In fact, Li Shimin, who was walking in a hurry, felt a little uneasy. Why did his father suddenly summon him? According to the time, it should be Huairen's visit at this time... This guy wouldn't show any tricks, right?
His father tried several times and suspected that Huairen was connected with the East Palace. But while Li Shimin was funny, he also knew that his father would not allow him to be connected with Huairen.
The reason is also very simple. In the nearly ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there was the King of Qin before him and the King of Wei after him. Both of them were only in their thirties. They both had many military exploits and could be called outstanding men. They had many famous generals under their command. If they are connected together, the emperor Li Yuan would be You have to consider whether the position under the buttocks is stable.
To put it bluntly, this reason mainly comes from Li Yuan's lack of confidence. After all, he has never returned to the battlefield since he ascended the throne.
Entering the Linhu Hall, Li Shimin was a little stunned for a moment, because there were only a few people in the hall, and they were sitting opposite each other in a very special way.
Li Yuan sat in the upper seat, Li Shan sat in the lower seat, Princess Pingyang sat beside Li Shan, and a layman sat between Li Yuan and Li Shan, with a small case in front of him and writing furiously.
This is the most orthodox discussion between kings and ministers, with everyone looking solemn and unsmiling.
"Erlang is here." Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, let's take a look first."
Li Shimin sat next to Li Shan, squinting at the living table that the living man moved over. Li Yuan on the side sighed: "Erlang said that Huairen may not be able to defend Yulin against the Turks, and Huairen said that it would be useless for Erlang to lead the army. .”
After reading a few paragraphs, Li Shimin couldn't help but glance sideways at Li Shan. This was completely different from what he had explained to Ling Jing. It was an analysis of the difficulty of setting up a county in Yulin from another angle, and he actually involved himself in it.
But it makes sense. Li Shimin smiled bitterly as he looked at it, "It's too close, it's too close. The Turkic cavalry comes and goes like the wind. There are few big cities in Yulin, unless a new fortress like Guji Town in Shuozhou is built, and Not ten or eight, but dozens, only then can we have the possibility of fending off the enemy."
"And even so, the Liang Kingdom was destroyed, several counties were in ruins, and the population was scarce. Food and grass could only be mobilized from the Jingzhao area. Just importing food and grass would be even more difficult. The Turks would not let go of such fat. "
Li Yuan nodded. This was the view that Li Shimin suggested to him yesterday that there should be no establishment of counties. The key was the problem of grain and grass transportation. To put it bluntly, the Tang Dynasty's current national strength was not enough... at least the pass could not afford a war in a short time. There may be a war that lasts for many years.
"And building a stronghold... is also very difficult." Li Yuan sighed, "Even if the Turks don't invade in large numbers, they will definitely travel around."
"Kucheng wrote last year that more forts were built in Shuozhou." Li Shimin glanced at Li Shan, "Now there is Dai Guogong as the general manager of Daizhou. In the past two years, Turks have rarely invaded Shuozhou, and even the Turkic tribes in Yunzhou have There were many migrations, so it was not difficult to set up a fortress, but when Huairen was planning to build Guji Town in Shuozhou, wouldn't the Turks come and invade?"
The corners of Li Shan's eyes moved. He glanced at Li Yuan first, and then said expressionlessly: "This is all the result of His Highness King Qin."
Li Shimin looked confused, and Princess Pingyang also looked over in surprise. You, Li Huairen, are not such a person. You are so flattering!
Could it be that seeing that King Qin is now in power, he should show his favor in advance?
Then Li Shan said calmly: "Your Majesty, you should know that I have planned to build a fortress in the northwest of Shuozhou. At that time, the neighboring Yunzhou was under the command of Tuli Khan."
"I have a sworn friendship with Tuli Khan, and they have been friends for eight worships..."
"Cough cough cough!" Li Yuan broke out into a violent cough.
But Li Shan still insisted and finished, "Brothers should treat each other with gifts, which will naturally restrain their subordinates and enable them to successfully build Guji Town."
"Huairen!" Li Yuan blushed and said angrily: "Do you think I dare not punish you?!"
"Let your Majesty handle it." Li Shan saluted, "But your Majesty has unified the world and prevented the north and south from facing each other for hundreds of years. He is a wise king and cannot punish his ministers without reason."
"Father, father..." Li Shimin said with a smile to smooth things over: "Huairen and Tuli Khan became sworn brothers. Wasn't this approved by His Majesty back then?"
"If this were not the case, Tuli Khan would not have sat idly by in the battle at Guji Town, nor would he have led his troops to retreat north when the army was rushing for reinforcements, allowing Huairen to defeat Jieli Khan."
"What's more, Huairen was granted the title of county king because of this." Li Shimin looked at Li Shan, "Although it is due to state affairs, my father's trust is great..."
"Okay!" Princess Pingyang scolded softly, "Second brother, shut up!"
Princess Pingyang was a little confused at first, but she understood after watching it, and she felt very tired. These two guys were pretending to act in front of their father!
"Back then, Tuli Khan promised to form an alliance, and the condition was that he and his second brother would be sworn brothers!" Princess Pingyang said directly: "My father thought about it in every possible way, and encouraged Prince Huairen to make him sworn brother with Tuli Khan."
Li Shan reported this matter to Li Yuan privately, and Princess Pingyang was present. Later, Prince Li Jiancheng and Prime Minister Pei Ji in the East Palace may have known about it, but no matter which channel it was from, Li Shimin definitely did not know about it.
Therefore, Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan with blank eyes, and the latter looked away unnaturally. After all, the situation back then was very different from now.
Li Shan praised in his heart, Li Er's acting skills are not bad, "If the King of Qin wasn't so famous, why would Tuli Khan have such a request?"
"It is difficult for that minister to be included in the clan, to be crowned a county king, to have a sworn relationship with Tuli Khan, and to build the town of Guji."
"So this is all the result of His Highness the King of Qin."
Li Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and cursed with his halberd finger: "That's nonsense, I really thought that I...I..."
"This is a state matter for Huairen. Should father be punished for it?" Princess Pingyang raised her eyebrows. "Which of Huairen's words was unreasonable?"
Li Yuan was stunned by these words... Li Shimin on the side came over and whispered: "Father..."
Hey, why didn't I realize that Erlang was so considerate before? Li Yuan sighed with emotion and said seriously: "Huairen has been married for more than a month. Why hasn't he gone to court or been in the government office yet?"
"Do you know how many imperial censors have been impeached?"
Li Shan glanced sideways at Li Shimin and said, "I have requested to return to the court to recuperate due to my illness. If Your Majesty hadn't summoned me for military and national affairs, I would have been bedridden every day and would have stayed on my bed."
Li Yuan laughed angrily at this nonsense. Princess Pingyang on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so don't go too far!
You two guys coaxed the prince like a fool, and now you are here to coax the father again?
"Have you finished reading the daily notes, second brother?"
Li Shimin was stunned, lowered his head and continued to look. After a few glances, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Shan... Li Shan blushed a little.
In the past, I copied "Moonlight Night on the Spring River", "Ode to the Willows", "Qingping Diao", and "Ai Lian Shuo", but after all, Zhang Ruoxu, He Zhizhang, Li Bai, and Liu Yuxi were not born yet. But this time, the original author was not only born , and right in front of you.
(End of chapter)
