, Li Zhi has such a character, at best he is a ruler of success, and it is difficult for him to achieve such achievements like himself.However, he also thought that Li Zhi's cowardly character determined that he was a man who obeyed the rules. If he was appointed as the prince and then selected important ministers to assist him, he would definitely be able to continue his own strategy of governing the country without going out of line.At that time, according to Li Shimin's feelings for the eldest grandson Jiamin, it was impossible for him to choose the son of the concubine as the crown prince.Then Li Chengqian has been abolished, and Li Tai is opposed by important officials, and Li Zhi is the only way to choose Li Zhi as the crown prince.He looked at Li Zhi kowtowing with emotion, thinking that you are still humbly here, if it wasn't a mistake, how could there be your place?Thinking of this, Li Shimin said the truth: "Zhier, you don't have to worship me. It was your uncle who fought for you to make you the crown prince, and these important ministers also agreed. You have to thank them." Li Zhi was very obedient, and hurriedly got up to thank Changsun Wuji and the others one by one. Li Shimin was still hesitating there, and then asked Zhangsun Wuji: "You have agreed with me, how about an external discussion?" Changsun Wuji has now become the vanguard to support Li Zhi, and he bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, the King of Jin is benevolent and filial, and the world has belonged to the world for a long time. I beg your majesty to call all the officials. If anyone disagrees, I will be a minister to your majesty! " Li Shimin nodded in agreement, and decided to call civil and military officials of the sixth rank or above to inquire during the Great Court Meeting the day after tomorrow. In the following two days, Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others were very busy. They secretly contacted all the civil and military officials they were familiar with and asked them to support Li Zhi as the crown prince.This day, the whip was sounded three times, and civil and military officials of the sixth rank and above entered the Taiji Hall one by one.After a while, Li Shimin entered the palace by public opinion and ascended to the throne.Today, Li Shimin did not allow Li Tai, Li Zhi and other princes to participate in the court meeting because it was a discussion about the establishment of a prince. After the ministers paid their respects, Li Shimin called him down, and then said: "Today's court discussion is mainly to discuss the establishment of the crown prince. My dear friends, the crown prince has lost his virtue and was abolished, making the crown prince's position vacant, which caused material discussions. Today, everyone can speak freely , Tell the recommended person for everyone to comment on." Seeing that the officials were silent, Li Shimin said again: "Chengqian's moral failure and rebellion cannot be established, and there is another person, Wei Wang Li Tai, who cannot be established. My family affairs are state affairs. Why Wei Wangtai cannot be established, I might as well tell you his behavior. He has acted insidiously. He has put in a lot of effort to manage the position of the prince in recent days, and even resorted to despicable means. Since I took the throne, I have advocated Qingming politics, and I hope that there will be no insidious behavior between the monarch and his ministers, between his ministers and among his subjects. Treat people like ghosts and ghosts. If you choose Wei Wangtai as the heir, if you are not upright, how can you push the wind of Qingming? For this alone, I will definitely not appoint Wei Wangtai as the heir." Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others have tried their best to promote Li Zhi in recent days, but some people are still dubious.The matter is very clear. When Li Chengqian was the crown prince in the past, the emperor doted on the king of Wei and wanted to be easy to store. This is an open secret.Now that Li Chengqian has been abolished, Li Tai, as the second son of the first line, has naturally entered the position of prince.Some people who are close to Li Tai plan to strongly recommend Li Tai in today's court meeting.Today Li Shimin publicly said that Li Tai was insidious and that he was not suitable to be crowned prince, completely dispelling these people's illusions. Today, Changsun Wuji, as the vanguard who strongly recommends Li Zhi, is not busy talking.I saw Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian, the left and right servants, came out of the class first, and played in unison: "Your Majesty, the king of Jin is benevolent and filial, and he should be established as heir." Chu Suiliang, as an admonishing doctor, holds the right to make motions in the court. Naturally, he is unwilling to be lonely at this time, and hastily said: "Your Majesty, I have watched the prince's trip everywhere, and think that it is best to establish the king of Jin as the prince." Li Shimin's thoughts on his important ministers are quite clear, Cen Wenwen and Liu Ji had nominated Li Tai as the prince before, they had no personal relationship with Li Tai, at most they heard the rumor that they wanted Li Tai to be the prince.Now that I first say that Li Tai is not suitable for the reserve, they will naturally transfer Li Zhi.But what about other officials?Li Shimin looked around the hall several times, and said: "Well, this is your idea. What about you? Who do you want to be the crown prince?" The thoughts of all the officials are very consistent now, because two of the three sons have been eliminated, so Li Zhi is the only choice.At this time, Changsun Wuji came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I wish to establish the king of Jin." Changsun Wuji was in the court at this time, and he was obviously the role of the chief assistant.Seeing the elder Sun Wuji's words, all the officials bowed and shouted in unison without any hesitation in their hearts: "The king of Jin is benevolent and filial, he should be the crown prince." Seeing that all the officials had no objection, Li Shimin was very happy, and couldn't help showing joy on his face.He waited for the crowd to rest, and called out Ma Zhou and said, "Ma Qing, according to the wishes of all the officials, you can make King Zhi of Jin the crown prince. Today you draw up a decree, and it will be issued to the world. In addition, the world will be amnesty, and you will be granted three days. I Tomorrow, I will come to the Chengtianmen Tower and have fun with the common people." Ma Zhou bowed to receive the order.At this time, the officials saw that the big event had been decided, so they prostrated themselves on the ground, congratulated Li Shimin, and shouted long live three times. Li Tai was not aware of these changes in the court at this time, and felt that since his father had promised, the crown prince was already in his pocket.It is thought that when the eldest grandson Wuji connected with hundreds of officials, he never disturbed Li Tai.He wanted to go out for a tour of the city today, after breakfast, together with Fang Yi'ai, Chai Lingwu and others, he rushed out of the city with more than a hundred riders. When Li Tai went to Yong'an Gate, he saw the gate was closed tightly.A man in armor stands with his back to the door, and there are more than two hundred guards on his left and right.Looking at the color of their clothes, Li Tai knew that this group of people were the palace guards, and the leader was Chang He, the personal general of his father. Li Tai didn't think about anything else, he rushed to Chang He and asked boldly: "General Chang, why did you close the gate of the city in a bright day? Open it quickly, I want to rush out of the city." Why didn't Chang answer, and with a wave of his hand, more than 20 people surrounded Li Tai, Chai Lingwu, and Fang Yiai, and the rest waved their guns at the group, shouting loudly: "Throw down your weapons, get off your horse and squat On the ground!" This group of people didn't know why, but when they saw this group of wolf-like guards, they didn't dare to move rashly. They disarmed obediently, then got off their horses and squatted on the ground, protecting their