Luoyang line in.

Chang'an has not been calm in the past few days, and Li Shimin is naturally not at ease when he is walking.

Especially in the past two days, the autumn rain has been continuous, and the wet and cold weather makes him feel uncomfortable.

Early that morning, when Li Shimin got up and saw the rain gurgling outside the house, he felt irritable and returned to bed and dressed without eating.

The chamberlain saw that he didn't know if he was sick, and he didn't dare to ask rashly, so he hurriedly sent the little chamberlain to invite Li Zhi, the king of Jin, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, Li Shen, the king of Ji, and Li Yuanjia, the king of Han.

Li Shimin took Li Zhi to Luoyang to do nothing all day, and Li Zhi suggested that Li Shimin's eighth son, Yue Wang Zhen, and Li Shen, the tenth son of Ji, who were close to Luoyang, and Tang Gaozu's eleventh son Yue King Li Zhen be summoned to accompany him.

The purpose, of course, was to win over the clan to fight against Li Chengqian.

Because these three people are known for their good reading, Li Shimin also likes them very much, so he replied to Li Zhi, summoned them all to Xingzai, let them usually discuss knowledge with Li Zhi, and sometimes summoned them to his side to joke and drink banquets.

Therefore, the chamberlain saw that Li Shimin was in a bad mood, so he wanted to invite them to persuade him.

After a while, the four kings were brought into the palace by the chamberlain, and when Li Shimin heard that the four were coming, he asked the chamberlain to put a pillow behind him, so he half-lay on the arhat and summoned them.

"See my father (imperial brother)!" The four of them saluted Li Shimin at the same time.

These four people, Han Wang Li Yuanjia and Li Chengqian are the same age and are twenty-five years old this year, they are handsome and handsome, and they are bookish.

Yue Wang Li Zhen and Ji Wang Li Shen and Li Zhi are all less than a year old, both sixteen or seventeen years old.

The three of them were originally handsome and handsome, coupled with their elegant manners in brocade clothes, and they stood in the hall with great vigor and made Li Shimin happy when he saw it.

"Flatten!" Li Shimin raised his hand and said.

Seeing the four of them straighten up, although Li Shimin was still in good spirits, he still showed a smile and said: "There are no outsiders here, you don't have to be formal, just sit casually." ”

After Li Yuanjia and the others thanked them for their words and deeds, they sat on the chairs on both sides, only Li Zhi walked to Li Shimin's couch, sat down with his lean, and took Li Shimin's hand with concern and said, "Father is not in good spirits today, but the dragon body is not safe?"

Li Shimin's heart warmed when he saw this, and he listened to Li Zhi before he spoke: "When Erchen came just now, he asked the chamberlain in the palace, saying that you didn't eat breakfast, and you didn't send it to the imperial doctor to see, how did this happen." As he spoke, his face was full of sorrow and he wanted to cry.

Li Shimin was very moved when he saw this, and stretched out his hand to stroke Li Zhi and said: "Pheasant slaves don't have to be like this, I'm not sick, but I heard that Chang'an City is not peaceful in the past few days, and it rained in Luoyang this morning." I was upset, so I rested on the couch, and now I will see you coming. ”

Li Zhi smiled when he heard this, and said mischievously: "I knew that my father would see us, and last night our three brothers should have slept on the floor of this hall to accompany our father to relieve their boredom." ”

Li Shimin laughed when he heard this: "If you have this filial piety, I will be content, you can't sleep on the earth in autumn, you need to know that I see that you are all safe and healthy than you are better than yourself without disasters and diseases." ”

"It is 'the father and mother of the body that are exposed to it shall not be destroyed!' You still listen to Your Majesty. Han Wang Li Yuanjia said with a straight face when he heard this.

Li Shimin also nodded to express his approval of Li Yuanjia's statement, and the three brothers of Li Zhi nodded to Li Yuanjia to indicate that they were taught.

Li Yuanjia smiled warmly in response, and then frowned and said: "However, the imperial brother should also take care of his body as a member of the Tang Dynasty, I don't know what happened in Chang'an, which makes the imperial brother worried, although the younger brother is not talented, but the emperor may be able to explain a thing or two for the imperial brother." ”

"That's right, my father will tell us about it too." Li Zhen, the king of Yue, hurriedly agreed.

Li Shimin looked at him curiously when he saw several people, and couldn't help sighing: "You all have to be officials in the future, and you should also care about some political affairs." ”

Several people hurriedly lowered their heads when they heard Li Shimin's reproach, only Li Ke sneered and said: "It's all bad for sons, these days the autumn is cool, and I have been pulling Uncle Wang and the ten brothers and sisters to hunt around Luoyang, and I didn't pay attention to the affairs of Chang'an." ”

Li Shimin did not take a deep rebuke when he heard this, and directly told him about the impeachment of Du Zhenglun by hundreds of officials in Chang'an because Li Chengqian wanted to reform the election system these days.

