Chapter 549

Late at night, Qin mubai, who had just been married, shut himself up in his study alone and sat by candle. In the hands of the pen, but hesitated repeatedly, do not know how to write.

He is writing a memorial to Emperor Li Shimin. When he returned from the western expedition, he would report the details of conquering the western regions, his diplomacy with the state of Dazhao, and a series of military and livelihood issues that needed to be solved after the western regions were pacified.

He did not know how many memorials he had written. Today alone, I can't write.

Putting down his pen, Qin Mu Bai put his hands on his belly and sat back. He closed his eyes and sighed.

"When all the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden; when a cunning rabbit dies, a running dog cooks He's treating me as a thief, but I'm still worrying about the aftermath of the western regions. Am I loyal or cheap? " Thinking of this place, Qin mubai's heart is falling inch by inch. It's cold.

He reached out and pressed on the bridge of his nose between his eyes to refresh himself. He still picked up his pen and decided to finish writing the memorial.

"This may be the last thing Qin mubai can do for Datang!"

Writing the memorial, he described in detail the current situation and problems of the western regions, and suggested that the imperial court should divide the reasonable pattern of prefectures and counties in the western regions as soon as possible, and assign a number of powerful feudal officials to govern the western regions. In addition, diplomacy with the state of Jokhang is of great importance, and in the coming decades and hundreds of years. There must be a confrontation between the two hegemonic powers of the East and the West.

The existence of the kingdom of dazhaowu not only ensured that the Tang Dynasty could obtain stable and huge commercial profits from the Silk Road, but also was the "eh" of the Tang Dynasty to the West Qin mubai took the soup cup, which is a bowl of warm red bean porridge. It's the best way to spend the night and nourish the stomach in the middle of the night.

Qin mubai was drinking porridge. Xuelian came up behind him and gently kneaded his temples and ears. After a long silence, she suddenly said, "mubai, you can resign and go back to seclusion! Shall we go to the grassland together? "

Qin mubai was stunned and said, "why did you say this all of a sudden?"

"I see you are too tired." Xuelian said, "I overheard your conversation with Pang Fei yesterday Oh, what a surprise

Qin mubai put a hand to interrupt her, and said with a smile: "don't mention this. Xuelian, I'm really delivering military and political affairs, ready to resign. I have chosen the place to settle down in the future. Unfortunately, it is not grassland. Would you mind? "

"Where is that?"

"The capital of the state of Dazhao, the city was built at Samo."

Xuelian was a little stunned, then nodded, "if there is a heart to depend on, then there is no place but home. As long as our family is together, it's the same everywhere we live. I said to go to the grassland because there are not so many non fame and wealth struggles in the Central Plains. But now that you have a better place in mind, I don't mind. In short, you should stop being an official. No matter you go out or come home, there is no safety. If you are tired and tired, our family will worry about you all day. "

Qin mubai smiles, hands the finished memorial to Xuelian, and says, "you can have a look."

Xuelian curiously took it and looked at it for a while. She was surprised and said, "do you want Pang Fei to lead 300000 main troops in Kansai to return to Chang'an?"

"That's right." Qin mubai gave a smile and said, "since the imperial court is afraid of Qin's army and influence, I will dispel their worries. I don't want the army, but I'll return it to the imperial court; I won't do the official either. When Pang Fei leaves, I'll ask him to take my seal with him. "

Xuelian's brow was deeply wrinkled and worried: "mubai, are you abandoning yourself or protesting silently?"

"Neither." Qin mubai said with a faint smile, "in fact, the current situation is like chess. All the players are addicted to it, thinking that they can set the world and turn the tide. But in fact, the overall situation has been decided, and no one can change it. "

"Including the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you can't change it?"

"If he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he can change and decide everything, why does the current situation evolve into today's situation?" Qin mubai said, "all the political hidden dangers of the Tang Dynasty originated from the dispute over the eastern palace. Today, it is beyond the control of the emperor. He said that only by constantly trying, testing, and even being ruthless, can Datang avoid endless internal strife and chaos. "

"Try? Testing? Is it necessary to gouge out the flesh to mend the sores Snow lotus a face of confusion, "I don't understand!"

