After hearing what Li Yuanke said, Li Tianmin and Empress Changsun also frowned.
In the past, several princes had to first quell the internal strife and then deal with foreign enemies.
Or unite internally to fight against external enemies.
As a result, when we arrived at Li Yuanke's place, it was better to appease the foreign enemies first and then deal with the rebellion.
It sounds like a solution.
But he ignored the most important point.
integrity!
A dynasty, especially a unified dynasty like the Tang Dynasty, must have integrity when facing foreign enemies.
You can fight!
You can also negotiate peace!
But never grovel!
Even surrender!
Li Yuanke's statement has obviously lost its integrity.
To please foreign enemies, you have to pay some price.
This is really detrimental to moral integrity.
Almost any person with any sense of integrity would not tolerate such a thing happening.
I'd rather die standing!
I will never give birth on my knees!
Common people still have this moral integrity.
The prince of a great country has such thoughts.
It's really puzzling.
"Fifth Prince, which one do you think is more serious, foreign enemies or internal troubles?"
Ye Qingyun asked again.
Li Yuanke didn't seem to notice the expressions on his father, the emperor's and his mother's faces, and continued: "Of course it's an internal trouble."
"Oh? Why?"
"Although foreign enemies are strong, they only want resources and territory. If necessary, cede some territory and give them some resources, and they will be satisfied."
"But internal trouble is not the case. What the rebellious ministers and traitors want to do is to overthrow our country, the Tang Dynasty. How can this be tolerated?"
"So in my opinion, internal troubles are greater than external enemies!"
After Li Yuanke finished speaking, he still showed a righteous look, and he felt even more complacent.
In his opinion, Ye Qingyun asked him one more question, which meant that Ye Qingyun was more optimistic about himself.
Perhaps the position of prince will fall into my hands, Li Yuanke.
"Bastard thing!"
Unexpectedly, Li Tianmin scolded him directly.
Li Yuanke was stunned.
He looked at Li Tianmin in astonishment.
"Father, I..."
"You bastard, get out of here!"
Li Tianmin didn't want to hear what he said, just tell him to get lost.
Li Yuanke's face suddenly fell.
He knew he was definitely out of luck.
Looking at the other princes, the second prince and the third prince were all sneering.
The fourth prince looked as normal and showed no sign of ridicule.
As for the youngest prince, he was chewing his fingers and playing with them.
While chewing, he was still giggling.
"Oh, Mr. Ye, I made you laugh."
Li Tianmin sighed, with a look of disappointment on his face.
Empress Changsun also looked embarrassed.
Ye Qingyun waved his hand.
Didn't care.
The nine sons of the dragon are all different.
Even in the homes of ordinary people, there will be a few sons who have no future.
Not to mention the royal family.
It’s not surprising that there are a few naughty ones.
The fifth prince Li Yuanke has gone out, and the remaining princes will naturally continue to take school exams.
Ye Qingyun was more fond of the fourth prince Li Yuanxiu.
At least Li Yuanxiu's ideas are more consistent with Ye Qingyun's own ideas.
"Your Majesty, let this little prince play."
Ye Qingyun glanced at the prince who had already started crawling on the ground and couldn't help but say.
"Haha, it's funny. It's funny."
Li Tianmin quickly winked, and a maid behind Empress Changsun immediately took the little prince away.
The remaining three princes still stood respectfully in front of Ye Qingyun.
"Three princes, second question."
Ye Qingyun cleared his throat.
The three princes all looked solemn.
Don't dare to be negligent in the slightest.
"If several princes are on the throne, but ministers Wu are at odds with each other, how should the princes handle the relationship between ministers Wu?"
This question is also very tricky.
And very practical.
Even Li Tianmin couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this question.
Wu Buhe.
This is something that no dynasty can avoid.
After all, military officials have different ideas and different ways of doing things. If they are in the same court, it is difficult for them to avoid conflicts.
It’s not scary to have conflicts.
The most difficult thing is how to deal with the relationship between Minister Wu.
It is not good to lean towards either side.
But if there is no peace, it will only gradually intensify the conflict.
There will eventually be a day when it breaks out.
Once this conflict completely breaks out, it will not be a feud between the two powers, but a collapse of the court and the disintegration of the dynasty.
This is definitely no small matter.
It can be said that every emperor must learn to deal with such problems.
The three princes all frowned.
Obviously they need to think carefully before answering this question.
Ye Qingyun was not in a hurry either.
Waited for a while.
Then he looked at the second prince Li Yuanhao.
"Your Highness, you should come first."
Li Yuanhao immediately spoke: "If Wu Qun and the ministers are at odds, they must balance the two sides. No one party should be allowed to gain the upper hand, and no one party should be allowed to completely overwhelm the other."
Ye Qingyun smiled.
"So, His Highness wants to control the military officials in a balanced way?"
Li Yuanhao nodded.
This is indeed his idea.
Ye Qingyun looked at the third prince Li Yuanfeng.
"Where is the Third Highness?"
Li Yuanfeng: "My thoughts are the same as those of the Second Emperor, which is to balance the power of the military officers."
Ye Qingyun hummed and looked directly at the Fourth Prince Li Yuanxiu.
"Your Royal Highness?"
Li Yuanxiu said calmly: "If there is no harmony between the two parties, we should also divide things up. We should not blindly balance the situation, but should discuss the matter based on the matter."
The faces of the second prince and the third prince suddenly turned ugly.
In the previous question, Li Yuanxiu refuted the statements made by the two of them.
And now Li Yuanxiu is here again.
This is obviously going to be against the two of them.
Ye Qingyun seemed to be very interested in what Li Yuanxiu said.
"Oh? Then tell me, how can we discuss the matter?"
Li Yuanxiu doesn't have stage fright either.
"There are only two situations when military officials are at odds."
"One is a disagreement about something."
"The other is to gain more status in the court, thereby suppressing the other party."
Ye Qingyun nodded and motioned for Li Yuanxiu to continue.
"If you understand these two points, the relationship between military officers can be easily resolved."
"First of all, we must make it clear that the emperor is the real master of a dynasty, and all power and status must be in the hands of the imperial power."
Hearing this, whether it was Ye Qingyun, Li Tianmin, or Empress Changsun, their eyes lit up.
Li Yuanxiu continued: "The imperial power is supreme, and both ministers and generals must submit to the imperial power."
"If Wu is at odds over something, the emperor will listen to both sides' opinions and then make his own judgment."
"And if Wu and Wu are at odds because of the struggle for power, it would be easier to handle."
Having said this, Li Yuanxiu smiled lightly.
"With all the power in the hands of the emperor, Wu Qunchen can only obey the emperor's orders, and there is no power to fight for."
"All ministers are just tools and chess pieces in the hands of the emperor."