In the Ganlu Hall, Li Yuan and Pei Ji sat opposite each other, and there was a table of simple wine and food in front of them. The two of them were drinking and chatting. Today, Li Yuan summoned several important officials to discuss matters, but later he kept Pei Ji because he sometimes needed a friend to communicate.

"Your Majesty, I have been there with the prince, and I have conveyed your meaning. The prince is very guilty of the mistakes he has made and has repeatedly promised the old minister that he will never make the same mistake again!" At this time, Pei Ji took the initiative to speak. Although Li Jiancheng has been lifted from house arrest, he has rarely contacted outsiders during this period. He is probably worried that he will make Li Yuan unhappy again, so Li Jiancheng was very cautious during this period.

"Hmph, I'm sure it's useless. If it weren't for the incident this time, I'd probably been kept in the valley!" Li Yuan snorted coldly when he heard this, and even said swear words. This was in front of Pei Ji, otherwise he wouldn't have ignored his image so much.

"It's okay for Your Majesty to be angry, but in my opinion, it is actually normal for the prince to keep private soldiers. You must know that the King of Qin has countless elite soldiers, but the prince has not many troops to mobilize, which will naturally make him feel unsafe. So I'm sure that he keeps private soldiers just to prevent him!" Pei Ji smiled and said to Li Jiancheng. He had decided to support the prince long ago, so now he is trying his best to excuse Li Jiancheng.

Hearing Pei Ji's words, Li Yuan did not lose his temper anymore. He drank the wine in the glass and then spoke again: "Don't I know that the military power in the hands of the King of Qin is too great? I have agreed to analyze the Tiance Mansion before. As long as he waits patiently for a year or two, he can split the military power in the hands of the King of Qin. Then I will give him the government little by little, but look at him, he is so unstoppable, which really disappoints me!"

Although Li Yuan's words were harsh, his tone became much softer, which made Pei Ji secretly relieved. With his understanding of Li Yuan, it also means that Li Yuan no longer gets angry with Li Jiancheng, but just just complains a few times.

"Your Majesty, the prince is just confused for a moment and will never make such a mistake again in the future. However, the most urgent task is to split the military power in the hands of the King of Qin. The last time Your Majesty sent the King of Qin to Qingzhou to suppress the rebellion, not only did the King of Qin have another achievement, but the military power in his hands has also become more stable!" Pei Ji changed the subject at this time.

Li Yuan frowned after hearing this. The split of Tiance Mansion was going well, but now after the Yang Wengan incident, the military power in Li Shimin was more stable than before. This made him sigh helplessly and said, "Wait a minute, the King of Qin has just made the contribution to suppress the rebellion and has a very high reputation. If the split of Tiance Mansion is mentioned now, it will probably only cause more people's dissatisfaction."

"Your Majesty said very well, but the power of the King of Qin cannot be limited. It is not convenient to analyze the Tiance Mansion now. You can also find ways from other aspects, such as handing over some government affairs to the King of Qin for processing!" Pei Ji suddenly said with a smile, but this smile was a bit sinister no matter how you look at it.

"Leave the government affairs to the King of Qin?" Li Yuan frowned when he heard Pei Ji's words, and then said with a puzzled look, "Pei Jian, are you drunk? The King of Qin has the power of military power. If the government affairs are handed over to him, what will the prince do in the future? I am afraid that even I will not be able to curb the King of Qin in the future?"

"Haha, why did Your Majesty forget? There is a saying in this world that 'If you want to take it first, you must give it first'. The King of Qin was determined to replace the prince, but now His Majesty clearly supported the prince. This is actually not a good thing, because it may force the King of Qin to do something irrational. For example, in this Yang Wengan incident, the old minister suspected that there might be a shadow of the King of Qin behind it, but unfortunately there is no evidence."

When Pei Ji said this, he paused for a moment and then said, "In this case, I think Your Majesty does not have to express his support for the prince in such a hurry. Instead, he can hand over some government affairs to the King of Qin to deal with. However, a person's energy is actually limited. If the King of Qin focuses on government affairs, he will naturally be negligent about military power. This will also give Your Majesty more room to weaken the King of Qin's military strength and thus not cause a rebound."

Pei Ji's methods are sophisticated. This trick of "If you want to take it first, you must give it first" also has the effect of attacking the east and west. Although Li Shimin was smart, he was too enthusiastic about the throne, which would also lead to him being easily deceived by some illusions.

After hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but show a meditative expression. After a while, he finally said, "This is a good method, it's very worth a try. Speaking of which, the prince and the King of Qin are both my sons, and they are both equally excellent. However, I want to set rules for future generations, so I can only be sorry for the son of the King of Qin!"

