Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 146 The Crown Prince's Secret Report
Li Shimin walked back slowly, sat down slowly, closed his eyes and looked up.

Changsun Wuji had not yet stood up and did not dare to make any unnecessary movements.

After a long time.

Li Shimin opened his eyes and said, "Who can take charge of the important task of cultivating and farming in the reform of the government soldiers?"

Zhang Sun Wuji stood up, sat upright, and said, "Jiang Xia Wang Li Dao Zong."

"I want him to prepare troops to conquer Goryeo." Li Shimin said lightly.

"It has to be the King of Jiangxia." Changsun Wuji said, "Goryeo can prepare troops, but the Prince of Hejian can lead them, and the Duke of Ying will be in charge."

"No!"

Li Shimin flatly rejected it, "Duke Ying, I have to deal with him, so I can't use him for the time being."

"The Prince of Hejian can do it."

"But why must it be King Jiangxia?"

Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment. The reprimand just now was a warning and an expression of dissatisfaction with him.

Now, Your Majesty is telling him that although it is a warning, he still trusts you and can listen to your advice.

The matter has been revealed.

If Your Majesty doesn't care, he shouldn't mind either.

"The prince told me that farming is no small matter. Farming is the most important thing, but the soldiers under it are also a force that should not be underestimated."

Zhang Sun Wuji explained everything in detail, citing the Crown Prince's words, "The Crown Prince said that the palace soldiers should be handed over to King Jiangxia, which is reassuring."

"He is a member of the Li clan and a minister of the royal family. He is naturally loyal to the Tang Dynasty."

"Besides, King Jiangxia's role as the Minister of Rites is not something he is good at after all."

Li Daozon was originally a military general, and his position as Minister of Rites was just a temporary measure.

It is impossible for Li Shimin to give up some positions to the children of other aristocratic families.

"Who can take on the position of Minister of Rites?"

"The prince told you too, didn't he?"

Li Shimin asked calmly.

Zhang Sun Wuji did not hide it and said respectfully, "The Crown Prince's Secretary Yu Zhining!"

As soon as these words came out.

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly. The prince was blatantly trying to cram people from the Eastern Palace into the six ministries.

Minister of Rites, there is nothing wrong with the Crown Prince recommending his own teacher.

Besides, he was originally on the path of "ritual" and was deeply loved by the people.

Li Shimin did not feel uncomfortable, but found it interesting.

The prince is asking for power.

“Are Yu Zhining’s qualifications a little lacking?”

"It is a little lacking, but it is not impossible for him to serve as the Minister of Rites. The ministers should not have much objection."

Chang Sun Wuji said.

Li Shimin did not comment. He put aside the topic and said, "Tang Jian has made great achievements as the general commander of the new army. It is not appropriate for him to serve as the Minister of Civil Affairs."

"Who can take over?"

Zhang Sun Wuji immediately shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Li Shimin smiled faintly and said, "The assistant will take charge."

Ok?
Changsun Wuji was stunned, extremely shocked and couldn't believe it.

Despite his prominent position, he has had no real power or position for a long time and his title is almost an empty one.

He held a powerful official position in the first year of Zhenguan, when he was appointed as the Minister of Personnel and Shangshu You Pushe in order to compete with Emperor Gaozu's old ministers.

But after Li Shimin suppressed Emperor Gaozu's old ministers and established his power, Changsun Wuji was dismissed from those official positions and was placed in a low position, thus finding himself in an awkward position of being in a high position but having little power.

Now, I suddenly heard that he would serve as the Minister of Civil Affairs.

He doubted whether he had heard it wrongly.

Your Majesty, do you no longer suspect yourself?

This is just a supplement to the warning just now.

Use both kindness and severity?
But that’s not the case. It can be supplemented from other aspects.

But he knew one thing.

Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.

The emperor's rewards and punishments are all grace to his subjects.

It was really hard for him to accept this grace calmly.

"His Majesty."

Zhang Sun Wuji said: "I am not suitable. After all, I am a relative by marriage. If I take up a specific official position, some people will criticize that the relative by marriage is abusing power."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just gossip."

"You, the assistant, have real skills and abilities. I don't think you will touch the power of the in-laws."

"If you have a clear conscience and are upright, you have nothing to fear."

Changsun Wuji didn't know why His Majesty was so determined to let him serve as the Minister of Civil Affairs.

Things have come to this point, if he refuses again, it would seem that he has such thoughts in mind.

"I understand, and I will live up to your Majesty's expectations."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You have to take more responsibility for grassland affairs. This involves a lot of things."

"Yes!"

……

"Aren't you out yet?"

When Changsun Wuji went to see His Majesty, Wei Zheng and others were actually paying attention.

They really wanted to know how Zhangsun Wuji would explain to His Majesty.

However, once they entered, they were quite surprised to see no one coming out for over an hour.

"King Jiangxia, in a few days, His Majesty will go to the Heroes Cemetery to pay tribute to the heroes. Have you arranged it?"

Li Daozon came to visit Wei Zheng. Before he could speak, Wei Zheng asked back.

"Duke Zheng is a prophet. How did he know that I was here to ask about the memorial service at the cemetery?"

Li Dao Zong was very surprised.

"Will King Jiangxia come to me for other matters?" Wei Zheng asked.

