Although these ministers were punished by Li Shimin, this still cannot be regarded as the most concerned thing for the Tang Dynasty court. If we want to say what the Tang Dynasty court is most concerned about, it is probably the audience with the four chieftains. The handwritten letter has been sent out, and now it is difficult to get off the tiger.
"Father, do you think the four chieftains will come down from the mountain? They have never come to the capital to pay homage. If they really come down from the mountain, then the emperor will be suspicious."
Chang Sun Chong said with some concern. After all, they were all on Li Xiang's side now. If Li Xiang went too far, it would inevitably provoke Li Shimin's anger again. They knew very well what kind of person Li Shimin was. If he targeted Li Xiang again, given Li Xiang's current size, a large-scale conflict would likely break out, which would not be a good thing for both sides.
"Then do you think the four chieftains will come down the mountain?"
Changsun Wuji took a sip of tea and did not answer the question directly. Changsun Chong knew that his father must want to test him.
"With the troops Li Xiang brought with him, plus Su Dingfang and Qin Huaiyu, if the four chieftains really don't come down the mountain, I'm afraid they will not have a good outcome. If they knew this situation, I think they would choose to come down the mountain."
Changsun Chong hesitated for a moment, knowing that the answer was not perfect, but he had to have an answer in a short time. If there was no answer, then he would not even have the ability to summarize, and Changsun Wuji would be even more angry.
"Your guess is correct, but I'm determined not to go down the mountain this time."
Changsun Wuji said with some disappointment that he had handed the matter over to Changsun Chong since he was a child, and asked him to pay more attention to matters such as power and intrigue. Now Changsun Wuji has given up hope. Some things are innate. If you can't guess them at all, then no matter how you train them, there will not be much progress in the end.
Although Changsun Wuji had several sons, he still placed his greatest hopes on his eldest son. This was mainly because of the eldest son's status and his good relationship with several princes. If he were to cultivate his younger son, it might cause civil strife in the family, which was something Changsun Wuji could not bear.
"Father, did I say something wrong again?"
Changsun Chong said somewhat embarrassedly that whenever he did something wrong when he was a child, it was Changsun Pingting who helped him to defend himself. But now he was the only one left at home, and it seemed that he had not done anything right in recent times. No matter what questions Changsun Wuji asked, Changsun Chong could not answer them to the point.
"You're not wrong. I think you should take the military officer route from now on. I must have misjudged you before. I might have harmed you by letting you take this route. The military commander route is also fine for you."
Changsun Wuji's words made his eldest son overjoyed. You know, this guy has liked to wield swords and sticks since he was a child, but because Changsun Wuji is also a civil servant, no military general is willing to take this guy with him, and Changsun Wuji doesn't want him to do those things. In his opinion, those are all things for rough people, and governing the country still requires literati.
So no matter what kind of material his son was, Zhangsun Wuji put his greatest ability on his son. What was the result? His son grew up to be a strange creature.
Now Changsun Wuji has thought it through. Since Li Xiang will be in charge of the world in the future, Changsun Chong's future will not be bad based on what the Changsun family has done for him. There is no need for him to continue to stay in the ranks of civil servants. Doing so will not only suppress Changsun Chong's talents, but may also make it impossible to find the next patriarch.
"Does Father think I'm too stupid?"
After being happy, Chang Sun Chong suddenly remembered that his father had always wanted him to enter the cabinet and become a prime minister like Fang Xuanling. Unfortunately, he was not cut out for it. No matter whether it was the questions and answers at home or the tasks in the court, nothing he did satisfied his father.
"Everyone has their own strengths. Your strength may be leading troops to kill the enemy. It's a pity that your father made some mistakes over the years and didn't let you join the army sooner. If you could join the army sooner, you might be as good as Cheng Chumo and others. In the past, you were not allowed to join because the generals held all the power. Now with Li Xiang here, you won't suffer any loss even if you join now."
Changsun Wuji sighed helplessly. The army was not his world. Even though he was the most powerful family in the court, he had no way to extend his hands into the army. Firstly, the generals were unwilling to do so, and secondly, Li Shimin was unwilling to do so.
You are developing your own tentacles within the court, which is already the greatest magnanimity of Li Shimin. If you still want to extend your hands into the army, then the more you extend your hands into it, the more you will be cut off. Now letting Changsun Chong follow Li Xiang in is different from before. Li Xiang's army is independent of the Tang army, which will not arouse Li Shimin's suspicion.
"I'll explain one last thing to you. I'm afraid you'll have to walk your own path from now on. Why didn't the meeting between the four chieftains and Li Xiang work out? Think carefully about who was trying to prevent it from happening."
When Changsun Wuji walked to the door, he suddenly felt that all his life's efforts could not be wasted. He had to give his son what he should give. It was just a matter of words, and it would also prevent his son from living in chaos.
Changsun Chong was originally happy, but he didn't expect the topic to return to Chief Star. After hearing what Changsun Wuji said, this guy immediately started to use his brain, but his brain was too slow, and Changsun Wuji didn't expect him to be able to answer immediately, so Changsun Wuji had already left.
Who wouldn't want their meeting to be successful?
Chang Sun Chong kept repeating this sentence at this time, and suddenly Li Xiang's face appeared in his mind. It was definitely this guy who didn't want this meeting to be successful. If this meeting was successful, how could he have the reason to annex other people's territory?
"Father, I remember now. It was Li Xiang who was unwilling..."
Changsun Wuji had already walked to the gate of the courtyard. Hearing his son's words, Changsun Wuji smiled and nodded. He thought that he might not be able to figure it out today, and the earliest he could figure it out would be tomorrow morning. He didn't expect that his son was not so stupid. It was quite difficult for him to think of this problem now. You should go to the army to develop in the future. With Li Xiang's care, your future development will definitely not be bad.
