Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Li Shimin looked Du Fuwei up and down, smiled slightly and said, "Yes, it's me!"

Du Fuwei shook his head and said, "You shouldn't have come!"

But Li Shimin said: "I have to come!"

Li Shimin said, walked up to Du Fuwei and sat down.

Du Fuwei smiled, and waved his hand to signal all the singers and musicians to step down. If there was a big boat, Du Fuwei, Kan Leng, Changsun Wuji, and Li Shimin were left in an instant.

Du Fuwei pointed to the dishes and said, "Reheat the dishes."

A group of waiters poured out from behind the painting boat, and filed over to take away the bowls on the table.

Du Fuwei looked at Li Shimin with a calm face and said, "I don't know what's the important thing for His Royal Highness King Qin to condescend to you?"

Li Shimin didn't answer Du Fuwei's words directly, but looked at Du Fuwei lightly and said: "Brother Du, have you ever been to Guanzhong before?

Du Fuwei shook his head and said: "No, I have only been to Henan and Shandong before!"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Is the climate here in Guanzhong suitable?"

Du Fuwei wrapped his fur clothes tightly around his body, sighed and said: "I didn't expect the autumn in Guanzhong to be colder than the winter in Jiangnan. I'm not used to Guan, the climate is too dry..."

Changsun Wuji smiled and didn't answer.

Li Shimin said: "Brother Du wants to go back to Jiangnan?"

Du Fuwei smiled wryly and said: "It's hard for people to leave their hometown, and it's hard to leave their hometown. Who would not want to? However, in front of His Royal Highness Qin Wang, a certain family can only say, happy here, don't think about Chu!"

Li Shimin said: "If Brother Du believes in Shimin, Shimin can help Brother Du return to Jianghuai!"

"Help me back to Jianghuai?" Du Fuwei staggered to his feet with drunken eyes, poured Li Shimin a glass of wine crookedly and said, "How can you help me go back to Jianghuai?"

Li Shimin's smile froze, and after a while, he said awkwardly: "I think I, Li Shimin..."

Du Fuwei said carelessly: "His Royal Highness, today we only talk about the situation, regardless of state affairs, come and invite wine!"

Li Shimin stood up, and said with regret: "I thought I hit it off with Brother Du, if Brother Du is willing to help Shimin, you and I win again!"

Du Fuwei smiled and said, "Please drink!"

Li Shimin said: "Brother Du, is my sincerity not enough?"

Du Fuwei said: "Not enough!"

Li Shimin asked in puzzlement, "Why?"

"As long as you are not blind, you can see the problem between you and the prince!" Du Fuwei smiled, pointed to Li Shimin and said: "This matter is the biggest problem in Datang... question."

Li Shimin looked at Du Fuwei suspiciously.

Changsun Wuji watched Du Fuwei and Li Shimin's performance with great interest.

Du Fuwei said while drinking: "Kan Leng, sort out all the money and food accounts of our Jianghuai army, land soldiers, tomorrow... no, give it to King Qin now!"

Kan Leng bowed and said, "Obey the foster father!"

With that said, Kan Leng turned and left.

Du Fuwei looked at Li Shimin and said: "His Royal Highness, is the sincerity of a certain family enough?"

Li Shimin bowed and said, "Shimin has nothing but this body!"

With that said, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji winked.Changsun Wuji understood, took out a few sticks of incense from his bosom, and set up an incense table directly in the painting boat.

Li Shimin said: "Li Shimin is willing to marry Du Fuwei to Jinlan. I don't know what brother wants?"

Du Fuwei and Li Shimin kowtow to the sky in front of the incense burner.

Du Fuwei said: "I, Du Fuwei, become brothers of the opposite sex with Li Shimin today. I don't want to be born in the same year and the same month, but I want to die in the same year and the same month...

Li Shimin said: "I, Li Shimin, become brothers of the opposite sex with Du Fuwei today. I don't want to be born in the same year and the same month, but I want to die in the same year and the same month...

The two stood up after saluting.

Li Shimin said with emotion: "A few days ago, I thought that I no longer have an elder brother... Now that I have another elder brother so soon, God really treats me well..."

