In the past two days, Wang Haoran has been staying in the capital to wait for Li Shimin's news, and by the way, pay attention to the dynamics in the capital, not to mention, the capital has not been calm these days.

Although it is said that once the son of heaven was a courtier, if Li Chengqian succeeded to the throne according to the normal regulations, then there would not be so many people who earned the merit of the dragon. But now, those heroes who risked the danger of exterminating the clan must be knighted, right? So a lot of people have to give up their positions. This was predictable, and there were many convinced people, and some of them did not just sit idly by, so soon after Li Yuan's death, many arguments against Li Chengqian circulated in Chang'an City.

For example:

Li Chengqian played with broken sleeves and had foot disease, such a person being the emperor would damage the majesty of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian usurped the throne and seized power and died angrily to the emperor, this is a great unfilial piety, how can such a person be the emperor?

It is reported that Li Chengqian wants to be unfavorable to Li Tai, the king of Shu, everyone knows that His Royal Highness the King of Shu deigned to engage in research and participated in the production of many new things that are convenient for the people, as the people of the Tang Dynasty, how can anyone persecute His Royal Highness the King of Shu?

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Wang Haoran knew that the mastermind behind those rumors was testing Li Tai's attitude, and if Li Tai stood up against Li Chengqian, those people would definitely show up to support him. Wang Haoran knew that Li Tai had no intention of getting involved in the affairs of the DPRK and China, but there was no need to rush to express his position, only by retaining the choice could he have one more bargaining chip with Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian and the others were a little anxious, whether Li Tai came back or not was secondary, and the most important thing was to quickly sit upright. However, Li Shimin clung to his teeth in order to make a precise promise about disposing of Li Tai. However, Li Chengqian has a deep grudge against Li Shimin, Li Shimin has always been very strict with him, and he really loves Li Tai, and then killed his favorite servant, so although Li Chengqian promised that as long as Li Tai stayed in the capital, he would not embarrass him, and Li Tai could still be a beautiful His Royal Highness the King of Shu, but the resentment contained in the words made Li Shimin very suspicious, Li Chengqian said one thing and did another thing before.

Now the Tang Dynasty rumors are flying all over the sky, but Li Chengqian can only endure it for the time being, whether it is Li Chengqian or his comrades, they all hope that Li Chengqian can sit on the emperor's throne first, compared with it, everything else is a trivial matter, and it can be slowly settled in the future. So Li Chengqian finally compromised with Li Shimin, promising that as long as Li Tai did not confront him, Li Tai could continue to stay in Hangzhou as his prince, and Li Chengqian could not force Li Tai to return to Beijing under any pretext.

Promises are promises, and not long after Li Yuan's festival was completed, many of Li Shimin's wills came out of the palace, in addition to the matter of Li Tai, there was also about the adjustment of some officials.

Wang Haoran didn't wait for the news conveyed by Li Shimin, but from these wills, Wang Haoran knew that Li Shimin and Li Chengqian had reached an agreement. Since Li Tai doesn't have to go back to Beijing, he can do his own thing in Hangzhou with peace of mind, so that his brothers won't kill each other. So Wang Haoran returned to Zhongcheng and asked people to inform Li Tai to gather here, this time it was above board, Wang Haoran wanted to test whether Li Chengqian could really fulfill his promise, if Li Chengqian had more difficulties for Li Tai, Wang Haoran would not mind helping Li Tai fight Li Chengqian. Fortunately, there was nothing to do during this time, and at most some secret agents checked the situation.

Not long after that, Li Shimin once again issued an edict to announce that the crown prince Li Chengqian, who was located in the world, had also chosen the day of his accession to the throne, and it would be more than ten days later, which seemed very hurried.

Li Shimin's will, Li Tairen acquiesced to Li Chengqian's title of emperor in Zhongcheng, so those unwilling ministers could only continue to be unwilling but helpless.

Even if Li Chengqian ascends the throne, according to the agreement between Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, Li Tai can also choose not to return to Chang'an, but Li Tai still decided to come back, because he didn't come back to Li Yuan's funeral before, so he could take advantage of this to come back to pay respects, and also visit his father and queen mother.

Wang Haoran did not stop it, and returned to Beijing with Li Tai. When they arrived in the capital, Li Yuanchang, Zhao Jie, Du He and others of the Han Dynasty set up a banquet and invited Wang Haoran and Li Tai. said that it was a banquet, but in fact there was no wine, just tea instead of wine, after all, the emperor had only died for a long time.

These people are the primary contributors to Li Chengqian's success in usurping the throne, although Wang Haoran has a good relationship with them, but now he has the feeling that he is his master, so even if Wang Haoran is not afraid to go to the banquet, he needs to be cautious, this may not be a Hongmen banquet.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, Haoran, you are finally here, you have not seen each other for many years, and this time we have finally gathered together again." Zhao Jie said enthusiastically.

"You're all busy doing big things, how can you have the time to chat with me? Kind of idle now, right? Wang Haoran quipped.

"Haha...... Oh, yes! We'll get you together as soon as we're free, isn't that interesting? Zhao Jie didn't care about Wang Haoran's jokes at all, because he was the victor, and he was proud of helping the crown prince usurp the throne.

"Alright, alright! It's rare for everyone to get together, and it's good to chat, what are you talking about? Li Yuanchang said that he took the initiative to ask not to talk about court affairs, which was a bit surprising.

"Good, good...... Let's just talk about the wind and snow. Zhao Jie felt that Li Yuanchang was too restrained.

Wang Haoran doesn't care, if you don't talk about it, it's the best, and if you don't talk about it, it means that it's not troublesome. But whether it can really be left undiscussed remains to be verified.

After that, these people didn't seem to mention the affairs of the imperial court, and they were so happy that Wang Haoran realized what these people wanted to do.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, do you still remember that this kid Haoran changed your poems back then?" Zhao Jie said with a smile.

"Of course I remember, now I realize that Haoran was just opportunistic at that time." Li Tai wondered, these people would definitely not invite them over to remember the past for no reason, but he never guessed the true intentions of these people.

"Haha...... Whether it was opportunistic or not, Haoran still earned you eight hundred taels of silver in the end, and the prince's four hundred taels. Duhe said.

"His Royal Highness the Prince's four hundred taels should be said to be a reward, and he doesn't have to pay for the poems of the King of Shu." Wang Haoran laughed and said, after guessing the intentions of these people, Wang Haoran was much easier to deal with, and it was enough to show that he was not hostile to Li Chengqian.

On the way back, Li Tai asked Wang Haoran what these people wanted to do. Wang Haoran smiled and said nothing, throughout the ages, the new emperor always likes to use the method of first demotion and then promotion to win over the courtiers, so that the courtiers know that your position was given by him, not by the previous emperor, this is the emperor's grace, and you have to be grateful. But Li Chengqian is different, the throne is not very open, and he is also burdened with infamy, if he wants to win the hearts of the people, he has to rely on the support of people who have won the hearts of the people, and Wang Haoran is the best choice. Han Wang and others had a banquet this time, in fact, to probe Wang Haoran's thoughts, after all, Wang Haoran is a celebrity around Li Shimin, whether he can use it depends on whether Wang Haoran supports Li Chengqian.

Whether it is Li Shimin or Li Tai, they don't want disputes between fathers, sons, and brothers, so Wang Haoran will naturally not go against Li Chengqian.