Reborn Prince built

Let's talk about it later. Li Jiancheng replied casually, "Have you seen Chengqian at home?"This child misses you very much. "

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and said, "Brother, I'm sorry."

Li Jiancheng didn't look at him, he looked out of the window intently, and said softly: "Why, why are you sorry for me?"

Li Shimin's Adam's apple twitched, bit his lips and said: "Shimin was negligent, I didn't expect them to..."

"Oh, why didn't you think of it? It's clear that you indulged him!" Li Jiancheng interrupted him abruptly.

"You're not Yuanji, and you're not like Xiuning," Li Jiancheng paused, and the pain faded away, "If only there were generals who could fight, the Tang Dynasty had plenty of them, but Li Shimin only had one, and so did King Qin. Just a general, Shimin, we all know that."

Li Shimin's hands on his knees were tightly clenched, he was speechless, and after a while, he shouted in a hoarse voice: "Brother..."

"I just ask you, why?" Li Jiancheng said lightly.

Li Shimin made a slip of the tongue for a while, he had already noticed it, and Wugou said that Changsun Wuji often spoke disrespectfully to his eldest brother in front of him, but firstly, they grew up together since they were young, secondly... secondly, he didn't feel sorry for that brother in his heart. There is a little secret desire for a high position, so he often laughs it off, but Wugou has a meticulous mind, and today it seems that he has already guessed the relationship between him and his eldest brother, and he has actually realized this point a long time ago.But he allowed them to develop to where they are now. What is he doing for it?

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Li Jiancheng lowered his eyes, suppressed the slight disappointment in Hu Po's eyes, and was about to say something to change the subject, but Li Shimin said suddenly: "I...I just want to try!"

As if it took a lot of effort, Li Shimin pursed his lips tightly, "I just want to try, is it possible for me to be the emperor... But when I heard about this, I understood that no matter how many battles I win, no matter how many battles I win, No matter how many capable people and strangers under my command have expectations of me, they can't compare to elder brother, as long as you are here, the people of this life will have nothing else to ask for!"

Tensions

Although many people were involved in the prince's deliberate rebellion, and the Tiance Army was eventually mobilized, the final outcome was so peaceful that it was hard to understand.Wei Ting from the East Palace and Du Yan from the Prince Qin's Mansion were dispatched to deal with a group of rebel soldiers, and there was nothing left to do.On the surface, the government and the opposition have stabilized again, but how many undercurrents are surging inside, but I don't know how many people know it well.

Li Shimin often went to the East Palace as before, but the number of times he stayed there was much less.It's not that he didn't want to stay, but because he was worried about going to the eldest grandson's family, he had to restrain himself more than before.It is true that he let go of his harsh words to Wugou when he came back, but if he really got into trouble, he might implicate his elder brother, so Li Shimin endured it for now, but Qin Wang's mansion didn't come back very often, he often lived in the barracks, right Changsun Wugou and even Li Chengqian were very indifferent.

At this time, all sides are tentatively determined. Although the Eastern Turks are still watching, the party struggle has begun to emerge.

Among them, Qi Wang Li Yuanji was the most blatant.

In the past few days, the most talked about thing in the court is how to deal with the Turkic cavalry who are like tigers and wolves.

In the past few years, because the Central Plains has not been pacified, Li Yuan has no choice but to humiliate and bribe Xieli to agree to the marriage request;

Now in the court, the attacking faction headed by the King of Qin and the avoiding faction headed by the prince are clearly separated, and they can quarrel for an hour or two in front of Li Yuan almost every day.

As for the two factions, Qin Wang and the prince hardly spoke, but His Royal Highness Qi Wang and several hot-tempered generals from Qin Wang's side quarreled the most.

"To put it lightly, the war lasted for a long time, and there was no time to recuperate. How to deal with the fierce Turkic cavalry, you can tell me, General Changsun!"

The eldest grandson Wuji on the opposite side was no longer the reckless boy he used to be. He said coldly, "His Royal Highness Qi has no confidence in Datang's strength? It is precisely because of successive victories that he should take advantage of the high morale and fight back with all his strength. Turks are!"

"The army of the Tang Dynasty is always going to be disadvantaged." Li Yuanji's face was gloomy, and the large bruises and birthmarks looked even more terrifying, "But the people also need time to recover, aside from other things, it's possible that the soldiers under your command don't want to go home to see their relatives Is it?"

To be honest, it is really uncomfortable for His Royal Highness Qi Wang to say such warm and affectionate words, but in such a confrontational situation, no one cares about this.

"If the Turkic cavalry were allowed to step into the Tang Dynasty, I don't know how many people will be displaced and the people will be in dire straits. Is it possible that His Royal Highness King Qi will turn a blind eye?" Changsun Wugou asked rhetorically.

The smell of gunpowder between the two became more and more intense, Li Yuan closed his slender eyes slightly, no joy or anger could be seen on his face, he said indifferently above, interrupting their quarrel: "Shimin, what do you want?"

