The peach pit in the bowl swelled several times under the soaking of the water, and what was even more amazing was that the peach pit dragon boat was floating on the water surface at this time.

Li Ke trembled and carefully took out the peach pit with both hands, his fingers were slightly forced, and the peach pit was broken, and it was powdery. Li Ke secretly said to himself that this dragon boat was not made of peach pits at all, but compressed peach wood powder!

Regardless of the subtlety of the craftsmanship, there was a note hidden in the dragon boat, wrapped in a piece of oiled paper, and gently unfolded, and Li Ke immediately knelt down with weak legs.

It turned out to be Li Ke's grandfather, the handwriting of Emperor Yang of Sui.

"Seeing words is like seeing me, Wenchen listens to it, Wuchen raises troops, and supports it!" A small stamp next to it.

Li Ke was so excited that he fell to the ground and cried bitterly, of course, he tried his best to control his voice. Since Li Ke was just born, he was stained with Li Tai's light, and under the repeated humble requests of his mother, Emperor Gaozu reluctantly gave him the name, Li Ke. Ke, undoubtedly, is the meaning of restraint, which shows that Gaozu does not like this mother and son in his heart.

After that, the mother concubine lived cautiously, but she did not get the corresponding respect of the queen court, which also had a lot to do with her identity as a princess of the previous dynasty. Li Ke's own reward is much less than that of Li Tai, and it is not even as good as Lao Jiu Li Zhi's, and he has not yet arrived to serve in the fiefdom, and he was demoted by his father and cut down his household halfway, becoming a laughing stock of people.

Li Ke, who has been suppressed for a long time, seems to have seen hope and found a real relative, that is, Yang Guang's grandfather, who has been burping for so many years, and he can still think about future generations. Li Ke was thinking in his heart that he would become the emperor one day. We must rebuild the mausoleum for my grandfather, build a temple, and keep burning incense.

Even Li Ke was still thinking. Promote his cousin Yang Zhengdao, after all, he is a direct descendant of his grandfather, and it is not a problem to be crowned a prince and a marquis.

Li Ke and Li Tai are both planning the future with great ambition, and Li Zhi is still the same as before, running to his father if he has nothing to do, except for greetings, of course, he secretly came to see Wu Mei. Even a sneaky glance is fine.

"King Jin, Bollywood knows your affection, but he shouldn't be so blatant." Wu Mei couldn't help but sneer.

"I haven't seen my sister for a day. I can't think about tea and rice, and I can't sleep at night. Seeing that there was no one around, Li Zhi actually stepped forward and hugged Wu Mei, who blushed and hurriedly pushed away. Angry: "Don't you want to die?" I'm your father's talent. ”

"I know that my father has never spoiled my sister, and I can't bear it in my heart. How about I go and beg my father, let him give you to me? Li Zhi said seriously.

"I'm afraid that if that's the case, Your Majesty will definitely go to your title of prince!" Wu Mei stomped her foot anxiously.

"But I don't want to be so sneaky that I can't give my sister a name." Li Zhi said dejectedly: "As long as my sister is willing, at the end of the world, farming and weaving, I am also willing." ”

Wu Mei's heart was moved. Which girl doesn't want to be nourished by love, but she still said ruthlessly: "I naturally don't look down on such a hard life." If you are really good for me, try to become the crown prince, so that you can protect Bollywood from being bullied. ”

"But, sister, being a prince is really boring."

"Hmph, it's not good, then don't come to see me again!" After Wu Mei finished speaking, she left angrily, Li Zhi was stunned for a long time, and finally left with her swollen head.

Half a year later, Li Shimin had several physical problems, and the ministers were worried, so the matter of establishing the prince was also imminent.

After this period of consideration, the eldest grandson Wuji also began to pay attention to his nephew Li Zhi, and found that he was a piece of jade, and if he carved it well, he could indeed become a great tool. Although Li Tai is clever, he is not right, and he is afraid that he will not be able to listen to the words of his loyal ministers in the future.

The eldest grandson Wuji thought about Yuan Ziyan's approach to Li Zhi more than a hundred times, and finally he suddenly woke up, feeling that Yuan Ziyan had taken a fancy to Li Zhi's weakness, and wanted to wait for His Majesty to continue to control the new emperor after a hundred years!

Thinking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji broke out in a cold sweat, Yuan Ziyan's game of chess is really too big, this woman is really not simple!

On this day, the matter of establishing the crown prince has once again become a hot topic, and everyone hopes that the emperor can make up his mind to elect a candidate for the prince and appease people's hearts.

The ministers also did not want to get involved in the dispute between the crown prince between the king of Wu and the king of Wei, so Li Zhi's voice was the highest this time. At the same time, Li Shimin also received many secret reports, all of which were about the friendship between the king of Wu and the king of Wei, which was infuriating.

"The King of Jin is kind-hearted, and I want to make him the crown prince, what do you think?" After careful consideration, Li Shimin finally spoke.

