In 626 AD, June of the ninth year of Wude of the Tang Dynasty. Although Chang'an City in summer is lush and prosperous, there is an undercurrent surging in the depths of this palace, and the tense atmosphere is slightly embarrassing. I saw the western sky, and the dark clouds rushed one by one, and after a while, the sky above them was black and low; Suddenly the wind was fierce, the sand and rocks were flying, and in an instant, lightning and thunder roared, and a torrential rain like beans poured down.

In this Daxing Palace, on the steps of a palace on the east side, several people who looked like officials knelt upright and stunned, as if they were admonished and punished. After a while, the pouring rain wet their crimson official uniforms, but these people were still kneeling in a daze, with no sign of dodging.

Although it was afternoon, the sky blackened by dark clouds had already made the palace lights in the main hall look out with the not-so-bright lights. In the middle of the main hall, an old man in his sixties with bearded hair was nervously and hurriedly persuading this young man in bright yellow clothes. As the repeated exhortations were not heeded, there seemed to be a quarrel between them. I saw this young man in bright yellow clothes, standing beside the bearded old man, with his back to face the Nanmu plain pattern bookcase in the main hall, staring blankly at the secret letter he had just received above; In the face of such a scene, although he was moved by the old man with the beard and the ministers kneeling outside the door, he couldn't bear to be on the wall after all! In a fit of rage, I saw the bearded old man scolding sharply: "If you don't do this, I won't be able to see the rising sun tomorrow." ”

However, the young man in the bright yellow dress seemed to have an iron heart, just paused, and then comforted the old man: "I understand what Mr. means, but Mr. must also understand that he is my brother, even if he is not in every way, he still needs to wait for his father to be enlightened tomorrow before making a decision." Because he really couldn't bear to kill each other, and he couldn't bear to hurt the hearts of his ministers anymore, he could only prepare to retreat into the apse with helplessness. Before leaving, he left a warm sentence of his own heart: "Let everyone kneeling outside the door get up, don't catch a cold when it rains outside!" ”

This young man in bright yellow clothes is none other than Li Jiancheng, the first prince of the Tang Dynasty. In the face of brotherly affection, he really can't do this. In his consciousness, he is the crown prince after all, even if he wants to abolish the crown prince, he has to have his father come forward, how dare he, Li Shimin, be so rampant! However, he only forgot that the political struggle was originally like this, either you die or I die; Are there still fewer examples of fratricidal fighting between brothers in history?

In the face of the last touch of affection and kindness between brothers, Li Jiancheng retreated "in his chest"!

The dim light, with the breeze coming in, swayed from time to time. In this empty hall, at this moment, the old man with the beard was left standing quietly in the center, with a lost look, which made the old man's heart feel helpless. As a last resort, I could only move my difficult steps and mutter: It's over, it's all over. Staggered towards the palace gate.

The few officials kneeling on the steps, who had also been following the crown prince Li Jiancheng for many years, had already put their lives on the line in order to advise, but all this was to no avail. When they saw the gentleman come out in this way, they already understood that everything was over! These officials hurriedly stood up, and wanted to keep the old man and discuss something more, but the old man had no intention of stopping. A few people, you look at me, I look at you, it is also tears rippling, the rain entangles these tears, looking at this gradually blurred back in the rain, I also understand what is deeply desolate! The rain was still falling like this, crackling and smashing to the ground, like a rain of swords, guns and swords!

This old man called himself Old Man Higashino, and was known as Mr. Higashino. Since the beginning of the army in Jinyang, he has been following Li Jiancheng. Jiancheng has always been obedient to Mr. and has good courtesy. But only in this matter, Li Jiancheng did not listen to Mr. 's strategy, and this is also a battle to determine his fate!

In the blink of an eye, Mr. Higashino's clothes were soaked by the rain, and he still staggered forward in the vaguely indistinguishable heavy rain. Not far down the stairs, a short-sighted door came quickly, and happened to collide with Mr. At this time, Mr. Higashino has long been brought back to the battlefield by the crackling rain, full of fighting, all fighting, adhering to the twelve points of energy to recall the once galloping horses, you fight for me!

This Mr. Higashino was also a general when he was young, and he followed the famous teacher to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he had more strength and courage, but because of the Northern Weekend New Year, the officialdom was dark, depressed and unambitious, and with his advanced age, he could only contribute his own strategy to show his ambitions! When Menzi collided violently, the old man thought that he was still in the battle array, and inadvertently mustered up his strength. All of a sudden, it was knocked out of the way.

Looking at Mr. such a wooden expression, coupled with being knocked so far away, Menzi was already frightened stupid at this moment, with muddy water all over his body, he crawled and covered his broken ribs, and ran towards the side hall. The gentleman glanced at the gate with a dull gaze, but did not say anything, and continued to walk towards the palace gate. And this scene was also clearly seen by these officials, and they were stupidly stunned in place!

