Chapter 409 The King of the Northern Kingdom
The results of the discussion in Liangyi Palace were spread to Li Chengqian's East Palace, Li Tai's Wei Palace and Li Ke's Han Palace...
When Li Chengqian and Li Tai heard that Li Ke was named the Northern King, they were also surprised at this strange title of King of Kings, but when Li Ke wanted to marry Ashinayun and lose the qualification to enter the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian seemed very happy. Li Ke has always been suppressing him steadily. Now Li Ke has lost the qualification to be the crown prince with him, and he feels much more relaxed. Li Tai was a little sad. Li Ke lost the qualification to enter the Eastern Palace, so he was the only one who robbed Li Chengqian of the Eastern Palace, which became the target of public criticism for him. He did not think this was a good thing. But no matter what, Li Ke lost the qualification to enter the Eastern Palace, which was beneficial to Li Chengqian and Li Tai. Therefore, the two did not care about Li Shimin's enfeoffment of the strange title of King of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings of Kings.
However, Li Ke in the Han Palace did not think so. King Bei? There was a history of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, such as the east, west, south and north wings, and there was no such strange title. So what does Li Shimin mean to enfeoff himself like this? Furthermore, King Bei was so powerful that he could command the border troops thousands of miles north of the Tang Dynasty. This was much more powerful than the generals in the court and the governors of important cities!
So, when Li Ke heard the news, he felt very upset. He didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking!
However, he was not surprised that Li Shimin asked him to marry Ashinayun, and he was now immune to this matter!
At this moment, Wang Zhongchang shouted outside the door, "Report to Your Highness, Xu Jingzong is asking for a meeting!"
Xu Jingzong was originally still handling military affairs in Bingzhou for Li Ke, but when he left messages everywhere, he thought that he had to stay in Chang'an for a while, Li Ke recruited Xu Jingzong to Chang'an. Li Ke was most afraid of Chang'an City. The nemesis of Changsun Wuji of Chang'an, and even when Xu Jingzong was appointed as the chief steward of the marching commander during the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty, Xu Jingzong also appointed Changsun Wuji. Therefore, Li Ke believed that Xu Jingzong was the only one who would convene Xu Jingzong to Chang'an to deal with Chang'an.
"Let him come in!" Li Ke said lightly.
Now, there are no strategists around him, and the only one who can plan for him is Xu Jingzong! This is not that Cen Wenben and Chu Suiliang cannot help him plan, but that these two people have a strong overall view and are not bad at all, but that Xu Jingzong is not as sinister and cruel as Xu Jingzong is so sinister and cruel. In Li Ke's view, the overly arbitrary power strategy of dealing with Changsun Wuji will not work for him. If you want to deal with Changsun Wuji, you must use extraordinary measures. Xu Jingzong's sinister and cruelty are most in line with dealing with Changsun Wuji.
"I have seen Your Highness!" Xu Jingzong walked into the room and bowed to Li Ke.
"Yan tribe, don't be too polite, sit down!" Li Ke said with a smile, "I'll arrive in Chang'an so soon. I'm exhausted when I'm on the road! Otherwise, you go down and rest first, let's talk about what's going on tomorrow!"
"Your Highness, I am not tired! I am not tired when I was fighting in Mobei. I was not tired from marching with the army in an urgent manner. These fatigue is nothing!" Xu Jingzong replied.
Since Li Ke appeared, Xu Jingzong is no longer like Xu Jingzong in history. After following Li Ke for a long time, Xu Jingzong, who has experienced military life, is stronger and stronger than Xu Jingzong in history and has a more gentry character.
"Okay! Then you can help me analyze who ordered the rumors in Chang'an City? For what purpose!" Li Ke said lightly, "The Eagle Guard has not yet found out who ordered and spread the messages, so I think there must be a conspiracy behind a very thing!"
"Leaving a message is only two purposes, which is important to Your Highness and is beneficial to the other party!" Xu Jingzong thought for a while and said, "What impact does your Highness think such a message will have on you, and who will leave a message benefit?"
"You keep talking!" Li Ke nodded and said. He agreed with Xu Jingzong's analysis. If you think about it carefully, it was really just like this. No matter which message, it seemed irrelevant, but a detailed analysis would be harmful to him and was beneficial to Li Tai and Li Chengqian. Therefore, through Xu Jingzong's analysis, he believed that the messages in Chang'an were not just spread by one person, but might have been transmitted by two people who did not use the camp.
