The sudden problem even scared Chang Tu.

This question is really terrible, if Li Su is in front of Li Shimin at this moment, he should almost be scared to pee his pants.

At this time, Li Shimin was still closed, and his expression was very flat, as if it was just a casual chat.

Chang Tu carefully worded words in his mind for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Li Xiangong and the kid surnamed Wang in his fellow township came up with this force a few years ago, and the slave maid has sent many people to infiltrate this force, and after a few years of secret investigation, the slave and maid found out that Li Xiangong cultivated this force at the beginning, it seems that in order to protect himself, at that time, the matter between him and His Royal Highness Princess Dongyang was not known to His Majesty, and Li Xiangong seems to be doing it in order to deal with this matter. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Shimin's mouth: "For the sake of my daughter, he really has good intentions...... However, I don't believe that Li Su deliberately cultivated this force just for the sake of Dongyang, and there should be a greater purpose......"

When the matter was revealed, Li Shimin's problem became more and more acute.

Chang Tu thought for a while and said: "But the strange thing is that since the Duke of Li County returned to Chang'an with the order of Jinyang to quell the rebellion, this force has not been used, during which Wang Zhi more or less showed up, as for the Duke of Li County, it seems that he has completely forgotten this force, and has never used it again, and later, after the former prince failed in his rebellion, even Wang Zhi never showed up again, and all the affairs on weekdays were managed by the four leaders under Wang Zhi. More than 5,000 yuan is paid annually in this regard......"

Li Shimin sneered: "Good handwriting, the reason why he didn't show up was because Li Su didn't dare, do you know why he didn't dare?" Hehe, Li Su is a smart person, he must have noticed that I have noticed the existence of this force, for any emperor, the appearance of this force under the nose of the capital that is not controlled by the emperor is definitely a taboo thing, to put it seriously, this is a capital crime! Li Suzheng was aware of this, so he immediately hibernated with the kid surnamed Wang, this force could help him at the beginning, and now it can also harm him, presumably now in Li Su's eyes, this force has become a hot potato, holding a hot hand, if you want to lose it, you don't dare, haha......"

Chang Tu said cautiously: "I don't know how Your Majesty plans to deal with this force?" ”

Li Shimin's expression became complicated, and he sighed: "I really wanted to kill Li Su, this idea has been more than once, just like I did to Wei Zheng back then, I thought about killing him many times, but after all, talents are rare......"

"My Tang Dynasty, I only hope that since I have been able to pass on for thousands of generations, and can create one prosperous era after another in the hands of the descendants of the Li family in the past dynasties, so that the name of the Tang Dynasty will become the most dazzling and brilliant stroke in the history of the Qing Dynasty, with such courage, you need to have a mind worthy of this kind of courage, these years, the courtiers and generals below have rebelled against me, and after some rebellions failed, I still forgave him, such as Hou Junji, I can forgive those who rebelled with a knife and a gun, not to mention a Li Su who did not show the slightest rebellion?"

"As long as the original intention is not to rebel, in order to overthrow my country, I can forgive him, it is this kind of thought that curbs my desire to kill Li Su every time......" Li Shimin smiled and said: "Fortunately, Li Su is a smart person, really smart, especially the ability to seek good fortune and avoid evil, even I want to admire him." ”

Chang Tu said cautiously: "So, what does Your Majesty mean is to allow this force to exist?" ”

Li Shimin's expression suddenly turned cold: "Am I a fool?" If this force is not in my hands, it is not safe to hand it over to anyone, and it cannot be used by me, so it is natural to get rid of him, not only to get rid of this force, but also to get rid of the people who cultivated this force, even if this person is Li Su, when it should be eliminated, there must be no mercy! ”

Often apply a rin, hurry should be.

Li Shimin sneered again: "It's really right to say that Li Su is a smart person, often Tu you see, under his layout, this force does have a lot to learn from, especially from top to bottom single line vertical management, there is no connection between horizontal and horizontal, even if two people belong to the same superior, these two people do not know each other when they face each other, if this is a big net, then every line in the big net is very important, and at the same time it is not so important, even if one of the lines is broken, there is another line straight to the upper level, Then the upper level can quickly remove this broken thread and replace it with a new thread, the net is still the net, there is no loss, this Li Su's whimsical idea is really extraordinary, bright and dark, can do it impressively, amazing the world, such a talent, I am really reluctant to kill him......"

Chang Tu asked respectfully, "So, what does Your Majesty mean ......?"

Li Shimin sighed: "I am waiting for Li Su to confess his guilt. ”

"What if he keeps pretending to be foolish and does not confess his sin?"

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly became cold: "Then, let's bury the tomb with me!" ”

Often awe-inspiring, hanging his head and not daring to squeak.

The atmosphere fell silent again, the two were basking in the sun, and Li Shimin seemed to have lost interest in talking.