As Mr. expected, early the next morning, in Chang'an City, next to Daxing Palace, the four gates were closed, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, led the old generals of the shogunate to kill the prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, in the Xuanwu Gate, and the brothers were on the wall. When Wei Chi Jingde was covered in blood and appeared in the sea pool with a cold jujube lance in his hand. Emperor Wude Li Yuan, when he heard about this, knew that the general trend had been decided, and he felt helpless; Then it was announced that the crown prince and the king of Qi had rebelled, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, had full authority to deal with the matter.

In the depths of an old house in the southwest corner of Chang'an City, stone benches and stone piers are readily available, and various mortise and tenon structures of dougong wooden beams also make this house look gentle and quiet. I saw that in the middle of the courtyard, under the two lush osmanthus trees, the old man Dongye was sitting quietly on the fine wood Taishi chair. He thought back on his life, and it was very bumpy! Looking back on the past, conceiving the glory of the Tang Dynasty dominating the world, the grand dream of the people living and working in peace and contentment, coupled with the assistance of a wise prince, can finally show their ambitions and go down in history. But it is only now, until this time, that I have discovered the cowardice of the construction and the indecision of handling things; Although the heart of Jiancheng is good, in the face of politics and family affection, it is far from Li Shimin!

On closer thought, wives and children all died in the disturbing strife over the years; To this day, I am still alone, and it is better to return to the mountains and forests at this moment and live a few days of pure life. However, this thought is fleeting, all this is a fantasy, the king is defeated, there is nowhere to escape, the whole world is not the king's land, even if he flies away, there will still be a day when he will be caught, at this moment, it seems to have become the fish on the chopping board of His Royal Highness King Qin! Alas! The old man looked up at the vast sky and felt desolate! That being the case, let's go with the completion, and it can be regarded as an end to my life. At this time, the old man closed his eyes slightly, picked up the filigree gilt pot clay bottle with poison next to the table, and prepared to drink it all!

With a "bang", the heavy and sturdy gate was kicked open, and a team of soldiers immediately rushed in. A leading young general, seeing that he was about to drink something, said that it was too late, and immediately opened his bow and arrow, with a "whoosh" sound, a carved wolf tooth arrow went straight to the bottle containing the poison in his hand, and with a bang, the arrow shattered. All this is over again, and the fate that was originally in his hands is now off the rails again! I only heard this young general with a mocking tone, and said sharply: "I want to die, it's not so easy, tie me up" Mr. Higashino didn't resist, and he didn't struggle, so he was kidnapped and taken away by Wuhuada.

I saw a herald dressed in black armor and black robes rushing to the Tiance Mansion with a whip, and while handing over the wind chasing horse to the door, he galloped towards the inner house. At this moment, in the Tiance Mansion, I saw that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was wearing golden armor, sitting high behind the handsome case of Huanghuali, and a plaque of Haiyan Heqing on his head made the whole hall shine, and many staff gathered on both sides, majestic, and nervous. But seeing that the herald had beaten a thousand, he bowed down and reported: Your Highness, the abolished prince and the puppet king of Qi have all been arrested!

Hearing this report, the staff members on both sides felt a little relaxed, and the big thing was done! However, at this moment, Li Shimin was not thinking about such problems, and he had already understood the inevitable result of the incident in his heart. He considered what to do with these accomplices: kill or release! Then, he spoke his heart to everyone!

I only heard Cheng Biting Jin take the lead in returning with a rude tone: "In this case, the minister suggests killing them all to prevent the resurgence of the remnants!" ”

However, Wei Chi Jingde hurriedly said: "By all means, the heinous crime was only committed by the two culprits, and they have all been ambushed, if other party henchmen are implicated, it is not a way to seek national stability!" ”

Li Shimin gradually realized the root of the problem. Therefore, a compromise method was adopted, first: kill Li Jiancheng, all the heirs of Li Yuanji, and remove all the remaining sins from the clan. Second: All the female dependents in the original palace and the palace of the king of Qi were all submerged in the palace. Third: All the important staff members in the original palace and the palace of the king of Qi were imprisoned, and at this moment, the names of Wei Zheng and the old man of Dongye are impressively listed!

With the sound of "scattered tents" from the small yellow door, all the staff members withdrew in turn!

As the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, Li Shimin, who had tensed his nerves, also sat on the mahogany carved Taishi chair. The god of war, who has never been tired, feels very tired and tired this day. Looking back on all these years, there has never been such a day as stressful and anxious as today. This day not only determined his fate, but also determined the direction of the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at the plaque of "Haiyan River Qing" above his head, he remembered that when he was conquering Dou Jiande, in the face of the country's imminent stability, Zhu Suiliang wrote such a plaque with a splash of ink. His implication not only indicates that the Haiyan River of the Tang Dynasty is clear, but more of it is to encourage the King of Qin at that time to be diligent and love the people! Everything is over, the era that belongs to him should be opened, at this moment he just wants to be a promising emperor, for the long-term peace and stability of the Tang Dynasty, for the hundreds of millions of people in the world---- Haiyan River is clear!

