Li Sanlang wants to let the crown prince Li Xian and his father enter the palace to face the saint, but there is no real evidence for this matter at the moment, if you take the liberty of the audience, with Your Majesty's favor to Princess Taiping, don't be bitten by Princess Taiping when the time comes, and it will backfire if you are framed, the prince thought of this, so he asked: "San Lang, this palace feels that this matter seems to be a little inappropriate, whether it has to be discussed again." ”

Li Sanlang smiled lightly and replied: "Returning to His Royal Highness the Prince, it is Saburo who has not made it clear, I want to invite the prince and his father to the palace to see the driver, it is not just for the impeachment of Princess Taiping, and it is inappropriate to impeach him rashly without ironclad evidence." ”

Li Sanlang's words made Li Dan a little confused for a while, and without waiting for the prince to ask again, he then asked: "What is the matter with the prince and the two of us entering the palace?" After hearing this, the prince also nodded lightly and looked at Li Sanlang together.

Li Sanlang replied: "I hope that the two of you will make a statement to Your Majesty, in order to show the prestige of the imperial court, in order to show the prestige of the imperial court, can the scale of the spectators be expanded, such as the commanders of the forbidden army and the Yulin army and their families, so that the grand events of the imperial court and the prestige of heaven can gain greater influence." If Princess Taiping has already controlled the families of these generals, then someone will definitely make a statement to His Majesty, and His Majesty will definitely find out; If Princess Taiping dares to release the families of these generals, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his father will secretly play to His Majesty, asking them to resettle and protect these families until the end of the Shangyuan Festival, so that Princess Taiping's plan will definitely be frustrated. ”

As soon as Li Sanlang finished speaking, Zhang Cambodia had already clapped his hands and continued: "Li Sicheng's plan is feasible!" In this way, the matter will be resolved. In addition, if His Majesty is really fully prepared for the martial duel, then she is naturally willing to expand the scale of the audience, and the old minister thinks that His Majesty will definitely agree to this performance. ”

The prince and Li Dan also nodded and agreed, and the prince continued: "Everything has been agreed, there are many things tomorrow, and it is too late now, please go back to the house as soon as possible to rest, and I will enter the palace with my brother in the early court to face the saint!" ”

The three of them bowed and replied, "Wow! They left the East Palace together.

The streets of Shendu at night were also a little chilly, and after bidding farewell to Zhang Cambodia in front of the East Palace, Li Sanlang entered his father's carriage together, and slowly drove towards his own mansion, and the person in charge of driving was a personal servant who had followed Li Dan for decades.

Li Dan has been away from Shendu for a month, he looked at Li Sanlang, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and said with concern: "Sanlang, recently, although my father has not been in Shendu, I have heard of everything you have experienced. ”

Li Sanlang shook his head lightly and said, "Father Xie cares, and this should be for the sake of the imperial court." Li Sanlang also looked up at his father, there seemed to be more gray hair between his temples, and he had lost a lot of weight, so he also said with concern: "Father must not be easy to go to the White Horse Temple, and he must take care of his body after returning to the capital." ”

Li Dan waved his hand and said, "Don't mention these things first, this king has something to ask you." ”

Li Sanlang replied: "Father, may I ask?" Saburo knows everything. ”

Li Dan did not ask questions immediately, but lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out of the carriage, it was now the dead of night, there was already a curfew in the Shendu, there were no pedestrians on the road, only a few houses were still sparsely lit, Li Dan had no need to observe the outside of the car, but it was also to be sure, it was expected that the matter he would ask must be important, and this scene was also seen in Li Sanlang's eyes.

Finally, Li Dan opened his mouth and asked in a low voice: "San Lang, there are only two of my father and son at the moment, you don't have to hide what your father asks, you can tell your father everything you really want in your heart." ”

Li Saburo nodded solemnly and replied: "Although don't worry, my father's questions will be answered truthfully, if there is a lie, let the sons... ”

Li Sanlang seemed to be about to swear a curse, Li Dan hurriedly raised his hand to stop Li Sanlang, and then said slowly: "San Lang doesn't have to be like this, just tell the truth." Father wants to ask you, what do you think of the current struggle for the throne? ”

Li Dan's sudden question, since it was unexpected by Li Sanlang, he thought that his father was just asking him about his opinion on the affairs of the Shendu in recent days, but he didn't expect to ask bluntly about the dispute between the great positions, and for a while, some measures were not enough. In fact, he didn't think about this matter, but at least he didn't think about it so clearly, so he replied with some hesitation: "Back to my father, according to San Lang's opinion, the prince is now the prince, and we should help him to ascend to the throne smoothly and early." ”

Li Dan shook his head and continued to whisper: "You didn't tell the truth, so it's hard that even your father has to hide it." ”

Li Sanlang didn't know what his father meant by this, to say that Li Sanlang himself didn't think about whether this matter was true, but to say that it was false to deliberately conceal his father, so Li Sanlang hurriedly knelt on the ground in the carriage, knocked his head to the ground, and said anxiously: "Father Mingjian, Saburo really didn't hide it, but he didn't think about it carefully." Li Dan looked at Li Sanlang who was kneeling on the ground, it didn't seem like he was lying, so he reached out and helped Li Sanlang up, and continued: "San Lang don't panic, today's father is just talking to you, there is no need to do this." ”

