Chapter 294: The Covenant of Brothers (Part II)
What is the position of the crown prince? For Li Xian, it is a great temptation, not only Li Xian, but most of the people in the world are no exception, but for Li Xian, that position is a dead place, reason? It's very simple, Li Hong's death is a lesson from the past - as far as the ambitious people like the Empress Wu, how can they allow the prince to get in the way of the court, the stronger the prince will die sooner, if you want to stop the ambition of the Empress Wu, there is only one way to go, that is to learn Taizong to make a "Xuanwu Gate" change, otherwise, in front of the Empress Wu to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the world, whoever ascends to the position of the prince will not be far from death, it is obvious that Li Xian will never take over the position of the prince without being fully prepared, As for whether Li Xian wants to take the position, Li Xian is happy to see it, but it is not easy to do this matter safely, in this regard, Li Xian has long been fully prepared, and he is not worried that Li Xian will not obediently obey orders.
"Sixth brother Mingjian, apart from you and my brother, who else can enter the East Palace?"
Li Xian didn't answer Li Xian's question, but pursed his lips and asked with a light smile.
"This ......, well, the eighth brother is still young, shouldn't he be the best candidate?"
As soon as he heard Li Xian's strange question, Li Xian was stunned and hesitated for a moment, and then replied hesitantly.
"Although the eighth brother is young, he is also a son-in-law, don't forget that the father and the emperor are just the ears of the young son, and besides, in addition to the eighth brother, the sixth brother has not forgotten that there are three elder brothers outside?"
Li Xian sneered and unceremoniously pointed out the loopholes in Li Xian's words.
"This, this ......, could it be that the queen mother still dares to take the risk of disapproval to choose the eighth brother? I'm afraid the ministers won't agree, right? ”
As soon as Li Xian said this, Li Xian's cold sweat immediately poured out, his face was wrinkled like a bitter melon, and the rhetorical question he raised was angry but weak, obviously even he didn't believe it.
"Don't dare? What don't you dare, the prince's brother dares to kill like this, and what else does the queen mother dare not do, hey, ministers? If the ministers were useful, wouldn't the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang, and others also be power-leaning towards the government and the opposition, what would be the result? Li Xian laughed, and casually refuted Li Xian's words to the point of uselessness.
"For my brother, for my brother's distraught, seventh brother, you can take your mind."
The more Li Xian thought about it, the more he panicked, the more he thought about it, the more worried he became, and at the end, cold sweat was already flowing all over his face, he shook his head with a wry smile, and simply handed over the decision to Li Xian.
"The sixth brother doesn't need to worry too much, according to the younger brother, the queen mother will never dare to choose the three elder brothers outside, the reason is very simple, the three have been open for many years, and their subordinates have formed a system, and they are established as the prince, and they will be chaotic after a long time, and the queen mother will not dare to take this risk, besides, the father will never let the queen mother act like this, which the younger brother can guarantee, as for the eighth brother, it is possible, but the probability is not high, because the eighth brother is chosen to be the queen mother, it is easy to control, but if you and my brother join forces to make trouble, The queen mother may not be able to hold on, and the queen mother is afraid that she will not want to enter the situation. ”
After Li Xian had sold enough, he turned his head, but he overturned all the assumptions he had put forward one by one, and commented on the affairs of the princes, but he did not mention himself.
"Huh? The seventh brother said that the person the queen mother wants is the seventh brother? ”
Li Xian is not a fool after all, after going through Li Xian's words carefully, he has faintly grasped the root of the matter, but he is not sure, so he pretended not to know a question.
"Hehe, the sixth brother said two wrong words, not intentionally, but proposed, thinking that the sixth brother should be able to understand, so there is no need for the younger brother to explain more." As soon as he saw Li Xian's expression, Li Xian knew that Li Xian had guessed the truth nine times out of ten, but he still explained it with a smile.
"Well, that's right, but since the brother already knows the roots, he won't be in this evil way, but how to deal with it has to be a big idea for the seventh brother."
Li Xian did understand the unfinished words in Li Xian's words - in order to separate the love between the brothers, it is very likely that the Empress Wu will deliberately propose or let people release rumors, saying that Li Xianfang is the "true son of heaven", as long as the two brothers are estranged because of this, the purpose of the Empress Wu will be achieved, and Li Xian will naturally not be stupid enough to do it, but he understands it, but when it comes to countermeasures, Li Xian is still a little blind and has to throw the problem to Li Xian.
"Sixth brother rest assured, the younger brother has a countermeasure to this matter, but it is not appropriate to move lightly at this time, and after the queen mother makes a move, he can go on the plan, otherwise, I am afraid that there is a risk of startling the snake, in case the queen mother changes her moves, it is not easy to deal with it." The reason why Li Xian said so much, the most fundamental purpose is to stabilize Li Xian, what he wants is Li Xian's unconditional trust, and seeing that the goal has been achieved, Li Xian naturally wants to give Li Xian some reassurance.
"Well, everything will be decided by the seventh brother, just wait for the seventh brother to dispatch for the brother."
