Cui Gan is dead! To be precise, he should have died by hanging, and at the same time that Li Xiu went to visit Li Chengqian, Cui Gan found a tree in the back mountain of Nanshan Academy and ended his life.

"Phew! What a good idea! Cui Gan actually memorized the crime alone! When the eldest grandson Wuji heard the news of Cui Gan's death by hanging, he slapped the table angrily and said angrily, he just ordered someone to arrest Cui Gan, but before the person left, the news of Cui Gan's death by hanging came over, which made him so angry that he almost scolded his mother.

"We just came to see Cheng Qian, and Cui Gan hanged himself over there, it seems that there are also people in this Dali Temple who have reported to Cui Gan!" Li Xiu also squinted his eyes at this time and said, he just came to visit Li Chengqian here, and Cui Gan committed suicide over there, this can't be a coincidence at all, but Cui Gan must have gotten the news and knew that he was going to be exposed, so he committed suicide to protect the big families behind him.

"Check! Since we came to Dali Temple, all the people who left, all of them have been checked by me one by one, and I don't believe that I can't find out! The eldest grandson Wuji was also extremely annoyed at this time, and immediately ordered again, he wanted to see who dared to ruin his own business?

Li Xiu was not interested in finding out the traitors in Dali Temple, because even if he found out, I am afraid it would be useless, at most it would be angry with the eldest grandson Wuji and others, so he also said goodbye to the eldest grandson Wuji and left at this time, and when he left the Dali Temple, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance in the direction where Li Chengqian was imprisoned.

Maybe it's because after experiencing the biggest change in his life, Li Chengqian feels much better than at the beginning, and even when Li Xiu talked to the other party before, it felt like he was back to the situation where the teacher and student talked about everything, and I hope that this time Li Chengqian can sincerely repent, even if he doesn't have the position of prince, he can live a good life, instead of being depressed within two years after the failure of the rebellion as in the original history.

As soon as Cui Gan died, the thread that wanted to find out the head of the family was broken, but because of Li Chengqian's testimony, Cui Gan was questioned even if he died, Cui's family was raided, Cui Gan's eldest son was implicated and convicted of capital crimes, and the rest of the family was exiled to Lingnan, but other than that, it did not have much impact on the family.

As for the person who reported to Cui Gan in Dali Temple, he was also found out, but it was only a principal, and it was said that he was Cui Gan's student, and he also had nothing to do with the family. As a result, when Li Shimin knew about this matter, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood again, and even wanted to uproot these great families immediately.

However, although the influence of the family has declined in recent years, it is still not to be underestimated, especially now that Datang is in an eventful season, Li You and Li Chengqian's successive rebellions have made Datang turbulent, so in the absence of evidence, Li Shimin does not dare to really kill the family, but this matter will not be just settled, and then Li Shimin will definitely increase the suppression of the family, and the life of the family will definitely be more difficult at that time.

With the death of Cui Gan, Chang'an, which was originally full of wind and rain, slowly calmed down, Li Chengqian's case has been tried clearly, Du He and Zhao Jie and others are almost certain to die, Li Chengqian's life and death still need to be decided by Li Shimin, and there is also Hou Junji, how will this Li Shimin's love be judged, the eldest grandson Wuji and others also can't make up their minds, but they don't dare to let Li Shimin bother, so this matter has been delayed for the time being.

In addition, there is another thing that everyone is concerned about, that is, Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince will definitely not be kept, so who will be the candidate to succeed the prince? However, this question seems to be a bit redundant, because in the eyes of most people, with the fall of Li Chengqian, Li Tai will definitely be able to take over the crown prince very smoothly.

Not only other people have the above thoughts, even Li Tai and his so-called Wei Wang Party also have the same thoughts, in the first few days, Li Tai also behaved very honestly, went to the palace to visit Li Shimin every day, showing a filial appearance, but after about ten days, Li Tai couldn't help it, and those Wei Wang Party under him also jumped up and down.

In the end, there was a guy who might have a problem with his brain, and he actually wrote to Li Shimin at this time, asking for another prince. You must know that Li Shimin was in a bad mood at this time, especially the matter of the prince, and he must not mention it, even Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji did not dare to mention this matter, so the result is naturally conceivable, the guy who went to the book was demoted to the end and sent to Yazhou to open up the wasteland.

Li Shimin's ruthless attitude finally sobered up Li Tai and his gang, and their arrogance was finally suppressed, at least on the surface, no one dared to mention the matter of setting up another prince, but secretly Li Tai was still moving around, looking for possible help, it is estimated that he also wanted to wait until Li Shimin's illness was cured, and Li Chengqian's disposal also fell, and then he would mobilize all his forces to push himself to the throne of the prince.