Chapter Two and Three

Chapter Two and Three

Chang'an Taiji Palace, on the terrace outside Wude Hall, Li Yuan looked at the western sky.At this moment, Yu Yanzhang, the general of the Zuojian gate guard, appeared without anyone noticing, and Li Yuan was no stranger to this.Yu Yanzhang handed a secret letter to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan took the secret letter and said in surprise: "What? Shimin secretly returned to Beijing and had secret contact with Du Fuwei. The two reached a secret agreement to marry Jinlan?"

Pei Ji followed Li Yuan to receive the secret letter, glanced at it hastily, and his expression suddenly changed: "Your Majesty, this..."

Li Yuan seemed to mutter to himself: "It's not too stupid, I know how to find friends!"

Pei Ji's brows stretched out, Li Yuan was very clear about Li Shimin's intention to check and balance Li Jiancheng.Now Li Jiancheng has quelled the chaos in Hebei without bloodshed, and his reputation has soared.However, Li Shimin's momentum is getting weaker and weaker, and it is even more difficult to gain a foothold in the court.

Now Li Shimin and Du Fuwei have formed a political alliance, and the two sides exchange what they need. Du Fuwei, who owns more than [-] states and hundreds of counties and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, plus Li Shimin, they can barely compete with Li Jiancheng. Compete.

Li Yuan said: "Now the crown prince, the general situation has been established, and the wings are gradually growing. It is difficult for the King of Qin to gain a foothold, but now he is evenly matched!"

Pei Ji bowed and said: "Your Majesty knows a thousand miles, and my minister is far behind!"

Li Yuan smiled faintly, and looked towards the northwest direction unconsciously. He seemed to be asking Pei Ji, and he seemed to be muttering to himself: "According to the days, the imperial decree should have arrived in the Western Regions. I don't know. Chen should look at it." How will you deal with the edict?"

Having said that, Li Yuan turned to look at Pei Ji and said, "Chen Ying has always been perverse and does his own way. I hope Chen Ying can appreciate my efforts to hand over the military power and return to Chang'an after I have taken down Shule. three……"

Pei Ji stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty's meaning..."

Li Yuan pondered and said: "You guys have to work hard too. Propose a new list of officials from the states in the Western Regions. This time, the appointment and dismissal of officials from the Western Regions will not be given to either the Crown Prince or the King of Qin. I will appoint myself."

Pei Ji smiled wryly and said, "If Concubine Chen refuses to accept it, what should I do?"

The Tang Dynasty was different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the court was the emperor's voice, and the ministers were the emperor's slaves.However, at this time in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor and ministers were like the relationship between the president and professional managers in a large company. The two parties cooperated on the basis of your wishes, not the emperor's decision.Just like when Concubine Yin De loved her very much, especially when she gave birth to her son Feng Wang Li Yuanheng, she was even more favored by Li Yuan. Li Yuan loved Wu and Wu, and made Yin Ashu the Duke of Shu.

However, after Li Yuan's imperial decree was issued, even Pei Ji, the Shangshu Zuopushe, dared not attach his signature to it, and Chen Shuda, who was then Zhongshu's servant, even directly sealed Li Yuan's imperial decree.An imperial edict, if it is not countersigned by the prime minister, and there is no Chinese script for printing, it will not have legal effect.

Under such background conditions, it should be completely possible to refuse to take over as the Great Situ of the Tang Dynasty on the grounds of being young and inexperienced.

Li Yuansi thought for a moment and said, "Let Yuan Ji go, he should be able to handle this matter."

Pei Ji shook his head and said: "I don't think it's right. The chaos in Hebei has just settled down, and there are still more than [-] Eastern Turkic cavalry. To subdue the generals of the Anxi Army for the sake of prestige, if the Western Regions are in turmoil, I am afraid that the Eastern Turkic Jieli Khan will no longer have to worry about it, and he will pour his troops south, so what should we do?"

Li Yuan thought about it for a while, and he also thought that Pei Ji was definitely not alarmist.Chen Ying has now occupied Geluoling Mountain Pass, Shule Tuoyun Pass, and Hopantuo in the west of Khotan, basically controlling the three passes in the north, middle, and south of Congling Mountain, completely cutting off the connection between the East and West Turks, and Chen Ying's troops The Anxi Army can completely attack the Mobei Grasslands of Eastern Turks from the Altai Mountains, Langshan Mountains, and along the Hunhe River. If the Western Regions are in turmoil, Jieli Khan will surely wake up from his dreams.