In the narration, he also told them about the disadvantages of the ministers who only cared about party disputes and abandoned the government.

The four of them all suddenly realized when they heard this.

"Tell me, can I feel at ease if the situation is unstable?"

"These ministers are too much, my father and emperor have only been in Chang'an for less than two months and began to bully the eldest brother." Ji Wang Li Shen said indignantly.

He is the youngest here, although he is not the most favored, but Li Shimin is not suspicious when he speaks like this, he just sighs and nods slightly.

"This is not worth the imperial brother's worry, the imperial brother is not in Chang'an, and it is understandable that some courtiers are a little restless, as long as the imperial brother returns to Chang'an, they will naturally immediately stop fighting." Han Wang Li Yuanjia explained with a smile.

Li Shimin felt that this seemed to be reasonable, and was about to think deeply, when he heard Li Zhi exaggerate to Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Shen, the king of Ji: "You are not often in Chang'an, and you don't know how majestic your father is in the court. ”

Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Shen, the king of Ji, both looked at Li Shimin with admiration when they heard this, Li Shimin first laughed when he heard this, and then feigned anger and said: "Nonsense, how can I be the faint king who can't listen to the advice?"

When Li Zhi heard this, he was like a frightened little white rabbit, he got up, knelt in front of the couch, lowered his head and pleaded guilty to Li Shimin: "It's all the sons and daughters who are ignorant, every time they see their father's emperor being arbitrary, the ministers bow their heads, thinking that the Son of Heaven should be like this." By the end, the voice was getting lower and lower.

Li Shimin saw that Li Zhi hooked his neck and forehead was about to touch his belly, so he couldn't help but smile and patted the back of his head and said, "It's good to know it's wrong, get up." ”

Li Zhi slowly stood up and sat down on the chair in front of the bed.

Li Yuanjia glanced at the sour expressions of Li Zhen, the king of Yue and Li Shen, the king of Ji, next to him, and said to Li Shimin with a smile: "Actually, what the King of Jin said is not wrong, but he only saw the imperial brother Qiangang in the court, but he forgot that this is the imperial brother's natural wisdom and wisdom. ”

Don't look at Li Shimin's frequent education to Li Chengqian to be clever to Emperor Yang of Sui, but at this time he himself was a little fluttering by Li Zhi and Li Yuanjia, the king of Han.

Haha laughed and said, "Brother Xian just said so!" Speaking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said very refreshingly: "But I really don't pay attention to this matter of Chang'an at the moment, if I return to Chang'an, I can calm the chaos with a snap of my fingers." ”

However, people must have long-term worries, Li Shimin couldn't help but say: "It's just that I just left Chang'an, and the minister is bullying Chengqian, if I am no longer alive one day, what should Chengqian do?"

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, although Li Zhi and the four of them were happy in their hearts, they also showed surprise and said: "Father (imperial brother) is cautious. ”

Li Shimin looked at them and said with relief: "The day when everyone leaves, what are you afraid of?"

"There is a father who dictates everything, the world is peaceful, and no one dares to bully me!" King Ji Li Shen wept.

Li Zhi and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, also wanted to cry.

Li Shimin glanced at them and couldn't help sighing: "Cheng Qian—"

Although Li Shimin only said two words, he stopped talking.

But how smart the four of them were, as soon as they saw Li Shimin's demeanor, they guessed that Li Shimin must have doubts about Li Chengqian's ability because of this matter.

To say that these four people are really smart, they framed Li Chengqian without mentioning Li Chengqian in the whole process.

When the atmosphere in the main hall was sluggish, the inner attendant started: Zhongshu ordered Ma Zhou to ask to see.

Li Shimin said with a straight expression when he heard this: "Xuan Maqing come in!" ”

After a while, I saw Ma Zhou walk in with a happy face.

"Your Majesty."

"Ma Qing's family is flat and gives a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ma Zhou thanked him but did not sit down, but bowed to Li Shimin again, and said with joy: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has calmed down the turmoil in Chang'an, and now the hundred officials in Chang'an are no longer holding Du Zhenglun away." ”

"What?" King Ji Li Shen was shocked when he heard this, and was pulled down by Li Zhenyi, the king of Yue, and lowered his head and did not dare to speak again.

Li Zhi and Li Yuanjia's faces also changed, and they returned to normal in time.

It's just that Li Shimin didn't see the change in the faces of the four of them, because Li Shimin also felt that he had stepped on the air and fell into the pit.