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Chapter 941 The Emperor's Reverse Scale
"The Emperor's ideas are indeed extraordinary."

Li Yan readily agreed with Li Shimin's opinion, leaning forward, with a hint of oppression on his ferocious tiger mask: "I can agree to it, but I also have a condition."

"What conditions? What do you say?" Li Shimin was overjoyed to have achieved his goal so easily, and asked quickly.

Li Yan didn't say anything and didn't move. His eyes, revealed from the tiger-head mask, stared at the other person with sharp eyes.

Li Shimin was stunned, then looked at the two people beside him thoughtfully and waved his hand: "You two can leave first!"

Fang Xuanling and Li Jing immediately showed deathly expressions on their faces, and looked at Li Yan with resentful eyes. They were the two most powerful people in the world, and their conversation would undoubtedly influence the future direction of the world. Even projects like "customized war services" were not hidden from them.

What could be more confidential than this?
Although reluctant, the two retreated.

Seeing this, Wu Yuanhua behind Li Yan had no choice but to bow. When he was about to leave the space for the two of them, Li Yan waved his hand and said, "You stay and pour wine for us."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

There was a flash of joy in Wu Yuanhua's eyes. He stopped, picked up the wine jug, poured a glass for both of them, then glanced at Li Yan. Between her eyebrows, a charming and enchanting look emerged, which made Li Yan's heart flutter.

Even Li Shimin held his breath and felt a little regretful. He should have met her at that time. Such a beauty was sent to the grassland by him.

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This girl seems to be the second child in the family. She has an older sister and a younger sister, born from the same mother. If this girl is so stunning, then the other two girls in the Wu family must not be much worse. Thinking of this, Li Shimin became a little excited.

He narrowed his eyelids and glanced at Li Yan obscurely: "Good boy, you have a sharp eye!"

Li Shimin picked up the wine in the cup, raised his head and drank it all, shook his head, and took his mind away from the woman. Li Shimin urged: "Okay, you can talk now!"

"I want no soldier from the Tang Dynasty to pass through Yumen Pass within five years."

"what?"

Li Shimin's face turned serious. He ignored the beauty in front of him and said angrily, "You are meddling too much!"

"The Xibi tribe and Xueyantuo were both the Grand Commandery of my Tang Dynasty before. You invaded without saying a word, swallowed up Mobei, crippled the Yi people, and maliciously released this scourge to the Western Regions. I have nothing to say."

"Now you want me to withdraw from the Western Regions. What do you want to do?"

Li Yan remained calm and said in a low voice: "There are many small countries in the Western Regions, and countless forces. There are more than 50 countries and regions that can be counted. In the southwest, there are also tough bones like Tubo and Tuyuhun that have been around for a long time."

"If you want to completely conquer the Western Regions, you must carry out an inhumane attack on the existing countries and forces, and brutally cleanse the local indigenous people. I don't know how many deadly enemies will be made, how many people will die, and this will leave a name of infamy for all eternity."

"Don't say you're not afraid. All Han people can't bear this shit pot."

Seeing the disapproving look on Li Shimin's face, Li Yanhao did not hesitate to expose the scar in Li Shimin's heart: "The Xuanwu Gate Incident was a great success in this generation, but a disaster for generations to come. You have killed your brother and forced your father to death. You have been infamous for thousands of years, and I don't know how many sequelae it will bring."

"If there is a Tang Dynasty, seizing the throne by force will be your Li family's everlasting nightmare?"

"But this is your Li family's business. You are cruel and ruthless. You slaughtered foreign people, destroyed their ancestral temples, and devoured their land. This concerns the image of the entire Han people. It is a bad reputation that cannot be washed away for thousands of years."

In the whole world, the only person who dared to bring up the Xuanwu Gate incident in front of Li Shimin without restraint was probably Li Yan.

Li Shimin was shocked all over, and his exaggerated angry expression slowly solidified.

Like an evil dragon whose reverse scale has been touched, his face was as cold as ice, his eyes narrowed, his breathing became heavy, and he stared at Li Yan fiercely with cold murderous intent in his eyes.

Li Yan didn't care much about it. Now the enemy is weak and we are strong, and only the Tang Dynasty has to look at his face. So what if Li Shimin is dissatisfied?
With millions of troops under the city, Li Shimin had to endure his anger no matter how angry he was.

He just wanted to pour a bucket of cold water on Li Shimin and let him know that no matter how wise you are or how well you do, the Xuanwu Gate Incident will be a stain that you will never get rid of. Just because others don't talk about it doesn't mean that the incident is over.

There is gain and loss in everything. When you use any means to achieve your goal, the miserable means become the most fatal flaw, and others can naturally attack you at will.

Don’t say that the process is not important. That is only for the lower levels. For the upper levels, the process and the result are equally important, or even more important. You can’t do things so well that people can’t complain. Being held responsible for it is always a hidden danger.

Of course, since ancient times, the royal family has been selfless, and anything they do for the supreme power is understandable.

Li Yan is not a pedantic person.