Li Xian has no doubt about Li Xian's ability, and he heard Li Xian swear before, so he does not doubt it, and at this time, seeing that Li Xian does not want to say the corresponding strategy, although Li Xian's heart is itching to the extreme, but in order to show generosity, he has to pretend to show his absolute trust in Li Xian.
"The sixth brother is serious, the younger brother should do his best to assist the seventh brother, and use it to become the emperor of the ages!"
What Li Xian wanted was Li Xian's words, and when he heard his expression, he immediately sent him over with a high hat.
"Hahaha...... Okay, I can get the help of my seventh brother, and I don't have to worry about my brother, you and my brother work together, and their profits are broken, and you can't go anywhere in the world! Li Xian's words obviously spoke to Li Xian's heart, and Li Xian laughed out loud regardless of it, and the laughter was full of joy that could not be concealed, how could there be half a point of pain in the loss of his brother?
There is no father and son in the heavenly family, brothers are like floating clouds, the ancients did not deceive me, isn't this the best example? Hey, it's ridiculous to say that the brothers are together! Looking at Li Xian, who was looking forward to being arrogant there, Li Xian's heart was full of disdain, and at the same time, he was helpless, and his smile was a little far-fetched, but fortunately, Li Xian was patronizing proudly at this time, but he didn't have the heart to observe that Li Xian's expression was wrong.
"Your Royal Highness, the Gate of Heaven has arrived."
Li Xian's laughter had just stopped for a while, and the car had arrived at the small square in front of Zetianmen, and Zhang Che, who was waiting by the carriage, did not dare to slack off, hurried to the side of the car curtain, and cautiously reminded him.
"Seventh brother, please!"
As soon as he heard that the imperial city had arrived, Li Xian didn't dare to show any more smug smiles, hurriedly cleaned up his mood, reached out and rubbed his face, squeezed his brows hard, tried his best to put on a worried look, waved his hand at Li Xian, and said goodbye.
"Sixth brother, please!"
Li Xian's ability to act is very high, so he doesn't have to be like Li Xian's foreshadowing, his face is only solemn, and a sense of sorrow has already arisen, and he didn't say anything polite to Li Xian, just responded lightly, then got up, snorted, and got out of the carriage, only to find that the small square was already full of courtiers, not only the six prime ministers were all here, but even the ordinary courtiers were basically there, and the scale was not much worse than the time of the Great Dynasty, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly, but there was no side expression, just walked towards the small square side by side with Li Xian with a gloomy face.
"Your Highness."
"See the two highnesses."
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Seeing Li Xian and his entourage coming side by side, the ministers did not dare to slack off a little, and each bowed down to greet him, but the Li Xian brothers obviously had no intention of being polite, just nodded lightly, walked to the palace gate wordlessly, handed over the waist card to see him, and turned back to the ministers silently.
"Your Royal Highness, how did the crown prince come about? The old minister didn't know, and asked His Royal Highness to give the old minister an explanation. ”
Li Xian had just returned to the small square, and Yan Li, who was blushing, couldn't bear it anymore, and led a group of officials from the prince's family to strode in front of Li Xian, and asked in an almost reprimanding tone.
How? Needless to say, wasn't it the old thief who killed it? You're always looking for us to lose your temper! Hearing that Yan Liben's tone was so unkind, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a burst of fire in his heart, but at this moment, Li Xian couldn't afford to lose his manners, so he could only suppress the irritability in his heart, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Yan Xiangmingjian, Xiao Wang is also in the dark now, I really don't know what happened at the other end of the East Palace." ”
"Really? Xia Guan remembered that last night was His Royal Highness's wedding, and he lived in the Wuyun Palace, why did he appear here now? I don't know how old I am, and I ask His Highness to teach you. ”
As the prince's confidant, Yan Liben really couldn't accept the sudden death of the prince, he had already lost his normal heart, and he wanted to know the true cause of Li Hong's death, so he had no scruples and held on to Li Xian.
What is this old man doing, isn't he crazy? Does the prince's death have anything to do with Lao Tzu? I'll ask Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will ask who to go! Li Xian can understand the pain in Yan Liben's heart, but it does not mean that Li Xian is willing to suffer such a pond fish in vain, the problem is that Li Xian can't conflict with Yan Liben in such a public, not to mention how uncomfortable it is in his heart.
"Back to Yan Xiang's words, Xiao Wang is indeed a saint this morning, but his father was grief-stricken, he fainted and did not wake up, Xiao Wang went out of the palace to stand by according to the order of the queen mother, as for other matters are really not known by Xiao Wang, if Yan Xiang has doubts, when his father is summoned, Xiao Wang accompanies Yan Xiang to ask clearly, okay?"
Li Xian had the intention of encircling the team of the prince's family, and he would not have a bad relationship with Yan Liben at this time, so he was patient and replied very earnestly.
"Humph......"
Yan Liben was extremely sad, and he didn't believe Li Xian's explanation, so he snorted coldly, and when he was about to ask again, Leng Buding saw Gao Hesheng hurriedly coming out of the palace gate, so he immediately stopped, and no longer paid attention to Li Xian, and led a group of prince's henchmen to rush towards Gao Hesheng......