Such a suggestion... Li Shimin turned his head and glanced at Ling Jing. The latter understood the meaning very well and shook his head: "Huairen didn't mention it in the letter, but Yuan Junzhang was recruited, and many of his subordinates knew that Cao Chuantuo was killed by the Turks.
A matter of being captured alive.”
"I can't make up my mind!" Du Ruhui said loudly: "The prince may be able to win over the generals of the clan such as the King of Zhao County and the King of Xiangyi, but His Highness cannot."
Li Shimin nodded slightly. Among the generals of the clan, Li Daoxuan and Li Shentong were his loyal supporters. Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, participated in the Battle of Baibi and the Battle of Hulao Pass in Luoyang under his command. They were also closely related.
Prince Li Xiaogong of Zhaojun and Prince Li Shenfu of Xiangyi have always been neutral and only loyal to His Majesty. They even slightly favored the East Palace because of their position as crown prince.
And these two are also the two most powerful among the generals of the Tang Army today.
The only person who can really be considered as a disciple of the East Palace is Li Yuan, King of Lujiang. This person... is even worse than Li Shentong. Liu Heitai raised his army for the second time and it was this person who abandoned Luozhou and fled.
In order to balance the power between the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace, Li Yuan may be able to tolerate the prince recruiting Li Shenfu and even Li Xiaogong, but he will never allow Li Shimin, who already has unparalleled prestige in the military, to take these two under his command.
Changsun Wuji said quietly: "In this case...the Turks will invade Hedong again next year. Will Your Majesty still allow His Highness to leave Hedong?"
Li Shimin's face became increasingly ugly, and he also thought of this.
Last year, Jieli Khan almost penetrated the Hedong Road. The prince led a large army to attack the Turkic divisions that invaded the Guannai Road, and he himself had to confront Jieli Khan's main Turkic force.
If this happens again, maybe the prince can go around Hedong to gain military merit, even if he leaves Hedong Road by himself...Li Shenfu, the general manager of Daizhou, is under the command of Donggong, and Shi Wanbao almost killed Li Daoxuan.
The story may not repeat itself.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said sternly: "The King of Xiangyi will never be allowed to stay in office!"
Ling Jing sighed slightly in his heart, could Li Shan really predict the future?
He made precise judgments on everyone's reactions and choices.
Fang Xuanling, who had been silent until now, said softly: "The Turks have invaded the south in large numbers. At least after April next year, the general manager of the Hedong March should be abolished."
Ling Jing added: "Huairen's letter mentioned that the Marquis of Yiyang County guards Mayi and is most afraid of the King of Xiangyi..."
Li Shimin nodded in agreement, "Uncle Wang of Xiangyi and Liu Shirang have the deepest hatred. If Liu Shirang cannot be reconciled, then we can only wrong Uncle Wang of Xiangyi."
"Your Highness means..." Changsun Wuji heard a different meaning, "General Manager of Bingzhou?"
Theoretically, the Bingzhou Commander-in-Chief cannot directly control Yanmen Pass, but the Marching Commander of Hedong Road can.
What Fang Xuanling and Ling Jing meant was that the position of Marching Commander of Hedong Road must be abolished... There is no need to consider grabbing it, neither His Majesty nor the East Palace will allow anyone from King Qin's lineage to succeed.
But Li Shimin wanted to make things worse, and directly expelled Xiangyi King Li Shenfu from Hedong Road, without even leaving the position of Bingzhou Governor.
Du Ruhui had always made clear decisions, but at this moment he was a little hesitant, "Your Highness, are you going to make trouble with Cao Chuantuo?"
Li Shimin's eyes wandered unsteadily. Although he had made up his mind, how to act was still a problem.
Fang Xuanling whispered: "If Dong Palace really wants to win over King Xiangyi, and if His Highness uses this to attack, I'm afraid..."
The conflict between the East Palace and Tiance Mansion has long been open to the public and has never intensified. The main reason is that the two sides have always been wary of each other, coupled with Li Yuan's unabashed favoritism... But if Li Shimin used Cao Chuantuo's incident to make trouble, the conflict would be very serious.
It may intensify quickly, the struggle for inheritance will quickly reach a fever pitch, and the situation may get out of control.
