Fang Xuan hurriedly got up and walked to Li Mao's side, patted him lightly on the back, and said softly: "If Your Highness also has the intention of coming, the old minister will give advice for Your Highness." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf His Royal Highness has no intentions, he will act as an old minister and say nothing, and he will choose another prince as the crown prince in the future. Your Highness pretended not to have heard anything. ”

Li Mao finally stopped coughing, straightened up to gasp, and wiped the water stains from her mouth with a silk scarf. Then he sat up straight, looked up at Fang Xuan and said, "You really think so?" ”

Fang Xuantong knelt at Li Mao's feet, kowtowed and said in a deep voice: "The old minister is willing to go to the soup for His Royal Highness, saddle before and after the horse, and be loyal." I swear here today, and if I violate this oath, I will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and I will not be able to live forever. ”

Li Mao hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Fang Xuan, and said with a smile: "Why does Xiangguo need to be like this, how can I bear this?" ”

Fang Xuan said in a deep voice: "In the eyes of the minister, His Royal Highness King Shou is the future lord of the world, and it is natural for the minister to bow down to His Highness." ”

Li Mao was a little flattered, no one had ever treated him so respectfully in his life. It was also the first time that the title of Lord of the World had been used on him. Although I felt a little nervous in my heart, as if I had done something I shouldn't have done, the title stopped in my ears and was very useful.

"Xiangguo, please sit down, since Xiangguo is so frank, I should also be frank. Honestly, if you say that I never thought about it, it would be hypocritical. But at the end of the day, I never thought I could sit in that seat. It seems to me that the competition for that person must be fierce, and I am afraid that I will not be able to cope with it, and that it will not be worth the loss. ”

Fang Xuan sat down again, nodded and smiled: "His Highness's worries are known to the ministers, once they have the heart of contention, there will be no turning back." Whoever doesn't want to get that position, once they fight for it, it will be incompatible, and it may even be ...... It's possible...... Hehe, then I won't talk about it. But the old minister thought that among the princes, only His Royal Highness could get that position, and the others had little chance. ”

Li Mao said: "Why is Xiangguo so sure? ”

Fang Xuan said in a deep voice: "Doesn't Your Highness feel His Highness's attitude towards His Highness recently?" Recently, His Majesty has repeatedly announced that you will accompany you in the palace, which is a signal. Your Majesty, this is to see if you are suitable. Your Majesty's mind is like the sea, and we must not be unpredictable, but this obvious signal can still be seen clearly. ”

"That's not for sure, but I think that the thirteenth and twelfth brothers were very active during this time, and they often accompanied them. Especially the thirteenth brother, recently his father often praised him for having the style of an elder brother, and the settlement affairs were quite proper. By the way, there is also King Feng, who has been quite active recently, and he has to lead the army to quell the rebellion. Li Mao frowned.

Fang Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness looked very carefully, it is true." For that position, everyone started to get busy. Therefore, although you are my most optimistic candidate, it is man-made, if you don't hurry up, I am afraid that it will be a waste of water. Your Majesty is like this, that is a general investigation of the princes, there are others other than you, Your Majesty's attitude is not clear, obviously he is examining and considering in his heart. Something must be done at this time, and once there is action that satisfies His Majesty, it will be a victory in one fell swoop. ”

Li Mao frowned and said, "As? But what can I do? I'm not as good as thirteen brothers, and I'm not as good as sixteen in bravery. Steady I am not as good as the twelfth brother. Even the martial arts of the twenty-sixth brother King Feng are not as good as me, I don't know what to do. ”

Fang Xuan laughed and said, "Your Royal Highness King Shou, you are too humble. Among the princes, only you are the most benevolent and dignified, and your majesty's temperament is very imaginative. His Majesty acknowledges this. You are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, how can you princes? Of course, the talents of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting can't help you become a prince, if someone among the princes has made great contributions, then Your Majesty will be inclined to him. Therefore, the old minister wants His Highness to do something, as long as he does a big thing that makes His Majesty comfortable, everything will be done. Coupled with the full recommendation of the ministers and ministers, why worry about the big thing? ”

Li Mao said: "But I don't know what to do." ”

Fang Xuan smiled and said, "His Royal Highness King Shou, do you think the old minister came empty-handed?" If the old minister hadn't thought of an idea for King Shou, how could the old minister dare to mention this matter to King Shou, how dare he boast about helping His Royal Highness win the crown prince? ”

Li Mao said happily: "Xiangguo has a clever plan? ”

Fang Xuan smiled and said: "I can't talk about a clever plan, but once this matter is successful, it will definitely win the favor of His Majesty." What His Majesty wants to do, if King Shou helps His Majesty complete it, then he is in the middle of it. ”

"What the hell is going on? Xiang Guo said quickly. Li Mao leaned over and said hurriedly.

Fang Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll ask Your Highness a few questions first." His Royal Highness told the old minister truthfully. ”

"Okay, you ask."

