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Chapter 795 Zhang Xuansu's Way of Survival
"Cough cough."

Li Shimin tightened his lips, not wanting people to think he was too frivolous, but he really couldn't control his joyful expression.

Turning around unnoticeably, Li Shimin waved his hand awkwardly: "Xuansu, I won't talk about my experience anymore, let's talk about the prince..."

"It's your Majesty!"

Even Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were stunned by Zhang Xuansu's unbridled flattery. However, Zhang Xuansu looked serious, as if what he said were self-evident facts. Even the other two admired him for this.

"Pah, you are such a shameless old man."

Changsun Wuji's heart was even more shattered. If this old fellow was not from the prince's family and a staunch supporter of his, he would have to be on guard against him.

Fang Xuanling glanced at Zhang Xuansu. He was indeed an old minister who had experienced many ups and downs. His adaptability was something that not many people could match.

Zhang Xuansu, however, didn't care at all and secretly despised the other two. "You two old guys, one is the emperor's brother-in-law, and the other has the merit of supporting and advising the emperor. If you don't humble yourself and curry favor with them, how can you gain a foothold in this court and participate in military affairs?"

Ignoring the two people's strange looks and complicated psychological activities, Zhang Xuansu said with some worry: "The prince was born in a peaceful period, and was doted on by His Majesty and His Majesty. He has never suffered and is too weak. Therefore, he has become frivolous and casual in his words and deeds like a playboy from an aristocratic family."

"Although I have persuaded and taught you many times, I still cannot change your lazy temper."

"Tuli's request will not affect your majesty's training of the prince. The harsh environment on the grassland can hone the bravest men. It is not a bad thing for the prince to temporarily leave the prosperous Chang'an and experience the wind and rain of the frontier."

"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, you are in your prime and full of energy."

"For the time being, there is no need for the Crown Prince to perform his duties. The Crown Prince's status is no different from that of an ordinary prince. Perhaps after ten years, the Crown Prince will have gone through training and grown to be more in line with Your Majesty's requirements?"

"Yeah, what Xuan Su said makes sense."

Fang Xuanling also said: "I have tried my best to take care of the two boys in my family, but with little effect. I had no choice but to send my eldest son Yizhi to the army for training, and rely on the border wars to teach him how to grow up."

"It is difficult to teach people, but environment and events can make people grow up quickly. Your Majesty, along the way, has it not been through enemies and opponents, wars and hardships, that you have become a wise and wise ruler with great talent and strategy today?"

"It may not be a bad thing for the Crown Prince to temporarily stay away from the imperial court and train in the local area?"

"In terms of time, Tuli obviously doesn't want to affect the prince's future, so he only asks for ten years. During these ten years, the other princes will be grateful for the sacrifices the prince has made for the Tang Dynasty, and they will surely be able to work for the court with peace of mind."

Fang Xuanling was a man of great intelligence and had long seen that the princes were gradually growing up and were all eyeing the position of crown prince. The ensuing fight for the throne was inevitable.

But Li Shimin was still young, only in his early thirties, and it was too early for him to pass on the throne!
Those who stand out too early will inevitably become the target of public criticism and be destroyed by the storm early on.

The prince was at the center of the storm, and Fang Xuanling, who was favored by the empress, would inevitably be unable to stay out of it because of the prince.

But once you get involved in this kind of thing, you can avoid it this time but not the next time.

The Crown Prince and Zhuang will not only be regarded as thorns in the eyes and bones in the flesh by the other princes, but will also be attacked in every way.

After a long time, even the emperor would inevitably be displeased. After all, the prince is a reserve emperor, ready to take over at any time, and the emperor is also a human being. As long as he is a human being and is still alive, he will not like the person who is ready to take over everything from him.

Even though Fang Xuanling was extremely talented, he was regarded as the number one think tank in the Tang Dynasty.

As the Zuo Pushe, the de facto prime minister, Fang Xuanling found this situation very difficult to handle. He was worried about the huge risks in the future and was even more pessimistic about the future of his family.

Sending the eldest son to Mayi to join the army was actually arranging a way out for the Fang family, allowing the eldest son who would inherit his title in the future to temporarily escape from the vortex of power struggle. This showed that Fang Xuanling himself was not completely sure that he could assist the prince to succeed to the throne smoothly.

The eldest son of a prime minister chose to join the army instead of pursuing a career in politics, which shows Fang Xuanling's true attitude.

This accident made Fang Xuanling's eyes light up, and a bold idea came to his mind.

If we take this opportunity to temporarily remove the crown prince, keep him away from the gossips of Chang'an, and fade out of people's sight, we won't make mistakes by not doing anything, and we won't give others the opportunity to take the crown prince's position. At the same time, we can develop and accumulate strength outside.

He also avoided the situation of being disliked by Li Shimin, and he no longer had to be in a dilemma, let alone worry all the time and be prepared to deal with various emergencies.

In this way, the court structure in the next ten years will be like this: If there is a crown prince? But the crown prince is not in Chang'an;

There is no prince? The prince is in the grassland again.