Compared with the original time and space, the current situation of Li Shimin is much better. Although Li Yuan still favors the East Palace, the prince has not succeeded in pacifying Shandong. As a result, the power of the East Palace has not been greatly expanded, and the prestige of the prince Li Jiancheng has suffered a big blow.
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The death of Princess Pingyang also had a profound impact. Historically, Li Jiancheng could not have considered the possibility of Li Shimin rising to power, so he organized the Changlin Army for this purpose.
However, Princess Pingyang was in charge of the Beiya Imperial Army, which gave Li Jiancheng some guarantee and confidence in this regard, which also eased the situation.
In short, at this time, Li Shimin still has not given up the hope of taking over the East Palace through normal channels, but once the conflict intensifies, Tiance Mansion is likely to have a direct confrontation with the East Palace for the sake of King Li Shenfu of Xiangyi.
Conflict... Once things get serious, Li Yuan will probably be forced to make a choice.
This is what Li Shimin doesn't want to see.
The five people in the room fell into silence. Li Shimin thought in his heart that it would be great if there was some movement in Daizhou or Shuozhou at this time.
At this moment, the story of Ma Yi's recruitment had spread among the people in the court, and the legendary story about Li Shanxue's night attack on the camp, capturing Yu Sheshe alive, and forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender spread throughout Chang'an.
Regardless of the snow still falling in the air, Zhang Wenguan galloped all the way, reined in his horse outside an exquisite house, dismounted, and strode inside.
"Zhang Langjun." The servant at the porter saluted respectfully.
"Where is my aunt?" Zhang Wenguan rushed in all the way, "There is news about my uncle!"
Although the house is exquisite, it is not big. There are only two entrances and exits. Zhang Wenguan shouted, and Cui Xin's wife Zhang came out quickly, "Zhigui, how is your uncle?"
After her husband left, there was no news. Zhang made many inquiries, but found out from a caravan that Liu Shirang had defected and that the Turks had killed him in Mayi. From then on, Zhang shed tears almost every day.
Zhang Wenguan grinned and said with a smile: "Don't worry, aunt, uncle is fine."
The little lady Cui who followed had a clear voice and asked loudly: "Third cousin, have you heard that the Turks came to Mayi?"
"It's true." Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "The Turks prevented Yuan Junzhang from surrendering to the Tang Dynasty. Brother Huairen and his uncle set out to return to Mayi. On the way, Brother Huairen made a plan to return to attack the camp, kill all the Turks, and force Yuan Junzhang to surrender.
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Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment. Mrs. Cui smiled at first, but then her face changed slightly, "Is Father injured?"
"I'm safe and sound. I'm in Dai County now. I'll set off back to Beijing in the next two days." Zhang Wenguan coughed twice. "I just came back from Sun Moon Lake. I asked the messenger who was the bodyguard around Brother Huairen... Before launching the army, Brother Huairen sent his bodyguard.
Send uncle back to Yanmen Pass."
Miss Cui's voice trembled slightly, "Father..."
"My uncle refused, and then read out an imperial edict outside the Turkic camp to appease Yuan Junzhang." Zhang Wenguan glanced at Mr. Zhang from the corner of his eye, "My uncle is a member of a well-known family. Regardless of other things, he is really good at recognizing people."
Mrs. Zhang was a little confused when she heard this, "Zhigui..."
Although Miss Cui is young, she is very smart. When she saw Zhang Wenguan's strange and congratulatory eyes, she immediately felt dizzy in her cheeks.
At this time, a servant woman came from outside to report, "Madam, Mrs. Changsun is here to visit."
"The eldest grandson?" Zhang asked in surprise, "Is he the Marquis of Nan'an County?"
Zhang Wenguan coughed twice and said, "It should be Mrs. Li's eldest grandson from the Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi, the wife of Li Keshi, the third guard on the left of Tiance Mansion."
At this moment, Ms. Zhang finally heard the smell and connected the two things together... At a time when life and death were at stake, her husband did not give up on him, and had obviously chosen his son-in-law.
The Li family invited Li Keshi's wife, Changsun, on the one hand because Li Shan was close to Li Keshi's family, and on the other hand because Li Keshi and Cui Xin were also related by marriage... Therefore, Changsun served as a matchmaker.