Chapter 1284: Nagato's Resentment
Xu Hui is a very talented woman, she entered the palace at a young age, and grew up in the palace, and she is just seventeen years old this year, but after Li Shimin summoned her into the palace, she has forgotten about her as a talented woman, after all, there are so many beauties in the palace, and she is not one worse, Li Shimin has no patience to watch her grow up year after year.
Of course, Xu Hui was still young when she first entered the palace, and she didn't understand anything about the relationship between men and women, but later as she grew older, she also understood that she was destined to be the emperor's woman, but she was just a small talent, and it was usually difficult to see him without Li Shimin's summons, let alone attract Li Shimin's attention.
However, smart people will always think of a solution to the problem, Xu Hui quickly attracted Li Shimin's attention with her own method, and this method was also very bold, that is, she wrote a poem, and bribed the palace maid next to Li Shimin, asking the other party to clip her poem to the fold that Li Shimin wanted to deal with, and moved Li Shimin again with her talent.
"The old love Bailiang Terrace, the new favorite Zhaoyang Palace. Keep the words and cry with affection. Once singing and dancing, the poetry and books of the past were cheap. The decline and sincerity have been carried out, and it is difficult to re-recommend it. I saw that the eldest grandson Wuji softly recited the poem "Changmen Resentment" written by Xu Hui to Li Shimin at this time, and then turned his head to Li Xiu and smiled, "What does the horse think of this Xu Cairen's talent?" ”
"A good song "Changmen Resentment", using Ban Jieyu to express the emotions in his heart, it is a grievance in the open, but it is love in secret, no wonder His Majesty is tempted!" After Li Xiu listened to this long family grievance, he couldn't help but be amazed, he had long known that Concubine Xu Xian in history was extremely talented, and she was extremely affectionate, and now after hearing this poem written by her, he couldn't help but have a good impression of this talented woman.
"Hahahaha~, the horse's comments are also very relevant, this poem is called resentment, it is really love, especially for Your Majesty, it is even more irresistible to such a talented woman, so this one enters the gentle township, and the king will not be early from now on!" The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but laugh at Li Shimin in the end, and said, originally as a courtier, it was actually a little disrespectful to describe Li Shimin in such words, but if he said it as a friend, it would be no problem.
"This Xu Hui is so talented, she must be an extremely intelligent woman, doesn't she know that His Majesty's resignation because of her will only bring her great disaster?" Li Xiu frowned again when he heard this, he remembered that the description of Xu Hui in history was very positive, and even she wrote a very famous article to persuade Li Shimin in his later years to quit the army, which also made later generations speak highly of her, how could such a woman not persuade Li Shimin to take matters seriously?
"I did hear some news about this, in fact, this Xu Cairen has persuaded His Majesty many times to take state affairs seriously, but His Majesty has been very fond of this Xu Cairen, and secondly, he doesn't seem to want to make a prince so soon, after all, Chu Suiliang and others have been forcing His Majesty to establish a prince, so they don't go to court for a few days." The eldest grandson Wuji spoke again at this time.
He can even get his hands on the poems written by Xu Hui to Li Shimin, and it is normal to know some things in the inner palace, and even Li Xiu guesses that he may be able to find out even the love words that Li Shimin said to Xu Hui, so it can be seen how many people the eldest grandson Wuji has placed in the inner palace.
"I see, but it's not a way for Your Majesty to hide like this, and the matter of establishing a prince should indeed be considered." Li Xiu also stroked his beard at this time and said again, all men in ancient times had beards, and even a beautiful beard was more important than appearance, so he also followed the local customs and kept a short beard, fortunately, his beard was not bad, and he looked quite energetic.
"Although I didn't persuade Your Majesty to establish a prince as hard as Chu Suiliang and others, I am also the same as you think, after all, if there is no prince in the Tang Dynasty, the country will be unstable for a day, so Your Majesty should indeed set up a prince as soon as possible, but for the candidate for the prince, Your Majesty has not shown any performance, but there is already a lot of noise in the court." The eldest grandson Wuji spoke again at this time, and when he talked about the selection of the crown prince, his eyes were always on Li Xiu.
"The candidates for the crown prince are nothing more than the King of Wei and the King of Jin, and this matter all depends on His Majesty's intentions, no matter how fierce the ministers in the court are, it is useless, let's not worry about this for Your Majesty!" Li Xiu said with an indifferent expression at this time, he knew that the purpose of the eldest grandson Wuji to visit him was definitely not simple, and now he really came to test his opinion again.
Hearing that Li Xiu's attitude towards the crown prince candidate was still a laissez-faire attitude, this made the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but show a helpless expression, and finally hesitated for a moment and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Li, it has come to this point, then I'll just say it straight, although Your Majesty has not decided who to appoint as the crown prince, but according to the information I have gathered, Your Majesty seems to be more biased towards the King of Wei in his heart, if the King of Wei is really made the crown prince in the future, will there still be a place for you and me to stand at that time?" ”
"Hehe, the throne belongs to His Majesty, and it is his freedom to appoint whoever he appoints as the crown prince, which is not something we can decide at all." At this time, Li Xiu smiled lightly again, and didn't seem to take Li Tai's possible ascension to the throne to heart at all.
