The days are passing day by day, in a blink of an eye it is the first day of the first month of March, in the matter of Liu Yizhi and the Ministry of Rites have their own departments and yamen are in full swing, the mausoleum of "filial piety to the emperor" has been selected address, Zheng, Ru, Qing, Xu and other ten states of the people have also arrived nearly 30,000 people, the construction site on the top of Jingshan has been fully started, perhaps because of the construction of the mausoleum has the salary to be paid, the project is progressing very fast, there are few complainers, all kinds of matters can be said to be very smooth, at the same time, the court is also a group of tranquility, The turmoil of the prince's mysterious death seems to have passed, and no one has mentioned it again, but this kind of tranquility is obviously a little weird, because no one has mentioned one of the most important topics - the crown prince!

The prince is the prince, the root of the society, since ancient times is the top priority of the country, the rise and fall are not trivial, but where it is involved, the court will be controversial, but this time it is strange, the prince has been dead for more than 20 days, no one in the court mentioned this matter, not only the courtiers remained silent, but also those who came to mourn the princes, the assassins did not say a word about it, what is even more strange is that both Gaozong and the Empress Wu actually did not mention this matter, but all kinds of rumors among the people are endless, and there are all kinds of rumors, saying everything, Especially those who came to catch the exam were even more hotly discussed - no way, the prince is not sure to come down, this funeral will not be over, Enke will not be able to carry out as usual, this seeing that the original date of the big competition is coming, but there is no movement in the court, it is strange that the lifters are not in a hurry, but unfortunately the emperor is not in a hurry, the "eunuch" is in a hurry to die, except for waiting, no one dares to jump out to find trouble at such a delicate time.

Tranquility and tranquility, this day seems to be able to be quiet to eternity, but, this is obviously impossible, the tranquility before the storm is always short-lived, with the death of a generation of famous ministers Yan Liben, this tranquility was finally completely knocked into pieces, not because Yan Liben is high in power, nor because of his high age, but because Yan Liben is on the book "Deathbed Petition", or Ming Zhang, strongly appealing to the canonization of King Lu Li Xian as the crown prince, so that Such a taboo topic of the prince was torn apart, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb and avoid talking about it, and a tide of the prince swept the entire court in an instant, and in the wind and rain of the city, Gaozong, who was sick in bed, had to issue an edict, so that the hundred officials would discuss the matter of the prince.

Since Gaozong has made an order, whether he is willing or not, it is inevitable to discuss it and express an attitude, but this state does not seem to be so easy to express, not because of Gaozong's many sons, in fact, under the "wise leadership" of the Empress Wu, Comrade Gaozong's harem is amazingly empty, in addition to the queen, there is not even a concubine, and there are naturally not many children, compared to Taizong's vast lineup of more than a dozen sons and more than 30 princesses, Gaozong has only eight sons and three daughters, Obviously a little shabby, even more pitiful is the eldest son, the former prince Li Zhong and the unlucky "filial piety to the emperor" were cut by the Empress Wu, the first three of the remaining six sons are concubines, this time a return to the mourning, only a few pillars of incense, and was sent back to the office by Gaozong, there is no doubt that the big position is not the share of the three concubines, the rest is just one of the three Li Xian brothers, things seem to be simple, in fact, it is the opposite - Li Xulun's little boy who has not grown up is not to say, Even if the Empress Wu party secretly jumped up and down, but fanned the wind vigorously, the courtiers didn't really take it seriously, that is, Li Xian and Li Xian chose one of the two, but the problem was this.

The rules of the prince seem to be very simple, nothing more than the three articles of Liyan, Lichang, and Lixian, but in fact it is not like that, in most cases, the Lichu is the result of the game between the emperor and the courtiers, even if it is the always strong Taizong Li Shimin, in the matter of the prince, he had to listen to the opinions of the courtiers, gave up the most wanted to establish Wu King Li Ke, and finally set up Li Zhi such a soft egg, obviously, because of Gaozong's consistent weakness, The opinion of the courtiers is obviously that the power of the matter of establishing the prince is greater than that of Taizong, and in the face of the great merit of supporting the establishment, the courtiers have long been red-eyed, and they don't know how many times they have calculated in private, so they are looking forward to the will of Gaozong, with Yan Liben's desperate book, but all the courtiers who are qualified to go to this chapter are all active, tandem series, joint signatures, busy, some who plan to support Li Xian, and some who are ready to sponsor Li Xian- The former advocates the natural is to establish the long, the latter, but it is determined that the establishment of the sage, although the two factions have not yet been formally on the book, but in private it is disputed several times, the public says that the public is reasonable, the mother says that the mother is reasonable, no one can convince anyone, seeing or will be a decisive battle in the court, a chapter of this chapter was born like a thunderbolt to break the balance of the two sides - Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, Li Lingkui, the king of Lu, and Li Yuanliang, the king of Huo, in Luoyang, the thirteen princes and county kings jointly recommended the book, and promoted the British king Li Xian as the crown princeAs soon as this chapter came out, the government and the opposition were shaken, and for a time the voice of supporting the king was very loud.

