Chapter 0610 Li Shimins trump card is decreasing little by little
Li Shimin was indeed very concerned about this matter. After Li Jiancheng finished speaking, his face suddenly became gloomy, and his hand holding the chess pieces became harder.
Li Yuanji waved to Yu Wenbao, who was striding back and forth for the fourth time outside the city gate building.
After Yu Wenbao ran into the city gate building in a hurry and came up to him, he cursed angrily: "Go and hang around at the top of the city. Don't wander around in front of my eyes, or I will whip you. Do you believe it?"
Yu Wenbao was not afraid, and after happily agreeing, he left the city gate building in a hurry.
After Yu Wenbao's figure completely disappeared, Li Yuanji turned back to look at Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and said calmly: "You sent Ling Jing over and over again to deliver messages to me, and invited me here specifically, aren't you just for me to see?
Are you bickering?
I don’t have this kind of free time, I’m still busy dealing with government affairs in various places.”
Li Jiancheng said as if he had come from before: "Isn't it tiring to deal with the government affairs of various places? That position is not that easy to sit in. Not only do you have to deal with the government affairs of various places, you also have to scheming with all the officials in the government and the public, and you also have to deal with all the royal relatives.
Please ask.
It is said that he has great power, but in fact it is no different from being in jail."
Li Yuanji nodded and agreed nonchalantly: "Yeah, it's very tiring and annoying. I'm not free yet. It's really no different from being in jail.
I quite envy you, you can be free and do whatever you want here without restraint."
Li Jiancheng inexplicably felt something pierce into his heart. After giving Li Yuanji a vicious look, he didn't want to speak anymore.
No matter how it is possible, he also wants to be tired, annoyed, and without freedom.
It's a pity that it can't be done.
"Don't take advantage of me and act like a good boy. Father has handed over all the authority to you. I think all the civil and military personnel under my command will soon be taken over by you.
If you want that position, you no longer need to be secretive, you can sit on it openly and no one will make any remarks."
Li Shimin casually placed a piece on the chessboard and said in a cold tone.
Li Yuanji followed closely and said calmly: "The second brother said this beautifully, but if I really sit in that position, you and the eldest brother will probably jump in anger, right?"
Although he has become the leader of the Tang Dynasty and controls most of the power in the Tang Dynasty, it is no different from sitting in that position.
But he didn't sit in that position, and he sat in that position are completely different things.
It can be said that if he did not sit in that position, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would still have a chance, but once he sat in that position, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would have no chance at all.
It doesn't mean that after he takes that position, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin won't be able to make a comeback or compete with him.
But Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin believed that after he took that position, he would definitely eliminate the root causes and resolve all future troubles.
Since everyone is dead, there is no way to argue with him.
The reason why Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin think so is because they will inevitably do this once they take power.
They are judging others by themselves.
"You will definitely jump when you jump, because when you sit in that position, it will be the end of us. We are all going to die. How can we take it calmly?
It’s just that I trust you and won’t make things difficult for them.”
Li Shimin said as if he had seen through everything.
Li Yuanji did not deny it, but nodded and said: "You are right, no matter whether I take that position or not, I will not make it difficult for them.
But if those people under your control don’t give up and want to use them for something, then I won’t hold back.”
This can be regarded as leaving room for oneself, and it can also be regarded as a warning to Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin not to act rashly.
Li Shimin nodded and said nothing more, but continued to play chess silently.
After Li Yuanji accompanied Li Shimin and lost two or three pieces, he spoke again: "So why did you invite me here? If it's just to play chess with me, then I won't accompany you."
Li Shimin put down the chess piece he had just twisted and asked indifferently: "Did Xu Shizong rebel?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and asked: "Did you judge it from the documents I gave you?"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, from the day you started sending me documents, I have been paying attention to all the documents from Shaanxi Province and Duji Province.
A month and a half ago, there were still documents about various parts of Tōki Province, but a month ago, there were no documents about the eastern part of Tōki Province.
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Among the governors east of Duji Road, Xu Shizong has the most impatient temper and the most uncertain temper. Therefore, among the governors east of Duji Road, if there is anyone who will contradict what I said in the Tang Dynasty, it must be Xu Shizong.
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Li Yuanji admired: "It seems you know your former subordinates very well?"
Li Shimin said confidently: "If I don't understand them, how can I dare to use them with confidence? It is precisely because I understand them and understand them clearly that I put each of them in a position that suits them and let them
Contribute to our great success in the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin had already seen that Xu Shizong had rebelled, and Li Yuanji no longer needed to hide it. He immediately nodded and said: "Yes, Xu Shizong did rebel. After rebelling, he conquered several counties and gathered people in Si River to express their righteousness.
