Chapter 0039 Li Yuan is either playing with fire or playing with fire on the way
Princess Qin is walking in the palace, who dares to stop her?
Only Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and several noble concubines and crown princes could stop him.
But among these people, who would go to the Wude Hall to guard the gate for him?!
Moreover, when Li Yuan sealed the Hall of Wude, he only prevented him from going out, and did not say that he would not let others in.
Xie Shufang was running wildly inside and outside Wude Hall, and no one stopped him from leaving.
Li Shimin's words are just a rhetoric and an excuse.
Li Ji saw through it without saying anything and acted with Li Shimin.
"You and I are from the same mother and father, so it's right for me to miss you."
Li Shimin said seriously.
Li Ji smiled and said: "Second brother is right."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said: "I borrowed the imperial physician my father assigned to you because I needed it urgently. The imperial physician my father assigned me is still in Tongguan. I will send him to you for your use later."
When Li Ji heard this, he rolled his eyes inwardly.
He now understands why Li Shimin started playing the emotional card to him.
When Li Yuan dispatched imperial doctors, it was impossible to send them out one by one, they must be sent out together.
He had previously sent Uncle Xie to send someone to invite the imperial physician who was following him. The imperial physician must have traveled to Hanguguan on a starry night.
Li Shimin intercepted the man along the way and took him to Yin Qiao to sell his favor.
In order to prevent him from making trouble, this was the reason.
"Second brother is the head coach of this expedition to Hebei, so there is no room for error. Second brother is in urgent need of borrowing an imperial doctor, so naturally I have to open the door to facilitate him."
Li Ji said with a smile.
sensible!
Li Shimin admired in his heart and said with a smile: "You have indeed grown up and become sensible."
Li Ji said humbly: "Second brother is joking. Compared to second brother, I am still very immature."
Li Shimin laughed, suddenly reached out and patted Li Ji on the shoulder and said: "Don't think about the things that are there and not in the future..."
Li Shimin's words were a bit abrupt.
But Li Ji understood the meaning and said with a smile: "The second brother said something, what is it?"
Li Shimin asked with a smile, "You purged the Wude Palace, recruited Ling Jing, and sought military glory for your soldiers. What did you do?"
Now that Li Shimin had said it, Li Ji no longer needed to hide it, and immediately said openly: "Wude Palace has been stuffed into a sieve by you. I'm afraid you all know the details of my intercourse with the princess."
’s clear as day.
In this case, why don't I clear out the Wude Hall?
Do you want me to lie in your ears and practice human ethics?"
"Cough cough cough..."
The impact of Li Ji's words was so strong that Li Shimin was so shocked that he coughed.
Li Ji pretended not to hear Li Shimin's embarrassing cough and continued: "It was Pei Ji who did the recruiting Ling Jing. Pei Ji's words almost made me fall between you and my eldest brother.
My small body cannot withstand the abuse of you and my elder brother.
I can only find someone to protect my safety.
As soon as my eldest brother took action, I worked hard on the documents for more than half a month.
Although you didn't take any action, you used me as a gun once."
"So you wrote a letter to my father, causing my eldest brother and I to be criticized by our father?"
Li Shimin asked maliciously.
Li Ji rolled his eyes at Li Shimin and said, "I also have a temper, okay? If I don't do anything, will I be squashed and rounded by you two?"
Li Shimin smiled awkwardly.
"You and I are brothers, how could I harm you?"
Li Shimin said with a dry smile.
Li Ji thought 'haha' in his heart.
Historically, Li Jiancheng thought the same way, so he almost killed you; Historically, Li Yuanji also thought the same way, so he tried every means to kill you; Historically, you also thought the same way, so you sent Li Jiancheng to death as soon as you made a move
I met with Li Yuanji, Prince of Hell.
Seeing Li Ji looking at him with a half-smile but not speaking, Li Shimin chuckled and said, "Then what are you doing to seek military glory for the people under your command?"
Li Ji looked at Li Shimin as if he were a fool and said: "If I don't seek any benefits for them, how can they risk their lives to protect me? Those people under your command, you haven't given them enough benefits, how can they risk their lives to help you?"
When Li Shimin heard Li Ji's words, he was stunned for a long time.
It seems that he has made the problem complicated.
A bit embarrassing.
Li Shimin smiled dryly and said: "Hahaha... that's true."
Having said this, Li Shimin stood up, patted Li Ji's shoulder again, and said with a smile: "Treat your soldiers well, they will indeed sacrifice their lives to protect you on the battlefield.
You have two thousand armored men under your command, and as long as they are willing to risk their lives to fight for you, they can protect you even in an army formation of tens of thousands of people."
What Li Shimin said was true.
But Li Ji didn't like it.
Not all armors are called Xuanjiajun.
Not all armored soldiers are led by Duan Zhixuan.
There is still a difference between iron armor and iron armor.
There is a huge gap between the iron armor under his command and Li Shimin's black armor army.
"Second brother is right."
Li Ji pouted.
Li Shimin laughed and said: "You are indeed different. Not bad, not bad. As your brother, I am very happy."
After saying this, Li Shimin quickly left the barracks without Li Jixiang seeing him off.
As soon as Li Shimin left, Li Ji sat on the couch and pouted.
Li Shimin staged a show of brotherly love for him. He successfully lent his imperial doctor a favor, beat him and tricked him into talking nonsense.
