Looking at Wei Zheng, whose eyes were sometimes cloudy and sometimes clear, Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and finally spoke: "Li Chengqian is the current prince, although he has a leg disease, it does not hinder Daya. Even if I am dissatisfied with Cheng Qian, or if he makes a mistake, his son Li Xiang should be placed in the throne of the crown prince. ”

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and then two lines of tears burst out of his eyes, holding Li Shimin's hand, shaking his lips and not saying a word of excitement.

"Master Wei, don't get excited, say something slowly." Yuan Ziyan said, and personally stepped forward to feed Wei Zheng a sip of water.

Wei Zheng took a sip with great effort, but it all flowed out along the corners of his mouth, as if he was in the next world. Li Shimin hurriedly took out a handkerchief, wiped it for him personally, and said softly: "Aiqing, I am here, I have something to say." ”

"Your Majesty, Down, Listening, Rule, Light, Partial, Faith, Dark." When Li Shimin made a solemn promise, Wei Zheng's heart was relieved, and he fainted again without taking a breath, and his family was busy.

Li Shimin and Yuan Ziyan retreated, Li Shimin was silent for a long time, Yuan Ziyan sighed: "Shimin, birth, old age, sickness and death are problems that people in the world cannot avoid. ”

"Well, I don't know that. It's just that Wei Zheng is straightforward and does his best for the country, but I always feel that I owe him and can't compensate. Li Shimin said gloomily.

"Maybe Lord Wei doesn't need material rewards."

Li Shimin nodded, but despite that, he thought that Wei Zheng's family was very frugal and didn't even have a decent main house, and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart. As people say, life is over. You can't let Wei Zheng end up in the middle of the house.

Therefore, Li Shimin generously took out his own money to build a side hall to build a house for Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng was already out of water, and he didn't know what was going on outside. Many people came to visit him, and occasionally opened their eyes and did not recognize anyone.

When the Wei Mansion was renovated, Wei Zheng finally closed his eyes and parked on the new and tall hall. If Wei Zheng was sober before his death, he would definitely strongly oppose Li Shimin's move, and God would have been poor for the rest of his life. Finally, I was able to close my eyes in the new house.

When the bad news came, Li Shimin cried bitterly, and even fainted from crying. The imperial doctor knelt down in a cold sweat and advised, Your Majesty must not be so sad.

Despite this, Li Shimin still couldn't stop his tears, and he couldn't wipe them away. Wait for the mood to stabilize a bit. Immediately got up and went to the Wei Mansion to offer condolences in person. Because Li Shimin was so sad that he forgot to take the crown prince with him.

At this time, Li Chengqian was teasing his son Li Xiang, and he didn't know the news of Wei Zheng's death. Li Tai was exquisite, so he naturally had the opportunity early, and then followed his father's steps to the Wei Mansion, and at the same time spread the news, and the target was naturally aimed at the East Palace.

"Prince, it's not good. Wei Zheng Wei died of illness. Ma Duhe, who had the best relationship with Li Chengqian, quietly entered the East Palace and said.

Some people may think that this name is very unfamiliar, so let's explain it briefly. His father is Du Ruhui.

Li Chengqian was shocked, and then tears fell from his eyes, "I went to see him the day before yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be gone so soon." ”

"Prince, Lord Wei's mourning hall needs to be placed for a few days, don't be in a hurry to cry first. On the contrary, it is another piece of news that needs to arouse the prince's vigilance. Duhe whispered cautiously.

"What?"

"Last month, His Majesty went to visit Lord Wei, and when His Majesty was sober, he also asked His Majesty about the prince's throne."

Li Chengqian's face immediately changed color, and he asked nervously, "What did the father say?" ”

"Who knows the specific things, but it is reported that these days, King Wei is deeply favored by His Majesty, and this time he went to mourn Lord Wei, and he took him with him." Duhe said.

Li Chengqian's face was full of sadness, on the one hand, he was grateful that the person he remembered most before his master died, and on the other hand, he hated his slippery younger brother, he had read too many books, and he had forgotten such a simple truth as avoiding suspicion.

"Li Tai has just written a chronicle of the land, and he is very favored, and it is understandable that he is concerned by his father." Li Chengqian said with a pale face.

"But I heard that the matter of King Wu was also reported by King Wei's people." Duhe added.

Li Chengqian was stunned, frowned and waved his hand: "Father and fourth brother will definitely not do anything, let's go to Wei Mansion first." ”

"But the prince ......"

"Say no more!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but say, turned around and walked out. Du He was very helpless, because his father had a good relationship with Wei Zheng, so he also followed.

Because of Li Shimin's Zhang Luo, Wei Zheng's funeral was very grand, and of course he also enjoyed the posthumous treatment of important ministers and was buried in Zhaoling.

Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with the late arrival of the prince and the trance at the funeral, and looked at each other angrily several times, Li Chengqian felt a chill in his back, and he was a little more suspicious of the rumors from the outside world.