At the end of the day, Li Yuan's face also showed a gloomy expression, but Pei Ji, who was sitting opposite him, smiled in his heart. He knew that although Li Yuan would sometimes express some emotion for family affection, he would never affect what he had to do because of family affection. Otherwise, any family affection would be trampled by him. However, it was Li Yuan's characteristics that allowed him to stand out among the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty. Some people said that Li Yuan's establishment of the Tang Dynasty mainly relied on his three outstanding children, but they didn't think about it. All the children were so outstanding, let alone their father?

But at this moment, the palace maid trotted in and reported: "Report to Your Majesty, Prince Anlu is asking for a meeting!"

"Oh? Why is Chengdao here?" Li Yuan was stunned when he heard this, but Li Chengdao was his favorite grandson, especially after his two sons continued to fight for power, which made him very upset, which also made him slowly transfer his feelings to these grandsons. So Li Yuan pondered for a moment and immediately ordered, "Let Chengdao come in!"

After a while, Li Chengdao strode into the hall, then bowed to Li Yuan very respectfully and said, "Great greetings to the emperor and grandfather!"

"Haha~, Chengdao doesn't have to be too polite. Have you had dinner?" Seeing the well-behaved Li Chengdao, Li Yuan couldn't help laughing. Every time he saw this grandson, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

"You are the emperor's grandfather, your grandson has not eaten yet, you just want to report it to the emperor's grandfather!" Li Chengdao replied. Even if it was him, he felt a little nervous when facing Li Yuan.

"It's just right that I didn't eat. Come and have a meal with my grandfather. Let's have a chat while eating!" Li Yuan immediately spoke when he heard Li Chengdao's words, and then ordered someone to prepare the dishes and chopsticks, and put it next to him, asking Li Chengdao to eat at the same table with him.

Seeing this, Pei Ji couldn't help but look at Li Chengdao in surprise. This kind of gift is very rare among the emperor's grandsons. As far as he knows, it is probably only Li Chengdao who can receive this treatment. This also proves that Li Yuan was almost determined to pass the throne to Li Jiancheng. It seems that his choice was correct.

Li Chengdao sat bently behavedly beside Li Yuan. After thanking his grandfather, he picked up the bowls and chopsticks and ate them without hesitation, because in his opinion this was a very natural thing. Since he became sensible, he would ask him to eat with him whenever he came to his grandfather's place. However, he did not know that other than him, his brothers or cousins ​​did not have such treatment.

"Grandfather, I went to my husband's place today, and helped me harvest a batch of cabbage seeds. According to me, as long as this cabbage is successfully cultivated, it can be stored for a winter. Then, the people of our Tang Dynasty will have another green vegetable to eat in winter." Li Chengdao quickly ate half full, then looked up at Li Yuan.

"Oh? There are such cabbages. Isn't they as storable as radishes?" Li Yuan asked in surprise after hearing this, but no matter how surprised the vegetables were, they were not food after all, so he didn't take them too seriously.

"Yes, yes, sir also said that this cabbage is called Dabaicai. It grows very huge and is similar to a human head. At that time, Cheng Qian and others helped him do artificial pollination together." Li Chengdao could not help but show a proud expression when he said the last time. When he thought that the people of the world would eat the cabbage he had cultivated in the future, he couldn't stop his pride.

"Haha~, my grandson is amazing, but Li Xiu is really a talent. I'm afraid he is the only one in the Tang Dynasty who has the ability!" Li Yuan laughed again when he heard this, and then praised Li Xiu. Speaking of which, he forced Li Xiu to get married last time, so he didn't have to worry about his affairs with Princess Pingyang in the future. This made Li Yuan also consider whether he wanted to find something for Li Xiu to do, otherwise it would be a waste of his talent?

"It's not just that. Today I was at my husband's place. It's wrong. To be precise, it should be in my aunt's vegetable greenhouse. I saw a crop called sweet potato. According to my husband, this sweet potato is very high-yield, with a yield of even more than a thousand kilograms per mu. If it is promoted in the future, then my Tang Dynasty will no longer have any worries about food shortage!" Li Chengdao said with an excited little face flushed at this time.

However, when Li Chengdao heard the words above, Li Yuan and Pei Ji, who was sitting below, both showed strange expressions. They looked at each other and saw very suspicious in each other's eyes. After a while, they saw Li Yuan asking: "Chengdao, you can't remember it wrong, how can there be a thousand kilograms of grain in this world?

"The grandson will never remember it wrong. The gentleman did say that the yield per mu is 1,000 kilograms. And based on his understanding of the husband, he would never talk nonsense about things that he was not sure about!" Li Chengdao said with great certainty.

He already understood how important food is to a country, so after knowing the yield of sweet potatoes, he couldn't wait to tell Li Yuan. Unfortunately, he didn't know that Li Xiu was not ready to tell Li Yuan about this. He also blamed Li Xiu for being negligent. He forgot to keep Li Chengdao secret for him. (To be continued.)

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