Li Chengyi, listening in bewilderment, thought it would be best to continue brandishing his sword. "Kill anyone who opposes you," he thought. "When your sword is pointed at those around you, and they all kneel obediently, then we've essentially achieved our goal. There's no need to engage in scheming with them. How many brain cells would that kill?" "It's far better to just take action."
Li Xiang had said this method many times before. It was only a temporary solution. When someone kneels down for you, and you turn around, do you know what they're thinking? They're probably still thinking about how to pull you down from the altar. So, we have to address this problem from the root.
Moreover, your military strength cannot always be so strong. When you take a nap, others may develop. Fighting violence with violence is only useful sometimes. Most of the time, you have to think about how to cut off the source of the problem. Li Chengyi lacks this, so he can only be a general and cannot stand alone.
Of course, among the royal family, if you can stand on your own, maybe it is time for you to retire. The court really needs some royal generals to cover up the truth and let everyone see clearly that our Li royal family is not just reaping the benefits behind the scenes, but the good men in our royal family are also making contributions to the empire on the battlefield.
But this is only limited to you being a general. If you are in charge of the army on horseback and the people on foot, and can handle all kinds of problems, then the matter is hard to say. Even if Li Xiang comes to protect you, Li Shimin will definitely transfer Li Chengyi back and arrange an idle position for him in Chang'an City. You will have to stay there honestly for the rest of your life.
Li Shimin will never forget his family origin. His father Li Yuan was also one of the royal relatives. At that time, he was guarding Jinyang for Emperor Yang of Sui and had a certain amount of military force. That's why they had the capital to start a business. Now Li Shimin will never let other royal relatives have this opportunity. As long as he notices that you have such signs, even if you have no intention of rebelling, he will have to pluck out all your hair.
Li Chengyi understood this point clearly, so he never developed in this direction. Now when Li Xiang and others were discussing it, this guy just bowed and went out to inspect with his people. You guys do the brainwork, I like to do things with my hands.
Looking at Li Chengyi's back as he left, Li Xiang knew what the other party was thinking. He knew that he had flaws, but he had not made any changes. This kid must have received guidance from an expert, otherwise it would easily arouse the suspicion of the court, and then he would not even have the opportunity to lead troops. He would just be put in an idle government office in Chang'an City and wait to spend the rest of his life there.
Look at Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong. Which one of them is not capable of standing on his own? Are they really old now? But they are always sick. Whether they are really sick or just faking it, I am afraid only they themselves know. Anyway, every time they are sick, Li Shimin should be the happiest.
Just how capable were these old buddies who had followed him to conquer the world? Li Shimin knew this all too well. Although he had nearly eliminated their influence over the years, he still couldn't sleep. Which of these people hadn't started from scratch? They were able to conquer a world with just a few people, so he had to be on guard.
These people understood Li Shimin's thoughts, so they often did some shocking things in Chang'an City. They were unreasonable. Even those who were reasonable would not leave the house, especially some old brothers on the battlefield. Even if you starved to death in the street, I would never help you in an emergency, for fear that the emperor would say that we were buying people's hearts.
Although doing so would disappoint his former brothers and they would call him heartless, it could save the lives of the entire family. Take Cheng Yaojin's personal soldiers for example, most of them were transferred to Li Xiang's side. This was considered good luck, as they gradually became Li Xiang's confidants and were able to continue to stay in the army.
But the subordinates of other generals were not so lucky. As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. When your general was still in power, you did have jobs in the army. But when your general was unemployed in Chang'an City, do you think this job would still be in your hands?
Li Xiang also knew that this was not a good idea, but then again, this was also a way to stabilize the court. It had been done this way throughout the dynasties. If you let these people retain military power, not only would Li Shimin be unable to sleep, but even Li Xiang, the time traveler, would be a little scared in his heart. Who knows if these people would drink and put on yellow robes. If a rebellion broke out at that time, not only would the foundation of the Tang Dynasty be unstable, but many civilians would also die.
So Li Shimin would point out these old generals from time to time, and Li Xiang would never stop him. As for the people developed under Li Xiang, he had nothing to worry about. Everyone had a large number of system soldiers around him. If you had any conspiracy or tricks, you would definitely not be able to hide it from these system soldiers.
Even though they usually obey your orders and will never refuse if you want to bribe them, in their hearts, they are always closest to Li Xiang. Fortunately, these generals only made minor mistakes and did not intend to rebel. If they really had such thoughts, they would probably lose their lives in their sleep.
Li Xiang would never make their rebellion public. After all, this would cause ideological turmoil in society. He simply made up a story about them passing away due to illness. This would be considered acceptable. After all, no one in society would know whether you guys are sick or not. If I make you sick, you will get sick. When you betrayed the Tang Dynasty, the disease came.
Thinking about these things, Li Xiang sighed. After all, he considered himself an upright person, but if he wanted to become a qualified emperor, he had to do these things. Although they were discussing things enthusiastically now, when he really ascended the throne, he would probably have to take away the power in the hands of these people and then train a group of new people. This is called getting rid of the old and bringing in the new...
