Xue Ping said very secretly.

But the queen still understood.

She may be the most vulnerable queen since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but this does not mean that he has no basic political wisdom. After all, she was born in an aristocratic family in Guanlong, and she has been no stranger to politics since she was a child.

When the emperor Li Yan was still the crown prince, who to marry as the crown princess was definitely the biggest political transaction at that time. The imperial court was weak, and the powerful lords were unwilling to marry their daughters to form a de facto political alliance with the emperor at this time, and there were quite a few forces who did not want the imperial family to obtain strong foreign aid by marrying wives.

picked and chosen, and finally she became the emperor's wife. Because although she is a Guanlong nobleman, her family has declined, and she no longer has any influence in politics except for a name. What's more, her family is thin, and even if she becomes the queen, she can't support a strong relative.

For so many years, she has lived cautiously. In addition to giving birth to a son for the emperor, the sense of presence is extremely low.

But now, it was time for her to make a decision.

Li Ze has many options.

Whether it's Xue Ping or Tian Lingzi, they all say it clearly and clearly. He didn't necessarily have to choose to be loyal to the royal family. With his current strength, it is more than enough to be the king of the Northland, to dominate the Northland, to confront Zhu Wen, for a long time, his people may not have a chance to defeat Zhu Wen.

But for the royal family, there is no choice now.

Han Qi may be loyal to the imperial court, but is he capable of protecting the emperor?

Not at all. If Li Ze wants to make a move on him, it will be really easy, and now Li Yi's dogleg Zhang Jia has already overwhelmed Shuozhou. And now everything Han Qi has done is just to become Li Ze's opposition in the name of the imperial court, and to achieve his own goals with balanced political forces.

There is nothing wrong with this in itself. But he got the timing wrong.

After all, Li Ze is still a young man who is only twenty years old. Xue Ping said that now Li Ze himself doesn't know what he wants to do, this is the most dangerous.

If you don't know, you mean you can't measure it.

Unpredictable, which means that he may make a jaw-dropping move at any time.

Judging from Li Ze's past behavior, this person has definitely done a lot of decisive things.

It's like when he set Texas on fire.

Forcing Li Ze to become a capable minister of the world, instead of pushing him in the opposite direction, Xue Ping's last words kept ringing in the queen's ears.

I don't know how long it took, the queen stood up, tidied up her clothes and hair bun, got up and walked towards Li Yan's bed.

"Your Majesty looks very well today." Sitting at the head of the bed, the queen looked at Li Yan with a smile.

Li Yan nodded slightly: "But it's hard for you, you have never done these things before, but now you want to deal directly with these ministers, these people, one by one, are not fuel-efficient." ”

"Your Majesty is overly concerned." The queen smiled: "Whether it is Xue Shilang, Tian Shizhong, or General Qin, they are all His Majesty's most loyal courtiers!" ”

"But there are still Han Qi, Gao Lei, and Li Ze!" Li Yan half-closed his eyes, "They each have their own demands and interests, and they are really difficult to deal with." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, all is well. Although she was a little tired, the concubine was still able to hold on. The queen tucked the quilt for Li Yan.

"Hasn't Li Ze entered the pot yet?"

"He is handling Mrs. Wang's funeral, saying that it is Dai Xiao's body, and he will not enter the customs to see His Majesty for the time being, and when everything is in order, he will come to see His Majesty again."

"He's angry. Hasn't the Battle of Luzhou started yet? Li Yan coughed.

"Everything is being prepared, these things are all General Qin's worries, and in these two days, the general offensive is about to begin. Your Majesty, after exterminating the traitors in Luzhou, where are you going to camp temporarily? ”

"Where else can I go? Is there still a choice? Li Yan opened his eyes and glanced at the queen.

"There are some rumors below, saying that Taiyuan is also a good choice!" Queen's Road.

Li Yan shook his head: "Confused, find out who is saying these words, you should kill them immediately." We have nowhere else to go except Wuyi. If you really want to go to Taiyuan, then disaster will begin. ”

"Many people are not worried about Li Ze, saying that he is too domineering, His Majesty is really going to Wuyi, I am afraid that he will be ...... by him"

"In today's plan, apart from seeking satisfaction with grievances, temporarily settling down, and then slowly drawing, is there any other choice?" Li Yan smiled bitterly: "Only when we go to Wuyi and settle down, there are people like Xue Ping and Tian Lingzi inside, loyal people like General Qin outside, and people like Han Qi and Gao Lei, who have other demands but are still loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty, can we really form a balance with Li Ze on paper." Only in this way can the Tang family slowly regain momentum little by little. Don't think about other thoughts, that's the way to death. ”

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the concubine understands." The queen nodded. "Your Majesty, rest in peace, I'll go over and see Ke'er, this kid has suddenly become more sensible these days. Reading hard every day is actually a day of leisure! ”

"Suffering always makes people grow." Li Yan nodded with satisfaction: "My body is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid that I won't see the day when the Tang Dynasty revives, this hope can only be pinned on him, but fortunately, he is still angry." ”

"Your Majesty is at ease. Your body will always get better and better. When Wuyi settled down, I invited a famous doctor for consultation, and I heard that Jinyuan in Wuyi is a big country, and he is more clever than the imperial doctor! ”

"We'll talk about it then!" Li Yan closed his eyes and said a little tiredly.

