In the Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan rubbed his temples, looking like he had a headache... Ever since he made peace with the Turks more than two months ago and turned his attention to the war in Hebei, he has had headaches from time to time.
Of course, the most frequent headache attacks have been in the past two days... Dalang has already been embarrassed, and now that Erlang has brought this matter out again, shouldn't he be dealt with it?
But Li Yuan couldn't say... Erlang, forget it, anyway, not only did Daoxuan not die, but he won a great victory.
But think about it if the second son asked...a sage's hand edict?
Could it be that Li Yuan was going to lick his face and say... I promised Da Lang privately?
Below, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng sit opposite each other, the former looks calm and the latter looks angry.
Most of the subsequent prime ministers kept silent. Feng Deyi and Pei Shiju did not want to be involved, while Feng Deyi only wanted to make soy sauce.
Only Chen Shuda, who had a strong temperament, said with emotion: "Xiabo was defeated. Shi Wanbao sat back and watched the King of Huaiyang fall into the battle. He was the first to bear the blame. If he is not held accountable, how will the law exist in the future?"
Later, Xiao Yu also echoed: "The original Duke had no great achievements, but he was jealous of talents and talents, which caused 30,000 soldiers to bury his bones in Shandong. Even if he committed suicide, he must be held accountable."
After a pause, Xiao Yu added: "Liu Heitai has been defeated, Xu Yuanlang has been crowned, and Du Fuwei has already set off to the north. The world is almost unified, and it is time to come out with one branch."
Li Yuan was startled for a moment, raised his head and glanced, and saw that Chen Shuda was also speechless, and then he realized... These two people have never been involved in the fight for the heir, and what they said was out of public conscience.
The political orders in the early Tang Dynasty did not come from one sect. As the king, Li Jiancheng was the prince, and Li Shimin, as the general of Tiance who established the Tiance Mansion, all had the power to issue orders... This special situation was caused by Li Yuan himself.
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From this perspective, Li Yuan, the founding monarch, was unqualified.
Now Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda are suggesting that Li Yuan take back power... On the one hand, this is what a unified country should do, but on the other hand, these two are trying to make peace.
Shi Wanbao's claim that he had the Saint's Hand Edict was simply because of the Crown Prince of the East Palace... If he was convicted of forging the Saint's Hand Edict, it would be a slap in the face to Li Jiancheng.
But in the past few days, Li Jiancheng's face was swollen... Although Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu didn't like Li Jiancheng much, they also knew that they really couldn't slap him anymore!
Pei Ji, Pei Shiju, and Feng Deyi didn't say anything, and only these two stood up to make peace.
Moreover, the convict was convicted by a fake saint's hand edict. In the eyes of those who were interested, it not only slapped Li Jiancheng, but also Li Yuan himself... Therefore, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda both suggested the following to defeat and convict Shi Wanbao.
Li Yuan's spirit was slightly lifted. He thought about it repeatedly in his mind before looking at Li Shimin, "What do Erlang think?"
"But it's up to my father to make the decision." Li Shimin didn't care about this. The second battle report had already spread in Chang'an City, which had a profound negative impact on the East Palace.
The reason why Li Shimin has a high reputation in the military for not doing what two people want is not just because he has fought hundreds of battles, but because he never sits idly by and watches the destruction of his friendly forces.
Although there are various factors, and although he really does not want to be involved in the whirlpool, Li Shiji has now joined the command of King Qin. Why?
Because of the Luoshui battle last year, Liu Heitai sent his cavalry to attack Li Shiji at night.
Li Shiji had already suffered a major defeat at the hands of Liu Heitai, and the military camp was in chaos for a while. In such a critical situation, Li Shimin had no time to issue orders and personally led a hundred cavalry to help.
A melee at night, or a mounted fight, was extremely dangerous, and Li Shiji was personally summoned by Wei Zheng, the prince of the East Palace, to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
But Li Shimin did not sit back and watch, and was heavily surrounded by thousands of Liu Heitai's cavalry. If it weren't for Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong, he would have almost died in the battle.
