Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Changsun Wuji, step back, the old man and the emperor have something to say."
Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin nodded.
Changsun Wuji got up to leave, and quickly walked out of the big tent.
In the tent, only Li Shimin and Li Yuan and his son were left. Li Shimin said: "Father, the emperor set aside the auxiliary machine, do you have anything to say, do you want to talk to me alone?"
Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "You have already decided to admit defeat, which means that right now, you must seek peace again. Then the old man asks you, how should you seek peace from Du Qi?"
Li Shimin said: "Negotiate with Du Qi."
Li Yuan said: "If you want to negotiate, I will go for you. After all, you are the emperor. It is not appropriate to go to negotiate in person. As I am old, I will go there in person while I can still live for a while. It's just that if you ask for peace, can you negotiate?" What are the conditions given?"
Li Shimin was silent for a while, and said: "Father, the condition I can give right now is to give up Suzhou and admit that the lands of Suzhou, Shazhou and Guazhou belong to Du Qi."
"Not enough!"
Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Shazhou and Guazhou have been captured by Du Qi, and the place where you fought is already here in Changbaipo. Even the old man knows this news, let alone Du Qi. If you are Du Qi, you have seized most of Suzhou now, occupying an absolute advantage, will you accept such a condition?"
Li Shimin said: "My father thinks, what should I do?"
Li Yuandao: "In addition to giving up the three places of Suzhou, Guazhou and Shazhou, I will also hand over Changsun Wuji to the old man. In this way, the old man will put aside his old face and let Du Qi rest."
"impossible!"
Li Shimin shook his head and answered.
Changsun Wuji was his brother-in-law, and Li Shimin could barely accept Changsun Wuji's apology. After all, it was just an apology and it didn't involve his life. But handing Changsun Wuji to Li Yuan is tantamount to handing Changsun Wuji to Du Qi to vent his anger. Under this premise, Changsun Wuji must be in a situation of death but not life.
Li Yuan said: "Emperor, Changsun Wuji is the key. Every time you have fought with Du Qi, at the end of each war, it was Changsun Wuji who calmed down Du Qi's anger. Without this condition, it would be absolutely impossible."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Father, Du Qi is not without hidden dangers in the rear now. In the territory of Du Qi's Xia Kingdom, people from my Tang Dynasty stirred up chaos and contributed to the civil strife in Xia Kingdom. The west border of Xia Kingdom is even more dangerous. There was an attack from Persia. Although Du Qi sent troops back to help, he faced the counterattack of Brahmans and Kshatriya nobles in Xia Kingdom, as well as the attack of hundreds of thousands of Persian troops. Even if he wanted to guard it, he couldn't defend it. We don't necessarily have to bow our knees and ask Du Qi for peace."
Li Shimin continued: "Abandoning Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou is already my bottom line. I don't believe it. Du Qi dares to attack aggressively if he doesn't solve the problems in the rear. My internal instability in Tang Dynasty is similar to that in Xia Kingdom."
After Li Yuan heard it, he didn't speak for a while.
Thinking about things.
After a while, Li Yuan continued: "Emperor, your idea is good. But let me ask you, if Du Qi's internal problems have been solved in Xia Guo, how should you deal with it?"
Li Shimin said: "Impossible!"
Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Impossible is not applicable to Du Qi. Once, did you think that Du Qi would become an independent country, but instead attack the Tang Dynasty? You definitely thought it was impossible; once, you would think that, Will you fight against Du Qi, and lose again and again? You must think that it is impossible; once, you would think that a kid in his teens would create a foundation in a short period of time, and even make big Is Tang at a loss? You still think it's impossible."
A series of words made Li Shimin speechless.
Li Yuan continued: "Emperor, it would be the best if the Persian side could win. It would be the best if the internal affairs of the Xia Kingdom were really chaotic, and it would save a lot of unnecessary trouble. The problem is that no news has been released yet. .Obviously, neither the Persian Kingdom nor the Xia Kingdom have been successful at the moment. I don¡¯t even know what the specific situation is.¡±
"You are the emperor, you should think about things clearly, you must first consider the worst case."
"If Du Qiping rebelled."
"If Du Qi defeated Persia."
"what should you do?"