"Your Majesty, rest in peace!" The queen stood at the head of the bed, staring at Li Yan who was sleeping deeply, and tears suddenly flowed down from the corners of her eyes. After a long time, she turned sharply and walked out of the room.

Under the candlelight, the prince Li Ke was still sitting in front of the table and writing big characters, although he was still young, but the words he wrote were already quite magnanimous. Hearing the footsteps, and turning around to see the queen coming in, Li Ke quickly slipped off the chair and saluted the queen with crossed hands.

The queen was unusual, pulled Li Ke in front of her, sat on the chair herself, looked Li Ke up and down, and when Li Ke looked inexplicable, she smiled and hugged Li Ke into her arms, and sat on her knees with him.

"Auntie!" The queen's extraordinarily intimate behavior made Li Ke a little flustered.

"Ke'er's handwriting is getting better and better." After reading the big words, the queen praised them silently. "Especially during this time, the growth is extraordinarily large."

"Thank you for the compliment." Li Ke laughed a little proudly.

"However, it is good to write well, but more importantly, you should read more books, especially history books, and you must read more and think more. Now there is no good teacher to teach you, and when you settle down in the future, your father will definitely find a good teacher for you, by the way, what do you think of Xue Shilang? "Queen's Road.

"The son is at the mercy of his father and the queen mother." Li Ke said.

"You are the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and you have to learn to make your own decisions!" The queen smiled and said: "You can't follow the crowd, what others say is what they say, you have to have your own opinion." ”

"Yes."

"At this point, you have to learn more from Li Ze, the general of Qianniuwei, I heard that when he was your age, he had already begun to plan to make money in business, in his early tens, he had a huge wealth, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, he became a man of the year in the Northland, and now he is only twenty years old, as if he has become the king of the Northland." The queen looked out the window and said leisurely.

"A-Niang, are you worried about the general?" Li Ke asked softly.

"Why did Ke'er say that?"

"It's been almost twenty days since the general came to Huguan, but he hasn't seen Guan yet, and he has still met his father and queen mother." Li Ke said: "This itself is very abnormal, is it because of Mrs. Wang's matter?" ”

"The general wears many hats, and now he is experiencing the pain of losing his mother, so naturally things are complicated, and when everything is arranged, he will naturally enter the customs to meet your father." The queen spoke softly.

"Father, isn't it a top priority?" Li Ke was a little puzzled.

"That was before." The queen was a little melancholy: "It's already very good to be able to look like this now." ”

"Ah Niang, is General Li a loyal minister?"

"What do you think?"

"My son is also very puzzled, saying that he is not a loyal minister, but he has always been respectful to the court over the years, and when we are desperate, he is still willing to accept us, saying that he is a loyal minister, but now his actions make me very puzzled, there is no such thing written in the book, and I am not good to ask others."

The queen laughed: "Ke'er, the book should be read carefully, you go and chew the meaning carefully, sometimes a sentence that looks ordinary and plain is hidden in countless wind and thunder." Whether a traitor or a loyal minister can be seen from one thing. Mother will tell you a story about the previous dynasty. ”

"Okay, Ke'er likes to listen to her mother's stories the most." Li Ke cheered.

"In the previous dynasty, there was a traitor who was disgusted by the world, and he took power above the court, forced the emperor, and threatened the ministers, it can be said that he had no monarch to the extreme, but when he was in power, the country was too peaceful, and after his death, the emperor copied his home, and his home only had more than 100 copper coins. The house where he lived was also given to him by the imperial court. In addition, it turned out that he had no money to spare. ”

"Huh?"

"There is another man, whom the world praises, and says that he is a loyal servant, a pure servant, a good servant, courteous to his superiors, a virtuous corporal to his subordinates, a king who is at ease, and a courtesy to his courtiers, but during his reign the country was full of smoke and rebellion. When he retired, there were thousands of carriages to carry goods to his hometown, and they were transported for more than a month. ”

"How can this be?" Li Ke was a little dazed.

"So Ke'er, tell me, if these two courtiers are placed in front of you, which one are you willing to choose?"