Gao Lishi hurriedly leaned over: "The old slave didn't know that the prince had arrived, there were rude numbers, the old slave should die!" ”

The person who came was none other than the current crown prince Li Heng. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Before Gao Lishi leaned down, Li Heng took two quick steps and supported Gao Lishi: "Brother, why be polite!" ”

"How can the royal rites be wasted! It's a matter of national decency, and I ask the prince to let the old slave worship! "Colliers is very stubborn.

Li Heng sighed softly and let go of his hand.

Gao Lishi prostrate on the snow and kowtowed to Li Heng, only then did he raise his head tremblingly, Li Heng hurriedly held Gao Lishi's arm and helped Gao Lishi to stand up.

"That is, Brother, who still treats me as a prince!" Li Heng's voice was full of loneliness.

"The prince whispered!" Gao Lishi hurriedly looked around and said in a low voice: "You can't say this casually, if it spreads, I'm afraid that the prince will not be able to live in peace again!" ”

"This can only be said in front of Elder Brother." Li Heng's voice, like a mosquito after autumn, was crying.

Colliers shook his head and sighed.

From the thirteenth year of Tianbao, Li Heng was promoted to the position of the crown prince, and now, it has been a full sixteen years, he has changed from a handsome young man to such a weak old man with gray temples now!

Li Heng is only in his forties, five years younger than Colliers. However, in the eyes of others, he is ten years older than Colliers!

Forty years old should have been the pinnacle of a man's life, and a man's energy, intelligence, and charm have reached the most beautiful period at this age.

However, the forty-year-old prince Li Heng seems to have entered his twilight years.

The sixteen-year career as a prince has exhausted his youth, as well as his courage and talent.

During the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods, the energetic Tang Ming Emperor not only had sufficient physical strength to firmly grasp the imperial power, but also had sufficient energy to suspect the future successor.

He had never been at ease with this prince!

An eloquent emperor never has to worry about threats from the outside, the only thing he is worried about is the power struggle from within the royal family, even if this threat only exists in the bud, or even, it is just a conjecture of his, he has to fight back and eliminate all possible threats!

And within the royal family, the most likely potential threat is the prince!

The future emperor and the current emperor are a pair of enemies who are constantly cutting and messing up!

A country cannot do without a prince.

A country without a prince gives the foreign minister hope of rebellion.

And once the prince is established, it means that the legitimacy of the current emperor may be questioned at any time!

On the surface, this is a family conflict between father and son.

In fact, on closer inspection, this is not a family conflict. Rather, it was the contradiction between the interests of the state and the private interests of the emperor.

The establishment of the prince is the national interest of maintaining the stability of the country, while the imperial power is the private interest of the emperor!

In the era when I am the state, this contradiction cannot be reconciled or resolved.

Therefore, when the country has been peaceful for a long time, Li Longji, who has almost nothing to do, put almost all his attention on the prince.

Guarding against and suppressing the crown prince is the only thing Li Longji feels meaningful.

He is very handy and has a great sense of accomplishment in doing this.

Because, he is another good helper.

That is Prime Minister Li Linfu.

When Li Linfu was in power, his greatest political achievement was to ruthlessly and effectively suppress the princeling party.

The two major cases presided over by Li Linfu, the Wei Jian case and the Liu Qian case, not only cleaned up the advisers around the prince of the East Palace, but also forced Li Heng to divorce twice, discrediting him and embarrassing. As a result, being on an errand in the East Palace has become a career crisis and a life cliff, and anyone with a little brain will not choose to serve the prince and enter the East Palace, which is tantamount to self-destruction of the future!

The crown prince has become a real loner in the world.

Li Linfu's brilliance lies in the fact that he not only succeeded in suppressing the crown prince, but also maintained the image of Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Ming Dynasty, as a loving father.

Everyone in the world thought that it was the prince who offended the prime minister of the dynasty that would end up like this. As everyone knows, without Li Longji's instructions, how could a prime minister move the prince of the country!

Only one person in the world has seen the clue.

That is Li Linfu's successor, Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong, who became the prime minister, understood Li Longji's thoughts, or rather, because he understood the emperor's thoughts, he could be the prime minister!

No matter what kind of cause and effect relationship it is, in the treatment of the crown prince, Yang Guozhong continued to move forward in the direction established by Li Linfu - to suppress the prince mercilessly and effectively!

After taking office, Yang Guozhong further chased and beat Li Heng, who had been beaten into the water by Li Linfu, and beat the water dog!

Yang Guozhong shot more ruthlessly than Li Linfu!

Li Linfu only suppressed Li Heng, deprived Li Heng of his power, and cut off Li Heng's henchmen.

And Yang Guozhong wants to oust Li Heng from the throne of the crown prince, and then put Li Heng to death!

