Chapter 697: Salted Fish Determination

It's one thing to "know in your heart" and it's another thing to "live in a confused way." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

People who can reach this realm have great wisdom, and people who have not been slapped countless times in the face of cruel real life will probably not survive to this realm, so when someone says such pretending to be forced in a tone, you might as well look at the essence through the phenomenon, and see if there are traces of bruises and bruises on that cold and arrogant face after being slapped, if so, don't laugh at him, everyone will suffer, he suffered earlier.

In this regard, perhaps even Li Shimin can't see through it.

A person in his twenties chatted with a man in his forties about the philosophy of life, and chatted with this man in his forties for a while, I have to say that the picture is a bit weird.

Li Shimin was the first to notice the strange atmosphere, and after coming back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he was very faceless, glared at him stupidly, and then rationally changed the topic.

"Zizheng, although you are young, but I have always treated him as a national soldier, now Chengqian has been deposed, the remnants of the party in the DPRK have been uprooted by me, and the list of dismissed and exiled officials submitted by Shangshu Province is as many as hundreds, and it is a troublesome matter to deal with them, these are not only ****** Yu, but also inextricably linked with the families of the gate valves, and the whole body is affected, as for the disposal of them, a large number of positions are vacated in the court, and there must be people who want to make the government prosperous, so these vacated positions are immediately remembered by many people, the powerful, the gate valve, the prince, among which the number of Wei Wangtai is the most ......"

Li Su was startled, raised his head and stared at Li Shimin's face carefully.

Li Shimin's face was expressionless, and he couldn't see any clues, but just narrated in a calm tone.

“…… It's very interesting, just abolished a prince, these princes can't sit still, the East Palace is empty, the princes are coveting, the courtiers are moving up and down, and the princes are connected in series, but it is an eye-opener for me......" Li Shimin's eyes showed a sharp gaze, and sneered: "Zizheng, do you know how many princes have come to me in the past few days to be courteous and play the role of filial son?" ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "The minister really doesn't know, but the minister guesses that in addition to the young princes and His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I'm afraid there is no one missing, right?" ”

Li Shimin looked at him with interest: "How do you know that Jin Wangzhi didn't come to me to offer courtesy?" ”

Because the current His Majesty Emperor Gaozong is no different from a salted fish without ideals......

Li Su couldn't help but say the truth in his heart, but he didn't dare to say this in front of Li Shimin, so Li Su had no choice but to say: "The minister was ordered to quell the rebellion of Jinyang, and shared weal and woe with His Royal Highness the King of Jin all the way, and the minister and His Royal Highness got along very well, so he understood His Royal Highness's personality, His Royal Highness was smart and kind-hearted, filial piety and humility, polite, and had a gentlemanly atmosphere at a young age, so the minister thought that His Royal Highness the King of Jin would definitely not make flattering acts, and his filial piety to His Majesty was from the heart." ”

took the opportunity to say a few good words to the little kid, Li Su's stomach was pantothenic, and there were faint signs of vomiting.

For this shameless sycophant, I am sorry for my conscience if I don't blackmail the little boy for more than 5,000 times in the future.

Speaking of Li Zhi, Li Shimin's face couldn't help but show a look of relief, and the cold meaning just now diluted a lot.

"The pheasant slave lost his mother since he was a child, I personally took him by my side to raise him, among these uncompetitive princes, he is the only one who satisfies me the most, but it is a pity that ......" Li Shimin showed regret, shook his head and said: "It's a pity that the pheasant slave is more than smart and kind, but the courage and determination are insufficient, and there is often a cowardly and hesitant state. ”

Li Su's heart sank, he didn't expect that Li Shimin's evaluation of Li Zhi was not too high, the son is the son, the prince is the prince, obviously Li Shimin distinguishes very clearly, no matter how much he loves Li Zhi's son, because of his personality, Li Shimin doesn't seem to have considered the possibility of making Li Zhi the crown prince.

In the future, Li Zhi will fight for the prince, but I am afraid that it will not be easy to walk.

Full of worries, full of words. But Li Su didn't say a word.

I really can't say that Li Shimin can take the initiative to talk to his courtiers about such a sensitive topic, but the courtiers had better not put on a pretentious appearance and really talk to the emperor, which is tantamount to death, and it is a big death.

Of course, none of the courtiers who can chat with the emperor are lacking in heart, and Li Su is too, so when Li Shimin talks about the topic of the crown prince, Li Susan is silent and does not say a word, but listens respectfully.

