Chapter 425
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The emperor issued an edict to order all the troops to be punished by the King of Qin!
Xiao Yu issued an edict to the Northern Gate Imperial Army first quit, and then immediately pointed the finger at the palace soldiers. The foreign soldiers led by Liu Hongjiyin Kaishan, who had been barely supported, immediately turned over.
The attacks on both sides, especially the sudden turn of the Northern Gate Guard, caused the palace soldiers to be attacked from both sides. In addition, Jiancheng was taken to Xuanwu Gate to show up, and the palace soldiers abandoned their weapons one after another.
Feng Li and Xie Shufang are still fighting and are unwilling to give up. But they are powerless to turn things around!
At this time, the main force of the imperial guards led by Fan Shixing, Yang Maoliu Generals, and the guards of the Qin Palace led by Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, as well as the civil and military officials and their servants also arrived.
Xuanwu Gate opened again, Fan Shixing, Yang Mao and others received the imperial edict and handed over the military power.
Li Shimin ordered Li Wen to go to Jin Shan Xiongxin and other generals to take over the power of the Chang'an Imperial Guard. Li Chao was also ordered to go to the Eastern Palace and the Qi Palace together with Pei Shiju and Zheng Shanguo to announce an edict.
The guards of the Qin Palace, as well as the servants of the old subordinates of the Qin Palace and the personal guards, quickly took over the defense of the eight gates of the Tai Chi Palace.
On that day, Li Shimin returned to Chengqian Palace.
The situation is progressing very well. Everything is as Li Chao once said to Li Shimin. As long as they hold a key card, they can win the whole game.
After Li Shimin asked the generals to take charge of the Chang'an army, he specially ordered Li Chao to lead 800 Taozhou Yamen and 2,000 soldiers to station outside Xuanwu Gate and take over the original position of the two thousand Yulin Army camps.
That night, the lights in Chengqian Palace were brightly lit.
Li Shimin discusses affairs with a group of civil and military departments here.
Changsun Wuji suggested, "I will kill Jiancheng and King Qi, and they will all their followers!"
Li Shimin was silent. Although he had mastered the situation, it was not stable. The current situation was fragile. Under the calm, there was an undercurrent. Li Shimin did not dare to be careless.
But he hesitated when he killed Jiancheng and Yuanji.
"Wen Yuan, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked Li Chao directly.
Li Chao sat in one corner, very low-key. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he appeared in this drama too many times, and Li Chao also knew what it means to shock the master with high power. Xuanwu Gate could not do without exerting strength. But now that he won, he can be more low-key.
But sometimes, it is not that easy to be low-key.
Li Shimin never forgot Li Chao. He will never forget this person who can always give him hope at critical moments.
"If Your Highness wants the country to be stable, then kill Jiancheng and Yuanji."
Li Chao's words surprised Li Shimin. In advance, Li Chao repeatedly told him that if he could not kill the two, he should not kill them. Living is more important than death. But now he said killing again.
"You seem to have something in your words?"
"If Your Highness just wants to be an ordinary prince and an ordinary emperor in the future, then I advise Your Highness to kill the two of them."
Li Shimin stared at Li Chao and said, "I'll finish my words."
"If Your Highness wants to be a wise monarch, or even be praised for the sake of the ages, then Your Majesty cannot kill them."
Changsun Wuji retorted, "Why can't you kill? If you cut the grass and don't eradicate the roots, there will be endless troubles!"
"What are the consequences? Your Highness put them under house arrest in the capital. What are the consequences? If you think that your Highness is afraid of two prisoners like this, then I can only say that you have too little confidence in your Highness. Even two such people can't deal with it. How can you deal with the whole world in the future, how can you deal with the Turks, Goguryeo, and Tuyuhun?"
"Your Highness, it's easy to kill people, but after you kill, you can't come back from the sea. Don't be happy for a while, and you will be regretful for life. Do you want to be called the world to kill brothers and brothers? Doesn't your Highness want to let Your Majesty sign you as the crown prince, Jiancheng Yuanji kneels to you while you are? Don't you want the crown prince and Yuanji kneels to you when you ascend the throne in the future?"