In order to seize the legitimate heir, Li Jiancheng did not hesitate to seek edicts from saints, but Shi Wanbao stopped moving forward. Tens of thousands of soldiers were buried in Shandong, and his soul could not return home... Such a sharp contrast!
Listening to Li Yuan's treatment of Shi Wanbao, Li Shimin was thinking that if his eldest brother finally went to Hebei in person, the negative impact might be minimized, but now... he can only do it in vain.
The first report of victory blocked Li Jiancheng's attempt to conquer personally, and the second report of battle mercilessly hit Li Jiancheng on the head... If the order were reversed, the effect would not be so good.
"Father, are you overweight?" Li Jiancheng looked livid, "Back then, Shi Wansui..."
"How can the merits of the previous dynasty be offset by the crimes of this dynasty?" Xiao Yu raised his voice and said: "Shi Wansui died in prison due to suspicion due to his great achievements. It is really an unjust case, but what merits does Shi Wanbao have?"
"The first contribution to ushering the army into Chang'an was Princess Pingyang, the king of Huai'an. Shi Wanbao led hundreds of bandits to attack, and then followed the army to attack the eastern capital and was defeated twice. If His Majesty hadn't thought of Shi Wansui, how could he have been given the title of Duke?
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Chen Shuda also said: "If you only remove your titles and names, hold your family members accountable, and do not bring disaster to your clan, you are already a sage who is magnanimous."
"But it's really..."
"Regardless of his clan, Shi Wanbao holds a high position, enjoys wealth and wealth, and enjoys his wife and daughter. Now that he is convicted, how can he still get away with it?" Chen Shuda sneered: "In terms of merit, how does Shi Wanbao compare to Liu Wenjing?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
Li Yuan raised troops to enter Guanzhong, regardless of the clan members, the first two were Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing. Later, they fought internally. Liu Wenjing was defeated and died in prison. His wife and daughter were assigned to the Jiaofang Secretary, and many members of the clan were implicated.
Li Shimin sat there and just watched the joke. Anyway, everyone knew that Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda spoke honestly and had nothing to do with Gu... The more serious Shi Wanbao was dealt with, the more people were secretly dissatisfied with the prince.
Li Jiancheng had no choice. He also knew that it was a blessing to be blamed for defeat. At least he could be fooled on the surface, but if he was dealt with too badly, he would not be able to bear it... You must know that Shi Wanbao is from his lineage from the Prince of Qin's Palace.
The first important general brought here.
Shi Wanbao followed Li Shimin in the attack on Luoyang. After the war, he was granted the title of Duke of the State and was promoted to Shanxi Province of Shaanxi Province. After Li Jiancheng offered his favor, Li Shimin noticed that he immediately transferred Shi Wanbao out of Shaanxi Province.
From then on, everyone knew that Shi Wanbao was clinging to the East Palace.
If Shi Wanbao was dealt with too badly, it would be very difficult for Li Jiancheng to continue to win over generals from the Qin king's lineage.
Li Yuan also didn't expect that it was not Erlang who stood up to Dalang, but two upright and impartial prime ministers, and he couldn't help but feel his head hurt even more.
In the end, Li Yuan had no choice but to reconcile with Shi Ni and Shi Wanbao, and his wife and daughter were sent to the Jiaofangsi. However, his son was only sent to exile regardless of his death, which was regarded as leaving a legacy for the historians.
At this time, a message suddenly came from outside, reporting on the Hebei war.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng looked at each other. The latter was uneasy, and the former was also suspicious... Judging from the time, Li Kai's personal guards should have handed over the third successful report of Liu Heitao's execution the day after tomorrow.
Although Liu Heitai's death must have spread in Hebei now, no one in Chang'an should know about it in a short period of time... After all, Li Kai changed horses without changing people for three days, and traveled day and night to get back to Chang'an.