Li Shimin rubbed his forehead with a faint pain and sighed: "...... There are some things that I can't say to the auxiliary machine, I can't say to Xuan Ling, and I don't know why today, but I told you, maybe in my heart, Zizheng is the cleanest of all the courtiers,...... Maybe you have something unclean, but it's not harmless, and that's enough, I never expected the water in the court to be too clear. ”

Li Su chuckled in his heart, his face suddenly turned a little pale, his eyes stared at Li Shimin's face, and his brain turned rapidly, trying to analyze whether these words were unintentional or meaningful.

If you talk about your secrets, there are indeed some unsightly places, Li Su realized a long time ago that the force under Wang Zhi is a double-edged sword, which can hurt others as well as himself, at this moment Li Su's heart is in turmoil, he doesn't know if Li Shimin knows about the existence of this force, or is he completely unaware?

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The moment he left the Taiji Palace and stepped out of the palace gate, Li Su was shocked to realize that Li Shimin was summoning him into the palace today. Did you deliberately make him chicken soup for the soul?

The emperor's mind is really incomprehensible, maybe it is not as complicated as he imagined, Li Shimin is also a human being, he doesn't need a reason or conspiracy to do anything, maybe he just wants to find someone to talk to, that's it.

Li Su didn't think much about it, and along the way, he was only thinking about whether he had shown flaws in the past few years, and whether Wang Zhi's forces had fallen into Li Shimin's eyes.

When I got home, I didn't understand this problem, so I came to report that His Royal Highness King Jin had visited.

Without waiting for Li Su to give orders to welcome guests, he heard Li Zhi's slightly exaggerated voice coming from afar.

"Brother Zizheng, if you want to make a foolish brother, you ......"

Then Li Su saw a familiar figure rushing towards him in the distance, that appearance, that figure, that temperament, no matter from which angle it looked, it looked like a lively salted fish swaying with a flat body, very unproductive.

Salted fish didn't realize that he was despised by Li Su to be more humble than dust, but he was very happy, and he found his long-lost brother alive, which was called a joy.

"Brother Zizheng, don't ...... for many days"

"Remember, you owe me five thousand dollars." Li Su's first sentence of meeting stumbled Li Zhi.

"Huh?" Li Zhi was stunned: "Why? ”

"No why, anyway, you owe me 5,000 yuan, and when you think back to this debt many years later, you must think that things are cheap and beautiful, and the discount is real, and there is nothing so cheap in the world."

Li Su said it rightly, in fact, he was indeed rightful in his heart, and today he said a few good words for the little kid in front of Li Shimin, these good words are definitely worth the price, and it is far more than that.

However, apparently Li Zhi did not think so, and the values of the two had a great conflict.

"Why don't you owe you 5,000 yuan?" Li Zhi glared at him in disbelief.

"That's right, you owe me five thousand times anyway."

Li Zhi looked at him blankly for a long time, and then nodded slowly: "From my birth to the present, I have known all kinds of people, but if you talk about the most reasonable person, it is none other than Brother Zizheng." ”

Li Su smiled embarrassedly: "Your Highness has praised ......"

"No praise, the truth."

"When will you write an IOU?"

"I'll wait until I become a fool one day."

Li Su sighed, this guy turned out to be smarter than he imagined, and he couldn't get money......

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"The situation is chaotic, what is Your Highness doing here?"

Li Zhi sighed, his little face wrinkled, and said, "It's not just that the court is in chaos, the palace is in chaos." ”

"Why is there chaos in the palace?"

"A large number of courtiers are locked and imprisoned, and the palace is also being cleaned, from the Taiji Palace to the East Palace, from the eunuchs and palace maids to the guards, the provincial director of the palace, and the leader of the company, all the people in the palace who have intersected with the prince are all investigated, who is very close to the East Palace will be taken down on the spot, and the guards will be imprisoned or transferred out of the palace ban, as for the eunuchs, it is not so good life, it is said that these daily companions have raised butcher knives and have killed hundreds of eunuchs, all of which are involved in the prince's rebellion case, and the trial is too lazy to judge, and one will be killed ......if one is pulled out."

Li Zhi's eyes showed fear, and he sighed: "I smell a smell of blood when I live in the palace, and I always feel a gust of wind at night, and I always hear people crying......"

Li Su glanced at him sympathetically, poor child, frightened out of hallucinations. - By the way, this unpromising appearance is really His Majesty the future wise and wise Emperor Gaozong? Did God strike him with thunder?