Jiancheng kneeled down to Li Shimin, and then he would surrender. Although this still could not conceal the truth about his palace transformation and seizing the throne, it could show the world another situation. Let the world see that Jiancheng was deposed first, Li Shimin was relocated later, and saw Li Jiancheng surrender to Li Shimin.
What's more, if Jiancheng is not killed, then there is no need to worry about other old subordinates such as Jiancheng. Even if the prince's old subordinates are not left to go, there are not necessarily a few people who will really rebel. Only by eradicating the roots and having no way to go will they rebel in a hurry.
Li Shimin agreed with this statement.
There is no way to change into Xuanwu Gate, but since they have won and controlled the situation, why should he be afraid of the prince and the King of Qi? They have become their own prisoners, so what is the reason to be afraid of them?
Can they become prisoners and still command the world?
Not killing is indeed better than killing.
If you kill, it seems to be a way to eliminate the roots, but as Li San said, his reputation for killing his brothers and slaughtering his brothers will not be changed, and it will also make all the old subordinates of the prince and be worried, and they may even force them to rebel against them.
Since even Jiancheng and Yuanji did not intend to kill them, their subordinates would of course be pardoned. The premise was that they could be loyal to Li Shimin and were willing to hand over power.
If you have confidence and control, don’t kill people. If you are not sure, then kill them. But killing people is easy for a while, but the consequences are endless. It is not right to be able to get the position, but if you kill them again, there will be even fewer people who support them.
The consequences of the cleaning are very serious. Although it can clean up opposition forces, it will also make all the former subordinates of Jiancheng and Yuanji who are in danger of their own, and they will rebel in order to protect themselves.
If Li Shimin did not kill Jiancheng Yuanji and asked the emperor to issue an edict to the past, the result would be very different. Although it was dangerous to do so, the opponents were still there, but as long as they were able to control the situation, under the general trend, these people would eventually turn to the new prince's disciple.
After all, there are very few people who are willing to rebel for the revenge of the Crown Prince Qi, regardless of everything, regardless of oneself and his family.
In most cases, rebels have no choice.
Fang Xuanling also suggested to Li Shimin that they had just won the throne and that what they needed was not murder, but to be lenient and kind. But at the same time, they had to be more vigilant.
"Please choose a general to guard Luoyang in order to prepare for everything."
Li Shimin looked directly at Li Chao. In his heart at this moment, Li Chao was the one who was both capable and loyal and reliable.
But Li Chao didn't want to go to Luoyang at all.
He stared at his head without saying a word.
Li Shimin coughed twice, and Li Chao finally looked up.
"Wen Yuan..."
Before Li Shimin could finish his words, Li Chao immediately said, "I will elect Duke Jiang from Luoyang at the end!"
Li Shimin paused and looked at Qu Tutong.
Qu Tutong was also a veteran general. He was a general of the Sui Dynasty in his early years and was already quite famous. Later, when Li Yuan went south to Guanzhong, Qu Tutong fought several battles with the Li family, which made Li Yuan unable to advance and retreat. Finally, he finally forced Qu Tutong to surrender. Since then, Qu Tutong has been following Li Shimin to fight in the east and west, and has worked hard and made great contributions. He is also a general who is deeply trusted by Li Shimin.
Although the veteran General Qu Tu is old, he is not vague and is not as colorful as Li Chao.
When he heard Li Chao's recommendation, he stood up unswervingly.
"I will be willing to go to Luoyang at the end!"
Li Shimin was very pleased that the veteran General Qu Tu was his own.
"Okay, I will submit a petition to Your Majesty tomorrow to allow the veteran General Qu Tu to be the Grand Governor of Duji Province to guard Luoyang!"
A great governor of Duji Province was appointed to guard Luoyang, but Guanzhong also needed a reliable general commander, and Li Shimin looked at Li Chao again.
"Wen Yuan, Guanzhong is not yet determined. I would like to ask you to serve as the position of Grand Governor of Guannei Road."
"Your Highness, the Grand Commander of the Guan Nei Dao is very important. I have shallow qualifications and lack prestige. What kind of virtue can I take on such an important task? I recommend one person, which is enough to bear this important task!"