Qin mubai took her hand and put it on his shoulder. He motioned to her to press it for him. Then he said without hesitation: "the choice of the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty has always been a headache for his majesty. Once, he tried his best to cultivate his eldest son, Li Chengqian. In fact, at the beginning, Li Chengqian still performed very well. It can be said that his qualifications were excellent, and he also tried to be a good prince and Emperor. But it's hard to bear the heavy pressure. With such an excellent father as the emperor, Li Chengqian will always live in the shadow of his father. Especially those old ministers who followed the emperor all the way down the river always compared him with the emperor. This is called "dwarfing". Li Chengqian can never satisfy them. In addition, the emperor's strength and eagerness, as well as his too strict demands on the prince, led to the collapse of Li Chengqian"I know that." As she massaged Qin mubai, Xuelian said, "Li Chengqian was finally demoted because he was involved in the rebellion of Han King Li Yuanchang..."

"Yes! The incident dealt a great blow to the emperor. Since then, he has changed his mind, thinking that the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty does not need to be excellent, and that he can only succeed with the help of a group of competent officials. " Qin mubai said, "so, Li Zhi, the young king of Jin, was pushed onto the stage by his uncle and grandson Wuji and became the prince of the state. On the surface, it seemed that he was the king of Jin, but in fact, it was not difficult to pay attention to him. In secret, there must be the emperor's approval or even instruction. At that time, the emperor ignored the government on the ground of recuperation. The government was completely handed over to the king of Jin and changsun Wuji. He just wanted to see if his uncle and nephew could manage the Tang Dynasty well in case of his long Yu funeral

"What happened?"

Qin mubai smiles, "the result is that the king of Jin is in a panic all day long, and almost pees in his pants. He even came to me for help for fear that he would infuriate the king of Wei. At the same time, Chang sun Wuji monopolized the imperial platform, and the Tang Court became his speech, along with Fang Xuanling, Chu suiliang and Wei Zheng, who served as Zaifu. They're all on the side. However, at this time, Chang sun Wuji made a mistake, that is, he went against the emperor's original intention and decided to make peace with the Tibetan people. At that time, the emperor also saw that if this pair of uncles and nephews were allowed to take over the land of the Tang Dynasty, the future of the emperor's own painting of the Tang Dynasty would have to change, and it would become what his eldest grandson Wuji wanted. To be more explicit. Once the emperor dies, it's hard to say whether Jiangshan's surname is Li or his eldest grandson. "

Xuelian nodded, "under such circumstances, your majesty will definitely veto the king of Jin?"

"Yes. Since then, the king of Jin has been abandoned by his majesty and faded out of the struggle for the crown prince. " Qin mubai said, "then, the emperor has only one legitimate son left. That's the king of Wei! "

"The world says that the king of Wei is most likely to become the prince?" Xuelian said, "I heard that he had a good command of literature and a deep mind. He was always loved by the emperor. As early as when Li Chengqian was the crown prince, there was a rumor that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to abolish the crown prince and establish the king of Wei as the crown prince, right

"Yes." Qin Mu nodded and said. "To be fair, Wang Wei's mental skill, city government, learning and family background are all the best candidates for the crown prince. But he made a big mistake

"What taboo?"

"Bad intentions, bad brothers!" Qin Mu Bai's eyes narrowed and said, "this is actually a violation of a major taboo in the heart of the emperor!" Do you know the change of Xuanwu Gate? "

"Of course..."

Qin mubai breathed a sigh. "What worries the emperor most is that his sons, like him, are fraternal in order to fight for the throne. This worry has nothing to do with his status as an emperor, just out of the selfish heart of a father. However, the emperor is also a man, and his selfishness is also a matter of state affairs! "

"What kind of things did the king of Wei do that violated the emperor's taboo?" Asked Xuelian.

"A lot." Qin mubai smiles. "Over the years, the king of Wei never gave up secretly hurting and slandering the former Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the king of Wu Li Ke. Although these things he did were secret enough, I believe it could not be concealed from the emperor. Once or twice, the emperor can hide and continue to observe; three times or four times The future of the king of Wei was ruined in this way! But what really killed the king of Wei, I think, must be the assassination of King Wu this time! "

"Didn't you say that the case of King Wu was definitely not the work of King Wei and changsun Wuji?" Xuelian was puzzled and said, "now how come What happened to the king of Wei? "

"Yes. I said that. But this does not mean that the king of Wei has nothing to do with this case. " Qin mubai said with a smile, "in fact, I confirm by pushing backwards that the emperor has given up on the king of Wei!"

"Push back? What do you mean? The more I listen, the more confused I am Snow lotus road.

