Yuan Ziyan smiled bitterly, what are you doing, drumming up other people's red apricots out of the wall, and taking advantage of your father's wife?

In any case, this matter is so absurd, but it is indeed the same thing in history. Therefore, Yuan Ziyan tried every means to keep Wu Mei away from Li Shimin, causing that after she entered the palace, the rest of the people were concubines and concubines, and some had children, and Wu Mei was still the martial artist at the beginning, and there was no change at all.

In the palace, it is inevitable that some people will be upset for Wu Mei, secretly complaining about the domineering and selfishness of the national teacher, and wasting Wu Mei's youth. In ancient times, women were married in their teens, and Wu Mei at this time was already in her early twenties, which was considered an older woman, and she had never been favored by the emperor.

In addition to sympathy and pity, the palace people will inevitably wear colored glasses and ridicule Wu Mei's opportunity, there was a period of time, Wu Mei couldn't think about it, and wanted to seduce Li Shimin, but was scolded by Yuan Ziyan, and then gave up her illusions in this regard, worked steadfastly, and no longer considered anything else.

Li Zhi was brought up by Wu Mei since he was a child, and many deep-rooted cultural ideas were also influenced by him, in addition to his mother Empress Wende, in Li Zhi's mind, Wu Mei is the closest woman, an inexplicable relationship.

Ancient people were extremely conservative in their thinking, and they were as open as the Tang Dynasty. Wu Mei's girlish feelings and her desire to reject Li Zhi made her feel great pressure and even shame. If Yuan Ziyan can reprimand her at this time, maybe the two will no longer intersect from now on, and Yuan Ziyan's encouragement will still have a dull life in the back court. makes Wu Mei feel like she is addicted to this, she can't stop it, and she is thrilling. But it's hearty.

Wu Mei also has an inexplicable feeling in her heart, which may be called missing, looking forward to seeing Li Zhi's figure every day, and gradually diverting her attention from Li Shimin, who began to show her old lady, and began to pay more attention to and support the gentle and elegant Jin King Li Zhi.

The position of the crown prince is vacant, although Li Shimin has not expressed his position, but the highest voices are Li Ke, the king of Wu, and Li Tai, the king of Wei. First of all. The two princes are well-informed and well-informed, and they are dignified, and it is understandable for them to be emperors. Those who support King Wu's side. Of course, it is mainly the old ministers of the former court.

They believe that Li Ke has the blood of two generations of kings flowing in his body, and he is extremely noble, and there is no one before or since, and it is a myth that is difficult to surpass. If Li Ke is made the crown prince. It would be an unimaginable grand scene, and the courtiers of the previous and present generations would be loyal to Li Ke.

Of course, this is for the good, and the opposing side believes that Li Ke is a descendant of the former dynasty and the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, and if he is made the crown prince, wouldn't it be equivalent to handing over the country that the soldiers fought hard to fight again? Isn't that too much? Not to mention Li Shimin, even the courtiers will not be willing. The heroes led by the eldest grandson Wuji will definitely die.

Li Shimin also thinks so, he has worked hard for most of his life to make wedding clothes for others, he really can't get through this hurdle, not to mention that King Wu is not a prince.

Speaking of the prince who came out, it was Li Tai, the king of Wei. Li Tai also thought that it was finally his turn to be the prince, and he regarded himself as the prince all day long, and he had to walk and sit and lie down according to the rules of the prince, and even his subordinates secretly called him the prince.

Li Tai was overjoyed, and his happy mouth was grinning all day long.

Because he was in a hurry to be the crown prince, Li Tai came to Li Shimin every day to ask for peace, regardless of whether he had time or not. On this day, Li Shimin was discussing with his ministers, and Li Tai came to offer the treasure again, saying that he had obtained a rare inkstone and gave it to his father.

Li Shimin glanced at it casually, asked Li Tai to put it aside, and continued to discuss with everyone.

"Father, I still have some good brushes there, do you want to send someone to send them together?" Li Tai smiled and suggested again.

"There's no need to rush." Li Shimin didn't raise his head.

"Father, there is still ......"

"Shut up!" Li Shimin was angry, slapped the desk, pointed at Li Tai angrily, and said angrily: "Your eldest brother Chengqian now lives in Qianzhou, depressed, suffering from a serious illness, you have never asked, but it is a daily gorgeous food and a hippie smile, it is simply ruthless and unjust, and the animal is general!" ”

Li Tai was stunned, so panicked that he knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing, and said: "My father has wronged him, and his sons are also very worried about his eldest brother, so when he goes back, he will order someone to send him some clothes to help!" ”

"Help? How can you use that word against your eldest brother? Cheng Qian has an arrogant temperament, and he is afraid that he will die of poverty, and he will not be wise! Stand down, I don't want to see you! Li Shimin said annoyedly.

"Father!"

"Get out!"

"Yes, yes!"

Li Tai withdrew from the hall depressed, unable to understand what he had done wrong. It was you, not me, who deposed the prince as a commoner, so why did you take the evil fire on yourself. After Li Tai, who was sulking all the way, returned home, his subordinates arranged singing and dancing and held a feast in order to please him, which made Li Tai very happy.

And Li Shimin, who learned all this, was even more annoyed, feeling that Li Tai lacked some human touch, and Li Ke's forces also presented a lot of explanations, all of which impeached King Wei, saying how he set a trap for the former prince and separated His Majesty's father-son relationship.

