When I arrived at the gate of the Taiji Palace, I saw the prince Chengqian, the green finch who had lost a lot of weight, and the third brother Li Ke was born with Yang Shufei, the fourteenth brother Li Ming, who was just two years old, the fifth brother Li You and the seventh brother Li Yun, the eighth brother Li Zhen with the sixteen-year-old thirteenth brother Li Fu, and next to him was the tenth brother Li Shen, who was only two months younger than himself......

Nine brothers knelt in unison in front of the closed door of the temple, shouting for an audience.

- Except for the sixth brother Li Su, who has been exiled since he was a child, everyone has arrived.

When Prince Chengqian saw that the young slave also fell, he was surprised and asked, "The young slave? Why are you here too? ”

When the other brothers heard his question, they hurriedly turned their heads to look. Except for Li You and Li Yun, as well as Li Shen, who has always believed that his mother's status is noble and no one pays attention to him, the other brothers are all happy and caring. Even Li Ming, who was only two years old at the time, saw this little brother and reached out to hug him.

Before the young slave could answer, he heard Wang Dedao:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives his sins, it was the old slave who invited His Royal Highness the King of Jin. The old slave thinks that the lord loves the most on weekdays, except for this princess of Jinyang, who is His Royal Highness the King of Jin. If he asks to see him, and he doesn't know that the Lord will open the door and see him? ”

As soon as this statement came out, the first person to be dissatisfied was King Ji Li Shen.

I saw him roll his eyes and say: "The prince's words are wrong, following his father day after day, is it the most pleasing to his father?" Why does this king think that it may not be? ”

When he said this, others ignored him, even Li You, the king of Qi and Li Yun, the king of Jiang, who didn't like to be friends with the young slaves on weekdays, also ignored him-

There is no other reason, who in this Taiji Palace does not know that the most hated king of Ji is Li Zhi, the king of Jin who is only more than two months older than himself, but was raised by Taizong himself?

The prince knew his nature better, and he didn't pay attention to it anymore, so he thought about it for a while, nodded and got up, came to shake the hand of the young slave and said:

"Slave, you are the most beloved of our brothers. It would be good if he could persuade his father. ”

When Li Shen heard this, he was so angry that he got up with a snort—but he still didn't pay attention to him.

Qingque also stepped forward, shook the other hand of the young slave and said: "Young slave, the eldest brother is reasonable, you accompany your father every day, and you are willing to talk to you if your father is not enough." ”

The other brothers also came up to him and begged him, whether true or false.

The young slave only listened dizzily and asked helplessly:

"But the slave didn't know what was going on...... The prince is in such a hurry......"

"Isn't it our amazing sixth uncle?" Li Ke hugged his younger brother Li Ming, and while guarding him from pulling the clothes of the young slave, he sneered: "Isn't this today a reason to ask my father to seal Zen, and I came to ...... with my father back then What happened back then was a quarrel?

Because of this, my father remembered the old things again, and he was so sad that he didn't want to leave the palace. ”

When the slave heard this, he knew what he was saying, and said, "If that's the case...... The slave tried his best. ”

Li Shen sneered when he heard this:

"It's okay to try, but don't try the wrong place, make your father unhappy, then it's not good!"

The slave knew what he meant, so he naturally didn't care about him, but smiled and promised, so he went to knock on the door, and asked the slave to see him and ask his father to admit.

In this way, no one responded even after calling three or five times, Li Shen was overjoyed, and when he was about to mock a few words, he heard that the door of the palace was opened, in addition to the little apprentice of Wang De, Ming'an, who opened the door, there was another person standing in front of the door of the palace, it was Taizong.

"Why are you here too? Didn't you wake up this morning with a headache? ”

Taizong's eyes were slightly red, and he could see that he had just shed tears.

When the young slave saw it, he didn't know how to say it, and finally Wang De begged: "The master forgives the sins, and the old slave sees the master like this...... I really had no choice, so I invited the prince of Jin to ......"

"Nonsense!"

Taizong made a gloomy face and looked at Wang Dedao:

"Others are just that, you have watched him grow up since childhood, don't you know that he has a serious wind?"

"Father, the slave's wind disease is not in the way, but if something happens to the father......" the slave said worriedly.

Seeing him like this, Taizong looked at the faces of his sons again, and with a lot of feelings in his heart, he said lightly: "Father is fine, it's just that I saw someone I don't want to see." Go back, all of you. Wang De, Xuanguo's uncle and Fang Xiang entered the palace. ”

"Yes!"

Hearing that he was going to invite two henchmen and important ministers into the palace, Wang De finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When the princes saw this, they were about to leave, and they heard that Taizong had another decree, and the prince left the chamberlain, and the others could return to the palace on their own; And especially the childish slave, dressed so thinly, go back to the manna hall as soon as possible.

When the kings heard this, they thanked Taizong for his concern.

Seeing that Taizong had gone far, Li Shencai laughed sarcastically at the childish slave again:

"It's a pity, the prince's hard work is still in vain, but the ninth brother is useless...... Alas, you're sorry! ”

The young slave ignored him, but Qingque was dissatisfied with his brother's insult, so he sneered:

That's a mistake. Our brothers have been kneeling here for so long, my father doesn't even want to see him, and as soon as the young slave comes, as soon as he calls the door, my father opens it immediately...... Could it be that you also have such a ability, tenth brother, and you can ask your father to come forward to care?

How is it? Why don't you come next time with the tenth brother! Our brothers, just look at it. ”

Li Shen's face was red when he said this, and he happened to see the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling coming, so he casually found an excuse and walked away.

