Chapter 429: The Dust Settles

"Let's go!" Zhang Yunwen said lightly.

Li Zhi looked at Zhang Yunwen and couldn't help asking, "Uh, that, brother-in-law, why are you here?" ”

Zhang Yunwen said with a smile: "You just left in front, I suddenly felt a little uneasy, so I came over to take a look, and I just saw that Chai Lingwu was stopping you!" ”

Li Zhi said gratefully: "Thank you brother-in-law for helping me out of the siege, otherwise I might really be dragged by him to drink!" ”

When the two came to the palace where Li Shimin was, Zhang Yunwen instructed: "Okay, Xiaozhi, you go in, when you see your father later, just say what you want, don't be half-false!" ”

"What's the matter, my brother-in-law won't go in with me?" Li Zhi asked with some uneasiness.

Zhang Yunwen shook his head: "Forget this!" If Your Majesty sees you and me go in together, I think I instigated you to complain, and then I won't be able to eat and walk around! ”

Li Zhi chuckled lightly and did not ask Zhang Yunwen to enter the hall with him, and stepped in alone.

Zhang Yunwen knew that Li Zhi's stepping into the palace was equivalent to stepping into the East Palace.

As soon as Li Zhi entered the hall, he saw a familiar chubby figure again. It was none other than Li Tai. At this moment, he was kneeling in front of Li Shimin, silent. Looking at the look on that face, it was a little proud.

But when he heard the footsteps and looked back, he couldn't help but be stunned, only to see Li Zhi walking towards this side. Didn't he have people outside to intercept him, why would he still be here?

Just when he was confused, he saw Li Zhi walking to Li Tai's side, and suddenly knelt on the ground, with a sad face and was silent.

When Li Shimin saw Li Zhi's appearance, he was puzzled, and said with a smile: "Qingque knelt on the ground because I gave him a pair of words, and he was thanking." Slave, why are you kneeling on the ground? ”

Li Zhi said in a low voice: "Erchen, Erchen is guilty!" ”

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows: "Guilty? What are the sins? ”

"Erchen and the King of Han ......" Before he finished speaking, Li Tai said: "Father, the ninth brother is a royal descendant after all, even if there is any crime, you can't punish it in vain!" ”

Seeing Li Taishengsheng's words of stealing Li Zhi, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning slightly: "Childish slave, you go on, don't spit out!" Qingque, don't interrupt the childish slave again! ”

Li Tai didn't dare to say anything more, and looked at Li Zhi with a pair of eyes, full of fierceness.

Li Zhi didn't look at Li Tai's eyes next to him, and said to himself: "Erchen and King Han have a close relationship. This time, the eldest brother was involved in the matter of the Han King, and he was given to die at home by his father. Erchen heard that the ministers of the court were going to pursue those who had a close relationship with the king of Han, and the ministers had some friendship with the king of Han, so they ......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin sneered: "Hmph, childish slave, who are you listening to?" ”

Hearing Li Shimin's sneer, Li Tai couldn't help but tremble in his heart and closed his eyes, he didn't dare to imagine what kind of experience he would have after Li Zhi told the truth.

Li Zhi glanced at Li Tai and said slowly: "This, this is what the fourth brother said!" ”

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Hehe, childish slave, your fourth brother is joking with you!" You don't have to take it seriously! ”

Li Zhi smiled reluctantly and glanced at Li Tai: "Hehe, it turns out that the fourth brother is joking with the younger brother!" Now the little brother is relieved! ”

Li Tai and Li Zhi left the main hall one after the other.

Li Shimin sat in the main hall and let out a long sigh, having already made a decision in his heart.

In the Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin waved his hand and said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, you wait and retreat first, I feel a little unwell, please wait for a while in the Taiji Palace." The ministers were about to withdraw from the Liangyi Palace, and Li Shimin said: "Eldest Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Shiyun, Chu Suiliang, you should stay first!" Well, by the way, and Zhang Yunwen! ”

The five figures froze and stopped.

There were no foreign ministers in the Liangyi Hall in this matter, so Li Shimin let go, sat on the couch, and said to the five people with a sad face: "My third son and one brother, I am really very sad to do something like this!" As he spoke, he jumped out of bed. Everyone hurriedly stepped forward and helped Li Shimin back onto the bed.