Li Shimin, who was standing on one side in armor, stood up immediately with his head bowed, and said forcefully: "What the lord means is where Tiance's army is going!"

Li Yuan stroked his beard, turned his head to look at Li Jiancheng, his expression was much gentler, and said, "What does the prince think?"

Li Jiancheng said respectfully: "It is safe to defend first and attack second."

Li Yuan nodded, and said to the people below: "That's it, there is nothing else to do, let's go." After saying that, he left without waiting for the ministers to respond.

Li Jiancheng let out a long breath, stood up slowly, his face was slightly pale, surrounded by his generals, Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng from afar, turned around, and wanted to come over.Li Jiancheng saw it, and shook his head lightly. Li Shimin pursed his lips, then obediently turned his face away, and continued to listen to Fang Xuanling and the others, occasionally responding briefly.Li Yuanji didn't have so many subordinates, so he didn't care about those. He just strode over, supported Li Jiancheng, and said in a low voice, "Brother, you didn't sleep last night?"

Li Jiancheng's eyes were light blue, upon hearing the words, he just smiled and said instead: "Yuanji, didn't I tell you yesterday not to argue in court? Not to mention Changsun Wuji, there are Gao Shilian and others on his side , are not easy to get along with, you will definitely not be able to defeat them in a verbal battle."

"But father... the Lord is silent, just in case..." Li Yuanji frowned.

Li Jiancheng patted the back of his hand reassuringly, "The two sentences that my father asked just now have already made clear our position. The defense is the main one. If there is any change in the Turks, we will send troops to attack. There is no need to mention this matter in the court tomorrow, presumably They won't mention it again."

Li Yuanji always obeyed Li Jiancheng, so he nodded and followed Li Jiancheng.

Only Li Shimin and the others were left in the empty court hall, Fang Xuanling rarely showed displeasure, and said in a low voice: "Now it seems that the Lord still trusts His Highness the Crown Prince more."

Everyone was silent for a while, and they all looked at Li Shimin in the center, only to see a young man in military armor with a serious face, dark eyes and deep indifference. Talk about it later."

After that, he left first.The people who were thrown down looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Du Ruhui raised his hands, looked at the direction Li Shimin was leaving, and said calmly, "The biggest problem now is probably His Royal Highness King Qin." Then he also walked out slowly.

Li Shimin paused after going out, and went to the East Palace anyway.Just now he was full of only Li Jiancheng, but the situation at that time really did not allow him to approach, so he casually listened to the conversation of his staff for a while, and then hurried out.

Li Jiancheng was originally in good health, but he suffered a lot during the two years he was stationed in Liangzhou. In addition, he was injured during the last conquest of Liu Heitai, and his body was gradually not as good as before. In summer like this, he often doesn't eat much at night. In the middle of the night, he still reviewed the documents. During the day, he went to the court to rest for a while, and then he met officials, discussed matters, and then reported many matters to Li Yuan. Such a tired and healthy person could not bear it, and the whole person became thinner and thinner. up.

When they arrived at the East Palace, they opened the door and saw Li Jiancheng was taking a nap on the table, his brows were slightly frowned, and his forehead was sweating, as if he was not sleeping well.

There were no maidservants guarding the door, presumably Li Jiancheng sent them away because he didn't want to be disturbed.Li Shimin walked in lightly and sat beside Li Jiancheng. After watching for a while, he still couldn't help reaching out his hand to wipe the sweat off Li Jiancheng's face. Li Jiancheng woke up before touching his hand, "Shimin?" Without opening his eyes, he called out his name with drowsiness.

Li Shimin's expression became more and more soft, and he said softly: "If you are sleepy, go to sleep for a while." Li Jiancheng relaxed his eyebrows, and without speaking, he straightened up, rubbed the center of his brows and said, "Forget it, don't sleep. Listen. Said that you stayed in the barracks again last night?"

Li Shimin was noncommittal, and said: "It's getting late, so I simply rested there, but you, brother, haven't slept all night, right?"

Li Jiancheng saw that he was avoiding the topic, so he didn't say anything anymore. He propped his cheeks and chatted lazily with Li Shimin. Broken hair, there is no one around, the two of them are leaning together, the years are quiet, there is nothing better than this.

"His Royal Highness King Qi?" The maid turned around just now, and saw Li Yuanji standing at the door with a sullen face like an Asura. He was startled even if he was so courageous, and said cautiously: "Is there anything else?"

"This bowl of soup, please reheat it later and send it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Li Yuanji said coldly, the words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, the servant girl trembled slightly, and took the soup bowl from Li Yuanji's hand After receiving it, the amber soup in the bowl was slightly rippling, still warm.

In the court hall on the second day, the many-day dispute finally came to an end. Li Yuan gave a clear order to stand still for the time being and strengthen border defenses.