Qin Mu Bai laughs, "it's because of the sudden arrival of housekeeper Lu and Pang Fei's various performances, which help me confirm that the emperor has made a decision to abandon the king of Wei and establish the king of Wu. So I infer that the emperor did this. It must be because he learned that the assassination of the king of Wei and the king of Wu had something to do with each other, thus breaking his last illusion about the king of Wei. Moreover, Li Ke must still live in the world, which gave the emperor a choice. That is to say, the throne of the eastern palace now belongs to the king of Wu. No one has to fight for him any more! Because all his opponents have been abandoned by his majesty. This is what I just said - gouging out the flesh to mend the sores. "

"How do you know?" Xuelian asked in surprise.

Qin mubai replied with a smile: "think about it, Pang Fei, as the emperor's Secret line, is not good at making assertions to stimulate and test me. Otherwise, in case I'm really wrong, can he afford it? So I speculate that he must have got the emperor's secret order to test my loyalty. Have you ever thought about why the emperor should watch me everywhere and test my loyalty at this critical time? "

"I don't understand..." Xuelian shook her head in confusion. "To tell you the truth, the minds of the Han people are so delicate and eccentric that I can't understand them at all. What I have to say may be that the emperor is worried that when you hear the news of Li Ke's assassination, you will take revenge for him? ""Of course not!" Qin mubai said with a smile, "even if Li Ke is really assassinated, what name should I use to take revenge for him? Even if we fight, who am I going to fight? Fight the emperor, the imperial court or the king of Wei? It's all aimless and unknown! The emperor and the law take care of the death of the prince. It's not my turn to act beyond my authority. And the emperor had the ability to know people. He knows that Qin mubai is not a brain born anti bone generation. Therefore, even if the rumors that I want to rebel are spreading all over the world, he will turn a deaf ear to them. This is the so-called "rumor stops at the wise!"

Xuelian said angrily: "then he often tempts you and stimulates you? ——You are a fool

Qin Mu Bai said with a smile: "in fact, when the emperor first called the king of Wu back to Beijing, it was very likely that he was to be appointed as the crown prince. I just didn't expect that something went wrong on the way. But later, the emperor must have known that the king was safe. So he set up a fire-proof and burglar proof posture in Chang'an to stimulate me, and let Pang Fei constantly provoke and test me at this time. He just wanted to know whether Qin mubai was loyal enough. If you are calm enough, will you be competent to assist Li Ke in the future? "

"My God, how can there be such a scheming person in the world?" After hearing this, Xuelian was stunned and shook her head. "Mubai, if you don't look up a little and make a half difference, or say a few inappropriate words in front of Pang Fei, isn't it a disaster? Since you are so powerful and not loyal, the emperor will be quick after you. What's the problem? "

"Almost! So it's not just a matter of saying that you should be with a tiger. " Qin mubai said with a smile, "no, in order to make him feel at ease, I'll let him go completely! You have also seen the memorial. I will deliver the military and political affairs, hand over the military power, return the soldiers and horses, and then resign and retire! ——When it's over, I'll go and hide myself and my name! "

"Wise move, I support you!" Xuelian nodded seriously, "mubai, seriously I'm not worth it for you! You set up a great honor for the Tang Dynasty, but in the end you suffer from such suspicion and danger of death! Even if, even if you really fight against it, it's also justifiable! "

"Ha ha, why bother?" Qin mubai gave a relaxed smile. "In fact, the Emperor just wanted to entrust me with important tasks in the future, and then he constantly monitored and tested me. It's only out of caution, or that kings have such mental skills. Although the means seemed a little mean and mean, his starting point was still valuing me. Unfortunately, Qin is tired of playing! Datang has never been short of talents. Without me, the sky will not collapse. Let them fight for fame, wealth and power. If someone in Qin is not rare, he will not accompany him. Today, Qin mubai doesn't owe anything to Tang Dynasty. If I want to leave or stay, I'm clear and honest. Even if the emperor of the Tang Dynasty ruled the people all over the world and could decide anyone's life and death, he could not change people's will after all

"Go, go resolutely!" Xuelian said firmly, "if you stay, who can guarantee that similar things will not happen again? Who can guarantee that one day you will be invincible, but you will die under your own sword? "

Qin mubai scooped up the last spoonful of congee in the soup and drank it. He smacked his mouth, nodded and laughed, then said four words -

"madam is wise!"

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