"After the heavens, His Majesty summoned the ministers of the government hall Zhang Wenjun, Liu Renliang, Dai Zhide, Zhang Da'an, Li Yiyan, Hao Chujun, Li Jingxuan and the adjutant of the province under the door Huangmen Shilang to come to Heng to discuss matters in front of the palace."

Li Zhi summoned the ministers of the political hall to discuss the matter, and immediately a little eunuch rushed to the queen of heaven to report the news.

The queen of heaven has such an expression, for the husband who has been with him for decades, this move is nothing more than a matter that the court has not been able to solve.

It's just that in the current political hall, since Xu Jingzong's death, she can't reach into it, and she can't splash water. The prime ministers of the court, for more than three years, she has not inserted a single person, and the political hall is now like a base camp for courtiers to oppose her control of the government, and she is always on guard against her. So much so that she couldn't influence her husband's decision-making through the political affairs hall.

With the attitude of the political affairs hall towards her, it is not difficult for the queen of heaven to imagine that these old ministers will persuade Si Yan to be the crown prince in front of Li Zhi. I don't know how many of the courtiers in the court who supported the four kings were the descendants, relatives, old people, and students of a few of their old guys.

The queen of heaven is never a person who gives up easily, not to mention that things have not reached the point of no return. She had a plan in her heart, and ordered her to drive back to the palace, she had to wait in the dormitory for Li Zhi, who had finished discussing with the prime ministers, to come back, and she wanted to have a good talk with Li Zhi, whether the second was suitable or the fourth was better.

Historically, the prince has never been better than anyone who can ascend to the throne.

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"Tell me all about Aiqing, the matter of establishing a prince, King Yong and King Yan, who do you think is more suitable?"

At this moment, Li Zhi is also quite conflicted in his heart, his two sons are very good, and they have never done anything to disappoint him. Ke Lichu is related to the future of the Tang Dynasty, and he does not dare to make a decision lightly.

It's nothing more than that although the two sons are excellent, they each have their own shortcomings, which is also what Li Zhi is worried about, because he is the four Yang Li Yu, Li Zhi sees some shadows of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui from him.

As a vassal king guarding the frontier, Li Yu conquered the four provinces, and his excellent performance in winning battles was commendable, and his greedy and extravagant life was insignificant. Ke Nuo became the prince, and when Li Zhi succeeded to the throne after a hundred years, he still did not change his current style of handling politics and affairs, which was a blessing in disguise for the Tang Dynasty.

It is said that Li Yu's life is indeed luxurious enough, and it is not enough to occupy the former Goguryeo palace in Pyongyang, but also to carry out a major repair of this palace, the area has increased by one-fifth, pavilions, high-rise buildings and mansions abound, and I don't know how many thousands of dollars have been spent. The gardens of the palace were planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants brought from all over the world to survive as long as they could adapt to the local climate, and countless treasures were collected.

Not to mention the thousands of beautiful ladies in the palace serving Li Yu, they are almost comparable to Daming Palace. In terms of the quality of beauties, even Daming Palace can't compare.

Li Yu's various extravagant behaviors, can Li Zhi, who is his father, not worry that once he becomes the king, the supreme imperial power will make the desire in his heart infinitely magnified, and eventually bring disaster to the country and the people?

But Li Yu's advantages are also very obvious, he has rich experience in governing places, can recruit good battles, know how to make good use of people, and has a group of loyal capable ministers under him to assist. Nuo is to make him the king, and Li Zhi does not need to worry too much about him facing the pressure on him from the queen of heaven who has a strong desire to control the power of the court.

In contrast, Li Xian's disadvantage is precisely Li Yu's advantage, and it is also the aspect that Li Zhi is most worried about.

Zhang Wenqian has always disliked controlling Anton, and almost ran Anton into an independent small kingdom, and also provoked wars everywhere every year, and spent countless amounts of Yan King. In his heart, a prince like Li Xian, the king of Yong, who lives in the capital and worries about the hardships of the people in the world, is the choice of the Ming monarch.