Unable to establish Li Ke, let alone Li Tai, Li Shimin was exhausted and fell ill again. The ministers fell to their knees and advised Li Shimin to take care of his body.

"Your Majesty, although King Wei is a little frivolous, he is good at discipline and will definitely make great achievements in the future. Hundreds of thousands of words were sprinkled with Zhiyang, and those who saw it praised him, and King Wei did have a great talent. The eldest grandson Wuji said against his will, to be honest, the nephew he didn't like the most was Li Tai, this kid didn't say anything, and his temperament was arrogant and indifferent, he was very picky about doing things, and it was difficult to get along with him.

Besides, the first thing for a generation of wise men is to be broad-minded and follow advice, just like His Majesty today. And Li Tai likes to flatter and praise, and has always turned a deaf ear to opinions, and even many ministers were driven out of the Wei Palace's mansion because of their righteous words, leaving only some villains who flattered and invited merit.

"A king can be without talent, but not without virtue. Auxiliary, if Empress Wende was alive, she would probably not agree to Tai'er as the crown prince? Li Shimin said quietly.

This? The eldest grandson Wuji felt helpless, and what made him most relieved was that Li Tai did not obey the control at all, and liked to use his own people, and these old ministers would have to be rejected by him in the future.

The position of the crown prince was undecided, and during this period, Li Zhi wanted to visit Li Shimin, but Yuan Ziyan instructed Wu Mei to stop him, and persuaded Li Zhi to send more supplies to Qianzhou, especially those needed in winter.

Li Zhi has a simple temperament, and he is also obedient to Wu Meiyan, not to mention that it is a matter of the eldest brother, so he really sends out a lot of things, cotton clothes, quilts, charcoal and other cold items, all available.

Any action in the palace could not be hidden from Li Shimin's ears, and he was very relieved to learn the news. On the day of Empress Wende's death, Li Tai was busy making friends with ministers, while Li Zhi used his savings to organize a memorial ceremony for his deceased mother, and also distributed excess property to the poor people.

Li Zhi's transformation also fell into the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji, this little nephew who was a little timid and cowardly, and even liked to cry his nose, grew up in the blink of an eye, Yushu was in the wind, graceful, and there was the shadow of Empress Wende between his eyebrows and eyes, which was gratifying.

Li Ke also began to move in the fiefdom, I heard that he was secretly recruiting troops and horses, and he was also very close to the military ministers of the previous dynasty, which was worrying; Li Tai did not stop, spending money like dirt, and although the clothes he wore were not princely clothes, they were not much different.

Li Shimin is not very satisfied with these two sons, and on this day, the court still has to face the problem of choosing the prince.

"Ke'er and Tai'er are deeply heartfelt, in terms of talent, Tai'er is the head, for Tao strategy, Ke'er is the best, but Tai'er has a flamboyant and impetuous temperament, and Ke'er is by no means open-minded, between the two, it is difficult to choose, you Aiqing, can you have a high opinion?" Li Shimin asked.

It's nothing more than a question of choosing one of the two, the ministers have given answers according to their own tendencies, although Li Tai has more, but Li Ke's power cannot be ignored, and the two are basically evenly matched.

"Some time ago, someone impeached Tai'er, saying that he was secretly calculating, which made me very disappointed." Li Shimin took out the basic fold and said.

Everyone was in an uproar, and the implication was that Li Ke was to be made the prince? The eldest grandson Wuji was shocked and sweated profusely, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and choked up: "Your Majesty, the flaws are not hidden, Tai'er is still young, and it is inevitable that he will be frivolous." However, King Wu is a descendant of the Sui Dynasty, and after he surrendered the country to Emperor Yang of Sui, I am afraid that in the future, the power of the Sui ministers will tilt towards the government and the opposition, and Emperor Yang's spiritual seat will be moved into Taiji Palace! ”

After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, he banged his head, and many people also knelt down, regardless of the bloodline of King Wu, he said that the charisma of the old ministers of the Sui Dynasty was still there, and if King Wu ascended the throne as emperor, the two dynasties would fall against each other, which would inevitably cause social turmoil.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there is a difference between the dignity and inferiority, even if you are the king of Wei, you cannot establish the king of Wu." Fang Xuanling also knelt down, for the Tang Dynasty, he lost countless friends, Du Ruhui was almost beaten to death by a relative of Emperor Yang of Sui, his finger was broken, although he was later connected, but the flexibility was not high, Fang Xuanling himself was also beaten, fortunately there was no disability.

The extravagance and corruption of the Sui Dynasty must no longer erode the good situation of today's peaceful and prosperous times, which is difficult for the older generation of ministers to accept.

"National teacher, you haven't spoken, do you have any suggestions?" Li Shimin, who had a big head like a fight, named Yuan Ziyan.

Yuan Ziyan stepped forward without hurry, and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, our current position of the prince always revolves around two people, King Wu and King Wei, the two princes are both dragons and phoenixes among people, which is understandable, but there are also shortcomings that cannot be concealed, and it is difficult to become a monarch who is in the limelight. In my opinion, why not broaden your thinking and consider other princes? ”

Everyone was stunned, the rest of the princes had not grown up, and they had not experienced strong storms, and the baby bumps in the greenhouse were not able to see any special strengths. (To be continued......)