He took advantage of the situation and told Li Shimin some truth.
If Li Shimin believed him, he would not regard him as a threat, and his safety factor would skyrocket.
If Li Shimin doesn't believe it, it doesn't seem to be that important.
From the conversation he had just had with Li Shimin, it was obvious that Li Shimin did not regard him as a threat.
Maybe it's because he is too weak and not enough to stand out in front of Li Shimin.
Or perhaps, Li Shimin was fooled by Li Yuan again and no longer cared about him, a potential threat that was still growing.
Judging from the series of events that happened in the Tai Chi Palace before, it is obvious that Li Yuan promised the crown prince position to Li Shimin again.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Li Shimin to happily agree to command the army after refusing to command it many times, let alone to propose that Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province should raise its own provisions.
Li Shimin wanted to use this to tell Li Yuan that I can do what Li Jiancheng can do, and I can do what Li Jiancheng cannot do.
If you try to fool me again, it won't make sense.
Li Shimin just felt that if he returned with a great victory this time, he would definitely become the crown prince.
As long as he sat on the throne of the prince, with the civil and military personnel under his command, as well as those in the East Palace, he would be able to handle Li Yuan reliably, let alone Li Ji.
Therefore, Li Shimin doesn't care whether he can become a threat at all now.
However, Li Ji knew in his heart that Li Yuan was obviously fooling Li Shimin again. It is estimated that when Li Shimin went on the expedition, Li Yuan had already figured out how to pretend to be confused and how to get this matter over with.
So Li Shimin is destined to be disappointed again this time.
If Li Yuan was an emperor who promised a thousand pieces of gold, then historically it would have been impossible for Li Shimin to ascend the throne through mutiny.
"Li Yuan had a lot of fun playing with his son..."
Li Ji sighed.
Li Yuan thought he was teasing Li Shimin, but he didn't know he was trying to get rid of him.
When Li Shimin completely loses hope in him, and when the fire reaches a point where it is difficult to control, Li Shimin's troops will be aimed at the palace.
If Li Shimin's troops were to point directly at the palace.
What Li Yuan can do...
"It seems that the only option is to use me as cannon fodder and hurt each other with Li Shimin. It is best to fight with one another and both parties will suffer losses."
Li Ji has a headache.
He told some truths to Li Shimin and discovered that Li Shimin did not regard him as a threat, so the safety factor increased.
But the crisis has not been resolved.
The harder Li Yuan manipulated Li Shimin, the more powerful Li Shimin's counterattack became.
Li Yuan was forced to have no choice but to push him out to fight with Li Shimin.
The reason why Li Yuan is still hesitant to adopt Pei Ji's advice to Li Yuan is because Li Shimin has not counterattacked yet and still has expectations for Li Yuan.
The pressure Li Yuan felt from Li Shimin was also passed on from Li Jiancheng.
Li Yuan should feel that Li Shimin is still within his 'controllable range'.
But once Li Shimin started to fight back, Li Yuan would immediately realize that Li Shimin had already exceeded his "controllable range".
The only allies Li Yuan could find and trust were him and Li Jiancheng.
Li Yuan will definitely protect Li Jiancheng to the death, and he will definitely become Li Yuan's cannon fodder.
He doesn't want to be cannon fodder, and cannon fodder will never end well.
There are only two paths he can choose.
Either side with Li Shimin and go against Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng.
Either strengthen yourself and protect yourself so that Li Yuan does not dare to use him as cannon fodder.
"If Li Shimin takes sides, Li Shimin will definitely ask me to help him 'charge into the battle'. I am a good chess piece against Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng. It would be strange if he doesn't use it.
At that time, I became Li Shimin's cannon fodder.
If Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng accidentally kill me, Li Shimin will probably shed only a few crocodile tears."
"If I strengthen myself and protect myself, I won't become cannon fodder for both of them. If Li Yuan forces me to go out and fight Li Shimin in the ring, I have enough strength to refuse and threaten him.
Even if Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are afraid that I will become an oriole and want to deal with me, they will still be afraid."
Li Ji murmured thoughtfully, and after a long time, he gradually had an idea in his mind.
It's better to strengthen yourself and protect yourself.
If you become cannon fodder and Li Yuan's cannon fodder, your chance of death is almost 10%. Either you will be killed by Li Shimin when you are fighting with Li Shimin in the ring, or you will be killed by Li Shimin after Li Shimin takes power.
Being Li Shimin's cannon fodder has a 50% chance of death. If he helps Li Shimin charge into the battle, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng will definitely focus their fire to kill him first.
Li Yuan might let him live, but Li Jiancheng would definitely kill him in order to avoid future troubles.
If he strengthens himself and protects himself, the chance of death is less than 10%. He will not participate in the fight for the throne. Even if Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng are afraid of him and join forces to deal with him, they have to consider whether he will bring a large number of people to the other side, and even more
You have to consider whether he will bite one party hard and take advantage of the other party. The final result is that the two of them will force him to join the feudal clan in a tacit understanding.
It is also possible to win over each other, give him countless benefits, and promise him countless benefits. What he should do depends entirely on the situation.
At that time, it will not be Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin who use him as cannon fodder, but whoever promises the most benefits and who can ensure that he can live the life he wants, he will be able to help.