In this way, an hour passed quietly, and when it was almost lunchtime, a little eunuch came in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Wei asks to see you."

Li Shimin opened his eyes and said, "Did King Wei come alone?" ”

"Yes."

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and sighed faintly: "What should come will come after all, and what should be said should be said, let him enter the palace." Paint often, help me in. ”

After a long time, a big round fat man appeared outside the hall, knelt outside the threshold and hung his head and said, "Erchentai, please see my father." ”

Li Shimin had already sat back in the hall, like an old man who was afraid of the cold in the twilight, wrapped in a layer of skin, and said weakly: "Come in." ”

Li Tai thanked him, got up, and took off his shoes and entered the hall.

When he was more than ten steps away from me, Li Tai stood still in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at this face that he once loved incomparably, and his eyes couldn't help revealing a little familiar long-lost softness.

"Is there something wrong with Qingque entering the palace to see me?"

Li Tai said respectfully: "The son is fine, I came to greet my father, my father is slightly ill, is he better today?" The decoction prescribed by the imperial doctor, can my father take it? If the father thinks that the imperial doctors in the palace are useless, the sons have recently searched for some famous doctors who are quite famous among the people, if the father does not give up, why not invite those famous doctors of the people into the palace to see how the condition is for the father? ”

Li Tai babbled a lot, and the softer color in Li Shimin's eyes became richer, and there was even a long-lost doting smile in his eyes.

"Qingque has a heart, and I am very pleased to have this filial piety......" Li Shimin said with a smile.

Li Tai's eyes were red and he looked at Li Shimin, and said: "Erchen only hopes that his father's body will get better soon, and he can't bear to see his father being tortured by illness......

Li Shimin became more and more moved, and his eyes were red: "Good boy, good green sparrow, I ...... Very relieved, very relieved. ”

Li Tai looked at him with teary eyes, knelt in front of him and said softly: "Father, you must get well quickly, promise your son, okay?" ”

Li Shimin also shed tears, smiled in his tears, and kept saying: "Okay, good, I will definitely get better." ”

In the rare warm moment of the father and son, the hall quieted down, and let the father and son pour out their family love.

After a long time, Li Shimin sat up straight from the soft couch, beckoned to Li Tai with a smile, and said, "Qingque, come and sit, get closer to me." ”

Li Tai walked slowly towards Li Shimin with short fat legs.

Li Shimin asked him to sit beside him, held Li Taibai's fat hand, and patted it lightly twice, Li Shimin sighed: "Qingque, the person I feel most sorry for in my heart is you......"

Li Tai hurriedly said: "Why did my father say this? Erchen has been favored by his father since he was a child, as if he was living in a honeypot, he has never felt a trace of grievance, where is his father sorry for his son? It should be the son-in-law who disappointed his father, and the son-in-law was wrong. ”

Li Shimin sighed: "Over the years, the Tang Dynasty has been through ups and downs, our heavenly royal family is also ups and downs, has never been calm, I am too tired, tired of state affairs, and tired of family affairs, to be honest, I am not a good father, ask yourself, I am indeed negligent in the teaching of the princes, and many princes have misconduct, virtue, and have been scolded by countless subjects, this is my fault, fortunately I have such a good son as you, since he was a child, he is smart, studious, and diligent, among all the princes, you are the most able to read, and the one with the highest knowledge, With what you have learned now, even if you sit and discuss with the great Confucianism of the world, you can also deal with it calmly, this is my heavenly unicorn, there is a son like a green bird, I am really comforted. ”

After laying down so many good words, Li Tai finally understood as if he understood something, and seemed to have a premonition of what his father would say today, Li Tai looked a little panicked.

"Father, why are you talking about this? Erchen ...... Erchen was scared. ”

Looking at Li Tai's pleading pitiful eyes, Li Shimin's heart softened, but after a while, he finally hardened his heart again, and said slowly: "Qingque, there are some words that I will say sooner or later, if I don't say these words, I will bring you death in the future, so you must listen carefully to my next words and remember every word clearly." ”

Li Tai couldn't help but tremble slightly, his expression was full of despair, he gritted his teeth, and finally lowered his head and said, "Yes, the son respectfully listens to his father's reprimand and teachings." ”

Li Shimin closed his eyes, and after a long time, he slowly opened them and sighed: "Qingque, you should know that I have always loved you very much, when Cheng Qian was still the prince, I hesitated several times in my heart, and felt that you seemed to be more suitable to be a prince than Cheng Qian, because you know how to be self-disciplined, because you are diligent and studious, and because you are humble and polite, but ah, who called Cheng Qian the eldest son?" No matter how unworthy his character is, his background is destined to only be the prince by him, especially after I did that thing in the Xuanwu Gate back then, I can't just store it casually, otherwise it will mess up the Gangchang, so at that time, although I actually preferred you to be the prince, this idea could only be abandoned in the end, even if I was the emperor, I couldn't cover the world's long mouths......"

