SFS Chapter 648 The family letter is worth ten thousand gold
Chapter 648 The family letter is worth ten thousand gold
Chapter 648 The family letter is worth ten thousand gold
After Li Junxian left, Li Shimin sat there blankly, not knowing what to think.
Li Mu stood quietly not far behind Li Shimin, with a calm expression on his face.
He had naturally heard those words just now, and knew what they meant.
But he didn't have the worry of Li Junxian. Compared with the secret, how could Li Junxian know as much as him?
Li Mu knew very well that he could only spend his whole life in the palace. If Li Shimin died before him, he would be buried for Li Shimin.
For him, the result is already doomed, no matter how many secrets he knows, it will not make any difference.
"Choose some treasures and rare medicinal materials from the Treasure Pavilion and send them to Qingque."
I don't know how long it has passed, Li Shimin said quietly.
"Does Your Majesty have any other explanations?" Li Mu asked.
There must always be a reason for a reward. Li Shimin didn't say it, so he naturally needed to ask.
"No."
"Yes, the old slave will do it now."
After Li Mu finished speaking, he backed out.
"Qingque, I hope you don't let me down." Li Shimin murmured.
In doing this, on the one hand, he wanted to use the affection of father and son to convert Li Tai and make him rein in the precipice.
After all, Li Shimin still cares about the relationship between father and son.
On the other hand, it is also for those who support Li Tai.
Seeing that Li Shimin favors Li Tai even more than before, those people will increase their support for Li Tai, and even some people who are not optimistic about Li Tai may also support Li Tai.
At that time, these people can be wiped out.
As for Li Tai's final result, it was all in his mind.
Li Tai wanted to fight for the throne, but Li Shimin didn't think there was anything wrong.
He has a deep understanding of how attractive the throne is to people.
Although he launched the Xuanwumen Change back then, it was because of the suppression by Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng that he had to resist.
But if he said that there was no reason for the throne, he himself didn't believe it.
If he really didn't want to be on the throne, as long as he handed over his military power, he would take the initiative to become a vassal. With the merits he had made, even if Li Jiancheng succeeded to the throne, he would not dare to do anything to him.
In the final analysis, he was still thinking about that position, and he was reluctant to let go. The battle between brothers became fierce, and one person had to die before it could end. There was no other possibility.
Not to mention Li Tai, even those other sons, don't they have any idea about the throne?
It's just that they understand that the possibility of them sitting on the throne is very low, so low that it is almost impossible, and they can only hide it deeply.
If other sons did such a thing, Li Shimin might directly order to be quiet.
And Li Tai is his favorite son, relatively speaking, Li Shimin is much more tolerant, as long as Li Tai does not rebel, Li Shimin will not do anything to him.
But Li Shimin knew very well that this possibility was very low.
Even if Li Tai doesn't want to rebel, when that day comes, those who support him will push him to take that step.
Just like he was back then, although he longed for the throne, he felt that the Tang Dynasty had made great contributions to establishing him, so he should be the crown prince and inherit the throne.
But he never thought of doing it that way.
However, he couldn't stand the repeated persuasion of Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and the situation at the time made him understand that if he didn't do this, then he might be completely out of luck for the throne, so he made that choice.
Changsun Wuji and the others supported him so much, and even risked annihilation to rebel with him. Are they really all for Datang?
No, it's not.
If Li Jiancheng is very mediocre, they support Li Shimin, it can be said that it is for Datang.
However, Li Shimin knew very well that Li Jiancheng was not mediocre, on the contrary, he was very talented. If he became an emperor, he would be a generation of Mingjun.
This is also the reason why she has been working hard all these years and dare not slack off in the slightest.
He just wanted to prove to Li Yuan that he was no worse than Li Jiancheng.
The fundamental reason why Changsun Wuji and the others supported him so much was because their interests were in common with Li Shimin.
Only when Li Shimin succeeds to the throne, can they get what they want, such as rights, wealth, and titles, all of which must be based on the premise that Li Shimin can succeed to the throne.
Of course, they can also betray Li Shimin and take refuge in Li Jiancheng.
But in ancient times, loyalty was very important. Once they betrayed Li Shimin, there would be stains on them.
The most important thing is that Li Jiancheng has his own team. They have taken refuge in the past. In order to fight Li Shimin and set an example, Li Jiancheng will definitely reuse them, but they will never enter Li Jiancheng's inner circle.
So for their benefit, they can only push Li Shimin forward.
And Li Tai will eventually face this kind of result. Those who take refuge in him are nothing more than wanting to win the merits of the dragon.
If Li Tai wins, they will naturally get the rights, but if Li Tai loses, their fate will not be much better.
Therefore, even if Li Tai didn't want to rebel, when that day came, he couldn't help it.
Li Shimin sighed. Although he knew the result, he couldn't change anything.
He can order to kill all those officials who have taken refuge in Li Tai, but colluding with the ministers of the DPRK and China is a felony, and when those officials are impeached, he will not be able to keep Li Tai.
So he could only let things go on, hoping that Li Tai would not rebel.
……
"Why did you come back so soon?"
Before the cattle, sheep and horses that Xue Yantuo promised were delivered, Cheng Chumo came back from Chang'an, which surprised Lin Xuan.
"The subordinates are following the military order to go back. After the matter is over, they will naturally come back to report immediately." Cheng Chumo said with a righteous face.
In fact, he wanted to stay at home for one more day, but he was kicked out by Cheng Yaojin, so he had to come back.
In Cheng Yaojin's words: "If you stay at home, others will think that my son, Cheng Yaojin, is greedy for life and afraid of death. I, Cheng Yaojin, can't afford to lose face."
Lin Xuan didn't know this, so naturally he didn't ask more questions.
Cheng Chumo took out a letter from his pocket and said, "General, this is what the princess ordered me to hand over to you."
When he went back, Lin Xuan and the others wrote a letter for him to take back, and they sent people to their homes as soon as they returned to Chang'an.
After the several families received the letter, they wrote a reply letter not long after, and had someone send it to Cheng's house, and asked Cheng Chumo to bring it over.
Cheng Chumo had not only for Lin Xuan, but also for Yuchi Baolin and Xue Rengui.
Lin Xuan took the letter and opened it directly. As soon as it was opened, Cheng Chumo came over.
"Go and deliver their letter to them if you have nothing to do." Lin Xuan hid the letter behind his back and said angrily.
Cheng Chu smiled sheepishly and said, "General, this subordinate is resigning."
After Cheng Chumo left, Lin Xuan read the letter.
The letter is not long, only a few hundred words.
The general meaning is that everything at home is fine, so let him not worry about it.
Although he didn't say anything about missing him, Lin Xuan could still feel Li Lizhi's missing him from the lines.
In ancient times, communication was not well developed, and the transmission of letters could only rely on post stations.
But the post station only delivers urgent official documents, and private letters are not accepted.
And it's not easy for Lin Xuan to send his own soldiers to deliver letters home, otherwise, if it gets out, what will the soldiers below think?
Since he is a general, he must lead by example in order to convince the public.
The flames lasted three months, and the family letter was worth ten thousand gold.
Not just talking.
Lin Xuan put away the letter and sighed.
He doesn't have any ambitions, and he doesn't want to lead the army if he can.
On the one hand, it is involuntary, on the other hand, it also wants to do something for Datang, so that the glory of Datang can last longer.
(End of this chapter)