Seeing the princes, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling each performed their own courtesy, and after the prince returned the salute, Li Zhencai smiled and said: "The two adults came so quickly. ”

"Alas...... As soon as the prince came, the old minister knew that it was not good. Therefore, he has been waiting in the palace outside the palace (a place where the ministers can rest when they go to the morning court). But it is for the embarrassment of the princes, and they have to come to comfort the Lord...... But I don't know this Ji Wangye...... How can you be so annoyed? ”

Fang Xuanling explained with a smile and asked again.

Although he is a half-brother, Li Ke's love for the young slave is not under the green sparrow. Just now I saw that Li Shen was rude, and he was really annoyed. At this moment, seeing Fang Xuanling asking, and seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was also there, thinking that he had to let the eldest grandson Wuji, who had always loved the childish slave, know that this Li Shen was malicious to the childish slave and was a little vigilant, so he sneered:

"What else could it be? Isn't it just that I watched the child slave win the love of my father, and always felt that as the son of the head of the four concubines, I needed to condescend to the child slave and had no face, so I found some excuses, but it was not good to be a child slave!

Hum! Regardless of dignity and inferiority, I really don't know where he heard the teachings of the noble concubine! ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling to say anything, and left on his own.

The eldest grandson Wuji heard this, but his face changed and did not change. just nodded, and sent King Wu with Fang Xuanling. Towards the Tai Chi Temple.

Entering the hall, after saluting first, Taizong went to Ming'an to close the door, and said coldly:

"Presumably the two of you also know, that Yuanjing is here today, and he has made trouble again. Hum! ”

"This King Jing is getting bolder and bolder...... I thought that what he had done was no longer known. Fang Xuanling sneered: "What is the reason for sealing Zen Mount Tai?"

The old minister had just played the day before yesterday, and under Mount Tai, he had been clothed with five hundred dead soldiers in his Jingwang Mansion half a month earlier, and he was waiting for him in heavy armor. ”

The eldest grandson was silent, and Taizong said angrily:

"Does he really want to die? Good! In that case, then I will give him a good time! Cheng Qian! You're going to set it up tomorrow! He wants to invite me into this trap, and then I will show him what the real trap is! ”

As soon as Cheng Qian was about to respond to his order, he heard the eldest grandson Wuji speak:

"Lord, the old minister has a word, I don't know if the lord can listen to it and then make a decision."

Taizong nodded, Cheng Qian stopped, and the eldest grandson Wuji said:

"Lord, although the king of Jing is cunning, he has been rebelling for a long time. However, its nature has been clear to the world since the events of Zhenguan for six years. No one will be associated with him as a party, otherwise, with his treacherous nature, he will refuse to enter Kyoto again, and use the matter of the north gate to provoke the lord to go to the lord, seek to make dangerous moves, and win the lord to ascend Mount Tai. Therefore, the old minister thought that Yuan Jing was a person who could be left to fend for himself - the world knew that he was opposed, and everyone knew that the Lord knew that he wanted to rebel...... Who else dares to befriend him?

As the saying goes, if the tree is separated from the soil, it will not live. Yuan Jing is a person, in front of the Lord, there is really no need to worry. ”

When Taizong heard this, he also felt reasonable, and he knew that his anger was just because his old injuries were revealed, so he nodded and said:

This is justified. Just thinking about it, I still feel that I need to guard against him...... This Mount Tai Feng Zen, I will never go. Cheng Qian, you only bring someone tomorrow to secretly exterminate those dead soldiers, so that he cannot be continued. ”

"The retainers obey."

Seeing that Taizong's heart was calm, the eldest grandson Wuji said again: "But then again, my lord, this matter of Yuanjing gave the old minister an idea:

Although the kings of this court seem to be humble and loyal to the lord, we all know that there are several kings, but they are no longer restless...... It would be good if the Lord took this opportunity to clean up and warn. ”

When Taizong heard this, he knew what he meant: "You mean you want to clean up the relationship between the former dynasty and the back court?" ”

"Exactly. In recent years, there have been entanglements in the courts. It would be a good thing to take this opportunity to warn those who have different intentions in one fell swoop. ”

Taizong thought of Webster and nodded: "But I don't know how to act?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji thought about it for a while, then looked at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling knew what he meant, so he said: "Lord, in fact, before coming here, the two ministers discussed that if they want to show these fish diving in the deep water, then they need to have enough fragrant bait, and then muddy the pond water before they can drive out all the big fish." ”

Taizong narrowed his eyes: "Let's talk about it." ”

"The old minister has the courage to dare to ask the lord, what is the most desired thing in the eyes of the people in the court?"

Taizong thought slightly: "The position of the queen? ”

"Exactly. Just like the kings of the previous dynasty, what they never forgot was the position of the crown prince of His Royal Highness the Prince. Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "If you can have these two Tianda incense bait, then you are not afraid that those cunning fish will not show up." ”

Taizong nodded and patted his thigh: "Sure enough, the two Aiqing can see through it...... It's just that how to do it is a difficult problem. Not to mention anything else, the position of the crown prince cannot be moved. ”

"Lord, in fact, there is no need to move the position of the crown prince at all." The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Cheng Qian with a smile and said: "What the two ministers mean is that as long as the lord makes a move to establish a new middle palace, and then cooperates with His Royal Highness the Prince's worried attitude...... Then these fish will take the bait themselves. ”

Taizong's eyes lit up, he looked at Cheng Qian, who was also bright, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you want to come to fish in the future."

Well, the strategy is good. It's just like that, but you need to have an attitude first...... Cheng Qian, do you understand? ”