Li Yuan said: "When the time comes, how are you going to seek peace with Du Qi. So in everything, you must at least be prepared for the worst. When it comes to the point where Du Qi has the upper hand, you really want to fight with Du Qi to your death, regardless of the rear?"
Li Shimin is also quite talkative.
& nbsp; This time, he was stunned.
I don't know what to say.
Li Yuan said: "This person is most afraid of being too confident in doing things. Too confident is not self-confidence, but conceited. You are a person who came out of the battlefield, so you should understand this truth. Well, the old man and you will not Nonsense. Changsun Wuji will be handed over to this old man, and this battle will lead to peace talks between the two sides."
Li Shimin did not respond.
Because at the moment, giving up Zhangsun Wuji is tantamount to cutting off one's own arm.
Li Yuan propped his hands on his knees and stood up slowly. He still hunched his back, lowered his head slightly, looked at Li Shimin who was silent, and said in a deep voice, "I am not discussing with you, but just telling you about this matter." matter."
Li Shimin looked up at Li Yuan, and said, "Father, it's impossible. The auxiliary machine is not only my relative, but also my courtier of the Tang Dynasty. If I give up the auxiliary machine, how can my son have the face to meet the Guanyin maidservant? What face do you have to meet civil and military officials? An emperor can't even protect his own subjects, so he is in vain as a monarch."
Li Yuan had already turned around to leave, but when he heard Li Shimin's words, he said calmly: "If you want to save Changsun Wuji, then the old man will be killed in the camp when he walks out of this camp. You don't want this Da Tang, anyway Da Tang It's going to be chaotic, so the old man should take a step first, so as not to see Datang being captured in the future."
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Li Shimin's complexion changed drastically.
He looked at Li Yuan, his cheeks twitched slightly, and the expression on his face kept changing. After a long while, Li Shimin said: "Father, don't force my son."
At this moment, Li Shimin was a little hesitant.
Even more helpless.
The once arbitrary emperor was now caught in an unprecedented embarrassment because of the war with Xia Guo. On the one hand was his father, on the other was his eldest grandson Wuji, and Li Shimin was at a loss. Especially this problem was raised by Li Yuan. Moreover, Li Yuan did this not for his personal rights, nor for Li Yuan's own interests, but for Datang.
Li Yuan has reached the end of his life, he may die of illness at any time, even walking unsteadily, but he still came to the front line. Everything Li Yuan did was selfless, just like that, Li Shimin couldn't refute Li Yuan.
Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "Li Shimin, do you know why you were estranged from Du Qi at the beginning? From the beginning, you were Du Qi's elder. In the end, there was a gap between you and Du Qi."
Li Shimin said: "Because my minister is the emperor."
Li Yuan nodded and said: "Well said, because you are the emperor, you can't consider your personal feelings, you can only proceed from the overall situation, and you can only consider the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty. That's why you and Du Qi have everything you have today. All of this , I can¡¯t say that you are wrong, I can only say that time is fate. Now, when it comes to Changsun Wuji, you have to forget that you are the emperor¡¯s duty, do you have to consider personal feelings?¡±
At this time, Li Yuan was more severe than ever before, and he almost scolded: "You are the emperor, you should put the overall situation first. The emperor is a loner, and he can give up everything for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. If necessary, you can throw out even the father of the old man. As long as you can protect the Great Tang, this old man has no complaints. So now that it involves Changsun Wuji, don't act like a son and daughter, and let this old man look down on you."
Li Shimin had already made up his mind after listening. He looked at Li Yuan and said, "Father, I understand. Now, I will go to see the auxiliary machine and tell him about it."
"No need!"
Li Yuan shook his head and said: "You don't need to go in person, anyway, you are the monarch. It's the old man's job to do evil things. Now, you just need to sit in the camp and wait for the result. Old man, I will do my best to stop it. Du Qi's army."
After finishing speaking, he hunched his back and walked out.
At this moment, Li Yuan, although his back was hunched, was already thin and weak. In Li Shimin's eyes, he was extremely tall, and even Li Shimin had an illusion that his father, the emperor, would face even more serious problems. For the most difficult difficulties, you can also face danger without fear, without any panic.
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