Trouble finally came, although Li Xian had expected it earlier, but he was still a little depressed by Li Zhen's sudden punch, he didn't believe that Li Zhen's move was really to sponsor himself to enter the East Palace, the reason why he did this was completely to muddy the waters, there is no doubt about ulterior motives, crumpled and analyzed, there are four possibilities:

First, if Li Xian really wants to live in the East Palace, he is bound to have a life-and-death fight with Li Xian, and the court situation is bound to be in chaos, if Li Xian wins, he is undoubtedly the strongest prince since the Gaozong Dynasty, in this case, in order to ensure the balance of the court, Gaozong is bound to introduce balanced forces, there are only two roads, one is to continue to rely on the Empress Wu, let the Empress Wu go to the ring with Li Xian, this is the old trick that Gaozong played between Li Hong and the Empress Wu, and the reality proved that it did not work, in other words, after Li Hong's unjust death, Gaozong no longer dared to absolutely trust Empress Wu, so Gaozong categorically would not choose this path, so that there was only the introduction of such a strong reinforcement as Li Zhen to balance the situation, in such a situation, Li Zhen wanted to take advantage of the situation to grasp the overall situation.

Second, if Li Xian wins, in order to ensure the stability of the prince's position, Li Xian will inevitably have to go to other officials, so that Li Xian, who does not have too strong a foundation in the court, is obviously impossible to balance the military queen, and Gaozong has only the choice of holding Li Zhen in order to seek stability.

Third, if Li Xian and Li Xian can't hold each other, the turmoil of the court situation can also bring great benefits to Li Zhen - Taizong has already had a will in front, if there is a person who seeks the East Palace, abandon it! With this article alone, Li Zhen can unite with the Empress Wu, take advantage of the stalemate in the court, and drive all the Li Xian brothers out of the court, and the rest of Li Xulun will naturally enter the East Palace safely, of course, in order to ensure the smooth growth of Li Xulun, Li Zhen, who has a great merit of supporting, can also take advantage of the situation to stay in the court to preside over the overall situation, and with the cooperation of the Empress Wu, it is not difficult to control the court.

As for the last possibility, that is, Li Xian really has no intention of taking the throne of the prince, and he is wholeheartedly thinking about assisting Li Xian - this possibility is undoubtedly the smallest in Li Zhen's mind, after all, the temptation of the throne is too great, how many princes in ancient and modern times, and a few who don't want to be on the throne, the more capable the prince, the more he wants to ascend to the throne, but if such a situation occurs, Li Zhen can also secretly play a trick and throw himself at the end of the martial queen, so as to form a confrontation with Li Xian and the brothers, In this case, both Gaozong and Empress Wu are happy to see it, all in all, after Li Zhen has such a chapter, he is almost invincible, no matter how the situation changes, he can make benefits from it, and the difference is only a matter of big and small benefits.

Things are obviously a little tricky, to be honest, Li Xian really didn't expect Li Zhen to come so ruthlessly - in Li Xian's original expectation, Li Zhen's move was a sure thing, but it should have been after the court discussion began, before it was revealed, but he never expected Li Zhen to pinch before the court meeting to be so ruthless, stunned Li Xian was very annoyed that someone had secretly stolen the cold man, but the annoyance was annoyed, and he still had to be cautious in dealing with it, Li Xian didn't dare to be careless at all.

Originally, there was such a vicious guy as the Empress Wu in the court, which already made Li Xian dare not deal with it carelessly, if there was such a scheming guy as Li Zhen, the fun would really not be much, Li Xian didn't believe that Li Xian's ability could cope with the attack of these two old foxes, one was not careful, not only Li Xian himself would be unlucky, but I was afraid that Li Xian would also have to eat and fall, in other words, if Li Zhen could not be squeezed out of the court, Li Xian would have to consider whether to personally put on the battle, With the help of this trend of support, he reached the top in one fell swoop, but in this way, he Li Xian had to turn from darkness to light, and the fight between Empress Wu and Li Zhen would be a tragic situation, and the entire society would have to fall into a situation of collapse and disintegration, and this was a situation that Li Xian did not want to see.

The trouble is not only coming, but also big, Rao is Li Xianzhi is a good person, in the face of the most complicated situation encountered since he entered politics, for a while there is also a feeling that the tiger eats the sky, and there is no way to speak, although he knows very well that the best result is to be able to arch Li Xian into the East Palace, and to squeeze Li Zhen out of the court, the question is where to start, but Li Xian is quite hesitant, but time waits for no one, it is time to make up his mind......