Li Shimin curled his lips. Li San was pushing back and forth with such an important position as the Grand Governor of the Guan Nei Dao.
"I think it's great if you're the governor."
"Oh, Your Highness, I am really afraid that I can't suppress the situation. You'd better spare me. I recommend one person, who is absolutely loyal and reliable, and has full ability. He is Duke Yiguo, the General of the Right Wugu Guard, the Prince Consort Qin!"
Li Shimin agrees with Qin Qiong's choice. Qin Qiong is loyal and reliable, brave and brave. He also married his fifth sister, his brother-in-law and a family. Besides, Qin Qiong's official position was enough to hold this position. He was originally the governor of Hebei Road and the Minister of War. Moreover, Qin Qiong also stood up to speak for him at a critical moment today.
At this moment, Li Shimin had no choice but to nod, "Shubao, you will take on this important task. Tomorrow I will ask my father to give you the position of governor of the Guan Nei Dao."
Let's continue to discuss next.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui all believed that the emperor would make the King of Qin the early, the sooner the better, the sooner the better, the sooner the better, the sooner the people would be able to calm down.
Finally, it was decided that early tomorrow morning, I would enter the palace and ask Li Yuan to ask the emperor to make the King of Qin the crown prince.
Li Shimin said to everyone with emotion, "Xuanwu Gate, Li Chao, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Gong should be the first in the Xuanwu Gate!"
As soon as Li Shimin said this, everyone in the hall had their own thoughts.
For example, Hou Junji thought that he had made great contributions. He followed the Qin King into the Xuanwu Gate that day to capture the crown prince and Yuanji. At that time, he saved the Qin King's life. He was one of the eight generals of the Xuanwu Gate. He dared not say that compared to Li Sanlang, who planned this palace transformation and saved everyone at a critical moment, he should have made more contributions than Qin Qiong, right?
What achievements did Qin Qiong have? He kept drinking in front of the emperor and did nothing.
But now, Qin Qiong actually ranked first in terms of merit and Zhang Wenyuan and other five people, and he has also obtained the position of Grand Commander of the Guan Nei Dao.
But he didn't have the courage to say it in front of everyone. Qin Qiong was the brother-in-law of the King of Qin. He was originally the Grand Governor of Hebei Road and the General of the Right Martial Guard. He was just a royal military officer.
But in his heart, he believed that Qin Qiong's first-ranking achievements originally belonged to him.
Li Chao didn't have much joy when he heard that he was awarded the first prize. It may not be a good thing to make a contribution. The credit is like owing debts.
If you have made merit to the monarch, it is equivalent to lent money to him and he owe you money.
Borrowing money and borrowing a little is a favor, and borrowing more is a relationship.
But if you borrow too much and you will never pay it back, then the debt will become enemies. He will wish you death, and then he will not have to pay it back.
Li Shimin doesn’t have much money to borrow from Li Chao now, but after all, he accumulates a lot of money, so Li Chao still hopes to take a little more leisurely.
The success of Xuanwu Gate must be rewarded according to the merits, and everyone is looking forward to it. But now we can’t be anxious. Li Shimin himself hasn’t become the crown prince yet. Today, he said these six first achievements, which is actually to appease everyone.
Don’t worry, you have a share. Come one by one and evaluate the six first merits first. Then, you can compare these six great heroes and compare them yourself.
The eight generals in front of Xuanwu Gate, the nine generals behind, or the eight generals in Xuanwu Gate led by Li Shimin, and the thirty-six generals outside the palace of Li Chao, are the greatest contribution this time.
Of course, Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Fang Xuanling and others outside the palace also made great contributions.
But no matter whether they were in the palace or outside the palace, as long as they participated in the Xuanwu Gate this time, everyone was very excited. After participating in the Xuanwu Gate, they bet right, and the craziest risky behaviors would inevitably bring the highest profits.
No matter what they will reward you at that time, they will be heroes in the next few decades!
Many people began to think about what kind of achievements they could make and what rewards they could get. Li Chao didn't expect that he knew that since he had won the first place, he would at least have the title of Duke of a country!
Chapter completed!