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Chapter 551: Prison Cell Conversation (Part )

This can be seen from the treatment of Hou Junji. When the prince was still young and had no foundation, Hou Junji could still hold military power in the capital and train the Flying Tiger Army. But in the later period, he was either a civil servant in the capital, or he could only be sent to the northwest to fight against foreign races if he wanted to hold military power.

Therefore, if you want to do something, you have to do it at this time, the sooner the better.

I'm afraid my cheap father would never have thought that after I left the palace alone and went to the enemy camp as a hostage, with my life hanging by a thread, I would have the opportunity to develop a secret spy at the deputy general level and send him to his side.

Yang Ji also roughly understood Li Chengqian's arrangement at this time, and secretly admired it in his heart. It was really amazing! The power struggle in the upper class was complicated and cruel, and only a person with a natural talent like Li Yan could deal with it calmly, and walk through the thorns as if he was walking in an empty land.

If that was the case, then Li Shimin would indeed not doubt himself. After hearing Li Yan's plan, Yang Ji became more confident.

"We will have very little contact in the future."

Li Yan warned: "Yang Ji, you must remember three things in Chang'an City. As long as you remember these three things, you will be safe for the next twenty years."

"Oh, please speak, my lord."

Yang Ji's expression tensed, and he subconsciously leaned forward slightly, pricked up his ears, and looked like he wanted to ask for advice.

He did not behave like the Yan-Liao army generals before at all. He was completely like a student who was willing to learn from him humbly. Moreover, his movements were done naturally, which showed that he had completely regarded Li Yan as his lord and submitted to him.

Li Yan nodded slightly, it was almost cooked!
As the conversation deepened, the two men kept changing the way they addressed each other, from General Yang to General, and then to Yang Ji, who simply called him by his name.

Yang Ji also went from being a prince to a lord, and then to a master, which represents the deepening of the relationship between the two, and the constant changes in the content of the conversation and the attitudes of the parties involved.

Li Yan naturally understood, so he said: "First, be unconditionally loyal to father and only obey the orders of father. No matter what father says is right or wrong, whether you understand it or not, no matter what others think, you must be the first to stand up and support father. Even if you are criticized by thousands of people and cursed by the ministers, you don't care and don't be afraid of offending anyone."

Yang Ji nodded when he heard this. If this was the case, he would become Li Shimin's dog, and it would indeed be easy to gain Li Shimin's trust. However, thinking of gaining the other party's trust and paving the way for his daughter and family, this was the only way. Yang Ji nodded silently.

Li Yan had already said before that he had to endure the humiliation, and it seems that this is what he has to do.

"Second, do not make private alliances with the royal family, whether it is your father's brothers and sisters, or my brothers and sisters. No matter who tries to win you over, or intimidate or threaten you, you must refuse clearly and tell your father immediately. You must behave like a loyal and honest man."

"Third, don't get too close to the ministers in the court, especially the generals under my father, such as Li Jing, Li Ji, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, etc. Not only should you not get along well with them, but if you have the chance, you should make your relationship with them awkward and even kill it."

Well.
Yang Ji was stunned. The first two were taboos for the king, but he could understand the last one.

Is it really good to turn against those trusted generals under Li Shimin? Those people don't even have time to curry favor with them, and they are afraid that they can't find the temple gate even if they carry a pig's head. How can they take the initiative to offend them? Is Li Yan wrong?

He looked up at Li Yan doubtfully, pursed his lips, trembled twice, and looked at Li Yan's eyes that seemed to reach straight into his heart, he subconsciously swallowed the questions that were on his lips, and then nodded heavily.

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yang Ji agreed.

He was once an emperor of a great country. He fought with many brothers for more than ten years to ascend the throne, and finally won by a narrow margin. As a man who killed all opponents in the battle for the throne of Kowloon and fought his way to the throne, Li Yan had more or less accumulated some experience and insights.

Especially in the last six months as the crown prince, Kangxi had no qualms about being an emperor for the rest of his life, and he shared all his wisdom and experience in controlling court officials and stabilizing the country with Emperor Kangxi.

Therefore, no one understood the operation of the core of power and the mind of the emperor better than him. Perhaps Li Shimin was far better than Li Yan in conquering the world, but he might not be stronger than Li Yan in governing the world in peacetime and controlling the hearts of officials.

Therefore, Li Yan knew in advance that after Li Shimin came to power with the help of the old generals of the Qin Palace, in order to eliminate the influence of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, he greatly strengthened the power of the civil and military officials of the Qin Palace, which made the power of the Qin Palace in the court expand unprecedentedly. Now he is anxious to deal with the Turks in the north and has no time to take care of other things.

But after the Turks withdrew and Luo Yi and the rebel kings such as Li Yuan, Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang were pacified one by one, he focused his attention on the court and found that the power of the Qin Palace was so huge that he could not afford to offend it.