Li Sanlang got up and sat down in panic, and continued: "San Lang is afraid that his father will misunderstand, San Lang will never deceive his father!" ”

Li Dan continued: "This king knows that you will not bully your father, so this king will ask you in a different way." What do you think would happen if Wu Sansi finally won the throne? ”

When it came to Wu Sansi, Li Sanlang couldn't help but show disdain, and replied: "That Wu Sansi is cunning and cunning, and he really doesn't have any real talent and hard work, and he has been stealing a high position by virtue of his relationship with His Majesty over the years, and he doesn't think about the suffering of the people above the high position, he only knows how to exploit fish and meat, if he gets a big position, the world is bound to be in chaos, and the people of Dawn will be poisoned; Besides, this person is the Wu clan, in this way, Wu Li Tang Jiangshan can really be regarded as a handover, and he must not be allowed to seize the throne! ”

After hearing this, Li Dan nodded with satisfaction and said, "My son has such knowledge, and my father is also very happy; But my father wants to remind you that Wu Sansi is indeed not to worry, but he has a strong reinforcement in the palace, and you must not be taken lightly. ”

Li Sanlang nodded and asked, "Father is referring to Shangguan Wan'er?" ”

Li Dan replied: "Exactly! This woman is talented, she has been operating by His Majesty's side for many years, His Majesty has unusual trust in her, and there are many rumors in the market that she is the prime minister of women, and her weight in His Majesty's eyes is not clear, but her father does not understand, why she is willing to have an affair with Wu Sansi and others, so this person has to be guarded against! Li Sanlang listened to it, and nodded silently, Li Dan looked at Li Sanlang, and continued to ask: "Recently, there has been a rumor that Taiping wants to follow the example of Emperor Wu, seize power as a woman, and ascend the throne as emperor, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Li Sanlang thought for a moment and continued to answer: "Presumably, my father also heard such rumors, so he will secretly visit Aunt Taiping, right?" Needless to say, Li Sanlang's intelligence made him guess what Li Dan had done before, and Li Dan did not deny it, and nodded lightly. Li Sanlang continued to answer: "Aunt Taiping has always been good to her son, but recently, she seems to have changed her person, and everything is secretly unfavorable to her son. ”

Li Dan couldn't help but sigh lightly after hearing this, and said: "My father's younger sister has been favored by my father and mother since she was a child, and the prince and this king also love her, which has created such a temperament for her, and it is expected that she will have this plan sooner or later." But Saburo, what your father asked you is not whether she will take the throne, but what will happen if she wins the throne? ”

Li Sanlang continued to answer: "Between the sons and ministers, Aunt Taiping really has no talent for governing the country, although she is surnamed Li, but once the country falls into her hands, it is expected that it will be difficult to make great achievements, and there will be many disasters in the future." ”

After hearing this, Li Dan also nodded with satisfaction, and continued to ask: "What about the current prince?" ”

This question is indeed a little difficult for Li Sanlang, after all, he has always assisted the prince, if he comments on him at this moment, it seems a little disrespectful, but it is his father who asked, he had to say it bluntly, so he said: "The prince is loyal, although he is not a man of great talent, but compared to Aunt Taiping and Wu Sansi, he must be a more suitable candidate." ”

Li Dan listened, was silent for a long time, and finally asked: "There is no other candidate in your heart?" ”

The weight of Li Dan's words is not clear, this is implying that Li Sanlang wants to abandon the prince and assist others, but who is this other person? Is it possible? When Li Sanlang thought of this, he couldn't help but be shocked, he looked at his father in horror, and said in fear: "Is it possible... Father... Do you want to? In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Li Sanlang's mind, but the most terrifying thing was that if his father Li Dan wanted to regain the throne, then during this period of time, could all the incidents in Shendu come from his father's hands? Could it be that this Keduo was ordered by his father? If his father really wanted to do this, where would he go? Rebel with your father, or expose your own father and keep God from causing trouble! For a while, he had mixed feelings, his thoughts were in chaos, on the one hand, the people of the country were stable, and on the other hand, his biological father, he didn't know how to choose!

At this moment, Li Dan looked calm, looked at Li Sanlang and asked slowly: "If my father has a heart for this, where will San Lang go?" After that, his eyes stared directly at Li Sanlang.

Li Dan's question completely forced Li Sanlang to the edge of the cliff, how will he make a decision? This is really not a decision that can be made at the moment, it stands to reason that if his father can ascend to the throne, it will be beneficial to him in the future, but doing so will definitely cause turmoil in the court, and countless courtiers, troops, and people will become victims of this coup; Besides, whether Keduo is involved with his father, he is not sure, if his father is really related to Keduo, then whether the people around him such as Li Ke, Pei Min, Chen Xuanli, and Zhang Jiuling will still help him, he doesn't know at all, and in a hurry, Li Sanlang didn't know how to respond.