Under the protection of his retainers, King Li Zhe of England hurried to the residence of King Pei Li Xian. Originally, he wanted to go directly to the East Palace to ask if Lao Wu had killed Helan Minyue and the boss Li Zhong, but he heard that Langya, who had lived in Chang'an for a long time, After being persuaded by Wang Lichong, the son of Li Zhen, the uncle of King Yue, he gave up his plan to go to the East Palace to ask Lao Wu, and instead went to Lao Liu's house to find out whether the matter was true or not.
The concierge of Prince Pei's Mansion had seen King Li Zhe of England many times, so when he looked at the familiar carriage, he knew it was the King of England who was coming, and hurriedly walked down the steps to salute.
"Excuse me, is your brother at home?" Li Zhe asked eagerly.
"Go back to King Ying. King Pei is at his residence. My servant will take you there."
"No need, I'll just go by myself." Li Zhe took three steps at a time, stepped up the steps, and walked to the familiar palace of the palace.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the front hall, they saw a figure hurriedly walking out from the side path, looking quite anxious.
"Zhang Da'an? What is he doing here? Tong Zhongshu's disciples know three grades, but he is a high official." Li Zhe looked at the hurried figure and recognized at a glance that it was Zhang Da'an who was able to participate in political affairs in the dynasty.
"Sixth, what are you doing at the door?" Li Xian's voice rang in the room. He is now eighteen years old. He is as plump as jade, has a graceful demeanor, and has good etiquette and temperament. People can tell at a glance that he is definitely the right person. Princes and nobles.
Li Zhe murmured twice, forgot about Zhang Daan's figure, walked in quickly and said hurriedly: "Brother, have you heard about it? Now there are rumors that the prince secretly ordered Renjiu to kill Helan Minyue and Boss Li Zhong, it would be terrible if my father knew about this."
Li Xian smiled slightly, looked at the nervous Li Zhe, gestured for him to sit down and said, "I heard it, but I don't really believe it. Lao Wu is not a fool. Although he has always had issues with those two people, he has never After I was imprisoned last year, this matter was over. "
"That's what I said, but after all, the boss is still the Prince of Liang. Now it is rumored that he was killed by Lao Wujiu. What if his father knew about it? And Helan Minyue, she and her father... Alas, Lao Wu also I don't know what he was thinking, but as soon as his father set out for the war, he couldn't wait to give people to..." Li Zhe was very anxious. He wanted Li Xian to go to the East Palace with him and ask what happened to Lao Wu. It's good to find out clearly, otherwise it will feel like it's stuck in your throat and it will be too uncomfortable.
"What are you afraid of? Why are you so anxious? The fifth child is so favored by his father and the queen. Now, except for Li Lingyue, even the eighth brother Li Dan is not as favored as him. Just kill him. Could it be that the father and the queen are not as favored as him? Can he be dethroned as the crown prince?" Li Xian glanced at the anxious Li Zhe, this kid just has no patience and can't do anything.
Something is written all over his face, and he doesn't understand what Chengfu and Yinren are at all.
"How can that be done? Lao Wu has not done anything really extraordinary these years, and he is also marching to the west to suppress Anxi, pacify Tubo, and seize Tuyuhun. If my father deposes Lao Wu because of this, wouldn't it be too... too..." Li Zhe was so confused for a long time that he didn't know how to describe it in words.
But Jiu killed the prince and Helan Minyue, which was treasonous, and he was too sensitive when choosing. Not long after his father had just taken the imperial conquest, he did such a thing, and I am afraid that even his mother and queen would not be able to forgive him.
Li Zhe, who was shaking his head back and forth, frowned and pondered for a while, then said subconsciously: "What do you think if we go to the palace to intercede for Lao Wu?"
"Are you kidding? Can we beg for mercy on this matter? What if it really is... By the way, do you know why Li Zhong was killed according to this rumor?" Li Xian suddenly changed his tone and asked.
"Isn't it because he is afraid that Li Zhong will threaten his crown prince position? I think it's all nonsense. Lao Wu's crown prince position is now indestructible. As long as he doesn't make a big mistake, who can depose him? He also There is no need to kill the boss just because he is the former prince. "Li Zhe never speaks out of his mind.
Just as recorded in history books, after Li Zhe became emperor, he wanted to use nepotism and promoted his father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen to the position of provincial minister.
So when he joined the army in Puzhou, he was first promoted to the governor of Yuzhou. Within a month, he felt that it was not enough and he seemed to be sorry for his father-in-law, so he discussed with Zhongshu Ling Pei Yan, hoping to promote his father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen and work with Zhongshu Ling Pei Yan. Yan Ping sat down on equal footing, and Jin was appointed as a senior official under his sect.
Naturally, this proposal was strongly opposed by Pei Yan, so the outspoken Li Zhe said angrily: "I would give the world to Wei Xuanzhen, and there is nothing wrong with it. How can I still begrudge one of my servants?"
What he didn't expect was that Pei Yan, who was so angry at his words that he almost fainted, turned around and told the Empress Dowager Wu Mei what he had said after returning, so the Empress Dowager deposed Li in a rage. Zhe's position as emperor was deposed as King of Luling and demoted from Chang'an.
And this outspoken "Two Hundred and Five" Emperor had only been in power for less than two months. After only fifty-five days, he lost his position as emperor in the blink of an eye because of his "uprightness".
