Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 371: Top of Zhongnan Mountain

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Qin Mubai can't remember how he left Hongwenguan and returned home under the crowd of Yigan and others. He was a little tired and trance. I should be happy, but I can't be happy.

This time, he really experienced what it means to be dangerous. A group of people sitting in a meeting can also determine the life and death of thousands of people. Although there is no sword, soldier, armour and rod, it is better than a melee. ,

On the surface, Li Shimin went out at the last minute, and came to turn the tide or arbitrarily, turning the balance that had been completely tilted.

Actually, you can figure it out with a little dim sum, Li Shimin is also extremely helpless!

This time the cabinet meeting was full of twists and turns. On the surface, it was aimed at the Lanzhou War and Peace. The actual core is the struggle for power and the contest of position. Changsun Wuji is the strong side, no matter how complicated the process is, he won in the end.

This also means that the main battle faction is completely defeated, and the political party struggle has completely fallen into a one-sided situation.

Of course this is the last thing Li Shimin wants to see!

Especially when he saw that his prince, Wei Wang, Li Tai, who had always been very respectful, had also stood in the camp of the grandson Wuji. He was so angry that he was about to be expelled. Hongwen Pavilion.

It is said that Junxin is unpredictable, but it is also simple to put it plainly. Li Shimin wants to cultivate a powerful group to assist his successors, so as to ensure a safe and stable transition for the Tang Dynasty after him a hundred years. However, he absolutely would not allow a powerful minister to appear above the court.

This is contradictory, but easy to understand.

When there is a court, there is a party fight, and only the two powers are evenly matched, and the emperor can control it. If one party is completely defeated and annexed, it means that there is only one team left above the court. If this faction of men and horses unite, even the emperor cannot control it.

Li Shimin still has such worries. He even more does not believe that his son can deal with a cliqued courtier party. Therefore, he very much hopes that Li Tai, who he has always valued, can show a bit of vigor and spirit in this kind of knotty eyes, dare to be an enemy of Changsun Wuji, and dare to stand firmly on the side of the weak main war party. However, Li Tai broke the covenant with Qin Mubai very hopelessly, and stood in the queue of Changsun Wuji with the wind blowing on the wall and grass.

So, when Li Tai walked out of Hongwen Hall, everyone could clearly feel Li Shimin's disappointment, even despair!

If he is a hundred years later, regardless of whether the throne is passed to Li Tai or Li Zhi, neither of these two people will be able to control the grandson Wuji!

Well, how?

Li Shimin's sadness is beyond words!

He needs the grandson Wuji, and he must beware of the grandson Wuji; he trusts the grandson Wuji, but he can't do it without reservation. This is not because of lack of personality, but the identity of an emperor, which determines that he must do this.

Perhaps, Li Shimin's helplessness is the root cause of his disease this time. He wanted to stay away from the court for a period of time to see what would become of Datang if he left Datang. The current result is likely to disappoint him-Changsun Wuji is completely able to "dominate the rivers and lakes". The King Wei, whom he has always respected, did nothing at all. Not only was he inferior to the old bones of Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, he was not even as rough as Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie, and the underachievers like Qin Mubai!

Smoothness goes back to sleekness, and the heart is back to the heart, but on key issues, you must have your own stand and attitude. This is the most basic foundation of an emperor!

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Li Shimin, whose face was a little blue and gray and clothed in thick fur, stood by the edge of the window on the top floor of the Wude Hall, blowing the breeze over Chang'an, squinting his eyes and looking into the distance.

Behind him, there are only Chu Suiliang and an **** who is on the sidelines.

"Suiliang... Tell me the truth. My son, isn't there a good one?" Li Shimin whispered.

Chu Suiliang was taken aback, and said: "Your Majesty, the We Minister wrote this sentence in your Majesty's initial notes."

"It's up to you." Li Shimin said indifferently, and said calmly, "You don't need to write the following things, I just want to chat with you privately."

