Li Shimin struck while the iron was hot and said: "Auxiliary machine, if this small friction can be eliminated openly and honestly, then everything will be fine. Qin Mubai and Changsun Huan are both good and good seedlings. I must keep them here." Keep him well trained and cultivated. Therefore, there is no need for you to say more. I will never drive Changsun Huan out of Baiqi."
"This... Since His Majesty has made up his mind, I have no choice but to obey." Changsun Wuji bowed down and bowed, as if he was a little aggrieved and said, "However, I have to make an agreement with Your Majesty."
"Well, you say."
"If Quan Zi dares to violate military regulations or make other mistakes in the future, I would like to ask Your Majesty not to worry about my face. You must drive Quan Zi out of Baiqi and deal with it seriously!" Changsun Wuji said resolutely.
"Yeah, okay." Li Shimin nodded, "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. I will do everything according to the laws and regulations. I will neither be partial nor use double standards to deliberately make things difficult because he is your son. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji immediately turned to Qin Mubai and said, "General Qin, I also want to make an agreement with you. From now on, Changsun Huan will be your subordinate in the army. Please don't treat him differently. Wait. Don't be worried about him because he has had friction with you before, and don't have any scruples because he is my son. What I mean is, no matter what, it cannot be affected. To the unity and normal order of the Hundred Riders.”
"Well, I promise Situ." Qin Mubai returned the favor, "Situ has a big heart, like father, like son. I believe I can get along well with the eldest grandson in the future. Situ is right, no matter what, we can't Forgot about Baiqi’s duty, this is the most important thing!”
Changsun Huan also quickly raised his hands and said: "General Qin, I actually have no prejudice against you. It's just because General Qin is so outstanding... I'm just a little jealous. Now that I see General Qin's extraordinary talent and broad mind, I sincerely admire him. . From now on, I am willing to sincerely assist General Qin in leading hundreds of horses and be loyal to His Majesty."
Qin Mubai raised his hands and smiled heartily: "I wish I could have it!"
"Haha! It's great that we shook hands and made peace." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Assistant machine, you haven't put on this official robe for almost half a year and come to my main meeting hall. I didn't expect that today because of Chang Sun Huan's It's a small matter, so you have come to see me in such a big way. Now that you are here, I can't let you go easily - please retreat, I want to have a detailed talk with Situ."
"I obey the order!" Qin Mubai and Changsun Huan bowed their hands and bowed. At this moment, another young man who had been standing on the other side without saying a word and almost being regarded as if he did not exist, also bent down and bowed: "My son, please retire."
"Well, Tai'er, you don't have to go far. I will test your talents later." Li Shimin said, "Just go for a walk outside Wude Hall with Qin Mubai, Changsun Huan and the others!"
"Yes, Father!"
At this time, Qin Mubai's heart moved: Tai'er? Could it be Li Tai, King of Wei? !
It has long been heard that Li Shimin was particularly fond of his fourth son Li Tai, and now he has taken him to live in the palace and set up a special residence for him in Wude Hall. On the contrary, Li Shimin was not so interested in his long-established prince Li Chengqian, and became increasingly disappointed. Therefore, there were rumors in the court that Li Shimin had the intention of deposing Li Chengqian and replacing him with Li Tai.
Because of this, the chaos in the court became turbulent because of the hidden struggle for the heir apparent. All the courtiers were wondering, which side should they stand on? Is it the ready-made prince Li Chengqian, or is it Li Tai who looks like a latecomer
It is said that Li Tai's literary talent is very outstanding. Most of the people he associates with are Confucian scholars, talented people and famous officials. He himself is also smart, studious and talented. Therefore, Li Shimin made an exception and allowed him to open a literature museum, and recruited a large number of talented scholars and famous officials to lecture and study with Li Tai, and compile books and articles.
As a rule, only the prince has the right to establish a Chongwen Hall to accommodate bachelors.
This alone was enough to make the ministers tremble with fear, thinking that the emperor had the intention to abolish the throne. Because back then, Li Shimin himself had established a literature museum in the Qin Palace, and the famous "Eighteen Scholars" were his think tank, and now they have become high-ranking officials in the court. For example, the famous prime ministers of Zhenguan, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, were among the eighteen scholars.
In addition, the emperor made an exception and allowed Li Tai to live in the palace, instead of going to the feudal town as an official like Li Ke and other princes as required, which made everyone secretly believe that the emperor really wanted to make Li Tai the crown prince!
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The three of them walked out of the imperial study together. Qin Mubai looked at Li Tai inadvertently and thought to himself: It turns out that Li Ke is a big fat man who is out of breath even when walking... At first glance, he looks kind and kind-hearted, harmless to humans and animals, and the smile on his face is like spring. So warm.
But many TV dramas in the past life told me that no matter whether Li Tai is really harmless or cruel, no matter how favored he is now, in the end neither he nor Li Chengqian became the prince, and naturally they had no right to do so. On the throne! Moreover, the endings of these two buddies seem to be quite tragic... Well, there are no unbroken eggs in the nest. Let's stay away from him, so as not to follow the trend like others and want to please King Wei at this time. Okay After he ascended the throne, he gained some benefits due to his "conformity to the dragon".