Hearing this, Li Daozon couldn't help but smile. He really wouldn't look for Wei Zheng if he had nothing to do.

"There are indeed some etiquettes that I need to consult Duke Zheng. I hope the Duke will be generous in giving me advice."

As the two were talking, news came that Changsun Wuji had left His Majesty.

Wei Zheng and Li Dao Zong looked at each other in surprise. This was quite a long time.

"Duke Zhao came out with a cheerful face. It seems he has passed the test."

Li Dao Zong said calmly, Wei Zheng twisted his beard, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as passing the test, there must be something else going on."

"The Duke knows?"

"How can I know what your majesty is thinking?"

Wei Zheng said dissatisfiedly.

"hehe!"

……

Li Shimin held the secret memorial and read it again.

This was presented to him secretly by Li Chengqian.

One is that the Censorate is divided into two directions, light and dark, to supervise various places.

Especially when conducting secret visits to the Imperial Censorate, complete confidentiality must be maintained, and there is no need to provide constant feedback during the secret visits.

It is not too much to spend years lying low to investigate problems and collect evidence.

"The problem of officials is not a matter of the moment, but of long-term investigation for future use."

"Especially when it comes to aristocratic families, the censors can investigate secretly, or even get involved personally..."

“This is top secret, only your majesty and the Imperial Censor know about it. The Imperial Censors for secret investigations should be selected from young people or those from poor families. They are not limited to the Imperial Censorate, but can also be selected from other institutions.

"All files are sealed and cannot be read without your Majesty's order."

Li Shimin murmured, "You still know how to get yourself out of this situation. When something happens, Ma Zhou and I will take the lead, right?"

"You bastard, you are really slick."

He was both wary of and eager to eradicate the aristocratic families.

However, he had too many concerns and didn't know where to start.

The secret report that the prince handed to him hit the nail on the head.

It can be said that after this grand court meeting, the Censorate became a sharp weapon in Li Shimin's hands that he could use at will.

One is dark and the other is light. The light one can do things openly and honestly, while the dark one does not need to be impatient for success and only needs to lie dormant.

Everything they had in their hands was handed over to Li Shimin, and those handles were in his hands.

Li Shimin used it when he wanted to and exploded it when he wanted to.

It was just that Li Chengqian pushed him and Ma Zhou to the front, while he hid behind.

This made Li Shimin very unhappy.

"But it's still a little lacking, and the Censorate is not clean either."

"We need to let Ma Zhou clean it up properly."

He looked to another point.

Regarding the recommendation of Zhangsun Wuji as the Minister of Civil Affairs, Li Daozon was in charge of the reclamation of military farms.

It was because of this that he agreed and decided to re-employ Changsun Wuji.

Li Daozon was in charge of the reformed government soldiers and was trying to seize this part of the military power.

Zhangsun Wuji's appointment as Minister of Civil Affairs was conducive to the development and investment in the grassland.

Li Chengqian explained it very clearly, speaking from the perspective of the country and Li Shimin.

Li Shimin had no reason to refuse.

"This kid can't wait."

"I want to see when you ask for military power."

"But I still want to let you have a taste of the sweetness."

"I'll give you some military power first to experience it."

He smiled slightly, feeling that he had a big son, and he was looking forward to it more and more.

……

A valley in the northern part of the grassland.

This is the northernmost part of Xueyantuo.

The young Khan suffered a sudden defeat and fled here with his remaining troops and other scattered followers.

"Li Shimin is here!"

"How dare he come to the North."

When I got the news of the sudden defeat, I almost gnashed my teeth.

"Khan, Li Shimin dared to come, we want revenge."

A noble general shouted: "We, the Xueyantuo, have not yet been destroyed, and Li Shimin dares to say that he will destroy us."

"He is simply arrogant and looks down on everyone."

"We must teach him a lesson."

Another noble shouted, "Yes, we have gathered 80,000 soldiers and many warriors are coming."

"By then, there will be hundreds of thousands of people, which will definitely scare Li Shimin to death."

Others were also clamoring.

He frowned at the sudden defeat. He was very reluctant to fight and make enemies with Li Shimin again.

Now he is the most powerful one in the Xueyantuo family. He sat on the throne of Khan very early and holds great power. He is the only one in power.

How could he be willing to use the power he had just acquired to challenge the Tang Dynasty?

But after all, his father Khan was captured and his eldest brother was killed.

The banner he raised was to avenge his father Khan and elder brother, so he gathered the forces of these tribes.

If he did not agree, these nobles would certainly suspect his desire for revenge, and then they would become demoralized and would not obey his orders.

"But Li Shimin dared to come, so he must have many elite Tang troops around him."

"We will also take more precautions."

Said the sudden defeat.

"That's exactly what we have. This is our chance. They definitely didn't expect that we would still have the strength to send troops after our defeat."

"Khan, the Tang army is still holding the hundreds of thousands of our captive warriors in captivity. We should take them by surprise and use our internal and external forces to help them."

"It is not impossible to force Li Shimin to sign the Weishui Alliance just like the Turks did."

Hearing this, Tu Shili's eyes widened and he became restless.

"it is good."

"Gather the tribal warriors immediately. If this fails, we can still escape unscathed."

Thinking about it this way, even if I suddenly fail, I feel that I will not make the same mistake again.

(End of this chapter)