Changsun Guanyin had been married to Li Shimin for many years and knew Li Shimin very well. Li Shimin obviously meant something in his words, "What on earth did Erlang want to say?"
Li Shimin was silent for a moment and looked at Changsun Guanyin, "Tell me, is Yuanji recruiting Ling Jing for self-protection or for the position?"
Li Shimin didn't care at all whether Li Ji's recruitment of Ling Jing would offend Li Yuan or whether he would be punished by Li Yuan. All he cared about was the position.
Guanyin, the eldest grandson, asked thoughtfully, "What is the moral character of Ling Jing?"
Li Shimin recalled for a while and said frankly: "Ling Jing was Dou Jiande's counselor and the prince of Dou Jiande. During the battle of Hulao Pass, he came up with a strange plan for Dou Jiande.
Dou Jiande listened to the villain's slander and did not adopt this strange plan.
Otherwise, if I want to defeat Dou Jiande, it will take more time.
After Ling Jing surrendered me, Li Tang, he quietly worked as a shepherd and raised horses, but he was always thinking about Dou Jiande's orphan."
Changsun Guanyin's maid nodded and said: "He is a talented person with both talent and virtue."
Although Ling Jing was a minister of the Tang Dynasty, he was nostalgic for his master, which was not a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.
But after Dou Jiande fell into trouble, Ling Jingneng still thought about Dou Jiande's orphan.
This shows that Ling Jing is a loyal person.
As long as you are a loyal person, you deserve to be praised.
Li Shimin said bluntly: "I also had the idea of recruiting Ling Jing, but after Liu Heitai rebelled, my father hated Dou Jiande's old team.
In order to avoid being abandoned by my father, I had no choice but to give up."
The eldest grandson, Guanyin, murmured: "Yuanji first purged the Wude Palace, and then risked being rejected by his father to recruit Ling Jing.
If he was thinking about that position, he was rejected by his father because of Ling Jing, so it was not worth the loss.
If he is trying to protect himself, there are countless talented people in the Tang Dynasty who are worthy of his recruitment, so there is no need for him to recruit Ling Jing."
Although Li Tang's throne should nominally be inherited by Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, the final decision-making power rests with Li Yuan.
Who can be the emperor? Li Yuan's attitude is very important.
If Li Ji really cared about that position and offended Li Yuan in order to recruit Ling Jing, it was obviously a small gain for a small gain.
Changsun Guanyin looked at Li Shimin and said: "Whether Yuanji is doing it to protect himself or for that position, I can't tell. But Erlang should already have the answer in his heart, right?"
Li Shimin nodded and shook his head.
Under the suspicious gaze of the eldest grandson Guanyin, Li Shimin sighed, "Pei Ji has done a lot of harm to people..."
Changsun Guanyin's maid asked in confusion: "Where did Erlang start talking about this?"
Li Shimin sighed: "My father was angry when he failed to beat me at Liangyi Palace. Pei Ji saw this and deliberately told his father that Yuanji was brave and resourceful and could take on big responsibilities.
The father must have made some moves.
Yuanji probably saw his father's thoughts, but he couldn't escape from his father's grasp, so he could only recruit talents to protect himself."
The eldest grandson, Guanyin, knew Li Shimin very well. She couldn't help but say: "As long as Yuanji closes the door of the palace and doesn't care about worldly affairs from now on. You and the prince should be able to tolerate Yuanji being a peaceful prince, right?"
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "The problem lies in what Pei Ji said. He praised Yuan Ji for being brave and resourceful and able to take on big responsibilities. Even if Yuan Ji stays behind closed doors, my father will force him out of the house if he can't suppress me.
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Even if he ignores his father, with Pei Ji's words, even if I know that he has been plotted by Pei Ji, I will still be on guard against him, and the prince will also be on guard against him."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin said in a faint tone: "Once the fight between the prince and I reaches a critical juncture, in order to prevent Yuan Ji from reaping the benefits, we will definitely join forces to get rid of him first."
Li Shimin did not hide his guard against Li Ji, and his words were ruthless.
Li Shimin has been on horseback for many years, and he knows the way to deal with the enemy. He cannot take chances, let alone be merciful.
It's better to kill by mistake than let go.
If you become soft-hearted for a moment, you will most likely be guillotined.
Changsun Guanyin's maid said with an ugly face: "Pei Ji is really harmful to people..."
A simple sentence pushed Li Ji into the depths of the whirlpool and created an enemy for Li Shimin.
Changsun Guanyin's maid looked at Li Shimin and said: "So it doesn't matter whether Yuan Ji cares about that position or not. It doesn't matter what his intentions are in recruiting Ling Jing. He is destined to be your enemy."
Li Shimin was silent for a moment and said: "Not necessarily. The war in Hebei is very unfavorable, Li Shiji has been defeated, and Uncle Wang of Huai'an is also in danger.
I have a premonition that the day of my expedition is not far away.
As long as my father is willing to fulfill his promise, he will make me the crown prince.
I will test whether Yuanji is thinking about that position or is trying to protect himself.
If he is concerned about that position, I will deal with him and drive him to the country.
If it's for self-protection, I'll let him feel at ease."
In Li Shimin's heart, Li Jiancheng will always be his biggest opponent, followed by Li Yuan and then Li Ji.
Li Ji just recruited Ling Jing, but he didn't take it seriously.
He could rub Ling Jing's old master on the ground, and he could also rub Ling Jing's new master on the ground.
The difference is that it takes some effort to clean up the former, but it takes no effort to clean up the latter.
