The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Many of Li Yuan's close ministers were also present at this banquet.

The sound of stringed instruments continued in the hall, and Li Yuan was also somewhat happy after drinking. He looked at Pei Ji.

"Pei San, do you still remember that Emperor Yang of Sui called me a woman?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Ji quickly claimed that he did not remember and that this did not happen.

Saying a man looks like a woman is not a good thing, especially during a court meeting, which is equivalent to scolding someone in person.

Li Yuan smiled.

"Now it seems that this is nothing. In the past, Emperor Yang of Sui scolded me for having a woman's face."

Li Yuan spoke to himself.

"At that time, I was really angry. I couldn't get over this matter in my heart for several days. Later, it was Empress Dou's explanation that made me feel much better.

Some people may think that I am indecisive.

But what if I were to say it myself? I am a mother-in-law. When I was young, I was afraid that others would say that I was too soft-hearted. Now I really understand what is soft-hearted, that is the virtue of God."

Li Fu sat below and listened to Li Yuan's full of emotion.

On the surface, he was emotional, but in fact, he had no way to deal with his three sons.

Especially Yang Wen's rebellion was traced to the prince, and the King of Qin was poisoned by drinking in the East Palace, and finally it was traced to the prince.

But he still couldn't bear to depose the prince.

The world of the Tang Dynasty, the prince, the King of Qin, the King of Qi, and the deceased Princess Pingyang Zhao, were almost conquered by these four people.

Even if the prince did something he shouldn't have done and was found out by Li Yuan, he still couldn't bear to hurt his son.

He wanted to teach the prince a lesson at this banquet.

Li Fu's eyes secretly moved back and forth between the prince and the King of Qin, wanting to see how they would react.

For now, the Qin Palace is still better. At least until now, the Qin Palace has not been caught by the Eastern Palace, nor has Li Yuan found out anything.

The Eastern Palace, which should have been the most stable, has repeatedly made mistakes. In the final analysis, the officials under the prince are a little anxious.

Before the incident, Wei Zheng was a cautious person, but Li Jiancheng didn't listen.

Wei Zheng saw that since the cautious people didn't listen, he would be more radical. Either he didn't take action, or he would kill the Qin Palace.

But Li Jiancheng didn't listen either. In terms of indecision, Li Jiancheng was like Li Yuan.

"A lot of things have happened recently. I have asked people to investigate, but the more I investigate, the more sad I am. I am so sad that I don't have the courage to investigate any further." Li Yuan said, "Now I want to say that the past things have stopped here. I have the responsibility for my children. My attitude in the past was not clear. This is my fault.

However, you have to be responsible for your subordinates. This is your responsibility. If something happens again in the future, you will not be forgiven."

The prince and the king of Qin did not dare to see Li Yuan again.

Yang Wengan's rebellion implicated their officials.

Du Yan of the Qin Wang Mansion, Wang Gui and Wei Ting of the Eastern Palace were all exiled. This was a small punishment and a big warning given to them by Li Yuan.

After the Qin Wang's poisoning was investigated, Li Yuan dealt with two officials of the Eastern Palace, but this time he did not bring it to the surface, which saved the prince's face.

"Report~~~"

A long shout came from outside the palace, and then a captain wearing armor and red feathers ran back from outside.

"Your Majesty, the 18 tribes of the grassland have about 30,000 troops and horses, and have already gone south. They will arrive in Chang'an in a few days!"

Li Fu suddenly looked up at the captain.

The 18 tribes of the grassland, Turks? Going south? !

And they are heading straight for Chang'an.

"Go down." Li Yuan's face became serious.

"Yes."

"Reach Chang'an in a few days, so they have already reached Shuozhou and Xinzhou, and they are coming fast." Li Yuan thought about it, and then asked: "How many troops does Li Jing have in Puzhou?"

"Five thousand." Li Jiancheng responded.

"Tell Li Jing that the 18 tribes of the grassland have arrived in Puzhou, and they are not allowed to attack. When they pass Puzhou, he will lead the army to follow up and attack from the rear."

"Yes." Li Jiancheng responded.

"How many troops are there in Chang'an now?"

"Less than 10,000." Li Jiancheng said.

"Then all of you should be on the south bank of the Wei River and set up a formation to guard against the enemy." Li Yuan said.

The south bank of the Wei River.......

Isn't that Jingyang County......

Li Fu thought, what he had thought was right, that place has not been peaceful in the past two years.

Let's see how they deal with it.

Now that he has a newly granted house in Chang'an City, he will prepare to move in when he returns, and let the people in the house go first.Settle down in Chang'an City.

As long as the Turkic army does not cross the Wei River, then the people in the village over there will be safe.

If the Turkic army crosses the Wei River, then the only place that may be safe is Chang'an City...

Li Fu has not heard of the record of Chang'an City being breached by the Turkic army in the early Tang Dynasty, that is... Li Fu looked at Qin Wang Li Shimin who was sitting beside him.

No wonder the Turkic army was able to reach Chang'an City just after Li Shimin ascended the throne.

Now Li Yuan is confronting the Turkic army, and then he and Li Jiancheng started an internal struggle and launched a coup.

At this time, the Turkic army took advantage of the loopholes, and even if he could lead troops to fight again, it was not the time to have a large-scale conflict with the Turkic army.

The Turkic army saw that the Tang Dynasty had changed, and came to ask for benefits.

Li Jiancheng looked at Qin Wang and Qi Wang, and saw that the two did not intend to stand up to lead the army, so he stood up.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to conquer the eighteen tribes of the grassland." Li Jiancheng said with a bow.

Li Yuan was delighted when he heard this.

The prince has been handling government affairs in the rear, and his prestige in the army is not as good as that of the King of Qin. If he leads the army to fight this time and wins, then the prince's prestige in the army will increase a lot, and then his position will be more secure.

Originally, Li Yuan's forced protection of the prince was becoming more and more reluctant.

Now he has stood up and wants to make merit. Even if he is partial to the prince in the future, it is reasonable and fair.

Li Yuan has always believed that the prince is not decisive enough in major events. This time he stood up, Li Yuan was very happy in his heart, and it was even shown on his face.

It's a pity that Li Jiancheng bowed his head and bowed, and he couldn't see the expression on Li Yuan's face at all.

Just when Li Yuan was happily about to let the prince lead the army, he suddenly heard Li Jiancheng speak.

"Or, lead the troops to defend Chang'an."

Li Fu looked at Li Yuan's sudden change of expression and sighed secretly.

Steady, Li Jiancheng is too stable.

But this is not what Li Yuan wants.

The smile on Li Yuan's face disappeared in an instant, and the expression he looked at Li Jiancheng was full of regret.