Li Shimin was also surprised, and on the whole, the current comprehensive scores of these two princes are relatively high, and the rest of them have not thought about it.

"What do you mean?"

"Li Zhi, King of Jin." Yuan Ziyan said lightly.

Everyone was taken aback, staying in their impression, King Jin was still the child who cried at every turn, why was he suddenly pushed to the cusp of Lichu?

"Your Majesty, the King of Jin has good character and talent, but his personality is weak, and he paid tribute to Queen Wende last year, and everyone cried bitterly, is it difficult to be a monarch?" Xiao Yu raised her own objections.

"Lord Xiao, it's not a sin for a man to have tears, let me ask everyone here, who hasn't cried? Does crying a few times mean that you have a weak character? Yuan Ziyan looked around at everyone and said: "Zhi'er loves and hates clearly, and it is his true temperament. Empress Wende has been dead for many years, but Zhi'er regards it as alive, if it is more benevolent and filial, none of the princes can compare to the king of Jin. ”

"But King Jin's knowledge is not as good as that of King Wei, and his martial arts are inferior to King Wu. Fang Xuanling couldn't help but question.

"Lord Fang, if you choose the crown prince according to His Majesty's standards, I'm afraid that you won't be able to pick one among the princes." Yuan Ziyan first put on a high hat for Li Shimin, and then said: "Zhi'er had the world in mind when he was four years old, and his words were amazing, presumably His Majesty and the adults present at the time remembered it vividly, and now it is peaceful and prosperous, and there is no need to fight on horseback." Let's be honest, how many generals in the early Tang Dynasty are useless now, I heard that Wei Chigong has started to raise cats! ”

Coax. Everyone laughed, the eldest grandson Wuji had a dignified look on his face, and the position of the prince was not casually designated. took a step forward, his eyes were like torches, and he looked directly at Yuan Ziyan: "The national teacher is amazing today, let me ask the person who is being promoted, is it the king of Jin?" ”

"Zhi'er is a prince, handsome, benevolent and filial. Maybe it's because the aura of the brothers is too dazzling. Therefore, it often makes all the adults who love the princes think that Zhi'er is still the crying child at the beginning. Yuan Ziyan paused slightly, and said emotionally: "Your Majesty values love and righteousness. What I want to see most is that the children are united and safe, and although the prince is rebellious, he still keeps his life. Zhi'er is good, and he is the prince. It can keep my brother safe. If it were someone else, it would be hard to say what the outcome would be. ”

Li Shimin's body trembled, and a little tear flashed in his eyes in an instant, this sentence really touched him, behind Li Ke is the strength of the previous dynasty, and the King of Wei squeezed out the prince, and many people are hostile, otherwise how could there be a series of impeachments against him? On the contrary, it is Li Zhi who does not fight or grab. Maybe it's really the best choice.

Although Li Shimin wavered, he still did not make up his final decision. The distraught announced his retreat from the court, and the matter was discussed again.

The ministers talked a lot, and the focus was naturally on Li Zhi, the king of Jin. And the reason why Li Shimin delayed for a few days was actually to observe how his sons reacted when they learned that they were candidates for the crown prince.

For Li Zhi, Yuan Ziyan has already made arrangements, and with Wu Mei by her side to guide her, there will be no big mistakes. Li Zhi didn't think so, he thought that his two brothers were a hundred times better than him, and it was not his turn to be the emperor at all, and Li Zhi himself had no interest in being the emperor, what he hoped most was to become an idle prince, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, talking and laughing, and staying away from the hustle and bustle.

Yang Shufei has been cautious all her life, and it is inevitable that she will be excited at this time, and she can't sleep at night. As a mother, of course, she hopes that her son will have a time when all eyes are on her, she used to be careful and was afraid that she would not be able to save her life, but now it is different, Her Majesty is impressed with her son, and of course the mother must fight for him.

After thinking about it again and again, Yang Shufei secretly sent a letter to Li Ke, which roughly meant that he should be compassionate and live quietly, and the other was some words of common concern. Concubine Yang Shu's meaning was that she had learned of the court's movements, and the prince of benevolence and filial piety was more liked by His Majesty, so she asked Li Ke'an to keep to himself and not to make other moves. Because I was worried that the letter would be dropped in the middle of the process, the words were very simple.

Xiao Zhaorong of Hualu Hall couldn't knock down the wooden fish anymore, and he was very excited. Unexpectedly, the prophecy came true, and his grandson really had the destiny of the Son of Heaven. So Xiao Zhaorong also sent Li Ke a thing, which was a hand-copied Buddhist scripture, which contained a note, on which only one sentence was written, Traveling in the Sea of Bitterness, there is a mystery in it. From the superficial meaning, it is to let Li Ke read this Buddhist scripture quietly and cultivate his self-cultivation.

Needless to say, King Wei was held high in the sky by a group of people since he was a child, and at this time he was even more excited to jump up and down, making friends with ministers with a lot of money and canvassing for himself.

"Aunt Yan, King Wu and King Wei are all making a noise for themselves, only King Jin is still the same as before, not in a hurry, he is really in a hurry to die." Wu Mei came to find Yuan Ziyan, and when she came up, she counted Li Zhi all down.

"Hehe, it's his business whether to be the emperor or not, why are you in a hurry?" Yuan Ziyan put down the book in his hand and said.

