When he walked up to the Taiji Palace, Li Tai was confident, Li Ke was indifferent, of course, no one cared about Li Zhi who looked confused.

The three of them went up to the Taiji Hall and saluted Li Er, except for Li Zhi who was a little ignorant, Li Ke and Li Tai both understood what was going to happen, Li Er nodded expressionlessly and asked them to stand aside.

"The crown prince was deceived into rebellion, and I have abolished his crown prince and demoted him to the king of the gods, but the crown prince's position cannot be vacant forever, and today I will decide on the prince with His Royal Highness."

As soon as the words fell, Li Tai was immediately overjoyed, although Li Ke's heart also jumped violently, but he remembered Concubine Yang's words, his face did not show any joy, Li Zhi was surprised and sad, among the princes, Li Chengqian had the best relationship with him, Li Chengqian's previous deposed crown prince was all heard by others, and at this time, he felt very uncomfortable when he heard Li Er say it himself.

Li Er naturally saw their reaction, but there was no expression on his face, and said lightly: "The matter of canonizing the crown prince is related to the Tang Dynasty and the society, you must not be cautious, what suggestions do you have?" ”

The ministers in the audience were already ready to move, and when they heard Li Er's words, a minister stepped forward and replied: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, the matter of the prince is related to the Tang Dynasty, and only a prince with both talent and virtue can be elected." ”

"Hmm." Li Er nodded and said, "Which prince do you think can be in this position?" ”

"The minister thinks that His Royal Highness King Wei is talented, diligent and studious, humble and steady, and is the best candidate for the crown prince."

Hearing this, Li Tai raised his eyelids and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Ke on the other side, and snorted lightly in his heart when he saw Li Ke lowering his head. In his opinion, Li Ke's background cannot be compared with himself at all. Even many of the ministers who had been on his side had switched to him. Li Tai is naturally full of confidence.

After listening to the minister's words, Li Er nodded noncommittally and said, "What do the others think?" ”

Another minister stepped forward and said, "The minister also thinks that His Royal Highness the King of Wei can be the crown prince if he is talented and has good character." ”

"The minister also supports His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

More than half of the ministers in the Taiji Hall spoke up to support Li Tai as the crown prince, and only two or three ministers spoke out in support of Li Ke, as for Li Zhi, no one thought of him at all.

This is completely different in the past, in the past, when talking about the election of the crown prince, the number of ministers who supported Li Ke was more than that of Li Tai, and today all the opportunities are in favor of Li Tai.

Li Er looked at the expressions of the two of them, and Li Tai was obviously overjoyed. Li Ke was still as calm as ever, the corners of Li Er's eyes moved slightly, and he asked Li Ke: "King Wu, what do you think of the candidate for the crown prince?" ”

Hearing Li Er's question about Li Ke, everyone turned their eyes to him, and Li Tai was even more vigilant.

Li Ke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and said with a slight smile: "The fourth brother has been brilliant since he was a child, and his talent and learning are even more than the princes, and he has won the support of all the ministers, and the sons also think that the fourth brother is the best candidate for the crown prince." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked, they didn't expect Li Ke to say such a thing. Li Tai couldn't believe it, Li Ke knew best about the crown prince's covetousness. How could he voluntarily give up the position of prince?

However, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was standing at the front and didn't say a word, suddenly squinted his eyes with a gleam, and the corners of his mouth moved imperceptibly.

Li Er didn't seem surprised by what Li Ke said, looked at him and asked slowly, "Do you really think so?" ”

Feeling Li Er's sharp gaze, Li Ke panicked inexplicably, and quickly calmed down, and said with a sincere face: "What Erchen said is from the heart, and the third brother is indeed the most suitable for the position of the crown prince." ”

Li Er stared at Li Ke for a moment until he was a little short of breath before retracting his gaze, Li Ke suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a slight chill on his back, which was the feeling of sweat soaking through his robe.

After asking Li Ke, Li Er turned to Li Tai and said with a smile: "Qingque, do you want to be the prince?" ”

Seeing Li Er's smile on his face, and then listening to him directly call him by his nickname Li Tai was even happier in his heart, and he was more confident in the position of the crown prince, and the other ministers also had the same idea, only Li Ke gritted his teeth and said secretly in his heart: I hope what the concubine said is true.

Li Tai is not stupid, Li Er asked if he wanted to be the prince, he naturally would not show too much joy and enthusiasm, suppressed the joy and said: "Erchen has no idea about the position of the prince, but if the position of the prince is vacant, it will be detrimental to the society of the Tang Dynasty, and the son-in-law will ...... The sons are willing to share their father's worries. ”

As soon as the words fell, a minister immediately praised: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei really understands the general situation, has the Tang Dynasty in his heart, and is dedicated to sharing his Majesty's worries, which is the luck of the Tang Dynasty." ”

After listening to Li Tai's answer, Li Er nodded, then looked at Li Zhi who was in a daze and smiled: "Childish slave." ”

"Ahh Li Zhi was in a daze when he heard Li Erzhao seem a little in a hurry, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Father...... Father. ”

Seeing Li Zhi's flustered appearance, many ministers couldn't help laughing, but they were a little curious about why His Majesty summoned King Jin.

Li Er shook his head slightly when he saw that Li Zhi was a little afraid to look at him, and said warmly: "Childish slave, do you want to be the prince?" ”

Well?

Everyone was stunned, and they didn't understand why Li Er asked Li Zhi like this, Li Zhi was only ten years old this year, and he had a weak temperament, and he couldn't compare with Li Ke and Li Tai in all aspects.

After listening to Li Er's question, Li Zhi was even more stunned, not knowing how to answer, and the ministers of the palace all looked at him, making him even more nervous.

Li Er saw him stunned and asked again: "Father asked you, do you want to be the crown prince?" ”

"I ...... I...... Erchen ......" Li Zhi clutched the corner of his clothes tightly with his small hand and whispered: "Erchen doesn't know." He never thought that Li Er would ask him this question, and he never thought that he would have any connection with the position of the crown prince.

Seeing this, Li Er shook his head and no longer asked him, but beckoned to Li Tai and motioned for him to come over.

In the Taiji Palace, he made such an intimate move in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, which shows how much Li Er dotes on Li Tai's little fat man, Li Tai's eyes are even more joyful, and he immediately trotted to Li Er and stood next to Li Er obediently, although His Royal Highness Li Ke tried his best to maintain the peace on his face, but his heart was tightly entangled.

Looking at his favorite prince Li Er, he was actually very entangled in his heart, if he hadn't communicated with Wang Xiang, he really wanted to hand over the crown prince to Li Tai, but now, ......

Li Er took Li Tai's chubby hand and patted it lightly, asked, "If your father makes you the crown prince, you will be the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how will you treat other princes?" ”

Li Tai is not stupid, on the contrary, he is still very smart, and after listening to Li Er's words, he did not hesitate to say: "Erchen will definitely treat you well when he becomes the emperor in the future." He felt that Li Er was already planning to hand over the crown prince position to himself when he asked this.

Perhaps in a hurry to show that he would treat his brother well, Li Tai blurted out: "When I am a hundred years old, I will kill my own son and pass the throne to the young slave." ”

Li Er's hand suddenly stiffened, and His Royal Highness's eldest grandson Wuji also sighed secretly.

(To be continued.) )