Li Yuanji saw through Li Xiaogong's thoughts, so he walked back without saying another word.
After taking two steps, Li Xiaogong seemed to have come to his senses, and seemed to have made some kind of determination, and suddenly said: "As long as you don't fight for that position, I can help you with anything you do."
Li Yuanji was stunned. It was rare for Li Xiaogong to make such a promise.
But why does Li Xiaogong think that he can't win that position?
Li Yuanji turned around, looked at Li Xiaogong, and couldn't help but said: "Why does my cousin think that I can't win that position?"
Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth, stared at Li Yuanji tightly, and said: "It's not that we can't fight, but it's impossible to win."
Just when Li Yuanji was about to speak, he heard Li Xiaogong say again: "Even if you count me, Third Sister, Uncle Shen Tong Wang, and even Dao Zong, Uncle Shen Fu Wang and other clan members, we still can't win."
Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "Is my second brother so strong? Even if we are put together, we are still no match for him?"
Li Xiaogong glared slightly and said: "What do you think? Do you think I really can't do anything to Li Daliang? What a joke! Although I have only been in charge south of the river for a year, my old troops are spread all over the south of the river.
Not to mention that Li Daliang is just a general manager of a small state, he is a great official, and I can make his life worse than death."
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Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong and said, "So if you don't move Li Daliang, it's not because you really can't do anything to Li Daliang, but because you don't want to be an enemy of my second brother?"
Li Xiaogong nodded without hesitation and said without hesitation: "I have also been the Lord of Half the Wall, and I know very well how huge the power the Lord of Half the Wall has.
So I would rather suffer some losses and lose some face than become Erlang's enemy."
Li Yuanji raised his eyebrows, "You said my second brother is the master of half the wall?"
Li Xiaogong asked, "You don't believe it?"
Li Yuanji nodded. Although Li Shimin's power was great in Jiangbei, Li Yuan's power was even greater, and Li Jiancheng's power did not give in too much.
Otherwise, why would Li Yuan become emperor, and what would Li Jiancheng use to fight against Li Shimin?
Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will teach you to be a good boy. From the day I, Li Tang, started my army, to now, your second brother can be found all over Jiangbei, and there are also your second brother's footprints.
Your second brother's people have penetrated into every corner, covertly or covertly.
Even in Hebei Province, which you control, your second brother is still there.
If you are serious, you can check and find out that almost all of Jiangbei have people from your second brother serving as general managers, and even more serving as governors.
If your second brother wants to do something, people from all over Jiangbei will definitely respond.
The manpower you operate in Hebei Road cannot leave Hebei Road at all.
The twelve guards, four palaces, and the prince's six rates held by your father and your eldest brother can only stop your second brother for a while.
Not to mention that many people in the Twelve Guards and Four Houses have been bribed by your second brother and become members of your second brother's house.
The Tiance Mansion and the Xiuwen Hall under your second brother are called the Little Imperial Court, do you think they are called for nothing?"
Li Xiaogong was actually very reluctant to reveal some details about Li Shimin because it would easily offend Li Shimin.
But in order to prevent Li Yuanji from getting too hot-headed and throwing eggs at stones, he still shook off some of the details about Li Shimin.
In Li Xiaogong's view, Li Shimin was already sure of victory.
The reason why we are still fighting and snatching is just for a name.
A justifiable name.
Otherwise, trouble would have arisen long ago.
Li Yuanji fell into silence and did not rush to speak.
He knew most of what Li Xiaogong said. The only thing he didn't know was the extent to which Li Shimin controlled the four houses of the Twelve Guards.
Li Xiaogong was appointed as the general of the Zuojianmen Mansion and had entered the core of the Twelve Guards and Four Mansion.
The reason why Li Xiaogong is so afraid of Li Shimin, it can even be said that he is afraid of Li Shimin, is probably because he sensed something in the core of the Twelve Guards and Four Houses.
So I don't want to be Li Shimin's enemy.
If Li Yuanji guessed correctly, Li Shimin's control, or influence, over the four houses of the Twelve Guards has reached the point where it can change the world.
Only in this way, the combination of internal and external forces, can scare Li Xiaogong, a man who once controlled half of the country, so that he is unwilling to go against him.
"Even so, my second brother is not half-lord, right?"
Li Yuanji was thinking and questioning.
Although Li Shimin has a lot of power to control and influence, he is not yet half the master.
Otherwise, wouldn’t Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng look useless?
No matter how you say it, Li Yuan is a former monarch and an immediate emperor, and no matter how you say it, Li Jiancheng is a legitimate heir to the empire, with considerable virtue and ability.
How could all the power be taken away by Li Shimin?
Li Xiaogong snorted coldly and said: "Your father only cares about his old ministers. He keeps making profits for his old ministers and promoting them to high positions. Your eldest brother has no talents and virtues, but he is firmly entrenched in the position of prince.
