Chapter 79: Li Yi's Dilemma (1st Update)
"Brother Huang, are you worried about the rebellion? Since Chen Jiedu has promised to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, the imperial brother does not need to worry. If Chen Jiedu is unable to quell the rebellion, the courtiers are willing to share the worries of the imperial brother, and the Tiance army is established by the grace of the saint, so it is natural to relieve the worries of the king.
As long as the imperial brother gives an order, the younger brother is willing to personally lead the Tiance army to quell the rebellion. Li Ye thought that the other party was worried about the rebellion, but he thought too much, as long as he didn't come to Chengdu, Li Yi wouldn't care about it.
Li Yi shook his head, "It's not about this, Chen Jingxuan has to do the counterinsurgency, where to use King Shou, the prince himself, to go into battle." I'm worried about the appointment of a prince. ”
"Prince?" Li Ye was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated, "Brother Huang, you are still in the prime of life, is it too early to make a prince?" And the two princes have just been born, and their temperament is still unknown, so the royal brother is cautious. ”
Li Ye didn't expect Li Yi to be worried about this problem. Li Yi had no heirs before, which made Li Ye wonder if his royal brother had a physical problem, but Concubine Zhang Shufei and Meng Cairen were pregnant one after another, so he let go of the doubts in his heart.
But it just so happened that Li Yi also spoiled many concubines in the past, but no one was pregnant. But in this breath, the two concubines became pregnant one after another, and they both gave birth to princes, which was also surprising. Concubine Zhang Shu gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and Meng Cairen also gave birth to a prince. Li Yi, who was a first-time father, was naturally very happy, and immediately canonized the eldest son Li Zhen and the eldest daughter born to Concubine Zhang Shufei as King Jian and Princess Tang Xing respectively, and the second prince Li Sheng, born to Meng Cairen, was promoted to King Yi.
It stands to reason that Li Yi does not have a queen, so there is no need to be in such a hurry to establish a prince, unless it is a prince born to the queen, it is normal to be a prince.
"A few days ago, my father suggested that I should set up a prince to appease my courtiers. However, my father thought that King Yi should be appointed as the crown prince, and thought that King Yi was a sign of prosperity and was suitable for the crown prince. Li Yi hesitated for a moment and said the reason.
However, Li Yi did not tell the truth, or did not finish his words. It was indeed Tian Lingzi who persuaded him to promote King Li to be the crown prince, but Tian Lingzi also said other things, the most important of which was to persuade him to be careful of Li Ye and Li Bao, the king of Ji.
Li Bao, the king of Ji, was old and virtuous, and he was more popular in the court, and many ministers were very optimistic about him; And Li Ye, the longevity king, has the Tiance army, and the Tang Dynasty has more than once seized power by force. Therefore, Tian Lingzi persuaded Li Yi to establish the crown prince, and at the same time weakened the power of King Ji and King Shou, so that there would be no threat to the crown prince in the future.
Before there was no prince, Li Yi would definitely not consider these. However, after having his own prince, he had to think about it, so he was moved by Tian Lingzi's words. But Li Ye, the imperial brother, was very good to him, saved his life twice, and did not forget to give him this imperial brother when he had a profitable business, so he was also a little hesitant. What's more, Li Ye is still young.
But the brotherly love made it difficult for him to bring up this matter, so he could only test the idea of this imperial brother first, whether he agreed to make the prince.
"Proposed by the Duke of Jin?" Li Ye didn't understand what Tian Lingzi meant for a while, but after thinking for a while, he said, "Brother Huang, the establishment of the crown prince is a major matter of the country, and the identity of the younger brother is sensitive, so it is difficult to interfere." However, the younger brother thought that if the royal brother really decided to make the prince, it would be better to follow the order of the eldest and youngest. If the young do not grow up, there will be a lot of opposition from the DPRK and the central government. ”
"In other words, King Shou, you praise the establishment of the crown prince?" Li Yi asked, "It's just that you think you should build a king, not a king?" ”
Li Ye hesitated for a while and nodded, "If the imperial brother really lets the younger brother choose one of the two, the younger brother will definitely praise the establishment of the king, so that the imperial brother can also save a lot of trouble." ”
"That's for sure, I'm just asking for your opinion." Hearing Li Ye's answer, Li Yi felt much more relieved, and it seemed that he still thought too much. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the other party, he quickly changed the topic, "Will this rebellion affect the tea business?" ”
Last year, in less than a year, Li Ye gave him 170,000 yuan of the profit of the new tea, which made him very concerned about the tea in his heart.
