[ps: The previous article has been changed, brothers and sisters can read it again from Chapter 146!]
After experiencing Li Yuan's repeated broken promises, Li Shimin finally saw clearly that Li Yuan had no intention of passing the crown prince's position to him.
No matter how much Li Yuan promised him, no matter how great his achievements were, in the end, Li Yuan would still break his promise.
Therefore, he could no longer put his hope in Li Yuan. He had to find another way and use other means to naturally win the crown prince position from Li Yuan.
Without using weapons, the only way he could think of was to compete with Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, let Li Jiancheng make mistakes, and force Li Yuan to destroy Li Jiancheng.
As long as Li Yuan deposes Li Jiancheng, the position of prince will belong to him.
If he faced Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng alone, he would be under great pressure.
So after learning that Li Yuanji had no intention of fighting with him, he thought about whether he could win over Li Yuanji and ask Li Yuanji to help him deal with Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng.
With Li Yuanji's help, his pressure will be much less.
"The reason why His Highness expressed goodwill to His Highness King Qi is to win over His Highness King Qi, right?"
Changsun Wuji immediately understood Li Shimin's intention to grant Li Yuanji two governor positions.
Li Shimin said calmly: "It can't be said to be wooing, it can only be said to be testing."
After all, two governorships were not enough for his younger brother to stand firmly with him at the risk of losing his head.
We can only test the waters with two governors first to see if there is any possibility of Li Yuanji being won over.
Although Li Shimin's face was calm, his heart was full of emotions.
In the past, he didn't care much about Li Yuanji, but now, Li Yuanji has become the only help he can win over.
Li Xiuning, Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong, and Li Daozong can also be won over.
But after all, Li Xiuning is a daughter's family, and Li Yuan will not give her too much power.
So Li Xiuning couldn't be of much help at all.
He also didn't want Li Xiuning to get involved in this kind of thing.
Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong, and Li Daozong can be wooed, but once they are wooed, it is of little use.
They were close to him, close to Li Jiancheng, and close to Li Yuanji.
But there is always only one person they are loyal to, and that is the head of the Li family.
Unless he becomes the head of the Li family, it is impossible for Li Shentong and others to stand firmly behind him.
But after he became the head of the Li family, even if Li Shentong and others stood firmly behind him, it would be meaningless.
Because the head of the Li family is the emperor of Li Tang.
"I used to be able to guess the thoughts of His Highness the King of Qi, but now I can't figure it out. I heard that His Highness the King of Qi had spoken a lot of inner thoughts to His Highness before. I wonder what His Highness thinks of the current His Highness the King of Qi?"
Changsun Wuji pondered and said.
Since Li Yuanji's temperament changed, he behaves like an antelope hanging its horns, which makes people unpredictable.
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head.
He is no longer sure whether what Li Yuanji said to him before was true to his heart, so he can't understand Li Yuanji.
"Since Your Highness can't figure out His Highness King Qi, we can only test him first."
Changsun Wuji immediately bowed his head and resigned, preparing to send people to Weize Pass to test Li Yuanji's attitude.
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When the people sent by Changsun Wuji rushed to Weize Pass, Xiao Yu's letter also arrived in Chang'an City.
Li Yuan has been very annoyed by Li Shimin's people in recent days. Li Shimin claimed to be ill in Luoyang again and refused to return to the court. This made him realize that he might be too impatient.
But he didn't want to bow his head to his son, nor did he want to admit his mistake to his son, nor did he want to compromise his majesty as a father.
Therefore, we can only place our hopes on Li Yuanji. We hope that after Li Yuanji takes the post of General Zhen Yao, he will lead his troops to Luoyang City and help him urge Li Shimin to return to the court.
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But after waiting for a long time, he did not wait for the news that Li Yuanji had accepted the post of General Zhen Yao. Instead, he waited for the news that Li Yuanji resisted the decree.
Li Yuan was furious to death.
Immediately, an order was issued to reduce Li Yuanji's title, household titles, and official positions.
At the critical moment, Li Gang came forward and said something, which made Li Yuan jump in anger.
Li Gang was not used to Li Yuan, so he asked directly, "Can't the saint tolerate His Highness the King of Qin and His Highness the King of Qi? If not, just give them death, why bother to be so aggressive?"
Li Gang's words were very stimulating, and they immediately made Li Yuan jump in excitement.
Li Yuan thought he was a benevolent father, but how could he become an evil father when spoken to by Li Gang?
Can he bear it?
He argued with Li Gang on the spot.
Li Gang said another sentence, which made him speechless.
'If His Highness the King of Qi also complains of illness at Weizeguan and refuses to return to court, will the saint still be considered a benevolent father?'
Li Yuan only has three legitimate sons in total. Two of his legitimate sons are living outside and are unwilling to return to him. Then it's not the sons' problem, it's Li Yuan's problem.
Only a father who is unkind will make his sons unwilling to return to him.
There were also other voices in the court. Some people felt that there was nothing wrong with King Qi and King Qin staying outside. Wouldn't it be nice to let King Qi and King Qin go and establish a feudal country and take root?