It is precisely in this situation that the entire Tang Dynasty is waiting for Li Shimin to recover, after all, Li Shimin's illness is not good, and the disposal of Li Chengqian cannot be decided, and there is no way to talk about the establishment of another prince, after all, Li Chengqian is still nominally the prince of the Tang Dynasty, as long as Li Shimin does not let go, no one dares to make a fuss about the prince.

Under such a strange calm, a month has finally passed, although Li Shimin's body has not fully recovered, it has also stabilized, and he has begun to deal with some simple government affairs at ordinary times, but the case of Li Chengqian's rebellion has been put on hold.

But at this time, an incident suddenly happened that broke the peace of Chang'an City, and Li Xiu did not have any preparations for this matter, that is, Li Zhi suddenly came back from Bingzhou, and even Ping An Lang came back with him.

"See Father!" As soon as Ping'an Lang entered the house, he immediately saluted Li Xiu very excitedly.

"Why did you come back, where did the pheasant slave go?" Li Xiu didn't have any preparations for the return of Li Zhi and Ping An Lang, and even he only learned the news when Li Zhi and the others were about to arrive in Chang'an.

"The pheasant slave went to visit His Majesty in the palace, and I missed my father and mother, so I went home first." Heian Lang replied with a smile again at this time, and there was no strangeness in his expression.

"Who asked you to come back, don't you know that the situation in Chang'an City is dangerous now?" Li Xiu frowned again at this time and asked, if he knew in advance that Li Zhi was coming back, he would definitely write a letter to dissuade him, because for Li Zhi, the best way is to stay in Bingzhou and do nothing, and coming back now will make people think that he is here to compete for the position, which will only cause Li Shimin's disgust.

"It was His Majesty who wrote a letter to ask the pheasant slave to come back, and I also heard about the prince, and the pheasant slave has been very worried, he wanted to come back for a long time, but I felt that it was inappropriate, so I persuaded him, and then His Majesty's letter arrived, we immediately set off to come back, because the time was urgent, so I didn't have time to report to my father." Ping An Lang explained at this time.

"Your Majesty!" Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard his son's words, he didn't expect that Li Shimin would take the initiative to let Li Zhi come back, could it be that Li Shimin already had the heart to pass the throne to Li Zhi?

"Father, although I am very sad about the prince, but things have happened, we should also look forward, and I think the pheasant slave is much stronger than the prince, you said that this time Your Majesty called the pheasant slave back, do you plan to let the pheasant slave take over the prince's place?" Ping An Lang asked his subordinates to retreat at this time, and then asked Li Xiu in a low voice, it seems that their father and son also wanted to go together.

"No, Your Majesty should not have the idea of setting up another prince at this time, it is estimated that it is because of the prince's rebellion, which makes His Majesty very sad, so he wants to summon the pheasant slave to his side, so that he can also have a comfort!" Li Xiu quickly shook his head and denied his and his son's thoughts.

"Your Majesty is the king of a country, and everything must have a deep meaning, how could you ask the pheasant slave to come back for such a personal reason?" Ping An Lang said with some skepticism when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"Hehe, what do you think of Your Majesty?" Li Xiu smiled again when he heard his son's words, and then said a little seriously, "The emperor is also a human being, and he also has his own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and each emperor has a different personality, and his performance is naturally different, such as His Majesty's resolute personality and the priority of state affairs in everything, so most of the time, he is a ruthless emperor, but at some times, he is just an ordinary person who will be happy and sad." ”

Ping An Lang showed a confused look when he heard this, and after a long while, he asked with some puzzlement: "Father, then how can we judge when Your Majesty is the emperor and when he is an ordinary person?" ”

"Haha~, I can't teach you this, in fact, sometimes I can't judge what His Majesty is like, but with my understanding of Your Majesty, sometimes I can judge Your Majesty's thoughts at that time a little earlier than others." Li Xiu also laughed at this time, he and Li Shimin have known each other for so many years, and they have long had a tacit understanding between friends and monarchs and ministers, except for the eldest grandson Wuji, no one in the court can compare with him.

Hearing that his father couldn't teach him, this made Ping An Lang a little disappointed, but soon he thought about Li Zhi again, so he spoke again: "Father, even if His Majesty called the pheasant slave back just out of missing him, but now that the prince's case is unresolved, and the candidate to replace the prince has not been decided, is there a great chance that the pheasant slave will come back this time?" ”

Ping An Lang asked again about the candidate to succeed the crown prince, which made Li Xiu also show a hesitant expression, although he didn't want to meddle in this matter, but now that the matter is coming, even if he doesn't interfere, Li Zhi will be involved, he can't just watch it, right?