"The Weichen is now not a living man by your majesty, but an ordinary courtier." Chu Suiliang said.

"Yeah. Just assume that you are my nephew." Li Shimin nodded and said, "Tell me why Qingque is standing in the camp of the grandson Wuji instead of Fang Xuanling. , Li Ji and they stand together?"

"Wang Wei...should also have the difficulties of King Wei!" Chu Suiliang said, "Prince, a lesson from the past."

Li Shimin twisted his eyebrows, a trace of anger appeared on his face, he coughed several times, and slapped his slap on the edge of the window. He said angrily: "According to your words, is it possible to be Cheng Qian or Zhang Sun Wuji? Overturned?!"

"Weichen's death penalty!" Chu Suiliang was shocked, "Weichen, this is definitely not the intention!"

"Since this is not the intention, why is there a capital crime?"

"..." Chu Suiliang was speechless for a while, and said for a while, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the lips die and the teeth are cold, the rabbit die and the fox is sad. Although the truth is not the case, people are suspicious after all. It is difficult to guarantee that Wang Wei did not have this idea! So... To be forced to stand on the side of the leader and the faction due to the situation is also a must."

"Huh..." Li Shimin snorted coldly, and said, "Then he is exquisite and good at seeking good fortune and avoiding evil. Everyone knows that he and Changsun Wuji have never been at peace. At present, Changsun Wuji I was surprised by his decision to help the young slaves to jail the country. His decision made me feel surprised. At this time, the green bird should be the most hit. It is good for him, but he actually wags his tail to the eldest son Wuji! Sad! What a sad! I Li Shimin My son, how can I not have a bit of my vigor and blood?"

"Slap, slap, slap!"

After three slaps, Li Shimin slapped heavily on the edge of the window, the gray paint shattered!

"Your Majesty is not healed, please calm down your anger..." Chu Suiliang persuaded softly.

At this moment, I am afraid that only Chu Suiliang can understand why the emperor is so angry. At that time, Li Shimin surrendered the dragon chair above the court on the pretext of recovering from illness. Firstly, he meant to test the future of the court, and secondly, he also meant to force King Wei and Changsun Wuji to "make peace."

As a result, what Li Shimin did not expect was that Changsun Wuji had unexpectedly entrusted Li Zhi, who had never been on the stage, and would rather risk violating the holy will and resolutely not make peace with Li Tai. At this time, although Li Shimin was a little surprised and sulky, fundamentally speaking, he still appreciated Changsun Wuji's opinion. Otherwise, he would not be "ill" for so long. He just wanted to see if Changsun Wuji's choice was correct. At this time, Li Shimin did not give up on Wei Wang Li Tai. Over the years, Li Tai is the most suitable successor in his eyes. He wanted to see that Li Tai stood up at this time and called a fight with Changsun Wuji, to show off a little imperial demeanor and aura, and show a little prince's pride and courage to do big things!

Although the court party dispute is not a good thing, but Li Shimin knows that these contradictions have already existed and are lurking under the water surface over time. If it is to be resolved, it is better to let him break out!

But this war is really thunderous and rainy. Although the main battle faction has the support of the two big names Li Ji and Li Daozong and Fang Xuanling's accidental joining, it is still insignificant compared to Changsun Wuji's party. At this time, Li Shimin extremely expected Li Taineng to stand up and say nothing to Changsun Wuji. Even if he knew that he would eventually lose, he would lose vigorously and hold his head high.

But Li Tai didn't. He chose to curl his neck into the crowd, hiding his head and showing his tail.

When Qin Mubai passed by him and mocked him, Li Shimin saw and heard it from a distance.

At that time, he really wanted to rush forward to take Li Tai out, and slapped a few ear scrapers fiercely to give him a bit of spine!

The depth of love, the responsibility!

Chu Suiliang, I can fully appreciate Li Shimin's anger and disappointment!