"What does Your Highness think of the situation in the imperial court now?" Fang Xuan asked softly.

"What is the situation today? I think it's good. Wang Yuan led the army to defeat the rebels, and the situation in Shu was stable. I have thought about the hard work of Wei Zuoxiang and the courtiers in the affairs of the court, and they have gradually become regular. Next, I think the situation will develop in a good direction, as long as Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi can put down the rebellion effectively, we may be able to return to Chang'an in the near future. ”

Fang Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Your Highness is right, the situation is improving, this is the consensus of everyone." But hasn't Your Highness thought about the bad things? Such as...... Is it appropriate that someone has almost the whole country's army in his hands? The forbidden army around His Majesty is all served by the Divine Army, is this not in compliance? Will there be any hidden dangers if this continues? Will there be another ...... in the future? An Lushan? ”

Li Mao looked at Fang Xuan in astonishment, of course he knew who Fang Xuan was talking about, and everyone would think about such a question, Li Mao had actually thought about it, but he couldn't say it.

His Royal Highness must have felt that the old minister's words were abrupt, and the old minister's words were indeed abrupt, but what the old minister said was the truth. Now that the imperial court has a foothold in Shu, all the soldiers and horses are Shence troops, which is very dangerous. The Shence Army is Wang Yuan's soldiers, and they only listen to Wang Yuan's orders, which is terrifying. Once someone has something in mind in the future, everyone will become meat on his chopping block, and they will not be able to resist at all. Fang Xuan said in a low voice.

"No...... Not really. That Wang Yuan...... The wind is very good, and he is also very respectful to his father, if it weren't for him, Ma Weipo's father and we would be finished. He is a person who has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and he doesn't seem to have any ambitions. Li Mao smacked her lips.

"Knowing people and faces but not hearts, Your Highness, do you dare to guarantee it? An Lushan's previous performance was not respectful like a kitten? How about now? He is a man-eating tiger. Ambition is hidden in the belly, how can outsiders know? Besides, the minister didn't mean to say what would happen to Wang Yuan in the future, I just said that it was better to prevent trouble before it happened. But the current situation is extremely unfavorable to His Majesty and the imperial court, and everyone seems to be in the hands of Wang Yuan, which is absolutely abnormal. So, to get out of this situation, someone needs to step up and do something. Fang Xuan said in a deep voice.

"What can be done to change this?" Li Mao groaned.

"It's very simple, Your Majesty and the princes can't be under the protection of Wang Yuan, the top priority is to immediately rebuild the forbidden army of the North and South Ya."

"Reconstruction...... Forbidden Army? ”

"That's right! With the forbidden army in hand, once there is a change, there is room for maneuver. No one is going to do this, and if His Highness dares to take the lead in doing it, he will definitely be a blockbuster. His Majesty wanted to do it in his heart, but His Majesty couldn't mention it. If His Majesty mentions it, Wang Yuan will definitely be unhappy. He would have thought that His Majesty did not trust him. But if His Highness does this, it will be right in His Majesty's mind, and at the same time, it can also turn the situation around and put everything back on track. And the old minister dares to guarantee that as long as His Royal Highness does this, no one will dare to grab the position of the crown prince from you. Because you have the favor of your majesty, and you will also have a large number of soldiers and horses in your hands. In the face of strength, no one dares to compete with His Highness. It's a win-win- ”

Fang Xuan's voice was low and eloquent. Li Mao listened quietly, thinking quickly in her head. Obviously, what Fang Xuan said is very reasonable. Now it is true that almost all the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are in Wang Yuan's hands. Once Wang Yuan has a different heart, it will be a very terrifying thing. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Wang Yuan has no dissenting intentions, the guards around His Majesty cannot be his people, but there should be other soldiers and horses to escort them. Although the Shence Army is a forbidden army, it is only a nominal forbidden army, after the loss of Chang'an City, the forbidden army exists in name only, and all rely on Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses to maintain the situation, and his soldiers are inside and outside the city, which is obviously inappropriate.

More importantly, if he can really rebuild the forbidden army of the north and south, then he will not only solve this hidden danger, but this matter will undoubtedly push himself to the position of the crown prince. There is nothing more certain than being able to eliminate the hidden dangers in the heart of his father and the fact that he can master a large number of soldiers and horses at the same time. And once they have the soldiers and horses in hand, the rest of them will no longer have a chance to compete with them for the position of prince, because it is completely self-defeating.

But this is obviously not easy to do. It is easy to talk about the rebuilding of the forbidden army in the north and south. Once he starts to operate this matter, what will Wang Yuan think in his heart when he learns about it? Will it irritate him? And the real question is, where do the soldiers come from? Where does the food come from? These are all problems that Li Mao has never encountered. However, despite so many problems, Li Mao quickly made up her mind that she should do this by herself. It's rare to fight a few times in life, and I haven't done a big thing in my life for half my life. And now, if you can do this big thing, the rewards will be huge. The return is: the entire Tang Dynasty. For the sake of such a huge return, any risk is worth the risk.