"With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed; With the ancient as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses. I always keep these three mirrors, and I don't dare to hope for daily reminders. Now Wei Zheng has passed away, like a broken mirror, I am stunned and heartbroken. Li Shimin said with tears in front of Wei Zheng's mausoleum.

"Your Majesty's condolences!" Everyone knelt down together, Li Shimin was still sad, there were many loyal ministers among these people, but none of them were as outspoken and upright as Wei Zheng.

"Shimin, I still remember the last words of Lord Wei. If you listen to it, you will believe it in the dark, although Lord Wei is gone, as long as you follow the advice, there is no difference from him in the world. Yuan Ziyan said, put on a coat for Li Shimin, and said softly: "Shimin, it's not early, let Lord Wei rest in peace." ”

"Purple smoke." Li Shimin's voice turned around hoarsely: "Ziyan, you won't leave me, right?" ”

Yuan Ziyan pondered for a moment and smiled, "No." ”

"Purple smoke." Li Shimin nodded lightly, and then just took her hand, and in front of everyone, took the same dragon chariot back to the palace.

Yuan Ziyan did not refuse, the emperor is also a human being, as strong as Li Shimin, and when he is fragile in his heart, why is it wrong to give him a warm support?

But in the eyes of the ministers, this measure has been thought about again, the emperor's preference for Yuan Ziyan is obvious to all, even if he is canonized as the queen, there must not be many people who raise objections, why Yuan Ziyan does not enter the back court, and has to be a national teacher?

The eldest grandson Wuji has already given the answer in his heart, Yuan Ziyan is ambitious, maybe the position of the queen can no longer attract her, is it really going to fulfill the prophecy, after the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine of the world?

"The crown prince remembers to greet His Majesty more often in recent days." The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the impact of Long Yuan's departure and said to the prince beside him.

However, to the surprise of the eldest grandson Wuji, the prince looked unwilling, his eyes were looking straight ahead, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Prince?" The eldest grandson Wuji shouted softly again, but there was no response, so he raised his voice and shouted coldly: "Prince! ”

"No, it won't!"

Li Chengqian suddenly replied inexplicably in a panic, and the eldest grandson Wuji looked suspicious and asked, "Prince, but what's wrong?" ”

"No, nothing!" After Li Chengqian finished speaking in a panic, he couldn't hide his panicked face, and left in a hurry with his subordinates.

"Prince?" The eldest grandson Wuji shouted in the back, because there were too many people, it was inconvenient to have too deep a relationship with Li Chengqian in private, so he had to hold back for the time being, and planned to go to the East Palace to discuss with Li Chengqian in a few days.

In the following days, Li Shimin was immersed in the great grief of losing Wei Zheng, and after the early dynasty, he did not organize meetings for a day, but only summoned some ministers sporadically.

There is a very good saying, to be a thief.

Li Chengqian was snubbed, and he felt more and more that his father had opinions about him. In order to please his father, Li Chengqian helped to take care of the government day and night, but due to his unstable mind and mistakes, he recommended the wrong few people, and even confused a batch of disaster relief food.

Although Li Shimin was dissatisfied, he also believed that people were not sages and that mistakes were inevitable, so he did not reprimand or encourage Cheng Qian. The lack of attitude is precisely the most unpredictable, Li Chengqian was completely panicked, and asked a few henchmen to drink to relieve his boredom.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please plan for yourself as soon as possible." Du He persuaded without giving up.

"Hey, I'm worried about that." Li Chengqian no longer hid it, and expressed his distress: "Li Tai is indeed a talented person, when he was ten years old, there was no one in the palace who could teach him. Hey, with this ability, how can others easily compare? ”

"Your Majesty, with all due respect. It is good to study more, but it is far from the posture of the emperor. Hou Junji, who had been silent, interjected.

Hou Junji, who was the secretary of the military department at that time, was quite influential in the court, and he also had a good relationship with Wei Zheng and the eldest grandson Wuji, two sworn enemies, so his words carried a lot of weight.

In fact, Li Chengqian is also waiting for the big backer to speak, and if someone is popular, he must have troops, so that he can do something big in one go.

"It's just that Li Tai is my brother after all, and the queen mother loved him very much when she was alive. If I do something unfavorable to him, I am afraid that I will chill my father's heart and disturb the soul of my mother. Li Chengqian is still pretending to be twisted, and it is understandable that he can't just do what he says to deal with his younger brother, which seems too impersonal.

Hou Junji and Du He glanced at each other, and Hou Junji said in a deep voice: "Prince, I have found out about it, but I have been hesitating to talk to the prince. Today, I saw that the prince was kind-hearted and thought about others, but he was kept in the dark, and he was really angry. ”

"Something to do with me?" Li Chengqian immediately asked vigilantly.

"Exactly, and it is also related to King Wei." Hou Junji said.

Li Chengqian's face sank, knowing that his younger brother was sorry for himself behind his back, he took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and said, "Please also tell the adults directly." (To be continued......)