Originally, Lanzhou was at war or peace, the diplomatic relations with Tubo were handled in this way, and how the Western Regions operated, these have already had a blueprint in Li Shimin's mind. All his hesitation was because he didn't have a clear understanding of the power contrast above the court.

He knows now. The civil servant group headed by Changsun Wuji almost defeated the main battle faction by an overwhelming advantage. In this matter, no one is right or wrong, only who wins or loses. In Li Shimin's concept, his bottom line is to not allow the court party dispute to worsen, and there will be a second prince and the Han king, let alone a second imperial pillar like Hou Junji being pulled away.

In short, Li Shimin has already made up his mind, whichever party loses, he will help which party, protect which party, and support which party! First, the dead who can’t regenerate catastrophe leave in the hall, and second, we must make the strength of the two sides of the North Korean party evenly matched...

When the Hongwenguan meeting was over, people returned home and thought for a while, as long as they were not particularly clumsy people, they understood the emperor's two intentions.

So, Qin Mubai and a large number of people worked hard and tried their best. They also fought with the mentality of seeing death as home. In the final analysis, they just played with Li Shimin with something like "throwing sandbags". game.

As a result, the only unlucky ghost who was hit was unexpectedly by no one-Wei Wang Li Tai!

"I, I want to see Qin Mubai alone. If you want to be secret, you can arrange it." Li Shimin said suddenly.

"Where is it?" Chu Suiliang asked superfluously.

Li Shimin was taken aback for a while, sighed, and said: "Go out of the palace, preferably out of Chang'an City... the top of Zhongnan Mountain."

After Qin Mubai went home, he fell asleep and ignored no one. I woke up in the middle of the night, hungry and sweaty, as if I had just recovered from a serious illness. I got out of the room door to prepare the servants to arrange bathing and meals, but seeing sister Shuanger's room still reading the lamp and the door was not closed, Qin Mubai walked over.

"Brother, you finally woke up. Why, are you sick, sleeping like this in broad daylight?" Shuang'er asked with concern, "Looking at how tired you are, my mother is very worried, and I am afraid that it will disturb your rest. So I told us not to wake you up. By the way, here is a note left by Chu Suiliang. He waited for you for a long time and didn't let us call you. When it was late at night, he left the note and left."

"Chu Suiliang?" Qin Mubai took it with surprise, and opened it up. The beautiful font is Chu Suiliang's handwriting, the ink is still fresh, and there are only eleven words on it: "Tomorrow, hour and hour Waiting for driving".

Qin Mubai wrinkled his brows, then chuckled lightly and burned the paper at the flame.

"Brother...what's the matter? The emperor actually saw you there?" Shuang'er asked curiously.

"Whatever he does, I don't bother to think about those twists and turns, I'm tired enough! I'm going tomorrow, don't you know?" Qin Mubai said, "I'm hungry, I'll get some food."

"Okay, it's already prepared and it's warm in the pot!"

At dawn the next day, Qin Mubai, who didn't sleep at night and read a book in the middle of the night, went out early, took a pipa and rode on his horse, went out of Chang'an to Zhongnan Mountain, and came to the statue of the demon that was half-constructed.

At this time, the sky is still early, and the clouds above the top of the mountain are overflowing, like a fairyland. The construction workers are still washing and cooking in the shed far away, and it is too early to start. So Qin Mubai sat beside the statue and played a few pipa.

At this time, Li Shimin still did not come.

"Monster, I'm here to say goodbye to you." Qin Mubai whispered to himself, "I'm leaving Chang'an and going to Lanzhou. I don't know when I will come back. However, I will take your ashes with me. , You should be with me? After the victory returns, I will play the pipa for you again."

So, I played "Lanzhou Hong" again.

The construction workers probably also guessed Qin Mubai's identity, so they all consciously stood far away, and no one came to bother.

At this time, Qin Mubai heard a series of steady and slow footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw that it was Li Shimin in a thick fur cloak.

