"Ask you to go to the East Palace for a drink?"
When the mother and son returned to the house, Concubine Yang also heard about this matter. The relationship between her son and the prince was not very good. They fought each other to the death in the early years. Although it has eased a little in recent years, it has not eased to the point where they can drink together.
"My son probably understands what's going on. You take the stage, and then I take the stage. This political scene is always lively."
Li Ke said with a smile, and Concubine Yang nodded beside him. Since the prince has already extended an olive branch, we have to give him an answer regardless of whether we lean on him or not.
"What do you think?"
Now that her son has grown up, Concubine Yang can no longer make decisions for him. She must listen to her son's own opinions.
"The life-saving grace must be repaid. If he hadn't arrived at that time, my mother might not have been able to see me. How long will it take to repay this favor? That depends on what he can do. No one can predict the future, so let's leave it to the future."
The smile on King Wu's face returned to its former state, and Concubine Yang breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, as a mother, she didn't think about those messy things. Whether her son became a talent or not, as long as he could regain his previous confidence, with his current ability, he would definitely have a good future. She was just afraid that he would not be able to get up because of this failure, which would mean there was no hope.
The King of Wu sat for a while and then went back. The dignitaries in the capital were talking about the King of Wu's return to the capital, and the news that the emperor did not see him spread immediately. Many people also felt that the King of Wu was now a useless prince and would have no say in the court in the future. It was estimated that he would be locked up in the palace for self-reflection in a while, and that this would be the end of his life.
Just when they made their final decision on King Wu, the news of the Crown Prince sending gifts to Concubine Yang's palace came out again. No one knew what was going on. It turned out that the two brothers were fighting each other to the death, but now they have a brotherly relationship again?
However, such things are common. There are only eternal interests, but no eternal friendship. Everyone in the officialdom knows this. The King of Wu is now being ignored by the Emperor. If the Crown Prince can be brought over, it will be a good thing for him. At least he will have more brothers to help him in the future. But whether it will be a help or a hindrance, only time will tell.
The King of Wu also had quite a few subordinates. When they heard that the King of Wu had returned, they all sent invitations to visit him, but the King of Wu turned them all away. These people were a bunch of fence-sitters and could not be relied upon at all. Since the King of Wu was ready to follow Li Xiang, he had to clean up his own mess first. If he took these fence-sitters with him, not only would he be unable to help Li Xiang, but he might also bring a lot of disasters.
These people were just passing through. After all, their backers had returned to Beijing, so they had to visit them at least. But the King of Wu refused to see us, so that was not our business. After the formalities were over, how we would deal with them in the future would depend on fate.
So after these people put down the invitation at the door, they saw that the gate of the Prince Wu's Mansion was closed. They did not ask to come again, but went back to pursue their future. There will not be many chances for the gate of the Prince Wu's Mansion to open in the future. We cannot throw away our future here. There are still many good days in this life.
Of course, there are also some loyal ones. They will send a note every day until the King of Wu is willing to see them. These people will definitely follow the King of Wu. Of course, King Wu Li Ge also wants to give it a try now. Some of them may only be loyal on the surface. We don’t know what they are thinking secretly. Let’s wait and see after they try for a while.
Another month passed, and the grain shipped from Chang'an City and Goguryeo had already set off. These grains were directly supplied to Li Xiang. Li Xiang had already made the decision that we will not attack this winter, but will properly tidy up the entire grassland, and then attack Xueyantuo in the early spring of next year.
Many people in the court were unwilling to do so. They thought that keeping the army on the grasslands was too costly. If the army was delayed for a winter, the treasury would be almost emptied. So they prepared to report to Li Shimin and ask him to order Li Xiang to take advantage of the victory and capture Xueyantuo in one fell swoop.
However, Li Shimin did not listen to them. When it came to military and national affairs, Li Shimin had his own ideas. We were unfamiliar with the place, and most of the Turks were rebelling. Could you just leave your back to them? If you did, and if they rebelled again like last time, the King of Wu had Li Xiang to rescue him. But who would save Li Xiang?
When Li Shimin's imperial edict reached the grassland, everyone in the court kept their mouths shut and stopped talking about the matter. Li Shimin had delegated the power of arbitrary decision-making to Li Xiang. Li Xiang could make decisions first and report later on all matters concerning the battlefield and the grassland. As for the discussions within the court, Li Shimin had sent people to deliver them to Li Xiang and let him handle it on his own.
"These people in the court know nothing. They actually want us to attack now. We should really pull all these people over here and let them see what the situation is. It's already snowing here. If we attack in this kind of weather, we will all freeze to death."
Su Dingfang looked at the memorial sent from the court and scolded the person who wrote it. If the situation permitted, Su Dingfang would have to go back to Chang'an City and bring these people over. He would let you stay on the grassland for two days. You don't have to ride horses to attack, just stand at the door of the tent.
Originally, the people standing guard outside were rotated every hour, but in such blizzard weather, even half an hour is unbearable, so the sentries outside are rotated every half an hour. Only in this way can everyone hold on.
"Civil officials and military generals have always been in opposition. They don't like some of our things, and we don't like some of their things either. These guys are just talking big, so you don't need to pay too much attention to them."
Niu Jinda is older after all, and he doesn't think highly of any of the civil servants in the court. Those guys are useless except for writing poems in normal times. The Tang Dynasty has to rely on us military generals.
When the two were talking, they found that Li Xiang did not get involved. What was he looking at so seriously?