"The throne is indeed His Majesty's, but the Tang Dynasty is governed by His Majesty and the ministers, and the ministers also have their own ideas about who to appoint as the crown prince, King Wei is not a suitable candidate for the emperor at all, if he ascends the throne, maybe it will make the Tang Dynasty turn from prosperity to decline!" The eldest grandson Wuji argued again at this time, and even almost said in the end that the Tang Dynasty might die in two lives like the former Sui.
Facing the anxious eldest grandson Wuji, Li Xiu smiled calmly again at this time: "Brother eldest grandson, do you know that before Cheng Qian left, I went to the East Palace to visit him?" ”
"Huh?" The eldest grandson Wuji was also stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, he couldn't understand why Li Xiu suddenly mentioned Li Chengqian, talking about the deposed him from Li Chengqian, he never paid attention to his nephew again, and naturally he didn't know that Li Xiu had visited him.
Seeing the stunned appearance of the eldest grandson Wuji, I saw Li Xiu smile again at the moment: "When I went to visit Cheng Qian, it happened that the pheasant slave was also there, so we took advantage of the pheasant slave to leave and talked about the candidate for the crown prince, do you want to hear Cheng Qian's opinion on this matter?" ”
He ...... What does he think? The eldest grandson Wuji asked even more in surprise at this time, he didn't expect Li Chengqian to discuss with Li Xiu the candidate to succeed the crown prince, no wonder Li Chengqian didn't care about losing the prince at all?
"Cheng Qian told me that if Li Tai wins the throne, I am afraid that he will be the first to kill his eldest brother after ascending the throne, so he also hopes that the pheasant slave will take over as the crown prince, but His Majesty may be more biased towards the king of Wei now, but Cheng Qian said that the prince can be abolished once, and naturally he may also be abolished a second time, so even if the king of Wei temporarily wins the crown prince, do you think with his temperament, can the position of this prince be secured?" Li Xiu smiled and said again.
As soon as Li Xiu's words came out, the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji was stunned again, and then he showed a contemplative look, in fact, this truth is very simple, but the eldest grandson Wuji was too worried about Li Tai succeeding to the crown prince, so he put all his attention on this, and did not think about it in the long run, so he was negligent.
"I understand what you mean, but even if the crown prince of King Wei is not stable, if he ascends to the crown prince, it will still pose a huge threat to you and me, aren't you worried at all?" After thinking about it for a long time, Eldest Sun Wuji raised his head again and asked cautiously.
"Hehe, King Wei's ascension to the crown prince is the worst situation, but before the candidate for the crown prince is determined, I am still not optimistic about him, because I believe that character determines fate, and with Li Tai's character, it is destined to be a bamboo basket!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time.
Of course, Li Xiu will not only put his hope on the fact that Li Tai will be deposed again after being elected as the crown prince, but he knows that according to the inertia of history, as long as he does not intervene, with the current situation, it is estimated that Li Tai will still say that stupid remark, not only losing the position of prince that was originally at his fingertips, but even the original position of prince.
"Character determines fate?" Eldest Sun Wuji couldn't help but repeat Li Xiu's words at this time, but then he smiled bitterly, because he felt that it was too mysterious to determine his fate by character, and he didn't want to pin his fate on these illusory things, so Li Xiu's words didn't move him at all.
Li Xiu also understood the character of the eldest grandson Wuji, and knew that his words were difficult to convince him, but he didn't plan to talk anymore, so he changed the topic again, which made the eldest grandson Wuji a little helpless, and finally after chatting a few words, he finally got up and said goodbye.
Li Xiu was inconvenient to leave, Princess Pingyang and other women were naturally inconvenient to come forward, and Ping An Lang went to Li Zhi again, so in the end, the steward could only send the eldest grandson Wuji away. And after the eldest grandson Wuji left, Li Xiu fell into contemplation again, for the sake of the crown prince's candidate, I am afraid that the eldest grandson Wuji was also heartbroken during this time, and even Li Shimin's every move was paying attention, otherwise he would not be so clear about Xu Hui's affairs.
Even the eldest grandson Wuji is so concerned about this matter, not to mention the ministers in the court, no wonder Li Shimin does not want to go to the court, it is estimated that as long as Chu Suiliang and others see him, they will definitely force Li Shimin to decide the candidate for the crown prince, and Li Shimin may be biased towards Li Tai in his heart, but he also knows Li Tai's shortcomings, so he can't make up his mind for a while.
"Things have come to this point, even if you can avoid it for a while, Your Majesty, you can't avoid it for a lifetime, and this year you will definitely determine the candidate for the crown prince!" Finally, Li Xiu looked in the direction of Taiji Palace and slowly muttered to himself.