"Where to play!" Li Shimin hid his hands in the cloak and wrapped it tightly, smiling calmly.

"I don't know if your Majesty came here to welcome you, please forgive me." Qin Mubai got up and saluted.

"You don't need to be polite." Li Shimin sighed, looked up at the figurine of the demon, then squinted his eyes to admire a burst of glowing clouds, and whispered: "Biyuan Kaiwu, Qi Lingjun Xiacheng. The smoke peaks are high and the green is green, and the sun and waves are shallow and deep... It is a good place!"

"Hmm..." Qin Mubai responded softly.

"The demon girl’s name, I have heard of it for a long time, but unfortunately, I have always been familial. I did not see her but went to the immortal first. It is a pity." Li Shimin said, "Mu Bai, you are still young, this world There are still many things to experience, and I have to bear them one by one."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the ministers naturally know what they are." Qin Mubai said.

"I believe." Li Shimin smiled and nodded, and said, "A person like you, ambitious will not be buried by the love of your children. In fact, I asked you to come here today for a private meeting. I want to tell you two things."

"Your Majesty, please." Qin Mubai arched his hands.

"The first thing is about your grievances with Fang's family." Li Shimin said, looking at Qin Mubai with burning eyes.

Qin Mubai twisted his brows slightly, and nodded: "Weichen is indeed impulsive. If there is something wrong, I would like to be punished, and I would like to go to Fang Xianggong to take care of it."

"A man, dare to be a man. You are good." Li Shimin nodded approvingly and smiled, "But if you do this, you will be too underestimated by Fang Xuanling. His heart is tolerable. Mountains, rivers and oceans, can you not tolerate Qin Mubai? Actually, I admire him a little bit. At first, it was not you, not Gao Yang, but Fang Xuanling who came to expose the conspiracy between Li Yuanchang and Fang's widow."

Qin Mubai was silent. Thinking of Fang Xuanling, who was heavily sick but utterly uttered in Hongwen Museum, he felt...ashamed for the first time!

"Fang Xuanling not only exposed his son’s crimes, but also confessed to me that his adopted son was not taught. He wanted to confess his sins or resign and return to the land. I rejected him. So, he still fulfilled one. The prime minister’s duty is to loyally seek out the country and share our worries. It is very rare to change his position and attitude on major issues because of private grievances with you.” Li Shimin sighed deeply, “That’s why I was just yesterday. In the Hongwen Pavilion, I said that I would rather have my own funeral than that of Tang Xuanling, a loyal and straightforward minister like Fang Xuanling."

"Weichen knew it was wrong...Weichen's actions caused too much damage to Fang Xuanling. But at the most critical moment, he complained to me with virtue, hey..." Qin Mubai sighed. .

"He is right and wrong. This is the same as Wei Zheng." Li Shimin smiled, a little proud, and said, "I have always been very grateful to have such loyal officials as Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng. Mu. Bai, you don’t have to blame yourself. Although you are radical, you are not wrong. On the contrary, I admire your bloodliness and uprightness. I have also been young and frivolous. Just ask, if anyone has hurt my relatives or friends or Women, I will also be reluctant, this is understandable. Fang Xuanling, he can also understand. You should not underestimate his heart."

"Um..."

"Mu Bai, I have one thing, I want to ask you to help..." Li Shimin said suddenly.

Qin Mubai was taken aback by surprise, and said: "Please give your orders."

"In the future, if one day, if I leave before Fang Xuanling, then...I ask you to protect him." After Li Shimin finished speaking, he turned to look at Qin Mubai with serious eyes and said, "You Can you agree?"

"Yes." Qin Mubai looked back at Li Shimin's eyes and said affirmatively.

"Thank you." Li Shimin smiled slightly, turned his head and slightly squinted to look at the mountains in the distance, and said leisurely, "This is also what Empress Changsun told me when he died... Fang Xuanling."