heads with their hands. Seeing this, Li Tai was furious, and shouted: "Chang He, do you want to rebel? Whose power are you relying on to do this?" Chang He still ignored him, and shouted to his subordinates: "Take them down and take care of them." After all, these old guards were well-trained. They asked Li Tai to hold his head tightly, stand up and line up in a column, and the people behind connected the horses and drove them to the northern army's garrison.After a while, the front of Yong'an Gate became empty. Li Tai pulled out his sword with a "dang", waved it at Chang He and said, "Chang He, what is your intention? If you want to rebel, I will be the first to spare you!" Chang He Fang came to take care of Li Tai at this time. He looked calm and said, "His Royal Highness Wei, why do I have the guts to rebel in the capital? What I have done today is all according to the order. The emperor has an order to bring His Highness to Go to Beiyuan for questioning. Two sons-in-law, since you have come here with His Highness, don't bother me to look for you elsewhere, let's go together." Li Tai's thoughts changed secretly, knowing that his father treated him like this, there must be some great changes, but his expression did not change, and he shouted: "You said that you will follow the order, but do you have the imperial father's decree?" Chang He said: "Doesn't Your Highness know that I have been by the Emperor's side for a long time, and the Emperor's decrees are mostly verbal orders? Let's go, you see the Emperor, if I act pretentiously, His Highness will cut off this head." Li Tai was unwilling, but under the pressure of the guards, he had nothing to do, so he put his sword back into the sheath, obediently followed Chang He into the Suzhang Gate and entered Beiyuan. Li Tai never saw Li Shimin again. In the afternoon of that day, Cen Wenwen brought people to read two edicts to Li Tai.The first edict was to establish Li Zhi as the crown prince. When Li Tai heard this, his face was ashamed, knowing that his years of hard work were in vain.Over the years, in order to win the position of crown prince, Li Tai focused all his attention on inviting his father to be favored and pushing out Li Chengqian, and did not pay attention to Li Zhi at all.Unexpectedly, in the end, he was beaten by chickens and eggs, but Li Zhi got it without any effort.He was indignant, got up and scolded: "What's 'only wise, benevolent and filial, virtuous and harmonious'? What's 'be courteous and tireless, and never slacken in learning'? Why did an ignorant child suddenly become a native chicken? Phoenix? I've been busy for a long time, but unexpectedly, I beat this kid!" Cen Wenwen persuaded: "Your Highness, you are well educated and reasonable, you should know that the emperor's edict cannot be commented on. If you do this, the emperor will definitely punish you if he finds out!" Li Tai knew that Cen Wenwen had once recommended him jointly with Liu Jie, so he was polite to him, and said in tears, "Cen Shilang, things were going well at first, but why did they suddenly become like this? Tell me, how can Li Zhi compare to that?" Me? How could he be the prince?" Cen Wenwen said: "The emperor is far-sighted. It is not wrong for him to appoint King Jin as the crown prince and win the support of the officials. Your Highness, there is another edict here, which is specially issued for you. The emperor is still in it." Said a lot of good things about you." "What good things do you have to say? Since my father appointed Li Zhi as the crown prince, it would be a great crime for me to think about this position. It would be a big crime not to drive me out. What good things do I have to say?" Cen Wenwen stopped talking, unfolded the imperial decree, and read it aloud. I have heard that things related to childbirth are nothing more than heaven and earth;That's why being a minister is all about loyalty, and those who lose will be punished; being a son is about doing filial piety, and those who violate it will be punished.If it is big, it will spread all over the city, and if it is small, it will eventually be humiliated.Yongzhou Mu, Xiangzhou