, and later gathered a group of rebels and moved to Zhaozhou.
Now we are at odds with Li Jing, Luo Shixin, and Su Dingfang, and Zhaozhou is about to be beaten to pieces by them."
Li Shimin originally looked like he had seen through everything, but after hearing this, his eyes widened and he blurted out: "Did you guess that Xu Shizong would rebel, and sent someone to guide him to Zhaozhou?"
This kind of thing is not difficult to guess.
Because Xu Shizong was loyal to Li Shimin, if he rebelled, it would definitely be for Li Shimin.
Whether he wanted to rush into Chang'an to rescue Li Shimin, or to gather all the soldiers and horses in Duji Road and Shaanxi Province to form a wave of rebellion and force the court to release Li Shimin, he would go west instead of northeast.
Therefore, after Li Shimin learned that Xu Shizong had rebelled, instead of going west, he ran to Zhaozhou in the northeast. He could naturally guess that what Xu Shizong was doing now was because someone deliberately guided him to do this.
And the person who can guide him to do this must be a more important person in the Qin Palace.
"good……"
Li Yuanji did not hide it, but frankly told Li Shimin his answer.
Li Shimin's face instantly turned livid.
Since Li Yuanji sent a more powerful person than Xu Shizong to Duji Province to guide Xu Shizong to rebel, he would definitely catch all those in Duji Province who dared to rebel against the imperial court.
Then he guided these people into the pockets laid by Li Jing, Luo Shixin, Su Dingfang and others. It was self-evident what was waiting for them.
He was sure that after the battle of Zhaozhou, his loyal ministers and good generals in Duji Province were probably exhausted. It would be difficult for him to do anything with the help of his loyal ministers and generals in Duji Province in the future.
It's possible.
With one of his trump cards ruined like this, how could he take it calmly and keep his face as normal?
"Yuanji, what a great trick, you're better than me..."
Li Jiancheng sighed and praised Li Yuanji. As long as it was something that could hit Li Shimin or touch Li Shimin's heart, he would spare no effort to do it or say it.
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded without speaking.
Of course he is stronger than Li Jiancheng. If he were not as strong as Li Jiancheng, he would be the one being imprisoned here now, not Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.
Li Shimin didn't pay any attention to what Li Jiancheng said. After being silent for a long time with a gloomy face, he faintly bit his molars and said, "Is it Yin Kaishan?"
Li Yuanji smiled and asked: "Why not someone else? Why do you think it is Yin Kaishan?"
Li Shimin stared slightly and said: "Because among all the civil and military personnel under my command, only Qu Tutong and Yin Kaishan are closest to you, and Yin Kaishan owes you two lives.
You have enough chips to ask Yin Kaishan to help you do this."
Li Yuanji shook his head and said with emotion: "You are only half right. It is indeed Yin Kaishan who helped me do this, but Yin Kaishan did not do this just to repay his kindness."
Li Shimin said coldly: "What else can it be but repaying a favor?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin seriously and sighed: "It's you, your son, those under your command who are unwilling to submit to me, and it's the fate of all of you who asked Yin Kaishan to do this."
Li Shimin was obviously taken aback, and he gritted his molars again and said, "You risked our lives to force Yin Kaishan?"
Li Yuanji chuckled and said, "Is this really necessary? Don't you know your status now? You are prisoners. I can find a reason to execute you and them at any time and anywhere."
The reason why I didn't take action was because the vast majority of them had contributed to the Tang Dynasty. I didn't want people to think that the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty couldn't tolerate meritorious officials, and I didn't want people to think that those who sacrificed their lives for the Tang Dynasty couldn't be tolerated.
To a good end.
It is also because the vast majority of them are capable people. As long as they can continue to be used by our Datang, they can quickly help our Datang prosper.
But this does not mean that I will not kill them. If they are not willing to continue to be used by my Datang, then in order to prevent them from gathering together to cause trouble to our Datang, and to prevent them from being used by the enemies of my Datang, I
Will eradicate them without hesitation.
Yin Kaishan saw my thoughts, and I made my thoughts clear to Yin Kaishan.
In order to help you fight for your life, Yin Kaishan agreed to help me do this.
It was precisely because of Yin Kaishan's efforts that when those people under your command were making small moves behind my back, I didn't kill them immediately. Instead, I sent people to lobby them, and personally gave them advice, and tried hard.
Try to convince them.
Speaking of which, the reason why you and the people under your command are living so well now is because there are people like Yin Kaishan who are carrying the burden for you.
So you should be grateful to them instead of gnashing your teeth at them after hearing that they have done something that is not good for you.
In that case, they will be disappointed, and I will feel sorry for them."