There was silence below, and at the same time it was a sign of acquiescence, and the eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the King of Jin is worthy of the great responsibility. It's just that the king of Jin is the crown prince, and one person needs to be dismissed. ”

Li Shimin sighed and said, "I will transfer the King of Wei from the capital division. ”

"What the minister said is not the King of Wei." The eldest grandson Wuji paused slightly, and said amazingly: "King Jin is promoted to the crown prince, and the national teacher needs to withdraw from the court!" ”

Yuan Ziyan was unmoved, his face was expressionless, and he let the rest of the people talk about it, Li Shimin frowned slightly, how could he have anything to do with Yuan Ziyan again: "What is the relationship between the auxiliary machine, the national teacher and the storage position?" ”

"Your Majesty, the national teacher has ill intentions and wants to control the court. The King of Jin is young, and it is inevitable to be at the mercy of him, and the world will be in chaos at that time, and His Majesty's Zhenguan prosperity will be ruined! The eldest grandson Wuji said with an oath.

"Lord Eldest Sun's words are wrong!" Fang Xuanling couldn't listen to it anymore, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty is here, the prince's accession to the throne is still early, and this statement is ominous!" ”

This? The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Wan has no such heart, and I hope that Your Majesty will see it." After the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine of the world, this rumor was widely spread among the people, and the ministers were afraid that it would come true and ruin the foundation of the Tang Dynasty! ”

"What does the national teacher think?" Li Shimin asked with a cold face. 、

"The minister has followed His Majesty for many years, and most of these children have a relationship with me, and I am usually busy with government affairs, so I don't have much to do with anyone in private. Therefore, it has little to do with me who becomes the prince. Yuan Ziyan said: "What the eldest grandson said just now is very good, public opinion is the main thing. Several princes were born in peace and happiness, grew up in peace, and their words and deeds are exemplary in the world, Your Majesty, why not do a poll to see who is the best candidate for the crown prince in the minds of the people? ”

Everyone chattered and felt that this idea was very novel and reasonable.

"With the help of heaven, when His Majesty was the king of Qin, he was famous all over the world, and he first ascended to the great treasure, and the world returned to his heart." Yuan Ziyan was full of pride, and said: "What is the noble birth, what is the good reputation, only the prince who is the heaviest on the scale in the hearts of the people is the most suitable candidate." Do people say I'm right? ”

Everyone nodded, Yuan Ziyan came to the eldest grandson Wuji, and said: "Lord eldest grandson, I, Yuan Ziyan, have worked hard for the Tang Dynasty for more than 20 years, and I have worked hard without merit. ”

"But rumors?"

"Hmph, rumors stop at the wise! I am alone, homeless, husband and childless, what's the use of coming to this country? Yuan Ziyan sneered: "My lord only said that it was this poll, is it feasible or not?" ”

"Naturally, it is doable." The eldest grandson Wuji was forced to ask by Yuan Ziyan for a while, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, Yuan Ziyan covered the sky with one hand in the court, but the hearts of people outside the palace were not something she could control.

"Your Majesty, I suggest just having a real-name vote, right? Not only in Chang'an, but also all over the country, adults can participate and elect their favorite prince. Yuan Ziyan said: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, no matter which prince is supported by the people, what are we not worried about as elders?" ”

Li Shimin was a little hesitant, but he could also take the opportunity to see what the status of the prince members was among the people, and whose influence had not expanded to the whole country, and no one could cheat.

The vigorous election began, presided over by Xiao Yu himself, strictly controlled, voted sealed, and then rushed to Chang'an, where the staff here sorted it out.

At that time, the population was as much as 40 million, of which 15 million were qualified and willing to participate, sorting out so much data is not a small effort, Xiao Yu led hundreds of people, after a month of sleepless, the final statistics came out.

The disparity is very huge, Li Zhi's support rate has reached more than 60 percent, accounting for two-thirds, the other third is the king of Wu and the king of Wei, as for the data of some other princes, it is almost negligible.

This final result shocked the court, including Li Shimin, everyone did not expect that Li Zhichang was in the palace, staying at home, and he was so famous that he was deeply loved by the people.

Eldest Sun Wuji's face turned pale, in his opinion, most of the people don't know much about the princes, and it is impossible for such a one-sided situation to occur, "Your Majesty, the data is quite biased, and someone may be obstructing it." ”

"Lord Eldest Sun, except for Lord Xiao, no one has come into contact with these, who do you want to say is cheating?" Yuan Ziyan said contemptuously.

"The minister has also done some investigations, and those who support the king of Jin are mostly based on their food donations for disaster relief. There must be chaebol support behind it, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly! The eldest grandson Wuji said with a cold face.

"How much money is involved?" Li Shimin also asked cautiously, and even suspected that this son was well-behaved on the surface, but in fact, he also had a lot of thought behind it.

"According to preliminary statistics, there are 20,000 taels of gold!" The eldest grandson Wuji said a word, and the whole court was shocked, 20,000 taels of gold, this is a personal strength that no one can take.

Yuan Ziyan was also quite surprised, she had nothing more than 10,000 points on hand, presumably Li Mi noticed her actions and secretly took out a lot of support. Hey, looking at the world, only Li Mi secretly helped, but never asked for it.

"Haha!" Yuan Ziyan laughed loudly: "Lord Eldest Sun, you also overestimate your nephew, how can he come up with so much money?" ”

"This? Since you can't get it, why are there so many things under the banner of King Jin? The eldest grandson Wuji argued. (To be continued......)