Then he was beaten to death by the crowd.
Because he can't speak out of his mind.
The two kings of Qin and Qi have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they are asked to seize the vassal state. Why don't you just go and tell them that you are rebelling, you can separate your kingdom, and you can attack Chang'an City in the name of Qingjun.
Only people with mental problems would say such words when the two kings of Qin and Qi held powerful troops.
What he can see, others can’t?
Why don't others say anything, but keep talking about the relationship between father and son?
It's because others know the consequences of saying such things.
Under Li Gang's "awakening", Li Yuan withdrew his intention to cut off Li Yuanji's title, and instead decided to grant it first and then cut it.
When the reward was awarded again, there was no mention of General Zhenyao, but Li Yuanji was granted a household title, and Li Yuanji's eldest son was given the title of County Prince.
Then, on the grounds that Li Yuanji resisted the imperial edict, he deprived Li Yuanji's eldest son of the title of county prince, and ordered Li Yuanji to immediately lead his army to Luoyang City and return to the court with Li Shimin.
There are rewards for merit and punishment for excess, which is reasonable.
After dealing with the matter of Li Yuanji's resistance to the imperial edict, Li Yuan also relaxed his words to Li Shimin and revealed to Li Shimin in a subtle way that he had no intention of going back on his word. He just felt that Li Yuanji had made great achievements in this expedition and had to reward him, so he made an unprecedented move.
Li Yuanji was granted the title of General Zhenyao.
After learning that Li Shimin seemed dissatisfied with this, he immediately took it back.
Li Yuan shamelessly said that Li Yuanji resisted the order and refused to accept Admiral Zhenyao, saying that he was taking back his fame.
Li Shimin, who knew the whole story, just pinched his nose and admitted it.
When he first learned that Li Yuan had appointed Li Yuanji as General Zhen Yao, he was indeed very angry and somewhat impulsive.
But as time slowly passed, the anger and impulse in his heart dissipated little by little.
He knew very well that if he did something, it would be harmful to the current Tang Dynasty.
He wanted to inherit a unified Tang Dynasty, not a disintegrated Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, he cannot fight for the position of prince through too drastic means.
I can only figure it out slowly.
He pretended not to hear Li Yuan's revelation that he had no intention of going back on his words.
Because after this incident, he has clearly seen Li Yuan and has completely given up on Li Yuan.
Not long after Li Yuan bowed his head, Li Shimin's illness healed without medicine, and preparations were made for his return to the court.
Li Yuanji, the commander-in-chief of the Zhaohou Army, led his army to Luoyang City, and the documents for returning to the imperial court were also sent to Weize Pass.
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However, when the document arrived at Weize Pass, Li Yuanji was still in the mountains.
Even though everything was calm, Li Yuanji still stayed in the mountains without any news.
Li Xiuning became a little anxious and sent people out to search everywhere.
Su Dingfang and others were also anxious and took people out to search everywhere. As a result, they searched and searched but could not find Li Yuanji.
In the end, Sun Simiao took the initiative and found Li Yuanji, who had become a money addict deep in the mountains and forests.
Sun Simiao looked at Li Yuanji, who was dressed in rags, carrying a big leather bag, and two gold nuggets like ginger in his arms, and didn't know what to say.
The state of Yu Wenbao and others was similar to that of Li Yuanji.
Everything else in their waists, carried on their backs, and carried in their arms were also yellow and white.
"You stay in the mountains and don't go out just because of these idiots?"
Sun Simiao stared at Li Yuanji and asked in disbelief.
Li Yuanji saw that Sun Simiao seemed to dislike him, and said with a dry smile: "It's fine if you haven't seen it. If you see it, if you don't take it back, you'll feel bad."
Sun Simiao rolled his eyes at Li Yuanji and said angrily: "You can collect a few baskets of medicinal materials in the mountains, but they will be more useful than these medicines you brought."
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "You are a god and I am a common man. We can't compare."
Sun Simiao didn't lose his temper when dealing with Li Yuanji, "It's calm outside the mountains, and the document summoning your master to return to the court has arrived. Wei Ze went crazy trying to find you.
Follow me out of the mountain quickly."
"It's calm now?"
Li Yuanji didn't know whether Sun Simiao didn't know what happened.
Sun Simiao felt that Li Yuanji was looking down on him, so he said in a nonchalant manner: "The document calling your teacher back to the court was issued by the King of Qin. Do you think this can be considered a calm situation?"
Li Yuanji did not expect that Sun Simiao actually knew what happened. It seemed that Sun Simiao's nearly seventy-year-old life was not in vain.
Although I don't live in a temple, I know everything about the temple very clearly.
"The situation is indeed calm now. Brothers, take your belongings and let's go back."
Li Yuanji greeted Yu Wenbao and others.
Yu Wenbao and others shouted in response.
It's like a monkey king with a bunch of big monkeys.
This time they went into the mountains for hunting, but they did not expect an unexpected harvest.
We discovered many hidden houses hidden in the mountains and forests, also discovered some fierce bandits hiding in the mountains and forests, and also discovered some hidden tribes hiding in the mountains and forests.