This is very dangerous. If there is an imbalance of power in the court, he will not be able to sit firmly on the throne.

He will feel like a thorn in his back and a thorn in his side, and will try to divide, dismantle and weaken it, and also find ways to build up strength to check and balance it. This is the job of an emperor.

Otherwise, why did he recruit Li Ke from the south when he had no intention of making him the crown prince, and later made Li Chengqian the crown prince? Why did he make Li Ke the King of Han when he was very angry that Feng Deyi had framed his eldest son and supported Li Ke?
Han and Tang Dynasties, the former was a unified empire, and Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, started out as the King of Han. This title was by no means comparable to the later King of Shu and King of Wu. This was also the moment when Li Ke was closest to the prince, and he was getting further and further away from it later.

Later on, he was made a prince, governor of various states, etc., and his status became increasingly poor.

At the same time as enthroning the crown prince, the second son was also enthroned as King of Han in order to restrain the crown prince. The title of King of Han also gave Li Ke a subtle hint and put Li Chengqian under tremendous pressure, which was determined by the nature of power balance.

From this point of view, Li Shimin already possessed the vision and thinking of an emperor.

Similarly, if Yang Ji got involved with the old generals of King Qin, he would never have a chance to rise. Only by going against them could Li Shimin take notice of him and cultivate him as another force to balance Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Jun Ji and others.

By this calculation, the less close Yang Ji was to them, the faster he would be promoted and the more power he would hold.

After all, if you want to balance such a huge monster, you must have a small force.

This is the mentality of an emperor that Li Yan has developed through two lifetimes of living in the field of power, struggling and struggling!
The things here are too subtle and complicated. Yang Ji is a rough man who has not read many books. The CPU is simple and he can't understand such complicated human nature or deal with such complex problems. He just needs to digest and understand the previous things.

If there were any more, his brain capacity would be squeezed out and he would be paralyzed.

Li Yan III was a man with a very sharp political vision. The path he found was specially tailored for people like Yang Ji, who were of average ability.

Yang Ji was a simple-minded man with no scheming. He was a pure reckless man. He was not good at fighting, and his political intelligence and vision were even worse. He could not play chess alone and form his own power in the court. Only by being a lone minister and a meritorious official, and firmly standing on the emperor's side, could he gain a foothold in the court faster and become Li Shimin's confidant.

Otherwise, with such courage that he cannot stand out, he will be eliminated if there is any trouble in the court.

"You just need to remember these three points and do as I say."

Li Yan took a breath and said, "After all, the higher you climb, the more help you can provide to me. I won't harm you."

Yang Ji agreed with this point very much.

After learning about Li Yan's plan, Yang Ji was aware of his crucial role in the plan. He was proud and excited that Li Yan valued him, but he also felt heavy pressure and burden for the responsibilities he would have to shoulder in the future.

However, thinking of Li Yan's support behind him, Yang Ji breathed a sigh of relief. The other party would not joke about his position as crown prince. Li Yan could not afford to lose even more than himself. This was a battle for the throne. Everyone had staked their lives on it. No one could afford to lose!
Next, Li Yan instructed Yang Ji: "Yang Ji, when you go back, secretly write a letter of loyalty to your father. The words should be sincere and the attitude should be humble."

Yang Ji was startled. What they just discussed was very important, but that was a matter for the future. The most important thing at the moment was to get out of the predicament, so Yang Ji was shocked and listened carefully: "Then what should I say?"

"Can't do this?"

Li Yan looked at Yang Ji with a secretly reproachful look. Perhaps the previous conversation was too shocking, Yang Ji could no longer think normally and asked subconsciously. Seeing Li Yan's reproachful look, his face turned red and he felt a little ashamed.

"Scold Luo Yi severely and say that he is a traitor. At this time when the Turks are in trouble, as a Tang general, he not only did not support the Tang Dynasty, but instead took advantage of the situation and started a rebellion. He is worse than an animal. He betrayed the court and abandoned the world. He is a mean person."

"This"

Yang Ji asked tentatively: "Master, do you think Luo Yi has no chance at all?"

"What do you think?" Li Yan asked with a smile.

"My lord, I think that if the court and the Turks fight to a mutual defeat, and Luo Yi takes advantage of the situation, then I will wait in the background and directly support you, wouldn't that be more direct?" Yang Ji carefully told him all the ideas he had thought of.

In fact, this was also Luo Yi's plan before. It was just that Yang Ji was thinking of waiting for an opportunity under Luo Yi, either killing Luo Yi and replacing him, or following Luo Yi to build a career, which would be convenient for both advancement and retreat. That's why he made up his mind to kill Zhao Cihao at the critical moment.

(End of this chapter)