Li Tai said with tears in his eyes: "My father's hardship, my son understands. ”

Li Shimin said gloomily: "Yes, I do have a hard time, my prince is not counting those who died young, there are seventeen people who are alive so far, among which Cheng Qian, you, and the pheasant slave are three of them, the princes are noisy and noisy on weekdays, many princes blame me for not doing well here, not doing well there, the princes' discussions, I actually know, but, helplessly, it seems that no prince has ever been willing to try to understand me, understand my difficulties and hardships, in front of me, The princes seem to have become debt collectors, one by one hypocritical shush cold greetings, greetings, pretending to be filial, after pretending, they will turn around and ask me for land, money, ceremonial guards, palaces, kabuki, everything in the world, they all want, they all want to be included in their own pockets, in recent years with these princes, I feel that it has become a transaction with my own sons, they pay hypocritical filial piety, I pay the land money, the transaction is completed, in the eyes of outsiders, it is still a good show to enjoy the family, Sometimes I really want to forget the real purpose of the princes when they met me, and pretend that they are filial to me......"

"After lying to myself for all these years, I feel ridiculous and pitiful."

Li Tai cried: "Father, the son doesn't know what other brothers think, but the son is willing to swear to the sky, and the son's filial piety to his father is from the heart, and there is no fraud!" ”

Li Shimin smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, only you and the pheasant slave are sincere, I can feel it, therefore, I also love you and the pheasant slave very much, you have grown up, no matter anything, but if you want it, I will meet you, I will respond to your requests, I will never be selfless......"

Li Tai cried and nodded: "Yes, my father treats his son very well, and his son is grateful all his life." ”

Li Shimin's smiling face gradually converged, and he sighed gloomily: "Qingque, if you want anything, I can satisfy you and give it to you, and I have the same love for the pheasant slave, but ...... The position of the crown prince, but there can only be one, for whom, for whom, Qingque, you teach me, how to choose? ”

Li Tai's body shook, and his eyes were full of despair.

Li Tai's IQ and EQ are very high, and he knows very well that since Li Shimin asked this sentence in person, it means that Li Shimin already has the right answer in his heart, but unfortunately, that answer is not him Li Tai.

"Father, the emperor ......," Li Tai finally couldn't help but cry.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Qingque, your body is not very good, don't cry, calm down, you and my father and son simply said it thoroughly today, how about it?" ”

Li Tai cried for a moment, trying to restrain himself, although the crying stopped, he still sobbed from time to time.

Li Shimin sighed: "Originally, I really wanted you to be the prince, I remember that when the Chengqian conspiracy failed, I was discouraged, and I sat alone in the palace for three days without going out, at that time I really wanted to make a will, canonize you as the prince, in order to calm my sadness, to calm the hearts of the subjects of the world, but every time I had this thought, I suddenly stopped, speaking of the reason, maybe I was afraid, my own sons dared to rebel against me, and had murderous intentions towards me, I thought at the time, if Qingque you become the prince, Could it be the second Li Chengqian? How heartbroken and chilling should I have been? ”

Li Su's mood was about to collapse, and he kept crying and shaking his head: "No, no, the son-in-law is not Li Chengqian, and the son-in-law will never oppose his father." ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Knowing people and knowing faces do not know their hearts, and the same is true between father and son, so, many times I wanted to make you the prince, I couldn't help it, Cheng Qian's rebellion failed, I had to clean the court, and all the anti-party minions of Cheng Qian were removed from the court, it was at this sensitive time that the prime ministers of the three provinces played a message to me, they said that the king of Wei was doing his best to install the staff and guests in the palace, and all those guests were placed in the vacant official positions after the purge, almost within a few days, You, the King of Wei, have become the biggest force in the court, and the speed and efficiency are so high that even I am dumbfounded......"

Li Tai stopped crying abruptly, hung his head in a sluggish expression, and his face was suddenly covered with remorse.

Although he had long understood that he had lost the battle for the crown prince, he had never known where he had lost, and at this moment today, Li Tai finally understood.

Looking at Li Tai's face full of remorse, Li Shimin sighed with a complicated expression: "Qingque, you are too anxious, why are you in such a hurry to lay out the court?" What you want, I can actually give it to you, even if you went directly to the palace at that time and told me face to face that you want to be the crown prince and ask me to agree, I may agree, but you have chosen the most stupid and taboo way, so urgently to install henchmen into the court, I ask you, what is the difference between what you did and Li Chengqian? How can I make you the crown prince with confidence? With such an impatient and impulsive heart, how dare I hand over this great country to you? ”

"Father, the son is wrong, the son really knows that he is wrong!" Li Tai cried.

Li Shimin sighed: "Not only because of this, but more, Qingque, you have made a mistake not only in this step, but in many steps, I heard that there are hundreds of staff members in your palace, have they really made a right idea for you?" ”