Qin Mubai was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and said with emotion: After the grandson who died a few years ago, how can he have such a foresight? Could it be that she had realized that Fang Xuanling would one day be intolerable by his brother, the eldest son Wuji and others?

What kind of wise and intelligent woman is the Queen of Longsun who is lying quietly in Zhaoling? No wonder Li Shimin still misses her!

"The second thing, I want to show you something." Li Shimin took out a copy and handed it to Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai was slightly surprised as soon as he got it. This kind of memorial is a special memorial for emergency military affairs at the border, and he is too familiar with it!

Expanding, it turned out to be a Lanzhou military emergency report, and it was a blood book written by his father, Qin Shubao!

Qin Mubai was dumbfounded after reading it!

It turns out that as early as six days ago, Qin Shubao had already revolted against the edict and sent troops to Gaochang!

He wrote a **** book before he came up, willing to bear the crime of resisting the decree with all his strength, and set off with the army, leaving Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche to guard the Lanzhou base camp, lighting up 20,000 elite vietnamese light soldiers and attacking Gaochang, only with The two lieutenants Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai are now!

Li Shimin looked at the distance and stood still, his face strained a little.

"Your Majesty, this..." Qin Mubai didn't know what to say for a while.

"This is what Chu Suiliang brought to me early yesterday morning. Even the elder Sun Wuji doesn't even know about it." Li Shimin said.

Qin Mubai suddenly squeezed a cold sweat. If this military newspaper appeared at the Hongwenguan meeting, what a disaster it would be! In this way, the discussion is not whether Lanzhou dispatched troops, but how to sanction Qin Shubao and Lanzhou's generals!

"Do you want to ask, since your father has already attacked, why did I send the marrying envoy to Lanzhou with Princess Wencheng?" Li Shimin said.

"Hmm..." Qin Mubai nodded.

"Hey..." Li Shimin sighed helplessly, and said, "That's because the people who died on the front line are already dead; I don't want to have someone above the court dying in their own hands." /

"Weichen understand..." Qin Mubai nodded and said softly, "Your Majesty, you are actually the most difficult."

Li Shimin picked up the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, and said, "It is not easy to be a minister, and it is even more difficult to be a king. Since I have become the emperor, I have to bear such responsibilities. There is nothing to say about my duty. You are too. Mu Bai. Going to Lanzhou, your pressure is not small. You will not be affected by your foreign monarch’s orders. Your father must have his reason to fight against the decree and send troops. But since he has done this, he has already fallen behind. You After all, how can we find a way to round the field? In addition, it is not so realistic after all to flatten the Tubo and the Western Regions, and the alliance is an inevitable outcome. Since the war has already been played, the only way out is to'strategic peace'. You are not afraid In war, Lanzhou soldiers are not afraid of war, but the Tang court is afraid!"

"Weichen, I understand..." Qin Mubai sighed deeply, and said, "Don't worry, your majesty. Weichen will not disappoint your majesty or embarrass your majesty when he goes to Lanzhou."

"Okay. With these two sentences from you, I am relieved." Li Shimin smiled knowingly and said, "There is one more trivial thing I want to tell you. I, I decided to let Jiangxia King Li Daozong serve as his daughter. The gift of marriage ambassador, accompany you to Lanzhou to manage the gift of marriage. He vacated the post of Governor of Youzhou, I decided to... temporarily transfer Li Ke back from Goguryeo to cover this vacancy. Anyway, on the Korean Peninsula. It’s peaceful for the time being. It’s not okay to put my prince in the palace of Goguryeo and let others keep it in captivity like a hostage."

"Weichen got it." Qin Mubai replied softly, but his heart moved: Li Ke, after taking such a big bend and taking a big risk, he finally reached the goal of'going out to avoid disasters. 'The purpose, and is there a corner? ...... The'acting general governor' of the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office is not small in terms of official position and power! ...