Wu Mei's pretty face turned red immediately, and she lowered her head and said angrily: "Auntie, it is obvious that you strongly recommended King Jin, why did you come to mock me?" ”

"Paulie, I want to ask you, these three princes, who do you think is the most suitable to be the emperor?" After Yuan Ziyan finished speaking, he added: "Although I boldly say it, I should focus on the country's social welfare. ”

"Wu Wang Li Ke." Wu Mei said immediately without thinking.

"Yes, Ke'er is both civil and military, and she has the posture of an emperor. If it weren't for some problems with the bloodline, this throne, the Eight Achievements would be his. Yuan Ziyan nodded.

"But from a personal point of view, Paula prefers that Zhi'er can be the emperor." Wu Mei said, bowing her head shyly.

"Why?" Yuan Ziyan asked with a smile.

"Zhi'er has Paula in his heart, if he is down, he can still enjoy his old age in peace." Wu Mei said boldly.

Yuan Ziyan nodded again, secretly sighing that Wu Mei's requirements at this time were too low, just to rely on her old age, in fact, Li Zhi gave her far more than all this, so much that it was unimaginable. If you say that the husband who loves women the most in the world is Li Zhi, who can give a country, which local tyrant can compare?

"Paulie, you don't have to control what your son has done during this time, you can take these silver taels." Yuan Ziyan said and handed over a silver ticket.

These are all given to Yuan Ziyan by Li Mipingsu, and she doesn't need to spend any extra money in the palace to apply it, and she has all the plains stored. Wu Mei took it, and the number above made her mouth open in surprise, her eyes were full of doubts, her aunt never accepted bribes from others, how could she have so much money.

"All this money comes through the right channels, from the people, and for the people. Ke'er and Tai'er both went in the wrong direction, thinking that they could compete for the world by winning over the ministers, but they didn't know that the support of the people was the foundation that a king should have. Yuan Ziyan said.

"What do you mean?"

"You leave the palace immediately, secretly use the money on the suffering people, remember to be in the name of King Jin, and don't reveal your identity at the same time." Yuan Ziyan admonished.

"Can you make a big splash?"

"No, just do it."

"It's just that Zhi'er doesn't have so many silver taels, if His Majesty finds out, won't it hurt him?" Wu Mei asked worriedly.

"How much silver taels were spent, who can say clearly? Just do it, I'll take care of it. ”

Wu Mei put her mind at ease, not only did it herself, but also secretly contacted the princesses who had a good relationship with Li Zhi and their horses, helped the people, saved the wounded, and covered the whole country from Chang'an as the center. Good things spread quickly, and the people were singing the praises of King Jin's virtues, but Li Zhi was still in the dark, still struggling with what birthday gift to prepare for Wu Mei.

Since she put her mind on Li Zhi, Wu Mei has a worry, that is, she doesn't dare to grow old. A woman's youth is only a few years, not to mention that Li Zhi is still several years younger than herself, Wu Mei found that she often uses the water after Yuan Ziyan bathes, and her skin is delicate and smooth, without a trace of wrinkles.

King Wei was ambitious, everyone knew it, and there was a lot of movement, and he also clashed with the former ministers who supported King Wu several times, which made Li Shimin worried. If you haven't become a prince yet, if you become an emperor in the future, won't you have to cut the grass and eradicate the roots?

The eldest grandson Wuji also secretly sent someone to tell King Wei to know how to be restrained, and His Majesty does not like exaggerated people the most. King Wei also knew that it was for his good, but unfortunately he didn't have a long memory, and he decided that he was the candidate for the crown prince, and within a few days, in the compliments of the people in the house, he began to flutter again.

Even the two sons of King Wei fought, saying that when their father became the emperor, which of them would become the crown prince. Although it is a child's talk, it is not reassuring.

And King Wu, who has always been depressed and lives in a simple place, actually has a living mind, and he didn't take his mother's letter to heart, but the Buddhist scripture that Xiao Zhaorong gave him is intriguing.

It's like a Buddhist saying, a boat on the bitter sea, there is a mystery in it?

After watching it countless times, Li Ke finally paid attention to the boat, and was suddenly shocked, wasn't that the little peach pit dragon boat that Xiao Zhaorong once gave him?

It's just that Li Ke lied that he had lost it, and it seems that Xiao Zhaorong didn't give up and was still hinting at him.

Is there a mystery inside?

Li Ke stepped back left and right, took out the small peach pit and studied it carefully, could it be that there was something hidden inside? But with such a small size, where do you start?

Li Ke studied for a long time, but the workmanship of this peach pit is really exquisite and seamless, and it doesn't look like there is a mystery inside it at all. Or is it in the book? Li Ke flipped through the pages one by one, and there was no special mark, and he couldn't help but be gloomy.

But Li Ke is convinced that this person with a story should be Xiao Zhaorong, who is called a grandmother, and she will never write these words at random.

Sailing on the bitter sea? Maybe it's to put the peach pit in the water? Li Ke was excited, and immediately brought a bowl of water and gently put the peach pit in.

There seemed to be no change, Li Ke was quite disappointed, and after working for most of the night, he actually fell asleep on the side of the desk. When he woke up, the changes in the bowl in front of him were very surprising! (To be continued......)