Finally, it was not until Wu Mei ascended the throne as emperor that he hesitated to establish a crown prince. Because of Di Renjie's persuasion, Wu Mei made up her mind to recall him to Chang'an and make him the crown prince.
Li Zhe, who was re-titled the crown prince, had long been aware of his situation, so he began to try his best to build a good relationship with his mother, Long. It was not until the death of Long's mother that Li Zhe proclaimed himself emperor again.
When Li Xian heard Li Zhe's "two hundred and five" outspoken words, he concluded in his heart that Lao Qi could not entrust him with such an important task. In fact, from the time when his father knew about the cockfight between the two of them, to when the brothers were drinking in the East Palace. After being caught by his mother, Li Xian began to avoid Li Zhe on serious matters, intentionally or unintentionally.
Therefore, although the two of them still seem to interact quite frequently, Li Xian has completely made up his mind that Lao Qi, an upright big mouth, is not enough to be someone to work with.
Li Xian frowned, looked at Li Zhe who was still unaware, and said slowly: "Yes, in order to stabilize his position as the crown prince, since Lao Wu dared to kill the boss Li Zhong, why not do it again?" Won't… "
"Hey... are you kidding me? Is Lao Wu that kind of person? Doesn't that mean that Lao San and Lao Si will also be killed by Lao Wu? Then why bother to ask the father to grant the fourth son Xu Wang Li Sujie to Lanling? ? Impossible." Li Zhe retorted in amusement while shaking his head.
He didn't even believe that Li Hong was responsible for his eldest son being killed by Jiu, let alone that the fifth prince wanted to kill other princes to consolidate his position as prince.
"I know people well, but I don't know their hearts. Lao Wu has had little contact with us in recent years. In addition, it has been almost four years since he went to Anxi for five years. People will change. Besides, it has only been a little more than half a year since he came back. Whether it is Chang'an City or the court, with all the chaos and chaos he has caused, there is no telling that the fifth child will not assassinate the third and fourth children. After all, the two are now commoners..." Li Xian said with restraint. , he believed that these ambiguous words were enough to enlighten Li Zhe.
"Oh, according to your guess, wouldn't the next step be to kill you? Then kill me? Will Lao Wu meet? How about we go to him now and ask him if he will kill us. If If you dare, let's tell our mother." Li Zhe, who is only one year younger than Li Xian and is now seventeen years old, speaks so straightforwardly.
Li Xian, who was one year older than him, shivered with anger when he heard these words. In Li Zhe's eyes, Li Xian looked very much like his father when they were caught fighting cocks and were summoned to the palace. The emperor looked angry at first.
But in the end, Li Xian still suppressed his temper, rolled his eyes and asked: "Why can't it be you and me? How could you and I lose to him in terms of intelligence? What if I had such a strange woman as Bai Chun by my side?" , I can also do a great job in Taiyi City, even better than him. Huh, now that our Tang Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, it is not his alone that suppresses the Tubo in Anxi, but relies on my strength. It’s just Tang Tieqi. Therefore, we are not inferior to him in any aspect. In this case, as the prince, for the sake of his position as prince, wouldn’t he regard you and me as a threat deep down? "
Li Xian induced Li Zhe step by step. He knew how to use Li Zhe, especially Li Zhe's mouth that seldom went through his brain. If he used it well, within a few days, people in the court and even among the people would , there will be rumors that Li Hong wants to assassinate Li Xian and Li Zhe in order to stabilize his position as crown prince.
Hearing Li Xian, who had always been smarter than him, suddenly praise him, no matter how stupid Li Zhe was, he knew that what Li Xian said was not impossible. At least for so many years, Li Hong was better than them in terms of royal etiquette, norms, etc. There is a big difference between the two. These five surnames, seven families, high-ranking families, princes and nobles have also offended many people.
Now, in order to stabilize the position of the prince, it is obviously not in the interests of the prince to continue to fight with those wealthy families, which will only push these wealthy families to Li Xian and himself.
Just like King Cao Li Ming is close to Li Xian, King Yue Li Zhen is close to him, and they have one thing in common, that is, they all criticize His Highness the Crown Prince's behavior.
If Lao Wu wants to stabilize his position as the crown prince, then he and Li Xian are Lao Wu's number one threats. Isn't this an exaggeration
"Then you should be in front of me. According to the order of eldest son and youngest son, if I want to kill you, I have to kill you first, and then me, right? Then it would be better to wait for you to die, and I will quickly run into the palace and let my father and mother protect me. I, I won’t leave the palace headquarters, how about I tell Lao Wu that I don’t want to be the prince and beg him to spare me?” Li Zhe is not stupid. At first you may think he is stupid, but sometimes in your mind you are like a mirror. He can quickly sort out some conflicts of interests and interest groups in an orderly manner.
"You...why did he kill me first instead of you? Why did I die if you didn't!" Li Xian was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead were exposed.
I am so pissed off by this idiot! He knew what Li Zhe meant. Li Zhe just wanted to say that if you, Li Xian, died, it would be completely proven that Li Hong had the intention to kill them to consolidate his position as the crown prince.
Then Li Xian's death confirmed Li Hong's ulterior motives, and Li Zhe could justifiably and confidently hide in the palace to prevent being killed.
But when the words came out of his mindless mouth, not only was his meaning not clearly expressed, but it actually made Li Xian feel bad for him!
Maybe I didn't get killed by Li Hong, but I was pissed off by the idiot Li Zhe in front of me first!
(End of chapter)