Li Shimin said and sighed: "I have seen what I should see. It's time... I should go back to Chang'an... I am the emperor. Every move touches people's hearts and concerns countless life, death, honor and disgrace. I have been willful once, and only once."

As he said that, Li Shimin stood up and looked at Chen Zhengtai with a smile: "Let me go south early tomorrow morning. But... I plan to speed up and speed up to Xuanwu Station, and then take the carriage and return quickly. However... who is Mr. Qingzhu, and who is after I leave, what are the thoughts of the officials in the court? I... want to take a good look.

After hearing this, Chen Zhengtai felt relieved!

To be honest, he always thought that it was a bad idea to spread the news of the emperor's death.

Any accident may be unimaginable.

Now that Li Shimin proposed to return to Chang'an, this is the best thing, so Chen Zhengtai hurriedly said, as if he was afraid that Li Shimin would repent, "My son obeys the order."

The next morning, Li Shimin got up early and dressed up, and even Zhang Qian gave up with his guard. After all, eunuchs like Zhang Qian were really a bit dragged on, and only dozens of people set off on their heads on their heads!

Along the way, there will be different pastures. You can directly transfer to Singapore and Malaysia, just bring some dry food.

When you travel south, you will occasionally encounter some Turkic scattered soldiers. These defeated soldiers wandered in the grassland like lonely wolves. Most of them were hungry and exhausted, losing the protection of their tribes. Those who usually claim to be warriors are now just surviving!

When they saw people, they were so obedient that they were extremely obedient. If a Han herders arrested them, they seemed to be unable to ask for them.

He rushed to Xuanwu Station without stopping, and Li Shimin got into the car, and Chen Zhengtai accompanied him.

Li Shimin leaned on the chair, holding a teacup in his hand, and said, "I am thinking about one thing. The Turks have been a confidant in the Central Plains since the Sui Dynasty. I have been deeply afraid of them, but why? In just so many years, they have lost their ambitions? Look at those scattered soldiers, how can they look like wolves in the grassland? After all, they are just a group of ordinary people."

Chen Zhengtai thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is right. But my ministers think that what Your Majesty fears is the Turkic tribe, not one or two Turkic people. Human power is limited. Even the most powerful warriors will inevitably have to eat and drink, go hungry, get cold, and be afraid of the long night. This is human nature. But if a group of people are together, if this group of people has a leader and a division of labor, then... the power they burst out will be amazing. The fundamental reason why the Turkic people were in trouble in the past was that they could gather together. Their way of production was to herd horses. A large number of Turkic people gathered together to herd horses in the grassland. In order to compete for water and grass, and to have more room for habitation, the organization of the leaders formed a terrifying Turkic Iron Cavalry."

"The principles in our Central Plains are different. Most farming places are farming. The most important thing is self-sufficiency. If you have a piece of land, the family will be foraging in food in the land. Although they can exchange with people, there will be organization, but this way of organization is much looser than that of the Turks. In the grassland, anyone who takes a order means starving to death and facing unknown beasts alone. In the pass, farmers can sweep the snow in front of their own doors."

Chen Zhengtai paused and continued: "So, this is not that the people in the grassland are naturally more warlike than the people of our great man. It is their way of production that determines that they must join forces and must be wary. Once their organization is defeated, the leader is killed, and the dragon has no heads, they become lonely wolves, wandering in the grassland. The individual people cannot get enough food and are troubled by hunger and disease. In fact, they are just lambs that can be slaughtered."

"What about the workers, what about those workers?" Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai. The combat power of those workers was greatly beyond Li Shimin's expectations.

Chen Zhengtai said: "The advantage of workers over farmers is that they are not self-sufficient. In a workshop, hundreds or thousands of people need to work together to produce. They often come from all over the world, which makes them need to cooperate and cannot survive alone in this world. Therefore, they naturally need to have an organization. They are often more knowledgeable than farmers. After all... through collaboration, communication can often be carried out, and the essence of communication is actually to acquire knowledge. This knowledge may not be obtained from books. It can be compared with the confused farmers, and the knowledge is countless times higher."