"Brother Huang, this will definitely affect." Although he didn't know why Li Yi suddenly changed the topic, Li Ye didn't think about it, so he replied along with the other party's words, "Spring tea is the largest tea production, accounting for nearly half of the tea in the year. If the rebellion is not quelled, it will be difficult to transport Mengding tea for a day, and the tea business will definitely be affected.
Originally, according to this year's plan, it was the most important year for the tea business, and we could transport a large amount of new tea to Jiangling Province and Jiangnan through the Yangtze River to sell it, and the profit was likely to be more than double that of last year.
However, if there is no Mengding tea, the profit may be more than halved, so the younger brother also hopes to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. ”
Hearing that the impact was so great, Li Yi was also a little anxious, and immediately patted his chest and promised, "King Shou, don't worry about this matter, I will tell Chen Jingxuan about this matter, and let him quell the rebellion as soon as possible." ”
Li Ye wanted to mention the idea of going to the rebellion again, but he didn't find the right opportunity, and he also found that although Li Yi had been mentioning the rebellion, he always looked a little absent-minded, and he didn't know what was going on.
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"Who's coming?"
Just when Li Ye was thinking about what Li Yi wanted to do in the carriage, the scolding of the soldiers accompanying him outside woke him up from his contemplation.
"This is the car of His Royal Highness King Shou?"
A crisp and magnetic voice came, Li Ye lifted the curtain and looked, and found that at the front of the team, a man in a green robe with a servant stopped his car. The man in the green robe is not very outstanding, but Li Ye feels that the other party reveals a heroic spirit, and looking at his figure, he should also be a practitioner, but he is angry with a book.
"Who are you? Why did you stop Ben Wang's car? Li Ye looked at the person in front of him with a displeased expression.
"Li Yingxu of the Li clan of Zhaojun has come to seek refuge in His Highness, and I hope that His Highness will receive it in the account." The blue-robed man arched his hand and said solemnly.
"Zhao Jun Li? Take refuge in this king? Li Ye was a little surprised, but this is on the street, if it continues to consume like this, it will definitely affect the traffic, anyway, the palace is almost there, so Li Ye took the other party back to the palace.
Looking at the man in front of him, who should be in his early 20s, Li Ye was a little curious, there were still people who came to take refuge in him, it didn't matter if it was an ordinary person, but the other party directly said that he was the son of the Li family of Zhaojun.
The Li family of Zhaojun, the Central Plains Wang family, one of the five surnames and seven wangs. The five surnames and seven wangs are Longxi Li, Boling Cui, Qinghe Cui, Fanyang Lu, Zhaojun Li, Xingyang Zheng and Taiyuan Wang. The ancestor of the Li family of Zhaojun was Li Mu of the Warring States Period, although it was not as good as the Cui family and the Lu family in the Tang Dynasty, it was stronger than the Zheng family and the Wang family, even if it was the Li family of Longxi, which was also the Li family, it was not as good as the Li family of Zhaojun. It's just that because the emperor of the Tang Dynasty belongs to the Li family of Longxi, his status is slightly inferior, but in the history of the Tang Dynasty, the Li family of Zhaojun has produced 17 prime ministers, which can be seen.
"Which room are you from in the Li family of Zhao County?" Li Ye looked curiously at this person who took the initiative to take refuge in himself, and couldn't help but doubt the identity of the other party.
"Back to His Royal Highness, Li is from Jiangxiafang."
"Jiangxia Fang? Who are you the founding marquis and former Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites? ”
The founding marquis mentioned by Li Ye is Li Yan (Yong), the prime minister of the Xianzong period, and was also named the founding marquis of Jiangxia County; Li Ling, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was the grandson of Li Hu, who served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites before, but after the Huangchao army conquered Chang'an, he fled to the river and did not come to Chengdu, so he was dismissed from the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
"That's Li's predecessor, and Li is not his branch." The man in the green robe was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Oh!" Li Ye was quite surprised, "Then why did you think of taking refuge in this prince?" And not to go to the DPRK to serve. ”
"Li has been in Chengdu Mansion for many days, and he once thought about entering the court to serve the court, but seeing that the court is now smoky, the Tian brothers are autocratic, and the ministers dare not get rid of the eunuchs, so it is okay if the court does not go.
On the other hand, His Royal Highness King Shou, who supported the army and won over the children of the Han family, had a great plan, which made Li see hope. If His Royal Highness is the king, maybe Datang still has hope for rejuvenation, otherwise Datang will die within 30 years. ”
"Bold! Slander the court, frame this king, come, drag him out for me! ”