This would allow him to avoid the factional struggles in the court and accumulate strength outside the court, while also giving the court officials no reason to deprive the prince of his position. After all, the prince was a hostage to the Turks for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and suffered abroad. Not only did you not reward him, but you also turned the tables on him.

Who the hell would have the nerve to deprive someone of the throne?
Since the prince is not here, those people can't find anyone to smear the emperor even if they want to. It's really wonderful!

After Fang Xuanling's reminder, Li Shimin also reacted. Yes, if the prince was in Chang'an, he would definitely fight openly and secretly with Li Ke, Li Tai and others. The affairs of the Flying Tiger Army and Hou Junji had already shown such signs.

The next few years will be the most important years for the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin will take a series of actions and the Tang Dynasty will also usher in tremendous changes. It is unknown how many forces will be involved and how many turbulent games will unfold.

Although the prince is smart and has a long-term vision, he is still too young and too weak, and may not be able to survive so many storms.

It's better to hide for the time being. In ten years, the overall situation will be initially settled. By that time, the most terrifying stage will have passed, and the prince will be able to wait quietly for his succession.

Well.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat. It was exactly ten years, and it was exactly the most dangerous moment. The prince happened to encounter this kind of thing before the storm came. Isn't it too coincidental?
Li Shimin's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Zhang Xuansu and asked, "Xuansu, have you met the prince on this trip?"

"Have you seen it?"

Zhang Xuansu was stunned: "As the Grand Tutor, and under the order of the Emperor, how can I not meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when I go to Tuli?"

"Have you told the prince about Tuli's conditions? What does the prince think about it?" After saying this, Li Shimin stared at Zhang Xuansu with sharp eyes and a serious face.

"I know. How could I not inform the prince about such a big matter? What if the prince runs away on impulse?" Zhang Xuansu didn't understand what Li Shimin wanted to ask for a moment, and thought he had done something wrong, so he explained.

"Tell me the details of your meeting with the Crown Prince without revealing a single word."

Zhang Xuansu didn't understand what was going on, so he said honestly, "Yes, Your Majesty. After I finished talking to Tuli, I went to say goodbye to Your Majesty. When Your Majesty saw me, he started to complain, saying that he was not used to living on the grassland, and that he was bitten by mosquitoes and had red bumps all over his body."

"She couldn't get used to the food and couldn't sleep well. She kept asking me to finish the talk as soon as possible so she could leave."

"Later, when His Highness heard that Tuli wanted him to stay in the grassland, he became anxious and could not sit still. He wanted to take me away immediately."

"I tried my best to persuade Your Highness to put the overall situation and the upcoming war first, and only then did I appease Your Highness and stabilize the situation temporarily. But before leaving, the prince repeatedly urged me to tell His Majesty about his difficulties."

"Your Majesty must not agree to Tuli's conditions."

Zhang Xuansu turned to look at Changsun Wuji: "Your Highness also secretly told me that if it really doesn't work, you can let me secretly meet the Queen and Lord Changsun and ask them to dissuade them from the side, saying that the Crown Princess is pregnant."

"The child cannot live without his father, and the father cannot live without his child. We must take him back."

When Changsun Wuji saw that his nephew had told the old man what he had said, the old man confessed it to the emperor without any reservation. He immediately looked at Li Shimin with a panicked look on his face and said, "Your Majesty, the prince is young and has been confused by this great change. That's why he panicked and didn't know what to do."

When Li Shimin heard this, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the prince had not anticipated this disaster. If the prince had predicted today's situation more than three months ago and slept with Ashina Yun that was why, it would be too weird.

Li Shimin couldn't believe that the prince could see so far and calculate every step so carefully.

If the prince was really so smart, he would not show his wisdom and tricks in front of me, exposing himself. It would obviously be more in line with the prince's mentality to just be an ordinary prince.

When the Crown Prince learned that day that he was to attend a meeting with Jie Li on his behalf, he was reluctant but finally accepted the task with no choice.

Therefore, Li Shimin would rather believe that all this was just a coincidence.

In response to Zhangsun Wuji's explanation, Li Shimin waved his hand indifferently. It was a routine operation for a nephew to ask for help from his uncle, and it was no big deal.

Seeing Li Shimin's inexplicable reaction, Fang Xuanling guessed it and realized Li Shimin's suspicion.

Then his heart skipped a beat. Yes, what a coincidence! This move was truly amazing, yet so logical. Could it be that this was all the result of the prince's own planning?
If this is the case, the prince is too terrifying!
If you say it has nothing to do with the prince, the prince is present at every step and there is room for maneuver at every step; if you say it has nothing to do with the prince, this incident may seem unfavorable to him on the surface, but in fact the prince can gain huge benefits.

If the prince really has such scheming, courage, wisdom and vision, then there would be nothing to argue about among the princes for the throne.

Such a prince can easily kill other princes in seconds. He himself cannot figure out his strength, let alone others.

Even if the other princes joined forces, they would not be his match.

(End of this chapter)