Governor, Zuowuhou General Wei Wangtai, my beloved son, I really love him.Young and smart, quite good at literature.Encounter is extremely grand, and title is poorer than favor.Don't think about the precepts of sages, build up the blame of arrogance, confuse the words of slander, and believe in the theory of alienation.Although Chengqian is the eldest son, he has been suffering from illness for a long time, and there is a potential for succession, and he follows the rules of Yifang.Chengqian was afraid of being bullied by him, and Tai also became more and more suspicious, and he fought to marry court officials, and even attracted murderers.So the civil and military officials were entrusted with each other.Among relatives, they are divided into cronies; I am fair and righteous, and I am unbiased.It is not to rule the world, but also to be a model for hundreds of generations. It can solve Taiyongzhou Mu, Xiangzhou Governor, Zuowuhou General, and cut down the land of the nobles, and demote him to the king of Donglai County. Li Tai sneered after hearing this, and said with a sneer: "Is this the good thing my father said to me? Cen Shilang, listen to, 'The increasing speculation, the rivalry for court officials, and even attracting murderers'. I have become a heinous villain Alright! Fortunately, my father did not kill me after all, after all, he gave me the title of Donglai County King." Cen Wenwen said: "Your Majesty's imperial edict praised you as 'you are young and clever, and you are quite good at literature'. After all, it is a good word." "Hmph, what good words? Father has spoiled me for many years, if I am worthless, where is his face? He said that, just to cover up his own shame! Shiro Cen, can I meet Emperor Father once?" Cen Wenwen shook his head, and said earnestly: "Your Highness, you are a sensible person after all. The position of the prince has been settled today, and it is useless to talk about it. Your Highness, I want to say something from the bottom of my heart to you today. I hope you cherish it." The most important thing: From now on, be cautious in your words and deeds, in order to preserve wealth and honor for a long time." Li Tai knew that Cen Wenwen said this because he was sincerely thinking of himself, so he nodded and agreed, "Thank you for your concern, Minister Cen, I understand how to do it in the future." During the feast, Li Shimin, accompanied by important ministers, ascended Chengtianmen to have fun with the people. Li Shimin looked at the happy crowd in the city and sighed: "It seems that making Zhi'er a prince is a matter of joy for all. Alas, how many palaces How can the people know about the troubles in the middle of the country? As long as the world is rich and the people have food and clothing, no matter who the emperor is, they will be equally happy. That’s right, the fluctuations in the court should not spread to the crowd, and it is better to plan ahead! " Ma Zhou said next to him: "Your Majesty once said that 'the way to be a king is to preserve the people first'. This is the only way to govern the country. Your Majesty appointed a prince, and he will not use the world's great treasures for personal love, and put an end to disasters as soon as possible. It can be said to be a long-term plan, and it is a blessing for the common people in the world." Li Shimin said to his ministers, "If I make Tai'er the crown prince, then the crown prince can be managed and obtained, and the vassal king will be watching from the side. Both of them will abandon him and pass it on to his descendants. It will be the law forever." Ma Zhou bowed to receive the order. Li Shimin looked at Li Zhidao again: "Prince, the reason why I established you is that I also thought that this would make your brothers safe. If we establish Wei Wangtai, you and Chengqian will not end well; if you are established as the prince, then Chengqian and Tai will be safe. Zhier, Do you understand this painstaking effort for your father?" Li Zhi bowed his head and replied: "My minister understands. In the end of my life, I will definitely protect my two elder brothers." Li Shimin thus solved a