After thinking for a while, Li Su decided to talk to this salted fish about his life ideals, and he happened to have just talked to his father, and he was in a good state.

"Your Royal Highness, the court and the central government are in chaos, everyone is in danger, and the princes have installed wings to enter the province and Taiwan, can Your Highness make a move?"

Li Zhi's expression was stupid and cute: "Action? What's the action? ”

Li Su sighed, and suddenly there was an urge to give up this salted fish and turn around and stand in line with the fat man, which was very strong.

"The court purged the prince's remnants, and the prisons of the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department are said to be full of criminal officials, and there are many positions in the middle of the court, and all the princes have placed their staff and henchmen into the provinces and ministries these days, do you know how many people His Royal Highness King Wei has inserted?"

Li Zhi nodded: "I heard what the eunuchs of the palace said, there are hundreds of people. ”

"It's nice to say, this is called cultivating wings, it's not good, it's called grabbing territory, Your Highness, all the princes are busy drilling camps, why is Your Highness not moving at all?"

Li Zhi was stunned: "You mean, I also planted wings into the court?" ”

"Yes."

Li Zhi put on a weak posture: "What do you think...... Do I look like I have 'wings'? ”

Li Su: "............"

Well, Li Su felt that he had just said something stupid.

Although Li Zhi is the emperor's sister-in-law and also holds the position of governor of the state, no matter how many titles he has, he is a teenager after all. Li Shimin placed him in the history of the palace, the palace records or something, eating Li Shimin's money, and the object of loyalty is also Li Shimin, no one will think that this teenage kid is actually a potential stock shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

Li Su was silent for a moment and decided to change the subject.

"Your Highness is still young, what are your ambitions when you grow up in the future?"

Li Zhi blinked his eyes and said, "Ambition? Of course, it's to be a free prince......"

Li Su suddenly straightened up and stared at him with a serious expression, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, staring at Li Zhi all over his body.

"Uh, Brother Zizheng, Brother Zizheng! What happened to you? ”

Li Su shook his head and said with a straight face: "Your Highness, the crown prince rebelled and was deposed, and the princes fought for succession, haven't you ever thought about fighting for it?" ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then was shocked: "Brother Zizheng, are you crazy?" Do you want me to fight for the crown prince? ”

"I'm not crazy, and it's not crazy to let you fight for the prince." Li Su said in a calm tone.

Li Zhi looked at him blankly, then suddenly came back to his senses and shook his head vigorously: "No way, no way!" I don't dare to do this, several brothers are in front of me, and no one can take my turn in the crown prince's turn, no, no! ”

Li Su frowned: "There is only one prince, and it is possible for His Majesty to have more than a dozen princes, including you, since you also have the possibility of becoming the prince, then why can't it be you?" ”

Li Zhi was stunned again, and then continued to stubbornly oppose.

"It's really not good, I'm too young, and my temperament is weak, my father can't give me the position of the crown prince, and besides, I have never had any unrealistic thoughts about the position of the crown prince."

Li Su said leisurely: "Who told you that it is not practical to compete for the position of prince?" Is this sort of thing arranged by age? Let me ask you, since ancient times, what has the emperor established as a prince? ”

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "Standing tall is not young." ”

Li Su smiled faintly: "Your Highness also forgot a sentence, 'Establish a successor but not a concubine'." ”

Li Zhi's eyes widened and he looked at him blankly.

Li Su said calmly: "Although I guess that your stupid appearance now is in a daze or surprised, I still have to ask, you are not really stupid enough to be in a daze without understanding my words, right?" Don't you understand the meaning of 'establishing a successor but not establishing a concubine'? Do you want me to explain it to you? ”

Li Zhi hurriedly shook his head: "I understand, the wife is a 'concubine', and the concubine is a 'concubine'." ”

"Are you a concubine?"

“…… I am a descendant. ”

Li Su smiled: "Your Majesty's wife is the late Empress Wende, Empress Wende gave birth to three sons, one is the abolished prince Li Chengqian, the second is the king of Wei Li Tai, and the third is you, now the eldest son Li Chengqian has been deposed, and the remaining sons in law are only you and Li Tai, and the rest of the princes are all concubines, unless you and Li Tai, the king of Wei, disappoint Your Majesty and not consider it, otherwise, those princes who are concubines have no hope......"

After a pause, Li Su's voice suddenly became low: "So Your Highness, if you want to fight for the crown prince, your real opponent may be the only opponent, and there is only one Wei King Li Tai." (To be continued.) )