Li Xiuning shook his head and said with firm eyes: "I never thought about holding anyone's life, I just don't want to see my close relatives killing each other for the place where you sit, and the blood will not stop."
Li Yuan sneered: "You think you can stop them from killing each other just by controlling the guards in the palace? How naive!"
Li Xiuning shook his head again and said, "I don't think so."
Li Yuanpi said with a smile: "Oh, so you have other ideas?"
Li Xiuning nodded and said: "I hope my father can also hand over the twelve guards to the fourth brother's control."
Li Yuan was stunned and smiled, but there was no warmth in his smile, but a hint of sarcasm, "You want me to hand over the Twelve Guards to him? Are you crazy or am I crazy?"
Can't you see what he did in the palace?
If he takes control of the Twelve Guards, the ones who have come to Anlimen in recent days will no longer be his soldiers and generals, but the army of the Twelve Guards!"
Li Xiuning stared at Li Yuan seriously and said: "But he never hurt his father, nor did he hurt his eldest brother and second brother, right?"
Li Yuan was immediately stopped by the question. After staring at Li Xiuning several times, he sneered: "That's because we all follow him. If we didn't follow him, he would have attacked us long ago."
Li Xiuning said firmly: "I don't think fourth brother is this kind of person!"
Li Yuan shouted: "I think you were deceived by him!"
Li Xiuning shook his head and said: "It's not that I was deceived by the fourth brother, but that my father couldn't bear to leave the Twelve Guards, so he made many excuses here."
Li Xiuning hit the nail on the head.
Li Yuan was like a child whose secrets were revealed, and said angrily: "How could I not let it go?! If I couldn't let it go, they would come to Tiance Mansion, Tongjun Mansion, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Are you trying to show off to me here?!"
Li Xiuning said without hesitation: "You just can't bear it!"
Li Yuan blew his beard and glared angrily and shouted: "Okay! I'll give it! But even if I hand over all Su Wei and Twelve Guards to you, you can't stop Jiancheng and Shimin from fighting."
Li Xiuning nodded and said: "I know this, so I hope that my father can make a decree to seal the crown prince's edict within the East Palace. In the future, except for sacrifices and ceremonies, the crown prince's edict will not leave the East Palace."
When Li Jiancheng heard this, his eyes widened.
This is no longer as simple as removing his authority.
If we add a condition that no official can meet the prince except for sacrifices and ceremonies, it will be no different from a ban.
"In addition, I also hope that my father can issue an edict to the officials so that they are not allowed to see the prince except for sacrifices and ceremonies, let alone have any private dealings with the prince."
Li Xiuning spoke again, and very considerately filled in what Li Jiancheng was thinking.
Li Jiancheng stood up suddenly and shouted: "How can this be done?!"
Li Xiuning glanced at Li Jiancheng and said, "Why can't this be done? Are we going to let you continue to plot with your subordinates and continue to murder your brothers?"
Li Jiancheng stared and shouted: "But in this case, what kind of prince am I?!"
Li Xiuning said calmly: "The innocent prince who is harmless to humans and animals."
Li Jiancheng said angrily: "Then what's the point of me, the prince, doing this?!"
Li Xiuning said coldly: "Now it's not whether you want to be the prince, but we need you to be the prince."
"you!"
Li Jiancheng stared angrily.
Li Yuan added fuel to the fire from the side, "Then becoming the prince, wouldn't he become a puppet prince?"
Li Xiuning said without hesitation: "There is nothing wrong with the puppet prince, at least he won't die."
When Li Jiancheng heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
There is nothing wrong with being a puppet prince?!
What’s so good about the puppet prince?!
Li Yuanpi nodded with a smile and said: "In this way, Jiancheng is indeed trapped by you, and there is no way to make any mistakes again. What about this beast Shimin?"
Li Xiuning said seriously: "I also hope that my father will abolish the Tiance Mansion, abolish the Xiuwen Museum, and take back all the power in the hands of my second brother."
Li Yuan nodded and said: "I still have some ideas, but this is not enough to restrain this beast Shimin."
Li Xiuning continued: "So I need my father to hand over all the abolished officials to my fourth brother."
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a half-smile: "Are you a subordinate official of the East Palace and will he be handed over to Yuan Ji, the rebellious son, to take charge of him in the future?"
Li Xiuning nodded without hesitation.
Li Yuan said again: "You want Yuan Ji, the traitor, to be a powerful minister like Huo Guang. Do you think this traitor has what it takes?"
"of course not!"
Before Li Xiuning could speak, Li Jiancheng shouted first.
Li Yuan nodded in agreement and said, "I don't think this traitor is a traitor either!"
Li Xiuning frowned, stared at Li Yuan and said, "Since my father thinks my idea is inappropriate, what are you going to do, maintain the status quo, and wait to collect the bodies of my brothers?"
Li Yuan was so shocked that he was speechless.
Li Xiuning said seriously: "If it weren't for my father who was still in his prime, I would have even hoped that my father would take the initiative to abdicate, let my eldest brother ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and then divide the power of the Tang Dynasty into three parts. Yuanji, Shimin, I, each would be in charge.