Changsun Guanyin was a little confused. Li Shimin talked for a long time and seemed to have said everything, but seemed to say nothing.
Changsun Guanyin knew Li Shimin well. She knew that Li Shimin would not talk nonsense to her, so she asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
You can't just wait quietly for the defeat of the Hebei war and then lead the troops to go to war, right?
That's not Li Shimin's style.
Li Shimin said with a smile: "Yuan Ji is in front. If I recruit Dou Jiande's old men again, even if my father is displeased, he won't say anything. I have coveted Dou Jiande's wife-uncle Cao Dan for a long time."
Cao Dan is the brother of Dou Jiande's wife and a general under Dou Jiande's command.
After Dou Jiande's defeat, Cao Dan, Pei Ju and others led their troops back to the Tang Dynasty and presented the Eight Seals of the Kingdom.
Cao Dan showed meritorious service by presenting the Eight Seals of the State, and when Li Yuan killed Dou Jiande, he let him go.
But he and Dou Jiande were related. After Dou Jiande died, his life was not easy.
After Liu Heitai rebelled, his days became even more difficult.
His official titles were demoted again and again by Li Yuan, and now he only has the status of a county son.
I spent the whole day hiding in my house, feeling terrified all day long.
Li Shimin had seen Cao Dan's abilities and had long since fallen in love with Cao Dan. However, due to Li Yuan's attitude, he could only covet him but not recruit him.
Now that Li Ji is taking the lead, Li Shimin doesn't mind taking advantage of this shareholder style to recruit Cao Dan under his command.
When the eldest grandson Guanyin heard what Li Shimin said, she couldn't laugh or cry, "You, you, you, the elder brother, actually took advantage of your younger brother."
Li Shimin smiled nonchalantly and said: "In the past, he followed me on expeditions and took advantage of me a lot. I took advantage of him once, and that's what I should do."
The eldest grandson, Guanyin, had no temper with Li Shimin and simply ignored him.
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Wude Hall.
Li Ji didn't know yet that one of his two dear brothers was ready to weigh him, and the other was ready to fish in troubled waters behind his back.
After Li Ji sent away Ling Jing, who had been playing with Dou Huan for half an hour, it was already dark.
The sound of the drums in the Drum Tower has already sounded beyond the three links.
Chang'an City also has a curfew.
Li Ji washed up and prepared to go to sleep.
Liu Jun hurriedly broke into the main hall of Wude Hall.
"Your Highness, everyone is summoned."
Liu Jun ignored the salute and shouted.
When Li Ji saw Liu Jun in a hurry, he knew that he was recruiting Ling Jing. Li Yuan already knew about it and was ready to deal with him.
Li Ji straightened up and went to the bed, closed his eyes and said, "I'm already asleep, let's wait until tomorrow."
Liu Jun was shocked and speechless by Li Ji's reaction.
Can everyone wait to be summoned?!
Liu Jun hurriedly urged, "Your Highness, everyone is already angry. If you arrive late, everyone will kill someone!"
Li Ji subconsciously wanted to kill him immediately, but before he could say anything, he immediately realized it.
He made a mistake. If Li Yuan wanted to kill someone, he would probably kill someone in his house.
The people in his house have just changed, and he doesn't want to change again.
Li Ji helplessly got up, dressed neatly, got on the Baohu and followed Liu Jun to the Ganlu Hall.
Ganlu Hall is located in the Imperial Garden behind Liangyi Hall.
You can go through Ganlu Gate behind Liangyi Hall, or you can go through the back gate of Wude Hall.
The back door of Wude Hall leads directly to the Imperial Garden.
The back door of Wude Hall where Liu Jun and Li Ji walked.
The second time Li Ji met Li Yuan was late at night.
Still can't see clearly the magnificence of Ganlu Hall, I can only see a rough outline.
Li Ji got off Baohu and went up the steps of Ganlu Hall. When he walked all the way to the entrance of Ganlu Hall, he saw Li Yuan holding a sword and standing in front of the throne with a fierce look.
Li Ji turned around and left without saying a word.
Li Yuan held a sword and rushed to the door barefoot, shouting angrily, "You traitor! How dare you run!"
A group of eunuchs and maids were worried that Li Yuan would catch a cold, so they hurriedly chased Li Yuan out.
Li Ji heard Li Yuan's angry shouts and ran faster.
Li Yuan rushed out of the Manlu Palace. Li Ji had already sat on the Baohu, urging the palace attendants to get out of the way quickly.
Seeing that he couldn't catch up, Li Yuan immediately ordered, "Get that traitor for me!"
It was the first time Li Ji heard Li Yuan call himself "I", and he was so majestic.
Qianniu Beishen and the palace guards in front of Ganlu Palace were all impressed by Li Yuan's majesty and pounced on Li Ji ferociously.
Before Li Ji's Bao Chu took ten steps, the two Qianniu Bishen, who looked familiar to Li Ji, had already rushed to Li Ji.
In Li Ji's astonished eyes, two Qian Niu prepared to salute Li Ji and dragged him towards Li Ji.
"Your Highness, I'm offended!"
Li Ji dodged, and one of the Qian Niu Bishen was thrown out, while the other one held Li Ji tightly.
Li Ji was still struggling, but more Qianniu guards had already swarmed in front of him, holding down his limbs.
Li Ji was carried to Li Yuan with a look of despair on his face.
When the Qianniu guards put him down, he still threatened, "You all just wait for me!"
Li Yuan's hair and beard were all flaring, and he was so angry that he roared at Li Ji, "You traitor! Do you still have me in your eyes?!"