"It is precisely because their production is that hundreds, thousands, and even more people gather together, then someone must supervise them, divide various processes, and coordinate them. Those who organize them, to some extent, are actually the responsibilities of the leaders of the Turkic tribes in the grassland. If the people of my Tang Dynasty can be organized, no one in the world can be stronger than them! Let's talk about Chen Zhengye, the cousin of the minister, who was born a general? No, what he had done before was just mining coal and mining.

That's all, but why can the Turks be organized if they are determined? In fact... what he undertakes every day is the general's work. He must take care of the emotions of the workers every day and manage the workers every day. In order to ensure the progress of the project and ensure the construction period, he also needs to divide the workers into groups and teams, taking care of their daily life, and even... he needs to establish enough prestige. Therefore, once it comes to war, as long as they are given suitable weapons, these thousands of workers can resist desperately under his command."

Li Shimin couldn't help but nod: "It makes sense. This time, Chen Zhengye made great contributions. He is a great contribution to protecting the emperor. I will definitely give you a great gift when I return to Chang'an."

The carriage was speeding, and the scenery outside the window was left with only a glimpse of it. Li Shimin was a little tired: "Do you know what I am worried about?"

"Your Majesty must be worried about the prince."

Li Shimin smiled at Chen Zhengtai: "Yes, you are indeed my favorite student. What I am most worried about now is the crown prince. I have banned the news now, but I don't know if the crown prince can control the situation. Mr. Qingzhu has done so many things, so he is determined and must have taken action at this time. But can he really convince the public with the crown prince?"

Chen Zhengtai said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry so much."

"Oh?" Li Shimin couldn't help but say, "Do you think the prince..."

Chen Zhengtai shook his head: "My son just thinks that the most important thing in life is happiness."

Li Shimin was stunned at first, then glared at him.

He simply ignored Chen Zhengtai and took a nap in the chair. After a moment, he started snoring.

In fact, what Chen Zhengtai admires most is the person who can sleep even while sitting.

…………

In the past few days, the atmosphere in Chang'an has become extremely subtle.

The Supreme Emperor settled directly in Tai Chi Palace.

The prince was also strongly advised by Fang Xuanling and others and stayed in the Tai Chi Palace.

There is no two days in heaven, and there is no two masters in man.

At this time, anyone who gives in will give in, the other person can take over the power.

It seems that there are people visiting each army and horse in Chang'an City like a lantern.

Li Yuan had already realized that he had no way out.

Only by suppressing the prince can he return to power and save the leisure of his last period of life.

Pei Ji and Xiao Yu were a little anxious.

Both sides can't stand each other. If this continues, when will it end?

If the situation is not grasped quickly, with the strength of the old ministers of the Qin Prince's Mansion, the prince will sooner or later become the prince, and at that time, it will be a disaster for them.

Therefore, when Pei Ji was about to lose patience, he rushed to the side hall of Tai Chi Palace and found Li Yuan.

At this time, Li Yuan was resting in the side hall. He was old and seemed very tired after suffering physically and mentally over the past few days.

Seeing Pei Ji, Li Yuan couldn't help but blame this man for being troublesome, and couldn't help but regret that he shouldn't have come out of Da'an Palace at the beginning, but now that things have come to this, he knows very well that he can only be at the mercy of this man.

At this time, Pei Ji said, "Have you ever thought that if this continues, Fang Xuanling and others will inevitably encourage His Highness to attack His Majesty?"

Li Yuan's face was solemn, he didn't say anything.

Since the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Li family's royal family often finds it difficult to trust their close relatives.

Seeing that Li Yuan had been silent, Pei Ji said again: "Your Majesty, the matter has reached an urgent point. The most urgent thing is to take action immediately and settle the matter. Otherwise, I am afraid that the longer the time will be, the more unfavorable it will be."

Li Yuan couldn't help but stand up and paced back and forth. He was old and his steps were a little frivolous. He pondered for a long time before saying, "How are you going?"

"Now many aristocratic races are watching." Pei Ji said seriously: "The reason they are watching is because they want to know who can decide between Your Majesty and the Crown Prince. But if they are allowed to watch, how can Your Majesty be in charge of the government? For the sake of this, I can only ask Your Majesty to invite people to buy their hearts..."