difficult problem, and took into account his elder Sun Jiamin's dying entrustment, his mood suddenly became brighter, and when he saw the happy crowd in the city, his heart was also full of joy. When Li Zhi became the prince, he was really concerned about the diet and daily life of the two elder brothers.Two months later, Li Zhi submitted a form to Li Shimin, in which he said: "Chengqian and Tai's clothes are only portable, and the food is not palatable. You can worry about it. I beg for Sifujia to supply it." After reading it, Li Shimin praised Li Zhi for asking his brother how to keep warm , the imperial edict was allocated to use according to the words of the prince. Li Chengqian was deposed as a commoner and moved to Qianzhou, where he died of illness two years later.When Li Shimin heard about it, he abolished the court for three days and was buried with state ceremonies. Li Tai was demoted to be the king of Donglai County, and two years later he was promoted to be the king of Pu. Li Zhi died only after he ascended the throne.Although he lived outside the capital, Li Shimin and Li Zhi did not treat him badly in daily life, so that he enjoyed all the glory and wealth.After his death, Li Zhi bestowed upon him Taiwei and Yongzhou Mu. When Li Zhi became the prince, Li Shimin did not take it lightly.He remembered the words of "Liang Zuo", and decided to select a group of senior and important ministers as the officials of the East Palace. On the sixth day after Li Shimin made Li Zhi crown prince, he issued several edicts.The eldest grandson Wuji was appointed as the prince's tutor, Fang Xuanling as the prince's tutor, Xiao Yu as the prince's Taibao, Li Shi as the prince Zhan Shi and the prince's left concubine, Su Xu as the prince's right concubine, and Chu Suiliang as the prince's guest. Among them, Yu Zhining had always been Li Chengqian's left concubine, Su Xu was the Sima of the Wei Palace, and Li Shimin continued to let them assist Li Zhi, which shows his trust in the former Qin Palace scholars. It can be said that Li Shimin took great pains in arranging the officials of the East Palace. The eldest grandson Wuji ranked first among the three divisions with the prince and Taishi, and he was the most important person among the assistant ministers; It is said that the prince Zhan at this time is the prime minister.Li Shimin had never participated in the affairs of supporting Li Zhi. Why did Li Shimin cut his beard to heal his illness and promote him as prime minister?About when Li Zhiyao was in charge of the governor of Bingzhou, Li Shi was the governor of Bingzhou. With this old staff relationship, Li Shimin hoped that he could assist Li Zhi wholeheartedly; , It can be seen that Li Shimin has high hopes for Chu Suiliang.These three people later became Li Zhi's Minister Gu Ming, which shows that Li Shimin's appointment of Eastern bureaucrats at this time was not a temporary solution, but after careful consideration. In order for Li Zhi to develop the habit of respecting his master from the very beginning, Li Shimin, in view of Li Chengqian's fault of playing too much and not listening to his teachings, personally ordered the prince to meet the three masters. The sun was shining brightly this day, and the East Palace has been busy since the hour of Chen. People were busy preparing for the ceremony for the prince to meet the third master. Li Zhi stood beside the gate of the East Palace, waiting for the three masters to enter the East Palace to teach him for the first time.Then I saw Sun Wuji, the grand master of the prince, Fang Xuanling, the grand tutor of the prince, and Xiao Yu, the grand protector of the prince, coming side by side. The eldest grandson Wuji was in the middle, Xiao Yu was on the left, and Fang Xuanling was on the right.When they got close, Li Zhi greeted him with a bow and said: "Student Li Zhi respectfully welcomes master to give lectures in the palace." The three said goodbye according to the ceremony. After that, every time he entered a door, Li Zhi bowed and stood by the door, letting the three masters go first.When they entered Xiande Hall, they saw three chairs lined