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's view, although King Yong and King Yan have good names, in fact, King Yan has a lot of bad habits that are difficult to change, and his influence in the court is not bad, extravagant, and hedonistic is common. It is not a blessing for the people to make him the prince. On the contrary, in addition to the virtuous name of King Yong, he is dignified, humble and polite, and has no bad habits. When the emperor was in charge of the country, he handled government affairs in an orderly manner, and when there were undecided matters, he was admonished by many parties, and even made decisions, so as not to harm the people without regard to the facts. The virtue of King Yong, why is His Majesty still hesitating? ”

Zhang Wenjun's rhetorical question made Li Zhi fall silent, he can't say that there is a fierce wife who is greedy for power, and I am afraid that Eryang, who has a shallow foundation, will be difficult to deal with in the future.

Zhang Wenqian belittled Yan and raised Yong, so that Hao Chujun and Lai Heng were not happy.

"Zhang Xianggong, King Yan spent extravagantly, and the money and silk used came from the legitimate business of the firm he built. It is understandable that King Yan used the money he earned to improve his life. Moreover, when King Yan governed Andong, the local people were by no means deliberately slandered by Wu Chenghei and Wu Sansi who had suffered from the poison, and they actually lived and worked in peace and contentment, becoming richer and richer. ”

"As for the criticism of some people in the court, King Yan often provoked the border, causing a series of wars with Hu Yi and wasting countless times."

Lai Heng said with a smile: "Hu Yi of Anton's piece is not convinced by my Datang noodles for a day or two. When Goguryeo was there, they supported Goguryeo, and later they were in cahoots with Silla. Yan Wangnuo does not punish him, and in the past, Hu Yi, who is afraid of authority but not virtuous, will not let me be bullied by the Tang Dynasty? ”

"The prestige of the Yan King Bu is the guarantee for all the countries to surrender."

Hao Chujun said: "Your Majesty, the government and the opposition have always thought that King Yan is quite similar to the talent of Emperor Taizongwen, and it is a blessing for the country to be the prince." ”

"Lies."

Zhang Wenqian snorted coldly: "King Yan is lustful and greedy for money, greedy for the merit and fame of expanding the land, and he does not hesitate to move my dignified Chinese Divine Continent Yanhuang Miao descendants to overseas barbaric and barbaric lands, and suffer a lot and fall into barbarism. In the past few years, I don't know how many people have died because they were deceived and traveled overseas. It is his own selfish desires, regardless of the life and death of the people, can An be the prince? ”

"Hahaha, the people sent by the wealthy merchants and magnates who responded to King Yan's call to go overseas to cultivate the fields have been returning for many years, and they have brought back a lot of news about the islands obtained by opening up the border and expanding the land overseas, and many people have also made a fortune for it. How can Zhang Xianggong open his eyes and tell nonsense? ”

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Li Zhi looked at the dispute between Zhang Wenjun, Hao Chujun, and Lai Heng with some headaches, and they each had their own reasons. As for the point of contention, all three of them have their own agendas, concealing the unfavorable ones and exaggerating the favorable ones.

Liu Renliang, Dai Zhide, Zhang Daan, Li Yiyan, and Li Jingxuan are all ministers of political affairs, but they have become spectators, or they are not willing to get involved in this dispute over the establishment of the reserve, but choose to stand behind the promotion intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Zhi stopped the dispute between the three and asked for the opinions of Liu Renliang, Dai Zhide and other five people. To Li Zhi's disappointment, the five of them all wisely praised the talents of King Yong and King Yan, and also commented on their defects, without revealing which prince they sincerely wanted.

After all, the matter of the former prince Li Zhong is still fresh in my memory.

None of the ministers who supported Li Zhong as the crown prince had a good end, and it was the Queen of Heaven who killed them, and the meaning of the Queen of Heaven was obvious in today's court meeting, and self-preservation is the king's way.

Hao Chujun and Lai Heng are too resolute by nature, which may not be a good thing.