In fact, the court officials had long felt that something was wrong with placing the two princes on the front line. Now that Li Shimin was able to make this decision, everyone was relieved. Li Xiang had been staying in Goguryeo, and Prince Wu Li Ke stayed in Fuso, but everyone understood that Prince Wu was just a decoration on the front line and was completely unnecessary.
But no one dared to speak out. Li Shimin was the one who arranged this matter. What was he thinking? We couldn't speculate. If we were right, it wouldn't necessarily benefit us. But if we were wrong, then the blame would definitely be placed on us. So no one said anything.
Now the King of Wu was renamed the King of Shu. It was obvious that the emperor did not want the King of Wu to stay in the capital, but at the same time he was also not allowed to stay in Fusang. The area under the jurisdiction of the King of Shu was around Sichuan, to be more precise, around Chengdu, which was also Li Xiang's base camp. Putting the King of Shu there would also cause trouble for Li Xiang.
However, compared with the previous troubles, this trouble is much smaller, and there are still many officials from the Xiao family in Sichuan. These people are all from Li Xiang's faction. Even if Li Ke arrives in Sichuan, I am afraid that there are some things he cannot do. In the final analysis, it is still aggrieved to be a prince.
However, because the Sichuan troops left Nanzhao, it cannot be said that all the problems in Nanzhao have been solved. If anything happens in Nanzhao, the King of Wu can ride his cavalry south at any time. At that time, Li Xiang's influence will not be so great, and Li Ke will be able to find an opportunity to make meritorious service.
"Your Majesty, this matter is somewhat inappropriate. According to the division of princes, the King of Wu should be before the King of Shu. However, the King of Wu has done nothing wrong this time. Is it wrong to change his title to the King of Shu without authorization?"
Xiao Yu has returned from Sichuan and is now the Minister of Justice. He is considered one of the high-ranking officials in the court. However, he has never spoken to King Wu Li Ke before. After all, the relationship between the two is somewhat unclear. Both of them belong to the Sui Dynasty, but today this guy stood up and spoke.
Everyone thought this was wrong, but no one said anything. Who was willing to speak up for Li Ke? Concubine Yang was the hottest candidate for the harem, but Li Shimin had no intention of making her his empress, so in the end, Concubine Yang was just a noble concubine, with no external support. Li Ke had been defeated in battle before, so who would care?
If someone else had brought this up, Li Shimin would have had to think about it for a long time, but when these words came from Xiao Yu's mouth, Li Shimin knew that it was truly inappropriate. He had just thought of it on the spur of the moment and had not considered this point.
In fact, in terms of the titles of kings, the King of Qin and the King of Jin have always been ranked first, and the King of Wu and the King of Shu are naturally next. All of Li Shimin's sons wanted to be named King of Qin, mainly because they wanted to have a good start. Li Shimin became the emperor from the King of Qin's Palace.
But unfortunately, Li Shimin did not confer this title, so Prince of Wei Li Tai and Prince of Wu Li Ke were the two most honorable princes.
Now that the King of Wu was renamed the King of Shu, and he had done nothing wrong, this would indeed cause the entire court to make too many speculations. Xiao Yu said this because he might be different in the future. After Li Ke arrived in Sichuan, he would definitely have too close of an association with their children. Even if Xiao Yu tried to avoid suspicion, he would still be implicated in the end. It would be better for him to be a good person from the beginning and do Li Ke a favor.
"Then confer the title of King of Chengdu on his second son."
Li Shimin was also a veteran in the political arena. Li Ke's eldest son had already been made a king, and now it was the turn of the second son. He was made the King of Chengdu. This was not the kind of rubbish prince without any protection. He had a fiefdom.
The fiefs of both father and son are in Shu, so they will definitely live there forever. Sichuan is different now than it was before. No one wanted to go to that kind of place before, but now it has been almost transformed by Xiao Yu. Li Ke and his son used to be the kind of people who picked peaches, but the relationship between Xiao Yu and Li Ke is hard to explain. If someone else picked his peaches, Xiao Yu would feel a little uncomfortable, but if Li Ke picked his peaches, he would be speechless.
"Long live the wise."
The matter has come to an end, but the Minister of War Li Jing did not retreat. He had another thing to say. It is said that the prince of a place should be in charge of military and political power, but Sichuan is different from other places. After all, as a follow-up position for attacking Nanzhao, there are quite a few local Ding Dings. Before, it was Chang Sun Chong who was in charge. If Li Ke went there, who would be responsible?
"Regarding this matter, we should continue with the previous approach. For the time being, we will not make any further deployments of the army. We will wait until Nanzhao stabilizes."
After Li Shimin said this, everyone felt sad for King Wu Li Ke for a long time. They thought that they would be able to control some power after the incident, but now it seems that other than matters concerning people's livelihood, other matters have nothing to do with you. Although matters concerning people's livelihood are nominally under the control of the prince, the court has sent so many officials to the local area, which has hindered him everywhere.
"However, the Ministry of War has drafted a proposal to have the King of Wu train his troops in Sichuan, grouping them into three battalions, totaling approximately 15,000 men."
Li Shimin's actions are becoming more and more surprising, and there are more and more reversals today. Most of the Tang Dynasty's troops are still in the hands of the Ministry of War, but the combat effectiveness of these troops is not high. The troops with real high combat effectiveness are all in the hands of Li Xiang. Even if the King of Wu is asked to train an army at this moment, the trained army will not be as good as Li Xiang's previous army.
Li Xiang had previously written to the court, requesting the disbanding of some useless troops, which would save a lot of financial revenue. But now Li Shimin still wants the King of Wu to train his troops. I really don't know what this old man is thinking.
In fact, Li Shimin was also in a bitter mood. He had to balance the affairs of the court as well as the affairs of his own family. The King of Wu had always been one of his favorite sons, but unfortunately the Xueyantuo Post Station had destroyed everyone's hopes for him. Now, if he was not given something to do, this son would probably slowly decline, which was definitely not what Li Shimin wanted to see.
I thought the King of Wu would be able to make some progress in Fusang, but he didn't want to have a conflict with Li Xiang...