up in the hall, Li Zhi bowed and said, "Master, please take a seat." This was the etiquette set by Li Shimin himself. The three of them no longer gave in, and sat down one by one with solemn expressions. Li Zhi reached out to take it, got up and approached the third teacher, bowed and said: "Student Li Zhi, I am sincerely afraid, please master to teach." Changsun Wuji took it, and said, "I'm here to teach the prince. The first lesson will be taught by the three of us separately. Prince, you can go back and sit down." It is a book that Li Zhi has been familiar with for a long time. The third teacher taught this class today, which is actually based on the meaning of Confucius teaching students, focusing only on the form, not the content. After the three masters had finished speaking, Li Zhi got up again to take it back, and bowed again: "Student Li Zhi has benefited a lot from the master's lecture, and he is really sincere and frightened." During the etiquette, Li Zhi said the word "fear" several times, all of which were stipulated in Li Shimin's imperial edict, which shows that Li Shimin's thoughts are detailed. At this time Liu Ji had long forgotten the matter of recommending Li Tai at the beginning, he cared about everything like Wei Zheng, and his words were straightforward.He saw that after the prince saw the etiquette of the three masters, the form of the teaching was greater than the content, so he remonstrated with Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the prince should be quiet and knowledgeable, a relative, a teacher and a friend. After entering the East Palace today, there has been no movement for more than ten days, Mrs. It is very rare for the Taifu to be below the Taibao, and it is very rare to meet with him. May the prince suppress the obscene love and have a grand purpose, and it will be very lucky in the country!" Li Shimin heard this and thought it was reasonable, so he asked Liu Ji, Cen Wenwen, Chu Suiliang, Ma Zhou entered the East Palace alternately and talked with Prince Li Zhi alternately in order to improve his ability. The seventeenth year of Zhenguan is destined to be a critical year. At the beginning of the year, Wei Zheng passed away. After that, King Qi and Prince Chengqian caused chaos one after another.After finishing these things, Li Shimin felt a little exhausted, so he took people into Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat. As soon as Li Shimin entered Jiucheng Palace, for some reason, he felt very awkward seeing every plant and tree in Jiucheng Palace, so he decided to build a new summer palace.He called Yan Lide and said, "I remember that Gaozu once built the Palace of Renzhi in Yijun. At that time, the palace was built by you, right?" Yan Lide replied: "That's right, this palace was built by the minister at that time. It's just that this palace has not been used for more than ten years, and it has been damaged and collapsed a lot. If you want to use it again, you must repair it." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "There is no need for major repairs. I think Yijun's place is cool and suitable for summer escape. A new palace can be built in the northeast of Renzhi Palace, which can be called Yuhua Palace. You preside over the construction and I will use it next year. " Yan Lide bowed to receive the order. After Wei Zheng passed away, the number of people who dared to speak directly to Li Shimin was greatly reduced.A few days ago, Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian met Dou Desu, who will be the prison minister. The two asked Dou Desu where he was going in a hurry. Dou Desu said that he was busy building the north gate recently. Fang Xuanling said: "A good north gate. What do you need to build?" Dou Desu told Li Shimin what Fang Xuanling said through some unknown channel, which made Li Shimin furious, and summoned Fang Xuanling to reprimand: "You take care of your affairs in the yamen. There are few constructions in the north gate, so what does it have to do with you?" Fang Xuanling was so frightened that he prostrated himself and pleaded guilty.At that time, because Fang Xuanling's ovary