He was restrained and unable to move, so he could only wallow among the civil servants.
But how many old ministers are there under your father? How can those civil servants under your elder brother affect the overall situation?
When thousands of troops and horses are coming to kill them, who among them can stand up and carry the banner?
Pei Ji? Chen Shuda? Xiao Yu? Wei Zheng? Pei Ju? Or Wang Gui?"
Li Yuanji was stunned.
Li Xiaogong continued: "Your father only values and trusts old ministers, and your eldest brother can only wallow among the civil servants. Therefore, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, almost all those who surrendered, those who surrendered, and those who came to surrender on their own initiative were under your control."
At my brother's house.
And these people are all top-notch heroes selected from the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty.
It's a hundred times better than those people under your father's command who just want to eat and die while waiting for death.
He is a thousand times better than the counselors under your eldest brother who are not even dirty-minded."
Li Yuanji frowned and said, "What does this have to do with my second brother controlling half of the country?"
Li Xiaogong stared, "Your father only has a group of old ministers who are waiting for death, and your elder brother only has a group of counselors who are not evil-hearted, and they are all nestled in Chang'an City.
Your second brother's house has a group of outstanding people who are a hundred times more powerful than them. Not only are they nesting in Chang'an City, but they are also spread outside Chang'an City.
Who has the final say about half of the country?"
Li Yuanji frowned and said nothing.
Li Xiaogong added: "Your eldest brother seems to have deployed his own people all over Jiangbei, constantly appointing officials, big and small, but almost all of them are civil servants.
And civil servants are of no use at all when chaos breaks out."
What Li Xiaogong said was a bit extreme.
But one thing is right.
That is, in a violent confrontation, the person holding the pen is definitely not the opponent holding the gun.
The officials Li Jiancheng placed in various places were all pen-wielding.
And the officials placed by Li Shimin in various places were all armed with guns.
In this era where military and political affairs can be grasped at the same time, the person holding the pen is never the opponent holding the gun.
From a military perspective alone, Li Shimin did say that he was half the master of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanji's heart moved.
However, he, Li Yi, An Xinggui, and Li Shenfu are all variables in this.
Outside Chang'an City and north of the river, it seems that they are the only four people who can influence Li Shimin in the military.
"Now you know how scary your second brother is, right? Do you still dare to be your enemy?"
Li Xiaogong asked with wide eyes.
Li Yuanji raised his brows and smiled calmly, "I didn't want to compete for that position, so how could I be my second brother's enemy?"
Li Xiaogong rolled his eyes, "You really don't want to compete for that position? Then what are you, your third sister, and Uncle Shen Tong Wang planning in private?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiaogong and asked, "Are you sure you want to know?"
Li Xiaogong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't I say that as long as you don't fight for that position, I can help you with anything you do."
Li Yuanji did not rush to tell Li Xiaogong what he was planning, but said doubtfully: "What exactly am I planning, I will tell you later. Since you agreed to help me, I have a question to ask you.
Since you don't want to be my second brother's enemy, why did you still give Li Jing to me?
If I use Li Jing to deal with my second brother, won't my second brother have to deal with you at the same time as he deals with me?"
Li Xiaogong's appetite had been whetted, and when he suddenly heard Li Yuanji's words, he glared, "Li Jing was transferred to you from the third sister, not from me.
If Erlang wants to cause trouble, he should go to Third Sister instead of me."
Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong in astonishment.
Li Xiaogong snorted and said: "I am no longer the general manager of Jingzhou, and I no longer control the power of Yangzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou. Where the people in these places go has nothing to do with me."
Li Yuanji couldn't help but said: "You didn't want to offend my second brother, but you dragged my third sister into the water. Is this the right thing for you to do?"
Li Xiaogong said disapprovingly: "Your direct descendants have the final say in this world, so you will naturally have to endure some hardships."
Li Yuanji sighed, "You are really shameless."
Li Xiaogong shouted: "Aren't you shameless? Don't think I can't tell. You have been thinking about Li Jing for a long time. Even if I don't give it to you, you will try your best to take him away from me."
Li Yuanji glanced at Li Xiaogong, "Do you still want to know my plan?"
Li Xiaogong's momentum weakened and he looked at Li Yuanji with disdain.
Li Yuanji said frankly: "We have initially discussed not to interfere with the ownership of the throne. But if my eldest brother and my second brother go to war for the throne, we will work together to intervene.
I will strive to ensure that there will be no casualties in the process of passing on the throne of my Li family."
Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in astonishment, then he looked disappointed, and then he yelled, "Childish! Ridiculous! Unbelievably stupid!"
Li Xiaogong glared and shouted: "You are not three years old anymore, how can you have such childish ideas? Your eldest brother and Erlang are already incompatible with each other, how can there be no damage?
If your second brother can't help but launch a mutiny, not only will your eldest brother die, but you who rushed out will also die."