Chapter 194 Bleeding the Tiger

After greeting Fang Xuanling, Li Xiang sat down next to him. Ordinarily, he was not qualified to sit. However, Li Shimin was informal. As long as it was not a big occasion, these people could find a place to sit. This was also true for Zhenguan. One of the reasons why the monarch and his ministers were relatively harmonious during this period.

"Are you a little disappointed with my decision? You have captured the pasture on the front line, but I lost it in the court."

When Li Shimin said this, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. As the king of a country and the emperor of the world, he always has a temper. But in this case, several big families jointly launched an encirclement and suppression campaign. Unless Li Shimin wanted to fall out with them, This may give a 40% chance of winning, but even if they win, the entire Tang Dynasty will be in turmoil, and a situation like the one in the late Sui Dynasty may happen at any time.

Fang Xuanling also looked at Li Xiang with interest. The emperor's question seemed simple, but if the answer was not good, it might leave an indelible impression on the emperor.

"Grandpa Huang stands high and sees far. Since such a decision has been made, it must be reasonable. On the surface, the Tang Dynasty looks after the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, but privately ordinary people don't understand what is going on, so they may There will be all kinds of criticism, I hope Grandpa Huang doesn’t care about it.”

Li Xiang's answer was quite satisfactory. There was nothing outstanding about it, but it was passable.

"What you said is right. Several major families ostensibly surrendered to the imperial court, but they are undoubtedly not tigers and wolves. The imperial court can still suppress them, so they have not exposed their fangs. Once the imperial court is defeated in Tuyuhun, I’m afraid someone is ready to take action.”

The reason why this war did not go on at full strength was because Li Shimin found out something, especially in terms of the most important military rations. The Tang Dynasty could not fully supply them and needed to negotiate with the major families. This was a huge problem. The weak point is that if the main force of the Tang Dynasty moves south and the supply behind it cannot keep up, then it will be Tuyuhun who raises the conditions. Maybe we, the Tang Dynasty, will lose hundreds of miles of territory.

Winning or losing on the battlefield is so easy, so even if Li Xiang has soldiers in his system, he still wants to give up as soon as possible. After all, the rear is not stable. If the front line goes too far, it will be extremely detrimental to the entire court.

"Did Grandfather find anything?"

Li Xiang saw what Li Shimin had said. This time after the great victory of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang became the general of the Zuo Shenwu Army and returned with the tiger and wolf troops on the front line. It was impossible for Li Shimin to keep them. They must be useful. Yes, Li Shimin should have already figured out who was causing the obstruction in this matter.

"The Wang family in Taiyuan has an affair with Tuyuhun."

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said that although there may be such people in every family, other families have not caught them. The letters from the Taiyuan Wang family are still in Li Shimin's hands, and all the things discussed in them are treasonous.

Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was not the Cui family in Qinghe.

In the process of dealing with Mr. Cui, Li Xiang also realized how terrifying this family was. If he were to oppose this family, Li Xiang really didn't have that confidence now, but if it were the Wang family in Taiyuan, then some Things will be easier to handle.

In fact, Li Xiang had a strange idea in his mind. Perhaps the Cui family's handle was also in the emperor's hands, but the emperor also knew that the Cui family was not easy to deal with. Put it on the agenda.

"Grandpa, will you punish them?"

Li Xiang couldn't figure out what Li Shimin was thinking, so he could only explore the path first to see what role he could play in it.

"Although there is evidence, it cannot be a solid case."

When Li Shimin said this, Li Xiang understood what was going on. Perhaps the evidence was pieced together from several places, coupled with human reasoning, we can know what the real situation is, but if If I ask you to explain clearly, I'm afraid it's not clear. After all, your reasoning cannot be regarded as evidence. The Taiyuan Wang family has also been a large family that has existed for hundreds of years. If you want to get rid of them based on reasoning alone, that is also Impossible.

"Is there anything you can do?"

Li Shimin stared at Li Xiang and said, the Wang family in Taiyuan has trampled on Li Shimin's bottom line. If the Wang family was not eliminated, Li Shimin might not even be able to sleep. There were people so close to him who were constantly reporting news to the enemy. What are they thinking about this?

"Grandpa, have you ever thought about joining forces vertically and horizontally?"

When Li Xiang said this, Li Shimin immediately understood that the Taiyuan Wang family also had enemies among the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Li Xiang meant that we should unite these people. If we do well, we can kill them at any time, but if If this is the case, after the Taiyuan Wang family is gone, the spoils will be equally divided between the court and other collaborators, that is, several other big families. Will they also be fattened?

"Your method is to seek skin from a tiger. All the major families have reached a limit. If they are allowed to continue to develop, they may not be able to survive."

Li Shimin shook his head and rejected Li Xiang's proposal. He thought that Li Xiang would have good suggestions, but now it seems that like other people, he doesn't have any constructive opinions. Maybe he just came back from the front line and has no idea about the capital. We don’t understand these things yet.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Even if he seeks skin from a tiger, his grandson will have the opportunity to bleed the tiger right away."

When Li Xiang said this, Fang Xuanling and the emperor looked at each other. Fang Xuanling was acting as an ear today and did not bring his mouth. He was sitting here just to listen. If Li Xiang's idea is feasible, then he has to start finding faults. After plugging all the faults, he can basically start.

"How do you bleed them?"

Li Shimin said anxiously that he himself was considered the largest tiger in Datang, but there were some little tigers around Datang. Even in his own yard, these little tigers were very ferocious and now threatened his survival. Although Li Shimin still respected him as the Tiger King for a short time, if the two sides turned against each other in the future, Li Shimin, as the Tiger King, might not be able to escape the crisis if the tigers bite him.

"The prairie that Tuyuhun gave us."

Li Xiang's words made both the emperor and Fang Xuanling have question marks on their faces. Then how do you bleed the blood of their major families?