Yiai participated in Li Tai's concubine, he was suspected by Li Shimin.The two had a conversation that day, and Li Shimin asked: "Since ancient times, the master who created the grass has caused so much chaos in his descendants, why?" Fang Xuanling said to him, "This is the young master who grew up in a deep palace. , so the government is chaotic." Li Shimin was dissatisfied with Fang Xuanling's answer, and said with deep meaning: "You attribute this fault to the monarch, and I will attribute the fault to the minister. Like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he did not forget the merits of Yu Wenshu and promoted Yu Wenhua was in a high position, and later Yu Wenhua didn't think about repaying, but instead killed the rebellious, isn't it the fault of the ministers? I said this because I want you to wait for the disciples of Xu, so that there is no wrongdoing, and it is a blessing for the country "Now Li Shimin reprimands Fang Xuanling for not asking about the North Gate, whether it is because of Fang Yiai's anger is unknown.However, this matter spread out later, and no one dared to speak out against Li Shimin when he had to repair or even build a new palace.From then on, Fang Xuanling became more cautious. Li Shimin stayed in Jiucheng Palace, concentrating on escaping the summer heat here, and let the young concubine come to bed every day and night.Li Shimin, like his father Li Yuan, loves sex tirelessly. As he gets older, he loves to hang out with young women more and more, and he never tires of it.The emperor can see all the spring scenery in the world, compared with ordinary people, after all, it is far behind.Li Shimin hugs his baby girl at night and relaxes during the day, and his mood gradually calms down in this leisurely environment. Xu Jingzong was in charge at this time, and since Chu Suiliang was a guest of the prince, he was in charge of writing the emperor's "Notes on Daily Living".Li Shimin had nothing to do these few days, suddenly remembered what he asked Xu Jingzong to do, and asked: "Xu Qing, how is the compilation of the historical records of the country?" Xu Jingzong replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Gao Zu's "Records" has been compiled, and there is only the last volume of "Records" left to be compiled, and it will be submitted to the emperor within three days." Li Shimin was very satisfied, and said: "Well, hurry up and compile it and submit it as soon as possible. I have nothing to do these days, so I can just read "Records"." Xu Jingzong bowed and replied: "Fang Pu She has been reviewing the "Records" with my minister these days, and it has reached the last moment. I will immediately tell Fang Pu She that I know the emperor's intention, and strive to complete it ahead of schedule." Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the emperor has been accompanied by historians, who have recorded the emperor's words and deeds, and after a little arrangement, they have become "Liuju Zhu", which is the first-hand information of the historians.After the death of the contemporary emperor, historians added and deleted the "Liuju Zhu" and compiled it into a volume, which is called "Records", which is similar to Xun Yue's "Han Ji", which has been passed down from generation to generation. Historians often start compiling the "Records" after the death of the current emperor.By doing this, historians want to protect the tradition of straight writing, for fear that the contemporary emperor will be furious when he sees bad things recorded about himself, which will affect the authenticity of historical facts. Li Shimin attaches great importance to the compilation of history, and the generation of Zhenguan compiled eight official histories.他还重视当代史的撰述，贞观初年即明令由房玄龄主持监修国史。后世皆由宰相监修，即由此而来。 但李世民对历来帝王不读当代国史的做法非常不满意，多次说过既然要以史为镜，为何就不能读国史？有一次，他愤愤地对房玄龄言道：“不知自古当代国史，因何不令帝王亲见之？”房玄龄老老实实答道：“国史既善恶必书，若帝王观之，往往示意增删。史官不遵命而行，即是违旨；遵命而行，又容易失却本来意味。”李世民不以为然，斥道：“朕非昏君，想观国史，不过看看罢了。若有善事，固不需论；若有不善，亦欲以为鉴戒，决不修改一字。你毋庸多言，可撰录进来。”房玄龄此时虽唯唯诺诺，但心里实在不愿意。当时，魏征还在世，闻听此事当即向李世民上疏谏道：“陛下圣德在躬，举无过事，史官所述，义归尽善。陛下独揽《实录》，于事无失，若以此法传示子孙，窃恐曾、玄之后或非上智，饰非护短，史官必不免刑诛。如此，则莫不希风顺旨，全身远害，悠悠千载，何所信乎！所以前代补观，盖为此也？”