The eldest grandson Wuji asked, "I wonder what Your Majesty is thinking now?" ”

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi, who was staying beside Zhang Yunwen, and said, "I want to make a young slave the prince!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "I respectfully obey the edict, if there is any dissent, please behead him!" ”

Regarding the request of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin was noncommittal.

Seeing that Li Zhi was still in a daze, Zhang Yunwen gently patted his back and whispered in his ear: "Thank you!" ”

Li Zhi came to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to thank him.

After Li Shimin was bowed by Li Zhi, he said: "Your uncle has been supporting you, you should thank him!" ”

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, and then gave his hand to the eldest grandson Wuji.

Li Shimin said: "You already know my intentions, but you don't know what the situation is?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji replied: "King Jin is benevolent and filial, the heavens have been in the heart for a long time, please ask Your Majesty to summon a hundred officials and ask them, you can find out!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, got up from the couch, and walked towards the Taiji Hall.

Along the way, Li Zhi deliberately fell behind and stayed with Zhang Yunwen.

Arriving at the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin summoned the officials above the sixth rank of civil and military affairs and said: "Cheng Qian is rebellious, Tai is also dangerous, and neither can stand." I want to choose my sons as my heirs, who can do it? Say it clearly! ”

As soon as these words fell, all the officials shouted in unison: "King Jin is benevolent and filial, be the heir!" ”

Hearing everyone's answers so neatly, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile.

And Zhang Yunwen rolled his eyes, Li Shimin's words had already mentioned that Li Chengqian was rebellious, Li Tai was dangerous, and among the remaining princes, only this Li Zhi could become the crown prince, and of course the ministers said it very neatly.

Now, the candidate for the crown prince has been decided, and the rest is to place Li Tai, the king of Wei.

On that day, Li Tai was rushing to the palace with dozens of personal guards, but when he was at Yong'an Gate, he was stopped by the generals guarding the gate. said that Li Tai's cavalry could not be allowed to enter the palace.

Although Li Tai felt strange, he was stopped when he arrived at Xingren Gate with his personal guards in the past, why was he stopped when he arrived at Yong'an Gate today? However, he still asked the guards to wait obediently outside the Yong'an Gate, and he was just about to ride his horse to go inside, when the general guarding the city gate said: "Your Royal Highness King Wei, Your Majesty has seen a rumor that Your Majesty is waiting for him in the Liangyi Palace, and asked him to go to the Liangyi Palace from the Zhangsu Gate."

Li Tai did not doubt that he had him, and walked towards Zhangsu Gate alone.

However, as soon as he arrived at the Zhangsu Gate, he saw a hundred-man cavalry rushing out of the gate and trapping Li Tai in it. It is Li Shimin's personal guard hundred horses.

After the knight at the head saluted Li Tai, he said, "Your Majesty invites His Royal Highness the King of Wei to stay in the palace for a few days!" ”

After speaking, no matter how Li Tai changed color or spoke loudly, he directly took him to the North Garden of the Palace and guarded him.

The reason why Li Shimin did this was to lay the foundation for Li Zhi to successfully enter the East Palace.

Two days later, Li Shimin officially issued an edict, erecting Jin Wangzhi as the crown prince, and personally inheriting the heavenly gatehouse, giving amnesty to the world, and feasting for three days.

And those Li Tai's comrades, before Li Shimin issued this edict, they all went to the Wei Palace's mansion to look for Li Tai, but they didn't see anyone. Without Li Tai, these people would not have dared to speak out against the edict when it was issued.

On the tower of Chengtianmen, Li Shimin said to the ministers: "If I Litai, the position of the prince can be managed." Since then, the prince has lost his way, and the people who are watching the king have all abandoned him, passed on to his descendants, and will always be the future law. and Taili, then the undertaking and governance are incomplete; If you are governed, then Chengqian and Tai are all fine! ”

The ministers hurriedly shouted His Majesty's Shengming.

However, just when Li Shimin was complacent in order to solve a fierce conflict and collision within Datang, a major event happened to the east of Datang.