In the house, Wei Zhengyong said this to Li Shan who came to visit with a disappointed tone.
Li Shan smiled bitterly and said nothing, but he agreed with Wei Zheng's point of view. Li Jiancheng was indeed unwise. Before the battle at Tiantai Mountain, the East Palace was basically guaranteed to win... Li Shimin's possible mutiny was not taken into account here.
On that day, Li Yuan stopped pushing behind the scenes and personally promised to let the King of Qin leave Luoyang... This was a signal to cleanse the King of Qin's lineage.
Under such circumstances, Li Jiancheng tried to be clever and ended up falling into a trap... Why bother!
Li Shan guessed that it might be the long-term pressure placed on the East Palace by the King of Qin, which caused Li Jiancheng to have such expectations, or there might be other reasons.
After all, the desire for the throne is enough to make a prince do anything. The Xuanwu Gate change led by Li Shimin in the original time and space is essentially the same thing as what Li Jiancheng did this time... Well, there may be more.
To go too far, he killed his brothers, almost imprisoning his father, and even killed all his nephews, most of whom were still children, and even robbed his sister-in-law.
Killing his husband, slaughtering his son, and seizing his sister-in-law, from a moral point of view, Li Shimin is really not a good thing, even more so than Cao Mengde.
Wei Zheng, who was already blushing, raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp. He ignored the wine on his beard and sighed: "A few months ago, a certain person warned the prince to kill the King of Qin as soon as possible..."
Li Shan blinked. If he remembered correctly, there really was such a thing in history. Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Wei Zheng persuaded the prince several times to kill Li Shimin as soon as possible.
Now it is impossible. Wei Zheng did not shy away and explained directly: "The Turks are now in civil strife. It is the right time to take action. As long as the King of Qin dies, his subordinates will be leaderless and the party members will be dispersed. Even if someone raises an army, it will be difficult to counter the general trend."
"The situation will be stabilized within a few months. At that time, there will be no restrictions from the King of Qin. Even if the Turkic civil strife subsides and a large-scale southern invasion occurs, we can still deal with it calmly."
"It's a pity, it's a pity that the prince refuses..."
Li Shan thought for a while and shook his head and said: "Prince, King Qin has been seizing the throne for a long time, and King Qin has great military achievements, but it is difficult for him to enter the East Palace. Why?"
"The prince is not at fault."
As he spoke, Li Shan glanced at Wei Zheng. This man appeared in the annals of history as a remonstrator during the Zhenguan period, but in fact he did not lack secret plans. Li Shimin himself did not make any mistakes. No matter what the reason, the prince
Killing Li Shimin would mark a mark in history, unless he could do a better job than Tang Taizong in history, but judging from his attitude towards the Turks, it would be very difficult, and he might even move the capital to Luoyang.
Wei Zheng was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, this is the reason for the prince's hesitation. Needless to say, the reason why the Tang Dynasty unified the world was because King Qin had made great contributions and had no fault, so he should not be slaughtered easily."
"That's right." Li Shan spread his hands, "How can His Royal Highness be willing to bear the reputation of killing his younger brother for no reason in order to consolidate his power?"
Wei Zheng sneered, "You and I have known each other for many years, why bother using such words to prevaricate!"
Li Shan smiled and did not explain. Naturally, such words cannot be explained clearly. Before the battle at Tiantai Mountain, the East Palace had the advantage. The main reason why Li Jiancheng did not follow Wei Zheng's advice and kill Li Shimin directly was because he had someone in front of him.
Li Yuan is a thug.
Li Yuan may not directly kill the second son he wants most, but he will definitely deprive the King of Qin's lineage of power little by little. In the end, whether it is Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng, a glass of poisonous wine is enough.
Unfortunately, the situation has changed drastically now. The Battle of Tiantai Mountain has drastically changed the situation of seizing the heir. Although the Tiance Mansion has many staff and lost many generals, the East Palace no longer has the arrogance it once had.
Li Jiancheng was even more afraid to take action unless he was sure to kill Li Shimin and Li Yuan together.
"The prince accepts admonitions well, is gentle and benevolent, and is reluctant to be indecisive."
As soon as Wei Zheng said these words, he felt something was wrong, and he also noticed that Li Shan was looking at him strangely... It's hard to say in this life, but in the original time and space, it was Li Jiancheng who refused to listen to Wei Zheng's advice, which ultimately led to Li Shimin's successful launch.
Although Li Shimin had such control ability during the Xuanwumen Incident, if Li Jiancheng really killed Li Shimin regardless of his own will, at least all his descendants would not be killed.
As for the battle at Tiantai Mountain... Li Jiancheng's secret thoughts can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. Is he worthy of such an evaluation as gentle and benevolent?
Wei Zheng coughed twice and changed the topic, "Young Master Huairen is here for a visit. There must be something going on, so please come."
Li Shan hesitated for a moment, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice: "My little brother is rushing to Tiantai Mountain. Does Your Highness have any resentment?"
"Why is this so!" Wei Zheng slapped the table, "To be fair, if His Highness succeeds in his plan, I would be happy for you as a brother, but in the current situation, how can you blame Huairen?!"
"His Royal Highness has always regarded Huairen as a pillar of the court. What's more, Huairen recommended Guan Guogong and mentioned Huairen's meritorious service in private. There is absolutely no resentment."
Wei Zheng paused and added: "Although Huairen has close contacts with many of King Qin's favorite generals, everyone in the East Palace knows that Huairen has always been impartial."
"I came here just to be impartial." Li Shan lowered his head slightly, with a strange look in his eyes.
Speaking of which, Li Shan felt a little guilty. The famous official in history in front of him was really kind to him. Although he didn't have much contact with him, he defended himself in front of the prince several times. It felt like the friendship between gentlemen was as light as water, and
You are fooling the other person.
"Brother Xuancheng, you should know that when you come to see me today, your majesty has instructed your younger brother to inspect the Beiya Imperial Guards." Li Shan explained: "Because of the battle at Tiantai Mountain, Duke Guan led the army northward and transferred generals from Jingzhao. Now there are many Beiya Imperial Guards.
There is a vacancy."
His Majesty's trust in Huairen is truly unparalleled. Wei Zheng touched his goatee with emotion, "What does Huairen mean?"
"Jiangxia County Duke is as fat as the county magistrate." Li Shan whispered: "But Tiance Mansion will make up for the two people."
Jiangxia County Duke is an old acquaintance of Li Shan, and now serves as the general of the right prison gate. Feiru County Marquis Feng Li is also a direct descendant of the East Palace, a confidant of the prince, and a relative of the Northern Wei Dynasty. His name is Jingzhao County Duke Feng Xi. After that, he serves as the East Palace Yiwei Chariot General, and concurrently
General Zuo Jianmen.
Wei Zheng smiled and said: "Today's discussion in the East Palace, some people mentioned this matter, for fear that Huairen would repulse him."
If Li Gaoqian and Feng Li were expelled from the Beiya Imperial Army, it would mean Li Yuan's attitude to the East Palace, so as long as these two people could stay and the generals of Tiance Mansion could fill the vacancies, the East Palace would be able to accept it.
Li Shan breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Actually, that's what Your Majesty also meant... But I won't choose King Qin's trusted generals."
"Then please leave it to Huairen."
After fooling Wei Zheng, Li Shan immediately returned to Sun Moon Lake. That night, the candles in the study were not extinguished, and he, Ling Jing, and Su Dingfang compiled a list that was acceptable to all parties.