When Li Shimin let out a sigh of relief and raised his head to look out of the door, he suddenly found that Li Chunfeng was still filing a case. Immediately, he looked at Li Chunfeng with a surprised gaze, as if he wanted to say something, but he stopped talking. And Li Chunfeng also saw this, and immediately persuaded with weak and strong words: "Your Highness, Weichen suggests that this time to kill the remaining sins, only to kill the abolished prince and the family members of the Qi Palace, important guests and staff, should not be killed!" "After that, it's a long way!

"Sir, why do you say that, you must understand that they wanted our lives a few days ago!" Li Shimin asked with puzzled eyes.

Li Chunfeng then asked: "Does Your Highness want to be a virtuous monarch like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, or do you want to be a ruler who does nothing to ensure the safety of one party?" ”

"I still need to ask, look at these words above my head, Haiyan Heqing, I must be a wise man, open up the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment!" Li Shimin replied hobly.

"In this case, we should select talents and use energy, and rule the world with great sages, so as to achieve prosperity; The minister heard that Wei Zheng was able to speak well, dare to tell the truth, and sue for justice; The old man Dongye knows a lot about strategy, and he is also a good hand at governing the world, and the two of them are in prison at the moment, why don't His Royal Highness go to seek the great sage in person. Li Chunfeng then looked back at Li Shimin with a hint of longing.

But seeing this Li Shimin's entangled return: "These two people, I have long heard of their great talents; Although what the gentleman said is good, as the remnants of the deposed prince, I have followed him for many years, and what I am worried about is that they have evil thoughts and do not devote themselves to contributing to the country."

"Your Highness filters very much, but, as the saying goes, good birds choose trees to perch, and virtuous ministers choose their masters; As two great sages, they shouldn't fail to understand this truth, Shuntian should be the right time is the destiny of heaven and the right reason, His Royal Highness gets the world is Shuntian, and how can they not understand the reason! Now, the main culprit of the abolished prince has been ambushed, as long as His Royal Highness understands it with affection, understands it with reason, and treats each other more than the abolished prince, I am convinced that they have no reason not to be tempted. What's more, at this moment, the two of them are in prison, if His Royal Highness visits them in person, he will give him enough face, and he will not believe that he will not be attached! ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin suddenly opened his mouth and bluntly said that Li Chunfeng's recommendation was very good. Immediately, he got up from the mahogany Taishi's chair and prepared to go to the prison to visit these two great sages!

Li Chunfeng saw Li Shimin, who was so anxious, and immediately smiled slightly: "Your Highness, no, they have just been imprisoned for less than a day at this moment, but they can be locked up for a few more days, and it's not too late to go!" ”

Facing the talented Li Shimin, it is clear at one point. After a little hesitation, when the two of them saw each other, they both smiled heartily, and this smile meant a long time. Li Shimin, who was in a soothing mood again, walked down a few cases, took Li Chunfeng's hand, and asked him seriously: "I have always heard that Mr. is good at divination of the six lines, and he is like a god, and every time he divination, everything is wrong, can Mr. divinate a hexagram for me, and see how my fortune of the Tang Dynasty is!" ”

Hearing this, Li Chunfeng smiled and replied: "Divination and hexagram are all based on people's psychological display, observing the changes of the season, in order to seek inner comfort." His Royal Highness first advocated Jinyang to raise troops, passed all the way and fought in all directions, and the fierce generals under his command were like clouds, and there were countless literati and scholars; Moreover, His Royal Highness has the ambition of the world, and a heart that loves the people like a son carries all things. And now in the prime of life, full of energy, try to ask the previous emperors, how many can have the rich experience of His Royal Highness, as long as His Royal Highness adheres to a heart of love for the people, he has the blessing of the people, and the blessing of God. will become the holy lord of the past and the future, why should he believe in divination and divination! ”

After Li Shimin heard Li Chunfeng's high-minded remarks, he immediately laughed! With his hand, he walked out of the main hall of the Tiance Mansion.

Although it was baptized by yesterday's rainstorm, this morning, in the first half of the morning, in the second half of the day, the sky was still pale and there was no trace of sunshine. I saw the sky at this moment, clouds rising from the western horizon, under the afterglow of the setting sun, dotting the entire sky, and suddenly the colorful glow shone on the earth, showing a golden yellow. In the blink of an eye, a unique golden cloud appeared with the wind, like a giant dragon, frolicking, spinning, rising, and leaping in the air, gorgeous and spectacular, dazzling and brilliant!

When he saw this scene, Li Chunfeng was even more determined in his thoughts, turned his head and said to Li Shimin: "Your Highness, please look at today's glow, this is something that has not been encountered for many years, not to mention that Taibai is from the West, which is in line with the previous plan of the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Li Shimin, looking at the glow of the sky, is also quite gratified! A great era, a magnificent dynasty, was thus opened......