As the Son of Heaven, there are some things you can do, but you can't make a big fuss about them. In history, many rulers, even the wise and benevolent rulers who were famous in later generations, did things worse than Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident.

As long as it is not known to the world, its influence will be limited.

Li Yan was not a good person either. He plotted against the three kingdoms in Liaodong and diverted the trouble to the east. His methods were as cruel and his mind was as vicious as Li Shimin. Once the news got out, Li Yan would be unacceptable to the world. But Li Yan's intention was for the future of the nation, and he had a clear conscience. On the other hand, he threw the blame on the Turks.

As long as he does not leave any stain on himself, he will be much better than Li Shimin.

It was much better than Li Shimin's bloody and infamous incident at Xuanwu Gate. After three generations, witnessing countless ups and downs, honors and disgraces, and personally experiencing the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yan's wisdom was already at the top of the world.

He had a vague feeling that the Xuanwumen Li family was being plotted against.

Because of the fight between Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, father and son and brothers, at the Xuanwu Gate, a crucial group was overlooked.

That's the aristocratic family.
Having lived in this era for so long, Li Yan has already known that the aristocratic families are the most powerful and important force in this world, and the Li family is one of them. From a certain perspective, the Li family is just a spokesperson put forward by the aristocratic families.

Since he is the spokesperson, the succession of the throne may not necessarily be decided by the Li family.

If Li Yuan’s words don’t count, then does Li Shimin have the final say?

Of course not?

Li Shimin was able to start the Xuanwu Gate Uprising, easily eliminate Li Jiancheng, and force Li Yuan to abdicate. His real power did not come from Li Shimin, but from the aristocratic families behind the Li Tang Dynasty.

They gave up Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng and chose Li Shimin.

Li Yuan can be said to be a wise man of this era. He has an extraordinary mind and superb skills. He also understands the aristocratic families, is proficient in their operating methods and guiding ideas, and understands the core reasons for the rise and fall and replacement of dynasties.

The advantage of Li Yuan coming to power was that he could quickly end the chaos, restore peace, and stabilize the new company.

But after peace, the aristocrats had to face Li Yuan's calculations.

Even in the process of conquering the world, Li Yuan employed a large number of civil and military officials from the Li clan and concentrated military power in his own sons, which was a restriction on the aristocratic families.

Compared to young people, Li Yuan was definitely a tough opponent. As the eldest son, Li Jiancheng was carefully taught by Li Yuan and knew the truth of the world, which was political tactics and balancing the interests of all parties.

In contrast, war is nothing more than a continuation of politics, and what happens on the battlefield is nothing more than secondary compared to what happens in the court.

If nothing unexpected happens, no matter how great Li Shimin's military power is, he will not be able to replace him.

In ancient times, it was a customary rule that the eldest son of a family would stay at home while the second son would go out to work. The one who stayed at home would definitely have perfect means of restraining the one who worked outside, not relying on blood ties or family affection, but a whole set of coercive means.

Otherwise, the aristocratic families will not be able to grow stronger.

Because in the process of development, human nature is selfish, and it is easy for the children who work hard outside to surpass those who stay at home and turn against the family. This situation must have been perfectly solved to have aristocratic families.

Li Yuan certainly had some means of restraining Li Shimin. Unfortunately, within his sphere of influence, there was a far more powerful force than his. This force made everything Li Yuan did useless.

After weighing the pros and cons, the aristocratic families chose Li Shimin.

From this point of view, Li Jiancheng was by no means mediocre. He might even have inherited Li Yuan's mantle and was very outstanding, which made the aristocratic families feel threatened. That's why they abandoned Li Jiancheng and gave up Li Yuan.

Otherwise, even if Li Shimin did a good job at Xuanwu Gate, he would not be able to ascend to the throne, and even the Xuanwu Gate Incident would not have happened.

Even if Li Shimin fought to the death, the pressure brought by killing his brother and forcing his father would make it much easier for the aristocratic families to overthrow him than to support him.

Li Yan speculated that the truth of the matter was that the aristocratic families chose Li Shimin.

The moment Li Yuan saw the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji in the harem, he understood everything. The aristocratic families were using such drastic and iron-blooded means to warn Li Yuan that if he did not abdicate, the next step would be for the whole world to denounce Li Shimin. No egg can remain intact when the nest is overturned.

With the father and son killing each other, the nascent Tang regime would be destroyed.

Behind the bloody reality was the aristocratic family's distrust and intolerance of Li Yuan. Faced with this extremely tragic situation, Li Yuan had no choice but to bow his head to save the overall situation. He did not bow to his son Li Shimin, but to the aristocratic family.

You know, there is no father in the world who would choose to compromise because he is afraid that his son will kill him.

Because, if your own flesh and blood really wants to kill you, then there is no point in living!

Moreover, Li Yuan was the founding emperor. Facing such a situation, Li Yuan was helpless.
He already knew that all his efforts were useless in front of the crazy aristocratic families. Whether it was himself, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, or Li Shimin, the moment he chose to apply for the position of general manager.

I became a pawn of the directors and had no choice.

(End of this chapter)