"The rumors stop at the wise! Your Highness doesn't have to worry about this. This is just a trick of being a scammer, and it's hard to get into the elegant hall!" Xu Jingzong analyzed, "The real conspiracy is still in the court!"
"Yeah!" Li Ke agreed with Xu Jingzong's words. Indeed, the court will be the most dangerous place!
"Today, the father and the emperor discussed with the central ministers that he had prepared to re-appoint this king as the King of Northern King, and put the four northern roads under the rule of the north, and the troops and horses were unified and dispatched to the north. The king was appointed as the chief general of the Northern Palace Army and Horses. What do you think about this matter?" Li Ke continued to ask.
Xu Jingzong did not answer Li Ke immediately, but fell into deep thought. Li Ke did not disturb him, but just drank tea on his own.
After a while, Xu Jingzong replied, "Actually, the emperor has no idea. The Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, and most of your contributions are made. The emperor is very clear about this. However, the Turks were newly defeated and Tuli had just surrendered. The Tang Dynasty had experienced a battle with the Turks. What he needed most was to recuperate. Therefore, Tuli proposed that he wanted to marry the Tang Dynasty. The emperor could not refuse him. But among the princes, you can suppress the Turks. The emperor would choose you to marry the Turkic princess Ashinayun. However, the emperor had a high ambition. He believed that using the price of your marriage to exchange for peace in the Tang Dynasty was unfair to you, and he would give you such compensation."
"Is there any other explanation?" Li Ke continued to ask.
"The other reason is that the DNG Turks have been defeated by the Tang Dynasty and Jie Li has been captured, but there are still many powerful kingdoms around the Tang Dynasty, and there are many nomadic peoples besides the Turks. Maybe one day they will be the second DNG Turks? Therefore, this must be the emperor to be wary of it. Also, the Western Turks in the west of the north of the north of the desert, Tuyuhun in the northwest, Tubo in the west plateau, and Goryeo in the northeast, these countries are potential threats to the Tang Dynasty, and they are basically distributed in the north of the Tang Dynasty." Xu Jingzong said that he stopped talking here, and he knew that Li Ke had heard what he meant.
"What do you mean is that my father wants me to stay in the north forever, resist the strong enemies in the north for the Tang Dynasty, and act as a barrier to the north of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Ke asked back.
"There is also to restrain the Turkic Tuli!" Xu Jingzong replied cautiously, "The emperor believes in you very much. Even if he gets married to Ashinayun, as long as Tuli dares to become the Tang Dynasty in the future, you will definitely destroy your relatives for justice!"
"After you say this, I understand what my father means!" Li Ke said lightly, "But, isn't my father afraid of me..."
Li Ke didn't continue after saying this, but Xu Jingzong understood what Li Ke was going to say later!
He said seriously, "When the emperor is alive, he will not worry about this problem. As for the future - he will definitely make other arrangements!"
"Yeah!" Li Ke felt that after Xu Jingzong's analysis, the situation in front of him became much clearer. "Then what do you think of the attitudes of all forces behind the reward?"
"Beifu, the Northern King, means the Northern King!" Xu Jingzong said solemnly, "But your Highness, have you ever thought that even if you were granted the title of Northern King and became the Northern King of the Tang Dynasty, are you actually the real King of the Northern Kingdom?"
After hearing Xu Jingzong's analysis, Li Ke was much more awake.
Indeed, the north is likely to mean the king of the northern kingdom, but even though he received this title and was appointed as the chief general of the Northern Mansion Army and Horses, the only soldiers he could truly control were Hedong and Hedong, that is, the soldiers and horses in the areas under the former governor of Bingzhou. The names of the soldiers in Henan Road and the soldiers and horses on the front line of Shuofang in Guannei Road would belong to him, but it would be difficult to actually use them for him.
After listening to Xu Jingzong's analysis, Li Ke felt much more awake. He looked at Xu Jingzong, who was a little tired, and said, "Then you go down and rest first! When we finish the morning court tomorrow, we will discuss other issues when we come back."
"No" Xu Jingzong saw that Li Ke's doubts were resolved, so he left Li Ke's room without hesitation!
Chapter completed!