In 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 deal 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 were sitting opposite each other. The former looked calm, while the latter looked 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, where will the law be in the future?"
Later, Xiao Yu also echoed: "The original Duke had no great merits. He was jealous of talents and talents, which led to the burial of 30,000 soldiers 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, seeing 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. .
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 claimed to have the Saint's Hand Edict simply because of the 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 with an edict that imitated the hand of a saint. In the eyes of those who were interested, it was not only a slap in the face of Li Jiancheng, but also Li Yuan himself... Therefore, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda both suggested that Shi Wanbao should be defeated and convicted.
Li Yuan's spirits were slightly lifted, and he thought about it 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. 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 idly by 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 his direct 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 battle report hit Li Jiancheng on the head mercilessly... If the order were changed, 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 sins of this dynasty?" Xiao Yu raised his voice: "Shi Wansui died in prison due to suspicion due to his outstanding achievements. It is really an unjust case, but what is Shi Wanbao's merit?"
"The first contribution to ushering the army into Chang'an was Princess Pingyang and the Prince of Huai'an County. 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? "
Chen Shuda also said: "If you only remove your title and title, and hold your family members accountable, without causing harm to your clan, you are already a saint who is magnanimous."
"But it's really hard for wives and daughters to be assigned to the Jiaofang Division..."
"Regardless of his clan, Shi Wanbao occupies 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 is Shi Wanbao better than 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 men to do the work were Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing. Later, they fought internally. Liu Wenjing was defeated and imprisoned and died. His wife and daughter were assigned to the Jiaofang Secretary, and many members of the clan were implicated.
Li Shimin just 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 miserably, he would not be able to bear it... You must know that Shi Wanbao was his descendant 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 as Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Daxing, 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 was competing with Dalang, but two prime ministers who uphold justice, and he couldn't help but feel an even bigger headache.
In the end, Li Yuan had no choice but to make peace with Shi Wanbao, and his wife and daughter were sent to 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 killing Liu Heita 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 return to Chang'an.