In contrast, the legitimate son of the eldest grandson, Li Tai, was much more sharp than the concubine Li Ke. It can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone. Getting close to him is more dangerous than following Li Ke!
"If you two generals don't mind, can you go with Xiao Wang to visit the nearby Royal Garden?" Li Tai smiled quite honestly, and said to the two of them with his big fat hands.
"The King of Wei has an order, and you should obey it." Qin Mubai and Changsun Huan cupped their hands together and said, "Your Highness, please!"
"Haha, there's no need to be so outgoing!" Li Tai said with a smile, "Brother Changsun, we haven't seen each other for a while. You have been honored as the deputy envoy of Baiqi, and Xiao Wang hasn't congratulated you yet! - And Brother Qin, although It’s our first time meeting you, but I’m very impressed by your reputation. Your majesty is full of praise for your pipa, wine-making, and especially your martial arts talents. It’s such a blessing to meet you today.”
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is so ridiculous! It's really hard for me to rise to the level of elegance with these trivial skills." Qin Mubai said, "I have heard for a long time that Your Highness is very talented and extremely knowledgeable, and is praised by the world's famous officials and scholars. Highly respected. I have always admired people who are knowledgeable and talented, and I admire you even more."
"Haha!" Li Tai laughed loudly: "Can we stop complimenting each other like this? Brother Zhangsun, Brother Qin, we are all young people. When we travel together, we should talk about happy things that young people like. What do you think? "
"Haha, what His Highness said is absolutely true." Changsun Huan and Qin Mubai naturally had no choice but to agree with a smile.
The three of them walked and chatted until they arrived at the Imperial Garden, where they wandered for an hour until the sun turned westward.
It is obvious that Li Tai and Changsun Huan have a good personal relationship. Moreover, he also deliberately wooed Qin Mubai, and from time to time he tried to show his goodwill, and even vaguely hinted that he wanted Sun Huan not to have any conflicts with 'his own people'. You Qi advised him to persuade Yuchi Baoyun's stubborn donkey to take the initiative to apologize to Qin Mubai and admit his mistake after returning.
Yuchi Jingde is now serving as the governor of foreign affairs, and Yuchi Baoyun's affairs may not be known yet. Li Tai's attitude largely replaced Yuchi Jingde and followed Changsun Wuji's approach.
Changsun Huan naturally agreed. In front of Li Tai, Changsun Huan also expressed many times that he and Qin Mubai would put aside their past grudges and make peace with each other. From then on, they would work together and get along with each other "as close as brothers."
Qin Mubai felt awkward in his heart.
Very hypocritical, very hypocritical.
He clearly felt that Changsun Huan still gritted his teeth and hated him, but he could squeeze out a smile on his face and said those high-sounding words with utmost sincerity.
As for Changsun Wuji, it doesn't matter whether he is sincere or fake, or just putting on a show. The son had a quarrel with outsiders, and it was not his turn as a Situ to take care of such trivial matters personally. The only reason why he did this was probably because the emperor knew about this incident, and he desperately hoped that his son could continue to serve in Baiqi in the future.
Changsun Wuji didn't want the emperor to fall in love with Changsun Huan because of this incident, which would affect his son's future career and development, or cast a shadow on Changsun's family and lay some hidden dangers.
The one who can make a player of Changsun Wuji's level come forward is naturally someone of the same level or higher - he is only targeting the emperor. Perhaps, they have never really taken a look at a small person like Qin Mubai.
As for Li Tai, his intention is more obvious - he is trying to win over people.
Although Qin Mubai is just a newcomer with a humble official position now, it won't be long before he will become the emperor's close-knit general. This means that Qin Mubai can see and hear things that many people, including him, the most favored prince, cannot see.
This is very useful for Li Tai, who is obsessed with saving money.
And Li Tai also has a habit. Around him, there were gathered a large number of wealthy aristocrats and princes from the great eunuchs' families. For example, there are several brothers in Changsun Huan's family, Fang Xuanling's son Fang Yiai, Chai Shao's son and consort Chai Lingwu, Du Ruhui's son Du He, Yuchi Jingde's son Yuchi Baoyun, etc. This is the backbone of the 'Wei Wang Party' known to everyone in the capital.
It seemed logical to bring in Qin Qiong's son Qin Mubai.
But in Qin Mubai's heart, he had already decided: Stay away from this Li Tai, I don't want to hang out with him and suffer disaster in the future.
Seeing the meal time in the military camp, Qin Mubai and Changsun Huan headed towards the Baiqi camp together. The two of them were really like a pair of good brothers who had put aside their past grudges and never knew each other. They called you brother Qin and me brother eldest grandson, and walked into the military camp side by side talking and laughing.
The people in Baiqi were a little dumbfounded when they saw this scene: What's going on? There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. When did these two tigers become friends