One.
In this way, not only will no one covet the throne that eldest brother sits on, but the Tang Dynasty will also become more prosperous through the efforts of our brothers and sisters.
With our brothers and sisters watching over us, there will be no bloodshed in the succession of the throne of the Tang Dynasty in the future."
Li Yuan sneered and said: "Imaginary talk! You have never held the power of the world, and you have no idea how much energy you can mobilize sitting in this position.
Therefore, the day when my Zen position is completed is the day when your body and mind will die."
Li Xiuning said seriously: "I will seal off the Tai Chi Palace so that my brother's edict cannot leave the Tai Chi Palace. I will also let all officials in the world know that only the documents issued by me, Yuanji, and Shimin are valid. My brother's edict is
It’s just a piece of waste paper.”
Li Yuan stared and shouted: "What a big ambition, what a big appetite, but too naive."
Li Xiuning nodded and said: "I know this is naive. I also know that my father is now in the prime of life and it is impossible for him to give up the throne. I also know that my second brother is ambitious and unwilling to succumb to others, so I just thought about it.
I didn’t ask my father to do this.”
Li Yuan curled his lips disdainfully and said, "You're still not dizzy."
Li Xiuning asked: "So what I mentioned earlier, will my father agree or not?"
Li Yuan chuckled and said: "You have already thought about it for my father. How can it be okay if my father refuses to agree? It's just that even if all the power of this beast like Jiancheng and Shimin is cut off, the remaining power will still remain.
What are you going to do if there is another commotion?"
Li Xiuning opened her mouth and was about to speak when she heard Li Yuan say again: "The Turks are about to go south. Such a big change has happened in our Tang Dynasty. People will be panicked by then. What are you going to do?"
Li Xiuning gritted his teeth and said: "I will seal off the East Palace and Chengqing Palace. Once the eldest brother and the second brother have any changes, I will not show mercy.
I will ask the King of Hejian to be the commander-in-chief, Li Shiji to be the commander-in-chief of the left army, Huang Junhan to be the commander-in-chief of the right army, Li Jing to be the commander-in-chief of the front army, and Ren Gui to be the commander-in-chief of the rear army, to deal with the Turks together."
Li Yuan frowned and said: "Xiao Gong's contribution is already great enough. If he makes more contributions, no one in our Tang Dynasty can suppress him."
Li Xiuning asked: "Who does father think is suitable?"
Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanji without thinking.
Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "Of course my father will lead the expedition in person!"
Among the Li family, apart from him, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin, is there really no one who can make Li Yuan hand over the army with confidence?
have!
This person is Li Yuan himself.
Li Yuan is not a weak scholar.
Li Yuan was an emperor who grew up on horseback. He had the ability to lead large armies in battle, so naturally he could also lead his own expeditions.
When Li Yuan heard Li Yuanji's words, the corner of his mouth twitched obviously.
He is capable of driving a chariot and conquering in person, but half of his abilities have been wasted due to eating, drinking and having fun in recent years. If he is asked to control a chariot and conquer in person, he doesn't have the courage.
It's not that he's afraid of fighting, it's that he's afraid of losing and losing all the face he's managed to save over the years.
"How can it be as simple as you say to conquer it yourself?"
Li Yuan scolded with a straight face.
Li Yuanji said calmly: "Then let me take the eldest brother and the second brother to go on the expedition together. What does father think?"
Li Yuan had a straight face and thought to himself, this... is barely acceptable.
He just kept the eldest son and the second son in the hands of the third son, because he always felt that the eldest son and the second son would be in danger.
"This...this may not be appropriate."
"This won't work, that won't work either, so there's no need to talk about it? Then we won't talk about it."
Li Yuanji was ready to flip the table again.
Li Yuan suddenly became anxious, "I didn't say anything, so we don't have to talk about it!"
Li Yuanji nodded and said, "Then just follow what my third sister said in the end."
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who was sitting on the side pretending to be a clay Buddha, were also stunned.
"You, you, what do you mean?"
Li Yuan stared and asked in disbelief.
Li Yuanji said calmly: "What can it mean? It means that you give up the throne to my eldest brother, and my eldest brother will be a peaceful emperor in the Tai Chi Palace, harmless to humans and animals.
My three sisters and I rule the world of the Tang Dynasty together.
As for my second brother, let him find a way to atone for his sins first.
When he has almost redeemed himself, he can take over the power from me or my third sister."
Li Yuan was shocked and shouted: "Didn't I tell you that this idea is naive and childish?!"
Li Yuanji said calmly: "I think it's good. It's done in one step. It will save you more variables in the future and have to fight again and again."
Li Yuan shouted angrily: "Absurd! What a nonsense!"
Li Jiancheng no longer knew how to express his emotions and kept worrying.
He is willing to accept Li Yuan's concession and become emperor in one step.
But he was unwilling to be treated as a powerless puppet who couldn't even get out of the palace even with edicts.
Li Shimin didn't care at all about everything discussed today, so he said as if he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously: "I think it's pretty good, at least they didn't kill me."