李世民见魏征言辞激烈，遂暂时打消此念。 魏征逝去，李世民一日又忆起此念，将房玄龄、许敬宗召来，让他们将《起居注》删为《实录》，速速进呈御前。房玄龄此时知道自己正在遭皇上猜忌，不敢吭声，那许敬宗却是见风使舵的主儿，急忙率先应承下来，并挤对房玄龄道：“房仆射，皇上欲观《实录》，重在以为鉴戒，却与史家传统未有任何冲突。我们不如下去速速撰来，供皇上御览。” 房玄龄见事情已无可挽回，只好心里暗暗叹了一口气，躬身答应了李世民。 过了二日，《实录》果然提前完成。房玄龄和许敬宗领人费了不少工夫，撰成二十卷《高祖实录》和二十卷《贞观实录》。此《实录》为唐初第一部资料详备的《实录》，李世民见之大喜，当场赏赐了房玄龄、许敬宗二人。 李世民很仔细地阅罢了二部《实录》，对其大体上还算满意，对一些细微处颇有微词。他这日召来房玄龄、许敬宗，责道：“武德九年六月四日之事，怎么能删写成这样？” 两人见李世民上来就问玄武门之变，知道此为李世民此生中的最大心事，心想要遭谴，遂不敢言声，静听训斥。 李世民果然训道：“好好的一件事，经你们手头一删，竟然变成一件不敢见天光之事。你们总怕朕见了《实录》，会由心之好恶肆意增删。你们倒好，寥寥几句话就将此事一笔带过。朕问你们，六月四日之事对我朝而言，是一件美事，还是一件丑事？” 房玄龄和许敬宗囿于儒家传统，总觉得玄武门之变中，李世民杀兄灭弟，有悖人伦道理，毕竟不是一件美事。他们写到此节，曾经多次商议，觉得此事不写不行，写多了也不行，遂定下了淡化处置的调子。他们本来对这样处理暗自得意，不料李世民还是不满意。 “你们随朕多年，连这样道理都弄不明白，实在糊涂。” “陛下以为此节应该如何撰写？”许敬宗小心翼翼问道。 李世民慨言道：“昔周公诛管、蔡，使周代安靖，季友鸩叔牙使庆父图谋难成。朕在六月四日所为，与此类似，你们有何忌讳呢？可削去浮词，直言其事。” 周成王幼小时，周朝由周公摄政。周公之弟管、蔡二叔流言于国，说周公摄政将不利于成王，所以周公诛此二弟。春秋时，鲁庄公有疾，其有三弟，长曰庆父，次曰叔牙，再次曰季友。看到鲁庄公病重，叔牙与庆父联手，欲立庆父为君，季友坚决立鲁庄公之子公子般为嗣。后来季友在鲁庄公的指引下，设计鸩杀了叔牙，剪除了庆父的羽翼。后来周公辅周成王果然成就大业，庆父在鲁庄公死后，祸害鲁国，成为人所共恨的恶人。李世民用此一正一反的例子，来说明自己在玄武门之变中的正义性。 李世民如此评价自己在玄武门之变中的作用，可谓高瞻远瞩，认识恰切。其即位后开创贞观之治，成为一代盛世，以李建成、李元吉之能，实在难以达到此等高度。然李世民打破了当代帝王不观《实录》的成例，为后世开了一个坏头。像房玄龄、许敬宗在撰录《实录》的过程中，很自然要揣测李世民的心意。如在太原起兵及兄弟争位的过程中，他们极力夸大李世民的功劳和能力，将李渊变成一个从属的地位，将李建成、李元吉写成无能之辈，显然与史实不符。李世民观此并无异议，默认了二人的做法，遂使李世民的光芒盖过其父李渊，其实兄弟争位时李世民处于一个被动挨打的地位。 李世民来到九成宫避暑，留下李治在长孙无忌等人的辅佐下在长安监国。李治遇到一些大事不敢定夺，遂让有关人到九成宫找李世民请旨。这日新罗国遣使来京，诉百济攻占新罗四十余城，并与高丽联兵，绝新罗入长安朝贡之路，乞唐朝发兵救援。李治让唐俭带领新罗使来九成宫面圣。 李世民接见了新罗来使，让其先到侧殿安歇，然后召所有入九成宫的大臣来此议事。 群臣坐定后，李世民让唐俭将新罗国求兵之事向大家说了一遍。 唐俭说完，李世民目视大家道：“你们瞧瞧，新罗与百济久无战事，百济忽然之间如此凶狠，竟然连夺新罗四十余城。新罗弹丸之地，还有多少城能让百济夺？他们莫非欺新罗为一女王吗？” 新罗女王名为金贞德，金贞德于贞观九年即位，当时由李世民下玺书册封。 李世民继续道：“百济如此胆大妄为，实为其身后有盖苏文支持的缘故。哼，百济王如此做还在那里自鸣得意，他难道看不出盖苏文的险恶用心吗？盖苏文先与百济联手灭了新罗，然后再将百济灭掉，以此达到他独霸辽东的企图。盖苏文狼子野心，昭然若揭，那百济王蒙在鼓里，犹为虎作伥，实在可悲。” 唐俭道：“陛下所言甚是，辽东之乱，皆为盖苏文之缘故。” 李世民道：“事情已经很明白，大家今日好好议一议：是发兵相助，还是坐视不管？” 新罗、百济、高丽向为中国属国，历来朝贡不已。现在三国在那里攻伐为乱，中国没有坐视不管的道理，关键在于是出兵平乱，还是遣使调停。 群臣显然不愿出兵平乱，贞观以来，兵革不兴，百姓富足，国内平静，贞观君臣多次说过要接受汉武帝穷兵黩武的教训，不为劳民伤财之举。如此惯性之下，群臣自然极力主张派员去调停。 李世民今日少了一些往日的平和之气，听到群臣如此说，愤愤说道：“都是陈词滥调！你们都看到了，朕上次从你们之意，派员到此三国去调停。如今有什么结果呢？高丽和百济置若罔闻，对新罗越打越狠，朕再不管，新罗眼见就要亡国了。” 房玄龄细辨李世民话中之音，觉得他自今年以来，心智有些改变，火气很大，为人处事少了一些耐心。 李世明白李世民的心意，他现在为兵部尚书，时刻关注着新罗战事，认为若要解决辽东纷争，非用武力不可，所以他顺着李世民的意思，当即响应道：“陛下所言甚是，高丽和百济不听调停之言，显然是有恃无恐。想是他们以为中国这些年来务求国内安静，不愿轻易兴兵；二来以为那里离中土山高水远，不易征讨。陛下，臣意可以出兵征讨，臣愿乞一师出征，逼其勒兵停攻。” 李世民接口道：“不错，对此顽劣之徒非用武力不可！盖苏文弑其君，贼其大臣，残虐其民，今又违我诏令，不可以不讨！” 房玄龄、褚遂良、刘洎、马周、岑文本等大臣听见李世民动征伐的念头，心中大惊，纷纷谏止。 房玄龄奏道：“陛下，兵者，凶器也；战者，危事也，不得已而用之。如今高丽、百济若违失臣之本分，陛下诛之即可；若其侵扰中国百姓，陛下灭之即可；若其长久为中国之患，陛下除之即可。他们若犯此一条，陛下虽日杀万夫，不足为愧。然他们未犯此三条，陛下欲兴兵，仅为高丽王雪怨，再为新罗报仇，对此我国派员前去调停即可，不用大动干戈。” 李世民斥道：“还是陈词滥调！朕刚才说了，盖苏文先灭新罗，再克百济，即成辽东霸主，其久长必为中国之患，难道不能早早图之吗？” 褚遂良也奏道：“陛下指麾则中原清晏，顾眄则四夷宾服，威望远播四海。现在若渡海远征小夷，如能一举定之，还算可以。万一蹉跌，定会伤威损望。昔隋炀帝数征高丽，所战不利，陛下须引为鉴戒。” 李世民森然道：“朕就如此不堪吗？能与隋炀帝相比吗？” 褚遂良惊愕间，觉得自己说错了话，遂躬身拜道：“臣一时糊涂急不择言，以致说错了话，请受陛下责罚。” 褚遂良毕竟为谏议大夫，当堂直谏为其职责本色。李世民想起昔日魏征在时，其直谏言语要比褚遂良等人的言语犀利得多，则褚遂良的言语实在不算什么。李世民咽了一口唾沫，将要说的话又咽了回去。 刘洎不看李世民的神色，依旧谏道：“陛下，《周易》曰：'知进而不知退，知存而不知亡，知得而不知丧。'又曰：'知进退存亡，进有退之义，存有亡之机，得有丧之理'，如高丽、百济等国，实乃边夷贱类，不足待以仁义，不可责以常理。古来以鱼鳖畜之，宜宽纵之。再者，如今兵士之徒，皆无罪责，陛下若无故将其驱于战阵之间，委之于锋刃之下，使其肝脑涂地，魂魄无归，令其老父孤儿，寡妻慈母，望东北而掩泣，抱枯骨而摧心，实天下最惨痛之事。房仆射刚才说兵者凶器，战者危事，望陛下三思。” 李世民斥道：“胡说！此战尚未开启，你就在这里故作危言，实为不祥。朕养兵千日，用兵一时，兵士不到战场上搏击，还是兵士吗？难道让他们整日里悠闲地吃着白食，才遂其父母妻子之愿吗？还有，高丽、百济、新罗早在汉时即为中国郡县，其一样说汉语，用汉字，岂是边夷贱类？刘卿，你想做诤臣，这第一件事，即是说话前要深思熟虑，把要说的话盘算清楚，否则即是妄语。” 李世民今日逐个驳斥群臣之谏，且越说越火，群臣都感到有些异样，遂不敢再谏。 李世民环视群臣，说道：“征伐高丽、百济之事，朕意已决，你们不用再说。朕征伐高丽、百济之前，还是要给盖苏文一个机会。唐卿，那司农丞相里玄奖原为高丽人，朕见他应对从容，可堪为使。可让相里玄奖持玺书出使，让他告诉此二国，若不罢兵休战，明年朕会亲率大军击之。” Tang Jian bowed to receive the order. 李世民目视着房玄龄等人，说道：“今日除了李卿同意出征以外，你们皆出言反对，看来朕真成了孤家寡人！朕让相里玄奖出使，实际上还是采纳了你们的谏言，若高丽、百济识趣，赶快罢兵，就免了朕的一番手脚，即是一个皆大欢喜的局面。若其不听，则是他们自绝于朕。阎卿呢？让他速来见朕。”李世民与重臣议事，阎立德当然不在场。 阎立德闻听传唤，小跑着进入殿内，就见李世民正在对众人说道：“一场战事拼的不是勇力，而是粮草和器械的接续。隋炀帝数次征高丽无功而返，皆因他不识高丽之地理气候。朕既然征伐高丽，非有一年的准备不可。”他抬眼见阎立德进殿，即转向阎立德道：“阎卿，朕前些日子吩咐你营造玉华宫之事，你可转交他人来办。朕现在另有一件大事，须你前去主持。” 阎立德躬身道：“臣奉旨。” 李世民接着道：“朕欲伐高丽，须用船转运粮草。你即日动身，前往洪、饶、江三州，让他们一年内建造海船四百艘，攻坚船二百艘，于明年七月前集于莱州。” 阎立德领旨而行。 李世民又问唐俭道：“唐卿，近来四夷之事还算安定否？” 唐俭答道：“除了高丽、百济攻伐新罗以外，周边都很安静。” “都很安静？西域那里呢？” “焉耆王突骑支惯好阴持两端，其近来与西突厥肆叶护可汗联络甚多，臣已经向陛下禀报过。” 李世奏道：“臣亦非常关注西域形势，焉耆王突骑支惯好左右逢源以谋其利。臣已向安西都护郭孝恪交代过，若突骑支有妄动之兆，可以当即解决之！” “郭孝恪能左右那里的局势吗？” “请陛下放心。郭孝恪领兵有方，且惯会屯田养战，可保西域无事。” “嗯，你们还要多关注西域之事。若辽东战事一开，西域再有变故，朕就要陷入首尾皆战的境地。不过，以我国现有国势，同时在两地开战，亦有十足胜算，不足为虑。”李世民非常自信，似自言自语说道。