Chapter 383

Li Yuanhui was stunned on the spot, then he immediately bowed his head, and only straightened up after Li Yuan left.

". You have many diseases, so you should encourage yourself."

On the way back, Li Yuanhui kept thinking, isn't this what Zhu Laosi told his idiot? His idiot really believed it, and when he was in Jingnan, he really went all out, just like Xiang Yu.

But what happened later? It turned into a roasted pig.
Isn't this just empty talk? You tell me this? Do I look like a fool? So easy to fool?

But after careful consideration, Li Yuan's move was actually quite clever. You should encourage yourself, which means you should work harder. Isn't this hinting to him that your second brother has bad legs and feet, and you have the hope of becoming the crown prince?

But this effort must be made by wanting him to achieve great things. Look at Liu Xuanji in Hebei, he is a great enemy of the Tang Dynasty. Why don't you lead your troops to destroy Northern Yan and gain some merit to accumulate some capital for yourself?
But there is no written guarantee, it is just a sentence, a sentence that can give people endless imagination.

If I draw this pie for you, should I take my family's wealth and go to fight Liu Xuanji? Or should I just confront the second and third brothers?
Isn't this just a fool?

But if it were someone else, perhaps at this moment, when they heard what Li Yuan said, they would immediately become interested. After all, they had the background, power, and achievements to be qualified to take a peek at the artifact.

But Li Yuanhui was different. He knew his own limitations. Did he want that position? Of course he did.

But if he were to start a direct fight for the throne with the second and third brothers for that position, that would definitely not work.

On the contrary, he has to help the second brother to get that position. In the current situation, because of Li Yuan's personal beliefs, the more he and the third brother help the second brother, the more difficult the second brother's situation will become.

This can also be considered an open conspiracy.

After all, the second son now holds the title of righteousness, and has all the clan law, ethics, and public opinion. The only thing that is stuck is Li Yuan.

If he jumped out, he would be used as a gun by Li Yuan.

And in the end, Li Yuan would definitely not pass the position to him, because Li Yuan also had to consider the wishes of the Guanlong nobles, unless the second and third sons were all gone.

In that case, Li Si would be the eldest son.

But once the fratricide starts, everyone will follow suit.

So this should have been stopped right from the start.

Otherwise you can only endure and rely on.

The second brother was a very proud man, now he is lame and disfigured. Although my cousin is open-minded and doesn't care about anything, he should be very sad and depressed.

Coupled with the conflict with Li Yuan, he wanted the position of crown prince but was unable to do so. Over time, he might have become depressed.

As for the third brother, his plan is probably very similar to his, both of them are trying to fight for the sake of not fighting.

Supporting the second brother to take the throne is a huge political asset for the third brother and for Li Si.

In the eyes of the ministers, all of these are plus points, which is called being loyal and righteous and knowing when to advance and retreat.

Just look at the fact that the third brother repeatedly proposed to Li Yuan to make the second brother the crown prince, and you will know what he is planning.

It's still an open conspiracy, with flowers blooming and oil boiling on the fire.

The more people support the second brother now, the more difficult his situation becomes. The old man will not let him lead the troops to fight unless it is a critical moment.

After all, any emperor would be wary of him given his reputation.

It is precisely because of his presence that Li Si, the strongest local force in the Tang Dynasty who is in charge of one area and has an army of 100,000, does not seem so annoying.

With him in the court, the powerful enemies from all directions are nothing to be afraid of.

The powerful military might demonstrated by the King of Qin in just ten years was enough to shock the people of the world.

Although the Three Kings are mentioned together, the King of Qin, to a certain extent, overshadowed the King of Jin and the King of Qi.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhui sighed. It was not that he did not care about the relationship between brothers, but he was powerless to do anything about the situation his second brother was facing.

When they are in this position, they need to consider more than just their own honor, disgrace, success or failure. Sometimes their decisions are based on the needs and will of the forces they represent, rather than their own intentions.

But there is no way, sometimes people are just pushed like this.

"Is there anything bothering you, Shiro?"

Princess Murong Jiayin asked.

Li Yuanhui shook his head. "It's nothing. It's just that Lao Deng wanted to trick me into working for him in vain."

"Ah?" Murong Jiayin was a little surprised. She didn't understand the meaning of these words at all.

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, I was just joking."

A few days later, Li Yuan once again gathered everyone in Taiji Hall to discuss and make a plan.

Li Yuanhui remained silent as usual, listening to everyone discussing the pros and cons of sending troops to the north and the south.

Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanhui sitting aside, silent and calm, and felt quite annoyed. He felt that he had already laid the bait, so why didn't this guy take the bait?
Could it be that this kid has no ideas at all?

But now, there is nothing to say. The fourth brother has obviously seen something, and it is useless for you to give him any hints or even explicit instructions.

Another fruitless meeting.

For three consecutive days, Li Yuan convened meetings but there was no result.

On the fourth day, there were some changes.

Because Yang Sui, Duke of Yue, who did not participate in the meeting, submitted a memorial suggesting that they advance into Qingzhou.

Everyone knows that Yang Sui and Northern Yan's Qingzhou Governor Yang Kan are cousins ​​who worked together for ten years. They finally parted ways just because they wanted to bet separately. They all came from high-ranking families, so who could hide this from?

Yang Sui's submission of the memorial at this time not only expressed his attitude, but also might have secretly met Li Yuan's needs.

This made Li Yuanhui wonder if this was Li Yuan's idea or just a coincidence?

Sending troops to Qingzhou may seem different from attacking Northern Yan, but in fact, it is still the same rhythm of going to war with Northern Yan.

Qingzhou has now been incorporated into Northern Yan, and Northern Yan will definitely send troops even if it is just to contain the Tang army.

Yang Sui's suggestion was echoed by many people. As for whether they really thought it was profitable to attack Qingzhou, or whether they wanted to respond to Li Yuan's plan to weaken the power of the Qi Palace, it was unknown.

Anyway, the prime ministers Pei Hongde and Pei Ji, as well as the civil and military officials such as Zhang Pinggao and Gao Zhenghui among the Twelve Guards and Four Generals, all supported sending troops to Qingzhou.

It is already very clear who is in control, or whose will is behind this.

Li Yuan asked again: "King Qi, you are in charge of Luoyang, what do you think about this matter?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanhui let out a long breath and stood up, then said in a very firm tone: "Your Majesty, I still think that we should rest and recuperate and store food and grass at this time. But if it is your Majesty's order, I will obey it without hesitation."

Obviously, I don't want to fight this battle, but you are my father. If you want to fight, you have the final say and I will listen.

Li Yuan frowned, thinking to himself that this guy is really not a good person. Can't you volunteer? You have to force me to do it.
If someone else was so ignorant, Li Yuan would have been furious long ago. Even if he didn't lose his temper at that time, he would have found ways to deal with such an ignorant minister later, or at least would not entrust him with important tasks.

But there was no way. Who was Li Yuanhui? A biological son. Or a legitimate son who had made great contributions and had his own huge power.

This meant that many methods could not be used, but since Li Yuanhui had already given in, it would be easier for Li Yuan to deal with it.

After several days of discussion, a resolution was finally reached. The next year, that is, the fourth year of Wude, an expedition was launched against Yang Kan of Qingzhou.

The King of Qi was the commander-in-chief of the army.

(End of this chapter)