Yang Guozhong understands very well that the prince hates him to the core. The emperor is very old, and he sweats on Yang Guifei's belly all day long, and there will always be a day to return. Once the emperor is in the sky and Li Heng succeeds to the throne, there will inevitably be a post-autumn calculation, and when the time comes, Yang Guozhong will die without a place to be buried!

If you want to keep your wealth and power, the only way is to set up another prince.

Yang Guozhong fabricated several major cases in a row, and frequently attacked the crown prince Li Heng. Li Heng retreated step by step, and he had reached the point where there was no way to retreat.

Under the siege of Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, Li Heng exhausted his efforts in order to keep the position of the crown prince, and he was already declining before he was old.

His courage, his spirit, his physical strength were all worn out.

Even if he could succeed to the throne, he would lose the ability to take charge of the empire.

He is even older than his father, Li Longji.

What's more, by now, no one believes that he can succeed to the throne smoothly.

Under the suppression of Yang Guozhong's series of thunderous forces, the emperor has completely lost trust in him.

Even he himself was already disheartened.

It is believed that it will not be long before the decree of the abolition of the crown prince will be issued.

However, at this time, An Lushan rebelled.

Li Heng, who was on the verge of despair, suddenly saw a glimmer of life - the emperor would never depose the crown prince when An Lushan's soldiers were in the city.

In other words, at least until An Lushan was exterminated, Li Heng could still sit on the throne of the crown prince.

There are uncertainties.

The emperor not only stopped the abolition of the crown prince, but even moved the idea of the royal driver and the prince to supervise the country.

This frightened Yang Guozhong. Once the crown prince is in charge of the country, it means that Li Heng will be in Chang'an, the first time to grasp the real power of the imperial court!

A person who was forced to the edge of the cliff by Yang Guozhong, once he has room for maneuver, what will he do?

This question is self-evident, the first thing he has to do is to kill Yang Guozhong! Whether it is rational or emotional, this is a good choice!

Fortunately, Yang Yuhuan blew the pillow wind in the emperor's ear, which made Li Longji give up the idea of driving the imperial expedition in person. As long as Li Longji is still in Chang'an, it is impossible for the prince to come to the forefront.

Even so, Yang Guozhong still had palpitations.

He suddenly realized that as long as Li Heng lived, he was a sharp sword hanging above his head, and he didn't know when it would fall.

However, in the face of the fierce An Lushan rebels in front of Tongguan, Yang Guozhong had nothing to do.

He would never dare to persuade the emperor to abolish the crown prince at this time, no matter how mediocre the emperor was, he also understood a truth, when the rebels came to the city, the abolition of the prince was tantamount to shaking the foundation of the country!

The opportunity for the crown prince Li Heng has come.

Many people have seen the signs of this, including Colliers.

Colliers never participated in the suppression of the crown prince, on the contrary, he was the benefactor of the prince.

In fact, in the past 16 years, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong have attacked Li Heng several times, and several times, they have forced the prince to a dead end, and the emperor almost ordered the deposition of the prince. However, every time, it was Colliers who helped Li Heng through the disaster at the last moment.

He is the only reliance of the crown prince Li Heng.

Because of this, Li Heng called him "Brother!" ”

Colliers did this not because he chose to side with Li Heng.

In fact, all people and things related to Emperor Tang Ming, Gao Lishi unswervingly stood on the side of Emperor Tang Ming, and launched a strong attack on anyone who dared to challenge the emperor's power.

Between the crown prince and the emperor, Colliers did not hesitate to choose the emperor over the crown prince!

More than ten years ago, Gao Lishi firmly stood on Li Longji's side and pulled the former prince Li Ying off the horse.

However, when Li Heng took the throne of the crown prince, Colliers's position changed subtly, and even he himself could not be aware of it.

He remained loyal to the emperor. However, whenever Li Heng was in danger, he always involuntarily reached out and pulled Li Heng.

Even he couldn't figure out what it was for.

Perhaps, Gao Lishi, who is accustomed to seeing intrigue and intrigues, still retains a trace of tenderness in his heart - when Li Heng was young, he used to ride on his neck and play with him.

Deep in anyone's heart, there is a soft place, and Colliers is no exception.

Relying on the strong is the basic principle of political power, and the disparity between the strength and weakness of Li Longji and Li Heng, a father and son, can be seen even by a three-year-old child.

Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu faithfully adhered to this principle and stood on Li Longji's side.

But Gao Lishi walked a tightrope between Li Heng and Li Longji, a father and son.

It is an extremely dangerous move for a person who is at the center of imperial power, unable to use reason to weigh trade-offs, but is dominated by feelings.

But Colliers was overwhelmed.

In this way, Colliers served as Li Heng's protector for sixteen years.

Li Heng regards him as his brother, this poor worm who is suspicious of his father, the only thing he can rely on is this eunuch brother who can no longer be called a man!

However, Li Heng's performance made Colliers more and more disappointed.

In the past 16 years, Colliers has only seen Li Heng's rapid aging, but he has never seen Li Heng's maturity and strength.