Li Yuan looked at him in confusion and said, "Invite to buy people's hearts?"

"The great trouble of the aristocratic clan lies in the Chen family. The Chen family hosted fugitive slaves everywhere, angering everyone's interests. The Chen family built a city in Shuofang, which was even more intolerable. Chen encouraged His Majesty to open the imperial examination and selected the imperial examination, which was even more miserable. Even what they did in Yangzhou made the aristocratic clans in the world frightened? For the current plan, His Majesty should come out to preside over the overall situation and issue an order to abolish the harsh policies of the past..."

"Chen... Chen Zhengtai?" Li Yuan immediately understood Pei Ji's plan when he heard this.

It can be said that this is actually a good move.

Chen Zhengtai is still alive and his life is uncertain now, and the Chen family is already without a leader.

Their strength has also been severely damaged.

At this critical moment, if you take the Chen family, you will definitely be able to rest assured. Once you have gained widespread support from the clan, then... even Fang Xuanling and others will be unable to make things happen.

After all, everyone knows that the prince and Chen Zhengtai are in close relationship. If the prince makes a promise and invites people to win the hearts of others, many people will also have concerns.

But the Supreme Emperor is different. If the Supreme Emperor can re-ensure the status of the aristocratic clans, deposed the imperial examination, the construction of Shuofang city, and the new policy of Yangzhou, then the aristocratic clans in the world will be depressed.

At this moment, getting their support is equivalent to the fact that 90% of the civil and military officials in the court will support Li Yuan, and behind them are aristocratic families, these people control the vast majority of land and population!

By then, even if Fang Xuanling and others want to turn things around, it will be difficult.

only……

Li Yuan couldn't help but say, "I have a good impression of Chen Zhengtai. How can I bear to take action against their Chen family today?"

Pei Ji said, "Your Majesty, you must not be kind to a woman. Now that we have reached this point, success or failure is here, I beg Your Majesty to make a big plan as soon as possible. As for Chen Zhengtai, it is okay. His tenth ** is dead. At worst, your Majesty will have the will to give him the right to give him the title of a prince. There is no big deal. But what does this have to do with Your Majesty's decree? In this way, it also makes Your Majesty clear about public and private."

Li Yuan's heart was actually in chaos. He was not a decisive person at first, but now he is still sighing and continuing to pace back and forth.

Xiao Yu, who was standing beside him, said: "Your Majesty will continue to hesitate like this. If the matter is defeated, can Your Majesty still be the Supreme Emperor? I will definitely die without a place to bury him. There are His Highness, King Zhao and other relatives. Why does Your Majesty only care about Chen Zhengtai, but regard the wealth and life of the clan relatives and ministers as a child's play? The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. The longer the time is delayed, the longer the night is, and there are more dreams. Fang Xuanling heard that he has begun to mobilize his troops in secret."

Li Yuan's eyes were upright, then he took a deep breath, and finally said, "You guys can do it yourself."

He was still unable to make up his mind after all.

However, if you do this sentence yourself, it obviously has another meaning. Pei Ji and Xiao Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and left the hall.

As he walked along the way, Pei Ji glanced at the person beside him and shook his head, "Your Majesty is not a person who accomplished great things after all. He continued to plan and sooner or later it would cause a disaster."

"But it may not be." Xiao Yu said seriously: "It is precisely because of Your Majesty that we are willing to follow us to the death."

Pei Ji looked at Xiao Yu deeply, as if he understood Xiao Yu's thoughts.

good.

It is precisely because of Li Yuan that everyone is willing to give up their lives. If it were someone else, who could guarantee that after Li Yuan was supported again, would Li Yuan become enemies with them? Who could ensure that he would not end up with the cunning rabbit and the lackeys?

Moreover, once Li Yuan regained his power, he would have to obey him and Xiao Yuyan. At that time, wouldn’t the world have the final say with Xiao Yu? In this way, the aristocratic tribes in the world will be at ease.

Fei Ji nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then... let's draft an edict for the Supreme Emperor immediately."
Chapter completed!