At the third watch of the night, the Luoyang Palace, the Three Palaces and the Sixth Courtyard were all at rest.
And all the ministers have already put out the fire.
At this time, Li Shimin hurriedly transferred the palace guards and immediately ordered people to invite Wei Zheng, the capital of the cabinet!
Wei Zheng was ordered to enter the palace.
Then he came to Li Shimin's study.
Li Shimin informed Wei Zheng of what happened today.
When Wei Zheng heard this, he was immediately shocked.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this matter is seriously abnormal!"
Wei Zheng was already very busy executing government affairs and handling major matters in the cabinet.
So he didn't know the situation on the front line.
After all, he was not a minister of the foreign government, and the news was not immediately transmitted to him.
But now that he learned that Muchuan died on the front line, and was charged with communicating with the enemy, this incident made Wei Zheng full of doubts.
Wei Zheng said quickly: "Your Majesty, the situation seems to be very urgent now!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he nodded: "My dear, is there any way to solve this dilemma?"
Wei Zheng laughed bitterly after hearing this, sighed, and felt helpless in his heart. He couldn't help but shake his head and said: "This seems to be quite difficult. In the past two months, the Jin Yiwei has taken over the defense of the imperial city!"
"Moreover, the number of Jinyi Guards has also expanded to tens of thousands. Although they are all new recruits, they are quite capable of fighting. Plus, if I want to invade the palace, it will be easy!"
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this.
"I...will the prince do this?"
When he said this, he didn't believe it. He originally thought that he had recruited Wei Zheng just to discuss how to check and balance his son.
But what Wei Zheng was thinking was completely different from what he was thinking.
Wei Zheng said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Muchuan is dead now. He is the most important man in the entire Jinyi Guard. But now that he is dead, the only one who can control the entire Jinyi Guard is Li Zhi, the ninth son of the emperor, and he
Today's behavior... also shows that he is ambitious!"
Wei Zheng's words were full of coldness.
For a moment, I felt quite nervous.
He was really afraid of Li Shimin, so he cut himself off if he didn't believe his words.
Li Shimin heard what he said and said: "My dear, what you said... makes sense, but how can my prince..."
Wei Zheng said quickly: "Since ancient times, the royal family has no family ties, but now he has the power. Although it was Muchuan before, the power now fell into his hands, and His Majesty did not take it back in time, so this led to the current situation. I think the best plan is
Just order the border troops from all major areas to return to Luoyang!"
When he said this, Li Shimin immediately shook his head sensitively.
"No, no, absolutely no!"
In Li Shimin's heart, all the major border troops were extremely terrifying.
That's because Luoyang is an imperial city.
Now he is still under the control of Li Shimin. At least there are still guards in the palace who still listen to him.
Moreover, the entire Imperial City army still listened to Li Shimin.
But once the border troops are called back, that's not necessarily the case.
Those ministers in the Ministry of War may not all listen to him, Li Shimin.
Moreover, the incident involving Hou Junji made Li Shimin full of fear.
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
"If I summon local generals into the capital, then what will happen to me? This strategy is really wrong!"
Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "But now there is another way besides this strategy, and that is to execute Li Zhi as soon as possible!"
Li Shimin sighed and said helplessly: "It's necessary. Now that he has not shown his rebellious intentions, if he executes a prince for no reason, wouldn't it make the whole world laugh at the royal family?"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty feels that Wei Chen's countermeasures are not working now. It is really difficult for Wei Chen to find more countermeasures..."
Li Shimin sighed, and then ordered someone to call Fang Xuanling.
When Fang Xuanling learned that the emperor had summoned him, he quickly got up and came.
After a quarter of an hour, he arrived slowly.
After arriving at the palace, he did not dare to complain at all, and quickly said: "Your Majesty summoned ministers late at night, what do you mean?"
Li Shimin told the story.
After hearing this, Fang Xuanling immediately had a big plan in mind.
Fang Xuanling said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, the minister now has a plan, that is, either to get rid of the prince Li Zhi as soon as possible, or to immediately recall the major border troops for defense, or to find someone to replace the Jin Yiwei.
Commander-in-Chief!"
When he said these words, both of them were shocked.
Li Shimin was very surprised and said: "Why didn't he just..."
Fang Xuanling immediately shook his head and said, "What your Majesty is probably saying is, why not move Prince Li Zhi, the current commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei, to another place, and then deprive him of his power step by step? But now, the founder of Jinyiwei has already
After his death, Li Zhi is the most famous among the Jinyi guards. If His Majesty lets him out of the city, he will bring tens of thousands of Jinyi guards back to the battlefield and unite with the generals in the name of Qingjun..."
As soon as he said this, Li Shimin suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Because Li Shimin is not sure what will happen on the battlefield now!
Especially when the war is still going on on the front lines!
This is the most terrifying thing Li Shimin is worried about. It is not whether a general will join forces with the prince, but he is worried about Li Zhi, if he gets to the front line and joins forces with the Hu generals...
Or join forces with the Xueyantuo people...
The consequences are really unimaginable.
With this thought in his mind, Li Shimin said: "What can we do about this?"
Fang Xuanling said: "Wei Chen has just said that we must first find someone to replace the prince. Li Zhi now holds the power but has no title, so now your majesty should establish the prince as early as possible, and he must be appointed.
After making Li Zhi the prince, he had a legitimate name and no longer had any excuse to rebel. Moreover, with such a layer of restraint on him, he had some scruples in doing things! What's more, with the title of prince, if your majesty wants to
It will be easier to mobilize him again!"
Li Shimin understood immediately, and said with a smile on his face: "As expected, it is Fang Xuanling! Okay, I will do as you say! Now I will draw up the edict immediately!"
Just after saying this, Fang Xuanling said: "It's inevitable. Now the cabinet should draft the edict and pass it on to the outer government. Then Duke Changsun will take the lead personally and check each other with the chief minister. Finally, the cabinet will compromise, and your majesty will do it again."
Make a decision and establish the crown prince! This will convince him!"
Li Shimin nodded slowly.
He also understood that it was too obvious to establish the crown prince in a hurry now.
It's better to sing a big show first.
Only in this way can Li Zhi not be impulsive.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Do as you say, Aiqing!"
